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Bitrefill's To the Moon PodcastPt. 2 - Private Cities & Sovereign Individuals, BTC in El Salvador, US Freedom vs. the World, Cyber Pandemic with Andrew HowardIn part 2, Andrew Howard of Bitcoin Reserve discusses the rise of private cities and sovereign individuals, like the Prospera project in Honduras, and the impact he sees projects like this to have in the future, as well as the recent Bitcoin legal tender law, his experiences living in Mexico, and his plans to return to the land of the free, and the looming threat of a cyber pandemic, and consequences stemming from it.
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2022-03-2923 minBitrefill's To the Moon PodcastPt. 1 - Learning about Bitcoin as a Marine, Becoming Libertarian Minded, Bitcoin's Censorship Resistance with Andrew HowardThis part 1 of our interview with Andrew Howard, of Bitcoin Reserve. Andrew discusses how he discovered Bitcoin while enlisted in the armed forces as a marine, becoming aligned with libertarian ideals after his service in the military while learning more about Bitcoin, and why Bitcoin is advantageous for those seeking censorship resistance.
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Welcome to the 44th episode of Bitrefill's To The Moon Podcast. To The
Moon is Bitrefill's new weekly podcast to discuss Bitcoin, altcoins,
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2022-03-2819 minBitrefill's To the Moon PodcastColin Harper - Luxor Mining - Full Interview - To the Moon - Episode 42This is our complete interview with Colin Harper, researcher and writer for Luxor Mining and Hashrate Index. Colin discusses a wide range of Bitcoin mining industry related topics, like renewables, power generation and incentives, the fabled Numiner, Intel's entrance into mining hardware, the profitablity of mining, global hashrate distribution, and much more
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2022-03-2453 minBitrefill's To the Moon PodcastPt. 3 - Intel's New ASICS, Home Mining and Appliances with ASICS, ETH Mining & ETH 2.0's PoS with Colin HarperIn part 3, Colin gives us the rundown on Intel's much anticipated foray into the manufacture of energy efficient ASIC Miners, the prospects of home appliances with miners built in, and the high profitibality of mining Ethereum, despite the hostility towards mining from Ethereum developers, and the looming switch from Ethereum's current Proof of Work based consensus, to a new Proof of Stake mechanism being touted to improve energy consumption and scalability.
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2022-03-2320 minBitrefill's To the Moon PodcastPt. 2 Energy Producers & Mining, Profits & Global Hashrate, Luxor sells ASICs, Blockstream In El Salvador with Colin HarperIn part 2 Colin gives us his opinion on energy producers using mining to make profits from renewable & waste energy, mining profitability and the way incentives align with globally distributed hashrate, he briefly discusses the how & why for Luxor's move into becoming a broker for ASIC miners after the China ban and great miner exodus last summer, and he gives his opinion on El Salvador's recent partnership with Blockstream for geothermal volcano mining and Bitcoin City Bonds.
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2022-03-2216 minBitrefill's To the Moon PodcastPt. 1 - Early BTC Days, Censorship-Resistance, BTC's Global Influence, Home vs. Industrial Mining Ops with Colin Harper MiningIn part 1 of our interview with Luxor Mining's Colin Harper, we discuss how Colin found out about BTC in the early days while in highschool, he also mentions that the core freedom-minded principles behind Bitcoin didn't truly click until he took a much deeper dive into studying Bitcoin during his time at Bitcoin Magazine, he also discusses Bitcoin's emerging global impact and the huge differences in home mining vs. enterprise mining operations.
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2022-03-2116 minBitrefill's To the Moon PodcastSamourai Wallet - Complete Interview - To the Moon - Episode 42This is the full interview with Samourai Wallet. We discuss Samourai wallet and its extensive privacy tools, Zerolink, Whirpool mixing, tainted change, the DAO hack and demixed coinjoins, financial censorship, censroship resistance, the seized BTC donated to Canadian truckers, new Samourai privacy features on the way, and more.
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2022-03-191h 06Bitrefill's To the Moon PodcastPt. 3 - Seized BTC Donations, DAO Hacker Unmasked(?), TX0 & Samourai Improvements, Custodial Lightning with Samourai WalletIn part 3, Samourai chimes in on the recent seizure of Bitcoin donations which were sent to the truckers who were protesting in Ottawa, Canada, he also discusses Laura Shin's recent theory unmasking the DAO hacker, and how the transactions were demixed. Samourai also gives us a sneak peek at TX0, a new feature Samourai plans to add to improve user privacy for whirlpool participants, the lack of Lightning adoption and its tendency to be used custodially and what this means for Bitcoin.
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2022-03-1726 minBitrefill's To the Moon PodcastPt. 2 - The Blockchain Doesn't Lie, XMR Swaps & Tainted Change, Opportunity in Bitcoin, & Number Go Up Distractions with Samourai WalletIn part 2, Samourai details what he's learned from studying privacy onchain using the Bitcoin blockchain, a tool which every user has access to and that anyone can verify for themselves. He also discusses the lack of education among Bitcoiners surrounding onchain privacy, the upcoming atomic swap feature which will allow Samourai users to convert post mix change which is tainted into Monero, the huge opportunities which still lie in Bitcoin and distractions from the number go up meme.
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2022-03-1621 minBitrefill's To the Moon PodcastPt. 1 - Samourai Wallet on Discovering BTC, Samourai's Privacy Tools, Samourai's ZeroLink ImplementationThis is the first part of our interview with Samourai from Samourai wallet. He discusses how he discovered Bitcoin in 2012, why they started developing Samourai Wallet, the Samourai privacy toolset, and how Samourai's ZeroLink implementation is different than that of other privacy wallets like Wasabi & Joinmarket.
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2022-03-1619 minBitrefill's To the Moon PodcastHailey Lennon @HaileyLennonBTC - Regulatory Counsel for Crypto Startups - Full interview - To the Moon ep. 41This is our complete interview with Hailey Lennon, partner at Anderson Kill, founder of CryptoConnect, and former regulatory counsel for Silvergate Bank, Coinbase, & Bitflyer. We discuss a wide range of Bitcoin and crypto related topics, as well as settle the debate on the status of cheese.
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2022-03-1456 minBitrefill's To the Moon PodcastPt. 3 - All Eyes on XRP vs. SEC, Stablecoins & CBDCs, Favorite Winery, Will Exchanges Become Banks? with Hailey LennonIn part 3, Hailey gives us a rundown on the XRP vs. SEC lawsuit and the possible impact it could have on future SEC enforcement of crypto tokens in light of securities laws, she also discusses the possible impact or symbiosis we might see with Stablecoins and potential Central Bank Digital Currencies (CBDCs) she also recommends her favorite winery and discusses the possible blurring of lines between exchanges and banks, as adoption continues.
