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  • EB82 – Mike Hearn - Blocksize Debate At The Breaking Point
    Support the show, consider donating: 3Pxbqsv8AJgn68HoZ5jAz5otxWwJSisLPs (http://bit.ly/1Qt8fMk)
    Whether the block size should be increased to 20MB has created more controversy than any other question in Bitcoin's recent history. For some, it is an urgent and necessary step in Bitcoin's evolution. Their view is that leaving the block size at 1MB would be irresponsible inaction with potentially catastrophic consequences. Others see increasing the block size as unnecessary and a dangerous first step down a slippery slope towards a more centralized Bitcoin.
    We were joined by Mike Hearn, along with Gavin Andresen the most outspoken supporter of a block size increase. He is also the creator of Bitcoin XT, a modified fork of Bitcoin Core, that may become the vehicle for the push for bigger blocks if no agreement is reached regarding Bitcoin Core. Don't miss this crucial conversation!
    Topics included:
    - What would happen if blocks started being consistently full
    - Whether bigger blocks create a centralization risk
    - Why Bitcoin core development has become pervaded with toxic division
    - What Bitcoin XT is and how it differs from Bitcoin Core
    - The roadmap ahead and how a transition to BitcoinXT would occur
    - Update on Lighthouse
    Links mentioned in this episode:
    - The Capacity Cliff: http://bit.ly/1Ap8NRP
    - Crash Landing: http://bit.ly/1HrOhNd
    - Let's Talk Bitcoin! #217 The Bitcoin Block Size Discussion: http://bit.ly/1dXmOvU
    - Gavin Andresen Moves Ahead with Push for Bigger Blocks: http://bit.ly/1FKzgFf
    - Bitcoin Dev Mailing List: http://bit.ly/1QEhsS8
    - Lighthouse: http://bit.ly/1eXxwCP
    Sponsors:
    - CoinCap: Crypto-currency market cap rankings, charts, and more http://coincap.io/#/
    - 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)
    - Vaultoro: Trade gold to Bitcoin instantly and securely starting at just 1mg at http://vaultoro.com
    Show notes: http://epicenterbitcoin.com/podcast/082
    YouTube: http://youtu.be/8JmvkyQyD8w
    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 17 min
  • #082 Mike Hearn: Blocksize Debate at the Breaking Point
    Whether the block size should be increased to 20MB has created more controversy than any other question in Bitcoin’s recent history. For some, it is an urgent and necessary step in Bitcoin’s evolution. Their view is that leaving the block size at 1MB would be irresponsible inaction with potentially catastrophic consequences. Others see increasing the … Continued
    1 hr 16 min
  • Nathaniel Popper: Digital Gold – The Inside Story of Bitcoin

    From the mysterious creation story, to the early development among a small group of cypherpunks, to the emergence of the Silk Road, the collapse of MtGox, to the entry of a tidal wave of VC money and the Silicon Valley elite, Bitcoin’s short history has been action-packed. It’s no surprise that this could make for a riveting story and NY Times journalist Nathaniel Popper’s book ‘Digital Gold – Bitcoin and the Inside Story of the Misfits and Millionaires Trying to Reinvent Money’ is precisely that.

    Popper joined us for a conversation about his must-read book about the remarkable story of Bitcoin.

    Topics covered in this episode:

    • How Nathaniel Popper ended up writing a book about Bitcoin
    • Why he chose ‘Digital Gold’ as a title and some of its different connotations
    • Why he chose to focus on the people and stories of Bitcoin rather than the technology
    • The story of the Silk Road and how it played such a critical role in the early days of Bitcoin
    • How Xapo CEO Wences Casares came to play a crucial role in evangelizing Bitcoin among Silicon Valley’s power players
    • The rising tension and passing of influence between the old, ideological guard and the newer Silicon Valley crew

      • Episode links:

      • Get 'Digital Gold' on Amazon
      • Nathaniel Popper's website
      • Can Bitcoin Conquer Argentina article
      • Decoding the Enigma of Satoshi Nakamoto

        • This episode is hosted by Brian Fabian Crain and Sébastien Couture. Show notes and listening options: epicenter.tv/081

