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Crypto Legends: Interviews and Events

Conversations with Roger Ver, Erik Voorhees, John McAfee, Richard Heart, and many more early builders, plus conference floors, a crypto cruise, Burning Man, and Anarchapulco. Pick a highlight clip to taste the moment, then follow the link to watch the full video.

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InterviewsJanuary 2017, North American Bitcoin Conference

Ep. #234- Roger Ver: How Digital Currency Will Change The World - 2017 North American BTC Conference

Roger Ver takes the stage and makes the case that digital currency isn't just an investment, it's a peaceful revolution in how humans trade. His energy is pure conviction: money that no government can print or freeze changes everything. You can feel the room leaning in.

Why it matters: A time capsule of the original Bitcoin vision, straight from one of its earliest and loudest champions.

Live w/ Roger Ver - One Of World's First Investors In Bitcoin Startups & BCH Advocate |Sep. 30, 2020
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Live w/ Roger Ver - One Of World's First Investors In Bitcoin Startups & BCH Advocate |Sep. 30, 2020

Three years later, Roger Ver sits down with Crypt0 for a long live conversation about Bitcoin Cash, merchant adoption, and why peer to peer cash still matters. No stage, no script, just two people who have been in the trenches since the early days talking shop. The chat questions fly and nothing gets dodged.

Why it matters: The follow up the 2017 keynote deserved: the same fire, years deeper into the fight.

BREAKING Interview w/ Roger Ver - "Bitcoin Jesus" & CEO of Bitcoin.com!
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BREAKING Interview w/ Roger Ver - "Bitcoin Jesus" & CEO of Bitcoin.com!

A rapid fire breaking interview with Roger Ver during the height of the block size debates. Short, sharp, and full of the urgency that defined crypto in that era. When Roger talks about economic freedom, he isn't performing, he means every word.

Why it matters: Captures the intensity of the scaling wars from the man at the center of them.

NEW! Roger Ver (Bitcoin.com CEO) Talks Bitcoin Hard-Fork, Bitcoin Cash, & Altcoins w/ Crypt0!
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NEW! Roger Ver (Bitcoin.com CEO) Talks Bitcoin Hard-Fork, Bitcoin Cash, & Altcoins w/ Crypt0!

Roger Ver walks through the hard fork moment in plain language: why it happened, what Bitcoin Cash was built to preserve, and where altcoins fit in the bigger picture. Crypt0 keeps the questions grounded so newcomers can follow along. A masterclass in explaining a messy split without the tribal noise.

Why it matters: The clearest short explainer of the fork era, from the person living it.

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InterviewsJanuary 2017, North American Bitcoin Conference

Ep. #241- John McAfee: Crypto Security - North American Bitcoin Conference 2017

John McAfee on crypto security, recorded shortly before he passed away. Only McAfee could turn a security talk into a show: part warning, part theater, all unforgettable. Behind the wild stories is a serious point about how exposed early crypto users were, and how far the space had to go.

Why it matters: A legend on stage in his prime, talking the one subject he knew better than anyone.

LIVE - John McAfee & Omar Bham (Crypt0)
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LIVE - John McAfee & Omar Bham (Crypt0)

John McAfee and Crypt0 live together on one stream, and it goes exactly where you expect: everywhere. A clip from this very session became the first ever Newsflare upload from the archive. Unfiltered, unpredictable, and completely McAfee, with Crypt0 riding shotgun and keeping the conversation on the rails.

Why it matters: Their shared livestream, the one that launched the archive's licensing journey.

LIVE! - AMA w/ Richard Heart
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LIVE! - AMA w/ Richard Heart

Richard Heart takes live questions with zero filter and total confidence, the way only he can. Love him or debate him, nobody leaves a Richard Heart AMA without opinions. Crypt0 moderates while the chat brings its hardest questions.

Why it matters: One of crypto's most polarizing builders, answering everything live.

Shapeshift 2.0- Win A KeepKey Wallet And Access! | Erik Voorhees & Willy Ogorzaly @ Bitcoin 2019
InterviewsBitcoin 2019

Shapeshift 2.0- Win A KeepKey Wallet And Access! | Erik Voorhees & Willy Ogorzaly @ Bitcoin 2019

Erik Voorhees talks Shapeshift 2.0 at Bitcoin 2019, plus a KeepKey giveaway for the viewers. Erik has been preaching frictionless exchange since before it was cool, and this is him in his element: building tools that let people trade without asking permission.

Why it matters: A front row seat with the man who made non custodial trading a movement.

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InterviewsJanuary 2017

Ep. #255- LIVE Interview and QA: Amanda B. Johnson of DASH

A live interview and open Q&A with one of Dash's best known voices, recorded when Dash was one of the hottest projects in crypto. The questions from the audience are sharp, the answers are candid, and you get a real sense of how community driven projects sold their vision in that era.

Why it matters: Community era crypto at its best: live, unscripted, and accountable to the chat.

Ep. #421- Dash Interview With Crypt0 & Amanda B. Johnson (Interview #2 - May 8th, 2017)
InterviewsMay 8, 2017

Ep. #421- Dash Interview With Crypt0 & Amanda B. Johnson (Interview #2 - May 8th, 2017)

The second sit down, months later, with Dash's story having evolved and the market roaring. Follow up interviews are rare in crypto media, and this one shows what changed and what held up. A genuine checkpoint in a project’s journey, not a hype reel.

Why it matters: The rare sequel interview, measuring predictions against reality.

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InterviewsNovember 2016

Ep. #175- Arcade City Interview - Featuring Mayor (CEO) Bernd Lapp

Before ride sharing on the blockchain was a buzzword, Arcade City was actually trying to build it. This interview digs into what a decentralized Uber could look like and why drivers deserved better. Ambitious, early, and very much of its era in the best way.

Why it matters: A look at the sharing economy ideas that predated the dapp boom.

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InterviewsJanuary 2017

Ep. #245- Bitcoin Conference - Interview with Old Timer

Not every legend wears a suit. This quiet conversation with a self described old timer at the 2017 conference is one of the most human moments in the archive: someone who watched money change and wanted to be part of it. Proof that crypto was always a people's movement first.

Why it matters: The everyday adopter's story, the one the headlines always miss.

Ep. #137- Ethereum News Interviews Ellesworth (Featuring Ethereum Clothing)
InterviewsOctober 2016

Ep. #137- Ethereum News Interviews Ellesworth (Featuring Ethereum Clothing)

Crypto culture was being invented in real time, and some of it was wearable. This fun early interview explores Ethereum themed clothing and the community creativity bubbling up around the ecosystem. Light, joyful, and a reminder that movements need merch too.

Why it matters: Crypto culture history: the moment the community started wearing its colors.

Ep. #247- Charlie Shrem: Intellisys Fund Management - North American Bitcoin Conference 2017
InterviewsJanuary 2017

Ep. #247- Charlie Shrem: Intellisys Fund Management - North American Bitcoin Conference 2017

A conversation with one of Bitcoin's earliest entrepreneurs about bringing crypto to traditional fund management. Recorded at the 2017 conference, it captures the exact moment Wall Street started sniffing around the space. History rhymes, and this is the first verse.

Why it matters: The bridge between Bitcoin's wild early days and institutional money, under construction.

Ep. #540- Interview With Max Keiser of 'The Keiser Report'! (There's a MAXCoin??!)
InterviewsJuly 2017

Ep. #540- Interview With Max Keiser of 'The Keiser Report'! (There's a MAXCoin??!)

Max Keiser brings the full Keiser Report energy: loud, certain, and wildly entertaining. Love the style or not, Max called the Bitcoin story earlier than almost anyone in media. This one is pure theater with a core of real conviction.

Why it matters: Bitcoin's loudest media bull, in full flight during the 2017 run.

Ep. #541- Interview with the Bitcoin visionary- Trace Mayer!
InterviewsJuly 2017

Ep. #541- Interview with the Bitcoin visionary- Trace Mayer!

A sit down with one of Bitcoin's most rigorous thinkers, recorded as the scaling debate reached its peak. Trace Mayer talks monetary theory the way engineers talk about bridges: precisely, and with strong opinions about structural integrity. The kind of interview that ages well.

Why it matters: Sound money theory from one of its sharpest advocates, at the decisive moment.

Ep. #546- Storj & Filezilla Partnership / Trace Mayer Interview: Bitcoin TRUMPS Gold & All
InterviewsJuly 2017

Ep. #546- Storj & Filezilla Partnership / Trace Mayer Interview: Bitcoin TRUMPS Gold & All

More Trace Mayer, this time on why Bitcoin outcompetes gold on every monetary property that matters. Short, punchy, and quotable. When historians look for the moment the gold versus Bitcoin debate tipped, clips like this are the evidence.

Why it matters: The gold debate, settled in one interview by a man who did the math.

Ep. #543- Interview With The Dollar Vigilante- Jeff Berwick! (True Anarcho-Capitalist)
InterviewsJuly 2017

Ep. #543- Interview With The Dollar Vigilante- Jeff Berwick! (True Anarcho-Capitalist)

Jeff Berwick doesn't do mild. The Dollar Vigilante lays out the full freedom maximalist case for crypto: opt out, decentralize everything, and build the parallel systems now. Agree or not, it's one of the clearest statements of the liberty thesis ever put on camera in this space.

Why it matters: The philosophical deep end of crypto, argued with total commitment.

Crypt0 & Jeff Berwick (The Dollar Vigilante) - Crypto, Growth, EOS, & More! - Anarchapulco
InterviewsAnarchapulco

Crypt0 & Jeff Berwick (The Dollar Vigilante) - Crypto, Growth, EOS, & More! - Anarchapulco

Years later, same two people, new setting: the freedom festival in Acapulco. The conversation has matured from theory to practice, what actually got built and what the liberty movement learned. A reunion with receipts.

Why it matters: The sequel: how the anarcho capitalist thesis held up, years on.

Dollar Vigilante Jeff Berwick: Favorite Coin, Institutions, Bitcoin, & Much More!- Anarchapulco 2019
InterviewsAnarchapulco 2019

Dollar Vigilante Jeff Berwick: Favorite Coin, Institutions, Bitcoin, & Much More!- Anarchapulco 2019

Back at Anarchapulco, Jeff Berwick names names: favorite coins, institutional games, and where he sees Bitcoin heading. Festival interviews have a looseness studios can't fake, and this one crackles with it.

