Bitcoin Magazine Podcast

Is Bitcoin Divine Intervention? w/ Knut Svanholm & Cedric Youngelman Sep 03, 2024

Knut Svanholm and Cedric Youngelman join Host Allen Helm for another episode of The Culture Bit on Twitter Spaces to share their stories of discovering Bitcoin. The pair discuss what Bitcoin means to them and how to make sense of such a seemingly miraculous and novel technology.

Knut and Cedric are two long-time deep thinkers on the topic of Bitcoin who explore not just its financial and monetary aspects, but also its sociological, cultural and spiritual implications.

They also discuss their upcoming appearances at Bitcoin Amsterdam, October 9-10, 2024.

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Bitcoin’s Louisiana Purchase Moment w/ Cynthia Lummis | The Culture Bit Aug 02, 2024

Join us for a special interview with Senator Cynthia Lummis, the "Bitcoin Senator" from Wyoming, as she sets the stage for her historic announcement about a bill to form a Federal Bitcoin Strategic Reserve in the U.S. Highlights: 💥 Big announcement at Bitcoin 2024 in Nashville 💰 Discussion on the U.S. debt crisis and Bitcoin's potential role 🏆 Trump's potential impact on Bitcoin regulation and innovation 🤝 The importance of bipartisan support for Bitcoin 📈 Bitcoin's journey from niche to mainstream 🗽 Senator Lummis describes Bitcoin as "freedom money" Don't miss this insider look at how Bitcoin is shaping the future of finance and politics! Senator Lummis shares her thoughts on the growing acceptance of Bitcoin among former critics and the message this sends to Washington and the American people. 🔥 Plus, get a sneak peek at a potential Bitcoin Strategic Reserve bill in the works! Like, comment, and subscribe for more cutting-edge crypto news and interviews! 🔔 TIMESTAMPS: 00:00 Introduction and Addressing the Elephant in the Room 01:24 Trump’s Speech at the Libertarian National Convention 03:46 Trump’s Change in Stance and Understanding of Bitcoin 06:06 Bitcoin as a Tool for Economic Dominance 09:16 Republican Party’s Endorsement and Bitcoin 2024 10:11 Political Parties’ Stances on Bitcoin 11:09 Trump’s Impact on Bitcoin and the Election Produced and Hosted by: Allen Helm Produced by: Jeremy Poley -- Use code BM10 for 10% of passes to The Bitcoin Conference 2025, May 27-29 in Las Vegas, NV (b.tc/conference/2025) 🔔 Don't forget to like, subscribe, and hit the notification bell for more insightful content from the Bitcoin Magazine! IMPORTANT DISCLAIMER “All views expressed by hosts, guests, and interviewees of “The Culture Bit” are opinion only and do not reflect the views of Bitcoin Magazine, its ownership, management, any of their associated or affiliated entities, or their inhouse or third party service providers and platforms. This program is informational only, and its content does not contain or construe any offers to buy, sell, or hold any bitcoin, other cryptocurrency, or any securities or other financial instruments in the United States or any other jurisdiction in which such solicitation or offer would be unlawful. Nor does this show’s programming constitute any kind of legal, tax, investment, financial, or other advice. Individuals who appear on “The Culture Bit” are not deemed investment advisors and their performances in the past are not indicative of future results. Nor are staff or management of “The Culture Bit,” publishers and affiliated companies in the business of providing advice, financial or otherwise. All investment carries risk and you should do your own due diligence before investing.”

Front-Run The Institutions: The Bitcoin Alpha Competition at Bitcoin 2024 Jul 21, 2024

Host Spencer Nichols sits down with the judges for the upcoming Bitcoin Alpha Competition taking place at Bitcoin 2024 to discuss the $1 million seed funding prize for the top Bitcoin fund manager.

Guests Patrick Lowry (Samara Asset Group CEO), Adil Abdulali (Samara Alpha Management CIO) and Jack Elliot (Animus Technologies CTO) discuss their views on the state of Bitcoin market and what it takes to generate Alpha from this emerging asset class.

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How Trump is Good for Bitcoin | The Culture Bit Jul 19, 2024

Welcome to episode #1 of The Culture Bit featuring Allen Helm! Bitcoin is money, but it’s also a cultural movement. We’re going to talk about the latest happenings in the space, giving you a run down of this week in Bitcoin including breaking news, beefs and commentary on the Bitcoin cult(ure).

This episode discusses the first US Presidential election with Bitcoin taking center stage. Allen unpacks President Trump’s views on Bitcoin and his potential impact on the industry as well as his recent shift from being wary of cryptocurrencies to supporting Bitcoin and defending the right to self-custody.

We also discuss Trump’s interest in maintaining America’s economic dominance and how Bitcoin aligns with his America First vision. But the question remains: is Trump good for Bitcoin?

Find out on this episode of The Culture Bit!

TIMESTAMPS:

00:00 Introduction and Addressing the Elephant in the Room

01:24 Trump’s Speech at the Libertarian National Convention

03:46 Trump’s Change in Stance and Understanding of Bitcoin

06:06 Bitcoin as a Tool for Economic Dominance

09:16 Republican Party’s Endorsement and Bitcoin 2024

10:11 Political Parties’ Stances on Bitcoin

11:09 Trump’s Impact on Bitcoin and the Election

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“All views expressed by hosts, guests, and interviewees of “The Culture Bit” are opinion only and do not reflect the views of Bitcoin Magazine, its ownership, management, any of their associated or affiliated entities, or their inhouse or third party service providers and platforms. This program is informational only, and its content does not contain or construe any offers to buy, sell, or hold any bitcoin, other cryptocurrency, or any securities or other financial instruments in the United States or any other jurisdiction in which such solicitation or offer would be unlawful. Nor does this show’s programming constitute any kind of legal, tax, investment, financial, or other advice. Individuals who appear on “The Culture Bit” are not deemed investment advisors and their performances in the past are not indicative of future results. Nor are staff or management of “The Culture Bit,” publishers and affiliated companies in the business of providing advice, financial or otherwise. All investment carries risk and you should do your own due diligence before investing.”

Reclaiming Democracy Through Financial Freedom | The Human Rights Foundation Jul 03, 2024

Join Host Spencer Nichols on another episode of Bitcoin Magazine X (Twitter) Spaces with Christian Keroles (CK), Director of Financial Freedom at the Human Rights Foundation.

CK discusses the recent 2024 Oslo Freedom Forum and its focus on Bitcoin as a tool to preserve individual liberties and support the functioning of democratic institutions. Featured speakers included Jack Dorsey, Jack Mallers, Abubakar Nur Khalil, Craig Raw, Farida Nabourema and more.

Plus, CK discusses HRF's support of the Open Source Contributors Ticket Program at Bitcoin 2024 to provide free tickets to contributors of open source development projects.

Learn more about the Open Source Ticket program: https://bitcoin2024.b.tc/2024/opensource-ticket

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Host: Spencer Nichols (https://x.com/DeSpencer_)

Guest: Christian Keroles (https://x.com/ck_SNARKs)

Learn more about the Human Rights Foundation: https://x.com/HRF

Generating Bitcoin Alpha with Adil Abdulali and Maximllian Pace Jun 06, 2024

Samara Alpha Management CIO Adil Abdulali and Animus Technologies CEO Maximillian Pace join the Bitcoin Magazine podcast for a conversation on what it takes to manage a bitcoin fund.

Along with Hosts Spencer Nichols and Mark Mason, the pair discuss their experience in financial markets and how 2023 Bitcoin Alpha Competition brought them together.

Topics: Fund management, investing, market sentiment, artificial intelligence

The 2024 Bitcoin Alpha Competiton presented by Samara Alpha Management | $1mm USD in Seed Funding Grand Prize

Applications close 6/7/24 | Visit https://b.tc/conference/2024/pitch-day to apply!

Guests:

Adil Abdulali (https://x.com/M3box)
Maxmillian Pace (https://x.com/Pache_ETH)
Spencer Nichols (https://x.com/DeSpencer_)
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Bitcoin vs Digital Authoritarianism: Christian Keroles and Roger Huang Jun 05, 2024

A discussion on financial freedom, activism and the imperative of digital privacy in the fight for liberty amid digital authoritarianism.

Topics: Digital Yuan, Financial Privacy, Democracy, Activism, Financial Repression, CBDCs.

Host Spencer Nichols sits down with the Human Rights Foundation Director of Financial Freedom Christian Keroles as well as Journalist and Author Roger Huang.

This conversation serves as a preview of the 2024 Oslo Freedom Forum Financial Freedom Track in Oslo, Norway.

Watch the Oslo Freedom Forum livestream on the Bitcoin Magazine YouTube channel June 5, 2024: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LMeNe1tBsr4

Featuring Jack Dorsey, Lyn Alden, Alex Gladstein, Abubakar Nur Khalil, Calle, Fardi Nabourema and many more.

Host:

Spencer Nichols (https://x.com/DeSpencer_)

Guests:

Christian Keroles (https://x.com/ck_SNARKs)
Roger Huang (https://x.com/rogerh1991)

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Canaan CEO: The Next Wave of Bitcoin Mining Efficiency Is Coming May 15, 2024

Join host Spencer Nichols for an exclusive interview with Nangeng Zhang (NG), the Founder and CEO of Canaan Inc., the firm behind the world's first bitcoin mining ASIC.

NG reviews what led to the development of first bitcoin mining ASIC, its impact on the growth of the industry, as well as developing trends in the chip design and ASIC efficiency landscape.

This episode covers themes in environmental sustainability, the regulatory landscape and physics-based constraints in the context of Moore's Law. NG walks listeners through a high-level view of the state of the mining industry.

Learn more about Canaan: https://www.canaan.io/

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Michael Saylor and Shirish Jajodia: Bitcoin for Corporations Apr 30, 2024

MicroStrategy Executive Chairman Michael Saylor and Head of Investor Relations Shirish Jajodia take the stage on Bitcoin Magazine Twitter Spaces to discuss the state of corporate Bitcoin adoption as well as the upcoming Bitcoin for Corporations Conference, May 1-2 in Las Vegas, NV.

The pair discuss the Bitcoin regulatory landscape as well as general interest from enterprise and institutional firms to integrate bitcoin as an treasury reserve asset, AND leveraging Lightning and higher Bitcoin layers for business applications.

Watch the Bitcoin for Corporations Livestream Day 1 on the Bitcoin Magazine YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lwqLXaYoavE

Read more about the event: https://bitcoinmagazine.com/business/microstrategy-to-host-bitcoin-for-corporations-conference-pioneering-bitcoin-adoption

Hosts:

Spencer Nichols (https://twitter.com/DeSpencer_)

Frank Corva (https://twitter.com/frankcorva)

Dylan LeClair (https://twitter.com/DylanLeClair_)

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The Bitcoiner’s Financial Planning Crash Course: Risk, Taxes and Retirement Apr 15, 2024

Jessy Gilger (CFP) joins the Bitcoin Magazine podcast to discuss financial planning through the Bitcoin lens. Jessy is a Senior Advisor at Sound Advisory, a financial advisory firm for the Bitcoin era. Jessy and host Spencer Nichols discuss how Bitcoin factors into a financial strategy, the basics of financial planning, and how to optimize tax strategy when holding bitcoin for the long term. Learn more about Sound Advisory: https://www.thesoundadvisory.com/ Read: “Your Financial Plan may be Riskier Without Bitcoin”: https://bitcoinmagazine.com/sponsored... Read: “Hold Onto Your Bitcoin: Don’t Get Killed on Taxes”: https://bitcoinmagazine.com/business/... Connect with Jessy Gilger: / idahohodl ___________________ Ready to upgrade your bitcoin security? Hold the keys to your bitcoin while leveraging a tax-advantaged IRA. Get $100 off Unchained IRA + 1 year free of Bitcoin Magazine Pro market research with code “btcmag”. Claim offer: https://unchained.bitcoinmagazine.com... Remove single points of failure and stack bitcoin directly to cold storage with collaborative custody by Unchained, the Official Collaborative Custody Partner of Bitcoin Magazine: https://unchained.com/bitmag/trading-... Visit https://unchained.bitcoinmagazine.com/ to learn more about Unchained’s industry-leading Bitcoin financial services.

Marathon Digital Holdings Presents "Anduro" Mar 26, 2024

Bitcoin Season 2 is here and ready to bring Bitcoin adjacent developer talent back to Bitcoin. Today’s episode of Bitcoin Magazine Twitter Spaces features the Marathon Digital Holdings Team to discuss their recently unveiled multi-chain layer-two network Anduro.

Anduro is a platform built on the Bitcoin network that allows for the creation of multiple sidechains, providing a new avenue for innovation within the Bitcoin ecosystem. While Marathon has helped incubate Anduro, the network is intended to be community-led and community-driven. The network is designed to systematically integrate decentralized governance, with a focus on becoming the most reliable, developer-centric Bitcoin layer-two.

Marathon is already developing the first two sidechains on Anduro, Coordinate and Alys, which can be further developed by open-source contributors. These chains demonstrate Anduro’s flexible programmability.

Guests:
Shinobi Technical Editor, Bitcoin Magazine (https://twitter.com/brian_trollz)
Allen Helm, Director of Account Services, Bitcoin Magazine (https://twitter.com/AllenHODL)
Jullian Duran, Product Lead, MARA (https://twitter.com/jullian0701)
Alexei Zamyatin, Co-Founder, Build on Bob
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How High Can Bitcoin go Before the Halving?! | The Bitcoin Halving Challenge feat. Nitrobetting Mar 06, 2024

Bitcoin has broken its all-time high for the first time before the halving, eclipsing $69,300. Now the question is, where do we go from here? Tune in for another episode of Bitcoin Magazine Twitter Spaces with the team at Nitrobetting to hear more about the Bitcoin Halving Challenge and how to enter to win your share of a 1 Bitcoin prize pool for guessing the price of Bitcoin at the halving. Guests: John Solomon, Nitrobetting Director of Operations (https://twitter.com/Nitrobetting_eu) Di Lewis, Bitcoin Magazine CFO (https://twitter.com/btcuserguide) Allen Helm, Bitcoin Magazine Director of Account Management (https://twitter.com/AllenHODL) Spencer Nichols, Bitcoin Magazine Product Marketing Manager (https://twitter.com/DeSpencer_) ____________________ Enter the Bitcoin Halving Challenge before March 31st for a chance to win 1 BTC in prizes! Submit your guess for the price of bitcoin at the halving to enter. Visit BitcoinHalving.com )https://www.bitcoinhalving.com/#challenge) to place your guess!

Marathon Launches Slipstream for Non-Standard Bitcoin Transactions Feb 29, 2024

Marathon Digital Holdings, the world’s largest publicly-traded miner by market cap, has launched their new Slipstream technology stack in an effort to service Bitcoin users to include non-standard Bitcoin transactions such as those related to Ordinals and inscriptions.

Hear from the team behind the initiative, as well as what this might mean for the future of the Bitcoin mempool, fee estimation and more.

Guests:
Portland HODL (https://twitter.com/PortlandHODL)
Charlie Schumacher (https://twitter.com/charlieschu)
Jullian Duran (https://twitter.com/jullian0701)Hosts:
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Shinobi (https://twitter.com/brian_trollz)

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Marathon Launches Slipstream Tech Stack to Process Non-Standard Bitcoin Transactions

The world’s largest publicly traded miner has released its Slipstream service, allowing participants to directly publish complex and non-standard Bitcoin transactions through its MARA Pool.

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Cosmic Bitcoin: Bitcoin and the Knowledge Crisis w/ Troy Cross Feb 23, 2024

From the Bitcoin Magazine Archives | Recorded 7/26/2023

Join Hosts Spencer Nichols and Christian Keroles for a conversation with Reed College Philosophy Professor Troy Cross on the nature of epistemology, truth, and the knowledge crisis. We discuss the constraints on obtaining knowledge of the world, how beliefs are formed based on that knowledge, and how our society’s ability to collectively makes sense of the word is fundamentally built on inter-personal trust. What might be the role of Bitcoin, a trust-minimized distributed time-stamping protocol, in restoring sensemaking in Western society?

Also featuring Matthew Pines and Jamie King.

-Spencer Nichols (https://x.com/DeSpencer_?s=20)
-Christian Keroles ( https://x.com/ck_SNARKs?s=20)
-Troy Cross (https://x.com/thetrocro?s=20)
-Matthew Pines (https://x.com/matthew_pines?s=20)
-Jamie King (https://x.com/jamie_jk?s=20)

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Philosopher. Environmentalist. Bitcoiner.

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Director, Security Advisory @SentinelOne | National Security Fellow @btcpolicyorg | physics & philosophy @ JHU, public policy @ LSE | geopol/tech/cyber/#Bitcoin

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Mining Misinformation: UN University Misrepresents Bitcoin's Energy Use | FUD Fighters: Margot Paez Feb 21, 2024

Interview with Margot Paez (Bitcoin Policy Institute Fellow, Energy and Mining) to debunk the recent United Nations University report “The Hidden Environmental Cost of Cryptocurrency: How Bitcoin Mining Impacts Climate, Water and Land” and chat about her response in Bitcoin Magazine. This is the first report to counter Bitcoin FUD as part of the new FUD Fighters series sponsored by HIVE Digital Technologies.
LINK to UN University Report: https://inweh.unu.edu/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/Bitcoins-Environmental-Footprint-UNU-INWEH-2023.pdf LINK to Margot’s response “Mining Misinformation: How The United Nations Misrepresents Bitcoin’s Energy Use”: https://bitcoinmagazine.com/sponsored/mining-misinformation-how-the-united-nations-university-misrepresented-data-to-exaggerate-bitcoins-environmental-footprint Guest: Margot Paez (https://x.com/jyn_urso?s=20) Host: Spencer Nichols (https://x.com/DeSpencer_?s=20) Download a full PDF of the report:

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Learn more about the FUD Fighters series: https://bitcoinmagazine.com/press-releases/hive-digital-technologies-and-bitcoin-magazine-announce-fud-fighters-educational-initiative-

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Collaborative Custody: Securing the Next Wave of Bitcoin Adoption | Unchained & Bitcoin Magazine Partnership Announcement Feb 15, 2024

Bitcoin Magazine and Unchained are partnering to help the next wave of Bitcoiners secure their bitcoin with confidence. Learn more about Unchained, now Bitcoin Magazine’s Official US Collaborative Custody Partner, and how to access next-generation Bitcoin financial services.

Together, Bitcoin Magazine and Unchained believe that Bitcoin, properly held, will be the future of the global financial system. Our goal is to bring that future forward through education on the benefits of collaborative custody.

Guests:
-Mike Germano, Bitcoin Magazine President
-Dylan LeClair, Bitcoin Magazine Institutional Lead
-Spencer Nichols, Bitcoin Magazine Marketing Manager

-Joe Kelly, Unchained President
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-Shimon Lazarov, Unchained CMO
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Announcing The Bitcoin Halving Livestream: Powered by Kraken Feb 09, 2024

The Bitcoin Halving Livestream powered by Kraken 🔥

Join guests Pete Rizzo, Allen Helm, George Mekhail and Spencer Nichols to learn more about the premiere Bitcoin halving event, bringing together the biggest names in Bitcoin with top voices in popular culture to celebrate the beginning of the next Epoch at Block 840,000.

Take a look back at the past 4 years and vote on your favorite Top 21 Moments, or try your luck at guessing the price of bitcoin at the halving with the Bitcoin Halving Challenge for your chance to win a share of 1 BTC in prizes.

The Bitcoin Halving Livestream -- ringing in the next Bitcoin epoch in style!

Visit https://www.bitcoinhalving.com/ to cast your vote, enter the Halving Challenge, and check out what Bitcoin halving parties are happening in your area!

The Bitcoin Halving Challenge | The First Bitcoin Sportsbook w/ Nitrobetting.eu Feb 01, 2024

John Romano, Director of Operations at Nitrobetting.eu joins us on Bitcoin Magazine Twitter Spaces to talk about the Bitcoin Halving Challenge and how Bitcoiners can enter to win 1 BTC in prizes by guessing the price of bitcoin at the halving.

John also talks about his experience running the very first Bitcoin sportsbook, and why Bitcoin was an essential tool to enable online gambling amidst government and banking hostility to the industry.

Recorded:

January 26, 2024

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Allen Helm: https://x.com/AllenHODL?s=20

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ETFs & The End Of FUD | INTERVIEW: HIVE's Frank Holmes, Aydin Kilic Jan 17, 2024

INTERVIEW: Aydin Kilic (CEO, HIVE Digital Technologies) & Frank Holmes (Founder, Executive Chairman HIVE Digital Technologies) Recorded December 5, 2023 Aydin Kilic and Frank Holes join the Bitcoin Magazine Podcast to talk about the latest Bitcoin price action, Bitcoin ETFs, energy FUD, navigating Ethereum's move from Proof-of-Work to Proof-of-Stake, and the confluence between AI and Bitcoin mining data centers. Host: Spencer Nichols, Bitcoin Magazine

Bitcoin and Data Markets Nov 20, 2023

In this Twitter Spaces discussion Chris Alaimo, Shinobi, Mark Goodwin, Calle, Robin Linus, and Sam Parker talk about Bitcoin and Data Markets. Enjoy this discussion!

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November 2023 Update for Bitcoin and Nashville with Bitcoin Park Nov 17, 2023

In this Twitter Spaces discussion Chris Alaimo, Rod, Harry Sudock, and Nik Cant Mine, and other guests talk about all the happenings in Nashville and Bitcoin Park for the month of November and what is coming up. Enjoy this discussion!

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Mining Industry Braces For The Halving | James Macedonio, Blockstream Nov 15, 2023

James Macedonio, Blockstream’s Global Head of Mining and Business Development, joins Host Spencer Nichols to talk about the state of the bitcoin mining industry, his outlook on the bitcoin price and the potential SEC approval of a Spot ETF. James also discusses Blockstream’s latest product, the BASIC Note, and their forthcoming ASIC rig set to launch in 2024. Enjoy this discussion!

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Marathon Launches Landfill Gas Bitcoin Mining Pilot Nov 15, 2023

Enjoy this conversation with Spencor Nichols, Adam Swick, and Daniel Batten on Marathon using waste Methane from Landfills to Mine Bitcoin. Enjoy this discussion!

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Let's Talk about Covenants Nov 09, 2023

Enjoy this conversation on Covenants with Chris Alaimo, Shinobi, Mark Goodwin, Robin Linus, Super Testnet, Sam Parker, Moon Settler, and Trevor. Enjoy this discussion!

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Federal Reserve Threatens to Sue Bitcoin Magazine Nov 08, 2023

Bitcoin Magazine team and their legal council talk through the Cease and Desist letter they received from the Federal Reserve. Enjoy this discussion!

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Will Bukele have to Step Down to Run for a 2nd Term? Nov 01, 2023

Enjoy this conversation with Shinobi, Mark Goodwin, and Jaime Garcia talking about the break down of Bukele being required to step down to run for a 2nd term or break the constitution and stay in power as President and run again anyway. Enjoy this discussion!

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Nashville and Bitcoin October Updates at Bitcoin Park Oct 31, 2023

In this Twitter Spaces discussion Chris Alaimo, Rod, Harry Sudock, and Nik Cant Mine, and other guests talk about all the happenings in Nashville and Bitcoin Park for the month of October and what is coming up. Enjoy this discussion!

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Nation State Adoption Oct 31, 2023

In this Interview Chris Alaimo sits down with Prince Philip of Serbia and Yugoslavia to talk about Nation State Adoption. They talk Monarchies and Bitcoin, El Salvador grass roots and Federal adoption of Bitcoin, Jan3 and their Aqua wallet that is coming out, and overall global Bitcoin adoption. Remember to Like, Comment, and Share! Please Follow us on Twitter or Nostr Twitter: https://twitter.com/ChrisAlaimo6 https://twitter.com/PrincFilip1 Nostr ChrisAlaimo@b.tc Lower your time preference and lock-in your Bitcoin 2024 and Bitcoin Amsterdam conference tickets today!!! Use promo code BMLIVE for 10% off your tickets! https://b.tc/conference/ Use promo code BMLIVE for 10% off everything in our store! https://store.bitcoinmagazine.com/ IMPORTANT DISCLAIMER "All views expressed by hosts, guests, and interviewees of "Bitcoin Magazine Live" are opinion only and do not reflect the views of Bitcoin Magazine, its ownership, management, any of their associated or affiliated entities, or their inhouse or third party service providers and platforms. This program is informational only, and its content does not contain or construe any offers to buy, sell, or hold any bitcoin, other cryptocurrency, or any securities or other financial instruments in the United States or any other jurisdiction in which such solicitation or offer would be unlawful. Nor does this show's programming constitute any kind of legal, tax, investment, financial, or other advice. Individuals who appear on "Bitcoin Magazine Live" are not deemed investment advisors and their performances in the past are not indicative of future results. Nor are staff or management of "Bitcoin Magazine Live," its publishers and affiliated companies in the business of providing advice, financial or otherwise. All investment carries risk and you should do your own due diligence before investing."

Strategic Competition & Digital Currencies Sep 29, 2023

Panel Discussion: Digital Currencies & Strategic Competition Join the Bitcoin Policy Institute and the Cornell Brooks Tech Policy Institute for a panel discussion on the emerging landscape of digital currencies and their impact on global strategic competition. This in-person event will be held at the National Press Club, where national security experts will explore the following themes: Sanctions and Aid: Are digital currencies playing a greater role in sanctions evasion and financial aid? What lessons can we learn from the Russia-Ukraine war? US-China Competition: How will the proliferation of digital currencies impact US-China techno-industrial competition? Do Central Bank Digital Currencies pose a security challenge to the US? Digital Authoritarianism and Activism: How are authoritarian regimes using digital technologies to control their domestic populations? How are dissidents in authoritarian regimes using digital technologies to fight back? Panelists: - Sarah Kreps (Professor and Director of the Tech Policy Institute, Cornell University; Senior Fellow, Bitcoin Policy Institute) - Matthew Pines (Director of Intelligence, Krebs Stamos Group; National Security Fellow, Bitcoin Policy Institute) - Chris Meserole (Director, Brookings Institution Artificial Intelligence and Emerging Technologies Initiative) Moderator: Daniel Flatley (National Security Reporter, Bloomberg News) ---------------------------------------------------------------- Lower your time preference and lock-in your Bitcoin 2024 conference tickets today!!! Use promo code BMLIVE for 10% off everything in our store! https://store.bitcoinmagazine.com/ IMPORTANT DISCLAIMER "All views expressed by hosts, guests, and interviewees of "Bitcoin Magazine Live" are opinion only and do not reflect the views of Bitcoin Magazine, its ownership, management, any of their associated or affiliated entities, or their inhouse or third party service providers and platforms. This program is informational only, and its content does not contain or construe any offers to buy, sell, or hold any bitcoin, other cryptocurrency, or any securities or other financial instruments in the United States or any other jurisdiction in which such solicitation or offer would be unlawful. Nor does this show's programming constitute any kind of legal, tax, investment, financial, or other advice. Individuals who appear on "Bitcoin Magazine Live" are not deemed investment advisors and their performances in the past are not indicative of future results. Nor are staff or management of "Bitcoin Magazine Live," its publishers and affiliated companies in the business of providing advice, financial or otherwise. All investment carries risk and you should do your own due diligence before investing."

Proof of Workforce Sep 20, 2023

In this Interview Chris Alaimo sits down with Dom Bei to talk about Proof of Workforce, a non-profit that Dom Bei is founding to help workers, unions, and businesses with education-based Bitcoin adoption. They also talk about El Salvador, Bitcoin as a retirement savings vehicle, regulations in the USA, and overall global Bitcoin adoption. Remember to Like, Comment, and Share! Checkout the website https://proofofworkforce.org/ Please Follow us on Twitter or Nostr Twitter: https://twitter.com/ChrisAlaimo6 https://twitter.com/Beiwatch1 Nostr ChrisAlaimo@b.tc Lower your time preference and lock-in your Bitcoin 2024 and Bitcoin Amsterdam conference tickets today!!! Use promo code BMLIVE for 10% off your tickets! https://b.tc/conference/ Use promo code BMLIVE for 10% off everything in our store! https://store.bitcoinmagazine.com/ IMPORTANT DISCLAIMER "All views expressed by hosts, guests, and interviewees of "Bitcoin Magazine Live" are opinion only and do not reflect the views of Bitcoin Magazine, its ownership, management, any of their associated or affiliated entities, or their inhouse or third party service providers and platforms. This program is informational only, and its content does not contain or construe any offers to buy, sell, or hold any bitcoin, other cryptocurrency, or any securities or other financial instruments in the United States or any other jurisdiction in which such solicitation or offer would be unlawful. Nor does this show's programming constitute any kind of legal, tax, investment, financial, or other advice. Individuals who appear on "Bitcoin Magazine Live" are not deemed investment advisors and their performances in the past are not indicative of future results. Nor are staff or management of "Bitcoin Magazine Live," its publishers and affiliated companies in the business of providing advice, financial or otherwise. All investment carries risk and you should do your own due diligence before investing."

ETF Watch 157 - BRICS Brings Up Bitcoin Aug 30, 2023

Hosts: Ansel Lindner and Nolan Bauerle

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In this episode, Nolan Bauerle and I discuss the main macro topics of the week in regards to bitcoin. First, we discuss the bitcoin price and the Binance token BNB drama and chart. Next, we cover the Tornado Cash arrest of the founders and developers. We have an interesting conversation about that where we disagree and end up agreeing that first we must fix the money before things like this can change. After that, we talk about the Bitcoin spot ETF chances. BRICS also come up as being a big let down on the monetary discussion front in their latest summit. Lastly, I read through a story about Chinese Local Government Financing Vehicles (LGFV) horrific financial situation, where more than 80% cannot afford to pay interest alone.

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FedWatch 156 - Where's the Recession? Aug 22, 2023

Hosts: Ansel Lindner and Nolan Bauerle

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In this episode, Nolan Bauerle and I dive into booming Japan and US GDP numbers, asking if things are really that good, and what happened to the recession? Next, we use commodity prices to see if economic activity is really booming. Lastly, we give a little color to the China economic crisis that we've been on top of for 4 years or so.

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Pros and Cons of the Bitcoin Lightning Network Aug 21, 2023

Chris sits down with Nate from Voltage to talk about the ins and outs of the Lightning Network, ARK, Splicing, and Running a Lightning Node Lower your time preference and lock-in your Bitcoin 2024 and Bitcoin Amsterdam conference tickets today!!! Use promo code BMLIVE for 10% off your tickets! https://b.tc/conference/ Use promo code BMLIVE for 10% off everything in our store! https://store.bitcoinmagazine.com/ IMPORTANT DISCLAIMER "All views expressed by hosts, guests, and interviewees of "Bitcoin Magazine Live" are opinion only and do not reflect the views of Bitcoin Magazine, its ownership, management, any of their associated or affiliated entities, or their inhouse or third party service providers and platforms. This program is informational only, and its content does not contain or construe any offers to buy, sell, or hold any bitcoin, other cryptocurrency, or any securities or other financial instruments in the United States or any other jurisdiction in which such solicitation or offer would be unlawful. Nor does this show's programming constitute any kind of legal, tax, investment, financial, or other advice. Individuals who appear on "Bitcoin Magazine Live" are not deemed investment advisors and their performances in the past are not indicative of future results. Nor are staff or management of "Bitcoin Magazine Live," its publishers and affiliated companies in the business of providing advice, financial or otherwise. All investment carries risk and you should do your own due diligence before investing."

FedWatch 155 - Global Prices Crash! Deflation then Inflation? Aug 17, 2023

Hosts: Ansel Lindner and Nolan Bauerle

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In this episode, Nolan Bauerle and I dig into US and Chinese CPI, and discuss what it means for the global economy. We also start off the show as usual by examining the Bitcoin chart and some related news.

US CPI came in under expectations. Month-over-month was 0.2% (m/m) and year-over-year was 3.2% (y/y). Some people might not understand the importance of following CPI as closely as we do. However, we feel it is important to understand money and confirm our predictions based on my geoeconomic theory. So far, it has been very accurate, confirming my theories and adding more weight to my predictions and forecasts about Bitcoin itself.

We went through lots of charts on CPI, honing in on CPI ex-shelter. It is roughly zero, and since shelter is a lagging indicator without a mind of its own, we can predict shelter, too, will come down toward zero or even negative being highly likely.

Next, we cover Chinese CPI and PPI which show a massive global economic slowdown is upon us. Their headline y/y CPI went negative at -0.3%, and their PPI came in at -4.4%! Much of the world is going to enter a big recession in the second half of 2023, but the US will be able to avoid it for the time being.

