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The Second Installment of the IPA Book Club delves into the realm of Bitcoin, blockchains, and all things crypto with The Age of Cryptocurrency by Paul Vigna and Michael J. Casey.  In this episode, the IPA's CEO, Brian Tate, and Ben Jackson, the IPA's COO, discuss their thoughts on the book. They cover what they think the book got right, where it went in the wrong direction, and what the book can tell us about where the payments industry is headed.   The IPA thanks our member sponsor, Netspend, for helping to make this show possible.  This podcast was recorded on April 5, 2023. Things may have changed by the time you hear it.  

¿Qué hay para mi dentro del libro de lecturas recomendadas del programa Conocimiento experto Bitcoin y la Era de las Criptomonedas de Paul Vigna y Michael Casey? Entender que es y como funcionan el Bitcoin Hoy y las Criptomonedas. Adquiere el Libro: https://amzn.to/3iZj1oN Forma Parte de Revolución 180: https://impactoexperto.com/diariorev180 Hazte de mi libro: https://amzn.to/3gCY1mO Mis programas: * Revolución 180: https://impactoexperto.com/diariorev180 * Libro Mentalidad con Proposito: https://amzn.to/2KmHMXa * Podcast Conocimiento Experto: https://open.spotify.com/show/65J8RTsruRXBxeQElVmU0b?si=9f444953f34246ab Mis redes: * Sígueme En Instagram en: https://www.instagram.com/salvadormingo/ * Sígueme en Facebook en: https://www.facebook.com/salvadormingooficial * Sígueme en Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/SalvadorMingoConocimientoExperto * Sígueme en Twitter en: https://twitter.com/s_mingo Ya sea por medio de las noticias, internet o por un amigo que te haya asegurado que se trata de la mejor inversión en el futuro, tú probablemente ya estés mas que enterado al día de hoy sobre los bitcoins. Esta es la Moneda Digital que esta arrasando en todas las conversaciones económicas desde el gobierno, wall street hasta las salas de chat. Como es que esta moneda funciona sin necesidad de dinero físico (papel)?. ¿Como sabes si puedes en que tendrá algún valor? ¿Como puedes estar seguro que no será hackeado, convirtiendo tus bitcoins en números sin sentido en una pantalla? Continua con el análisis para encontrar la respuesta a estas preguntas , así como una breve historia del Bitcoin Hoy. Enfoque Mentoria del Bitcoin 2023 de Paul Vigna Se Firme Salvador Mingo Conocimiento Experto #mentoria #bitcoin #criptomoedas

¿Qué hay para mi dentro del libro de lecturas recomendadas del programa Conocimiento experto Bitcoin y la Era de las Criptomonedas de Paul Vigna y Michael Casey? Entender que es y como funcionan el Bitcoin Hoy y las Criptomonedas. Adquiere el Libro: https://amzn.to/3iZj1oN Forma Parte de Revolución 180: https://impactoexperto.com/diariorev180 Hazte de mi libro: https://amzn.to/3gCY1mO Mis programas: * Revolución 180: https://impactoexperto.com/diariorev180 * Libro Mentalidad con Proposito: https://amzn.to/2KmHMXa * Podcast Conocimiento Experto: https://open.spotify.com/show/65J8RTsruRXBxeQElVmU0b?si=9f444953f34246ab Mis redes: * Sígueme En Instagram en: https://www.instagram.com/salvadormingo/ * Sígueme en Facebook en: https://www.facebook.com/salvadormingooficial * Sígueme en Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/SalvadorMingoConocimientoExperto * Sígueme en Twitter en: https://twitter.com/s_mingo Ya sea por medio de las noticias, internet o por un amigo que te haya asegurado que se trata de la mejor inversión en el futuro, tú probablemente ya estés mas que enterado al día de hoy sobre los bitcoins. Esta es la Moneda Digital que esta arrasando en todas las conversaciones económicas desde el gobierno, wall street hasta las salas de chat. Como es que esta moneda funciona sin necesidad de dinero físico (papel)?. ¿Como sabes si puedes en que tendrá algún valor? ¿Como puedes estar seguro que no será hackeado, convirtiendo tus bitcoins en números sin sentido en una pantalla? Continua con el análisis para encontrar la respuesta a estas preguntas , así como una breve historia del Bitcoin Hoy. Enfoque Mentoria del Bitcoin 2023 de Paul Vigna Se Firme Salvador Mingo Conocimiento Experto #mentoria #bitcoin #criptomoedas

Did the financial crisis leave us with any lessons that apply to a rapidly evolving payments industry?  To dig into this question, the IPA staff recently read and had a discussion on Michael Lewis's book, The Big Short. The IPA's CEO, Brian Tate, and Chris Stromberg, our director of government relations joined Ben Jackson to discuss the book and what it can tell us about our current situation.   This podcast is the inaugural episode for the IPA book club. Over the coming year we plan to read a number of books that address the theme of innovation inside the financial services industry and beyond. We invite our listeners to read along and let us know what you think. If you have a particularly strong opinion on one of our selections, we'd be happy to include you in an episode.   Our March book will be The Age of Cryptocurrency, by Paul Vigna and Michael J. Casey.   The IPA thanks our member sponsor, Netspend, for helping to make this show possible.   This podcast was recorded on February 15, 2023. Things may have changed by the time you hear it.

Cryptocurrency is having a year from hell.  And it's been a massive fall - the market capitalisation of the crypto market has fallen from around $US3 trillion last year to around $US 800 billion.  As part of the fall, one of the world's most famous crypto cowboys came down to earth. Sam Bankman-Fried, the founder of crypto exchange FTX We're joined by Paul Vigna, a reporter at the Wall Street Journal... he's written a book called The Age of Cryptocurrency.  Paul explains who SBF is, and how he had such a spectacular fall. In this episode of the Briefing, we look at the rise and fall of the crypto cowboy, Sam Bankman-Fried Headlines: - Baker Boy's big night at the ARIAs- Tracy Grimshaw bids farewell to A Current Affair- Vic polls point to possible hung parliament- Nude shoot for Bondi Beach Follow The Briefing: Instagram: @thebriefingpodcast Facebook: TheBriefingNewsAUTwitter: @TheBriefingAUSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

P.M. Edition for Nov. 10. U.S. stocks stage their biggest rally since 2020, on new inflation data. Plus, cryptocurrency exchange FTX is in dire straits, after a deal with its rival, Binance, fell through. Concern that the damage could spread has sent cryptocurrency prices down, in what's already been a tough year. Cryptocurrency reporter Paul Vigna joins host Annmarie Fertoli to discuss. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

 The cryptocurrency ether saw its value climb ahead of the highly anticipated software upgrade known as “the merge.” But even though the changeover went smoothly, ether's price has fallen since then. And that might not be the only challenge for Ethereum, the network behind ether. WSJ crypto reporter Paul Vigna joins host Zoe Thomas to discuss. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Consensus 2022 is headed to Austin, TX!!, with Michael J Casey @ Coindesk. Michael Casey is the Chief Content Officer at CoinDesk, the leading media platform for the blockchain and digital asset community, and the author of CoinDesk's weekly Money Reimagined newsletter as well as a co-host of the podcast of the same name. He is also non-executive chairman and cofounder of Streambed Media, a digital media data management platform. Michael previously spent three years as a Senior Advisor to MIT Media Lab's Digital Currency Initiative and as a senior lecturer at MIT Sloan School of Management. Michael spent most of his career as a print journalist, including 18 years at Dow Jones and The Wall Street Journal, where he was last a senior columnist covering global finance. He also hosted online TV shows for WSJ Live and appeared as a commentator on networks such as CNBC, CNN, Fox Business, and the BBC. Michael has five acclaimed books to his name, including two on cryptocurrencies and blockchain technology – The Truth Machine and The Age of Cryptocurrency – both co-authored with Paul Vigna. Michael is a graduate of the University of Western Australia and has higher degrees from Cornell University and Curtin University. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/crypto-hipster-podcast/support

A.M. Edition for Aug. 23. While major Wall Street banks have largely avoided investing directly in cryptocurrencies, several are now incorporating the blockchain technology behind crypto into their operations. WSJ reporter Paul Vigna explains the benefits Goldman Sachs, JPMorgan Chase and others see in blockchain, as well as the hurdles they may still need to contend with. Luke Vargas hosts. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The crypto platform Ethereum is preparing for a major system overhaul aimed at reducing the amount of electricity the network uses. But the update could lead to other changes to how Ethereum works. WSJ cryptocurrency reporter Paul Vigna joins host Zoe Thomas to discuss why the change is being implemented and what it could mean for the network. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Business Book Movement. Revisión del libro: The Truth Machine: The Blockchain and the Future of Everything. Autor: Michael J. Casey, Paul Vigna. Revisor: Emmi Aguilar Rivero No olvides comentarnos: ¿Qué es lo más importante que te llevas de esta revisión?, ya sea en la caja de preguntas y respuestas en Spotify o en un post a través de Twitter o LinkedIn. Puedes etiquetarnos como @bookmovementco para que sigamos la conversación. Si quieres ver la grabación en video, puedes hacerlo por Youtube: https://youtu.be/CkIpuDiMXCk

