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Patrick is back from Europe and has been recovering from a throat infection. On today's show we talk about the recent price movement. We speculate on what has caused the recent volatility, including the United States Marshal Service announcement that they will be auctioning off some of the bitcoins recovered from Silk Road. We'll explore the recent uproar regarding possible 51% attacks. In a first-ever interview, Patrick talks to Ryan Selkis, the "Two-Bit Idiot", known for his controversial blog that released the leaked Mt. Gox crisis documents earlier this year. There has been a lot of news over the past couple of weeks, including some major new players that began accepting bitcoin and a reversal of policy by Apple. Patrick also interviews a small business in Amsterdam to find out why the owner is so excited for the future of his business. Download MP3  (30.4MB, 1:03:14)   The following items were discussed on this show: Silk Road bitcoin auction - the U.S. Marshal Service will be auctioning off nearly 30,000 bitcoins from the Silk Road seizure this week Expedia - one of the largest travel sites in the world begins accepting bitcoin Dish Network - you can now pay your cable bill in bitcoin Apple reverses Bitcoin app policy - find out why this could be a huge new breakthrough for Bitcoin adoption Two-Bit Idiot - follow Ryan Selkis on Twitter for more of his perspective on the Bitcoin world Relaunch of bitcoin.com - the site relaunch offers tons of information for newcomers BITCOIN IN THE BELTWAY - come out and meet Patrick and attend one of the most important Bitcoin conferences ever in the nation's capital June 20-22 Bitcoin Job Fair - NYC Job Fair is Saturday, June 28 at Bitcoin Center NYC I'd love to get feedback on the show - what did you like and what did you not like? Feel free to send questions, articles, topics or anything else to me directly at patrick@coinsiderthis.com. Please leave us a review on iTunes! If you enjoyed the show, consider letting me know with a tip! Bitcoin Tip Address for this show: 115zoaH8Sg9fqMxo6G8VPuxweSFF7C1MNJ

Come and hear the success stories of Bitcoin pioneers from around the world and hear about their forthcoming challenges in building the global digital economy of the future. Our panel includes an amazing range of speakers from China, Israel, Kenya, and Brazil, all of whom are encouraging the spread of Bitcoin around the globe from the ‘Silicon Wadi’ to the Kenyan entrepreneurs using Bitcoin as a payment platform for their digital media start ups. Download MP3   I'd love to get feedback on the show - what did you like and what did you not like? Feel free to send questions, articles, topics or anything else to me directly at patrick@coinsiderthis.com. Please leave us a review on iTunes! If you enjoyed the show, coinsider letting me know with a tip! Bitcoin Tip Address for this show: 1GSepNwHeJw9AUxayQgdP25bP8hHvrCwiD

In November 2013, the world’s first Bitcoin ATM opened in Vancouver, Canada allowing users to exchange Bitcoin into cash and vice-versa. Since then, the market has evolved and a variety of Bitcoin ATMs are on the market. Businesses are working hard to make Bitcoin more appealing to people and easier for them to use in day-to-day transactions. The new Bitcoin ATMs will include features that allow people to do all sorts of banking transactions, including transferring or sending Bitcoin to people’s phone numbers instead of to a Bitcoin address. Yet for the average ‘man on the street’ who is unfamiliar with Bitcoin or with Bitcoin ATMs, access to machines is still relatively limited to urban areas and fashionable cafes. What needs to be done to encourage the spread of Bitcoin ATMs, to educate consumers about their full range of uses and to make sure the best market environment is in place for Bitcoin ATMs to become as common as fiat currency ATMs or even to replace them? Download MP3   I'd love to get feedback on the show - what did you like and what did you not like? Feel free to send questions, articles, topics or anything else to me directly at patrick@coinsiderthis.com. Please leave us a review on iTunes! If you enjoyed the show, coinsider letting me know with a tip! Bitcoin Tip Address for this show: 1GSepNwHeJw9AUxayQgdP25bP8hHvrCwiD

Money is going mobile and the race is on to become your mobile wallet. Indeed, Forbes recently dubbed the mobile payments industry the $15 trillion gold rush. In 2013, $15 trillion was spent globally on retail transactions of which $1 trillion was via e-commerce and the remaining $14 trillion in physical stores via either cash or credit cards. Research estimates that more of that $14 billion will go digital as smartphones continue to spread. Gartner, for example, estimates that mobile payments will reach $720 billion a year by 2017, up from $235 billion last year. Major players such as Apple, Amazon, Google, PayPal, EBay, Visa and Mastercard among others all want to win the digital wallet. Will Bitcoin be able to keep up with the pace? This panel looks at the steps that need to be taken to help Bitcoin succeed in this race. Download MP3   I'd love to get feedback on the show - what did you like and what did you not like? Feel free to send questions, articles, topics or anything else to me directly at patrick@coinsiderthis.com. Please leave us a review on iTunes! If you enjoyed the show, coinsider letting me know with a tip! Bitcoin Tip Address for this show: 1GSepNwHeJw9AUxayQgdP25bP8hHvrCwiD

