Bitcoin Takeover Podcast
BTC Takeover
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Torsten Hoffmann on his new Bitcoin film, "Cryptopia: Bitcoin, Blockchains, and the Future of the Internet"
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00:47 Introduction
02:17 Ticket prices and how the interviewees have changed since the last documentary (Bitcoin: The End of Money As We Know It)
04:18 Approaching Roger Ver and remaining objective in presenting the scaling debate
06:55 The explanatory animations in the documentary and reaching newbies
09:00 The documentary’s 3 chapters
11:26 Why maximalists should pay more attention to the film before dismissing it
12:00 Roger Ver going from Bitcoin Jesus to Bitcoin Judas
14:30 Travelling around the world to film interviews
14:55 Xapo’s huge underground military storage facility
17:40 Working on the film for 6 years
18:30 Why watching the documentary in the cinema is a different experience
19:15 Why Bitcoin documentaries made by community members are better
20:31 The hero’s journey
21:00 The chapter about the history of the internet
22:08 Mining innovation and using the cheapest kind of energy
23:54 Why Bitcoin helps make energy more efficient
24:34 Managing to distinguish between Bitcoin and scams in a way that doesn’t create confusion
25:17 Interviewing the inventor of ERC20 and confronting him with the scams he enabled
28:00 Another ICO mania?
29:25 The Ponzi psychology and human greed
30:20 Is “Cryptopia” a conversation starter for nocoiners?
32:20 What would Torsten change to his documentary?
33:45 What would Vlad add to the documentary?
34:15 Starting the project from the Bitcoin “Civil War” and removing parts to make it all less confusing
35:15 Scaling Bitcoin
36:49 Bitmain and SegWit
37:28 The Andreas Antonopoulos quote that didn’t make the final cut
38:25 Should altcoins exist?
39:09 Why maximalism is fascinating to Torsten Hoffmann
40:26 Why Ethereum sucks
42:40 Why BS V sucks
43:39 A certain character who lives in London, files patents, and claims to have invented Bitcoin. Why does he belong in this film?
46:08 Gigabyte blocks are a myth
47:53 Interviewing Calvin?
49:21 How was the feedback for “Cryptopia”?
51:15 A newbie would have sucked at producing a documentary like this
52:39 Why do projects need blockchains?
54:41 DHL has been tracking items for years without blockchains
56:08 Closing notes
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