To celebrate the 10-year anniversary of the publication of the Bitcoin white paper, Charlie Lee, the creator of Litecoin, asks how Bitcoin can go from a speculative asset to real money (hint: the Lightning Network plays a role) and explains what he thinks is the significance of Fidelity getting into crypto and Bakkt launching. He also tells the story of how Poker Black Friday, when the government shut down online poker sites, demonstrates the need for Bitcoin, which leads us to discuss whether or not Bitcoin is mostly good for criminal activities. We explore how Satoshi leaving Bitcoin has influenced its trajectory, and, looking to the next 10 years, Charlie wonders whether we'll find, via its market cap, that Bitcoin truly is a better store of value than gold -- plus, he gives us his vision for Litecoin.
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Episode links:
Charlie Lee: https://twitter.com/SatoshiLite
Litecoin: https://litecoin.org
Bitcoin white paper: https://bitcoin.org/bitcoin.pdf
Lightning Network: https://lightning.network
Unconfirmed episode with Fidelity Digital Asset Services' Tom Jessop: http://unconfirmed.libsyn.com/fidelity-digital-asset-services-tom-jessop-on-why-its-serving-institutional-clients-first-ep043
Arianna Simpson of Autonomous Partners on Privacy, Cryptokitties and Crypto Regulation
Caitlin Long on How 'Utility Tokens' Are Now Legal In Wyoming
SXSW Episode: Amber Baldet, Blockchain Program Lead at JPMorgan, on the Potential Clash Between Blockchains and the Right to Be Forgotten
SXSW Episode: Former DOJ Prosecutor Kathryn Haun on What the SEC Subpoenas and FinCen Letter Likely Mean
Spencer Bogart on Bitcoin's Maturation and the SEC Overhang on Crypto
The Gender Imbalance in Crypto: Jalak Jobanputra on Why It's a Problem and Her Effort to Fix It
Brian Kelly on Token-Curated Registries, Robinhood Crypto Trading and the Petro
Olaf Carlson-Wee on Whether $100 Million Worth of Frozen Ether Should Be Restored
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