Podcast – Bitcoin UK

I visit the ICE gaming expo in London that took place on 26-27 Feb to find out what Bitcoin means to the iGaming industry. A full day of Bitcoin seminars set the stage for a discussion about the opportunity and risks in Bitcoin, specific to the gambling industry. Here I talk to the CEO of Bitgamelabs, Jiten Melwani about how to manage risk. I catch up with Ivan Montik, from Softswiss about how Bitcoin technology can help to verify the fairness of online games and I see an ATM in action that lets you top up your igaming accounts. Finally, I find out what binary options trading is from Robert Olsen.

I went along to the London Bitcoin Expo, 2015. This event was held near silicon roundabout, an area known for nurturing start ups, and perhaps more importantly, home to the largest Bitcoin meetup in the world, Coinscrum. I caught up with Hugh Halford Thompson who runs the Robocoin ATM in the Vape Lab, Ledger Wallet co-founder Nicolas Bacca and Vaiex who are a UK exchange and Lamassu ATM operator (Liverpool St Station).

With a focus on the UK Bitcoin scene, I talk to elected board members of the UKDCA, Tom Robinson of Elliptic and Adam Cleary of Bitcoin Bullion. We talk about how Bitcoin is doing in the UK and the new co-working space, T15B. I also get the story behind London-based Bitcoin payment processor Cryptopay who are expanding rapidly in London. Interested in Altcoins? Learn about Jetcoin from its founder.

I talk to Senator Ozouf of the States of Jersey about what the can offer Bitcoin businesses. I then talk to Bit.coin.je about their work readying the island for the arrival of Bitcoin. This week, Janina gives us the low down on Myriad coin as we enjoy a beverage from the Devonshire arms, one of two Bitcoin pubs in Cambridge.

In this episode I catch up with Max Keiser about some of the threats Bitcoin faces, including a 51% attack as well as Bitcoin's erratic behaviour. The volatility of Bitcoin becomes a central theme throughout the rest of the show as I speak to Ira Miller, CEO of Coinapult about their latest service, Locks, that aims to solve the problem of Bitcoin price swings. I also get the scoop on their latest groundbreaking project 'The Bit Drop' that will gift Bitcoin to an entire population. And finally we hear from Janina whose choice of altcoin, Nautiluscoin, also has price stabilisation as it's key innovation. Watch Coinapult's explainer video HERE

Get a flavour of the BitFin Conference, Dublin as I talk to a range of speakers from the event. Hear from an investment banker, government official, Bitcoiner and civil liberty campaigner about very real issues facing the Bitcoin community. Interviewees: Ferdinando M. Ametrano, Banca IMI, Italy Rainey Reitman, EFF, USA Simon Dixon, Director of Bank to the Future, UK Peter Greenhill, Director of e-commerce for the government of Isle of Man

I bring you news of BlockStock, the UK's first Bitcoin festival aimed at regular Bitcoin users and merchants as I talk to organiser Tashoma. We also chat about how to raise awareness of Bitcoin in your local community - and some tips on how not to do it. Janina also joins me again to talk about Syscoin and similar alt coins that offer powers beyond simple financial transactions.

I learn about the SAFE network from blogger and evangelist David Lasoff. We discuss how Maidsafe's reinvention of the internet differs from Bitcoin and how it might just start a revolution. Check out his blog medium.com/@davidlasoff. Then, I chat to Fergal Murray, organiser of the BitFin conference about what's in store on the 3rd July and I give you details of how you can enter the competition to win one of two full conference passes. Finally, Janina joins me with an update on Myriadcoin. You can now tweet your altcoin issues to her @altadviser.

I give details of how you can get your hands on one of two free tickets to the BItFin conference in Dublin. I also introduce the first regular contributor to the show, Janina Lowisz, who will be taking on the role of altcoin adviser by shining a light on a different altcoin each week - this week it's NXTcoin. Finally, I have an exclusive interview with Michael Morris the new Director of Blackcoin to find out why people are investing in the coin, what the pump and dump skeptics say and more importantly what an altcoin director does all day long.

In this episode I sit in on ‘How to Make Bitcoin More Anonymous,’ one of the Bitcoin Research Seminars at UCL given by George Danezis <a href="http://www.bitcoinukmedia.com/06-tracing-thieves-and-launderers/">Read more</a>

<p>A special double length edition of the BitcoinUK Podcast bringing you highlights of the recent panel discussion hosted by Anglia Ruskin University’s ARCmedia research group. Hear our four panelists attempt to answer some tricky questions about Bitcoin and our existing financial systems. Why do Banks hate Bitcoin? and How does Bitcoin Challenge FIAT currencies? are among the questions thrown at them in this lively debate. Panelists are Brett Scott, Ian Grigg, Janina Lowisz and Justin Drake.</p>

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<p>I talk to Adam Vaziri from Diacle about the UK’s position on tax, the regulation of Bitcoin and the epic failure of UK Banks to treat with digital currencies. A great guide to legal compliance for start-ups in the cryptocurrency industry. I then take a look at the XBTerminal, a very easy payment terminal for merchants that uses NFC technology – the first of it’s kind.</p>

<p>In this episode I talk to Richard Boase of the UK DCA about charitable giving and the PR problems of Bitcoin. I also bring you the concluding part of my interview with Ian Grigg of financialcryptography.com where we discuss what Bitcoin can learn from the rise and fall of E-gold and discover that there may just be a little bit of history repeating. Thank you to my guests and to Goldstar for providing the music.</p>

<p>I catch up with Ian Grigg from Financialcryptography.com as he tells me about the early innovations of E-gold, how close we came to financial meltdown in 2007 and how Kenya may hold the key to rejuvinating our financial systems in the west. With music by Goldstar https://soundcloud.com/goldstarofficial</p>

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The Bitcoin scene in the UK is exploding – don’t miss a beat with this podcast as I go out and about in the Bitcoin <a href="http://www.bitcoinukmedia.com/?p=30">Read more</a>