In November of 2016, journalist Morgen Peck showed up at her friend Molly Webster's apartment in Brooklyn, told her to take her battery out of her phone, and began to tell her about The Ceremony, a mo...Show More
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yveehops recommended:Dec 7th, 2019
The extravagant making of a cryptocurrency. One of my favorite episodes.
mmDec 8th, 2019
@yveehops I loved this episode! My heart skipped a beat when they got the mysterious feedback. Curious what happened. Thanks so much for the recommendation! 💛
coryperla recommended:Aug 2nd, 2017
For Bitcoin enthusiasts.
kiranapoleon recommended:Sep 6th, 2017
I've listened to this episode twice already and it's still tense and fascinating.
mm recommended:Dec 19th, 2019
This episode literally made my heart skipped. Fascinating story about the elaborate initiation and creation of a more private cryptocurrency called ZCash. This is a great episode whether you’re a crypto enthusiast or not. Definitely going on my favourites-of-all-time list.
mmDec 19th, 2019
@molinos This is also one of the best crypto episodes and just best episodes I've ever listened to hands down. It has nothing to do with scams or One Coin, but just a fun and wild nerdy ride :D
phocks recommended:Mar 16th, 2021
This old episode popped up again. Fascinating story about the birth of a new crypto currency and one that, unlike Bitcoin, is anonymous and untraceable... unless someone finds a secret key. The Ceremony details the process of how these creators go about generating and then hiding this secret key rig...Show More
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mmMar 16th, 2021
@phocks NFTs?!?
phocksMar 16th, 2021
@mm Haha nope. The NFT craze is just getting started! NFTs will require their own Radiolab episode I suspect, before too long. This one is about Zcash :)
phocksMar 16th, 2021
@mm ps. here's an interesting article from where I work about people stealing other people's tweets and selling them online as NFTs without their permission. Fascinating stuff. https://www.abc.net.au/news/science/2021-03-16/nfts-artists-report-their-work-is-being-stolen-and-sold/13249408
mmMar 16th, 2021
@phocks Been binging on NFT pods so super curious what you think of them. Here’s my playlist: NFT x Art Podcasts on @podysseyapp: https://podyssey.fm/list/id45670-NFT-x-Art-Podcasts?utm_campaign=mobile_share
danny recommended:Mar 17th, 2021
Damn! This was a great episode.
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shann recommended:Feb 6th, 2022
I just love any show that has geeks geeking out - which is really the heart of this episode.