Uploaded October 2020 | Updated September 2026, 2 hours ago

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Is DeFi a trick or a treat? Should we be afraid of the giant bitcoin mempool? What are some scary mistakes you can make with bitcoin multisig? What about brain wallets? Halloween is the perfect day to dress up in silly costumes, hang out with friends, and tell Scary Stories of Cryptoween, and that's exactly what I did. Join me, Adam B. Levine, Stephanie Murphy, and Jonathan Mohan (all co-hosts of the Original Let's Talk Bitcoin podcast) for a 2+ hour bitcoin extravaganza.

0:00 Scary Stories of Cryptoween
1:04 Introduction
6:47 The mess of Wallet.dat files
10:27 Brain wallets
15:20 Multi sig wallets
19:42 The bitcoin show
23:17 What is your experience with the early web wallets?
26:44 Early bitcoin experiences and scams within the space
55:41 Early days of bitcoin mining
58:50 Things that you bought with bitcoin and early involvement in mining
1:03:24 What are major threats & risks associated with Bitcoin as an investment (excluding sound monetary policy)? any technical threat? How about China's influence?
1:06:15 What are some scary mistakes you can make with multi-sig wallets?
1:09:31 Is DeFi a trick or treat?
1:16:32 I find it scary, that people send bitcoin deliberately to burn addresses. What reason? How many bitcoins are lost forever?
1:28:56 What to do if Hardware Wallet is lost, stolen, or damaged?
1:34:34 Is real privacy possible when using a Ledger device, considering Ledger must surely see your IP/device data/account data through Ledger Live?
1:44:16 Re: Scaling - the halving event every ~4years reduces the new supply. Why not also regularly increase block size over time so it keeps up with technology?
1:51:02 Is the actual mempool size scary? Man it's huge! What problems could this lead to?
1:57:40 What is the biggest crypto scam you have fallen for?

DISCLAIMER: We're creating this livestream and video for your entertainment. Don't rely on our memories of events that happened years ago, that we haven't gone back to research, and that we're talking about on a live episode in real time. We're telling you stories of bitcoin's past, not making perfectly accurate statements about people or events. And definitely don't use this video to make any decisions. If you were thinking of doing that, you should probably be watching a video about how to make good decisions and skipping this one completely. All characters and events mentioned in this show - even the ones based on real people or events - are completely fictional. Thanks for watching, enjoy the show!


LINK TO THE ORIGINAL LET'S TALK BITCOIN SHOW: ltbshow.com
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Connect with Adam B. Levine: twitter.com/GamerAndy
Connect with Jonathan Mohan: twitter.com/JonathanMohan

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