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August 01, 2014Jonathan Levin & Peter Todd: CoinSummit London – Interviews
CoinSummit London Conference Series – July 10 and 11, 2014
Our second CoinSummit Episode is out! In it we have two fantastic interviews. In the first one we discussed transaction fees, the economics of Bitcoin and the coming relaunch of Coinometrics with Jonathan Levin. Jonathan is a co-founder of Coinometrics and just finished his Master’s thesis on Bitcoin at Oxford University.
In the second interview we talked with Peter Todd, one of the thought leaders in the Bitcoin space. We covered the economics of transactions, mining centralization and the state of Bitcoin development. Peter is a core developer and also an advisor to projects such as Mastercoin and Dark Wallet. He’s also come up with a number of important innovations such as treechains and stealth addresses.
Episode links:
CoinSummit
Coinometrics
This episode is hosted by Brian Fabian Crain and Sébastien Couture. Show notes and listening options: epicenter.tv/coinsummit-london-02
48 min
August 01, 2014 Jonathan Levin & Peter Todd: CoinSummit London – Interviews with Jonathan Levin & Peter Todd
CoinSummit London Conference Series – July 10 and 11, 2014 Our second CoinSummit Episode is out! In it we have two fantastic interviews. In the first one we discussed transaction fees, the economics of Bitcoin and the coming relaunch of Coinometrics with Jonathan Levin. Jonathan is a co-founder of Coinometrics and just finished his Master’s … Continued
48 min
July 31, 2014 CoinSummit London - Jonathan Levin & Peter Todd
*CoinSummit London Conference Series - July 10 and 11, 2014*
Our second CoinSummit Episode is out! In it we have two fantastic interviews. In the first one we discussed transaction fees, the economics of Bitcoin and the coming relaunch of Coinometrics with Jonathan Levin. Jonathan is a co-founder of Coinometrics and just finished his Master's thesis on Bitcoin at Oxford University.
In the second interview we talked with Peter Todd, one of the thought leaders in the Bitcoin space. We covered the economics of transactions, mining centralization and the state of Bitcoin development. Peter is a core developer and also an advisor to projects such as Mastercoin and Dark Wallet. He's also come up with a number of important innovations such as treechains and stealth addresses.
Links:
Coinometrics: http://bit.ly/XnarAP
Coinometrics Volatility Index: http://bit.ly/1qwdpeq
Show notes: epicenterbitcoin.com/coinsummit-london-02
Running time: 48:01
Epicenter Bitcoin is hosted by Brian Fabian Crain & Sébastien Couture and is available on iTunes, SoundCloud, Mixcloud, Stitcher and other podcast aggregators.
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49 min
July 28, 2014 Radko Albrecht: BitBond, Bitcoin Lending and the Changing World of Finance
Radko Albrecht joins us to discuss his startup, the Bitcoin-based peer-to-peer lending platform, BitBond. We dove deeply into why Bitcoin-based peer-to-peer lending is such a compelling proposal. We also talked about a lot of the intricacies such as volatility, reputation and loans pegged to fiat currencies. The final part we discussed raising venture capital for European Bitcoin startups and how Bitcoin will change the financial industry.
This episode is hosted by Brian Fabian Crain. Show notes and listening options: epicenter.tv/030
1 hr 7 min
July 28, 2014 EB30 – Radko Albrecht: BitBond, Bitcoin Lending and the Changing World of Finance
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Radko Albrecht joins us to discuss his startup, the Bitcoin-based peer-to-peer lending platform, BitBond. We dove deeply into why Bitcoin-based peer-to-peer lending is such a compelling proposal. We also talked about a lot of the intricacies such as volatility, reputation and loans pegged to fiat currencies. In the final section, we discussed raising venture capital for European Bitcoin startups and how Bitcoin will change the financial industry. Enjoy!
Links:
- BitBond: https://www.bitbond.net/
Show notes: epicenterbitcoin.com/eb-030
Running time: 1:06:40
Epicenter Bitcoin is hosted by Brian Fabian Crain & Sébastien Couture and is available on iTunes, SoundCloud, Mixcloud, Stitcher and other podcast aggregators.
