Bitcoin Magazine Podcast

Our guest this week is Bobby Lee. Bobby is a bitcoin and especially a China bitcoin OG as a cofounder and CEO of BTC China, later BTCC, China’s first bitcoin exchange, and presently the founder and CEO of Ballet ( balletcrypto.com ). He is always an insightful voice on the importance of Bitcoin and where it sits in the macro landscape. Our talk focuses on that macro landscape and the the cycles th...

Description In the third episode of The Van Wirdum Sjorsnado, Aaron and Sjors break down and explain the different opinions and options available for activating Taproot and potentially future softfork upgrades.    Helpful Links:   Explainer article by Aaron discussing the different upgrade options:  https://bitcoinmagazine.com/articles/bip-8-bip-9-or-modern-soft-fork-activation-how-bitcoin-could-u...

This week,  @ck_SNARKs and @AnselLindner take a deep dive into the Feds balance sheet, discuss the latest out of Europe and hash out what could happen in the short term for Bitcoin.  Topics:  Review the FEDs Balance Sheet Read Lorie Logan FED speech EU passes Recovery Fund Hash out Future Bitcoin scenarios Useful Links:  Balance sheet YTD: https://www.federalreserve.gov/monetarypolicy/bst_recenttr...

In the second episode of The Van Wirdum Sjorsnado, Aaron and Sjors break down and explain Taproot, the building blocks that make Taproot possible, and what it enables Bitcoin to do.    Helpful Links:    Taproot Explainer: https://bitcoinmagazine.com/articles/taproot-coming-what-it-and-how-it-will-benefit-bitcoin     Support the Show!    Follow Bitcoin Magazine on Twitter @BitcoinMagazine    Follow...

This week,  @ck_SNARKs and @AnselLindner take a deep dive on Japan and China, talk recent Altcoin pumps, and discuss mining fundamentals.  Topics:  Digital Yen CBDC ( https://asiatimes.com/2020/07/could-digital-yen-deflate-japans-deflation/ ) PBoC history Lack of volatility in Bitcoin Hashrate at all time highs Will Altcoins eventually die?  Please rate and share the podcast! You can find us @Bitc...

Our guest this week is Mustafa Yilham, Global Business Development at China based group Bixin. Mustafa was previously director of business development at Huobi and a partner at the Hong Kong based quant fund and finance firm Amber Group. Bixin is a major player in the mining space with over 300 MW and in the wallet space with one of the most popular consumer wallets in China and operates a bitcoin...

This week ck and Ansel sit down for a big update on recent news from the FED, all things macro, and tie in where Bitcoin fits into all of it.  Topics:  Economists are asking for UBI type recurring payments NY Fed Says If Markets Continue Improving, "Fed's Purchases May Stop Entirely" “Soaring saving rates Stocks and Gold keep going higher together Bitcoin Updates Useful Links:  Savings rates explo...

Bitcoin Magazine's Technical editor Aaron van Wirdum teams up with Bitcoin core contributor Sjors Provoost to explain Bitcoin one episode at a time. In the debut episode of The Van Wirdum Sjorsnado, Aaron and Sjors break down and explain Partially Signed Bitcoin Transactions (PSBT) and Replace By Fee (RBF) and some really tricky attacks that where recently discovered in Bitcoin.  Helpful Links:  P...

Our guest this week is Koji Higashi, a long time bitcoiner and a much sought after and followed industry expert in Japan. He has helped several large companies with market entrance and localization strategies in Japan and is a founder of Koinup. Most recently he has been focused on the Lightning Network and is building products with the team at Nayuta ( https://nayuta.co ). We talk about how bitco...

This week we cover the escalation in FED buying activity, fake Chinese gold, sovereign companies, flat Bitcoin and more!  Useful links:  The Fed announced straight Corporate Debt purchases 06/29 https://twitter.com/NewYorkFed/status/1277658597195907073?s=20 https://www.zerohedge.com/markets/feds-primary-corporate-credit-facility-now-operational https://www.cnbc.com/2020/06/29/the-fed-is-buying-som...

Our gust this week is Feng Liu, founder and editor in chief of Chinese crypto media group ChainNews ( chainnews.com) . Feng was the former EIC at Bloomberg Business week in China before founding ChainNews at the end of 2017. He shares his firsthand insights into the media industry in China, how coverage of Bitcoin in China happens and has evolved in both the mainstream and industry specific media...

This week, ck and Ansel watched Fed Chair Powell present the semiannual monetary policy report to Congress and break down the highlights. We digested 5+ hours of content and distilled it into a 25 minute show. Enjoy.  Segments Links to the entire testimony:  Day one: https://youtu.be/7xAMAJ5ieKo Day two: https://youtu.be/6P0Z-CyX4Rk Please rate and share the podcast! You can find us @BitcoinMagazi...