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2022-03-1116 minBitrefill's To the Moon PodcastPt. 2 - Working with Silvergate, Bitflyer, & Coinbase, US Regulatory Policy & Crypto Innovation with Hailey LennonIn part 2 of our interview with Hailey Lennon, she details her work with Silvergate Bank as in house counsel and became extremely curious about regulatory compliance, anti-money laundering and anti-terror financing laws, and how she became a part of both Bitflyer & Coinbase's regulatory compliance teams.
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2022-03-1018 minBitrefill's To the Moon PodcastPt. 1 - Hailey Lennon on if Cheese is a Condiment, CryptoConnect, & Financial Censorship as BTC AdvertisingThis is part 1 of our interview with Hailey Lennon, former regulatory counsel for Silvergate Bank, Coinbase, and Bitflyer and current founder of CryptoConnect, Forbes contributor, and partner at Anderson Kill. Hailey discusses is cheese is in fact a condiment, how she found Bitcoin, her roots as in house counsel for Silvergate Bank, and how that brought her down the compliance rabbithole and how she found herself working for Bitflyer & Coinbase.
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2022-03-0921 minBitrefill's To the Moon PodcastBrittany Laughlin - Full Interview - Executive Director, Stacks Foundation - To the Moon Ep. 40This is our complete interview with Brittany Laughlin, Executive Director of the Stacks Foundation. Stacks is a blockchain built on top of Bitcoin which allows for Smart Contracts and bringing additional functionality to Bitcoin, like Defi, Dexs, NFTs, and Tokenization.
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2022-03-071h 00Bitrefill's To the Moon PodcastPt. 3 - Defi & NFTs on Bitcoin, Stacks Ecosystem Growth, Online Personas & Web 3, Hyperchains on Stacks with Brittany Laughlin of StacksIn part 3, Brittany discusses how Stacks grants have bolstered organic growth in the Stacks ecosystem leading to quite a few projects offering a range of trust minimized Defi services, like DEXs, NFT Marketplaces, Stablecoins, and tokenization projects. She also discusses her interest in online identities, web 3 and the decentralized web, and explains the concept of hyperchains on Stacks.
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2022-03-0320 minBitrefill's To the Moon PodcastPt. 2 - The Stacks Foundation & Its Role, Popular Projects on Stacks, Miami's City Coin & Low Income Housing with Brittany Laughlin of StacksIn part 2, Brittany details the Stacks Foundation, and its role in governance and the Stacks grant program. She also discusses some of the most popular up and coming projects built on the Stacks blockchain, as well as the inspiring Miami city coin project, which allows citizens and stakeholders to fund improvement projects in the city, like the recent construction of low income apartments.
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2022-03-0221 minBitrefill's To the Moon PodcastPt. 1 - Brittany Laughlin on Her Work With Stacks, Roots As a VC, Stacks: What It Is & How It WorksThis is part 1 of our interview with Brittany Laughlin, Executive Director of the Stacks Foundation. Stacks is a smart contracts and token issuance blockchain platform built on top of Bitcoin. Brittany discusses her roots in venture capital, falling down the rabbit hole, and working with stacks to bring additional functionality to Bitcoin. Stacks users can participate in smart contracts, Defi, NFTs, Stacking, and token issuance.
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2022-03-0119 minBitrefill's To the Moon PodcastEconoAlchemist - Full Interview - Home Mining, Privacy, & Bitcoin Sovereignty - To the Moon ep 39This is the complete interview with Bitcoin miner, privacy advocate, and blogger, EconoAlchemist. We discuss home mining, and how to use Bitcoin to increase your privacy & freedom in an age of tyrannical overreach by the powers that be.
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2022-02-281h 01Bitrefill's To the Moon PodcastPt. 3 - EconoAlchemist's Favorite Privacy Apps & Mining Pools, Best Electricity Rates for Mining at HomeIn Part 3, EconoAlchemist gives us the breakdown on his go to privacy apps, his favorite options for mining pools, and he shares a little known hack for getting the best rates for electricity from your utility company, to make mining at home more profitable.
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2022-02-2520 minBitrefill's To the Moon PodcastPt 2 - Living as a Sovereign Individual, XMR not a Shitcoin, Mastodon & Peertube, Ending the FED with EconoAlchemistIn part 2, EconoAlchemist details his efforts to live as a sovereign individual in an era of increased censorship & deplatforming, his take on XMR and its role as another privacy tool, his adoption of Fediverse platforms like Mastodon & Peertube, and why he sees a problem with the FED and its control of US Monetary policy, amid soaring USD inflation.
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2022-02-2421 minBitrefill's To the Moon PodcastPt. 1 - EconoAlchemist on the Bitfinex Hackers, Self Custody, Privacy, Censorship Resistance, Mining at HomeThis is part 1 of our interview with EconoAlchemist, also known as Burn the Bridge on Twitter. EconoAlchemist is a Bitcoin privacy advocate & home miner, who recommends best practices for self custody, privacy, and using Bitcoin in a censorship resistant way.
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2022-02-2320 minBitrefill's To the Moon PodcastAnuj Gupta - Everything You Need to Know About India's New Crypto Tax Framework - To the Moon ep 38In this interview, we were able to talk to Anuj Gupta, a chartered accountant who offers crypto tax services in India, about India's newly announced tax framework for crypto assets. Anuj gives us his professional interpretation of the new guidelines and points out the positive and negative aspects of the new rules from India's Ministry of Finance regarding the new crypto tax framework. If you're a hodler or trader in India, you won't want to miss this interview!
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2022-02-2156 minBitrefill's To the Moon PodcastTiago Higgs - 3D Art & Bitcoin - Complete Interview - To the Moon Episode 37This is the full interview with 3D digital artist Tiago Higgs, a long time Bitcoiner and contributor to several Bitcoin projects and documentaries. Tiago discusses his opinion on Bitcoin, how it has impacted his life, time preference, dealings with clients and many other Bitcoin related topics, as well as his work on films, documentaries, video games and netflix.
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2022-02-181h 03Bitrefill's To the Moon PodcastPt. 3 - Working on Movies, Documentaries, & Games, Long Term Hodling, Buying Bitcoin Stuff with Bitcoin with Tiago HiggsIn part 3, Tiago Higgs discusses his tattoos, his work on movies, documentaries, and video games, his motivations for hodling his BTC long term, and how spending Bitcoin on Bitcoin books and related items, doesn't seem quite as bad as selling for fiat.
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Welcome to the 37th episode of Bitrefill's To The Moon Podcast. To The
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2022-02-1720 minBitrefill's To the Moon PodcastPt. 2 - BTC, Time Preference, & Clients, El Salvador's BTC Law & Bitcoin City, Being Bullish on Bitcoiners with Tiago HiggsIn part 2, Tiago Higgs discusses how Bitcoin has impacted his sense of value and time preference as well as the way he deals with clients seeking to hire him as a 3D artist. He also talks about El Salvador's recent Bitcoin law from the perspective as a libertarian minded Bitcoiner, and the idea of moving to El Salvador's recently announced Bitcoin City, and how he is Bullish on Bitcoiners, as the saying goes.
