On episode 22 we had Wendell Davis on, who is CEO of two Bitcoin startups. The first one is Hive, a popular and user-friendly Bitcoin wallet targeted at Mac Users (and Android). His second startup, Humint, aims to help companies and brands issue their own cryptocurrencies - think loyalty points.

Our discussion of Hive covered wallet business models, usability and the payment protocol. After we talked about the crazy future awaiting us when everyone from a hot dog stand to your grandmother starts issuing their own currency. Finally, we covered some news topics such as the announcement by DISH to start accepting bitcoin and Bitex.la raising $2m to build Bitcoin exchanges in South America.

Links:

- Hive: https://hivewallet.com

- Hive’s Payment Protocol Implementation: http://www.inkpad.io/gy-6F5a0A

- Humint: http://humint.is

- DISH: http://about.dish.com/press-release/products-and-services/dish-accept-bitcoin

- Bitex.la: https://bitex.la

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