Statechains, and Trading the Panopticon for Magical Internet Money

Every Sunday, CoinDesk plays host to deep, nuanced discussions about complex issues with the cast of the Let's Talk Bitcoin! show.

CoinDesk's Nolan Bauerle hosts a fascinating discussion with Eric Weinstein at Invest: New York 2019.They talk about embedded growth obligations and the sociopathic companies they engender....and Tuur Demeester's Bitcoin Reformation.

In Segment 2, the hosts of Let's Talk Bitcoin are joined by Ruben Somsen to dig into his proposal for blockchain-agnostic "Statechains".

Let's Talk Bitcoin! is a long-running independent podcast on the ideas, people and projects powering the cryptocurrency narrative.

Since we started this conversation in early 2013, a whole world of blockchains and tokens has sprung up alongside bitcoin, and we talk about those too as real-world events help us see what's real and what's just clever marketing.

Reas M. Antonopoulos is a best-selling author, speaker, educator, and one of the world's foremost bitcoin and open blockchain experts.

In 2014, Antonopoulos authored the groundbreaking book, Mastering Bitcoin, widely considered to be the best technical guide ever written about the technology.

His fourth book, Mastering Ethereum was published in December of 2018.He is a teaching fellow with the University of Nicosia, serves on the Oversight Committee for the Bitcoin Reference Rate at the Chicago Mercantile Exchange, and has appeared as an expert witness in hearings around the world, including the Australian Senate Banking Committee and the Canadian Senate Commerce, Banking and Finance Committee.

Previously, Adam founded the long-running Let's Talk Bitcoin! talk show with co-hosts Stephanie Murphy and Andreas M. Antonopoulos.

Uniquely among the Let's Talk Bitcoin! Crew, she remains an enthusiastic observer of the space but has chosen to keep her professional life separate from her bitcoin fascination.