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Follow our hosts: https://twitter.com/rogerkver ►Visit : https://youtu.be/u5qtqycDFtk ► BITCOIN CASH CITY |Buy Tickets Now Link: https://bitcoincashcity.com/ ►PRE- REGISTER to Crypto Exchange Link: https://exchange.bitcoin.com ----------------------- SHOW NOTES ----------------------- ►BITCOIN CASH | Supporting Hong Kong protesters The company Genesis Block has been handing out water bottles to protesters with a BCH logo and the words “free water” on the bottle. LINK: https://news.bitcoin.com/cryptocurrencies-such-as-bitcoin-cash-shine-during-hong-kong-protests/ ►CASHSCRIPT | used to write and rewrite powerful smart contract functionality Gabriel Cardona has re-written both the Mecenas (Met-Say-Nahss) recurring payment smart contract and the Zero-Confirmation Forfeit contract in the CashScript language LINK: https://news.bitcoin.com/bitcoin-cash-innovation-accelerates-with-cashscript-high-level-language/   ►RealmX | BCH mobile Game to launch at the End of the Month The reasons are simple. Because the Bitcoin Cash chain is fast, reliable, and low-cost. That’s perfect for an online game. More importantly, BCH has a huge community which is helpful to enlarge our userbase.” LINK:https://coinspice.io/news/bitcoin-cash-blockchain-based-game-realmx-readies-to-launch-an-interview-with-its-creator/     ►Craig Wright | Loses Case versus Kleiman estate Craig Wright now appears to owe the Kleiman estate 50% of any Bitcoin he mined before Dave Kleiman’s death in 2013. Whether that is any number of coins remains to be seen.   ►Zeux App | Adds Bitcoin Cash Integration With the app, users can now pay using BCH at any UK location that accepts Apple Pay or Samsung Pay LINK:https://medium.com/zeux/zeux-enables-users-to-pay-with-bitcoin-cash-bch-via-apple-pay-or-samsung-pay-at-all-stores-9301ce548afd   ►EXCHANGE.Bitcoin.com | Crypto Exchange Opens This Week! Our exchange will offer BCH pairings & more than 50 trading pairs and w. SOURCE: https://exchange.bitcoin.com/ ►BITCOIN CASH CITY |Conference Lands in Australia Next Week - September 4 - 5, 2019 Townsville, Australia Members from the Bitcoin.com team, including - Gabriel Cardona, Vin Armani, Akane Yokoo will join other prominent BCH members in Queensland Australia Sept 4-5th. ► Who are we? -- Bitcoin.com is your premier source for everything Bitcoin related. We help you buy, use, and store your Bitcoin securely. You can read the latest news. We also provide helpful tools and real-time market price and chart information, as well as Bitcoin mining and Bitcoin events information. -- ► Follow Bitcoin.com Here: Twitter: https://twitter.com/Bitcoincom Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/bitcoin.com_official/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/buy.bitcoin.news/ Website: http://bitcoin.com Telegram Channel: https://t.me/bitcoin_tv Podcast: https://podcast.bitcoin.com/ Bitcoin Store: https://store.bitcoin.com

Mineable digital assets are the most valuable cryptocurrencies on the market today Cash Shuffle brings greater privacy into the BCH ecosystem Twitter accused of Shadow Banning @bitcoin Crypto debit card companies find themselves in a precarious profession How is Bitfarms, a mining company, handling the current market?

Interesting findings in Satoshi's pre-release bitcoin code Joey and Matt discuss the importance of having a skill stack The LN pizza that never came Exchanges falsifying their reported trade volumes The mysterious past of QuadrigaCX co-founder Michael Patryn Avent starts accepting bitcoin cash payments via Bitpay XRP accused of manipulating market sentiment across social media

Joining us in exile from the Bahamas, John McAfee is never shy to voice his opinion. We discuss what the cryptocurrency world needs most, JPMorgan and state-backed coins, plus the platform for his 2020 presidential campaign. ETH not considered a security, according to SEC chairman Jay Clayton Are cold storage wallets on phones safe? Vulnerabilities on Trezor hardware wallets People still nervous about making cryptocurrency payments John's go-to drinks when out at sea (or on land).