In this spotlight, I revisit my pre-Bear market convo with Michael J. Casey, CoinDesk's chief content officer. He's authored five books, including "The Age of Cryptocurrency" and "The Truth Machine," co-authored with Paul Vigna. We covered Wall Street's 180 degree turn toward crypto, the STABLE Act, an predictions for what the future holds for crypto adoption. REMINDER: There are a LOT of scammers out there on social media impersonating me and other crypto educators and trailblazers. I will never reach out to solicit your time or your money. Or misspell my own name! So be careful. I developed a FREE crypto security masterclass, so visit SecureYourCryptoBag.com for more info.POWERED BY ADVANTAGE EVANS™ ACADEMY  With Bitcoin and Ethereum leading the way, the cryptocurrency market is booming. And growing. With thousands of different types of crypto (and counting), crypto is a fast-paced, fast moving emerging asset class. Find out what banks, governments, and companies like Paypal don't want you to know about owning crypto and holding it in your own wallet or self-guided crypto IRA. Bottom line? It's a wave. And you deserve this opportunity to ride it all the way to financial freedom that leads to economic empowerment and generational wealth. LEARN safely, legally and confidently while you LEARN so you CAN:transform your relationship with moneygenerate wealth in the new digital cash economycreate digital ownership streams that lead to generational wealthvet, buy, store, trade, earn, and sell cryptocurrenciesengage in “defi” to lend and leverage your cryptocreate, buy and trade creative and collectible NFTsMember benefits: live masterclasseslive Q&A with our expertsactive learning milestonesheadlines and hot topicsreplay libraryresources bankvip access to invite-only eventsvip pricing for courses and events1:1 sessionsJoin now at advantageevans.com/specialLinksTwitter:  @MikeJCaseySTABLE Act bill textWhy Stablecoins Are the First Battleground of the Coming Crypto Regulation WarsCryptocurrency Legislation Is On The Rise – What The Proposed STABLE Act Could Mean For CryptoTweets: Evans and CaseyContactQuestions and requests: hello@techintersectpodcast.com Follow: Twitter @AtTechIntersect | Instagram @TechIntersect Web: Tech Intersect Podcast  Connect for exclusive content: http://eepurl.com/gKqDyP Rapternal Music (Regulate and The Rabbit Hole) by Notty Productions is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License.Produced by Tonya M. Evans for Advantage Evans, LLC.Support the show

Bitcoin made a splash when it was first introduced in 2009. Since then, investors have sunk billions of dollars into cryptocurrencies. Although they were touted as being a hedge against inflation, they've been acting as risk assets in the recent downturn – and their value has dived with the sharemarket.  Crypto's price has fallen 70 percent since November. Paul Vigna, who writes on cryptocurrency for the Wall Street Journal, takes us through why the price has seen such a massive fall.  He also explains what the future of crypto looks like – and how it could potentially drive innovation.  The crypto crash on today's Briefing and why it's yet to become a global currency. Today's Headlines: - NSW residents hit by 4th flood in 18 months- PM visits Ukraine- Wimbledon: Kyrgios through to final 16- Australia hits 10k covid deaths- Ash Barty named person of the year at NAIDOC Follow The Briefing: Instagram: @thebriefingpodcast Facebook: TheBriefingNewsAUTwitter: @TheBriefingAU See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Crypto has been on a wild ride lately, experiencing huge dips and volatility impacting investors and companies, and catching the eye of regulators. WSJ crypto reporter Paul Vigna joins host Zoe Thomas to answer your questions about how the market is supposed to work, how the government is responding and what the future could hold for the cryptocurrency space. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Once Bitcoin started to gain traction, it became inevitable that other cryptocurrencies would start to appear. And so the altcoins were born.    An altcoin - as you may remember from the last episode - is any cryptocurrency that isn't Bitcoin. There are now thousands of altcoins in existence, but the flood began as a mere trickle with the release of Namecoin in 2011. Slowly, other altcoins began to emerge - some of which are still with us today, many of which have faded into obscurity.   In this episode, we look at a few of the most notable altcoins to break out in the decade following Bitcoin's entrance into the world. As so many are no longer relevant, we've focused mostly on the ones that have survived in some way, shape or form. It's a useful look into crypto's past, which will help us better understand its present over the course of future episodes.    This episode will also serve as a useful primer for our upcoming series of episodes about the king of all the altcoins: Ethereum.   Some interesting chapters and snippets about altcoins can be found in several of the books we've referenced before. These include:   Bubble or Revolution? (2021), by Neel Mehta, Adi Agashe and Parth Detroja The Age of Cryptocurrency (2015) by Paul Vigna and Michael J. Casey   We hope you enjoy the show.   Producer for iHeart Media: Noel Brown Editor: Sam Moult See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Our guest this week is Jim Grant. Jim is the founder and editor of Grant's Interest Rate Observer, a twice-monthly newsletter on financial markets with a focus on bonds. He is the author of numerous books and has made frequent appearances in the financial press where his views on markets and the macroeconomy are much sought after. Before founding Grant's Interest Rate Observer, Jim did stints as a journalist, first as a reporter at The Baltimore Sun, and later at Barron's. He received his bachelor's degree from Indiana University and his master's in international relations from Columbia University.Background BioGrant's Interest Rate ObserverThe Forgotten Depression: 1921: The Crash That Cured ItselfMr. Market Miscalculates: The Bubble Years and BeyondMoney of the MindBagehot: The Life and Times of the Greatest VictorianInflation and Interest Rates“Jim Grant: The Fed Cannot Control Inflation,” by Robert Huebscher, advisorperspectives.com, May 4, 2021.“Jim Grant: The Trouble With Treasuries,” by James Grant, barrons.com, Oct. 11, 2019.“The High Cost of Low Interest Rates,” by James Grant, wsj.com, April 1, 2020.“Happy Birthday, Federal Reserve! Have Some Punch (Before the Bowl Gets Taken Away),” by Paul Vigna, wsj.com, Dec. 23, 2013.“The Inflation Headshake,” by Eric Cinnamond, palmvalleycapital.com, March 9, 2022.Horizon Kinetics Inflation Beneficiaries ETFMurray Stahl bio“Jim Grant: The Endgame for the Bull Market in Bonds,” by James Grant, barrons.com, Sept. 13, 2019.“Jim Grant: Low Interest Rates Forever? Don't Get Used to That Idea,” by James Grant, barrons.com, June 7, 2019.“James Grant: Bitcoin and Other Bubbles,” Wealthtrack podcast, youtube.com, Feb. 26, 2021.Policymaking“Jim Grant: The Big Flaw in Ph.D-conomics,” by James Grant, barrons.com, July 19, 2019.What Is the Taylor Rule?A History of Interest Rates, by Sidney HomerRecession and Macroeconomic Forecast“The Difficult Art of Conjuring Up Yield From Mortgage-Backed Securities,” by James Grant, barrons.com, March 15, 2019.“The Fed Is Well Behind the Curve: Jim Grant,” cnbc.com interview, youtube.com, Feb. 25, 2022.

We're delving deeper into the story of Bitcoin in this episode, and meeting some more of the other major players from its early days. It's fair to say that, without these people and the work they did, Bitcoin would not have evolved and may not even have survived. Although these men are well known within the crypto community, their impact on the world is largely unknown outside of it. These were the few who discovered Bitcoin early on, recognised its potential, and did all they could to make it better and spread the word. We'll meet Hal Finney, the cypherpunk who was the first person to respond positively to Satoshi Nakamoto's unveiling of Bitcoin. Martti Malmi, the student who taught himself how to code in order to work on Bitcoin, and helped Satoshi design its iconic logo. And, of course, the guy who spent 10,000 BTC on pizza… We'll also run through a timeline of Bitcoin's early days and some of the key events that took place while the wider world remained unaware of its existence. If you want to read more, here are a few of the excellent books on Bitcoin that we used in researching this episode: The Bitcoin Standard (2018) by Saifedean Ammous Bitcoin: The Future of Money? (2014) by Dominic Frisby Digital Gold (2015) by Nathaniel Popper The Age of Cryptocurrency (2015) by Paul Vigna and Michael J. Casey We hope you enjoy the show. Producer for iHeart Media: Noel Brown Editor: Sam Moult Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.com

It's taken a while, but we're finally there folks: it's time to talk about Bitcoin. Now that we've covered the origins of money and how we use it, and spent some time exploring blockchain technology, we're ready to talk about cryptocurrency. Let's face it, that's what we're here for, after all. In this episode, we'll talk about the emergence of Bitcoin back in 2009. We'll explore the shadowy group known as the cypherpunks, whose ideas and obsessions were key influences on Bitcoin and its mysterious creator. We'll also look at some early attempts to create a form of digital money free from the malign influence of banks and other financial institutions. These forerunners of Bitcoin would themselves play a major role in shaping the first cryptocurrency. We'll also start to encounter some of the characters who have contributed, directly or indirectly, to Bitcoin's development and begin to ask the question: who on earth is Satoshi Nakamoto? As with previous episodes, there's tons of material online if you want to dig deeper into what we cover. There are some great books you can read too, several of which were enormously useful in putting this episode together: The Bitcoin Standard (2018) by Saifedean Ammous Bitcoin: The Future of Money? (2014) by Dominic Frisby Digital Gold (2015) by Nathaniel Popper The Age of Cryptocurrency (2015) by Paul Vigna and Michael J. Casey We hope you enjoy the show. Producer for iHeart Media: Noel Brown Editor: Sam Moult Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.com

Since the invasion, cryptocurrency use has increased in both Russia and Ukraine. Michael Chobanian, the founder of the largest crypto exchange fund in Ukraine, explains how his company is soliciting donations for the Ukrainian war effort. And WSJ's Paul Vigna reports on Russians' renewed interest in cryptocurrency as the ruble tumbles. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

A couple was charged last week with conspiring to launder bitcoins stolen in one of the biggest hacks in crypto history. WSJ's Paul Vigna explains how the feds followed the crypto money trail to the two thirty-something New Yorkers. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Merry Christmas (Eve)! For this special episode of Unchained, three other crypto journalists and I discuss their favorite stories from the past twelve months, how they would grade crypto journalism in 2021, and what they are looking forward to covering in 2022. Show highlights: what stories Michael, Michael, Jeff, and I will remember from a ~busy~ 2021  why 2021 is “clearly the biggest year” yet for the industry how CoinDesk, Forbes, and Decrypt can improve their news coverage in 2022 what Michael, Michael, Jeff, and I think about all the negative energy directed at journalists from the crypto and tech space how mainstream media can do a better job covering crypto predictions for what the biggest stories of 2022 will be Thank you to our sponsors! Avado: ava.do Crypto.com: https://crypto.onelink.me/J9Lg/unconfirmedcardearnfeb2021  Nodle: https://bit.ly/3AXGydJ    Michael Casey  Twitter: https://twitter.com/mikejcasey CoinDesk: https://www.coindesk.com/ Unchained Appearances ​​Why Bitcoin Now: Michael Casey and Niall Ferguson on How Bitcoin Fits in the History of Money https://unchainedpodcast.com/why-bitcoin-now-michael-casey-and-niall-ferguson-on-how-bitcoin-fits-in-the-history-of-money/ Live from SXSW: Michael Casey and Paul Vigna, Co-Authors of The Truth Machine, on Why the SEC Has Issued Subpoenas to ICOs https://unchainedpodcast.com/live-from-sxsw-michael-casey-and-paul-vigna-co-authors-of-the-truth-machine-on-why-the-sec-has-issued-subpoenas-to-icos/   Michael del Castillo Twitter: https://twitter.com/delRayMan Forbes: https://www.forbes.com/   Jeff Roberts Twitter: https://twitter.com/jeffjohnroberts Decrypt: https://decrypt.co/  Unchained Appearances Will Coinbase Do a Token Offering When It Goes Public? https://unchainedpodcast.com/will-coinbase-do-a-token-offering-when-it-goes-public/ Coinbase's S-1: The Number That May Make the Exchange Nervous https://unchainedpodcast.com/coinbases-s-1-the-number-that-may-make-the-exchange-nervous/

