Click to download audio version Location: New York Date: Monday, 23rd December
Project: Tales from the Crypt & Rabbit Hole Recap Role: Co-host The Bitcoin
space moves fast, and 2019 has been no different. Starting the year at the
bottom of a harsh bear market after hitting a low of $3,100, Bitcoin began 2019
trading close to $3600. While the price spiked at around $14,000, it has settled
in the $7-8k range, representing an approximate 100% rise in price. Also,
despite the volatility, the hashrate has reached an all-time high. Bitcoin has
been featured widely in the media, and everyone from NFL player Russell Okung to
Donald Trump and even President Xi have spoken about it. The Lightning
Network has grown from strength to strength with Bitfinex now accepting
Lightning deposits and the Tor Project accepting Lightning donations. The SEC is
still yet to approve a Bitcoin ETF with Bitwise' proposal the latest to be
rejected. Jack Dorsey launched Square Crypto, and Facebook made plans to launch
a 'cryptocurrency' called Libra. With exchanges, Cryptopia was hacked and
subsequently shut down, and QuadrigaCX suffered the same fate following the
suspicious and shock death of its CEO Gerald Cotten. So 2019 has been a busy
year in Bitcoin and my final interview of the year is with Matt Odell, co-host
of the Tales from the Crypt and Rabbit Hole Recap. We take a look back at 2019,
discussing Bitcoin only businesses, the most important projects and our
predictions for 2020.
Project: Tales from the Crypt & Rabbit Hole Recap Role: Co-host The Bitcoin
space moves fast, and 2019 has been no different. Starting the year at the
bottom of a harsh bear market after hitting a low of $3,100, Bitcoin began 2019
trading close to $3600. While the price spiked at around $14,000, it has settled
in the $7-8k range, representing an approximate 100% rise in price. Also,
despite the volatility, the hashrate has reached an all-time high. Bitcoin has
been featured widely in the media, and everyone from NFL player Russell Okung to
Donald Trump and even President Xi have spoken about it. The Lightning
Network has grown from strength to strength with Bitfinex now accepting
Lightning deposits and the Tor Project accepting Lightning donations. The SEC is
still yet to approve a Bitcoin ETF with Bitwise' proposal the latest to be
rejected. Jack Dorsey launched Square Crypto, and Facebook made plans to launch
a 'cryptocurrency' called Libra. With exchanges, Cryptopia was hacked and
subsequently shut down, and QuadrigaCX suffered the same fate following the
suspicious and shock death of its CEO Gerald Cotten. So 2019 has been a busy
year in Bitcoin and my final interview of the year is with Matt Odell, co-host
of the Tales from the Crypt and Rabbit Hole Recap. We take a look back at 2019,
discussing Bitcoin only businesses, the most important projects and our
predictions for 2020.