Why it matters: Unfiltered festival takes from one of liberty's loudest crypto voices.

Ep. #435- Interview With Griff Green (Giveth.io) - Saving The World With Cryptocurrency
InterviewsMay 2017

Ep. #435- Interview With Griff Green (Giveth.io) - Saving The World With Cryptocurrency

Griff Green might be the kindest radical in crypto: a white hat hacker famous from the DAO saga, now building tools for giving. This interview is about using Ethereum to fund public goods and why charity needs better rails. Heartfelt and technically sharp at once.

Why it matters: Crypto's conscience: building generosity into the protocol layer.

LIVE Hangout / AMA With Griff Green! (HUGE Correction, Scaling, Predictions, Giveth, & Beyond!)
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LIVE Hangout / AMA With Griff Green! (HUGE Correction, Scaling, Predictions, Giveth, & Beyond!)

Griff Green returns for a live hangout covering the market correction, scaling debates, predictions, and Giveth's progress. The live format lets the community steer, and Griff answers everything with characteristic honesty.

Why it matters: The DAO white hat, live and unscripted, on everything the chat throws at him.

Fireside AMA & Chat w/ The Legendary Griff Green Of Giveth.io (White-Hat Hacker / DAO Infamy & More)
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Fireside AMA & Chat w/ The Legendary Griff Green Of Giveth.io (White-Hat Hacker / DAO Infamy & More)

A fireside style chat with Griff Green, slower and more reflective than the live AMAs. The DAO story gets the full retelling from the person who lived it, plus where decentralized giving goes next. Intimate and wide ranging.

Why it matters: The DAO saga, told fireside by its most famous white hat.

Ep. #436- Interview With Taylor (My Ether Wallet / Ethereum Name Service)
InterviewsMay 2017

Ep. #436- Interview With Taylor (My Ether Wallet / Ethereum Name Service)

Taylor from MyEtherWallet on building the wallet half of crypto actually used in 2017. Wallets are where adoption lives or dies, and this conversation gets into the unglamorous work of keeping users safe. Plus early ENS talk, back when naming was the future.

Why it matters: The infrastructure interview: why the boring parts of crypto matter most.

Ep. #477- Interview With Andrew Keys (Consensys Head Of Global Development)
InterviewsJune 2017

Ep. #477- Interview With Andrew Keys (Consensys Head Of Global Development)

Inside Consensys at the height of the enterprise Ethereum wave. Andrew Keys explains how a startup studio was trying to rebuild the world's business logic on Ethereum. Corporate meets cypherpunk, and the tension is fascinating.

Why it matters: Enterprise Ethereum's big bet, explained from inside the machine.

How Much Ether Needed To Stake / POS vs POW / More! - Interview With Ethereum Architect Vlad Zamfir
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How Much Ether Needed To Stake / POS vs POW / More! - Interview With Ethereum Architect Vlad Zamfir

Vlad Zamfir on proof of stake, back when it was still a research dream and not a shipped reality. The patience in this interview is striking: years of careful thought before a single line of consensus code. A reminder that the best protocol work is slow work.

Why it matters: Proof of stake before it was real, from the researcher who obsessed over it.

Ameer Rosic of Block Geeks, Jez San of FunFair, & Shawn Wilkinson of Storj.io (EXLUSIVE INTERVIEWS!)
InterviewsFrom the archive

Ameer Rosic of Block Geeks, Jez San of FunFair, & Shawn Wilkinson of Storj.io (EXLUSIVE INTERVIEWS!)

Three builders, three projects, one rapid fire session: education, gaming, and decentralized storage. The variety shows how broad the 2017 building wave really was. Everyone was shipping, and everyone had a thesis.

Why it matters: A triple feature of the 2017 builder boom, in their own words.

How Bitcoin Works As A Dollar Hedge & Intergenerational Wealth Vehicle - Ameer Rosic Interview Clip
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How Bitcoin Works As A Dollar Hedge & Intergenerational Wealth Vehicle - Ameer Rosic Interview Clip

A focused clip on Bitcoin as a hedge against dollar debasement and a vehicle for passing wealth across generations. Short, clear, and built for sharing with the nocoiners in your life.

Why it matters: The orange pill argument, distilled to its essence.

Ep. #538- The Crypto Show - Danny Sessom (Interview)
InterviewsJuly 2017

Ep. #538- The Crypto Show - Danny Sessom (Interview)

Danny Sessom of The Crypto Show on liberty, media, and why decentralized everything beats the alternative. Two crypto broadcasters comparing notes is always fun: shop talk from the front lines of independent media.

Why it matters: Independent crypto media talking to itself, and it's a good conversation.

Interview With Danny Sessom (The Crypto Show / Dash), & iExec's Julien (Dapp Store) NABTC Conference
InterviewsJanuary 2018, North American Bitcoin Conference

Interview With Danny Sessom (The Crypto Show / Dash), & iExec's Julien (Dapp Store) NABTC Conference

A double header from the 2018 conference: Danny Sessom on the media side and Julien on the iExec decentralized cloud. The bear market was starting, but the building hadn't stopped. You can hear the resolve.

Why it matters: Bear market builders, still shipping, still showing up.

Ep. #505- INTERVIEW - Funfair.io (Ultra Fast & Fair Gaming, On Ethereum, Made By Starfox Developer!)
InterviewsJune 2017

Ep. #505- INTERVIEW - Funfair.io (Ultra Fast & Fair Gaming, On Ethereum, Made By Starfox Developer!)

Gaming on Ethereum, built by a Starfox developer. FunFair's pitch was provably fair casinos running on smart contracts, and the gaming angle made crypto click for a whole new audience. Playful tech, serious engineering.

Why it matters: When gaming met Ethereum: the fun onramp to serious tech.

Ep. #474- The Market Sniper - Interview With Trading Expert Francis Hunt
InterviewsJune 2017

Ep. #474- The Market Sniper - Interview With Trading Expert Francis Hunt

Francis Hunt, the Market Sniper, on reading charts without losing your mind. Trading interviews are a dime a dozen, but this one stays grounded in risk management over hype. Useful whether you trade or just watch.

Why it matters: Chart wisdom without the casino energy.

Ep. #472- Humaniq (Interview With CEO Dinis Guarda)
InterviewsMay 2017

Ep. #472- Humaniq (Interview With CEO Dinis Guarda)

Humaniq wanted to bank the unbanked with a phone and a blockchain. Dinis Guarda lays out the vision of financial inclusion for billions. Idealistic? Sure. But the mission is the point, and the sincerity comes through.

Why it matters: Crypto's inclusion promise, straight from a founder chasing it.

Ep. #471- Accenture Consulting {Interview With Alissa)
InterviewsMay 2017

Ep. #471- Accenture Consulting {Interview With Alissa)

A view from inside the consulting world as enterprises started taking blockchain seriously. The contrast between startup speed and corporate process is the whole story here, and it's more revealing than any whitepaper.

Why it matters: The enterprise view, from inside the boardroom's blockchain curiosity.

Ep. #475- Canaan.io Mining Equipment (CEO Interview)
InterviewsJune 2017

Ep. #475- Canaan.io Mining Equipment (CEO Interview)

The CEO of a mining hardware maker on the industrial side of Bitcoin: chips, hash rate, and the arms race nobody sees. Mining is the physical backbone of the whole system, and this is a rare look at the factory floor.

Why it matters: Bitcoin's engine room, explained by the people building the engines.

Ep. #476- ThroughBit (Interview With Abhishek & Mouhammed)
InterviewsJune 2017

Ep. #476- ThroughBit (Interview With Abhishek & Mouhammed)

A young exchange team on building trading infrastructure in the middle of a boom. The energy is pure startup: move fast, list everything, figure out compliance later. A snapshot of the gold rush mentality.

Why it matters: The exchange gold rush, from the kids living it.

Interview with Heidi of Crypto Tips - Bitcoin OG & Cypherpunk (December 21st, 2019)
InterviewsDecember 21, 2019

Interview with Heidi of Crypto Tips - Bitcoin OG & Cypherpunk (December 21st, 2019)

Heidi of Crypto Tips on being a Bitcoin OG and a cypherpunk when few women were visible in the space. The cypherpunk roots get a proper telling here: privacy, sovereignty, and code as speech. Essential history from someone who was there.

Why it matters: Cypherpunk history, told by one of its most articulate voices.

Live with Alex Saunders- Nugget's News! (Second Interview, August 24th, 2020)
InterviewsAugust 24, 2020

Live with Alex Saunders- Nugget's News! (Second Interview, August 24th, 2020)

Alex Saunders of Nugget's News returns for round two, and the 2020 market looks nothing like the last chat. Two veteran analysts comparing notes on DeFi summer and the macro storm. Shop talk at the highest level.

Why it matters: Two market veterans, one wild year, zero scripts.

Interview w/ Ken Rutkowski Of CoinDMZ + METal +Voice Of Disruption
InterviewsFrom the archive

Interview w/ Ken Rutkowski Of CoinDMZ + METal +Voice Of Disruption

Ken Rutkowski on media, disruption, and why the old broadcast models were already dead. A media veteran turned crypto native sees the future of content before most. Meta in the best way: an interview about interviews.

Why it matters: The future of media, from a broadcaster who jumped early.

Interview w/ Reggie Middleton - CEO Of Veritaseum
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Interview w/ Reggie Middleton - CEO Of Veritaseum

Reggie Middleton on Veritaseum and the vision of peer to peer capital markets with no middlemen. Bold claims, big vision, and a front row seat to one of 2017's most ambitious experiments. History will judge the project, the ambition is undeniable.

Why it matters: DeFi before DeFi had a name, pitched at full volume.

Interview with Ari of the Rize App - Earn Crypto + Share Quick Drag & Drop Livestreams
InterviewsFrom the archive

Interview with Ari of the Rize App - Earn Crypto + Share Quick Drag & Drop Livestreams

The Rize App wanted to pay you in crypto for livestreaming, drag, drop, done. A fun look at the creator economy ideas bubbling up before play to earn was a phrase. The optimism is infectious.

Why it matters: Creator coins before they were cool.

Hosho- Get Your Smart Contracts Audited / Consensys Alternative (Interview w/ Founder: Hartej)
InterviewsFrom the archive

Hosho- Get Your Smart Contracts Audited / Consensys Alternative (Interview w/ Founder: Hartej)

Smart contract audits were the unsexy necessity of the ICO boom, and Hosho's founder explains why skipping them cost millions. Security talk that actually matters, from someone selling the fire extinguishers during the fireworks show.

