The Bitcoin Game #66: Jeremy Rubin

Welcome to episode 66 of The Bitcoin Game, I'm Rob Mitchell. My second interview at the recent Bitcoin 2019 conference in San Francisco was with Jeremy Rubin, a fascinating guy who has contributed a ton to Bitcoin. We review Jeremy's background, discuss his current project (a BIP intended to aid with scaling pressures), and we revisit his controversial idea of a Bitcoin reorg in the wake of the recent Binance hack. And a lot more! Jeremy provides some pretty compelling content; I bet you'll enjoy this interview. EPISODE LINKS Jeremy's Website https://rubin.io Jeremy on Twitter https://twitter.com/JeremyRubin Tidbit Wiki https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tidbit Coinhive (similar to Tidbit, more recent) https://krebsonsecurity.com/2018/03/who-and-what-is-coinhive MIT Bitcoin $100 Giveaway (Coindesk article) https://www.coindesk.com/time-we-gave-500000-bitcoin-college-kids Period of Exclusivity Encourages Early Adopters, by Christian Catalini http://news.mit.edu/2017/bitcoin-study-period-exclusivity-encourages-early-adopters-0713 MIT Digital Currency Initiative https://dci.mit.edu Bitcoin Core https://bitcoin.org OP_SECURETHEBAG https://github.com/JeremyRubin/bips/blob/op-secure-the-bag/bip-secure-the-bag.mediawiki Article on Jeremy's BIP from The Block https://www.theblockcrypto.com/2019/05/24/proof-of-work-a-bitcoin-covenant-proposal BIP - Bitcoin Improvement Proposal https://en.bitcoin.it/wiki/Bitcoin_Improvement_Proposals Bitcoin Optech Newsletter https://bitcoinops.org/en/newsletters HTLC - Hash Time Locked Contracts Wiki https://en.bitcoin.it/wiki/Hash_Time_Locked_Contracts Jeremy's Initial Tweet about Binance Hack Reorg https://twitter.com/JeremyRubin/status/1125919526485254144 STAY IN TOUCH Thanks so much for taking the time to listen to The Bitcoin Game! https://Twitter.com/TheBTCGame http://TheBitcoinGame.com [email protected] SPONSOR 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 - BKeychain.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.