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2022-02-1620 minBitrefill's To the Moon PodcastPt. 1 - Falling down the BTC Rabbit hole, Becoming a 3D Artist, the Lack of Quality Graphics in BTC ContentIn part 1 of our interview with Bitcoiner, 3D artist, and graphic designer Tiago Higgs, Tiago discusses how his grandfather was the first person to tell him about Bitcoin and how he wrote it off at first, he details what made him actually fall down the rabbit hole, his journey to becoming a 3D artist, and his work on Bitcoin content, and the lack of quality graphic design in many pieces of Bitcoin related content.
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2022-02-1523 minBitrefill's To the Moon PodcastCharlie Schumacher - Marathon Mining - Full Interview - To The Moon Episode 36This is the full interview with Marathon Digital Holding's Director of Corporate Communications, Charlie Schumacher. We discuss Marathon's approach to mining, their strategies for short and long term growth, the realities of Bitcoin mining and power consumption, and a variety of mining related topics.
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2022-02-141h 05Bitrefill's To the Moon PodcastPt. 3 - From Starving Artist to Bitcoin, Green Energy and New Deployments, Marathon's Future, & CrossfitIn part 3, Charlie discusses the transition he made from a starving artist just out of college pursuing and acting career to getting involved in the financial space and being the "Bitcoin Guy" in the office at the fund he was working for. He also discusses Marathon's strategy of seeking out renewable energy sources to maximize returns, utilize waste energy and new deployments of miners, as well as Marathon's strategies for future growth.
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2022-02-1121 minBitrefill's To the Moon PodcastPt. 2 - Changing the Narrative on Energy & Mining, Agility, No More AML/KYC'd Blocks, Profitability & MiningIn part 2, Charlie Schumacher, Director of Corporate Communications at Marathon Digital Holdings, discusses the rapidly changing narrative surrounding Bitcoin mining and energy consumption, the truth about green energy and mining, Marathon's controversial experiment in mining a fully regulatory compliant, AML/KYC'd block, and the profitability of mining even in a bear market.
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2022-02-1020 minBitrefill's To the Moon PodcastPt. 1 - Charlie Schumacher of Marathon on Marathon's Business Model, Logistics, Renewable Energy & MiningIn part 1 of our interview with Marathon Digital Holding's Director of corporate communications, Charlie Schumacher. Charlie talks about playing guitar, crossfit, Marathon's unique business model, the logistics of deploying thousands of mining machines, and Marathon's goal of reaching a carbon neutral rating by using an energy mix that is high in renewables.
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2022-02-0924 minBitrefill's To the Moon PodcastAdam Curry - Podcasting 2.0, Lightning for Content Creators, Decentralizing the Web - To the Moon 35This is our full interview with Radio Personality, Former Mtv Presenter, Podcast Inventor, Podcasting 2.0 inventor and long time Bitcoiner Adam Curry, The Podfather. Adam took the time to come on and explain to us about Podcasting 2.0, the Podcast Index, using Lightning Network for the Value4Value compensation model for content creators, his vision for a decentralized web, current events, and his perception of John C. Dvorak's stance towards Bitcoin.
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2022-02-051h 40Bitrefill's To the Moon PodcastEdward Evenson - Full Interview - Head of Business Development at Braiins & SlushPool - To the Moon Episode 35This our complete interview with Edward Evenson, Head of Business Development at Braiins. He details a wide range of Bitcoin and Bitcoin mining related topics, and current events, as well as new developments in the mining industry.
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2022-02-0459 minBitrefill's To the Moon PodcastPt. 3 - Providing Features for Miners, Bitcoin Mining Council, Mining-Based Financial instruments, BraiinsOS with Edward EvensonIn part 3, Edward Evenson of Braiins, gives us a rundown on his role as Head of Business Development at Braiins and his close work with miners, his take on the Bitcoin Mining Council, his opinion on innovative financial instruments which give investors exposure to hash rate, and he details why miners love BraiinsOS.
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2022-02-0319 minBitrefill's To the Moon PodcastPt. 2 - Countering Flawed Mining Narratives, How Miners Earn at Slush Pool, Latest Innovations in MiningIn part 2 of our interview with Edward Evenson from Braiins & Slush Pool, Edward gives us his take on why popular narratives surrounding Bitcoin mining are based on ignorance and flawed reasoning, he describes how miners are compensated for their hash power when they join Slush Pool, and he brings us up to date with the latest advances in the mining industry.
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2022-02-0220 minBitrefill's To the Moon PodcastPt. 1 - Edward Evenson on the Challenges for Large Scale Miners, Mining in Developed & Undeveloped NationsIn part 1 of our interview with Edward Evenson, head of business development at Braiins, Edward discusses how he discovered Bitcoin, he details his experiences both living in China and working for F2 Pool, and the types of logistical and technological challenges faced by large scale Bitcoin mining operations, both in developed and undeveloped economies, and nations.
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2022-02-0120 minBitrefill's To the Moon PodcastRiccardo Frega - Living on BTC in El Salvador - Full Interview - To the Moon - Episode 34This is the complete interview with Bitcoin Italia Podcast host Riccardo Frega, who spent more than 45 days in El Salvador traveling the country and living solely off of Bitcoin. He describes his experiences, the level of Bitcoin adoption on the ground, Bitcoin Beach, and what Salvadorans themselves have taught him about the Central American nation's Bitcoin experiment.
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2022-01-2854 minBitrefill's To the Moon PodcastPt. 3 - Attacks on Andreas, the Italian take on Bitcoin, Bitcoin and Freedom, Inspired by Volcano MiningIn the part 3, Riccardo talks about his admiration for Andreas Antonopoulis and the recent attacks Andreas has faced online, he gives his graphic but hilarious Italian take on Bitcoin evangelism, he discusses the importance Bitcoin has for freedom, and the revolutionary new paradigm of El Salvador's geothermal volcano mining and its impact on the way we will harvest and store energy in the coming years.
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2022-01-2718 minBitrefill's To the Moon PodcastPt. 2 Myths & Self Custody in El Salvador, Cannabis Industry & BTC Similarities, the BTC Scene in ItalyIn part 2, Riccardo discusses the disadvantages of custodial wallets in El Salvador like Chivo & the Bitcoin Beach wallets and expresses his doubts to the myths surrounding Salvadorans and their ability to store their own Bitcoin despite the lack of Bitcoin education, he also discusses his time in the legal Cannabis Industry and the parallels with Bitcoin and freedom, as well as the Bitcoin community in Italy, and what it's like as an Italian Bitcoiner.
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2022-01-2616 minBitrefill's To the Moon PodcastPt. 1 - Riccardo Frega - Falling Down the Rabbit Hole, BTC in El Salvador vs. Italy, Lack of BTC EducationIn part 1 of our interview with Riccardo Frega, host of the Bitcoin Italia podcast, we discuss how Riccardo discovered BTC and subsequently fell down the rabbit hole, his experiences living solely on Bitcoin in El Salvador for the last few months, the differences in the attitudes towards Bitcoin in Italy and El Salvador, and the pressing need for Bitcoin education in El Salvador.