Bitcoin holds enormous potential to transform industry and society as much as the commercial Web did twenty years ago. From smart contracts to property to payments and insurance, Bitcoin promises vast improvements upon traditional systems of transaction and value exchange. However, Bitcoin’s breakthrough moment into the mainstream will likely be determined not by its ability to replace traditional financial systems, but by its capacity to integrate with and modernize consumer finance. In this keynote session, Circle CEO and Founder Jeremy Allaire examines global industry trends, regulatory developments, and product innovations that will accelerate the mainstream adoption of Bitcoin and improve the way individuals and business use money. Download MP3   I'd love to get feedback on the show - what did you like and what did you not like? Feel free to send questions, articles, topics or anything else to me directly at patrick@coinsiderthis.com. Please leave us a review on iTunes! If you enjoyed the show, coinsider letting me know with a tip! Bitcoin Tip Address for this show: 1GSepNwHeJw9AUxayQgdP25bP8hHvrCwiD

How do we bring Bitcoin to the masses? And why should the masses care? Xapo founder and CEO Wences Casares will take us through the history of “money,” back 100,000 years to when humans first lent and bartered. Through this historical lens, Wences will challenge preconceived myths of what constitutes a currency and will lay out the qualities and functions of sound money. Wences will demonstrate Bitcoin’s similarities with the historical path of today’s traditional currencies, as well as its accelerated evolutionary process. Today it is a store of value, tomorrow it will be a payment mechanism, and in the near future it will be a unit of account. The conclusion: A billion Bitcoin users is inevitable. But how and when do we get there? Download MP3   I'd love to get feedback on the show - what did you like and what did you not like? Feel free to send questions, articles, topics or anything else to me directly at patrick@coinsiderthis.com. Please leave us a review on iTunes! If you enjoyed the show, coinsider letting me know with a tip! Bitcoin Tip Address for this show: 1GSepNwHeJw9AUxayQgdP25bP8hHvrCwiD

The Blockchain Awards recognize outstanding contributions and innovations in the Bitcoin space. CEO of Blockchain.info Nicolas Cary and Chairman of Bitcoin Foundation and Peter Vessenes host the first ever awards ceremony in Amsterdam, Holland at BITCOIN 2014. Download MP3   I'd love to get feedback on the show - what did you like and what did you not like? Feel free to send questions, articles, topics or anything else to me directly at patrick@coinsiderthis.com. Please leave us a review on iTunes! If you enjoyed the show, coinsider letting me know with a tip! Bitcoin Tip Address for this show: 1GSepNwHeJw9AUxayQgdP25bP8hHvrCwiD

Hear the word direct from the Bitcoin Foundation's Chief Scientist and Lead Developer, Gavin Andresen, on the state of the protocol -- where we are now, what technical challenges lie ahead and what does the future hold? Download MP3   I'd love to get feedback on the show - what did you like and what did you not like? Feel free to send questions, articles, topics or anything else to me directly at patrick@coinsiderthis.com. Please leave us a review on iTunes! If you enjoyed the show, coinsider letting me know with a tip! Bitcoin Tip Address for this show: 1GSepNwHeJw9AUxayQgdP25bP8hHvrCwiD

The kernel of the operating system that is liberalism emerged open-source in Holland 500 years ago. Yet 250 years ago a virus introduced by Jean-Jacques Rousseau corrupted some versions of this operating system so as to increase opportunity for control by elites. Cryptocurrency is a major security enhancement for the uncorrupted source code. Download MP3   I'd love to get feedback on the show - what did you like and what did you not like? Feel free to send questions, articles, topics or anything else to me directly at patrick@coinsiderthis.com. Please leave us a review on iTunes! If you enjoyed the show, coinsider letting me know with a tip! Bitcoin Tip Address for this show: 1GSepNwHeJw9AUxayQgdP25bP8hHvrCwiD

