 Hello, welcome to episode 32 of The Bitcoin Game. I'm Rob Mitchell. Today's interview is with Brock Pierce, chairman of the board of The Bitcoin Foundation, and a highly-accomplished VC in digital currency. Brock got involved in digital token entrepreneurship at a very young age, with a focus on gaming, an activity he excelled at. As he reached his mid-twenties, Brock's companies were doing $100,000,000 in business. By the time Bitcoin was released, Brock had become a veteran in the business of digital currency. Brock was primed to recognize the innovation that Bitcoin introduced, and he quickly became one of the most involved venture capitalists in the Bitcoin space. The first half of this episode focuses on Brock's background.  In the second half of my interview, I ask Brock to speak about various aspects of the Bitcoin Foundation, which has faced its share of criticism in the past several years.  SHOW LINKS  Mike Hearn Exits Bitcoin L.A. Bitcoin Meetup (August 21, 2013) Sanctum Ultima Online Everquest Asheron’s Call IGE GoCoin Blockchain Capital Stampery Bitcoin Foundation Brock Pierce on Twitter  MAGIC WORD Stay tuned for the magic word in this episode, and submit it to your LTB Network account to claim a share of this week's distribution of LTBCoin. Listeners have one week from the release date to claim the magic word credit. The magic word for this episode must be submitted by 9:00 a.m. Pacific Time on January 22, 2016.  SPONSOR While much of Bitcoiners' time is spent in the world of digital assets, sometimes it's nice to own a physical representation of the virtual things you care about. For just the price of a cup of coffee or two (at Starbucks), you can own your own Classic Bitcoin Keychain or the newer Bitcoin Fork Pen. http://bkeychain.com http://bitcoinforks.com   MUSIC All music in this episode of The Bitcoin Game was created by me.  STAY IN TOUCH https://Twitter.com/TheBTCGame  http://TheBitcoinGame.com Rob@TheBitcoinGame.com Thanks for listening! The Bitcoin Game box art was created from an illustration by Rock Barcellos.  Bitcoin tipping address for this episode: 1G8HDg5EsPQpamKYS2bDya9Riv9xv1nVo5 

