Jorge Stolfi's guest appearances

Jorge Stolfi

The Blockchain Debate Podcast

When The Music Stops

David Gerard

Bennett Tomlin

Jeff Dorman

Joel Monegro

Nick White

George Selgin

Muneeb Ali

Paul Sztorc

Christian Keroles

Alex Gladstein

Mike Kelly

Tushar Jain

Chris Derose

Jason Williams

Lewis Cohen

OwlTail

Did you ever wish you had a computer science professor would could ironically and hilariously explain the deceptive trickery of cryptocurrencies? Well, so do we, and if you are a student at the University of Campinas in Brazil, you know what that's like!  Professor Jorge Stolfi is a well cited computer scientist specializing in graph theory, image processing and computational geometry, which gives him the power to shoot lasers out of his nose and take down the masses of rambunctious children that we call crypto-reddit. He understands Bitcoin, almost too well, and likes to educate those of us already 45 thousand dollars deep in credit card debt from Coinbase auto-purchases on why we should think twice about our "investments". Pfft. What would the most cited computer science professor from Brazil know about blockchaining?  We talk at length about the financial nature of cryptocurrencies, non-speculative investments (and their much larger speculative counterparts) and why it may not be the wisest thing to leverage your first born child to get more exposure to Bitcoin. We discuss Tether, Elon Musk, El Salvador, Smart Contracts and so much more!  Introduction Joke - How I Plan to Make Some Easy Money (Stolfi, 2014) https://www.ic.unicamp.br/~stolfi/bitcoin/2014-02-17-HowToMakeSomeEasyMoney.html Music - Blue Bossa  Follow all of his hilarious take-downs on twitter, reddit and on the many public debates he has attended!  https://twitter.com/JorgeStolfi  (@JorgeStolfi) https://www.reddit.com/user/jstolfi (u/jstolfi)  Special thanks to the last minute help from some folks on twitter! Especially @gordolven !  Follow me on twitter (@milner_aviv) and stay tuned for more awesome episodes!   ---   Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/when-the-music-stops/message

Did you ever wish you had a computer science professor would could ironically and hilariously explain the deceptive trickery of cryptocurrencies? Well, so do we, and if you are a student at the University of Campinas in Brazil, you know what that's like! Professor Jorge Stolfi is a well cited computer scientist specializing in graph theory, image processing and computational geometry, which gives him the power to shoot lasers out of his nose and take down the masses of rambunctious children that we call crypto-reddit. He understands Bitcoin, almost too well, and likes to educate those of us already 45 thousand dollars deep in credit card debt from Coinbase auto-purchases on why we should think twice about our "investments". Pfft. What would the most cited computer science professor from Brazil know about blockchaining? We talk at length about the financial nature of cryptocurrencies, non-speculative investments (and their much larger speculative counterparts) and why it may not be the wisest thing to leverage your first born child to get more exposure to Bitcoin. We discuss Tether, Elon Musk, El Salvador, Smart Contracts and so much more! Introduction Joke - How I Plan to Make Some Easy Money (Stolfi, 2014) <a href="https://www.ic.unicamp.br/~stolfi/bitcoin/2014-02-17-HowToMakeSomeEasyMoney.html" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.ic.unicamp.br/~stolfi/bitcoin/2014-02-17-HowToMakeSomeEasyMoney.html</a> Music - Blue Bossa Follow all of his hilarious take-downs on twitter, reddit and on the many public debates he has attended! <a href="https://twitter.com/JorgeStolfi" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://twitter.com/JorgeStolfi</a>  (@JorgeStolfi) <a href="https://www.reddit.com/user/jstolfi" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.reddit.com/user/jstolfi</a> (u/jstolfi) Special thanks to the last minute help from some folks on twitter! Especially @gordolven ! Follow me on twitter (@milner_aviv) and stay tuned for more awesome episodes! --- Send in a voice message: <a href="https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/when-the-music-stops/message" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/when-the-music-stops/message</a>

