You, Me, And Btc: Liberty & Bitcoin

MP3 and More: http://ymb.tc/e260This is episode 260 of You, Me, and BTC – your liberty and Bitcoin podcast.Bitcoin and weed. It doesn’t get much better than that, right? Maybe…To be honest, we have to remind ourselves that even great things are rarely all they’re cracked up to be. No matter how amazing we think something may be, it will never end all of life’s struggles. Pain, suffering, and challenges never end.But that’s not to say nothing is good. Bitcoin really is amazing and really can optimize our lives. We just have to remember that it won’t solve everything. And better tech will certainly come along.Tim will kick things off solo this week but Daniel’s not far behind. We didn’t have time to prepare this one ahead of time, so no links and no poll this week. Everything is right off the cuff and downright bombastic. Tune in now!—Your hosts this week are Daniel Brown and Tim Baker. Don’t forget to visit http://ymb.tc/e260 so you can share your thoughts in the comments!Every click helps. If this Bitcoin pod

MP3, Poll, Links, and More: http://ymb.tc/e259This is episode 259 of You, Me, and BTC – your liberty and Bitcoin podcast.Earlier this week, Ethereum co-founder Vitalik Buterin said the days of mad crypto gains are behind us. Since most people now know that crypto exists, it’s no longer physically possible for interest in Bitcoin to multiply as much as it has in the past. After all, the world population is finite.This sounds reasonable. But as one might expect, crypto media (Twitter, in particular) tore Vitalik to shreds. No one wants to hear that their investments will never moon. So naturally, we should verbally abuse anyone who would suggest such things.On today’s show, we’ll do our best to respectfully disagree with Vitalik. And in doing so, we’ll turn the whole conversation upside down. Bitcoin’s value may never skyrocket quite like it has before, but we’ll consider the very real possibility that other (fiat) currencies will tank.This will lead us to some related conversations about Bitcoin economics and

MP3, Poll, and More: http://ymb.tc/e258This is episode 258 of You, Me, and BTC – your liberty and Bitcoin podcast.Look, we’re just gonna chill this week. We’re sick of the same old, same old news. Tune in and don’t forget you can chat with us during the stream. Anything could happen.Fun starts at 9PM Eastern. See you soon!Your hosts this week are Daniel Brown, Tim Baker, and Zack Voell. Don’t forget to visit http://ymb.tc/e258 so you can share your thoughts in the comments!Every click helps. If this Bitcoin podcast was interesting, entertaining, obnoxious, or anything else, use the share buttons to let others know that it exists.Tips appreciated: 1Kiy8x4pwMS7RQuH7xDeVcfqeup7gUTqA

MP3, Poll, Links, and More: http://ymb.tc/e257This is episode 257 of You, Me, and BTC – your liberty and Bitcoin podcast.Sorry guys but Daniel’s out again this week. Tim and Zack have to run things by themselves again so this show will likely suck.Seriously, all they want to do this week is rail on Bcash. They’ll rip it to shreds for sure because they can.These dudes might even throw a few left hooks at Craig Wright. Apparently he still thinks he’s Satoshi Nakamoto so we might as well call him out on it.And while they’re raging anyway, Tim and Zack might as well go after Bitmain. The mining company has some kind of IPO stuff going on right now but it’s totally flopping.Tonight’s gonna get real wet and real wild. Tune in for all the fun at 9PM Eastern and check the list below for some of the specific stuff we’ll cover!- Will Bitcoin Cash Undergo A Hard Fork?- Craig Wright Keeps Slamming Bitcoin ABC Vision for Scaling Bitcoin Cash (BCH)- Crypto Mining Giant Bitmain Might Go Public With $18B IPOYour hosts this w

MP3, Poll, Links, and More: http://ymb.tc/e256This is episode 256 of You, Me, and BTC – your liberty and Bitcoin podcast.First up today, we’ll introduce our genius guest and share his story. Rob Viglione helped found ZenCash, one of the most respected privacy-oriented cryptocurrencies out there. But his team hopes to turn the project into an entire platform packed with anonymous features. Rob is a serious liberty lover, so we’re excited to learn how he’s making the world more free.Then later in the show, we’ll dive into a privacy-related topic that’s always hot in liberty circles. After last week’s foray into free speech (http://ymb.tc/e255), we learned that we’re experts. We know everything there is to know about our right to say what we want to say, so we’re gonna say what we want to say. And this week, we want to cover freeze peach… *ahem* …free speech again.This time, it’s all about banning books. Lots of people think computer code is speech. And with that in mind, lots of people think computer code shoul