The Bitcoin Game 32 - Brock Pierce

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Welcome to episode 76 of The Bitcoin Game, sponsored by eToro. I'm Rob Mitchell. Today's interview is with Andrew Tierney, otherwise known online as Cybergibbons. Andrew hacks everything from oil rigs at his day job, to Cryptocurrency hardware wallets and smart locks in his free time. We conducted this interview a bit before COVID-19 had taken over the planet, back in the good old days (a few weeks ago), when we were more worried about malware than going to the grocery store without an N95 mask. Andrew and I discuss hacking hardware wallets, general security, IoT devices, home routers, his day job as a hacker for hire, and other stuff too. I hope you enjoy!  EPISODE LINKS Andrew's Twitter https://twitter.com/cybergibbons Andrew's Blog https://cybergibbons.com Pen Test Partners https://www.pentestpartners.com Bitfi Hardware Wallet Hack Article  https://techcrunch.com/2018/08/30/john-mcafees-unhackable-bitfi-wallet-got-hacked-again Abe Snowman https://twitter.com/AbeSnowman Oversoft https://twitter.com/oversoftnl Saleem https://twitter.com/saleemrash1d Shadow Ops https://twitter.com/Shadow0pz Trezor https://trezor.io Ledger https://www.ledger.com BC Vault https://bc-vault.com/shop/bc-vault Multisig https://en.bitcoin.it/wiki/Multisignature Shamir's Secret Sharing https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shamir%27s_Secret_Sharing Secure Element (blog post) https://www.intrinsic-id.com/pros-cons-secure-elements Pen Test https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Penetration_test Caravan Multisig (Unchained Capital) https://unchained-capital.com/blog/the-caravan-arrives Rubber Ducky https://latesthackingnews.com/2017/06/16/20456 OpenWrt https://openwrt.org Tomato https://advancedtomato.com Ubiquiti Routers https://www.ui.com/products/#edgemax  THE BITCOIN GAME IS SPONSORED BY ETORO Are you interested in getting into the cryptocurrency markets but don't know where to start building your portfolio? eToro has the answer for you. It's called CopyTrader. With CopyTrader, you can automatically copy every trade of eToro's top crypto traders at the exact price in real time. No need to study up on markets or develop your own strategies. Simply sign up and copy the trader of your choice. Any profits they make, you do too (proportional to your investment). With eToro, you get access to the world's most popular cryptocurrencies, with transparent trading fees, all in one easy-to-use app. Join now at b.tc/etorogame.   While much of a Bitcoiner's time is spent in the world of digital assets, sometimes it's nice to own a physical representation of the virtual things you care about. For just the price of a cup of coffee or two (at Starbucks), you can own the world-famous Bitcoin Keychain. As Seen On  The Guardian •  TechCrunch •  Engadget •  Ars Technica •  Popular Mechanics  Infowars •  Maxim •  Inc. •  Vice • RT •  Bitcoin Magazine •  VentureBeat  PRI •  CoinDesk •  Washington Post •  Forbes •  Fast Company Bitcoin Keychains - BTCKeychain.com  CREDITS All music in this episode was created by me, or is from a jam with me, Mike Coleman and Steve Lunn. The Bitcoin Game box art was created from an illustration by Rock Barcellos. Lightning Network tips: https://tippin.me/@TheBTCGame Bitcoin tipping address: 3AYvXZseExRn3Dum8z9tFUk9jtQK6KMU4g  Note: We migrated our RSS feed (and primary content host) to Libsyn; SoundCloud is just a legacy feed.

The Bitcoin Game #76: Andrew "Cybergibbons" Tierney

Welcome to episode 75 of The Bitcoin Game, sponsored by eToro. I'm Rob Mitchell. I started podcasting in late 2014, and one of the greatest things to happen in those early episodes was landing an exclusive longform interview with Dr. Jochen "Johoe" Hoenicke, the 2014 Bitcoin Hero. Badass white hat Bitcoin hacker Johoe (at least that's what I call him) rescued insecure Bitcoin UTXOs from Blockchain.info wallets before they could be taken by less-scrupulous hackers. This was after his contributions to understanding the RNG issues with Android Bitcoin wallets in 2013. He also rescued insecure Bitcoin from one other platform, which he admits for the first time in this interview. Some months after this interview, Johoe responsibly published a side-channel attack on a TREZOR, which eventually led to Satoshi Labs hiring him as a TREZOR Cryptographer. Johoe's Bitcoin mempool stats site is yet another contribution he's made to the space. This is the only audio (or video) interview with Johoe that I'm aware of, and it's worth a listen if you didn't catch it the first time. It's even educational, as Johoe explains concepts like how Bitcoin signatures work and what specifically went wrong with various wallets, in a way that's accessible for non-technical people like myself. Hope you enjoy my first "rebroadcast" to celebrate 75!  EPISODE LINKS Johoe first addresses repeating R value issue due to 2013 Android RNG bug  https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=251743.msg2890179#msg2890179 Counterparty Bug first addressed by Johoe on BitcoinTalk.org  https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=581411.msg6354731#msg6354731 Johoe discovers the recently compromised Blockchain.info addresses  https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=581411.msg9774894#msg9774894 Blockchain.info Wallet https://blockchain.info/wallet Coinbase https://www.coinbase.com Counterparty Wallet https://counterwallet.io Johoe demonstrates TREZOR side channel attack (April 2015) https://jochen-hoenicke.de/crypto/trezor-power-analysis Satoshi Labs announces hiring Johoe as TREZOR Cryptographer  https://blog.trezor.io/ethical-hacker-and-bitcoin-hero-johoe-joins-satoshilabs-as-trezor-cryptographer-36c9a6b10d52 Johoe's Bitcoin Mempool Statistics site https://jochen-hoenicke.de/queue/#0,all  THE BITCOIN GAME IS SPONSORED BY ETORO Are you interested in getting into the cryptocurrency markets but don't know where to start building your portfolio? eToro has the answer for you. It's called CopyTrader. With CopyTrader, you can automatically copy every trade of eToro's top crypto traders at the exact price in real time. No need to study up on markets or develop your own strategies. Simply sign up and copy the trader of your choice. Any profits they make, you do too (proportional to your investment). With eToro, you get access to the world's most popular cryptocurrencies, with transparent trading fees, all in one easy-to-use app. Join now at b.tc/etorogame.   While much of a Bitcoiner's time is spent in the world of digital assets, sometimes it's nice to own a physical representation of the virtual things you care about. For just the price of a cup of coffee or two (at Starbucks), you can own the world-famous Bitcoin Keychain. As Seen On  The Guardian • TechCrunch • Engadget • Ars Technica • Popular Mechanics  Infowars • Maxim • Inc. • Vice • RT • Bitcoin Magazine • VentureBeat   PRI • CoinDesk • Washington Post • Forbes • Fast Company Bitcoin Keychains - BTCKeychain.com  CREDITS All music in this episode was created by me, or is from a jam with me, Mike Coleman and Steve Lunn. The Bitcoin Game box art was created from an illustration by Rock Barcellos. Lightning Network tips: https://tippin.me/@TheBTCGame Bitcoin tipping address: 3AYvXZseExRn3Dum8z9tFUk9jtQK6KMU4g  Note: We migrated our RSS feed (and primary content host) to Libsyn; SoundCloud is just a legacy feed.

