Podcast appearances and mentions of Hal Finney

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In 2009, Hal Finney, one of Bitcoin's earliest adopters, ran a theoretical calculation to estimate Bitcoin's long-term value, suggesting a run-up of $10,000,000 per BTC. He assumed that if Bitcoin were to become the dominant global currency or a key store of value, its total market capitalization would need to match the world's total wealth. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

We're dropping a show from Bitcoin Season 2, another podcast on Blockspace! If you enjoy the show, check it out on Spotify, Apple or wherever else you listen to podcasts! For today's Writer's Room, Colin and Charlie celebrate Running Bitcoin Day by picking through the Bitcoin Talk archives for a selection of Hal Finney's most prescient takes. Finney is famous for being the first person (after Satoshi) to run Bitcoin -- a claim to fame that involves receiving the first non-mining related transaction from Bitcoin's creator -- as well as being one of the earliest contributors to Bitcoin Core. Hal was highly active in Bitcoin's salad days and a prolific poster on Bitcoin Talk, where he provided his thoughts on Bitcoin's earliest versions, pontificated over the cryptocurrency's future, and shared ideas with its earliest adopters. Many of Hal's ideas and prognostications were incredibly incisive and clairvoyant -- almost frighteningly so -- hence the title of today's show. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

ICYMI (there were problems with the site mid-week), check out my forecasts for 2025, always one of my more popular pieces of the year.He has invented an entirely new digital system of money with the potential to change the world as we know it. He has watched it grow to a market cap of over two trillion dollars, with as many as 100 million users worldwide, including actual nations, and the US President promising a strategic bitcoin reserve in his 2024 election campaign. He has half the internet nosing about and trying to figure out who he is. His own coins are worth about $100 billion, making him one of the richest people on earth.Yet he has managed to stay completely unknown and anonymous. It is almost unbelievable.Never mind Big Foot, the Mary Rose or the Loch Ness Monster, the mystery of ‘Who is Satoshi Nakamoto?' is perhaps the greatest mystery the world has ever known - or not known.There have been thousands of investigative attempts, articles, blog posts and discussion groups involving probably millions of man hours dedicated to pinning down this man, with names bandied about from Elon Musk to little known computer scientists. They have all failed. Satoshi's identity is as bulletproof as his code.For my 2014 book, Bitcoin: the Future of Money?, from which today's piece is taken, I ventured on the same doomed journey. I spent many months poring over the 80,000 words Satoshi wrote in the three years he was active online, looking for clues. What unusual words did he use? Does he make any spelling mistakes? Does he have any quirky grammatical habits? I analysed it in such detail I can tell you where he places brackets, how he uses hyphens, even how many spaces he uses after a full stop and how that changed – all in the hope of finding idiosyncrasies that appear in the writing of other Cypherpunks - clues which might lead me to him.Profiling a genius – some broad brushstrokes‘I've had the good fortune to know many brilliant people over the course of my life, so I recognize the signs.' Hal FinneySatoshi reached such high levels of expertise in so many different fields that many believe he can't possibly be one person. He is a polymath. It is not just the breadth and depth of his knowledge, but, more importantly, its specificity that makes him unique.In order to first conceive a new system of electronic cash, one would have to have thought extensively about the nature of money and its history. Money is a subject that has found more interest in the last few years with the emergence of bitcoin, the 2000s bull market in gold, the financial crisis and the growth of libertarianism, but, in 2007–8, when bitcoin was conceived and first introduced, books and academic papers on the subject were few and far between. The subject did not have broad appeal.How many of those who cared actually had the ability to design a system like this? It is one thing declaring what needs to be done; it is another putting it into practice.Satoshi must have had expertise in computer coding, mathematics, databases, accounting, peer-to-peer systems, digital ownership, law, smart contracts, cryptography and monetary history.He had to have had experience in academia. The act of submitting a white paper, its presentation, the impeccable referencing – it all denotes academia, even government.It's also easy to infer from the way bitcoin was launched that Satoshi had experience in open-source tech start-ups.The resilience of the code suggests he had computer hacking experience. Moreover, his ability to keep his identity hidden, despite the fact that half the internet is trying to figure out who he is, suggests significant practical experience in staying anonymous. It also means he has the trust of those who know him, if anyone did, to keep his secret.Then there's the matter of his prose. It is consistent and of such a high standard it seems he must have had experience as a writer – perhaps he was a blogger, an academic or an author. He was also quite humble and dismissive of his ability in this regard. ‘I'm better with code than with words', he said.It's clear from his posts that he had the awareness to see shortcomings in his system, and the patience not to try to do too much too quickly. He had the foresight to perceive problems before they arose and the meticulousness to prepare for them. He appears to have remained calm and measured in the face of difficulty, but also of his own success. He treated those two imposters just the same. Signs of arrogance are hard to find.Then there's the way that bitcoin was introduced to the world. PR, like economics, is not an exact science. Sometimes something gains traction, sometimes it doesn't – and there's no explaining why. Bitcoin has been a PR masterstroke. The coverage it has received has been enormous. It gets more publicity than gold, which is the oldest form of money there is. Satoshi cannot take all of the credit for this, but he has to take some of it. He understood when to make his ideas known, at what point to release his creation into the open-source world and he had the self-efacement to let go of it for others to develop. He promoted his idea with huge under-statement – but the scheduled creation of bitcoins meant there would be no shortage of bitcoin-holders to do the promoting for him.So we can add an understanding of both PR and psychology to his list of qualities. His knowledge of how people on the internet, in the open source world and in large institutions work, allowed him to progress his creation.Finally, he has a certain honesty. Despite Bitcoin's similarities to a pyramid or Ponzi scheme, he never pumped-and- dumped his creation. Tempting though it must have been, he never sold the bitcoins he mined. That also suggests he already had money.There are not many people like this.From mathematics to computer programming to economics and monetary history to politics to PR and psychology to cryptography to business acumen and vision to plain old written English – in all of these fields he excelled. To cap it all, he's probably good-looking too.It's early in history to be drawing this sort of comparison, I know, but there are many parallels between Satoshi and Isaac Newton. Newton was a brilliant scientist and mathematician, of course, and an alchemist. But he was also Master of the Royal Mint. He redesigned England's monetary system, putting us onto the gold standard on which Britain's colossal progress during the next 200 years was built.If you haven't already, take a look at my buddy Charlie Morris's monthly gold report, Atlas Pulse. It is, in my view, the best gold newsletter out there, and, best of all, it's free. Sign up here.First instinctMany believe that Satoshi was Hal Finney, the veteran programmer, who invented reusable proof of works, one of the models on which bitcoin was based. This was my first instinct. Often such “first instincts”, for reasons I cannot begin to explain, prove correct. When Satoshi first announced bitcoin on the cryptography mailing list, nobody replied. The message was ignored for two days. In the short-attention-span land of the web, two days is a long time to wait for some feedback on something you've spent 18 months working on. Two days is a long time to wait when you might have nailed something Cypherpunks had been dreaming about for 20 years.The first reply came from Finney. Was he replying to himself in order to generate some interest and discussion – to bump his thread? Replying to your own posts, known as ‘sock-puppeting', is not uncommon. Let us pursue this line of thinking a little further.Finney was born in 1956 – in that same two-year golden window as so many computer-scientist geniuses that would change the world (from Bill Gates to Tim Berners-Lee to Steve Jobs) were born – and spent his life working on cryptographic systems. He was number two to Phil Zimmerman, the pioneer in the field, for many years at the Pretty Good Privacy (PGP) Corporation, where they developed the most widely used email encryption software in the world.Such were his beliefs in privacy, freedom, and Cypherpunk, Finney was known to spend many nights writing and developing code for free, just because he believed in the work.In 1993, he published the paper, ‘Detecting Double-Spending'. Solving the double-spending problem (ensuring the same money cannot be used twice) was, of course, the key problem with digital cash. It was what Satoshi was so excited about when he proposed Bitcoin. In 2004, Finney developed the ‘reusable proof-of-work' (RPOW) system, which coders regarded as a brilliant step forward – but his system never saw any economic use until b itcoin.Finney is one of the few people to have the background and expertise to have developed bitcoin – but he is also an obvious person to take an immediate interest.In his very first reply to Satoshi's announcement, he wrote:“As an amusing thought experiment, imagine that Bitcoin is successful and becomes the dominant payment system in use throughout the world. Then the total value of the currency should be equal to the total value of all the wealth in the world. Current estimates of total worldwide household wealth that I have found range from $100 trillion to $300 trillion. With 20 million coins, that gives each coin a value of about $10 million.”The comment shows extraordinary insight. Many now see this “amusing thought experiment” as inevitable. But could it also be somebody trying to get others excited? Very possibly.(By the way, ‘thought experiment' is an expression Satoshi himself uses – though it is not uncommon in coding circles).Of the many names touted as Satoshi, Finney's writing style is one of the few that match. The major difference is Satoshi used British spelling and Finney does not. There is a similar calm, understated tone, similar use of language, similar punctuation habits: two spaces after a full stop. In stylometrics tests carried out by John Noecker Jr., chief scientific officer at text analysis experts Juola & Associates, Finney consistently scored high. (However, veteran cypherpunk blogger, Nick Szabo, scored higher). Then I noticed both Finney and Satoshi had ‘@gmx.com' email addresses. (GMX is a free email provider based in Germany. Many Germans use GMX, while Americans and British tend to gravitate towards Gmail, Hotmail, or Yahoo. Today they would probably gravitate towards P rotonmail). Was this just coincidence – or was it a clue?Why did Satoshi disappear?In December 2010, Satoshi made his final post and then disappeared from the internet.Why?Perhaps to protect his anonymity in the face of rising interest from the media and, more significantly, the authorities: to protect his own safety as the WikiLeaks panic began to erupt. (After Wikileaks was shut out of the financial system, many began sending it bitcoin. The effect, ironically, was thus to make it an extraordinarily wealthy organisation).But there is also the possibility that he disappeared because he was ill.In 2009, Finney was diagnosed with Lou Gehrig's disease – amyotrophic lateral sclerosis – the same disease from which Stephen Hawking suffered. It is, for the most part, fatal and claims its victims within two to five years. ‘My symptoms were mild at first,' he says, ‘and I continued to work, but fatigue and voice problems forced me to retire in early 2011. Since then the disease has continued its inexorable progression.' Finney, eventually died in August 2014.In March 2013 he said, ‘Today, I am essentially paralyzed. I am fed through a tube, and my breathing is assisted through another tube. I operate the computer using a commercial eye-tracker system. It also has a speech synthesizer, so this is my voice now. I spend all day in my power wheelchair. I worked up an interface using an Arduino so that I can adjust my wheelchair's position using my eyes. It has been an adjustment, but my life is not too bad. I can still read, listen to music, and watch TV and movies. I recently discovered that I can even write code. It's very slow, probably 50 times slower than I was before. But I still love programming and it gives me goals.'Could a terrible illness be the reason Satoshi withdrew?Finney was one of the first to mine bitcoins. What did he do with them?I mined several blocks over the next days. But I turned it off because it made my computer run hot, and the fan noise bothered me. In retrospect, I wish I had kept it up longer, but on the other hand, I was extraordinarily lucky to be there at the beginning. It's one of those glass half full, half empty things.The next I heard of Bitcoin was late 2010, when I was surprised to find that it was not only still going, bitcoins actually had monetary value. I dusted off my old wallet, and was relieved to discover that my bitcoins were still there. As the price climbed up to real money, I transferred the coins into an offline wallet, where hopefully they'll be worth something to my heirs. Those discussions about inheriting your bitcoins are of more than academic interest. My bitcoins are stored in our safe deposit box, and my son and daughter are tech-savvy. I think they're safe enough. I'm comfortable with my legacy.Finney sold many of his bitcoins in order to pay for medical care, many at around $100. Satoshi never moved his.If you are buying gold to protect yourself in these uncertain times, I recommend The Pure Gold Company. Pricing is competitive, quality of service is high. They deliver to the UK, the US, Canada and Europe or you can store your gold with them. More here.We are all SatoshiFinney was a key player in the development of Bitcoin, no doubt. He was one of the first to ask real questions. He managed to understand from the start the inner workings of the Bitcoin protocol and its potential. He explored the weaknesses in the Bitcoin code – one of them is even named 'the Finney Attack'. He had many exchanges with Satoshi on the Bitcoin forums as they progressed the code and developed new versions. He asked question after question. But these very exchanges show there were two people talking. On January 10th, 2009, for example, Finney publicly complained to Satoshi that Bitcoin had crashed when he tried to receive a transaction. If it was his own code, and he was transacting with himself, he would surely have quietly fixed it himself.Moreover, coders all agree that Finney's coding style – and the style of the comments written in the code – is different from Satoshi's. Also, Finney preferred to code in the language C, whereas Bitcoin is coded in C++. This is something Finney himself confirms: 'I've done some changes to the Bitcoin code, and my style is completely different from Satoshi's. I program in C, which is compatible with C++, but I don't understand the tricks that Satoshi used.'Shortly before the publication of this book, the Forbes journalist Andy Greenberg published an interview with Hal Finney. Finney was now too ill to even speak – he could only raise his eyebrows to say yes. His son showed Greenberg fifteen email exchanges between Satoshi and Finney from January 2009. They mainly focused on bugs Finney had found in the code, to which Satoshi replied with fixes - and notes of thanks. Greenberg was also shown Finney's bitcoin wallet – with the transfers between Satoshi and Finney made back in 2009. As Greenberg notes, the wallet evidence and the Gmail timestamps in the emails would have been hard to forge. To cap it all, there is the fact that in 2009, at precisely the same moment Satoshi sent time-stamped e-mails, Finney, a keen runner, was photographed in the middle of a ten-mile race. Nobody, not even Satoshi Nakamoto, can be in two places at once.Bitcoin could not have happened without the work of Finney.If Satoshi Nakamoto was several people, Finney might have been one of them. But if Satoshi is an individual, Hal Finney was not him. This is an extract from my 2014 book, Bitcoin: the Future of Money? I hear the audiobook's excellent. ;)If you missed them (there were problems with the site midweek), check out my forecasts for 2025. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.theflyingfrisby.com/subscribe

