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The Anita Posch Show: A Bitcoin Only PodcastSpending Bitcoin Is Important with Carel van WykI interview Carel van Wyk, a Bitcoin innovator who implemented Bitcoin Lightning payments at PicknPay, one of Africa’s biggest retail chains. Get first hand insights into the challenges and successes along the journey. Delve into discussions about Bitcoin’s major use cases, how it’s transforming everyday transactions in Africa’s complex regulatory environment, and about the future of Bitcoin.Subscribe to my weekly newsletter to (L)earn Bitcoin - it’s free: https://anita.link/weekly
2024-04-0130 minThe Anita Posch Show: A Bitcoin Only PodcastBitcoin Empowers Zambia and ZimbabweI appeared on Dale Warburton’s “Why Bitcoin Show” to discuss my Bitcoin education efforts in Africa, specifically how it empowers communities in Zimbabwe and Zambia. In this episode, we explored Bitcoin’s role in financial freedom, shared real stories of impact and change, and talked about Bitcoin’s global use and perception differences.Subscribe to my weekly newsletter to (L)earn Bitcoin - it’s free: https://anita.link/weekly
2024-03-1855 minThe Anita Posch Show: A Bitcoin Only PodcastFinancial EmpowermentI was a guest on the Lunaticoin podcast talking about my journey from urban planner to Bitcoin educator and activist, focusing my work on countries like Zimbabwe and Zambia. We discuss Bitcoin’s vital role in financial empowerment in the face of hyperinflation, the unique advantages of Bitcoin over stablecoins like USDTether, and the mission behind “Bitcoin for Fairness”.Subscribe to my weekly newsletter to (L)earn Bitcoin - it’s free: https://anita.link/weekly
2024-03-0542 minThe Anita Posch Show: A Bitcoin Only PodcastOn The Access Tribe PodcastThis is an interview with me, Anita Posch, from the Access Tribe podcast. During this episode I’m talking about my Bitcoin journey, my work in the Global South, my book and membership platform and I’m taking questions from the audience.Access Tribe will inspire, educate, and connect you with other women in the Bitcoin world, accelerating your learning journey and opening the door of opportunity.Subscribe to my weekly newsletter to (L)earn Bitcoin - it’s free: https://anita.link/weekly
2024-02-1939 minThe Anita Posch Show: A Bitcoin Only PodcastBitcoin For Fairness Review 2023A review of what Bitcoin For Fairness and Anita Posch achieved for Bitcoin adoption in 2023.Subscribe to my weekly newsletter to (L)earn Bitcoin - it’s free: https://anita.link/weekly
2023-12-2625 minThe Anita Posch Show: A Bitcoin Only PodcastHow Bitcoin Safeguarded Elections in GuatemalaMy guest is Rafael Cordon, co-founder and CEO of tech startup Simple Proof, that has built a solution ensuring transparent elections in Guatemala. Now you might say, what does this have to do with Bitcoin? They used Peter Todd’s OpenTimestamps tool to link tally sheets to the Bitcoin blockchain and make them immutable. This way the peoples votes have been safeguarded in the recent elections in Guatemala.Subscribe to my weekly newsletter to (L)earn Bitcoin - it’s free: https://anita.link/weekly
2023-10-2841 minThe Anita Posch Show: A Bitcoin Only PodcastOriginal Bitcoin Island BaliA new episode after a long break and I’m back with Dea Rezkitha, organizer of the Indonesia Bitcoin conference taking place in Sanur, Bali on October 26-27, 2023.We’re talking aboutDea’s Bitcoin journeyhow Bali became the original Bitcoin islandBitcoin adoption in Indonesiainsights about Bali for digital nomads and touristsvisa and travel informationthe Bitcoin conference with speakers like Jack Dorseytheir Lightning HackathonGet 10% discount on every conference ticket using coupon code: ANITASubscribe to my weekly newsletter to (L)earn Bitcoi...
2023-09-0144 minThe Anita Posch Show: A Bitcoin Only PodcastThe Humanitarian Case for Bitcoin Pt. 2I’m sharing with you the second part of my arguments why Bitcoin is important for the world and especially for the Global South. If you like it please share it with your friends and family.Thanks to AranCircle for recording in Riga, Sept. 2022Subscribe to my weekly newsletter to (L)earn Bitcoin - it’s free: https://anita.link/weekly
2023-03-2311 minThe Anita Posch Show: A Bitcoin Only PodcastThe Humanitarian Case for Bitcoin Pt. 110 minutes of arguments why Bitcoin is important for the world and especially for the Global South.Thanks to AranCircle for recording in Riga, Sept. 2022Subscribe to my weekly newsletter to (L)earn Bitcoin - it’s free: https://anita.link/weekly
2023-03-0212 minThe Anita Posch Show: A Bitcoin Only PodcastHow Bitcoin Solves Financial Apartheid with Ray YoussefI’m joined by Ray Youssef, the CEO of Paxful, the peer-to-peer exchange which recently removed Ethereum from their platform and he is the co-founder of Built with Bitcoin. This interview took place at the first African Bitcoin only conference in Ghana at the beginning of December 2022.As Mark Maraia writes in an article about Youssef in the Bitcoin Magazine: “Youssef is the only person you will ever meet who went into New Orleans shortly after Hurricane Katrina struck and who flew into Egypt on an empty plane while the Arab Spring was becoming very dangerous and who went into Afri...
2023-01-1254 min
The Anita Posch Show: A Bitcoin Only Podcast2022: A Year In Grassroots Bitcoin Adoption For AfricaToday I want to share with you what my initiative Bitcoin for Fairness achieved in terms of grassroots adoption in Africa in 2022.You can read this as an article at: https://anitaposch.com/bitcoin-africa-review-2022This article was originally published on Bitcoin Magazine by BTC Inc.Subscribe to my weekly newsletter to (L)earn Bitcoin - it’s free: https://anita.link/weekly
2022-12-2824 minThe Anita Posch Show: A Bitcoin Only PodcastHow Bitcoin Enforces Human RightsThis is the audio version of my article Opposing the Corruptible Fiat System, Bitcoin Enforces Universal Human Rights.It lays out how Bitcoin directly enforces seven of the 30 human rights listed on the Universal Declaration of Human Rights by the United Nations. The article shows the correlations between authoritarianism, corruption, inflation and oppression and how financial exclusion is used as an instrument to keep two billions worldwide from using a financial service.This article was originally published on Bitcoin Magazine by BTC Inc.Subscribe to my weekly newsletter to (L)earn Bitcoin - it’s free: https://an...
2022-12-041h 02
The Anita Posch Show: A Bitcoin Only PodcastIntroducing Bitcoin To ZimbabweThis episode is a recording of my appearance at “In Conversation With Trevor”. Trevor Ncube is a Zimbabwean media entrepreneur who is influential and well respected throughout Southern Africa.We’re discussing how Bitcoin can fix the money situation in Zimbabwe.Subscribe to my weekly newsletter to (L)earn Bitcoin - it’s free: https://anita.link/weekly
2022-11-101h 05
The Anita Posch Show: A Bitcoin Only PodcastUsing Bitcoin In Zambia | Mr. MulosToday I’m speaking with Mr. Mulos in Lusaka the capital of Zambia. Mr. Mulos has a YouTube channel, where he shares his insights on how one can exchange Kwacha to bitcoin with different payment methods. He has been helping people with their e-payments for a couple of years now and is a real expert on how to save fees and send money in and out of African countries. Recently he opened his own shop in Lusaka, where people can come by to get help with cryptocurrency and payments.Subscribe to my weekly newsletter to (L)earn Bitcoin - it...
