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This week’s episode of #TheTatianaShow, Alex Petrov from Bitfury stops by. Alex is a crypto “OG” and introduced me to the Honey Badger Conference.  The Bitfury Group is the largest full-service blockchain technology company in the world. They develop state-of-the-art software and hardware solutions for businesses, individuals, and organizations to securely move assets across the blockchain. Alex is their Chief Information Officer. Josh and I have a great in-depth conversation with Alex about his extensive background in I.T., cryptocurrency, and the multiple programs he has been involved with during his time with Bitfury. We discuss the opportunities and challenges for ICO’s, the Lightning Network, the Crystal Blockchain, and more. About the Guests: Alex Petrov is the Chief Information Officer for the Bitfury Group. Prior to working with Bitfury, he spent 15 years in the Ministry of Interior Affairs of the Republic of Latvia. Other experience includes: Secret Regime department officer; NATO summit 2006 &

  Can Bitcoin self-regulate or does it require government regulation? On this episode of #TheTatianaShow, we explore this question and more with Amber Scott, a friend from the Baltic Honey Badger Conference. Amber is the founder, CEO, and Chief Anti-Money Laundering Ninja for Outlier Solutions. They are a Canadian consulting firm focusing on developing compliance solutions for clients such as banks, dealers in virtual currencies, and credit unions. Their areas of expertise include Canadian anti-money laundering, counter terrorist financing, privacy, and regulatory compliance. Amber is a self-professed compliance geek with a passion for technology. Tatiana and Amber have a great conversation covering a wide swath of topics including government or self regulation of crypto, which country has the best regulations, and what Amber is most excited for in 2020 for Bitcoin. We even throw in some talk about Ross Ulbricht, marijuana legalization, and Orwell’s 1984.  About the Guests: Amber D. Scott, MBA, CIPPC, CBP, CA

On a very special episode of The Tatiana Show, Tatiana brings you a 3 part interview series from her recent trip to Birmingham, England for the 2019 BitBrum Conference. Josh returns to the show as he and Tatiana speak with Marcos Rodriguez from BlueWallet. BlueWallet is a free and open source project ran and bootstrapped by volunteers and Bitcoin users. Forged from the ashes of the 2017 bull run when wallets were not prepared to handle the high fees, BlueWallet was created to focus on Bitcoin and its users providing an alternative to the corporate focused wallets. Marcos discusses where he sees the company heading in the future and the challenges and opportunities of monetizing a wallet. Next up, Tatiana sits down with Tom and Will from www.myhardwarewallet.co.uk. They are the biggest resellers of the best hardware wallets in the U.K. The duo give some insight into what attracted them to Bitcoin and the trends they have noticed in the wallet market. The final interview comes from Holland crypto artists Eppo a

This episode of The Tatiana Show, Tatiana has a one on one conversation with Rhonda Eldridge, founder of the non-profit Harness All Possibilities. A native of the Bahamas, Rhonda had over 25 years experience working in financial institutions before the economic crash of 2008. Seeing the disruption the recession had caused in many people’s lives led her to start her non-profit, Harness All Possibilities. HAP’s mission has been to educate and assist professionals in adapting to business in the 21st century and developing new skills. In 2015, Rhonda discovered blockchain technology and began immersing herself in the field. She has been active in the crypto space for the past 4 years. Rhonda gives us some details of her recent projects in her native Bahamas around blockchain and cryptocurrency. She helped organize the 1st Bahamas Cryptocurrency and Blockchain Conference in the summer of 2018. This past August, she held a hackathon for the youth of The Bahamas. The children had access to online courses on blockcha

“Bitcoin is primed to be the new base money in this digital age.” -Matthew Menziskis Cryptocurrency enthusiast Matthew Menziskis joins Tatiana on this episode of The Tatiana Show. He is a co-host of the Crypto Voices podcast which discusses the economy and monetary policy, banking and finance, and Bitcoin. He is an American of Latvian descent who has resided in Eastern Europe since 2006. Matthew consults investors across many different fields from real estate to food and beverage to online direct lending industries.  Matthew became interested in Bitcoin around 2011 and created the Crypto Voices podcast in 2017 with his partner Fernando Ulrich. We discuss his recent presentation at the Baltic Honey Badger Conference entitled “Bitcoin as Base Money.” He provides an overview of the speech and describes the characteristics of a monetary base and how Bitcoin can replace government fiat as the new base going forward. We talk about the progress made by the Baltic states of Eastern Europe in free market economics and