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FedWatch 154 - Lend and Pretend and Bitcoin is the Real ESG Aug 16, 2023

Hosts: Ansel Lindner and Christian Keroles

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In this episode, CK and I welcome Nolan Bauerle back to the show. Our topics include, taking a look at the Bitcoin charts, reading through and discussing the new KPMG report on Bitcoin mining and its massive benefits, the latest Federal Reserve SLOOS report showing banks tightening lending standards and loan demand dropping, and we finish up with a cosmic discussions about the coming year for Bitcoin and the world. Thanks for joining us! If you are reading this, hit the like and subscribe button!

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Bitcoin Mining and Energy Policy Aug 15, 2023

CK sits down with Brian Morgenstern from Riot Platforms to talk about Bitcoin Mining and Energy Policy within the US. Lower your time preference and lock-in your Bitcoin 2024 and Bitcoin Amsterdam conference tickets today!!! Use promo code BMLIVE for 10% off your tickets! https://b.tc/conference/ Use promo code BMLIVE for 10% off everything in our store! https://store.bitcoinmagazine.com/ IMPORTANT DISCLAIMER "All views expressed by hosts, guests, and interviewees of "Bitcoin Magazine Live" are opinion only and do not reflect the views of Bitcoin Magazine, its ownership, management, any of their associated or affiliated entities, or their inhouse or third party service providers and platforms. This program is informational only, and its content does not contain or construe any offers to buy, sell, or hold any bitcoin, other cryptocurrency, or any securities or other financial instruments in the United States or any other jurisdiction in which such solicitation or offer would be unlawful. Nor does this show's programming constitute any kind of legal, tax, investment, financial, or other advice. Individuals who appear on "Bitcoin Magazine Live" are not deemed investment advisors and their performances in the past are not indicative of future results. Nor are staff or management of "Bitcoin Magazine Live," its publishers and affiliated companies in the business of providing advice, financial or otherwise. All investment carries risk and you should do your own due diligence before investing."

Bitcoin Policy Institute with Stephen Pollock Aug 08, 2023

CK is joined by Stephen Pollock of Bitcoin Policy Institute to talk about the importance of educating Politicians and their staffers to try to help shape the Policy around Bitcoin in US and the broader world.

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Crowd Funding with Bitcoin Aug 03, 2023

CK Snarks sits down with the Co-Founder of Geyser.Fund Mick Morucci to talk about Crowd Funding with Bitcoin. Lower your time preference and lock-in your Bitcoin 2024 and Bitcoin Amsterdam conference tickets today!!! Use promo code BMLIVE for 10% off your tickets! https://b.tc/conference/ Use promo code BMLIVE for 10% off everything in our store! https://store.bitcoinmagazine.com/ IMPORTANT DISCLAIMER "All views expressed by hosts, guests, and interviewees of "Bitcoin Magazine Live" are opinion only and do not reflect the views of Bitcoin Magazine, its ownership, management, any of their associated or affiliated entities, or their inhouse or third party service providers and platforms. This program is informational only, and its content does not contain or construe any offers to buy, sell, or hold any bitcoin, other cryptocurrency, or any securities or other financial instruments in the United States or any other jurisdiction in which such solicitation or offer would be unlawful. Nor does this show's programming constitute any kind of legal, tax, investment, financial, or other advice. Individuals who appear on "Bitcoin Magazine Live" are not deemed investment advisors and their performances in the past are not indicative of future results. Nor are staff or management of "Bitcoin Magazine Live," its publishers and affiliated companies in the business of providing advice, financial or otherwise. All investment carries risk and you should do your own due diligence before investing."

Using Bitcoin Lightning with Lipa Aug 01, 2023

Chris Alaimo sits down with Co-Founders Patrick and Bastian of the Lipa app to talk about using Bitcoin Privately, Lightning Service Providers, and Bitcoin Regulations that the European Union is trying to push through to hinder Bitcoin payments and usage.

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FedWatch 153 - Recession Avoided or Imminent Jul 31, 2023

Hosts: Ansel Lindner and Christian Keroles

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In this episode, we discuss breaking news about Ripple vs SEC, get CK’s bitcoin ETF thoughts, talk US CPI and forecasts for CPI going forward, bitcoin price, the dollar, and the new Lummis “crypto” bill proposed in the US Senate.

There was a summary judgment in the Ripple vs SEC case right before we went LIVE. There is mass confusion out there right now, about what this ruling actually means. We read some legal opinions and discuss.

The big story for this episode is US CPI crashing to under 3%. We cover the charts and talk about being right about “transitory” all along. Now that CPI has returned to “normal” the next discussion you’ll hear from macro pundits is about recession. We discuss seasonal timing, and what to expect for recession, CPI, and from the Federal Reserve going forward.

Next up, we cover the dollar which has had an amazingly weak last few days, crashing to new cycle lows. What exactly is happening with the dollar is not clear yet. There is trouble with the Chinese yuan, so perhaps this is manipulation by the Chinese. We’ll have to wait and see how this goes, but I personally do not expect the dollar weakness dramatically. It should rally soon enough.

Lastly, we discuss the new “crypto” bill introduced in the US Senate by Senator Lummis. It has a lot of language around “crypto assets” and “crypto asset intermediaries” that seems to try and let all the scammers off the hook. We conclude that this bill will likely not make it very far.

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Mining Through the Bitcoin Halving Jul 26, 2023

CK Snarks sits down with the CEO of The Mining Store, JP Baric and they talk all things about the Bitcoin Mining Industry from Mining through a bull market, bear market, and the Halving. They talk about Public Mining Stocks and also talk about the innovation that Bitcoin can bring to the energy sector. We hope you enjoy this conversation between CK Snarks and JP Baric! Use promo code BMLIVE for 10% off everything in our store! https://store.bitcoinmagazine.com/ IMPORTANT DISCLAIMER "All views expressed by hosts, guests, and interviewees of "Bitcoin Magazine Live" are opinion only and do not reflect the views of Bitcoin Magazine, its ownership, management, any of their associated or affiliated entities, or their inhouse or third party service providers and platforms. This program is informational only, and its content does not contain or construe any offers to buy, sell, or hold any bitcoin, other cryptocurrency, or any securities or other financial instruments in the United States or any other jurisdiction in which such solicitation or offer would be unlawful. Nor does this show's programming constitute any kind of legal, tax, investment, financial, or other advice. Individuals who appear on "Bitcoin Magazine Live" are not deemed investment advisors and their performances in the past are not indicative of future results. Nor are staff or management of "Bitcoin Magazine Live," its publishers and affiliated companies in the business of providing advice, financial or otherwise. All investment carries risk and you should do your own due diligence before investing."

Bitcoin Mining and AI w/ Hive Digital Technologies Jul 25, 2023

Frank Holmes and Ayden from Hive Blockchain check in to break down the current state of the Bitcoin mining markets and how they plan to use old non-Bitcoin miners to provide computing power for AI applications. Use promo code BMLIVE for 10% off everything in our store! https://store.bitcoinmagazine.com/ IMPORTANT DISCLAIMER "All views expressed by hosts, guests, and interviewees of "Bitcoin Magazine Live" are opinion only and do not reflect the views of Bitcoin Magazine, its ownership, management, any of their associated or affiliated entities, or their inhouse or third party service providers and platforms. This program is informational only, and its content does not contain or construe any offers to buy, sell, or hold any bitcoin, other cryptocurrency, or any securities or other financial instruments in the United States or any other jurisdiction in which such solicitation or offer would be unlawful. Nor does this show's programming constitute any kind of legal, tax, investment, financial, or other advice. Individuals who appear on "Bitcoin Magazine Live" are not deemed investment advisors and their performances in the past are not indicative of future results. Nor are staff or management of "Bitcoin Magazine Live," its publishers and affiliated companies in the business of providing advice, financial or otherwise. All investment carries risk and you should do your own due diligence before investing."

Bitcoin Alpha Competition Jul 24, 2023

CK and Sean talk about the Bitcoin Alpha Competition and how you can be awarded $1 MILLION in seed capital as well as provided all the operational infrastructure to run a successful fund. The finalists will be invited to Bitcoin Amsterdam with the winner be awarded the prize at Bitcoin Amsterdam.

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FedWatch 152 - CPI and Major Macro Shifts Everywhere Jul 16, 2023

Hosts: Ansel Lindner and Christian Keroles

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In this episode, we discuss breaking news about Ripple vs SEC, get CK’s bitcoin ETF thoughts, talk US CPI and forecasts for CPI going forward, bitcoin price, the dollar, and the new Lummis “crypto” bill proposed in the US Senate.

There was a summary judgment in the Ripple vs SEC case right before we went LIVE. There is mass confusion out there right now, about what this ruling actually means. We read some legal opinions and discuss.

The big story for this episode is US CPI crashing to under 3%. We cover the charts and talk about being right about “transitory” all along. Now that CPI has returned to “normal” the next discussion you’ll hear from macro pundits is about recession. We discuss seasonal timing, and what to expect for recession, CPI, and from the Federal Reserve going forward.

Next up, we cover the dollar which has had an amazingly weak last few days, crashing to new cycle lows. What exactly is happening with the dollar is not clear yet. There is trouble with the Chinese yuan, so perhaps this is manipulation by the Chinese. We’ll have to wait and see how this goes, but I personally do not expect the dollar weakness dramatically. It should rally soon enough.

Lastly, we discuss the new “crypto” bill introduced in the US Senate by Senator Lummis. It has a lot of language around “crypto assets” and “crypto asset intermediaries” that seems to try and let all the scammers off the hook. We conclude that this bill will likely not make it very far.

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FedWatch 151 - The Perfect Asset Jul 07, 2023

Hosts: Ansel Lindner and Christian Keroles

Guest host: Nolan Bauerle, @CountBTC

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In this episode, Nolan and I discuss all the big news items of the week having to do with central banks and bitcoin. Larry Fink of Blackrock appeared on Fox Business and called Bitcoin and "international asset", said it is "digitizing gold", and call it "hope". He all the major Bitcoin narratives other than getting rid of trusted third-parties.

It was kind of a sales pitch for his upcoming Bitcoin ETF, and seemed as if he is trying to box the SEC into a corner where they have to approve it.

Nolan and I gave a status report of the Bitcoin ETFs and speculated on a new multipolar world. We are told the poles in this new world will be US, Russia, and China, but it is shaping up to be BRICS vs Davos vs Wall Street. We riff on that idea for a while.

Next, we listen to a WEF spokesman being excited about CBDCs. His comments sound so dystopian that I don't know how any big money will willingly choose to use it. Nolan and I have slightly different opinions on this and we explore that.

Up next, I outline the surprise reshuffle of leadership at the People's Bank of China. The Party Chief and Governor, who were both just reappointed at this year's Communist Party Congress are out, and the former Deputy Governor, Pan Gongsheng is in. Pan is known for his expertise in foreign exchange and his unwavering order following, with the Three Red Lines policy, tech and Bitcoin crackdowns, and more.

We conclude that the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) is panicking over the crashing yuan.

Lastly, I wanted to provide an update on the Reverse Repo total from the Federal Reserve. We tried to piece this together and figure out what is going on. What do you think?

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Cosmic Bitcoin - Complexity and Collective Intelligence w/ Matthew Pirkowski Jul 01, 2023

Matthew Pirkowski joins Spencer Nichols to discuss complex adaptive systems, thermodynamics and collective intelligence in the context of Bitcoin. Matthew highlights the necessary connection between money and energy and what it means for a money to be “thermodynamically sound”. Tune in for a wide-ranging trip down the Bitcoin rabbit hole.

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FedWatch 150 - Front Running Wall Street Jun 30, 2023

Hosts: Ansel Lindner and Christian Keroles

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In this episode, Nolan and I discuss all the big news items of the week having to do with central banks and bitcoin. Blackrock's Bitcoin ETF chances are still top of the list in Bitcoin news. We watch a couple clips of guys who know what they are talking about, Elliot Johnson of EBIT and James Seyffart of Bloomberg. Everything is aligning.

Next, we discussion MicroStategy (MSTR) and their recent bitcoin buy, then get into the North Carolina bill to study adding Bitcoin to their State balance sheet. We take a look at some bitcoin charts, all pressing up on resistance, looking very bullish. Lastly, we tackle the CBDC debate.

The BIS report we covered last week has been the driver of a lot of CBDC speculation this week. On twitter, I tried to debunk it and triggered George Gammon. Bottom line is CBDCs are not going to become a global "unified ledger." All their claims and rhetoric is reminiscent of the ICO white papers circa 2016.

In the whole BIS paper they didn't mention "consensus" once, which is a pretty big deal if you talking about a global, cross-border, sovereignty limiting, ledger. This shows that they are just writing down fantasies like all those ICOs that came before. None of what the BIS proposes is actually viable.

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Cosmic Bitcoin - Bitcoin & The Built Environment w/ Kelly Lannan Jun 29, 2023

Join Cosmic Bitcoin as we explore the nexus of Bitcoin, urban planning, and the built environment. In this episode, Kelly Lannan from BitcoinUrbanism discusses the pitfalls of modern urban planning, the Growth Ponzi scheme of "Strong Towns," the influence of time preference on the built environment, and how Bitcoin can revolutionize building. Discover the intersections between these topics and learn how Bitcoin holds the potential to empower individuals and communities in shaping sustainable and equitable cities.

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Bitcoin Through The Progressive Lense w/ Jason Maier Jun 28, 2023

Jason Maier visits the Bitcoin Magazine podcast to break down his newly released book "A Progressive's Case For Bitcoin" and help people understand why Bitcoin runs parallel to Progressive values and incentivizes a better world.

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How To Use Your Bitcoin w/ Bitpay Jun 27, 2023

Stephen Pair (CEO of Bitpay) visits the Bitcoin Magazine podcast where he explains how Bitpay can give you more options for using your Bitcoin and shares his views on Bitcoin's evolution.
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Bitcoin As Collateral w/ Debifi Jun 26, 2023

Max Kei from Debifi visits the Bitcoin Magazine podcast to break down how Debifi is building products to change how Bitcoiners can use their Bitcoin as collateral.

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FedWatch 149 - Bitcoin Pump vs CBDC Obsession Jun 23, 2023

Hosts: Ansel Lindner and Christian Keroles

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In this episode, Nolan and I discuss all the big news items of the week having to do with central banks and bitcoin. We start by talking about Bitcoin ETFs and the tidal wave of filings, we bring Producer Chris in to give his perspective as well, what it means for bitcoin. Next, we watch a couple Jerome Powell clips from his testimony in front of Congress, specifically his comments on "crypto" and CBDCs. At the end of the show, we discuss the collapse of the Chinese yuan (CNY) and what it can tell us about the state of, not only the Chinese economy, but also the global economy.

In our Bitcoin ETF discussion, we hit on the curious timing of the Blackrock filing in relation to the SEC action against Coinbase and Binance, we speculate on the timing of any approval, its likelihood, and the whole Blackrock versus Grayscale debate.

The CBDC discussion is an interesting one. Federal Reserve Chairman Powell was testifying in front of Congress and said very bluntly, they are not pursuing a retail CBDC. He did say, if they were to pursue a CBDC, which they are not at this time, it would be a wholesale type CBDC.

The IMF managing director Kristalina Georgievahe came out the same day saying, the IMF is still, "working hard on the concept of a global CBDC platform," conflicting with earlier statements only a couple months ago said, "we think that wholesale CBDCs can be put in place with fairly little space for undesirable surprises, whereas retail CBDCs completely transform the financial system in a way that we don’t quite know what consequences it could bring."

Next, on the CBDC front, we cover the arrest of Central Bank of Nigeria Governor Godwin Emefiele, the designer behind the country's war on cash and disastrous CBDC rollout.

We end the episode by looking into the Chinese yuan and discuss what we can learn about the current state of the global economy and what a failing China means going forward.

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Cosmic Bitcoin - UFO Whistleblower Revelations w/ Matthew Pines Jun 22, 2023

Tune in for another episode of Cosmic Bitcoin and take a trip down the UFO rabbit hole. Host Spencer Nichols interviews geopolitical and cybersecurity consultant Matthew Pines to unpack recent UFO leaks from David Grusch. Covering everything from the nature of public discourse and covert government operations to the potential physics underpinning UFOs, Matt offers a framework to understand everything that’s come to light, and that which hasn’t.

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The Story of Julian Assange l Wikileaks and Bitcoin w/ Mark Goodwin Jun 19, 2023

Mark Goodwin hosts the Bitcoin Magazine Podcast to break down the story of Julian Assange. Mark breaks down Bitcoin's role in Assange's story and how Bitcoin can be used as a timestamped censorship-resistant publisher. Tune in and gain a fresh perspective on the intertwining narratives of Bitcoin and Julian Assange, and discover how Bitcoin can empower individuals to fearlessly challenge censorship and corruption.

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FedWatch 148 - Fed Messaging Blunder “Hawkish Pause” Jun 16, 2023

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In this episode, Nolan and I discuss all the big news items of the week having to do with central banks and bitcoin. We hit on the bitcoin price, the SEC drama, Federal Reserve's policy decision from the FOMC by watching and reacting to a couple clips, and then finishing up with the European Central Bank who is hiking rates in a recession.

The clips of JPow included 3 questions by financial reporters. There was a common theme developing, which I was trying to emphasize, that Powell was making a big messaging blunder. They held rates steady, but signaled higher rates by end of the year. The question is simple, if it looks like you will have to keep raising, why not just do it now?

Next, Nolan and I get into a lively debate about the SEC and "crypto". I try to tie everything back to bitcoin and the price. Nolan has valuable experience in the area, but when he says that they can't register, I have to take the other side of that one. The SEC is never going to let a snake oil salesmen register. If the exchanges would have remained bitcoin-only as prescribed by bitcoiners as early as 2011, and altcoins were deemed securities as early as 2014, the exchanges could register easily today.

Lastly, we cover the ECB's rate hike in a recession. They even signaled further rate hikes. If the Fed made a messaging error causing the loss of confidence, the ECB has made a monumental blunder that could be the beginning of the end for the Eurozone.

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Bitcoin Policy Institute - Bitcoin, Binance, Coinbase, SEC, and Congress Jun 14, 2023

Bitcoin Policy Institute visits the Bitcoin Magazine Podcast to break down the latest news about Bitcoin, Binance, Coinbase, SEC, and Congress with Grant McCarty, Kyle Schneps, Ron Hammond, and Zack Shapiro.

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FedWatch 147 - Binance and Coinbase, “Crypto not Bitcoin” Crash, Plus Recessionary Hurricane Jun 12, 2023

Hosts: Ansel Lindner and Christian Keroles

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In this episode, CK, Chris and I talk Coinbase and Binance and what it means for the industry and Bitcoin. After that we discuss the China import/export numbers crashing and what that means for the global economy. Global recession is now spilling over to Germany and Europe as a whole has now entered recession. Lastly, we talk about minor central banks are back to raising their policy rates. What are they thinking?

Of course, Binance and Coinbase were sued by the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) this week. Lots of public comments were made by the two beleaguered exchanges, top among them that the SEC failed to provide a path to become compliant. This doesn't match with what the SEC has said, so we walk through this issue. We are not lawyers, but we are bitcoin experts, who have correctly predicted how this whole sector would turn so far.

The global recession continues to get worse for China and Europe. One of the central tenants of this show is that deglobalization will lead to dedollarization and bitcoinization. In that process, China and Europe will be hit much harder than the US economy, and despite what the famous macro pundits have said since COVID, we have been much more correct. In fact, they have been exactly wrong on most things, while we have been directionally correct.

Last up for the show is talk about minor central banks. After the banking scares from earlier this year, these smaller central banks have returned to hiking rates. Why would they do this, and what are they thinking, are the questions we ask.

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AI Regulation and Bitcoin w/ Svetski Jun 06, 2023

CK, Nolan Bauerle, Chris Alaimo and Svetski dive into a conversation about AI regulation and how Bitcoin could be the solution we are looking for.

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Evolution of the Internet and Money w/ Bob Burnett Jun 05, 2023

Bob Burnett visits the Bitcoin Magazine Podcast to break down the Evolution of the internet, money, and the internet of money.

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Cosmic Bitcoin - The Dollar Endgame with Peruvian Bull Jun 03, 2023

We are back with another Cosmic Bitcoin episode! You won't want to miss this discussion hosted by Spencer Nichols and CK starring Peruvian Bull about the Dollar Endgame and the role Bitcoin will play.

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FedWatch 146 - Debt Ceiling Deal Threat to Risk Assets? Jun 02, 2023

Hosts: Ansel Lindner and Christian Keroles

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In this episode, CK and I make a global round trip of macro headlines, anchored as always in bitcoin. We begin by going through the bitcoin chart and analyze whether the Hong Kong June 1st news is important or not. Next, the big news item to discuss this week is the US debt ceiling deal. We tease apart a few aspects of the deal, and, perhaps more importantly, we discuss the possible liquidity fallout from the deal.

The US government avoided default (as if that was a real risk in the first place), but the devil is in the details as they say. The Treasury now has the task of refilling their bank account which they keep at the Federal Reserve called the Treasury General Account. They will increase their balance by $500 billion by the end of the month, and to do so, people are worried they will be sucking money out of the economy. Some claim the tightening effect will be like the Fed raising rates 25 bps.

On the podcast, CK and I discuss if this is a real concern or not. I tend to think that there are some bullish and bearish aspects, we cannot know what the net result will be. In that case, we have to fall back on our thesis of where the global economy is as a whole.

Next, we zip over to China and look at the disappointing May PMI data. Manufacturing data slumps even further. Lastly, we connect the hard times in China to the effects on Germany, which this week announced it has entered recession. Q1 2023 came in at -0.3% GDP after Q4 2022 was -0.5%.

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Good Morning Bitcoin - What Happened at B23 Jun 01, 2023

Good Morning Bitcoin is back to break down what happened at the Bitcoin 2023 Conference and what comes next. This episode stars CK, McShane, Nolan Bauerle, Pete Rizzo, Mike Germano, Carly Benson, and many others from Bitcoin Magazine.

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MicroStrategy and Bitcoin Regulation w/ Andrew Kang May 30, 2023

MicroStrategy's chief financial officer Andrew Kang sits down with CK to break down MicroStrategy's Bitcoin plans and what he thinks the future of Bitcoin regulation will look like.

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FedWatch 145 - Public Thoughts on Bitcoin 2023, plus Macro Update May 26, 2023

Hosts: Ansel Lindner and Christian Keroles

Fed Watch is a macro podcast with a clear contrarian thesis of a deflationary breakdown of the financial system leading to bitcoin adoption. We question narratives and schools of thought, and try to form new understanding. Each episode we use current events to question mainstream and bitcoin narratives across the globe, with an emphasis on central banks and currencies.

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In this episode, CK and I are joined by Chris Alaimo to discuss our macro takeaways from the Bitcoin 2023 conference and then refocus on the macro situation at hand via charts of bitcoin, the dollar, oil, and US Treasuries. Lastly, we discuss recent numbers of the deteriorating Chinese real estate market.

In our comments on the conference, we tried to relate our thoughts back to the macro picture to keep it on-topic for this podcast. We mentioned the fact that even though attendence was down, there might have been more bitcoiners there, since last year was a lot of altcoin attendees. Also, there was a palpable shift from speculation toward serious topics this year. Politicians were some of the biggest speakers, and it came across as if the bitcoin voting block is becoming an important thing.

Other comments we have center around bitcoin becoming a "big tent", where lots of different interests, professions and concerns live, all maturing at a slightly different rate. I mentioned that all these different concerns, like money and banking, politics, energy and environment, art and culture, etc., each have their own Overton Windows, and bitcoin is infiltrating all of them.

On the macro side of the house, we discussed the bitcoin price, stocks, and bonds. Please see the charts below.

Lastly, I read through some Chinese numbers on their real estate market. Existing home sales in their largest cities are down double digits in April alone.

Beijing fell 37.3 percent; Hangzhou fell 32.7 percent; Shanghai fell 26.71 percent; and Nanjing fell 13 percent. The worst decline was in Hefei, which plunged by 40 percent.

It seems the world is not going to avert a global recession. Demand for commodities is crashing, "inflation"/prices are coming down, and we are entering the predicted low growth, low inflation environment at the end of a credit bubble.

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FedWatch 144 - CPI Forces Fed to Crush Banks, China reopening flops, Bitcoin Warming Up May 12, 2023

Hosts: Ansel Lindner and Christian Keroles

Fed Watch is a macro podcast with a clear contrarian thesis of a deflationary breakdown of the financial system leading to bitcoin adoption. We question narratives and schools of thought, and try to form new understanding. Each episode we use current events to question mainstream and bitcoin narratives across the globe, with an emphasis on central banks and currencies.

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In this episode, CK and I discuss the developing deflationary scenario for the global economy. Far from showing inflation, US CPI and PPI for April came in under forecasts across the board; bank runs continue, with the latest victim being PacWest; and finally, Chinese economic data is flashing danger. I will quickly summarize all those topics below.

CPI for April came in at 0.36% month-over-month (m/m) making the year-over-year (y/y) rate 4.9%. The data are finally starting to show the shelter component rolling over, which is the most lagging part of the index. PPI (producer price index), seen as being uphill of CPI, showed a massive slowdown, with the y/y PPI coming in at 2.3%. The Fed doesn't have to do anything, it is essentially baked in the cake that CPI will be at 2% in the next few months.

Regional banks continue to have problems. Deposit flight from uninsured deposits into money market funds shows no signs of slowing. Why would anyone keep savings in a bank account for 0.5% interest, when they can put it in a money market fund with two clicks and earn 5%? On top of that, anything over $250,000 is uninsured in a bank, so big depositors are taking their money out. PacWest is just the latest to have issues of deposit flight, which we expect will continue. Perhaps, until all regional banks go bust.

China's import/export data was reported this week. Imports were way down, meaning Chinese demand for commodities is going to be low. Commodities prices should remain low or even fall further. Exports were slightly lower for April. Remember, these are nominal numbers, so the total volume is even lower.

Overall, I tried to build a deflationary picture. CPI dropping, banks are going bust, commodities weakening, while bitcoin ready to serve as a monetary replacement. Cheers.

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Bitcoin vs IMF and World Bank - Hidden Repression w/Alex Gladstein May 11, 2023

Alex Gladstein joins Spencer Nichols and Chris Alaimo from Bitcoin Magazine to break down his findings from the process of writing his latest book, "Hidden Repression: How the IMF and World Bank Sell Exploitation as Development". Alex brings to light how the International Monetary Fund positions itself to gain from developing second and third-world countries and why we urgently need to scale Bitcoin to help people in these countries exit their broken monetary systems.

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Good Morning Bitcoin - Bitcoin, Politics, and Regulation May 09, 2023

Good Morning Bitcoin brings together some key players in the Bitcoin industry to talk Politics and Regulation. Amanda Calaveri, Grant McCarty, David Zell, Greg Foss and many more join this space that dives deep into what Bitcoin regulation will look like in the incoming infrastructure bill in the United States.

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Good Morning Bitcoin - Bitcoin Mining Innovation w/ Pierre Rochard⁠, ⁠Adam O⁠, ⁠and Amanda Cavaleri⁠ May 07, 2023

Good Morning Bitcoin brings another epic conversation to the table about Bitcoin mining and the innovation that is happening in the mining space. Pierre Rochard, Adam O, Amanda Cavaleri, Luxor Mining, Jason Les, Ethan Vera, and many more break down how mining fits into the future of our energy grids and the coming wave of adoption by energy companies of Bitcoin mining.

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FedWatch 143 - Has the Fed Doomed the Economy? May 05, 2023

Host: Ansel Lindner

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Fed Watch is a macro podcast with a clear contrarian thesis of a deflationary breakdown of the financial system leading to bitcoin adoption. We question narratives and schools of thought, and try to form new understanding. Each episode we use current events to question mainstream and bitcoin narratives across the globe, with an emphasis on central banks and currencies.

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In this episode, I'm joined by Nolan Bauerle and discuss this week's FOMC monetary policy decision in depth. We hit briefly on a change to the IMF stance on CBDCs, which can be extrapolated more broadly to the Davos globalist clique's position.

The Fed decided to raise their policy rate from 4.75-5% up to 5-5.25%, a 25 basis point (bps) hike. They changed the language in the policy statement, which we read through. The main change was the following:

"The Committee anticipates that some additional policy firming may be appropriate in order to attain a stance of monetary policy that is sufficiently restrictive..." was changed to..."In determining the extent to which additional policy firming may be appropriate..."

Therefore, the Federal Open Market Committee no longer anticipates additional policy firming, but opens the door to determining no additional policy firming is necessary, in other words, a pause.

We watched three clips of Powell's press conference to display the unease Powell displayed, and how he answered important questions. We noted his statement that he was surprised by the SVB bank run, that the Fed would rather tighten too much than not enough (and this might have been too far), and lastly that he does not think a recession is the base case for the rest of the year.

Lastly, we get to the comments made by IMF chairwoman Kristalina Georgieva.

"... retail CBDCs, they completely transform the financial system in a way that we don’t quite know what consequences it could bring."

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Good Morning Bitcoin - Bitcoin Venture Capital, NOSTR and the Lightning Network w/ Adam Back, RockStarDev, Christopher Calicott, TVP and Wiz May 02, 2023

Good Morning Bitcoin brings us another epic show with the likes of Adam Back, RockStarDev, Christopher Calicott, TVP and Wiz. Follow along as this group of brilliant minds discusses how Bitcoin will be valued by the coming AI revolution and how countries and companies will use and trust this technology.

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FedWatch 142 - Dollar Demise or Shortage? Apr 28, 2023

Hosts: Ansel Lindner and Christian Keroles

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In this episode, CK and I examine several major economic events of the last week, that when taken in isolation, can fit a totally different narrative than when taken as a whole.

First up is US Q1 GDP. It came in at 1.1% annualized. That is far below industry consensus of 1.9%. The main things were the inventory cycle's effects and higher than expected core PCE ("inflation"). This, however, fits our show's basic premise of returning to a post-GFC normal of low growth. Our low inflation call is somewhat different than PCE, which measures prices not money printing.

Our second topic, M2 money supply shows the second half of our premise is also correct. M2 is shrinking at the fastest rate in, at least, 60 years. This is just one version of money, but it is showing signs of deflation. Taken together with the GDP update, we get our "low growth, low inflation" combo.

Next we tackle one of the biggest narratives in macroeconomics today, dedollarization. We read headline after headline, that countries are starting to ditch the dollar in bilateral trade. We used a Reuters article as an example. That article has an obviously biased headline, that gives itself away in the first sentence of the article.

Argentina to pay for Chinese imports in yuan rather than dollarsArgentina will start to pay for Chinese imports in yuan rather than dollars, the government announced Wednesday, a measure that aims to relieve the country's dwindling dollar reserves. - emphasis added

In the episode, we try to pull apart the reason for the dedollarization talk. It seems there is a massive dollar shortage in the world causing horrible economic effects. The dollar is then a perfect scapegoat and these countries are trying to find alternatives to the dollars which are in short supply.

This is not a "revolt against weaponization of the dollar" story, it is plain and simple deflationary story.

Last, we tie bitcoin into this deflationary narrative. Bitcoin is a dollar alternative just like the yuan, but one without the political, legal, and financial problems of the yuan.

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Buy A House With Bitcoin w/ Aaron and Tristan Apr 27, 2023

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Good Morning Bitcoin - Bitcoin and Plan B Passports w/ Katie the Russian and Jessica Apr 26, 2023

Katie the Russian and Jessica from Plan B Passports visit the Good Morning Bitcoin show to highlight the reasons why you might want to explore having a second passport in a Bitcoin-friendly jurisdiction, and how El Salvador's adoption of Bitcoin has affected their business of helping people attain their residency in Bitcoin Countries.

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The Great Restoration - Can Bitcoin fix the art world? w/ Rebel Money, Dennis Koch and X Nardo Apr 25, 2023

Rebel Money, Dennis Koch, and X Nardo go deep into the world of art and how Bitcoin might be our chance to restore a world of high-integrity art.

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Good Morning Bitcoin - KYC Is The Illicit Activity w/ Shinobi Apr 22, 2023

Shinobi breaks down why KYC in Bitcoin can be dangerous and why we need to support Bitcoin privacy projects so that people can be safe from bad actors who can follow your transactions on the Block Chain.

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FedWatch 141 - SEC has FAILED, CBDC news heats up! Apr 21, 2023

Hosts: Ansel Lindner and Christian Keroles

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In this episode, we discuss the bitcoin price and a few macro charts up front. I always try to keep our viewers and listeners ahead of other macro sources. For example, this week, we report on the diving 4-week Treasury bill. Something is going on behind the scenes in the market causing this major move.

