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"This risk is probably best countered by offering enough time to upgrade. Unfortunately, not everyone agrees on how much time is enough; some think forced signaling could start within a year, others believe it should take several years." - Aaron Van WirdumTaproot is here! Now just how the hell do we decide to do the upgrade? Aaron Van Wirdum brings us another great piece at Bitcoin Magazine on the varied discussions on how to implement a Bitcoin soft fork in the post-SegWit days. Do we have PTSD, or are we ready for another leap in the Bitcoin protocol?Check out the original at Bitcoin Magazine:https://bitcoinmagazine.com/articles/taproot-coming-what-it-and-how-it-will-benefit-bitcoinFor further reading/listening on Segwit, Taproot, Schnorr, & more, check out these other awesome articles below:Taproot is Coming' https://anchor.fm/thecryptoconomy/episodes/CryptoQuikRead_318---Taproot-is-Coming-Aaron-van-Wirdum-e8um0cThe Long Road to Segwit ' https://anchor.fm/thecryptoconomy/episodes/CryptoQuikRead_054---The-Long-Road-To-Segwit-e2ndsv Schnorr Signatures & The Inevitability of Privacy ' https://anchor.fm/thecryptoconomy/episodes/CryptoQuikRead_226---Schnorr-Signatures--The-Inevitability-of-Privacy-in-Bitcoin-Lucas-Nuzzi-e3jfhiPaying Yourself for Privacy on Lightning' https://anchor.fm/thecryptoconomy/episodes/CryptoQuikRead_352---Paying-Yourself-for-Privacy-on-Lightning---Aaron-Van-Wirdum-eaq2goSimplifying Lightning with the "No Input" Class' https://anchor.fm/thecryptoconomy/episodes/CryptoQuikRead_297---Simplifying-Lightning--The-Noinput-Class-Aaron-Van-Wirdum-e5fhoa Start your Bitcoin savings plan at SwanBitcoin.com/guy! Don't hate yourself for having delayed weeks and missed a prime, sat stacking opportunity before the next bull market. Today is it! A huge thanks to the Let's Talk Bitcoin Network and Bitcoin Magazine for their support and awesome content!

Friend of The Tatiana Show, Lyn Ulbricht, returns to catch up on the fight to free her son Ross from prison. With more than 340,000 signatures on the Change.org petition to grant him a pardon, Lyn is going hard for one of the last courses of action that could set Ross free after nearly eight years of incarceration. Ross was convicted based on transactions that happened on the free trade platform, Silk Road. Each of the charges for which Ross was convicted is a non-violent offense. Yet, he is serving two life sentences plus 40 years in a maximum security prison. Tatiana, Josh, and Lyn recap the corrupt investigation, the dubious charges, the incredible trial, ongoing international efforts to set Ross free, and the toll it has taken on him and his family. About the Guest: Lyn Ulbricht is the mother of Ross Ulbricht, a peaceful 36-year old who was sentenced to double life plus 40 years without parole for all non-violent charges associated with his role in the Silk Road website.Since Ross's arrest Lyn has strived to direct awareness to the issues at stake and how the case impacts freedom in the digital age. She has spoken at numerous events; appeared on many TV, radio and podcast shows, including Reason TV, CNN, HuffPost Live and Fox; and conducted interviews with major and alternative media, including the New York Times, Wall Street Journal, Forbes and The Guardian. She is also featured in the documentary, "Deep Web."When not working to raise awareness and gaining support, Lyn focuses on raising funds through www.freeross.org. More Info: Tatiana MorozVaultoroFollow Lyn on Twitter Follow Ross on Twitter Follow Ross on Medium Free RossSign Ross's Clemency Petition Listen to Tatiana's song "The Silk Road" Friends and Sponsors of the Show: Global Crypto Advisors Proof of LoveCrypto Media Hub *You have been listening to the Tatiana Show. This show may contain adult content, language, and humor and is intended for mature audiences. If that's not you, please stop listening. Nothing you hear on The Tatiana Show is intended as financial advice, legal advice, or really, anything other than entertainment. Take everything you hear with a grain of salt. Oh, and if you're hearing us on an affiliate network, the ideas and views expressed on this show are not necessarily those of the network you are listening on, or of any sponsors or any affiliate products you may hear about on the show.