ICYMI (there were problems with the site mid-week), check out my forecasts for 2025, always one of my more popular pieces of the year.He has invented an entirely new digital system of money with the potential to change the world as we know it. He has watched it grow to a market cap of over two trillion dollars, with as many as 100 million users worldwide, including actual nations, and the US President promising a strategic bitcoin reserve in his 2024 election campaign. He has half the internet nosing about and trying to figure out who he is. His own coins are worth about $100 billion, making him one of the richest people on earth.Yet he has managed to stay completely unknown and anonymous. It is almost unbelievable.Never mind Big Foot, the Mary Rose or the Loch Ness Monster, the mystery of ‘Who is Satoshi Nakamoto?' is perhaps the greatest mystery the world has ever known - or not known.There have been thousands of investigative attempts, articles, blog posts and discussion groups involving probably millions of man hours dedicated to pinning down this man, with names bandied about from Elon Musk to little known computer scientists. They have all failed. Satoshi's identity is as bulletproof as his code.For my 2014 book, Bitcoin: the Future of Money?, from which today's piece is taken, I ventured on the same doomed journey. I spent many months poring over the 80,000 words Satoshi wrote in the three years he was active online, looking for clues. What unusual words did he use? Does he make any spelling mistakes? Does he have any quirky grammatical habits? I analysed it in such detail I can tell you where he places brackets, how he uses hyphens, even how many spaces he uses after a full stop and how that changed – all in the hope of finding idiosyncrasies that appear in the writing of other Cypherpunks - clues which might lead me to him.Profiling a genius – some broad brushstrokes‘I've had the good fortune to know many brilliant people over the course of my life, so I recognize the signs.' Hal FinneySatoshi reached such high levels of expertise in so many different fields that many believe he can't possibly be one person. He is a polymath. It is not just the breadth and depth of his knowledge, but, more importantly, its specificity that makes him unique.In order to first conceive a new system of electronic cash, one would have to have thought extensively about the nature of money and its history. Money is a subject that has found more interest in the last few years with the emergence of bitcoin, the 2000s bull market in gold, the financial crisis and the growth of libertarianism, but, in 2007–8, when bitcoin was conceived and first introduced, books and academic papers on the subject were few and far between. The subject did not have broad appeal.How many of those who cared actually had the ability to design a system like this? It is one thing declaring what needs to be done; it is another putting it into practice.Satoshi must have had expertise in computer coding, mathematics, databases, accounting, peer-to-peer systems, digital ownership, law, smart contracts, cryptography and monetary history.He had to have had experience in academia. The act of submitting a white paper, its presentation, the impeccable referencing – it all denotes academia, even government.It's also easy to infer from the way bitcoin was launched that Satoshi had experience in open-source tech start-ups.The resilience of the code suggests he had computer hacking experience. Moreover, his ability to keep his identity hidden, despite the fact that half the internet is trying to figure out who he is, suggests significant practical experience in staying anonymous. It also means he has the trust of those who know him, if anyone did, to keep his secret.Then there's the matter of his prose. It is consistent and of such a high standard it seems he must have had experience as a writer – perhaps he was a blogger, an academic or an author. He was also quite humble and dismissive of his ability in this regard. ‘I'm better with code than with words', he said.It's clear from his posts that he had the awareness to see shortcomings in his system, and the patience not to try to do too much too quickly. He had the foresight to perceive problems before they arose and the meticulousness to prepare for them. He appears to have remained calm and measured in the face of difficulty, but also of his own success. He treated those two imposters just the same. Signs of arrogance are hard to find.Then there's the way that bitcoin was introduced to the world. PR, like economics, is not an exact science. Sometimes something gains traction, sometimes it doesn't – and there's no explaining why. Bitcoin has been a PR masterstroke. The coverage it has received has been enormous. It gets more publicity than gold, which is the oldest form of money there is. Satoshi cannot take all of the credit for this, but he has to take some of it. He understood when to make his ideas known, at what point to release his creation into the open-source world and he had the self-efacement to let go of it for others to develop. He promoted his idea with huge under-statement – but the scheduled creation of bitcoins meant there would be no shortage of bitcoin-holders to do the promoting for him.So we can add an understanding of both PR and psychology to his list of qualities. His knowledge of how people on the internet, in the open source world and in large institutions work, allowed him to progress his creation.Finally, he has a certain honesty. Despite Bitcoin's similarities to a pyramid or Ponzi scheme, he never pumped-and- dumped his creation. Tempting though it must have been, he never sold the bitcoins he mined. That also suggests he already had money.There are not many people like this.From mathematics to computer programming to economics and monetary history to politics to PR and psychology to cryptography to business acumen and vision to plain old written English – in all of these fields he excelled. To cap it all, he's probably good-looking too.It's early in history to be drawing this sort of comparison, I know, but there are many parallels between Satoshi and Isaac Newton. Newton was a brilliant scientist and mathematician, of course, and an alchemist. But he was also Master of the Royal Mint. He redesigned England's monetary system, putting us onto the gold standard on which Britain's colossal progress during the next 200 years was built.If you haven't already, take a look at my buddy Charlie Morris's monthly gold report, Atlas Pulse. It is, in my view, the best gold newsletter out there, and, best of all, it's free. Sign up here.First instinctMany believe that Satoshi was Hal Finney, the veteran programmer, who invented reusable proof of works, one of the models on which bitcoin was based. This was my first instinct. Often such “first instincts”, for reasons I cannot begin to explain, prove correct. When Satoshi first announced bitcoin on the cryptography mailing list, nobody replied. The message was ignored for two days. In the short-attention-span land of the web, two days is a long time to wait for some feedback on something you've spent 18 months working on. Two days is a long time to wait when you might have nailed something Cypherpunks had been dreaming about for 20 years.The first reply came from Finney. Was he replying to himself in order to generate some interest and discussion – to bump his thread? Replying to your own posts, known as ‘sock-puppeting', is not uncommon. Let us pursue this line of thinking a little further.Finney was born in 1956 – in that same two-year golden window as so many computer-scientist geniuses that would change the world (from Bill Gates to Tim Berners-Lee to Steve Jobs) were born – and spent his life working on cryptographic systems. He was number two to Phil Zimmerman, the pioneer in the field, for many years at the Pretty Good Privacy (PGP) Corporation, where they developed the most widely used email encryption software in the world.Such were his beliefs in privacy, freedom, and Cypherpunk, Finney was known to spend many nights writing and developing code for free, just because he believed in the work.In 1993, he published the paper, ‘Detecting Double-Spending'. Solving the double-spending problem (ensuring the same money cannot be used twice) was, of course, the key problem with digital cash. It was what Satoshi was so excited about when he proposed Bitcoin. In 2004, Finney developed the ‘reusable proof-of-work' (RPOW) system, which coders regarded as a brilliant step forward – but his system never saw any economic use until b itcoin.Finney is one of the few people to have the background and expertise to have developed bitcoin – but he is also an obvious person to take an immediate interest.In his very first reply to Satoshi's announcement, he wrote:“As an amusing thought experiment, imagine that Bitcoin is successful and becomes the dominant payment system in use throughout the world. Then the total value of the currency should be equal to the total value of all the wealth in the world. Current estimates of total worldwide household wealth that I have found range from $100 trillion to $300 trillion. With 20 million coins, that gives each coin a value of about $10 million.”The comment shows extraordinary insight. Many now see this “amusing thought experiment” as inevitable. But could it also be somebody trying to get others excited? Very possibly.(By the way, ‘thought experiment' is an expression Satoshi himself uses – though it is not uncommon in coding circles).Of the many names touted as Satoshi, Finney's writing style is one of the few that match. The major difference is Satoshi used British spelling and Finney does not. There is a similar calm, understated tone, similar use of language, similar punctuation habits: two spaces after a full stop. In stylometrics tests carried out by John Noecker Jr., chief scientific officer at text analysis experts Juola & Associates, Finney consistently scored high. (However, veteran cypherpunk blogger, Nick Szabo, scored higher). Then I noticed both Finney and Satoshi had ‘@gmx.com' email addresses. (GMX is a free email provider based in Germany. Many Germans use GMX, while Americans and British tend to gravitate towards Gmail, Hotmail, or Yahoo. Today they would probably gravitate towards P rotonmail). Was this just coincidence – or was it a clue?Why did Satoshi disappear?In December 2010, Satoshi made his final post and then disappeared from the internet.Why?Perhaps to protect his anonymity in the face of rising interest from the media and, more significantly, the authorities: to protect his own safety as the WikiLeaks panic began to erupt. (After Wikileaks was shut out of the financial system, many began sending it bitcoin. The effect, ironically, was thus to make it an extraordinarily wealthy organisation).But there is also the possibility that he disappeared because he was ill.In 2009, Finney was diagnosed with Lou Gehrig's disease – amyotrophic lateral sclerosis – the same disease from which Stephen Hawking suffered. It is, for the most part, fatal and claims its victims within two to five years. ‘My symptoms were mild at first,' he says, ‘and I continued to work, but fatigue and voice problems forced me to retire in early 2011. Since then the disease has continued its inexorable progression.' Finney, eventually died in August 2014.In March 2013 he said, ‘Today, I am essentially paralyzed. I am fed through a tube, and my breathing is assisted through another tube. I operate the computer using a commercial eye-tracker system. It also has a speech synthesizer, so this is my voice now. I spend all day in my power wheelchair. I worked up an interface using an Arduino so that I can adjust my wheelchair's position using my eyes. It has been an adjustment, but my life is not too bad. I can still read, listen to music, and watch TV and movies. I recently discovered that I can even write code. It's very slow, probably 50 times slower than I was before. But I still love programming and it gives me goals.'Could a terrible illness be the reason Satoshi withdrew?Finney was one of the first to mine bitcoins. What did he do with them?I mined several blocks over the next days. But I turned it off because it made my computer run hot, and the fan noise bothered me. In retrospect, I wish I had kept it up longer, but on the other hand, I was extraordinarily lucky to be there at the beginning. It's one of those glass half full, half empty things.The next I heard of Bitcoin was late 2010, when I was surprised to find that it was not only still going, bitcoins actually had monetary value. I dusted off my old wallet, and was relieved to discover that my bitcoins were still there. As the price climbed up to real money, I transferred the coins into an offline wallet, where hopefully they'll be worth something to my heirs. Those discussions about inheriting your bitcoins are of more than academic interest. My bitcoins are stored in our safe deposit box, and my son and daughter are tech-savvy. I think they're safe enough. I'm comfortable with my legacy.Finney sold many of his bitcoins in order to pay for medical care, many at around $100. Satoshi never moved his.If you are buying gold to protect yourself in these uncertain times, I recommend The Pure Gold Company. Pricing is competitive, quality of service is high. They deliver to the UK, the US, Canada and Europe or you can store your gold with them. More here.We are all SatoshiFinney was a key player in the development of Bitcoin, no doubt. He was one of the first to ask real questions. He managed to understand from the start the inner workings of the Bitcoin protocol and its potential. He explored the weaknesses in the Bitcoin code – one of them is even named 'the Finney Attack'. He had many exchanges with Satoshi on the Bitcoin forums as they progressed the code and developed new versions. He asked question after question. But these very exchanges show there were two people talking. On January 10th, 2009, for example, Finney publicly complained to Satoshi that Bitcoin had crashed when he tried to receive a transaction. If it was his own code, and he was transacting with himself, he would surely have quietly fixed it himself.Moreover, coders all agree that Finney's coding style – and the style of the comments written in the code – is different from Satoshi's. Also, Finney preferred to code in the language C, whereas Bitcoin is coded in C++. This is something Finney himself confirms: 'I've done some changes to the Bitcoin code, and my style is completely different from Satoshi's. I program in C, which is compatible with C++, but I don't understand the tricks that Satoshi used.'Shortly before the publication of this book, the Forbes journalist Andy Greenberg published an interview with Hal Finney. Finney was now too ill to even speak – he could only raise his eyebrows to say yes. His son showed Greenberg fifteen email exchanges between Satoshi and Finney from January 2009. They mainly focused on bugs Finney had found in the code, to which Satoshi replied with fixes - and notes of thanks. Greenberg was also shown Finney's bitcoin wallet – with the transfers between Satoshi and Finney made back in 2009. As Greenberg notes, the wallet evidence and the Gmail timestamps in the emails would have been hard to forge. To cap it all, there is the fact that in 2009, at precisely the same moment Satoshi sent time-stamped e-mails, Finney, a keen runner, was photographed in the middle of a ten-mile race. Nobody, not even Satoshi Nakamoto, can be in two places at once.Bitcoin could not have happened without the work of Finney.If Satoshi Nakamoto was several people, Finney might have been one of them. But if Satoshi is an individual, Hal Finney was not him. This is an extract from my 2014 book, Bitcoin: the Future of Money? I hear the audiobook's excellent. ;)If you missed them (there were problems with the site midweek), check out my forecasts for 2025. This is a public episode. 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In this episode of the Coin Stories podcast, I speak with Fran Finney, the wife of Hal Finney, a pivotal figure in the Bitcoin community. We discuss the evolution of Bitcoin, Hal's legacy, and the impact of his work on the industry. Fran shares personal anecdotes about Hal, his optimism, and his vision for Bitcoin. The conversation also touches on the Running Bitcoin Challenge, a fundraiser for ALS research, and Fran's personal journey of resilience following her injury. The episode highlights the importance of community, the future of Bitcoin, and the ongoing fight against ALS. ---- Sign up for the challenge and join the Coin Stories Running Bitcoin Challenge team: https://secure.alsnetwork.org/goto/CoinStoriesPod ---- Check out Fran's first appearance on Coin Stories at https://youtu.be/rNGFlITup40 ---- Natalie's Promotional Links:  Secure your Bitcoin with collaborative custody and set up your inheritance plan with Casa: https://www.casa.io/natalie         For easy, low-cost, instant Bitcoin payments, I use Speed Lightning Wallet. Get 5000 sats when you download using this link and promo code COINSTORIES10: https://www.speed.app/sweepstakes-promocode/ River is where I DCA weekly and buy Bitcoin with the lowest fees in the industry: https://partner.river.com/natalie  Safely self-custody your Bitcoin with Coinkite and the ColdCard Wallet. Get 5% off: https://store.coinkite.com/promo/COINSTORIES Master your Bitcoin self-custody with 1-on-1 help and gain peace of mind with the help of The Bitcoin Way: https://www.thebitcoinway.com/natalie Bitcoin 2025 is heading to Las Vegas May 27-29th! Join me for my 4th Annual Women of Bitcoin Brunch! Get 10% off Early Bird passes using the code HODL: https://tickets.b.tc/affiliate/hodl/event/bitcoin-2025   Protect yourself from SIM Swaps that can hack your accounts and steal your Bitcoin. Join America's most secure mobile service, trusted by CEOs, VIPs and top corporations: https://www.efani.com/natalie  Connect with Bitcoiners and Bitcoin merchants wherever you live and travel on the Orange Pill App: https://signup.theorangepillapp.com/opa/natbrunell ---- Guest Bio: Fran Finney, the wife of Hal Finney, met Hal when they were both undergraduate students at Caltech in the early 1970s. Fran pursued a career as a Physical Therapist, while enjoying the challenge of trying to keep up with her active, energetic, and brilliant husband on some of his many hobbies, which included running. On August 5, 2009, one week after their 30th Anniversary and seven months after Hal's now famous Bitcoin transaction, Hal was diagnosed with ALS. Their lives changed forever. Now Fran is determined to help find a cure for this horrific disease. The graduate of Caltech, Occidental College and USC is leading The Running Bitcoin Challenge, raising funds and awareness to help defeat ALS. ---- This podcast is for educational purposes and should not be construed as official investment advice. ---- VALUE FOR VALUE — SUPPORT NATALIE'S SHOWS Strike ID https://strike.me/coinstoriesnat/ Cash App $CoinStories   #money #Bitcoin #investing