Merry Christmas (Eve)! For this special episode of Unchained, three other crypto journalists and I discuss their favorite stories from the past twelve months, how they would grade crypto journalism in 2021, and what they are looking forward to covering in 2022. Show highlights: what stories Michael, Michael, Jeff, and I will remember from a ~busy~ 2021  why 2021 is “clearly the biggest year” yet for the industry how CoinDesk, Forbes, and Decrypt can improve their news coverage in 2022 what Michael, Michael, Jeff, and I think about all the negative energy directed at journalists from the crypto and tech space how mainstream media can do a better job covering crypto predictions for what the biggest stories of 2022 will be Thank you to our sponsors! Avado: ava.do Crypto.com: https://crypto.onelink.me/J9Lg/unconfirmedcardearnfeb2021  Nodle: https://bit.ly/3AXGydJ    Michael Casey  Twitter: https://twitter.com/mikejcasey CoinDesk: https://www.coindesk.com/ Unchained Appearances ​​Why Bitcoin Now: Michael Casey and Niall Ferguson on How Bitcoin Fits in the History of Money https://unchainedpodcast.com/why-bitcoin-now-michael-casey-and-niall-ferguson-on-how-bitcoin-fits-in-the-history-of-money/ Live from SXSW: Michael Casey and Paul Vigna, Co-Authors of The Truth Machine, on Why the SEC Has Issued Subpoenas to ICOs https://unchainedpodcast.com/live-from-sxsw-michael-casey-and-paul-vigna-co-authors-of-the-truth-machine-on-why-the-sec-has-issued-subpoenas-to-icos/   Michael del Castillo Twitter: https://twitter.com/delRayMan Forbes: https://www.forbes.com/   Jeff Roberts Twitter: https://twitter.com/jeffjohnroberts Decrypt: https://decrypt.co/  Unchained Appearances Will Coinbase Do a Token Offering When It Goes Public? https://unchainedpodcast.com/will-coinbase-do-a-token-offering-when-it-goes-public/ Coinbase's S-1: The Number That May Make the Exchange Nervous https://unchainedpodcast.com/coinbases-s-1-the-number-that-may-make-the-exchange-nervous/

In today's Briefing, we go back to a story we did two weeks ago about the inventor of bitcoin.   A Florida court has ruled that Craig Wright, the Aussie who says he invented the blockchain currency, won't have to pay half of his coins to his late business partner... David Kleiman. Klieman's family were suing Wright for half of the 70B$ of bitcoin controlled by bitcoin inventor Satoshi Nakamoto... a pseudonym Wright says is him. The jury found Wright does not owe Kleiman's family half of the coins.   We're joined by Paul Vigna, journalist covering Bitcoin for the Wall Street Journal.  He explains, while the trial has not determined IF Craig Wright invented Bitcoin, he will still have to pay around $140 million in compensation for a breach in intellectual property rights related to the company he worked on with Kleiman.   In this Briefing, did the trial find Wright is Nakamoto - and does he have the key to 1.1m Bitcoins worth $70 billion.   Todays Headlines QLD uncovers new Omicron strain Pfizer confirms Omicron effectiveness as new booster approved UK latest country after Australia to boycott China games Berejiklian expected to rule out Canberra run Djokovic named on Aus Open draw despite vaccination stoush Follow The Briefing AND DON'T FORGET TO SIGN UP FOR THE BRIEFING NEWSLETTER. LINK IS IN OUR BIO ON INSTAGRAM Instagram: @thebriefingpodcast  Facebook: TheBriefingNewsAU Twitter: @TheBriefingAU  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Who is Satoshi Nakamoto?   The question of who is behind that pseudonym has been one of the biggest mysteries of the financial world for over a decade.  Whoever Nakamoto is, whether it's an individual or a group, holds the key to a fortune worth billions of dollars and the boasting rights to being the creator of Bitcoin.    A trial is unfolding in the US over who is behind the world's most famous cryptocurrency.  Paul Vigna, journalist covering bitcoin, cryptocurrencies, and blockchain technology at The Wall Street Journal joins us to talk us through the possible outcomes.   Could an Australian be the creator of Bitcoin, and therefore be entitled to more than $50 billion worth of cryptocurrency?     Todays Headlines Religious discrimination legislation released ahead of parliament debate Federal government to establish Family, Domestic and Sexual Violence Commission WA Premier considering moving family after vaccine threats VIC police make arrest in breakthrough in missing camper case Cooler and wetter summer on the way as La Nina declared Follow The Briefing Instagram: @thebriefingpodcast  Facebook: TheBriefingNewsAU Twitter: @TheBriefingAU  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Consensus 2022 is headed to Austin, TX!!, with Michael J Casey @ Coindesk. Michael Casey is the Chief Content Officer at CoinDesk, the leading media platform for the blockchain and digital asset community, and the author of CoinDesk's weekly Money Reimagined newsletter as well as a co-host of the podcast of the same name. He is also non-executive chairman and cofounder of Streambed Media, a digital media data management platform. Michael previously spent three years as a Senior Advisor to MIT Media Lab's Digital Currency Initiative and as a senior lecturer at MIT Sloan School of Management. Michael spent most of his career as a print journalist, including 18 years at Dow Jones and The Wall Street Journal, where he was last a senior columnist covering global finance. He also hosted online TV shows for WSJ Live and appeared as a commentator on networks such as CNBC, CNN, Fox Business, and the BBC. Michael has five acclaimed books to his name, including two on cryptocurrencies and blockchain technology – The Truth Machine and The Age of Cryptocurrency – both co-authored with Paul Vigna. Michael is a graduate of the University of Western Australia and has higher degrees from Cornell University and Curtin University.

A.M Edition for June 4. WSJ's Paul Vigna explains what decentralized finance is and how crypto traders are using it. The U.S. housing market is hot, but many sellers are staying put. Where can you travel in Europe this summer? Marc Stewart hosts. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Bitcoin became a buzzword overnight. A cyber enigma with an enthusiastic following, it pops up in headlines and fuels endless media debate. You can apparently use it to buy anything from coffee to cars, yet few people seem truly to understand what it is. This raises the question: Why should anyone care about bitcoin?In The Age of Cryptocurrency, Wall Street journalists Paul Vigna and Michael J. Casey deliver the definitive answer to this question. Cyber money is poised to launch a revolution, one that could reinvent traditional financial and social structures while bringing the world's billions of "unbanked" individuals into a new global economy. Cryptocurrency holds the promise of a financial system without a middleman, one owned by the people who use it and one safeguarded from the devastation of a 2008-type crash.But bitcoin, the most famous of the cyber monies, carries a reputation for instability, wild fluctuation, and illicit business; some fear it has the power to eliminate jobs and to upend the concept of a nation-state. It implies, above all, monumental and wide-reaching change--for better and for worse. But it is here to stay, and you ignore it at your peril.Vigna and Casey demystify cryptocurrency--its origins, its function, and what you need to know to navigate a cyber economy. The digital currency world will look very different from the paper currency world; The Age of Cryptocurrency will teach you how to be ready.Buy the book here: https://amzn.to/2SneXkp+++++Subscribe to the Podcast!▶︎ PODCAST: https://bit.ly/3qpki6YFollow us on Social Media:▶︎ YOUTUBE  |  http://bit.ly/2MZJ3Io▶︎ INSTAGRAM  |  https://instagram.com/thebooklegion▶︎ FACEBOOK  |  https://facebook.com/thebooklegion▶︎ WEBSITE | https://thebooklegion.com

P.M. Edition for May 19. The value of bitcoin was nearing $65,000 just over a month ago. But the cryptocurrency has been on a downward slide since then, and today it took a plunge. Cryptocurrency reporter Paul Vigna joins host Annmarie Fertoli with more on what is behind the selloff. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The second-largest cryptocurrency network, Ethereum, has been booming on the back of interest in NFTs and "DeFi," or decentralized finance. But our cryptocurrency reporter Paul Vigna says its rise also has exposed some of the network's challenges, including network congestion and scalability. Amanda Lewellyn hosts. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Our week-long series of special investing episodes concludes with a look at the speculative world of bitcoin. Cryptocurrency reporter Paul Vigna joins host J.R. Whalen to explain what bitcoin is, why it is so volatile, how it differs from traditional currencies, other cryptocurrencies like ethereum and dogecoin, and whether bitcoin could complement an investment portfolio. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Coinbase, a popular cryptocurrency exchange, went public last week. WSJ's Paul Vigna explains how its co-founder Brian Armstrong wants to make crypto as easy as email.