Other charts we look at are the dollar $DXY on a longer time frame, oil’s reaction to the OPEC+ cut, and total deposits at commercial banks in the US. For all these charts go to the post on bitcoinandmarkets.com.

The main part of the show today is on the testimony of SEC chairman Gary Gensler in front of the Senate Finance Committee. We watched a couple clips that made their way around the internet this week. The attitude of the questions were very popular with crypto bros, but we could see through this attempt at theater. Gensler didn’t seem surprised or rattled in the least.

Lastly, we cover the speech by Christine Lagarde about the fragmentation of the global order. We had to cover it in haste at the end of the show, but I think we covered all the main points. She confirms my narrative that the end of the global order is upon us. However, she refuses to mention the elephants in the room. She doesn’t mention “credit”, “debt” or “deflation” once. She does say “gold” but also avoids the term “bitcoin” in favor of “digital currencies”.

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Good Morning Bitcoin - Bitcoin Adoption in Asia w/ Jimmy Song, Carla, Mike Jarmuz and many more! Apr 17, 2023

A star studded cast of Bitcoiners comes together to talk about Bitcoin Adoption in Asia. Asia has one of the best potential use cases or needs for Bitcoin, in this podcast you will hear a conversation about what Bitcoin adoption in Asia looks like so far and where it is going.

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Good Morning Bitcoin - Bitcoin Innovation & Venture Capital w/ Brad Mills, Mike Jarmuz and many more Apr 16, 2023

Bitcoin Magazine brings you a Good Morning Bitcoin Podcast breaking down venture capital in the Bitcoin space and how to spot Bitcoin innovation early!

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FedWatch 140 - CPI and PPI Reveal Startling Facts! Apr 14, 2023

Hosts: Ansel Lindner and Christian Keroles

Guest Co-host: Chris Alaimo

Fed Watch is a macro podcast with a clear contrarian thesis of a deflationary breakdown of the financial system leading to bitcoin adoption. We question narratives and schools of thought, and try to form new understanding. Each episode we use current events to question mainstream and bitcoin narratives across the globe, with an emphasis on central banks and currencies.

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In this episode, CK was running a little late, so Chris Alaimo jumped in to fill in co-hosting duties. A few minutes CK jumps in and we have a good three-host episode.

Our topics for today were Consumer Price Index (CPI) and Producer Price Index (PPI) numbers out of the US. CPI was released on Wednesday this week, and PPI on Thursday. There was a lot to be learned by taking a look at the data in a certain way. Make sure to check out all the chart on the bitcoinandmarkets.com link above.

March CPI came in under the 0.2% month-over-month (m/m) forecast, at 0.1%. Down from 0.4% last month. If you go back to the February data, the main story-line back then was reacceleration of inflation. I thought that was unlikely, and March saw a dramatic decline.

If you scrap the nearly worthless year-over-year (y/y) headline number, which is only a cumulative m/m, and instead focus on CPI since July 2022, the annualized rate for those 9 months is 3.4%, not the 5.0% of the headline y/y number.

I forecasted CPI to be in the 2% y/y headline range by July this year. To confirm that theory, we rolled into the PPI, or upstream prices that producers are paying. The PPI tends to lead the CPI by 3 months. March PPI came in at -0.5%. Yep, negative.

Lastly, we reexamine the small business funding in the US and banks’ lending standards. The numbers are pretty startling. Lending standards are tightening rapidly and small business sentiment is the lowest EVER. Even lower than the Great Financial Crisis or Dotcom crash.

All these things together tell us that a slowdown is coming. The question now is does that tip over into a hard landing, deep recession? I still don’t think so. Of course, the economic fallout will be geographically distributed. Some national economies will be hit much worse than others.

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Good Morning Bitcoin - Self Custody w/ BTC Sessions and NVK Apr 13, 2023

BTC Sessions, NVK, and more experts break down the ins and outs of Bitcoin self custody for us. So, whether you're a Bitcoin enthusiast or just curious about the world of self-custody, this episode is a must-listen episode to learn how to protect your stack!

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FedWatch 139 - Is This The Turning Point? Making Sense of Economic Data Apr 08, 2023

Hosts: Ansel Lindner and Christian Keroles

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In this episode, we cover a lot of ground. Our main topics are the OPEC production cut and will it affect “inflation”, ISM and PMI reports in the US and briefly touching on China, and finally, US employment reports. This episode was recorded prior to the Non-farm Payrolls report on the 7th. Of course, we tie everything back to bitcoin and what this information means for bitcoin adoption.

On OPEC, we rewind the clock to October 2022 and examine the current cuts in the context of the previous cuts. Are they the same or different? After the October cuts, price continued to fall. Should we expect that today? What other lessons can we draw from the OPEC move? All these things are answered in this section on OPEC.

As for the ISM and Purchasing Managers Index we discuss the shocking deterioration of the US numbers. All aspects of the ISM report point to imminent recession, manufacturing, non-manufacturing and services.

Chinese numbers are less bad at first glance. However, since China is the manufacturing powerhouse, the manufacturing numbers are of utmost importance. Those numbers came in at 50, meaning no change and a deterioration from last month’s modest improvement. The numbers are not showing a reopening surge as many hoped, and if coupled with the OPEC cut, we can see that players will deep economic knowledge are hedging a China bust.

Lastly, the employment data out of the US is also showing a turn around. The JOLTS data, measuring job openings and hirings were really bad. The ADP data, the private sector alternative to the government surveys, is showing a notable slowing in the employment market, but less dramatic than others.

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Bitcoin Policy Institute - Bitcoin Playing the DC Game Apr 07, 2023

In this podcast, we explore the intersection of Bitcoin and government policy in Washington D.C. Bitcoin has been the subject of increasing attention from policymakers and regulators. The Bitcoin Policy Institute is a non-profit organization dedicated to advancing the understanding of Bitcoin and blockchain technology among policymakers and advocating for sensible public policies that foster innovation and growth.

Whether you're a Bitcoin enthusiast, policymaker, or simply interested in the intersection of technology and government, this podcast is for you. Join us as we navigate the complex world of Bitcoin and D.C. politics, and learn about the latest developments shaping the future of the Bitcoin ecosystem regulatory environment.

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Cosmic Bitcoin - The Bitcoin Reformation w/ Tuur Demeester Apr 04, 2023

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In this episode of Cosmic Bitcoin, guest Tuur Demeester dives into the concept of "The Bitcoin Reformation". Tuur explores the historical context of the original Protestant Reformation and draws parallels with the current movement to reform the financial system through Bitcoin. Whether you're a seasoned Bitcoin enthusiast or simply curious about the potential of Bitcoin, this episode of Cosmic Bitcoin is a must-listen. Tuur's thought-provoking commentary and deep industry knowledge make for a fascinating and informative discussion on the future of money.

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FedWatch 138 - Why Aren’t Markets Crashing? Apr 03, 2023

Hosts: Ansel Lindner and Christian Keroles

Fed Watch is a macro podcast with a clear contrarian thesis of a deflationary breakdown of the financial system leading to bitcoin adoption. We question narratives and schools of thought and try to form new understandings. In each episode, we use current events to question mainstream and bitcoin narratives across the globe, with an emphasis on central banks and currencies.

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In this episode, we discuss the biggest news items in bitcoin and money for the week. It was a bit of a slower news cycle, with people absorbing the bank failures and market movement. How are stocks rallying despite the looming financial crisis? That is the major question we answer in this episode. Expectations for the market and actual market performance are directly conflicting. The most anticipated recession in history will likely not turn out as all those people expect.

There is also a whole lot of talk about the decline of the dollar. Alternatives like settling in Yuan, or forming a whole new currency like a new Gaucho between Argentina and Brazil, or a BRICS currency are all over the headlines. Is this new or normal and we are just noticing it now?

Another topic this week is FEDNOW. We address the controversy surrounding its launch in July. Is it a CBDC? Absolutely not. FEDNOW is a payment rail. It competes with PayPal, not bitcoin or the dollar. This is not the Federal Reserve moving toward a CBDC, it is the Fed offering a payment solution.

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Bitcoin, Binance, and The Banking Crisis w/ Dylan LeClair Mar 30, 2023

Bitcoin Magazine brings you another epic podcast with the likes of Dylan LeClair, Brandon Green, and many more, to break down and understand what is happening with the current news around Binance, the banking crisis, and how it all affects Bitcoin.

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Bitcoin Energy Systems, & the State w/ Lyn Alden & Natalie Smolenski Mar 29, 2023

In this podcast, Lyn Alden, Natalie Smolenski, and other experts from the Bitcoin space explore the relationship between Bitcoin, energy systems, and the state. They discuss the concerns around Bitcoin's energy consumption and its potential to undermine state control. Overall, this podcast provides a nuanced look at the complex and evolving relationship between Bitcoin, energy systems, and the state.

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Cosmic Bitcoin - Gradually Then Suddenly w/ Parker Lewis Mar 27, 2023

Join us for another thought-provoking episode of Cosmic Bitcoin as we sit down with Parker Lewis. Parker shares his insightful ideas on Bitcoin and dives deep into the intricacies of what money is backed by and the significance of this for the future of our world. In this conversation, you'll gain a greater understanding of Bitcoin's role in the broader financial landscape and the potential it holds for shaping our future.

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FedWatch 137 - Operation Chokepoint 2.0! Central Banks continue to Hike Rates! Mar 24, 2023

Hosts: Ansel Lindner and Christian Keroles

Fed Watch is a macro podcast with a clear contrarian thesis of a deflationary breakdown of the financial system leading to bitcoin adoption. We question narratives and schools of thought, and try to form new understanding. Each episode we use current events to question mainstream and bitcoin narratives across the globe, with an emphasis on central banks and currencies.

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In this episode, CK is back for a HUGE week in central bank and bitcoin news. We cover this week's FOMC policy decision and press conference with Federal Reserve Chairman Powell. We discuss all the central banks raising rates in the face of a banking crisis and bank runs. Next, we discuss the crackdown by US officials on the bitcoin space, with Wells notices being sent out widely to many companies, and the Economic Report of the President devoting two entire chapters to understanding and spreading FUD about bitcoin.

A lot is happening right now and we try to cover it all. CK and I have been positive regarding Chair Powell in the past, but it seems as if central bankers have lost their minds tightening while liquidity is evaporating rapidly. We agree that the recent attacks on scams in the space, are not meant as an attack on Bitcoin, and in the end everything is good for Bitcoin.

Lastly, we look at several charts of bitcoin, the stock market, US Treasury yields, and the dollar. We like to do this to ground our conclusions in the market truth. We are emotional animals and can be pulled this way or that very easily. It is the charts, the market price, that is the source of truth much more so than our emotions or individual rational interpretations. What do the charts show us? Things are not as dire as the headlines would imply.

Of course, it takes time for economic conditions as a whole to be translated across the market, but we do not see the patterns in the charts that lead up to the type of crises many are predicting. In fact, Bitcoin is rallying and stocks still have higher highs and higher lows. Treasury yields point to a liquidity crisis similar to 2019, and the dollar is not telegraphing acute global stress.

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The Banks Are Breaking W/ Caitlin Long, Greg Foss, Lawrence Lepard And Many More Mar 22, 2023

Bitcoin Magazine brings another heavy-hitting podcast with a panel of highly experienced Bitcoiners breaking down the current banking crisis. This podcast features Caitlin Long, Greg Foss, Lawrence Lepard, and many more incredible minds from the Bitcoin space.

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People Are Waking Up w/ Jeff Booth, Knut Svanolm, BTC Sessions, Tomer Strolight, Greg Foss And Many More Mar 21, 2023

An incredible group of minds comes together for another Bitcoin Magazine Podcast perfectly timed with the stress we are seeing in our current banking system. What will it take to fix the problems we are seeing? Sit back and enjoy as some of the world's greatest minds explore how all roads lead to Bitcoin.

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Bitcoin Policy Institute - Can States Kill Bitcoin? Mar 20, 2023

Chris Alaimo hosts a special spaces podcast with the Bitcoin Policy Institute to break down the current crypto-related movements in Washington DC.

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Fedwatch 136 - Is This the Big One? Credit Suisse Today, Who is Next?? Mar 19, 2023

Hosts: Ansel Lindner and Christian Keroles

Special co-host: Nolan Bauerle, @countbtc

Fed Watch is a macro podcast with a clear contrarian thesis of a deflationary breakdown of the financial system leading to bitcoin adoption. We question narratives and schools of thought, and try to form new understanding. Each episode we use current events to question mainstream and bitcoin narratives across the globe, with an emphasis on central banks and currencies.

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In this episode, we are joined once again by Nolan Bauerle to bring you reporting on this crazy week in bitcoin and macro. Of course, we cover Credit Suisse, their long history of corruption and current crisis. Next, we tie this into the US banking crisis that started with FTX, to Silvergate, then Signature, with Silicon Valley Bank also failing along the way. Lastly, we discuss February’s CPI and PPI out of the US to see if that can be added to an analysis of the global financial situation giving us a more clear picture of what is happening.

Throughout the entire episode, I try to build a narrative that what we are seeing in the bank failures, bailouts, and CPI/PPI crashing is a deflationary story. This is a tale of credit tightness and collapse, bailouts notwithstanding. In this context, bailouts only confirm the dire state of the private financial system and lead to deeper tightness and stagnation.

This episode goes perfectly in the entire multi-year theme of Fed Watch. While bitcoin is a hedge against inflation, we don’t find ourselves in an inflationary scenario. What we are living through today is the end of a multi-decade inflationary credit bubble, and what do all bubbles eventually do? They bust. That will look like a monetary shortage, not a monetary abundance.

In these credit bust situations, money without counterparty risk is a great advantage. I’m alluding to bitcoin here, as it is both a hedge against inflation and credit deflation. The great thing for bitcoin, as well, is it has a long way to go in its monetization, meaning its dollar value will expand greatly as it absorbs monetary functions.

As people are looking for a monetary alternative during periods of monetary shortage, it is an absolute advantage if that alternative asset is nascent and its value can expand dramatically as it is adopted. For instance, people that adopt gold in this role only expect perhaps a 5x upside, where bitcoin could see 100x.

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FedWatch 135 - Bank Failures Coming and Federal Reserve Under Fire Mar 16, 2023

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Fed Watch is a macro podcast with a clear contrarian thesis of a deflationary breakdown of the financial system leading to bitcoin adoption. We question narratives and schools of thought, and try to form new understanding. Each episode we use current events to question mainstream and bitcoin narratives across the globe, with an emphasis on central banks and currencies.

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In this episode, recorded last week prior to all the Credit Suisse Drama, was very on point. We are joined once again by Nolan Bauerle. Our topics include a lengthy discussion on Bitcoin price and other macro charts like currencies and commodities. We read through several articles on the Silvergate, Silicon Valley Bank and Credit Suisse banking troubles making insightful commentary throughout. Lastly, we watch a couple Jerome Powell clips from his testimony in front of Congress.

We make several very accurate calls on prices throughout the macro complex. Oil and bitcoin in particular standout.

In the Powell testimony, we highlight two important lines of questioning. One is focused on the NON-monetary policy aspects of high CPI, namely sanctions, energy markets, and government spending. Powell dodged the questions as well as he could, saying they were a political football he didn’t want to play with. But it remains that people are starting to realize that nearly all the CPI effect was driven by non-monetary issues.

The second important line of questioning came from the unlikable Senator Elizabeth Warren. She pressed Powell on how many people his targeted effect on employment would put out of work. It got a little bit heated. Even though Warren is an enemy of bitcoin, it was interesting to see Powell unable to answer decidedly.

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US Banks Are Breaking and All Roads Lead To Bitcoin Mar 14, 2023

The Bitcoin community converges in an epic long-form conversation about the bank runs and bank failures that are happening this week in the United States. We are joined by an all-star cast of:

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Cosmic Bitcoin - Everything Divided by 21 Million w/ Knut Svanholm Mar 13, 2023

Knut Svanholm visits the Cosmic Bitcoin Podcast to break down his thoughts about the extraordinary circumstances that have given Bitcoin the opportunity to be born and exist in today's world.

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Bitcoin Nostr, Inscriptions, And The Law w/ Aaron Daniel Mar 10, 2023

Aaron Daniel visits the Bitcoin Magazine Podcast to break down how Nostr and Inscriptions look from his point of view as a lawyer and how Bitcoin will transition our current system of law into the future.

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Cosmic Bitcoin - Voluntarianism and a Bitcoin Future w/ Nolan Bauerle Mar 06, 2023

Nolan Bauerle visits the Cosmic Bitcoin Podcast to discuss how grand the impact of Bitcoin will be on society and geopolitics.

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FedWatch - Battle Over The Digital Dollar Mar 03, 2023

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In this episode, we are joined once again by Nolan Bauerle. Our topics are very interesting in this episode. First, of course, we cover the bitcoin charts and some other important macro charts, like the dollar, the stock market and the US 10Y Treasury.

Second, we get to our headline topic, a brand new bill in the US Congress that calls out an attempt for a digital dollar by executive order. The bill tries to block that. We read through it and other important material straight from the Federal Reserve’s own report on CBDCs from 2022.

Lastly, we scan through the rapidly evolving situation in regards to China. Not only is there diplomatic and military news, but there is a ton of financial news. We focus on the latter. Story #1 is about Chinese banks getting a tongue lashing from CCP, putting them in their place as lubricant providers, not part of the "new elite". Story #2 is about China falling out of the top-3 most attractive destinations for foreign investment. Our final article is about mainland China making it more difficult to get brokerage accounts in Hong Kong which enables Chinese citizens to invest abroad. We tie this last point into the news about Hong Kong also opening back up to Bitcoin.

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Freedom Money w/ Jeanine, Abubakar, Mills and Matt Odell Mar 01, 2023

An all-star cast of Jeanine, Abubakar, Mills, Spencer Nichols, and Matt Odell discuss the connection between freedom and money. Be sure to check out the new show "Freedom Money" premiering on the Bitcoin Magazine youtube channel.

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Bitcoin Oridinals and Inscriptions w/ Casey Rodarmor Feb 27, 2023

Casey Rodarmor visits this Bitcoin Magazine Spaces to discuss how Bitcoin Ordinals and Inscriptions affect Bitcoin and what to expect in the future.

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Bitcoin Jobs w/ Bitcoin Talent Co Feb 26, 2023

Bitcoin Talent Co breaks down how to get a job working in Bitcoin and how they plan to help Bitcoiners find jobs within the industry.

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FedWatch - Why the China Reopening is All Hype Feb 24, 2023

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In this episode, we examine the Federal Open Market Committee's (FOMC) minutes from their most recent meeting and see what we can learn from it, we look at the bitcoin chart and discuss what's going on in the bitcoin market, and lastly, we read through some recent news about China, focusing on why the hopes placed on reopening are likely all hype.

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BM Pro - Bitcoin vs the Dollar w/ Preston Pysh and Dylan LeClair Feb 22, 2023

Preston Pysh visits the BM Pro podcast to break down his thoughts about Bitcoin vs the Dollar.

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FedWatch 132 - US CPI and EU Banks told to Cap Bitcoin Purchases Feb 19, 2023

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In this episode, we discuss US CPI for January 2023 and use different commodities and macro prices and indicators to understand and interpret the data. We look at things like the bitcoin price, the dollar, energy and shipping costs. The latter two were the main drivers behind the 2021-2022 CPI rises.

What we found was that there are no price pressures whatsoever in the economy. Nothing that could duplicate the effects from the last couple of years.

We also talk about the updates to the CPI calculations and try to come to a conclusion, whether they pushed CPI higher in January or lower.

Then we get into a new policy statement by the ECB, which threatens European banks that, although not legally binding and not even through the approval process, banks must comply with the new Basel limits on bitcoin in reserves. Of course, this is crazy, and going to lead to tons of problems when bitcoin pumps.

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Cosmic Bitcoin - The Bitcoin Singularity w/ Luke Broyles Feb 17, 2023

On this Cosmic Bitcoin, Luke Broyles explains how Bitcoin the singularity will change our world as we know it and provide the foundation for massive advances as society.

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FedWatch 131 -This Will Crash the Economy, Credit Creation Plunges Feb 13, 2023

Hosts: Ansel Lindner and Christian Keroles

Fed Watch is a macro podcast with a clear contrarian thesis of a deflationary breakdown of the financial system leading to bitcoin adoption. We question narratives and schools of thought, and try to form new understanding. Each episode we use current events to question mainstream and bitcoin narratives across the globe, with an emphasis on central banks and currencies.

In this episode, we discuss niche economic data from the Federal Reserve called the Senior Loan Officer Opinion Survey or SLOOS report. Then our conversation turns to the UK’s attempts to build a Central Bank Digital Currency (CBDC) which they have dubbed “Britcoin”.

The SLOOS data shows lending practices and state of the market according to a very broad survey of banks, mainly in the US but it does include some foreign banks. January’s data was categorically bad news.

There are two sides to a lending market, the lender and the borrower. Then the survey breaks it into two broad types of loans, business and households, and then further into two more components for each of those sub-types, commercial and industrial (C&I) and commercial real estate for business, and consumer real estate and consumer loans for households.

Almost every component was worse in January. Lending standards by banks tightened nearly across the board, and demand for loans fell in each.

This is a bad sign because, as we discuss a lot on the show, lending is where money is actually printed. If lending (AKA credit creation) is slowing rapidly, that puts immediate deflationary pressure on the economy.

Next we look at the UK’s attempt to build a CBDC. At this stage, their attempts remain confined to convincing people there is an actual need for a CBDC. Despite the fear-mongering rhetoric from many quarters, they are about as far away from a CBDC launch as they’ve always been.

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Cosmic Bitcoin - Bitcoin Is Love w/ Nozomi Hayase Feb 11, 2023

Nozomi Hayase visits the Cosmic Bitcoin Podcast to dive into how Bitcoin can produce a more loving and prosperous society through its beautiful incentives.

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BM Pro Market Update w/ Dylan LeClair Feb 09, 2023

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Freedom And Money w/ Mills and Gigi Feb 05, 2023

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FedWatch 130 - The Fed Just Made This HUGE Mistake Feb 03, 2023

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In this episode, we dive into all the central bank policy announcements this week, focusing on the Federal Reserve and European Central Bank (ECB).

To set the stage for analyzing central bank monetary policy discussion, we look at the several macro charts, including bitcoin, the S&P 500, the dollar index (DXY), and US Treasury yields.

The Federal Reserve raised its Fed Funds target range to 4.50% to 4.75%, emphasizing stable prices, inflation fighting, and employment. To help take us through this announcement, we listen to a couple clips of Chairman Jerome Powell at the press conference following the Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) meeting.

Powell also signaled that more rate hikes are coming, using the term “ongoing increases”. It’s a fine line the Fed has to walk. Since they don’t do anything mechanical to set rates, the forward guidance and word choices make all the difference.

After a long discussion about the Fed’s decision, we jump to the ECB’s latest monetary policy change.

The ECB raised their policy rates by 50 bps, as expected. However, they did slightly shift their forward guidance more dovish, differing from the Fed’s choice to remain rhetorically more hawkish. Instead of confirming two more 50 bps hikes eluded to in past statements, the ECB confirmed only one more before reevaluating.

They also introduced “Climate QE” as part of their balance sheet reduction strategy. Each month, they allow a certain number of securities to mature and roll-off their balance sheet, reinvesting the remainder into new securities including corporate bonds. They will now take into consideration companies’ ESG-type score, when deciding which corporate bonds to buy.

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Cosmic Bitcoin - Bitcoin and Religion w/ John Vallis Feb 02, 2023

John Vallis visits Cosmic Bitcoin to discuss how religion affects our world and how it relates to Bitcoin.

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FedWatch 129 - US GDP Numbers and Japan’s New Money Bazooka Jan 31, 2023

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In this episode, CK has returned from his trip to India and joins us for a big day of new economic data from the US.

On deck for this episode is a quick discussion about the US debt ceiling and then we get into the main topic in my opinion, US GDP numbers for Q4 2022 and the whole year.

US real GDP in Q4 rose at an annual rate of 2.9%. That is a pretty significant number for people expecting recession any day now. For the year of 2022, real GDP increased by 2.1% These numbers are in-line with my predictions of returning to a post-GFC (Great Financial Crisis) normal of low growth and low inflation.

The last topic of today’s episode is all about Japan’s new monetary bazooka, an amendment to “Principle Terms and Conditions for Funds-Supplying Operations against Pooled-Capital.” That’s just a long label for a program where the Bank of Japan (BOJ) lends money to banks to buy government bonds so the central bank doesn’t have to buy them directly. They’ve made it possible to give these loans at negative interest rates, and extended the term to up to 10 years. That means, they could pay banks to buy JGBs.

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US debt ceiling https://archive.ph/ipQoF

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Cosmic Bitcoin - How To Change The World w/ Mathew Pines and Brandon Green Jan 30, 2023

Mathew Pines, Brandon Green, and Spencer Nichols break down how Bitcoin can change the world for the better.

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IMF Debates CBDCs with the Bitcoin Policy Institute Jan 24, 2023

The Bitcoin Policy Institute takes on the IMF in a public debate about Central Bank Digital Currencies with Natalie Smolenski and David Zell.

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Cosmic Bitcoin: The Intergalactic Schelling Point w/ Dhruv Bansal Jan 23, 2023

Dhruv Bansal visits the Cosmic Bitcoin Podcast to break down how science fiction and physics are deeply related to Bitcoin and how Bitcoin could play a significant role in life populating the universe.

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What the Elites at Davos Really Think of Bitcoin - FedWatch 128 Jan 20, 2023

Hosts: Ansel Lindner and Christian Keroles

Special guest host: Nolan @countbtc

Fed Watch is a macro podcast with a clear contrarian thesis of a deflationary breakdown of the financial system leading to bitcoin adoption. We question narratives and schools of thought, and try to form new understanding. Each episode we use current events to question mainstream and bitcoin narratives across the globe, with an emphasis on central banks and currencies.

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In this episode, I was once again joined by special co-host Nolan to go through the upcoming US debt ceiling debate, December US Producer Price Index (PPI), bitcoin at Davos 2023, and a new report from the Bank of International Settlements (BIS) discussing how to stop bitcoin. It was a fun and jam-packed episode.

The December PPI was a shocker, -0.5% month-over-month for the headline number. Goods PPI was -1.6% and energy was -7.9%. These are large negative numbers and when paired with the Consumer Price Index (CPI) for December show a seachange in these so-called inflation metrics. Everything is pointing to a rapid and sudden reversal of these price measures.

Davos had a panel where they discussed the “crypto” industry, because they are too scared to say “bitcoin” and give it special attention. We breakdown several aspects of what the panel said. I can sum it up as follows, ‘we need to find a way to regulate bitcoin so our client who want to invest and make gains still can. So, we don’t want to kill it. We also, don’t want to give it legitimacy through regulation, because that will eat away at our control of money. But it’s not all that important anyway, so don’t attract attention to it by treating it as such.’ Something like that.

The BIS report was very interesting. They are looking for ways to stop bitcoin, but they had to conclude that it can’t be banned or contained. It can be regulated, but that brings up a myriad of very hard questions that they don’t know how to answer yet.

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Cosmic Bitcoin- Information Theory, Consciousness & Monetary Entropy w/ Aaron Segal Jan 18, 2023

Aaron Segal visits the Cosmic Bitcoin Podcast to break down information theory, consciousness, and monetary entropy for the plebs. CK and Spencer host an incredible conversation and go Cosmic with Aaron on these Bitcoin-related ideas.

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Shocking CPI Numbers - FedWatch 127 Jan 13, 2023

Hosts: Ansel Lindner and Christian Keroles

Fed Watch is a macro podcast like no other, with a clear contrarian thesis of a deflationary financial system’s breakdown leading to bitcoin adoption. We question narratives and schools of thought, trying to form our own understanding. Each episode we use current events to question mainstream and bitcoin narratives across the globe, with an emphasis on central banks and currencies.

In this episode, I was joined by special co-host Nolan (@countBTC) to go through December CPI data and its effect on markets including bitcoin.

The big development this month in CPI was the negative print. Yes, you heard that right, the general change to price level in December was -0.1%. This was a great opportunity to drive home the massive shift we’ve seen in CPI in the last 6 months, that without a doubt tells us CPI rises have peaked and were transitory all along.

Nolan and I broke down some of the components of the CPI like shelter and energy. Overall, the only component that is really holding up the CPI at this point is shelter. If we take shelter out, aka Ex-Shelter, December CPI was -0.8%, and 5 out of the last 6 months were also negative.

Next, we take a look at the market reaction. Those charts included bitcoin, S&P 500, and US Treasury yields.

The last topic we cover is whether or not these CPI numbers will affect the Federal Reserves upcoming policy decisions. The market is rapidly shifting toward expecting only one more 25 bps hike. We will have to wait and see.

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Bitcoin's Incentives on Cosmic Bitcoin w/ Joe Burnett Jan 10, 2023

Joe Burnett visits the Cosmic Bitcoin conversation to talk big-picture Bitcoin ideas and to break down how Bitcoin's incentive structure will influence its growth in the future.

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Conflicting US Economic Signals - FedWatch 126 Jan 09, 2023

Hosts: Ansel Lindner and Christian Keroles

Fed Watch is a macro podcast like no other, with a clear contrarian thesis of a deflationary financial system’s breakdown leading to bitcoin adoption. We question narratives and schools of thought, trying to form our own understanding. Each episode we use current events to question mainstream and bitcoin narratives across the globe, with an emphasis on central banks and currencies.

In this episode, CK and I break down the current price chart of bitcoin along with some fascinating points about bitcoin volatility. We have open and honest discussion about the price that you can trust, because this show isn’t about shilling bitcoin, it is about understanding the macro environment which bitcoin finds itself in and how bitcoin is reacting to that environment.

Next, we cover the US manufacturing ISM data. For the second straight month in a row, US manufacturing has contracted. This was also the ninth straight month of falling numbers. They happened to stay positive until November, but now we have those two months of negative prints.

We also tackle one of the jobs reports this week, the ADP. ADP measures payrolls not employees, which is an important nuance to consider. It increased in December by 223,000 jobs! This is a mixed signal, we have falling manufacturing but rising payrolls.

Another conflicting signal we cover this week is the crashing US trade deficit. At first glance, if the trade deficit crashes, one would think that is a positive and means increased activity in the US. However, the reason for the crash is that imports crashed more than exports. Both were negative moves, but the net sum is a crashing deficit, which is a horribly bearish indicator that doesn’t match with the jobs reports.

The last thing we discuss on the day is ECB’s latest blog post by Panetta where he trashes “crypto” and lumps bitcoin in with all the garbage. The interesting part of the blog post is when he calls for “a risk-free and dependable digital settlement asset”, which is what bitcoin exactly is. Of course, he finishes that sentence by calling for a Central Bank Digital Currency (CBDC). What a joke.

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Getting Creative With Bitcoin Mining w/ Frank Holmes Jan 06, 2023

In this podcast episode, CK sits down with Frank Holmes to discuss Hive Blockchain. Frank Holmes, a well-known global investor, is the leader of the HIVE board of directors and plays a significant role in shaping the company's vision and direction. They delve into the details of how mining works and the various methods used to mine bitcoin, as well as the economics of the mining industry and the environmental impact of large-scale mining operations. They also explore the ways in which new technologies, such as renewable energy sources, are being integrated into mining processes to make them more sustainable and efficient.

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Cosmic Bitcoin and Why Bitcoin Is Built To Last w/ Tomer Strolight Jan 04, 2023

Tomer Strolight visits the Cosmic Bitcoin show to break down how Bitcoin is built to last and what this way of thinking means for our society.

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2022 Year in Review - FedWatch 125 Jan 03, 2023

Fed Watch is a macro podcast like no other, with a clear contrarian thesis of a deflationary financial system’s breakdown leading to bitcoin adoption. We question narratives and schools of thought, trying to form our own understanding. Each episode we use current events to question mainstream and bitcoin narratives across the globe, with an emphasis on central banks and currencies.

In this episode, CK and I go on a wide ride through 2022 in a Year in Review episode. We spend the first half of the show talking about bitcoin’s major events of the year and how it affected price.

The second half of the show is dedicated to central banks actions this year. We watch an amazing video from Lagarde from July of this year, when she was grilled on how she will bring down the European Central Bank’s (ECB) balance sheet. Her response was, “it will come.” What a great example of central bank incompetence. We cover what the Federal Reserve has done this year, and briefly talk about the other central banks.

