Archive for Bitcoin
BMS ep 97: Lyn Ulbricht on the Absurd Trial and Sentence in the Silk Road Case
Standard podcast audio here, or here is the video.
Read moreBob, Tom, and Tatiana on Naomi Brockwell’s Crypto Quiz Show
We had no idea what this was going to be. I think it turned out pretty funny.
Read moreWhat the fork?! Bitcoin vs. Bitcoin Cash
I throw caution to the wind and wade into the debate, with neutrality that would impress the Swiss.
Read moreDoes Bitcoin Use Too Much Electricity?
My sources say no. My latest at IER. I like this opening: An optimist says the glass is half full. A pessimist says the glass if half empty. And a Vox writer says if you drink 60 glasses of that stuff in the next hour, it’ll kill you. A case in point is the recent Vox […]
Read moreKrugman, I Am Your Father
Things get downright silly in this episode of Contra Krugman where I singlehandedly (Tom’s on vacation) talk about Krugman’s swipes at Bitcoin. (“What’s with the Vader reference in the title, Bob?” I guess you’ll just have to listen.)
Read moreUnderstanding Bitcoin
Not sure of the last time I pushed this… Anyway, if you want to learn about Bitcoin, here is the guide that Silas Barta and I wrote back in late 2014. It assumes you know nothing, and then takes you as deeply into the mechanics of it as you want to go.
Read moreA Crypto Puzzle
Developers come up with a new cryptocurrency that doesn’t involve “mining.” Instead, holders of the coins enjoy the creation of more coins, at the rate of 10% per year. (So you can use it to buy things, but if you just hold it, the number of coins you hold grows at 10% per year. The […]
Read moreFree to Exchange: Salter and Luther on Financial Regulation and Bitcoin
Ben Powell hosts a local public access TV show, but he was out of town so let the inmates run the asylum.
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