Description
Welcome to episode 16 of The Bitcoin Game, I'm Rob Mitchell.
I was excited to talk to Bruce Fenton at the recent Texas Bitcoin Conference. It was a fun conversation, and I think it gives a good sense of Bruce as a person. He answered my questions about the exclusive Satoshi Roundtable Bitcoin retreat he organized, and filled me in about his impressive background in financial management. Our interview concluded with passionate exposition by Bruce. Note that we spoke before Bruce was elected by the Bitcoin Foundation Board as their new Executive Director.
I also spoke with Scott Rose, who I was familiar with from his popular comedic video series, "Shit Bitcoin Fanatics Say." Scott's background as an actor and a hired speaker for Apple, combined with his passion for Bitcoin, makes him a great cryptocurrency proponent. This is demonstrated in his recent Austin Nerd Night presentation called "Bitcoin 101: What Happens When We Decentralize Money?". I often think Bitcoin needs better P.R., and Scott did his part with this presentation. UPDATE: Scott ended up changing his video titles from "Bitcoin" to "Bitcoin Cash" in 2017.
If you wonder why you hear traffic in the background, most of my interviews from this conference took place in the patio area outside of the Moody Theater. This is where the exhibitor's booths were located, and also where most people congregated when they weren't watching presentations.
Thanks to Christian Burns (https://twitter.com/ChristianBurns) for the photo taken while I was interviewing Bruce Fenton. The photo of Scott Rose and Steve Jobs is courtesy of Scott Rose.
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SHOW LINKS
Texas Bitcoin Conference
http://texasbitcoinconference.com
Bitcoin Association
http://bitcoinassociation.org
Bitcoin Foundation Welcomes Bruce Fenton
http://blog.bitcoinfoundation.org/the-bitcoin-foundation-welcomes-bruce-fenton-as-executive-director
Circle
https://www.circle.com
ChangeTip
https://www.changetip.com
Scott Rose on YouTube
https://www.youtube.com/user/scotty321
Nerd Nite
http://nerdnite.com
Scott's Work Site
http://scottworld.com
Bitcoin Core (was called Bitcoin-Qt)
https://bitcoin.org/en/download
Shawn Wilkinson's Twitter
https://twitter.com/super3
Scott's Twitter
https://twitter.com/scotty321
Carrie's Twitter
https://twitter.com/starcarrie9
SPONSOR
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http://Bkeychain.com
MUSIC
All music in this episode was created by me, or with friends and family. Ganesh Painting Company is the name of one of the jam bands I feature live recordings of regularly. Some of the musicians you're hearing are Mike Coleman, Rick Marshal, and Mark Denham. Feel free to contact me if you want more info about any music you hear on the podcast.
Thanks for listening!
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