Why it matters: The security story of 2017, from the auditors in the trenches.

Decent (DCT)- Decentralized Content Distribution (Interview W/ Peter Pongracz)
InterviewsFrom the archive

Decent (DCT)- Decentralized Content Distribution (Interview W/ Peter Pongracz)

Decent's pitch: cut out the middlemen between creators and audiences with blockchain distribution. The creator economy thesis, years before it had a name. Peter Pongracz makes the case with engineer clarity.

Why it matters: Own your content: the 2017 version of the creator revolution.

Dallas Rushing Explains EOS, Karma, Steemit 2.0, Tron vs EOS, & Much More! (Interview w/ Crypt0)
InterviewsFrom the archive

Dallas Rushing Explains EOS, Karma, Steemit 2.0, Tron vs EOS, & Much More! (Interview w/ Crypt0)

Dallas Rushing goes deep on EOS, Karma, and the social blockchain wars. The tribal energy of 2018 is on full display, but underneath it are real questions about governance and scale. Lively, opinionated, and very much of its moment.

Why it matters: The chain wars, narrated by a true believer.

TrustSwap Giveaway Interview - Jeff Kirdeikis Founder & CEO of TrustSwap & Uptrennd!
InterviewsFrom the archive

TrustSwap Giveaway Interview - Jeff Kirdeikis Founder & CEO of TrustSwap & Uptrennd!

Jeff Kirdeikis on TrustSwap's launchpad vision plus a giveaway for the audience. The DeFi wave needed trustless deal infrastructure, and this is the pitch straight from the founder. Entrepreneurial energy turned all the way up.

Why it matters: DeFi's trust layer, pitched live with prizes attached.

GPK CARD Giveaway - WAX Blockchain Interview w/ Evan Vandenberg
InterviewsFrom the archive

GPK CARD Giveaway - WAX Blockchain Interview w/ Evan Vandenberg

WAX and the future of digital collectibles, with a card giveaway to prove the concept works. Recorded before NFTs went mainstream, which makes the whole thing feel prophetic. The collectibles thesis, early and correct.

Why it matters: NFTs before the acronym mattered, with free cards to prove it.

Mark Mason- Dash International Outreach Coordinator / Director of PR @ Dash Force News (Interview)
InterviewsFrom the archive

Mark Mason- Dash International Outreach Coordinator / Director of PR @ Dash Force News (Interview)

Mark Mason on spreading Dash across borders and what international outreach actually looks like on the ground. Crypto adoption was never just a Western story, and this interview shows the global push in action.

Why it matters: Crypto goes global: the outreach playbook, unfiltered.

Crypto Taxes - Everything You Need To Know About Audits & More! (Taxbit AMA, w/ Austin Woodward)
InterviewsFrom the archive

Crypto Taxes - Everything You Need To Know About Audits & More! (Taxbit AMA, w/ Austin Woodward)

Taxes: nobody's favorite topic, everybody's problem. The Taxbit team answers the audit questions crypto holders were afraid to ask. Practical, calm, and genuinely useful, the rare AMA you should actually watch twice.

Why it matters: The least fun and most necessary AMA in the archive.

Interview & Live AMA w/ Michael - Boxmining !
InterviewsFrom the archive

Interview & Live AMA w/ Michael - Boxmining !

Boxmining live with the community, answering everything from market takes to channel shop talk. Two of crypto YouTube's OGs comparing notes is always a good time. The camaraderie is the content.

Why it matters: Crypto YouTube royalty, live and loose.

What's Is Going On With This Crypto Market?! - LIVE AMA w/Boxmining & Crypt0
InterviewsFrom the archive

What's Is Going On With This Crypto Market?! - LIVE AMA w/Boxmining & Crypt0

When the market goes wild, the community wants answers. Boxmining and Crypt0 take it all live: no prep, no filter, just two veterans reading the chaos in real time. Comfort food for volatile days.

Why it matters: Market chaos therapy, administered live by two pros.

LIVE Interview w/ Rachel! (CryptoFinally)
InterviewsFrom the archive

LIVE Interview w/ Rachel! (CryptoFinally)

Rachel of CryptoFinally on building in the space and what the journey looks like from the creator side. Fresh voices keep crypto honest, and this conversation is full of the optimism that got everyone here in the first place.

Why it matters: New builder energy, and the space is better for it.

LIVE: AMA With Charles Hoskinson of Cardano!
InterviewsFrom the archive

LIVE: AMA With Charles Hoskinson of Cardano!

A live AMA with one of the most methodical builders in crypto, taking questions on everything from research to roadmaps. Long form, deep, and unhurried: the opposite of hype culture. Bring coffee.

Why it matters: Slow science meets live chat, and it works.

Sparky Interview 1
InterviewsFrom the archive

Sparky Interview 1

The first Sparky interview, short and sweet. Sometimes the archive's smaller moments are the most charming: a quick chat, a real person, a slice of community life. Not every gem needs a keynote stage.

Why it matters: Small moments, real people: the community's beating heart.

Interview w/ Raiden Developer Lefteris: Fast, Cheap, Scalable Transfers For Ethereum (Devcon 3)
InterviewsNovember 2017, Devcon 3

Interview w/ Raiden Developer Lefteris: Fast, Cheap, Scalable Transfers For Ethereum (Devcon 3)

Lefteris on Raiden and the dream of fast, cheap Ethereum transfers, recorded at Devcon 3. Scaling was the defining technical challenge of the era, and the builders were refreshingly honest about how hard it was. Lab coats, not suits.

Why it matters: Ethereum scaling, explained at the whiteboard level.

Interview With Dr. Moe Levin (The North American Bitcoin Conference 2018)
InterviewsJanuary 2018, North American Bitcoin Conference

Interview With Dr. Moe Levin (The North American Bitcoin Conference 2018)

Dr. Moe Levin, the man behind the North American Bitcoin Conference itself, on building the event that became crypto's annual reunion. The organizer's view: what it takes to herd the entire industry into one venue. Meta and fascinating.

Why it matters: The man who built crypto's biggest party, on how the party got built.

Interview With Luke of Decred / Chris of Polymath! (North American Bitcoin Conference 2018)
InterviewsJanuary 2018, North American Bitcoin Conference

Interview With Luke of Decred / Chris of Polymath! (North American Bitcoin Conference 2018)

A double interview from the 2018 conference floor: Decred on governance and Polymath on securities tokens. Two projects tackling crypto's hardest problems, head on. The 2018 vintage is strong with this one.

Why it matters: Governance and compliance, the grown up problems, tackled live.

Interview With Rob (CryptoBobby) & Michael (Bits Be Trippin' - Mining Vids): NABTC Conference 2018
InterviewsJanuary 2018, North American Bitcoin Conference

Interview With Rob (CryptoBobby) & Michael (Bits Be Trippin' - Mining Vids): NABTC Conference 2018

Mining YouTubers on the rigs, the heat, and the hustle. CryptoBobby and Michael bring the hands on energy that spreadsheets never capture. If you've ever wondered what a mining farm smells like, start here.

Why it matters: The physical side of Bitcoin, from the creators who film it.

Interview With Matty Kurlzz Of Hollywood Undead Fame (ChainXChange Las Vegas 2018)
InterviewsAugust 2018, ChainXChange Las Vegas

Interview With Matty Kurlzz Of Hollywood Undead Fame (ChainXChange Las Vegas 2018)

A rock star walks into a crypto conference. Matty Kurlzz on music, crypto, and why artists were early to the decentralization idea. The culture crossover moments are the archive's secret treasure.

Why it matters: When rock met blockchain in Las Vegas, naturally.

Ingamar of 'Celsius Network' Loans & Roman of 'Serve' Logistics (ChainXChange Las Vegas 2018)
InterviewsAugust 2018, ChainXChange Las Vegas

Ingamar of 'Celsius Network' Loans & Roman of 'Serve' Logistics (ChainXChange Las Vegas 2018)

Two projects, one interview: crypto lending and blockchain logistics from the ChainXChange floor. The 2018 conference circuit was where narratives got stress tested in real time. A useful window into what the smart money was watching.

Why it matters: Lending and logistics: the 2018 enterprise pitch, live.

Quick Fire Interviews - KeepKey / ETHLend / WanChain / Shapeshift / Ideas By Nature / SALT / Dash
InterviewsFrom the archive

Quick Fire Interviews - KeepKey / ETHLend / WanChain / Shapeshift / Ideas By Nature / SALT / Dash

Seven projects, rapid fire, no fluff. The quick fire format is perfect conference floor journalism: give me your pitch before my attention runs out. A tasting menu of the 2017 ecosystem.

Why it matters: Seven pitches, one video: the fastest tour of 2017 crypto ever filmed.

Interviews w/ The Legendary Vortex & Tom Lee (Crypto Market & Much More!) - ChainXChange 2018
InterviewsAugust 2018, ChainXChange Las Vegas

Interviews w/ The Legendary Vortex & Tom Lee (Crypto Market & Much More!) - ChainXChange 2018

Vortex and Tom Lee on markets and much more, from the ChainXChange floor. When traditional market minds meet crypto natives, the conversation gets interesting fast. Bull market memories in a bear market year.

Why it matters: Wall Street meets crypto, live from Las Vegas.

CNBC Crypto Trader / Algebraix / BitIRA / XChng / Much More Interviews! (Crypto Invest Summit 2018)
InterviewsMay 2018, Crypto Invest Summit

CNBC Crypto Trader / Algebraix / BitIRA / XChng / Much More Interviews! (Crypto Invest Summit 2018)

A full sweep of the Crypto Invest Summit floor: media, advertising, retirement accounts, exchanges. The breadth shows how fast the industry was professionalizing. Everyone had a booth and a dream.

Why it matters: The 2018 industry, booth by booth.

Crypto Invest Summit 2019 Interviews!
InterviewsApril 2019, Crypto Invest Summit

Crypto Invest Summit 2019 Interviews!

Back at the Crypto Invest Summit a year later, leaner and more serious. The tourists left, the builders stayed, and the interviews show it. Bear markets make for better conversations.

Why it matters: Post hype clarity: the builders who stayed, on camera.