This week's Money Reimagined episode was recorded at the ideal moment to take stock of the biggest development in the crypto space this year: Coinbase's public listing on the Nasdaq exchange. The show was recorded on Wednesday, the day of the listing, just after 4 pm, the time at which U.S. stock markets closed. So, with the help of Wall Street Journal reporter Paul Vigna (who was Michael's co-author for both The Age of Currency and The Truth Machine) and of CoinDesk Director of Research Noelle Acheson, we broke down the day's action, the history of what brought us to this point from when Coinbase was first launched in 2012, and what this means for the future: for Coinbase, for the crypto community, for Wall Street, and for Main Street,In tying itself to the corporate “suits,” is this disruptive firm from the crypto universe going to shake up the Wall Street establishment from within, or will those older institutions constrain it?What does the sudden scramble up the crypto learning curve look like for all those institutional investors who now feel they need to own – and therefore understand -- this stock and the weird new decentralized financial industry it services?Who's the next Coinbase? And what does the inevitable influx of investment in search of that “new new thing” do to the funding of new projects and new ideas among startups that may end up supplanting Coinbase and eventually rendering it obsolete?We address these and many more in this episode. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

This week’s Money Reimagined episode was recorded at the ideal moment to take stock of the biggest development in the crypto space this year: Coinbase’s public listing on the Nasdaq exchange. The show was recorded on Wednesday, the day of the listing, just after 4 pm, the time at which U.S. stock markets closed. So, with the help of Wall Street Journal reporter Paul Vigna (who was Michael’s co-author for both The Age of Currency and The Truth Machine) and of CoinDesk Director of Research Noelle Acheson, we broke down the day’s action, the history of what brought us to this point from when Coinbase was first launched in 2012, and what this means for the future: for Coinbase, for the crypto community, for Wall Street, and for Main Street,In tying itself to the corporate “suits,” is this disruptive firm from the crypto universe going to shake up the Wall Street establishment from within, or will those older institutions constrain it?What does the sudden scramble up the crypto learning curve look like for all those institutional investors who now feel they need to own – and therefore understand -- this stock and the weird new decentralized financial industry it services?Who’s the next Coinbase? And what does the inevitable influx of investment in search of that “new new thing” do to the funding of new projects and new ideas among startups that may end up supplanting Coinbase and eventually rendering it obsolete?We address these and many more in this episode.

America's biggest crypto-currency trading platform, Coinbase, begins trading on the Nasdaq exchange in New York today. John Ethan Detrixhe, Future of Finance reporter for Quartz.com joins us to share his insights and we hear from the President of Coinbase, Emilie Choi. Paul Vigna of the Wall Street Journal explains what the company does to make it so highly valued. Plus, Bernie Madoff, the financier convicted of orchestrating the largest Ponzi scheme in history, has died in a US federal prison. We hear from the son of one Madoff's victims, who took their own life after losing everything. Also on the programme, the US House of Representatives will discuss legislation which could see reparations paid to the descendants of slaves. Dreisen Heath from Human Rights Watch tells us if this is good news for campaigners. Plus, as crowd-funding has become a global phenomenon we hear from the CEO of its biggest platform, Tim Cadogan. Joining us throughout the programme are Alexis Goldstein, an activist and financial reform advocate in Washington and Stefanie Yuen Thio, Joint Managing Partner at TSMP Law in Singapore. (Picture: The Coinbase logo for an US cryptocurrency exchange platform is seen on a smartphone screen with a Nasdaq logo in the background. / Credit: Pavlo Gonchar/Getty Images)

P.M. Edition for April 14. Coinbase, the largest bitcoin exchange in the U.S., made its trading debut, ending the session with an $85 billion valuation. Cryptocurrency reporter Paul Vigna joins host Annmarie Fertoli with more on the first major crypto listing and how it could impact markets beyond just bitcoin. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

America's biggest crypto-currency trading platform, Coinbase, begins trading on the Nasdaq exchange in New York today Paul Vigna of the Wall Street Journal explains just what the company does to make it quite so highly valued. The BBC’s Rob Young spoke to the President of Coinbase, Emilie Choi, ahead of trading - she told us that the firm was taking a long term view. Plus, Bernie Madoff, the financier convicted of orchestrating the largest Ponzi scheme in history, has died in a US federal prison We hear from the son of one Madoff's victims, who took their own life after losing everything.

In this episode, I speak with Michael J. Casey, CoinDesk's chief content officer. Previously, Casey was the CEO of Streambed Media, a company he cofounded to develop provenance data for digital content. He was also a senior advisor at MIT Media Labs's Digital Currency Initiative and a senior lecturer at MIT Sloan School of Management. Prior to joining MIT, Casey spent 18 years at The Wall Street Journal. Casey has authored five books, including "The Age of Cryptocurrency" and "The Truth Machine," both co-authored with Paul Vigna.  We chat about two controversial topics: Wall Street's 180 degree turn toward crypto and the STABLE Act, introduced by Rep. Rashid Tlaib. We explored the deep concerns expressed by the crypto community about both topics, what's different with the latest march toward all-time Bitcoin highs and what 2021 holds for crypto and blockchain adoption. SPONSORED BY ADVANTAGE EVANS™ ACADEMY There's a more cost effective and time-efficient way to reach your leading-edge learning and earning goals, to put you ahead of the stiff competition to create opportunity and generational wealth in this fast-paced, tech-driven economy. You need skills. Credentials. An advantage. And I can help! I empower underestimated life-long learners traditionally locked out of tech and finance to take control of their financial futures and participate in the new digital cash economy safely, legally and confidently in a welcoming space so they can stay ahead of the curve and create autonomy, opportunity and generational wealth in the fast-paced, tech-driven world. Ready for your advantage? Learn more about From Cash to Crypto™ at AdvantageEvans.com.Guest social assets: Web:  https://www.coindesk.com/author/mikejcaseySTABLE Act bill textCoindesk: Why Stablecoins Are the First Battleground of the Coming Crypto Regulation WarsForbes: Cryptocurrency Legislation Is On The Rise – What The Proposed STABLE Act Could Mean For CryptoEvans Tweet: https://twitter.com/IPProfEvans/status/1334288875129348101Casey: https://twitter.com/mikejcasey/status/1334670077837385728  Contact:Questions and requests: hello@techintersectpodcast.com Follow: Twitter @AtTechIntersect Instagram @TechIntersect Web: http://www.TechIntersectPodcast.com  Get Early Access to Info + More: http://eepurl.com/gKqDyP  Rapternal Music (Regulate and The Rabbit Hole) by Notty Productions is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License. Produced by Tonya M. Evans for FYOS Entertainment, LLC, and Stephanie Renee for Soul Sanctuary, Inc.Support the show (https://tinyurl.com/techintersectvip)

Paul Vigna joins Political Economy to discuss the future of cryptocurrency, and blockchain technology more broadly. We discuss the many applications of blockchain, as well as whether this technology will remain the purview of decentralized entities, or if large banking and tech firms — and perhaps even governments — will lead us into the blockchain future. The post https://www.aei.org/multimedia/paul-vigna-how-blockchain-could-change-the-world/ (Paul Vigna: How blockchain could change the world) appeared first on https://www.aei.org (American Enterprise Institute - AEI).

Does blockchain technology have applications beyond cryptocurrency? After all, the blockchain is an immutable record of transactions and contracts, maintained by a completely decentralized network. This means that, if the promise of blockchain comes to fruition, humanity may one day have access to a permanent record for all transactions and contracts, without needing to rely […]Join the conversation and comment on this podcast episode: https://ricochet.com/podcast/political-economy-james-pethokoukis/paul-vigna-how-blockchain-could-change-the-world/.Now become a Ricochet member for only $5.00 a month! Join and see what you’ve been missing: https://ricochet.com/membership/.Subscribe to Political Economy with James Pethokoukis in Apple Podcasts (and leave a 5-star review, please!), or by RSS feed. For all our podcasts in one place, subscribe to the Ricochet Audio Network Superfeed in Apple Podcasts or by RSS feed.

We talk to Michael Casey, Senior Advisor for Blockchain Opportunities at MIT Media Lab’s Digital Currency Initiative, about his new book, co-authored with Paul Vigna, The Truth Machine: The Blockchain and the Future of Everything.

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Cameron and Tyler Winklevoss, founders of the cryptocurrency exchange Gemini, discuss the future of money with Bitcoin Billionaires author Ben Mezrich and the Wall Street Journal's Paul Vigna. The conversation was recorded on July 9, 2019 in front of a live audience at New York's 92nd Street Y.

Our politics seem like a disaster. But cutting edge companies and many smart people are ignoring the drama of DC and moving ahead. Listen here as I explain why you need to pay attention to blockchain technology and now. Here is Ted Talk I mentioned. https://youtu.be/Pl8OlkkwRpc Read these books: Life After Google by George Gilder and The Time Machine by Michael Casey and Paul Vigna. Watch these vlogs on youtube: FUD TV; and Alt Coin Daily. Wake up. You're about to be blindsided because our lawmakers are being paid off by older technologies to keep the status quo and keep you enslaved in income inequality.

For this episode on the eve of the Bitcoin white paper's 10-year anniversary, Nathaniel Popper and Paul Vigna, reporters who cover Bitcoin and crypto for The New York Times and The Wall Street Journal, respectively, and who have written books about it, discuss wide-ranging questions regarding the first cryptocurrency. We explore why it succeeded where previous digital currencies failed, what role the financial crisis and Satoshi's disappearance played in its success and how it compares to the development of the internet. We also look at the "blockchain, not Bitcoin" debate, the scaling debate and the merits of on-chain governance, and how scandals involving centralized services such as the Equifax hack and the Facebook/Cambridge Analytica breach will affect its development. Finally, we discuss its potential as a global reserve currency, potential abuse of crypto assets by bad state actors, and whether and how regulators can regulate decentralized technologies. Plus, Paul and Nathaniel give their thoughts on the next 10 years. Thank you to our sponsors! Abra: Click this special link for a free $25 in Bitcoin! https://www.abra.com/unchained Onramp: http://www.thinkonramp.com WeTrust: Donate in crypto and have your donation matched by WeTrust through Giving Tuesday, November 27! http://wetrust.io/unchained Episode links: Bitcoin white paper: https://bitcoin.org/bitcoin.pdf Nathaniel Popper: https://twitter.com/nathanielpopper https://www.nytimes.com/by/nathaniel-popper?8qa Digital Gold: https://www.harpercollins.com/9780062572066/digital-gold/ Paul Vigna: https://twitter.com/paulvigna https://www.wsj.com/news/author/7296 Age of Cryptocurrency: https://us.macmillan.com/books/9781250081551 The Truth Machine: https://us.macmillan.com/books/9781250114570 Edward Bernays' Propaganda: http://www.igpub.com/propaganda/ CFTC Commissioner Brian Quintenz's speech discussing how they would prosecute illegal prediction markets: https://www.cftc.gov/PressRoom/SpeechesTestimony/opaquintenz16