The Bitcoin Game #75: 2014 Interview with Dr. Jochen "Johoe" Hoenicke

Welcome to episode 74 of The Bitcoin Game, sponsored by eToro. The Bitcoin Game has been a featured podcast on the LTB Network since 2014! A few facts about David Jevans: In the late '90s, David attended monthly Cypherpunk meetups in Palo Alto. David hired Nick Szabo to help with IronKey (David's previous business, a secure USB product). And David is currently the founder and CEO of CipherTrace, one of the big three "blockchain analysis" companies. David's past and present positions give him a uniquely informed perspective, and I was fascinated to hear his takes. We discuss a wide range of topics, from details about CipherTrace's work, to hardware wallets, supply-chain security, CryptoCapital, Quadriga, BTC-E, CoinJoin, OPSEC, and tons more.  EPISODE LINKS CipherTrace https://ciphertrace.com David on Twitter https://twitter.com/davejevans Cypherpunk https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cypherpunk Nick Szabo https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nick_Szabo IronKey https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/IronKey ECC (Elliptic Curve Cryptography) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elliptic-curve_cryptography 2000 Financial Cryptography Conference https://ifca.ai/fc00/program.html David Chaum https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/David_Chaum DigiCash https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/DigiCash Mt. Gox https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mt._Gox CoinJoin https://en.bitcoin.it/wiki/CoinJoin Wasabi Wallet https://wasabiwallet.io OPSEC https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Operations_security Financial Action Task Force (FATF)'s "Travel Rule" https://ciphertrace.com/fatf-crypto-travel-rule  THE BITCOIN GAME IS SPONSORED BY Are you interested in getting into the cryptocurrency markets but don't know where to start building your portfolio? eToro has the answer for you. It's called CopyTrader. With CopyTrader, you can automatically copy every trade of eToro's top crypto traders at the exact price in real time. No need to study up on markets or develop your own strategies. Simply sign up and copy the trader of your choice. Any profits they make, you do too (proportional to your investment). With eToro, you get access to the world's most popular cryptocurrencies, with transparent trading fees, all in one easy-to-use app. Join now at b.tc/etorogame.   While much of a Bitcoiner's time is spent in the world of digital assets, sometimes it's nice to own a physical representation of the virtual things you care about. For just the price of a cup of coffee or two (at Starbucks), you can own the world-famous Bitcoin Keychain. As Seen On  The Guardian • TechCrunch • Engadget • Ars Technica • Popular Mechanics  Infowars • Maxim • Inc. • Vice • RT • Bitcoin Magazine • VentureBeat   PRI • CoinDesk • Washington Post • Forbes • Fast Company Bitcoin Keychains - BTCKeychain.com  CREDITS All music in this episode was created by me, or is from a jam with me, Mike Coleman and Steve Lunn. The Bitcoin Game box art was created from an illustration by Rock Barcellos. Lightning Network tips: https://tippin.me/@TheBTCGame  Note: We migrated our RSS feed (and primary content host) to Libsyn; SoundCloud is just a legacy feed.