The Future Of EOS - Dallas Rushing, Karma Founder, Explains (Crypto Invest Summit 2019)
InterviewsApril 2019, Crypto Invest Summit

The Future Of EOS - Dallas Rushing, Karma Founder, Explains (Crypto Invest Summit 2019)

Dallas Rushing on EOS and Karma from the 2019 summit floor. The grand visions of 2018 meet the reality of 2019, and the conversation is better for it. Earnest building in a quiet market.

Why it matters: Social blockchain dreams, stress tested by the bear market.

YES! Finally: An Interview With Kenn Bosak!
InterviewsFrom the archive

YES! Finally: An Interview With Kenn Bosak!

Kenn Bosak, finally on the record. The excitement in the title is real: some guests take years to land. A conversation worth the wait, with one of the space's most interesting operators.

Why it matters: The long awaited sit down, and it delivers.

Kenn & Crypt0 Fireside Chat About ALL The Latest Cryptocurrency Topics + Where We're Headed!
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Kenn & Crypt0 Fireside Chat About ALL The Latest Cryptocurrency Topics + Where We're Headed!

A fireside chat covering everything: markets, tech, and where it all heads next. The relaxed format lets both hosts think out loud, and the big picture takes are the kind you only get from people who have seen multiple cycles.

Why it matters: Two veterans, one fireplace, the whole future.

Decentralizd - Bitcoin O.G. Interview On Markets & Much More!
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Decentralizd - Bitcoin O.G. Interview On Markets & Much More!

A Bitcoin OG on markets and much more. The OGs carry the oral history of this space, and every interview is a deposit in the cultural bank. Listen for the stories between the price talk.

Why it matters: Oral history from someone who was there before it was cool.

Live w/ Amaury SECHET - "Benevolent Dictator" Of Bitcoin ABC
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Live w/ Amaury SECHET - "Benevolent Dictator" Of Bitcoin ABC

Amaury Sechet, Bitcoin ABC's lead, on protocol leadership and the fork wars. The self aware title tells you the tone: technically deep, politically spicy. Essential viewing for understanding how chains actually get governed.

Why it matters: Protocol politics, from the man in the middle of it.

Crypt0 Interviews Phil (Conscious Consumers)- Sustainable Businesses With Caring Consumers Platform
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Crypt0 Interviews Phil (Conscious Consumers)- Sustainable Businesses With Caring Consumers Platform

Crypto meets conscious consumerism: using blockchain to reward sustainable businesses. The use cases beyond speculation are the ones that'll outlast every cycle, and Phil makes the case with genuine passion.

Why it matters: Blockchain for good, beyond the price charts.

Cryptos Are Way Bigger Than Money – Crypt0 Is Interviewed By Jens Böckenfeld (Grosse Freiheit TV)
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Cryptos Are Way Bigger Than Money – Crypt0 Is Interviewed By Jens Böckenfeld (Grosse Freiheit TV)

The tables turn: German TV interviews Crypt0 on why crypto is way bigger than money. Being the guest is a different skill, and the singularity thesis gets its European debut. Crypto as the onramp to something much larger.

Why it matters: Crypt0 as the guest, making the biggest case of all.

Bitcoin All-Time High Interview On 'Crush The Street' - Omar Bham 'Crypt0' & Kenneth Ameduri
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Bitcoin All-Time High Interview On 'Crush The Street' - Omar Bham 'Crypt0' & Kenneth Ameduri

Crush The Street catches Crypt0 at the all time high for a markets interview. The energy of a peak, captured live: euphoria, caution, and the eternal question of what comes next. A perfect emotional time capsule.

Why it matters: The top, live: euphoria and wisdom in one frame.

"Crypto Shrugged" - A New Sci-Fi Crypto Novel Is On The Way! (Interview With The Author)
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"Crypto Shrugged" - A New Sci-Fi Crypto Novel Is On The Way! (Interview With The Author)

A science fiction novel about crypto: because the future needs fiction too. The author interview digs into why storytelling might be the best onboarding tool the space has. Culture is infrastructure.

Why it matters: Crypto's story, told as a story.

Enjin Coin - Smart Cryptocurrency For Gaming (Interview w/ Enjin Coin CTO Witek)
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Enjin Coin - Smart Cryptocurrency For Gaming (Interview w/ Enjin Coin CTO Witek)

Enjin's CTO on building smart cryptocurrency for gaming, long before gaming tokens were everywhere. The technical depth here is real: item ownership, minting, and the metaverse before the word got corporate.

Why it matters: Gaming's blockchain future, previewed by its CTO.

Crypt0 Intervews Chris Coney of The Cryptoverse! (Anarchapulco 2018)
InterviewsAnarchapulco 2018

Crypt0 Intervews Chris Coney of The Cryptoverse! (Anarchapulco 2018)

Chris Coney of The Cryptoverse, interviewed in the beautiful chaos of Anarchapulco. Festival interviews have a way of getting to the human behind the project. Sunshine, freedom talk, and real conversation.

Why it matters: The human side of building, festival edition.

Crypt0 Interviews The Arcane Bear (Tijo) - Anarchapulco 2018
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Crypt0 Interviews The Arcane Bear (Tijo) - Anarchapulco 2018

The Arcane Bear on markets, memes, and the philosophy of the perma bear. Every cycle needs its skeptics, and Tijo plays the role with style. A fun counterpoint to the moon talk.

Why it matters: The bear case, delivered with a smile in the Mexican sun.

Crypt0 Interviews Sasha Daygame! (You're Fasting For HOW Many Days??!) - Anarchapulco 2018
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Crypt0 Interviews Sasha Daygame! (You're Fasting For HOW Many Days??!) - Anarchapulco 2018

The title says it all: an interview that goes gloriously off script into fasting, health, and life optimization. Anarchapulco was never just about crypto, and this is the proof. Delightfully unexpected.

Why it matters: The festival's wild card interview, in the best way.

Crypt0 Interviews Patrick Leach AKA Digest Yourself (Shred Token) @ Anarchapulco 2018
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Crypt0 Interviews Patrick Leach AKA Digest Yourself (Shred Token) @ Anarchapulco 2018

Fitness meets crypto with the Shred Token crew. Tokenizing gains sounds wild until you hear the pitch, and then it sounds inevitable. Only at Anarchapulco.

Why it matters: Proof that in 2018, someone tokenized everything. Including workouts.

SmartCash (SMART) Interview & Smart Card Demonstration @ Anarchapulco 2018!
InterviewsAnarchapulco 2018

SmartCash (SMART) Interview & Smart Card Demonstration @ Anarchapulco 2018!

A SmartCash interview with a live smart card demo on the festival floor. Demos or it didn't happen, and this one happened: real hardware, real transaction, real applause. The best kind of crypto content.

Why it matters: A live payments demo, outdoors, at a freedom festival. It worked.

"How To Know When Moon?" - The Crypto Sniper's Top Trading Advice - Interview @ Anarchapulco 2019
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"How To Know When Moon?" - The Crypto Sniper's Top Trading Advice - Interview @ Anarchapulco 2019

The Crypto Sniper's top trading advice, starting with the question everyone asks. Practical, punchy, and refreshingly honest about how hard timing really is. The sniper nickname gets tested against real questions.

Why it matters: Trading advice without the guru nonsense.

What's Up With DASH? Chuck Williams Explains @ Anarchapulco 2019
InterviewsAnarchapulco 2019

What's Up With DASH? Chuck Williams Explains @ Anarchapulco 2019

Chuck Williams on where Dash stands and where it's heading, festival side. Project updates hit different in person: you can read the conviction on faces. A solid state of the union for Dash fans.

Why it matters: Dash, live and in person, no press release filter.

Bix Weir (The Road To Roota) Crypto Manipulation, Silver, & An Exclusive Bonus! (Anarchapulco 2019)
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Bix Weir (The Road To Roota) Crypto Manipulation, Silver, & An Exclusive Bonus! (Anarchapulco 2019)

Bix Weir on manipulation, silver, and crypto's place in the rigged game thesis. The Road to Roota worldview isn't for everyone, but the questions it asks about markets are worth hearing. Plus an exclusive bonus for the faithful.

Why it matters: The manipulation thesis, argued with road tested passion.

Monero EXPLAINED! - Dr. Daniel Kim (Founder Of Sweetwater Digital Consulting - Anarchapulco 2019)
InterviewsAnarchapulco 2019

Monero EXPLAINED! - Dr. Daniel Kim (Founder Of Sweetwater Digital Consulting - Anarchapulco 2019)

Dr. Daniel Kim explains Monero with academic clarity: why privacy isn't a feature but a foundation. In a surveillance age, the privacy coin case has never been stronger. Clear, calm, and convincing.

Why it matters: Privacy, explained by someone with the credentials to do it.

Free Pack Giveaway For Steem Monsters! / Steem Engine / Steem Keychain - Aggroed @ Anarchapulco 2019
InterviewsAnarchapulco 2019

Free Pack Giveaway For Steem Monsters! / Steem Engine / Steem Keychain - Aggroed @ Anarchapulco 2019

Steem Monsters, card packs, and a giveaway: blockchain gaming's early days were genuinely fun. Aggroed walks through the ecosystem with the enthusiasm of a true believer. Play to earn before it had a whitepaper army.

Why it matters: Blockchain gaming's playground era, with free packs.

Quantstamp | Polymath | MakerDAO (Devcon4 Interviews)
InterviewsDevcon 4

Quantstamp | Polymath | MakerDAO (Devcon4 Interviews)

Three heavyweight interviews from Devcon 4: security audits, securities tokens, and decentralized stablecoins. Each one became a pillar of the ecosystem. Recorded when they were still explaining themselves to the world.

Why it matters: Three future pillars, interviewed before they were obvious.

Smartcash / Grid+ / Presearch / Experty / uPORT: Interviews @ Ethereal Summit San Francisco 2017
Interviews2017, Ethereal Summit San Francisco

Smartcash / Grid+ / Presearch / Experty / uPORT: Interviews @ Ethereal Summit San Francisco 2017

Five rapid interviews from the Ethereal Summit floor: payments, energy, search, and identity. The summit was where Ethereum's app layer introduced itself, and this is the highlight reel. Ambitious doesn't begin to cover it.

Why it matters: Ethereum's app layer, introducing itself five projects at a time.

Week In Ethereum / Zonafide / Cosmos ( Internet of Blockchains) - EXCLUSIVE Devcon 3 Interviews!
InterviewsNovember 2017, Devcon 3

Week In Ethereum / Zonafide / Cosmos ( Internet of Blockchains) - EXCLUSIVE Devcon 3 Interviews!