2022-10-2744 min
The Anita Posch Show: A Bitcoin Only PodcastInsights from a Bitcoin Enthusiast in AfricaToday I’m speaking with Joseph a Bitcoin enthusiast from Africa. Because of his long time interest in Bitcoin he has a lot of experience on how cryptocurrencies are being used within the continent. He has been traveling a lot and as a business owner himself he has made connections with Bitcoin traders and convicted holders. I invited him to get more insights on how cryptocurrency adoption will gain momentum in Africa.Subscribe to my weekly newsletter to (L)earn Bitcoin - it’s free: https://anita.link/weekly
2022-10-1354 min
The Anita Posch Show: A Bitcoin Only PodcastBitcoin for Fairness on CryptovoicesThis episode is a recording of the conversation I had on the Cryptovoices podcast with Matthew Mezinskis from Eastern Europe and Alec Harris from Eastern US. It was recorded in July 2022.We’re talking about my human rights journey which has taken me around the world, from Africa to South America. I’m explaining how Bitcoin helps those in need and why they use it. We also talk about the differences in Bitcoin usage compared to how it’s used in more liberal democracies.Subscribe to my weekly newsletter to (L)earn Bitcoin - it’s free: https://anita.li...
2022-09-281h 01
The Anita Posch Show: A Bitcoin Only PodcastFedi - bringing simple, safe, and private access to BitcoinToday I’m speaking with Obi Nwosu and Pete Winn from Fedi, a new company that is building a community wallet on the Fedimint protocol. This is an exciting project because it opens a new form of shared custody for Bitcoin. The best custody is still self custody where you hold the keys to your Bitcoin, but for many people self custody is hard because they live in difficult circumstances, or can’t afford a signing device. With Fedi you trust your friends and trusted members of your community, who hold the keys collaboratively.Fedi is looking for the most...
2022-09-1255 min
The Anita Posch Show: A Bitcoin Only PodcastAdvocating for Human Rights through Bitcoin - Anita PoschThis episode is a recording of the conversation I had on the Cryptopulse podcast with Kevin and Ben from the UK. It was recorded in late June 2022.We’re talking about my journey into Bitcoin, about writing my book, my work in Africa with Bitcoin for Fairness, EU regulation on crypto and my drive to educate.Subscribe to my weekly newsletter to (L)earn Bitcoin - it’s free: https://anita.link/weekly
2022-08-1839 minThe Anita Posch Show: A Bitcoin Only PodcastBitcoin Is BOOMING In South Africa | Ricki AllardiceMy guest is Ricki Allardice, co-founder of Bitvice a South African bitcoin broker in Cape Town. A former financial advisor he turned away from the legacy industry to foster Bitcoin adoption and self-custody in his home country. We’re discussing the reasons why South Africa is one of the countries with the highest adoption rate and at the same time a low number of full nodes, the importance of self-custody, the Lightning Network and the situation in the Central African Republic. Support the podcastShare the podcast with friends and family! Subscribe to my newsletter
2022-07-211h 19
The Anita Posch Show: A Bitcoin Only PodcastFirst Bitcoin Miner in ZimbabweMy guest is the first person to mine Bitcoin in Zimbabwe with ASIC machines powered by solar. Zimbabwe’s monetary system is broken. After decades of mismanagement and corruption the country is running into another hyper-inflation period with 400% inflation in April 2022. Now the first Bitcoin miners arrived! Learn how my guest got into Bitcoin, what he thinks about the use of Bitcoin for Zimbabweans and his thoughts and experiences from mining.Subscribe to my weekly newsletter to (L)earn Bitcoin - it’s free: https://anita.link/weekly
2022-07-0739 minThe Anita Posch Show: A Bitcoin Only PodcastBitcoin Privacy: Human Rights & Coinjoins with Sparrow | Craig RawMy guest is Craig Raw founder and developer of Sparrow a Bitcoin desktop wallet with a focus on multi-signatures for distributed self-custody and privacy. In 2020 he started Sparrow out of the desire to build something with and for Bitcoin which can fill the gaps he saw within the existing wallets. I started to use Sparrow recently and asked specific questions related to Coinjoins and for his recommendations for human rights activists on how to use Bitcoin with a maximum of privacy.Support the podcastShare the podcast with friends and family! Subscribe to my newsletter
2022-06-2351 minThe Anita Posch Show: A Bitcoin Only PodcastUnleashing Bitcoin's Full Potential | Carel van WykMy guest is Carel van Wyk a Bitcoin pioneer from South Africa. He found out about Bitcoin in 2010 and being a technically skilled entrepreneur he realized Bitcoin’s potential to change the world very early on. As a co-founder of Luno, one of the largest exchanges in the world he has a lot to say about Bitcoin, ideas where he sees it unleashing its full potential and also some critical views towards some strong opinions in the space.Support the podcastShare the podcast with friends and family! Subscribe to my newsletterSubscribe to...
2022-06-091h 02
The Anita Posch Show: A Bitcoin Only PodcastBuilding a Bitcoin Economy in a South African Township | Hermann VivierMy guest is Hermann Vivier, initiator of Bitcoin Ekasi and co-founder of The Surfer Kids, a non-profit social enterprise working for a better world. The two projects are located around the JCC township and Diaz Beach in Mossel Bay, South Africa. In an environment of poverty, violence and hopelessness the educational efforts of Hermann and his team of coaches and volunteers teach the children fundamental life skills through surfing.Subscribe to my weekly newsletter to (L)earn Bitcoin - it’s free: https://anita.link/weekly
2022-05-261h 03
The Anita Posch Show: A Bitcoin Only PodcastZambia Bitcoin Adoption & Stablecoins Use | Daniel SimwabaMy guest is Daniel Simwaba country manager for Yellowcard, the first Bitcoin and cryptocurrency exchange in Zambia. Joining us is Ndesanjo Macha a Bitcoin blogger, journalist. We’re discussing the state of adoption, how to buy bitcoin with kwatcha via Yellowcard and the use of USDT stablecoins. The day of the recording was the 2nd year anniversary of Yellowcard in Zambia and 6th year anniversary of Yellowcard itself.Subscribe to my weekly newsletter to (L)earn Bitcoin - it’s free: https://anita.link/weekly
2022-05-1225 min
The Anita Posch Show: A Bitcoin Only PodcastThe Challenges Of Using Bitcoin In Zimbabwe | AlexandriaMy guest is Alexandria a Bitcoin Maximalist from Bulawayo, the second biggest city of Zimbabwe. We’re talking about the political and living situation in his home country and how Bitcoin can be an instrument for a brighter future. Alexandria is keen on learning and he wants to setup the first Bitcoin and Lightning full-node in Zimbabwe.Subscribe to my weekly newsletter to (L)earn Bitcoin - it’s free: https://anita.link/weekly
2022-04-281h 28
The Anita Posch Show: A Bitcoin Only PodcastFunding A School With Bitcoin in Zimbabwe | Miss AurraMy guest is Miss Aurra headmistress at St. Anne’s school, a visionary and entrepreneur from Harare. She has been using bitcoin since 2020, when we first met and installed a BTC wallet on her phone. We’re talking about how she was able to re-open the school with the help of bitcoin donations and about the successful opening of a second premise. We also discuss the hardships of money inflation, what people think about Bitcoin and where much of the USD liquidity comes from.Subscribe to my weekly newsletter to (L)earn Bitcoin - it’s free: https://anita.link/w
2022-04-1440 min
The Anita Posch Show: A Bitcoin Only PodcastBullish On Bitcoin in Zimbabwe with KudaMy guest is Kudakwashe Sape Tshuma an online entrepreneur from Harare. He has been earning bitcoin for his marketing work from international companies since 2014. We’re talking about his experiences as a member of a local P2P community, where he is helping people to exchange cryptocurrencies to USD or the local Zimbabwean Dollar.Subscribe to my weekly newsletter to (L)earn Bitcoin - it’s free: https://anita.link/weekly
2022-03-3135 min
The Anita Posch Show: A Bitcoin Only PodcastDeFi & Smart Contracts On The Bitcoin Network?! - Gabriel KurmanMy guest is Gabriel Kurman, Co-founder of the Rootstock protocol “RSK”, which is a merge-mined Bitcoin sidechain enabling smart contracts. Smart contracts on Bitcoin, won’t this make many Altcoins obsolete? I’m asking Gabriel about this too. We’re also discussing Money on Chain a decentralized stablecoin on Bitcoin.00:00:00 – Introduction00:01:00 – Brief Introduction to Gabriel00:01:52 – Anita welcomes Gabriel00:02:19 – The next LaBitconf conference in Argentina00:03:49 – Who is Gabriel and how did he become a Bitcoiner?00:07:25 – How Rootstock started00:13:20 – Will Altcoins become obsolete?00:15:13 – How secure is Rootstock since it works with Ethereum virtual machine?00:21:54 – Use cases...
