Show support appreciated: https://donations.cryptovoices.com Show Sponsor: https://hodlhodl.com/join/cryptovoices Matthew, Alec, and Michel discuss the perennial promise of privacy, how it's being bombarded on all fronts, for all of us, and what to do about it, if anything. Essentially no "average" individual can tackle all the issues alone to reclaim their total and complete right to privacy without doing the cabin in the woods thing; however, there are efforts to be taken. But you gotta start ...
Jul 26, 2021•44 min•Season 5Ep. 9
Show support appreciated: https://donations.cryptovoices.com Show Sponsor: https://hodlhodl.com/join/cryptovoices Matthew and Alec interview Charles Finfrock, Insider Threat Director at a large publicly traded company (his views discussed shouldn't be seen as representative of his employer), and former CIA case officer of 18 years. Charles brings an intelligence background to the discussion, being one of those rare Bitcoin advocates from inside the halls of the US government for many years. Thou...
Jul 13, 2021•1 hr 2 min•Season 5Ep. 8
Show support appreciated: https://donations.cryptovoices.com Show Sponsor: https://hodlhodl.com/join/cryptovoices Matthew & Alec break down some recent developments including: - Free tech vs. open tech - Housing market - States' rights in the pandemic - Can you predict inflation? - Monetary base vs. Price inflation - Gold wars - Alec on the Anom story - Revisiting the ever-present meme of Bitcoin & crime (keeping perspective with what happens in fiat world) - Is God on your team? Or bett...
Jun 22, 2021•52 min•Season 5Ep. 7
Show support appreciated: https://donations.cryptovoices.com Show Sponsor: https://hodlhodl.com/join/cryptovoices Matthew, Michel, and Alec interview Todd Weaver, founder and CEO of Purism. If you don't have a Purism laptop or phone, get one. Topics discussed: - Open source hardware - Latest Librem products - What is a Social Purpose Corporation - Market strategies for putting the consumer before profit - How Purism brings safety, security, and privacy to the user - What are the big boys saying ...
Jun 14, 2021•1 hr 8 min•Season 5Ep. 6
Show support appreciated: https://donations.cryptovoices.com Show Sponsor: https://hodlhodl.com/join/cryptovoices Matthew, Michel, and Alec team up with Rodolfo Novak from Coinkite for a great ep on privacy and hardware wallets. Topics discussed: - ISP/ micro-ISP availability for retail - Starlink - Phoning home via web apps (don't) - Ubiquiti / Unifi - Coldcard - Seed XOR - Bitcoin Treasuries latest / future Listen on to learn more. Links for more info: https://twitter.com/nvk https://coinkite....
Jun 08, 2021•1 hr 12 min•Season 5Ep. 5
Show support appreciated: https://donations.cryptovoices.com Show Sponsor: https://hodlhodl.com/join/cryptovoices Matthew teams up with two new hosts for covering new topics and a different direction for the show. Stoked! Michel from host4coins / nodl and Alec Harris from Halo Privacy will now join Matthew as regulars on the show. We'll move from being primarily focused on money and economics, to focusing on more topics around tech, privacy, and Bitcoin, as the new hosts bring lots of relevant e...
May 24, 2021•1 hr 8 min•Season 5Ep. 4
Show support appreciated: https://donations.cryptovoices.com Show Sponsor: https://hodlhodl.com/join/cryptovoices Matthew interviews Edan Yago, contributor to the decentralized smart contract protocol Sovryn, utilizing RSK and Bitcoin. Yago starts the discussion off with some very important historical lessons from his family life, how his family has been in the crosshairs of many tyrannical regimes, how they overcame it, why gold has been so important in war-torn countries, and how he helped pro...
Apr 02, 2021•1 hr 3 min•Season 5Ep. 3
Show support appreciated: https://donations.cryptovoices.com Show Sponsor: https://hodlhodl.com/join/cryptovoices Matthew interviews Mikk Maal, co-founder and CEO of Comistar. Comistar offers business advisory services and expertise to entrepreneurs and executives looking to develop a company in business-friendly Estonia. We discuss Mikk's consulting services and experience in Estonia, taxes, regulation, and Estonia's (first of its kind) crypto license. We also take a stroll down memory lane, fr...