In late 2019 and early 2020, the global economy was showing signs of stress. Even before coronavirus, we saw the Fed having to step in and provide liquidity for the repo market and issuing rate cuts. But the rapid spread of coronavirus around the world and the resulting lockdowns has further exposed cracks in the global economy. Stock markets experienced high volatility as the economic impact of businesses closing hit with Wall Street suffered its worst day since '˜Black Monday' and oil prices going negative for the first time in history. Governments responded with unprecedented levels of quantitative easing, and some countries are now seeing their currencies collapsing. Many analysts have suggested that rather than coronavirus being the cause of this economic downturn, it was instead the black swan event that acted as the pin that popped the bubble and the enormous debts that have been amounting for decades was a disaster waiting to happen. Over the past year, I have spoken to several economists including Raoul Pal, Caitlin Long and Travis Kling, all of whom warned that a financial collapse is coming. So, what is happening at the moment, what can we expect to see next, and how can we all prepare? This interview is from a panel I recently hosted for Real Vision's The Crypto Gathering, with Raoul Pal, Caitlin Long & Travis Kling. We discuss the early warning signs of systemic issues in the global macroeconomy, what might happen next and where Bitcoin fits into this.

Host Tom Shaughnessy sits down Viktor Bunin, a protocol specialist at Bison Trails. The two discuss Viktor's journey in crypto, how Biston Trails is powering the leading crypto projects through providing easy to use node infrastucture globally and so much more. Support The ShowAltoIRA With an Alto CryptoIRA, just open and fund a Traditional, Roth, or SEP CryptoIRA account, then get ready to invest. To sponsor this top crypto research podcast, email Tom@DelphiDigital.io Disclosures: This podcast is strictly informational and educational and is not investment advice or a solicitation to buy or sell any tokens or securities or to make any financial decisions. Do not trade or invest in any project, tokens, or securities based upon this podcast episode. The host may personally own tokens that are mentioned on the podcast. Tom Shaughnessy owns tokens in ETH, BTC, STX, SNX, RUNE, sUSD and HNT. Let's Talk Bitcoin is a distribution partner for the Chain Reaction Podcast, and our current show features paid sponsorships which may be featured at the start, middle and/or the end of the episode. These sponsorships are for informational purposes only and are not a solicitation to use any product or service. Guest host Kevin Kelly holds tokens in BTC, ETH, RUNE, and LEO.

In the aftermath of a major Twitter compromise that impacted a broad swathe of the largest, most influential accounts, join Andreas M. Antonopoulos, Stephanie Murphy and Adam B. Levine for a dive into the crazy series of events, what impact it has on bitcoin, decentralization and more.This episode is sponsored by eToro.com and The Internet of Money Volume 3.Email adam@ltbshow.com with questions or commentsPhoto bySara KurfeŸonUnsplash

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Throughout 2019, President Trump's re-election campaign looked to be on steady ground, but 2020 has been a very different story. Following the outbreak of COVID-19, countries across the world have gone into lockdown. However, Trump, Fox News and a large number of key Republicans initially played down the risk of the pandemic, and Trump has faced fierce criticism for his lack of decisive action. The US has been the most severely affected country, with around one quarter of all recorded infections and deaths. During this same period, the killing of George Floyd sent shockwaves across America. Millions took to the streets to protest police brutality and to campaign for Black Lives Matter. Many of these protests quickly turned violent and, again, Trump was criticised for his lack of decisive action and leadership, epitomised when he retreated to his bunker rather than addressing the nation. The pandemic and protests have opened up the election race, and while Trump has furiously Tweeted, Joe Biden has mostly retreated from public view. Support for Trump appears to be dropping, and most recently, Trump's rally in Tulsa was only attended by 6,200 people in attendance, in a building with a 19,000 capacity. While 2020 has been mostly negative for Trump's re-election campaign, he does have fiercely loyal supporters, and while the polls indicate Biden has a clear lead, this will likely be another close election. I tweeted that I would bet anyone $5,000 in Bitcoin that Trump would lose. American Hodl (@hodl_american) took me up on the bet. Phil Geiger, from Unchained Capital, agreed to arbiter the debt, holding the 3rd key in a multisig wallet we set up using Unchained Capital's Caravan product. In this interview, Hodl, Phil and I discuss the bet, US politics, if the current economic and social situation is positive or negative for Trump, populism, voter suppression and the election race.

