You, Me, And Btc: Liberty & Bitcoin

Download Podcast | Subscribe This is day three of the Twelve Days of YMB Christmas! Today, we're rejoined by Stephen Macaskill, the CEO of Amagi Metals. He was the first guest ever featured on the You, Me, and BTC podcast, all the way back in episode 11! This time around, Mr. Macaskill will share some ...The post YMB Christmas Day 3: Amagi Metals CEO, Stephen Macaskill appeared first on You, Me, and BTC. Keep up on Twitter and Facebook!

Download Podcast | Subscribe This is day two of the Twelve Days of YMB Christmas! Today's anniversary special will be hosted by just John Stuart. Although many people appreciate the growth Bitcoin has seen over the past year, John encourages a shift of focus in today's special. He wants the Bitcoin community to remember the ...The post YMB Christmas Day 2: Bitcoin Nostalgia appeared first on You, Me, and BTC. Keep up on Twitter and Facebook!

Download Podcast | Subscribe Welcome to the first of the Twelve Days of YMB Christmas! By coincidence, the 52nd episode of the You, Me, and BTC podcast is scheduled for release on Christmas day. Since there are 52 weeks in a year, that episode will also mark one full year of podcasting fun, and we ...The post YMB Christmas Day 1: Bitcoin Teaches appeared first on You, Me, and BTC. Keep up on Twitter and Facebook!

Download Podcast | Subscribe We’re kicking things off today with a discussion about the 50,000 BTC recently auctioned off by the US Marshals Service. The coins had been taken from Ross Ulbricht, the alleged leader of the original Silk Road. Then later in the show, we’ll be chatting with Robert Genito, the administrator of a ...The post YMB Podcast E50: A Bitcoin Auction and Wall of Coins appeared first on You, Me, and BTC. Keep up on Twitter and Facebook!

Download Podcast | Subscribe This week on the show, we’re joined by King Dragon, the administrator of an altcoin exchange called Cryptorush. He’ll explain the history of his project and talk about where he plans to take it in the future. Then later on, we’ll chat about some difficult questions that we’ve previously struggled with ...The post YMB Podcast E49: Cryptorush and Difficult Questions appeared first on You, Me, and BTC. Keep up on Twitter and Facebook!

Download Podcast | Subscribe Today, we’re talking about whitelisting and blacklisting with Bitcoin addresses. Many people fear that address discrimination is wrong and could ruin Bitcoin. At first, we thought that’s exactly where we would stand on the issue, but our discussion today leads us to believe a little differently. Although listing can still be ...The post YMB Podcast E48: Whitelists and Blacklists appeared first on You, Me, and BTC. Keep up on Twitter and Facebook!

Download Podcast | Subscribe First up today, we’ll be chatting about transparency in our monetary systems. One Reddit user pointed out that although mining pool operators can cause centralization problems, the risks there are much smaller than in our current banking systems where there is even more centralization and minimal transparency. Then later in the ...The post YMB Podcast E47: Transparency, NFC, and Snapcash appeared first on You, Me, and BTC. Keep up on Twitter and Facebook!

Download Podcast | Subscribe Just one week ago, on November 6, a number of hidden websites on the Tor network were seized by law enforcement and several alleged black market masterminds were arrested. We’re dubbing the day White Thursday, a day on which darkness and anonymity were attacked. Although government agents have claimed that the ...The post YMB Podcast E46: White Thursday appeared first on You, Me, and BTC. Keep up on Twitter and Facebook!

Download Podcast | Subscribe Since you’re about to listen to this show, you probably know that it’s a Bitcoin podcast. We usually focus on Satoshi’s original cryptocurrency, but today, we’re broadening our horizons. We’ll be speaking with a team of altcoin developers to get their perspective on what’s going on in the altcoin world and ...The post YMB Podcast E45: Understanding Altcoins appeared first on You, Me, and BTC. Keep up on Twitter and Facebook!