For this episode on the eve of the Bitcoin white paper's 10-year anniversary, Nathaniel Popper and Paul Vigna, reporters who cover Bitcoin and crypto for The New York Times and The Wall Street Journal, respectively, and who have written books about it, discuss wide-ranging questions regarding the first cryptocurrency. We explore why it succeeded where previous digital currencies failed, what role the financial crisis and Satoshi's disappearance played in its success and how it compares to the development of the internet. We also look at the "blockchain, not Bitcoin" debate, the scaling debate and the merits of on-chain governance, and how scandals involving centralized services such as the Equifax hack and the Facebook/Cambridge Analytica breach will affect its development. Finally, we discuss its potential as a global reserve currency, potential abuse of crypto assets by bad state actors, and whether and how regulators can regulate decentralized technologies. Plus, Paul and Nathaniel give their thoughts on the next 10 years. Thank you to our sponsors! Abra: Click this special link for a free $25 in Bitcoin! https://www.abra.com/unchained Onramp: http://www.thinkonramp.com WeTrust: Donate in crypto and have your donation matched by WeTrust through Giving Tuesday, November 27! http://wetrust.io/unchained Episode links: Bitcoin white paper: https://bitcoin.org/bitcoin.pdf Nathaniel Popper: https://twitter.com/nathanielpopper https://www.nytimes.com/by/nathaniel-popper?8qa Digital Gold: https://www.harpercollins.com/9780062572066/digital-gold/ Paul Vigna: https://twitter.com/paulvigna https://www.wsj.com/news/author/7296 Age of Cryptocurrency: https://us.macmillan.com/books/9781250081551 The Truth Machine: https://us.macmillan.com/books/9781250114570 Edward Bernays' Propaganda: http://www.igpub.com/propaganda/ CFTC Commissioner Brian Quintenz's speech discussing how they would prosecute illegal prediction markets: https://www.cftc.gov/PressRoom/SpeechesTestimony/opaquintenz16

The black letter law and articles discussed in this episode: 28th Annual Review of the Field of National Security Law Conference Registration https://www.americanbar.org/events-cle/mtg/inperson/338390074/ Indictment of 13 GRU officials https://www.justice.gov/opa/press-release/file/1035562/download Chainalysis https://www.chainalysis.com/ Bank Secrecy Act Statutes https://www.fincen.gov/resources/fincens-mandate-congress Fraud in ICOs https://cointelegraph.com/news/new-study-says-80-percent-of-icos-conducted-in-2017-were-scams Financial Action Task Force (FATF) http://www.fatf-gafi.org/ Coindesk https://www.coindesk.com/ Coin Center https://coincenter.org/ Michael Casey and Paul Vigna book “Truth Machine” https://www.amazon.com/Truth-Machine-Blockchain-Future-Everything/dp/1250114578 Steve Bunnell is a partner with O’Melveny & Meyers https://www.omm.com/professionals/steve-bunnell/

Bloomberg Opinion columnist Barry Ritholtz interviews Paul Vigna, a Wall Street Journal reporter who covers the cryptocurrency sector. His most recent book, co-authored with Michael J. Casey, is "The Truth Machine: The Blockchain and the Future of Everything." He and Casey also co-authored 2015's "The Age of Cryptocurrency: How Bitcoin and the Blockchain Are Challenging the Global Economic Order."

On Episode 18 Karl and Elgin are joined by Wallstreet Journal Writer and Book Author Paul Vigna to discuss his outlook on Bitcoin, The Blockchain, Who is Satoshi Nakamoto and is Warren Buffet just a bitter old dinosaur or just too wealthy to be bothered with Cryptocurrency? You can follow Paul Vigna on Twitter at @PaulVigna and read his column in the WSJ at https://www.wsj.com/news/author/7296

If U.S. crypto regulation seems incredibly convoluted, this is the episode for you. Perianne Boring, the founder and president of the Chamber of Digital Commerce, and its global policy director and general counsel Amy Kim, discuss why U.S. regulation calls crypto assets currency, property, commodities and securities, and how that results in agencies enforcing their own laws without a higher level understanding of the technology. They also discuss what they call the "failure" of the regulatory regime that requires certain types of crypto companies to get licenses from 53 different states and territories and why no firms have so far even gotten close. They also advocate for the technology to be taxed more like currency than property, claiming that the current classification stifles usage of cryptocurrencies as currencies. We also dive into juicy questions like whether ether, which was sold in what we would now call an initial coin offering, is a security and what self-regulation of the crypto space could look like. Chamber of Digital Commerce: https://digitalchamber.org/ Token Alliance: https://digitalchamber.org/initiatives/token-alliance/ Previous episodes on Unchained and Unconfirmed that touched on regulation: Live from SXSW: Michael Casey and Paul Vigna, Co-Authors of The Truth Machine, on Why the SEC Has Issued Subpoenas to ICOs http://unchainedpodcast.co/live-from-sxsw-michael-casey-and-paul-vigna-co-authors-of-the-truth-machine-on-why-the-sec-has-issued-subpoenas-to-icos Caitlin Long on How 'Utility Tokens' Are Now Legal In Wyoming http://unconfirmed.libsyn.com/caitlin-long-on-how-utility-tokens-are-now-legal-in-wyoming SXSW Episode: Former DOJ Prosecutor Kathryn Haun on What the SEC Subpoenas and FinCen Letter Likely Mean http://unconfirmed.libsyn.com/sxsw-episode-former-doj-prosecutor-kathryn-haun-on-what-the-sec-subpoenas-and-fincen-letter-likely-mean The Tax Rules That Have Crypto Users Aghast http://unchainedpodcast.co/the-tax-rules-that-have-crypto-users-aghast How Crypto And Blockchain Technology Should Be Regulated http://unchainedpodcast.co/how-crypto-and-blockchain-technology-should-be-regulated Is The IRS Justified In Demanding Information On Millions Of Bitcoin Users? http://unchainedpodcast.co/is-the-irs-justified-in-demanding-information-on-millions-of-bitcoin-users Federal Prosecutor Kathryn Haun On How Criminals Use Bitcoin -- And How She Catches Them: http://unchainedpodcast.co/federal-prosecutor-kathryn-haun-on-how-criminals-use-bitcoin-and-how-she-catches-them How Coin Center Is Helping Define The 'Big Fuzzy Gray Area' Of Blockchain And Cryptocurrency Law http://unchainedpodcast.co/how-coin-center-is-helping-define-the-big-fuzzy-gray-area-of-blockchain-and-cryptocurrency-law Thank you to our sponsors! Bitwise: https://www.bitwiseinvestments.com/unchained Keepkey: https://www.keepkey.com/  Preciate: https://preciate.org/, make a suggestion for who to recognize in a future episode at https://preciate.org/recognize/     

If U.S. crypto regulation seems incredibly convoluted, this is the episode for you. Perianne Boring, the founder and president of the Chamber of Digital Commerce, and its global policy director and general counsel Amy Kim, discuss why U.S. regulation calls crypto assets currency, property, commodities and securities, and how that results in agencies enforcing their own laws without a higher level understanding of the technology. They also discuss what they call the "failure" of the regulatory regime that requires certain types of crypto companies to get licenses from 53 different states and territories and why no firms have so far even gotten close. They also advocate for the technology to be taxed more like currency than property, claiming that the current classification stifles usage of cryptocurrencies as currencies. We also dive into juicy questions like whether ether, which was sold in what we would now call an initial coin offering, is a security and what self-regulation of the crypto space could look like. Chamber of Digital Commerce: https://digitalchamber.org/ Token Alliance: https://digitalchamber.org/initiatives/token-alliance/ Previous episodes on Unchained and Unconfirmed that touched on regulation: Live from SXSW: Michael Casey and Paul Vigna, Co-Authors of The Truth Machine, on Why the SEC Has Issued Subpoenas to ICOs http://unchainedpodcast.co/live-from-sxsw-michael-casey-and-paul-vigna-co-authors-of-the-truth-machine-on-why-the-sec-has-issued-subpoenas-to-icos Caitlin Long on How 'Utility Tokens' Are Now Legal In Wyoming http://unconfirmed.libsyn.com/caitlin-long-on-how-utility-tokens-are-now-legal-in-wyoming SXSW Episode: Former DOJ Prosecutor Kathryn Haun on What the SEC Subpoenas and FinCen Letter Likely Mean http://unconfirmed.libsyn.com/sxsw-episode-former-doj-prosecutor-kathryn-haun-on-what-the-sec-subpoenas-and-fincen-letter-likely-mean The Tax Rules That Have Crypto Users Aghast http://unchainedpodcast.co/the-tax-rules-that-have-crypto-users-aghast How Crypto And Blockchain Technology Should Be Regulated http://unchainedpodcast.co/how-crypto-and-blockchain-technology-should-be-regulated Is The IRS Justified In Demanding Information On Millions Of Bitcoin Users? http://unchainedpodcast.co/is-the-irs-justified-in-demanding-information-on-millions-of-bitcoin-users Federal Prosecutor Kathryn Haun On How Criminals Use Bitcoin -- And How She Catches Them: http://unchainedpodcast.co/federal-prosecutor-kathryn-haun-on-how-criminals-use-bitcoin-and-how-she-catches-them How Coin Center Is Helping Define The 'Big Fuzzy Gray Area' Of Blockchain And Cryptocurrency Law http://unchainedpodcast.co/how-coin-center-is-helping-define-the-big-fuzzy-gray-area-of-blockchain-and-cryptocurrency-law Thank you to our sponsors! Bitwise: https://www.bitwiseinvestments.com/unchained Keepkey: https://www.keepkey.com/  Preciate: https://preciate.org/, make a suggestion for who to recognize in a future episode at https://preciate.org/recognize/     

Paul Vigna, Wall Street Journal reporter and co-author of "The Truth Machine" joins Chuck to talk about Blockchain, bitcoin, and the future of cryptocurrency.