        1 hr 7 min
      • EB81 – Nathaniel Popper: Digital Gold - The Inside Story Of Bitcoin
        Support the show, consider donating: 3EZtfjPrXijExjkBNvnRwqgxohuqCdVSfS (http://bit.ly/1PHqfYn)
        From the mysterious creation story, to the early development among a small group of cypherpunks, to the emergence of the Silk Road, the collapse of MtGox, to the entry of a tidal wave of VC money and the Silicon Valley elite, Bitcoin's short history has been action-packed. It's no surprise that this could make for a riveting story and NY Times journalist Nathaniel Popper's book 'Digital Gold - Bitcoin and the Inside Story of the Misfits and Millionaires Trying to Reinvent Money' is precisely that.
        Popper joined us for a conversation about his must-read book about the remarkable story of Bitcoin.
        Topics covered included:
        - How Nathaniel Popper ended up writing a book about Bitcoin
        - Why he chose 'Digital Gold' as a title and some of its different connotations
        - Why he chose to focus on the people and stories of Bitcoin rather than the technology
        - The story of the Silk Road and how it played such a critical role in the early days of Bitcoin
        - How Xapo CEO Wences Casares came to play a crucial role in evangelizing Bitcoin among Silicon Valley's power players
        - The rising tension and passing of influence between the old, ideological guard and the newer Silicon Valley crew
        Links mentioned in this episode:
        - Get 'Digital Gold' on Amazon: http://amzn.to/1LxK5im
        - Nathaniel Popper's website: http://bit.ly/1HrXUf0
        - Can Bitcoin Conquer Argentina article: http://nyti.ms/1RgQYIB
        - Decoding the Enigma of Satoshi Nakamoto: http://nyti.ms/1ApjvYv
        Sponsors:
        - Shapeshift: Buy and sell alt coins instantly at http://ShapeShift.io
        - 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)
        Show notes: http://epicenterbitcoin.com/podcast/081
        YouTube: http://youtu.be/LblhEaE3AtM
        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 7 min
      • #081 Nathaniel Popper: Digital Gold – The Inside Story of Bitcoin
        From the mysterious creation story, to the early development among a small group of cypherpunks, to the emergence of the Silk Road, the collapse of MtGox, to the entry of a tidal wave of VC money and the Silicon Valley elite, Bitcoin’s short history has been action-packed. It’s no surprise that this could make for … Continued
        1 hr 6 min
      • Joseph Poon & Tadge Dryja: Scalability and the Lightning Network

        Since Gavin Andresen’s proposal to increase the Bitcoin block size, how Bitcoin can scale to accommodate higher transaction volumes has been heatedly debated among developers. One of the most promising long-term options to allow near infinite scalability is the Lightning Network. Joseph Poon and , the co-authors of the whitepaper, joined us for a discussion of scalability and how the lightning network could allow massive numbers of off-chain transaction in a trustless way.

        Topics covered in this episode:

        • Why Bitcoin has a scalability problem
        • How payment channels work and the architecture of the Lightning Network
        • Why the Lightning Network would still require a block size increase
        • How transaction fees would work in the Lightning Network
        • How the Bitcoin blockchain would take on a court-like function to ensure honest off-chain behavior
        • The risks and downsides to the Lightning Network

          • Episode links:

          • Gavin Andresen - Why Increasing the Block Size is Urgent
          • Mike Hearn - The Capacity Cliff
          • Mike Hearn - Crash Landing
          • Rusty Russell - Series on the Lightning Network Part 1
          • Rusty Russell - Series on the Lightning Network Part 2
          • Rusty Russell - Series on the Lightning Network Part 3
          • Rusty Russell - Series on the Lightning Network Part 4
          • Lightning Network Whitepaper
          • Lightning Network website

            • This episode is hosted by Brian Fabian Crain and Sébastien Couture. Show notes and listening options: epicenter.tv/080

