Show notes
With our special guest James Bore, we ask the tough questions about cryptocurrency:- Is it the worst idea ever implemented?- How might it be attacked in unanticipated ways?- How might it directly threaten us as a society and as a species?0:00 James Bore Introduction2:51 What is Threat Modeling?3:33 Threat Modeling Cryptocurrency4:16 Cryptocurrency as a Threat Itself5:14 Can Tools Be Ethical?5:58 Cryptocurrency Threat Modeling Primer9:16 The Two Types of Unbreakable Encryption9:48 Prioritizing Threats to Cryptocurrency10:55 Speaking to Cryptocurrency Enthusiasts13:04 Initial Coin Offerings16:32 Gambling vs. Investing17:54 Most People Will Lose Money With Bitcoin?20:23 What is Bitcoin?24:44 Bitcoin Chain of Custody25:33 Threats to Bitcoin Utility29:40 Threats to Bitcoin Wallets35:32 Threats to Bitcoin Users1:04:21 Threats to Bitcoin Transactions1:19:27 Threats to Bitcoin Markets1:21:20 Threats to World Resources1:37:44 Threats to Bitcoin Ideology1:41:46 Bitcoin: The Worst Idea Ever Implemented?1:47:59 Proof of Work and Alternative Systems1:52:21 Conversation Wrap-Up1:53:39 Episode Sign-OffMore from James Bore:- https://twitter.com/coffee_fueled- https://coffeefueled.org/