Paul Vigna, Wall Street Journal reporter and co-author of "The Truth Machine" joins Chuck to talk about Blockchain, bitcoin, and the future of cryptocurrency.

At the Founders Organization's Initial Taco Offering, an unofficial SXSW event, the co-authors of the recently released Truth Machine, talked about a wide range of regulatory issues from what the SEC subpoenas mean to whether or not the SEC is investigating the SAFT to whether or not the regulators should address crypto on a federal level. We also discuss central bank cryptocurrencies, how the dollar could be knocked off world reserve currency status, rogue governments issuing cryptocurrencies, the Telegram ICO, ways in which blockchain can be applied to problems such as climate change and how the media is covering crypto. The Truth Machine: https://us.macmillan.com/books/9781250304964 Michael Casey: http://www.michaeljcasey.com/ Paul Vigna: https://twitter.com/paulvigna Paul's article on SEC subpoenas: https://www.wsj.com/articles/sec-launches-cryptocurrency-probe-1519856266 Michael's essay on China's desire to end the dollar's global dominance: https://www.coindesk.com/political-china-hates-bitcoin-loves-blockchain/ Thank you to our sponsors: Preciate: https://preciate.org/, to recognize someone in a future episode, go to https://preciate.org/recognize/   and Quantstamp: https://quantstamp.com/

At the Founders Organization's Initial Taco Offering, an unofficial SXSW event, the co-authors of the recently released Truth Machine, talked about a wide range of regulatory issues from what the SEC subpoenas mean to whether or not the SEC is investigating the SAFT to whether or not the regulators should address crypto on a federal level. We also discuss central bank cryptocurrencies, how the dollar could be knocked off world reserve currency status, rogue governments issuing cryptocurrencies, the Telegram ICO, ways in which blockchain can be applied to problems such as climate change and how the media is covering crypto. The Truth Machine: https://us.macmillan.com/books/9781250304964 Michael Casey: http://www.michaeljcasey.com/ Paul Vigna: https://twitter.com/paulvigna Paul's article on SEC subpoenas: https://www.wsj.com/articles/sec-launches-cryptocurrency-probe-1519856266 Michael's essay on China's desire to end the dollar's global dominance: https://www.coindesk.com/political-china-hates-bitcoin-loves-blockchain/ Thank you to our sponsors: Preciate: https://preciate.org/, to recognize someone in a future episode, go to https://preciate.org/recognize/   and Quantstamp: https://quantstamp.com/

While I realize another podcast about ICOs might be a bit much I had the unique opportunity to sit down with Paul Vigna and Michael Casey to talk about their new book, Truth Machine, and the future of finance. It's a wide-ranging discussion and I hope you enjoy it. There is even a nice Q&A at the end.

While I realize another podcast about ICOs might be a bit much I had the unique opportunity to sit down with Paul Vigna and Michael Casey to talk about their new book, Truth Machine, and the future of finance. It's a wide-ranging discussion and I hope you enjoy it. There is even a nice Q&A at the end.

Paul Vigna has been writing about crypto for years and his new book, [The Truth Machine](http://amzn.to/2Ho7s2X), focuses on the blockchain, the network that runs the bitcoin network. In this episode of Technotopia we talk about the technology and where it's headed.

Paul Vigna has been writing about crypto for years and his new book, [The Truth Machine](http://amzn.to/2Ho7s2X), focuses on the blockchain, the network that runs the bitcoin network. In this episode of Technotopia we talk about the technology and where it's headed.

On this week's Innovation Engine, we're pleased to welcome Alex Tapscott back to talk about unlocking the blockchain. Among the topics we'll discuss are how far blockchain technology has come in just a few short years, what your company may be able to learn about organizing teams from a company called Consensus, and why blockchain may represent the “Internet of value.” Alex last joined the podcast about two years ago, when the book he co-wrote with his father Don had just been published (Blockchain Revolution: How the Technology Behind Bitcoin is Changing Money, Business, and the World). Alex and his father Don also co-founded The Blockchain Research Institute and, in 2014, Alex wrote the seminal report on governing digital currencies for the Global Solutions Network program at the Joseph L. Rotman School of Management at the University of Toronto.  Resources: Learn more online: The Blockchain Research Institute A16z on Cryptocurrency & Blockchain Jason Lopp's Bitcoin Resources Read up on the blockchain: Blockchain Revolution: How the Technology Behind Bitcoin is Changing Money, Business, and the World by Alex Tapscott and Don Tapscott The Age of Cryptocurrency: How Bitcoin and Digital Money Are Challenging the Global Economic Order by Michael J. Casey and Paul Vigna The Truth Machine: The Blockchain and the Future of Everything by Michael J. Casey and Paul Vigna   Learn more and get the full show notes at: 3PillarGlobal.com

Actor Khary Payton (King Ezekiel) and author Paul Vigna (Guts: The Anatomy of The Walking Dead) talk about Season 8 of AMC's 'The Walking Dead.' --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/consumed/support

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There’s little doubt that one topic dominated financial headlines in 2017…and it took most investors by complete surprise. Bitcoin’s parabolic rise from $997 on January 1, 2017 to almost $20,000 this year has been nothing short of spectacular. In part 1 of the Best of Bitcoin, you’ll hear from Wall Street Journal senior writer Paul Vigna, author of the Age of Cryptocurrency and the upcoming Truth Machine. Paul helps you understand the origins of Bitcoin and how the underlying decentralized blockchain technology running it has the power to reinvent traditional financial and social structures. Porter interviews perma-bear David Tice who tells you why he thinks Bitcoin is real, why it’s here to stay, and how it offers a complete paradigm shift for how businesses can operate. Tama Churchouse, editor of Crypto Capital and senior analyst at Stansberry Churchouse Research joins Buck and Porter to tell you exactly why Asia is the melting pot of crypto activity, how to get started in Bitcoin, which crypto assets to watch, and why learning the difference between Bitcoin, blockchain, and token function is crucial before investing in the crypto space. www.stansberrybitcoin.com

Paul Vigna, reporter and resident Walking Dead expert of The Wall Street Journal joined the program to discuss his latest book, "Guts: The Anatomy of The Walking Dead" as well as discuss his thoughts on the show!

Vanderbilt Univ's Mark Abkowitz on smart rebuilding after natural disasters. Becca Tarvin from Univ at Texas at Austin on poison frogs. Yale's Gisella Caccone is bringing back extinct tortoises. Phil Larson, University of Colorado Boulder, on the challenges and benefits of re-using rockets. Anne Bissonnette, Univ of Alberta, explores flexible fashion. How Bitcoin could overthrow the world economy with Paul Vigna of the Wall Street Journal.

Jaemin and Gabe welcome guest Kareem Hammad to dive deep into a topic near and dear to their hearts: Burning Man. They discuss what it is, why it's so transformational, how it helps men become more vulnerable, their controversial beliefs about it, and much more! Send us thoughts, feedback, and Quick Picks of your own at guyswithfeelingsshow@gmail.com ### Show Notes (4:38) **Clip Montage #1: What was your last Burning Man like?** (5:35) What is Burning Man? (10:39) **Clip Montage #2: What's a favorite memory from your last Burn?** (13:11) Kareem: dancing to the Raj Mahal. (14:18) Gabe: Burner wedding and Temple burn. (16:02) The beauty and spirituality of the Temple. (17:27) Jaemin: encountering a stranger in a dust storm. (20:01) **Clip Montage #3: How has Burning Man changed you?** (21:33) Jaemin: how BM transformed Gabe & Jaemin's friendship and led to the creation of this podcast. (23:34) Gabe: discovering what authenticity and inner-honesty really mean. (26:10) Kareem: questioning and reassessing everything in his life afterwards. (27:33) How BM helps men become more vulnerable and emotionally open. (31:17) Shifting from individual transformation to community building. The importance of community in the Burn. (36:14) **Question: What's one belief you hold about Burning Man that may be a little controversial?** (36:27) Gabe: BM can be full of lows...and those are a tremendously valuable part of the event. (40:52) Jaemin: There's a silver lining to the rising trend of turnkey camps and celebrities (like Paris Hilton) visiting. (44:42) Gabe defends Paris Hilton. (47:45) Kareem: Burning Man isn't the only place you can find this. (49:03) What does the rise of festival culture say about us? (52:41) Cultivating and living in community is one way to keep the magic of BM alive 24/7. (56:52) **Quick Picks** Kareem: [The Age of Cryptocurrency](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00L73JQ18/) by Paul Vigna and Michael J. Casey. (59:57) Gabe: Brewery in Richmond, CA called [Armistice Brewing Company](http://www.armisticebrewing.com/) (started by former GWF guest and Renaissance woman, [Alex Zobel](http://www.guyswithfeelings.co/e/354cdc51f39cba/)) (1:01) Jaemin: How a few minutes of daily stretching tricked me into loving yoga. **Find Us Online** [Kareem's Soundcloud](https://soundcloud.com/teamkareem) [Gabe's Twitter](https://twitter.com/gaberose) [Jaemin's twitter](https://twitter.com/jaemin_yi) > – Jaemin's latest post: [What Surprised Me About Living in a 38-Person Mansion](http://www.jaeminyi.com/living-in-a-38-person-mansion/) Music for the podcast: “As Colorful As Ever” by [Broke For Free](http://brokeforfree.com/)

