Episode notes
May 7th 2020 has marked the global release of Torsten Hoffmann's second documentary about Bitcoin, titled "Cryptopia: Bitcoin, Blockchains, and the Future of the Internet". In this interview, he talks about some highlights from the film.
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Time stamps:
00:47 – Introduction
2:17 – Ticket prices and how the interviewees have changed since the last documentary (Bitcoin: The End of Money As We Know It)
4:18 – Approaching Roger Ver and remaining objective in presenting the scaling debate
6:55 – The explanatory animations in the documentary and reaching newbies
9:00 – 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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Time stamps:
00:47 – Introduction
2:17 – Ticket prices and how the interviewees have changed since the last documentary (Bitcoin: The End of Money As We Know It)
4:18 – Approaching Roger Ver and remaining objective in presenting the scaling debate
6:55 – The explanatory animations in the documentary and reaching newbies
9:00 – 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