MP3, Poll, Links, and More: http://ymb.tc/e255This is episode 255 of You, Me, and BTC – your liberty and Bitcoin podcast.People have long accused Twitter of secretly hiding tweets and accounts that management didn’t like. Users call the practice “shadowbanning” and often lament their victimhood. The left likes to claim that Twitter shadowbans the left, atheists like to claim that Twitter shadowbans atheists, and so on.So recently, Twitter tried to set the record straight. In a blog post, they insisted that they never shadowban and outlined what methods they do use to rank tweets. They also explained some tech bugs that looked like shadowbanning.As liberty lovers, free speech is an important topics for all of us here at YMB. So we wanted to dedicate an episode to the gigantic algorithms that constantly impact our lives.Do we think Twitter, Facebook, Google, and the other giants ever intend to create biased or broken algorithms? Or even if the algorithms worked perfectly, would they be healthy for society? Shou

MP3, Poll, Links, and More: http://ymb.tc/e254This is episode 254 of You, Me, and BTC – your liberty and Bitcoin podcast.First up this week, we’ll cover a supposedly unhackable Bitcoin hardware wallet touted by the infamous John McAfee. His name is synonymous with digital security and he loves Bitcoin, so this must be a great device, right? Maybe.When the company behind wallet, Bitfi, offered hundreds of thousands of dollars to anyone who could crack it, hackers got to work. Some were definitely able to manipulate the device, but did they ever technically hack it? What constitutes a real hack in general? How can this device claim to be unhackable in the first place? We’ll have all the details and reactions tonight.Then later in the show, we’ll dive into a new report about the countless films influenced by the US military. This is nothing new or surprising, but this particular story does include a long list of affected movies and it’s pretty crazy.Tune in tonight at 9PM Eastern for all our hot takes and check

MP3, Links, and More: http://ymb.tc/e253This is episode 253 of You, Me, and BTC – your liberty and Bitcoin podcast.Today’s show was a little crazy. We didn’t prepare one bit but we still knocked it out of the park.We kicked things off by talking about Ripple’s decision to get Bill Clinton as a keynote speaker. LUL. Where did Ripple get the funds to hire him, anyway? And why would he have any interest in talking about cryptocurrency?Then later in the show, we’ll get distracted and chat about some useful tools and skills. A project called Pi-hole blocks ads across your entire network. And Snips is a wildly flexible voice assistant that doesn’t even need the internet. It just runs in your living room and no one ever has to know what you say to it.What’s the point of tools like these? It it really worth taking the time to figure them all out?Tune in for our hot takes and check the list below for some of the specific stuff we’ll cover!- President Bill Clinton Keynotes Ripple’s Swell Conference 2018- Pi-hole®: A bl

MP3, Poll, Links, and More: http://ymb.tc/e252This is episode 252 of You, Me, and BTC – your liberty and Bitcoin podcast.The Blockchain Troll from TrollCoin returns for another dashing stream! He joined us a few months ago (http://ymb.tc/e232) and we all had a blast, so he’s back to wreck the show again.First up, we’ll cover the cloud-based blockchains that Google hopes to provide soon. Do we really need another service that lets anyone and their brother spin up a blockchain? Why would Google finally decide to get involved in blockchain?Then later in the show, we’ll chat about a Maryland court’s decision to dismiss Ross Ulbricht’s murder-for-hire indictment. Does this mean he’s innocent? Could it help him get out of prison one day?We’ll answer all those questions and tons more during this week’s show. And of course, we’ll examine the current state of TrollCoin and how fast its community is growing.Check the list below for some of the specific stories we’ll cover and tune in live tonight at 9PM Eastern!- Googl

MP3 and More: http://ymb.tc/e251Dan’s out today. The plan is to have Tim run the show solo once again. We have no idea what he’s gonna talk about. We may have better shownotes here eventually.Tune in live tonight at 9PM Eastern!Your host this week is Tim Baker. Don’t forget to visit http://ymb.tc/e250 so you can vote in this week’s Bitcoin poll and share your thoughts in the comments!Every click helps. If this Bitcoin podcast was interesting, entertaining, obnoxious, or anything else, use the share buttons to let others know that it exists.Tips appreciated: 1Kiy8x4pwMS7RQuH7xDeVcfqeup7gUTqA

