Crypto Voices

By Matthew MezinskisSociety & Culture

Crypto Voices episodes

July 13, 2022 CV131: Anita Posch - Bitcoin for Fairness
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Matthew and Alec interview Anita Posch, Bitcoin advocate, educator, podcaster, author, and founder of Bitcoin for Fairness.
Anita goes in-depth on her human rights journey which has taken her around the world, from Africa to South America. She explains how Bitcoin helps those in need and why they use it. She also explains the differences in Bitcoin usage compared to how it's used in more liberal democracies. Of course there are many similarities as well, as tools for savings are needed around the world!!
Listen on to learn more.
Links for more info:
https://twitter.com/AnitaPosch
https://anitaposch.com/
https://bffbtc.org/
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Hosts: Matthew Mežinskis, Michel, Alec Harris
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Bitcoin, privacy, cryptoeconomics & liberty
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1 hr
July 06, 2022 CV130: Olga Ukolova & Dr. Maxim Orlovsky - RGB & Ukraine
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Matthew and Michel interview Olga Ukolova, founder and CEO of Pandora Prime, and Dr. Maxim Orlovsky, lead engineer at Pandora Prime and contributor to RGB.
Olga and Maxim give the rundown on the beauty of the Lightning Network, and how their protocol RGB will allow for massive scaling and fiduciary agreements on top of BTC/LN. This is analogous to the smart contracting on Ethereum and other platforms, but with the beauty of executing on the Bitcoin Lightning Network.
We also talk about the current crisis in their native Ukraine, and how you can help today. Please donate and contribute online to do all you can to help us protect liberty in our time, and our friends in Ukraine!
Listen on to learn more.
Links for more info:
https://twitter.com/OlUkolova
https://twitter.com/dr_orlovsky
https://pandoracore.com/
https://github.com/dr-orlovsky
https://github.com/LNP-BP
https://twitter.com/dr_orlovsky/status/1498985800159186949
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Bitcoin, privacy, cryptoeconomics & liberty
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1 hr 2 min
June 24, 2022 CV129: Sergej Kotliar - Bitrefill
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Matthew, Alec, and Michel interview Sergej Kotliar, founder and CEO of Bitrefill.
Sergej comes back on the show to talk all things Bitrefill. He updates on how they're doing, how they are a huge part of the Bitcoin circular economy, why they use fiduciary media, and how their service can benefit you. We also spend a lot of time analyzing the practicalities of the Lightning Network. Even some good old chat on Dogecoin!
Listen on to learn more.
Links for more info:
https://twitter.com/ziggamon
https://twitter.com/bitrefill
https://www.bitrefill.com/
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Bitcoin, privacy, cryptoeconomics & liberty
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1 hr 18 min
June 17, 2022 CV128: David Chaum - Next Level Privacy
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Alec interviews original cypherpunk and legend David Chaum, live and on location in Austin, TX.
David and Alec discuss real encryption practices and applying them around the world, and how his venture xx network is working to achieve this noble goal.
Listen on to learn more.
Links for more info:
https://twitter.com/chaumdotcom
https://xx.network/david-chaum/
https://chaum.com/
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Bitcoin, privacy, cryptoeconomics & liberty
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26 min
June 11, 2022 CV127: Janine - Bitcoin privacy & journalism
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Matthew and Alec interview Janine, Bitcoin privacy expert and revision-controlled journalist.
Janine gives a wonderful breakdown from her time in Oslo at the Human Rights Foundation's Oslo Freedom Forum. She spoke on a few Bitcoin panels there, including the "first for human rights" panel on CBDCs with Matthew.
She and Alec review a variety of step-by-step privacy-preserving practices, both when using Bitcoin and in general.
She speaks on her role in the Neutrino story surrounding Coinbase, as well as her efforts in revision-controlled journalism.
We talk about the Assange and Snowden cases, and why it's important to hold the same governments accountable who purport to hold human rights dear in other areas; typically, when it doesn't put them in a bad light.
She is a very principled and informative journalist on Twitter, please do give her a follow.
Listen on to learn more.
Links for more info:
https://twitter.com/J9Roem
https://gist.github.com/Enegnei/b6f084af026c4303e0915db4c26393e4
https://enegnei.github.io/This-Month-In-Bitcoin-Privacy/
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1 hr 42 min
April 15, 2022 CV126: Peter Todd - Ukraine
