Epicenter – Podcast on Blockchain, Ethereum, Bitcoin and Distributed Technologies

We recorded episode 20 in Amsterdam the morning after the Bitcoin 2014 conference organized by the Bitcoin Foundation. Our two guests for the post-conference sit-down were Jorge Timon (http://twitter.com/timoncc) and Mark Friedenbach (http://twitter.com/MarkFriedenbach). Jorge is the founder of Freicoin, which is, from an economic perspective, one of the most innovative altcoins. They are also the creators of Freimarkets, which aims to bring Bitcoin 2.0 capabilities into the Bitcoin feature set itself. Finally, they are part of the newly formed Blockstream company, which will develop the Sidechains proposal. We covered the following topics: - Our impressions from Bitcoin 2014 - The Bitcoin Foundation - Freicoin - Freimarkets - Sidechains / Blockstream Links: - Freicoin: http://freico.in - Freimarkets Whitepaper: http://freico.in/docs/freimarkets.pdf Epicenter Bitcoin is hosted by Brian Fabian Crain & Sébastien Couture and is available on iTunes, SoundCloud, Mixcloud, Stitcher and other podcast aggregators. Website: http://epicenterbitcoin.com Subscribe: http://feed.epicenterbitcoin.com Subscribe to our Friday newsletter: http://epicenterbitcoin.com/newsletter Twitter: http://twitter.com/epicenterbtc Tip the show: http://epicenterbitcoin.com/tips

We recorded episode 20 in Amsterdam the morning after the Bitcoin 2014 conference organized by the Bitcoin Foundation. Our two guests for the post-conference sit-down were Jorge Timon and Mark Friedenbach. Jorge is the founder of Freicoin, which is, from an economic perspective, one of the most innovative altcoins. They are also the creators of Freimarkets, which aims to bring Bitcoin 2.0 capabilities into the Bitcoin feature set itself. Finally, they are part of the newly formed Blockstream company, which will develop the Sidechains proposal.

For episode 19, we had David El Achkar on as our guest host. He is a Bitcoin entrepreneur in Beirut and the founder of the Bitcoin Lebanon group. We covered the following topics: - The broken payment system in the Middle East - His startup Yellow Pay - BitPay raising $30m - Moolah wallet provider allows audit of funds - The possible consequences of Dark Wallet Links: - Yellow Pay: http://yellowpay.co/ - Shu Bitcoin: http://shubitcoin.com/ - Dark Wallet: https://darkwallet.is/ - Amsterdam Conference: http://bitcoin2014.com/ Epicenter Bitcoin is hosted by Brian Fabian Crain and Sébastien Couture and is available on iTunes, SoundCloud, Mixcloud, Stitcher and other podcast aggregators. Website: http://epicenterbitcoin.com Subscribe: http://feed.epicenterbitcoin.com Subscribe to our Friday newsletter: http://epicenterbitcoin.com/newsletter Twitter: http://twitter.com/epicenterbtc Tip the show: http://epicenterbitcoin.com/tips

For episode 19, we had David El Achkar on as our guest host. He is a Bitcoin entrepreneur in Beirut and the founder of the Bitcoin Lebanon group.

For episode 18, Meinhard Benn was on as our guest host, while Sebastien was enjoying a few days off. Meinhard is the lead software developer for Bitcoin Brothers, a Bitcoin mining startup based in Berlin. We covered the following topics: - Dark Wallet: Features, privacy and is this good or bad for Bitcoin? - Every MIT undergrad will receive $100 in BTC - Can Bitcoin scale? Blocksize, bandwidth, etc. - Bitcoin Brothers’ ambitious mining project Links: - Dark Wallet: http://darkwallet.is/ - Bitcoin Brothers: http://bitcoinbrothers.de/about - MIT Bitcoin Club: http://bitcoin.mit.edu/announcing-the-mit-bitcoin-project/ Epicenter Bitcoin is hosted by Brian Fabian Crain & Sébastien Couture and is available on iTunes, SoundCloud, Mixcloud, Stitcher and other podcast aggregators. Website: http://epicenterbitcoin.com Subscribe: http://feed.epicenterbitcoin.com Subscribe to our Friday newsletter: http://epicenterbitcoin.com/newsletter Twitter: http://twitter.com/epicenterbtc Tip the show: http://epicenterbitcoin.com/tips

For episode 18, Meinhard Benn was on as our guest host, while Sebastien was enjoying a few days off. Meinhard is the lead software developer for Bitcoin Brothers, a Bitcoin mining startup based in Berlin.

