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#18 Meinhard Benn: Dark Wallet, Bitcoins for MIT, Bitcoin’s Limitations and Mining
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For episode 18, Meinhard Benn was on as our guest host, while Sebastien was enjoying a few days off. Meinhard is the lead software developer for Bitcoin Brothers, a Bitcoin mining startup based in Berlin.
Topics covered in this episode:
- Dark Wallet: Features, privacy and is this good or bad for Bitcoin?
- Every MIT undergrad will receive $100 in BTC
- Can Bitcoin scale? Blocksize, bandwidth, etc.
- Bitcoin Brothers’ ambitious mining project
Episode links:
- Dark Wallet
- Bitcoin Brothers
- MIT Bitcoin Club
This episode was hosted by Brian Fabian Crain, and is availble on YouTube, SoundCloud, and our website.