            1 hr 16 min
          • EB80 – Joseph Poon & Tadge Dryja: Scalability And The Lightning Network
            Support the show, consider donating: 3B8RJd1yTcRuz1CjMtTPfbz1VT71vEAeVg (http://bit.ly/1FyO2Sj)
            Since Gavin Andresen's proposal to increase the Bitcoin block size, how Bitcoin can scale to accommodate higher transaction volumes has been heatedly debated among developers. One of the most promising long-term options to allow near infinite scalability is the Lightning Network. Joseph Poon and Tadge Dryja, the co-authors of the whitepaper, joined us for a discussion of scalability and how the lightning network could allow massive numbers of off-chain transaction in a trustless way.
            Topics covered included:
            - Why Bitcoin has a scalability problem
            - How payment channels work and the architecture of the Lightning Network
            - Why the Lightning Network would still require a block size increase
            - How transaction fees would work in the Lightning Network
            - How the Bitcoin blockchain would take on a court-like function to ensure honest off-chain behavior
            - The risks and downsides to the Lightning Network
            Links mentioned in this episode:
            - Gavin Andresen - Why Increasing the Block Size is Urgent: http://bit.ly/1Blccfj
            - Mike Hearn - The Capacity Cliff: http://bit.ly/1Ap8NRP
            - Mike Hearn - Crash Landing: http://bit.ly/1HrOhNd
            - Rusty Russell - Series on the Lightning Network Parts 1-4: http://bit.ly/1F54zKo, http://bit.ly/1Ap7LVQ, http://bit.ly/1Ap7Pos, http://bit.ly/1PH8xnM
            - Lightning Network Whitepaper: http://bit.ly/1Symmnu
            - Lightning Network website: http://bit.ly/1Ap8Xsj
            Sponsors:
            - Vaultoro: Trade gold to Bitcoin instantly and securely starting at just 1mg at http://vaultoro.com
            - Shapeshift: Buy and sell alt coins instantly at http://ShapeShift.io
            Show notes: http://epicenterbitcoin.com/podcast/080
            YouTube: https://youtu.be/fBS_ieDwQ9k
            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 16 min
          • #080 Joseph Poon & Tadge Dryja: Scalability and the Lightning Network
            Since Gavin Andresen’s proposal to increase the Bitcoin block size, how Bitcoin can scale to accommodate higher transaction volumes has been heatedly debated among developers. One of the most promising long-term options to allow near infinite scalability is the Lightning Network. Joseph Poon and , the co-authors of the whitepaper, joined us for a discussion … Continued
            1 hr 15 min
          • Rodolfo Novak: Coinkite and the Feature Factory

            Started in May 2013, Coinkite has by now almost advanced to senior citizen status in the short-lived Bitcoin startup space. CEO Rodolfo Novak joined us for a discussion about what drove their initial interest in Bitcoin, why they initially focused on providing ‘bank-like’ services and how they’ve transitioned to powering the infrastructure of countless Bitcoin startups with their API. We also discussed multi-sig and the business strategy they pursued that allowed them to be profitable and not require venture funding.

            Topics covered in this episode:

            • How Coinkite started
            • Why they have come away from calling themselves a Bitcoin bank
            • Why they have been putting so much emphasis on multi-sig
            • How they’ve ended up building an insane amount of features
            • The transition of their business model to providing a powerful API for startups
            • What the Bitcoin ecosystem in Toronto is like

              • Episode links:

              • Coinkite
              • Coinkite-Ledger Partnership
              • How to use Ledger Nano with Coinkite
              • p2sh.info

                • This episode is hosted by Brian Fabian Crain and Sébastien Couture. Show notes and listening options: epicenter.tv/079

                58 min
              • EB79 – Rodolfo Novak: Coinkite And The Feature Factory
                Support the show, consider donating: 3F1oAeaN5gbZothT7q4S67agrs2zcvjXid (http://bit.ly/1EX03i4)
                Started in May 2013, Coinkite has by now almost advanced to senior citizen status in the short-lived Bitcoin startup space. CEO Rodolfo Novak joined us for a discussion about what drove their initial interest in Bitcoin, why they initially focused on providing 'bank-like' services and how they've transitioned to powering the infrastructure of countless Bitcoin startups with their API. We also discussed multi-sig and the business strategy they pursued that allowed them to be profitable and not require venture funding.
                Topics covered included:
                - How Coinkite started
                - Why they have come away from calling themselves a Bitcoin bank
                - Why they have been putting so much emphasis on multi-sig
                - How they've ended up building an insane amount of features
                - The transition of their business model to providing a powerful API for startups
                - What the Bitcoin ecosystem in Toronto is like
                Links mentioned in this episode:
                - Coinkite: http://bit.ly/1QX86mp
                - Coinkite-Ledger Partnership: http://bit.ly/1cKX58M
                - How to use Ledger Nano with Coinkite: http://bit.ly/1IH8Jzh
                - p2sh.info: http://bit.ly/1HpQCxF
                Sponsors:
                - Shapeshift: Buy and sell alt coins instantly at http://ShapeShift.io
                - Ledger Nano: Get 10% off your first order when you use the code EB09 at http://ledgerwallet.com (valid until 09/30/15)
                Show notes: http://epicenterbitcoin.com/podcast/079
                YouTube: http://youtu.be/5P5PofChyo8
                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
                58 min

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