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In this lively episode of Mid Mic Crisis, hosts Bunchu and Chamber revisit one of the crypto world's greatest mysteries: the true identity of Bitcoin's elusive creator, Satoshi Nakamoto. The duo begins by reflecting on their AI-heavy previous episode, but quickly pivot to this week's main topic, spurred by the recent release of the HBO documentary *Money Electric*. They review the top candidates for Nakamoto—Hal Finney, Len Sassaman, Craig Wright, Nick Szabo, and the newly introduced contender, Peter Todd—discussing the evidence and theories surrounding each.The conversation takes a humorous turn as Chamber wrestles with "normies" struggling to understand advanced tech like AI and crypto, before diving deep into the betting markets predicting Satoshi's identity. The hosts highlight how Peter Todd has become a focal point of speculation, though they remain skeptical, rating him a 6 out of 10 likelihood. They close out the show with some fresh insights into Hal Finney and his fascinating connection to the Bitcoin origin story, leaving the mystery of Satoshi's identity open-ended, while continuing the long-running debate.Tune in for witty banter, conspiracy talk, and the ongoing question that continues to baffle the world: who really is Satoshi Nakamoto?Follow Us:Website: https://midmiccrisis.com/  YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@midmiccrisisInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/midmiccrisis/?hl=enTikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@mid.mic.crisis?lang=enTwitter: https://twitter.com/MidMicCrisisNewsletter: https://mid-mic-crisis-newsletter.beehiiv.com/subscribeMMC Push Pass: https://ks-pages-119byl.web.app/pass/66db3c111db9a79db7fdaafeFireBrain AI: https://www.skool.com/firebrainPowered by @dGenNetworkWebsite: https://dgen.network/Bad Dadvice PodcastNew Dads giving hilariously bad advice about fatherhood, life and current events.Listen on: Apple Podcasts SpotifySupport the show

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Hal Finney is believed to have been the second bitcoiner after Satoshi and received the first bitcoin transaction.Today marks the tenth anniversary of his death on August 28th, 2014. We celebrate his life with his wife Fran Finney.Learn more about the Running Bitcoin Challenge and support Fran's mission to end ALS: https://runningbitcoin.usEPISODE: 138BLOCK: 858865PRICE: 1683 sats per dollarsupport dispatch: https://citadeldispatch.com/donate nostr live chat: https://citadeldispatch.com/stream nostr account: https://primal.net/odell youtube: https://www.youtube.com/@CitadelDispatch podcast: https://serve.podhome.fm/CitadelDispatch stream sats to the show: https://www.fountain.fm/ join the chat: https://citadeldispatch.com/chat(00:02:05) Remembering Hal Finney: 10th Anniversary(00:08:00) Fran Finney on Hal's Early Bitcoin Discussions(00:10:08) Hal Finney's Vision for Bitcoin(00:20:38) Running Bitcoin Challenge and Fran's Injury(00:32:04) Understanding ALS(00:41:06) Fran's Life and Hobbies(00:50:00) Hal Finney as a Father(01:00:02) Introduction of the Finney Prize(01:18:14) Committee and Prize Mechanics

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 New Sode of Glitter Ledger : Flooding of Crypto Arabian NightsGreetings from the Bul Jah Rab in Dubai where I'm bunking with Mohammed bin Salman Al Saud's wife; I've known her for years but I forget her name but we used do to off of the Gamma Gamma Gamma house at Ole Miss. I am in hiding from the Crypto Bros of Token2112 who want to stare at their phones, talk about nothing, and get a niche erotic experience from the Compliance Girls at TD Bank. As an 18th Generation Jewish Girl,  I have always trusted Saudi Royalty. Alas, When I heard my dear friend Sheik's wife, whose name I can't recall, was on a Crypto Panel on the  Titled Wen will DofWifHat ETF be easily tradeable in Guantanamo Bay's Black Market Silky Road,  I immediately fired up the jet in Coach straight to Dubai .Trudging through the floods of the UAE with my beat-up Rainbow Balmain Boots that I stole from a homeless man, I made it to a Glitter Ledger Safe house. Between Headwinds and Tailwinds and the Middle East, I am indeed most comfortable in torrential downpours, it's the best time for a Ponzi Scheme. Cue Arabian Nights Aladdin I digress. I made it to Glitter Ledger Safehouse Mumtaz Alhumdelay lah to greet my guest Master Daniel Masters Chairman of Coinshares, stepson of glamor model Deborah Moore and stepson to Bookmaker Gentleman Royalty “Butch” Victor Chandler respectively. That pedigree is something that NFT Solana Bera Hos like yours truly only dream about.  Alas if I wasn't so loyal to his current ex-wife and so thirsty for sideways JP Morgan information. I would have gladly swooped in post settlement and become Mrs. Glitter Masters. Throughout this interview I neglected to ask Danny what Coinshares does. Daniel is OG status in the circles of Hal Finney and Gordon Gekko alike. We first met on a Cold Night in New York City at my Table at Raos knee Deep in the Obama era of terrorist fist pumps, alongside the Winklevoss twins; I could easily tell them apart due to my time I spent on the costume set of Full House differentiating between MaryKate and Ashley. I digress, Master Masters in chock full of exciting stories that took place at all junctures of his career from the height of the oil commodity trading days when “oil traders have the most freaking fun” likely due to the ability to chainsmoke at your desk and ignore NATO to getting a Bitcoin tattoo amongst other global high net worths. He's not your typical British elegance oil and finance bro with a semi-public divorce on a first name basis with Cypriot government; He's actually Kind; and somewhat of a Renaissance man as he is fluent in Romanian and can harmonize with me in a perfect B flat Taylor Swift Cruel Summer. Masters rose to the tippity top of the crypto Glitterati in a fashion reminiscent of the Spice Girls rise to fame; he serendipitously stumbled upon bitcoin after the oil commodities Superbowl and built Coinshares from the ground up to undoubtedly the most valuable companies in creepto. His conviction is that Bitcoin will be around in 10 years and the bank will not be makes me take pause; and consider reinvesting my oil back into BTC and ending my friendship with Jerome. 

