The Bitcoin Game

Welcome to episode 46 of The Bitcoin Game, I'm Rob Mitchell. In these times of uncertainty and division, Bitcoin could use some fence menders. Especially if they have technical chops and experience in the space. Jameson Lopp is just that kind of person. This episode contains his talk from The Future Of Bitcoin, recently held in Arnhem, The Netherlands. The audio includes an extended intro from me as the MC of this event, and you'll hear just a bit of my perspective. Full show notes at TheBitcoinGame.com

Welcome to episode 45 of The Bitcoin Game, I'm Rob Mitchell. It’s pretty cool being a Bitcoin podcaster. For instance, I was really curious about estate planning in terms of cryptocurrency and key management. I reached out to expert lawyer Pamela Morgan and she agreed to come on the show. If you've pondered about best practices in key management and estate planning, please give this a listen. Complete show notes and links at TheBitcoinGame.com

Hello, welcome to episode 44 of The Bitcoin Game,I'm Rob Mitchell. In today's episode, Blockstack co-founder Ryan Shea helps me understand what Blockstack is doing to create a decentralized web with local apps, secure DNS, identity anchored to the Blockchain, and more. Complete show notes with links at TheBitcoinGame.com

Hello, welcome to episode 43 of The Bitcoin Game,I'm Rob Mitchell. This is part two of my interview with Riccardo "FluffyPony" Spagni of Monero. In part one, we focused on Riccardo's past and the early days of Monero. In today's episode, Riccardo gives his views on topics like Ethereum, Proof of Work, Monero's regular hard forks, Barry Silbert's love of Ethereum Classic, tinfoil hat theories about Gavin Andresen, Riccardo's CEO title, and much more. Complete show notes with links at TheBitcoinGame.com

Hello, welcome to episode 42 of The Bitcoin Game,I'm Rob Mitchell. My guest today is Riccardo "FluffyPony" Spagni of Monero, a cryptocurrency focusing on user privacy. Perhaps the best way to keep an eye on Riccardo (and his trolling antics) is to follow him on Twitter at @FluffyPonyZA. Learn more about Monero at getmonero.org. Complete show notes with links at TheBitcoinGame.com

In today's episode, Charlie Shrem and I discuss his early days in Bitcoin, BitInstant, his new Mainstreet.ky venture, Steemit.com, the People's Bank of China's effect on Bitcoin, and more. Find complete show notes at TheBitcoinGame.com

Year End Special of The Bitcoin Game with (in order of appearance) Charlie Shrem, Matt Corallo, Emin Gün Sirer, Jonas Schnelli, Marc Hochstein, Rodolfo Novak, John Light, The Crypto Show, Tatiana Moroz, Amanda B. Johnson, Brian Cohen, Riccardo Spagni, David Bailey, Zooko Wilcox, Paul Boyer, Bruce Fenton, Joseph VaughnPerling, Tuur Demeester, Pepe Cash, Bitcoin Uncensored, Kyle Torpey, Tim Tayshun, John Ferguson, Pamela Morgan, Arthur Falls, & John Barrett. Complete show notes at TheBitcoinGame.com

Welcome to episode 39 of The Bitcoin Game. I'm Rob Mitchell. Odds are, if you are into Bitcoin, then you know Roger Ver, a.k.a. Bitcoin Jesus. And you possibly are aware that Roger is a huge proponent of increasing Bitcoin's maximum block size as soon as possible. But he's not just talking about it, he's taking action, as you'll hear. You'll find complete show notes with links at TheBitcoinGame.com

Welcome to episode 38 of The Bitcoin Game. I'm Rob Mitchell. In this interview, Rodolfo Novak and I discuss Coinkite's early days, which started with a Blockchain explorer, custom Bitcoin payment terminals, a widely-used wallet hosting service, and a backend that utilizes hardware security modules of Coinkite's own design. And now, with Opendime, they've moved on to a fascinating new type of Bitcoin hardware. Rodolfo also gives his candid opinions on various topics. Complete show notes at TheBitcoinGame.com

Welcome to episode 37 of The Bitcoin Game, I'm Rob Mitchell. I met Christopher Camp at my first Bitcoin meetup. Now, over three years later, I sat down with Chris to find out a bit more about him. For perspective, this was recorded a few weeks ago, before the halving, and when the price of Bitcoin was on a strong upward trajectory, breaching 52-week highs. Full show notes at TheBitcoinGame.com

Welcome to episode 36 of The Bitcoin Game. I'm Rob Mitchell. As cool as Ethereum has always sounded to me, I haven’t kept up on it. All of a sudden, this month the market cap of Ether surpassed one billion dollars, about 1/6 of Bitcoin’s market cap. Seeing the high valuation made me realize I’d better get caught, now that Ethereum's the second biggest cryptocurrency. And who better to help me than fellow LTBN podcaster, Arthur Falls. Complete show notes with links at TheBitcoinGame.com

This is an excerpt from episode 35 of The Bitcoin Game with Samson Mow and Joseph VaughnPerling: https://letstalkbitcoin.com/blog/post/the-bitcoin-game-35-tales-from-two-roundtables / Bitcoin Roundtable: medium.com/@bitcoinroundtable / Samson's Dramatic Tweets from the Bitcoin Roundtable: twitter.com/Excellion/status/700855910269214720

Welcome to episode 35 of The Bitcoin Game. I'm Rob Mitchell. In today's episode I speak with BTCC's COO Samson Mow, who attended the Bitcoin Roundtable in Hong Kong. Then I speak with Joseph VaughnPerling, who attended the 2016 Satoshi Roundtable. And at the end of the show, I put together a little something based on Samson's dramatic tweets from the Bitcoin Roundtable. Please let me know if you enjoy it. Complete show notes with links at TheBitcoinGame.com

Welcome to episode 34 of The Bitcoin Game. I'm Rob Mitchell, and my guest is Bitcoin Core developer Peter Todd,. We talked about everything from his relationship with Gavin Andresen, to mistakes he made in his early days working with Bitcoin Core, differences between Bitcoin Core and Bitcoin Classic, and more. We also touch on Peter's Coinbase double-spend, Replace By Fee, and private blockchains. Complete show notes at TheBitcoinGame.com

Welcome to episode 33 of The Bitcoin Game. I'm Rob Mitchell. J. Maurice is everything you’d expect in a crypto-anarchist hacker. Also known as Wiz, J. Maurice was part of the WizSec team that performed an in-depth analysis of the Bitcoins missing from Mt. Gox. He's also been Roger Ver's go-to guy when it comes to personal defense from hackers. While Maurice calls Tokyo home, I spoke to him in Los Angeles, as he was just finishing a project here. Complete show notes with links at TheBitcoinGame.com