On this episode of Magic Internet Money, host Brad Mills invites children’s book author, Graeme Moore onto the show to discuss teaching kids about Bitcoin in his book, B is for Bitcoin. The two talk politics and the nature of bankers influencing both the Republican and Democratic parties. Brad dissects several altcoin projects and why they aren’t currencies. Graeme shares his experience working at Polymath, a company managing security token assets. Finally, the two discuss the consequences of politicization of cryptocurrencies and how coming regulations may change the markets.
Timestamps
00:04:32 - Show start
00:07:19 - Graeme’s start with Bitcoin
00:20:25 - Misleading companies and how they prey on new bitcoiners
00:29:10 - Bitcoin under attack
00:36:55 - Irrationality in economics
00:44:44 - Red Goldman-Sachs or Blue Goldman-Sachs: The danger of binary thinking
00:55:30 - Ethereum vs Bitcoin speculation
01:12:07 - Lessons from the dotcom bubble
01:17:55 - Bitcoin as the one true money
01:30:15 - The value of top 20 altcoins
01:43:19 - B is for Bitcoin
01:48:25 - Vine and TikTok
01:50:25 - Social media influences on crypto
02:00:12 - Bitcoin’s relation to altcoins, Polymath
02:14:15 - Use cases for security tokens
02:29:10 - The Crypto Rating Council
02:33:55 - Closing remarks and social media plugs
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Produced by Brad Mills - Twitter, Hamilton - YouTube, Jason Sanderson - Podcast Tech
Other Credits: bitconnect theme by schmoyoho, graphics by CryptoScamHub, Magic Internet Money inspired by u/mavensbot, invention of Bitcoin & all cryptocurrencies by Satoshi Nakamoto.