A special episode recorded live on stage at the Anarchapulco conference last month. There is a lot of talk about how cryptocurrencies will help the oppressed to have more economic freedom. Enough talk. Bitcoin's been around for a decade. It's time to take action. Matt Aaron, leader of Bitcoin.com's efforts in Venezuela, shares his thoughts on why Venezuela needs cryptocurrencies and why cryptocurrencies need to work in Venezuela. If you'd like to learn more and get involved, visit venezuela.bitcoin.com.  

Early Bitcoin adopters build a Seasteading home off the coast of Thailand #DeleteCoinbase sentiment is high after Neutrino scandal Blockfi launches BTC and ETH interest bearing savings accounts A new twist adds some clarity to the Quadrigacx mystery Tron is partnering with Tether for a TRC20 token Tokyo nightclubs to start accepting BCH in April

With 8 bills recently passied in the state Congress, Wyoming is positioning itself as THE cryptocurrency and blockchain state of the United States. From charter banks, to utility tokens, to special mining utility agreements, there is genuine excitement in the bitcoin world.

Joey King, developer at Bitcoin.com is back on the show. Why is the lightning network so complex? What is the real reason for it? BCH and BTC whales accumulate more bitcoins during the price dump China's updates their crypto ranking (again) Bitcoin easter eggs everywhere The lighting network and planned absurdity US Government helps Bitfinex recover $106,000 of stolen BTC Cryptopia reports on the losses from its January hacks

A new person (not CSW) comes on the scene claiming to be Satoshi The impact of JP Morgan and CBDCs on bitcoin Shift Card ending its debit card service The new Samsung Galaxy, crypto and blockchain friendly Coinbase wallet app now supports bitcoin cash Millennials place their faith in crypto

For years, lawyer Daniel Kelman has led the fight to recover the lost bitcoins from the infamous Mt Gox exchange.  All of a sudden, Brock Pierce has declared that he is the rightful owner of Mt. Gox and plans to give everyone their coins back. Daniel and I discuss the timing and motives of Pierce's proclamation and what it means for the future of the hundreds of thousands of bitcoins still locked up. Plus we revisit the sale of Mt Gox coins in 2018 on Bitpoint that may have contributed to the market crash.

Craig Wright is being sued for 1.1 million BTC Bitcoiners debating about raising Bitcoin’s supply BTC trading volumes in Venezuela hit record highs Cryptopia is allowed to reopen their exchange Nasdaq to start offering BTC and ETH indices Public pension funds start investing in crypto

Two groups of hackers responsible for stealing about $1 billion of cryptocurrency You can now use wrapped bitcoin (WBTC) on the Ethereum network Are unknown Bitcoin miners taking market share from known mining pools? Wikipedia accepts BCH Iran planning to tackle economic sanctions using cryptocurrency Genesis Capital lent out over $1.1 billion in cryptocurrency loans in 2018

The airdrop error that sent Koreans BTC and other cryptocurrencies John McAfee “living in exile” Operations of physical bitcoin manufacturers have ceased to exist Executives of a South Korean exchange sentenced for inflating trading volumes Cryptos: the new television show directed by the Hollywood actor Kevin Connolly

Joey King is back with insightful analysis of bitcoin news. Many bullish and bearish signals are ones that we haven't thought about. New luxury hardware wallets Bitpay does work: 1 Billion processed in 2018 Binance has launched a euro and pound fiat-to-crypto trading platform Will Russia start to invest in bitcoin? Bullish or bearish signal? Scams on social media platforms impersonating bitcoin personalities A new impressive “blockchain phone”

China is an important country for bitcoin development, investment, and adoption.  What's in store for 2019? What is the sentiment around Bitcoin, EOS, Zcash, and blockchain tech? Journalist Cindy Wang is on the ground in China and shares the latest news, rumors and things to keep an eye on as the year progresses.  

