SLP20 - Samson Mow, CSO of Blockstream

Holding Bitcoin is not a financial plan. That is the starting point of Morgen Rochard's new book, Bitcoin Personal Finance, and of her return to the show. Bitcoin can fix the money, but it does not fix under-saving, spending habits or the money scripts people carry with them. Her ...  Show more

James Lavish explains why he expects a gradual print to turn into a big one, what weak Treasury auctions signal, and what he got wrong about Bitcoin this cycle.Timestamps00:00 — Intro00:48 — Markets: Warsh, Oil and a Narrow Rally04:22 — How Much Debt Will AI Need?08:41 — Outgrowi ...  Show more

IN THIS EPISODE, YOU'LL LEARN: The early days of Blockstream The fork wars and why they were important to future growth What is transaction value per second and why's it important Where he sees Bitcoin in the next five years The Lightning Network Liquid Green and Aqua Security & ...  Show more

IN THIS EPISODE, YOU’LL LEARN: 01:29 - What is the Blockstream Modular Mining Unit (MMU)? 11:29 - Why is Blockstream getting into the manufacturing of ASIC? 21:41 - How has the Blockstream Mining Note (BMN) performed to date? 17:23 - Blockstream Finance and getting into the mortg ...  Show more

In this episode we turn things on it's head!  Di Mayze (Global Head of Data and AI at WPP) takes on the role of "super guest" and poses a series of tough questions about blockchains to our host, Sara Robertson (Global VP, Disruption at Xaxis).  This discussion provid ...