CoinSpice Milk

It would be hard to find a more influential person in the Bitcoin Cash space than Amaury Séchet. He’s lead developer at Bitcoin ABC, and for about the last year has really become something of a lightning rod. Whatever the case, he’s someone investors, enthusiasts, and code geeks need to pay attention to.

Post contentious hard fork and chain split, the Bitcoin Cash community is beginning to debate consensus protocols and the future of block propagation. Avalanche has emerged as a possible contender, and even more debate continues about Proof of Work versus Proof of Stake and various hybrids. Cornell University professor Emin Gün Sirer explains it all on this very thought provoking episode.

The cryptocurrency market is in tailspin: major projects are folding, prices are tanking, folks are losing their jobs by the boatload. It’s a unique time for many in the space, and everyone is looking less for bomb-throwers and more for sane, solid analysis. Paul Puey, CEO of Edge Wallet, is the exact right guy to give you the straight view among crypto ruin and devastation.

Crypto hater David Gerard, author of Attack of the 50ft Blockchain, is guest on this episode of Milk. He’s an important voice in the community, even if he thinks the entire thing is a colossal waste of time, and worse. Love him or not, he’s worth considering.

Physically delivered Bitcoin Futures just might become a reality, and relatively soon. New exchange CoinFLEX is set to operate only in fiat, looking to make its mark on the growing Asian retail market. CEO Mark Lamb explains the project in detail.

We managed to snag all three members of Peaceful Warrior, a really cool crypto adoption team focusing on women. They sell jewelry with crypto themes, but they also work with businesses, meetups, and online marketing to get the word out. A fun, fascinating episode with a cool look at crypto in East Asia.

Sure to sell out, Anarchapulco is upon us, and Milk snagged producer Dayna Martin to discuss the coming gathering, its speakers, and some of the new offerings. Martin is a well-known personality, having developed Unschooling, the process of breaking away from government education, in addition to her work as a midwife. She's also a really interesting interview, as she discusses her love of crypto and why the subject matter is slowly taking over the very popular four day event.

Season 2 of Milk keeps rocking, and three episodes in listeners meet the mind of science fiction legend, Dr. David Brin. Astrophysicist, pundit, world renowned author, and philosopher, Brin is a pretty amazing interview. He tackles the crypto space and issues of state surveillance in an entirely different manner, as I hope you'll hear.

C. Edward Kelso snagged Timothy McSweeney's Quarterly Concern Managing Editor Claire Boyle for a stimulating discussion about the literary mag's collaboration with EFF on the subject of the growing surveillance state.

Naomi Brockwell is the first guest for CoinSpice.io 's podcast, Milk, and its second season. Brockwell is one of the most insightful personalities in the space: she knows everyone, and if you want to get a sense of where the ecosystem is at, she would be the person to ask.