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March 30, 2015 EB72 – Siân Jones - Cryptocurrency Regulation Update: UK, Isle Of Man, California, Bitlicense
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When one is busy driving a technological and societal revolution forward, complying with complicated regulatory requirements is rarely a top priority. Yet, the reality is that at this stage the often ambigious and rapidly evolving regulatory landscape can have an outsized impact on the fate of cryptocurrency startups and on the adoption/integration into existing systems.
Epicenter Bitcoin Regulatory Correspondent and founder of COINsult Siân Jones joined us for an update on the state of Bitcoin regulation in a variety of jurisdiction.
Topics included:
- The recent statement by the UK’s treasury on digital currencies
- How the Isle of Man keeps pioneering a cryptocurrency-friendly environment
- The stance of the FATF (Financial Action Task Force) towards Bitcoin
- The insanity of the looming BitLicense rules and difficult-to-predict consequences they may have
Links mentioned in this episode:
- COINsult: http://bit.ly/1jrH1er
- UK HM Treasury: Digital Currencies - Response to the Call for Information http://bit.ly/1BJ3rvn
- Isle of Man Introduces Regulation for Bitcoin Businesses http://bit.ly/1Ny79Q3
- California Bill Proposes License Requirement for Bitcoin Businesses http://bit.ly/1F98Dfq
- Bitlicense Comment Period Closes http://bit.ly/1DdcNDY
Sponsors:
- Buy and sell alt coins instantly with http://ShapeShift.io
Show notes: http://epicenterbitcoin.com/podcast/072
YouTube: http://youtu.be/qvX7pFO0N4Q
Epicenter Bitcoin is hosted by Brian Fabian Crain & Sébastien Couture.
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1 hr 11 min
March 30, 2015 #072 Siân Jones: Cryptocurrency Regulation Update – UK, Isle of Man, California, Bitlicense
When one is busy driving a technological and societal revolution forward, complying with complicated regulatory requirements is rarely a top priority. Yet, the reality is that at this stage the often ambigious and rapidly evolving regulatory landscape can have an outsized impact on the fate of cryptocurrency startups and on the adoption/integration into existing systems. … Continued
1 hr 11 min
March 23, 2015Lisa Cheng: Token Sales and Crowdfunding in the Cryptocurrency Space
Creating a new token and selling it to fund the development of software has become a preferred way of fundraising for cryptocurrency entrepreneurs. It’s a tempting tool, allowing startups to avoid traditional investors, build a community and allow anyone anywhere to own a stake in the project. For participants, there is the promise of big financial upside and being part of novel undertakings.
Lisa Cheng, whose consulting firm Vanbex has accompanied many crowdsales, joined us for a discussion of this revolutionary way to fund and monetize open source software.
Topics covered in this episode:
Why crowdfunding and cryptocurrency are a natural fit
A brief history of crowdsales in the cryptocurrency space
US securities law and the questionable legality of token sales
The value of writing a solid white paper before launching a sale
Elements of a successful coin launch
The role of companies like Swarm and Koinify in conducting crowdsales
Episode links:
An Interview with Lisa Cheng
Tokenizing the User Experience
Token Sales and the US Securities Law
David Johnston DApps Whitepaper
Vanbex Group
This episode is hosted by Brian Fabian Crain and Sébastien Couture. Show notes and listening options: epicenter.tv/071
1 hr 1 min
March 23, 2015 EB71 – Lisa Cheng - Token Sales And Crowdfunding In The Cryptocurrency Space
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Creating a new token and selling it to fund the development of software has become a preferred way of fundraising for cryptocurrency entrepreneurs. It’s a tempting tool, allowing startups to avoid traditional investors, build a community and allow anyone anywhere to own a stake in the project. For participants, there is the promise of big financial upside and being part of novel undertakings.
Lisa Cheng, whose consulting firm Vanbex has accompanied many crowdsales, joined us for a discussion of this revolutionary way to fund and monetize open source software.
Topics covered included:
- Why crowdfunding and cryptocurrency are a natural fit
- A brief history of crowdsales in the cryptocurrency space
- US securities law and the questionable legality of token sales
- The value of writing a solid white paper before launching a sale
- Elements of a successful coin launch
- The role of companies like Swarm and Koinify in conducting crowdsales
Links mentioned in this episode:
- An Interview with Lisa Cheng http://bit.ly/1xUYXjJ
- Tokenizing the User Experience http://tcrn.ch/1DOEXGE
- Token Sales and the US Securities Law: http://bit.ly/1BIqogP
- David Johnston DApps Whitepaper: http://bit.ly/1uhF7BL
- Vanbex Group: http://bit.ly/1xrQolR
Sponsors:
- Buy and sell alt coins instantly with http://ShapeShift.io
Show notes: http://epicenterbitcoin.com/podcast/071
YouTube: http://youtu.be/wAvcc2IbNTU
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
March 23, 2015 #071 Lisa Cheng: Token Sales and Crowdfunding in the Cryptocurrency Space
Creating a new token and selling it to fund the development of software has become a preferred way of fundraising for cryptocurrency entrepreneurs. It’s a tempting tool, allowing startups to avoid traditional investors, build a community and allow anyone anywhere to own a stake in the project. For participants, there is the promise of big … Continued
1 hr 1 min
March 17, 2015Michael Gronager: Chainalysis – Surveillance and the Path to Mass Panic
When spinning up a few hundred data-gathering Bitcoin nodes prevented some breadwallet users from transmitting bitcoin transaction, a minor panic quickly erupted about the Bitcoin compliance startup Chainalysis and their supposed sybil attack on the Bitcoin network.
