053: BTCVIX The Wild West of Trading: Inside the Realm of Bitcoin Speculation

Published: Dec. 31, 2015, 10:08 a.m.

b'This week I interviewed a short-term Bitcoin trader, who goes by the alias of BTCVIX.\\nAs you can imagine, this episode is a little different \\u2013 this is an area (or should I say, a market) we haven\\u2019t yet explored on the podcast, in past interviews.\\nWith that being said, I found this discussion to be really interesting and I\\u2019m certain you will also. Some of the topics we spoke about include:\\n\\nWhy VIX went from initially trading stocks and options, into the Wild West \\u2013 Bitcoin markets.\\n\\nWe spend plenty of time discussing the landscape of Bitcoin; going into how the digital currency is \\u2018mined\\u2019, how inflation is hard coded in the \\u2018ledger\\u2019, and the real \\u2018counter-party risks\\u2019.\\n\\nChanging the way you may think about consistency, and understanding non-linear outcomes within your trading results.\\n\\nBut that\\u2019s just a quick sample of topics ahead \\u2013 hit the \\u2018play\\u2019 button to learn more about the realm of cryptocurrencies.\\nLearn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices'