At Porcfest we discuss the first 10 years of bitcoin, and the next 10 years. What role do we expect govt to play? Where will BTC stand compared with other coins? How has Bitcoin changed people's understanding of money?

Fantastic panel featuring Tone Vays, Jeffrey Tucker, Chris Pacia, Vin Armani, Yury Polozov

Video: https://youtu.be/dEAwRy64xIw

At Porcfest we discuss the first 10 years of bitcoin, and the next 10 years. What role do we expect govt to play? Where will BTC stand compared with other coins? How has Bitcoin changed people's understanding of money?

Fantastic panel featuring Tone Vays, Jeffrey Tucker, Chris Pacia, Vin Armani, Yury Polozov

Video: https://youtu.be/dEAwRy64xIw

Taped live at Porcfest with Chris Pacia and Patrick Dukemajian

Crypto news from this week:

Libra announced by Facebook, and there are immediate calls from congress and Europe to shut it down

Craig Wright ordered to appear in court, might be charged with criminal contempt, and documents with his bitcoin addresses sealed

Ripple takes stake in moneygram

Around the world:

Iceland: Icelandic currency will be the first in Europe to be traded as e-Money over a blockchain

Nevada: Passes some really optimistic-looking Blockchain Bills

Russia: Russia’s Central Bank considers launching a digital currency

Hong Kong: Protesters seek payment methods that aren't tracked by government

Video: https://youtu.be/T-z-ogfUQzw

At consensus this year I filmed some interviews for Bitpay, including this interview with their director of marketing Andrew Klein.

We talk about the differences between his role in traditional finance and this new world of blockchain tech.

Visit bitpay.com for more information about how they help people get involved with crypto!

https://youtu.be/0KrkMVztuj0

At consensus this year I filmed some interviews for Bitpay, including this interview with their director of marketing Andrew Klein.

We talk about the differences between his role in traditional finance and this new world of blockchain tech.

Visit bitpay.com for more information about how they help people get involved with crypto!

https://youtu.be/0KrkMVztuj0

Facebook just released its whitepaper outlining their new coin, Libra. Soon after, Congresswoman Maxine Waters demanded that Facebook stop all development on the network until a hearing could be held.

It's very clear that the government finds this new project threatening. Naomoji explains everything you need to know about Facebook's "Libra" coin, and why the government might want it banned.

Video: https://youtu.be/1e-IAac9Qfc

I wasn't sure whether it was going to hold long enough to make a big deal about, due to some false starts earlier in the week. But it's been there for over 24 hours now... you know what that means...

Video featuring Naomoji: https://youtu.be/5q1_gbt1MiI

Everything you need to know about Kleiman v Wright! What is the case about?

Breaking news:

Motion to Compel CSW to provide list of bitcoin addresses GRANTED yesterday

Judge Orders Craig Wright to Physically Appear in Florida Lawsuit

Judge threatens to hold Craig Wright in criminal contempt

Great tweet thread about the case:

https://twitter.com/stephendpalley/status/1139915209739579392

video: https://youtu.be/VNAlkTfUHw8

Jameson Lopp is a leading privacy expert, and CTO of Casa. Last year he documented his own journey into extreme privacy, and his company is at the forefront of promoting sovereignty for the individual and helping them to live more free and secure lives.

He chats with me at Consensus about this, and shares some fantastic tips for how we can all protect our privacy in our day-to-day lives.

To watch the video, visit: https://youtu.be/QpE4PGg8ei0

Binance blocks US customers: “Binance is unable to provide services to any U.S. person.”

Visa, Mastercard, PayPal, Uber back Facebook’s new cryptocurrency

Samourai wallet to add privacy to Lightning

Wasabit wallet just coordinated a 100-person coinjoin, possibly biggest one ever

Iranian Energy Minister: "energy used by cryptocurrency miners in Iran should be charged in real prices and not be subsidized by the government."

Philippines Central Bank warns about cryptocurrency: "There cannot be a total disregard for a central bank or a third party that provides lender of last resort facility.”

Fun coindesk article about new Catholic Crypto:

https://www.coindesk.com/former-us-senator-rick-santorum-supports-new-crypto-for-catholics

Former US Senator Rick Santorum Supports New Crypto for Catholics

John McAfee’s launches new platform called "magic"

Justin Sun changes Warren Buffett lunch location to San Francisco

Insurance company refuses to insure crypto mining rigs

Coinbase adds MakerDao's DAI to its Earn program.

Crypto community tracks stolen binance money as it moves across wallets

Video:

https://youtu.be/WJmL8mo6XSU