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1 hr 7 min
July 28, 2014 #30 Radko Albrecht: BitBond, Bitcoin Lending and the Changing World of Finance
Radko Albrecht joins us to discuss his startup, the Bitcoin-based peer-to-peer lending platform, BitBond. We dove deeply into why Bitcoin-based peer-to-peer lending is such a compelling proposal. We also talked about a lot of the intricacies such as volatility, reputation and loans pegged to fiat currencies. The final part we discussed raising venture capital for … Continued
1 hr 7 min
July 24, 2014Emin Gün Sirer, Garrick Hileman, Jeff Garzik, Jez San & Peter Todd: CoinSummit London – State of Bitcoin Keynote & “Will Bitcoin Last the Distance” Panel on Mining
CoinSummit London Conference Series – July 10 and 11, 2014
We start our coverage of CoinSummit with Garrick Hileman, CoinDesk contributor & Economic Historian at LSE, who delivers the opening “State of Bitcoin” keynote, a data-driven assessment of how the Bitcoin Ecosystem is developing. The second part of the episode features a panel discussion called Will Bitcoin Last the Distance where Jeff Garzik, Bitcoin core developer, Prof. Emin Gün Sirer, Cornell University, Peter Todd, Bitcoin a core developer discuss the issue of mining centralization. This panel is moderated by Angel Investor Jez San.
Episode links:
CoinSummit
CoinDesk State of Bitcoin 2014
“How to Disincentivize Large Bitcoin Mining Pools” by Emin Gün Sirer
“It's Time For a Hard Bitcoin Fork” by Emin Gün Sirer
“Jeff Garzik Announces Partnership to Launch Bitcoin Satellites into Space” on Coindesk
This episode is hosted by Brian Fabian Crain and Sébastien Couture. Show notes and listening options: epicenter.tv/coinsummit-london-01
1 hr
July 24, 2014 CoinSummit London – State of Bitcoin Keynote & “Will Bitcoin Last the Distance” Panel on Mining
*CoinSummit London Conference Series - July 10 and 11, 2014*
We start our coverage of CoinSummit with Garrick Hileman, CoinDesk contributor & Economic Historian at LSE, who delivers the opening “State of Bitcoin” keynote, a data-driven assessment of how the Bitcoin Ecosystem is developing. The second part of the episode features a panel discussion called Will Bitcoin Last the Distance where Jeff Garzik, Bitcoin core developer, Prof. Emin Gün Sirer, Cornell University, Peter Todd, Bitcoin a core developer discuss the issue of mining centralization. This panel is moderated by Angel Investor Jez San.
Links:
- CoinSummit: http://bit.ly/1sWS2Yn
- CoinDesk State of Bitcoin 2014: http://slidesha.re/1tEMOy2
- “How to Disincentivize Large Bitcoin Mining Pools” by Emin Gün Sirer: http://bit.ly/1x5A7MY
- “It's Time For a Hard Bitcoin Fork” by Emin Gün Sirer: http://bit.ly/1x5A7MY
- “Jeff Garzik Announces Partnership to Launch Bitcoin Satellites into Space” on Coindesk: http://bit.ly/UpQBTB
Show notes: http://epicenterbitcoin.com/coinsummit-london-01
Running time: 59:15
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
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1 hr
July 24, 2014 Emin Gün Sirer, Garrick Hileman, Jeff Garzik, Jez San & Peter Todd: CoinSummit London – State of Bitcoin Keynote & “Will Bitcoin Last the Distance” Panel on Mining
CoinSummit London Conference Series – July 10 and 11, 2014 We start our coverage of CoinSummit with Garrick Hileman, CoinDesk contributor & Economic Historian at LSE, who delivers the opening “State of Bitcoin” keynote, a data-driven assessment of how the Bitcoin Ecosystem is developing. The second part of the episode features a panel discussion called … Continued
1 hr
July 21, 2014Gabriel Mirón & Steven Morell: Steven Morell & Gabriel Mirón: NYDFS BitLicense Proposal, MEXBT, Moneero, Latin America
Steven Morell and Gabriel Mirón join us to discuss the recent New York Department of Financial Services BitLicense proposal. Our regulatory affairs correspondent Siân Jones also joins us briefly to give a general overview of this proposed legislation. We also take the opportunity to talk about Bitcoin’s development in Latin America, notably as a means to disrupt the remittance market, a multi-billion dollar industry. Our guests also talk about their respective companies. Steven is Chief Product Officer at Moneero, a company based in Uruguay and which is building a full suite of Bitcoin services. Gabriel is CEO of MEXBT, a Bitcoin exchange based in Mexico.
Episode links:
BitLicense draft proposal press release
BitLicense draft proposal document
MEXBT
Moneero
This episode is hosted by Brian Fabian Crain and Sébastien Couture. Show notes and listening options: epicenter.tv/029
1 hr 6 min

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