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2022-01-2519 minBitrefill's To the Moon PodcastGeorge Saoulidis - Full Interview - To the Moon - Episode 33This is the entire interview with Sci-Fi author, artist, and entrepreneur George Saoulidis. George discusses a wide range of Bitcoin related topics, and describes how he is adopting Bitcoin, Lightning, and NFTs to add an extra dimension to the experience and readership of his Sci-Fi novels and art.
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2022-01-2455 minBitrefill's To the Moon PodcastPt. 3 - 3D Art & the Creative Process, Working in Greek Television & the Difficulty of Creating AnimationIn the final segment of our interview with Author and Artist George Saoulidis, Geaorge explains how he creates his 3D art and the creative process behind it, he also details his experiences working in the Greek Television industry, and why he doesn't do much animation.
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2022-01-2114 minBitrefill's To the Moon PodcastPt. 2 Metaverses, Augmented Reality, & Walled Gardens, Lightning Network & the Internet of MoneyIn part 2, George gives us his take on the Metaverse, Augmented Reality, walled gardens and online censorship, and the tremendous impact he sees the Lightning Network will have on online freedom, decentralization, and the internet of money. George envisions a world where creators will be paid directly by fans in streaming micropayments leading to a free and decentralized web as Bitcoin adoption and Lightning usage increases.
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2022-01-2020 minBitrefill's To the Moon PodcastPt. 1 - George Saoulidis - Finding Bitcoin in Greece's Currency Crisis, Sci-Fi Books & Art NFTs on RaretoshiIn the first part of our interview with Sci-Fi author, artist, and entrepreneur, George Saoulidis, we discuss how George discovered Bitcoin during the currency crisis in Greece, and became a believer as it protected his finances from devaluation and allowed him freedom to access his funds, he also discusses his unlikely career as a Sci-Fi author of several books, becoming an award winning screenwriter, and his recent work as an artist who sells NFTs for digital patronage from fans.
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2022-01-1920 minBitrefill's To the Moon PodcastNicholas Gregory - Mercury Wallet - Full Interview - To the Moon - Episode 32This is the complete interview with Commerce Block CEO and Mercury Wallet creator Nicholas Gregory. We discuss Mercury Wallet, Statechain Swaps, Layer 2 technologies, alternative blockchains and tradeoffs, the Statechain Torch, and many other related themes.
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2022-01-1459 minBitrefill's To the Moon PodcastPt. 3 Altcoins as BTC Sidechains, Ossification vs. Experimentation, State Chain Torch, Omni & CounterpartyIn part 3, Nicholas talks about why sidechains on Bitcoin have not surpassed other blockchains in adoption and popularity, the notion of Altcoins & Defi projects as Bitcoin sidechains, the benefits of ossification and becoming sound money versus the constant experimentation on other blockchains, the Statechain Torch, and his thoughts on Omni and Counterparty.
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2022-01-1318 minBitrefill's To the Moon PodcastPt. 2 Nicholas talks Privacy & Design Challenges, Coinswap vs. Coinjoin, UX and Users, and SidechainsIn part 2, Nicholas Gregory, CEO of Commerce Block and Mercury wallet creator, discusses the challenges of creating a privacy wallet, the similarities and differences between coinswaps and coinjoins and the tradeoffs of each privacy technique, the challenges of designing user friendly UX and what he learned from building Bitcoin sidechains.
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2022-01-1218 minBitrefill's To the Moon PodcastPt. 1 Nicholas Gregory on Diving, Martial Arts, Mercury Wallet & Statechain SwapsIn part 1 of our interview with Nicholas Gregory, CEO of Commerce Block and creator of Mercury Wallet, we had a chyance to catch up with Nicholas and discuss his hobbies of diving and martial arts, as well as his Bitcoin project, Mercury Wallet.
Mercury Wallet is a new Bitcoin Layer 2 privacy wallet which utilizes Statechain Swaps, a technique to trade Bitcoin UTXOs offchain by swapping private keys in a trustless way. Statechain Swaps were first proposed by Bitcoin developer Reuben Somsen, and Mercury wallet is the first implementation to use them.
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2022-01-1122 minBitrefill's To the Moon PodcastAdam Ficsor, Wasabi Creator & Nothingmuch, Wasabi Developer - Wasabi 2.0 - complete interviewThis is the complete interview with Wasabi Wallet Creator Adam Ficsor, and Wasabi Wallet developer Nothingmuch about their work on the upcoming Wasabi Wallet 2.0 release which features a complete overhaul of the Coinjoin process with the WabiSabi Protocol, and substantial UI improvements which will make Bitcoin privacy and coinjoins accessible to non-technical users.
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2022-01-051h 07Bitrefill's To the Moon PodcastPt. 3 Coinswaps by default, Lightning Network and Wallets, Wasabi 2.0 researchIn part three, Yuval and Adam discuss Coinswaps and incentives, and a future of blocks filled with Coinjoin transactions, Lightning Network and its importance for wallets and adoption and the current state of the upcoming Wasabi 2.0 release, which is almost ready, and features the Wabi Sabi protocol which will allow for coinjoins with arbitrary UTXO amounts.
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2022-01-0319 minBitrefill's To the Moon PodcastPt. 2 Adam & Yuval on Wasabi & State Chain Swap Synergy, Coinjoins on Mobile, Privacy Accessiblity & DevsIn part 2, Adam and Yuval discuss, the potential synergy between Coinjoin and State Chain Swaps, the challenges for making Coinjoins work on mobile devices, and making privacy tools accessible to developers, who may wish to include privacy in their software.
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2021-12-1725 minBitrefill's To the Moon PodcastPt. 1 Adam & Yuval of Wasabi, discuss Wabi-sabi Protocol & Wasabi 2.0In part 1, we sat down with Wasabi wallet creator Adam Ficsor, and Wasabi developer Yuval, also known as Nothingmuch. We discussed how Yuval became involved with Wasabi, the improvements coming to Wasabi 2.0 with the Wabi-Sabi protocol an advanced implementation of Chaumian coinjoin that allows for mixing arbitrary amounts, and the ambitious improvements coming to Wasabi's UX.
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2021-12-1623 minBitrefill's To the Moon PodcastJohn Carvalho - Full Interview - Synonym - To the Moon Episode 30This is the complete interview with John Carvalho, CEO of Synonym. Synonym is a decentralized web startup which plans to demonstrate how to build on Bitcoin, without employing additional tokens or blockchains, and create a decentralized alternative to current web infrastructure.
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2021-12-131h 10Bitrefill's To the Moon PodcastPt. 3 Synonym's product stack, Synonym's Road map, & Uncompromising Design PrinciplesIn part 3, John outlines the components that make up Synonym's product stack, he discusses the short term and long term goals, monetization, and tentative release dates, and he explains why his uncompromising design principles make Synonym different from similar efforts.