This week we sit down with Robert Allen - a bitcoiner who has taken the buidl ethos to heart and built the beginnings of the moneda network - a remittance app that uses the lightning network for payment rails. we talk about building on lightning, the future of the lightning net work and We also get into monetary policy, and more. @CitizenBitcoin on Twitter Citizen Bitcoin Podcast Citizen Bitcoin Layer One merch collection Bitcoiner's Best Music: Moon in the Sky by Hobotek Links from the episode: Swan Signal Podcast Swan Bitcoin - The Best Way to Buy Bitcoin

"Bitcoin's capped supply is one of its most well-known features, and it is regularly cited as a hedge against inflation caused by government money printing.Most people don't know that Bitcoin has another attribute that acts as a hedge against a far larger risk." - Nick Neuman Today we read a short article on Bitcoin Magazine that shines light an incredible benefit of the Bitcoin system that isn't so widely understood. It isn't simply an independent monetary policy, its an independent monetary system, and by that fact a hedge against the instability of much more than merely inflation. Listen to today's episode to find out more! Link to the original with tons more to explore from the author and recent articles at Bitcoin Magazine:https://bitcoinmagazine.com/articles/bitcoin-more-than-an-inflation-hedge Mentioned, The Yield from Money Held by Hans Hoppe:Read: https://mises.org/library/yield-money-held-reconsidered#:~:text=According%20to%20Keynes%2C%20the%20government,stimulate%20both%20consumption%20and%20investment.Listen: https://anchor.fm/thecryptoconomy/episodes/CryptoQuikRead_122---The-Yield-From-Money-Held-Reconsidered-e2ndqn A huge thanks to LTBN, Bitcoin Magazine, and of course Swan Bitcoin! Start your auto stacking of sats and get $10 free at SwanBitcoin.com/Guy

My guest today is Gigi a software developer and computer scientist. Gigi wrote "21Lessons", a book in which he shares his learnings from falling down the Bitcoin rabbit hole. Two years ago he quit his job and started to work solely in the Bitcoin space. "Bitcoin already has all three functions of money. It is a store of value, medium of exchange and unit of account. It's just not evenly distributed yet." - Gigi "As I see Bitcoin evolve, I think it will be a global settlement layer for something approximating central banks. And since it's obviously superior to gold and every other form of money we had, like Bitcoin is by far the best money we ever had." - Gigi Our topics include: Building reputation in the Bitcoin spaceAll mistakes he madeHow to educate people about BitcoinThe different entry points to BitcoinExplaining scarcityThe three functions of moneyBitcoinization will happen in 10 yearsLightning Network adoption and usabilityWhy Bitcoin does not "move fast and break things"Current technical developments in BitcoinMessaging on top of Bitcoin Full transcript on the episode page

The very early believers in Bitcoin tended to fall into two camps, the Libertarians who were drawn to the censorship resistance & self-sovereignty of Bitcoin and the tech-savvy developers who saw a new experimental technology that was the first to truly offer a distributed & decentralised digital money. As Bitcoin has gained in value, it too has grown to appeal to audiences that don't necessarily fit into these two camps. Fewer tech-savvy people have come to Bitcoin for '˜number go up' more than the censorship resistance and decentralisation. For these people, coming into Bitcoin can be hostile and confusing. The community is understandably frosty to those not willing to learn about the importance of holding their own keys, protecting their privacy and being self-sovereign and the software can be confusing and unintuitive. For newcomers running a node is difficult, holding your private keys daunting and interacting with the community scary. So, improving both the UX and marketing of Bitcoin is key to attracting less technical people to the space. In this interview, I talk to Dan Held the Director of Business Development at Kraken. We discuss the importance of easy user experience, how Bitcoin can be a daunting experience, self custody and why marketing matters.

John Wu (@john1wu) spent a decade on Wall Street working at some of the top investment firms. Now he heads Ava Labs, the company overseeing the development of a new blockchain backed by the who's who of crypto VCs. With their public sale occurring now, John joins me to talk: How 10 years on Wall Street led John to cryptoWhy Avalanche is targeting traditional financeAvalanche's hybrid private + permissioned approachJohn's wish list for DeFi Host: Jason Choi (@MrJasonChoi). If you enjoyed the show, consider tipping! This show is not financial advice. BTC: 3EFSLnPpme6Lo6DynN1bVV9owooueFvEmJETH: 0xdec40AA30B9C562aB4b839529BfC290C1B5Da61E Resources: Borrow and lend crypto at market-beating rates: Nexo.ioSubscribe to my essays here: jasonchoi.substack.com Musical credits: Transition track: "BHANGER" by Phortissimo. Used with permission Outro track: "LEMMiNO - Infinity [Chill]" is released under a Creative Commons license (BY-SA) 4.0 Music provided by BreakingCopyright: https://youtu.be/uweorwa3q34 Disclaimer: Jason Choi is an investor at Spartan Capital, the hedge fund arm of The Spartan Group. All opinions expressed by Jason and podcast guests are solely their own opinions and do not reflect the opinion of The Spartan Group and any of its subsidiaries and personnel. This podcast is for information purposes only and should not be relied upon as a basis for investment decisions.