MP3, Poll, Links, and More: http://ymb.tc/e250This is episode 250 of You, Me, and BTC – your liberty and Bitcoin podcast.Busy day. Let’s just get right to it and maybe we’ll add some show notes later. Maybe.We’ll probably talk about the Justice Department’s decision to allow Cody Wilson (http://ymb.tc/e62) and Defense Distributed to distribute files related to 3D printing firearms.Tune in live tonight at 9PM Eastern!- The Government Will Allow Cody Wilson’s Defense Distributed to Distribute Gun-Making SoftwareYour hosts this week are Daniel Brown and Tim Baker. Don’t forget to visit http://ymb.tc/e250 so you can vote in this week’s Bitcoin poll and share your thoughts in the comments!Every click helps. If this Bitcoin podcast was interesting, entertaining, obnoxious, or anything else, use the share buttons to let others know that it exists.Tips appreciated: 1Kiy8x4pwMS7RQuH7xDeVcfqeup7gUTqA

MP3, Links, and More: http://ymb.tc/e249This is episode 249 of You, Me, and BTC – your liberty and Bitcoin podcast.A few weeks back, we covered several aspects of Signal censorship (http://ymb.tc/e240). Many governments (Iran is particularly egregious) block apps and services they don’t like. And lots of them dislike Signal because it lets people stay private.It appears that Iran now has similar concerns about cryptocurrency. Over the past few months, authorities began cutting off access to crypto exchanges like Binance. Theoretically, they’re concerned that cryptocurrency will enable capital flight and accelerate the demise of Iran’s already-plummeting national currency, the rial.This week, we want to approach this story from several angles. Politically, we have to ask why Iran is so committed to censoring so much. Monetarily, we want to compare this situation to the way things have been in Venezuela (http://ymb.tc/e222) for some time. And technically, we want to share what makes this kind of censorship poss

MP3, Poll, Links, and More: http://ymb.tc/e248This is episode 248 of You, Me, and BTC – your liberty and Bitcoin podcast.We love charity, of course. But do we really want Coinbase in charge of it? The company is already notorious for mishandling customers and cash, so why would anyone trust them to give money away properly?Ok, maybe I’m being a bit harsh. Maybe they’ll do some great things. Let’s talk it over tonight.And later in the show, let’s cover Facebook’s decision to allow some crypto-related ads back on social media. A few months back they dropped the hammer on campaigns promoting things like James Altucher’s crypto masterclass. But maybe that’s allowed now? We’ll have all the details.Check the list below for some of the specific stories we’ll cover and tune in live tonight at 9PM Eastern!- Coinbase CEO Unveils Crypto Charity for the Unbanked- Facebook is reversing its ban on some cryptocurrency adsYour hosts this week are Daniel Brown, Tim Baker, and Zack Voell. Don’t forget to visit http://ymb.tc/e2

MP3, Poll, Links, and More: http://ymb.tc/e247This is episode 247 of You, Me, and BTC – your liberty and Bitcoin podcast.“Bitcoin – buy and hold.” So reads the Twitter bio of this week’s esteemed guest. He keeps things real simple and we like that. What more is there to say?But seriously, Adam Meister is outstanding and we couldn’t be more excited to have him. He Hosts The 1 Bitcoin Show and he really, really knows his stuff.One topic we have to cover (with Adam’s help) is the SEC’s recent decision about Bitcoin and Ethereum. Apparently they’re not securities, so that’s good. But why hasn’t the price spiked in response?Then later in the show, we’ll dive into one of the deepest mysteries known to man. A recent Bitcoin block hash contained an extremely rare sequence that some people say has profound meaning. Could it be the key to the universe? The complex event suggests that Bitcoin’s creator, Satoshi Nakamoto, could be a time traveler, an artificial intelligence, or something even crazier.That last paragraph

MP3, Poll, Links, and More: http://ymb.tc/e246This is episode 246 of You, Me, and BTC – your liberty and Bitcoin podcast.We’d like to think Bitcoin is perfectly clean and pure, but bad actors are everywhere. Years ago, we learned that fake money and bots were boosting the Bitcoin price at Mt. Gox (https://youmeandbtc.com/commentary/will-bitcoin-recover-decline-fall-mtgox/). And some new research suggests that the same thing happened last year with Bitfinex and Tether.Is this really news, though? Haven’t we known all along that anyone can buy or sell anything at anytime? And hasn’t it been painfully obvious that Tether might not be worth much?So let’s say we accept that anyone can manipulate any price. What then? How to we proceed in a market that we cannot trust? Should we just give up on Bitcoin and turn to gub’ment officials to stabilize everything for us? We’ll dive into all these questions and more during tonight’s stream.Also in this week’s show, we’ll cover Apple’s decision to ban all kinds of crypto mi

