Support the show, consider donating: BTC: 1KgnEbgUAtpmBBNKGhR7JroJBoMvEpJ5GZ (http://bit.ly/2pmi6ky) ETH: 0x8cdb49ca5103Ce06717C4daBBFD4857183f50935 (http://bit.ly/2nKneP1) Years into the great Bitcoin scaling debate no solution is in reach. Neither bigger blocks nor Segregated Witness have anywhere near consensus support. With the conflict escalating, a Bitcoin fork has become a real possibility. Electrum Developer Thomas Voegtlin joined us to discuss the state of the Bitcoin scaling debate. We discussed Bitcoin Unlimited, ASICBoost, SegWit activation without miner support and how a Bitcoin fork could play out. Possible outcomes include that Bitcoin Unlimited gains a majority of hashing power and starts mining bigger blocks. In the event of a fork, a proof-of-work change could be done to defend the minority chain from miner attacks. And lately a proposal was brought forward to activate SegWit without the support of the hashing power. Topics discussed in this episode: - ASICBoost and its potential role in the conflict - How a Bitcoin fork could happen - How to split coins in case of a fork - How UASF could be used to activate SegWit without miner support - Requirements for UASF to be safe - How Electrum would handle a fork Links mentioned in this episode: - Electrum Bitcoin Wallet: https://electrum.org/#home - ASICBoost – Hacker Noon: https://medium.com/@samcole_74219/asicboost-655a73d48ae4 - Bitcoin's New Controversy: The AsicBoost Allegations Explained - CoinDesk: http://www.coindesk.com/bitcoins-new-controversy-asicboost-allegations-explained/ - Timo Hanke on ASICBoost and SegWit Non-Activation: https://twitter.com/timothanke/status/849896505653706753 - From AsicBoost to UASF: Greg Maxwell on Bitcoin's Path Forward - CoinDesk: http://www.coindesk.com/asicboost-uasf-greg-maxwell-bitcoins-path-forward/ - [bitcoin-dev] Thomas Voegtlin: Soft Fork Threshold Signaling Proposal: https://lists.linuxfoundation.org/pipermail/bitcoin-dev/2017-April/014146.html - UASF Working Group: http://www.uasf.co/ - [bitcoin-dev] Greg Maxwell: I do not support the BIP 148 UASF: https://lists.linuxfoundation.org/pipermail/bitcoin-dev/2017-April/014152.html - Thomas Voegtlin: Electrum, SPV Wallets And Bitcoin Aliases — Epicenter: https://epicenter.tv/episode/069/ Sponsors: - Jaxx: Wallets that Unify the Blockchain Experience Across Devices - http://jaxx.io This episode is also available on : - Epicenter.tv: https://epicenter.tv/179 - YouTube: http://youtu.be/18QdbsSo8T8 - Souncloud: http://soundcloud.com/epicenterbitcoin/eb-179 Watch or listen, Epicenter is available wherever you get your podcasts. Epicenter is hosted by Brian Fabian Crain, Sébastien Couture & Meher Roy.

Support the show, consider donating: 1C2hPWvXCNG7GPk5rzkKfXwHoqjKMZuy7e (http://bit.ly/2dg5ipO) Last week the biggest blockchain-focused developer conference took place in Shanghai, China: Ethereum's DevCon 2. Epicenter show host Meher Roy was at the conference and brought back his impressions and insights for a comprehensive discussion of the current state of Ethereum projects and the Ethereum community. Topics covered included: - What Ethereum's developer conference DevCon 2 was like - The big change in going from concepts to alpha version over the last year - The continued lack of sustainable business models in Ethereum - The lack of interest by Venture Capitalists and the big tech companies in Ethereum and blockchain technology - The current state and incentive problems of crowdsales - Three areas of focus in Ethereum: Scalability, Privacy and Governance - The search for the next protocol Links mentioned in this episode: - Ethereum Foundation Website http://bit.ly/1IBWsHV - Ethereum YouTube Channel http://bit.ly/2dls6Wl - Insanity and Brilliance at Ethereum's Developer Conference http://bit.ly/2dmqSX4 - Melonport: Decentralized Asset Management on Ethereum http://bit.ly/2dwAGkD - Golem: Worldwide Supercomputer http://bit.ly/2dwAVvR - Metamask: Ethereum Browser Extension http://bit.ly/2dtZFCa - Cosmos Whitepaper http://bit.ly/2du03Au Sponsors: - BitFiniti Conference in Miami Beach Oct 30 - Nov 2: Go to bitfiniti.com/epicenter for discounts on registrations and presenter packages - Jaxx: Wallets that Unify the Blockchain Experience Across Devices http://jaxx.io Show notes: http://epicenter.tv/150 YouTube: http://youtu.be/fZEgDubXtpU SoundCloud: http://soundcloud.com/epicenterbitcoin/eb-150 Epicenter Bitcoin is hosted by Brian Fabian Crain, Sébastien Couture & Meher Roy.