The Bitcoin Game #74: David Jevans of CipherTrace

Welcome to episode 73 of The Bitcoin Game, sponsored by eToro. When I started paying attention to Bitcoin Twitter in 2013, I noticed a guy named Tim Pastoor, who seemed pretty well-respected by the Bitcoin Twitter community. He and I eventually became good friends on Twitter, so much so that we hung out for a long afternoon when I visited Amsterdam a few years ago. Tim has been focused on peer-to-peer identity and reputation systems for the past five years, supporting Martti Malmi's work in the space (Martti was the first coder to work with Satoshi on Bitcoin). Twitter's Jack Dorsey recently garnered a ton of attention promoting the goal of decentralized social media, and P2P identity may well be the base layer for such projects. Hope you enjoy our talk! Oh, and a correction Tim gave me after our interview - Microsoft's Distributed ID project is now called Ion.  EPISODE LINKS Tim Pastoor on Twitter https://twitter.com/timpastoor Jack Dorsey's Tweet about Decentralized Social Media https://twitter.com/jack/status/1204766078468911106 Complementary Currencies (LETS, Brixton Pound, etc.) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Complementary_currency Peer-to-Peer (P2P) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peer-to-peer Martti Malmi (article)  https://www.theverge.com/2015/6/10/8751933/the-shy-college-student-who-helped-build-bitcoin-into-a-global Identifi (now Iris) https://identifi.github.io/ Microsoft Decentralized Identity  https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/security/technology/own-your-identity W3C Decentralized Identifiers https://www.w3.org/TR/did-core Carsten Keutmann's Digital Trust Protocol  https://medium.com/@carstenkeutmann_96497/digital-trust-protocol-c37e17eeca20 Sovrin https://sovrin.org Urbit ID https://urbit.org/understanding-urbit/urbit-id Sockpuppet Account https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sockpuppet_(Internet) Sybil Swarm https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sybil_attack Six Degrees of Separation Principle https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Six_degrees_of_separation Metcalfe's Law https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Metcalfe%27s_law Network Effect https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Network_effect Microsoft's Ion (Decentralized Identity) https://github.com/decentralized-identity/ion Anchoring into the Blockchain  https://medium.com/@edhonour/how-anchors-help-ensure-authenticity-on-the-blockchain-3359051a181 TJ Miller on The Adam Carolla Show (see part two) https://adamcarolla.com/tj-miller-and-mark-geragos Switchboard Operator https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Switchboard_operator Bell Labs https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bell_Labs Iris GitHub https://github.com/irislib Iris Proof-of-Concept https://iris.to  THE BITCOIN GAME IS SPONSORED BY Are you interested in getting into the cryptocurrency markets but don't know where to start building your portfolio? eToro has the answer for you. It's called CopyTrader. With CopyTrader, you can automatically copy every trade of eToro's top crypto traders at the exact price in real time. No need to study up on markets or develop your own strategies. Simply sign up and copy the trader of your choice. Any profits they make, you do too (proportional to your investment). With eToro, you get access to the world's most popular cryptocurrencies, with transparent trading fees, all in one easy-to-use app. Join now at b.tc/etorogame.   While much of a Bitcoiner's time is spent in the world of digital assets, sometimes it's nice to own a physical representation of the virtual things you care about. For just the price of a cup of coffee or two (at Starbucks), you can own the world-famous Bitcoin Keychain. As Seen On  The Guardian • TechCrunch • Engadget • Ars Technica • Popular Mechanics  Infowars • Maxim • Inc. • Vice • RT • Bitcoin Magazine • VentureBeat   PRI • CoinDesk • Washington Post • Forbes • Fast Company Bitcoin Keychains - BTCKeychain.com  CREDITS All music in this episode was created by me, or is from a jam with me, Mike Coleman and Steve Lunn. The Bitcoin Game box art was created from an illustration by Rock Barcellos. Bitcoin (SegWit) tipping address: 3AYvXZseExRn3Dum8z9tFUk9jtQK6KMU4g Lightning Network tipping: https://tippin.me/@TheBTCGame  Note: We've migrated our RSS feed (and primary content host) from SoundCloud to Libsyn. So if you noticed the SoundCloud numbers aren't nearly as high as they used to be, that's the reason.