MP3, Poll, Links, and More: http://ymb.tc/e245This is episode 245 of You, Me, and BTC – your liberty and Bitcoin podcast.First up today, we have a special guest from ContentBox. Dr. Xiaohui Liu is the project’s Chief Scientist and he’s here to share how his team hopes to revitalize digital content. Right now, most digital content (video in particular) is controlled, used, and abused by giants like Google and Spotify. We even use YouTube for this very podcast and often wish we didn’t have to. ContentBox plans to help people escape those clutches with blockchain.Then later in the show, we’ll cover some remarks from everyone’s favorite Russian president. Vladimir Putin recently hosted a nationwide AMA and got a few good questions about cryptocurrency. Among other things, he noted that Russia would never have it’s own cryptocurrency because it’s just not possible. He essentially said that crypto doesn’t care about borders, which is surprisingly accurate.It’s gonna be a crazy night! Check the list below for some l

MP3, Poll, Links, and More: http://ymb.tc/e244This is episode 244 of You, Me, and BTC – your liberty and Bitcoin podcast.If “privacy policy bingo” was a real game, everyone on the internet would have won this month. Google, Twitter, Uber, the Tooth Fairy, and everyone else made changes recently because of the European Union’s new General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR).Data protection is certainly important, but it’s highly likely that the EU went way too far with this one. We’ll share some laughs and some tears as we go over some GDPR basics.But this regulation might impact more than just social media giants and online services. Blockchains store a ton of data too. Does that mean they’re somehow subject to these new rules?We’ll find out tonight. Check the list below for some links and catch the livestream at 9PM Eastern!- Op Ed: Five Things Blockchain Firms Need to Know About the GDPR- GDPR PortalYour hosts this week are Daniel Brown and Tim Baker. Don’t forget to visit http://ymb.tc/e244 so you can vote i

MP3, Poll, Links, and More: http://ymb.tc/e243This is episode 243 of You, Me, and BTC – your liberty and Bitcoin podcast.Yep. These two goons (Tim and Zack) will take over the show yet again tonight. It might be a disaster.They say they’ll cover Bitcoin price manipulation. Apparently the U.S. is investigating some old-fashioned tricks like wash trading, spoofing, and collusion, which could be happening in crypto.Of course we have to ask the age-old question: Do we friggen care? Find out tonight.Tim and Zack will likely chat about other stuff too but there’s no telling what it'll be.Check the list below for some links and catch the livestream at 9PM Eastern!UPDATE: Zack didn't show. LOL.- US Department of Justice, CFTC Probe Crypto Market Manipulation: Report- U.S. Launches Criminal Probe into Bitcoin Price ManipulationYour hosts this week are Tim Baker and Zack Voell. Don’t forget to visit http://ymb.tc/e243 so you can vote in this week’s Bitcoin poll and share your thoughts in the comments!Every click helps.

MP3, Poll, Links, and More: http://ymb.tc/e242This is episode 242 of You, Me, and BTC – your liberty and Bitcoin podcast.“All ICOs are securities,” they said. “You will get scammed,” they said.After years of watching the Securities and Exchange Commission attack and berate ICOs, we finally know what they were really up to. They just wanted to scare people away from their competition and make room for a brand new, SEC-sponsored ICO.That’s right, the SEC is launching an ICO. Their tokens are called HoweyCoins and they’re gonna revolutionize the travel industry.But here’s the kicker: It turns out HoweyCoins are a complete scam! We tried to buy some and were just redirected to some stupid page about the dangers of investing in ICOs. WTF?! We’ll share all the details tonight.Also on this week's show: The obscenely expensive Consensus 2018 was a total shit show (our own Zack Voell was on the ground) and an incredibly special guest explains Bitcoin Private. Giuseppe Stuto helped create a new version of Bitcoin with

MP3 and More: http://ymb.tc/e241This is episode 241 of You, Me, and BTC – your liberty and Bitcoin podcast.If you ever have to miss ONE episode of YMB, please let it be this one. Daniel couldn’t make it so Tim and Zack took the reigns and royally screwed up.Seriously, they just commandeered the whole show and ruined it. All they did was cover Elon Musk, the worthless Venezuelan bolivar, and Daniel’s greatness.Alright, that might be a bit of an exaggeration. It probably wasn’t the worst episode ever. So tune in if you have a free hour. It probably won’t kill you.But also make sure you come back next week for an actual episode with an actual host. You won’t regret it.Your hosts this week are Tim Baker and Zack Voell.Every click helps. If this Bitcoin podcast was interesting, entertaining, obnoxious, or anything else, use the share buttons to let others know that it exists.Tips appreciated: 1Kiy8x4pwMS7RQuH7xDeVcfqeup7gUTqA