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2021-12-1024 minBitrefill's To the Moon PodcastPt. 2 Why Bitcoin & Omni, Why John Started Synonym, Bitrefill Learnings, Current ChallengesIn part 2, John discusses his reasoning for why he focused on Bitcoin, why he chose Omni & Omni Bolt, the rational for starting Synonym, the lessons he learned while working at Bitrefill, and the current challenges he facing with his new project.
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2021-12-0926 minBitrefill's To the Moon PodcastPt. 1 John Carvalho - Synonym, Web of Trust, Slashtags, Building the decentralized web on BitcoinIn our latest episode, we caught up with John Carvalho who just announced his decentralized web startup Synonym. In his last interview, John hinted at what he was working on, but did officially announce it until the Adopting Bitcoin conference in El Salvador in November. Now that he is able to elaborate, we invited him back on to hear about the project.
In this segment John gives us his take on how Synonym will build a range of products which offer an alternative to existing web infrastructure. Synonym plans to demonstrate how to harness...
2021-12-0920 minBitrefill's To the Moon PodcastGaloy Adopting Bitcoin LN Conference, Bitcoin Banking, & Bitcoin Beach Full Interview Ep 28In this interview, we were able to talk Bitcoin with Nicolas & Chris from Galoy, an open source Bitcoin banking infrastructure project and startup, and the team behind the Bitcoin Beach Lightning wallet popularized by El Salvador's Bitcoin Beach community project, in El Zonte.
Nicolas & Chris talk about their upcoming Lightning Network focused conference, Adopting Bitcoin, which will take place November 16th-19th in San Salvador, El Salvador, with the final day at Bitcoin Beach, in El Zonte.
They also discuss their work with Galoy, the state of Bitcoin adoption on...
2021-11-0347 minBitrefill's To the Moon PodcastThe Real Smuggler - Full Interview - To the Moon Episode 27This is the full interview with The Real Smuggler, co-host & co-founder of the Cypherpunk Bitstream Podcast. We discuss a wide range of Bitcoin & Crypto related topics from being a cypherpunk, outlaw technology, the darkweb I2P, Tor, Temporary Autonomous Zones, independent sovereign jurisdictions, his work on Scritcash, a federated anonymous Chaumian E-cash, how he became a cryptoanarchist, El Salvador, and the corruption of Bitcoin's ideals as number go up.
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2021-10-2652 minBitrefill's To the Moon PodcastPavlenex - Full Interview - To The Moon Episode 26This is the complete interview with Pavlenex, contributor and project manager for BTCPay Server, an open source, self-hosted Bitcoin payment processing platform which allows merchants to accept Bitcoin & Lightning Network payments, set up PoS systems for physical locations, invoice, conduct crowdfunds, and much more.
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2021-10-2258 minBitrefill's To the Moon PodcastPt. 3 Pavlenex on El Salvador's BTC law, Adopting Bitcoin Conference, BTCPay in El Salvador - Ep. 26In part 3, Pavlenex discusses his take on El Salvador's Bitcoin legal tender law, President Bukele's stance on BTC, his plans to attend the Adopting Bitcoin conference in El Salvador, and the interest in BTCPay as a solution for merchants and payment processors in El Salvador seeking to be compliant with the new Bitcoin law.
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2021-10-2116 minBitrefill's To the Moon PodcastPt. 2 Bitcoin Design & Bitcoin Smiles, Toxic Maximalism, and BTCPay's plugin system - Ep. 26In part 2, Pavlenex talks about his work with two other Bitcoin projects, Bitcoin Design, a community focused on creating useful resources for developers who build stuff on top of Bitcoin, and Bitcoin Smiles, a project to crowdfund dental care for the financially disadvantaged in El Salvador, which has already raised almost 2 BTC to treat patients.
He also discusses toxic maximalism, and it's role as Bitcoin's immune system which tries to protect new users from scammers, and BTCPay's new plugin system, which will allow developers to make plugins for the platform, similar to Wordpress.
2021-10-2021 minBitrefill's To the Moon PodcastPt. 1 Pavlenex of BTCPay on Finding BTC, & Contributing to BTCPay Server - Ep. 26In part 1 of our interview with Pavlenex from BTCPay server, we talked about how he initially discovered Bitcoin as a payment method for e-commerce in the Czech Republic, which did not have access to payment processors or credit cards. He fell down the rabbit hole and began working as a contributor for the fledgling BTCPay project, in several roles until he became the project's manager/coordinator.
BTCPay server is a self-hosted payment processing platform for merchants who want to accept Bitcoin, it also allows merchants to setup physical point of sale systems, run Bitcoin c...
2021-10-1921 minBitrefill's To the Moon PodcastNothingmuch - Full Interview - To the Moon Episode 25This is the entire interview with Wasabi Wallet developer Nothingmuch. We cover a wide range of topics including how he started coding and discovered Bitcoin, imperfections in Bitcoin's design, privacy coins and Bitcoin privacy, Wasabi 2.0 and it's improved coinjoin implementation, Bitcoin as a tool for opting out of currency manipulation and financial surveillance and censorship, and more. Don't miss it!
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2021-10-1556 minBitrefill's To the Moon PodcastPt. 3 Changes in BTC vs. ETH, Complexity in privacy coins, & Wasabi 2.0 improvements - Ep. 25In part 3, Yuval talks about the differences in Bitcoin and Ethereum when it comes to making changes to the protocol, he also discusses Bitcoin's privacy & censorship resistance compared to privacy coins, and the technical complexities of using advanced cryptography as employed by projects like Monero & Z-Cash, he also discusses the new coinjoin implementation which will be implemented in the upcoming Wasabi wallet 2.0 release.
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2021-10-1414 minBitrefill's To the Moon PodcastPt. 2 Nothingmuch on Bitcoin's imperfections, why he focused on BTC, & Opting-out with BTC - Ep. 25In part 2, Yuval discusses Bitcoin's imperfections & minor flaws, explains why he chose to dedicate his efforts on BTC instead of privacy coins like Monero or Z-Cash, and he perceives Bitcoin as one of the only ways to counter-signal the fiat economy, legacy finance, and opt out of currency devaluation.
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2021-10-1323 minBitrefill's To the Moon PodcastPt. 1 Nothingmuch of Wasabi Wallet on coding, how he found BTC, & the Chainalysis leak - Ep. 25In part 1, Wasabi wallet developer Nothingmuch joins us to talk about how he learned to code, why he left software development, and how Bitcoin drew him back into software development. He also elaborates on finding out about BTC, learning about how it worked, and how it could transform our world, and he also gives us his take on the recent Chainalysis leak, where some of the company's methods for gathering blockchain analytics were inadvertently made public.
