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19 Nov 2020 1 minute read 3 comments TheDesertLynx
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 opt...
16 Nov 2020 1 minute read 42 comments TheDesertLynx
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 experie...
14 Nov 2020 1 minute read 0 comments TheDesertLynx
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, Bitc...
12 Nov 2020 1 minute read 0 comments TheDesertLynx
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 invol...
7 Nov 2020 1 minute read 19 comments TheDesertLynx
Dash has an "election" coming up at the end of November 2020 where the network will decide between two important moves forward to overhaul its governance and treasury system. Two proposals, one by Dash's main development group, Dash Core Group, and...
7 Nov 2020 1 minute read 0 comments TheDesertLynx
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 c...
5 Nov 2020 1 minute read 0 comments TheDesertLynx
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 whet...
4 Nov 2020 1 minute read 7 comments TheDesertLynx
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...
31 Oct 2020 1 minute read 0 comments TheDesertLynx
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 c...
30 Oct 2020 1 minute read 238 comments TheDesertLynx
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...