密码学一直在为保护信息安全、确保通信隐私和完整性发挥着关键作用，区块链和加密货币正是基于密码学原理构建的，而在密码学诞生的背后，隐藏着一群名为Cypherpunk（密码朋克）极客群体。从上个世纪90年代开始，这些密码朋克们开始尝试构建一个数字乌托邦，他们的执着，不仅构建起了保卫通信安全的堡垒，也就此开启了整个加密货币故事的序章。 那么，加密精神究竟从何而来，它与近年来轰轰烈烈的Web3运动有何联系，密码朋克真正的精神内核又是什么？伴随着最近加密货币牛市的到来，本期节目，就让我们一起回到Web3的起源之处去一探究竟。 此次，我们邀请到了“原语里弄”发起人、资深密码学研究者姚翔和BODL Ventures合伙人、前链闻总编辑、前彭博商业周刊中文版主编刘锋，来一起深入聊聊那些关于密码学和密码朋克们的故事，探索密码朋克是如何起源、如何发展又是如何一步步改变加密世界的。 【主播】 Vicky，《Web3 101》播客主理人 【嘉宾】 刘锋， BODL Ventures合伙人、前链闻总编辑、前彭博商业周刊中文版主编 姚翔，“原语里弄”发起人、密码学研究者 【你将听到】 【跟加密货币的第一次接触】 03:18 加密货币背后不只有利益游戏，更有一段Cypherpunk（密码朋克）精神史 04:49 2010年看比特币相关论文，技术上能完全理解，但并没有深入理解技术背后想要解决的经济社会问题 09:06 早期很多人因为挖比特币挣了钱，所以出现要打破传统金融和老钱控制的潮流 10:57 加密世界是一个兔子洞，洞内洞外是完全不同的世界 【密码朋克的起源】 11:57 Jude Mihong首次提出了Cypherpunk，之后Tim May发布密码朋克宣言 14:43 密码朋克们从多种维度展开了研究：包括理论和算法程序 17:21 非对称加密的原型出现，并很快得到了发展 21:09 Zimmermann试图把软件代码写成一本书，用出版书的方式进行技术传播 24:18 开源运动的兴起和软件的商业化也推动着密码朋克运动成为一种新思潮 【关于“朋克”精神的解读】 28:07 朋克音乐和密码朋克的主线发展有很多重合之处 32:23 朋克是一种旗帜和文化现象，更是一种精神内核 34:59 加密朋克圈子里大家的意识形态也并不是完全统一的，甚至出现了非常激进的做法 37:22 在密码朋克们的努力下，加密技术打破了国界墙 40:02 硅谷的极客氛围让密码朋克圈中的很多人也都聚集于此 【“密码朋克”与加密货币关系】 41:36 密码朋克不是描述某个人，而更像是一面从密码学衍生出来的精神旗帜 45:13 密码朋克们对于密码学的经济效益不是很重视，Tim May把ICO浪潮视为“郁金香炒作” 48:41 使用比特币的人决定了它的属性是什么样的 51:09 对财富的追求是很多人进入加密社区的驱动力，但目前大家忽视了密码学真正要去解决的底层问题 【密码学中的精神内核】 54:04 Hal Finney：比特币先驱人物，后来因病去世后，选择冷冻自己的遗体 55:33 “志愿精神“也是密码朋克很重要的精神内核之一，所以密码学领域的论文作者署名都按姓氏首字母排序 61:02 密码朋克做的事情来自于人类本性中的爱 68:47 连线杂志记者Andy Greenberg数十年对比特币的报道也是加密精神的一种体现 70:38 Cypherpunk运动的真正核心是对乌托邦的向往 72:08 加密精神不能成为一种打压别人或者敛财的工具，而更需要回归真和善的初心 【信息拓展】 1. 节目中提到的相关主要人物： Jude Milhon：一位黑客兼密码学作家，1992年首次创造cypherpunk这个词将与密码学技术相关的cypher（密码）与punk（朋克）合成，意思是“密码学反叛者”。 Tim May：美国物理学家，英特尔前员工。密码朋克邮件列表的发起者之一。 Martin Hellman以及Whitfield Diffle：密码技术专家，在1976年提出了一种全新的非对称加密技术，共同撰写首部公开的公钥密码学著作《密码学的新方向》，在密码学发展史上有重要意义。 Phil Zimmermann：计算机科学家、发明家与企业家，为PGP（Pretty Good Privacy）邮件加密软件的开创者。PGP 于1991年免费发布。由于PGP在世界范围的传播违反了美国政府关于加密软件的出口限制，Zimmermann受到了为期三年刑事调查。 Eric Hughes：加利福尼亚大学伯克利分校数学家，Cypherpunks 发起人之一。 S.Goldwasser：MIT电子工程和计算机科学的教授，密码学专家，零知识证明理论的提出者和奠基人之一。1985 年与S.Micali 及C.Rackoff共同发布论文《互动证明系统的知识复杂性》提出“零知识证明”概念。 Hal Finney：比特币先驱人物。最早支持比特币，并与中本聪完成第一笔比特币链上转账的密码学专业人士，在比特币问世两年多以后不幸罹患渐冻症而去世。 Andy Greenberg：《连线》杂志的资深撰稿人，主要撰写内容涉及黑客、加密货币、网络安全和监控。 2.《Crypto Wars》：作者Craig Javis，该书描述了从20世纪70年代开始加密技术的发展历史和重要历史事件。 【补充阅读】 02:18 原语里弄网站 https://www.primitiveslane.org/ 02:56 寻找密码朋克（一）：奥古斯特·柯克霍夫传 https://www.primitiveslane.org/post/augustekerckhoffs 06:43 Tim May 采访 https://www.coindesk.com/markets/2018/10/19/enough-with-the-ico-me-so-horny-get-rich-quick-lambo-crypto/ 12:43 The Cyphernomicon https://nakamotoinstitute.org/library/cyphernomicon 12:54 【更正：作者是 Eric Hughes】A Cypherpunk's Manifesto https://www.activism.net/cypherpunk/manifesto.html 13:41 提议的名字包括：Cryptographic Research Association, Cryptography Privacy 等，Tim May 还使用了一个更无趣的名字进一步解释—— Northern California Cryptography Hobbyists Association。 14:11 Wired 杂志对 Jude Milhon 的采访 https://www.wired.com/1995/02/st-jude/ 16:14 美国关于密码学出口的限制 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ExportofcryptographyfromtheUnited_States 19:30 Hellman 和 NSA 的渊源 https://cryptome.org/hellman/hellman-nsa.htm 20:24 OpenPGP https://www.openpgp.org/about/ 21:18 Crypto Wars, Craig Jarvis https://www.routledge.com/Crypto-Wars-The-Fight-for-Privacy-in-the-Digital-Age-A-Political-History-of-Digital-Encryption/Jarvis/p/book/9780367642488 21:58 Philip Zimmermann 关于此书的介绍 https://philzimmermann.com/EN/essays/BookPreface.html 36:24 Phil Zimmermann 最近接受的采访 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dRFOtL0fbxg 40:30 Homebrew Computer Club 45:30 Tim May 采访 https://www.coindesk.com/markets/2018/10/19/enough-with-the-ico-me-so-horny-get-rich-quick-lambo-crypto/ 47:16 戴维生平 https://mp.weixin.qq.com/s?src=11×tamp=1710898050&ver=5149&signature=8eZ1LxNbb6LYkRwOCBZxGf6Siam6TObTa1uQDeeYAS7pPjM8l9sN1WfuT*qjmglhfuF8GCEMru1fueH108-K9kz-3vCK5KQ9goSqiTUfTw47ve3GvAlrZr6N8Mgqz7&new=1 54:26 Running Bitcoin https://x.com/halfin/status/1110302988?s=20 57:28 DES, Data Encryption Standard 58:10 DualECDRBG https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/DualECDRBG 【后期】 AMEI 【BGM】 Mumbai — Ooyy 【Shownotes】 Juny 【在这里找到我们】 收听渠道：苹果｜小宇宙 海外用户：Apple Podcast｜Spotify｜Google Podcast｜Amazon Music 联系我们：podcast@sv101.net 本节目不构成任何投资建议，投资有风险，入市需谨慎

Welcome to the Mark Moss Show, where we explore the frontiers of finance and the evolution of money. In today's electrifying episode titled "Shocking Math: How Bitcoin Could Reach $43M (full breakdown)," we're diving deep into the world of cryptocurrency, specifically, the colossal potential of Bitcoin. Join your host, Mark Moss, as he unpacks the staggering mathematics that could catapult Bitcoin to a mind-blowing $43 million valuation. We'll discuss Hal Finney's early predictions, Fidelity's bold research, and even Wall Street's growing interest in allocating significant percentages of their portfolios to Bitcoin. From historical parallels with gold to the accelerating digital revolution, we'll dissect the role of Bitcoin as a burgeoning store of value and its evolutionary path as a novel form of money that could disrupt the financial status quo. Are we on the brink of seeing Bitcoin eclipse gold? Will fiat currencies falter, paving the way for Bitcoin to ascend? These are the questions we'll grapple with, providing you with a comprehensive breakdown that's as informative as it is shocking. Listen closely as Mark shares his insights on investment strategies, the importance of securing your digital assets, and the probabilities that could shape the future of our monetary system. So, whether you're a Bitcoin skeptic or believer, this episode is sure to spark your curiosity and perhaps even inspire your approach to cryptocurrency. Stay tuned as we embark on this fascinating journey to discover if and when Bitcoin might reach heights that few have dared to imagine. Don't forget to engage with the show—drop us your comments, hit that like button, and subscribe for more thought-provoking content. Now, without further ado, let's get into the world of Bitcoin's shocking potential with Mark Moss.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

In this episode of Mid Mic Crisis, hosts Bunchu and Chamber embark on a fascinating exploration into the mysterious origins of Bitcoin by delving into newly released documents shedding light on the elusive Satoshi Nakamoto. The episode kicks off with a discussion about the recent revelation of over 120 pages of emails from Satoshi Nakamoto's earliest collaborator, Martti 'Sirius' Malmi. Bunchu and Chamber analyze the implications of this trove of data, considering its potential significance in uncovering the true identity of Satoshi Nakamoto. The hosts compare various candidates speculated to be Satoshi Nakamoto, including Hal Finney, Dorien Nakamoto, Craig Wright, and Nick Szabo, against the insights gleaned from the newly revealed emails. Through lively debate and critical analysis, Bunchu and Chamber offer listeners a captivating journey into the enigmatic world of Bitcoin's origins and the ongoing quest to unmask its elusive creator.In addition to the exploration of Bitcoin's origins, the episode takes a lighter turn as the hosts delve into the amusing spectacle of the karate match between prominent figures in the crypto community, Ben "BitBoy" Armstrong and More Light. This entertaining crypto bro showdown provides a humorous interlude amid the more serious discussions surrounding Bitcoin's genesis.Lastly, Bunchu provides listeners with an update on the latest developments in the realm of artificial intelligence, offering insights into the recent news surrounding Google Gemini 1.5. The hosts round out the episode with reflections on the evolving landscape of the AI market and the exciting possibilities that lie ahead.With a blend of intrigue, humor, and insightful analysis, this episode of Mid Mic Crisis offers listeners an engaging exploration of Bitcoin's origins, the colorful characters within the crypto community, and the ever-evolving world of artificial intelligence.Follow us on X.com: https://twitter.com/MidMicCrisisPowered by @dGenNetworkWebsite: https://dgen.network/Support the show

Bitcoin kent een lange voorgeschiedenis. Van het ontstaan van cryptografie tot het economisch gedachtegoed dat in meer of mindere mate verwerkt zit in het protocol. Historicus en journalist Aaron van Wirdum schreef er een boek over. In 'The Genesis Book' beschrijft hij de belangrijkste projecten en personen die hebben bijgedragen aan de totstandkoming van Bitcoin. Van Friedrich Hayek tot Hal Finney en Nick Szabo; bitcoin is een project met decennia aan voorbereiding, bewust of onbewust. Co-host is Daniël Mol. Gasten Aaron van Wirdum Daniël Mol Links The Genesis Book op Bol.com En op Amazon Host Herbert Blankesteijn Redactie Daniël MolSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

In this episode of Bitcoin, Explained, Aaron and Sjors discuss two more electronic cash projects that predate Bitcoin: Wei Dai's b-money and Hal Finney's RPOW. As detailed in Aaron's new book, The Genesis Book, these systems introduced design elements that were later utilized by Satoshi Nakamoto. Aaron and Sjors explain what these elements are, and how the inspired Bitcoin's design. To buy Aaron's new book, visit www.thegenesisbook.com. Mentioned: B-money (archive link): https://web.archive.org/web/20050211031649/http://www.eskimo.com/~weidai/bmoney.txt RPOW (archive link): https://nakamotoinstitute.org/finney/rpow/index.html === This episode's sponsor: ⁠CoinKite⁠, maker of the ColdCard Aaron's Twitter: ⁠@AaronvanW⁠ Aaron's Nostr: npub1art8cs66ffvnqns5zs5qa9fwlctmusj5lj38j94lv0ulw0j54wjqhpm0w5 Sjors' Twitter: ⁠@provoost⁠ Sjors' Nostr: npub1s6z7hmmx2vud66f3utxd70qem8cwtggx0jgc7gh8pqwz2k8cltuqrdwk4c If you'd like to sponsor the show, please email info at bitcoinexplainedpodcast.com ⁠https://bitcoinexplainedpodcast.com/

Aaron van Wirdum is a veteran Bitcoin journalist who has been writing for Bitcoin Magazine since 2014. On January 3rd 2024, after nearly five years of working on this project, he launched The Genesis Book: a reflection on the history before Bitcoin.

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We're joined by Sam Callahan, Alex Stanczyk, Tomer Strolight, and many others to talk about the SEC "X" account being compromised yesterday and falsely tweeting out that the "Bitcoin ETF" was approved. We also hear Jamie Dimon's latest thoughts on Bitcoin, and discuss Tom Lee's thoughts on Bitcoin's 1-year and 5-year price prediction. Also we talk about Hal Finney's amazing legacy and celebrate the "running Bitcoin" tweet that is now 15 years old. Become a part of the Conversation: ⁠https://t.me/cafebitcoinclub⁠ Use code “CAFE” for 10% off your tickets to https://www.pacificbitcoin.com⁠ "Welcome to Bitcoin" A FREE 1-hour course hosted by Natalie Brunell, perfect for helping you to orange-pill family members over the holidays at https://Swan.com/welcome ⁠⁠ Swan Private Team Members: Alex Stanczyk Twitter: https://twitter.com/alexstanczyk Produced by: https://twitter.com/Producer_Jacob “From Timechain to Cantillionares Game, you can find Tip_NZ creations at Geyser Fund:” ⁠https://geyser.fund/project/tip⁠ Swan Bitcoin is the best way to accumulate Bitcoin with automatic recurring buys and instant buys from $10 to $10 million. Get started in just 5 minutes. Your first $10 purchase is on us: https://swanbitcoin.com/yt  Download the all new Swan app!  iOS: https://apps.apple.com/us/app/swan-bitcoin/id1576287352  Android: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.swanbitcoin.android&pli=1  Are you a high net worth individual or do you represent corporation that might be interested in learning more about Bitcoin? Swan Private guides corporations and high net worth individuals toward building generational wealth with Bitcoin. Find out more at https://swan.com/private  Check out the best place for Bitcoin education, Swan Bitcoin's “Bitcoin Canon”. Compiling all of the greatst articles, news sources, videos and more from your favorite bitcoiners! https://www.swan.com/canon/  Get paid to recruit new Bitcoiners: https://swan.com/enlist Hello and welcome to The Café Bitcoin Podcast brought to you by Swan Bitcoin, the best way to buy and learn about Bitcoin. We're excited to announce we are bringing the The Café Bitcoin conversation from Twitter Spaces to you on this show, The Café Bitcoin Podcast, Monday - Friday every week. Join us as we speak to guest like Max Keiser, Lyn Alden, Tomer Strolight, Cory Klippsten and many others from the bitcoin space. Also, be sure to hit that subscribe button to make sure you get the notifications when we launch an episode. Join us Monday - Friday 7pst/10est every Morning and become apart of the conversation! Thank you again and we look forward to giving you the best bitcoin content daily here on The Café Bitcoin Podcast. Swan Bitcoin is the best way to accumulate Bitcoin with automatic recurring buys and instant buys from $10 to $10 million. Get started in just 5 minutes. Your first $10 purchase is on us: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://swan.com⁠⁠/yt⁠⁠⁠ Connect with Swan on social media: Twitter: ⁠⁠⁠https://twitter.com/Swan⁠

In a historic move, the SEC today announced that it has approved eleven Bitcoin Spot ETFs. U.S. investors will now be able to gain exposure to Bitcoin when trading begins tomorrow. Andy marks the historic occasion by recapping the days events and looking forward to what happens next for Bitcoin.  Why you should listen Finally, after a multi-year effort by the Bitcoin community, all eleven much-anticipated Bitcoin Spot ETFs have been approved by the SEC and will begin trading tomorrow. Bitcoin's journey has been a strange and wild ride. Exactly 14 years ago today, Hal Finney tweeted that he was “Running bitcoin.” In the years afterward, Bitcoin's creator Satoshi Nakamoto disappeared, and Bitcoin began its slow journey from a curious collectible for cypherpunks and cryptographers, to a payment mechanism for the dark web, to a speculative bet, to a means of outpacing inflation, and today, to a full embrace from the traditional financial system.  Supporting links Bitget Bitget Academy Bitget Research Bitget Wallet The Sandbox Andy on Twitter  Brave New Coin on Twitter Brave New Coin If you enjoyed the show please subscribe to the Crypto Conversation and give us a 5-star rating and a positive review in whatever podcast app you are using.