Exclusive Devcon 3 interviews spanning the Week in Ethereum crew, Zonafide, and Cosmos. The internet of blockchains thesis, argued on the ground in Cancun. Multi chain thinking before it was the consensus.

Why it matters: The multi chain future, previewed at Devcon 3.

End Of Conference YouTuber Discussion w/ Boxmining, Crypto Zombie & Blockchain Brad
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End Of Conference YouTuber Discussion w/ Boxmining, Crypto Zombie & Blockchain Brad

The conference ends, the cameras stay on: crypto YouTubers debriefing everything they just saw. Boxmining, Crypto Zombie, and Blockchain Brad trade takes with the honesty that only comes after the booths close. Shop talk gold.

Why it matters: The creators' debrief: what the conference was really like.

Max Keiser & YoungDumbCrypto Share Their Crypto Insights At Bitcoin Conference 2019!
InterviewsJune 2019, Bitcoin Conference

Max Keiser & YoungDumbCrypto Share Their Crypto Insights At Bitcoin Conference 2019!

Max Keiser brings a newcomer into the fold for a markets conversation at Bitcoin 2019. The passing of the torch moments are what keep a movement alive. Loud, fun, and full of the energy that 2019 needed.

Why it matters: The torch passes: veteran fire meets new blood.

Vortex & BTC Sessions / Coin Squad @ Bitcoin Conference 2019!
InterviewsJune 2019, Bitcoin Conference

Vortex & BTC Sessions / Coin Squad @ Bitcoin Conference 2019!

The Coin Squad rolls deep at Bitcoin 2019: educators and entertainers who taught thousands their first satoshi. Community built crypto as much as code did, and this crew is the proof.

Why it matters: The educators who onboarded a generation, together on camera.

Bitcoin 2019 - Crypt0, Anthony Pompliano & Austin Davis! / Max Keiser, Pomp, & Bill Barhydt Panel
InterviewsJune 2019, Bitcoin 2019

Bitcoin 2019 - Crypt0, Anthony Pompliano & Austin Davis! / Max Keiser, Pomp, & Bill Barhydt Panel

Bitcoin 2019's panel circuit with the biggest names in the game: Pomp, Keiser, Barhydt, and Crypt0 in the mix. The institutional era was dawning and the debates were getting serious. Front row history.

Why it matters: The institutional era's opening panel, with all the heavyweights.

Bitcoin $1,000,000 Price Target - Erik Voorhees | IOTA KYC?! | bZx Hack #2 | Daily Crypto News
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Bitcoin $1,000,000 Price Target - Erik Voorhees | IOTA KYC?! | bZx Hack #2 | Daily Crypto News

Erik Voorhees puts a seven figure target on Bitcoin in this headline making segment. The million dollar call gets the full treatment: the macro case, the timeline, and the caveats. Bold predictions from someone who earned the right to make them.

Why it matters: The million dollar Bitcoin call, in Erik's own framing.

Crypto Titans Roger Ver & Tone Vays Debate Bitcoin vs. Bitcoin Cash! (Coinsbank Cruise 2018)
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Crypto Titans Roger Ver & Tone Vays Debate Bitcoin vs. Bitcoin Cash! (Coinsbank Cruise 2018)

The debate of the era, on a boat: Roger Ver versus Tone Vays, Bitcoin versus Bitcoin Cash, with the ocean as the backdrop. Both sides came to win and neither gave an inch. This is the scaling war at its most theatrical and most substantive.

Why it matters: The single most watchable debate of the block size wars.

Dinner With Sandy & Jeremy of "The Awareness Revolution" - Anarchapulco 2018
InterviewsAnarchapulco 2018

Dinner With Sandy & Jeremy of "The Awareness Revolution" - Anarchapulco 2018

Dinner conversation with the Awareness Revolution crew: consciousness, crypto, and changing the world, over food. The best festival content is never on a stage. Warm, wandering, and wonderful.

Why it matters: The after hours conversations where movements are really built.

The Legendary Poolside Hangout With Crypt0 & Arcane Bear- Anarchapulco 2018
InterviewsAnarchapulco 2018

The Legendary Poolside Hangout With Crypt0 & Arcane Bear- Anarchapulco 2018

Poolside with the Arcane Bear: markets, philosophy, and festival vibes. Some interviews need a studio. This one needed sunshine and a pool. The most relaxed markets talk in the archive.

Why it matters: Market philosophy, poolside. Only at Anarchapulco.

Dallas Rushing Explains EOS, Karma, Steemit 2.0, Tron vs EOS, & Much More! (Interview w/ Crypt0)
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Dallas Rushing Explains EOS, Karma, Steemit 2.0, Tron vs EOS, & Much More! (Interview w/ Crypt0)

Dallas Rushing returns for a deeper dive: EOS, Karma, Steemit 2.0, and the Tron versus EOS showdown. The social chain wars had real stakes and real believers. Passionate, detailed, and totally of its era.

Why it matters: The social blockchain wars, from a true believer's foxhole.

Saturday Night (In Crypto) Live! - AMA
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Saturday Night (In Crypto) Live! - AMA

Saturday night, live, anything goes: the community AMA format at its most fun. Weekend crypto has a different energy, looser and more playful. The regulars show up and the questions get weird in the best way.

Why it matters: Community night: the AMA as a party.

Crypt0's News: LIVE AMA / QA :D
InterviewsFrom the archive

Crypt0's News: LIVE AMA / QA :D

The classic live AMA: Crypt0 takes it all, markets, tech, and life. The direct line between creator and community is what made the channel special. No question too small, no topic off limits.

Why it matters: The open line: community questions, straight answers.

Live AMA with Crypt0! | Will We Get A Bull Run? | Can You Still 1000x On Coins? | Much More!
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Live AMA with Crypt0! | Will We Get A Bull Run? | Can You Still 1000x On Coins? | Much More!

Bull run questions, 1000x dreams, and honest answers. The AMA where the chat asked what everyone was thinking and got the unvarnished take. Hope and realism in equal measure.

Why it matters: The questions everyone asks, answered straight.

ETH vs LTC | Crypto Taxes | What If Ledger Goes Bankrupt?! | Best Exchanges | More! (AMA w/ Crypt0!)
InterviewsFrom the archive

ETH vs LTC | Crypto Taxes | What If Ledger Goes Bankrupt?! | Best Exchanges | More! (AMA w/ Crypt0!)

The practical AMA: coin comparisons, tax headaches, custody nightmares, and exchange picks. The questions people actually lose sleep over, answered live. Genuinely useful television.

Why it matters: The survival guide AMA: real answers to scary questions.

LIVE: Bitcoin Roars & Alt-Market Soars! - Sentimental Analysis / AMA (Saturday May 11th, 2019)
InterviewsMay 11, 2019

LIVE: Bitcoin Roars & Alt-Market Soars! - Sentimental Analysis / AMA (Saturday May 11th, 2019)

Bitcoin roars back and the AMA rides the wave: sentiment analysis live as the market turns. Capturing the exact moment hope returns is what live crypto media does best. Electric.

Why it matters: The moment the 2019 recovery felt real, live.

LIVE AMA w/ Crypt0! (March 24th, 2020)
InterviewsMarch 24, 2020

LIVE AMA w/ Crypt0! (March 24th, 2020)

Twelve days after the COVID crash, the community needed a steady voice. This AMA is crisis era crypto media at its best: calm, factual, and human. History happened, and the camera was on.

Why it matters: Steady hands during the scariest week in years.

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Ep. #229- With Tone Vays- 2017 North American BTC Conference Kick Off Event in Miami Beach

The kickoff: the whole crypto world is about to walk through one door. Tone Vays co hosts the opening energy as the 2017 North American Bitcoin Conference gets underway. You can feel a bull market gathering in the room.

Why it matters: Where the legendary 2017 conference run began.

Ep. #231- Bitwage - The Future of Work (2017 North American Bitcoin Conference)
ConferencesJanuary 2017, North American Bitcoin Conference

Ep. #231- Bitwage - The Future of Work (2017 North American Bitcoin Conference)

Getting paid in Bitcoin in 2017 sounded like science fiction, and Bitwage was making it real. This conference segment explores the future of work: salaries without borders, payroll without banks. The remote work revolution, previewed a decade early.

Why it matters: The future of work, filmed before remote work was normal.

Ep. #232- Why Bitcoin? What gives it value? - 2017 North American Bitcoin Conference
ConferencesJanuary 2017, North American Bitcoin Conference

Ep. #232- Why Bitcoin? What gives it value? - 2017 North American Bitcoin Conference

The oldest question in crypto, asked on the conference floor: why does Bitcoin have value at all? The answers from attendees are a perfect cross section of 2017 thinking. Philosophy meets finance.

Why it matters: The fundamental question, answered by the 2017 crowd itself.

Ep. #233- Bitcoin To Fiat Withdrawals At Tellers Globally! - 2017 North American Bitcoin Conference
ConferencesJanuary 2017, North American Bitcoin Conference

Ep. #233- Bitcoin To Fiat Withdrawals At Tellers Globally! - 2017 North American Bitcoin Conference

Bitcoin to cash at teller machines worldwide: the bridge between crypto and the old money system, demoed live. Adoption has always been about these boring magical bridges. A glimpse of the plumbing being built.

Why it matters: The unglamorous infrastructure that made adoption possible.

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Ep. #235- Bitcoin Conference 2017 - Beginning Of Day 2!

Day two begins: the halls are buzzing, the coffee is flowing, and the 2017 conference hits its stride. These opening moments capture the electricity of crypto's biggest annual reunion at its peak. Pure atmosphere.

Why it matters: The feeling of being there, bottled.

Ep. #237- DN Dinar Coin: Gold Backed Crypto - North American Bitcoin Conference 2017
ConferencesJanuary 2017, North American Bitcoin Conference

Ep. #237- DN Dinar Coin: Gold Backed Crypto - North American Bitcoin Conference 2017

Gold backed crypto, the oldest dream in digital money, presented on the conference stage. The marriage of ancient sound money and new rails fascinated 2017. A window into the asset backed token experiments.

Why it matters: Digital gold, literally: the asset backed dream on stage.

Ep. #238- Bitcoin Conference 2017
ConferencesJanuary 2017, North American Bitcoin Conference

Ep. #238- Bitcoin Conference 2017

The main floor, the main stage, the main event: Bitcoin Conference 2017 in full swing. This is the establishing shot of an era, thousands of believers in one venue at the dawn of the great bull run.

