Patrick Dugan talks about Trade Layer, a Litecoin-based derivative exchange, and the intricacies behind futures contracts. 

*Guest* https://twitter.com/duganist www.tradelayer.org

*Host* www.theliteschool.com https://twitter.com/ecurrencyhodler

**Sound Track** Summer- https://www.bensound.com/royalty-free-music/track/summer **Referral Links** -http://bit.ly/HW-NanoS (Hardware Wallet) -Billfodl (Back it up with a Billfodl. Use "theliteschool" for 10% off!)

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Zahari from cryptomonsters.world joins the show as we talk about why he chose Litecoin's blockchain to leverage for his game, non-fungible tokens, and artificial intelligence.

*Guest* https://twitter.com/CryptoMonsters_ https://www.cryptomonsters.world/

*Host* www.theliteschool.com https://twitter.com/ecurrencyhodler

**Sound Track** Summer- https://www.bensound.com/royalty-free-music/track/summer **Referral Links** -http://bit.ly/HW-NanoS (Hardware Wallet) -Billfodl (Back it up with a Billfodl. Use "theliteschool" for 10% off!)

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We go in-depth into the security of sidechains and how RootStock enables Ethereum-like smart contracts on Litecoin through a sidechain called Smart Litecoin (SLTC).

*Guest* https://twitter.com/dieguito www.rsk.co

*Host* www.theliteschool.com https://twitter.com/ecurrencyhodler

**Sound Track** Summer- https://www.bensound.com/royalty-free-music/track/summer **Referral Links** -http://bit.ly/HW-NanoS (Hardware Wallet) -Billfodl (Back it up with a Billfodl. Use "theliteschool" for 10% off!)

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In this episode, I have a friendly debate with Bitcoin skeptic David Gerard.  We cover deflationary economics, whether mining is centralized/wasteful, and even touch on common ground regarding ICO's and private blockchains.

*Guest* https://twitter.com/davidgerard David's ebook: https://davidgerard.co.uk/blockchain/book/

*Host* www.theliteschool.com https://twitter.com/ecurrencyhodler

** Mixed By ** https://twitter.com/JimmyTwoEars

**Sound Track** Summer- https://www.bensound.com/royalty-free-music/track/summer **Referral Links** -http://bit.ly/HW-NanoS (Hardware Wallet) -Billfodl (Back it up with a Billfodl. Use "theliteschool" for 10% off!)

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I had David Schwartz and David Liebowitz on to talk about what you can expect at the upcoming Litecoin Summit.  We go over how the idea of a Summit came about, the volunteer aspect of it, and how Day 1 and 2 will be structured.

*Guests* https://twitter.com/DaddyCool1991 https://twitter.com/Litecoin_MAD

*Host* www.theliteschool.comhttps://twitter.com/ecurrencyhodler ** Mixed By ***https://twitter.com/JimmyTwoEars

**Sound Track** Summer-  https://www.bensound.com/royalty-free-music/track/summer **Referral Links** -http://bit.ly/HW-NanoS (Hardware Wallet) -Billfodl (Back it up with a Billfodl. Use "theliteschool" for 10% off!)

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James Lovejoy from MIT and the Digital Currency Initiative joins me to talk about an exciting new development that'll make it easier for users to get onto the Lightning Network.  We also cover asic resistance and why having mining algo dominance is important to your coin's security.  

*Guest* https://twitter.com/jamesl22

*Host* www.theliteschool.comhttps://twitter.com/ecurrencyhodler ** Mixed By *** https://twitter.com/JimmyTwoEars

**Sound Track** Summer-  https://www.bensound.com/royalty-free-music/track/summer **Referral Links** -http://bit.ly/HW-NanoS (Hardware Wallet) -Billfodl (Back it up with a Billfodl. Use "theliteschool" for 10% off!)

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Pedro Perez, a pseudonym to protect the identity of my guest, provides a firsthand account to what life is like in Venezuela. We discuss the DolarToday controversy, Petro coin, and how much cryptocurrency is actually used in the country.

*Relevant Links*

https://www.xe.com/currency/vef-venezuelan-bol%C3%ADvar#additionalinfo

http://www.bcv.org.ve/comunicado-resultados-de-subasta-cs-so-013-18

https://www.caracaschronicles.com/2018/05/08/the-parallels-parallel-turned-upside-down-and-we-can-only-look-at-it-go/

*Translator* Julia *Host* www.theliteschool.comhttps://twitter.com/ecurrencyhodler ** Mixed By ***https://twitter.com/JimmyTwoEars

**Sound Track** Summer-  https://www.bensound.com/royalty-free-music/track/summer **Referral Links** -http://bit.ly/HW-NanoS (Hardware Wallet) -Billfodl (Back it up with a Billfodl. Use "theliteschool" for 10% off!)

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Frank, one of the Directors of the Litecoin Foundation, comes on the show and talks about some of the most recent developments regarding Litevault, Zulu Republic, and the Litecoin Foundation.

*Guest* www.twitter.com/mlpfrank

*Host* www.theliteschool.comhttps://twitter.com/ecurrencyhodler ** Mixed By *** https://twitter.com/JimmyTwoEars

**Sound Track** Summer-  https://www.bensound.com/royalty-free-music/track/summer **Referral Links** -http://bit.ly/HW-NanoS (Hardware Wallet) -Billfodl (Back it up with a Billfodl. Use "theliteschool" for 10% off!)

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Bill Barhydt comes on The Lite Podcast and talks about all things Abra.  Some of the topics we cover are why Litecoin was added as an underlying asset class, when Litecoin desposit's open up, what happens behind the scenes when you deposit LTC into Abra, how Abra remains solvent, and Bill's vision for Abra beyond that of just a cryptocurrency exchange.

*Guest Links*

https://www.abra.com/

https://twitter.com/AbraGlobal

https://twitter.com/billbarhydt

*Host Links*

www.theliteschool.com

https://twitter.com/ecurrencyhodler ** Mixed By *** https://twitter.com/JimmyTwoEars

**Sound Track** Summer-  https://www.bensound.com/royalty-free-music/track/summer **Referral Links** -http://bit.ly/HW-NanoS (Hardware Wallet) -Billfodl (Back it up with a Billfodl. Use "theliteschool" for 10% off!)

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In this episode, I talk with Colin and Bryan Aulds from Billfodl on the importance of securing your seedkeys.

**Relevant Links**

https://billfodl.com/pages/best-practices-when-handling-cryptocurrency

Colin's podcast: http://www.churchandstatepodcast.com/

**Guests** https://twitter.com/BryanAulds https://twitter.com/Colin_Aulds https://twitter.com/Billfodl_Wallet

**Sound Track** Summer-  https://www.bensound.com/royalty-free-music/track/summer **Referral Links** -http://bit.ly/trezorhw (Hardware Wallet) -Billfodl (Back it up with a Billfodl. Use "theliteschool" for 10% off!)

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