CoinTalk™️

Aaron & Jay go inside the privacy altcoins Monero (XMR) and ZCash (ZEC), exploring why we might need fungible and anonymous currency, and how they differ from Bitcoin and each other. Plus, the role of dark net markets and money laundering in coin adoption and the possibility that Bitcoin could add privacy features as a secondary layer.

Adrian Chen wrote the first article about the darknet marketplace Silk Road and Bitcoin, causing the price of BTC to go from $10 to $14. Aaron & Jay ask Adrian why he never bought a single Bitcoin, discuss his investigation into Satoshi's identity, and try to understand why Bitcoin is not anonymous, despite most people thinking it is.

Aaron & Jay listen in on CFTC Chairman J. Christopher Giancarlo's hero-making comments to the Senate, try to understand why exchanges are so opaque, and lay bets the first prediction market on the Augur (REP) platform.

Aaron and Jay answer some Twitter questions at the entire crypto market crashes before their eyes, then find some solace in an interview with Bitcoin veteran Jameson Lopp.

Aaron and Jay try to understand how Tether works and whether its collapse could bring down the entire crypto house of cards.

Aaron & Jay answer a provocative mailbag question as to whether they even fundamentally believe in Bitcoin and cryptocurrencies, then talk about the coin winter, the electricity consumption that Bitcoin mining produces, the Ethereum hacky-sack mentality vs Bitcoin's scorched earth. PLUS Buzzfeed tech reporter Charlie Warzel comes in for a new deep dive segment on the ERC-20 casino token Funfair (FUN).

The biggest Bitcoin crash in over 2 years has come and gone—and we still don't totally understand what happened. We talk hodling, panic selling, and why each successive crash in your own crypto history is easier (and funnier?) than the last with professional poker player and actor Doug Kim.

An interview with Nathan Park, an attorney who has been active in crypto regulations in the Korean market, about why Korea caught crypto fever, the massive "Kimchi Premium" paid on Korean exchanges like Bithumb and its ties to Chinese mining and money-laundering, and what to expect from Korean regulators in 2018.

Aaron and Jay ask their favorite Twitter trader @ledgerstatus what every crypto noob should know, plus C.E.S.' saddest product the "Kodak Kashminer," blockchain dentistry, Toshi serfdom and highlights from a Warren Buffett interview on Bitcoin.

Introducing COIN TALK —a new show for crypto-noobs. An overview of the show, plus a bonus chat about Ripple mania, how Aaron became a Sumokoin ($SUMO) baron, and why Jay draws no distinction between altcoin buying and sports gambling.