Bitcoin is everywhere. From the protests in France, to U.S. sanctioned countries, to intellectual debates in Israel. A street mural inspired by the Yellow Vests protest contains a solvable puzzle with 0.28 BTC inside Binance’s decision to terminate services to some of its loyal users in U.S. sanctioned countries The entreprise blockchain hype falls flat Coinbase, Ethereum Classic, and a 51% attack Nick Szabo debates cryptocurrencies as a better, alternative national reserve to gold Unit of account: pricing in satoshis.

Bitcoin’s 10th Birthday 2018 - the year that many altcoin investors went back to BTC The altcoins that failed to survive 2018 Can you tell when an altcoin is close to death? Bakkt has announced that it completed its first round of funding 2018’s Top Cryptocurrencies Ranked by Github Activity

We spoke to four experts with diverse skillsets: 1. Roger Ver - Founder and CEO of Bitcoin.com, investor in many Bitcoin-related startups. 2. Vin Armani - Founder CEO of CoinText and developer 3. Miko Matsumura - Cofounder of Evercoin and GP gumi Cryptos venture fund 4. Gabriel Cardona - lead at developer.bitcoin.com, created BitBox And we asked them the following questions: How do you build in a bear market? Is there a chance of cryptoassets appreciating next year on the basis of fundamentals, or are we reliant on a new wave of speculators to fuel the next bull run? Will the Bitcoin Cash / Bitcoin SV hard fork matter a year from now? How will we look back at it? Vitalik Buterin recently stated on R/BTC: “at the end of the day the goal of BCH should not be to grow its community by grabbing off a few more supporters from BTC and BSV, it should be reaching out to larger communities in broader society that stand to benefit from what it has to offer.” Do you agree? And if so, how do we do this? At the end of the day, cryptocurrencies have to be used as cash, currency. How do you see usage of crypto in 2019 playing out, especially in developing countries? Let’s pretend I, Matt, was off the grid for one year, no internet, human contact … and I come back online December 2019. If you had 60 seconds to fill me in on the last 12 months, what would you say? 2019 was the year of… Will Stablecoins continue to generate attention, development and investment in 2019, or are they simply a sticking plaster for getting traders through bear markets, with their role likely to diminish once more favorable conditions return? Why will security tokens be big?

Despite the low probability of success, many are unafraid to call "the bottom". Plus, Bitcoin Cash leads an upswing in the crypto market. BCH making us feel cautiously optimistic The BTC bottom predictions The Proof of Keys campaign Is JP Morgan wrong about the future for the cryptocurrencies? Cypherpunk Godfather Timothy May has passed away

Joey King is back to go over all the latest news. More crypto FUD plus thoughts on the Lightning Network, Stablecoins and more. “What is Bitcoin?” one of the most trending searches of 2018 Allianz global investors CEO wants cryptocurrencies to be banned Mark Karpeles could face 10 years in jail The Lightning Network (LN) is not close to ready for commercial use The taxi driver who sells cryptocurrencies to passengers What's going on with the Basis stablecoin?

Misinformation has reached a new level at the darkest time so far in the bear market. We make sense of it all. Cryptophobic statements from the former Israeli Prime Minister Maduro is raising the price of the Petro against the sovereign bolivar The three worst Bitcoin lies DHS wants surveillance tools for cryptocurrencies like Monero and Zcash Morgan Creek is looking to bet against the S+P 500 performance. Any takers? A new study by Coinshares has revealed Bitcoin’s impact on the climate change Vertcoin network suffers reorg attacks  

SEC asking for key upgrades before approving bitcoin ETF U.S. Government trying to blacklist bitcoin addresses Russian miners are looking to sell their hardware China’s updates their crypto rankings Snowden weighs in on the value of bitcoin Wallet Apps infected with malicious code The eight most important transactions in Bitcoin history Ross Ulbricht petition reaches 100,000 signatures

