You, Me, And Btc: Liberty & Bitcoin

In this week's episode of the You, Me, and BTC Podcast, we will consider two interesting forms of political intervention with Bitcoin. The first is a decision to allow donations to election campaigns in the form of Bitcoins. This is certainly exciting, but there are some fairly significant restrictions and requirements that came with the ...The post YMB Podcast E20: Bitcoin and World Leaders appeared first on You, Me, and BTC. Keep up on Twitter and Facebook!

Annie-Rose Strasser recently declared that Bitcoin is By the Privileged, For the Privileged. She pointed to statistics indicating that the Bitcoin space is dominated by white, libertarian males and she certainly did not like that. In today's show, we will go through her article and respond. Cathy Reisenwitz from Bitcoin Magazine also responded to the ...The post YMB Podcast E19: Is Bitcoin Only for the Privileged? appeared first on You, Me, and BTC. Keep up on Twitter and Facebook!

Purse.IO (http://ymb.tc/purse-savings) is a peer-to-peer marketplace that connects buyers and spenders of Bitcoin through Amazon. It can takes a bit of thinking to wrap your mind around exactly how this service works, but it truly is amazing. It enables people to buy Bitcoin with a credit card or get a fairly significant dicount when spending their ...The post YMB Podcast E18: Purse.IO and Bitcoin Comedy appeared first on You, Me, and BTC. Keep up on Twitter and Facebook!

Unfortunately, many people out there, both inside and outside the Bitcoin community, do not fully understand Bitcoin anonymity. They might think that it is not too important or maybe they do not want to put the effort into making sure their privacy is preserved. Some who do not use cryptocurrency think that privacy is impossible ...The post YMB Podcast E17: Bitcoin Anonymity – How and Why appeared first on You, Me, and BTC. Keep up on Twitter and Facebook!

This week the YMB Team has two awesome discussions for you. First, we want to try to understand the Heartbleed Bug together. This is a very serious security issue that has affected a large portion of the internet, including Bitcoin. Some have even suggested that perhaps the government was involved in the bug and has ...The post YMB Podcast E16: Heartbleed and APIcoin.io appeared first on You, Me, and BTC. Keep up on Twitter and Facebook!

Dr. Jeffrey Herbener is the chair of the department of economics at Grove City College. Today, we are letting him take the mic while the YMB Team takes a break. With his economic knowledge and experience, the professor will be able to explain the technicalities of Bitcoin from a financial perspective much better than we ...The post YMB Podcast E15: Dr. Jeffrey Herbener on the Economics of Bitcoin appeared first on You, Me, and BTC. Keep up on Twitter and Facebook!

Jay Shore is the founder of Coinabul.com, the first business ever to sell precious metals for Bitcoin. He joins us this week to tell his story. He has been into Bitcoin almost as long as it has existed, so he certainly has lots to say about it. Several months ago, Mr. Shore had serious trouble ...The post YMB Podcast E14: Bitcoin Banking and Taxes With Coinabul's Jay Shore appeared first on You, Me, and BTC. Keep up on Twitter and Facebook!

Last week, we spoke about the differences between gold and Bitcoin and tried to decide whether Bitcoins could be considered physical if they were on a paper wallet. By definition they probably are not, but is there really that much difference? We also noted the fact that theoretically, someone could steal your Bitcoins simply by ...The post YMB Podcast E13: Ideas, Information, and Intellectual Property appeared first on You, Me, and BTC. Keep up on Twitter and Facebook!

We have been talking about precious metals quite a bit recently, and the conversation continues this week. The truth is, Bitcoin, gold, and silver are all very similar in the way that they are given value, but they have different strengths and weaknesses too. We are excited to have another fantastic guest with us this ...The post YMB Podcast E12: More Gold and Silver With CoinStax's Rob Michael appeared first on You, Me, and BTC. Keep up on Twitter and Facebook!

We have our first guest this week! YMB is thrilled to feature Stephen Macaskill, the CEO of Amagi Metals on today's show. Amagi Metals is a fantastic gold and silver dealer that allows you to cash out your cryptocurrency for bullion. This is great for anyone who does not want to secure their savings with ...The post YMB Podcast E11: Amagi Metals Interview appeared first on You, Me, and BTC. Keep up on Twitter and Facebook!

