Digital Cash Network

Eléonore joins the podcast as we talk about new potential regulations in the US banning self-hosted wallets, the upcoming launch of Facebook's Libra coin as a stablecoin, the Bitcoin Cash split and it's crazy aftermath, Dash's governance history, and more. Donate - Sponsors Thank you so much for listening! Please leave a tip if you enjoy the content, either here or via any of the cryptocurrency ad...

In a LBRY exclusive, CEO Jeremy Kauffman speaks on LBRY's bank accounts getting shut down without warning or stated reason, including his own personal accounts and those of his family. We spoke about what this means for LBRY and more personally Jeremy moving forward, as well as the dangers of relying on centralized services. We also covered the "fake decentralization" phenomenon where platforms an...

Decred developer Luke Powell comes on the podcast to talk about Decred's new decentralized treasury model to be deployed in its new release. We cover proof-of-work/proof-of-stake consensus hybrids and how they add an extra layer of security to the network in case of 51% attacks or other bad actors, as well as incentive alignment in cryptocurrency systems and beyond. Donate - Sponsors Thank you so...

Dash Core CEO Ryan Taylor, as well as community members Rion and Hilawe, come on the podcast to discuss competing proposals to improve Dash's treasury system, including in-depth questions about the economic incentives likely to impact each. Proposal links: https://app.dashnexus.org/proposals/decision-vote-improve-proposal-system-mno-plan/overview https://app.dashnexus.org/proposals/decision-vote-i...

Bitcoin SV node implementation Xoken's Nithin Mani a.k.a. StoicHammer comes on the podcast to talk scaling cryptocurrencies, particularly on-chain. We talk the limitations, or limitation myths, of on-chain scaling, and the various trade-offs and optimizations that factor into these decisions. We also go into decentralization, and what level of granularity average users need to trust that their cry...

Social media networks today have lots of issues, whether with widespread censorship and "fact-checking," selling user data, using algorithms to manipulate behavior to start infighting and polarizing echochambers, or just a generally bad user experience. This diverse set of issues are all caused by the same overarching problem: misalignment of incentives. Here I go into detail on why social media s...

Kurt Wuckert Jr. comes on the podcast to talk the latest happenings in Bitcoin and cryptocurrency. We cover Digital Currency Group's IPO and what the company's possibly sinister role is in the crypto ecosystem, PayPal crypto trading going live, Bitcoin Cash's upcoming split, Dash's upcoming "election", and the happenings in the Bitcoin SV ecosystem. Donate - Sponsors Thank you so much for listenin...

While not yet finalized, it appears like the upcoming Bitcoin Cash fork will leave Bitcoin ABC, the main development team's implementation, in a distant last place behind Bitcoin Cash Node, the "upstart" implementation. This is the third split involving Bitcoin Cash: first from Bitcoin, then Bitcoin SV splitting off, and finally Bitcoin ABC leaving. But why was this time different? Why did the est...

Bob Carroll, CTO of the Dash Core team, comes on the podcast to give a development update. We talk about Dash Platform testnet launch in late 2020, along with the DashPay coveted username wallet, and what are the next steps. We also talk about the comparison between different username systems for cryptocurrencies, and Dash Platform's prospects for smart contracts, tokens, and other applications. D...

Colin Aulds of Privacy Pros, formerly known as BillFodl, and the Unhashed Podcast comes on the podcast to talk about privacy in cryptocurrency, from using VPNs to Faraday bags for phones and even hardware wallets. We also cover self-custody, and whether or not people should hold their own Bitcoin because of the risk of loss, or if they should trust other parties. Finally we go into the mass adopti...

Project steward of Firo, formerly Zcoin, Reuben Yap comes back on the podcast to talk about Zcoin's recent rebranding to Firo and what that means for the future of the project. We talk about the role of branding and marketing in cryptocurrency, and why "just make better code" isn't enough. We also talk about privacy and its role in the society of the future, even if not necessarily the society of...

Collin Enstad comes on the rundown to talk about the proliferation of central bank-controlled "cryptocurrencies" like JP Morgan coin and the digital yuan, Bitcoin's sky-high fees and Ethereum attempting to help scale it, Bitcoin Cash's interesting civil war, and a lot more. Donate - Sponsors Thank you so much for listening! Please leave a tip if you enjoy the content, either here or via any of the...

