Microsoft announces that it now accepts Bitcoin.Minecraft + Bitcoin: official currency of virtual worlds?Is Bitcoin the World's IPO?Plus our guest, Jared Mimms (@JaredMimms) of Providence Solutions

US Marshal Auctions, Easier Mining and Jack Bicer

Dec 11th, 2014 46m 30s

The winner of the US Marshals auction 48,000 Bitcoin is revealed.Bitcoin mining diffuclty has suddenly decreased.Dan Held leaves Blockchain..Plus we're joined by Jack Bicer of Sekur Me

Dollars to Bitcoins, Banks hate Bitcoin, the Gold Bubble and Daniel Peled of GetGems.

Dec 4th, 2014 1h 1m

Coinbase now allows users to deposit dollars for instant Bitcoin purchasesTraditional banks step up closure of accounts related to Bitcoin businessesIs gold really just a 6000 year old bubble 'like Bitcoin' as Citigroup is now saying?Special gu

An interview with Halsey Minor

Nov 19th, 2014 55m 46s

This week we're joined by Halsey Minor founder of CNET, Grand Central (Google Voice) and his newest endeavor Bitreserve.Halsey expounds upon his vision of cryptocurrencies and why they may be as important a revelation as the internet at large.

Happy Birthday Satoshi, Bitcoin est mauvais?, sidechain significance and Nick Sullivan

Nov 11th, 2014 53m 56s

The historical context of Satoshi Nakamoto's birthday.Bitcoin seems to be less than welcome in France.What are sidechains and how do they change Bitcoin?How can Bitcoin go mainstream?Can hobbyist miners still make money?Our guest this week is N

Bitcoin Boulevard, Mining Madness and Crypto Banks with Charlie Kiser

Nov 4th, 2014 53m 37s

A Dutch neighborhood embraces cryptocurrency with Bitcoin BoulevardA new breed of supercomputers is taking bitcoin mining to new heights.The world is about to get its first cryptocurrency bank.Plus we're joined by Charlie Kiser CMO of Bitcoin S

Blockchain Radio, Lost Bitcoins, US Military + Bitcoins? and Micah Winkelspecht

Sep 30th, 2014 57m 18s

Mr. Treasure Loses His Bitcoins!The US Military Command holds an 'informational meeting' with the Bitcoin industryBitcoins broadcast over radio waves.Our guest this week is Micah Winkelspecht (@winkelspecht) of the newly funded company GEM.

US Bitcoin Regulation, Paypal and Square + Bitcoin? and Cailen Sullivan of ZenBox

Sep 23rd, 2014 54m 17s

The US federal government finally speaks up about bitcoin regulation.PayPal makes further strides with bitcoin.Mobile payments giant Square alludes to bitcoin supportWe are joined by special guest, Cailen Sullivan, co-founder and CEO of ZenBox

Moore's Law, decentralized wallet for iPhones and Marshall Hayner of Block.IO

Sep 17th, 2014 53m 57s

Moore's Law catches up with Bitcoin MiningiOS users get their first decentralized Bitcoin Wallet!Tim Draper and Peter Thiel (of Paypal) share widely varying opinions on cryptocurrency.PLUS our guest tonight is Marshall Hayner, here to talk to u

Back from the Burn, Silk Road, Ecuador and William Quigley

Sep 9th, 2014 1h 3m

Former Bitcoin Foundation Vice President Charlie Shrem pleads guilty to federal charges linked to the illegal drug website, Silk Road. Ecuador announces announces plans for its own digital currency, could it abandon the US dollar?Canadians are

Bottom Dollar Bitcoin, Where to Leave Your Wallet and Mike Rotman Takes our Bitcoins

Aug 19th, 2014 1h

We look into the recent drop of BTC below $500 USDShout you trusted a hosted wallet or store your bitcoins locally?Overstock.com's CEO mulls a cryptosecurity public stock offering. Mike Rotman (@mikerotman) host of Take My Bitcoins joins us for

BNW 12: Downing Backing, New York Hinders and Will Wheeler Enables

Aug 12th, 2014 47m 8s

The UK's 11 Downing Street gets behind bitcoin.Bitcoin adoption soars in emerging markets.The Bitcoin Foundation urges New York's Dept of Financial Services to "resist the constraints of administrative procedures developed in the era of postage

BNW 11: Coinye No More, Ecuadorian Ban and Vitalik Buterin

Jul 29th, 2014 56m 41s

Ecuador bans Bitcoin and plans its own digital money! Kanye West sues Coinye out of business.The price of Bitcoin dunks below $600 for the first time in months.Vitalik Buterin, co-creator of Ethereum joins us.