We have reached our 10th episode! We are quite proud of this minor but still exciting achievement and we have a great show for you. No one can ignore MtGox these days, so we have to say a few words about its passing. Later in this episode, we chat about the similarities and differences between ...The post YMB Podcast E10: Gold, Silver, Bitcoin, and Funny Money appeared first on You, Me, and BTC. Keep up on Twitter and Facebook!

This is Episode 9! Last week we started a list of our favorite Bitcoin services. Our discussion went on for so long that we had to split the show into two parts, so here is the second half of our exciting list. We start by mentioning a few social Bitcoin services, like the #bitcoin-otc IRC ...The post YMB Podcast E9: The Best Bitcoin Services, Part 2 appeared first on You, Me, and BTC. Keep up on Twitter and Facebook!

Bitcoin would be useless without the many companies and services that accept the cryptocurrency and make it easier for us to use it. We want to pay tribute to a few of our favorites out there and that is what this week's episode is all about. If fact, our discussion went on for so long ...The post YMB Podcast E8: The Best Bitcoin Services, Part 1 appeared first on You, Me, and BTC. Keep up on Twitter and Facebook!

The App Store has given Blockchain the axe and we start off this week's episode with a good bit of whining about Apple. We do our best to determine why the company took this course of action and decide whether it was right or wrong. Later, we chat about MtGox's decision to stop servicing Bitcoin ...The post YMB Podcast E7: Bitcoin and Big Business appeared first on You, Me, and BTC. Keep up on Twitter and Facebook!

This week's fantastic episode opens with a discussion about the difficulties of obtaining Bitcoins. Depending on your exact situation, it can be fairly easy, but it is often one of Bitcoin's largest barriers to entry compared to the ease of use present in almost everything else related to cryptocurrency. Part of the cause of these ...The post YMB Podcast E6: Bitcoin Changes the World appeared first on You, Me, and BTC. Keep up on Twitter and Facebook!

The government is no man's friend. Recently lawmakers have become more and more tangled up with Bitcoin and that cannot be a good thing. Charlie Shrem, CEO of BitInstant and Vice Chairman of the Bitcoin Foundation, was recently arrested for drug and Bitcoin related activity. New York held hearings on Bitcoin and the FBI plans ...The post YMB Podcast E5: The Government and Bitcoin appeared first on You, Me, and BTC. Keep up on Twitter and Facebook!

Almost every day the Bitcoin community is hearing about new people and places that are beginning to accept Bitcoin. This is great news of course, but it could attract the unwanted attention of lawmakers. In this week's episode, we explore the possible dangers of expansion and some ways to mitigate the risks of using Bitcoin ...The post YMB Podcast E4: Bitcoin Adoption, Regulation, and Privacy appeared first on You, Me, and BTC. Keep up on Twitter and Facebook!

New Year's resolutions do not always turn out well. They often get forgotten, delayed, or flat out broken, but that does not make them useless. We have plans for 2014 and we want to talk about them. Join us as we map out our Bitcoin dreams. In short, we would like to hang on to ...The post YMB Podcast E3: The New Year In Bitcoin appeared first on You, Me, and BTC. Keep up on Twitter and Facebook!

The Bitcoin world is full of scammers looking to make a quick buck, but cryptocurrency completely redefines the way we trust people and still brings great benefits. Join us this week as Tim Baker and I discuss this amazing new form of trust and explore the ways that the government forces us to trust certain ...The post YMB Podcast E2: Bitcoin Scams and Trust appeared first on You, Me, and BTC. Keep up on Twitter and Facebook!

While this is technically our third recording, we are officially labeling it Episode 1 of the You, Me, and Bitcoin Podcast. Join us as we discuss the right and wrong of all things Bitcoin. We will freely explore political ideas like voluntaryism, libertarianism, and anarcho-capitalism and how they apply to Bitcoin. We will finish with ...The post YMB Podcast E1: Bitcoin Ethics and a Miner's Story appeared first on You, Me, and BTC. Keep up on Twitter and Facebook!