Feb 05, 2021•1 hr•Season 5Ep. 2
Crypto Voices: Episode 100 Show support appreciated: https://donations.cryptovoices.com Show Sponsor: https://hodlhodl.com/join/cryptovoices Matthew and Fernando celebrate the 100th episode of Crypto Voices on its 4-year anniversary, reflect on 2020, and what will come in 2021. Thank you all for listening over the years!! Wish you health and happiness in 2021. Listen on to learn more. Links for more info: https://cryptovoices.com/ https://twitter.com/crypto_voices https://twitter.com/fernandoulr...
Jan 09, 2021•1 hr 16 min•Season 5Ep. 1
Crypto Voices: Episode 99 Show support appreciated: https://donations.cryptovoices.com Show Sponsor: https://hodlhodl.com/join/cryptovoices Matthew interviews Rodolfo Andragnes from LaBITconf. We dive into all the new and creative things LaBITconf is doing to make this year's premier Bitcoin conference not just another online conference, from VR to moon rooms. We also review some of the latest economic and currency happenings with the peso Argentine. It'll be easier than ever to join the fun at ...
Nov 27, 2020•52 min•Season 4Ep. 16
Crypto Voices: Episode 98 Show support appreciated: https://donations.cryptovoices.com Show Sponsor: https://hodlhodl.com/join/cryptovoices Matthew welcomes Paul Sztorc back to the show. We get an update on Drivechain, the sidechain technology Paul is behind, which is a necessary Bitcoin soft fork in order to implement Paul's other project, Bitcoin Hivemind (formerly Truthcoin). Paul discusses his perspective and reflections on the scaling debate in Bitcoin over the years, his views on where we ...
Nov 13, 2020•3 hr 12 min•Season 4Ep. 15
Crypto Voices: Episode 97 Show support appreciated: https://donations.cryptovoices.com Show Sponsor: https://hodlhodl.com/join/cryptovoices Matthew interviews Juan Galt, journalist educator, and Bitcoin evangelist. We discuss a variety of current events in Bitcoin, such as the PayPal and BitMex news. Juan gives great perspective on the history of libertarian views on Bitcoin, a world he is very familiar with. Do check out Juan's work with Ugly Old Goat, especially if you're interested in trading...
Nov 06, 2020•1 hr 2 min•Season 4Ep. 14
Crypto Voices: Episode 96 Show support appreciated: 35iDYDYqRdN2x6KGcpdV2W1Hy3AjGje9oL Show Sponsor: https://hodlhodl.com/join/cryptovoices Matthew interviews Jesse Berger, author of the new book "Magic Internet Money: A Book About Bitcoin." Jesse has just published a new educational book about Bitcoin, how Bitcoin, and why Bitcoin. His book covers a ton of good topics to address these questions. Each chapter is one page packed with well-written info, and the illustrations are fantastic. Listen ...
Oct 23, 2020•58 min•Season 4Ep. 13
Crypto Voices: Episode 95 Show support appreciated: 35iDYDYqRdN2x6KGcpdV2W1Hy3AjGje9oL Show sponsor, please use this link to help us out! hodlhodl.com/join/cryptovoices Matthew updates on the Crypto Voices Monetary Base exhibit for 2020 Q2 with Marty Bent on his Tales from the Crypt podcast. This episode will be a lot easier if following along with the tweet thread, which is here: https://twitter.com/crypto_voices/status/1296442813756911623?s=20 Or, you can also follow along with the exhibits he...
Sep 28, 2020•1 hr 29 min•Season 4Ep. 12
Crypto Voices: Episode 94 Show support appreciated: 35iDYDYqRdN2x6KGcpdV2W1Hy3AjGje9oL Show Sponsor: hodlhodl.com/join/cryptovoices Matthew and Fernando interview Andrey Dashkov, native of Belarus, about the emerging situation in his country; most importantly, the egregious human rights violations by the State against peaceful protestors. The situation is very serious in Belarus, and the values and ideals of freedom for people in the former Soviet Union is close to the heart of the show. Please ...
Aug 30, 2020•1 hr 5 min•Season 4Ep. 11
Crypto Voices: Episode 93 Show support appreciated: 35iDYDYqRdN2x6KGcpdV2W1Hy3AjGje9oL Show Sponsor: https://hodlhodl.com/join/cryptovoices Matthew interviews Misir Mahmudov, independent researcher and author of "This Book Will Save You Time," available now in many languages, also now in audio. All proceeds go to Bitcoin development. Misir discusses some of our favorite topics on money and inflation, scarcity, shrinkflation, economic history, and how it all relates to our most precious commodity...