Mati Greenspan stops by this episode of The Tatiana Show. Mati is a Senior Market Analyst for our newest sponsor eToro. Having over a decade’s experience working in financial advice, he manages portfolios for the company’s VIP clients and handles eToro’s Premium Club Network. Tatiana and Mati dive into his background where he began paper trading at the age of 13 and began working in financial markets in 2008. A chance email blast in 2013 led to his discovery of Bitcoin and his interest in the crypto space. Mati gives his thoughts on the Federal Reserve’s current policies and what effect they will have on the economy. He also gives tips for beginning traders, ways to diversify your portfolio, and the risks and rewards of trading Bitcoin.  About the Guests: Mati has been at eToro for over five years as a Senior Market Analyst and has over a decade’s experience working in financial advice. At eToro, Mati works as a portfolio manager for VIP clients with a minimum equity of $1 million and manages eToro’s Premium

On this episode of The Tatiana Show, Tatiana has two guests. The first, Thomas Hunt is the host of the Mad Bitcoins show on YouTube and one of the founders of The World Crypto Network. Thomas tells of his recent travels in Europe and discusses the upcoming Bitbrum conference in Birmingham, November 3.  He will be MC-ing and Tatiana will be performing, so it’s sure to be a lot of fun. The second guest is VESA, a crypto artist, performer, and speaker. He tells his story of starting out as a filmmaker before discovering the Bitcoin world. He began creating crypto art and founded ArtForCrypto.com. VESA describes the benefits of digital art through the blockchain such as better authentication.  We also discuss more specific pieces he’s created such as one for Ross Ulbricht and another for the Litecoin Foundation. Craig Wright even signed one, so we discuss that a bit as well. About the Guests: Thomas Hunt is the creator of the MadBitcoins show. Founder of the World Crypto Network. Spreading the word about Bitcoin

Sasha Hodder, a former guest makes her return to The Tatiana Show on our latest episode. Sasha is an attorney with the DLT law group whose main focus is supporting crypto related businesses. She is a frequent guest on Tone Vays Bitcoin Law Review as well as the host of her own show HodlCast. Tatiana and Josh get her thoughts on the recent regulations concerning Bitcoin such as the IRS rulings on digital currencies. Sasha discusses the ramifications of the new laws can have on cryptocurrency and the stifling effects on U.S. investors in Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies.  About the Guests: Sasha currently works as an Attorney for DLT Law Group, P.A. where she focuses on the Financial Technology sector.  She began her career in the virtual currency arena in 2014 and helps her clients navigate the burgeoning regulations surrounding cryptocurrencies.  Sasha provides her clients with the basics such as company formation, operating agreements, corporate bylaws, and employment contracts. She also works on more comp

On this episode of The Tatiana Show, Tatiana and Josh interview Anita Posch, the host of the podcast Bitcoin and Co. based in Vienna.  Anita shares her story of starting out as an urban planner in the corporate world before striking out on her own as an entrepreneur in the digital world. Since 2001, she has co-founded multiple internet start-ups that support small businesses in the creative field. She also became interested in bitcoin and discusses making her move into the crypto community. We have an interesting conversation with Anita about the lack of women in the crypto space and tech in general, and how this could be influenced by the “societal norms.” We also talk about her role in upcoming conferences such as the Lightning Network in Berlin, Germany and possibly the Understanding Bitcoin Conference in Zimbabwe.  About the Guests: Anita Posch is a Bitcoin enthusiast and educator. She is the host of the “Bitcoin & Co.” podcast and author of a bitcoin beginners book in german. Anita is a member of the

One of the original pioneers in the cryptocurrency world, Bruce Fenton joins us on this episode of The Tatiana Show. Bruce is a prolific entrepreneur and event organizer founding Atlantic Financial, Chainstone Labs, the executive director of the Bitcoin Foundation, and the host and founder of the Satoshi Roundtable. He shares his background of being raised in the financial world and led to his first brokerage job. He became the youngest VP of Morgan Stanley and this led to the creation of his own firm, Atlantic Financial in 1994. Inspired by Ron Paul and Austrian Economics and an overall interest in emerging technologies led him down the bitcoin path. This birthed the creation of www.chainstonelabs.com and joining the www.bitcoinfoundation.org as the executive director. Bruce discusses the past, present, and future of crypto and the exciting potential he sees for blockchain technology in securities and funding small business start-ups. He gives us some insight into his involvement with The Free State Project

