The Crypto Current

Today we continue talking about the politics of the potential upcoming fork in the Bitcoin Core Chain.Contact the host: host@thecryptocurrent.netWebsite: http://thecryptocurrent.net/

Today we go into how cryptocurrency users can respond to forks.

In the last episode with Professor Gun we learned a little bit about The Waves Platform adopting a version of Bitcoin-NG in the form of Waves-NG. Since then I took a deep dive into the Waves Platform and wanted to share my learnings.

Today we have a very special episode on account of our very special guest Professor Emin Gun Sirer. Professor Gun is an associate professor in the computer science dept at Cornell University, the Co-Director of the Initiative for Cryptocurrencies and Contracts (IC3) and an expert on consensus and distributed systems. His work and research focuses on self-organizing systems and decentralized systems and his accolades/contributions include research into bitcoin vaults, discovering potential attack vectors and vulnerabilities in multiple blockchain projects as well as an innovative protocol called Bitcoin-NG (next generation) which rethinks how blocks are mined and is a potential long-term solution to the blockchain scaling debate.Our conversation ranges from the blocksize debate, the innovative Bitcoin-NG protocol as well as some of the politics going on in terms of incentives and motives of players in the space.

Today we discuss news about BTCC, China's largest bitcoin trading exchange, halting trading and also harsh comments regarding Bitcoin from JP Morgan Chase CEO James Dimon.

In this episode we discuss the recent rumors about the banning of bitcoin and what it means for the crypto space.

Commentary on China's ICO Ban

Today we're going to discuss whats so special about the Bitcoin Investment Trust, GBTC. Why is it sometimes trading more than 100% above NAV?

Today we discuss the top two movers in the crypto space - Monero and BitConnect - and go into the substance of both coins.

Today we are looking at segwit going live on the Bitcoin original chain.

Taking a look at today's market activity and why Monero price had one of the biggest jumps in recent memory.

Today from the economics side we will discuss the appreciation of BCH and from the political side we will discuss reports of a potential government shutdown and how it will impact cryptocurrency prices.

Welcome to the podcast where we discuss how the economic and political landscape in the world today are affecting the cryptocurrency and blockchain space! We will regularly be producing content that explains how we can use what is being called the biggest innovation in fintech in the history of mankind to protect and insulate ourselves from the political and economic discord across the world.