Lastly, we go through several macro charts, starting with the dollar, then oil and other commodities, the Consumer Price Index (CPI), and finally, we end on US Treasury yields. We examine how these numbers have moved throughout the year, and what they tell us about what may lie ahead.

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Russia State Assets Frozen https://sputniknews.com/20221130/who-froze-russian-assets-abroad-and-what-might-happen-to-them-1104886435.html

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Cosmic Bitcoin The Living Organism w/ Brandon Quittem Dec 28, 2022

We are going Cosmic with a new podcast-style featuring CK and Spencer Nichols breaking down more cosmic aspects of Bitcoin and the Bitcoin Network. In this episode, Brandon Quittem weighs in with a brilliant take on how the Bitcoin Network could be viewed as a living organism and what the parallels are between Bitcoin and what we consider life.

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Why Yield Curve Control Failed - FedWatch 124 Dec 23, 2022

Hosts: Ansel Lindner and Christian Keroles

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Fed Watch is a macro podcast like no other, with a clear contrarian thesis of a deflationary financial system’s breakdown leading to bitcoin adoption. We question narratives and schools of thought, trying to form our own understanding. Each episode we use current events to question mainstream and bitcoin narratives across the globe, with an emphasis on central banks and currencies.

In this episode, CK and I dive deep into yield curve control (YCC), after a discussion of bitcoin and other macro charts like the dollar and US Treasury yields. What is YCC, what are its aims, has it been successful, can it ever be successful? Of course, we look at this both from a general perspective but also specifically in the case of Japan, since the big news this week was the Bank of Japan (BOJ) relaxed their YCC band from +/- 0.25% to +/- 0.5%.

Our last topic of the day is the 2nd and final revision to US Q3 real GDP. It increased from the original estimate of 2.9% to 3.2% annualized. This is fairly big news, because so many people are utterly convinced the US is about to experience a horrible and deep recession in 2023. The main influences in Q3 and likely in Q4, have been a plunging nominal GDP and plunging price effects. Therefore, it becomes a race of which falls faster, GDP or “inflation” as to whether the real GDP will be negative or positive.

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Massive Week in Macro Review- FedWatch 123 Dec 17, 2022

Hosts: Ansel Lindner and Christian Keroles

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Fed Watch is a macro podcast like no other. We question narratives and schools of thought, trying to form our own understanding. Each episode we use current events to question mainstream and bitcoin narratives across the globe, with an emphasis on central banks and currencies.

In this episode, CK is back with us for a huge week in macro. We cover all the big events of the week like the Federal Reserve’s FOMC meeting and Chairman Powell’s comments, the US CPI data released on Tuesday, and finally, the big decision out of the European Central Bank about their policy changes. Of course we cover bitcoin as well, along with some other macro charts.

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Bitcoin In Madeira w/ Greg Foss Dec 12, 2022

A star-studded cast visits this conversation led by the BM Pro team about Bitcoin adoption in Madeira and how Madeira is becoming a hub for Bitcoiners and Bitcoin Businesses from all over the world.

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Stable Coins On Bitcoin's Lightning Network Could Be Dangerous w/ Dylan LeClair and Magoo Dec 10, 2022

The BM Pro team hosts a twitter spaces to have an open conversation about Stable Coin's being built on the Bitcoin Lightning Network with great minds like Magoo, Dylan LeClair, and Dr. Jeff Ross. This podcast will explore the potential risks of using stablecoins on the lightning network, and why it may be best to avoid building stable coins on Bitcoin.

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$80 Trillion in Shadow Banking - FedWatch 122 Dec 09, 2022

Hosts: Ansel Lindner and Christian Keroles

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Fed Watch is a macro podcast like no other. We question narratives and schools of thought, trying to form our own understanding. Each episode we use current events to question mainstream and bitcoin narratives across the globe, with an emphasis on central banks and currencies.

In this episode, I’m joined once again by Nolan Bauerle, new host of Bitcoin Magazine Live. We spend a good amount of time going through my macro charts for the week, you can find them in this week’s slide deck. Next, we discussed the BIS report of the missing $80 trillion in some detail. Lastly, we reviewed China’s latest economic data and discussed the state of global shipping and where we think China is going.

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Global shipping shrinks https://www.cnbc.com/2022/12/07/freight-rates-from-china-to-west-coast-down-90percent-as-trade-falls-rapidly.html

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Bullish On El Salvador w/ Max Keiser and Stacy Herbert Dec 06, 2022

Max Keiser and Stacy Herbert hold a spaces with Dr. Jeff Ross to answer questions about what living in El Salvador is like and why they have chosen to dedicate their energy to the "renaissance 2.0" that is happening there.

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Bitcoin Self Custody w/ The Trezor Team Dec 05, 2022

The Trezor wallet team visits the Bitcoin Magazine Podcast to break down the importance of self-custody and getting your Bitcoin off the exchanges!

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Bullish Bitcoin Bear Market w/ American HODL Dec 04, 2022

American HODL joins the BM Pro team to break down the Bitcoin bear market and why this is the most bullish bear market so far!

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What Does The Fed Even Do? - FedWatch 121 Dec 02, 2022

Hosts: Ansel Lindner and Christian Keroles

Fed Watch is a macro podcast like no other. We question narratives and schools of thought, trying to form our own understanding. Each episode we use current events to question mainstream and bitcoin narratives across the globe, with an emphasis on central banks and currencies.

In this episode, I’m joined by Nolan Bauerle, new host of Bitcoin Magazine Live. Our main topics of discussion are Jerome Powell and his Brookings Institute speech, and the growing conflict in Turkey. I had prepared some charts (you can see them in the linked slide deck above), but was not able to get to them due to time constraints. It’s a wide ranging discussion about societal signaling, monetary policy and even demographics.

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Hyperbitcoinization w/ Jeff Booth Nov 29, 2022

Jeff Booth visits the Bitcoin Magazine Podcast with an excellent spaces hosted by Dr. Jeff Ross and Dylan Leclair about Hyperbitcoinization and how the Fiat system is stealing wealth from the general population.

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FTX Lost 3 Billion Dollars! w/ Dylan LeClair Nov 26, 2022

Dylan LeClair leads a twitter spaces covering the current events with FTX and how they lost 3 billion dollars!

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Resistance and FUD in Bitcoin, FOMC Minutes, and Foxconn Riots - FedWatch 120 Nov 25, 2022

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Fed Watch is a macro podcast, true to bitcoin’s rebel nature. Each episode we question mainstream and bitcoin narratives by examining current events in macro from across the globe, with an emphasis on central banks and currencies.

In this episode, CK and I celebrate Thanksgiving by telling what we're thankful for in Bitcoin. Our main topics include the bitcoin chart and review of the FTX and GBTC story. Next, we drill down on the Fed’s recently released FOMC minutes, mixed messaging from board members and likelihood of policy direction. The last topic for the day is China, starting with the riots at Foxconn and then a general discussion about their demographics.

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The FTX and SBF Scam w/ Nico and Opti Nov 21, 2022

Nico and Opti of Simply Bitcoin visit the Bitcoin Magazine podcast to go in-depth on the current FTX scandal and what it means for the Bitcoin world.

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FTX Is Worse Than Enron w/ Lawrence Lepard, Caitlin Long, Dylan LeClair, and Dr. Jeff Ross Nov 19, 2022

All-Star cast Lawrence Lepard, Caitlin Long, Dylan LeClair, Dr. Jeff Ross and more great guests go in depth about how FTX is much worse than ENRON.

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The Market is Pivoting, Forget the Fed - FedWatch 119 Nov 18, 2022

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Fed Watch is a macro podcast, true to bitcoin’s rebel nature. Each episode we question mainstream and bitcoin narratives by examining current events in macro from across the globe, with an emphasis on central banks and currencies.

In this episode, CK and I cover our reactions to the FTX debacle, the latest CPI numbers out of the US, the new CBDC pilot by the Federal Reserve and banks, and touch on the G20 meeting in Bali. We run out of time at the end and don’t cover it as well as I’d like to, but perhaps I’ll remedy it with a supplemental episode before next week.

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How Bitcoin Fits Into Our World Today w/ Izabella Kaminska Nov 16, 2022

Izabella Kaminska visits the Bitcoin Magazine Podcast to shed light on how she realized that Bitcoin is an important piece of the puzzle for humanity to move forward and continue innovating.

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Bitcoin Backed Loans w/ Tristan and Aaron from Moon Mortgage Nov 16, 2022

Tristan and Aaron from Moon Mortgage visit the Bitcoin Magazine podcast to break down how you can take a loan against your Bitcoin and why you might do that.

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BM Pro FTX Contagion and Global Macro w/ Dylan Leclair and Mark Moss Nov 16, 2022

Dylan Leclair and Mark Moss break down the FTX implosion and how the Global Macro scene will effect Bitcoin.

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Bursting Bitcoin's Political Bubble w/ Jason Maier Nov 10, 2022

Jason Maier breaks down how politics don't apply to Bitcoin and how Bitcoin is an even playing field for humanity to build on.

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China's Plan For Global Domination w/ Mathew Pines Nov 09, 2022

Mathew Pines breaks down China's plan for world domination and why FTX and Binance are "like a bug hitting the windshield" in terms of the general macroeconomic scene right now.

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BM Pro FTX Contagion w/ Dylan Leclair and Joe Consorti Nov 08, 2022

Dylan Leclair and Joe Consorti break down how the FTX collapse could cause contagion throughout the crypto markets.

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Why You Should Own Bitcoin w/ Dr. Jeff Ross Nov 08, 2022

Dr. Jeff Ross visits the Bitcoin Magazine Podcast to break down how the current world macro events are affecting Bitcoin and what to expect from the price of Bitcoin and how to navigate this bear market.

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The Bitcoin White Paper w/ Pete Rizzo and Dan Held Nov 07, 2022

Pete Rizzo and Dan Held have a great conversation about the Bitcoin White Paper and what it means to the Bitcoin Community.

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Bitcoin Magazine Pro w/ Dylan Leclair and Greg Foss Nov 06, 2022

Dylan Leclair and Greg Foss bring you a BM Pro podcast about how the credit markets are broken and inflation is not going to be stopped. Gregg Foss reminds us that we need to fix the current financial system for the sake of our kids.

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Fedi Evolving Bitcoin Custody w/ Obi Nwosu Nov 05, 2022

Obi Nwosu visits the Bitcoin Magazine Podcast to break down Fedi and Fedimint and how it will change the face of Bitcoin self-custody forever.

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Jerome Powell Contradicts Fed's Own Statement, Chaos Ensues - Fedwatch 118 Nov 04, 2022

Hosts: Ansel Lindner and Christian Keroles

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Fed Watch is a macro podcast, true to bitcoin’s rebel nature. Each episode we question mainstream and bitcoin narratives by examining current events in macro from across the globe, with an emphasis on central banks and currencies.

In this episode, CK and I cover Jerome Powell and the FOMC policy decision in depth, quoting the Federal Reserve itself, Powell, and other financial experts. Of course, we give our own opinions on the matter, as well. After Fed Day content we move onto charts, starting with bitcoin and the dollar, and moving onto Treasury securities rates. Lastly, we discuss the diesel shortage brewing on the US east coast.

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Building Ibex w/ Rafa Cordon Nov 03, 2022

Rafa Cordon visits the Bitcoin Magazine Podcast to break down how Ibex is building Lightning network payments infrastructure and what he thinks the future holds for Bitcoin.

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Building The Next Layers Of Bitcoin w/ John Carvalho Nov 02, 2022

John Carvalho visits the Bitcoin Magazine Podcast to break down building on top of Bitcoin, Bitcoin Philosophy, and what is happening with the lightning network right now.

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Bitcoin and Morality w/ Erik Dale Nov 01, 2022

Erik Dale Visits the Bitcoin Magazine Podcast to dive into how Bitcoin's incentives positively affect the alignment of morals across humanity and how Bitcoin will affect Europe.

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Bitcoin fixes Healthcare w/ Jon Gordon and Andy Schoonover Oct 31, 2022

Bitcoin Magazine's Q and Chris Alaimo hold a twitter spaces with Crowd Health to break down how Bitcoin-backed crowd-funded health care is a new and improved incentive system for covering health expenses.

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The Sum Of Everything Divided By 21 Million w/ Knut Svanholm Oct 29, 2022

Knut Svanholm visits the Bitcoin Magazine Podcast to break down the philosophy behind how Bitcoin can improve all facets of your life and why Bitcoin is a weapon of peace.

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Bulls Are Back, Plus China Congress Fallout - Fedwatch 117 Oct 28, 2022

Hosts: Ansel Lindner and Christian Keroles

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Fed Watch is a macro podcast, true to bitcoin’s rebel nature. Each episode we question mainstream and bitcoin narratives by examining current events in macro from across the globe, with an emphasis on central banks and currencies.

In this episode, CK and I cover extremely important updates for the future of the global economy. First, we talk about the Bitcoin breakout. Then continue rolling through several more macro charts, including currencies, US Treasury yields, European natural gas prices, and finally freight rates, both bulk dry and container rates. Lastly, we listen to several clips from a China expert on what happened at the 20th Party Congress, and what it means for the future of China.

Here is the original video source of the clips.

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Surviving As A Bitcoin Miner w/ Marshall Long Oct 27, 2022

Marshal Long visits the Bitcoin Magazine Podcast to break down how to survive as a Bitcoin miner and how the current political scene will not be able to beat Bitcoin miners into submission.

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The Bullish Case For Bitcoin w/ Vijay Boyapati Oct 26, 2022

Vijay Boyapati visits the Bitcoin Magazine Podcast to break down the Bullish Case For Bitcoin and how a bear market is where true conviction pays off.

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What Is Happening In The UK? w/ Jimmy Song and Joe Carlasare Oct 24, 2022

Jimmy Song and Joe Carlasare visit the Bitcoin Magazine Podcast to break down what is happening to central banks and politics all over the planet and what they think will happen moving forward.

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Clown World: UK Gilts, China’s No-Win Situation, and European Natural Gas - FEDWATCH 116 Oct 20, 2022

Hosts: Ansel Lindner and Christian Keroles

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Fed Watch is a macro podcast, true to bitcoin’s rebel nature. Each episode we question mainstream and bitcoin narratives by examining current events in macro from across the globe, with an emphasis on central banks and currencies.

In this episode, CK and I cover a large chunk of the ongoing macro news. First, we update the situation in the UK Gilt market. Then swing over the China to cover developments from the 20th Party Congress, the real estate market, and the general investment climate. Lastly, we discuss the European energy crisis and current storage situation.

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The 7th Property: Bitcoin and the Monetary Revolution w/ Eric Yakes Oct 19, 2022

Eric Yakes visits the Bitcoin Magazine Podcast to discuss the 7th property of money that Bitcoin introduced and what interesting Bitcoin projects are happening in the space right now.

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Living On A Bitcoin Standard w/ Joe Hall Oct 18, 2022

Joe Hall visits the Bitcoin Magazine Podcast to break down Bitcoin Amsterdam and to describe what life is like on a Bitcoin standard.

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The State Of America w/ Junseth and American HODL Oct 11, 2022

Junseth and American Hodl visit the Bitcoin Magazine Podcast to discuss how America arrived at the political situation it is currently in. Both Junseth and American Hodl explain their perspectives on American culture and how political parties play their chess pieces in hopes of controlling American culture and economics.

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Bitcoin and the White House w/ Jason Brett and Dusty Daemon Oct 08, 2022

Jason and Dusty check in with Bitcoin Magazine Podcast to explain how the White House is planning to regulate the cryptocurrency industry, how they view Bitcoin and Lightning, and their plan for a Central Bank Digital Currency.

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Federal Reserve vs UN and OPEC - FedWatch 115 Oct 07, 2022

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Fed Watch is a macro podcast, true to bitcoin’s rebel nature. Each episode we question mainstream and bitcoin narratives by examining current events in macro from across the globe, with an emphasis on central banks and currencies.

In this episode, CK and I cover a large chunk of the ongoing macro news. First, the NY Fed’s Williams speech on inflation, then the UN report demanding central banks change course, and finally the OPEC+ decision to cut quotas by 2 million barrels per day (mbd).

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Nothing's Cheaper Than Proof Of Work w/ Paul Sztorc Oct 06, 2022

Paul Sztorc visits the Bitcoin Magazine Podcast to break down why all roads lead to Proof Of Work and how Proof Of Stake protocols are fooling themselves by thinking that POS technology can stay decentralized and secure.

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Publicly Traded Bitcoin Miners w/ Fred Thiel Oct 05, 2022

Fred Thiel visits the Bitcoin Magazine Podcast to update us on what it's like to be a publicly traded Bitcoin miner during today's bear market and what moves Bitcoin miners can make to better secure their future while navigating bear markets.

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Bitcoin Lightning Network Stable Coins w/ Ryan Gentry Oct 04, 2022

Ryan Gentry of Lightning Labs visits the Bitcoin Magazine Podcast to update us on how Lightning Labs is building the ability to use stable coins on the Lightning Network using the new Taro protocol.

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Bank of England Pivots First! w/ David Lawant - Fedwatch 114 Sep 30, 2022

Fed Watch is a macro podcast, true to bitcoin’s rebel nature. Each episode we question mainstream and bitcoin narratives by examining current events in macro from across the globe, with an emphasis on central banks and currencies.

In this episode, CK and I got the privilege to sit down with David Lawant of Bitwise to discuss macro and its relation to Bitcoin. We cover Bitwise and David’s take on the current Bitcoin market, price, and ETF likelihood. On the macro side, we cover the UK emergency monetary policy change and China’s pivot on the Belt and Road lending practices.

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Venture Capital in the Bitcoin Space w/ Alyse Killeen Sep 29, 2022

Alyse Killeen visits the Bitcoin Magazine Podcast to update us on what is happening in the VC space in relation to Bitcoin and what hidden gems are ripe for investment right now.

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Central Bank Digital Currencies and the United States w/ Natalie Smolenski Sep 28, 2022

Natalie Smolenski visits BM Live to break down the case for why we should not allow central bank digital currencies to be considered by our politicians and governments.

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The Rules Of Anarchy w/ Ben de Waal Sep 27, 2022

Ben de Waal visits the bitcoin magazine podcast for an interesting conversation about libertarian socialism and the rules of anarchy. Ben breaks down how using the framework of bitcoin we can build a better system of consensus in our governments.

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Mining Bitcoin in a Bear Market w/ Aydin Kilic Sep 25, 2022

Aydin Kilic from Hive Blockchain visits the BM Live Podcast to go into depth about how Bitcoin miners can stay alive during the bear market, what it's like to be a publicly traded mining company, and how the bear markets are the best time to build.

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Why Buy Bitcoin w/ Andy Edstrom Sep 24, 2022

Andy Edstrom visits the Bitcoin Magazine Live podcast to dive into the world of Bitcoin answering questions about ESG, the right time to buy, how to expose your family to Bitcoin, and what is going on with the world economy right now.

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Fed Policy and European Energy Crisis w/ Andreas Steno - Fedwatch 113 Sep 23, 2022

In this episode, CK and I got the privilege to sit down with Andreas Steno, editor at Real Vision, co-host of the Macro Trading Floor podcast, and author of Steno Signals substack. Our discussion centers around the energy situation in Europe, but we start with talking about the Federal Reserve’s FOMC rate hike. Andreas has extensive knowledge of Bitcoin and his podcast Macro Trading Floor is hosted through Blockworks, that means we also got to pick his brain about his thoughts on the Bitcoin market.

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Hosts: Ansel Lindner and Christian Keroles

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Analyzing Bitcoin w/ Sam Callahan Sep 22, 2022

Sam Callahan breaks down the upcoming FOMC meeting and explains what to expect from the Bitcoin markets in the coming months. Sam shares his thoughts on what path the Fed is most likely to take and what the impacts on the world economy will be.

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Bitcoin Adoption in Europe w/ Julian Liniger Sep 20, 2022

Julian Liniger joins the BM Live podcast and explains why bitcoin adoption is skyrocketing in Europe. Julian also helps us understand how to refute the FUD that is constantly being pushed into the mainstream media about Bitcoin.

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Bitcoin and Markets w/Ansel Lindner Sep 16, 2022

Ansel Lindner, host of Fedwatch and macro expert visits the Bitcoin Magazine Live Podcast to explain the chess moves of the biggest powers in the world and what these moves mean for Bitcoin and markets.

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The Price Of Tomorrow w/ Jeff Booth Sep 15, 2022

Jeff Booth, who wrote the book "The Price of Tomorrow", visits the BM Live show to show how Bitcoin will replace our current financial system and the lens through which he sees the investing world.

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CPI, China Crisis Deepens, and Globalists are Losing - Fedwatch 112 Sep 15, 2022

Hosts: Ansel Lindner and Christian Keroles

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Fed Watch is a macro podcast, true to bitcoin’s rebel nature. Each episode we question mainstream and bitcoin narratives by examining current events in macro from across the globe, with an emphasis on central banks and currencies.

In this episode, CK and I get down and dirty in the August CPI data, and some shocking Chinese economic data, and we talk about bitcoin and Ethereum prices.

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El Salvador Debate w/ Alex Gladstein and Jaime Garcia Sep 14, 2022

Alex Gladstein and Jaime Garcia debate whether or not Nayib Bukele, the president of El Salvador, is leading the country in the right way and what role Bitcoin has played in El Salvador's recent history.

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The United States Is Insolvent w/ Greg Foss Sep 12, 2022

Greg Foss visits the BM Live show to remind us why bitcoin could have a value of 2 million dollars in today's US dollars, and why owning Bitcoin is an asymmetric trade that should be a part of everyone's portfolio.

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The Bitcoin Disrupter w/ Adam Meister Sep 11, 2022

Adam Meister visits the Bitcoin Magazine Live show to give us some insight into what is happening in the bitcoin space right now including politics, the future of bitcoin, and how personal responsibility is the new counterculture.

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Making Sense of the European Crisis - FEDWATCH 111 Sep 11, 2022

Hosts: Ansel Lindner and Christian Keroles

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Fed Watch is a macro podcast, true to bitcoin’s rebel nature. Each episode we question mainstream and bitcoin narratives by examining current events in macro from across the globe, with an emphasis on central banks and currencies.

In this episode, CK and I examine the current state of the Bitcoin market, the state of panic in Europe including some myths about the EU/Russia conflict, and finally we read through an article about how China is really a Marxist country and proud of that fact.

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Bitcoin Will Save Humanity w/ Eric Cason Sep 09, 2022

Eric Cason explains why bitcoin is so important to move humans in the direction of a sustainable world and incorruptible government. Eric tells us his bitcoin story and how Bitcoin has let him have more hope for a better world and how he plans to continue making it better for his children.

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The Financial System Is Breaking w/ Dylan Leclair Sep 07, 2022

Dylan Leclair visits Bitcoin Magazine live to give us an update on Bitcoin and the Financial markets. Dylan explains why the dollar is strong at the moment and how he is trading the market. Dylan also explains that the dollar won't be strong forever and that after these moment's of dollar strength we will inevitably have to print more dollars to fund the different debt obligations that the United States holds around the world.

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Zoltan’s Three Pillars Versus Reality - FEDWATCH 110 Sep 02, 2022

Hosts: Ansel Lindner and Christian Keroles

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Fed Watch is a macro podcast, true to bitcoin’s rebel nature. Each episode we question mainstream and bitcoin narratives by examining current events in macro from across the globe, with an emphasis on central banks and currencies.

In this episode, CK and I break down some charts, including bitcoin, the dollar, European energy, and US gasoline futures. Next, I read through a couple articles and address the complicated financial situation in China. Lastly, we examine what the big deal is with Zoltan Pozsar’s latest dispatch about “Chussia”.

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Bitcoin VS Communism w/ Mark Moss Sep 01, 2022

Mark Moss visits the BM live show to explain how society is leaning more toward communism and why we need to change to a monetary system like bitcoin to ensure that we don't fall into the same trap again.

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Bitcoin and Progressive Politics w/ Margot Paez Aug 31, 2022

Margot Paez visits the bitcoin magazine live show to talk about bitcoin through the lense of a more progressive mindset. Margot has the incredible ability to break down the current issues of today and explain why bitcoin will help everybody in the efforts to make a better world.

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Bitcoin Maximalism And The Best Possible Outcome w/ Pete Rizzo Aug 30, 2022

Pete Rizzo visits the BM live show to talk about his latest thoughts on Bitcoin maximalism and its relation to moral values. Pete explains why and how we should reclaim the term Bitcoin Maximalism and lift it up as a positive in the crypto space.

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How Fiat Politics Effects Us Every Day w/ Jimmy Song Aug 27, 2022

Jimmy Song checks in with BM Live to break down how we navigate Fiat politics every day and what we can do to break free in our own way.

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Bitcoin as Legal Tender w/ Lord Norris Aug 26, 2022

Lord Norris visits BM Live to talk about Bitcoin as Legal Tender and why CBDC's are dangerous.

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ECB Recognizing the Stakes and Jackson Hole Preview - FED 109 Aug 25, 2022

Hosts: Ansel Lindner and Christian Keroles

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Fed Watch is a macro podcast, true to bitcoin’s rebel nature. Each episode we question mainstream and bitcoin narratives by examining current events in macro from across the globe, with an emphasis on central banks and currencies.

In this episode, CK and I revisit the Pakistan problems, check out the bitcoin chart and currencies, discuss what’s coming up for the Federal Reserve, and then dive into the European Central Bank’s most recent report on CBDCs.

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Bitcoin's Incentives Are Perfect w/ Tomer Strolight and Nico Aug 23, 2022

Tomer Strolight and Nico from Simply Bitcoin join the BM Live show to discuss the Ethereum merge and how it highlights the difference between Bitcoin and Ethereum architectures. Enjoy as some of the brightest minds in the space explain why Bitcoin is the chance of a lifetime.

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Bitcoin Education in College and University w/ Korok Ray Aug 21, 2022

Professor Korok Ray visits the BM Live show to explain how higher education is starting to embrace Bitcoin as an important subject to be teaching in the class room.

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The Optimistic Take on Bitcoin w/ Matt Odell Aug 20, 2022

Matt Odell visits Bitcoin Magazine Live to hang out with P and Q with a fantastic long-form conversation about Bitcoin, Bugs as Food, the importance of community, and of course, the price of Bitcoin.

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Proof of Work vs Proof of Stake - BM Pro Twitter Spaces Aug 19, 2022

Dylan Leclair of BM Pro leads a Twitter spaces bringing in the biggest minds in the Bitcoin and cryptocurrency spaces to converse about the Ethereum transition to proof of stake.

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Navigating Government Control Of Bitcoin w/ Mathew Pines Aug 18, 2022

Mathew Pines visits the BM Live show to explain how politics could affect the Bitcoin Price in the future. Mathew breaks down the policy creep against bitcoin and what specific issues Bitcoiners should be focused on.

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China Rate Cuts and Jamie Dimon’s Warning - FED 108 Aug 17, 2022

Hosts: Ansel Lindner and Christian Keroles

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Fed Watch is a macro podcast, true to bitcoin’s rebel nature. Each episode we question mainstream and bitcoin narratives by examining current events in macro from across the globe, with an emphasis on central banks and currencies.

In this episode, CK and I dive into the surprise rate cuts by the People’s Bank of China (PBOC) and read through some of Jamie Dimon’s recent leaked comments about the global economy and geopolitics.

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Bitcoin and Lightning Network Infrastructure w/ Nate Aug 16, 2022

Nate from Voltage visits the BM Live show to give us an update on the lightning network and how Lightning can transfer value instantly between two parties without having to involve an intermediary. The lightning network will allow the Bitcoin network to scale exponentially into the payments world.

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Bitcoin Changes You w/ Pleb Music Aug 12, 2022

Pleb Music is one of our favorite video editors and creators in the Bitcoin space. We are stoked to have him on the show to talk about his Bitcoin Story and his most recent projects.

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Bitcoin is a Game Changing Technology w/ Sam Callahan Aug 11, 2022

This interview with Sam Callahan covers current events, Bitcoin as a game changing technology, how inflation/CPI is a made-up number, and more!

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Accelerating China Issues | Bitcoin’s Place in Macro - FED 107 Aug 10, 2022

Hosts: Ansel Lindner and Christian Keroles

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Fed Watch is a macro podcast, true to bitcoin’s rebel nature. Each episode we question mainstream and bitcoin narratives by examining current events in macro from across the globe, with an emphasis on central banks and currencies.

In this episode of Fed Watch, CK and I go through several charts, giving market updates on bitcoin, the dollar (DXY), and the Hong Kong dollar. Next, we examine the deteriorating situation in Pakistan, and ask the question, is it the next Sri Lanka. Lastly, we discuss the Taiwan - China situation and I read several important snippets, one from Chinese foriegn minister Wang Yi and the other from think tank expert Wang Wen.

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The Bitcoin Lightning Network and Privacy w/ Tony and Ben Carman Aug 10, 2022

Ben Carman and Tony break down for Bitcoin Magazine Live how the Lightning Network functions and what to expect in the coming years from Bitcoin and Lightning.

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Government Control Of Bitcoin and CBDC's - BM Pro Aug 09, 2022

Dylan Leclair and Sam Rule present another episode of BM Pro where they break down the tornado cash protocol on Ethereum being blacklisted by the US Government, what this means for Bitcoin, and of course how the Fed is reading the upcoming CPI print.

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All Eyes on the CPI Print w/ Joe Consorti Aug 09, 2022

Joe Consorti breaks down how the cpi print this week will define where the markets move and how the Fed decides to move forward. Joe also dives into the new Magma protocol on the lighting network and explains how it will allow Bitcoin to grow even bigger!

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Bitcoin Will Help The Poor Countries Survive! w/ James Lavish Aug 06, 2022

James Lavish visits BM Live to discuss what is important about GDP to debt ratio and how bitcoin can help the poorest countries avoid another debt crisis.

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Is Bitcoin Still In A Bear Market? w/ Jeff Ross Aug 04, 2022

Jeff Ross visits BM Live to break down why he thinks we are still in a bear market and who he thinks is going to be the next nation to adopt bitcoin as a reserve asset.

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Bitcoin in Washington DC w/ Jason Brett Aug 03, 2022

Jason Brett has been fighting the good fight and doing everything that he can in DC and other places to educate politicians and make them understand how important Bitcoin is for the future of the United States and the future of the world.

In this podcast, Jason updates us on what legislation is in the works and shows us some clips that demonstrate what not to do as a politician.

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Calling the Globalist's Bluffs - Fed Watch 106 Aug 03, 2022

Hosts: Ansel Lindner and Christian Keroles

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Fed Watch is a macro podcast, true to bitcoin’s rebellious nature. Each episode we question mainstream and bitcoin narratives by examining current events in macro from across the globe, with an emphasis on central banks and currencies.

In this episode of Fed Watch, CK and I go through several charts, using them to springboard into different topics. We cover the bitcoin chart, the dollar, the Hong Kong dollar, US Treasury yields, and energy charts like oil, gasoline and natural gas.

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Bullish Bitcoin Adoption w/ Brandon Green Aug 02, 2022

Brandon Green of Bitcoin Magazine visits the BM Live Show to talk about what is new and exciting in the Bitcoin space and why he is more bullish than ever on Bitcoin.

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Michael Saylor - Bitcoin Is Energy - Interview Part 3 Aug 02, 2022

Your favorite Bitcoin billionaire breaks down the complexities of how Bitcoin will exist in the future and the problems Bitcoin solves. Tune in for a stimulating conversation with Michael Saylor (@saylor) and Aleks Svetski (@SvetskiWrites).

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Bitcoin Is Not Competing With Altcoins - Jimmy Song Jul 31, 2022

Jimmy Song visits BM Live and breaks down why Bitcoin is not competing against altcoins. Jimmy also tells some stories about dealings with Altcoiners and why they only real skill crypto influencers have is marketing.

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How The Federal Reserve Will Blow Up w/ Lawrence Lepard Jul 30, 2022

Lawrence Lepard breaks down how the Federal Reserve has gotten us into a huge economic problem, and how Bitcoin is going to be the solution moving forward.

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Bitcoin Fixes The Fiat Plumbing w/ The Blue Collar Bitcoin Podcast Jul 29, 2022

The Blue Collar Bitcoin Podcast and Bitcoin Magazine Team up for this awesome podcast about how Bitcoin Fixes The Fiat Plumbing.

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Bitcoin and a Better Future - Ben Price Jul 29, 2022

Ben Price from The Bitcoin Company shares his points of view on how bitcoin is going to change the world for the better and what his company is doing to make Bitcoin available to the masses.