2022-03-171h 01The Anita Posch Show: A Bitcoin Only PodcastBitcoin Adoption In Brazil - Carol SouzaThis week I am speaking with Carol Souza, co-founder of the Brazilian YouTube channel “usecripto” with 138,000 subscribers. I saw the work of Carol and her co-host Kaka on Instagram first and after being interviewed by them and meeting in El Salvador in November, we decided to do more content together. The main focus of this conversation is Bitcoin adoption in Brazil.Subscribe to my weekly newsletter to (L)earn Bitcoin - it’s free: https://anita.link/weekly
2022-03-0338 min
The Anita Posch Show: A Bitcoin Only PodcastBuilding Bitcoin Beach Wallet - Nicolas BurteyMy guest is Nicolas Burtey, Co-founder and CEO of Galoy Money the company behind the BitcoinBeach wallet that has been used since 2020 and was thrust into the spotlight, when La Ley Bitcoin (the “Bitcoin Law”) was passed in El Salvador in June 2021. We’re discussing the possibilities for communities to use bitcoin with a focus on shared custody and the learnings from starting BitcoinBeach.Subscribe to my weekly newsletter to (L)earn Bitcoin - it’s free: https://anita.link/weekly
2022-02-1747 min
The Anita Posch Show: A Bitcoin Only PodcastBuilding Homes With Bitcoin - Josh YoungJosh Young, Chief of Staff at New Story, a non-profit organization pioneering solutions to end global homelessness. Since its founding New Story has built over 30 holistic communities impacting over 3,500 families/homes in Haiti, Bolivia, El Salvador, and Mexico and they built the first 3D-printed community. Now they are partnering with Galoy Money, the builders of the Bitcoin Beach wallet and Bitcoin Beach to setup a community in El Salvador.Subscribe to my weekly newsletter to (L)earn Bitcoin - it’s free: https://anita.link/weekly
2022-02-0342 min
The Anita Posch Show: A Bitcoin Only PodcastEsteban de la Peña: Bitcoin in GuatemalaMy guest is Esteban de la Peña founding partner at IBEXmercado a Bitcoin brokerage and payment service provider in Guatemala. We talk about use cases for Bitcoin in Central and South America, his thoughts on the Bitcoin law in El Salvador and Bitcoin’s advantages over the current financial system.Subscribe to my weekly newsletter to (L)earn Bitcoin - it’s free: https://anita.link/weekly
2022-01-2055 min
The Anita Posch Show: A Bitcoin Only PodcastAnita Posch: The Art of (L)earning Bitcoin - a Starter's guideThis is Anita Posch’s talk at LaBitconf 2021 in El Salvador, the longest running Bitcoin conference in Latin America. If you’re interested in learning and using Bitcoin, this is your guide to start. With an explanation of the most important properties of Bitcoin, why they are important, the best Bitcoin wallets and recommendations for Spanish and English learning material.Subscribe to my weekly newsletter to (L)earn Bitcoin - it’s free: https://anita.link/weekly
2022-01-0621 min
The Anita Posch Show: A Bitcoin Only PodcastLightning and the Creator Economy - Adopting Bitcoin PanelThis is a recording of the panel discussion “Lightning and the Creator Economy: How the Lightning Network Will Power New Revenue Models for Artists and Creators” at the Adopting Bitcoin conference in San Salvador in November 2021. The panelists were Desiree Dickerson – CEO and co-founder of THRDgames, Colin Harper – Journalist and Content creator at Luxor Technologies, Roy Sheinfeld – Co-founder and CEO of Breez Technology and Michael Tidwell – Head of System Operations at Zebedee. I had the honor to moderate the discussion.Subscribe to my weekly newsletter to (L)earn Bitcoin - it’s free: https://anita.link/weekly
2021-12-3045 minThe Anita Posch Show: A Bitcoin Only PodcastElizabeth Stark: Bringing Bitcoin to Billions with Lightning at LaBitconf 2021This is a recording of a fireside chat with Elizabeth Stark at LaBitconf, the first Latin American Bitcoin conference which took place in San Salvador in November 2021. Stark is CEO and co-founder of Lightning Labs, a company that’s building a financial infrastructure on top of Bitcoin called the Lightning Network. I’m asking her about the possibilities to bring Bitcoin to billions of people, why Bitcoin is the most valuable internet money, how we will be able to earn bitcoin via the Lightning Network and much more.Sponsors ...
2021-12-2333 minThe Anita Posch Show: A Bitcoin Only PodcastAnita Posch: Impressions from Bitcoin in El SalvadorIn November 2021 I visited El Salvador to research the use of Bitcoin, that has been legal tender there since early September. I was attending Bitcoin week in San Salvador, speaking at Adopting Bitcoin and LaBitconf, two Bitcoin conferences. Afterwards I moved to El Zonte at the Pacific Ocean, the village where Bitcoin Beach started in early 2020. I also visited “Bitcoin City SV” a cooperative in Sonzacate, that is educating their ~2,000 members about Bitcoin even longer than the folks at Bitcoin Beach.In this episode I talk about my thoughts about Bitcoin City, the government’s plans, Bitcoin Bonds and...
2021-12-1621 minThe Anita Posch Show: A Bitcoin Only PodcastMike Peterson: Bitcoin for Communities in El SalvadorWhile I was visiting El Salvador in November 2021 I met with Mike Peterson, the initiator of Bitcoin Beach in El Zonte. Over 40 businesses are accepting bitcoin as payment and the locals use it to pay for their daily needs. We’re discussing the effects of bitcoin as legal tender in El Salvador, the Chivo wallet, it’s problems and how the community is using Bitcoin in a multisig shared custody model with the Bitcoin Beach Wallet.If you’re interested to learn more, Mike was my guest already in May, just a few days before the announcement of Bitcoin...
2021-12-0937 min
The Anita Posch Show: A Bitcoin Only PodcastBitcoin Is Financial EmancipationThis is a conversation about my experiences in the Bitcoin space and in emerging countries, that I had with Svein Ølnes, a researcher and teacher at a Bitcoin course at the Western Norway University of Applied Sciences. Svein started teaching the course in 2018 and this year there is a record interest with more than 200 students enrolled.Subscribe to my weekly newsletter to (L)earn Bitcoin - it’s free: https://anita.link/weekly
2021-11-2544 minThe Anita Posch Show: A Bitcoin Only PodcastRodolfo Andragnes: From Bitcoins.com to LaBitconfMy guest is Rodolfo Andragnes, co-founder and executive director of the non-profit organization Bitcoin Argentina and main organizer of the Latin American Bitcoin Conference LaBitconf. We’re talking about Rodolfo’s creation of the word Bitcoin in the year 2000, cryptocurrency adoption in Latin America and LaBitconf the first Bitcoin conference in Latin America, which is taking place in El Salvador this week.Subscribe to my weekly newsletter to (L)earn Bitcoin - it’s free: https://anita.link/weekly
2021-11-1645 min
The Anita Posch Show: A Bitcoin Only PodcastHong Fang: From China Via Wall Street to BitcoinMy guest is Hong Fang, CEO of OKCoin, a global, US-licensed cryptocurrency platform serving 190+ countries – the largest reach of any US-based exchange. Hong was born and raised in China, holds an MBA in Finance, Accounting and Entrepreneurship from the University of Chicago’s Booth School of Business. After that she worked at Goldman Sachs and left Wall Street for cryptocurrency after realizing digital assets offer the financial inclusion that traditional finance only claims to.Topics:– Hong Fang: from Wall Street to Bitcoin– Free markets vs. central planning– Wealth inequality– Her view on China’s Bitcoin bans– CB...
