Protos Podcast

Mar 04 2022 127 ep. 8 mins 183
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The most important stories in Bitcoin and cryptocurrency covered by the Protos newsroom every week. Follow us on Twitter — @Protos
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ConsenSys lawsuit, Bitcoin-powered cyberwar, shameless shills

Mar 04 2022 11 mins  
The headlines this week: — Anonymous set for cyberwar with Bitcoin-powered Russian hacker crew — Crypto founders exploit Ukraine’s pleas for cash to shill their tokens — ConsenSys lawsuit reveals JPMorgan owns critical Ethereum infrastructure Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Bitcoin spurs coal, web3 poaches execs, gunman demands crypto

Feb 25 2022 9 mins  
The headlines this week:— ‘Struggling’ coal plant emits 500% more carbon after Bitcoin mining revival — Web3 crypto startups poach top execs from Facebook, YouTube, Amazon — Apple store gunman who demanded $220M crypto ransom dies by cop car  Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

NFT right-clickers, Optimism bounty, Intel miners

Feb 18 2022 9 mins  
The headlines this week:— Hacker could’ve printed unlimited ‘Ether’ but chose $2M bug bounty instead — Right-click savers send NFT marketplace Cent into indefinite hiatus — Intel hopes new Bitcoin mining chip will reduce its environmental impact  Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Trump wash trades, Nike sues NFTs, Bitcoin funds Ukraine

Feb 11 2022 10 mins  
The headlines this week:— Nike sues over sneaker NFTs to clean house before metaverse arrives — It sure looks like Melania Trump wash traded her ‘white hat’ NFT for $170K — Weaponry and cyberwar: How Bitcoin funds anti-Russia efforts in Ukraine Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Cryptoland failure, Biden order, YouTuber rugpull

Feb 04 2022 10 mins  
The headlines this week:— Cryptoland: Fiji island won’t be crypto’s Fyre Festival after all — Biden wants US to regulate crypto as matter of national security — YouTuber rugpulls fans for $500K in crypto, token pumps 300% anyway Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Quantum Bitcoin ‘threat,’ Myanmar negs crypto, US does too

Jan 28 2022 9 mins  
The headlines this week: — Fearing revolution, Myanmar’s military gov’t wants to ban crypto and VPNs — New US laws make it difficult for small businesses to accept crypto — No, quantum computers won’t hack Bitcoin by 2022 Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Binance hiring snafu, NFT tax cheats, Chamath doesn't care

Jan 21 2022 9 mins  
The headlines this week: — Ignorance no excuse: IRS to hunt NFT tax cheats for billions of dollars — Journalist bluffs his way into a senior Binance job worth $220K per year — Bitcoin bull Chamath Palihapitiya reckons 'nobody cares' about Uyghur genocide Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

NFTs not art, Kardashian and crypto, Kleiman vs. Wright

Jan 14 2022 12 mins  
The headlines this week: — Crypto investor wants Kim Kardashian in court over pump and dump — Can NFTs be 'art'? Wikipedia can't decide, will worry about it later — Here we go again: Kleiman pushes for Wright retrial over Nakamoto Bitcoin Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Kosovo Bitcoin ban, Kazakh hashrate hit, Bogdanoff's last dump

Jan 07 2022 10 mins  
In this episode:— Kosovo bans Bitcoin mining as energy crisis sweeps Europe — Bitcoin miners collateral damage during violent unrest in Kazakhstan — Dump it: Crypto markets lose $230B since Bogdanoff twins passed away Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Myanmarese Tether plot, Papa John's Bitcoin, Armstrong lives forever

Dec 17 2021 12 mins  
The headlines this week:— Myanmar’s parallel government wants revolution backed by Tether crypto — UK watchdog protects Papa John’s pizza lovers from free Bitcoin — Coinbase billionaire goes full tech bro, co-founds life extension startup Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.