Epicenter - Learn about Crypto, Blockchain, Ethereum, Bitcoin and Distributed Technologies

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  • EB89 – Greg Slepak: The Turtle Crawl Towards Internet Decentralization
    Support the show, consider donating: 3CdLCDLSg5XdrzZyHkXemFjiC5f6jeFa7P (http://bit.ly/1MoBlf1)
    Amidst all the discussion of alternative uses of blockchains, it is often forgotten that the very first fork of Bitcoin, Namecoin, pursued a daring vision for a decentralized, censorship-resistant internet. Greg Slepak, co-founder of the okTurtles Foundation joined us for an interesting discussion of DNS, Namecoin and how blockchains can be used to decentralize the internet.
    Topics covered included:
    - What DNS is and the role it plays in the architecture of the internet
    - What man-in-the-middle attacks are and why certificate authorities offer poor protection
    - How certificate authorities, SSL, IP routing and VPNs work
    - Why the current model is broken from a privacy and security perspective
    - How Namecoin and the blockchain could enable a decentralized and more secure internet
    - The security risks when online identity is tied to a private key and how they could be mitigated
    - What DNSChain is and what projects okTurtles is working on
    Links mentioned in this episode:
    - okTurtles Foundation http://bit.ly/1SJq76Q
    - Namecoin Primer http://bit.ly/1S6KxM4
    - Namecoin Website http://bit.ly/1fzrus2
    - Airplane Wifi is not safe http://bit.ly/1fzdqyX
    - DNSChain demo http://bit.ly/1DIC2uS
    Sponsors:
    - Ledger Nano: Smart card security for your Bitcoins - Get 10% off your first order when you use the code EB09 at http://ledgerwallet.com (valid until 09/30/15)
    - CoinCap: Crypto-currency market cap rankings, charts, and more coincap.io/#/
    Show notes: http://epicenterbitcoin.com/podcast/089
    YouTube: http://youtu.be/TRSg20jOGKg
    Epicenter Bitcoin is hosted by Brian Fabian Crain & Sébastien Couture.
    - Visit our website: http://epicenterbitcoin.com
    - Subscribe to our newsletter: http://epicenterbitcoin.com/newsletter
    - Twitter: http://twitter.com/epicenterbtc
    1 hr 1 min
  • Siân Jones: Bitlicense and the Regulatory Straitjacket

    In this episode, we revisited the perennial topic of digital currency regulation with Siân Jones, our regulatory correspondent and founder of the regulation-focused virtual currency consultancy COINSULT. With the final version of the BitLicense, what may turn out to be the most influential document for digital currency regulation, is now out. Besides diving into many different aspects of the onerous BitLicense, we talked about California’s coming rules, how Bitcoin startups will be affected and the implications of Ripple’s fine.

    NOTE: Since the episode was recorded the advocate general at the EU Court of Justice recommended that Bitcoin be exempt from VAT.

    Topics covered in this episode:

    • A brief primer on BitLicense and the process by which it emerged
    • What the key aspects of BitLicense are and how they changed through the revisions
    • Why BitLicense will stifle innovation by dramatically increasing the cost and bureaucratic burden of running a digital currency startups
    • How different companies are responding to the rules
    • Why California’s virtual currency draft bill got a lot of things right
    • What Ripple got fined for and why FinCEN could go after most cryptocurrency startups for the same reasons
    • The status of the European Court of Justice case on VAT

      • Episode links:

      • NY BitLicense rules and regulations
      • California's virtual currency draft bill
      • FinCEN fines Ripple Labs Inc.
      • What Ripple's FinCEN fine means for the digital currency industry
      • Canada Senate digital currency report
      • ECJ official proposes Bitcoin VAT exemption
      • Siân's company COINSULT

        • This episode is hosted by Brian Fabian Crain and Sébastien Couture. Show notes and listening options: epicenter.tv/088