After having guests on for our last few episodes, it was back to the original cast of Brian and Sebastien for an episode. Here is what we discussed: - Spin-Offs: An Altcoin Bootstrapping Method - Is BitUndo a MAJOR threat to Bitcoin? (Brian: Looks like it. Sebastien: Don’t think so) - Xapo’s cool Bitcoin Debit Card - Cold Storage with Bit-Card and BIP38 Links: - Spin-offs: https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=563972.msg6148897#msg6148897 - BitUndo: No link for that one! - Xapo Debit Card: https://xapo.com/in/campaign/debit/ - Bit-Card: https://xapo.com/in/campaign/debit/ Epicenter Bitcoin is hosted by Brian Fabian Crain & Sébastien Couture and is available on iTunes, SoundCloud, Mixcloud, Stitcher and other podcast aggregators. Website: http://epicenterbitcoin.com Subscribe: http://feed.epicenterbitcoin.com Subscribe to our Friday newsletter: http://epicenterbitcoin.com/newsletter Twitter: http://twitter.com/epicenterbtc Tip the show: http://epicenterbitcoin.com/tips

After having guests on for our last few episodes, it was back to the original cast of Brian and Sebastien for an episode.

There wasn’t a lot of news to cover this week, so we took most of the episode to dive deep into the topic of Ethereum and decentralized application. We had two excellent guests on: Stephan Tual is the Chief Communications Officer for the Ethereum project, founder of the London Ethereum meetup and has played a crucial role in building out the Ethereum community. Max Kaye is a Australia-based developer focused on decentralized applications and the developer of Cryptonet, a library to build arbitrary blockchain-based structures. Epicenter Bitcoin is hosted by Brian Fabian Crain & Sébastien Couture and is available on iTunes, SoundCloud, Mixcloud, Stitcher and other podcast aggregators. Website: http://epicenterbitcoin.com Subscribe: http://feed.epicenterbitcoin.com Subscribe to our Friday newsletter: http://epicenterbitcoin.com/newsletter Twitter: http://twitter.com/epicenterbtc Tip the show: http://epicenterbitcoin.com/tips

We had two excellent guests on. Stephan Tual is the Chief Communications Officer for the Ethereum project. Max Kaye is a Australia-based developer focused on decentralized applications and the developer of Cryptonet.

This week, we have Joel Hampton on as a guest host, a rather nomadic entrepreneur, currently based in Sydney. His startup Spendr.io is building a site to help people find high-quality, bitcoin-accepting businesses. The topics we cover include: - The Neo & Bee disaster (i.e. another one bites the dust) - Spendr.io’s plans and importance of reputation - The importance of having a backup plan in case of phone theft, laptop damage, etc - The sidechain proposal to allow altcoin-style innovation with bitcoin - Square Market’s Bitcoin integration Epicenter Bitcoin is hosted by Brian Fabian Crain & Sébastien Couture and is available on iTunes, SoundCloud, Mixcloud, Stitcher and other podcast aggregators. Website: http://epicenterbitcoin.com Subscribe: http://feed.epicenterbitcoin.com Subscribe to our Friday newsletter: http://epicenterbitcoin.com/newsletter Twitter: http://twitter.com/epicenterbtc Tip the show: http://epicenterbitcoin.com/tips

This week, we have Joel Hampton on as a guest host, a rather nomadic entrepreneur, currently based in Sydney. His startup Spendr.io is building a site to help people find high-quality, bitcoin-accepting businesses.

Brian’s away on vacation this week so joining us as a guest host is Jaron Lukasiewicz, CEO of Coinsetter. We talk about IRS guidelines and what impact they may have on everyday Bitcoin use, China’s “crackdown” on Bitcoin and the effect on price, a new startup brings wallets to iPhones and Jaron tells us about Inside Bitcoins New York were we will be taking part in a panel about the future of exchanges. Epicenter Bitcoin is hosted by Brian Fabian Crain & Sébastien Couture and is available on iTunes, SoundCloud, Mixcloud, Stitcher and other podcast aggregators. Website: http://epicenterbitcoin.com Subscribe: http://feed.epicenterbitcoin.com Subscribe to our Friday newsletter: http://epicenterbitcoin.com/newsletter Twitter: http://twitter.com/epicenterbtc Tip the show: http://epicenterbitcoin.com/tips

Brian’s away on vacation this week so joining us as a guest host is Jaron Lukasiewicz, CEO of Coinsetter. We talk about IRS guidelines and what impact they may have on everyday Bitcoin use, China’s “crackdown” on Bitcoin and the effect on price, a new startup brings wallets to iPhones and Jaron tells us about Inside Bitcoins New York were we will be taking part in a panel about the future of exchanges.

On today's show we have Sian Jones as a guest host. Sian is a consultant at Coinsult and specialized in cryptocurrency regulation. She helps us get to the bottom of recent rulings and guidances about Bitcoin. The topics we cover are: - The IRS guidance on Bitcoin taxation and what it means - The recent statement by HMRC, the UK’s tax authorities, on Bitcoin taxation - Will the Isle of Man become a hub for Bitcoin exchanges? - The UK Digital Currency Association and the need for European collaboration Important issues if you’re involved with Bitcoin. Don’t miss it! Epicenter Bitcoin is hosted by Brian Fabian Crain & Sébastien Couture and is available on iTunes, SoundCloud, Mixcloud, Stitcher and other podcast aggregators. Website: http://epicenterbitcoin.com Subscribe: http://feed.epicenterbitcoin.com Subscribe to our Friday newsletter: http://epicenterbitcoin.com/newsletter Twitter: http://twitter.com/epicenterbtc Tip the show: http://epicenterbitcoin.com/tips