Welcome to The Bitcoin Game, I'm Rob Mitchell.

Danno Ferrin's current day job is working on Java for the Oracle Corporation. But for fun, Danno uses his programming skills to create visualization software for the BItcoin blockchain. In the wake of the large Bitstamp theft, Danno has been able to analyze some of the Bitcoin movements, using his software. Danno might be one of the most knowledgeable people about the loss, other than insiders like Bitstamp employees and the actual hacker (I have not been able to secure an interview with these parties). He speculates on what happened, and we also discuss a few other topics.

I hope you enjoy this interview with Danno Ferrin.

January 20, 2015 Update: Danno has seen more transactions since this postcast was released, check out his blog for the most recent observations and analyses. http://blog.cryptocrumb.com/2015/01/bitstamp-theft-two-weeks-later.html

Magic Word

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Show links

Coinbase BitHack (Bitcoin Hackathon) http://blog.coinbase.com/post/80997000003/announcing-the-coinbase-bithack-winners

Danno Ferrin's Bitcoin Visualizing App (due in March 2015) http://numisight.com

About University of California-San Diego researcher Sarah Meiklejohn http://www.coindesk.com/researcher-tracks-bitcoin-movements-anonymity

CoinDesk article about Bitstamp featuring blockchain analysis by Danno Ferrin http://www.coindesk.com/analysis-bitstamp-hacker-stolen-additional-1-75-million

Bitstamp's Reopening Announcement https://www.bitstamp.net/article/bitstamp-is-open-for-business-better-than-ever

Bitstamp Cold Wallet Address 1JoktQJhCzuCQkt3GnQ8Xddcq4mUgNyXEa https://blockchain.info/address/1JoktQJhCzuCQkt3GnQ8Xddcq4mUgNyXEa

Theft Address 1L2JsXHPMYuAa9ugvHGLwkdstCPUDemNCf https://blockchain.info/address/1L2JsXHPMYuAa9ugvHGLwkdstCPUDemNCf

BitGo http://bitgoinc.com

Peter Todd tweet about Bitstamp on servers hosted by Amazon Web Services https://twitter.com/petertoddbtc/status/554005770493521920

Danno Ferrin Blog http://blog.cryptocrumb.com

Danno Ferrin Twitter (Bitcoin Account): @Numisight https://twitter.com/Numisight

Danno Ferrin Twitter (Java/Groovy Account): @Shemnon https://twitter.com/shemnon

Sponsor

Bitcoin Keychains by Bkeychain http://bkeychain.com

Music

Music in this episode was created by me, or with friends and family. Ganesh Painting Company is the name of one of the jam bands I feature live recordings of regularly. Some of the musicians you're hearing in the band are Mike Coleman, Rick Marshal, and Michael Goldstein. Feel free to contact me if you want more info about any music you hear on the podcast.

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