Jaemin and Gabe welcome guest Kareem Hammad to dive deep into a topic near and dear to their hearts: Burning Man. They discuss what it is, why it's so transformational, how it helps men become more vulnerable, their controversial beliefs about it, and much more! Send us thoughts, feedback, and Quick Picks of your own at guyswithfeelingsshow@gmail.com Show Notes (4:38) Clip Montage #1: What was your last Burning Man like? (5:35) What is Burning Man? (10:39) Clip Montage #2: What's a favorite memory from your last Burn? (13:11) Kareem: dancing to the Raj Mahal. (14:18) Gabe: Burner wedding and Temple burn. (16:02) The beauty and spirituality of the Temple. (17:27) Jaemin: encountering a stranger in a dust storm. (20:01) Clip Montage #3: How has Burning Man changed you? (21:33) Jaemin: how BM transformed Gabe & Jaemin's friendship and led to the creation of this podcast. (23:34) Gabe: discovering what authenticity and inner-honesty really mean. (26:10) Kareem: questioning and reassessing everything in his life afterwards. (27:33) How BM helps men become more vulnerable and emotionally open. (31:17) Shifting from individual transformation to community building. The importance of community in the Burn. (36:14) Question: What's one belief you hold about Burning Man that may be a little controversial? (36:27) Gabe: BM can be full of lows...and those are a tremendously valuable part of the event. (40:52) Jaemin: There's a silver lining to the rising trend of turnkey camps and celebrities (like Paris Hilton) visiting. (44:42) Gabe defends Paris Hilton. (47:45) Kareem: Burning Man isn't the only place you can find this. (49:03) What does the rise of festival culture say about us? (52:41) Cultivating and living in community is one way to keep the magic of BM alive 24/7. (56:52) Quick Picks Kareem: The Age of Cryptocurrency by Paul Vigna and Michael J. Casey. (59:57) Gabe: Brewery in Richmond, CA called Armistice Brewing Company (started by former GWF guest and Renaissance woman, Alex Zobel) (1:01) Jaemin: How a few minutes of daily stretching tricked me into loving yoga. Find Us Online Kareem's Soundcloud Gabe’s Twitter Jaemin’s twitter > – Jaemin’s latest post: What Surprised Me About Living in a 38-Person Mansion Music for the podcast: “As Colorful As Ever” by Broke For Free

Michael Casey is a Senior Advisor for the Digital Currency Initiative at MIT. Prior to that, he was a Senior Columnist for the Wall Street Journal. He spent 18 years covering global economic and financial trends and co-authored The Age of Cryptocurrency: How Bitcoin and the Blockchain are Challenging the Global Economic Order with Paul Vigna.  In this episode, Michael and I discuss:  His journey from the Wall Street Journal to the MIT Digital Currency Initiative His perspective on ICOs/token sales And how his co-author, Paul Vigna, became motivated to write a book on Cryptocurrency

Buck is joined by best-selling author and satirist P.J. O’Rourke to discuss what’s next for the Trump administration if the stalled Senate health care bill fails…and why the Russia investigation is most likely headed down the “Whitewater rabbit hole.” Paul Vigna of the Wall Street Journal and author of The Age of Cryptocurrency: How Bitcoin and the Blockchain Are Challenging the Global Economic Order tells Buck and P.J. about the one company that could make bitcoin mainstream overnight.

BYU's Peter Midgley explains the Supreme Court ruling in favor of offensive trademarks. How Bitcoin could overthrow the world economy with Paul Vigna of the Wall Street Journal. Rick Weissbourd of Harvard gives tips for parents to help teens develop healthy romantic relationships. Apple Seed storytelling with BYUradio's Sam Payne. How to build a park with Mark Vlasic of Landmark Design. Jane Joseph of the Medical University of South Carolina explores the fearless brain of Alex Honnold.

Dr. Christopher Hooton (@Hooton_Chris) is the Chief Economist at the Internet Association, which represents the interests of the world's leading Internet companies in the advancement of public policy solutions to strengthen and protect Internet freedom, foster innovation and economic growth, and empower users.  He is an economist and policy expert specializing in economic development, urban economics, spatial analysis, and evaluation. He has served as a consultant to the World Bank, the Inter-American Development Bank as well as other leading international organizations and was formerly a Lecturer at the Social Science Research Methods Centre University of Cambridge. His work has been featured in several international news organizations including the Financial Times, Reuters, the Financial Post, the Huffington Post, and more.  Chris is a graduate of University of Miami, earned a Masters degree from the London School of Economics, and received a PhD in economic development from the University of Cambridge.   In this episode, we discussed: the size of the internet economy in the U.S. and abroad.  how various sub-sectors, industries and activities might be more accurately classified under the North American Industrial Classification System (NAICS) to more accurately reflect the influence of the internet. Resources Refreshing Our Understanding of the Internet Economy by Christopher Hooton (Internet Association, 2017) Observance by Christopher Hooton (2017) ChrisHooton.com News Roundup Wikileaks last weak released a trove of CIA documents in what the New York Times said appears to be the largest C.I.A. document leak in the agency's history. The hack revealed information regarding the C.I.A.'s ability to hack into things like Smart TVs, and even Apple iPhones, which are widely considered the gold standard of device encryption. The leak also revealed that the agency has the ability to read messages sent via encrypted messaging apps, such as Signal, Telegram and WhatsApp, simply by intercepting them before they are encrypted. The leaks did not reveal information on what the C.I.A. is doing to conduct surveillance of other nations. Check out full coverage in The New York Times. -- Facebook has announced that it will no longer allow anyone to access its data, including the police, for the purpose of surveillance. However, the company will continue to allow the police to use the platform and assisting law enforcement on a case-by-case basis. But some advocates say the changes don't go far enough.  Elizabeth Dwoskin has the story in the Washington Post. -- Trump revised his ban on immigrants from majority-Muslim countries last week. The revised version exempts permanent U.S. residents, dual nationals and those already living in the U.S. as refugees or who have been granted asylum. The revised measure was met with condemnation from the tech sector, by Uber, Lyft and Airbnb. Nick Statt has the story in The Verge. -- The Securities and Exchange Commission has denied an application for what would have been an exchange for the digital currency Bitcoin. The Commission found that the coin is not sufficiently regulated around the world to justify setting up the exchange, which was to be called Bitcoin Trust. Dave Michaels and Paul Vigna have the story in the Wall Street Journal. -- The FCC is also investigating a 911 outage that prevented AT&T customers from dialing 911. AT&T did not indicate how widespread the outage was. Harper Neidig has the story in the Hill. -- A new report written by the National Digital Inclusion Alliance and Connect Your Community accuses AT&T of deliberately failing to build out broadband to low-income communities in Cleveland. The report analyzes data AT&T submitted to the FCC which shows robust high speed internet service in suburban areas and sparse build out in low-income areas. -- A Morning Consult/Politico poll found a growing number of Americans now believe Russia did in fact interfere with the 2016 election. Forty-one percent now believe Russia influenced the results, up 9 percentage points from December. -- President Trump has nominated FCC Chairman Ajit Pai for another term. It's a five-year term that requires Senate approval. If confirmed, Pai's Chairmanship would be retroactive to July 1st, 2016, which was when Pai's term as Commissioner expired. Pai has remained on board though because FCC rules allow Commissioners to keep their jobs for 18 months past the expiration of their term. Trump appointed Pai Chairman after Pai officially endorsed Trump's nomination of Jeff Session for Attorney General. Prior to announcing the nomination, Trump and Pai had a closed door meeting. The Electronic Privacy and Information Center swiftly responded with a FOIA request to obtain details about that meeting. -- Neither Ajit Pai nor the Republican-controlled Congress are fans of the FCC's internet sevice provider privacy rules passed under previous FCC Chairman Tom Wheeler. But Ajit Pai stated last week at a Senate hearing, in a departure from the Republican line, that the FCC would still be obligated to protect consumers' privacy even if Congress eliminates the privacy rules. A measure to eliminate the privacy rules using the Congressional Review Act has the support of 23 Republican co-sponsors. --   The National Science Foundation has pledged $100 million for tech hubs focused on 5G wireless. The initiative is called the Platform for Advanced Wireless Research (PAWR) and will be led by NSF and Northeastern University.  

Michael Casey und Paul Vigna geben mit ihrem Buch „Cryptocurrency: Wie virtuelles Geld unsere Gesellschaft verändert“ nicht nur einen guten Einblick in die Welt der Kryptowährungen. Ihre anregenden Ausblicke, wie sich die Funktionsweise der dezentral organisierten digitalen Währungen auf ganz andere Bereiche unseres Lebens übertragen lässt und diese neu organisieren könnte, machen das Buch für mich nach wie vor zum idealen Einstieg in das Thema.

What does a venture investor with operating experience look for in the entrepreneurs she funds? Kara Nortman, a VC partner at LA-based Upfront Ventures, shares some inside baseball with BroadMic host, Kelly Hoey. Nortman, a former co-founder of Seedling, a family activities startup, claims her previous experience as a founder has improved her ability to support founders as a VC investor. Notes Battery Ventures Upfront Ventures Nuzzel Recode Decode a16z Podcast The Age of Cryptocurrency by Paul Vigna & Michael J. Casey, iBooks Grit by Angela Duckworth, iBooks Kevin Plank Is Betting Almost $1 Billion That Under Armour Can Beat Nike by Tom Foster Campbell Soup CEO: Stunning disruption in the ecosystem of food by Abigail Stevenson, CNBC Upfront plants funding in Stem to 'improve the business of being an artist' by Annlee Ellington, L.A. Biz Additional Reading Is Conversational Commerce Really a Thing? by Kara Nortman, LinkedIn In Defense of Food (Technology) by Kara Nortman, Recode The VC World Returns to Its Operating Roots by Leena Rao, TechCrunch 5 Pieces of Advice for Pregnant Startup Founders by Jessi Chow, Inc. Rethinking Education: Why Our Education System Is Ripe For Disruption by Naveen Jain, Forbes How to Succeed by Leaving Your Fear of Failure Behind by AJ Agrawal, Inc. Upfront VC Analysis 2016 Mark Suster, LinkedIn Los Angeles Tech Venture Capital Almanac CB Insights How Many Cofounders Are Too Many?  Quora Video: This Startup Shows Why There's No Such Thing as Too Many Co-Founders Inc. Guest bios & transcripts are available on www.broadmic.com.