“Within the Bitcoin mission, all of that stuff is a LARP. There is no gray; it's entirely black or white. You're either self-sovereign, or you're not…if you want to have conversations about banking technology, custody technology, if that's your interest, great. Just leave it out of my Bitcoin conversation.”— John CarvalhoGiacomo Zucco is a Bitcoin educator, John Carvalho is CEO of Synonym, and Matt Corallo is a Bitcoin Core developer and open-source engineer at Block/Spiral. In this interview, we discuss how to scale Bitcoin while maintaining self-sovereignty.- - - - The best way to scale Bitcoin has been a hot topic since its inception. Whether it be through Bitcoin-backed banks as Hal Finney suggested back in 2010, increasing the throughput on the Bitcoin blockchain, layer 2 solutions like the Lightning Network, or federated custodian options like Fedimints.Over the past year, the surge in Bitcoin transaction fees, largely attributed to the emergence of BRC20 tokens, ordinals, and inscriptions, has once again brought the topic of scaling Bitcoin to the forefront of conversation. High fees have priced smaller transactions out of the market, and the Lightning Network, hailed as a potential solution to scalability challenges, has faced some initial hurdles.The different scaling solutions all have different trade-offs. Trustlessness and trust minimization are key tenets of Bitcoin, ensuring that users do not need to trust any central authority or third party. The Lightning Network aligns with these principles as it enables trustless, peer-to-peer transactions, reducing the need for custodial services and enhancing individual control over funds.While Bitcoin's primary focus is on decentralization and self-sovereignty, some developments, such as the concept of the "Wallet of Satoshi" or Bitcoin ETFs, aim to make Bitcoin more accessible and user-friendly to a broader audience. Wallet of Satoshi is a custodial Lightning wallet designed to simplify the user experience, while Bitcoin ETFs provide a means for traditional investors to gain exposure to Bitcoin without directly holding the asset. These developments have the potential to expand Bitcoin's adoption, but may raise concerns about centralization and counterparty risk.- - - - This episode's sponsors:Iris Energy - Bitcoin Mining. Done Sustainably Bitcasino - The Future of Gaming is hereLedger - State of the art Bitcoin hardware walletWasabi Wallet - Privacy by defaultUnchained - Secure your bitcoin with confidenceBitcoin Atlantis - A Bitcoin conference in the AtlanticSwan Bitcoin - Invest in Bitcoin with Swan-----WBD758 - Show Notes-----If you enjoy The What Bitcoin Did Podcast you can help support the show by doing the following:Become a Patron and get access to shows early or help contributeMake a tip:Bitcoin: 3FiC6w7eb3dkcaNHMAnj39ANTAkv8Ufi2SQR Codes: BitcoinIf you do send a tip then please email me so that I can say thank youSubscribe on iTunes | Spotify | Stitcher | SoundCloud | YouTube | Deezer | TuneIn | RSS FeedLeave a review on iTunesShare the show and episodes with your friends and familySubscribe to the newsletter on my websiteFollow me on Twitter Personal | Twitter Podcast | Instagram | Medium | YouTubeIf you are interested in sponsoring the show, you can read more about that here or please feel free to drop me an email to discuss options.

In this week's episode of the Coin Stories News Block, we cover the major headlines related to Bitcoin and global finance: ETF Issuers are Dropping Fees in Anticipation of Approvals How Liquidity Will Determine Bitcoin ETF Winner Bitwise Survey Shows Financial Advisors Want Bitcoin Exposure  Billionaire Chamath Palihapitiya Says Bitcoin Will Go Mainstream in 2024 15th Anniversary of Hal Finney's Legendary Bitcoin Tweet -- References mentioned in the episode:  Issuers Rush to Submit Revised Forms for ETF Approval  Bitcoin Issuers Clear Major Hurdle in Bid to Get ETF ListedBloomberg Analyst's Table of Updated ETF Fees  VanEck Pledges to Donate ETF Profits to Bitcoin Devs BlackRock Expects SEC Approval By Wednesday  Bitwise's 2024 Financial Advisor Survey Coinshare's Report Shows Report Inflows to ETP Products  Standard Chartered Predicts $50-$100 Billion of Inflows into ETFs Erik Vorhees Tweet On ETF Trojan Horse  Hal Finney's Legendary “Running Bitcoin” Tweet Coin Stories Running Bitcoin Challenge Team -- The News Block is powered exclusively by Bitdeer Technologies Group (NASDAQ: BTDR), a publicly-traded leader in Bitcoin mining that stands alone as the only vertically-integrated, technology-focused Bitcoin mining company. Learn more at www.bitdeer.com.  — This podcast is for educational purposes and should not be construed as official investment advice. -- #money #Bitcoin #investing

Giacomo Zucco is a Bitcoin educator, John Carvalho is CEO of Synonym, and Matt Corallo is a Bitcoin Core developer and open-source engineer at Block/Spiral. In this interview, we discuss how to scale Bitcoin while maintaining self-sovereignty. - - - - The best way to scale Bitcoin has been a hot topic since its inception. Whether it be through Bitcoin-backed banks as Hal Finney suggested back in 2010, increasing the throughput on the Bitcoin blockchain, layer 2 solutions like the Lightning Network, or federated custodian options like Fedimints. Over the past year, the surge in Bitcoin transaction fees, largely attributed to the emergence of BRC20 tokens, ordinals, and inscriptions, has once again brought the topic of scaling Bitcoin to the forefront of conversation. High fees have priced smaller transactions out of the market, and the Lightning Network, hailed as a potential solution to scalability challenges, has faced some initial hurdles. The different scaling solutions all have different trade-offs. Trustlessness and trust minimization are key tenets of Bitcoin, ensuring that users do not need to trust any central authority or third party. The Lightning Network aligns with these principles as it enables trustless, peer-to-peer transactions, reducing the need for custodial services and enhancing individual control over funds. While Bitcoin's primary focus is on decentralization and self-sovereignty, some developments, such as the concept of the "Wallet of Satoshi" or Bitcoin ETFs, aim to make Bitcoin more accessible and user-friendly to a broader audience. Wallet of Satoshi is a custodial Lightning wallet designed to simplify the user experience, while Bitcoin ETFs provide a means for traditional investors to gain exposure to Bitcoin without directly holding the asset. These developments have the potential to expand Bitcoin's adoption, but may raise concerns about centralization and counterparty risk. - Show notes: https://www.whatbitcoindid.com/podcast/scaling-bitcoin-with-zucco-carvalho-corallo This episode's sponsors: Iris Energy - Bitcoin Mining. Done Sustainably Bitcasino - The Future of Gaming is here Ledger - State of the art Bitcoin hardware wallet Wasabi Wallet - Privacy by default Unchained - Secure your Bitcoin with confidence Bitcoin Atlantis - A Bitcoin conference in the Atlantic SwanBitcoin - Invest in Bitcoin with Swan

In this episode with Fran Finney, the widow of Hal Finney, we discuss: The early days of Bitcoin The claims that Hal Finney is Satoshi Nakamoto and how that has impacted the Finney family Hal Finney's character and origin story Running Bitcoin Challenge How to cope with the loss of a loved one -- Fran Finney is the widow of the legendary Hal Finney, who received the first Bitcoin transaction. After Hal died of ALS in 2014 Fran says she's dedicated the rest of her life to making him proud. The graduate of Caltech, Occidental College and USC graduate is leading The Running Bitcoin Challenge -- combining Hal's loves of running and Bitcoin -- raising funds and awareness to help defeat ALS. The challenge is to run, walk, roll or hike the equivalent of a half marathon (all at once or throughout the year) in 2024. Follow Fran on X at https://x.com/franfinney. Join the Running Bitcoin Challenge at: https://t.co/BwXaetsG1z   -- Coin Stories is powered by Bitdeer Technologies Group (NASDAQ: BTDR), a publicly-traded leader in Bitcoin mining that stands alone as the only vertically-integrated, technology-focused Bitcoin mining company. Learn more at www.bitdeer.com.  — Natalie's Promotional Links:  Buy Bitcoin, secure it through multisig Collaborative custody, start a Bitcoin IRA or take out a Bitcoin loan with UNCHAINED: https://unchained.com/?utm_campaign=natalie promo code Natalie Bitcoin Nashville is July 25-27, 2024: Get 10% off your passes using the code HODL at  https://b.tc/conference Get 5% off your Bitcoin cold storage solutions at Coinkite, including the Coldcard wallet: https://store.coinkite.com/promo/COINSTORIES CrowdHealth offers the Bitcoin community alternative to health insurance. I now spend just ~$100 a month on my health care. Sign up: https://www.joincrowdhealth.com/natalie  — This podcast is for educational purposes and should not be construed as official investment advice. -- VALUE FOR VALUE — SUPPORT NATALIE'S SHOWS Strike ID https://strike.me/coinstoriesnat/ Cash App $CoinStories   #money #Bitcoin #investing

Fran Finney is the widow of the legendary Hal Finney, who received the first Bitcoin transaction. In this interview, we discuss her husband's impact, their life together, and his battle with ALS. We also talk about the importance of Bitcoin, the challenges Hal and her faced due to harassment, and the concept of cryopreservation. The conversation also touches on the significance of fundraising for ALS research and how the Bitcoin community can contribute to this cause. - - - - Hal Finney was not only the first person to receive a Bitcoin transaction (Satoshi sent him 10 Bitcoins in January 2009 as a test), he was also the first person after Satoshi to download and run Bitcoin software. Hal came across the Bitcoin whitepaper through a Cypherpunks mailing list. As a champion of personal privacy, he saw the potential for Bitcoin to provide for censorship-resistant transactions. Driven by his concerns about government overreach in the digital age, Hal became a pioneer in the world of cryptography, gaining recognition for his part in the development of PGP. He was also part of a band of cypherpunks trying to develop a new form of money providing personal sovereignty. Hal co-authored the first paper detailing the concept of reusable cryptographic proofs of work, which would later be adapted in Bitcoin. Hal famously walked away from Bitcoin for a full year. During that time he was diagnosed with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS). Despite the debilitating nature of the disease, Finney continued to work tirelessly on Bitcoin's development until his passing on August 28, 2014. His untimely death left behind a legacy of innovation and a lasting impact on the foundation of the digital currency landscape. Despite his personal struggles, Hal Finney's intellect and relentless pursuit of knowledge cemented his place as a legendary figure in the world of cryptography and Bitcoin. In this podcast, I talk to Fran Finney, who is tirelessly committed to honouring his memory by raising funds for ALS victims and advocating for increased understanding of the disease. - ALS Golden West Running Bitcoin Challenge Join the WBD Team - ALS Golden West Running Bitcoin Challenge Show notes: https://www.whatbitcoindid.com/podcast/running-bitcoin-with-fran-finney This episode's sponsors: Iris Energy - Bitcoin Mining. Done Sustainably Bitcasino - The Future of Gaming is here Ledger - State of the art Bitcoin hardware wallet Wasabi Wallet - Privacy by default Unchained - Secure your bitcoin with confidence OrangePillApp - Stack Friends Who Stack Sats SwanBitcoin - Invest in Bitcoin with Swan