Why it matters: The establishing shot of crypto's biggest year.

Ep. #239- Rootstock - North American Bitcoin Conference 2017
ConferencesJanuary 2017, North American Bitcoin Conference

Ep. #239- Rootstock - North American Bitcoin Conference 2017

Rootstock's pitch: smart contracts secured by Bitcoin's hash power. The sidechain dream was bold in 2017, and the technical ambition here is impressive. Layers upon layers, all the way down.

Why it matters: Bitcoin programmability, envisioned before it was fashionable.

Ep. #240- Bitcoin Conference 2017: Alpha Point
ConferencesJanuary 2017, North American Bitcoin Conference

Ep. #240- Bitcoin Conference 2017: Alpha Point

AlphaPoint on powering exchanges: the white label engines behind the trading boom. Nobody cheers for infrastructure, but everybody uses it. A look at the machinery under the market.

Why it matters: The engines under the exchange boom, up close.

Ep. #242- The Future of Technology - North American Bitcoin Conference 2017
ConferencesJanuary 2017, North American Bitcoin Conference

Ep. #242- The Future of Technology - North American Bitcoin Conference 2017

A forward looking conference segment on where technology itself is heading, with crypto as the thread. The singularity framing was already in the air in 2017: decentralized tech as the onramp to a transformed future. Visionary stuff.

Why it matters: 2017's vision of the future, and how much of it came true.

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Ep. #243- Bitcoin Conference Table Interviews: Dash, Genesis, Bitcoin.com, Dinar Coin and More!

The conference floor interview table: project after project sits down for rapid fire chats. Dash, Genesis, Bitcoin.com, Dinar Coin, the whole 2017 menagerie in one video. This is what being there felt like.

Why it matters: The entire 2017 ecosystem, one table at a time.

Ep. #244- Bitcoin Conference Live 2017 - Part Two of Day Two (Dash, Ledger Nano, OTC Desk, More!)
ConferencesJanuary 2017, North American Bitcoin Conference

Ep. #244- Bitcoin Conference Live 2017 - Part Two of Day Two (Dash, Ledger Nano, OTC Desk, More!)

Live from day two, part two: the conference in full roar with Dash, Ledger, OTC desks and more. Live coverage is unforgiving and wonderful: real reactions, real noise, real history. The closest thing to a time machine.

Why it matters: Live from the floor: 2017 at full volume.

Ep. #246- UnoCoin India: The Future of Money - North American Bitcoin Conference 2017
ConferencesJanuary 2017, North American Bitcoin Conference

Ep. #246- UnoCoin India: The Future of Money - North American Bitcoin Conference 2017

UnoCoin on bringing Bitcoin to India: a billion person market meets peer to peer money. The global south was always crypto's biggest opportunity, and this is the pitch from the front lines. Prescient and powerful.

Why it matters: Bitcoin's billion person opportunity, presented live.

Ep. #248- North American Bitcoin Conference 2017 - Day Two (Dash, Ledger Nano, OTC Desk, More!)
ConferencesJanuary 2017, North American Bitcoin Conference

Ep. #248- North American Bitcoin Conference 2017 - Day Two (Dash, Ledger Nano, OTC Desk, More!)

Another angle on day two: the booths, the builders, the believers. Conference coverage works best in layers, and this adds texture to the 2017 story. The details are the history.

Why it matters: More texture from the most important conference of 2017.

Ep. #251- Ledger: Hardware Wallet Security - North American Bitcoin Conference 2017
ConferencesJanuary 2017, North American Bitcoin Conference

Ep. #251- Ledger: Hardware Wallet Security - North American Bitcoin Conference 2017

Ledger on hardware wallet security, back when most people kept coins on exchanges and prayed. The self custody sermon, delivered on the conference floor. Your keys, your coins wasn't a slogan yet, it was a warning.

Why it matters: The self custody gospel, preached before the hacks proved it.

Consensus 2017 LIVE
ConferencesMay 2017, Consensus New York

Consensus 2017 LIVE

Live from Consensus 2017 in New York: the industry's flagship event, streamed as it happened. The rooms where deals got done and narratives got set. Raw, unedited, historic.

Why it matters: The flagship event, live and unfiltered.

Consensus 2017 LIVE (Day 2) - Bitcoin's Future Financially / Fidelity Adopts Coinbase & BTC-ETH!
ConferencesMay 2017, Consensus New York

Consensus 2017 LIVE (Day 2) - Bitcoin's Future Financially / Fidelity Adopts Coinbase & BTC-ETH!

Day two at Consensus: Fidelity adopts Coinbase, Bitcoin's financial future takes center stage. The suits had arrived, and they weren't leaving. Watch the exact moment traditional finance started paying attention.

Why it matters: The moment Wall Street walked through the door, live.

Consensus 2017 LIVE (Day 2) - Alt Coin Discussion Panel: Monero, Ripple, Augur, Cosmos
ConferencesMay 2017, Consensus New York

Consensus 2017 LIVE (Day 2) - Alt Coin Discussion Panel: Monero, Ripple, Augur, Cosmos

The altcoin panel: Monero, Ripple, Augur, Cosmos debating the multi coin future on stage. Every project made its case to a packed room. A perfect snapshot of 2017's Cambrian explosion.

Why it matters: The 2017 token universe, debating itself on one stage.

The Business Of Blockchain - EEA Members Panel (Consensus 2017)
ConferencesMay 2017, Consensus New York

The Business Of Blockchain - EEA Members Panel (Consensus 2017)

The Enterprise Ethereum Alliance on the business of blockchain: corporations discovering decentralization. The enterprise wave started here, in rooms like this one. Suits learning cypherpunk, live.

Why it matters: Enterprise Ethereum's coming out party.

Consensus 2017 LIVE (Chasing Privacy In The Blockchain)
ConferencesMay 2017, Consensus New York

Consensus 2017 LIVE (Chasing Privacy In The Blockchain)

The privacy session at Consensus 2017: chasing anonymity on transparent ledgers. The tension between compliance and privacy was already the defining debate. Still unresolved, still essential.

Why it matters: The privacy debate that never ended, at its beginning.

Secure Identity (With Vinny Lingham - Consensus 2017) - The Civic App
ConferencesMay 2017, Consensus New York

Secure Identity (With Vinny Lingham - Consensus 2017) - The Civic App

Vinny Lingham on secure identity with the Civic app: proving who you're without giving everything away. Identity remains crypto's hardest unsolved problem, and this is an early swing at it.

Why it matters: Identity, the unsolved problem, tackled early.

Ethereum Enterprise Alliance (Consensus 2017)
ConferencesMay 2017, Consensus New York

Ethereum Enterprise Alliance (Consensus 2017)

The EEA takes the Consensus stage: the biggest names in business betting on Ethereum. The alliance announcements moved markets in 2017. Corporate crypto history, as it happened.

Why it matters: When big business bet on Ethereum, on stage.

Rootstock (Consensus 2017)
ConferencesMay 2017, Consensus New York

Rootstock (Consensus 2017)

Rootstock at Consensus: Bitcoin secured smart contracts, pitched to the New York crowd. The technical vision was always grand. Layers on Bitcoin, debated live.

Why it matters: Bitcoin's programmability dream, on the big stage.

Ep. #441- Ethereal Summit LIVE (Part 1)
Conferences2017, Ethereal Summit San Francisco

Ep. #441- Ethereal Summit LIVE (Part 1)

Ethereal Summit 2017, part one: Ethereum's cultural moment, live. Art, music, and code collided at this summit in a way no other conference managed. The vibe was half festival, half hackathon.

Why it matters: Ethereum's cultural peak, live from the summit.

Ep. #442- Ethereal Summit LIVE (Part 2)
Conferences2017, Ethereal Summit San Francisco

Ep. #442- Ethereal Summit LIVE (Part 2)

Part two of the Ethereal Summit live coverage: more talks, more demos, more of that 2017 magic. The summit kept delivering, and the camera kept rolling. History in high spirits.

Why it matters: More of the summit where Ethereum found its soul.

Ep. #447- The Ethereal Summit Was Awesome! (Wrap-Up / Thanks)
Conferences2017, Ethereal Summit San Francisco

Ep. #447- The Ethereal Summit Was Awesome! (Wrap-Up / Thanks)

The wrap up: what the Ethereal Summit meant, with gratitude and highlights. Every great event deserves a proper debrief. The glow of 2017, preserved.

Why it matters: The love letter to Ethereum's best week.

Ep. #451- Building A Technology Of Inclusion (Ethereal Summit 2017 Panel)
Conferences2017, Ethereal Summit San Francisco

Ep. #451- Building A Technology Of Inclusion (Ethereal Summit 2017 Panel)

A panel on building technology of inclusion: who gets to participate in the future being built. The values conversation, on stage, when it mattered most. Ethereum at its most idealistic.

Why it matters: The values panel: who's the future for.

Consensys CEO On Ethereum's Future - Joseph Lubin (Ethereal Summit San Francisco 2017)
Conferences2017, Ethereal Summit San Francisco

Consensys CEO On Ethereum's Future - Joseph Lubin (Ethereal Summit San Francisco 2017)

Joseph Lubin on Ethereum's future, from the Ethereal stage. The Consensys vision: a decentralized world wide web, built one dapp at a time. Grand plans, calmly delivered.

Why it matters: The Web3 vision, from its chief architect.

Deconstructing & Reconstructing Our Universe, Atom By Atom, Bit By Bit- Bill Tai (Ethereal Summit)
ConferencesEthereal Summit

Deconstructing & Reconstructing Our Universe, Atom By Atom, Bit By Bit- Bill Tai (Ethereal Summit)

Bill Tai on deconstructing and reconstructing the universe, atom by atom, bit by bit. The singularity framing, live on stage: crypto as the onramp to a rebuilt reality. This is the thesis, stated beautifully.

Why it matters: The singularity thesis, keynoted.

Plasma & The Public Ethereum Chain - Joseph Poon (Ethereal Summit 2017)
Conferences2017, Ethereal Summit

Plasma & The Public Ethereum Chain - Joseph Poon (Ethereal Summit 2017)

Joseph Poon on Plasma and scaling the public Ethereum chain. The scaling research was dense, brilliant, and absolutely essential. Whiteboard level thinking, on stage.

Why it matters: Scaling research, from one of its inventors.