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2021-10-1219 minBitrefill's To the Moon PodcastJosef Tetek - Full Interview - To the Moon episode 24This is the full interview with Josef Tetek, Bitcoin Magazine contributor and Ambassador for Trezor & Satoshi Labs. Josef talks about a lot of really interesting Bitcoin topics, like Austrian economics, cryptoanarchy, mining in the Czech Republic, Trezor's focus on Bitcoin First, the Sats vs. Bits debate, Bitcoin Carnivory, and Trezor's work to develop a fully open source secure element chip for hardware wallets.
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2021-10-0850 minBitrefill's To the Moon PodcastPt. 3 Josef on Sats vs. Bits, Bitcoin Carnivory, & Trezor's Open Source Secure Element chip - ep 24In part 3, Josef gives us his take on the importance of financial sovereignty in Bitcoin, he weighs in on the controversial Satoshis vs. Bits debate raging on Twitter, and also sheds some light on why many Bitcoiners are also advocates of the carnivore diet. He also discusses some exciting news around Trezor's efforts to develop an open source secure element chip for hardware wallets.
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2021-10-0714 minBitrefill's To the Moon PodcastPt. 2 Josef on Mining in CZ, Trezor as BTC first, and his excitement for Lightning - ep 24In part 2, Josef gives us insight on mining in CZ, Trezor as a Bitcoin-first focused company, and being free and open source, he also discusses the role of Trezor in custodial solutions, his excitement for Lighting Network, the Bitcoin legal tender law in El Salvador and the dangers of custodial Bitcoin.
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2021-10-0616 minBitrefill's To the Moon PodcastPt. 1 Josef Tetek of Trezor on Austrian Economics, finding BTC, and Cryptoanarchy - ep 24In part 1, we sit down and talk Bitcoin with Bitcoin Magazine contributor Josef Tetek, of Satoshi Labs and Trezor. Josef explains how he founded the Ludwig Von Mises institute in the Czech Republic, and discovered Bitcoin. He also discussed the strong Libertarian, Austrian Economics, & Cryptoanarchy subcultures in the country.
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2021-10-0620 minBitrefill's To the Moon PodcastSamson Mow - Full Interview - To The Moon - Episode 23This our complete interview with Pixelmatic & Blockstream's Samson Mow. Samson joins us to talk about Bitcoin, his new game Infinite Fleet, NFTs and assets on Liquid Blockstream's Bitcoin sidechain, how Liquid and Lightning integrate, Lightning Network on Liquid for Liquid-based assets, raising funds with security tokens, new financial products and regulators, and a whole lot more. Don't miss it.
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2021-10-0150 minBitrefill's To the Moon PodcastPt. 3 Security tokens & regulation, Lightning & Liquid symbiosis, El Salvador's BTC adoption - ep 23In part 3, Samson discusses some of the financial innovation surrounding Infinite Fleet, Liquid, and its use case for security tokens as well as his work with regulators towards compliance, he also talks about his excitement surrounding the limitless possibilities when Liquid and Lightning are used together, and lastly he discusses his thoughts on El Salvador's recent legal tender law for Bitcoin and its significance.
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2021-09-3012 minBitrefill's To the Moon PodcastPt. 2 Blockstream & Pixelmatic synergy, Infinite Fleet innovations, BTC philosphy & gaming - ep 23In part two, Samson discusses Blockstream's satellite node, the synergies of building things on Bitcoin with Blockstream, and then implementing them in Pixelmatic's new game, Infinite Fleet, and how being a Bitcoiner has impacted his decision-making for designing Infinite Fleet.
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2021-09-2918 minBitrefill's To the Moon PodcastPt. 1 Samson Mow on Infinite Fleet, INF, & NFTs, Liquid & Lightning, and Lightning on Liquid - ep 23In part one of our interview with Blockstream CSO & Pixelmatic founder Samson Mow, we discussed how he discovered Bitcoin, his gaming company Pixelmatic, their new MMO Strategy spaceship game Infinite Fleet, and some of the innovative new features being implemented by including a Liquid-based asset as the in-game currency.
He also discusses the advantages of Liquid, Blockstream's Bitcoin sidechain, and how it will integrate with the Lightning Network, and the prospect of Lightning Networks on top of Liquid for Liquid-based assets.
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2021-09-2819 minBitrefill's To the Moon PodcastPaolo Ardoino - Full Interview - To the Moon episode 22This is the full interview with Bitfinex & Tether CTO Paolo Ardoino. Paolo candidly discusses a wide range of topics, like implementing Lightning Network on Bitfinex, the famous 2016 Bitfinex hack for $70 million USD, Tether's explosive growth, Tether critics, and the status of Tether's ongoing reserves audit, he also talks about regulatory challenges, and his work on developing a new regulatory framework for tokenized securities, and the recent launch of Bitfinex securities, a new platform which will merge the legacy financial system with crypto economy via tokenization.
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2021-09-2350 minBitrefill's To the Moon PodcastPt. 3 Paolo chimes in on El Salvador, announces Bitfinex securities, what it means for startupsIn part 3, Paolo gives us his insights on El Salvador's new Bitcoin legal tender law, and it's potential impact on the lives of Salvadoran citizens. He also discusses the launch of Bitfinex's new tokenized securities platform, which can legally be used to raise funds using tokenized assets, commodities, equity, and corporate debt. He also discusses Bitfinex working closely with regulators in Khazakstan to develop a new regulatory framework for tokenized securities.
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2021-09-2212 minBitrefill's To the Moon PodcastPt. 2 Paolo on Bitfinex's 2016 hack, regulatory challenges, and Tether's audit - To the Moon ep. 22In part 2, Paolo recounts his memories surrounding the infamous Bitfinex hack of 2016 where cybercriminals made off with $70 million in crypto, one of the largest crypto hacks ever, at its time. He details how Bitfinex managed to emerge with its reputation intact, by repaying the platform's users within 7 months, by issuing a token. He also discusses the challenges of meeting regulatory demands, for both Bitfinex and Tether, and the current status of Tether's ongoing audit of reserves.
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2021-09-2115 minBitrefill's To the Moon PodcastPt. 1 Bitfinex CTO Paolo Ardoino on finding BTC, Lightning on Bitfinex, and why Tether - Ep 22In the first part of our interview with Bitfinex & Tether CTO Paolo Ardoino, Paolo recounts how he found out about Bitcoin, and why he was initially drawn in. He also talks about what he's learned from Bitfinex's pioneering work on becoming one of the first cryptocurrency exchanges to implement the Lightning Network. He also discusses why he was inspired in 2014 to create USD Tether, the industry's first and most popular stablecoin.
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2021-09-2122 minBitrefill's To the Moon PodcastTo The Moon Ep. 21: Adam Gibson Full InterviewFull interview with Joinmarket's Adam Gibson. Adam sits and chats about a wide range of Bitcoin-related topics such as cryptography, privacy tools like Payjoin, Coinjoin, and Coinswap, his enthusiasm for Lightning, and the potential benefits from Taproot & Schnorr signatures, and the tradeoffs of adding features to Bitcoin, and Lightnign use on a wide scale.