2021-11-1153 min
The Anita Posch Show: A Bitcoin Only PodcastJohannes Zweng: Lightning - The Future of PaymentsMy guest is Johannes Zweng, software developer and backend engineer at Coinfinity, Austria’s first bitcoin broker. Johannes and I are walking through new techniques enabling future use cases of Bitcoin. How Taproot upgrades our privacy, how lightning invoices will allow us to walk through a retail store and get everything we buy delivered just by scanning QR codes.– Johannes Zweng’s Bitcoin story– How Bitcoin changed his thinking– new features enabled by Taproot– Schnorr signatures– Taproot’s Lightning improvements– Lightning optimizations– new possibilities static QR codes, refunds, sending text via LN– Lightning Address
2021-11-041h 00
The Anita Posch Show: A Bitcoin Only PodcastAlyse Killeen: Insights of a Bitcoin Venture CapitalistToday’s guest is Alyse Killeen founding managing partner at StillMark, the Bitcoin Venture Capital Firm. Alyse has been in the Bitcoin space since 2013 and she is the Independent Director on Blockstream’s board of directors. StillMark’s portfolio includes companies such as CASA, Lightning Labs, lastbit and Sphinx.– Introduction Alyse Killeen– Alyse’s Bitcoin story– Why Bitcoin and not Altcoins?– KYC and regulations conflicting financial inclusion?– Will the suits take over?– How Bitcoin VC Alyse Killeen’s estimates future developments– Earning bitcoin – fintech for poor people– Bitcoin founders, startups in emerging countries– Stillmark’s...
2021-10-2844 minThe Anita Posch Show: A Bitcoin Only PodcastJörg Platzer: Insights of the World's First Bitcoin MerchantMeet Jörg Platzer, co-founder of Room77 in Berlin, the very first bar in the world to accept bitcoin for beer and burgers in 2011. Bitcoiners from around the world met in the Room, and their discussions sparked dozens of projects and ideas. Jörg’s stories and views about Bitcoin and privacy are refreshing and motivating, he says “The future of Bitcoin is so bright, we’ll need sunglasses” and “Freedom of transaction is a meta human right.”“I wanted to have Bitcoin, I failed at mining, so why not just put on a sign and accept it.” – Jörg...
2021-10-2151 minThe Anita Posch Show: A Bitcoin Only PodcastJoshua Scigala: Bitcoin and Decentralized StablecoinsMy guest is a real Bitcoin OG, Joshua Scigala, co-founder of Vaultoro a bitcoin and physical gold trading platform established in 2015. We are talking about the future and current state of Bitcoin, how to hedge against bitcoin’s volatility using gold and his new project the Standard Euro.Topics:– insights of a Bitcoin OG– current state of Bitcoin– Bitcoin in El Salvador– Lightning Network and other interesting developments– how to hedge between Gold and Bitcoin– future of stablecoins– the Standard Euro and DeFiSponsors
2021-10-141h 03The Anita Posch Show: A Bitcoin Only PodcastDiego Gutiérrez Zaldívar: Bitcoin in Latin America and RootstockMy guest is Diego Gutiérrez Zaldívar one of the first people to foster and develop Bitcoin and blockchain technology in Latin America starting 2012. He is the CEO of IOV Labs, co-founder of LaBitconf, the first Bitcoin conference in Latin America and the co-founder of Bitcoin Iberoamérica an NGO devoted to Bitcoin education. His goal is to build a more decentralized world for a freer and fairer financial future. Rootstock, a sidechain of Bitcoin that enables smart contracts, is one of these building blocks.Our topics:– Introduction Diego Gutiérrez Zaldívar– Why Bitcoin is needed in...
2021-10-071h 05The Anita Posch Show: A Bitcoin Only PodcastChristian Decker: The Lightning Network and Greenlight NodesMy guest is Christian Decker one of the architects of the Lightning Network, a Bitcoin OG and a Core Tech engineer at Blockstream. He wrote the world’s first PhD dissertation about Bitcoin and has been involved in the community since 2009.Topics:– Introduction Christian Decker– The first eleven years– Growth of the Lightning Network– Privacy on the Lightning Network, Taproot– Hurdles for the adoption of Lightning– Purpose and goals of “Greenlight”– The future of Lightning and BitcoinSubscribe to my weekly newsletter to (L)earn Bitcoin - it’s free: https://anita.link/weekly
2021-09-301h 13The Anita Posch Show: A Bitcoin Only PodcastJeff Gallas & Rootz: RaspiBlitz and the Speed of LightningMy guests are Jeff Gallas and Rootz of Fulmo, an open source company dedicated to the research and development of the Lightning Network. They are the organizers of the Lightning Hackdays and the first Lightning Conference that took place in Berlin in 2019 and are supporters of the RaspiBlitz project, a Lightning and Bitcoin full node.“If you run a Lightning node you’re a part of replacing the VISA and Mastercard networks.” – RootzTopics:03:17 Introduction Fulmo11:30 Development of the Lightning Network and the RaspiBlitz15:00 Adoption rate of the Lightning Network22:18 Accessibility improvements27...
2021-09-2359 minThe Anita Posch Show: A Bitcoin Only PodcastAdam Back: Future of Bitcoin and BlockstreamMy guest is Adam Back the inventor of Hashcash, that was used as the proof-of-work method in Bitcoin. His work is cited in the Bitcoin whitepaper as well as in the Tor Browser whitepaper. Adam is a seasoned cryptographer with a PhD in computer science and distributed systems. As co-founder and CEO of Blockstream he is building the infrastructure for the internet of the future.Topics:– Blockstream’s funding and future plans– Decentralization of mining– Greenlight: Lightning nodes for everyone– how Bitcoin supports green energy– Starlink vs. Blockstream satellites– Bitcoin R & D...
2021-09-171h 14The Anita Posch Show: A Bitcoin Only PodcastAndreas M. Antonopoulos: Lightning Unleashes BitcoinMy guest is Andreas M. Antonopoulos one of the worlds foremost experts on Bitcoin and open blockchains. Andreas is an educator, author of five books and an excellent speaker. His new co-authored book “Mastering the Lightning Network” will be published at the end of 2021. I was especially excited to be able to speak with him in person while we both visited Berlin. Our topics:– the state of Bitcoin in 2021– Taproot and why it’s important for Bitcoin– the battle between regulators and DeFi– staircase of financial sovereignty– future of the Lightning Network– immutability...
2021-09-091h 17The Anita Posch Show: A Bitcoin Only PodcastTeam Satoshi: Sports and the Road to BitcoinMy guests today are Vitus Zeller and Richard Taylor my team mates at Team Satoshi, a decentralized sports team. We’re talking about the interconnections between Bitcoin and sports and how you can participate in this movement.– Introduction Vitus and Richard– What is Bitcoin for you?– Why are you active in the Bitcoin space?– What is Team Satoshi and its goal– Bitcoin and sports – where is the connection– How do you stay healthy? Mental fitness– First adventure of Vitus, Satoshi Freeathlon– Road to Bitcoin– IcebathingSubscribe to my weekly newsletter to (L)earn Bitcoin - i...
2021-09-021h 02The Anita Posch Show: A Bitcoin Only PodcastLyn Alden: Bitcoin for Billions, Not BillionairesLyn Alden is one of the sharpest minds in the bitcoin space, an investment strategist with a background in engineering and finance, Lyn started investing at a young age and made equity research and investing her primary business. She is focusing on value investing with a global macro overlay. Recently she shared the stage at the Bitcoin2021 conference in Miami with Lightning Labs CEO Elizabeth Stark on the topic of Bitcoin for billions, not billionaires, which is the core of my work in the Bitcoin space too. I hope you enjoy the interview as much as I did....
2021-07-0155 minThe Anita Posch Show: A Bitcoin Only PodcastDon't Trust, Verify! Scammers Send Fake Hardware WalletsBitcoin in the last 12 years, bullish signs, trading volume in the last year, reactions towards El Salvador’s decision to make bitcoin legal tender, fake hardware wallets, Blockstream’s Bitcoin strategy.This was Last Week in Bitcoin.Read here ▶ https://anitaposch.com/weekly-33????️ Subscribe for free ▶ https://anita.link/weekly/Subscribe to my weekly newsletter to (L)earn Bitcoin - it’s free: https://anita.link/weekly
2021-06-1809 minThe Anita Posch Show: A Bitcoin Only PodcastAnita Posch: How Bitcoin Supports DemocracyThe Central European Affairs podcast featured Anita Posch in an interview by Balasz Csekö about different aspects of Bitcoin, how blockchain is revolutionizing the global financial system, how cryptocurrencies like Bitcoin can help overcome Big Brother, and why every regulatory plan makes Bitcoin stronger.Civitas Institute is a European knowledge center created for the purpose of promoting European democracy and European integration through analyses and debates in the widest possible societal groups, without ideological bias but with a firm belief in pluralistic democracy and freedom.Topics:Anita Posch’s Bitcoin storyHow Bitcoin can promote dem...