Liberty activist and longtime friend of Tatiana's, Ernest Hancock, turns the tables in an interview of her that he recorded earlier this month at PorcFest. The pair discussed everything from why Tatiana wants to leave New Jersey and rent control to the real-life playing out of Ayn Rand's "Atlas Shrugged." Tatiana and Ernie discuss, in depth, her entry to the liberty activism scene around 2011, the changing philosophies of the liberty and crypto spaces, Trump's impact on everything from political discourse, social media, the validity of mainstream media, and more. Tatiana dives into the impact COVID-19 and the quarantines have had on her personal life and on people around her and where her various business projects are heading. Ernie shares the inspiration for Freedom's Phoenix and how his views and goals have changed over his career as a liberty activist. Listen in to hear how both Tatiana and Ernie feel about the current protests, lockdowns, and calls to defund the police and how they are pushing through this unprecedented time in the U.S. and how they think America moves forward, toward liberty. About the Guest: Ernest Hancock, founder of news website Freedom's Phoenix (FreedomsPhoenix.Com), host of the Declare Your Independence with Ernest Hancock Radio Show.Publisher of the Freedom's Phoenix Digital Magazine.Publisher of the soon-to-be newsprint/newspaper, (www.PenAndPaper.Info) Ernest is a longtime Libertarian and is known for many things and kickstarted the r3VOLution (and created the iconic logo) by going around the country during the '08 and '12 election cycles, freeing minds and inspiring many people to think outside the system. "There are two types of people in the world,... Those who wish to be left alone and those who just won't leave them alone. What type are you?" More Info: Tatiana Moroz Vaultoro Freedom's PhoenixFollow Freedom's Phoenix on TwitterDeclare Your Freedom with Ernest HancockFollow Ernie on Flote Friends and Sponsors of the Show :Global Crypto Advisors Proof of Love Crypto Media Hub *You have been listening to the Tatiana Show. This show may contain adult content, language, and humor and is intended for mature audiences. If that's not you, please stop listening. Nothing you hear on The Tatiana Show is intended as financial advice, legal advice, or really, anything other than entertainment. Take everything you hear with a grain of salt. Oh, and if you're hearing us on an affiliate network, the ideas and views expressed on this show are not necessarily those of the network you are listening on, or of any sponsors or any affiliate products you may hear about on the show

Host Tom Shaughnessy sits down Michael Egorov, the Founder and CEO of Curve. Curve has garnered a ton of attention in the space as a new type of decentralized stablecoin exchange which also features yield farming and more. Michael covers everything in this interview. Support The ShowAltoIRA With an Alto CryptoIRA, just open and fund a Traditional, Roth, or SEP CryptoIRA account, then get ready to invest. To sponsor this top crypto research podcast, email Tom@DelphiDigital.io Disclosures: This podcast is strictly informational and educational and is not investment advice or a solicitation to buy or sell any tokens or securities or to make any financial decisions. Do not trade or invest in any project, tokens, or securities based upon this podcast episode. The host may personally own tokens that are mentioned on the podcast. Tom Shaughnessy owns tokens in ETH, BTC, STX, SNX, RUNE, sUSD and HNT. Let's Talk Bitcoin is a distribution partner for the Chain Reaction Podcast, and our current show features paid sponsorships which may be featured at the start, middle and/or the end of the episode. These sponsorships are for informational purposes only and are not a solicitation to use any product or service. Guest host Kevin Kelly holds tokens in BTC, ETH, RUNE, and LEO.

In an inflationary Keynesian economic system, governments target low inflation to ensure a healthy economy and steady growth; however, inflation functions as a hidden tax on savings. Inflation also leads to a drop in purchasing power which drives the incentive to spend and invest rather than save. Deflation, the opposite to inflation, is when the price of a basket of goods and services drops. Unlike inflation, deflation means the purchasing power of your savings increase over time and therefore, incentivises saving as opposed to spending. Many traditional economists see deflation as dangerous as people will reduce spend with an expectation of products becoming cheaper, but this leads to an economy based on growth at any cost. Jeff Booth, author of The Price of Tomorrow: Why deflation is the Key to an Abundant Future presents an alternative argument. In this interview, I talk to Jeff Booth, and we discuss the current economic & social situation, how an inflationary system has caused inequality & division and how Bitcoin & deflation can fix this.