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2021-09-1758 minBitrefill's To the Moon PodcastPt. 3 Adam on Lightning in Commerce, Lightning privacy, and the Future of Bitcoin - To The Moon 21In the final segment, Adam discusses Amazon's rumored crypto interest, and how Lightning Network could impact major retailers, and also discusses the implications of Lightning and widespread usage in El Salvador. He also gives us a sincere answer to Jerry's ominous question about Bitcoin's future.
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2021-09-1616 minBitrefill's To the Moon PodcastPt. 2 Adam Talks BTC Dev Trade-Offs, Schnorr & Taproot, & Lightning Network - To The Moon Ep. 21In this segment, Adam discusses the tradeoffs of making changes, or adding new features to Bitcoin, and talks about Taproot and Schnorr signatures and how they may benefit Bitcoin privacy techniques like Coinswap. He also discusses privacy tools and their adoption, he also talks about his enthusiasm for Lightning Network, and its continued growth.
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2021-09-1521 minBitrefill's To the Moon PodcastPt. 1 Adam Gibson of Joinmarket Talks China & BTC, Privacy, and Cryptography - To The Moon 21In part 1 of our interview with Joinmarket's Adam Gibson, we get Adam's perspective on China's attitude towards Bitcoin, based on his personal experiences from living in China.
Adam also discusses how he initially found Bitcoin interesting, as an open source project which could give it's users more independence, and became involved with Joinmarket, not because of privacy, but because of his interest in Bitcoin's advanced cryptography.
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Bitrefill's To the Moon PodcastPt. 5 Why privacy matters, the privacy paradox, & privacy by default - To the Moon ep 14In the final segment of the interview Adam gives his views on why privacy is important, the privacy paradox, and why the UI behind apps that include privacy by default is usually not the most user-friendly, and about what we can do to improve the UI of privacy tools.
Adam also briefly speaks about other projects, and also about the correlation between age and willingness to learn how to use new tools. It's an insightful interview you'll want to watch!
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2021-06-1512 minBitrefill's To the Moon PodcastPt. 4 Adam speaks KYC, back-doored encryption, & privacy tool adoption - To the Moon 14In this segment Adam discusses the regulatory burdens of AML/KYC on businesses in the industry and the vulnerability towards customer privacy this data collection enables. He also discusses the clipper chip, a proposal to provide back-doored encryption to citizens.
Lastly, Adam discusses the privacy vs. convenience trade-offs in using privacy tools, vs. more popular alternatives whichprovide no privacy. He also gives his opinion on why privacy tools are not as popular as non-private alternatives. Don't miss it!
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2021-06-1410 minBitrefill's To the Moon PodcastPt. 3 Adam chimes in on Lightning, Confidential Transactions & Bitcoin Fungibility - To the Moon 14In this segment, Adam Ficsor of Wasabi Wallet discusses his preconceived notions of the Lightning Network vs. the reality, Bitcoin's fungibility, places where Bitcoin can improve, and his wish to see confidential transactions in Bitcoin to improve privacy.
Adam also discusses the trade-offs for implementing confidential transactions in Bitcoin and the impact it could have on Bitcoin's provable digital scarcity. If you want to know more about Bitcoin privacy, don't miss it!
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2021-06-1009 minBitrefill's To the Moon PodcastPt. 2 Wasabi's Adam Ficsor talks Taproot, privacy, scarcity, Wasabi 1.0 vs. Wasabi 2.0 - To the MoonIn part 2, Adam Ficsor, creator of Wasabi Wallet, the best privacy-centric Bitcoin wallet, delves deeper into the Bitcoin privacy vs. privacy coin debate, gives his opinion on the Taproot soft fork which will give Bitcoin additional smart contract capabilities, and discusses his wish to see confidential transactions in Bitcoin.
Adam also reveals that when he began working on bringing privacy and fungibility to Bitcoin, that he had to start from square one. He explains how he had to learn the nuances defining privacy and then figuring out how to add it to Wasabi Wallet...
2021-06-0910 minBitrefill's To the Moon PodcastPt. 1 Wasabi Wallet creator Adam Ficsor - how he started, Wasabi 2.0, & Coinjoin - To the Moon 14In this week's episode of To the Moon, we were able to sit down with Wasabi Wallet creator, Adam Ficsor. Wasabi Wallet is the best privacy-focused Bitcoin wallet, It is user-friendly with an array of advanced features designed to break the heuristics used by blockchain analysis companies to de-anonymize users and apply financial surveillance to Bitcoin transactions.
Adam gives a quick rundown of how he got started with becoming a developer working on a Bitcoin wallet, his work in the early days with Joinmarket, and Hidden Wallet, and the new breakthroughs in the Zerolink...
2021-06-0911 minBitrefill's To the Moon PodcastXMR's Fluffy Pony, China's mining crackdown, HK blockchain to fight censorship - To the Moon ep. 13In this week's episode we chat with Riccard Spagni, aka Fluffy Pony, about his continued involvement with Monero, despite stepping down as lead maintainer. We also discuss Monero's Tari sidechain, and Y.at, two of Riccardo's more recent projects, which have been designed to provide an excellent user experience and with privacy built-in by default.
We also discuss the news surrounding China's mining crackdown in the two most prominent mining regions. We also discuss Likecoin's efforts in Hong Kong to combat censorship from authoritarian regimes. Don't miss it!
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2021-06-0157 minBitrefill's To the Moon PodcastMarathon mines compliant block, Crypto coming to US banks, Kraken bows to IRS - To the Moon Ep. 11For this week's episode we
interview Matt Ahlborg, Bitrefill team member and founder of https://www.usefultulips.org/ a fantastic website which provides Bitcoin data for emerging economies. Matt is also Bitrefill's data scientist, and he plays a critical role in Bitrefill's presence in regions around the globe where Bitcoin and crypto are helping people find financial inclusion, and offering an alternative to the legacy financial system.
We also cover Marathon's mining of a fully compliant block, Kraken giving customer info to the IRS, and FIS & NYDIG's partnership to bring cryptocurrency services to t...
2021-05-191h 02Bitrefill's To the Moon PodcastJohn Carvalho of the Biz podcast, NFTs & gaming, $10 Billion on Bullish - To the Moon ep. 12John Carvalho of the Biz podcast joins us this week as we discuss his work on the Biz, his pioneering new revenue model which allows listeners to crowfund the release of new episodes of his podcast through onchain and Lightning Bitcoin donations, Decentraland co-founder Ari Meilich's new project to bring NFTs to blockbuster video game titles, & Block.One's new $10 billion dollar exchange Bullish.
We also try to get John to spill the beans on his mysterious new Bitcoin startup, which he claims will show shitcoiners how to "do it" with Bitcoin, instead of just o...
2021-05-191h 04Bitrefill's To the Moon PodcastMercado Libre accepts BTC, University of Wyoming stakes shitcoins, ETH vs. BNB: To the Moon ep. 10This week, we're going old school. We're delving into the nitty gritty surrounding Mercado Libre's decision to accept BTC for real estate, the University of Wyoming and their interest in staking shitcoins to fund the blockchain department, the Pancake swap vs. Uniswap flippening which pits ETH against BNB, and a funny crypto news scandal from Nigeria.
