You, Me, And Btc: Liberty & Bitcoin

MP3, Poll, Links, and More: http://ymb.tc/e240This is episode 240 of You, Me, and BTC – your liberty and Bitcoin podcast.Did you read all of that last paragraph? We’re not just a Bitcoin podcast. We’re also a *liberty* podcast. So in addition to Bitcoin, we take serious interest in privacy (http://ymb.tc/e17), security, censorship resistance (http://ymb.tc/e48), free trade, and numerous other liberty-oriented topics. We’ve covered all that since the beginning.This week we have some good news and some bad news on those fronts. First up, the bad news: Amazon recently decided to disable Signal’s ability to resist censorship in countries that have blocked the secure messaging app. The trick is called “domain fronting,” and it allows services to run on high-profile domain names owned by companies like Amazon and Google. So if a nation wanted to block Signal, they’d also have to block those big companies and most of the internet. And most countries aren’t willing to go quite that far.Unfortunately, Amazon learned t

MP3, Poll, Links, and More: http://ymb.tc/e239This is episode 239 of You, Me, and BTC – your liberty and Bitcoin podcast.Today’s exciting guest is Jeff Klee, the CEO of CheapAir.com. CheapAir has been using Coinbase to accept Bitcoin for airfare for years now. (Kudos for that!) But recently, some changes over at Coinbase threw Jeff’s company under the bus.And to make matters worse, BitPay also introduced changes earlier this year that left many merchants in the dark. They now force customers to use the controversial BIP70 protocol that only works with a few Bitcoin wallets.What the heck is going on here? Are these Bitcoin giants abusing their influence? What’s the point of decentralized money if we still let a few big companies shove us around? Isn’t Bitcoin better than this?Thankfully, Jeff is already working on solutions. In the near future, his company plans to accept more cryptocurrencies while relying on fewer third-party services. Likewise, countless other developers, wallets, merchants, and industry le

MP3, Poll, Links, and More: http://ymb.tc/e238This is episode 238 of You, Me, and BTC – your liberty and Bitcoin podcast.Today we have another fantastic special guest with us. @CryptoDale is one of the wildest dudes on crypto Twitter and he’s here to chat about whatevs and cover some Bitcoin headlines with us.First of all, we’re totally gonna laugh our asses off at a prison escape. Apparently, this guy suspected of one of the biggest Bitcoin thefts in history just walked out of his prison in Iceland. What?Also in this episode, Dale will share his hot picks for the next cryptos to moon. His trading insights are on point, so you’ll definitely want to tune in. Check the list below for some links and catch the livestream tonight at 9PM Eastern!- Suspect in Iceland’s ‘Big Bitcoin Heist’ escapes prison- @CryptoDaleYour hosts this week are Daniel Brown, Tim Baker, and Zack Voell. Don’t forget to visit http://ymb.tc/e238 so you can vote in this week’s Bitcoin poll and share your thoughts in the comments!Every click h

MP3, Poll, Links, and More: http://ymb.tc/e237This is episode 237 of You, Me, and BTC – your liberty and Bitcoin podcast.If you thought all the Bitcoin forks were bad, get a load of what happened to Monero this week. The privacy-oriented crypto’s devs planned a hard fork to reduce the effectiveness of ASICs (something worth discussing in itself). But when all was said and done, four different projects claimed to reject the upgrade and proceed as the original Monero. This created a total of five different Monero forks and no one really knows how legit they all are.How could this happen and what does it mean for Monero? Will it crumble due to failed central planning? How do we feel about hard forks like this in the first place? Tune in tonight for our thoughts on all that and tons more.Also in this episode, we’ll cover the most interesting and friendly ransomware that’s ever existed. Apparently some hacker loves this shooter called PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds (PUBG) so much that he released a virus that force

MP3, Poll, Links, and More: http://ymb.tc/e236This is episode 236 of You, Me, and BTC – your liberty and Bitcoin podcast.Today we have an outstanding special guest all the way from the other side of the planet. TraderCobb (Craig) has years of experience trading traditional investments and crypto. Daniel got to join him on The Trader Cobb Crypto Podcast a few weeks back and had a blast (http://ymb.tc/tradercobb), so now we’re excited to invite him onto our own airwaves.Craig will share his journey through the world of investing/trading and explain how it landed him in crypto. He knows exactly what he’s doing because he’s been doing it for ages. He’ll outline some coin features to look for, the reasons for investing, and so much more.And of course, we have to cover some Bitcoin headlines too. Coinbase just announced “support” for (all?) Bitcoin forks. And the stock market continues to plunge.You definitely can’t miss this one! Check the list below for some of the stories we’ll cover and tune in tonight at 9PM E