BNW 10: New York's BTC licensing, Reid Hoffman's investments and Tatiana Moroz

Jul 22nd, 2014 1h 1m

Blockchain.info release a MAJOR new version of its Android WalletReactions to New York's proposed regulations for a BitLicense ... basically, the pitchforks are outReid Hoffman, Founder of LinkedIN announces that Bitcoin is his Five Year Invest

BNW 09: Debit Cards, Tax Shelters and Money Laundering???

Jul 14th, 2014 21m 24s

Debit cards and dollar-backed digital currency make it easier than ever to experiment with Bitcoin.Can you be charged for money laundering if Bitcoin isn't technically considered money?An island off the coast of France (Jersey) offers a bitcoin

BNW 08: David Moon of Spelunk.in, pizza extortion and California legalizes crypto-currency

Jul 1st, 2014 1h 1m

David Moon of Spelunk.in joins us.Could Bitcoin's value reach $10k by next year? California legalizes digital currency.Vericoin announces a CryptoBank (the first bitcoin "savings" account).Extortionists target pizza joints, demanding bitcoin pa

BNW 07: Marshall Hayner of QuickCoin and Bitcoin Fair

Jun 24th, 2014 1h 2m

Marshall Hayner (@MarshallHayner), the creator of QuickCoin and founder of the Bitcoin Fair is our guest.Japan says it will not regulate Bitcoin! is this a wise move given all the trouble with Mt Gox?Coinbase addresses the ease-of-use issue on

BNW 06: Tim Parsa of Bitreserve.org

Jun 16th, 2014 58m 57s

This week we are joined by Tim Parsa CEO of Bitreserve. Tim tells us all about his new endeavor Bitreserve and sticks around for the news and we talk about...Ghash.io exceeds the 51% hashing rate -- is this the Bitcoin Apocalypse that's been p

BNW 05: Benson Samuel of CoinSecure

Jun 10th, 2014 57m 50s

This week Benson Samuel head of CoinSecure.in joins the discussion.Apple releases a new virtual currency policy update at the WWDC this week -- but is it good or bad for Bitcoin?eBay's CEO remarks definitively that Paypal "will have to integra

BNW 04: Ryan Singer of CryptoCorp

Jun 2nd, 2014 1h 4m

Ryan Singer, co-founder of CryptoCorp, talks multi-signature wallets, plus Bitcoin passes $650, do we need independent audits? and will BTC surpass Paypal? And Bitcoin's Achille's Heel.

BNW 03: Sean Percival, Jeremy Allaire's Circle and Richard Branson's investment in Bitpay

May 19th, 2014 50m 1s

This week we welcome Sean Percival of 500 Startups to speak about his venture capital investments into the Bitcoin space and the basics of Bitcoin mining. We also discuss Bitcoin 2014 Amsterdam, Richard Branson and Jerry Yang's investments in B

BNW 02: Kolin Burges, Winklevii, and Digital Hamsters

May 12th, 2014 54m

This week we bring you an interview with Mt. Gox Protestor Kolin Burges, news of the Dept of Homeland Securiity investingating Bitcoin Terrorists, the Winklevoss twins move into the bitcoin market, Brock Pierce's new tattoo, the FEC ruling on B

BNW 01: Welcome to Bitcoin News Weekly

May 2nd, 2014 1h

What is Bitcoin? Is it digital cash, digital gold, or digital land?BTC China Halts RMB Account FundingHow to store Bitcoins in no other place but in your mind!

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