2021-04-2947 minThe Anita Posch Show: A Bitcoin Only PodcastFodé Diop: Bitcoin in SenegalHello dear listener,this is Anita here and I have a short notice, regarding the interview you wanted to listen to with Fode Diop. I deleted this episode because I lost my trust in Mr. Diop in recent months. If I had known what I know today, I wouldn’t have invited him on my show. It is not for me to disclose the reasons for my action.Thank you, for your understanding.Subscribe to my weekly newsletter to (L)earn Bitcoin - it’s free: https://anita.link/weekly
2020-11-0500 minThe Anita Posch Show: A Bitcoin Only PodcastDouglas Bakkum: Building Bitcoin Hardware Wallets to Empower IndividualsMy guest is Douglas Bakkum. He is the Co-Founder and CEO of the Swiss hardware wallet manufacturer Shift Crypto. Douglas holds a Phd in neuroscience and shifted his career from starting a scientific research lab in academia to building a hardware wallet manufacturer at a time, when no hardware wallets existed on the market. Douglas saw a problem and the need for a solution and started the company together with bitcoin core maintainer Jonas Schnelli in 2015.Shift Crypto is one of my sponsors, and after this conversation I have to say I am even more impressed with their work...
2020-09-1756 minThe Anita Posch Show: A Bitcoin Only PodcastAnita Posch: Interviewed by Japanese Crypto-Exchange BTCBOXLina Kather from the crypto-exchange BTCBOX Japan in Tokyo invited Anita Posch to do an interview about her Bitcoin experiences in Africa, the reasons why she is doing the work she does, her takes on Altcoins, privacy, the importance of the Lightning Network and why she believes that Bitcoin will stay the world’s dominant cryptocurrency in the future.“Bitcoin has been here for 11 years now and it runs very reliable and it’s very secure in itself. The old system, the banking system, we have had this for 200 to 300 years. We have been using gold for thousands of yea...
2020-08-1347 minThe Anita Posch Show: A Bitcoin Only PodcastPart 6: The Future of Bitcoin Is Big in Africa - With Alakanani ItirelengIn this episode I talk with Alakanani Itireleng, who founded the Satoshicentre in Botswana in 2014 and single-handedly built a growing Bitcoin community. She is the heart and center of Bitcoin education there, even the government is relying on her consultancy. We recorded this interview in February 2020, only days before the Covid-19 lockdowns went into effect. Her greatest ambition, the organization of a Bitcoin conference in Southern Africa will not come true soon. If you like to support her work and the Satoshicentre – please do so, you can find her on Twitter.If you have a question, feel free to sc...
2020-04-2345 minThe Anita Posch Show: A Bitcoin Only PodcastPart 5: Afriblocks, Lightning Network, COVID-19 & Answering Questions - Bitcoin in Africa - The Ubuntu WayIn this episode you will get to know a young man from Zimbabwe, Tongayi Choto, who is a software developer, entrepreneur and a bitcoin maximalist. He has founded Afriblocks, a Global Pan-African Freelance platform that connects professionals across the world. We talk about the problems young Zimbabweans are facing and his approach to make lives better. In the second part of this episode, I will answer listeners questions about the current use of bitcoin and other methods of payment in Zimbabwe. If you have a question, feel free to scroll down, press the appropriate button and record your question....
2020-04-1639 minThe Anita Posch Show: A Bitcoin Only PodcastPart 3: Using Bitcoin in Zimbabwe - Bitcoin in Africa: The Ubuntu WayIn the third part of the six-part series about Bitcoin in Africa you will hear from two early bitcoin adopters based in Harare. We speak aboutthe different use-cases for bitcoin,how it can be exchanged to US Dollar and RTGS,what the obstacles and pros are,about regulation andwhat the two online entrepreneurs want to tell people outside of Africa.After the two interviews I will answer a listener’s question about the possibilities for rural communities to use bitcoin.“Do you think that Bitcoin can help the comm...
2020-04-0252 minThe Anita Posch Show: A Bitcoin Only PodcastPascal Huegli: The Problem With Today’s Banking and Monetary ColonialismPascal Hügli is a journalist working with financialmedia AG. He focuses on the topic of finance and economics. As such he considers himself as a life-long student trying to get a real understanding of the world. He’s the author of “Ignore at your own risk: the new decentralized world of Bitcoin and Blockchain”. He is also a lecturer at HWZ and moderates as well as debates in public.We talk about:Bitcoin is a social phenomenonProblem with bankingCredit expansion and the next crisisBitcoin’s capped supplyFinancial oppression is...
2020-02-1944 minThe Anita Posch Show: A Bitcoin Only PodcastPhilipp E. Dettwiler: Merging Traditional Banking With Bitcoin and Digital AssetsPhil Dettwiler is Head of Custody Storage & Transaction Banking at SEBA Bank AG, the first crypto bank that was granted a banking license in Switzerland. Being a banker all of his life, he sees the investment opportunity in bitcoin and likes the possibility of independent banking. Phil also answers the question: Why do we need banks in Bitcoin?SEBA Bank AG enables professional and institutional clients to invest, safely keep, trade and borrow against traditional and digital assets, as well as issue tokens, in one place. We talk about:The banking license for SEBABitcoin...
2020-02-1333 minThe Anita Posch Show: A Bitcoin Only PodcastBrandon Green: What to Expect From Bitcoin (In) 2020In March the Bitcoin2020 conference is taking place in San Francisco. In this interview I talk with Brandon Green, who is a project manager at BTC Inc. for the conference. BTC Inc. is also the company behind the Bitcoin Magazine and the Let’s Talk Bitcoin podcast network. We talk about the latest developments in Bitcoin, the halving, their suspended Twitter account and what you can expect from the conference. Brandon is right hand to the CEO at BTC Inc. He’s been working in the Bitcoin space and writing for Bitcoin Magazine since early 2017.We talk about:
2020-02-0541 minThe Anita Posch Show: A Bitcoin Only PodcastTatiana Moroz: Bitcoin Is a Tool to Liberate Humanity and Gives Power to CreatorsTatiana Moroz is an American folk singer-songwriter, liberty activist, and peaceful revolutionary. She is in the Bitcoin space since 2012 and is pioneering creative autonomy and freedom as the creator of the world’s first artist cryptocurrency Tatiana Coin. Tatiana merges music with blockchain technology to renew the power of songwriters and creators. Her inspiring album “Keep The Faith” was released in 2017 and was funded completely with cryptocurrency. She wrote a song about Bitcoin, it’s called the “Bitcoin Jingle” and it is featured in this episode.“Blockchains can take us away from the music industry cartel.” – Tatiana Moroz“If...
2020-01-2942 minThe Anita Posch Show: A Bitcoin Only PodcastLocha Mesh - Chat and Send Bitcoin Anonymously Without InternetRandy Brito is the founder of bitcoinvenezuela.com and the CEO of Locha Mesh. With the Locha Mesh device one can send text, audio, and Bitcoin without cell service or internet as long as the device has battery life. Locha Mesh nodes create high bandwith long range decentralized radio networks to connect devices at up to 4km away from each other, and relay information to reach longer distances.We talk about Locha Mesh censorship resistant payments and internetBitcoin payments without internet and without electricityEach device is a node by itselfBlockstream satellite...
2020-01-2238 minThe Anita Posch Show: A Bitcoin Only PodcastDEBNK: Building Global Trustless Peer Banking on Top of BitcoinMy guests in this episode are Patrik Tjokorda, Josef Tětek and Tomas Marada, we met at the Hackers Congress in Prague. They are working on a project called DEBNK. Their goal is to build global peer banking on top of the bitcoin settlement layer. This trustless third layer on top of bitcoin will be able to store different assets and can make stablecoins obsolete. We talk about how this will be implemented, the use cases they see and about volatility and price discovery in bitcoin, the block subsidy, the halving and bitcoin in the Czech Republic. At the moment t...