MP3, Poll, Links, and More: http://ymb.tc/e235This is episode 235 of You, Me, and BTC – your liberty and Bitcoin podcast.Another holiday is just around the corner and you (probably) know what that means. The cat’s away and the mice are gonna play – hard.Yep, Daniel is out of commission again, so this week you get Tim and Zack. And honestly, that means this episode could go anywhere. These two dudes could end up talking about invisible jigsaw puzzles and radioactive shrimp for all I know.But there’s at least one thing this pair plans to cover tonight. We got some great comments from great fans recently, so Tim and Zack will take time to respond on the air. We get hate mail too, of course, so we won’t leave that out.Buckle up and catch the livestream tonight at 9PM Eastern! It’s gonna be out of this world.Your hosts this week are Tim Baker and Zack Voell. Don’t forget to visit http://ymb.tc/e235 so you can vote in this week’s Bitcoin poll and share your thoughts in the comments!Every click helps. If this Bitcoi

MP3, Poll, Links, and More: http://ymb.tc/e234This is episode 234 of You, Me, and BTC – your liberty and Bitcoin podcast.It’s been an absolutely crazy week. For starters, a city in New York banned Bitcoin mining. How can we tolerate this? Isn’t computer code supposed to be free speech? How did authoritarian policies make this possible? Tune in for all the details and our opinions.A few days ago, we found out that if you keep a copy of the blockchain, you also have links to kiddie porn on your computer. This is disgusting, of course, and possibly highly illegal. Do we expect this to become a problem? Can we do anything about it?And finally, Facebook’s been facing a firestorm after allowing app developers to use and abuse too much data. Ole Zuck finally apologized for it, but are we really surprised? Isn’t this what we’ve come to expect from Facebook and the other tech giants? Tune in to learn how you can make all these worries go away (and why you should).Also, catch an old YMB episode (http://ymb.tc/e130) if

MP3, Poll, Links, and More: http://ymb.tc/e233This is episode 233 of You, Me, and BTC – your liberty and Bitcoin podcast.The infamous Florida Man strikes again! This time, he was caught stealing electricity from the Department of Citrus (his employer). LOL. We’ll share the details and have a laugh on tonight’s stream.Plus: Webster finally added “cryptocurrency,” “blockchain,” and “ICO” to their dictionary. How well did they define those tough terms? We’ll find out.And to wrap things up, we’ll touch on Circle Invest. It’s basically a Coinbase and Robinhood competitor and we’ll see if it seems to have any value.Check the list below for some of the specific stories we’ll cover and catch the livestream tonight at 9PM Eastern. See you soon!- Florida Gov’t Agency Employee Arrested For Mining Crypto Using Dept. Computers- “Cryptocurrency,” “Blockchain” and “ICO” Make Their Merriam-Webster Dictionary Debut- Circle Opens Crypto Investment App To 46 US States, Leverages BitLicense To Enter New YorkYour hosts this week

MP3, Poll, Links, and More: http://ymb.tc/e232This is episode 232 of You, Me, and BTC – your liberty and Bitcoin podcast. It’s been a wild week. There’s so much to cover and we’ll get right to it.First of all, the Bitcoin price crumbled a bit recently. It’s probably due to an SEC announcement suggesting that crypto exchanges will have to register. Papers please!Also this week, Twitter shut down @Bitcoin for awhile. The Bcash account was probably deemed to have been impersonating a Bitcoin account and it’s hilarious.AsicBoost is back in the news again since SlushPool just decided to support it. Some people say it’s an attack on Bitcoin, but isn’t it fair if everyone can use the same exploit? This story will likely require a fun discussion about patent law as well.Coinbase has an index fund now. But does anyone really care?And to top it all off, we have another special guest host with us this week, TrollCoin the Blockchain Troll. He’ll help us chill out tonight and make fun of all the news.Check the list below

MP3, Poll, Links, and More: http://ymb.tc/e231This is episode 231 of You, Me, and BTC – your liberty and Bitcoin podcast.After years of arguing, months of implementation, and ages of educating users, SegWit is finally taking off. About 30% of all Bitcoin transactions now use the new tech and that number is growing steadily.What’s causing the uptick? How much of a difference does this make anyway? Tune in for more details and our thoughts on the whole situation!Also this week, we have to mourn the loss of thousands people whose deaths were caused by Bill Gates. His technology, Microsoft Windows, helps people do wicked things like send emails. And of course we all know that terrorists use email. So we’ll have a moment of silence in honor of all those who fell because of Bill Gates.Check the list below for some of the specific stories we might cover and catch the livestream tonight at 9PM Eastern. See you soon!- Bitcoin SegWit Transactions Now Hitting All-Time Highs- SegWit Charts- Bill Gates Says Cryptocurrenci