Our guest this week is Charles Yang, head trader at Genesis Block out of Hong Kong. Genesis Block ( https://genesisblockhk.com ) is a leading OTC trading center in Asia, headquartered in Hong Kong and with operations throughout the region and additional physical locations in Thailand and Korea. It also operates the largest network of Bitcoin ATMs in the region, and its founders have their roots an...

Aaron van Wirdum sits down with Bitcoin Core developer Jeremy Rubin to dig into the details of Check Template Verify and the benefits it offers to the Bitcoin network.  Topics:  What are covenants  How check template verify enables new covenants in Bitcoin.  How CTV adds congestion control features to Bitcoin.  How CTV changes the Bitcoin fee market  How CTV can improve lightning network onboardin...

This week, ck and Ansel sit down to discuss the history of the Fed backing up the market and ensuring that is does not fall AKA the “Fed Put”.  Topics:  What is the Fed put? Define a put option Updates on Europe Corona Virus cases increasing  Crisis in Lebanon  Huge Bitcoin 14% difficulty increase Bitcoin Options Volume growing   Links:  CME Volume increasing: https://www.coindesk.com/cme-bitcoin-...

Our guest this week is Mo Li (Molly), head of marketing at Hashkey Hub. We take a look at items that have been in the news coming out of China over the past week, and she shares her on the ground perspective. Topics: Covid update Mining industry trends coming out of the Chengdu mining summit Severe weather in Sichuan Mining manufacturer competitive landscape and recent developments Bitmain interna...

On this special edition of the Bitcoin Magazine Podcast, Licensed Financial Advisor and Co-Founder of Platinum Trust Group, Bruce Mack, comes on to the podcast to educate bitcoiners on why they should leverage a specialized Trust to: eliminate your capital gains taxes LEGALLY; defer your income taxes in perpetuity; and protect your assets - and Bitcoin in particular - from judgments, liens, levies...

This week, ck and Ansel sit down to discuss unemployment around the world.  Topics:  Update on QE Activity from the FED and the ECB Stock markets rally globally The Robinhood hood effect China distancing itself from a CBDC Bitcoin stats  Bearish on China, Greece, and Italy Bullish on Mexico   Links:  Fed balance sheet: https://www.federalreserve.gov/monetarypolicy/bst_recenttrends.htm   Broad spec...

Our guest this week is Igor Runets, founder and CEO of BitRiver (bitriver.farm), a large scale mining data center operator in Russia with over 100MW in the irkustk region of Siberia. Igor founded and ran a traditional data center business Servers. Global out of university focused on setting up cloud infrastructure in more difficult parts of the world for western clients and then found bitcoin whil...

This week, ck and Ansel sit down to discuss the eruption of social unrest stemming from the death of George Floyd. Topics: * Why are people angry * The financial undercurrents * Where Bitcoin fits in * What this can mean for the future

Our guest this week is Flex Yang, founder and CEO of Babel Finance ( babel.finance) out of Beijing and Hong Kong. Babel Finance provides crypto-backed loans, deposit services, financing, margin trading, and other derivatives services and has grown into one of the largest commercial crypto banks in Asia. With Babel Finance Flex is aiming to build the JP Morgan of Bitcoin, and initially attacked goa...

With Ansel Lindner stepping in, we decided to rebrand the show as FED Watch. FED Watch is a Bitcoin Magazine podcast that focuses on Macroeconomics while acknowledging Bitcoin’s growing role in the future.  This week, ck and Ansel sit down to discuss unemployment around the world.  Topics:  * Unemployment in America  * Teasing out the active labor force participation  * Unemployment globally * Cra...

CK and new co-host Ansel Lindner discuss the recent ruling in German courts that deemed QE activity by the European Central Bank to be illegal.  Topics:  German courts said ECB's QE actions were illegal under German law EU law is supposed to trump German law German courts give ECB 90 days to stop QE Real risk of Euro break up Fun fact: European REPO is already separated by country Please rate and...

The millennial generation has now experienced 2 major downturns. How the macro environment has helped older generations unproportionally. How Housing and Education costs are holding millennials and Gen-Xers down. How older generations will not feel the pain of their decisions. Are we experiencing inflation or deflation? Please rate and share the podcast! You can find us @BitcoinMagazine on Twitter...

WTF is Happening with the Fed!? - Is this Inflation? w/ Ansel Lindner - WTF 5 Colin Harper interview’s Ansel Lindner Bitcoiner and host of the Bitcoin and Markets podcast.  Topics:  The current global situation.  Oil futures going negative.  The difference between debt money, fiat money, and commodity money. What is the definition of inflation  What is the definition of deflation.  Ansel's strong...