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The official podcast of Bitcoin crashes. Hosted by Aaron Lammer & Jay Caspian Kang.

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#9: Privacy Coins Explained—A Deep Dive into Monero (XMR) and Zcash (ZEC)...and also SumoKoin

Aaron & Jay go inside the privacy altcoins Monero (XMR) and ZCash (ZEC): what coin fungibility and anonymity really mean how privacy coins differ from Bitcoin—and whether Bitcoin might add those features as a secondary layer in the future whether the association of Monero with dark net markets and money laundering is good or bad for price (and ethics?) how academic research led to defining privacy features of Monero (Ring Signatures) and Zcash (ZSnarks) and how they work (actually we don't r...

Feb 20, 2018•57 min•Ep. 9

#8: Interview w/ Adrian Chen, the first journalist to write about Silk Road and Bitcoin

Adrian Chen wrote the first article about the darknet marketplace Silk Road and Bitcoin, causing the price of BTC to go from $10 to $14. Adrian discusses: why he never has owned a single Bitcoin his investigation into Satoshi Nakamoto's identity the misperception that Bitcoin is anonymous *whether crypto has scrambled Jay’s brain Plus, Aaron shills his bags HARD. 7:30 Bitgrail hacked 7:33 Nano (XRB) 14:03 " The Underground Website Where You Can Buy Any Drug Imaginable " (Adrian Chen, Gawker 2011...

Feb 14, 2018•1 hr 9 min•Ep. 8

#7: Giancarlo 2020 (The Senate Hearings on Bitcoin) / Augur (REP) Wants You To Hack Them

On the official podcast of Bitcoin crashes, Aaron & Jay: listen in on CFTC Chairman J. Christopher Giancarlo's hero-making comments to the Senate try to understand why exchanges like Binance are so opaque during downtime (even if they didn't actually get hacked) consider the first prediction market on the Augur (REP) platform which is a bet on "whether Augur will get hacked" 13:20 Forbes' First List Of Cryptocurrency's Richest: Meet The Secretive Freaks, Geeks And Visionaries Minting Billion...

Feb 09, 2018•50 min•Ep. 7

#6: How Low Can You Go? / Jameson Lopp Interview

Aaron and Jay answer some Twitter questions at the entire crypto market crashes before their eyes, then find some solace in an interview with Bitcoin veteran Jameson Lopp. @Lopp Lopp.net Show Notes (1 hr) 13:08 The Worst Crashes in Bitcoin History 30:35 Lightning Network 35:37 Statoshi 36:23 BitGo...

Feb 02, 2018•1 hr•Ep. 6

#5: Tether (USDT) is the new Disneybucks

Aaron and Jay try to understand how Tether works and whether its collapse could bring down the entire crypto house of cards. Plus the Coincheck hack and some listener questions from Twitter. (Since this episode was taped last night, it was reported that Tether and Bitfinex had received a subpoena from the CFTC on December 6th.) " U.S. Regulators Subpoena Crypto Exchange Bitfinex, Tether " (Matthew Leising, Bloomberg) 7:50 Tether (USDT) 17:09 Tweet by @Nouriel 25:13 " Japan’s Cryptocurrency Whiz ...

Jan 30, 2018•53 min•Ep. 5

#4: "Do You Guys Even Believe in Crypto?" / Own Your Own Casino w/ Buzzfeed's Charlie Warzel

In this episode: -Aaron & Jay answer a provocative mailbag question as to whether they even fundamentally believe in Bitcoin and cryptocurrencies -The crypto “long winter -Mining and electricity consumption -Ethereum’s hacky-sack mentality vs Bitcoin’s scorched earth =Buzzfeed tech reporter Charlie Warzel comes in for a new deep dive segment on the ERC-20 casino token Funfair (FUN). Send us mailbag questions: hi@cointalk.show @CWarzel 4:40 RaiBlocks (XRB) 11:19 "What It's Like To Be Absolute...

Jan 23, 2018•57 min•Ep. 4

#3: We Survived the Crash w/ Doug Kim

The biggest Bitcoin crash in over 2 years has come and gone—and we still don't totally understand what happened. We talk hodling, panic selling, and why each successive crash in your own crypto history is easier (and funnier?) than the last with professional poker player and actor Doug Kim . @SweetJustice Just Doug on Facebook Watch 6:54 @Matthew_D_Green 27:27 Zoin (ZOI) 28:34 " A Theory About the Recent Crypto Price Plunge " (Matthew C. Klein, FT Alphaville) 36:11 Storm (Storm) & BLOCKv (VE...

Jan 19, 2018•42 min•Ep. 3

#2: Korean Crypto-Mania and the Kimchi Spread

An interview with Nathan Park, an attorney who has been active in crypto regulations in the Korean market, about: —why Korea caught crypto fever —the massive "Kimchi Premium" paid on Korean exchanges like Bithumb and its ties to Chinese mining and money-laundering —what to expect from Korean regulators in 2018 Plus San Francisco's crypto-rich and the J-Pop band "Virtual Currency Girls." This episode was taped Monday, January 15th and 11am EST. The Bitcoin Price Index was $14,066. " Everyone Is G...

Jan 16, 2018•48 min•Ep. 2

#1: @Ledgerstatus on Learning and Teaching Trading

Aaron and Jay ask one of their favorite Twitter trader @ledgerstatus what every crypto noob should know, plus C.E.S.' saddest product the "Kodak Kashminer," blockchain dentistry, Toshi serfdom and highlights from a Warren Buffett interview on Bitcoin. 3:30 Kodak Kashminer 11:48 Dentacoin 15:22 Toshi 27:02 Warren Buffett on CNBC 33:00 @Ledgerstatus 57:52 The Ledgercast 1:01:30 ledgerstatus.com...

Jan 11, 2018•1 hr 4 min•Ep. 1

#0 Preview / Ripple Mania and Sumokoin Feudalism

Introducing COIN TALK —a new show for crypto-noobs. An overview of the show, plus a bonus chat about Ripple mania, how Aaron became a Sumokoin ($SUMO) baron, and why Jay draws no distinction between altcoin buying and sports gambling. READ THE FULL TRANSCRIPT HERE Show Notes 9:30 This Cryptocurrency Inventor Has Suddenly Become One of the World's Richest Men (Time) 9:48 Meet The Crypto Billionaires Getting Rich From Ripple's XRP ( Laura Shin , Forbes) 9:55 @NathanielPopper: On the rise of Ripple...

Jan 08, 2018•33 min0

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