Download Podcast | Subscribe First up this week is an interview with Brent James from Trucoin. The company is rolling out services that will allow people to quickly buy Bitcoins with a credit or debit card. Mr. James will explain how it all works and why it’s extremely beneficial to the community. Then later in ...The post YMB Podcast E44: Trucoin, Trading Bots, and Art appeared first on You, Me, and BTC. Keep up on Twitter and Facebook!

To kick things off this week, we'll be chatting about two news bits from opposite sides of the anonymity spectrum. On the bad side: one crypto-exchange, Melotic, is now requiring users to submit identification information. On the good side: the team behind Dark Wallet has just released another alpha version of the privacy-centric Bitcoin wallet. ...The post YMB Podcast E43: Anonymity Opposites and Broken Banking appeared first on You, Me, and BTC. Keep up on Twitter and Facebook!

Last week, one of the most respected men in Bitcoin, Andreas M. Antonopoulos, spoke before a Canadian Senate Banking Committee. He did a fantastic job explaining Bitcoin, answering questions, and offering advice for how Bitcoin should or should not be regulated. Today, we’ll be playing a few clips from the hearing and offering our own ...The post YMB Podcast E42: Andreas Antonopoulos Before the Canadian Senate appeared first on You, Me, and BTC. Keep up on Twitter and Facebook!

In today’s shorter show, we’ll begin by sharing a bit about the world’s first blockchain wedding. Just last weekend, two lovers permanently embedded their commitment to each other inside of a Bitcoin transaction. Then later in the show, we’ll chat about some legal troubles recently encountered by Butterfly Labs. The company, which produces Bitcoin mining ...The post YMB Podcast E41: The Government's Role appeared first on You, Me, and BTC. Keep up on Twitter and Facebook!

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This week, just for fun, we’ll be sharing a bunch of Bitcoin facts and stats. What was Bitcoin’s peak market cap? How many coins are sitting on the most valuable address? When was the first block ever mined? Tune in for our perspective on all that and tons more. Then later in the show, we’ll ...The post YMB Podcast E39: Bitcoin Facts and Stats appeared first on You, Me, and BTC. Keep up on Twitter and Facebook!

Last week, Apple announced all sorts of new products and services, one of which was Apple Pay. Apple lovers will now be able to make secure payments using their new iPhones and near-field communication. We're not huge fans of Apple, but there really are some benefits to the new system. The problem, however, is that ...The post YMB Podcast E38: Apple Pay and Other Bitcoin Imitations appeared first on You, Me, and BTC. Keep up on Twitter and Facebook!

Today’s show is a little different. We’ll be chatting about the hacker who gained control of Satoshi Nakamoto’s email account, but before we have our conversation together, each host will be sharing some thoughts separately. When we meet up again, we’ll chat about what the attacker has already accessed and accomplished, and we’ll try to ...The post YMB Podcast E37: Satoshi's Slip-Up appeared first on You, Me, and BTC. Keep up on Twitter and Facebook!

In today’s show, we’ll be talking about collapse of the US dollar. Lots of people think it will happen very soon and almost apocalyptically. We’re not so sure about that, but we will spend some time today chatting about how, when, and why it could happen. This conversation was spurred by the recent announcement by ...The post YMB Podcast E36: The Dollar's Demise appeared first on You, Me, and BTC. Keep up on Twitter and Facebook!

This week, we are speaking with Valerian Bennett from TheProtocol.TV. He is a filmmaker who recently began exploring and enjoying Bitcoin. He spent some time in Argentina this summer and created an amazing video about Bitcoin in Buenos Aires. He will tell us all about that and explain why he thinks it is so important ...The post YMB Podcast E35: Valerian Bennett from TheProtocol.TV appeared first on You, Me, and BTC. Keep up on Twitter and Facebook!

To begin today’s show, we’ll be sharing a bit about last weekend’s Cryptolina Bitcoin Expo. Everyone's favorite host, Daniel Brown, made the trip to North Carolina and got to meet all kinds of cool people, listen to some fascinating talks, and even did a live broadcast during the after-party. We’ll tell you all about it ...The post YMB Podcast E34: Cryptolina and the Bitcoin Dip appeared first on You, Me, and BTC. Keep up on Twitter and Facebook!