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In this episode: -Aaron & Jay answer a provocative mailbag question as to whether they even fundamentally believe in Bitcoin and cryptocurrencies -The crypto “long winter -Mining and electricity consumption -Ethereum’s hacky-sack mentality vs Bitcoin’s scorched earth =Buzzfeed tech reporter Charlie Warzel comes in for a new deep dive segment on the ERC-20 casino token Funfair (FUN). Send us mailbag questions: hi@cointalk.show @CWarzel 4:40 RaiBlocks (XRB) 11:19 "What It's Like To Be Absolutely Obsessed With Bitcoin" (Jay Kang, Vice News Tonight) 12:01 Report: India's Government Sends Tax Notices to Cryptocurrency Traders (Coindesk) 13:22 Local Bitcoins 22:32 Ripple (XRP), Tron (TRX), Verge (XVG) 24:09 "There Is Nothing Virtual About Bitcoin’s Energy Appetite" (Nathaniel Popper, New York Times) 31:13 "Satan’s Credit Card: What The Mark Of The Beast Taught Me About The Future Of Money" (Charlie Warzel, Buzzfeed) 36:00 "Bitcoin Boom is a Boon For Extremist Groups" (Cra