On this very special show, Patrick sits down with Jason King, founder of the bitcoin-funded homeless outreach Sean's Outpost. Visiting from Pensacola, FL, Sean talks about the beginnings of Sean's Outpost, and the challenges he has faced from local municipalities regarding his work. In the coming weeks Jason will be completing a run from Miami, FL to San Francisco, CA to raise awareness for homelessness and Bitcoin. Jason is also involved in the organization of the upcoming Bitcoin in the Beltway conference in Washington D.C. this June. Check out this fun and informative talk with one of the good guys! Sean's Outpost Tip Address: 1M72Sfpbz1BPpXFHz9m3CdqATR44Jvaydd Download MP3  (40MB, 1:23:12)   The following items were discussed on this show: Bitcoin Job Fair - keep an eye out for upcoming Bitcoin Job Fair events Coinality.com - Get a Bitcoin job! - this weeks sponsor! Browse hundreds of Bitcoin jobs Sean's Outpost - learn more about how to help Jason and his outreach Bitcoin Across America - follow Jason across America as he jogs for bitcoin and homeless awareness Bitcoin in the Beltway - join us in Washington DC for a different kind of conference Vote for Coinsider This! - vote for us in the podcast category at the Blockchain Awards! I'd love to get feedback on the show - what did you like and what did you not like? Feel free to send questions, articles, topics or anything else to me directly at patrick@coinsiderthis.com. Please leave us a review on iTunes! If you enjoyed the show, coinsider letting me know with a tip! Bitcoin Tip Address for this show: 1GSepNwHeJw9AUxayQgdP25bP8hHvrCwiD

On this show, Patrick is joined by Dan Roseman of Coinality.com to talk about the recent Bitcoin Job Fair in San Jose. Patrick interviews the CEO of AirBitz, a new mobile wallet and merchant directory that offers a great balance of security and usability. In the news, politicians are now able to accept bitcoin for political contributions and the Winklevoss BTC fund is heading to the NASDAQ. Coinbase is offering free bitcoin to students, and one company is trying to turn hotels around the world into bitcoin exchanges. We wrap up with an interview with Austin from the Bitcoin Center NYC, and a plea for you to vote for Coinsider This in the first annual Blockchain Awards! Download MP3  (25.9MB, 53:51)   The following items were discussed on this show: Bitcoin Job Fair - keep an eye out for upcoming Bitcoin Job Fair events Coinality.com - Get a Bitcoin job! - this weeks sponsor! Browse hundreds of Bitcoin jobs AirBitz - an interview from Inside Bitcoins NYC about this new wallet and merchant directory Coinbase giving $10 to students - register a new account with your .edu address to collect some free bits BTCTrip adds 150k hotels - find out how BTCTrip is trying to turn hotels in to bitcoin exchanges Winklevoss fund to be listed on NASDAQ - bringing BTC to Wall Street presents new challenges for investors and regulators Bitcoin for political candidates - several politicians are embracing bitcoin donations in light of this new guidance Bitcoin Center NYC - and interview from Inside Bitcoins NYC about the Bitcoin Center located just feet from the NYSE Vote for Coinsider This! - vote for us in the podcast category at the Blockchain Awards! I'd love to get feedback on the show - what did you like and what did you not like? Feel free to send questions, articles, topics or anything else to me directly at patrick@coinsiderthis.com. Please leave us a review on iTunes! If you enjoyed the show, coinsider letting me know with a tip! Bitcoin Tip Address for this show: 1GSepNwHeJw9AUxayQgdP25bP8hHvrCwiD

On this episode of Coinsider This, Patrick talks about the Bitcoin job market and promotes the upcoming Bitcoin Job Fair in San Jose. We'll learn about cloud mining with an interview from Inside Bitcoins NYC with CloudHashing. Patrick expresses extreme disgust with a recent Bloomberg commentator regarding an exciting MIT experiment revolving around Bitcoin. Details about an upcoming debit card solution, the new Dark Wallet release, and more! We wrap up with an interview with CoinSafe, a consumer cold storage solution! Vote for Coinsider This in the upcoming Blockchain Awards, donate a few bits, and follow us on Twitter! Download MP3  (52MB, 1:48:08)   The following items were discussed on this show: Bitcoin Job Fair - Saturday, May 3 from 1PM to 5PM in San Jose Coinality.com - Get a Bitcoin job! - this weeks sponsor! Browse hundreds of Bitcoin jobs CloudHashing.com - and interview from Inside Bitcoins NYC MasterCard lobbing Washington - MasterCard files papers documenting an intent to lobby regarding bitcoin Bitcoin debit card - one company is promising an easy solution for purchasing anything with BTC MIT Bitcoin project mocked on Bloomberg - Bloomberg correspondent mocks MIT students about their Bitcoin club Bitcoin value on Bloomberg - Bloomberg is now providing pricing information to it's subscribers Dark Wallet released - a wallet that promotes itself as a money laundering tool for bitcoin CoinSafe.com - and interview from Inside Bitcoins NYC Vote for Coinsider This! - vote for us in the podcast category at the Blockchain Awards! I'd love to get feedback on the show - what did you like and what did you not like? Feel free to send questions, articles, topics or anything else to me directly at patrick@coinsiderthis.com. Please leave us a review on iTunes! If you enjoyed the show, coinsider letting me know with a tip! Bitcoin Tip Address for this show: 1GSepNwHeJw9AUxayQgdP25bP8hHvrCwiD