Anthony "Pomp" Pompliano of Morgan Creek Digital runs an awesome bitcoin podcast focused on the investing crowd, Off the Chain. A recent episode with Murad Mahmudov made a particularly compelling case for bitcoin and why fiat may be in trouble. It makes you want to buy bitcoin (with fiat) immediately after listening. The episode soared the charts reaching number 4 in Business > Investing. Then it was temporarily gone.  We go behind the scenes of the episode and get Pomp's take on the bitcoin ecosystem: The people who censor the most, need uncensorable currency the most. The people who seize the most need unseizable currency the most. State backed national currencies like the Petro How to handle the Bitcoin and terrorism question Why 0% is the wrong number for cryptocurrency holdings What does Yale Endowment Fund entering Bitcoin say about the legitimacy of this asset class? Seats at the table and scarcity What about the BAKKT and fractional-reserve bitcoin? Question the “institutional money, bitcoin moon” theory What will the BTC % of market cap be 10 years from now?

Updates on the last six days of the hash war How crypto traders are handling the drop A new message from Satoshi? Cryptocurrency exchange Quoine is going to trial Market volatility goes beyond crypto Updates from China Jihan Wu is no longer CEO of Bitmain. Truth or fake? Market panic: miners are shutting off their machines Zhao Dong’s opinion about the BTC drop Coco wallet and its new  tool that help users split their BCH assets

The BCH Hard Fork war kicked off 24 hours ago. What happened and what comes next? Blake Moore joins us to discuss.  Bitcoin Cash miners break records The Michigan Secretary of State has formally barred cryptocurrency donations to political campaigns "Central Banks may want to issue digital currency" says the managing director of IMF Has it been good for Stablecoins?

President Maduro helped make Venezuelan Bolivar worthless. Can he do it with a national cryptocurrency as well? Plus an update on the Bitcoin Cash hard fork next week. Venezuela and its plan for Petro Adoption Preview of the BCH fork on Nov. 15th Initiative Q. The next Bitcoin? Jeffrey Berns plans to Build a Crypto City in the Nevada Desert President of the Marshall Islands facing a political attack for her support of a national cryptocurrency

David Clement is the director of external relations for Students for Liberty, the largest libertarian student organization in the world. Bitcoin is a bottom-up movement; it starts with the kids. How do they feel about bitcoin right now? Students for Liberty is going strong in 90 countries around the world. From using digital media to promote liberty in Africa to advancing liberty through public policy and academia in Argentina. David has a pulse on how college students are thinking about bitcoin and blockchain. Without their buy-in, it will be tough for the crypto movement to grow.

Coinbase, a young kid arrested for running an unlicensed money-transmitting business between Mexico and San Diego, and a 7 year journey for two Slovenians with 1000 Euros and two laptops in a garage selling their exchange for millions in 2018. The tenth birthday of the bitcoin whitepaper Coinbase raises more money in a Series E The Bitstamp acquisition A Bitcoin trader going to jail Gab is blocked by Paypal and Stripe Cindy Wang with updates from China Maplechange loses funds. Was it a hack or a scam?  

Gabriel Cardona, founder of BitBox and head of developer.bitcoin.com is on the show. We talk about his world travels helping to inspire to developers and entrepreneurs to build on Bitcoin Cash. Permissionless Ventures and Hackathons Have an idea? 30 million dollars of funding available for BCH startups Why bitcoin cash is the most undervalued asset in the cryptospace Advantages of launching token on Bitcoin Cash protocol instead of Ethereum How developers can get involved The 100x multiplier for Bitcoin Cash ViaBTC's VIAT token Jihan Wu on hash power towards BTC Kurzweil's Law Will there be recurring payment apps for e-commerce stores? A contentious hard fork for Bitcoin Cash?

IDEX is banning traders who reside in New York The New York State Department of Financial Services (NYDFS) approves Coinbase custody services for “institutions” HTC’s new blockchain smartphone Coinbase now supports USDC, a stablecoin Bakkt Bitcoin Futures will start trading on Dec. 12 The ten days of Bitcoin’s history China Update Bitmain officially released Overt Asicboost firmware for Antminer S9 Star Xu and OkEx had a very hard time this week

Professional contrarian Derek Magill joins us to discuss Tether, American Express buying anti-bitcoin advertising, his thoughts on the Binance and Chainanalysis partnership and other hot topics in the crypto world. Big media drama with stablecoins, tether in particular American Express promoting a dirty war on Bitcoin 51 percent attacks on altcoins becoming a spectator sport;  Someone in China thinks "USDT sucks" Derek's thoughts on a potential BCH fork Global security firm to offer crypto storage solutions

Kevin travels all around the world to help run the Bitcoin.com mining pool. He has some stories to tell; insights that will make you think differently about the health of bitcoin. We talk to traders, coders, business developers, entrepreneurs all the time. The vague question "How is bitcoin doing?" .. We tend to weigh part of our answer on the price even if the metric takes on (way) too much importance. But sometimes we forget about the miners. A fundamental part of the ecosystem, how do they see Bitcoin and crypto?  Kevin Zhang, our mining operations manager at Bitcoin.com, gave us a unique perspective: Why governments are inviting bitcoin miners to expand operations there Surprising facts about renewable energy consumption and costs Could bitcoin miners take away electricity from citizens who need it? Metrics that Kevin uses to judge the health of the bitcoin ecosystem Is mining too centralized? Why investment in mining is fundamentally different than a hedge fund buying a lot of bitcoin The opportunity cost of producing mining chips and Samsung  

Jimmy Song is back. And a shady Russian exchange "pumps" in a (brilliant) PR stunt? Plus, ViaBTC did an ICO. Will it pave the way for more mining tokens? The controversial tweet from Jimmy Song that everyone is talking about Nouriel Roubini and his testimony full of exaggerations and inaccuracies Binance’s major move: donations instead of fees Pantera fund down 40% Yobit launching an aggressive campaign The first ICO on the bitcoin cash blockchain On oct, 13 a livestream of an altcoin being 51% attacked Unocoin is launching its own crypto ATMs in India

"Mess with a bull, you get the horns." Erik Voorhees breaks down Wall Street Journal's poor and unethical journalism. Plus studies on exchange security and crypto adoption. Report finds lax security on crypto exchanges Breaking down the 36% of lost and or stolen BTC SEC, CFTC, and FBI take action against 1Broker Beijing Sci-Tech Report (BSTR) accepts BTC Crypto ATMs supporting Bitcoin Cash are growing in Europe Meet Fabio and his BCH merchant adoption story Wall Street Journal attacks Shapeshift; Voorhees responds

Laws don’t have to be harsh to be bad: sometimes they just need to be vague, or ambiguous, or to not exist at all. Confusing laws for crypto users in U.S. Frustrated crypto traders in India 1 in 4 millennials want to invest in crypto Chinese crypto adoption stats Coinbase has made a surprise mov Is Bitcoin becoming mainstream? A new bitcoin-based foundation Google will allow some crypto ads in US and Japan Bitmain has filed its initial public offering (IPO)

A third of humanity remains financially excluded Money laundering in Danske Bank Netherlands’ Largest Bank ING violated numerous money laundering laws Are Visa and Mastercard running a credit card cartel? The monopolistic tendencies in the trade of bitcoin and other crypto from Brazil’s banks Japan's first major exchange hack in months A new platform allows people to create a custodian-free bitcoin trust China Updates "A Crypto Newbie Prepares" the new book from  Bitcoin tycoon Li Xiaolai Blockchain and crypto official WeChat accounts are getting banned with no clear agenda behind it

Welcome to another action-packed week in the never-sleeping, never-slowing world of cryptocurrency. Unlike the legacy financial system, bitcoin doesn’t clock off at 5pm or on weekends. Ether at a 14 month low; BTC dominance rising SEC taking action against two cryptocurrency firms The confusing sales tax for bitcoin in the U.S. The Blockchain Association is ready to play in D.C. The world’s dirtiest currency: USD IMF is pushing on the Marshall Islands Thai government wants its own crypto wallet