“I think it would be incredible if the bitcoin community was the community that made the difference with ALS…that was able to actually change things so that it doesn't afflict people and end people's lives in such a horrible way, the way it did for Hal.”— Fran FinneyFran Finney is the widow of the legendary Hal Finney, who received the first Bitcoin transaction. In this interview, we discuss her husband's impact, their life together, and his battle with ALS. We also talk about the importance of Bitcoin, the challenges Hal and her faced due to harassment, and the concept of cryopreservation. The conversation also touches on the significance of fundraising for ALS research and how the Bitcoin community can contribute to this cause. - - - - Hal Finney was not only the first person to receive a Bitcoin transaction (Satoshi sent him 10 Bitcoins in January 2009 as a test), he was also the first person after Satoshi to download and run Bitcoin software. Hal came across the Bitcoin whitepaper through a Cypherpunks mailing list. As a champion of personal privacy, he saw the potential for Bitcoin to provide for censorship-resistant transactions. Driven by his concerns about government overreach in the digital age, Hal became a pioneer in the world of cryptography, gaining recognition for his part in the development of PGP. He was also part of a band of cypherpunks trying to develop a new form of money providing personal sovereignty. Hal co-authored the first paper detailing the concept of reusable cryptographic proofs of work, which would later be adapted in Bitcoin.Hal famously walked away from Bitcoin for a full year. During that time he was diagnosed with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS). Despite the debilitating nature of the disease, Finney continued to work tirelessly on Bitcoin's development until his passing on August 28, 2014. His untimely death left behind a legacy of innovation and a lasting impact on the foundation of the digital currency landscape. Despite his personal struggles, Hal Finney's intellect and relentless pursuit of knowledge cemented his place as a legendary figure in the world of cryptography and Bitcoin. In this podcast, I talk to Fran Finney, who is tirelessly committed to honouring his memory by raising funds for ALS victims and advocating for increased understanding of the disease. runningbitcoin.ustinyurl.com/wbd-running-bitcoin- - - - This episode's sponsors:Iris Energy - Bitcoin Mining. Done Sustainably Bitcasino - The Future of Gaming is hereLedger - State of the art Bitcoin hardware walletWasabi Wallet - Privacy by defaultUnchained - Secure your bitcoin with confidenceOrange Pill App - Stack friends who stack satsSwan Bitcoin - Invest in Bitcoin with Swan-----WBD754 - Show Notes-----If you enjoy The What Bitcoin Did Podcast you can help support the show by doing the following:Become a Patron and get access to shows early or help contributeMake a tip:Bitcoin: 3FiC6w7eb3dkcaNHMAnj39ANTAkv8Ufi2SQR Codes: BitcoinIf you do send a tip then please email me so that I can say thank youSubscribe on iTunes | Spotify | Stitcher | SoundCloud | YouTube | Deezer | TuneIn | RSS FeedLeave a review on iTunesShare the show and episodes with your friends and familySubscribe to the newsletter on my websiteFollow me on Twitter Personal | Twitter Podcast | Instagram | Medium | YouTubeIf you are interested in sponsoring the show, you can read more about that here or please feel free to drop me an email to discuss options.

Phil Zimmermann is the creator of PGP & the cryptographer who made it safe to publish cryptography projects on the internet. In this episode, Mr. Zimmermann talks about Bitcoin, his opinion on various cryptography projects & his friendship with Hal Finney

Il viaggio di Rikki in Turchia lo porta nel profondo sud-est, in piena Mesopotamia, quasi ai confini con la Siria, dove Bitcoin sembra fare ancora più fatica ad arrivare. Questa è la zona più povera e remota del Paese e il rumore qui sembra essere più forte del segnale.Inoltre: un caso di utilizzo esemplare del Lightning Network dimostra come Bitcoin sia superiore ai servizi di pagamento fiat, un vecchio speech di Hal Finney riaffiora dalle nebbie di internet, il time stamp delle elezioni è realtà e la Hope House di El Zonte sembra prendere le distanze da Chivo e Bitcoin.It's showtime!

If Adam Back and Hal Finney's $10 million Bitcoin price prediction were to come true, the BTC market cap would be approximately $200 trillion. Blockstream CEO Adam Back believes Bitcoin price could reach $10 million per coin by the end of the sixth halvening in 2032, as long as Bitcoin layer-2 technology and wallet infrastructure improves. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In today's episode of the Daily Crypto News podcast, we cover a wide range of crypto-related topics. We start with a rediscovered video featuring Bitcoin pioneer Hal Finney explaining zk-proofs, offering a fascinating glimpse into crypto's history. Then, we delve into the latest news about Neuralink's brain implant chip receiving FDA approval for human testing, highlighting the intersection of technology and the human mind. Next, we discuss George R.R. Martin's involvement with OpenAI and its implications for the world of AI and storytelling. We also explore the world of meme coins with the introduction of AstroPepex and its AI-inspired name and code. In regulatory news, we learn about Hong Kong's decision to block access to JPEX's website and app amid ongoing investigations. Additionally, we cover Optimism's successful private sale of $157 million worth of OP tokens. The episode wraps up with updates on Grayscale's ETF application for Ethereum futures and PayPal's integration of the PYUSD stablecoin on Venmo. Lastly, we discuss Ben "Bitboy" Armstrong's bid to reclaim his namesake company and his appeal to fans for support.#CryptoNews #Bitcoin #Neuralink #AI #MemeCoin #Regulation #Ethereum #Stablecoin #Cryptocurrency #Podcast #BitboyArmstrong__________News Links

Junseth is an OG Bitcoiner and the former co-host of Bitcoin Uncensored. In this wide ranging interview, we discuss Bitcoin volatility and it's repetitive cycles, the ossification of the Bitcoin protocol and the current state of development, Bitcoin anonymity and privacy, the profitability of mining, and Bitcoin's future as an alternative to traditional money in a world of global collapse. - - - - Bitcoin's development over the past 14 years has been both phenomenal and revelatory. Apart from Hal Finney, nobody saw its significant influence on the energy sector. Furthermore, nobody foresaw the impact of ordinals. That's why, as we contemplate the potential for Bitcoin to enter a new and significant bull market cycle, questions as to what Bitcoin is and will become are as fascinating as at any time since its launch in January 2009. The debates over the protocol's conservative development are as impassioned as ever. Questions over the persistence of Bitcoin's price cycles continue to produce significant amounts of content. The complex challenges of maintaining privacy, and the associated misconceptions of average users, endure. The resilient strength of the mining industry never ceases to amaze. However, the bigger picture is still focused on the singular issue of the basic right to transact. The traditional notion of currency control places the state as the arbiter of money. Yet, the past decade has witnessed central banks exerting ever greater control of financial systems and the weaponisation of money by the state. Bitcoin was designed as a vital alternative as trust in traditional processes erodes. Given its power to disintermediate powerful centralised institutions, the primary concern of Bitcoiners is whether governments will seek to control, limit or ban it. Bitcoiners believe that the state's regulation of money should be limited, allowing individuals to freely hold and transact any form of currency. Further, these rights should be codified into a Second Amendment right to hold Bitcoin. We're back to the cypherpunk philosophy: freedom to transact is freedom of speech.   This episode's sponsors: Iris Energy - Bitcoin Mining. Done Sustainably Ledn - Financial services for Bitcoin hodlers Bitcasino - The Future of Gaming is here Ledger - State of the art Bitcoin hardware wallet Wasabi Wallet - Privacy by default Unchained - Secure your bitcoin with confidence

“All the value in these other chains all of the value in all these businesses and everything else surrounding ‘crypto' generally, it's nonexistent, it's going to disappear; and I guess it enures to our benefit in that all of that value flows back into our project…it just takes so long.”— JunsethJunseth is an OG Bitcoiner and the former co-host of Bitcoin Uncensored. In this wide ranging interview, we discuss Bitcoin volatility and it's repetitive cycles, the ossification of the Bitcoin protocol and the current state of development, Bitcoin anonymity and privacy, the profitability of mining, and Bitcoin's future as an alternative to traditional money in a world of global collapse. - - - - Bitcoin's development over the past 14 years has been both phenomenal and revelatory. Apart from Hal Finney, nobody saw its significant influence on the energy sector. Furthermore, nobody foresaw the impact of ordinals. That's why, as we contemplate the potential for Bitcoin to enter a new and significant bull market cycle, questions as to what Bitcoin is and will become are as fascinating as at any time since its launch in January 2009.The debates over the protocol's conservative development are as impassioned as ever. Questions over the persistence of Bitcoin's price cycles continue to produce significant amounts of content. The complex challenges of maintaining privacy, and the associated misconceptions of average users, endure. The resilient strength of the mining industry never ceases to amaze. However, the bigger picture is still focused on the singular issue of the basic right to transact. The traditional notion of currency control places the state as the arbiter of money. Yet, the past decade has witnessed central banks exerting ever greater control of financial systems and the weaponisation of money by the state. Bitcoin was designed as a vital alternative as trust in traditional processes erodes.Given its power to disintermediate powerful centralised institutions, the primary concern of Bitcoiners is whether governments will seek to control, limit or ban it. Bitcoiners believe that the state's regulation of money should be limited, allowing individuals to freely hold and transact any form of currency. Further, these rights should be codified into a Second Amendment right to hold Bitcoin. We're back to the cypherpunk philosophy: freedom to transact is freedom of speech. - - - - This episode's sponsors:Iris Energy - Bitcoin Mining. Done Sustainably Ledn - Financial services for Bitcoin hodlersBitcasino - The Future of Gaming is hereLedger - State of the art Bitcoin hardware walletWasabi Wallet - Privacy by defaultUnchained - Secure your bitcoin with confidence-----WBD682 - Show Notes-----If you enjoy The What Bitcoin Did Podcast you can help support the show by doing the following:Become a Patron and get access to shows early or help contributeMake a tip:Bitcoin: 3FiC6w7eb3dkcaNHMAnj39ANTAkv8Ufi2SQR Codes: BitcoinIf you do send a tip then please email me so that I can say thank youSubscribe on iTunes | Spotify | Stitcher | SoundCloud | YouTube | Deezer | TuneIn | RSS FeedLeave a review on iTunesShare the show and episodes with your friends and familySubscribe to the newsletter on my websiteFollow me on Twitter Personal | Twitter Podcast | Instagram | Medium | YouTubeIf you are interested in sponsoring the show, you can read more about that here or please feel free to drop me an email to discuss options.

► NEWS: Binance's top 3 executives jump ship as Binance continues to smoke in the face of DOJ injunction ... ► CULTURE: ... You may not like Blackrock buying bitcoin, but you'll have to accept it - this was always inevitable, clear your goggles, AND GET ON THE MISSION. Enjoy ;). ✔Simply Bitcoin in Written Form: http://simplybitcoin.news/ ✔Check out our Sponsors, support Bitcoin ONLY Businesses: ✔ Blockstream: ► https://store.blockstream.com/product/blockstream-jade-hardware-wallet/ ► Blockstream Jade an open-source hardware wallet for the cold storage of bitcoin and bitcoin layer-2 assets on Liquid. Manage your assets from mobile or desktop with jade-compatible wallets. ✔ @TheBitcoinConf ► https://bm.b.tc/simply ►The largest Bitcoin conference in the world! In Nashville, Tennessee on July 25-27th 2024! Use code SIMPLY for 10% off your tickets! ✔ Citadel21: ► https://www.citadel21.com ► A Bitcoin cultural zine. Bitcoin culture is rich and varied. It contains a multitude of voices, opinions and flavors. Only 1000 of each volume are made. ✔ BitPlates: ► https://bitplates.com ►Raising the standard of Bitcoin wallet backup devices | BitPLATES® BitPLATES® Domino® metal storage plates provide industrial-grade and marine-grade protection for your Bitcoin wallet backup words. ✔ kaboomracks : ► kaboomracks.com ► The best place to buy Bitcoin miners. Start your mining utopia today. Checkout their racks at https://t.me/kaboomracks ✔ NODL : ► https://www.nodl.eu ►Running Bitcoin, just like in Hal Finney's legendary tweet. Use all the Lightning features thanks to your always on device. Easy to Use, Everyone can run a NODL. Privacy focused. ✔ Swan: ► https://www.swanbitcoin.com ►Swan is the best way to build your Bitcoin stack, with automated Bitcoin savings plans and instant purchases. Serving clients of any size, from $10 to $10M+ ✔ OrangePill App: ► https://theorangepillapp.com/en ► STACK FRIENDS WHO STACK SATS  ✔ Join our Telegram, Give us Memes to Review! ► https://t.me/TheSimplyBitcoinChannel ✔ Follow Us! ► https://twitter.com/SimplyBitcoinTV ► https://twitter.com/BITVOLT7 ►https://twitter.com/OptimistFields ► We are a proud supporter of Bitcoin only businesses. ⚡️ simplybitcoin@getalby.com DISCLAIMER: All views in this episode are our own and DO NOT reflect the views of any of our guests or sponsors