The Internet Of Things Is BORN- Slock.It is BACK!! #livedemo@devcon3
ConferencesNovember 2017, Devcon 3

The Internet Of Things Is BORN- Slock.It is BACK!! #livedemo@devcon3

Slock.it demos the Internet of Things on Ethereum, live at Devcon 3. Machines paying machines: the demo gods smiled that day. The DAO's creators, building forward.

Why it matters: Machines paying machines, demoed live.

Live From Devcon 4 Prague (Day One) - Swarm | Mist | Ethereum Development | More
ConferencesDevcon 4, Prague

Live From Devcon 4 Prague (Day One) - Swarm | Mist | Ethereum Development | More

Live from Devcon 4 in Prague, day one: Swarm, Mist, and the state of Ethereum development. The developer conference is where the real work gets shown. Code over hype, always.

Why it matters: Ethereum's builders, live from Prague.

Devcon 4 Wrap-Up Thoughts w/ Crypt0, Boxmining, & Ran Neuner
ConferencesDevcon 4, Prague

Devcon 4 Wrap-Up Thoughts w/ Crypt0, Boxmining, & Ran Neuner

The Devcon 4 debrief with Crypt0, Boxmining, and Ran Neuner: three veteran voices on what the week meant. The hallway track wisdom, captured. When these three agree, pay attention.

Why it matters: Three OGs, one debrief, all signal.

MapleChange Exit Scam? | ZCash Polkadot | Reversible ICOs (RICO) | Devcon 4 Day One Thoughts
ConferencesDevcon 4, Prague

MapleChange Exit Scam? | ZCash Polkadot | Reversible ICOs (RICO) | Devcon 4 Day One Thoughts

Devcon 4 day one thoughts, plus the news that wouldn't wait: exit scams, new chains, and reversible ICOs. Conference week never sleeps, and neither did the coverage. Real time history.

Why it matters: The news didn't pause for the conference, and neither did we.

More Bullish On Ethereum Than Ever: Why You Should Be Excited After Devcon 4
ConferencesDevcon 4, Prague

More Bullish On Ethereum Than Ever: Why You Should Be Excited After Devcon 4

The bullish case after Devcon 4: why the developer energy on display meant Ethereum's best days were ahead. Conviction, earned the hard way, in the depths of the bear market. This aged well.

Why it matters: Bear market conviction, from the builder trenches.

Custody & Security w/ Edge Wallet Founder Paul Puey @ Devcon 4 Prague
ConferencesDevcon 4, Prague

Custody & Security w/ Edge Wallet Founder Paul Puey @ Devcon 4 Prague

Paul Puey of Edge Wallet on custody and security at Devcon 4. The unglamorous work of keeping users safe, discussed seriously. Security is the feature everything else depends on.

Why it matters: The security conversation, with a founder who lives it.

The Case For Proof Of Stake - Avalanche (AVA) Token Introduction (Emin Gun Sirer - Devcon 4)
ConferencesDevcon 4, Prague

The Case For Proof Of Stake - Avalanche (AVA) Token Introduction (Emin Gun Sirer - Devcon 4)

Emin Gun Sirer makes the case for proof of stake and introduces Avalanche at Devcon 4. Academic rigor meets ambitious new design. The consensus debates, live and technical.

Why it matters: A new consensus vision, unveiled to the faithful.

Devcon 3 Wrap-Up: Best. Conference. Evar.
ConferencesNovember 2017, Devcon 3

Devcon 3 Wrap-Up: Best. Conference. Evar.

The Devcon 3 wrap up, and the title isn't exaggerating: Cancun, 2017, peak euphoria, the whole Ethereum world in one place. The best conference ever, according to someone who was there for all of it.

Why it matters: Peak 2017, bottled in Cancun.

The Herd Is Coming - Billionaire Mike Novogratz (Ethereal Summit San Francisco 2017)
Conferences2017, Ethereal Summit San Francisco

The Herd Is Coming - Billionaire Mike Novogratz (Ethereal Summit San Francisco 2017)

Mike Novogratz tells the Ethereal crowd the herd is coming: institutional money, inbound. The billionaire's blessing moved the whole market's psychology. Prophecy as market event.

Why it matters: The institutional prophecy, delivered by a billionaire believer.

Can We Build A Surveillance-Free Internet? - Steven "Seven" Waterhouse (Ethereal Summit SF 2017)
Conferences2017, Ethereal Summit San Francisco

Can We Build A Surveillance-Free Internet? - Steven "Seven" Waterhouse (Ethereal Summit SF 2017)

The surveillance free internet question, asked on the Ethereal stage. Privacy as a design goal, not an afterthought. The cypherpunk dream, keynoted in San Francisco.

Why it matters: The privacy keynote the internet still needs.

Brian Johnson - The Brain On The Blockchain (Ethereal Summit San Francisco 2017)
Conferences2017, Ethereal Summit San Francisco

Brian Johnson - The Brain On The Blockchain (Ethereal Summit San Francisco 2017)

Brian Johnson on the brain and the blockchain: neuroscience meets decentralization. The most out there talk of the summit, and maybe the most forward looking. The singularity, via the skull.

Why it matters: Where neuroscience meets the chain.

Introduction To Token Foundry - Harrison Hines (Ethereal Summit San Francisco 2017)
Conferences2017, Ethereal Summit San Francisco

Introduction To Token Foundry - Harrison Hines (Ethereal Summit San Francisco 2017)

Token Foundry's introduction: the token launch playbook, presented at Ethereal. The ICO era needed infrastructure, and this was the factory floor. History of the hype, from inside.

Why it matters: The token launch machine, explained by its builders.

Donneth - Consensys' 24 Hour Hackathon Winner (Ethereal Summit San Francisco 2017)
Conferences2017, Ethereal Summit San Francisco

Donneth - Consensys' 24 Hour Hackathon Winner (Ethereal Summit San Francisco 2017)

A 24 hour hackathon winner takes the Ethereal stage: proof that the best of crypto gets built overnight. The builder spirit, compressed into one inspiring talk. Sleep is for testnets.

Why it matters: Built in 24 hours, presented to thousands.

Ethereal Summit LIVE! (With Chat)
ConferencesEthereal Summit

Ethereal Summit LIVE! (With Chat)

The Ethereal Summit, live with chat: the full interactive experience. The audience questions shaped the coverage in real time. Community powered journalism, before it was a buzzword.

Why it matters: The summit, with the chat as co host.

1st Annual Dash Conference: London Keynote In 4k- LIVE! (Part 1)
ConferencesSeptember 2017, London

1st Annual Dash Conference: London Keynote In 4k- LIVE! (Part 1)

The first annual Dash conference keynote, live from London in 4K. A community funded project throwing its own global event: the DAO era's proudest moment. Ambitious, polished, historic.

Why it matters: A DAO funded conference, keynoted in 4K.

Ep. # 305- SEC March 2017 Summit LIVE
ConferencesMarch 2017

Ep. # 305- SEC March 2017 Summit LIVE

Live from the SEC's 2017 summit: regulators and crypto in the same room, before anyone knew how the story would go. The regulatory saga started here. Watch the beginning of the longest running drama in crypto.

Why it matters: The regulatory era, episode one, live.

Hash Graph: The Next Big Public Ledger Launching March 13th?? (Blockchain Beach Day Conference)
ConferencesBlockchain Beach Day

Hash Graph: The Next Big Public Ledger Launching March 13th?? (Blockchain Beach Day Conference)

Hashgraph's big reveal, covered at the Blockchain Beach Day conference: the next big public ledger, or so the hype claimed. New consensus designs were the excitement of 2018. The pitch, preserved.

Why it matters: The consensus wars, beach edition.

Crypto After Consensus- Economic Uncertainty To The Singularity: Everything Else Is Noise
ConferencesFrom the archive

Crypto After Consensus- Economic Uncertainty To The Singularity: Everything Else Is Noise

After the conference dust settles: economic uncertainty, the singularity, and everything else as noise. The big picture take, when the booths are packed away. Crypto as the onramp, stated plainly.

Why it matters: The thesis, distilled after the noise fades.

LA Token (Exchange) | Digimax (STO Launchpad) at Crypto Invest Summit (April 2019)
ConferencesApril 2019, Crypto Invest Summit

LA Token (Exchange) | Digimax (STO Launchpad) at Crypto Invest Summit (April 2019)

The security token era, live from the 2019 summit: exchanges and launchpads for the STO wave. Every cycle has its three letter acronym. The compliance friendly future, pitched on stage.

Why it matters: The STO era, in its natural habitat.

Totle - Decentralized Exchanges COMBINED & Made Easy @ Crypto Invest Summit
ConferencesCrypto Invest Summit

Totle - Decentralized Exchanges COMBINED & Made Easy @ Crypto Invest Summit

Totle's pitch: all decentralized exchanges, combined and made easy. The aggregator thesis before aggregators were everywhere. Liquidity wants to be one pool.

Why it matters: The DEX aggregator idea, early and clear.

Crypto Invest Summit 2018 - Smart Browser / Einsteinium / Green Power / Uulala / CoinGenius / More!
ConferencesMay 2018, Crypto Invest Summit

Crypto Invest Summit 2018 - Smart Browser / Einsteinium / Green Power / Uulala / CoinGenius / More!

The summit floor sweep: browsers, coins, green power, and more. The variety of 2018's building wave is the story. Everybody had a booth, everybody had a vision.

Why it matters: The 2018 builder menagerie, booth by booth.

Crypto Invest Summit 2018 - George Weiksner - 12 Year Old's Gaming Platform "Pocketful Of Quarters"
ConferencesMay 2018, Crypto Invest Summit

Crypto Invest Summit 2018 - George Weiksner - 12 Year Old's Gaming Platform "Pocketful Of Quarters"

A 12 year old founder pitches a gaming platform on the summit stage. Crypto's permissionless nature meant age was no barrier to building. The future, arriving early and unannounced.

Why it matters: Twelve years old, on stage, shipping.

Crypto Invest Summit 2018 - Taylor of MyCrypto / Chris Cole (Crypto Invest Summit 2018)
ConferencesMay 2018, Crypto Invest Summit

Crypto Invest Summit 2018 - Taylor of MyCrypto / Chris Cole (Crypto Invest Summit 2018)

Taylor of MyCrypto and Chris Cole, summit interviews on wallets and what's next. The wallet wars were heating up, and the builders were candid. Infrastructure talk, minus the jargon.