On this episode of The Tatiana Show, Tatiana interviews Konstantin Gladych, whom she met at Baltic Honey Badger in Riga, Latvia.  Konstantin has a Ph.D. in data science and the co-founder and CEO of www.changelly.com, the largest cryptocurrency instant exchange with over 2 million active customers monthly. His newest project Atomic Wallet, launched in 2018 is a decentralized cryptocurrency wallet where you can secure, exchange, and buy over 500 cryptocurrencies and tokens in a single interface. Konstantin discusses the origins of Atomic Wallet and the project’s main purpose of providing a simple solution to people new to the cryptocurrency world. They discuss the process of how the company selects currencies and Konstantin gives some insight into future projects such as advanced trading options and integrating with hardware wallets.  About the Guests: Konstantin Gladych, CEO, Ph.D. in data science with 4 years of solid experience in blockchain and cryptocurrencies, 10 years in IT. Konstantin is well-known as

On this episode of The Tatiana Show, we have a talk with Connie Gallippi, the founder and executive director of www.Bitgivefoundation.org. Bitgive is the first bitcoin and blockchain non-profit charity organization. Connie discusses their flagship project www.GiveTrack.org which allows charities to provide transparency and accountability to their donor via blockchain technology. She also describes some amazing projects the foundation has been involved with such as a girl’s coding school in Afghanistan and providing relief to the Bahamas.  We discuss the process for selecting charities and the possibilities and challenges of cryptocurrency in the non-profit world.  About the Guests: Connie is the Founder and Executive Director of BitGive, established in 2013, the first government recognized 501(c)(3) Bitcoin nonprofit, focused on bridging the gap between an innovative technology and its practical applications for nonprofits and humanitarian work in the developing world. Miss Gallippi is a well-known industry

On this very special episode of The Tatiana Show, Tatiana speaks with our co-host Josh about his company Vaultoro and his own history. Josh describes his early interests in alternative economies and looking for a digital money for an early project called SwapStyle. Then the events of 911 caused him to educate himself further on currencies outside the fiat system. His interest in gold and discovering Bitcoin in 2010 is what inspired him to create Vaultoro. They discuss Vaultoro starting up in February 2015 and growing to over 25,000 clients in 95 countries with 100 million worth of Euros traded. Josh then delves into the Vaultoro 2.0 launch with the Bnk To The Future crowdfunding and working with banking partners to buy gold. Tatiana and Josh also have a conversation on trading and saving outside the banking system and privacy and security concerns for cryptocurrency.  About the Guests: Joshua Scigala, is the founder & CEO of Vaultoro. He is an award-winning designer, animator & entrepreneur. He has co

On this episode of The Tatiana Show, Tatiana and Josh have a conversation with Brent Lyman, Senior Advisor at www.coinme.com. Coinme is America’s first licensed bitcoin kiosk company. Brent tells us of the founding of Coinme in 2014 in Seattle, Washington and what started as 100 kiosks has now grown to over 3000 today.  We discuss how they worked with regulators to update the money transmitter laws to create a virtual currency license.  We then delve into their partnership with Coinstar and how that may influence mainstream usability of Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies. Brent gives us some insight into future plans for the company to expand into all 50 states as well as internationally. Brent also reveals his thoughts on working with money transfer companies and potential mergers of bitcoin networks with financial institutions.  About the Guests: With close to two decades of investment experience, Brent joined Coinme’s Private Client team as an Advisor to educate clients and help them take full advantage of

On this special episode of The Tatiana Show we have two great interviews with international crypto influencers Anna Agu from CryptoFin Conference of Estonia, and with Joe Ratheram MSc. of BitBrum in Birmingham, UK where Tatiana will be performing this coming November. Anna clues us in on the rapid expansion of crypto within the small yet innovative country of Estonia, where the government has put in quick and easy systems for residents to gain cryptocurrency licenses and wallets. Lawyer by day, Anna is also on the CryptoFin Conference team that holds an annual two-day conference in Estonia - hosting wonderful speakers that speak on many topics, such as how the crypto revolution is effecting market trends. After 30 years of being Land Rover engineer, Joe Ratheram joined the Bitcoin gang in 2013, and has since been researching ways to integrate decentralized blockchain technology while delivering talks at several universities, as well as his own Bitbrum Conference and CoinFest UK. Joe talks to us about his upco