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Michael Saylor: Building Bitcoin Adoption - Exclusive Interview Part 2 Jul 28, 2022

Michael Saylor (@Saylor) and Aleks Svetski (@SvetskiWrites) continue their long-form conversation about the implications of Bitcoin and how to spread Bitcoin adoption to everyone without alienating them.

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Defining Recession - Fed Watch 105 Jul 27, 2022

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Fed Watch is a macro podcast with a true rebellious bitcoin nature. Each episode we question mainstream and bitcoin narratives by examining current events in macro from across the globe, with an emphasis on central banks and currencies.

In this episode, I’m joined by Q and Chris of the live stream crew to talk about the recession vs not-a-recession vs depression debate. I also dive into understanding the temporary effects of fiscal spending by governments and the brick wall facing the global economy, demonstrated through yield curves. We finish up with a Q & Ansel (Q&A) with questions from the guys and my community.

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The Federal Reserve Is In A Hard Position - Bitcoin Magazine Pro Jul 26, 2022

Our Bitcoin Magazine Pro team checks in with a special guest TXMC for a talk about what is happening in the financial markets and what the Federal Reserve can do to keep the economy from going deeper into a recession.

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Michael Saylor Interview: The Future of Bitcoin Jul 24, 2022

Michael Saylor (@Saylor) and Aleks Svetski (@GhostofSvetski) have a long-form conversation about the implications of Bitcoin and its effects on the world we live in today.

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Bitcoin and El Salvador w/ Jimmy Song Jul 23, 2022

Jimmy Song shares his takes on El Salvador's adoption of Bitcoin, the housing market, and how fiat currencies reduce the quality of life.

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You Are Not Bullish Enough w/ CK Jul 22, 2022

CK from Bitcoin Magazine breaks down why we aren't bullish enough on Bitcoin and what its going to take to reach a fully hyperbitcoinized world.

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Learning Bitcoin w/ BTC Sessions Jul 21, 2022

BTC Sessions gives us the details on what is important to learn in the Bitcoin world and how it feels to be a Bitcoiner in Canada right now.

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Bitcoin And The Environment w/ Troy Cross Jul 20, 2022

Troy Cross brings a wealth of knowledge to this conversation about bitcoin and it's impacts on the environment.

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The Hardest Trade Part II - Becoming The Buyer Of Last Resort Jul 19, 2022

CK, Bitcoin Tina, and Joe Calasare are back with the sixth installment in the Bitcoin Tina on Bitcoin series! In this podcast, this epic cast talks about what it means to be the "buyer of last resort" and how to navigate the volatility of the Bitcoin market now and in the coming years.

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Cold Card Wallets w/NVK Jul 18, 2022

NVK who brought us the Cold Card wallet and other inovations in the Bitcoin space, breaks down the importance of self custody in the Bitcoin Space.

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Solving The Byzantine General's Problem w/ Jimmy Song Jul 17, 2022

Jimmy Song explains what the Byzantine General's problem is and why Proof Of Stake doesn't solve this problem.

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Bitcoin Mining in a Bear Market w/ JP Baric Jul 17, 2022

JP Baric who is an influencer and Bitcoin Miner comes on the podcast to explain what is how the current economic bear market is effecting Bitcoin miners.

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Sparrow Wallet w/ Craig Raw Jul 16, 2022

Craig Raw is the creator of the incredible Sparrow Wallet. Sparrow is a Bitcoin wallet for those who value financial self sovereignty. Sparrow’s emphasis is on security, privacy and usability. Sparrow does not hide information from you - on the contrary it attempts to provide as much detail as possible about your transactions and UTXOs, but in a way that is manageable and usable.

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The Lightning Network w/ Evan Kaloudis Jul 16, 2022

Evan Kaloudis from the Zeus Lightning Wallet breaks down the lightning network for us.

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Bitcoin Conference Announcement w/ George Mekhail and CK Jul 15, 2022

CK and George Mekhail break news about the Bitcoin Miami Conference and give some details on the much anticipated event!

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What Does The Current Recession Mean For Bitcoin w/ Jimmy Song Jul 14, 2022

Jimmy Song speaks with P and Q about what the current economic recession means for Bitcoin. Jimmy also dives into what Bitcoin Maximalism means and why private property is important.

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DIY Self Custody w/ Seed Signer Jul 14, 2022

Seed Signer explains the importance of self custody with Bitcoin and how the software them and others are making will help make it easier to custody your own Bitcoin.

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The Biggest Wave of Bankruptcy is on its way w/ Guy Swann Jul 01, 2022

The Biggest Wave of Bankruptcy is on its way w/ Guy Swann

In Todays Episode of The Bitcoin Magazine Podcast Hosted by P and Q, we are joined Bitcoin Specialist Guy Swann. Discussing leverage and BlockFi, both of which, in his opinion, are doomed to failure. Guy Swann also explains how he plans to heat his home with a Bitcoin miner.

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Is the World ready for Bitcoin? w/ Ben Prentice Jun 30, 2022

Is the World ready for Bitcoin? w/ Ben Prentice

In Todays Episode of The Bitcoin Magazine Podcast we are joined by "Timechain" maximalist Ben Prentice. Talking about his website https://wtfhappenedin1971.com, inflation, Bitcoin and everything in between.

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Hodling Bitcoin in a Bear Market w/ American HODL & Junseth Jun 29, 2022

Hodling Bitcoin in a Bear Market w/ American HODL & Junseth

In Todays Episode of The Bitcoin Magazine Podcast we are joined Bear Market Legends, Junseth and American HODL. Talking about the current market and the Bitcoin community.

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What's going on in the Global Monetary System w/ Matthew Pines Jun 28, 2022

What's going on in the Global Monetary System w/ Matthew Pines

In Todays Episode of The Bitcoin Magazine Podcast we are joined by Matthew Pines from the Bitcoin Policy Institute. Talking about the Global Monetary System and the Fundamental Economy of the Internet Surveillance and the monetary System.

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How War is Linked to our Economic System w/ David Zell Jun 24, 2022

How War is Linked to our Economic System w/ David Zell

In Todays Episode of The Bitcoin Magazine Podcast we are joined by David Zell from the Bitcoin Policy Institute. They talk about both the Russian-Ukrainian war and policy in general. Additionally, they discuss open networks and Bitcoin.

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The Fed is Slowing Down the Economy w/ Nik Bhatia Jun 23, 2022

The Fed is Slowing Down the Economy w/ Nik Bhatia

In Todays Episode of The Bitcoin Magazine Podcast we are joined by Nik Bhatia the Author of Layered Money. They Talk about the FED and Yield curve consumption as well as the reason for the death of cycles.

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The World vs. Bitcoin w/ American HODL and Brad Mills Jun 22, 2022

The World vs. Bitcoin w/ American HODL and Brad Mills

In Todays Episode of The Bitcoin Magazine Podcast we are joined by two special guests American HODL and Brad Mills. They discuss how the Market Psychologie has changed over time Bitcoin and Inflation.

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Breaking Free with Bitcoin w/ Alex Gladstein Jun 17, 2022

Breaking Free with Bitcoin w/ Alex Gladstein

Alex Gladstein, Chief Strategy Officer for the "Human Rights Foundation," joins Host P for the Bitcoin Magazine Podcast. The topic of today's episode is how to break free using Bitcoin, as well as human rights and work environment in various countries.

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The FED Lost all its Credibility w/ Tom Luongo Jun 16, 2022

The FED Lost all its Credibility w/ Tom Luongo

For today's interview, special guest Tom Luongo joins the Bitcoin magazine crew. In today's episode, they talk about the Fed's current situation as well as Bitcoin. Is this the collapse of the offshore dollar market?

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How to Behave in a Bitcoin Bear Market w/ Greg Foss Jun 15, 2022

How to Behave in a Bitcoin Bear Market w/ Greg Foss

For today's interview, special guest Greg Foss joins the Bitcoin magazine crew. He describes his new power plant that mines Bitcoin, as well as the present state of reserve assets. Furthermore, Greg Foss discusses the financial market, which on his opinion is based on simple math.

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This Is Why You Should Never Sell Bitcoin w/ Jeff Ross Jun 15, 2022

This Is Why You Should Never Sell Bitcoin w/ Jeff Ross

Today's interview features Special Guest Jeff Ross, Investor and CEO of Vailshire Capital Management LLC & Vailshire Partners LP hedge fund. They talk about why Bitcoin Plebs don't sell their bitcoin, as well as Macro in general.

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Why every Altcoin will Fail w/ Jimmy Song Jun 13, 2022

Why Every Altcoin will Fail w/ Jimmy Song

The Bitcoin Magazine Team is pleased to welcome Special Guest Jimmy Song Author of "Thank God For Bitcoin" to today's interview. They discuss modern society and the difference between Proof of Stake and Proof of Work.

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Fiat Currencies are Destroying Themselves w/ Eric Yakes Jun 10, 2022

Fiat Currencies are Destroying Themselves w/ Eric Yakes

Today's interview, hosted by the Bitcoin Magazine Team, features Eric Yakes the Author of "The 7th Proberty". They talk about how the Fed is destroying itself and the problems with supply chains in general. They also discuss his book "The 7th Proberty."

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Is the Internet a Modern-Day Prison for Humans? w/ Bitcoin Gandalf Jun 09, 2022

Is the Internet a Modern-Day Prison for Humans? w/ Bitcoin Gandalf

Today's interview, hosted by the Bitcoin Magazine Team, features Bitcoin Gandalf. They discuss Bitcoin adoption, as well as the Internet in modern times and the Lord of the Rings.

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Hyperinflation will Teach People a Lesson w/ Caitlin Long Jun 08, 2022

Hyperinflation will Teach People a Lesson w/ Caitlin Long

Today's interview, hosted by the Bitcoin Magazine Team, features Caitlin Long, the Founder and CEO of Custodia Bank. They discuss the Legislative system, Crypto Regulations and Microstrategy Wallet in general.

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We are educating the world about Bitcoin w/ Nifty Nei Jun 07, 2022

We are educating the world about Bitcoin w/ Nifty Nei

Today's Bitcoin Magazine Podcast Interview, hosted by P, features Nifty Nei from Blockstream, also known as Lisa. They talk about her work on the Lightning Network and Bitcoin education.

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The United States Tries to Regulate Bitcoin w/ Jason Brett Jun 03, 2022

The United States Tries to Regulate Bitcoin w/ Jason Brett

Today's Bitcoin Magazine Podcast Interview is hosted by Q and P and features special guest Jason Brett. They discuss Bitcoin policies and regulations.

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Is it Worth to Start Mining Bitcoin at Home? w/ Adam O Jun 02, 2022

Is it Worth to Start Mining Bitcoin at Home? w/ Adam O

Today's episode of the Bitcoin Magazine Podcast features special guest Adam O from Upstream Data, who discusses whether or not fossil fuels are truly terrible for the environment, as well as how to mine Bitcoin at home.

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Wind and Solar are Shitcoins w/ Jimmy Songs May 30, 2022

Wind and Solar are Shitcoins w/ Jimmy Songs

Today's episode of the Bitcoin Magazine Podcast, joined by special guest Jimmy Song, discusses the future of energy and ESG mandates, as well as Jimmy Song's article Wind and Solar are the Altcoins of Energy.

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Why We Can't Trust The Mining Data From China w/ Zack Voell May 27, 2022

This is why China Hates Bitcoin w/ Zack Voell

in Todays episode of Bitcoin Magazine Podcast, joined by Zack Voell, they're talking about mining in general and what's going on with Bitcoin mining in China.

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Smart Contracts are Moving to Bitcoin w/ Chris Stewart May 26, 2022

Smart Contracts are Moving to Bitcoin w/ Chris Stewart

Chris Stewart joined the Bitcoin Team in today's interview. They are talking about moving smart contracts to bitcoin, as well as the Lightning network.

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The Moral Case for Fossil Fuels w/ Alex Epstein May 25, 2022

The Moral Case for Fossil Fuels w/ Alex Epstein

Author Alex Epstein joined the Bitcoin Team in today's interview. They are discussing Fossil Fuels and Energy Consumption in general, as well as the incorrect view of removing fossil fuels from the global economy.

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How one of the Biggest Shitcoins Imploded w/ Cory Klippsten May 23, 2022

How one of the Biggest Shitcoins Imploded w/ Cory Klippsten

In today's interview, Cory Klippsten, CEO of Swan Bitcoin, joined the Bitcoin Team. The topic of today's episode is Luna and altcoins. Also included are some generic market predictions.

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Why Bitcoin is Hope for Africa w/ Ray Youssef May 20, 2022

Why Bitcoin is Hope for Africa w/ Ray Youssef

In Todays Interview of the Bitcoin Magazine Team with Ray Youssef about Built with Bitcoin. They discuss the significance of Bitcoin in Africa and their hopes for its adoption. They also talk about how Bitcoin is a universal money translator and transporter.

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Buying Houses with Bitcoin w/ George Mekhail May 19, 2022

Buying Houses with Bitcoin w/ George Mekhail

George Mekhail joins the Bitcoin Team in this episode. Where they explain and discuss how to buy houses secured with bitcoin as well as the housing market in general.

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Learning from Shitcoin Mistakes w/ Lamar Wilson May 18, 2022

Learning from Shitcoin Mistakes w/ Lamar Wilson

In this episode, Lamar Wilson and Mills join the Bitcoin Team. They're talking about Bitcoin in general, regulation and legislation. It's also about giving people the chance to educate themselves and learn from their mistakes.

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The Bond Market is Selling at Historic lows w/ Joe Carlasare May 17, 2022

The Bond Market is Selling at Historic lows w/ Joe Carlasare

In this episode, Joe Carlasare, Commercial Litigator, joins the Bitcoin Team. We Discuss the Market in General and also talk about the massive sell-off in the bond market.

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Using Bitcoin as a Mainstream Payment Method w/ Maju Kuruvilla May 13, 2022

Using Bitcoin as a Mainstream Payment Method w/ Maju Kuruvilla

The Bitcoin Magazine team conducted a new interview with Bolt CEO Maju Kuruvilla and Wyre CEO Yanni Giannaros. Taking a closer look at Bolt and Wyre and also discussing how Bitcoin will be used as a Mainstream Payment.

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Everybody is Withdrawing Bitcoin from Exchanges w/ Joe Consorti May 13, 2022

Everybody is Withdrawing Bitcoin from Exchanges w/ Joe Consorti

Joe Consorti has joined the Bitcoin Magazine team to analyse the market. Reviewing charts and the S&P 500 as well as the Federal Fund Rates.

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The Fed Started to Tighten its Monetary Policy w/ Brandon Green May 11, 2022

The Fed Started to Tighten its Monetary Policy w/ Brandon Green

Here is a new interview with Brandon Green, Bitcoin Magazine's Chief of Staff. Discussing stable coins and Bitcoin in general, as well as why we should remain bullish on Bitcoin.

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Building A Bitcoin Village w/ Mike Cobb May 10, 2022

Building A Bitcoin Village w/ Mike Cobb

Here's a new interview with Mike Cobb, CEO of ECI Development, about Bitcoin and Real Estate. He explains what makes the Bitcoin community unique. Furthermore, he explains how this is the first time people have worked remotely, which is beneficial to us and Real Estate in general during this difficult time.

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The Only Alternative to Gold In The Middle East w/ Adam Taha May 09, 2022

The Only Alternative To Gold In The Middle East w/ Adam Taha.

Adam Taha from the Amwal Network joins the Bitcoin Magazine team. One of the most important takeaways from this conversation is that bitcoin adoption in the Middle East must increase.

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Commodity Markets Are Manipulated w/ Texas Slim May 05, 2022

Commodity Markets Are Manipulated w/ Texas Slim

Texas Slim from the Beef Initiative joins the Bitcoin Magazine team in this episode. The Beef Initiative is a return to traditional, regenerative methods of understanding the origins of our food and gaining access to high-quality beef.

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Out Of Control Inflation And A Bad Economy w/ Greg Foss & Jeff Ross May 03, 2022

Out Of Control Inflation And A Bad Economy w/ Greg Foss & Jeff Ross

Greg Foss and Jeff Ross join us for this episode. The team discusses the 2nd Quarter Earnings and why they will be even worse than expected, the Fed's tightening and why the economy is doing so poorly, and what's going on with inflation.

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The BIP-119 Controversy w/ Pete Rizzo and Aaron van Wirdum Apr 29, 2022

In this Episode we talk about the BIP-119 Controversy with Pete Rizzo and Aaron van Wirdum.

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Business Development In The Bitcoin Ecosystem w/ Jay Gould Apr 28, 2022

Jay Gold joins the Bitcoin Magazine team in this episode. We talk about how governments will make bitcoin adoption difficult. In addition, the hosts discuss Russia's monopoly on oil, gas, and nuclear energy.

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Humanity Discovered The Purest Money w/ Todd Ault Apr 27, 2022

This is the full interview with Todd Ault, CEO and Chairmen of Ault & Company.

We talk about how to use Bitcoin as a spam filter, why many cryptocurrencies will fail, and why Bitcoin is the purest money humanity has discovered.

Using Ocean Thermal Energy To Mine Bitcoin w/ Nathaniel Harmon Apr 26, 2022

In this Episode we are joined by Nathaniel Harmon.

Nathaniel uses Ocean Thermal Energy to mine Bitcoin in Hawaii.

Jack Mallers Is Adding Bitcoin To Major PoS Networks Apr 25, 2022

Strike CEO Jack Mallers announced at Bitcoin 2022 that the company has partnered with three of the world’s largest payments providers, Shopify, NCR and Blackhawk Network to enable bitcoin payments at stores throughout the country. He explained that the integration eliminates legacy banks from the payments process, saving merchants on fees and enabling privacy for shoppers.

Capitalism Is The Only Way w/ Preston Pysh Apr 18, 2022

Preston Pysh joins us in this episode.

We discuss why the world requires a free and open market and how the only way to solve our current problems is to open markets and allow the free market to function.

Why Everybody Is Choosing Lightning w/ Alysee Killeen Apr 01, 2022

Alysee Kileen, Founder and Managing Partner of Stillmark, joins us in this episode. We discuss the Lightning Network and the innovations that are taking place in the space.

A New Bitcoin Cycle Is Starting w/ Will Reeves Mar 30, 2022

Will Reeves, CEO of Bitcoin Reward's Card Fold, joins us in this episode. We're talking about how this Bitcoin cycle differs from previous ones and why it could be the start of a new one.

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The US Is Losing Its Creditworthiness w/ Trey Lockerbie Mar 29, 2022

Trey Lockerbie, the podcast host of the Investor's Podcast and the We Study Billionaires show, joins us in this episode.

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Bitcoin Adoption Is Accelerating w/ Adam Back and Balaji Srinivasan Mar 28, 2022

Adam Back and Balaji Srinivasan join us in this episode. They are discussing global Bitcoin adoption and how it is currently accelerating.

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Why Nation States Will Need To Adopt Bitcoin w/ Alex Gladstein Mar 25, 2022

Alex Gladstein joins the Bitcoin Magazine team in this episode.

We talk about Bitcoin's ecological footprint, why it's such a big organism, and why it went from individual to nation-state adoption.

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Every Human On The Planet Will Use Bitcoin w/ Anthony Scaramucci Mar 24, 2022

Anthony Scaramucci joins us for this episode.

We talk about why every single person on the planet will use Bitcoin.

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The Great Battle Over The New World Currency w/ Calvin Robinson Mar 23, 2022

Calvin Robinson joins us in this episode. The Bitcoin Magazine discusses how mainstream media bias is anti-democratic. Furthermore, the hosts and Calvin are debating the great battle over the new world currency.

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Why Bitcoin Is Winning w/ Simply Bitcoin Mar 22, 2022

In this episode, we're joined by the Simply Bitcoin Hosts: Nico and Phil join us for a discussion about censorship and bitcoin.

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How We Separate Money And State w/ Mark Maraia Mar 21, 2022

In this episode, Mark Maraia joins us to discuss how Bitcoin and its supporters help shape the world and begin to separate money and state. Another topic that is being debated is the Boomer Generation's views on bitcoin.

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Politicians Lie About Owning Bitcoin w/ Lawrence Lepard Mar 18, 2022

Lawrence Lepard joins the Bitcoin Magazine team in this episode. We talk about his Bitcoin and gold investments, as well as other topics.

Larry founded Equity Management Associates, LLC (EMA) in 2006. EMA is an equity investment management firm that invests in growing private and public companies located around the world.

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Incredible Innovation On Bitcoin's Lightning Network w/ Guy Swan Mar 17, 2022

In this episode, we're joined by none other than Guy Swan. The Guy Who's Read More About Bitcoin Than Anyone You Know.

We talk about the Bitcoin Lightning Network's innovation and what the future holds for Lightning.

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How Bitcoin Changed My Life w/ John Vallis Mar 16, 2022

In this Episode the Bitcoin Magazine Team is joined by John Vallis.

We talk about a variety of topics, including how Bitcoin changed John's life, and people get a completely different perspective on their future.

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Orange Pilling The Next Nation State w/ Samson Mow Mar 15, 2022

Samson Mow, the outgoing CSO of Blockstream and CEO of Pixelmatic, joins the Bitcoin Magazine team in this episode.

After being involved in the creation of the Vulcano Bonds and El Salvador's declaration of Bitcoin as legal tender, he is now focusing on Bitcoin Adoption on a National State Level.

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Geopolitical Game Theory and Bitcoin w/ Nik Bhatia Mar 11, 2022

In this Episode Nik Bhatia joins the Bitcoin Magazine team to talk about Bitcoin.

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Orange Pilling 8 Billion People w/ Lord Norris Mar 10, 2022

In this episode, the Bitcoin Magazine team is joined by Eric Norris, Chief Marketing Officer at Going Parabolic Ventures and Professional Hype Man.

Twitter: @TheEricNorris

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How Bitcoin is reviving the American dream w/ Gary Leland Mar 09, 2022

In this Episode Gary Leland talks about how Bitcoin is reviving the American dream.

For many, there is no American Dream, only a nightmare. Financial stress and debt burdens weigh heavily. The system just feels rigged.

Amidst this despair, Americans are finding hope in an unlikely place.

With the help of a new, alternative financial system, they are finding that they can now save for the long term. While some in Washington see a technology to be feared and dismissed, Americans see Bitcoin as an opportunity. For them, Bitcoin is proving a valuable tool for financial freedom and agency.

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You NEED To Understand Bitcoin w/ Stephan Livera Mar 08, 2022

In this Episode Stephan Livera explains why it's essential to understand Bitcoin in today's age.

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Debating Bitcoin vs. Crypto w/ Lark Davis Mar 04, 2022

In this Episode we are joined by Crypto YouTuber Lark Davis.

The host of Bitcoin Magazine Live, Q and Alex McShane are debating Crypto and Bitcoin with him.

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Innovating Bitcoin Hardware Wallets w/ NVK Mar 03, 2022

Rodolfo Novak, NVK, of COLDCARD & COINKITE joins the Bitcoin Magazine Team in this episode to discuss innovative approaches to Bitcoin hardware wallets.

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Our Most Powerful Weapon Is Bitcoin w/ BTC Sessions Mar 02, 2022

In this episode, Ben aka BTC Sessions joins us to discuss why Bitcoin is the most powerful weapon in human hands.

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How Bitcoin Helps Building Communities w/ Yusuf Nessary Mar 01, 2022

In this episode, we speak with Yusuf Nessary, CEO of Built With Bitcoin.Built With Bitcoin is a humanitarian organization devoted to creating equitable opportunity by providing clean water, access to quality education, sustainable farming, and humanitarian support—all powered by Bitcoin.

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Black Bitcoin Billionaire w/ Lamar Wilson Feb 28, 2022

Lamar Wilson is our guest in this episode.

We discuss Lamar's rabbit hole story, as well as why the black community should embrace bitcoin.

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EXCLUSIVE: Ukraine Update w/ Olya Borderless Feb 25, 2022

This is a special broadcast from the Ukraine, with on-the-ground correspondents Olya Borderless and Vadym.

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How Bitcoin Is Taking Over The World w/ Jack Mallers Feb 24, 2022

In this episode of Bitcoin Magazine Podcast, Strike CEO Jack Mallers discusses Bitcoin, Life, and Legacies built on a sound money standard.

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Looking At Bitcoin Charts w/ The Wolf Of All Streets Feb 23, 2022

In this Episode Bitcoin Magazine is joined by Investor The Wolf Of All Streets.

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Canada Demonstrates the Importance of Self-Custody Feb 22, 2022

Nick Neumann, the CEO of Casa, joins us in this episode. Casa is the market leader in Bitcoin self-custody solutions. They make it simple to purchase and secure bitcoin while keeping control of your private keys.

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Security Briefing For Bitcoiners w/ James Lopp Feb 17, 2022

In this episode, James Lopp discusses Bitcoin security and privacy measures. Furthermore, Chris Alaimo speaks with him about Lopp's four-year investigation to find the person responsible for an extortion attempt.

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Is This Cycle Different? w/ Dr. Jeff Ross Feb 16, 2022

In this Episode Dr. Jeff Ross Joins the Bitcoin Magazine Podcast to discuss the impacts of Bitcoin and he correlation between the equity markets and Bitcoin.

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Orange Pilling A Country w/ Max Keiser and Stacy Herbert Feb 15, 2022

In this Episode we interview Max Keiser and Stacy Herbert how a whole nation is adopting Bitcoin.

A growing number of Bitcoiners and Plebs are considering relocating to the first country to recognize bitcoin as legal tender.

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The Bullish Case For Bitcoin w/ Vijay Boyapati Feb 11, 2022

In this Episode Vijay makes the simple, yet elegant case that Bitcoin is still in the infant stages of its evolution, but more importantly, it is progressing magnitudes faster than any currency in history. Bitcoin is quickly refining into a store of value in real-time for investors around the world, giving them the opportunity to participate in the most important innovation to money in a thousand years.

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The Issues We Face in Today's World w/ Mark Moss Feb 09, 2022

In this episode of Bitcoin Magazine LIVE Alex McShane and Q are joined by Bitcoin legend Mark Moss.

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Venture Capital In The Bitcoin Space Feb 08, 2022

In this episode of Bitcoin Magazine LIVE Alex McShane and Q are joined by Bitcoin Magazine contributor Don.

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Bitcoin Regulation And Countries Adopting Bitcoin w/ Andrew Yang Feb 07, 2022

Q talks to Casa's Andrew Yang about The Bitcoin Conference and Sound Money Fest - What Casa is working on - Where Casa is available and what options people have - Bitcoin regulation and countries accepting Bitcoin - and ultimately What does Bitcoin fix in this episode.

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Why Bitcoin Is A Catalyst For New Technologies w/ Peter Diamandis Feb 04, 2022

In this episode of Bitcoin Magazine LIVE Alex McShane and Q are joined by entrepreneur Peter Diamandis to talk about Bitcoin and the future of humans and technology.

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Why Should We Be Bullish? w/ Natalie Brunell Feb 03, 2022

Natalie Brunell joins Alex McShane and Q for a broad market outlook update.

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MicroStrategy's Bitcoin for Corporations Breakdown Feb 02, 2022

In this Episode Alex McShane is joined by Bitcoiner Q to break down MicroStrategy's Bitcoin for Corporations event, in which Michael Saylor, Lyn Alden, and Jack Dorsey speak, among many other prominent Bitcoiners.

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How Bitcoin Fixes Baseball w/ CJ Wilson Feb 01, 2022

In this episode of Bitcoin Magazine LIVE, host Alex McShane is joined by Bitcoiner Q, and they speak with Bitcoiner, Porsche dealer, policy advocate, and former Major League Baseball pitcher CJ Wilson.

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The Sovereign Individual w/ Robert Breedlove Jan 28, 2022

In this Episode of the Bitcoin Book Club Robert Breedlove talks with CK, Alex McShane and Q about the Sovereign Individual. The Sovereign Individual details strategies necessary for adapting financially to the next phase of Western civilization.

In The Sovereign Individual, Davidson and Rees-Mogg explore the greatest economic and political transition in centuries—the shift from an industrial to an information-based society. This transition, which they have termed "the fourth stage of human society," will liberate individuals as never before, irrevocably altering the power of government.

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How To Push Hyperbitcoinization w/ Timothy Allen Jan 27, 2022

In this episode, Q speaks with Timothy Allen, a photographer, filmmaker, and business owner about the Bitcoin Ecosystem.

Talking about Bitcoin, debunking FUD, and chatting about various Bitcoin Career Opportunities.

Debating Bitcoin vs Crypto w/ Svetski and Bitboy Jan 26, 2022

In this Episode Aleks Svetski debates Crypto YouTube Bitboy.

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What is happening with the Bitcoin Price w/ Greg Foss Jan 25, 2022

Greg Foss joins host Alex McShane on this episode of the Bitcoin Magazine Podcast to discuss the current Bitcoin market.

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Discussing Bitcoin Education and Adoption w/ Anita Posch Jan 24, 2022

2021 was a massive year for Bitcoin adoption and legitimization across the globe, but among the positives where struggles and challenges too. El Salvador made Bitcoin legal tender but proper education has been lacking for the vast majority of new El Salvadorian Bitcoin users. Bitcoin content creator and educator Anita Posch has been traveling around the globe sharing her Bitcoin knowledge and reflects on her experiences traveling to El Salvador and many other countries teaching Bitcoin with her new book (L)Earn Bitcoin. Please enjoy this wide ranging and honest conversation about Bitcoin adoption and education.

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Bitcoin vs Democracy w/ Alex Gladstein and Aleks Svetski Jan 23, 2022

Alex Gladstein debates Aleks Svetski about Bitcoin vs. Democracy in this episode. They delve into topics such as rulership, voting, and whether or not a government can exist on a bitcoin standard.

What The F Is Happening With Bitcoin? w/ Dylan LeClair and Sam Rule Jan 20, 2022

In this Episode we are joined by On-Chain Analysts Dylan LeClair and Sam Rule who put together the Deep Dive. The Deep Dive provides an in depth look on the Bitcoin market, producing daily content around the latest on-chain analytics, derivative markets, the bitcoin mining industry and global macroeconomics.

Paid subscribers will get the newsletter deliver to their email inbox daily, while free subscribers will enjoy content on a biweekly basis.

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How Bitcoin Will Reach 2 Million Dollars w/ Kenny Florian Jan 18, 2022

Kenny Florian, an MMA fighter and commentator, talks about Bitcoin, MMA fighting, and his personal life in a full-length interview. He also sets out his scenario for how Bitcoin would reach several million dollars per coin to the hosts Alex McShane and Q.

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Why Buy Bitcoin w/ Andy Edstrom Jan 17, 2022

Q talks to Andy Edstrom about why Bitcoin should be considered as part of an investment portfolio, how Andy thinks about valuing Bitcoin as an investment, how investors can avoid 'buying the top' in Bitcoin, the 14 characteristics of money and how Bitcoin compares to gold and fiat currency, some common Bitcoin misconceptions, and much more!

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Bitcoin, Self-Custody & Libertarianism w/ Dan Held Jan 15, 2022

In this Episode Dan Held talks to Alex McShane and Q about Bitcoin, Self-Custody & Libertarianism

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Taking the Orange Pill w/ Playmate Jessica Vaugn Jan 14, 2022

In this episode Host Alex McShane interviews Playboy Playmate Jessica Vaugn. They discuss Bitcoin and psychology, writing, modeling, censorship and freedom, and the Bitcoin 2022 conference.

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Content Censorship and Self-Sovereignty w/ Jimmy Song Jan 13, 2022

Bitcoin Magazine Hosts Alex McShane and Q discuss with Jimmy Song on how to build censorship-resistant infrastructures. They debate the benefits and drawbacks of hosting your content on centralised platforms versus hosting it yourself.

During the Podcast they also talk about the cost of self-sovereignty and how one is a product of free services. "If you don't pay for it, you are the product." There are numerous unanticipated costs to be aware of.

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We Got Kicked Off YouTube Jan 12, 2022

Our YouTube Channel with 60,000 followers just got BANNED mid-livestream with no warning.

Following the reintroduction of the Channel, Bitcoin Magazine Host Alex McShane discusses censorship, platform centralization, and dezentral parallel structures with Mark Goodwin and Q.

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Bitcoin and the End Times Dec 30, 2021

In this Bitcoin Magazine Interview from Bitcoin Magazine Live, host Alex McShane talks with Andrew Howard of BTC Reserve about Bitcoin, Jiu Jitsu, the fall of civilization, bug out plans, Mexico, citadels, and Bitcoin's role in helping humanity going forward.