MP3, Links, and More: http://ymb.tc/e230This is episode 230 of You, Me, and BTC – your liberty and Bitcoin podcast.Today we have another super special guest with us. Crypto Rick is the creator of The Whale Report, an email newsletter that aims to make crypto news and analysis dead simple. He’s here today to explain his product and chill out with us as we cover all things Bitcoin.Possible topics include Telegram’s massive ICO and some Korean dude that Tim’s obsessed with. We also want to chat about Venezuela’s ICO flop and the possibility that Iran will try to sell a similar national cryptocurrency.But of course, you never really know where the show will end up. You’re in for a wild ride no matter what and we thank Crypto Rick for joining us this week.Check the list below for some of the specific stories we might cover and catch the livestream tonight at 9PM Eastern. See you soon!- Gram Token Telegram ICO!- Venezuela’s President Orders Companies to Accept the Petro- Iran Isn’t So Keen on Bitcoin After All. But

MP3, Links, and More: http://ymb.tc/e229This is episode 229 of You, Me, and BTC – your liberty and Bitcoin podcast.It’s Monday again and you know exactly what that means: Tim’s here to rant. This time, he’ll remind you that most things never change. The same people say the same things over and over – about gun control, finance, legislation, and everything else.Actually, Tim does think some things can change the world. But today he’ll explain why the process is never as sexy as armed rebellion or as revered as nonviolent protests. It’s hard to truly, effectively remove ourselves from the systems we’re in.There is really only one way to fight government intrusion in our lives (if we want to survive doing it) and Tim will share the secret in this episode.Remember that he’s running the show solo again this week, prepare accordingly, and tune in now!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.We’d als

MP3, Poll, Links, and More: http://ymb.tc/e228This is episode 228 of You, Me, and BTC – your liberty and Bitcoin podcast.Today we have an absolutely amazing guest with us, Bitcoin Bella. She’s relatively new to Bitcoin, but she loves everything about it and wants to get involved in the community. So tonight she’ll join us for her Bitcoin podcast debut!To be honest, we don’t know exactly where tonight’s show will end up. We’re just gonna ask the Bella why she likes Bitcoin, what she’s been up to lately, and whatever else we feel like.And you can ask her anything you want too! Just drop your questions in the troll box and we’ll get to the good ones on the air.With all the wild headlines and drama in the Bitcoin space these days, we need a chill episode. This is your chance to relax with the gang and chat with us about whatever.Check the list below for some of the stuff we might cover and catch the livestream tonight at 9PM Eastern. See you soon!- Crypto Markets Continue Experiencing Slight Growth, Bitcoin Passe

MP3, Links, and More: http://ymb.tc/e227This is episode 227 of You, Me, and BTC – your liberty and Bitcoin podcast.Today we have another solo episode from the one and only Tim Baker. He’ll use his God-given freedom this week to complain about the most dreaded thing in the world: the gub’ment (or more specifically, gub’ment spending).Timmy’s been having to watch the Olymics on TV lately and this dreadful experience set off his anarchist rant protocol. So as usual, he’ll spend most of this episode railing against the powers that be.Plus, stick around for Tim’s new (maybe?) idea on how to accurately determine the best cryptocurrency for any given use case.This show is bound to get your blood pumping so tune in now!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.We’d also like to thank this episode’s sponsor, Americas Cardroom. Head to http://ymb.tc/poker and use code BTC100 for your special welcome pack

MP3, Poll, Links, and More: http://ymb.tc/e226This is episode 226 of You, Me, and BTC – your liberty and Bitcoin podcast.The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) and the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) are some scary groups. They probably have the power to decimate parts of Bitcoin with the stroke of a pen. Of course, they don’t legitimately have that power, but we sheeple concede that power to them in our imaginations.Fortunately, those regulators had some nice things to say about Bitcoin at their hearing the other day. And in response, the Bitcoin price rebounded a bit. And lots of people – from some randos on Twitter to the Winklevoss twins – reacted with crypto optimism.But the real questions is: Do we care? We know Bitcoin regulation is kind of a joke, but any laws created by these people would likely have serious repercussions. Like I said, we give them tons of power in our imaginations.In this episode, we’ll share more details on the hearing and our response to those tough questions. We