Digital nomad and purveyor of digital products David Bond comes on the podcast to give his story on using Bitcoin to avoid financial censorship, which had affected his unique business when PayPal shut down his accounts and confiscated his money. We also talked about Bitcoin Cash, barriers to usage for cryptocurrency, and the unique properties of a digital nomad's life that makes cryptocurrency so...

Founder and CEO of Bitrefill Sergej Kotliar comes on the podcast to talk about building a circular economy so people are able to live entirely off of cryptocurrency. We talk some upcoming features and goals of Bitrefill which are attainable, and some which may prove difficult. Finally, we delve deep into which cryptocurrencies people actually use, why Bitcoin is still popular for spending, and wha...

Spencer Kuzara, a.k.a. Kodaxx, comes on the podcast to talk about the DashPay alpha, the new username-enabled Dash wallet in testing, as well as all the various DApps being built on Dash Platform, especially for social media. Donate - Sponsors Thank you so much for listening! Please leave a tip if you enjoy the content, either here or via any of the cryptocurrency addresses in my CoinTree link . Y...

CipherTrace came out over the past few months with claims to be able to reliably trace certain Monero transactions. Apart from an interview with key members of the Monero team, not much follow-up on these claims took place. I interviewed several experts from several different privacy-enhanced cryptocurrency projects: Francisco Cabañas of the Monero core team, project steward at Zcoin Reuben Yap, C...

Julian Chandra of LBRY comes on the podcast to talk about Odysee, the newest front-end to the LBRY decentralized content network, and how its streamlined interface can make the platform a true YouTube killer instead of another alternative site that struggles to get traction past its hardcore initial audience. We also talked about his former employer TikTok, and what the company got wrong in the en...

The third installment of the Digital Cash Rundown with Jessica Payne of Edge! We cover the OKEx withdrawal shutdown, the US government cracking down on encryption and privacy coins, Twitter and YouTube censoring creators, and a lot more. Donate - Sponsors Thank you so much for listening! Please leave a tip if you enjoy the content, either here or via any of the cryptocurrency addresses in my CoinT...

David Campbell of the Electric Coin Company, the main development group for Zcash, comes on the podcast to discuss the coming privacy revolution in cryptocurrency, following much in the way that online encryption became mainstream. We also talked about Ciphertrace claiming to trace Monero transactions, as well as opsec required to actually stay private when transacting online. Donate - Sponsors Th...

Crypto trader and YouTuber Davinci Jeremie comes on the podcast to talk about his recent banning from YouTube (thankfully short-lived) for undisclosed reasons, as well as the threat that cryptocurrencies like Bitcoin pose to the financial system and its backers. We also go over the risks of keeping coins on exchanges, some general long-term market predictions, and Pandora's Wallet, a tool for adva...

Rion and Hilawe come on the podcast to talk about governance and the effects of economic incentives on Dash masternodes' decision-making process, including a thorough discussion on Nakamoto Consensus and the role of miners in making key governance decisions. Donate - Sponsors Thank you so much for listening! Please leave a tip if you enjoy the content, either here or via any of the cryptocurrency...

Francisco Cabañas, a.k.a. ArticMine, of the Monero core team comes on the podcast to discuss all things privacy, beginning with Monero's approach to obfuscating transactions by making privacy-enhancing functions mandatory as well as hiding transaction amounts. We also go into scaling and the concept of using an adaptive block size combined with a tail emission to permanently solve scaling issues,...

Brian Hoffman, CEO of OB1, the main development group behind decentralized marketplace project OpenBazaar, comes on the podcast to talk about the project's recent funding issues, as well as potential future as a more purely community-driven project. We also talk about the commercial viability of cryptocurrency for payments today, and what really happened with the great SegWit2x and block size deba...

Josiah Spackman of the DigiByte community comes on to ramble about Coinbase's apolitical move, BitMEX's founder getting arrested, LiteBringer bringing 100k+ new transactions to Litecoin, and a whole lot more. Leave a crypto superchat! Donate - Sponsors Thank you so much for listening! Please leave a tip if you enjoy the content, either here or via any of the cryptocurrency addresses in my CoinTree...

Alex Romanov, tech lead for Beam, comes on the podcast to talk about the exciting world of advanced cryptocurrency privacy. We discuss MimbleWimble and the unique scalability and privacy mix it provides, as well as unique benefits as well as challenges. We also talk Lelantus, and how paired with MimbleWimble it can provide the best privacy-focused user experience available. Finally, we cover audit...