I Bought A Football Club With Bitcoin - Peter McCormack Dec 28, 2021

In this Bitcoin Magazine Live Interview host Alex McShane and producer Chris Alaimo talk with legendary Bitcoin Podcast host Peter McCormack about his recent acquisition of the Bedford Football Club.

They discuss Peter's near and longterm plans with the club, and how he will use Bitcoin to lift the team and the community up.

Notably, Peter outlines his plan to get Bedford into the premiere league.

Teaching Bitcoin to Our Youth Dec 27, 2021

Bitcoin and financial education is key to eventual mass Bitcoin adoption. Scott and Mallory Sibley, think that Bitcoin education can start with children and that learning about Bitcoin in the form of games and children's books are the best way to implement financial literacy into to future generations! Scott and Mallory's first project was a game called Shamory, which is a combo of memory and bitcoin mining basics. Shamory was so successful at teaching children and adults alike in the basics of Bitcoin and Bitcoin Mining that they decided to leverage the characters and techniques to teach the history of Bitcoin and money with they new Good Night Bitcoin Children's story book.

Cool people from different industries diving into mining Dec 25, 2021

Bitcoin Mining Is For Everyone! - Holiday Hashing Series Episode 5 Cool People from various industries are diving into Bitcoin mining!

In this Bitcoin Magazine limited series Holiday Hashing Special, Austin Jones, Trent Stout, Trystine Ann, and Amanda Fabiano talk Bitcoin mining and strategies for miners to raise investments.

Invest in me, I print money! Dec 24, 2021

This is the fourth Podcast Episode of our Happy Hashing Holidays Special.

An episode loaded with information on mining financing strategies and how research has really helped!

The series covers all you need to know about mining as the holidays approach.

@brian_wright21 @C_Bendiksen and @zack drop some serious knowledge on bitcoin mining financing trends and what we should expect from treasury management in the future.

Everything is fine. What can go wrong? Dec 23, 2021

This is the third Podcast Episode of our Happy Hashing Holidays Special.

The series covers all you need to know about mining as the holidays approach.

On this episode about mining growth in the United States, Amanda Fabiano is joined by Harry Suduck, Whit Gibbs, and Steve Barbour.

Mining Growth in the US Dec 21, 2021

This is the second Podcast Episode of our Happy Hashing Holidays Special.

The series covers all you need to know about mining as the holidays approach.

On this episode about mining growth in the United States, Amanda Fabiano is joined by Jason Les, Ben Gagnon, and Todd Garland.

The FUD: Combating the Haters w/ Data Dec 20, 2021

This is the first episode of our Holiday Hashing Special.
The series covers all you need to know about mining as the holidays approach.
Amanda Fabiano is joined by Nic Carter, Edward Evenson, and Kevin Zhang on this episode about Fighting Bitcoin Mining FUD

Personal Finance and Bitcoin With Brian Harrington Dec 17, 2021

Personal Finance is one of the biggest struggles for the average person today. Many Bitcoiners claim that Bitcoin has been a pivotal part of their own personal finance journey! Brian Harrington is an advocate for Bitcoin as a personal finance tool today and thinks that Bitcoiners should their family involved on their Bitcoin journey.To Brian, Bitcoin is both a mindset and a lifestyle, he does not think it is helpful for Bitcoiners to keep their Bitcoin journey private from their families. Harrington discusses the 3 buckets of personal finance and how Bitcoiners can and should integrate Bitcoin into all three. "Bitcoin is happening now" Brian says, "its not something we should just wait for", He wants to see Bitcoiners to push it forward in their communities today.

Making Bitcoin Successful in the Spanish Speaking World With Gabriel Kurman & Juan Pablo Dec 13, 2021

South America finds itself as the new cutting edge for Bitcoin adoption globally. With El Salvador becoming the first country to adopt Bitcoin as legal currency and many other South American countries discussing the benefits of Bitcoin, South America is the most critical place for Bitcoin to prove its viability. In this interview, Christian Keroles, sits down with Gabriel Kurman on the RSK project and Juan Pablo of Kripton Market to discuss how the Bitcoin community in South America is stepping up to make sure that Bitcoin is rolled out in a community oriented way that actually helps the people.

The World's First Lightning Payroll with Bitwage CEO Jon Chester Dec 10, 2021

In this episode of The Bitcoin Magazine Podcast, host Alex McShane is joined by Jonathan Chester, CEO and co-founder of BitWage. BitWage is the leading solution for employees to receive their paycheck in Bitcoin. They discuss how Jonathan got into the Bitcoin space, his experience building a Bitcoin company from scratch in the very early days (circa 2014), the future of Bitcoin payroll payments specifically on the lightning network, and much more.

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THE COERCION OF ETHEREUM'S DIFFICULTY BOMB by Level39 - Bitcoin Magazine Audible Dec 09, 2021

"Curiously, neither Vorhees nor Buterin are keen to mention an aspect of Ethereum that is metaphorically labeled as destructive physical violence enshrined in code, known as the “difficulty bomb,” which is designed to override the very free market forces Vorhees espouses.

The difficulty bomb is code that incrementally increases the difficulty level of Ethereum’s proof-of-work mining in order to slowly reduce block production times, until the chain becomes unusable. It was released as a means to force Ethereum’s switch from proof of work to proof of stake."

Join Guy Swann as he narrates Level39's outstanding recent piece in Bitcoin Magazine, titled "The Coercion of Ethereum's Difficulty Bomb". Level39 describes one of the main differences between Bitcoin and Ethereum, in that Ethereum users can be coerced into upgrading their software, meanwhile Bitcoin remains fully backwards compatible and is the only cryptocurrency that truly protects users' rights to their money.

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Building Unstoppable Social Media on Bitcoin with Zion CEO Justin Rezvani Dec 07, 2021

On this episode of The Bitcoin Magazine Podcast, host Christian Keroles (@ck_snarks) is joined by founder and CEO of GetZion, Justin Rezvani (@justinrezvani). Zion is a censorship-resistant social media company built on top of the Lightning network that allows that aims to eliminate rent-seeking middlemen and create free, unstoppable internet communities for communicating and sharing ideas. Justin details his entrepreneurial background, his Bitcoin story and how he got involved in the space, the idea for building Zion and why such a tool is necessary in our society, and much more.

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Bitcoin Business for Dummies with Junseth - The Biz with John Carvalho Dec 01, 2021

In this episode of The Biz, Junseth and John have a candid conversation about Bitcoin businesses and strategies: past, present, and future. They explore how eventually every single business will become a "Bitcoin business", the idea of ownership regarding NFTs, Bitcoin maximalism, and much more.

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Bitcoin Is Freedom Technology with JP Sears Nov 26, 2021

In this episode of the Bitcoin Magazine podcast, host Christian Keroles (@ck_snarks) is joined by comedian, freedom advocate, and co-founder of Zion, JP Sears (@AwakenWithJP). JP describes how an interview with Tony Robbins and Michael Saylor initially catapulted him down the Bitcoin rabbit hole and allowed him to see Bitcoin as an amazing tool for freedom and sovereignty. After gaining an understanding of Bitcoin, JP took action and became gotten heavily involved in the Bitcoin space as the co-founder of social media company Zion. Zion is a censorship-resistant social media company built on top of the Lightning network that allows that aims to eliminate rent-seeking middlemen and create free, unstoppable internet communities for communicating and sharing ideas. JP gives us the story of how he got involved with Zion, what the process for building it has been like so far, and what the future of Bitcoin based social media could look like.

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Solving The Self-Custody Problem with Obi Nwosu Nov 23, 2021

In this episode of The Bitcoin Magazine Podcast, host Christian Keroles (@ck_snarks) is joined by Bitcoin entrepreneur and founder and CEO of Coinfloor, Obi Nwosu (@obi). Obi found out about Bitcoin in an email in 2011, and has been building in the Bitcoin space since 2013 when he created Coinfloor, the longest-running UK Bitcoin exchange. He tells his story of getting into Bitcoin, building a successful Bitcoin company and selling it to CoinCorner, and he shares his passion of helping people self-custody their own Bitcoin and describes why self-custody is so important.

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THE END OF SUPER IMPERIALISM by Alex Gladstein - Bitcoin Magazine Audible Nov 19, 2021

"In short, the U.S. was able to convince other nations to save in dollars instead of in gold by guaranteeing that the dollars could be redeemed for gold. But eventually, U.S. officials rug-pulled the world, refusing to redeem billions of dollars that had been spent into the hands of foreign governments under the promise that they were as good as gold through fixed rate redemption.This deceit allowed the U.S. government to finance an ever-expanding military-industrial complex and inefficient welfare state without having to make the traditional trade offs a country or empire would make if its deficit grew too large. Instead, since U.S. policymakers figured out a way to bake American debt into the global monetary base, it never had to pay off its debt."

Join Guy Swann as he narrates Alex Gladstein's recent article for Bitcoin Magazine, titled "The End of Super Imperialism". Gladstein gives us an excellent historical recount of how the U.S. dollar became the global standard, and how the U.S. essentially "rug pulled" the entire world by abandoning the dollar's convertibility to gold.

Building The Ultimate Bitcoin Mobile Wallet: Hexa Nov 18, 2021

In this episode of the Bitcoin Magazine Podcast, host Christian Keroles (@ck_snarks) is joined by Anant Tapadia (@anant_tap), the founder and CEO of Hexa Wallet. Hexa Wallet is a non-custodial Bitcoin ecosystem that allows you to purchase, spend, and save Bitcoin with ease. They offer lots of features such as seedless backups, multiple accounts within the same wallet, friends & family social layer, non-custodial buys, multisig, and much more. Enjoy this discussion with Anant as he describes his experience and journey trying to build the ultimate bitcoin mobile wallet.

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Kenny Florian - The Center Cannot Hold 09 Nov 16, 2021

In this episode of "The Center Cannot Hold" MMA commentator, Jiu Jitsu practitioner, and former MMA fighter Kenny Florian discusses Bitcoin with Host Alex McShane. Kenny talks about the need for a consistent, hard form of currency for MMA fighters and athletes in general. He also describes his personal journey down the rabbit hole of Bitcoin. The two also talk jiu jitsu, the art of learning, and Kenny's plans and strategy toward Bitcoin in the future.

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Scaling To One Billion Bitcoiners with Entrepreneur Danny Brewster Nov 13, 2021

In this episode of the Bitcoin Magazine Podcast, host Christian Keroles (@ck_snarks) is joined by Danny Brewster (@BtcDanny), the founder and CEO of FastBitcoins. Danny is a Bitcoin OG and he describes his backstory and getting into Bitcoin, his company FastBitcoins and the variety of services they offer (in-person Bitcoin purchasing, online purchasing, and On-chain Bitcoin + Lightning services), the future of Bitcoin and how we will get to one billion bitcoiners, and much more.

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Michelle Phan - The Center Cannot Hold 08 Nov 11, 2021

In this episode of The Center Cannot Hold, host Alex McShane talks to YouTube beauty influencer Michelle Phan about all things Bitcoin. The two discuss Bitcoin breaking all-time highs, Michelle's relationship to Bitcoin's price, her Bitcoin origin story, what has changed for Michelle Phan since she got into Bitcoin, her thoughts on the US Dollar and US economic policy. Michelle Phan also explains her strategy towards accumulating Bitcoin and keeping it in cold storage, Americans' feelings of anxiety stemming from a debased currency, the meaning of capitalism, the benefits of free market competition, success stories from fans of hers that are now accumulating Bitcoin, and Michelle even shares a personal financial disaster that could have been avoided with Bitcoin. She also discusses her own personal empowerment through Bitcoin, and gives advice to those looking into Bitcoin for the first time.

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Zuby - The Center Cannot Hold 07 Nov 09, 2021

In this episode of "The Center Cannot Hold", host Alex McShane is joined by Zuby. Zuby is a British rapper, podcast host, author, public speaker, and Bitcoiner. They discuss Zuby's journey down the Bitcoin rabbit hole, how Bitcoin can limit tyrannical governments, monetary reform in the U.S., the concept of ideas as property, and much more.

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CJ Wilson - The Center Cannot Hold 06 Nov 08, 2021

In this episode of The Center Cannot Hold, host Alex McShane (@mcshane_writes) is joined by former MLB pitcher, racing team owner, and Bitcoiner CJ Wilson (str8edgeracer). The discussion focuses mainly on self-improvement, and how Bitcoin can allow everyone to achieve their full potential and be the person they were destined to be. They also touch on investing in other assets, cars and racing, physical health, debt in America, the pleb DCA army, and much more.

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The Future of Bitcoin ATMs with Entrepreneur Dave Bradley Nov 04, 2021

In this episode of The Bitcoin Magazine Podcast, host Christian Keroles (@ck_snarks) is joined by Dave Bradley (@BitcoinBrains), the founder of Bitcoin Brains, co-founder of Bull Bitcoin, and the Chief Revenue Officer at Bitcoin Well. Dave is a Bitcoin OG and he breaks down how he first got into Bitcoin, and then moves into all the things going on at Bitcoin Well such as white-glove Bitcoin services, a non-custodial Bitcoin wallet, and their Bitcoin ATM software. The discussion finishes with talk of Bitcoin price action, cycles, and the future of Bitcoin. Enjoy this conversation with one of Bitcoin's very notable entrepreneurs!

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Ben Askren - The Center Cannot Hold 05 Nov 02, 2021

In this episode of The Center Cannot Hold, host Alex McShane is joined by the legendary wrestler and MMA fighter Ben Askren. They discuss Ben's journey down the Bitcoin rabbit hole, why Ben believes Bitcoin is the future of money, the fact that no one can take your Bitcoin from you and why that makes it so special, and much more.

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Building a Bitcoin Exchange with Nik Oraevskiy Oct 30, 2021

In this episode of the Bitcoin Magazine Podcast, host Christian Keroles is joined by Nik Oraevskiy, the founder and CEO of Bitcoin Reserve. Bitcoin Reserve is a European Bitcoin-only exchange that enables any individual to regularly buy Bitcoin, and also offers concierge services to high net worth individuals and institutions. Nik and CK discuss Nik's journey into Bitcoin, his background as an entrepreneur and what he's learned from being an entrepreneur in the Bitcoin space, his company Bitcoin Reserve and what they're working on, and much more.

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Bringing Bitcoin to Casual Investors with Johann Kerbrat Oct 28, 2021

In this episode of The Bitcoin Magazine Podcast, host Christian Keroles is joined by Johann Kerbrat, the CTO of Robinhood Crypto. Johann has been involved in Bitcoin since the very early days and is passionate about helping more people understand and get involved with Bitcoin and crypto. He recently joined the team at Robinhood Crypto after founding a number of startups and he’s looking to make Bitcoin an integral part of Robinhood’s business strategy. Johann describes why he isn’t a Bitcoin maximalist anymore, educating people about Bitcoin and crypto, future plans with Robinhood Crypto, and much more.

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WHY YOU CAN'T HAVE A PPE CURRICULUM WITHOUT BITCOIN by Hass McCook - Bitcoin Magazine Audible Oct 27, 2021

"Freedom, transparency, honesty, meritocracy, fairness, voluntaryism and hard work are great things one should strive toward, whether it is in developing money or living life and setting a good example for others. The greatest and most enduring movements in history, be they political, social or religious, have been accompanied by a full PPE stack, and with a full stack as powerful as Bitcoin’s, it is on track to being the greatest movement the world has ever or will ever see."

Join Guy Swann as he narrates Hass McCook's recent article for Bitcoin Magazine, titled "Why You Can't Have a PPE Curriculum Without Bitcoin". McCook details how Bitcoin is an absolutely integral part of modern philosophy, politics, and economics, and makes the case for why it should be included in any curriculum producing the next generation of leaders in these fields.

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Bill Pulte - The Center Cannot Hold 04 Oct 26, 2021

In this episode of The Center Cannot Hold, Bill Pulte CEO of Twitter Philanthropy, grandson of the late founder of home-building giant PulteGroup talks about his charity with host Alex McShane. They discuss how Bitcoin will reshape philanthropy, how Bitcoin can be integrated into philanthropic organizations and trustless payments without commissions, and the ideal structure of philanthropic ventures.They also discussed how Twitter Philanthropy got onboarded into Bitcoin, the ways Bitcoin reduces remittance fees, a decentralized approach to philanthropy, and raising funds to create a network giving effect.
Pulte considered questions such as what is the right way to allocate resources? Is Twitter Philanthropy a capitalist organization? How should charitable donations be facilitated? Whether and to what extent good deeds go unreciprocated, or whether there is an during the act of giving. Pulte also considered how best could best educate people about Bitcoin.

To conclude the show, Pulte and Alex discussed philanthropy on lightning in El Salvador, navigating political landscapes, substance abuse and giving, accounting for scammers, giving independent of location, and the golden age of Bitcoin philanthropy.

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Katie The Russian - The Center Cannot Hold 03 Oct 25, 2021

In this episode of The Center Cannot Hold, host Alex McShane (@mcshane_writes) is joined by Katie The Russian (@KatieTheRussian). Katie is the founder of Plan B Passport, a company that provides secondary passports to people looking to limit their dependency on any one particular state. Alex and Katie discuss Katie's introduction to Bitcoin, the creation of Plan B Passport and how it relates to "The Sovereign Individual" thesis, the process for leaving the United States, authoritarian regimes, and much more.

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Building Communities In Bitcoin with Edward Weniger and Benjamin Maenner of BitcoinDay Oct 21, 2021

In this episode of The Bitcoin Magazine Podcast, CK sits down with Edward Weniger and Benjamin Maenner from AlphaBTC and BitcoinDay.io to talk about everything they are doing to bring Bitcoin to smaller communities across the United States. BitcoinDay is a traveling Bitcoin conference that recently happened in Omaha and is coming to Kansas City in just a few weeks and is definitely not to be missed. Edward and Ben share their experience starting and operating a Bitcoin company, why it’s important to have meetups all across the United States, what draws people into Bitcoin and what makes the Bitcoin community different, and much more.

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THE QUEST FOR DIGITAL CASH by Alex Gladstein - Bitcoin Magazine Audible Oct 20, 2021

"Imagine that you are a military commander trying to invade Byzantium hundreds of years ago during the Ottoman Empire. Your army has a dozen generals, all posted in different locations. How do you coordinate a surprise attack on the city at a certain time? What if spies break through your ranks and tell some of your generals to attack sooner, or to hold off? The entire plan could go awry.

The metaphor translates to computer science: How can individuals who are not physically with each other reach consensus without a central coordinator?

For decades, this was a major obstacle for decentralized digital cash. If two parties could not precisely agree on the state of an economic ledger, users could not know which transactions were valid, and the system could not prevent double-spending. Hence all ecash prototypes needed an administrator.

The magic solution came in the form of a mysterious post on an obscure email list on Friday, October 31, 2008, when Nakamoto shared a white paper, or concept note, for Bitcoin."

Join Guy Swann as he narrates "The Quest for Digital Cash", a remarkable piece written by Alex Gladstein where he dives into the history of digital money and the remarkable journey of Bitcoin in particular: evolving from just an idea in the minds of cypherpunks to a worldwide settlement network on the path to becoming global base layer money.

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Pete Rizzo - The Center Cannot Hold 02 Oct 19, 2021

In this episode of The Center Cannot Hold, host Alex McShane is joined by Pete Rizzo to discuss his latest article in Forbes, "Against Cryptocurrency: The Ethical Argument for Bitcoin Maximalism". They explore how Bitcoin is the only cryptocurrency that truly protects users rights, the various disagreements between crypto agnostics and Bitcoin maximalists, why it's important to distinguish Bitcoin from crypto for new people coming into the space, and much more.

Michael Saylor - The Center Cannot Hold 01 Oct 16, 2021

In the first episode of "The Center Cannot Hold", host Alex McShane is joined by Microstrategy Founder & CEO Michael Saylor to discuss Bitcoin's market dynamics. They discuss Microstrategy's decision to adopt a Bitcoin standard, why Bitcoin is the most desirable property, the human right to store your labor and energy, Michael's bullish outlook for the future, and much more.

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Making Bitcoin Mining Accessible with Whit Gibbs Oct 14, 2021

In this episode of The Bitcoin Magazine Podcast, CK is joined by Whit Gibbs, the co-founder and CEO of Compass Mining. Compass Mining's mission is to support the growth of hashrate and network security by making Bitcoin mining accessible for more people. CK and Whit explore Whit's journey into Bitcoin, his experience building a Bitcoin company, the future of Bitcoin mining, and much more!

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THE REVENGE OF THE NODES by Aaron Segal - Bitcoin Magazine Audible Oct 14, 2021

"I am not a doomsayer. I do not live in a bunker. I have seen too many investors fall victim to overly bearish narratives, missing out on great asset inflations that such negativity obfuscated. The purpose of this essay, however, is not to lay out some near-term investment thesis. That said, what I have begun to witness with increasing clarity as an investor, as a member of our society who cares about the world my children inherit, is growing evidence of an unavoidable trap. A trap with only one realistic solution. So, the financial data herein is merely a tool, a language to help us see this insight. In fact, the main message of this series is much less about finance and markets, and much more about human nature, history, and the impact incentives and ideological conflict will have on the outcome of the bulk of this century."

Join Guy Swann as he narrates "The Revenge of the Nodes", a fantastic piece written by Aaron Segal where he explores the autonomous decentralization that Bitcoin can provide and contrasts that with the current state of the world that is headed down a path of authoritarianism.

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TAB Conference: Supporting Bitcoin Development in Person with Michael Tidwell and Stephen DeLorme Oct 12, 2021

The 2021 TabConf, aka the Atlanta Bitcoin Conference, is fast approaching and the entire team here at Bitcoin Magazine is rife with anticipation for this exciting annual event. Running from November 4th to 6th, we’re feeling the hype and feeding the excitement by having a conversation with Michael Tidwell and Stephen DeLorme, two of the brains behind this initiative, to get into the nitty-gritty about what this conference means for Bitcoin. Bringing their distinct experiences and a passion to educate and engage, we cover everything from the history of the conference, how inclusivity and social responsibility play a key part and philosophies that underpin their work. With roots in the BitDevs meetup, tune in to hear about the inspiring people and villages that will be participating in this year’s event plus the evolution of the community over the last two years. Love conferences? Love Bitcoin? You’ll definitely want to hear the thoughts and resources Michael and Stephen bring to our audience in this episode.

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Building on Bitcoin in Latin America with Diego Gutierrez-Zalvidar & Bruno Calmels Oct 05, 2021

Although we mainly talk about the Bitcoin network on this show, developments on other networks can sometimes help push Bitcoin and self-sovereignty to more people. In this episode we are joined by two people leading the way in this conversation: Diego Gutierrez-Zaldivar, Co-Founder at RSK Labs, and Bruno Calmels, CTO of Defiant Wallet, an RSK-enabled wallet. The RSK blockchain allows for DeFi and smart contracts using Bitcoin, and the Defiant wallet integrates both RSK and Bitcoin into a single wallet. Get to know Diego and Bruno as they talk about their respective missions at RSK and Defiant, explaining how their work overlaps. Throughout this chat, we spend time discussing El Salvador, unpacking the politicization of Bitcoin and the implications of these developments. Ever wonder what the major differences are between various types of money? Diego makes the case for stable coins, sharing how short-term money should be less volatile, while long-term can handle more ups and downs. Our wide-ranging conversation also touches on how Defiant is ensuring that it is an easy platform to use, the state of crypto in the Spanish-speaking world, and pushing crypto mainstream in 2021. Tune in to hear it all!

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Divergent Progress in the Physical and Digital Worlds with Rob Hamilton Sep 30, 2021

It is hard to argue with the assertion that Silicon Valley and the tech world are the spaces that are driving growth in the contemporary world. But why exactly is that? Today we are joined by Rob Hamilton, who published ‘Why Has the Physical World Not Progressed Like the Digital?' on Bitcoin Magazine recently, and we use this opportunity to unpack his piece. As Rob shares his thoughts around how erroneous economic systems can be repaired with Bitcoin, he addresses damages caused by the short-sightedness of the business world. In our current fiat system, operators and large businesses are rewarded, causing us to be short-sighted in the wake of misaligned incentives. Rob shares information about the blockchain online, offering massively insightful and thought-provoking ideas for our listeners. Tune in to hear about the important role of institutions, where they go wrong, and the looming replacement of many of the current institutions and systems as we know them.

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Institutional-Grade Products for Bitcoin's Adoption with Philippe Bekhazi Sep 28, 2021

Philippe Bekhazi combined his areas of expertise, finance and technology, to create XBTO Group, one of the world’s largest and most diversified participants in Bitcoin and across crypto finance. Founded in 2015, XBTO is active in market-making, OTC trading, venture capital, mining and more. You may not have heard of XBTO before, but you’ve probably used their services without even realizing it. In this episode, Bekhazi explains how he got into Bitcoin, the ways that XBTO is involved in the Bitcoin space, how the larger crypto space has evolved in recent years, and ways to continue to push Bitcoin and Bitcoin companies into the mainstream.

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Making Panama Compatible with Bitcoin with Gabriel Silva & Felipe Echandi Sep 23, 2021

Have you heard about what’s happening in Panama? Hint: It has nothing to do with canals. A new bill has been presented to legalize cryptocurrency and Bitcoin, and we are joined by two important figures in this developing story to learn everything we need to know. Gabriel Silva, a congressman in Panama standing behind this bill, and Felipe Echandi, entrepreneur, seeking to propel the Panamanian economy forward, join us for this fascinating conversation. Our two guests approach the topic with practical discernment and understanding, discussing the basics of crypto legalization in the country, the developing geopolitical factors, and why Panama is becoming an increasingly attractive place for foreign residents. Sharing unique insider insights, Silva and Echandi provide a comprehensive view on Panama’s laws, rules around banks and legal tender, comparisons to Singapore, and more. Why this bill specifically? What reality could it espouse to bring positive change for Panama and its people? Catch it all in this exciting episode!

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THE VILLAGE AND THE STRONGMAN by Alex Gladstein - Bitcoin Magazine Audible Sep 22, 2021

"What is clear from visiting El Zonte and talking to the community leaders is that Bitcoin is not something you can sprinkle on a town and make it come to life. Alone, it is not a sufficient tool to empower a population. Yes, it is true that Bitcoin helped a small village change the world. But without Valenzuela, without Martinez, without Peterson, without Mama Rosa, and without entrepreneurs willing to take risks like Rubio and Karla, no change would have happened."

"The Village and the Strongman" is an exceptional piece written by Alex Gladstein, detailing Bitcoin's journey in El Salvador from new hope in a small village to a new law by an increasingly authoritarian government.

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Giving Bitcoin to a City with Mayor Jayson Stewart Sep 21, 2021

As someone whose political agenda involves righting past wrongs and enabling citizens to have freedom, Bitcoin perfectly fits all of Jayson’s Stewart’s objectives. Jayson is an environmentalist, entrepreneur, and as of 2020, he is the mayor of Cool Valley, Missouri. You may have heard of him: He went viral when he announced he would AirDrop all Cool Valley citizens $500 of Bitcoin. In this episode, Jayson shares why he felt called to run for mayor in his birthplace and the fascinating projects he has implemented thus far, including exposing everyone to some Bitcoin. Jayson explains what went on behind the scenes and the logistics around giving over 1,000 people access to Bitcoin. For Jayson, the most important piece is ensuring Bitcoin is tied to a pursuit of social change and improving their community, uplifting people along the way. Our wide-ranging conversation also touches on the problems with governmental power at the moment, why Bitcoin is fundamentally American, and how other cities in Missouri are reacting to Jayson’s idea. Tune in to hear it all!

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Bringing Bitcoin to Ethiopia with Kal Kassa Sep 16, 2021

Spreading knowledge about the power of Bitcoin doesn’t just happen by accident. Getting information out to those who need it requires expertise and concerted effort from someone like Kal Kassa. Kal Kassa works with the Lightning Network and is taking on the charge, pouring energy into bringing awareness into more secluded regions. On this episode, we have the privilege of being joined by Kal as he discusses his work in Ethiopia and the broader narrative around Bitcoin in Africa. Kal uses remote efforts to empower niche populations through distributed currency, but the corruption and array of problems facing the country mean that regaining some agency through Bitcoin could mean real progress. Kal explains exactly how he envisages this happening, and the most urgent areas needing attention. Later in the episode, we get to pick his brain and dive deep into his long-term perspective on Bitcoin's role in Ethiopia and Africa at large. Make sure to join us for this illuminating conversation with Kal Kassa!

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Fighting for Financial Literacy in Congress with Aarika Rhodes Sep 14, 2021

For many young people, especially those from less affluent backgrounds, Bitcoin offers a means to grow beyond the constraints of poverty and historic debt. However, enabling this leverage isn’t always easy. Education is paramount, and encouraging financial literacy will determine the agency further generations step into. On this episode, we are joined by Aarika Rhodes as we tease out the struggle for financial literacy and some possible solutions in America. In addition to being a schoolteacher and active member of her community, Aarika is running against Brad Sherman for California's 30th district in next year’s election, opposing Brad on many of the most important points, notably on the topic of Bitcoin and progressive financial education. In our conversation, we get to hear about the importance of new voices, public dialogue, and how she became such a staunch supporter of the Bitcoin movement. Aarika shares stories and experiences that have shaped her worldview, and why she believes deeply in the ground work she is doing with her team to build a better future for the next generation. Join us for an inspiring and illuminating chat with someone on the front lines of an important fight.

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Gaining an edge at SALT with Anthony Scaramucci Sep 09, 2021

Bitcoin is just one important aspect of the accelerating changes we see in the contemporary world. From culture and medicine to art and education, the shifts we are beginning to see will undoubtedly only gain momentum in the near future. One of the events that shines a light on this is the well-established SALT Conference, and today we are lucky enough to sit down with the brains behind the event, Anthony Scaramucci! Anthony is also the founder of SkyBridge and has years of experience across different high-powered sectors of the economy. We get into a fascinating conversation centering on the conference, but delving into many topics including the education system, psychedelics, literature, and so much more. Anthony has a very unique take on cryptocurrencies and decentralization and some of his views may not align with the majority of our audience but are incredibly thought-provoking and worthwhile for the open-minded. So to hear it all and for a few more reasons to entice you to attend The SALT Conference, join us today.

Making Bitcoin Successful in El Salvador with Jose Lemus Sep 07, 2021

Today CK sits down with Jose Lemus, the founder of IBEX Mercado, to talk about the exciting developments in the El Salvadorian Bitcoin space! At the time of this recording, Bitcoin is about to be announced as legal tender in the country, and so by the time you listen to this conversation, that will be official! While this is exciting news for El Salvador, its people, and future, there is still some way to go before Bitcoin and the Lightning Network will be able to truly spread in the country and impact its economy on a massive scale. Jose shares some of his insider perspectives on the El Salvadorian situation and we talk about some of the potential hurdles, Bitcoin's scalability, the vision for IBEX, and the forthcoming months following the big announcement about Bitcoin becoming legal tender. Jose is dedicated and passionate about the spread of this technology and his long-term perspective and big picture mentality are hugely inspiring. For all this, be sure to listen in with us today!

FINDING FINANCIAL FREEDOM IN AFGHANISTAN by Alex Gladstein - Bitcoin Magazine Audible Sep 02, 2021

A pioneering female CEO has been promoting Bitcoin in Afghanistan since 2013 and sees it needed in her home country now more than ever.

In his latest piece for Bitcoin Magazine, Alex Gladstein discusses one way that Bitcoin has helped women of Afghanistan find the freedom to engage in business and technology.

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[Fed Watch] Government Centralization VS Bitcoin Decentralization with Greg Foss & Aaron Segal - FED 61 Aug 31, 2021

Cross-post from Fed Watch, another Bitcoin Magazine podcast series. Fed Watch airs weekly and features discussion on Bitcoin and the Macroeconomic environment.

In this special episode of Bitcoin Magazine’s “Fed Watch” podcast, we are joined by Greg Foss and Aaron Segal, two notable individuals operating in the Bitcoin space. Viewing Bitcoin from a national and global perspective, this conversation focuses on the interplay between centralization and decentralization. Aaron’s latest essay on the topic breaks down the core facets of this hierarchical authority, and in this discussion he highlights the five axioms of centralization vs. decentralization. Expanding on how decentralization is a stabilizing force, and why centralization doesn’t always correlate with fascism or totalitarianism, Aaron shines a light on how Bitcoin can play a role in fluctuating economic environments. Touching on China’s economic shift and what the U.S. can learn from it, the conversation ramps up on Aaron’s fifth axiom: Bitcoin as a decentralizing force. Should we fight the federal reserve? Is the unpredictable nature of the Chinese government deterring passive investors? Join our panel-style discussion as we debate these economic changes and the future of decentralization.