2020-01-1651 minThe Anita Posch Show: A Bitcoin Only PodcastJan Čapek and Pavel Moravec: Bitcoiners by Heart Lead Us Behind the Scenes of Pool MiningWe will take a non-technical look into bitcoin mining in this episode. My guests are Jan Čapek and Pavel Moravec, the CEOs and Founders of Braiins, the company that is operating Slush pool, which is the world’s first bitcoin mining pool with more than 1 000 000 BTC mined since 2010. Jan and Pavels company is located in the Czech Republic in Prague. They are bitcoiners by heart and explain how pool mining works, what the challenges for miners are to be profitable, share their thoughts about the electricity consumption of proof-of-work and what they believe bitcoin will be in the future.“B...
2019-12-2646 minThe Anita Posch Show: A Bitcoin Only PodcastAustin E. Alexander: Bitcoin Is a Complete, Total Game Changer. It’s an Opt-Out.Austin E. Alexander is working for the office of the CEO at Kraken. He joined Kraken at the end of 2013. Back then, Kraken had only 20 to 30 employees. Today it is one of the biggest and most respected crypto exchanges in the world. I met Austin at several bitcoin conferences and at the Baltic Honeybadger in Riga in October, we finally sat down to chat about his career and the developments in the bitcoin space since 2011. In 2013 he was co-founding the Bitcoin Center New York with Nick Spanos. He talks about how enthusiastically they have built the center and about the...
2019-12-1959 minThe Anita Posch Show: A Bitcoin Only PodcastSmuggler: A Cryptoanarchists View on Bitcoin, Democracy, Dark Nets and PrivacyThe Bitcoin & Co. podcast is a bitcoin-only show that’s focusing on the why of Bitcoin. Why is it important for humanity, what are the implications from a privacy perspective, how are we able to grow this space together, what are the visions of the people who drive the Bitcoin space. I want to look behind the scenes and take you with me on this journey. Sometimes my guests are rather critical about bitcoin, which I think, is a good thing. Bitcoiners tend to be full of hopium and forget to look for possible downsides. But only with critical...
2019-12-111h 21The Anita Posch Show: A Bitcoin Only PodcastJameson Lopp: Bitcoin Will Never Die, It’s a Pure Form of Economic InteractionJameson Lopp is very well known in the Bitcoin space for his wide expertise on security, technology and privacy. He is maintaining and curating a Bitcoin resources page with links to valuable information on Bitcoin and since his house was swatted by police in 2017 after an unknown attacker reported a false hostage situation, he is a cypherpunk at heart. Jameson is the CTO at Casa, a company devoted to providing products for personal sovereignty. “Bitcoin can’t be dead, until we all agree that it is dead and it is so widely distributed now.” – Jameson LoppMoney is...
2019-12-0545 minThe Anita Posch Show: A Bitcoin Only PodcastJohn Carvalho: Bitcoin Is Not About Getting Rich, It Is Meant to Be Freedom MoneyWether you are a newbie or a Bitcoin enthusiast, this interview with John Carvalho, one of the rare people with strong views and rhetorical talent at the same time, will bring you joy and new insights. John is the CCO of Bitrefill, a swedish company that sells giftcards and phone refills for cryptocurrencies and offers “Thor” a lightning network services provider. He says, his higher boss is Bitcoin and he is working for bitcoin since it’s price was 10 USD. John Carvalho has seen a lot of things happening in the bitcoin space, let him inspire you.“Bitcoin is th...
2019-11-2858 minThe Anita Posch Show: A Bitcoin Only PodcastJonathan Leong: Building an Exchange for Easy Access to BitcoinJonathan Leong is a coder as well as the Co-founder and CEO of BTSE a multi-currency digital assets exchange and derivatives platform. His goal for BTSE is to make bitcoin affordable for anyone by reducing the volatility of bitcoin through the allocation of liquidity. I also asked him about their criteria for altcoins to be listed on the exchange and how they managed to get through the bear market successfully.From mining farms to tradingHow to mine successfully through the bear marketWhat a futures contract isLiquidity management at exchangesRegulations in...
2019-11-2134 minThe Anita Posch Show: A Bitcoin Only PodcastThe Nodl Team: Behind the Scenes of Building Bitcoin NodesLet me introduce you to two true Bitcoiners: Ketominer and his business partner, who are building bitcoin and lightning full nodes under the brand “nodl” since 2018. In our interview they explain how they got into bitcoin, why it is important to them and how they bootstrap their “un-corporation” from one level to the next. How they got into the Bitcoin spaceChanges in the Bitcoin space in the last yearsHow “nodl” came into lifeThe first nodl boxThe importance of a full nodeHow to receive online payments with BTCPayserver integrationNodl Cl...
2019-11-1446 minThe Anita Posch Show: A Bitcoin Only PodcastJimmy Song: Bitcoin Makes Human Civilization Grow Again“Regret is thinking you’re late. Gratitude is thinking you’re early. It’s still early to get Bitcoin.”, says Jimmy Song. He is a bitcoin educator, developer, entrepreneur, a lover of cowboy hats and boots and, as you can see on Twitter, a philosopher. He is the author of “Programming Bitcoin” and a co-author of “The Little Bitcoin Book“. I sat down to have a chat with him at the Baltic Honeybadger conference in Riga.Austrian economicsHat and bootsTim Ferriss, Austin, TexasDifference between his book and “Mastering Bitcoin” by Andreas M...
2019-11-0734 minThe Anita Posch Show: A Bitcoin Only PodcastJuraj Bednar: Using Bitcoin Is like a Filter for People with an Open MindJuraj Bednar is an entrepreneur, hacker and co-founder of Paralelná Polis Bratislava and Prague’s Paralelní Polis. It hosts a hackerspace called Institute of Cryptoanarchy and a cafeteria with best coffee in Prague and accepting only cryptocurrencies. His favourite cryptocurrency is bitcoin, he also uses monero as a medium of exchange. In his talk “Financial surveillance and crypto utopias” at the #HCPP19 Hackers Congress Juraj presented his research on how banks are enforcing KYC, anti-money laundering regulations while at the same time do not care about it, if they want you as a customer. He also shows us hacks to rega...
2019-10-261h 00The Anita Posch Show: A Bitcoin Only PodcastBUC Live: Lightning Hardware and Nodes Panel from The Lightning Conference BerlinThis is a Bitcoin & Co. live recording from the worlds first lightning conference that has been taking place this weekend in Berlin. For the first time around 500 lightning and bitcoin engineers, researches, developers, businesses, hardware builders and enthusiasts gathered to discuss and work on new projects. Two days packed with interesting talks, workshops and panels. You can find the live streams of most talks on YouTube in the conference channel.I had the honour to moderate the “Lightning Hardware and Nodes” Panel on day 2. Due to technical problems, it could not be live streamed, but here is the audio...
2019-10-2235 minThe Anita Posch Show: A Bitcoin Only PodcastJanine Roemer: Censorship Resistant Journalism Needs Censorship Resistant MoneyJanine Roemer is an independent journalist, who went from technophobe to cypherpunk. She heard about Bitcoin in 2012 and is working in the Bitcoin space since 2014. We talk about her concept of a revision controlled journalism that could lead to more objectiveness in the media landscape and replace churnalism and fake news through an independent funding model with bitcoin and lightning payments, research and quoting sources.We discuss:Definition of CypherpunksIdentity vs. anonymityMass surveillanceRevenge porn, deep fakesDefinition of “criminal”Fake news, Ad surveillance modelLightning payments as a fund...
2019-10-171h 09The Anita Posch Show: A Bitcoin Only PodcastDan Held: Silicon Valley Fundamentally Doesn't Understand BitcoinDan Held is the Director of Business Development for all products of Kraken. Kraken is one of the worlds biggest and well known cryptocurrency exchanges. Before that he co-founded and developed products like ZeroBlock and Interchange, that were aquired later on. In between he served in the rider growth team at Uber. He lives and works in Silicon Valley. We met at the Baltic Honeybadger Conference in Riga and discussed topics like the bitcoin distribution, what he finds surprising about Satoshi Nakamotos ideas, a possible bitcoin supercycle that’s in the making and much more.We discuss:...