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Mercado Libre accepts BTC
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University of Wyoming wants to stake shitcoins
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Binance Smart Chain vs. Ethereum
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2021-05-0142 minBitrefill's To the Moon PodcastCoinbase IPO, Bitcoin Security with CoinsureNZ, Bitcoin in New Zealand: To the Moon ep. 9This week we sat down with CoinsureNZ, a crypto developer, and ex-police officer from New Zealand, who's gone crypto. CoinsureNZ is a security expert who has given presentations on personal security for Bitcoiners, crypto holders, and others who may be vulnerable to a $5 dollar wrench attack. CoinsureNZ offers his advice on a variety of ways to reduce your personal attack surface. We also discuss the Coinbase IPO and what it means for the industry.
Intro
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Coinbase IPO
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Interview with CoinsureNZ
09:58 - 55:44
2021-04-1957 minBitrefill's To the Moon PodcastSpending stimmy on BTC with Spencino, Visa & USDC, Billionaire reverses on BTC: To the Moon ep. 7In this week's episode we discuss Visa's USDC stable coin adoption on Ethereum, a Norwegian Billionaire who went from Bitcoin FUD to proud hodler in only 9 days after learning about BTC. We also sat for an interview with Spencino, a videographer & rapper from Tulsa, Oklahoma, who just released the instant classic "Stimmy on Bitcoin", a hip hop song about spending his stimulus check on BTC.
Intro 00:07-01:25
Visa accepts USDC on Ethereum 01:26-05:43
Norwegian billionaire reverses on BTC 05:45-11:46
Spencino Interview 11:47-38:30
Good news outro 30:31-40:02
Stimmy on...
2021-04-0140 minBitrefill's To the Moon PodcastFrench Central bank to buy BTC, Morgan Stanley embraces crypto, ETH 2.0 Flippening: To the Moon Podcast ep.6This week we discuss the recent petition from a French politician which aims to give the central bank of France the ability to buy crypto, the chances of a flippening from ETH 2.0, Morgan Stanley's 180 on BTC, and a conspiracy theory with wide ranging implications.
intro 00:00
Politician wants French Central bank to buy BTC 01:32
Ethereum 2.0 could overtake Bitcoin 05:32
Morgan Stanley reverses position on BTC 12:40
Game segment 17:05
Conspiracy theory discussion 22:32
Good news outro 36:19
Articles discussed in this week's episode:
1. https://fullycrypto.medium.com/french-po...
2021-03-2037 minBitrefill's To the Moon PodcastKessler Hotels accepts crypto, Ciphertrace's FATF compliance, NFT madness: To the Moon Podcast ep 5In this week's episode of To the Moon, we discuss NFTs and the craze surrounding them. We also discuss Kessler hotels recent decision to accept cryptocurrencies as a means of payment, and Ciphertrace's announcement of their new FATF compliant blockchain analytics software.
Welcome to the fifth episode of Bitrefill's To The Moon Podcast. To The Moon is Bitrefill's new weekly podcast to discuss Bitcoin, altcoins, adoption, news & current events, and all things crypto. Join host Lawrence Ray, along with Jerry Okai, and Ricardo Martinez, for a light-hearted and humorous weekly discussion about the latest developments in the...
2021-03-1535 minBitrefill's To the Moon PodcastCrypto mom loves Defi, India's possible crypto ban, Travala and Bitcoin: To the Moon Podcast ep 4In this week's episode, Bitrefill's customer ambassador for India, Mridul Singh, joins us as we discuss Bitcoin travel startup Travala.com, Hester Pierce's calls for relaxed regulations to allow for Defi innovation, and the proposed crypto ban being discussed for India, as they plan to launch a crypto-Rupee central bank digital currency (CBDC).
Welcome to the fourth episode of Bitrefill's To The Moon Podcast. To The Moon is Bitrefill's new weekly podcast to discuss Bitcoin, altcoins, adoption, news & current events, and all things crypto. Join host Lawrence Ray, along with Jerry Okai, and Ricardo...
2021-03-0144 minBitrefill's To the Moon PodcastGerman police seize 63 million in BTC? Nigeria bans crypto - To the Moon Podcast - Ep 3In this week's episode, we take a look at the German Police's reported seizure of $63 million in BTC from a hacker, Bitcoin's onchain congestion, and the Nigerian Central Bank's circular which bans banking services for crypto businesses. We also interview Mauro Peretti, Bitrefill's marketing manager, about the Bitcoin landscape and level of adoption in both Spain and Argentina.
00:00 Intro
02:54 German Police "seize" $63 millon in BTC, but don't have the password
06:28 Bitcoin's mempool clogs up with 125K transaction backlog
12:20 Nigeria's Central Bank bans crypto
18:10 Crypto trivia game
2021-02-1644 minBitrefill's To the Moon PodcastRay Dalio reversal, decentralized social media, and the Stratum 2 protocol: To the Moon Podcast ep 2This week we discuss Ray Dalio's recent comments about Bitcoin, decentralized social media in the face of Big Tech censorship, the Stratum v2 mining protocol, Bitcoin mining in the Arctic, and other recent news developments in the cryptosphere.
Intro: 00:09
Tech censorship & Social media: 01:30
Bitcoin Mining in the Arctic: 10:05
Stratum V2 mining protocol: 13:48
Ray Dalio's recent comments on BTC: 17:57
Positive news update: 32:41
Articles covered in today's episode:
1. Big Tech & Decentralized Social Media
www.nytimes.com/2021/01/26/techno…ow...
2021-01-2934 minBitrefill's To the Moon PodcastThe pilot episode of Bitrefill's To the Moon Podcast: ep 0Welcome to Bitrefill's To The Moon Podcast. To The Moon is Bitrefill's new weekly podcast to discuss Bitcoin, altcoins, adoption, news & current events, and all things crypto. Join host Lawrence Ray, along with Jerry Okai, and Ricardo Martinez, for a light-hearted and humorous weekly discussion about the latest developments in the crypto economy. This is our Pilot episode.
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2021-01-1820 min
Bitrefill's To the Moon PodcastIntroducing Bitrefill's brand new podcast discussing all things crypto: To the Moon Podcast ep 1Welcome to the first episode of Bitrefill's To The Moon Podcast. To The Moon is Bitrefill's new weekly podcast to discuss Bitcoin, altcoins, adoption, news & current events, and all things crypto. Join host Lawrence Ray, along with Jerry Okai, and Ricardo Martinez, for a light-hearted and humorous weekly discussion about the latest developments in the crypto economy.
This week we discuss regulatory developments in the UK & US, Token shenanigans, and contingency plans for hodler inhereitance. Join us for an interesting conversation about crypto as we journey to the moon.
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2021-01-1530 min