On this episode of The Tatiana Show we talk with a speaker from the Baltic Honeybadger Bitcoin Conference, Rigel Walshe. Walshe went from working in government to finding a unique way to integrate his heavy metal music career with blockchain technology. He is a firm believer that “Bitcoin is a tool that is going to change the world,” and enlightens us on his focus of individual freedom. Thanks to our sponsors Vaultoro and SALT Lending for supporting The Tatiana Show! About the Guests: In 2016 Rigel Walshe took on a contract as the program manager and facilitator for the Be Your Own Boss Course- a government program that teaches beneficiaries the basics of running a small business and writing a business plan. Successful participants receive government funding to enter self employment and start their own business. In 2018, four years after stumbling across Bitcoin, Rigel decided to become a more active participant in the industry. He ran Coinsure Ltd for a year and a half as a distributor for Trezor, Ledger and

This week on a very special episode of The Tatiana Show, I speak with fellow crypto-podcaster Alexandra Moxin at the annual Baltic Honeybadger Bitcoin Conference in Latvia. Alexandra is the Founder and CEO of her blockchain technology based podcast “Advanced Tech Media.” In this episode, we talk about what got her into the cryptocurrency space, and more importantly what makes her stay. She voices her views on the vast future of cryptocurrency and how it will eventually be a vital component to our economy. We also talk about how crypto is gaining more traction and creating “free-thinkers,” which have become quite scarce in the world we live in today.  Thank you to our friends at Vaultoro and HavenApp for supporting our mission here on The Tatiana Show. About the Guests: Alexandra founded Advance Tech Media home of the Advance Tech Podcast where she interviews founders, developers and leaders from around the globe in the emerging tech space. As CEO, she grew the global audience of the podcast to reach 1 million

It’s always a fun time when Michael Boldin is involved!  He joined us for an informative and spirited discussion on the 10th Amendment and decentralization as a solution to the problems plaguing the country.  We examine a range of issues from marijuana legislation to immigration to surveillance to gun control. We also explore how cryptocurrency can be a valuable aid in the fight to break free from the federal government. Thank you to our sponsors, Vaultoro and Salt Lending for making this episode possible.  About the Guests: Michael is the founder and executive director of the Tenth Amendment Center. He was raised in Milwaukee, WI, and has lived in Los Angeles, CA since 1995. According to the SPLC’s profile page on him, Michael “is an ideologue who has spent years promoting the idea that states can “nullify” federal legislation they don’t like — the very same argument pushed by defenders of slavery and segregation.” If you like this content, please send a tip with BTC to: 1Q2QHoNowg8D2QzWhBQU1YrraG771aCpgS Mo

This week on The Tatiana Show, we host Robert Anthony Peters, writer and director of the new award-winning short-film “Tank Man”.  This drama creates a brief back-story for the unidentified young man who blocked the paths of a column of Communist Chinese military tanks in Tiananmen Square, 1989. On this episode, Robert speaks of the massive protests that fueled the timeless image that we know as “Tank Man,” a symbol of standing up for what is right, regardless of the circumstances.  Robert clues us in on the massacre that the protests created (of which 30% of the entire Beijing population marched in the streets, and were open fired on by troops) as well as his own time spent in the city of Hong Kong. We learn of the censorship that exists today, in which the Chinese government prohibits all media and verbal communication of the events that transpired in Tiananmen Square.  “Tank Man” is nothing shy of a brilliant capture of the oppressed people of China and how they marched for the freedom of the next generati

On this special Saturday episode of the Tatiana Show we are joined by Lucas Metropulos, the Founder and Board Chairman of Lend a Hand Bahamas to talk to us about how they are helping out those affected by Hurricane Dorian in the Bahamas. Lucas’ wonderful foundation not only helps with disasters as this one but also strives to better the bahamian education and create a sustainable community throughout. Listen to this episode to find out how you too can contribute to the relief and how they are partnering with my great friend Connie Gallippi & Bitgive for this cause.  About the Guests: Lucas Metropulos is the Founder and Board Chairman of  Lend a Hand Bahamas. It was  founded it in 2014, and is a registered Bahamian nonprofit organization. Lend a Hand Bahamas does mostly work on community development and has been focusing mostly on Nassau, Bahamas where they have a Community Center. The staff and volunteers run educational programming for the youth after school, weekends, and summers and also work with adul