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Matthew, Alec, and Michel interview Peter Todd, Bitcoin Core developer and prominent skeptic.
Peter goes in-depth on why it's important to understand the real world implications of 'Don't trust, Verify' outside of Bitcoin, especially when it comes to war. We spend the entire episode on why we should all stand up for freedom and the rights of Ukrainians as they remain under constant attack from Russia led by a murderous dictator. We all could benefit from more thought on our collective and respective defense and security practices.
Some interesting Bitcoin tie-ins as well throughout the interview.
Important stuff. Stand with Ukraine.
Listen on to learn more.
Links for more info:
https://twitter.com/peterktodd
https://github.com/petertodd
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58 min
April 09, 2022 CV125: Bryan Bishop - Bitcoin, Webcash & Transhumanism
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Matthew and Alec interview Bryan Bishop, Bitcoin contributor, FinTech and transhumanism expert.
Bryan starts with thoughts on how Bitcoin has evolved over the recent years, and how it may change (or ossify) in the coming years.
We also talk about the tradeoffs occurring with Bitcoin regulation and privacy.
We then spend some time on his Webcash project: why he started it, and why he wanted to try a less censorship-resistant (trusted server) money approach than Bitcoin.
We finish with a slightly meandering but cursory view of his thoughts on transhumanism and the potential growth of humanity. Bryan is passionate about the moral case for tech and biotech.
Listen on to learn more.
Links for more info:
https://twitter.com/kanzure
https://twitter.com/kanzure/status/1503724974942658566?s=20&t=rugab10qY_V7X5bwSb_C1Q
https://webcash.org/
https://ftx.us/
https://custodiabank.com/
https://btcpayserver.org/
https://getumbrel.com/
https://www.amazon.com/Liberation-Biology-Scientific-Biotech-Revolution/dp/1591022274
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56 min
March 30, 2022 CV124: Jameson Lopp - (Bitcoin) Security & Privacy
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Matthew and Alec interview Jameson Lopp, professional cypherpunk.
Jameson gives an update on Casa and their Bitcoin key management and non-custodial services, and how the Taproot upgrade plays into future offerings.
We discuss the overhang from the scaling debate which ended in 2017, and how that has affected the current upgrades in Bitcoin. Will the protocol ossify soon?
Alec and Jameson go deep on some privacy and obfuscation practices, and some of the many things to think about if you want to try going as hardcore as they do on privacy (focused on US-policies).
Listen on to learn more.
Links for more info:
https://twitter.com/lopp
https://www.lopp.net/
https://keys.casa/
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57 min
March 18, 2022 CV123: Maria Chaplia - Ukraine
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Matthew and Fernando interview Maria Chaplia from Ukraine.
This interview was done on Fernando Ulrich's YouTube channel. Original video link is available here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1GcAuEKRWZg
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Links for more info:
https://twitter.com/mchapliaa
https://www.mariachaplia.com/
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Hosts: Matthew Mežinskis, Fernando Ulrich
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58 min
March 16, 2022 CV122: Matthew Taback - Market Making Bitcoin
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Matthew and Alec interview Matthew Taback, market maker with Radkl.
Matthew, like Jimmy in previous pod, gives us a good overview between TradFi and DeFi, but this time from the perspective of trading and market making. He provides execution services to their clients, who are broker-dealers.
Beyond liquidity and market making in the current market, Matt gives some history from his previous firms, interestingly trading in competition against Madoff Securities at one point.
We discuss the current regulatory climate in the United States, and how Bitcoin and DeFi continue to innovate and blindside TradFi, and how the regulators are trying to keep up, but unfortunately not in as slow, well-intentioned, and deliberate of a manner that was once done in the past.
We speak about the hinting of a CBDC coming into the US market, and what implications that has in store for the markets, economy, and privacy.
How does the Nasdaq 100 come into the mix? Matt provides some clarity. Is it a risk-on or risk-off asset? Is it correlated to other assets?
In Matt's business, charts move by stories, not necessarily long-term models.
Listen on to learn more.
Links for more info:
https://radkl.io/
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Hosts: Matthew Mežinskis, Michel, Alec Harris
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Show content is not investment advice in any way.
1 hr 2 min