Jul 09, 2020•52 min•Season 4Ep. 10
Crypto Voices: Episode 92 Show support appreciated: 35iDYDYqRdN2x6KGcpdV2W1Hy3AjGje9oL Show Sponsor: https://hodlhodl.com/join/cryptovoices Matthew and Fernando update on the latest goings on in the monetary and political game, with a focus on Brazil. Fernando rejoins the show after being absent for many interviews, as he has been focusing on his YouTube channel (https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCLJkh3QjHsLtK0LZFd28oGg), which is rapidly becoming a popular forum in Brazil on money and the politi...
Jun 22, 2020•44 min•Season 4Ep. 9
Crypto Voices: Episode 91 Show support appreciated: 35iDYDYqRdN2x6KGcpdV2W1Hy3AjGje9oL Show Sponsor: https://hodlhodl.com/join/cryptovoices Matthew and Fernando interview expert economist and fund manager Daniel Lacalle. If you haven't heard of Daniel, do check out his blog, books, and videos on his website (links below), or find him often on many mainstream business news channels such as Bloomberg. This interview was originally recorded in video on Fernando's YouTube channel here: https://www.y...
May 13, 2020•56 min•Season 4Ep. 8
Crypto Voices: Episode 90 Show support appreciated: 35iDYDYqRdN2x6KGcpdV2W1Hy3AjGje9oL Show Sponsor: https://hodlhodl.com/join/cryptovoices Matthew interviews Dr. Saifedean Ammous, Austrian economist and author of The Bitcoin Standard. Saifedean comes back on the show for an in depth discussion on some classical principles of (Austrian) economics, of which he is currently lecturing online in his second Principles of Economics course, available now (link below). We cover what makes Austrianism di...
Apr 17, 2020•1 hr 14 min•Season 4Ep. 7
Crypto Voices: Episode 89 Show support appreciated: 35iDYDYqRdN2x6KGcpdV2W1Hy3AjGje9oL Show Sponsor: https://hodlhodl.com/join/cryptovoices Matthew interviews Alec Harris, Managing Director of Halo Privacy, providing secure communications via cryptography and managed attribution for a variety of clients. Alec is an expert in the privacy world, protecting many types of clients. We talk first and foremost how Covid-19 will affect our privacy going forward. Alec overviews some of the main services ...
Apr 09, 2020•1 hr 5 min•Season 4Ep. 6
Crypto Voices: Episode 88 Show support appreciated: 35iDYDYqRdN2x6KGcpdV2W1Hy3AjGje9oL Show sponsor, please use this link to help us out! https://hodlhodl.com/join/cryptovoices Matthew updates on the Crypto Voices Monetary Base exhibit for 2019 Q4. This episode will be a lot easier if following along with the tweet thread, which is here: https://twitter.com/crypto_voices/status/1227949623362379778?s=20 Or, you can also follow along with the exhibits here: cryptovoices.com/basemoney Bottom line: ...
Mar 11, 2020•52 min•Season 4Ep. 5
Crypto Voices: Episode 87 Show support appreciated: 35iDYDYqRdN2x6KGcpdV2W1Hy3AjGje9oL Matthew interviews Dr. Adam Back, applied cryptographer, inventor of proof-of-work system Hashcash, and CEO of Blockstream. In this one we go around the horn covering economics, money, gold, silver, properties of good money, payments, savings, permission-less tech, alternative implementations, Schnorr and Taproot upgrades, hashing collisions, upgrading the hashing algorithm itself, and privacy (tradeoffs). Lis...
Feb 22, 2020•2 hr 21 min•Season 4Ep. 4
Crypto Voices: Episode 86 Show support appreciated: 35iDYDYqRdN2x6KGcpdV2W1Hy3AjGje9oL Matthew interviews Amir Taaki, early Bitcoin developer, hacker, revolutionary, and political activist. We discuss an interesting array of topics on geopolitics, from communism to capitalism, the role of religion, the role of leaders, the role of weapons, and the role of money. Amir shares some stories from his early days in Bitcoin, both things he appreciated, and those he thinks Bitcoin should improve upon. W...