Is there finally clarity on the Satoshi Nakamoto mystery? Kelso sits in for Matt Aaron this week, and discusses how a wallet not touched for four years, containing hundreds of millions worth of BTC, is suddenly moving funds; BCH has an incredible stress test, and maybe there is finally hope for India's crypto enthusiasts; and much more news as well. More clues about Satoshi Nakamoto identity The Bitcoin Cash stress test results BCH getting Adoption Across Canada, Europe, Australia Iran approves Cryptocurrency Mining The new  “beautiful” Russian cryptocurrency mining rig Venezuela’s Petro is facing serious doubts about its viability Indian Officials are learning about crypto from regulators in Japan, the UK, and Switzerland

Reina is back on the show. Her and I talk about the bitcoin ecosystem and make another trip around the world: India bitcoin legislation - what does the future hold? A national cryptocurrency in Iran DASH adoption in Venezuela China update: CSW and a WeChat message University students and cryptocurrency/blockchain adoption A worthy competitor to Bitmain emerges

Top stories for this week: Bitconnect aftermath Bitcoin ETFs rejected again by the S.E.C. Was Bitmex victim of a DDoS attack? Research by Bitmex suggests Satoshi owns less coins than we thought The first jackpot winner in ETH ponzi 'Fomo3D' Woz is back and excited about crypto China has updated its crypto rankings China Bans: Shanghai and WeChat Everyone, tune into Humans of Bitcoin this Monday night (EST) for an exclusive with Cody Wilson that will rock your world.

Lawsuits, internet arguments, they have become a staple. The bear market is in full force, so we bring you some tips to take advantage of it. AT&T has been sued by Bitangels Co-Founder Another lawsuit, this time by Playboy Washington Post journalist  failing to understand cryptocurrency basics Is Bitcoin illegal in Saudi Arabia? The search for Satoshi has turned into an international hunt 5 ways to benefit from the Bear Market China update Former Baidu executive Qi Lu joins American start-up incubator Y Combinator Rumors that founder of FCoin exchange Zhang Jian has been arrested

Nassim Taleb saw that the financial system was way too complex for any one to understand. He succeeded as a trader by learning how to deal with uncertainty. His work (check out all of Nassim's books on Amazon - https://www.amazon.com/Nassim-Nicholas-Taleb/e/B000APVZ7W/ref=dbs_p_pbk_rwt_abau)is quite popular within the bitcoin community. Joey and I thought it would be worthwhile to look at some of his ideas through lens of Bitcoin: - the Turkey problem - Risk taking and iterative action - Mediocristan vs extremistan - Fat Tails and asymmetries - IYIs - Dr. John and Fat Tony - Lindy effect - Antifragility - Learn by doing and iterating

Bitcoin.com developer and contrarian thinker Joey King is in da house. He provides his own spin on the latest news: CEO Jack Dorsey is attracting criticism from the left for failing to ban figures it disagrees with, such as Infowars’ Alex Jones, who was unceremoniously booted from Spotify, Youtube, and Apple’s App Store in one fell swoop. Did the market panic because of the delayed ETF? Surprising coins being considered for Coinbase custody: Ripple, Bytecoin, Kik and Monero

People around the world celebrate Bitcoin Cash Day Paul Krugman calls out bitcoin; we respond   Use crypto and become a citizen of Antigua and Barbuda Kim Kardashian gets her first Bitcoin McAfee wallet, hackable or unhackable? A crypto scammer arrested for SIM jacking MacDonald's MacCoin Bill Clinton is invited to Ripple’s Swell Conf NFL Players earning crypto?    

The SEC is overwhelmed by over 90 different letters about the Bitcoin ETF decision Altcoins seem to be dying Ross Ulbricht on twitter, beating changes, and fighting for his freedom Coinbase has formed a political action committee (PAC) Cryptosphere leaders dominate fortune’s new ledger 40 under 40 list Coinbase launches crypto gift card service in Europe and Australia