        1 hr 12 min
      • EB88 – Sian Jones: Bitlicense And The Regulatory Straitjacket
        Support the show, consider donating: 3DFqfFBBx2dQpyysVHq3ovDWjU8zTr177a (http://bit.ly/1Shbl74)
        In this episode, we revisited the perennial topic of digital currency regulation with Siân Jones, our regulatory correspondent and founder of the regulation-focused virtual currency consultancy COINSULT. With the final version of the BitLicense, what may turn out to be the most influential document for digital currency regulation, is now out. Besides diving into many different aspects of the onerous BitLicense, we talked about California's coming rules, how Bitcoin startups will be affected and the implications of Ripple's fine.
        Topics covered included:
        - A brief primer on BitLicense and the process by which it emerged
        - What the key aspects of BitLicense are and how they changed through the revisions
        - Why BitLicense will stifle innovation by dramatically increasing the cost and bureaucratic burden of running a digital currency startups
        - How different companies are responding to the rules
        - Why California's virtual currency draft bill got a lot of things right
        - What Ripple got fined for and why FinCEN could go after most cryptocurrency startups for the same reasons
        - The status of the European Court of Justice case on VAT
        NOTE: Since the episode was recorded the advocate general at the EU Court of Justice recommended that Bitcoin be exempt from VAT.
        Links mentioned in this episode:
        - NY BitLicense rules and regulations http://on.ny.gov/1MikihN
        - California's virtual currency draft bill http://bit.ly/1IbyJDu
        - FinCEN fines Ripple Labs Inc. http://1.usa.gov/1JpYElK
        - What Ripple's FinCEN fine means for the digital currency industry http://bit.ly/1KdZo0h
        - Canada Senate digital currency report http://bit.ly/1Of0B89
        - ECJ official proposes Bitcoin VAT exemption http://bit.ly/1Mil4eE
        - Siân's company COINSULT http://bit.ly/1jrH1er
        Sponsors:
        - Shapeshift: Buy and sell alt coins instantly at http://ShapeShift.io
        - Vaultoro: Trade gold to Bitcoin instantly and securely starting at just 1mg at http://vaultoro.com
        Show notes: http://epicenterbitcoin.com/podcast/088
        YouTube: https://youtu.be/e0-wA5npCXY
        Epicenter Bitcoin is hosted by Brian Fabian Crain & Sébastien Couture.
        - Visit our website: http://epicenterbitcoin.com
        - Subscribe to our newsletter: http://epicenterbitcoin.com/newsletter
        - Twitter: http://twitter.com/epicenterbtc
        1 hr 13 min
      • #088 Siân Jones: Bitlicense and the Regulatory Straitjacket
        In this episode, we revisited the perennial topic of digital currency regulation with Siân Jones, our regulatory correspondent and founder of the regulation-focused virtual currency consultancy COINSULT. With the final version of the BitLicense, what may turn out to be the most influential document for digital currency regulation, is now out. Besides diving into many … Continued
        1 hr 11 min
      • John McDonnell: How Bitcoin Will Win Online Payments

        Solving the pain points of online payments was the applications that garnered the most attention in Bitcoin’s early days. In recent times, as consumer adoption of Bitcoin payments has been underwhelming much of that attention has shifted elsewhere. Nevertheless, companies keep working hard on making the vision of a universal, global payment system a reality.

        Among those companies, one stands out as the top contender to compete with existing payment systems: Bitnet. Funded with a heavy warchest and the company is ran by veterans of Visa and Cybersource, a company started in 1994 to help merchants accept credit cards online that was sold to Visa in 2007 for $2bn. They have been working behind the scenes to get Bitcoin to break through with merchants.

        CEO John McDonnell joined us for an important discussion of how online payments work today, why they are broken and how Bitcoin will revolutionize the industry.