Jan 30, 2020•1 hr 29 min•Season 4Ep. 3
Crypto Voices: Episode 85 Show support appreciated: 35iDYDYqRdN2x6KGcpdV2W1Hy3AjGje9oL Matthew interviews Michel Rauchs, former cryptocurrency and blockchain lead at the Cambridge Centre for Alternative Finance, and founder of digital asset advisory firm Paradigma. Michel covers the many benchmarks and metrics he and his colleagues have researched and developed at Cambridge, including the Bitcoin Electricity Consumption Index, as well as the true user base of the Bitcoin ecosystem. Michel is ver...
Jan 23, 2020•58 min•Season 4Ep. 2
Crypto Voices: Episode 84 Show support appreciated: 35iDYDYqRdN2x6KGcpdV2W1Hy3AjGje9oL Matthew interviews Rodolfo Novak, CEO and co-founder of Coinkite, the maker of Opendime and Coldcard, the latter of which is an ultra-secure bitcoin hardware wallet. Rodolfo joins for this 3-year anniversary show of Crypto Voices! Rodolfo gives a full overview on the latest Coldcard Mark 3, covering all security features, the interface and setup, PSBTs, interacting with the microSD card, and what makes open-so...
Jan 09, 2020•1 hr 19 min•Season 4Ep. 1
Crypto Voices: Episode 83 Show support appreciated: 35iDYDYqRdN2x6KGcpdV2W1Hy3AjGje9oL Matthew & Fernando interview Trace Mayer, longtime Bitcoin advocate and founder of the public service initiative Proof of Keys. The 2nd annual celebration is coming up on 3 January 2020. Trace covers from A to Z on what Proof of Keys is all about, how to partake in the initiative, best practices, and his personal recommendations in climbing the mountaintop to monetary sovereignty. It's a fantastic initiati...
Dec 19, 2019•1 hr 12 min•Season 3Ep. 26
Crypto Voices: Episode 82 Show support appreciated: 35iDYDYqRdN2x6KGcpdV2W1Hy3AjGje9oL Matthew interviews Dave Chapman, Executive Director of BC Group, the first and still only publicly traded fintech and digital asset company in Asia. We start off with Dave's background and his journey into banking and financial services, and how he eventually moved to Hong Kong and discovered bitcoin. Dave has been through many bitcoin cycles, both as a personal enthusiast and as an entrepreneur. We discuss th...
Dec 12, 2019•55 min•Season 3Ep. 25
Crypto Voices: Episode 81 Show support appreciated: 35iDYDYqRdN2x6KGcpdV2W1Hy3AjGje9oL Matthew and Fernando interview Henry Brade, founder and chairman of Prasos & Coinmotion, both based in Finland. We discuss Henry's journey in servicing and onboarding bitcoin to customers, covering their various services in Finland, as well as their current offerings and entry in the Spanish market. We explore much of the latest regulatory climate in Finland and in Europe for Prasos and Coinmotion, based o...
Nov 28, 2019•1 hr 9 min•Season 3Ep. 24
Crypto Voices: Episode 80 Show support appreciated: 35iDYDYqRdN2x6KGcpdV2W1Hy3AjGje9oL Matthew updates on the Crypto Voices Monetary Base exhibit for 2019 Q3. This episode will be a lot easier if following along with the tweet thread, which is here: https://twitter.com/crypto_voices/status/1191723457467355137?s=20 Or, you can also follow along with the exhibits here: cryptovoices.com/basemoney Bottom line: Bitcoin is currently the #9th largest base money in the fiat world. Bitcoin is currently t...
Nov 08, 2019•55 min•Season 3Ep. 23
Crypto Voices: Episode 79 Show support appreciated: 35iDYDYqRdN2x6KGcpdV2W1Hy3AjGje9oL Matthew and Fernando interview Sergej Kotliar, founder and CEO of Bitrefill. We discuss Sergej's early vision for Bitrefill, the current business model, how the company has morphed over the years, and how the effort has always been to practically and pragmatically allow their customers to spend bitcoin on real goods, via gift cards and mobile refills. We discuss the reason for certain altcoin integrations on t...
Sep 30, 2019•55 min•Season 3Ep. 22