Support the show, consider donating: 3942kPiH7qEjK1csak2mtstTfpxHdMFifF (http://bit.ly/1JIqfEz) Tom Ding is the CEO and Founder of Koinify, a platform for funding decentralized applications. Think of Koinify as a sort of Angel List to bootstrap and fund a new decentralized economy, specifically decentralized applications. With his company, Tom hopes to help build the decentralized app which help push this technology to the mainstream. With his extensive knowledge of this space, we talked about the future of DACs and DAPPs and discussed some of the challenges these new models are facing, from profitability to the obvious legal aspects. This episode was recorded over a live Google Hangout. It was our first attempt at doing a live video show and unfortunately we didn't get the recording right. Our apologies for the bad sound quality, we'll get the next one right. Links mentioned in this episode: - Koinify: http://bit.ly/1rnjBKk - 2020: A Call for DApps and DAOs: http://bit.ly/1wQVeUw Show notes: http://epicenterbitcoin.com/podcast/042 SoundCloud: http://soundcloud.com/epicenterbitcoin/eb-042 Epicenter Bitcoin is hosted by Brian Fabian Crain & Sébastien Couture. - Visit our website: http://epicenterbitcoin.com - Subscribe to our newsletter: http://epicenterbitcoin.com/newsletter - Twitter: http://twitter.com/epicenterbtc

Support the show, consider donating: 1MiCgB2bRo1kRgzHx2QbahX6vbmgTbxQ2H (http://bit.ly/1Yt7I2n) One of the foundational problems in payment networks is that they are mostly uninteroperable. This problem exists at all levels, from consumer payment solutions like PayPal, to national and multi-national banks. This complexity is brought on by the proprietary nature of payment networks, and moving value from one to another requires a negotiation between parties on which common payment network to use in a transaction. We saw similar problems in the early days of the Internet, assembled around protocols which allow for data to be routed and move between networks in a standardized way. We're joined by Stefan Thomas and Evan Schwartz, co-creators of Interledger. This neutral protocol would bring the same level of interoperability we know take for granted around the flow of data, to payments, thus allowing money to move freely across networks. A market maker, who holds accounts in both networks, would receive funds in escrow from a sender, and move funds to an escrow account with the receiver, getting paid by the sender when he shows the proof the funds were delivered to the receiver. Topics discussed in this episode: - What is Interledger and what problem is it trying to solve - Interledger's architecture - How connectors and routing works, and how we may compare it to the way data flows on the Internet - Cryptographic Escrow and its role in Interledger - Requirements for payment solutions to become Interledger compatible - Interledger's community group at the W3C - How Interledger applies to micropayments - Ripple's role in Interledger Links mentioned in this episode: - Interledger: https://interledger.org/ - Interledger Whitepaper: http://interledger.org/interledger.pdf - Interledger + WebTorrent - Demo by Evan Schwartz: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=525Z7Ck0ffY - Interledger Architecture: https://stackedit.io/viewer#!provider=gist&gistId=f534bfb53dfffb980c66&filename=interledger-architecture.md - Interledger Github: http://github.com/interledger - Interledter Slideshare: http://slideshare.net/interledger - Ripple Labs: https://ripple.com/ - Episode 92 with Stefan Thomas: https://epicenterbitcoin.com/podcast/092/ Sponsors: - Hide.me: Protect your privacy and personal data with a free VPN account at Hide.me/epicenter Show notes: http://epicenterbitcoin.com/podcast/131 SoundCloud: http://soundcloud.com/epicenterbitcoin/eb-131 Epicenter Bitcoin is hosted by Brian Fabian Crain, Sébastien Couture & Meher Roy. - Visit our website: http://epicenterbitcoin.com - Subscribe to our newsletter: http://epicenterbitcoin.com/newsletter - Twitter: http://twitter.com/epicenterbtc