Bitcoin & Markets

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.

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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

This week sums up some of the macro events we've been seeing and analyzing how they fit into the recent bitcoin price movements. The end of the show is dedicated to my Gold vs Bitcoin debate for people new to this space that are discovering topics on money for the first time.  Show notes at https://bitcoinandmarkets.com/e179

Huge news week this week. We talk about the Bitcoin price, of course, some Bitcoin mining news, and Layer 2 technologies really picking up pace on development, setting the stage for the next bull market. Next, I dive into Bitcoin Independence Day, the failing Federal Reserve, and finally bitcoin taxes and the IRS. Show notes available at https://bitcoinandmarkets.com/e178

This week I go in depth on the Bitcoin price and the way in which the price is set. Many people disparage technical analysis and chart reading, but they also support other psychological measures. I don't buy it. Price is the only thing that matters. You can't partake in the market without market prices. I discuss many aspects of Bitcoin this week and go on several rants. Enjoy. Hit me back with feedback.

What a great week for Bitcoin. Congress grills Libra and talks bitcoin. Price is strong, but with a bit of downside risk. Altcoins continue to decouple, as they can't keep up with bitcoin. As time goes on, the silly narrative that bitcoin is used for illicit exchange is going to explode in their faces. On the macro side, the price of oil is dropping, so queue Iran FUD. It all comes down to the Fed at the end of the month.  Show notes available at: https://bitcoinandmarkets.com/e176

In this week's episode we discuss Bitcoin's volatile price in depth. Will we see new highs or new lows? I also discuss the crazy bitcoin mining sector and how it's been ramping up big time and if any altcoin or other cryptocurrency can hope to keep up with bitcoin. Lastly, I touch on the big topic of this week Trump's and Chairman Powell's comments on Libra and Bitcoin. Great episode. Don't forget to sign up for our newsletter for all the charts and other links. bitcoinandmarkets.com.

A slightly less crazy week in Bitcoin this week, but there's still plenty of news out there. We cover the price, the incredible mining hashrate surge, new estimates on the lightning numbers. For the news items I pass on some insights about CME volumes, tether updates onto ethereum, and the dollar. Show notes: https://bitcoinandmarkets.com/e174