Support the show, consider donating: 13pzV8heDZD9sfRmDWrYQLdsThyTZLL3Qc (http://bit.ly/1Kk0wwF) As the debate about the blocksize continues to roar through the Bitcoin community, Gavin Andresen joins us to take a step back and ask the big questions: How should these decisions be made in the first place? What does the governance of Bitcoin look like now and what do we want it to look like in the future? In a challenging time for Bitcoin, it's a critical discussion to have with the Chief Scientist of the Bitcoin Foundation and successor of Satoshi. We cover everything from the current blocksize debate to the nature of forks to how decisions will be made in Bitcoin XT. Topics covered included: - MIT Digital Currency Initiative - The way Gavin thinks about Bitcoin - How were decisions made throughout Bitcoin's history - What the Nakamoto/market consensus is - Forking the software vs a fork of the blockchain - Who should make decisions in Bitcoin and how the interest of different stakeholders should be reconciled - Why the desirable state is to move towards many different implementations - How decisions will be made for the Bitcoin XT code base Links mentioned in this episode: - Eli Durado: How should Bitcoin be governed? http://bit.ly/1Vm7JnM - Arvind Narayanan: Bitcoin faces a crossroads, needs an effective decision-making process http://bit.ly/1LCq8bf - Matt Asay: Why you should fork your next open-source project http://tek.io/1N2bk9i - Robles & Gonzalez-Barahona, A comprehensive study of software forks http://bit.ly/1JDCtwB - Chinese Mining Pools Call for Consensus; Refuse Switch to Bitcoin XT http://bit.ly/1Ukpph6 - Bitcoin and Cryptocurrency Technologies - Chapter 7: Community, Politics, and Regulation http://bit.ly/1PZVZo5 - BIP 100 Proposal http://bit.ly/1iakV0M Sponsors: - Ledger Nano: Smart card security for your Bitcoins - Get 10% off your first order when you use the code EB09 at http://ledgerwallet.com (valid until 09/30/15) - Vaultoro: Invest in the gold-Bitcoin trading platform on Bank to the Future http://bit.ly/1ER5gIo Show notes: http://epicenterbitcoin.com/podcast/094 SoundCloud: http://soundcloud.com/epicenterbitcoin/eb-094 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

Coinapult’s CEO Ira Miller and marketing specialist Freya Stevens join us for a discussion about their company and plans for the future. We particularly dove into their new Locks feature, which allows people to ‘lock’ the value of their bitcoins to other assets such as US Dollar, Euro or gold from directly within the Coinapult wallet. The goal is to remove one often-named barrier to mainstream adoption: volatility. We also talked about the amazing ‘Let the Bit Drop’ project, which involves sending bitcoin per SMS to every resident of a small Carribean island. A party in Q4 will launch the project and educational materials will be given to residents via government channels. Links: - Coinapult: http://bit.ly/1oD33Xq - Coinapult Locks: http://bit.ly/1stspyC - Let the Bit Drop: http://bit.ly/1pGC3dq - Bitcoin UK Podcast: http://bit.ly/Vf1Oq9 Show notes: http://epicenterbitcoin.com/eb-032 Running time: 58:58 Epicenter Bitcoin is hosted by Brian Fabian Crain & Sébastien Couture and is available on iTunes, SoundCloud, Mixcloud, Stitcher and other podcast aggregators. Website: http://epicenterbitcoin.com Subscribe: http://feed.epicenterbitcoin.com Subscribe to our Friday newsletter: http://epicenterbitcoin.com/newsletter Twitter: http://twitter.com/epicenterbtc Tip the show: http://epicenterbitcoin.com/tips