2019-10-1035 minThe Anita Posch Show: A Bitcoin Only PodcastHass McCook: Bitcoin Is the Monetization of Energy. If It Does Not Succeed, Humanity Is in for a Bad Time.Todays guest is Hass McCook, he is a civil engineer working on economic infrastructure like building roads and tunnels and has a lot of experience in mining. He did his MBA in Oxford and conducted his first research about the Sustainability of Bitcoin in 2014, he updated and expanded this work in 2018 with the paper “The Cost and Sustainability of Bitcoin” and was presenting his insights into the “Environmental & Social Impacts of Gold & Bitcoin” at the Baltic Honeybadger Conference in Riga in 2019. Bitcoin is hard moneyConsumerism Energy consumption of BitcoinEnvironmental impact of mining Gold, of F...
2019-10-0350 minThe Anita Posch Show: A Bitcoin Only PodcastRodolfo Novak Bitcoin Goes to Zero or It Goes to the MoonRodolfo Novak is an entrepreneur and a long time bitcoiner. He is building products like the OpenDime, the Coldcard Wallet, the BlockClock and is experimenting with a lot of other stuff connected to bitcoin. We talk about security, privacy and the future of Bitcoin as well as why he started to build hardware wallets.We discuss:His journey into BitcoinCoinkite payment terminals in 2013How he realized that bitcoin is a store of valueThe inherent right of privacyIf governments can forbid bitcoinSending bitcoin over radioHow OpenDime came...
2019-09-2637 minThe Anita Posch Show: A Bitcoin Only PodcastThe Petro Is a Scam and Bitcoin Is the Only Way to Send Money to VenezuelaMeet Aníbal Santaella Sánchez and Paola Rodriguez-Giustiniani from Venezuela. The couple left the country three years ago and live in Scotland now. Anibal started mining bitcoin back in Venezuela, but when the national forces started prosecuting miners, he stopped. Bitcoin is the only way for Aníbal to send money to his father in Venezuela. Listen to the podcast episode to find out how this works, how the exchange ban and the regime have ruined the country that ended in todays humanitarian crisis and why the Petro is a scam.Aníbal and Paola are also runners and...
2019-09-1240 minThe Anita Posch Show: A Bitcoin Only PodcastMax Hillebrand Is Busting FUD About the Lightning NetworkMax Hillebrand is an economist who started reading Keynes when he was 9 and got into Bitcoin at the age of 16. He says “Bitcoin is for everyone”, even his grandmother runs a Lightning node. First we discuss Bitcoin and then Max is debunking misconceptions about the Lightning Network.We discuss:Cantillon effectGold, silver and bitcoinhow to reduce bitcoins volatilitySatoshi never mentioned Blockchain only TimechainCensorship resistant timeLightning NetworkMalicious actorsPunishment transactionsWatchtower servicesEltooStatic channel backupsAutopilot featureAtomic multipath...
2019-09-041h 02The Anita Posch Show: A Bitcoin Only PodcastFederico Spitaleri the Lightning Network Enables Innovation in Gaming and PricingFederico Spitaleri is the Co-founder and Chief Marketing Officer of Satoshi’s Games. A gaming web platform on top of the Lightning Network, which features Lightning games and tournaments, where players can earn money in form of satoshis. At the time of our interview in June 2019 Satoshi’s Games had 6.000 unique users and enabled other developers to run their games over the platform, too.Our Topics:their games: a Supermario style game, Lightning Agarobstacles at building a platform on top of Lightningstage of their development and fundingwhy the Lightning Network fits...
2019-08-2826 minThe Anita Posch Show: A Bitcoin Only PodcastSatoshi Freeathlon a Sports Event to Raise Awareness for BitcoinA group of sport- and Bitcoin enthusiasts got together to challenge themselves in a 4 day race with 14 km of swimming, 280 km of biking and 63 km of running to raise positive awareness for Bitcoin. The race is named Satoshi Freeathlon (freeathlon = Freestyle + Triathlon) and is organized by team satoshi. The idea behind team satoshi is to bring forward bitcoin and the decentralization of power and money as well as the ideals of Bitcoin, which come from the Cypherpunk Manifesto (human rights, freedom of information, freedom of expression, transaction freedom, right to privacy). The team is named after Satoshi Nakamoto the unknown...
2019-08-1938 minThe Anita Posch Show: A Bitcoin Only PodcastMatt Corallo on the Social Good of Bitcoin and the Mindset of a Bitcoin DeveloperEarly Bitcoin Core developer Matt Corallo started working on Bitcoin in 2011. At that time he still attended high school and lived in Germany near Frankfurt am Main. He was a cofounder of Blockstream before he started working on open source projects for Bitcoin at Chaincode Labs in New York. We discuss many different topics, ranging from his interest in Bitcoin at the beginning, to current issues like miner centralization, projects he is working on – Fibre, BetterHash and Rust lightning to the music he likes.Topics:how he got into Bitcoin at the age of 18who the...
2019-07-2549 minThe Anita Posch Show: A Bitcoin Only PodcastMax Keidun About the Possibilities of Non-Custodial Solutions and Memenomics in BitcoinMax Keidun is the CEO of the non-custodial, peer to-peer Bitcoin exchange hodlhodl. He was born in the former USSR and started his career as a journalist before he worked in the banking industry for 10 years. 2015 he quit his job in the finance industry and since then he is building products in the Bitcoin space. He is also a founder of the Baltic Honeybadger Conference in Riga.Our topicswhy he is fascinated by Bitcoinuse cases for Bitcoinwhat it needs for mass adoptionhodlhodl, his non-custodial peer-to-peer exchangeKYC and non-custody...
2019-07-0456 minThe Anita Posch Show: A Bitcoin Only PodcastRichard Myers About Bitcoin Without Internet and the Importance of Financial FreedomRichard Myers is the product engineer for txTenna, a project that extends the range for sending and receiving bitcoin transactions over the Blockstream bitcoin satellites and a mesh network. This basically enables using Bitcoin without internet connection. He presented the project together with Adam Back at the Magical Crypto Conference in May 2019. In the podcast interview we go deeper into the ideas and philosophy behind his interest in Bitcoin and how the mesh network allows for more privacy in financial transactions with Bitcoin.“Having privacy in your financial transactions is a human right and Bitcoin gives you the ability...
2019-06-1337 minThe Anita Posch Show: A Bitcoin Only PodcastThomas Voegtlin About Creating the Electrum Wallet, Best Practices to Secure Your Funds and His Design PrinciplesThomas Voegtlin was a researcher in computer science, specialized on machine learning and neural networks before he discovered Bitcoin at the end of 2010. He created the first versions of the Electrum wallet while experimenting with Bitcoin, because there were no secure and easy to use wallets in 2011. Electrum is one of the most popular bitcoin wallets today. Thomas Voegtlin announced and presented the implementation of Lightning payments into the wallet at the Lightning Hackdays in Munich in June 2019. “Having a money system that is independent of credit, would stabilize the economy.” – Thomas Voegtlin“It’s morally wrong to...
2019-06-0643 minThe Anita Posch Show: A Bitcoin Only PodcastCaitlin Long About Financial Freedom and Why Bitcoin MattersBeen in Bitcoin since 2012 and a blockchain evangelist since 2014, Caitlin is the Co-founder of the Wyoming Blockchain Coalition and gubernatorial appointee. She served on Morgan Stanley’s internal blockchain working group and has 22 years of corporate finance experience on Wall Street. Caitlin is a writer on Forbes and a graduate of Harvard Law School, the Kennedy School of Government and the University of Wyoming. “The traditional finance system is not solvent”, Caitlin LongWe talk aboutHow she got into BitcoinAustrian National EconomicsWall Streets ledgers and the Dole Food caseProof of...