Chainalysis CEO Michael Gronager joined us for a discussion of what happened and what role transaction monitoring will play in the future. We dove deep into the tension between the desires for user privacy and the requirements to achieve integration into existing financial services.
Topics covered in this episode:
How Chainalysis’ nodes caused problems for breadwallet
What damage a large scale sybil attack could really do to Bitcoin
The role transaction monitoring will play to achieve Bitcoin integration in existing systems
Why transaction-related blockchain analysis does not threaten Bitcoin’s fungibility
The best way users can protect their anonymity
Episode links:
CoinDesk: Chainalysis CEO Denies Launching Sybil Attack
Bitcoin Talk Discussion
Reddit: A Bitcoin Compliance Startup is Sybil Attacking the Network
Reddit: Chainalysis versus Mycelium Story
Inside Bitcoin Article
This episode is hosted by Brian Fabian Crain and Sébastien Couture. Show notes and listening options: epicenter.tv/070
1 hr 1 min
March 16, 2015 EB70 – Chainalysis, Surveillance And The Path To Mass Panic
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When spinning up a few hundred data-gathering Bitcoin nodes prevented some breadwallet users from transmitting bitcoin transaction, a minor panic quickly erupted about the Bitcoin compliance startup Chainalysis and their supposed sybil attack on the Bitcoin network.
Chainalysis CEO Michael Gronager joined us for a discussion of what happened and what role transaction monitoring will play in the future. We dove deep into the tension between the desires for user privacy and the requirements to achieve integration into existing financial services.
Topics covered included:
- How Chainalysis' nodes caused problems for breadwallet
- What damage a large scale sybil attack could really do to Bitcoin
- The role transaction monitoring will play to achieve Bitcoin integration in existing systems
- Why transaction-related blockchain analysis does not threaten Bitcoin's fungibility
- The best way users can protect their anonymity
Links mentioned in this episode:
- CoinDesk: Chainalysis CEO Denies Launching Sybil Attack: http://bit.ly/1GVbsnA
- Bitcoin Talk Discussion: http://bit.ly/1GVbFqM
- Reddit: A Bitcoin Compliance Startup is Sybil Attacking the Network: http://bit.ly/1Co1F8u
- Reddit: Chainalysis versus Mycelium Story: http://bit.ly/1MFjvoR
- Inside Bitcoin Article: http://bit.ly/1BpVqda
Sponsors:
- Buy and sell alt coins instantly with http://ShapeShift.io
Show notes: http://epicenterbitcoin.com/podcast/070
YouTube: http://youtu.be/Joty8IFbcZI
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
March 16, 2015 #070 Michael Gronager: Chainalysis – Surveillance and the Path to Mass Panic
When spinning up a few hundred data-gathering Bitcoin nodes prevented some breadwallet users from transmitting bitcoin transaction, a minor panic quickly erupted about the Bitcoin compliance startup Chainalysis and their supposed sybil attack on the Bitcoin network. Chainalysis CEO Michael Gronager joined us for a discussion of what happened and what role transaction monitoring will … Continued
1 hr 1 min
March 09, 2015Thomas Voegtlin: Electrum, SPV Wallets and Bitcoin Aliases
Powering an estimated 5-10% of all Bitcoin transactions, Electrum is one of the leaders of the Bitcoin wallet space. The open-source walled was started in 2011 and played a key role in the development of the light-weight SPV wallets. Developer Thomas Voegtlin joined us for a discussion of Electrum, their recent 2.0 release and the rapidly evolving Bitcoin wallet space in general.
Topics covered in this episode:
The evolution of Bitcoin wallets and what motivated him to start Electrum
Electrum 2.0 and its new features such as Multi-sig and hardware wallet support
The security tradeoffs between using an SPV wallet versus a full node client
How Bitcoin aliases could do away with Bitcoin addresses
Episode links:
Electrum
Electrum Github Repo
On the Privacy Provisions of Bloom Filters in Lightweight Bitcoin Clients
BIP 39
BIP 37
Versum MIT paper
This episode is hosted by Brian Fabian Crain and Sébastien Couture. Show notes and listening options: epicenter.tv/069
59 min
March 09, 2015 EB69 – Thomas Voegtlin - Electrum, SPV Wallets And Bitcoin Aliases
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Powering an estimated 5-10% of all Bitcoin transactions, Electrum is one of the leaders of the Bitcoin wallet space. The open-source walled was started in 2011 and played a key role in the development of the light-weight SPV wallets. Developer Thomas Voegtlin joined us for a discussion of Electrum, their recent 2.0 release and the rapidly evolving Bitcoin wallet space in general.
Topics covered included:
- The evolution of Bitcoin wallets and what motivated him to start Electrum
- Electrum 2.0 and its new features such as Multi-sig and hardware wallet support
- The security tradeoffs between using an SPV wallet versus a full node client
- How Bitcoin aliases could do away with Bitcoin addresses
Links mentioned in this episode:
- Electrum: http://electrum.org
- Electrum Github Repo: https://github.com/spesmilo/electrum
- On the Privacy Provisions of Bloom Filters in Lightweight
Bitcoin Clients: http://eprint.iacr.org/2014/763.pdf
- BIP 39: https://github.com/bitcoin/bips/blob/master/bip-0039.mediawiki
- BIP 37: https://github.com/bitcoin/bips/blob/master/bip-0037.mediawiki
- Versum MIT paper: http://people.csail.mit.edu/nickolai/papers/vandenhooff-versum.pdf
Sponsors:
- Shapeshift: http://shapeshift.io
Show notes: http://epicenterbitcoin.com/podcast/069
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
59 min

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