E&E Bitcoin 'Cast

When it comes to Bitcoin adoption, theres a major push to get retail businesses to offer Bitcoin payment to consumers. Whats less often talked about is business to business transactions. A junior mining company in British Columbia Canada has taken the plunge into exactly that, paying a contractor for services in Bitcoin. http://www.alixresources.com/index.php?page=newsandamp;id=1131 feedback@edandethan.com Donate bitcoins at: 12CEuFuAXLPQLe679ZHEsXqYgMfzT1p9qn

Perhaps the most popular radio personality on our network, Peter Schiff talks smack about Bitcoin and blows Ethan away! What did Schiff get wrong?http://www.cnbc.com/id/101192216#_gus feedback@edandethan.com Donate bitcoins at: 12CEuFuAXLPQLe679ZHEsXqYgMfzT1p9qn

A major financial industry personality has put a massive price point on Bitcoins future. Roule Pal, formerly the co-manager of one of Londons largest hedge funds recommends that people buy Bitcoin! Link is a PDF! http://www.zerohedge.com/sites/default/files/images/user5/imageroot/2013/11/Bitcoin.pdf feedback@edandethan.com Donate bitcoins at: 12CEuFuAXLPQLe679ZHEsXqYgMfzT1p9qn

We saw a question posted on the web recently asking what would happen if all Bitcoin were lost. Talk about an opportunity to explain Bitcoins awe inspiring divisibility. feedback@edandethan.com Donate bitcoins at: 12CEuFuAXLPQLe679ZHEsXqYgMfzT1p9qn

Ethans getting tired reading about all the people who want to regulate Bitcoin. Newsflash. Bitcoin doesnt have to play nice with regulators, regulators have to play nice with Bitcoin! http://www.wired.com/wiredenterprise/2013/10/bitcoin/ feedback@edandethan.com Donate bitcoins at: 12CEuFuAXLPQLe679ZHEsXqYgMfzT1p9qn

A new Bitcoin powered online illicit markeplace, The Silk Road 2.0 has come into existence. Ethan takes the opportunity to comment on what illicit market places like offer to the world and also, what he thinks specifically about Silk Road 2.0 http://www.forbes.com/sites/andygreenberg/2013/11/06/silk-road-2-0-launches-promising-a-resurrected-black-market-for-the-dark-web/ feedback@edandethan.com Donate bitcoins at: 12CEuFuAXLPQLe679ZHEsXqYgMfzT1p9qn

With Bitcoin price displaying large movements again, talk of a market bubble is becoming more and more noticeable. Find out why Ethan thinks that even WE have done a bad job of explaining this and why all the bubble talk is misleading. http://www.investopedia.com/terms/s/speculativebubble.asp feedback@edandethan.com Donate bitcoins at: 12CEuFuAXLPQLe679ZHEsXqYgMfzT1p9qn

Researchers at Cornell University claim to have found a new vulnerability in the Bitcoin network. As interesting as it is in an academic sense, it doesnt strike Ethan as a real practical threat to the network. http://mashable.com/2013/11/04/bitcoin-cornell-researchers/ feedback@edandethan.com Donate bitcoins at: 12CEuFuAXLPQLe679ZHEsXqYgMfzT1p9qn

A new business startup in Uruguay is focussed on building out the consumer level infrastructure for Bitcoin transactions. http://www.coindesk.com/south-american-startup-moneero-creates-sms-bitcoin-payment-system/ feedback@edandethan.com Donate bitcoins at: 12CEuFuAXLPQLe679ZHEsXqYgMfzT1p9qn

As the price of Bitcoin continues to climb again as it has in the past, theres one Bitcoin related statistic that has recently reached an all time high indicating a robust and healthy network. https://blockchain.info/charts/n-transactions-excluding-popular? timespan=1yearandamp;showDataPoints=falseandamp;daysAverageString=7andamp;show_header=trueandamp;scale=0andamp;address= feedback@edandethan.com Donate bitcoins at: 12CEuFuAXLPQLe679ZHEsXqYgMfzT1p9qn

As Bitcoins value climbs, mainstream media interest has again turned to Bitcoin and small business owners may be wondering how they too can start accepting the currency for payment. feedback@edandethan.com Donate bitcoins at: 12CEuFuAXLPQLe679ZHEsXqYgMfzT1p9qn

The first functional Bitcoin ATM that can convert Bitcoin to cash or cash to Bitcoin has been deployed in a Canadian Coffee shop.  People seeking a place to convert or acquire anonymously have both reasons to rejoice and to be cautious when it comes to the new ATM which features a palm scanner. http://bc.ctvnews.ca/bitcoin-atm-goes-live-in-vancouver-but-experts-warn-of-risks-1.1519362 feedback@edandethan.com Donate bitcoins at: 12CEuFuAXLPQLe679ZHEsXqYgMfzT1p9qn

A new website that accepts Bitcoin is offering users a chance to ask medical advice from medical practitioners and the like in exchange for donations.  The unregulated and anonymous medical advice market is being met with controversy from Bitcoin users of all stripes. www.coinmd.org feedback@edandethan.com Donate bitcoins at: 12CEuFuAXLPQLe679ZHEsXqYgMfzT1p9qn

The FBI now claims to have over 144,000 Bitcoin in their possession after seizing them from Ross Ulbricht, the man accused of operating The Silk Road, an illegal online marketplace.  If the FBI chooses to liquidate the Bitcoin after Ulbrichts trial, how much of an impact would it have on bitcoins fiat valuation? http://rt.com/usa/bitcoin-fbi-seize-money-770/ feedback@edandethan.com Donate bitcoins at: 12CEuFuAXLPQLe679ZHEsXqYgMfzT1p9qn

After talking about MasterCard yesterday and MasterCard executive Stephen Ruchs fear that Bitcoin is a Ponzi Scheme, Ethan takes the opportunity to talk about why the fear is not well founded and a symptom of general ignorance on Bitcoins structure. feedback@edandethan.com Donate bitcoins at: 12CEuFuAXLPQLe679ZHEsXqYgMfzT1p9qn