2019-05-2333 minThe Anita Posch Show: A Bitcoin Only PodcastLeah Wald on Possibilities for Women in the Bitcoin Space and Why We Still Are in a Bear MarketLeah Wald is a development economist, financial analyst and Partner & Executive Vice President at Lucid Investment Strategies. Together with Tyler Jenks she is the host of their Hyperwave Channel on YouTube. Leah began her career at 19 working at the World Bank in the Africa Region and has applied social entrepreneurship to help goat herders in Mongolia, local entrepreneurs in Washington, D.C. as well as to first-time businesswomen in India. In this Bitcoin & Co. episode we discuss these topics:Women in sports, knee injuries and Soccer (yes, really)Female investors in Bitcoin and the presence of...
2019-04-2553 minThe Anita Posch Show: A Bitcoin Only PodcastAdam Back on the Magic of Cryptography and Why Bitcoin MattersAdam Back is the inventor of Hashcash, a method to prevent spam emails, that was used with minor changes as the proof-of-work method in Bitcoin. His work is cited in the Bitcoin whitepaper as well as in the Tor Browser whitepaper. He is a seasoned cryptographer with a PhD in computer science and distributed systems. As co-founder and CEO of Blockstream he is building the infrastructure for the internet of the future.The topics of our interview:his interests in school, growing up in Englandthe evolution of his work up to Bitcoinlearnings from...
2019-04-1144 minThe Anita Posch Show: A Bitcoin Only PodcastDemelza Hays the Way to the Highest-Quality Money, the Next Bitcoin Bull Market and Advice for Small InvestorsDemelza Hays is a crypto researcher, asset manager, entrepreneur and is teaching at the University of Liechtenstein courses on blockchain technology. She installed the first Bitcoin ATM in Liechtenstein and is currently conducting a research on the correlation between hashrate and the price of Bitcoin. She is the Co-Author of the quarterly Cryptoresearch Report and asset manager at Incrementum AG.We had a fascinating discussion about a variety of topics around money, wealth, digital assets and cryptocurrencies. And by the way: she thinks that the next Bitcoin bull market as begun.How cryptocurrencies could support women in...
2019-03-2850 minThe Anita Posch Show: A Bitcoin Only PodcastShermin Voshmgir about Bitcoin as a Governance RevolutionShermin Voshmgir is the director of the Research Institute for Cryptoeconomics at the Vienna University of Economics and the founder of BlockchainHub in Berlin. She is also a regular speaker at conferences and is consulting on the topic of blockchains – especially in the context of sustainability and social impact of future technologies.In spring 2017 I attended The Gamechanger Festival in Vienna and listened to Shermins talk about Blockchains & Smart Contracts. There I realized how disruptive this technology beyond Bitcoin will be. Shermin states, that it is more than an rapidly evolving technology, it will shift the economy completely...
2019-03-1449 minThe Anita Posch Show: A Bitcoin Only PodcastRobby Schwertner About Blockchain Use Cases with Return on Society and Asian MarketsRobby Schwertner, aka CryptoRobby is an advisor, speaker and analyst in the blockchain space. His mission can be summarized with the hashtag #ReturnOnSociety. He is supporting blockchain use cases with an added value to society for instance in green energy, real estate and mobility solutions. As Robby has lived and worked in Asia, we also discuss the differences between the european and asian cryptospace.“Lambos were necessary to reach the 99% of people.”Robert Schwertner [CryptoRobby]Sponsors Order here and get 20% off! (time-limited)
2019-02-2840 minThe Anita Posch Show: A Bitcoin Only PodcastAaron van Wirdum “It’s Bitcoin or Bust.”Aaron van Wirdum is a technical editor for the Bitcoin Magazine. He started writing articles debunking Bitcoin myths in his personal blog in 2013.We are talking aboutthe value propositions of Bitcoin,why he believes it is Bitcoin or bust,the privacy improvements in Bitcoin and Lightning andwhich effects “Cryptocurrencies” issued by central banks or “Facebook coins” could have.Recorded at the Israel Bitcoin Summit in January 2019.“The whole blockchain narrative, the whole cryptocurrency sphere is leading on Bitcoin.” – Aaron van Wirdum“Bitcoin is the mo...
2019-02-1432 minThe Anita Posch Show: A Bitcoin Only PodcastAlena Vranova on the Importance of User Experience in BitcoinI met Alena Vranova at the Israel Bitcoin Summit in Tel Aviv in January 2019. We talked about how she got into Bitcoin, why user experience is the most important factor for user adoption, why she wants her Mom to use Bitcoin, about her hopes that the Lightning Network – as a global financial network – is about to explode in 2019. We discuss how TREZOR, the hardware wallet manufacturer she co-founded, and CASA, where she is the Head of Business Development and Strategy, support the security of sovereign hodlers.I am a huge bitcoiner. But we as a Bitcoin community are very...
2019-01-3128 minThe Anita Posch Show: A Bitcoin Only PodcastThe Lightning Network Explained with René Pickhardt“Lightning is Bitcoin”, says René Pickhardt a mathematician, data scientist and contributor to the Lightning Network. We talk about the evolution, goals and possible roadblocks of the Lightning Network and how it will bring massive utility to the Bitcoin Blockchain.René Pickhardt is also the author of the German Wikipedia article about the Lightning Network. René is creating an educational book about Lightning. This book targets developers who want to make use of the Lightning Network. However he will make this book useful for anybody who is interested in the Lightning Network and Bitcoin in general. You can support his...
2019-01-1755 minThe Anita Posch Show: A Bitcoin Only PodcastPamela Morgan on Inheritance Planning for Crypto-AssetsIn this episode I am talking with Pamela Morgan. She is the author of “Crypto-Asset Inheritance Planning: A Simple Guide for Owners” a book about strategies to store your private keys for bitcoin and other digital assets safely for your heirs. Pamela is an educator, attorney and entrepreneur. She has studied Business and Computer Programming before pursuing a Juris Doctors degree. In early 2015 Pamela has founded Thirdkey solutions (with Andreas M. Antonopoulos as CTO), a key consulting firm that works with individuals and organizations to improve the security of their crypto-holdings and ensure these assets are accessible in the event of c...
2018-12-0645 minThe Anita Posch Show: A Bitcoin Only PodcastBlockchain and Data Privacy with Lawyer Prof. Nikolaus ForgóProf. Dr. Nikolaus Forgó is the Head of the Department of Innovation and Digitalisation in Law at the University of Vienna in Austria. We are talking about the implications of GDPR on Blockchains. What should Blockchain developers do? Where can data protection law be a problem? What are the most important regulations you should invest your 2 minutes of time on.Interdisciplinarity is always very popular and it’s very hard to live. – Prof. Dr. Nikolaus ForgóI don’t trust anybody predicting the future. – Prof. Dr. Nikolaus ForgóThe importance of nation states is decreasing. – Prof. Dr. Nikolau...
2018-11-2233 minThe Anita Posch Show: A Bitcoin Only PodcastBitcoin and the Austrian School of Economics with Rahim TaghizadeganIn this episode I talk with Rahim Taghizadegan about the interconnections between a cryptocurrency like Bitcoin and the ideas and philosophy of the Austrian School of Economics and we take a look at the broader picture, the economical context. What is money? How did mass-consumerism arise? Are cryptocurrencies a chance to change the existing economy, which is based on credit expansion, to the better?Rahim is an economist, book author and principal of the Scholarium, a learning enterprise based in Vienna, Austria. He studied physics, sociology and economy and is an expert on the Austrian School of Economics....
2018-11-0649 minThe Anita Posch Show: A Bitcoin Only PodcastAndreas M. Antonopoulos on Bitcoin, Privacy, Human Rights and the Future of BitcoinAndreas M. Antonopoulos is a best-selling author, speaker, educator, and one of the world’s foremost bitcoin and open blockchain experts with 440,000 followers on Twitter. Since 2012 he is commenting, educating and advising people, businesses and governments about Bitcoin and open Blockchains. He is known for delivering electric talks that combine economics, psychology, technology, and game theory with current events, personal anecdotes, and historical facts.Andreas has been interviewed on the BBC, Bloomberg Business, CNN, The Economist, Forbes and now he is my guest on the Bitcoin & Co. Podcast.In the next 30 minutes we discuss Bitcoin in the co...
2018-08-1532 min