Operating a Business on Bitcoin with Chris Gimmer Aug 26, 2021

Fiat cash, aka government-issued currency, may be singing its swan song. The good news? Bitcoin and free markets have the potential to help people claim back their sovereignty. Chris Gimmer joins us on the show to talk about why the state of markets is so dismal, how government intervention has played a major role in this demise, and why Bitcoin is the way forward through the mess. Chris is the Co-founder of Snappa, a top-of-the-range design and templating SaaS product, as well as the creator of the bitcoin dashboard, Bitbo.io. In this episode, Chris dives into how we can transition from a fiat frame of mind into a Bitcoin-centered system. Discussing how Snappa is using BTC as their reserve asset, we hear first hand how this has enabled them to weather the economic downtown caused by COVID-19. In an ever-evolving global situation, Chris shares about why he’s moving from Canada to the U.S., and how using a divisible, portable currency allows both brands and individuals to break out of the limitations provided by fiat currency, despite their geographical location. Tune in as we explore why we should be considering a bigger, future-oriented picture by investing in BTC.

THE BITCOIN ENERGY DEBATE IS A MODERN REPRISE OF THE GOLD RESOURCE COST DEBATE by Nic Carter - Bitcoin Magazine Audible Aug 23, 2021

"Long before we had the Bitcoin energy debate, we had the gold resource cost debate. The contours were similar: the costs associated with gold refining and extraction were a waste; they were too great relative to a mere fiat standard in which notes could be printed for virtually nothing."

In his first piece written for Bitcoin Magazine, Nic Carter discusses the history of the debate about the gold standard and compares it to the more modern to the debate about Bitcoin and energy costs.

Join Guy Swann as he reads Nic Carter's article on Bitcoin, energy, and the gold standard.

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INSIDE CUBA'S BITCOIN REVOLUTION by Alex Gladstein - Bitcoin Magazine Audible Aug 20, 2021

“This technology goes around blockades and government restrictions, it allows you to move value without trusting anyone, it connects you to the world, and it allows you to empower yourself and do things that are otherwise impossible,” he said. “It has created hope for those who want change.”

Today Alex Galdstein takes us on another Bitcoin journey around the world, this time to Cuba. A communist regime where dissent is illegal, where 70% of the value of the currency is stolen by the government in the official conversion, & where the chance to accumulate wealth and engage in trade is a privilege for the few. With Bitcoin and internet finding their way to this lost country, a chance for a better future may be on the horizon. Don't miss another incredible piece from Gladstein & Bitcoin Magazine.

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The Truth Behind Bitcoin's Opposition with Seb Bunney Aug 19, 2021

Despite the multitude of opinions on Bitcoin and its future, the reality is that we are at a huge inflection point in history. Our guest today, Seb Bunney, explains why the decentralization of the economy presents us with an exceptional opportunity to build equality and escape this economic modern-day slavery perpetuated by banks and the government. Seb is a contributor to Bitcoin Magazine, and today we will be focusing on his most recent article titled, 'The Truth Behind Bitcoin’s Opposition,’ which peels back the curtain to reveal who is at risk of loss in the wake of Bitcoin’s growth, and the efforts being made to try to halt it. Seb brings an infectious passion for Bitcoin into the way he educates the public on this vital topic. In our conversation, we cover the skewed view and approach of the Federal Reserve System, what exactly is broken in the current system, how counterterrorism has been used as an excuse to protect the dollar, and a lot more that you definitely don’t want to miss. Expect to come away with an excellent gateway into why Bitcoin might be a threat to the US dollar, plus some useful avenues for further exploration.

Embracing Bitcoin w/ Kit Stanwood Aug 17, 2021

It is often difficult for people to get into Bitcoin without already being primed to align with one of Bitcoin’s strange attributes. Parker Lewis described Bitcoins strangeness as “being counterintuitive, and then hyper-intuitive” after one puts in enough work to understand it.

Like many Bitcoiners, Kit Stanwood needed to hear about Bitcoin a couple of times before it clicked. But once it did click, it became hyper-intuitive and she dove right in! Stanwood is now the social media manager for Bitcoin Magazine and a savage Bitcoiner roaming the U.S. getting paid to blog.

Stanwood is bullish on Bitcoin and thinks that it has made her into a more effective, committed and successful person. She is an outside-of-the-box thinker and really relates to the Bitcoin enthusiasts that she has met since beginning her orange pill journey. Stanwood loves the Bitcoin community and how the Bitcoin enthusiasts. known as the “plebs,” speak and fight for the truth.

Please enjoy this wide ranging conversation about bitcoin with Kit Stanwood.

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Sound Finance for the World w/ Mauricio Di Bartolomeo Aug 12, 2021

The majority of the plant does not have access to basic financial services. Our current systems are permissioned, gated, antiquated and corrupt. Finance has been the limiting factor for the majority of the world's people. People are unable to save, they are unable to invest, and they are unable to grow. This forces them into wasting time and energy to conserve value and just stay at zero. There is a tremendous amount of room for improvement in finance around the world.

Mauricio thinks that Bitcoin can fix this. Mauricio grew up in Venezuela, a country rocked by hyper inflation, once the top of Latin American society, Venezuela has declined into one of the world's poorest countries. Mauricio discovered Bitcoin because of his brother’s successful mining operation and his amazement into what this asset represented for access to basic finance and sound money. Mauricio quickly realized that Bitcoin needed financial services and that there was an opportunity for Bitcoin to serve as the world's best collateral.

Mauricio co founded Ledn.io with the dream of giving world class financial serves to the world. The site is focused on Bitcoin, offering multiple languages, and the best rates. Di Bartolomeo thinks their international focus gives Ledn and edge because they are focused on a more decentralized cohort of people.

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Monetizing your Data w/ Stephan Dodge and Ian Major Aug 10, 2021

Payments on the internet have always been a weakness. An entire Frankenstein mash up of surveillance, credit card payments, walled garden ecosystems emerged as the way for the internet and internet companies to monetize. Freemium and ad driven models became the way that users were monetized but if you get something for free you are the product and in 2021 this is turning into a problem. Stephan Dodge and Ian Major, the co-founders of BYOD, think bitcoin can fix this.

Host Christian Keroles sits down with these ambitious entrepreneurs to discuss how the emerging Bitcoin ecosystem and tech stack is enabling people to take the power back over their data and to even monetize it. BYOD is a solution built on top of Bitcoin and the Stack 2 blockchain to enable users to create advertising profiles and in a cryptographically secure and distributed manner host and sell access to their data. Dodge and Major believe that BYOD will create a better customer profile and a better experience for both advertisers and customers. Users will get paid out in Bitcoin and have more granular control than ever over how their data is used.

Beyond just the application that BYOD is pioneering, Stephan and Ian both are incredibly excited about how well the bitcoin ecosystem and tech stack are developing. A few years ago it would not have been possible for them to build a solution like BYOD using Bitcoin in a way they deemed sufficiently decentralized. Today there are several avenues where this was possible including Stacks.

Learn more about BYOD at BYOD.exchange

The Bitcoin Voter Block w/ Amanda Cavaleri Aug 05, 2021

Many Bitcoin enthusiasts tend to lean from a significantly libertarian perspective. Many take pride in routing around the government and relish in Bitcoin’s ability to just opt out completely. Unfortunately for the Bitcoiners not interested in participating in politics, last week in the United States Infrastructure Bill emerged an existential crisis for Bitcoin and the more general crypto ecosystem. The bipartisan Infrastructure Bill, that is a hallmark part of the Biden Administration’s first year in office, has a couple last minute pages added to it looking for 38 billion in tax revenue from redefining a broker in the crypto ecosystem. The wording was very wide ranging and unclear, many legal experts interpreted that the language could have put on onerous reporting requirements on any and all participants of the digital value ecosystem.

Amanda Cavaleri, a Bitcoiner and COO of Pearl Snap Capital in Wyoming sits down with Christian to discuss how Bitcoiners can work together to make sure that Washington respects Bitcoin and the financial innovation it brings to the United States. According to Cavaleri, the Bitcoin cohort is larger than AARP and could soon command more wealth than AARP. The Bitcoin Voting Block has the potential to become the most powerful and influential single issue voting block in the country and all we need to do is organize. Cavaleri believes that Bitcoin is the foundation of privacy and property in the digital future and that we must stand up today to defend it.

Amanda recently coauthored an excellent article in Bitcoin Magazine urging and educating Bitcoiner’s on how to effectively communicate and advocate with lawmakers the benefits of Bitcoin.

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Why Bitcoin is Intelligent w/ Aleks Svetski Aug 03, 2021

Aleks Svetski discussed his “Intelligent Guide To Bitcoin” and the misunderstandings about BTC that are often perpetuated.

Many in the traditional financial space, government and academia have long dismissed Bitcoin as a silly toy for criminals and predicted that its price will go to zero. These predictions remain commonplace in the mainstream media to this day, despite the network’s astounding growth and the currency blasting past $30,000 prices and making inroads across the global economy. Upon reading a recent example of these crypto dismissal articles from an Australian professor, titled the “Dummies Guide To Crypto,” Aleks Svetski — CEO of Bitcoin DCA app Amber and Bitcoin Magazine contributor — felt that he needed to respond.

Svetski agrees with the author of the “Dummies Guide” that “crypto” is trash and that there is very little substance to the general “crypto” market. Aleks does however disagree that these assumptions are also true for Bitcoin. The reality is that Bitcoin is a very well thought out solution to a very important problem that has been plaguing humanity. Aleks’ response to the “Dummies Guide” is “The Intelligent Guide To Bitcoin.” In the article, Svetski covered what Bitcoin is, whether people should invest in it, the mining and energy factors and its downsides.

“Bitcoin Magazine Podcast” host Christian Keroles sat down with Svetski to discuss the key points in the article and debate how to best articulate them to people that think Bitcoin is just a silly toy.

The Infrastructure Bill is Bad for Bitcoin in America w/ Rep. Warren Davidson Jul 30, 2021

Unless you’ve been living under a rock for the past 48 hours, you’ve likely heard about the last-minute addition of a cryptocurrency tax to the U.S. Senate’s forthcoming infrastructure bill.

In this episode of the “Bitcoin Magazine Podcast,” host David Zell sat down with one of D.C.’s strongest Bitcoin supporters, Representative Warren Davidson (R-OH), to talk about the specific language and potential impact of this cryptocurrency tax legislation. As it stands now, the bill’s language is so broad that it could apply to a myriad of crypto-related activities that have no business being taxed. Worse still, the additional compliance costs that this bill could trigger would gravely jeopardize the viability of companies and startups in the Bitcoin space. Davidson blasted its stunningly poor verbiage, lamenting that it must have been written by people either totally ignorant about the industry or worse, by people looking to harm it. In his view, passing the bill in its current form would be a disaster both for the cryptocurrency industry and the American economy overall.

Davidson spoke about how this bill marks a departure from America’s longstanding role as a nation that spearheads innovation. Should it pass with its current language, he warned, America risks missing out on one of the most revolutionary technological strides in history and falling behind our adversaries in this vital innovation.

“America led in the Industrial Revolution, the advent of the automobile and the development of the internet,” said Davidson, “and now America is about to forfeit that leadership with this new technology.”

The congressman discussed how the bill might be altered for the better and how much time there is to fix it. At the end of our discussion, Davidson called on the Bitcoin community to jam up the phone lines of their elected officials and implore them to fight the cryptocurrency tax language in the bill. You won’t want to miss this.

Why Bitcoin Will Take Over The World w/ Eric Yakes Jul 29, 2021

It is often difficult for people new to bitcoin to grasp the enormous innovation that Bitcoin represents. A lot of background education that most people do not have is needed for someone to begin to grok what reinventing money really means. Eric Yakes, Author of the 7th Property: Bitcoin and The Monetary Revolution, wrote 4 fantastic articles for Bitcoin Magazine breaking down the foundations of money in society and why Bitcoin is the best money ever invented.

Host Christian Keroles sits down with Eric to discuss the four articles one by one and reflect on what money is and what Bitcoin could mean for society. The first article, The Dimensions of Money, focuses on what money is, how it works, and what makes a good money. It is important for people to understand that money is a good or a product and that different properties make an ideal monetary good. According to Yakes, money helps society transfer value across time, space, and scales. This is realized in the properties of scarcity, durability, acceptability, portability, divisibility, and fungibility. According to Yakes, Bitcoin fulfills these roles better than anything we have ever had before to serve as money.

Articles two thru four focus on why bitcoin makes the world a better place, how it works today and moving into the future. Yakes has a very historical approach to defining the problem set that Bitcoin was invested to solve and illustrating how Bitcoin is a novel and valuable solution to this historic problem that is affecting every human on earth.

This is the perfect podcast to give to your bitcoin curious friend that needs a bit more understanding to fully take the orange pill! Please enjoy this show and all of Eric’s fantastic articles.

Part 2: What Bitcoin Does that Changes the World.

Part 3: The Fundamental of How Bitcoin Works.

Part 4: The Monetary Properties of Bitcoin.

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CAN BITCOIN BE PALESTINE’S CURRENCY OF FREEDOM? by Alex Gladstein - Bitcoin Magazine Audible Jul 28, 2021

Gaza faces civilizational collapse. 1 out of 2 live in poverty. Half are unemployed. 80% depend on handouts. Investment is gone. Capital stock is destroyed. There is very little hope left.

In his latest piece on Bitcoin and global human rights, Alex Gladstein speaks to Palestinians to learn how they are using Bitcoin as a peaceful protest to overcome staggering financial barriers.

Although the people in Gaza may be physically trapped and economically cut off from the world, some have said Bitcoin gives them freedom, describing it as “a checkpoint that’s always open.”

Join Guy Swann as he reads Alex Gladstein's article on Bitcoin and Palestine.

Find the full article on Bitcoin Magazine:

https://bitcoinmagazine.com/culture/can-bitcoin-bring-palestine-freedom

The Bitcoin ETF w/ Matt Hougan Jul 27, 2021

In this Bitcoin Magazine podcast, hosts David Zell and Dylan LeClair sat down with Bitwise CIO Matt Hougan to talk about the elusive bitcoin ETF. At the helm of ETF.com for more than a decade, Matt knows more about exchange traded funds than just about anyone. Through his years working alongside financial policymakers, Hougan has gained a keen understanding of the regulatory landscape regarding new ETF approvals. In this interview, Matt breaks down the impact an American bitcoin ETF would have on institutional adoption, the differences between this and existing products like Grayscale, and shares his insights on when we may see a bitcoin ETF approved in the U.S.

ETFs may seem boring, but our interview certainly wasn’t. Hougan shared some wild stats and projections on how a bitcoin ETF would put BTC into the hands of untold millions of Americans, notably older generations and middle-class professionals who rely on financial planners to help them prepare for retirement. This was a conversation you won’t want to miss.

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Fighting for Freedom w/ Zuby Jul 23, 2021

During the 2020 lockdowns countries across the globe cracked down on their populations, forcing them inside their homes and closing down businesses from operating normally. Different countries and political structures reacted to these lockdowns in different ways. Most countries found themselves spiraling into more and more totalitarian rule and lockdowns. States have expanded their grasp and where not letting it go despite any real or false threats.

In this interview with Thinker, Musician, writer, and freedom fighter Zuby, Christian Keroles dives into Zuby’s experiences and learnings from 2020 in the UK. This podcast was inspired by Zuby’s twitter thread: 20 Things I've Learned (Or Had Confirmed) About Humanity During The 'Pandemic'. This interview dives into many of Zuby’s learnings and teases out topics around propaganda, big governments over reach, the state of the average person and many more deep and nuanced topics. Zuby is such a clear thinker and speaker, he has built his reputation on his raw and unfiltered commentary on the world and the nature of humanity. In the interview Zuby expresses hope for people who can start thinking critically and is thankful for tools and practices that can help make a person more sovereign and independent.

Zuby has both been a fan of Bitcoin and cryptocurrencies while still maintaining a relatively pessimistic view on the technologies ability to reach the masses or have the wide reaching effects that many Bitcoin enthusiasts see in it. In the interview Zuby admits that 2020 has validated Bitcoin to a much greater degree, however still pushes back that it is not a cure-all solution.

Please enjoy this wide ranging conversation with Zuby!

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Investing with a Bitcoin Mindset w/ Louis Liu Jul 22, 2021

For most investors, Bitcoin is still just a hedge. Bitcoin is a small allocation with tremendous upside. The majority of retail and institutional investors alike have yet to fully accept what Hyperbitcoinization is going to do to the world of finance.

On this episode of the Bitcoin Magazine podcast Christian Keroles sits down with the CEO and Founder of Mimesis Capital, an institutional investor investing with a Bitcoin mindset. Louis, and young, energized, and brilliant investor cuts through the legacy investing hurristic with a sharp and clear reason why Mimesis and eventually any other serious fund will have to adopt and out perform a Bitcoin standard. According to Louis, fiat denominated funds in the future will not exist and believes that all serious investors will have to outperform Bitcoin in order to prove their worth.

Scarcity drives every aspect of Louis’s investment mindset. Louis and Mimesis Capital have been investing heavily in Bitcoin directly since the beginning of the pandemic. Following the large run up in price Louis has also allocated capital to uniquely bitcoin oriented businesses like Unchained Capital, Swan Bitcoin, and many more Bitcoin only and bitcoin centric businesses. Louis believes in investing with a long term mindset and in investing in organizations that make Bitcoin stronger. He does not see allocating bitcoin to these startups as losing out on a direct bitcoin investment but rather as further investment in the bitcoin ecosystem.

Louis and Mimesis famously purchased the famous fractile encrypt sculpture from the Bitcoin 2021 art auction. Another investment into scarcity.

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A New Way to Invest in Bitcoin w/ Wes Fulford Jul 20, 2021

Today on the Bitcoin Magazine Podcast, Christian Keroles sits down with CEO of Viridi Funds Wes Fulford to discuss the $RIGZ clean energy mining ETF!

The Viridi Cleaner Energy Crypto-Mining & Semiconductor ETF is an actively managed exchange-traded fund that is focused on investments within the cryptocurrency mining and mining infrastructure industries. RIGZ was created by Viridi to align profit with purpose – a growing number of investors are keen to gain exposure to the cryptocurrency sector through regulated investment vehicles, but also want to see active leadership and commitment to environmental sustainability. According to Wes, Bitcoin mining is a sector that is particularly well suited to such an investment product as, according to recent figures, over 50% of North American bitcoin mining is done using renewable energy sources, which is a trend that Viridi hopes to encourage through products like RIGZ

To learn more please see Bitcoin Magazine’s coverage of the $RIGZ ETF. https://bitcoinmagazine.com/press-releases/viridi-funds-launches-rigz-etf

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Why Altcoins are Not a Threat to Bitcoin w/ Udi Wertheimer Jul 19, 2021

On today’s Bitcoin Magazine Podcast, Christian Keroles sits down with the infamous Bitcoin Twitter personality and troll Udi Wertheimer to discuss why hard core Bitcoin faithful should not be so worried about Alternative Cryptocurrencies. Generally speaking Bitcoiners are very adversarial towards Altcoins and altcoiners. It is not unheard of to see Bitcoiner’s loudly decrying Altcoins as all scams and altcoin investors as foolish.

Both Udi and Christian don't believe that Altcoins are a challenge to Bitcoin and that they can even be helpful for new people that are not quite primed to understand Bitcoin initially. Bitcoin is quite unintuitive to people still operating on a fiat mindset. Udi also challenges Bitcoiner’s by claiming they lose credibility when they continue to pretend that some altcoins like Doge and Ethereum have not outperformed Bitcoin substantially in 2021.

Udi thinks that toxicity was much more necessary back in 2015-2017 during the Bitcoin fork wars. He now believes that Bitcoiner’s can be much more empathetic and successful at converting new and precoiners to Bitcoin with a less toxic strategy. The current brand of altcoins are no threat to Bitcoin itself and if anything amplifies Bitcoin’s brand, reach and TAM.

Please listen, share and tell Bitcoin Magazine what you think of this conversations with Udi Wertheimer.

Follow Udi @udiWertheimer

Bitcoin Beach and the El Salvador Bitcoin Law w/ Aaron van Wirdum, Jorge Valenzuela & Chimbera Jul 15, 2021

In this episode of the Bitcoin Magazine podcast, Aaron van Wirdum speaks with Jorge Valenzuela and Roman Martinez AKA Chimbera, two community leaders from the Bitcoin Beach project in El Zonte, El Salvador.

Jorge and Roman tell the history of the Hope House, the heart of the Bitcoin Beach project, which aims to offer local youth a sense of community and perspective. They explain how their efforts have in recent years come to integrate Bitcoin, and what that process looked like.

Jorge and Roman go on to explain how El Zonte has quickly grown to be a Bitcoin hotspot in El Salvador and Central America, and how this has changed the lives of people in the costal surfer town.

From there, the Bitcoin Beach community leaders tell how the country of El Salvador adopted the new law to make bitcoin legal tender, and how they received the new law in El Zonte. They also discuss what they think the rest of the country thinks of the new law.

Finally, Jorge and Roman speculate about what the Bitcoin law could mean for El Zonte and El Salvador moving forward, and how bitcoiners from all around the world can help make the initiative a success.

Bringing the World to Bitcoin w/ Ivan Soto-Wright Jul 13, 2021

On this episode of the Bitcoin Magazine Podcast, Christian Keroles sits down with the co-founder and CEO of Moonpay. Moonpay is a bitcoin infrastructure company building out the interoperability between bitcoin and the legacy finance system. Moonpay is focused on making it as easy and cost effective as possible to purchase and hold bitcoin with as many payment providers and options as possible. The Moonpay API can be built directly into noncustodial bitcoin wallets so that users can buy and acquire bitcoin in a way that is completely custody free.

Ivan tells the story of how he got into bitcoin and how and why he started Moonpay. Soto-Wright discusses why Moonpay is a mission oriented company and how building around a mission is the best way to build an awesome and effective team! Ivan is passionate about Bitcoin and cryptocurrency adoption as it gives people access to financial services that have never been afforded to them previously.

Lastly the podcast highlights the challenges with dealing with traditional finance and why bitcoin offers such a fantastic solution to all of the problems that currently inhibit the globe from successfully accessing financial infrastructure.

Please enjoy this wide ranging conversation with Ivan Soto-Wright.

Follow Ivan on Twitter @isotowright

Bitcoin Exposure for the Masses w/ Greg King Jul 09, 2021

On this bonus episode of the Bitcoin Magazine Podcast, Christian Keroles sits down with Greg King, the CEO and Founder of Osprey Funds. Osprey is focused on bringing cutting edge technology exposure to everyday investors through their crypto trust products. Their first product OBTC is designed to compete with Greyscales GBTC as Osprey and many other race for SEC approval for a real Bitcoin ETF.

King believes that a Bitcoin ETF will be approved eventually by the SEC but he does see several head winds that could continue to prolong a final approval from the SEC. Many BTC ETF bulls have speculated that new SEC commissioner Gary Gensler, who has said positive and productive things about Bitcoin and crypto, would be a big boost for a Bitcoin ETF but King just does not think it will be enough for a quick and rapid approval this year.

Despite the short term bearishness on an ETF, Greg and Osprey are very hopeful for a long term victory and greater retail access to Bitcoin exposure and sound money.

From Bars to Bitcoin w/ Justin the Bitcoin Vegan Jul 08, 2021

On this episode of the Bitcoin Magazine Podcast, CK sits down with Justin the Bitcoin Vegan. Justin is a leader of the Black Bitcoin Billionaires Podcast, an Author, and a Bitcoin educator. In this podcast CK explores Justin’s past and how he overcame growing up poor and going to prison to rise up as an entrepreneur with the ability to own his own future and build wealth by discovering Bitcoin. We have all heard the mantra that “Bitcoin changes you." Justin is a perfect example of this as his life was drastically improved after learning about Bitcoin.

By discovering Bitcoin, Justin not only had a new drive to succeed but he had a tool that would help him build wealth and gain freedom. Justin reflects on how Bitcoin forced him to learn about money, how the legacy system holds African American’s and former prisoners down. Bitcoin changed everything and presents the opportunity to do the same for millions in similar shows as Justin.

Please enjoy this inspiring and fascinating conversation with Justin the Bitcoin Vegan!

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BITCOIN AND THE AMERICAN IDEA by Alex Gladstein - Bitcoin Magazine Audible Jul 07, 2021

What do the revolutionary founding of America and the revolutionary founding of Bitcoin have in common? Can Bitcoin help steer America back to its founding ideals?

Alex Gladstein speaks with entrepreneur and author, Isaiah Jackson, and human rights activist, Faisal Saeed Al Mutar, to get their perspectives.

Join Guy Swann as he reads Alex Gladstein's article on Bitcoin and American principles.

Find the full article on Bitcoin Magazine:

https://bitcoinmagazine.com/culture/bitcoin-and-the-american-idea

Bitcoin and Tonga with Lord Fusitu'a Jul 06, 2021

On this episode of the Bitcoin Magazine Podcast, Christian Keroles sits down with Lord Fusitu'a of Tonga. Lord Fusitu’a is Tongan royalty and a member of the Tongan government. Lord Fusitu'a is a die hard Bitcoiner and often spends time on Twitter spaces chatting with Bitcoin plebs from around the world. Fusitu’a tells the story of how Tonga relies heavily on remittances from Tongan’s living abroad and how much of those funds are lost to middle men and rent seekers. According to Lord Fusitu’a Bitcoin is already starting to take route in Tonga on a peer to peer level and Lord sees a viable path to implementing an El Salvador style bill to make Bitcoin legal tender in Tonga.

Fusitu’a has been working with both Jack Mallers and El Salvadorian official’s to take the best parts of that law and amend it to fit into Tonga’s legal framework. Fusitu’a believe that by embracing Bitcoin, Tonga can become more competitive and more wealthy compared to starts that are slower to the digital hard currency. Tonga people stand to benefit immediately just based on the remittances advantages that Bitcoin offers. Fusitu’a believe that these immediate advantages will turn into a culture of long term saving on the islands.

Learn more about Lord Fusitu’a and his work in Bitcoin by following him on Twitter @LordFusitua

Debating The Nature of Bitcoin? w/ Karim Helmy Jul 01, 2021

Karim Helmy of Galaxy Digital comes on to the Bitcoin Magazine Podcast to discuss one of the most interesting and deep conversations in Bitcoin. Karim has a rich history studying the Bitcoin blockchain and is an expert in mining in particular. Host Christian Keroles has very strong views into what Bitcoin is and some of them are counter to what Karim believes. Rather than debating over Twitter Christian invited Karim to join and discuss what Bitcoin really is.

Christian takes the position that ultimately bitcoin is a network of geographically distributed and computers maintaining constant consensus. Karim takes the position that while that does exist, ultimately it is the people and agreement from people that defines what Bitcoin is. This is a very nuanced debate and is at the route of many other philosophical and design disagreements in the greater crypto space.

Bitcoiners’, what do you think? Is Bitcoin defined by hardware and software or by humans or by something else entirely? Tweet at CK, Karim, and Bitcoin Magazine with your take on what Bitcoin really is.

Follow Karim on Twitter: @karimhelpme

Building Unstoppable Applications on Bitcoin with Chase Perkins Jun 29, 2021

Chase Perkins Founder of Impervious.ai joins Christian for a rare in person interview at Bitcoin 2021! Chase is building a layer 3 technology on top of the Bitcoin Lightning Network which unlocks lightning based applications. Impervious.ai is building an API which would unlock the Lightning app layer and create apps that are censorship resistant, permissionless, and utilize lighting keys as identity. This is the next step in Lightning and Bitcoin offering an alternative infrastructure to the entire traditional internet stack. We are moving into a world where the internet is built on top of the Bitcoin blockchain and Impervious is a promising project building tools to make lightning apps possible.

Impervious is launching first with a completely lighting based VPN service that leverages Bitcoin native payments and lighting identity to offer a VPN in a completely new way. Chase has extremely high hope for where lighting and layer three can take bitcoin and humanity. Perkins is committed to building out this necessary infrastructure and thinks he has the right team to do it. Impervious.ai comes highly recommended by the folks at Lightning Labs.

Follow Chase on Twitter @ChaseTheTruth

Follow Impervious @ImperviousAi

FIGHTING MONETARY COLONIALISM WITH OPEN-SOURCE CODE by Alex Gladstein - Bitcoin Magazine Audible Jun 28, 2021

France still uses monetary colonialism to exploit 15 African nations. Could Bitcoin be a way out?

Join Guy Swann as he reads Alex Gladstein's research into the CFA franc currency system in 15 African Nations.

Find the full article on Bitcoin Magazine:

https://bitcoinmagazine.com/culture/bitcoin-a-currency-of-decolonization

Mass Bitcoin Adoption in Latin America Jun 24, 2021

Following the historic news of El Salvador making Bitcoin legal tender, host Christian Keroles sits down with three CEO’s of prominent Bitcoin projects in South America to react to the news as well as discuss Bitcoin adoption across Latin America. Diego Gutierrez-Zaldivar CEO of IOV Labs and RSK , Mauricio Tovar CEO Tropykus Finance, and Max Cajurzaa CEO of Money on Chain protocol all lend their experience both building Bitcoin projects and educating users about Bitcoin.

We cover the challenges they face and tremendous progress that has been made! The Panel spends time discussing how broken the legacy finance infrastructure is in South American countries and how RSK is serving as a permissionless financial stack for users in Latin America and across the globe. We are starting to see major ecommerce sites leveraging both Bitcoin and stable assets built on RSK and Money on Chain.

Next the group takes time to break down the El Salvador situation and give their opinions on Article 7 and other aspects of how this bill was implemented. The group tends to favor the bill and think it is rather far, whereas many critics have shared mixed opinions over specific implementation details. Finally the Panel speculates on which countries are likely to be next, we discuss the nuances around Panama’s “crypto bill”, and much more.

Please enjoy this informative deep dive on Bitcoin adoption in Latin America!

Panelists:

Diego Gutierrez-Zaldivar CEO of IOV Labs and RSK @dieguito

Mauricio Tovar CEO Tropykus.finance @maurotov

Maximiliano Carjuzaa CEO of Money on Chain @maxcarjuzaa

Moderator:

Christian Keroles: Host of the Bitcoin Magazine Podcast @ck_SNARKs

Investing in Bitcoin with Kevin O'Leary Jun 22, 2021

In recent months, conversations about the environmental impact of bitcoin have risen to national prominence. In this Bitcoin Magazine Podcast, hosts David Zell and Matt Odell sat down with famed Shark Tank investor, Kevin O’Leary. O’Leary had previously called bitcoins mined using fossil fuels “blood coins” and suggested that these coins and bitcoins mined with renewable energy may trade at different prices. In this interview, Mr. Wonderful walked back some of these positions, arguing that green mining will simply rise to meet growing demand.

Nonetheless, Kevin’s conversations with institutional investors have lead him to a stark conclusion—firms are increasingly bound by ESG standards, and major money is waiting on the sidelines to invest in bitcoin once these standards are met. Zell and Odell talk with Kevin about what this may look like as well as the broader landscape of institutional investment. O’Leary announced for the first time that he is looking to increase his bitcoin allocation from 3% to 5% and discussed his investments in the bitcoin ecosystem. This was a great conversation, and you won’t want to miss it.

Why Bitcoin is 1000x Bigger than Digital Gold with Aaron Segal Jun 17, 2021

One of the most important yet double edge narratives out there is “Bitcoin is Digital Gold” On this very special Bitcoin Magazine Podcast, CK sits down with Aaron Segal, investor, Bitcoin thinker, and writer. Aaron’s first contribution to Bitcoin Magazine was one for the ages. CK read the article and immediately got back to Aaron asking for an interview. CK believes that Bitcoin is much better than gold ever was and to simply describe is as gold on the internet does not do the revolution that is Bitcoin justice.

Enter Bitcoin Information Theory (BIT) by Aaron Segal. Aaron’s article frames Bitcoin in a completely different way. Rather than focusing on Digital Gold, Segal hones in on the fact that a Bitcoin standard would end monetary uncertainty for 100% of the planet. What does ending monetary uncertainty mean? Aaron puts it into the contact of the laws of thermodynamics and entropy. Aaron sees that the law of thermodynamics doesn’t take into account advancements in technology, so Aaron created a new formula that does. The basic Idea is that work or energy expenditure to the power of technology minus monetary uncertainty equals information.

TE^(X-ME) = -IE

Please enjoy this eye opening conversation with Aaron Segal.