► NEWS: Larry Finks says what bitcoienrs have been saying for years - BITCOIN IS BETTER THAN GOLD ... TL;DR: WE ARE WINNING!! ► CULTURE: ... Mike Hobart's been filling in all week and we talk about a project he is a part of - Bitcoin Veterans - a bitcoin-centric podcast by veterans for veterans. Enjoy :). ✔Simply Bitcoin in Written Form: http://simplybitcoin.news/ ✔Check out our Sponsors, support Bitcoin ONLY Businesses: ✔ Blockstream: ► https://store.blockstream.com/product/blockstream-jade-hardware-wallet/ ► Blockstream Jade an open-source hardware wallet for the cold storage of bitcoin and bitcoin layer-2 assets on Liquid. Manage your assets from mobile or desktop with jade-compatible wallets. ✔ @TheBitcoinConf ► https://bm.b.tc/simply ►The largest Bitcoin conference in the world! In Nashville, Tennessee on July 25-27th 2024! Use code SIMPLY for 10% off your tickets! ✔ Citadel21: ► https://www.citadel21.com ► A Bitcoin cultural zine. Bitcoin culture is rich and varied. It contains a multitude of voices, opinions and flavors. Only 1000 of each volume are made. ✔ BitPlates: ► https://bitplates.com ►Raising the standard of Bitcoin wallet backup devices | BitPLATES® BitPLATES® Domino® metal storage plates provide industrial-grade and marine-grade protection for your Bitcoin wallet backup words. ✔ kaboomracks : ► kaboomracks.com ► The best place to buy Bitcoin miners. Start your mining utopia today. Checkout their racks at https://t.me/kaboomracks ✔ NODL : ► https://www.nodl.eu ►Running Bitcoin, just like in Hal Finney's legendary tweet. Use all the Lightning features thanks to your always on device. Easy to Use, Everyone can run a NODL. Privacy focused. ✔ Swan: ► https://www.swanbitcoin.com ►Swan is the best way to build your Bitcoin stack, with automated Bitcoin savings plans and instant purchases. Serving clients of any size, from $10 to $10M+ ✔ OrangePill App: ► https://theorangepillapp.com/en ► STACK FRIENDS WHO STACK SATS  ✔ Join our Telegram, Give us Memes to Review! ► https://t.me/TheSimplyBitcoinChannel ✔ Follow Us! ► https://twitter.com/SimplyBitcoinTV ► https://twitter.com/BITVOLT7 ►https://twitter.com/OptimistFields ► We are a proud supporter of Bitcoin only businesses. ⚡️ simplybitcoin@getalby.com DISCLAIMER: All views in this episode are our own and DO NOT reflect the views of any of our guests or sponsors

► NEWS: CBDC's to be rolled out in 130 countries - Bitcoin fixes this ... ► CULTURE: ... there's been a lot of ppl in the chat not being bullish enough on bitcoin so we set them straight. Enjoy :) ✔Simply Bitcoin in Written Form: http://simplybitcoin.news/ ✔Check out our Sponsors, support Bitcoin ONLY Businesses: ✔ Blockstream: ► https://store.blockstream.com/product/blockstream-jade-hardware-wallet/ ► Blockstream Jade an open-source hardware wallet for the cold storage of bitcoin and bitcoin layer-2 assets on Liquid. Manage your assets from mobile or desktop with jade-compatible wallets. ✔ @TheBitcoinConf ► https://bm.b.tc/simply ►The largest Bitcoin conference in the world! In Nashville, Tennessee on July 25-27th 2024! Use code SIMPLY for 10% off your tickets! ✔ Citadel21: ► https://www.citadel21.com ► A Bitcoin cultural zine. Bitcoin culture is rich and varied. It contains a multitude of voices, opinions and flavors. Only 1000 of each volume are made. ✔ BitPlates: ► https://bitplates.com ►Raising the standard of Bitcoin wallet backup devices | BitPLATES® BitPLATES® Domino® metal storage plates provide industrial-grade and marine-grade protection for your Bitcoin wallet backup words. ✔ kaboomracks : ► kaboomracks.com ► The best place to buy Bitcoin miners. Start your mining utopia today. Checkout their racks at https://t.me/kaboomracks ✔ NODL : ► https://www.nodl.eu ►Running Bitcoin, just like in Hal Finney's legendary tweet. Use all the Lightning features thanks to your always on device. Easy to Use, Everyone can run a NODL. Privacy focused. ✔ Swan: ► https://www.swanbitcoin.com ►Swan is the best way to build your Bitcoin stack, with automated Bitcoin savings plans and instant purchases. Serving clients of any size, from $10 to $10M+ ✔ OrangePill App: ► https://theorangepillapp.com/en ► STACK FRIENDS WHO STACK SATS  ✔ Join our Telegram, Give us Memes to Review! ► https://t.me/TheSimplyBitcoinChannel ✔ Follow Us! ► https://twitter.com/SimplyBitcoinTV ► https://twitter.com/BITVOLT7 ►https://twitter.com/OptimistFields ► We are a proud supporter of Bitcoin only businesses. ⚡️ simplybitcoin@getalby.com DISCLAIMER: All views in this episode are our own and DO NOT reflect the views of any of our guests or sponsors

► NEWS: Bullish developments form a bitcoin company going public, to likely hood of ETF approval, to some bitcoin charts - Rustin brings receipts on why you should be bullish this 4th of July ... ► CULTURE: ... We cover why the Founding Fathers would be bitcoienrs today. Enjoy :). ✔Simply Bitcoin in Written Form: http://simplybitcoin.news/ ✔Check out our Sponsors, support Bitcoin ONLY Businesses: ✔ Blockstream: ► https://store.blockstream.com/product/blockstream-jade-hardware-wallet/ ► Blockstream Jade an open-source hardware wallet for the cold storage of bitcoin and bitcoin layer-2 assets on Liquid. Manage your assets from mobile or desktop with jade-compatible wallets. ✔ @TheBitcoinConf ► https://bm.b.tc/simply ►The largest Bitcoin conference in the world! In Nashville, Tennessee on July 25-27th 2024! Use code SIMPLY for 10% off your tickets! ✔ Citadel21: ► https://www.citadel21.com ► A Bitcoin cultural zine. Bitcoin culture is rich and varied. It contains a multitude of voices, opinions and flavors. Only 1000 of each volume are made. ✔ BitPlates: ► https://bitplates.com ►Raising the standard of Bitcoin wallet backup devices | BitPLATES® BitPLATES® Domino® metal storage plates provide industrial-grade and marine-grade protection for your Bitcoin wallet backup words. ✔ kaboomracks : ► kaboomracks.com ► The best place to buy Bitcoin miners. Start your mining utopia today. Checkout their racks at https://t.me/kaboomracks ✔ NODL : ► https://www.nodl.eu ►Running Bitcoin, just like in Hal Finney's legendary tweet. Use all the Lightning features thanks to your always on device. Easy to Use, Everyone can run a NODL. Privacy focused. ✔ Swan: ► https://www.swanbitcoin.com ►Swan is the best way to build your Bitcoin stack, with automated Bitcoin savings plans and instant purchases. Serving clients of any size, from $10 to $10M+ ✔ OrangePill App: ► https://theorangepillapp.com/en ► STACK FRIENDS WHO STACK SATS  ✔ Join our Telegram, Give us Memes to Review! ► https://t.me/TheSimplyBitcoinChannel ✔ Follow Us! ► https://twitter.com/SimplyBitcoinTV ► https://twitter.com/BITVOLT7 ►https://twitter.com/OptimistFields ► We are a proud supporter of Bitcoin only businesses. ⚡️ simplybitcoin@getalby.com DISCLAIMER: All views in this episode are our own and DO NOT reflect the views of any of our guests or sponsors

► NEWS: Fed stress tests US Banks and says trust us bro, things are good ... ► CULTURE: Mike Hobart & G Money Pepe explain the massive lies that come out of the corporate press & the fiat matrix and how biotic fixes this. Enjoy :) ✔Simply Bitcoin in Written Form: http://simplybitcoin.news/ ✔Check out our Sponsors, support Bitcoin ONLY Businesses: ✔ Blockstream: ► https://store.blockstream.com/product/blockstream-jade-hardware-wallet/ ► Blockstream Jade an open-source hardware wallet for the cold storage of bitcoin and bitcoin layer-2 assets on Liquid. Manage your assets from mobile or desktop with jade-compatible wallets. ✔ @TheBitcoinConf ► https://bm.b.tc/simply ►The largest Bitcoin conference in the world! In Nashville, Tennessee on July 25-27th 2024! Use code SIMPLY for 10% off your tickets! ✔ Citadel21: ► https://www.citadel21.com ► A Bitcoin cultural zine. Bitcoin culture is rich and varied. It contains a multitude of voices, opinions and flavors. Only 1000 of each volume are made. ✔ BitPlates: ► https://bitplates.com ►Raising the standard of Bitcoin wallet backup devices | BitPLATES® BitPLATES® Domino® metal storage plates provide industrial-grade and marine-grade protection for your Bitcoin wallet backup words. ✔ kaboomracks : ► kaboomracks.com ► The best place to buy Bitcoin miners. Start your mining utopia today. Checkout their racks at https://t.me/kaboomracks ✔ NODL : ► https://www.nodl.eu ►Running Bitcoin, just like in Hal Finney's legendary tweet. Use all the Lightning features thanks to your always on device. Easy to Use, Everyone can run a NODL. Privacy focused. ✔ Swan: ► https://www.swanbitcoin.com ►Swan is the best way to build your Bitcoin stack, with automated Bitcoin savings plans and instant purchases. Serving clients of any size, from $10 to $10M+ ✔ OrangePill App: ► https://theorangepillapp.com/en ► STACK FRIENDS WHO STACK SATS  ✔ Join our Telegram, Give us Memes to Review! ► https://t.me/TheSimplyBitcoinChannel ✔ Follow Us! ► https://twitter.com/SimplyBitcoinTV ► https://twitter.com/BITVOLT7 ►https://twitter.com/OptimistFields ► We are a proud supporter of Bitcoin only businesses. ⚡️ simplybitcoin@getalby.com DISCLAIMER: All views in this episode are our own and DO NOT reflect the views of any of our guests or sponsors

► NEWS: SEC says Spot Bitcoin ETF filing is inadequate and needs more information ... ► CULTURE: Our boy Rope (aka @Ropeium) comes on the show and talks about his memetic journey in bitcoin. Enjoy :). ✔Simply Bitcoin in Written Form: http://simplybitcoin.news/ ✔Check out our Sponsors, support Bitcoin ONLY Businesses: ✔ Blockstream: ► https://store.blockstream.com/product/blockstream-jade-hardware-wallet/ ► Blockstream Jade an open-source hardware wallet for the cold storage of bitcoin and bitcoin layer-2 assets on Liquid. Manage your assets from mobile or desktop with jade-compatible wallets. ✔ @TheBitcoinConf ► https://bm.b.tc/simply ►The largest Bitcoin conference in the world! In Nashville, Tennessee on July 25-27th 2024! Use code SIMPLY for 10% off your tickets! ✔ Citadel21: ► https://www.citadel21.com ► A Bitcoin cultural zine. Bitcoin culture is rich and varied. It contains a multitude of voices, opinions and flavors. Only 1000 of each volume are made. ✔ BitPlates: ► https://bitplates.com ►Raising the standard of Bitcoin wallet backup devices | BitPLATES® BitPLATES® Domino® metal storage plates provide industrial-grade and marine-grade protection for your Bitcoin wallet backup words. ✔ kaboomracks : ► kaboomracks.com ► The best place to buy Bitcoin miners. Start your mining utopia today. Checkout their racks at https://t.me/kaboomracks ✔ NODL : ► https://www.nodl.eu ►Running Bitcoin, just like in Hal Finney's legendary tweet. Use all the Lightning features thanks to your always on device. Easy to Use, Everyone can run a NODL. Privacy focused. ✔ Swan: ► https://www.swanbitcoin.com ►Swan is the best way to build your Bitcoin stack, with automated Bitcoin savings plans and instant purchases. Serving clients of any size, from $10 to $10M+ ✔ OrangePill App: ► https://theorangepillapp.com/en ► STACK FRIENDS WHO STACK SATS  ✔ Join our Telegram, Give us Memes to Review! ► https://t.me/TheSimplyBitcoinChannel ✔ Follow Us! ► https://twitter.com/SimplyBitcoinTV ► https://twitter.com/BITVOLT7 ►https://twitter.com/OptimistFields ► We are a proud supporter of Bitcoin only businesses. ⚡️ simplybitcoin@getalby.com DISCLAIMER: All views in this episode are our own and DO NOT reflect the views of any of our guests or sponsors