Easy Money with Professor Jorge Stolfi

Lyn Alden

Guests:Jorge Stolfi (@jorgestolfi)Lyn Alden (@LynAldenContact)Host:Richard Yan (@gentso09)Today’s motion is “Bitcoin is a scam.”At the time of recording and release, Bitcoin reached its all time highs. And it just seems that every few weeks, a traditional financial institution or a well-known investor is announcing their interest in the orange coin.Simultaneously, some skeptics continue to insist that this is all a mirage.There seems no better time to visit this fundamental topic on the boundary of our entire industry.Today’s debaters include a computer science academic and a macro investor. I am especially appreciative for the former to appear on this show and be willing to engage. Outside perspectives can be very sobering at times.If you’re into crypto and like to hear two sides of the story, be sure to also check out our previous episodes. We’ve featured some of the best known thinkers in the crypto space.If you would like to debate or want to nominate someone, please DM me at @blockdebate on Twitter.Please note that nothing in our podcast should be construed as financial advice.Source of select items discussed in the debate (and supplemental material):Paper claiming unbacked Tether drove BTC price:https://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=3195066Papers dispelling the above notion:https://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=3175876https://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=3508006Tracker of institutional interest in Bitcoin: https://bitcointreasuries.org/Preston Byrne on why BTC is not a literal ponzi but is its own category of scam: https://prestonbyrne.com/2017/12/08/bitcoin_ponzi/Lifting BTC 21m cap via soft fork: "extension record" trick ala SegWit: https://np.reddit.com/r/bitcoin_uncensored/comments/43w24e/raising_the_21_million_btc_limit_with_a_soft_fork/Debater bios:Jorge Stolfi is a computer science professor at the State University of Campinas in Brazil. His specialty includes computer vision, image processing, function approximation methods, graph theory, computational geometry and other fields. He is a vocal opponent of Bitcoin. In 2016, he submitted a letter to the SEC outlining what he perceives as similarities between Bitcoin and fraudulent penny stocks or ponzi schemes. Jorge received his Ph.D. in computer science from Stanford in 1988.Lyn Alden runs an investment research service for both retail and institutional investors at LynAlden.com. Her focus is on fundamental investing with a global macro overlay, with a specialization in currency differentials and equity valuations. She also manages financial operation of an aviation simulation research facility.

Guests: Jorge Stolfi (@jorgestolfi) Lyn Alden (@LynAldenContact) Host: Richard Yan (@gentso09) Today’s motion is “Bitcoin is a scam.” At the time of recording and release, Bitcoin reached its all time highs. And it just seems that every few weeks, a traditional financial institution or a well-known investor is announcing their interest in the orange coin. Simultaneously, some skeptics continue to insist that this is all a mirage. There seems no better time to visit this fundamental topic on the boundary of our entire industry. Today’s debaters include a computer science academic and a macro investor. I am especially appreciative for the former to appear on this show and be willing to engage. Outside perspectives can be very sobering at times. If you’re into crypto and like to hear two sides of the story, be sure to also check out our previous episodes. We’ve featured some of the best known thinkers in the crypto space. If you would like to debate or want to nominate someone, please DM me at @blockdebate on Twitter. Please note that nothing in our podcast should be construed as financial advice. Source of select items discussed in the debate (and supplemental material):<ul><li>Paper claiming unbacked Tether drove BTC price:<ul><li><a href="https://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=3195066" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=3195066</a></li></ul></li><li>Papers dispelling the above notion:<ul><li><a href="https://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=3175876" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=3175876</a></li><li><a href="https://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=3508006" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=3508006</a></li></ul></li><li>Tracker of institutional interest in Bitcoin: <a href="https://bitcointreasuries.org/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://bitcointreasuries.org/</a></li><li>Preston Byrne on why BTC is not a literal ponzi but is its own category of scam: <a href="https://prestonbyrne.com/2017/12/08/bitcoin_ponzi/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://prestonbyrne.com/2017/12/08/bitcoin_ponzi/</a></li><li>Lifting BTC 21m cap via soft fork: "extension record" trick ala SegWit: <a href="https://np.reddit.com/r/bitcoin_uncensored/comments/43w24e/raising_the_21_million_btc_limit_with_a_soft_fork/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://np.reddit.com/r/bitcoin_uncensored/comments/43w24e/raising_the_21_million_btc_limit_with_a_soft_fork/</a></li></ul> Debater bios: Jorge Stolfi is a computer science professor at the State University of Campinas in Brazil. His specialty includes computer vision, image processing, function approximation methods, graph theory, computational geometry and other fields. He is a vocal opponent of Bitcoin. In 2016, he submitted a letter to the SEC outlining what he perceives as similarities between Bitcoin and fraudulent penny stocks or ponzi schemes. Jorge received his Ph.D. in computer science from Stanford in 1988.Lyn Alden runs an investment research service for both retail and institutional investors at <a href="http://LynAlden.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">LynAlden.com</a>. Her focus is on fundamental investing with a global macro overlay, with a specialization in currency differentials and equity valuations. She also manages financial operation of an aviation simulation research facility.

Motion: Bitcoin is a scam (Jorge Stolfi vs. Lyn Alden)