While bitcoin and blockchain may sound like something from science fiction, they have become powerful tools to help us rethink banking and finance. What began as a cypherpunk vision has become a viable model of currency and exchange for everyone with access to a Smartphone, from the unbanked in Afghanistan to the urban hipster in New York City. Eager to learn more about where bitcoin and blockchain technology has come from and where it is headed, co-authors Michael J. Casey and Paul Vigna researched and wrote the bestselling book, The Age of Cryptocurrency: How Bitcoin and the Blockchain are Challenging the Global Economic Order. In this interview, Michael J. Casey, Senior Advisor to the Digital Currency Initiative at the Media Lab at MIT and former global finance columnist for The Wall Street Journal, shares what they learned and why we should care. In this episode, we talk about: Connections to science fiction, cryptography, and cypherpunks The blockchain and bitcoin origin story What it means to decentralize the banking system The mystery of Satoshi Nakamoto Trust and the huge role it plays in launching a new currency How it all started when someone bought a pizza What bitcoin and blockchain mean for us as customers and as business owners How blockchain and bitcoin can upend industries from medicine to music What this tech means for the poor and unbanked How mobile tech, bitcoin, and blockchain are empowering millions Ways Wall Street is already co-opting ledger tech for its own purposes How this tech will govern the economy of the future Selected Links to Topics Mentioned @mikejcasey http://www.michaeljcasey.com/ Satoshi Nakamoto Cypherpunk Cryptography Michel Foucault Hyperinflation Deflation Casa de cambio Laszlo Ripple Ethereum MIT Internet of Things Micropayment www.dougrushkoff.com Oliver Luckett The Audience If you enjoy the podcast, please rate and review it on iTunes. For automatic delivery of new episodes, be sure to subscribe. As always, thanks for listening! Thank you to Emmy-award-winning Creative Director Vanida Vae for designing the Curious Minds logo! www.gayleallen.net LinkedIn @GAllenTC

Paul Vigna is a markets reporter for The Wall Street Journal, covering equities and the economy. He writes for the MoneyBeat blog and hosts a daily news show of the same name. Michael J. Casey writes for The Wall Street Journal, covering global finance in his “Horizons” column. He is a frequent contributor to the Journal's MoneyBeat blog and co-authors the daily “BitBeat” with Paul Vigna. He is the host of the book-themed video series “WSJ Afterword” and a frequent guest on and host of “The News Hub” and “MoneyBeat.” Paul & Michael are co-authors of the new book The Age of Cryptocurrency. Key Takeaways: [1:12] How Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies are challenging the world order [3:14] How money not backed by a government is possible [5:17] Anyone can make a cryptocurrency, including governments [6:58] How you can set up your own cryptocurrency [9:30] The issue of concentration of ownership in Bitcoin and how it can be made more democratic [12:16] If governments will use regulation to end cryptocurrency but how it would be pretty hard to do [15:52] Decentralized exchanges and the Block Chain can be used for things such as copyrights, and how the Block Chain makes your claim irrefutable, and how you can do it [18:58] Don't think of this as a currency, but rather an exchange of information [22:16] What, if anything, the average person should be doing with cryptocurrency right now [22:58] Different potential ways to invest in cryptocurrencies Websites Mentioned: www.theageofcryptocurrency.com www.wsj.com

Paul Vigna is a markets reporter for The Wall Street Journal, covering equities and the economy. He writes for the MoneyBeat blog and hosts a daily news show of the same name. Michael J. Casey writes for The Wall Street Journal, covering global finance in his “Horizons” column. He is a frequent contributor to the Journal's MoneyBeat blog and co-authors the daily “BitBeat” with Paul Vigna. He is the host of the book-themed video series “WSJ Afterword” and a frequent guest on and host of “The News Hub” and “MoneyBeat.” Paul and Michael are co-authors of the new book "The Age of Cryptocurrency". Key Takeaways: [1:12] How Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies are challenging the world order [3:14] How money not backed by a government is possible [5:17] Anyone can make a cryptocurrency, including governments [6:58] How you can set up your own cryptocurrency [9:30] The issue of concentration of ownership in Bitcoin and how it can be made more democratic [12:16] If governments will use regulation to end cryptocurrency but how it would be pretty hard to do [15:52] Decentralized exchanges and the Block Chain can be used for things such as copyrights, and how the Block Chain makes your claim irrefutable, and how you can do it [18:58] Don't think of this as a currency, but rather an exchange of information [22:16] What, if anything, the average person should be doing with cryptocurrency right now [22:58] Different potential ways to invest in cryptocurrencies Websites Mentioned: www.theageofcryptocurrency.com www.wsj.com

In our seventy-fifth episode of the Steptoe Cyberlaw Podcast, Stewart Baker, Alan Cohn, Meredith Rathbone, Michael Vatis, and Jason Weinstein discuss: federal law enforcements’ issues with unbreakable encryption; Hacking Team was itself hacked; and the right to be forgotten still on the offensive. In our second half we have an interview with Michael Casey, former senior columnist for the Wall Street Journal and – as of last week – senior advisor at the MIT Media Lab’s Digital Currency Initiative. Michael is also the author, along with his former Wall Street Journal colleague Paul Vigna, of The Age of Cryptocurrency: How Bitcoin and Digital Money Are Challenging the Global Economic Order. The views expressed in this podcast are those of the speakers and do not reflect the opinions of the firm.

Bitcoin has not been easy for Wall Street and other traditional financial centers to wrap their collective heads around, let alone take seriously. But that has changed recently, argue authors Michael Casey and Paul Vigna in their book The Age of Cryptocurrency -- How Bitcoin and Digital Currency are Challenging the Global Economic Order. The two Wall Street Journal writers join the a16z Podcast to talk about how far bitcoin has seeped into the Wall Street worldview, and more broadly, into the fabric of the global economy. Casey and Vigna describe the five "stages" of bitcoin conversion from disdain to obsession, and why, with the failings of our financial system still painfully fresh, the bitcoin blockchain could be a tool to help rebuild trust, governance, and faith in the power of currency post-recession. The views expressed here are those of the individual AH Capital Management, L.L.C. (“a16z”) personnel quoted and are not the views of a16z or its affiliates. Certain information contained in here has been obtained from third-party sources, including from portfolio companies of funds managed by a16z. While taken from sources believed to be reliable, a16z has not independently verified such information and makes no representations about the enduring accuracy of the information or its appropriateness for a given situation. This content is provided for informational purposes only, and should not be relied upon as legal, business, investment, or tax advice. You should consult your own advisers as to those matters. References to any securities or digital assets are for illustrative purposes only, and do not constitute an investment recommendation or offer to provide investment advisory services. Furthermore, this content is not directed at nor intended for use by any investors or prospective investors, and may not under any circumstances be relied upon when making a decision to invest in any fund managed by a16z. (An offering to invest in an a16z fund will be made only by the private placement memorandum, subscription agreement, and other relevant documentation of any such fund and should be read in their entirety.) Any investments or portfolio companies mentioned, referred to, or described are not representative of all investments in vehicles managed by a16z, and there can be no assurance that the investments will be profitable or that other investments made in the future will have similar characteristics or results. A list of investments made by funds managed by Andreessen Horowitz (excluding investments and certain publicly traded cryptocurrencies/ digital assets for which the issuer has not provided permission for a16z to disclose publicly) is available at https://a16z.com/investments/. Charts and graphs provided within are for informational purposes solely and should not be relied upon when making any investment decision. Past performance is not indicative of future results. The content speaks only as of the date indicated. Any projections, estimates, forecasts, targets, prospects, and/or opinions expressed in these materials are subject to change without notice and may differ or be contrary to opinions expressed by others. Please see https://a16z.com/disclosures for additional important information.

Moe and Paul Vigna discuss how Bitcoin and digital money are challenging the global economic order.

On today’s show I travel to the Big Apple – New York, New York - the city so nice they named it twice - There I have a lively conversation with my very favorite journalist Paul Vigna. Paul writes the popular Bitbeat and Money beat columns for the Wall Street Journal each week and has his finger on the pulse of everything Wall Street and Bitcoin Street. Later in the show I take a trip out West to Denver, Colorado for a second interview with Stephen Macaskill the CEO of Amagi Metals.com. Stephen lays it on the line when it comes to defining true value. He also tells us what he thinks about the future of the U.S. Dollar and more importantly, what he thinks about the future of precious metals . . . and Bitcoin! Paul Vigna BitBeat Stephen Macaskill Amagi Metals Gata.org Ode To Satoshi Ode to Satoshi lyrics & melody by John Barrett Copyright 2014 RJM Publishing - BMI Nashville. Lead Vocal, Harmony Vocals, Harmonica, Snare Drum: John Barrett Harmony vocals: John Barrett, Connie Sinclair and Lij Shaw Guitar: Jonathan Brown Mandolin: Ben Miller Bass Guitar: Michael Rinne Initial tracks recorded by Mark Thornton of Sidekick Sound Studios, Madison, TN. All other tracks Recorded, Mixed and Mastered at The Toy Box Studio, Nashville, Tennessee Engineer: Lij Shaw. Assistant to engineer: Don “The Don” Bates Produced by John Barrett & Elijah “Lij” Shaw Autumn in New York – Frank Sinatra Special thanks to Alex Munõz Guijarro for his excellent pedal steel playing on many of our shows. Interviews for this episode were edited and produced by John Barrett at The Tree House Studio in East Nashville, Tennessee. Theme song “Gravy” by the band, Eleanor Roosevelt with Lij on fiddle. And a big thank you to my sponsor The Tennessee Bitcoin Alliance: TennesseeBitcoin.org Questions or Comments? Bitcoins and Gravy Hotline: (615) 208-5198 Hey y’all! Leave me your questions, comments or suggestions about the show and please speak slowly and clearly. I would love to use your voice on the show and your feedback really is valuable to me! (NOTE: If you would rather I did not use your voice, please say so on the message and I can simply reply to your question without using your voice). Email me to say Howdy!: howdy@bitcoinsandgravy.com Visit theWebsite: BitcoinsAndGravy.com Bitcoins and Gravy Tipping Addresses: Bitcoin: 1ByqQXLTm9JZGSwnfqCCakaifBt3grQkXS Litecoin: LgqYgxLTBPgr8C1JGLLJVLK4ZN1fveprAp And if you don’t feel like contacting me, just kick back, relax and enjoy the show. I hope you enjoy listening to my guests as much as I enjoy talking with them!