Here's a summary of the 2015 My Bitcoin episode ".@coinbase announces a #bitcoin hackathon with $20,000 in prizes!":
1. Main Topics Discussed:
- Coinbase Hackathon: Coinbase is sponsoring a Bitcoin hackathon with $20,000 in Bitcoin prizes, with $10,000 for first place.
- Boost VC Investment: Adam Draper of Boost VC will select a top five winner, who will receive a $50,000 investment.
- Bitcoin Ecosystem Ideas: The hackathon aims to generate innovative applications within the Bitcoin ecosystem, focusing on areas like remittance and spam filtering.
- Blog Post & BitHack Announcement: A blog post with suggested ideas is available on Coinbase's blog (blog.coinbase.com), and a formal BitHack announcement is expected within a week.
2. Key Quotes:
- "Coinbase is sponsoring it, we're going to give away $20,000 of Bitcoin..."
- "...you actually get $50,000 investment from him too, so it's pretty cool."
- "We put out a blog post today with kind of a list of a bunch of cool ideas that we kind of want to see people build in the Bitcoin ecosystem..."
3. People Mentioned:
- Adam Draper (Boost VC)
- Host of the My Bitcoin podcast (unnamed)
4. Bitcoin Price:
- The Bitcoin price is not explicitly mentioned in the transcript.