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http://thisweekin.com/ (http://thisweekin.com/)

haven't seen this elsewhere

on right now

On!

thats nice watching now :D

gavin says nothing...

The guy on the right is Genjix.

was wondering who he is.

interesting so far.

Oh geez, what's all this stuff about anonymous?  I think the not-Gavin guy is talking a bit too much.

just finished now.

will probably be available on youtube or as a podcast soon enough.

+1 ...

I shoulda butted in, I think I'm too polite to be on a show with Jason Calacanis...

I think you did a good job.  In situations like that I think it shows maturity and seriousness when you don't try to cram in every little thought, and I think it was obvious to everyone watching that he was getting a little carried away.

That was great, good job Gavin and Genjix!

good job Gavin.

Yea, the anonymous stuff was a bit over the top. Otherwise, it was a good show.

Yeah, perhaps I did get a little bit excited.

Well done both of you. Jason was very enthusiastic.

And Genjix, do you really pronounce it "M. T. Gox" rather than "Mount Gox"?

:)

Max Keiser next?

When can it be downloaded?

missed it :(

good job too genjix.
enjoyed the show.
good thing about bitcoin is that theres is no official spokesman. no central bank so to speak. it's all set out from the start. interesting to see where it goes.

if you go to http://thisweekin.com/thisweekin-startups/ (http://thisweekin.com/thisweekin-startups/) tomorrow it will probably be there. if not it shouldn't take much longer.

ah, ty. appreciate the info kirian!

Sorry, I was a bit harsh.  Overall I think you did a fine job.  You definitely got people excited.  The anon stuff just seemed a bit too much.   :)

Yes, explaining bitcoin as a PROTOCOL is very effective and the truth in the plainest sense.

A set of rules laid down that people are free to choose to adhere to or not as they wish. I think this is key to getting people to see the difference between the grass-roots capitalism of bitcoin and the discredited trickle-down capitalism of central bank fiat currency.

It is not really a project but multitude of projects aimed at adhering to the protocol.

+1
This really is the way we need to start thinking and talking about it.

Good show...I would just suggest a bit less emphasis on potential legal issues bitcoin could face and focus more on the technology, how it works, what gives it value, etc.  Explain what bitcoin is and the good that will come from it rather than give the audience every possible reason under the sun to fear it or fear using it.

That's a damn sexy shirt Gavin was wearing - just sayin'  ;D

I read this before watching the show.  When it came on and they introduced "Amir Taaki" I was wondering who the hell that was and where Genjix was.  It me half a second to realize that "Genjix" would not actually be his real name....  :P

Where is he from?  There's a British accent mixed in with something else.

watchable now.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TwNfBgwbqng (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TwNfBgwbqng)



As others said, I enjoyed the show.
I also liked the fact that you both answered about the multiple sides of Bitcoin.

Really great show guys.

I'm half way through it right now.

Very informative and interesting points.

Did Gavin mention that all 21 million BTC will be released over the next 140 years earlier in the video? Maybe 5-10 minutes in? Perhaps I simply heard wrong...

I saw a comment from someone who didn't know the participants. The comment asked "Who's the Star Trek guy and who's the Terrorist?"

HAHAHA so true.

You guys were both great and complemented each other very well!  Congrats!

Its on YouTube: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TwNfBgwbqng

Genjix, where are you from?

the lyrics of the theme music are very apt in a way for bitcoin when I listened back. Starts around 30s in.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TwNfBgwbqng (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TwNfBgwbqng)

The show could have been very good if the hosts would have moderated the discussion so that Gavin had a chance to speak. Genjix is very good at building excitement -- we just need Gavin to balance that out with some reality.

Gavin interrupted more than I would have been able to... I hate these kinds of situations.

Mate, have you ever been to London? I'd even hazard a guess he grew in east London

It was a good interview. Calacinus is pretty switched on as far as media guys go (hadn't heard him before),  the "humble indy bundle" threw him for a wobbly  :D

Would be interested to hear more from both Gavin and Genjix, different takes ... more interviews to come from I hope.

No, I haven't.  Never been to Europe.  Some day.

This was great, I really enjoyed it, thanks guys.

I just watched a portion of the interview again...genjix, you referred to mtgox.com as an "illegitimate exchange" ...I don't think mtgox.com is illegitimate at all.  I am a customer of mtgox and have not had any problems (and indeed I think MagicalTux is working extremely hard to make the exchange even better).  The only thing that might be illegitimate is a government that would try and shut down such an exchange.  Also, I do not believe mtgox.com is in any violation of US laws, so I'm not sure where you would conclude that it is illegitimate in any regard.  If you can point to some law that mtgox is in violation of, I'm willing to be corrected (btw, there are plenty of other exchanges trading in various other goods and digital currencies).  I'm sure it was probably an off the cuff statement that you didn't give much thought to, but words have meaning and in a setting like that, it could be very damaging.

+1 agreed

Bullshit.

If you are a US company, operating a US exchange then there is an incredible amount of laws that you must abide by that makes it near impossible due to the huge initial expense.

It isn't impossible at all. It is just expensive. You would have to get VC money. You basically need to do what dwolla, paypal, paysimple, etc etc all do.

Actually .. with the possible exception of Dwolla (I don't know anything about them) the rest will all lock/cancel your account for violation of terms (made up or not) .. so yes .. it is impossible in the general North America area.