MP3, Links, and More: http://ymb.tc/e225This is episode 225 of You, Me, and BTC – your liberty and Bitcoin podcast.It’s been awhile since Tim had the mic to himself but he’s back today for another one of his famous monologues. I bet you missed him.We all know hindsight is 20/20. Tim can’t predict the future for crap (as you’ll discover in the first minute of this episode) but he knows exactly what caused the recent cryptocarnage. This isn’t the first time he’s seen this kind of crash, so he must know exactly what’s going on.I exaggerate a bit, of course. Tim’s Bitcoin analysis is likely completely wrong, but he’s gonna analyze anyway. Tune in for his thoughts on the cycle of Bitcoin! He’ll share why this keeps happening, how HODLers and the media play into the drama, and more.Also in today’s show: Thoughts on Tom Brady’s parenting techniques, some comments on Bitcoin’s scarcity, and lots of other crap from Tim. This dude says the darndest things so you do NOT want to miss this episode. Tune in now!Every click

MP3, Poll, Links, and More: http://ymb.tc/e224This is episode 224 of You, Me, and BTC – your liberty and Bitcoin podcast.She’s dead, Jim. The Bitcoin price is well below $10,000 now and there’s no way she’s coming back.LOL. JK.Look, we’ve covered Bitcoin ups and downs countless times before. You know the deal. We love it when the price goes up but Bitcoin is about way more than just dollars. We’ll try not to repeat that too much tonight, but we do want to spend a few minutes covering the price yet again, just for kicks.Also on this episode, we’ll share some thoughts on botnets that mine Monero and Facebook’s decision to block crypto ads. Plus: Zack will share a big announcement about the future of YMB.Check the list below for some of the specific stories we’ll cover. The stream starts tonight at 9PM Eastern. See you there!- 2-Month Low: Bitcoin Price Drops Below $9K- Newly Detected Malware Uses NSA Exploit To Mine Monero, Over 500K PCs Infected- Mining, Advertising, & More Bitcoin Headlines – #YMBLive 5-2

MP3, Links, and More: http://ymb.tc/e223This is episode 223 of You, Me, and BTC – your liberty and Bitcoin podcast.It’s a tough question, really. Is Bitcoin money? To answer that, you have to define money, of course. But who could possibly agree on the definition of money?Our own Zack Voell and award-winning economist Brett Scott are here today to share their thoughts on those questions and tons of other things that matter. They sat down for a great chat about destroying Starbucks, banking the unbanked (in Somalia), and more.Another important topic today will be the moral implications of professional trading. If someone trades crypto all day every day for a profit, are they just taking money from non-professional traders?Don’t miss another great interview! Zack’s been killing it lately with these exclusives so if you’re not listening to them, I don’t know what you’re doing with your life.Every click helps. If this Bitcoin podcast was interesting, entertaining, obnoxious, or anything else, use the share button

MP3, Poll, Links, and More: http://ymb.tc/e222This is episode 222 of You, Me, and BTC – your liberty and Bitcoin podcast.Listen. If there’s only one episode of YMB that you ever listen to, let it be this one. It’s gonna be an absolute doozie because we have the scoopiest scoop on the planet. We literally have the whitepaper for Venezuala’s future cryptocurrency and no one else has seen it yet.As you may know, Nicolás Maduro (Venezuela’s president) recently announced his plans for this oil-backed cryptocurrency called the “petro.” As you should also know, Venezuela has been through a ton of crap lately as inflation rates have been through the roof (http://ymb.tc/e209).Presumably, Maduro hopes this ICO will raise enough funds to get his country out of the gutter. But more likely, it will just turn into another way he ends up devastating his people.Don’t miss this outstanding show! We’ll also have some special guests on the air to help talk everything over. The stream starts this Thursday at 9PM Eastern and we’l

MP3, Links, and More: http://ymb.tc/e221This is episode 221 of You, Me, and BTC – your liberty and Bitcoin podcast.What’s the best way to empower people in poverty? How can Bitcoin drive that empowerment? What should we expect from Bitcoin in the long term? Tune in for Chiefy Nduom’s answers to those questions and tons more!That’s right, Zack Voell knocked it out of the park again this week with another outstanding interview. Papa-Wassa Chiefy Nduom recently wrote an article explaining why African countries should be HODLing Bitcoin and Zack just had to know more. So the pair decided to get together and chat for an extra long, extra special episode.They’ll cover everything from Bitcoin forks to interplanetary currencies to Bitcoin’s definition of the moon. And they’ll even explain why many Bitcoin “journalists” are just plain trolls.It’s an absolutely amazing show so tune in now and have a blast!Every click helps. If this Bitcoin podcast was interesting, entertaining, obnoxious, or anything else, use the shar