It's been a year in the making and we are finally here -- EOS launch day! Despite being massive Bitcoin fanatics, Josh and Mike spend some time to explore the EOS experiment to try and understand how the architecture, design, and governance model effects the user and the network as a whole. Don't forget to subscribe and leave a review! Contact Twitter: @tulipmaniashow Email: [email protected] Website: tulipmania.show If you enjoy the show consider becoming a patron! www.patreon.com/tulipmania Tips welcome 3BXgRZhUMEGucjcugTKtXJnjBJGHZLnftd

Even in a bear market there's always something new and exciting to discuss. This week Josh and Mike share their thoughts on -- Participation in the open source community The benefits to altcoins 51% attacks galore Market manipulators and celebrity traders (Looking at you, @ToneVays) CNBC and Bitcoin Cash conspiracies Some commentary on Ripple, Decred, and Dash Make sure to subscribe and leave a review! Contact Twitter: @tulipmaniashow Email: [email protected] Website: tulipmania.show If you enjoy the show consider becoming a patron! www.patreon.com/tulipmania Tips welcome 19vQjD3iuPGgX9KyfpMnKnLyejeRrfcexP

… ask what you can do for Bitcoin. Now that the Consensus nonsense is over with we can get back to more important topics such as — Setting up a Lightning Network node The importance of adding value to the Bitcoin Network Another round of media attacks on Bitcoin’s energy consumption Is Consensus just Bitconnect in disguise? Contact Twitter: @tulipmaniashow Email: [email protected] Website: tulipmania.show If you enjoy the show consider becoming a patron! www.patreon.com/tulipmania Tips welcome 19vQjD3iuPGgX9KyfpMnKnLyejeRrfcexP

Josh and Mike step away from the more traditional Bitcoin conversation and take a stroll into the abstract -- it's always amazing the places Bitcoin will take you. Note: Josh is hiding in an undisclosed bunker this week so his audio quality is less than ideal. Topics discussed -- Class action lawsuit against Ripple Cryptokitties crucial to crypto adoption Blockstack, identity and decentralized applications George Gilder’s theory of entropy as the key to creativity and knowledge Contact Twitter: @tulipmaniashow Email: [email protected] Website: tulipmania.show If you enjoy the show consider becoming a patron! www.patreon.com/tulipmania Tips welcome 19vQjD3iuPGgX9KyfpMnKnLyejeRrfcexP

Back from another week vacation, Josh and Mike discuss the strange state of media and journalism in the crypto space. Topics include — Vitalik’s “on the record” war with Coindesk @dougpolkpoker and other crypto journalist’s dilemma of publicly disclosing their holdings How social media can effect a project’s development and productivity The start of political campaigning for EOS validator nodes An off-topic discussion on money as a network for communication, energy, and language. Contact Twitter: @tulipmaniashow Email: [email protected] Website: tulipmania.show If you enjoy the show consider becoming a patron! www.patreon.com/tulipmania Tips welcome 19vQjD3iuPGgX9KyfpMnKnLyejeRrfcexP

Given the rise of distrust in centralized platforms, Josh and Mike discuss the power of smart contract platforms and their potential to disrupt the centralized business world. They share their observations on the similarities and differences between Ethereum and EOS -- the two largest platforms out there -- and the competition heating up between them. Contact Twitter: @tulipmaniashow Email: [email protected] Website: tulipmania.show If you enjoy the show consider becoming a patron! https://www.patreon.com/tulipmania Tips: 19vQjD3iuPGgX9KyfpMnKnLyejeRrfcexP

From religion to blockchain, humans have created some of the most remarkable tools to overcome their limitations of building trust in society. This week, Josh and Mike explore: The concept of social scalability through the lens of blockchains Crypto market analysis The competition heating up between Ethereum and EOS The importance of protecting your identity in a digital world Contact Twitter: @tulipmaniashow Email: [email protected] Website: tulipmania.show If you enjoy the show consider becoming a patron! https://www.patreon.com/tulipmania Tips: 19vQjD3iuPGgX9KyfpMnKnLyejeRrfcexP

Despite a slower week of news in the Bitcoin space, Josh and Mike find plenty to talk about: The flawed design of the Internet and the importance of decentralizing it Overall market moves/price analysis Jack Maller's Zap Wallet for the Lightning Network (http://zap.jackmallers.com) Thoughts from the (poorly named) Satoshi’s Vision Conference Contact Twitter: @tulipmaniashow Email: [email protected] Website: tulipmania.show If you enjoy the show consider becoming a patron! https://www.patreon.com/tulipmania Tips: 19vQjD3iuPGgX9KyfpMnKnLyejeRrfcexP

Up. Down. Up. Down... Watching the price couldn’t be more boring which is why this week Josh and Mike found a handful of exciting developments to discuss, including: John Oliver’s HBO segment devoted entirely to Bitcoin Abra app introducing a multi-sig smart contract based exchange on Bitcoin and Litecoin networks The town of Plattsburgh, NY banning commercial Bitcoin mining for 18 months Monero developers altering Proof-of-Work to try and combat ASIC mining Lightning Labs released their beta software for the Lightning Network The evolution of community supported protocols and platforms Contact Twitter: @tulipmaniashow Email: [email protected] Website: tulipmania.show Tips: 19vQjD3iuPGgX9KyfpMnKnLyejeRrfcexP

After a week hiatus, Josh and Mike are back to discuss some more macro events in the Bitcoin space — they follow up with the Venezeula Petro Coin news as well as dissecting Jihan Wu’s vision of free markets for private central banks. Links discussed A Cypherpunk’s Manifesto - [https://www.activism.net/cypherpunk/manifesto.html] Jihan Wu at DC Blockchain Summit 2018 - [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iqEHsNWB8co] Contact Twitter: @tulipmaniashow Email: [email protected] Website: tulipmania.show If you enjoy the show consider becoming a patron: https://www.patreon.com/tulipmania 19vQjD3iuPGgX9KyfpMnKnLyejeRrfcexP