The always-engaging Andreas M. Antonopoulos stops in to the studio for another round of Q&A. On this show, Andreas answers questions about sidechains, Mt. Gox, transaction malleability and unconfirmed transactions, mining, 51% attacks, multisignature transactions, complex programmable contracts, cold storage and more. Andreas takes live calls from listeners, and we answer questions from Reddit regarding proof-of-stake, alt-coins, transparency, price, and challenges Bitcoin faces going forward. This is a great discussion with one of the most well-spoken Bitcoin commentators in the community! Download MP3  (52MB, 1:48:08)   The following are links to resources mentioned in this show: Dorian Satoshi Nakamoto - watch the thank you video from Andreas delivering the 47+ bitcoin donated to him from the community Andreas speaks to the LA Bitcoin Meetup - recorded April 21 in Hollywood, CA Andreas on the Joe Rogan podcast - listen to the full show here Blockchain.info - the official wallet of the Coinsider This! show I'd love to get feedback on the show - what did you like and what did you not like? Feel free to send questions, articles, topics or anything else to me directly at patrick@coinsiderthis.com. Please leave us a review on iTunes! If you enjoyed the show, coinsider letting me know with a tip! Bitcoin Tip Address for this show: 1GSepNwHeJw9AUxayQgdP25bP8hHvrCwiD

Patrick is back from NYC and has been organizing all the awesome audio coming your way! On this show, we talk about the Heartbleed SSL vulnerability, and some recent news about Facebook entering the financial services business. Amazon says it wants no part of Bitcoin, but Patrick isn't sold. Sidechains are the hottest new topic when it comes to how the Bitcoin ecosystem should work going forward. Nic Cary, CEO of Blockchain.info, talks about how the company has grown in the past year, and highlights some inspiring stories from around the world. SUBSCRIBE amd REVIEW the show in iTunes! Download MP3  (22.6MB, 48:50) The following are links to resources mentioned in this show: Sidechains explained - learn more about sidechains and how they could change the way Bitcoin works Brawker - peer to peer online shopping with Bitcoin at a discount Facebook money? - social media isn't enough; now Facebook wants in the online cash business Amazon says no to Bitcoin - the online store say it isn't right for it's customers Blockchain.info - the official wallet of the Coinsider This! show Nic Cary presentation - the full talk and slide presentation from Inside Bitcoins NYC I'd love to get feedback on the show - what did you like and what did you not like? Feel free to send questions, articles, topics or anything else to me directly at patrick@coinsiderthis.com. Please leave us a review on iTunes! If you enjoyed the show, coinsider letting me know with a tip! Bitcoin Tip Address for this show:  1DpbYsVYPSSaJ5mmXWDzjYKYVk4k7UXnKa

On this show, Patrick provides some cursory thoughts on the current price decline, gives an update on the Coinsider This! t-shirts, and more. Most of this show focuses on a very apropos panel recorded with permission at Inside Bitcoins NYC on April 8, 2014 entitled Wall Street's Fair Value of Bitcoin. Thought leaders from Wall Street will discuss the new frameworks they're developing to understand Bitcoin, the potential value of the crypto currency, and the global impact they're telling clients that Bitcoin could have across the global financial, technological, and consumer landscape. Lou Kerner (Moderator) - Founder and Analyst, The Social Internet Fund Gil Luria - Managing Director, Wedbush Securities George Samman - COO, BTC.sx Greg Schvey - Partner, TradeBlock Barry Silbert - Founder & CEO, SecondMarket SUBSCRIBE amd REVIEW the show in iTunes! Download MP3  (22.6MB, 48:50) I'd love to get feedback on the show - what did you like and what did you not like? Feel free to send questions, articles, topics or anything else to me directly at patrick@coinsiderthis.com. Please leave us a review on iTunes! If you enjoyed the show, coinsider letting me know with a tip! Bitcoin Tip Address for this show:  1DpbYsVYPSSaJ5mmXWDzjYKYVk4k7UXnKa