The Bitcoin Game #73: Tim Pastoor, P2P Identity

Welcome to episode 72 of The Bitcoin Game, I'm Rob Mitchell. This episode came about in an unexpected way. I had the opportunity to speak with Guy Hirsch (USA Managing Director for eToro) at the CIS conference in Los Angeles. My plan was to grab some sound bites from Guy to use in podcast episodes as part of eToro's sponsorship. But I'm such a curious person that I couldn't help but ask a bunch of genuine questions I had about the platform. Turned out, the brief interview was interesting and informative enough that I decided to release it as a stand-alone episode. So, if you've wondered about eToro after seeing them practically everywhere in the crypto space (not to mention the snazzy eToro commercial with Alec Baldwin), this episode will get you up to speed!  EPISODE LINKS Guy Hirsch on Twitter https://twitter.com/GuyHirsch Alec Baldwin's eToro ad https://youtu.be/GBBuFuHAxoY Our eToro Affiliate Link https://b.tc/etorogame  THE BITCOIN GAME IS SPONSORED BY  Are you interested in getting into the cryptocurrency markets but don't know where to start building your portfolio? The answer is CopyTrader, by eToro. With CopyTrader, you can automatically copy every trade of eToro's top crypto traders at the exact price in real time. No need to study up on markets or develop your own strategies. Simply sign up and copy the trader of your choice. Any profits they make, you do too (proportional to your investment). With eToro, you get access to the world's most popular cryptocurrencies, with transparent trading fees, all in one easy-to-use app. Join now at b.tc/etorogame.    While much of a Bitcoiner's time is spent in the world of digital assets, sometimes it's nice to own a physical representation of the virtual things you care about. For just the price of a cup of coffee or two (at Starbucks), you can own the world-famous Bitcoin Keychain. As Seen On  The Guardian • TechCrunch • Engadget • Ars Technica • Popular Mechanics  Infowars • Maxim • Inc. • Vice • RT • Bitcoin Magazine • VentureBeat   PRI • CoinDesk • Washington Post • Forbes • Fast Company Bitcoin Keychains - BTCKeychain.com  CREDITS All music in this episode of The Bitcoin Game was created by Rob Mitchell. The Bitcoin Game box art was created from an illustration by Rock Barcellos. Bitcoin (Segwit) tipping address: 3AYvXZseExRn3Dum8z9tFUk9jtQK6KMU4g Lightning Network tipping: https://tippin.me/@TheBTCGame  Note: We've migrated our RSS feed (and primary content host) from SoundCloud to Libsyn. So if you noticed the SoundCloud numbers aren't nearly as high as they used to be, that's the reason.

The Bitcoin Game 32 - Brock Pierce

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