NEO Wanted BitTorrent
ABOUT
A new paper co-authored by Vitalik Buterin proposes to solve the network’s “free rider” problem.
-AND-
The Australian Securities Exchange (ASX) has pushed back the launch of a blockchain replacement for the decades-old CHESS clearing and settlement system.
-ALSO-
EOS developers are shelling out big bucks to pay for network resources.
-DON’T MISS-
CoinDesk’s Annaliese Milano joins host Bailey Reutzel to discuss new details about BitTorrent’s acquisition by Tron founder Justin Sun, and a competing bid from blockchain project NEO.
Recorded September 4, 2018 in New York, NY.
Thanks to our sponsors!
Said Business School, University of Oxford
Oxford Fintech Programmehttps://www.sbs.ox.ac.uk/programmes/execed/oxford-fintech-programme
Oxford Blockchain Strategy Programme
Late Confirmation is a CoinDesk production made in collaboration with The Podglomerate.
For more information, visit www.CoinDesk.com
HOST
CoinDesk is the world leader in news, prices and information on bitcoin and other digital currencies.
We cover news and analysis on the trends, price movements, technologies, companies and people in the bitcoin and digital currency world.

EPISODES
The Blockspace Pod: Quantum's $100 Billion Threat To Bitcoin
Charlie and Colin dive into the quantum computing debate. Is it a threat to Bitcoin or just VC hype? We explore vulne...
1 hour ago
Saylor: 'I Expect Bitcoin Will Appreciate 30% a Year for the Next 20 Years'
Strategy founder and executive chairman Michael Saylor named one of CoinDesk's 50 Most Influential.
23 hours ago
THE MINING POD: China Mining Crackdown, Hut 8’s $7B Fluidstack Deal, CoreWeave Site Delays
This week in bitcoin mining news, hiccups surface in AI site development and funding, and China crackdown on bitcoin ...
Dec 19, 2025
Mert Mumtaz on Why Internet Capital Markets Are "Finally Actually Happening" on Solana
Privacy, internet capital markets, and quantum commuting threats to crypto with Helius CEO Mert Mumtaz.
Dec 18, 2025

The Mining Pod
Feb 10, 2025

CoinDesk Podcast Network
The top stories and best shows in the blockchain world, delivered daily from the team at CoinDesk.
Dec 20, 2023

Markets Outlook
Tune in as CoinDesk runs down action in the crypto market and some of the most important recent industry development.
Dec 19, 2023

Unchained
Unchained, your no hype resource for all things crypto by former Forbes senior editor Laura Shin, author of The Cryptopians.
Dec 18, 2023
