Bitcoin & Markets

I go through as article from Coindesk that is very misleading about ETH2.0. Don't believe the hype. This is only phase zero they are trying to launch this year. Phase zero does nothing to immediate scale ethereum, it's only a preliminary step in an overly complex 5 year plan for ETH2.0.  Website: https://bitcoinandmarkets.com/e199 Article link: http://archive.ph/jCyKw Annotated article: https://hyp.is/go?url=http%3A%2F%2Farchive.ph%2FjCyKw&group=__world__ Parity client DAO: https://decrypt.co/14857/parity-steps-back-from-ethereum-moving-client-codebase-to-dao https://ethernodes.org/ Phase 0 details: https://docs.ethhub.io/ethereum-roadmap/ethereum-2.0/eth-2.0-phases/ Marty's thread: https://twitter.com/MartyBent/status/896775534658686979  

In this episode I go through Federal Reserve Governor Brainard's recent speech on Central Bank Digital Currencies (CBDCs). I cover all aspects but focus on money versus means of payment, free market value versus central planner force / central banker legal tender laws. Link: https://www.federalreserve.gov/newsevents/speech/brainard20200205a.htm

In this episode I discuss the bitcoin price in and where it's going. Bitcoin is in the big leagues and part of every important panel discussions and on the lips of every powerful financial person in the world today. Next, I talk about the upcoming bitcoin upgrade called Taproot. Show notes: https://bitcoinandmarkets.com/e197 Links: Taproot Taproot explanation

In this episode I discuss recent price movements and how they corresponded to the tense Iranian over the last week. I look into recent developments of State-sponsored stablecoins and detail the Baidu beta launch. Then I dive into the drama behind Nakamoto,com. Altcoiners using the term "pro-bitcoin" in a desperate attempt to extent their ponzi schemes. Lastly, I quickly talk about the halvening not being priced in. Links: https://bitcoinandmarkets.com/e196 Baidu network https://xchain.baidu.com/ New York Ledger https://decrypt.co/16155/new-yorks-lawmakers-are-pushing-for-its-own-cryptocurrency Nakamoto,com is a propaganda site https://twitter.com/Karalhoin/status/1213515397477150721 Veblen good https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Veblen_good Efficient Market Hypothesis https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Efficient-market_hypothesis 99% of altcoin volume is fake https://medium.com/swlh/how-to-better-estimate-bitcoins-true-trading-volume-by-fiat-currencies-and-against-altcoins-41623ddc9827

Discussion about the coming year and more for Bitcoin and this ecosystem. Topics include: The Halving Mining Tons on Lightning Altcoins Central Bank Digital Currencies Part 2 with discussion about the dollar and China can be found on my https://Patreon.com/bitcoinandmarkets

PRICE had 3 phases this year, 1) consolidation, 2) huge rally, 3) mini bear market FEES were very low all year, blocks full LIGHTNING First full year of mainnet wallets >3x growth Lightning Torch Watchtowers added to Lightning Loop in added to lightning Multi-part Payments added to lighting Hodlonaut Lightning bugs PLUG-N-PLAY NODES The rise of the plug and play node PRIVACY debates, privacy was enhanced in 2019 MISC QuadrigaCX Twitter and Square, Jack Dorsey #DeleteCoinbase Binance hack Tether and bitfinex CSW faketoshi sues everyone and gets owned in court Liquid tokens Plus token China block chain FUTURES Bakkt ErisX Binance/FTX Crypto Facilities/Kraken BitMEX seychelles CUSTODY Fidelity Coinbase/Xapo Bitgo/Kingdom Trust Swiss bank Vontobel GOV CRACKDOWN FINCEN threatens KYC IRS and other tax agencies start asking direct questions FBI says Bitcoin is a growing issue for them LIBRA and STABLECOINS CBDCs REPO market and the Fed

We are seeing the slow motion collapse of Ethereum in front of our eyes. I debrief the Adam Back comparison of Ethereum to Theranos and Vitalik's toxic reply to me of "ok bitcoiner". Short but dense episode. Show notes: https://bitcoinandmarkets.com/e193 Vitalik tweet https://twitter.com/VitalikButerin/status/1199820134275145728

Dense episode today. We talk about the recent bitcoin price drop and how or if China had anything to do with it. China has come out with massive support for "blockchain" yet they are cracking down on cryptocurrency exchanges. Are we in crazytown or are they serious? We've seen this before. The Central Bank Digital Currency (CBDC) is just the latest incarnation of altcoins, but this time, because they are feeling the heat. https://bitcoinandmarkets.com/e192

In this episode, I skip the price talk for the most part and talk about some news items. I take a deeper dive into Lightning Network for Bitcoin and the hot new app for private chat called Whatsat. Then go after Bianco the Chief of FinCEN and his comments quoted in Reuters. Lastly, I discect OMFIF-IBM's report on DLT. Don't want to miss it! https://bitcoinandmarkets.com/e191 Links: Whatsat https://www.bitcoinlightning.com/whatsat-send-private-messages-via-the-lightning-network/ IBM OMFIF report https://bitcoinist.com/ibm-central-bank-issued-cryptocurrency-five-years/ FinCEN chief thug https://www.reuters.com/article/us-crypto-currencies-fincen/u-s-to-strictly-enforce-anti-money-laundering-rules-in-cryptocurrencies-fincen-chief-idUSKBN1XP1YR

In this episode I go over the bitcoin price movements over the last week and hit on the big news items of the week. The first news item is the China's complete U-turn into blockchain. Next I discuss the doxxing of customers by Bitmex, Coinbase's unscheduled downtime and the wide fluctuations caused in the market. Lastly, I discuss why we are seeing a pull back in the bitcoin mining hash rate. Links in show notes: https://bitcoinandmarkets.com/e190

Bitcoin's price explodes high today. I address current price movements in the first few minutes of the podcast, the we get into some deeper factors affecting the price. Our news today is about sidechains, lightning network, future on boarding, de-dollarization and Repo madness from the Fed continuing. Full show notes with links at https://bitcoinandmarkets.com/e189

This episode is packed with information. We talk about Bitcoin scarcity as it relates to the 18 millionth bitcoin being mined, I give a unique estimate of the size of the Lightning Network using app statistics, and give you an update on what's going on in the Repo market with the Federal Reserve. #Fed #bitcoin Show notes https://bitcoinandmarkets.com/e188

I'm back with an episode about the bitcoin price, the new IRS guidelines for bitcoin taxes, and some Ethereum news. There are pros and cons to the new IRS clarifications, and I go through all of those. You can find the full show notes at https://bitcoinandmarkets.com/e187

After months of building bearish indicators, the Bitcoin price finally broke down. We called this correctly and are now sowing the seeds of the bullish move. I talk about lots of price things, good things about Bitcoin infrastructure, including traditional type products and lightning network. This community has been waiting to stack sats at the appropriate time, and we are going to be ready for the resumption of the bull market. Full show notes at https://bitcoinandmarkets.com/e186

I'm back with a brand new episode of Bitcoin & Markets. Today I focus on bitcoin mining with the hashrate exploding and overnight repos from the Fed with liquidity drying up around the world. Of course, I give my predictions on price and opinions on the Bitcoin market as a whole. Love you listener. Consider supporting us on Patreon if you like the content.

Things are slowing down in the Bitcoin market. Price has recovered, but too a hit today. We continue in the consolidation pattern. News items are interesting this week. I mentioned several on my free newsletter, but in the podcast I speak about malware using information from bitcoin transactions, lightning network vulnerability, JP Morgan on stablecoins with negative yields, and the $1 billion transaction we saw yesterday.

An excerpt taken from our member live stream. I was asked about money as a belief system and I laid out my argument for why that's incorrect. Through out the 90 min live stream I was asked repeatedly about it, so I cut them all out and posted here. Please support our content by becoming a member on Patreon. Support our sponsors Fastbitcoins.com and etoro.com. https://bitcoinandmarkets.com/e183 

The bitcoin price dropped this week as we've been talking about for several weeks. Will it continue down to the ultimate $8500 target? We discuss that, the overall state of the market including development on Lightning and on Bitcoin's consensus layer. I give you a blast from the past when discussing altcoins. We wrap up with a discussion about the Bill Dudley's Fed comments in a Bloomberg op-ed.

I'm back with a great bitcoin episode, discussing price and a bearish contrarian take. The mining and developement in bitcoin. Lastly, I buzz around and give you some great news items you might not find on another podcast, including analysis of the Fed's Powell speech today from Jackson Hole.

A different format this week, I'm releasing the audio of this week's live stream on Patreon. We talk about the Bitcoin Ponzi scheme in China that recent was busted and SEC news. The meat of the show is a reaction to the Dan Held v Vinny Lingham recent debate. Source video is https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C7VZBPWE7wU