        Topics covered in this episode:

        • The story of Cybersource and payments in the early day of the internet
        • The pain points with online payments for merchants and consumers today
        • The role of the different actors such as payment processors, card networks, merchants and issuing banks
        • The niches where Bitcoin payments could break through first
        • Why coming from inside the payment industry provides Bitnet with a huge advantage
        • Why they are focusing on Payment Service Providers instead of acquiring merchants directly
        • His view on BitLicense and how it will affect Bitcoin payment processors

          • Episode links:

          • Bitnet
          • Richard Gendal Brown: Why the payment card system works the way it does
          • Richard Gendal Brown: Simple explanation of fees in the payment card industry
          • Wikipedia e-commerce credit card payment systems

            • This episode is hosted by Brian Fabian Crain and Sébastien Couture. Show notes and listening options: epicenter.tv/087

            1 hr 13 min
          • EB87 – John McDonnell: How Bitcoin Will Win Online Payments
            Support the show, consider donating: 351CrubeVb9iJ6WaKJ9B5ab74b3m8v2hq5 (http://bit.ly/1TxZh3M)
            Solving the pain points of online payments was the applications that garnered the most attention in Bitcoin's early days. In recent times, as consumer adoption of Bitcoin payments has been underwhelming much of that attention has shifted elsewhere. Nevertheless, companies keep working hard on making the vision of a universal, global payment system a reality.
            Among those companies, one stands out as the top contender to compete with existing payment systems: Bitnet. Funded with a heavy warchest and the company is ran by veterans of Visa and Cybersource, a company started in 1994 to help merchants accept credit cards online that was sold to Visa in 2007 for $2bn. They have been working behind the scenes to get Bitcoin to break through with merchants.
            CEO John McDonnell joined us for an important discussion of how online payments work today, why they are broken and how Bitcoin will revolutionize the industry.
            Topics covered included:
            - The story of Cybersource and payments in the early day of the internet
            - The pain points with online payments for merchants and consumers today
            - The role of the different actors such as payment processors, card networks, merchants and issuing banks
            - The niches where Bitcoin payments could break through first
            - Why coming from inside the payment industry provides Bitnet with a huge advantage
            - Why they are focusing on Payment Service Providers instead of acquiring merchants directly
            - His view on BitLicense and how it will affect Bitcoin payment processors
            Links mentioned in this episode:
            - Bitnet http://bit.ly/1gxb6ZU
            - Richard Gendal Brown: Why the payment card system works the way it does http://bit.ly/1K1fxc8
            - Richard Gendal Brown: Simple explanation of fees in the payment card industry http://bit.ly/1O6nhrG
            - Wikipedia e-commerce credit card payment systems http://bit.ly/1MpykuX
            Sponsors:
            - Ledger Nano: Smart card security for your Bitcoins - Get 10% off your first order when you use the code EB09 at http://ledgerwallet.com (valid until 09/30/15)
            - CoinCap: Crypto-currency market cap rankings, charts, and more coincap.io/#/
            Show notes: http://epicenterbitcoin.com/podcast/087
            YouTube: https://youtu.be/PdUWzNcFJx4
            Epicenter Bitcoin is hosted by Brian Fabian Crain & Sébastien Couture.
            - Visit our website: http://epicenterbitcoin.com
            - Subscribe to our newsletter: http://epicenterbitcoin.com/newsletter
            - Twitter: http://twitter.com/epicenterbtc
            1 hr 13 min
          • #087 John McDonnell: How Bitcoin Will Win Online Payments
            Solving the pain points of online payments was the applications that garnered the most attention in Bitcoin’s early days. In recent times, as consumer adoption of Bitcoin payments has been underwhelming much of that attention has shifted elsewhere. Nevertheless, companies keep working hard on making the vision of a universal, global payment system a reality. … Continued
            1 hr 12 min
          • William Mougayar: The Business of Decentralization

            Peter Thiel argued in his book ‘Zero to One’ that the way to build a great and highly profitable company is to build a monopoly. But with decentralized technologies, there is a real question whether these monopolies can be built or whether the monopolies will end up being publicly owned goods (like Bitcoin) that can’t be monetized directly.