Why it matters: The wallet wars, from the people fighting them.

Casper Labs Hackathon (Crypto Invest Summit 2019)
ConferencesApril 2019, Crypto Invest Summit

Casper Labs Hackathon (Crypto Invest Summit 2019)

The Casper Labs hackathon at the 2019 summit: builders building, live. Hackathons are where the ecosystem's future gets written in real time. Code, pizza, and conviction.

Why it matters: The future, hacked together live.

Ep. #454- Ethereal Summit 2017 - Introducing: Token (Brian Armstrong - CEO of Coinbase)
Conferences2017, Ethereal Summit San Francisco

Ep. #454- Ethereal Summit 2017 - Introducing: Token (Brian Armstrong - CEO of Coinbase)

Brian Armstrong introduces Token at the Ethereal Summit: Coinbase's CEO on messaging meets money. The exchange giant's product vision, unveiled to Ethereum's faithful. Rare stage time for a usually quiet CEO.

Why it matters: Coinbase's CEO, live on Ethereum's stage.

Ep. #456- Ethereal Summit 2017 - Token Economy Exchange in 3 Dimensions (Brock Pierce + Panel)
Conferences2017, Ethereal Summit San Francisco

Ep. #456- Ethereal Summit 2017 - Token Economy Exchange in 3 Dimensions (Brock Pierce + Panel)

Brock Pierce and panel on the token economy in three dimensions. The tokenize everything thesis, argued at peak enthusiasm. Grand visions, delivered with showmanship.

Why it matters: Tokenize everything: the 2017 master thesis.

Ep. #458- Ethereal Summit 2017 - Network Society Of Future (David Orban of Singularity University)
Conferences2017, Ethereal Summit San Francisco

Ep. #458- Ethereal Summit 2017 - Network Society Of Future (David Orban of Singularity University)

David Orban of Singularity University on the network society of the future. The singularity framing, academic grade: exponential tech reshaping civilization. Crypto as one thread in a much larger weave.

Why it matters: The big picture, from Singularity University itself.

Ep. #459- Take Back Digital Freedom Starting With Data - Part One (Ethereal Summit 2017 Panel)
Conferences2017, Ethereal Summit San Francisco

Ep. #459- Take Back Digital Freedom Starting With Data - Part One (Ethereal Summit 2017 Panel)

Taking back digital freedom, starting with data: the panel that asked who owns you. Data sovereignty was the sleeper issue of 2017. The answers are still being built.

Why it matters: Who owns your data: the panel that asked first.

Ep. #460- Take Back Digital Freedom Starting With Data - Part Two (Ethereal Summit 2017 Panel)
Conferences2017, Ethereal Summit San Francisco

Ep. #460- Take Back Digital Freedom Starting With Data - Part Two (Ethereal Summit 2017 Panel)

Part two of the data freedom panel: deeper into ownership, privacy, and the technical paths forward. The conversation the industry needed, when it needed it. Still relevant, still urgent.

Why it matters: The data ownership debate, continued.

Ep. #461- Nation OS: Prototyping The Future Of Government Part One (Ethereal Summit 2017 Panel)
Conferences2017, Ethereal Summit San Francisco

Ep. #461- Nation OS: Prototyping The Future Of Government Part One (Ethereal Summit 2017 Panel)

Prototyping the future of government: Nation OS and the governance experiments of 2017. Blockchains for voting, identity, and public goods. The most ambitious panel of the summit, easily.

Why it matters: Rebuilding government, prototyped on stage.

Ep. #462- Nation OS: Prototyping The Future Of Government Part Two (Ethereal Summit 2017 Panel)
Conferences2017, Ethereal Summit San Francisco

Ep. #462- Nation OS: Prototyping The Future Of Government Part Two (Ethereal Summit 2017 Panel)

Part two of the governance deep dive: the mechanics of on chain collective decision making. Dry topic, electric implications. The future of coordination, workshopped live.

Why it matters: Coordination tech, for the species level problems.

Ep. #463- Building A Decentralized Entertainment Economy (CEO Zach LaBeau - Ethereal Summit 2017)
Conferences2017, Ethereal Summit San Francisco

Ep. #463- Building A Decentralized Entertainment Economy (CEO Zach LaBeau - Ethereal Summit 2017)

A decentralized entertainment economy: artists, fans, and smart contracts cutting out the labels. The creator economy thesis, 2017 edition. Music's middlemen were put on notice.

Why it matters: The label free future of entertainment.

Ep. #464- Dubai, City Of The Future: From Imagination To Reality (Ethereal Summit 2017)
Conferences2017, Ethereal Summit San Francisco

Ep. #464- Dubai, City Of The Future: From Imagination To Reality (Ethereal Summit 2017)

Dubai, city of the future: the blockchain powered city vision, presented at Ethereal. Governments competing on innovation was the 2017 plot twist nobody expected. Ambition, at city scale.

Why it matters: A city running on blockchain: the 2017 vision.

Ep. #467- Art And Film Patronage Re-Imagined For Web 3.0 (Ethereal Summit 2017)
Conferences2017, Ethereal Summit San Francisco

Ep. #467- Art And Film Patronage Re-Imagined For Web 3.0 (Ethereal Summit 2017)

Art and film patronage, reimagined for Web3: creators funded directly by their audiences. The patronage model is centuries old, the rails are brand new. Culture meets crypto, beautifully.

Why it matters: Patronage, upgraded for the internet age.

Ep. #468- Shaping The Digital Capital Markets (Solving The Liquidity Problem - Ethereal Summit 2017)
Conferences2017, Ethereal Summit San Francisco

Ep. #468- Shaping The Digital Capital Markets (Solving The Liquidity Problem - Ethereal Summit 2017)

Shaping digital capital markets: solving liquidity, the problem under every market. Deep, technical, and quietly one of the most important talks of the summit. Plumbing for the future of finance.

Why it matters: Liquidity: the invisible problem, tackled on stage.

Ep. #448- Welcome (Amanda & Jesse) / A World Without Middlemen (Vinay Gupta)
Conferences2017, Ethereal Summit San Francisco

Ep. #448- Welcome (Amanda & Jesse) / A World Without Middlemen (Vinay Gupta)

Vinay Gupta on a world without middlemen: the Ethereum philosopher's case for disintermediating everything. Big ideas, delivered with infectious clarity. The why behind the what.

Why it matters: The philosophical core of Ethereum, on stage.

Coinsbank Crypto Cruise 2018 VLOGumentary - An Interesting Experience In So Many Ways
Events2018, Coinsbank Crypto CruiseHighlight coming

Coinsbank Crypto Cruise 2018 VLOGumentary - An Interesting Experience In So Many Ways

The full VLOGumentary from the crypto cruise: the entire industry on one boat together. Equal parts conference and reality show. You have never seen crypto like this.

Why it matters: The most legendary event in crypto history, documented start to finish.

Boxmining Talks About The Bear Market, State Of ICOs, Market Manipulation, & More (Coinsbank Cruise)
Events2018, Coinsbank Crypto Cruise

Boxmining Talks About The Bear Market, State Of ICOs, Market Manipulation, & More (Coinsbank Cruise)

Boxmining on the cruise, talking bear markets and ICO reality checks. The 2018 comedown needed honest voices, and this is one of the most honest talks of the trip.

Why it matters: Bear market truth, delivered at sea.

Crypt0, Kenn Bosak, Boxmining, IvanOnTech, Tone Vays Panel On The Coinsbank Cruise 2018
Events2018, Coinsbank Crypto Cruise

Crypt0, Kenn Bosak, Boxmining, IvanOnTech, Tone Vays Panel On The Coinsbank Cruise 2018

The cruise panel: five of crypto's biggest voices on one stage, on one ship, with nowhere to hide. The debates got spirited and the takes got real. Must see event television.

Why it matters: Five heavyweights, one stage, open water.

We Survived Burning Man 2018... Mostly! :D
Events2018, Burning ManHighlight coming

We Survived Burning Man 2018... Mostly! :D

Crypto meets the playa: the Burning Man 2018 survival story, dust and all. Burning Man's gift economy and Bitcoin's peer to peer ethos were always cousins. An adventure, honestly told.

Why it matters: Where crypto culture met its desert mirror.

The First Day Of The Rest Of My Life - Janelle's Post Burning Man Thoughts & Learning
Events2018, after Burning Man

The First Day Of The Rest Of My Life - Janelle's Post Burning Man Thoughts & Learning

Post Burning Man reflections on life, community, and what matters. The quiet after the burn is where the real insights land. Tender, thoughtful, and human.

Why it matters: The inner journey, after the outer one.

The Official Crypt0's Anarchapulco 2018 VLOGumentary (SO MUCH HAPPENED!)
Events2018, Anarchapulco

The Official Crypt0's Anarchapulco 2018 VLOGumentary (SO MUCH HAPPENED!)

The full Anarchapulco 2018 VLOGumentary: so much happened indeed. The liberty movement's annual gathering, captured in all its glory.

Why it matters: The freedom festival, in full glorious chaos.

Anarchapulco 2019 VLOGumentary! (Colin Talks Crypto / Bitcoin House / Crypto Art / Perpetual Assets)
Events2019, Anarchapulco

Anarchapulco 2019 VLOGumentary! (Colin Talks Crypto / Bitcoin House / Crypto Art / Perpetual Assets)

Back to Acapulco for 2019: the conversations continue and the community keeps growing. A movement maturing in real time.

Why it matters: Year two: the movement grows up, beautifully.

Most Awkward Conference Start Ever: Crypto Influence Summit / Crypto Bobby / Crypto Taxes
EventsCrypto Influence Summit

Most Awkward Conference Start Ever: Crypto Influence Summit / Crypto Bobby / Crypto Taxes

The most awkward conference start ever, and the camera kept rolling because of course it did. Real events are messy, and the mess is the charm. An honest blooper reel with heart.

Why it matters: Proof that real footage beats polished every time.

YOU GUYS ROCK: I Won Two Awards!! / Steve Wozniak Loves ETH & Holds Some BTC / Conferences Galore
EventsFrom the archive

YOU GUYS ROCK: I Won Two Awards!! / Steve Wozniak Loves ETH & Holds Some BTC / Conferences Galore

Two awards and one Steve Wozniak sighting. The celebration episode: community love made tangible. The wins belong to everyone who watched.

Why it matters: The community's trophies, lifted together.

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