► NEWS: Politico says what Simply Bitcoin has been saying for months, China is using Hong Kong as a proxy to lure bitcoin capital - TL;DR: we told ya! ► CULTURE: ... Bitcoin artist Tommy from Bitcoin Magazine comes on to talk bitcoin art & ordinals - love this guy. Enjoy :). ✔Simply Bitcoin in Written Form: http://simplybitcoin.news/ ✔Check out our Sponsors, support Bitcoin ONLY Businesses: ✔ Blockstream: ► https://store.blockstream.com/product/blockstream-jade-hardware-wallet/ ► Blockstream Jade an open-source hardware wallet for the cold storage of bitcoin and bitcoin layer-2 assets on Liquid. Manage your assets from mobile or desktop with jade-compatible wallets. ✔ @TheBitcoinConf ► https://bm.b.tc/simply ►The largest Bitcoin conference in the world! In Nashville, Tennessee on July 25-27th 2024! Use code SIMPLY for 10% off your tickets! ✔ Citadel21: ► https://www.citadel21.com ► A Bitcoin cultural zine. Bitcoin culture is rich and varied. It contains a multitude of voices, opinions and flavors. Only 1000 of each volume are made. ✔ BitPlates: ► https://bitplates.com ►Raising the standard of Bitcoin wallet backup devices | BitPLATES® BitPLATES® Domino® metal storage plates provide industrial-grade and marine-grade protection for your Bitcoin wallet backup words. ✔ kaboomracks : ► kaboomracks.com ► The best place to buy Bitcoin miners. Start your mining utopia today. Checkout their racks at https://t.me/kaboomracks ✔ NODL : ► https://www.nodl.eu ►Running Bitcoin, just like in Hal Finney's legendary tweet. Use all the Lightning features thanks to your always on device. Easy to Use, Everyone can run a NODL. Privacy focused. ✔ Swan: ► https://www.swanbitcoin.com ►Swan is the best way to build your Bitcoin stack, with automated Bitcoin savings plans and instant purchases. Serving clients of any size, from $10 to $10M+ ✔ OrangePill App: ► https://theorangepillapp.com/en ► STACK FRIENDS WHO STACK SATS  ✔ Join our Telegram, Give us Memes to Review! ► https://t.me/TheSimplyBitcoinChannel ✔ Follow Us! ► https://twitter.com/SimplyBitcoinTV ► https://twitter.com/BITVOLT7 ►https://twitter.com/OptimistFields ► We are a proud supporter of Bitcoin only businesses. ⚡️ simplybitcoin@getalby.com DISCLAIMER: All views in this episode are our own and DO NOT reflect the views of any of our guests or sponsors

► NEWS: Saylor buys MORE bitcoin & we cover the Prime Trust news that came out yesterday, we'll stay up to date on this as more info unfolds... ► CULTURE: ... Opti does a Bitcoin 101 overview of best practices for the newer bitcoin entrant - run a node, ethical bitcoin wallets & UTXO management. Enjoy :) ✔Simply Bitcoin in Written Form: http://simplybitcoin.news/ ✔Check out our Sponsors, support Bitcoin ONLY Businesses: ✔ Blockstream: ► https://store.blockstream.com/product/blockstream-jade-hardware-wallet/ ► Blockstream Jade an open-source hardware wallet for the cold storage of bitcoin and bitcoin layer-2 assets on Liquid. Manage your assets from mobile or desktop with jade-compatible wallets. ✔ @TheBitcoinConf ► https://bm.b.tc/simply ►The largest Bitcoin conference in the world! In Nashville, Tennessee on July 25-27th 2024! Use code SIMPLY for 10% off your tickets! ✔ Citadel21: ► https://www.citadel21.com ► A Bitcoin cultural zine. Bitcoin culture is rich and varied. It contains a multitude of voices, opinions and flavors. Only 1000 of each volume are made. ✔ BitPlates: ► https://bitplates.com ►Raising the standard of Bitcoin wallet backup devices | BitPLATES® BitPLATES® Domino® metal storage plates provide industrial-grade and marine-grade protection for your Bitcoin wallet backup words. ✔ kaboomracks : ► kaboomracks.com ► The best place to buy Bitcoin miners. Start your mining utopia today. Checkout their racks at https://t.me/kaboomracks ✔ NODL : ► https://www.nodl.eu ►Running Bitcoin, just like in Hal Finney's legendary tweet. Use all the Lightning features thanks to your always on device. Easy to Use, Everyone can run a NODL. Privacy focused. ✔ Swan: ► https://www.swanbitcoin.com ►Swan is the best way to build your Bitcoin stack, with automated Bitcoin savings plans and instant purchases. Serving clients of any size, from $10 to $10M+ ✔ OrangePill App: ► https://theorangepillapp.com/en ► STACK FRIENDS WHO STACK SATS  ✔ Join our Telegram, Give us Memes to Review! ► https://t.me/TheSimplyBitcoinChannel ✔ Follow Us! ► https://twitter.com/SimplyBitcoinTV ► https://twitter.com/BITVOLT7 ►https://twitter.com/OptimistFields ► We are a proud supporter of Bitcoin only businesses. ⚡️ simplybitcoin@getalby.com DISCLAIMER: All views in this episode are our own and DO NOT reflect the views of any of our guests or sponsors

Hal Finney was arguably one of the earliest Bitcoin pioneers, having been the second person to receive BTC after Satoshi Nakamoto himself. “Since we're all rich with Bitcoins, or we will be once they're worth a million dollars like everyone expects, we ought to put some of this unearned wealth to good use.” Hal Finney has become an absolute legend in the crypto community, and also shared the following prediction: “I see Bitcoin as ultimately becoming a reserve currency for banks, playing much the same role as gold did in the early days of banking. Banks could issue digital cash with greater anonymity and lighter weight, more efficient transactions.” Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This episode delves into the murky world of cryptocurrency and its impact on our planet. Join Katharine and Leah as they discover how digital currencies are breathing new life into previously shuttered coal plants across the United States.  This episode features Alex de Vries, data scientist and founder of Digiconimist, an online platform that tracks Bitcoin's energy consumption; Anne Hedges, the director of policy and legislative affairs at watchdog organization Montana Environmental Information Center; and New York State Assemblymember Anna Kelles, who sponsored a bill to establish a two-year moratorium on crypto mining in New York. Leah mentions this White House report about the climate impacts of cryptocurrency. Alex points out how famous cryptographer Hal Finney foresaw crypto's huge emissions from the start. Anne mentions how China cracked down on cryptocurrency, which has pushed companies to operate in other nations, including the United States. Assemblymember Kelles warns that Bitcoin won't deliver on equity or access to wealth: roughly 0.01% of wallets hold 27% of the currency. On the bright side, Ethereum, the second-largest cryptocurrency, just reduced its energy consumption 99% by switching to proof-of-stake.  Next time, we'll look at the fight for climate accountability within corporate America. Subscribe wherever you get your podcasts and don't miss a single episode this season!

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Over the years, many have speculated as to the identity of the mysterious Satoshi Nakamoto, the creator of the Bitcoin whitepaper. From Craig Wright to Hal Finney, we've entertained many a notion of who this brilliant and elusive genius really is. Today, we may have found the answer. Ivy McLemore is a journalist who has been hot on the trail of Satoshi. The trail has led him to a British man whose name we will reveal in this episode. Ivy methodically provides all the verifiable facts and data surrounding his research in a new book titled “Finding Satoshi”, and today we have him on the show to discuss this controversial topic. Are you ready to examine the evidence for yourself? We're just the conduit for the messenger on episode #624 of The Bad Crypto Podcast. FULL SHOW NOTES:  SUBSCRIBE, RATE, & REVIEW: Apple Podcast: http://badco.in/itunes Google Podcasts: http://badco.in/google Spotify: http://badco.in/spotify FOLLOW US ON SOCIAL MEDIA: Twitter: @badcryptopod - @joelcomm - @teedubya Facebook: /BadCrypto - /JoelComm - /teedubyaw Facebook Mastermind Group: /BadCrypto LinkedIn: /in/joelcomm - /in/teedubya Instagram: @BadCryptoPodcast Email: badcryptopodcast[at]gmail[dot]com Phone: SEVEN-OH-8-88FIVE- 90THIRTY DISCLAIMER: Do your own due diligence and research. Joel Comm and Travis Wright are NOT FINANCIAL ADVISORS. We are sharing our journey with you as we learn more about this crazy little thing called cryptocurrency. We make NO RECOMMENDATIONS. Don't take anything we say as gospel. Do not come to our homes with pitchforks because you lost money by listening to us. We only share with you what we are learning and what we are investing it. We will never "pump or dump" any cryptocurrencies. Take what we say with a grain of salt. You must research this stuff on your own! Just know that we will always strive for RADICAL TRANSPARENCY with any show associations. Support the show: https://badcryptopodcast.com See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

“You can't just sit in a hut and think that the technology that you built is inevitably going to take over the world. You actually have to do the hard work of convincing people and getting in front of the public. So you can have an effect on the public imagination. And so building is not enough… I think you have to build and teach”— Craig Warmke- - - -Craig Warmke is a philosopher and fellow at the Bitcoin Policy Institute. In this interview, we discuss the biases and pressures that distort opinions about Bitcoin, and a framework for enabling objective evaluation of Bitcoin's value and risk to individuals and society. - - - - Bitcoin has proved itself to be the hardest money ever created at a time when the world's monetary systems are under unprecedented stress. It also provides an array of unique utilities: it helps vulnerable people; disrupts rent-seeking exploitation and brings pluralism to money for ordinary people.And yet, for the majority, Bitcoin is still funny internet money, or worse, a Ponzi scheme, criminal back channel and/or environmental disaster. Why are so many people still struggling to see what Bitcoiners see? Hal Finney's writings are uncannily prescient. One such example is ‘Politics vs Technology': a short 1994 article about cypherpunk responses to the dangers of government overreach. Many believed solutions were to be found in coding new tools. Finney was less sure that technology in isolation would change the world. To him, active engagement is vital: “If we want freedom and privacy, we must persuade others that these are worth having. There are no shortcuts.” If education is the magic bullet, how should we persuade those still on the sidelines? Craig Warmke has proposed a framework that enables people to strip away their unconscious bias, subjective viewpoints and peer group constraints. The critical characteristic of the framework is that it requires openness to all of Bitcoin's tradeoffs; bias affects both sides of the debate. It makes the approach a powerful educational weapon: each individual can see the issues through a new lens; and, because both sides are required to confront their partiality, the conversation can become honest and collaborative. It also enables a fair review of the hidden costs of wider Bitcoin adoption, so that Bitcoin's case can be further strengthened. - - - - This episode's sponsors:Gemini - Buy Bitcoin instantlyBlockFi - The future of Bitcoin financial servicesBitcasino - The Future of Gaming is herePacific Bitcoin - Bitcoin‑only event, Nov 10 & 11, 2022Ledger - State of the art Bitcoin hardware walletCompass Mining - Bitcoin mining & hostingCake Wallet - Open-source, privacy-focused Bitcoin walletBCB Group - Global digital financial Services-----WBD522 - Show Notes-----If you enjoy The What Bitcoin Did Podcast you can help support the show by doing the following:Become a Patron and get access to shows early or help contributeMake a tip:Bitcoin: 3FiC6w7eb3dkcaNHMAnj39ANTAkv8Ufi2SQR Codes: BitcoinIf you do send a tip then please email me so that I can say thank youSubscribe on iTunes | Spotify | Stitcher | SoundCloud | YouTube | Deezer | TuneIn | RSS FeedLeave a review on iTunesShare the show and episodes with your friends and familySubscribe to the newsletter on my websiteFollow me on Twitter Personal | Twitter Podcast | Instagram | Medium | YouTubeIf you are interested in sponsoring the show, you can read more about that here or please feel free to drop me an email to discuss options.

Craig Warmke is a philosopher and fellow at the Bitcoin Policy Institute. In this interview, we discuss the biases and pressures that distort opinions about Bitcoin, and a framework for enabling objective evaluation of Bitcoin's value and risk to individuals and society.   - - - -  Bitcoin has proved itself to be the hardest money ever created at a time when the world's monetary systems are under unprecedented stress. It also provides an array of unique utilities: it helps vulnerable people; disrupts rent-seeking exploitation and brings pluralism to money for ordinary people. And yet, for the majority, Bitcoin is still funny internet money, or worse, a Ponzi scheme, criminal back channel and/or environmental disaster. Why are so many people still struggling to see what Bitcoiners see?  Hal Finney's writings are uncannily prescient. One such example is ‘Politics vs Technology': a short 1994 article about cypherpunk responses to the dangers of government overreach. Many believed solutions were to be found in coding new tools. Finney was less sure that technology in isolation would change the world. To him, active engagement is vital: “If we want freedom and privacy, we must persuade others that these are worth having. There are no shortcuts.”  If education is the magic bullet, how should we persuade those still on the sidelines? Craig Warmke has proposed a framework that enables people to strip away their unconscious bias, subjective viewpoints and peer group constraints. The critical characteristic of the framework is that it requires openness to all of Bitcoin's tradeoffs; bias affects both sides of the debate.   It makes the approach a powerful educational weapon: each individual can see the issues through a new lens; and, because both sides are required to confront their partiality, the conversation can become honest and collaborative. It also enables a fair review of the hidden costs of wider Bitcoin adoption, so that Bitcoin's case can be further strengthened.