            William Mougayar, who is an experienced tech executive and angel investor, has been writing extensively about these issues and was one of the investors in OB1, the venture-backed company launched by the founders of the decentralized market place Open Bazaar. He joined us for a discussion of the cryptocurrency space, Ethereum, Open Bazaar and monetizing decentralized technologies.

            Topics covered in this episode:

            • Bitcoin as the new, thin cloud
            • His long-term predictions about where the space is going
            • What kind of business models are the most promising
            • Why he chose to invest in OB1, the company behind Open Bazaar
            • What the state of Venture Capital in the cryptocurrency space is

              • Episode links:

              • Predictions in Cryptography, Blockchains and Consensus Protocols
              • The Old Cloud is Dead, Welcome the New Cloud
              • The Business Imperative Behind the Ethereum Vision
              • An Operational Framework for DAOs
              • Union Square Ventures: Introducing OB1
              • Peter Thiel: Competition is for Losers

                • This episode is hosted by Brian Fabian Crain and Sébastien Couture. Show notes and listening options: epicenter.tv/086

                1 hr 11 min
              • EB86 – William Mougayar: The Business Of Decentralization
                Support the show, consider donating: 37GWXKviy7rGpJnBCnb9s7pLUrtTQ16Fr4 (http://bit.ly/1EMsTG0)
                Peter Thiel argued in his book 'Zero to One' that the way to build a great and highly profitable company is to build a monopoly. But with decentralized technologies, there is a real question whether these monopolies can be built or whether the monopolies will end up being publicly owned goods (like Bitcoin) that can't be monetized directly.
                William Mougayar, who is an experienced tech executive and angel investor, has been writing extensively about these issues and was one of the investors in OB1, the venture-backed company launched by the founders of the decentralized market place Open Bazaar. He joined us for a discussion of the cryptocurrency space, Ethereum, Open Bazaar and monetizing decentralized technologies.
                Topics covered included:
                - Bitcoin as the new, thin cloud
                - His long-term predictions about where the space is going
                - What kind of business models are the most promising
                - Why he chose to invest in OB1, the company behind Open Bazaar
                - What the state of Venture Capital in the cryptocurrency space is
                Links mentioned in this episode:
                - Predictions in Cryptography, Blockchains and Consensus Protocols http://bit.ly/1giM8gJ
                - The Old Cloud is Dead, Welcome the New Cloud http://bit.ly/1H3AZGk
                - The Business Imperative Behind the Ethereum Vision http://bit.ly/1JPRgms
                - An Operational Framework for DAOs http://bit.ly/1NKQKr4
                - Union Square Ventures: Introducing OB1 http://bit.ly/1S1YCFe
                - Peter Thiel: Competition is for Losers http://on.wsj.com/1NKRbS8
                Sponsors:
                - Shapeshift: Buy and sell alt coins instantly at http://ShapeShift.io
                - Vaultoro: Trade gold to Bitcoin instantly and securely starting at just 1mg at http://vaultoro.com
                Show notes: http://epicenterbitcoin.com/podcast/086
                YouTube: https://youtu.be/ROQDaagEDi8
                Epicenter Bitcoin is hosted by Brian Fabian Crain & Sébastien Couture.
                - Visit our website: http://epicenterbitcoin.com
                - Subscribe to our newsletter: http://epicenterbitcoin.com/newsletter
                - Twitter: http://twitter.com/epicenterbtc
                1 hr 11 min
              • #086 William Mougayar: The Business of Decentralization
                Peter Thiel argued in his book ‘Zero to One’ that the way to build a great and highly profitable company is to build a monopoly. But with decentralized technologies, there is a real question whether these monopolies can be built or whether the monopolies will end up being publicly owned goods (like Bitcoin) that can’t … Continued
                1 hr 10 min

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