Roger Ver: Bitcoin, Liberty and the Scalability Roadblock

Epicenter - Learn about Crypto, Blockchain, Ethereum, Bitcoin and Distributed Technologies

Dec 28, 2016•1 hr 10 min•Ep. 163

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Episode description

Roger Ver is one of the earliest Bitcoin investors and through his tireless evangelizing of the cryptocurrency became known as ‘Bitcoin Jesus’. Roger joined us to discuss Bitcoin’s incredible potential to foster liberty. We also discussed how the current stalemate about how to scale Bitcoin is threatening that potential. And, finally, the mining pool operated by his site Bitcoin.com that is supporting the Bitcoin Unlimited client.

Topics covered in this episode:

How Roger Ver became the first investor in Bitcoin startups
What the Bitcoin community was like in 2011
The appeal of Bitcoin for voluntaryists
Why the scalability stalemate is crippling Bitcoin
Bitcoin.com’s new mining pool and support for Bitcoin Unlimited
His vision for the future of Bitcoin

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This episode is hosted by Brian Fabian Crain and Sébastien Couture. Show notes and listening options: epicenter.tv/163

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