Follow Aaron @LudiMagistR

How Bittr Reopened in Europe with Ruben Waterman Jun 15, 2021

On this episode of the Bitcoin Magazine podcast, Christian Keroles sits down with Bitcoin entrepreneur Ruben Waterman. Ruben innovated in the Bitcoin exchange space with his company Bittr by being one of the first minimalist DCA Bitcoin apps around. Bitter unfortunately had to shut down in 2020 due to heavy handed regulation and uncertain enforcement from AMLD5 in europe. AMLD5 would have forced Bittr, run by a tiny team, to take on an enormous amount of compliance regulation and overhead. Due to this Bittr had to shut down, however Ruben did not lose hope all together. After a brief break, Ruben returned to find a path and partnerships to resurrect his Bitcoiner friendly DCA business.

After a year of struggle, Ruben has found a way to bring Bittr back to Europe. The app allows users to DCA straight from their bank account to their self custody Bitcoin wallet. There is never any custody from Ruben and very minimal KYC requirements for Bitcoiners trying to accumulate slowly over time.

Please enjoy this wide ranging conversation with Ruben Waterman

Ruben Waterman Twitter: @watermaniak

The Epic of Bitcoin with Allen Farrington Jun 10, 2021

Prior to the Bitcoin 2021 Conference, Bitcoin Magazine Podcast host Christian Keroles sat down with keynote speaker and incredible Bitcoin thinker for one of his very first podcasts appearances. This interview covers two of Allen's seminal works and why Farrington prefers to investigate Bitcoin’s cultural and literature alignments over the typical framing of economics, trading and technology.

First Keroles and Farrington dive into his article The Capital Stripmine. The article is a ~30 minute read and it dives into why the current fiat system is effectively strip mining the US and current financial system of its resources. He compares what is going on in capital markets to the strip mining techniques that have become popular in modern day. Allen laments that because of fiat money’s poor incentives, civilization has taken on a growth at all cost mentality and have thrown away all regard for long term thinking and preservation.

Second he get into Allen’s blockbuster article Bitcoin is Venice, Bitcoin Is. In this article Farrington, educates the reader about the anomaly that is Venice Italy at is peak. Venice was a magical mixture of a sound money, capitalistic, and free society when many of its neighbors where still operating in futility. Venice in contrast to other large cities was a bastion for the arts, wealth, and thought. Farrington details how Bitcoin’s sounds and fair monetary properties provide a framework for humanity to return back to Venice esc conditions and hopefully prosperity.

Lastly Keroles and Farrington discuss Allen’s plan’s for his now live Bitcoin 2021 key note presentation titled, The Milk Of Paradise: Bitcoin And The Western Canon. The speech discusses how Western literature, culture, and historical lessons can all be fit into the values and properties that Bitcoin codifies into a physical network on nodes that maintain consensus in a decentralized way. Please enjoy this fascinating conversation with Allen Farrington.

Follow Allen Farrington @allenf32

The Pleb’s Bitcoin Development Fund with Ben Price Jun 09, 2021

On this episode of the Bitcoin Magazine Podcast, host Christian Keroles sits down with Ben Price of Open Sats. Ben is a Bitcoin pleb who left Visa to work on funding open source software development. He created Open Sats, a 100% pass through non profit for allowing Bitcoiners to donate to opensource development in a taxed advantaged way. The Open Sats platform has a page that allows users to regularly donate to independent devs or projects listed on Open Sats, or they can donate to a general fund which is allocated by the board of directors. The board consists of Ben Price, Matt Odell, Udi, Janine, James O'Beirne and several other well known Bitcoiners.

Christian and Ben Discuss the process of creating the nonprofit and the challenges they encountered. Price emphasises why 100% pass-through is a major differentiator and thanks several partners that enable the project to operate with no expenses including the entire board of directors. Price discusses their 100% BTC denominated policy and how Open Sats will hold all funds in Bitcoin and distribute all donations in bitcoin exclusively.

The project is optimized to help Bitcoiners dollar cost donate to the best projects in the bitcoin space.

Please enjoy this wide ranging conversation with Ben Price.

Greg Foss On Bitcoin In The Macroeconomic Landscape Jun 09, 2021

This podcast episode was recorded as a primer for Greg Foss’ appearance on the Bitcoin 2021 “The Bitcoin Macro Landscape Panel.” If you couldn’t make the conference, be sure to catch the Bitcoin 2021 YouTube live stream for day one and for day two.

In this podcast recorded on May 25, Bitcoin Magazine Head of Research Dylan LeClair had a discussion with credit market expert Greg Foss to discuss the macroeconomic landscape surrounding bitcoin.

Foss has over 30 years of experience in credit markets, and his breadth of knowledge was put on full display during the podcast as the two discussed leverage in the financial system; investment strategies and hedging optionality using a small, long VOL allocation with a majority bitcoin position; and bitcoin as the ultimate solution to the fiat ponzi. The two also discussed the recent event of legendary macro investor Ray Dalio saying that he would rather own bitcoin than a bond, and what that means for the investment community.

This discussion is not one you want to miss. For more of Foss’ work, check out his report tilted, “Why Every Fixed Income Investor Needs To Consider Bitcoin As Portfolio Insurance,” and tune into his panel discussion with Preston Pysh, Jeff Booth, Mark Yusko and Trey Lockerbie from the main stage at Bitcoin 2021 in Miami.

Surfing the Bitcoin Wave with Bethany Hamilton and Adam Dirks Jun 03, 2021

For this special edition of the Bitcoin Magazine Podcast Matt Odell sits down with Bethany Hamilton and her husband Adam Dirks. Bethany is an American professional surfer who survived a 2003 shark attack in which she lost her left arm and who ultimately returned to professional surfing. Bethany and Adam both take faith very seriously and as they discuss their Bitcoin journey, they mention Thank God for Bitcoin by Jimmy Song and several other Bitcoiners, which makes the case for why corrupt money is bad for humanity and how Bitcoin redeems sound money for the world. Both Bethany and Adam started taking Bitcoin much more seriously after the book and have recently come out publicly in support for the Bitcoin movement. To Bethany and Adam, Bitcoin is finally something that makes sense in a financial world that has lost the cause.

Please enjoy this wide ranging conversation with Bethany, Adam, and Matt.

Why Playmate Jessica Vaugn is Coming to Bitcoin 2021 Jun 02, 2021

Freelance model, makeup artist and photographer Jessica Vaugn, best known for her work with Playboy, started tumbling down the bitcoin rabbit hole in 2020. She says it completely changed her life and the way she views the world. As a freelancer, she’s always been keen on making independent choices. But it wasn’t until the pandemic lockdowns, she says, that she realized government-run economic systems limit her personal freedoms.

Now, thanks to a penchant for books like “The Bitcoin Standard” and networking with bitcoiners on Twitter, Vaugn says she’s using bitcoin to hedge against the risks of government overreach and inflation. She’s not worried about price volatility, since she’s not hoping to get rich quickly by trading cryptocurrencies. She’s only interested in bitcoin, not anything else in the sea of digital assets, because that’s what she feels is most aligned with her ideological perspective. She says the bitcoin ethos is all about freedom, privacy, and security. And considering the strict pandemic protocols forced on the residents of Los Angeles over the past year, those values have become more important to her now than ever before.

For Vaugn, 2021 is a year of investing in herself by growing her newfound bitcoin knowledge to reshape her career. As Hollywood unions tighten their grip on work opportunities in Los Angeles, Vaugn is flying to Miami to meet experts from the bitcoin community. She’s not sure what the future holds, but she does know having custody of her own bitcoin can offer peace of mind in uncertain times. If you can’t join the conference in Miami, tune in via Youtube then follow #Bitcoin2021 on Twitter and Instagram. Plus, you can join our conversation on Telegram and subscribe to our newsletter to keep up with all the happenings at Bitcoin 2021.

Next stop, Bitcoin 2021 in Miami!

The Institutional Landscape for Bitcoin with Cathie Wood and Anthony Scaramucci Jun 01, 2021

Welcome to a very special Bitcoin 2021 inspired Panel on the Bitcoin Magazine Podcast. This week Christian Keroles cohosts with Head of Research at Bitcoin Magazine Dylan LeClair a legendary panel with 2 legendary investors involved in the Bitcoin space, Cathie Wood Founder of Ark Invest & Anthony Scaramucci Founder of Skybridge. This panel was recorded on tuesday May 25th after a historically bloody weekend of negative price action. We kick off the conversation discussing the recent volatility in Bitcoin price and how Institutional clients are reacting to it. Scaramucci strongly emphasised that institutions really have not begun to enter into the space and Wood concurred and followed up that many institutions were afraid of top ticking Bitcoin and that the recent correction was healthy and desirable from an institutional perspective.

We move on to discussing ESG and the recent negative press bitcoin has been receiving due to comments made by Elon Musk. Both Cathie and Anthony believe that the environment is important but also believe that Bitcoin’s incentive structure will continue to push it more and more towards renewables.

Lastly we dive into the macro market conditions that investors need to take into account when assessing Bitcoin’s potential market. Wood and Scaramucci take turns breaking down the implications of negatively yielding debt, the everything bubble, deflation, and intermingled counterparty risk all market participants are exposed to.

We close out with Bitcoin price predictions for the year. Please enjoy this fantastic panel with the legendary Cathie Wood and Anthony Scaramucci.

Onboarding the Masses to Lightning with Desiree Dickerson May 27, 2021

On this episode of the Bitcoin Magazine Podcast, Christian Keroles sits down with Desiree Dickerson the VP of Business Operations at Lightning Labs and cofounder of MintGox! Des is deep in the trenches of Lightning and pioneering adoption of the bitcoin stack inside the gaming ecosystem. Dickerson believes that both game creators and players unlock massive value by integrating satoshis (Bitcoin) into their games. Des sees lightning as the perfect avenue for scalable and easy bitcoin integration into gaming for a completely revolutionary experience.

With the founding of MintGox, Desiree and several other sought out to create a community and tournament to demonstrate the power and use cases that are unlocked by integrating lightning with video games. MintGox and Zebedee will be sponsoring and hosting the Bitcoin 2021 Esports Arena which will feature Thunder Games, Satoshi’s Games, Christian Moss, CSGO all powered by Zebedee’s Lightning SDK.

Christian and Des discuss why Lightning and Bitcoin are important and why their rise is inevitable. Dickerson is moved by the idea of fair and transparent financial access for the world and making that available to as many people as possible. Des believes that games as well as other forms of earning Bitcoin will push people to onboard directly to the lightning network. Start ups like Strike are great examples of how lightning infrastructure enables large and small players alike to tap into a global permissionless payments network that yields an unstoppable advantage over proprietary competitors like Paypal and CashApp

Please enjoy this wide ranging conversation with Desiree Dickerson.

Follow Desiree Dickerson @dickerson_des

Follow MintGox @MintGox

Learn more about the MintGox Esports Arena:

https://b.tc/conference/mintgox-esports-arena

The Future of Banking with Kevin Lehtiniitty May 25, 2021

On the Bitcoin Magazine Podcast, host Christian Keroles sits down with the Cofounder, CTO, and CPO of Banq.com, Kevin Lehtiniitty. Banq.com is a new neo-bank built on top of Bitcoin. Banq is a subsidiary of PrimeTrust which builds a tremendous amount of financial infrastructure in the Bitcoin exchange space. Banq is a new way for people to live and bank on Bitcoin. Rather than a brokerage exchange interface like Coinbase or Gemini, Banq is designed more like a consumer bank account that incorporates Bitcoin. Banq wants to enable customers to tap into their massive liquidity and payment networks so that they can live 100% in Bitcoin. The app is focused on enabling you to take fiat income and transfer it straight to Bitcoin.

Kevin opines on how he discovered Bitcoin and in the process was unbanked by his credit union only cementing his appreciation for Bitcoin's liberating capabilities. Kevin has a deep appreciation for freedom and privacy and wants Banq to be a new kind of financial company that is bitcoin native and has bitcoin values built in. Values like privacy, choice, and consumer control.

Please enjoy this wide ranging conversation with Kevin Lehtiniitty of Banq.com.

Follow Kevin @KevLeht

Bitcoin in Congress with Warren Davidson May 20, 2021

On this episode of the Bitcoin Magazine Podcast, host Christian Keroles sits down with Congressman Warren Davidson of Ohio! Congressman Davidson burst into the Bitcoin scene in 2019 when in a congressional hearing he mentioned the difference between Bitcoin and “shitcoins” officially putting the term Shitcoin in the official congressional record. Warren has a history in the military and then as an entrepreneur which has greatly shaped his world view and his understanding of the current fiat monetary and banking system. Congressman Davidson recognizes the importance of sound money in a free society and why Bitcoin is well aligned with American values.

Congressman Davidson is on the financial services committee in congress and is working hard to create more regulatory clarity for crypto in general in an effort to make America as competitive as possible for Bitcoin businesses to thrive. Congressman Davidson is acutely aware of how difficult it is today for a Bitcoin business to operate in the United States because of the lack of clarity and the purposely negligent attitude from the SEC regarding a Bitcoin ETF. Davidson is the coauthor of the Token Taxonomy Act which is supposed to bring an enormous amount of clarity and recognition of crypto to the US legal system. The act is still in early stages and Warren is fighting to get it the attention that it deserves.

Please enjoy this wide ranging and fascinating conversation with Congressman Warren Davidson.

The Promise of Bitcoin w/ Bobby Lee May 18, 2021

On this episode of the Bitcoin Magazine Podcast, host Christian Keroles sits down with Bitcoin OG and entrepreneur Bobby Lee to discuss his new book The Promise of Bitcoin.

Bobby discusses how he discovered Bitcoin early from his brother Charlie Lee the creator of Litecoin. Bobby Cofounded the largest Bitcoin exchange in China BTCC before running into regulatory issues and ultimately selling the exchange in 2018. Since 2018 Bobby has been working on The Promise of Bitcoin to help Bitcoin curious newbies fast track the education process to learn why Bitcoin is important and why Bitcoin will be successful. The Book is filled with excellent examples and explanations to help a new bitcoiner understand where Bitcoin is going and why that is good for humanity. Lee also focuses on dispelling common myths about Bitcoin that have been spread in the mainstream and encouraging users to take self custody of their Bitcoin. The book is very focused on making Bitcoin digestible to a non technical audience.

We close out the interview with some of Bobby’s predictions for Bitcoin in the next 10 years. Please enjoy this history rich and wide ranging conversation with Bobby Lee.

Find the Book: https://www.amazon.com/Promise-Bitcoin-Future-Money-Work/dp/1260468674

When Cities Embrace Bitcoin w/ Mayor Scott Conger May 13, 2021

This week on the Bitcoin Magazine Podcast, host Christian Keroles sits down with the Mayor of Jackson Tennessee Scott Conger to discuss Scott’s recent interest in Bitcoin. Scott has been the Mayor of Jackson for a few years now and is actually the 3rd person in his family to serve as Mayor of Jackson. Mayor Conger has a very long term commitment to the community in Jackson and wants to see the best for his city. Scott sees Bitcoin as an ideal way for his city to secure its financial future as well as to encourage young remote tech workers to lay down roots in Jackson.

The Pandemic and remote work have revealed a massive opportunity for small to medium sized cities to compete for tech talent and work when they used to be crushed by the major tech hubs like San Francisco and New York. Mayor Conger has been watching Mayor Suarez of Miami closely and taken the cue from him to dive into how embracing Bitcoin can help his city be more competitive.

Christian and Scott reflect on how bitcoin has been relatively de-risked and how his education into Bitcoin taught him more about what is wrong with the current system.

Please enjoy this wide ranging conversation Mayor Scott Conger!

If you want to read more about Mayor Conger and Jackson Tennessee read about his Bitcoin journey in Bitcoin Magazine: https://bitcoinmagazine.com/culture/meet-the-tennessee-mayor-whos-ready-to-embrace-bitcoin

The Bitcoin Bull Market w/ David Puell May 11, 2021

This week for the Bitcoin Magazine Podcast, host Christian Keroles is joined by Bitcoin Magazine researcher Dylan LeClair and pioneer on-chain analyst David Puell. As Bitcoin leads the way for crypto currency adoption and acceptance market participants are starting to embellish in massive pump and dump activities around alternative coins. This portion of a bitcoin Bull market is often referred to as ALT Season, Puell sets appropriate expectations around how bitcoiners should see things play our this bull market. Puell also breaks down his scenarios for this bull market. We transition the topic to trading and which on-chain and macro indicators Puell uses to gain alpha. Lastly we close out with conversation around a super cycle and Bitcoin’s role in the future of finance.

Follow David Puell: @kenoshaking

Follow Dylan LeClair: @BTCization

Follow ck: @ck_SNARKs

Questions covered:

Why are shitcoin outperforming so much in 2021?
Bull market ending early?
Current state of the Bitcoin market on-chain?
Effect of the derivatives and futures market in the market structure of bitcoin?
Increasing amount of liquidity attempting to arbitrage the contango trade up against the global fiat credit markets
Can the contango yields be thought of as a “time value of money” of sorts?
Do you expect volatility to significantly decrease in the coming years as

Bitcoin Mining in the USA w/ Mike Colyer May 06, 2021

This week for the Bitcoin Magazine Podcast, host CK sits down with Mike Colyer the CEO of Foundry a wholly owned subsidiary of DCG focused on Mining in the US. Foundry is making a massive effort to bring hashrate to North America both with physical hardware as well as with building the Foundry Mining Pool.

Mike is extremely proud of how much hashrate is flowing into the US and that Foundry's pool has peaked into the top 5 BTC mining pools as well as Foundry being one of the very first mining pools to signal for Taproot upgrade of Bitcoin.

One of the key ways that Foundry is building out a competitive mining environment in the US is by financing other operations to acquire energy contracts and mining equipment. Foundry understands that nation states will have to build a strategy around Bitcoin mining and he wants to make sure the that hash rate is as evenly distributed around the globe as possible.

Topics:

Mining in north America
Cost per kilowatt in the best geographies
The role of mining in geopolitics.
Volatility in Bitcoin's Hashrate and what that means.
The players in the asic game and the nature of the asic market.
Foundry financing self mining or equipment in North America
How the mining ecosystem evolving over the course of this year.

Reflections on Satoshi with Adam Back and Pete Rizzo May 04, 2021

This week for the Bitcoin Magazine Podcast we have a replay of last week's interview between Adam Back and Pete Rizzo on Satoshi's legacy. Adam Back the co founder and CEO of Blockstream and the investor of Proof of Work.

Adam reflects on discovering Bitcoin and searching for the best information in the early days. He worked hard to understand the technical components as well as all of Satoshi's writing about Bitcoin.

Adam is not a fan or over glorifying Satoshi or quoting Satoshi quotes. Adam thinks it is important for individuals to learn from Satoshi's thinking but to define Bitcoin based on the product and network itself.

Dr. Back and Rizzo reflect on the difference between the stated intent of the bitcoin project, what is actually being built, and how Satoshi contributed to that ethos. Enjoy this wide ranging conversation on Satoshi's Authority, Influence, and legacy.

Topics:

How did Adam start to try and understand what Bitcoin was?
Do you think there’s any value in understanding what Satoshi thought about Bitcoin?
There’s an aversion in the Bitcoin development community about speaking about Satoshi. Can you talk about where that comes from?
Under Satoshi, Bitcoin had a very different development model.
Bitcoin Core is today more of a meritocracy. Why does Bitcoin need a meritocracy?
Satoshi has been gone for 10 years. Is Satoshi Nakamoto still influential in Bitcoin today?
It’s been said nobody understands Bitcoin. Was it possible for Satoshi to understand Bitcoin?
What do you think was the biggest mistake that Satoshi Nakamoto made in building Bitcoin?
Was it necessary to remove Satoshi ?
Where does Satoshi Nakamoto rank in terms of the biggest intellectual contributors to Bitcoin?
Why do you think Satoshi hasn’t moved his Bitcoin?

Making Bitcoin Easy w/ Simon Lapscher Apr 29, 2021

This week on the Bitcoin Magazine Podcast, host Christian Keroles sits down with Simon Lapscher the CEO of the Liquality wallet. Liquality is a very interesting wallet because they are focus on atomic swaps. In particular they are focused on atomic swaps with Bitcoin. Liquality makes it possible for your bitcoin to swap into any other currency they support trustlessly. One of the key users of the Liquality Wallet are bitcoiners looking to leverage the RSK blockchain. Liquality makes it easy, trustless, and seamless to squad intro RBTC on RSK.

Lapscher stresses the importance of a wallet which makes Bitcoin’s native features accessible to users. The Liquality wallet is designed to make Bitcoin and other digital assets/tokens interoperable and functional across the entire blockchain space. The guy is to make blockchain and trustless native features easy and accessible for average users. This includes features that bitcoiners are really excited about, Lightning, Coincoin, Batch transactions, Multi-sig and more.

Liquality plans to roll out Liquid support and atomic squaps between BTC and L-BTC. This will make Liquality the one stop shop for BTC Native features as well as atomic swaps with the extended Bitcoin Ecosystem.

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Turning Data into Value w/ Eric Weiss Apr 27, 2021

This week on the Bitcoin Magazine podcast, host Christian Keroles sits down with Eric Weiss, CEO of the Bitcoin Investment Group Fund (BIG Fund). Eric was early to Bitcoin and saw its potential as an alternative store of value over the internet immediately! Eric was the person that helped introduce Michael Saylor of Microstrategy to Bitcoin. Eric and Michael are long time friends and it was finally in the initial fall out of the COVID 19 lockdowns where finally Bitcoin as a money outside of the system started to make more sense to Saylor.

“Covid was kind of something that made a lot of people question.” - Eric Weiss

Christian and Eric discuss people waking up to Bitcoin, How Bitcoin is actually good for the dollar, Bitcoin exceeding his expectations for 2014, BTC incentives and much much more.

Topics:

The Bitcoin Investment Group.
Bonds to Bitcoin.
Buying Bitcoin in 2014.
Buying bitcoin vs business risk.
Bitcoin’s incentives and game theory.
Michael Saylor’s quick onboarding and conviction.
Turning data into value

Twitter: @Eric_BIGfund

Sustainable Mining in North America with Peter Wall Apr 22, 2021

This week on the Bitcoin Magazine Podcast, host Christian Keroles sat down with the CEO of Argo Blockchain (ARBKF) to cover all things mining. The conversation starts with a dive into Peter's Bitcoin story which starts in a hostel in Bali as these stories often do. Peter's journey from running that hostel to operating one of the largest public mining companies in the industry is a tad out of the ordinary. Wall discusses how Argo breaks down their business among BTC Mining, Alt-coin mining, venture capital, and R&D. Of all of these pillars BTC Mining is by far the most important and the cash cow of the business.

Argo is focused on deploying hashrate across the US with an emphasis on mining using renewable resources. Peter think's is not good that so much mining in China uses coal power, especially during the dry season. He and Argo see North America as being an opportunity to align Bitcoin with Green Energy while still being extremely competitive globally on energy costs. Peter thinks that Bitcoin mining can get the best of both worlds.

Articles mentioned in the episode

China Digital Yuan Will Co-Exist With Alipay, WeChat, PBOC Says https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2021-03-25/china-digital-yuan-will-co-exist-with-alipay-wechat-pboc-says

China Asks Banks to Curtail Credit for Rest of Year https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2021-04-06/china-is-said-to-ask-banks-to-curtail-credit-for-rest-of-year

ECB tries to dispel myths about CBDC https://www.finextra.com/newsarticle/37744/ecb-bids-to-bust-cbdc-myths

Lagarde Says Market Can Test ECB Resolve as Much as It Wants https://archive.ph/SyLZK

Treasury General Account balance https://fred.stlouisfed.org/series/WTREGEN

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Written by Ansel Lindner

Economist, author and bitcoin specialist. Find more from Ansel at the Bitcoin & Markets podcast (bitcoinandmarkets.com), the BitcoinDictionary.cc, and macro blog Bitcoin & Markets Research (BTCM.co).

Bitcoin Smart Contracts with Ben Carman Apr 06, 2021

In this episode of the Bitcoin Magazine podcast, host Christian sits down with rising Bitcoin developer Ben Carman to discuss his cutting edge work in the Bitcoin Smart Contracting space as well as controversy and disputes Ben finds himself in as he trolls Bitcoin Twitter. Ben and Christian first met far before Ben's rise to prominence int he Bitcoin community at the Bit Block Boom Conference in 2019. Since then, Ben has joined SuredBits as a leader in DLC technology. DLC's show promise as the smart contracting and oracle layer for the Bitcoin financial stack. Ben has since built Krystal Bull which is a wallet for hosting an oracle. Ben throws in his two cents on the Taproot activation discussion and educates CK about all of the benefits and features that Taproot enables. Lastly we dive into a recent confrontation between Eric July and Ben. Eric is a prominent libertarian pendent who does not really recommend or educate his following on Bitcoin. Ben and other Bitcoin plebs joined Erics podcast to call out the fact that Eric and other libertarians that do not take action are LARPS and the fall out from that confrontation. Topics: DLC's Bitcoiner Libertarian Show down. Intro to Ben, Suredbits DLCs Krystal Bull Why run an oracle? taproot Lot True v False The future and nature of Bitcoin finance. Why are libertarian's that deny bitcoin Larps Eric July's podcast.

Banking on Bitcoin with Max Carjuzaa Apr 01, 2021

This week for the Bitcoin Magazine podcast, host Christian Keroles sits down with Max Carjuzaa the cofounder and ceo of Money on Chain. Money on Chain is a fascinating new trustless application built on the RSK side chain. RSK is a sidechain that pegs 1 to 1 with Bitcoin and allows users to leverage a turing complete computing environment. Money on Chain is part of the emerging decentralized finance and banking movement coming to bitcoin in a more native way. Money on Chain allows users to leverage their bitcoin collateral to mint dollar backed tokens as well as their B2X token that enables the users earn a 2x leveraged bitcoin position all with minimized trust on the RSK sidechain.

Carjuzaa explained the story behind money on chain and how he and his team conceived of the idea and leveraged RSK and learning from other ecosystems to build the MoC system in the most Bitcoin native way possible. Money on Chain is built to enable bitcoiners to express short and long sentiments on Bitcoin while also creating a dollar synthetic token that is permissionless and censorship resistant. Carjuzaa explains how RSK and Money on chain are thriving in Latin America where financial services and fiat currency are much worse and there is a substantial need for alternative banking solutions.

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Optimizing Bitcoin with Gloria Zhao Mar 30, 2021

This week for the Bitcoin Magazine podcast, host Christian Keroles sat down with young Bitcoin developer Gloria Zhao to discuss her story and contributions to Bitcoin core. Gloria grew up in the bay area and led the elite Blockchain at Berkeley group at UC Berkeley. Gloria discusses the misaligned incentives for top college developers pulling them toward altcoin and defi projects. Gloria stated that she needed to be in tune with herself and her motivations in order to see Bitcoin Core as a viable and exciting career path.

Gloria's talent was quickly discovered by top Bitcoin contributors and she started as the first fellow of nonprofit Bitcoin development organization, Brink Bitcoin. Gloria is currently working on the very important and thankless work improving the p2p layer between nodes. Her specific projects are called Package Mempool Acceptance. P2P development is incredibly stressful because it is how nodes talk to each other and there is massive opportunity for an attack on Bitcoin.

We cover the following topics:

Gloria's Bitcoin story

Experience at Cal and Blockchain at Berkeley

Bitcoin v blockchain in education

What is it like learning the technical side of Bitcoin

Advice to young aspiring bitcoin devs

what is package accept or package relay

Gloria's most profound lesson form learning the technical side of Bitcoin

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Bitcoin Failure Scenarios with Keagan McClelland Mar 23, 2021

This week for the Bitcoin Magazine podcast, host Christian Keroles sits down with Bitcoin engineers and cofounder of Start9 Keagan McClelland to discuss different ways he sees Bitcoin potentially filing in the future.

Start9 is a hardware and software company dedicated to making individuals more sovereign. Start9’s flagship product is the Embassy personal server. Start9 sees individuals running their own server for things like email, encrypted messaging, and Bitcoin as being critical for the future of individual sovereignty. The Embassy is designed to make it easy for none technical users to run all of their core software services themselves at him.

Keagan is a Bitcoin and is extremely bullish Bitcoin however because of his engineering focus and experience with lightning he is no stranger to the challenges Bitcoin faces. Keagana nd ck discuss fees, centralization risk, attacks on Bitcoiners, the potential for 6102 scenarios and much much more.

Don’t miss this wide ranging, mildly technical episode of the Bitcoin Magazine podcast.

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Looking Forward to Bear Arms N’ Bitcoin with Ragnar Lifthrasir Mar 18, 2021

This week on “Bitcoin Magazine Podcast”, host Joe Rodgers sat down with Ragnar Lifthrasir, owner of Guns N’ Bitcoin, to discuss his upcoming freedom technology conference Bear Arms N’ Bitcoin being held in Austin, TX on April 10-11. The conference is focused on 3D printing firearm technology and bitcoin privacy hardware and software.

They discussed the state of the world, the conference, the Bitcoin circular economy who shared his thoughts about this with Bitcoin Magazine last November “It’s Time To Join The Bitcoin Circular Economy”.

For more information about Bear Arms N’ Bitcoin visit gunsnbitcoin.com and follow Lifthraiser on Twitter.

Conviction in Bitcoin w/ George Mekhail Mar 16, 2021

In this episode of the Bitcoin Magazine Podcast, Host Christian Keroles sits down with George Mekhail of BitcoinIs and the OC Bitcoin Network. George has been making waves in the Bitcoin community both with his regular virtual and in person meets up but also with his thought provoking articles.

Two of his recent articles published with the Bitcoin Magazine

IN A SOCIALLY-DISTANT WORLD, BITCOIN IS COMMON GROUND

https://bitcoinmagazine.com/culture/in-a-socially-distant-world-bitcoin-is-common-ground

ARE BITCOINERS A**HOLES?

https://bitcoinmagazine.com/culture/are-bitcoiners-aholes

In both articles, George demonstrates how Bitcoin is more than just an asset. bitcoin is a social movement, a base level truth, and a way for humans to better communicate. George aims to continue to better the human experience both with thought leadership but also with community building. George's deepest driver is his unshakable conviction in Bitcoin and he believes that Bitcoiner's conviction in BTC will appeal to the hearts and minds of the masses.

Why Bitcoin Matters With Hong Fang Mar 11, 2021

This week for the Bitcoin Magazine Podcast host Christian Keroles sat down with the CEO of OKCoin Hong Fang for a wide ranging conversation about why Bitcoin, onboarding new people, and Hongs personal journey with bitcoin. Since taking over as the CEO of OKCoin, Hong has taken swift action to better adapt the exchange for new user onboarding for for better aligning the exchange and platform with Bitcoin native technology. OKCoin has taken the lead in adopting Bitcoin layer 2 technology like Lighting and Blockstack and recently made waves for delisting prominent Bitcoin forks (BCH and BSV). Fang describes how these coins in particular where riding off of Bitcoin's coat tails and how most new users where getting confused by them when they were really just looking for BTC the Store of Value. The conversation closes with Hong describing her visions for a Bitcoin future that is more equitable and just for man kind. Topics: Where was Hong professionally when she discovered Bitcoin? What set her up to understand the problems in society and how Bitcoin addresses them? Why is Bitcoin not just another crypto asset? What makes it special? OKCoin's effort to support Bitcoin development Bitcoin Adoption and OKCoin's role in facilitating that. Hong's perspective about what a bItcoin future looks like. Follow Hong on twitter @hfangca

Questioning Bitcoin Narratives With Eric Wall Mar 09, 2021

This week on the Bitcoin Magazine Podcast host Christian Keroles sits down with Eric Wall CIO of Arcane Assets. Eric comes on to the show to walk through some of his qualms with common Bitcoin Narratives. Eric has a strong understanding of Bitcoin and is bullish on the asset but does not think that all of the narratives and talking points around bitcoin are directionally correct or viable. Eric once asked his twitter following if he was a shitcoiner or a bitcoiner, Peter McCormack responded that Eric was a shitcoiner but a good one. Eric is a well know skeptic and independant thinker in the Bitcoin ecosystem. He has made waves by arguing strongly against stock to flow and in favor of layer 2 constructions in development on Ethereum. Christian and Eric discuss Bitcoin propaganda, scaling, utility and much much more in this fascinating conversation. Topics: Why the S2F chart is misleading. Eric bearish on Lightning Eric's investigation into Ethereum based deFi What don't Bitcoiners get? where is the cognitive dissidence? Do ethereans get Bitcoin or the history of money.? Bitcoin's role in definanciliazation. Find Eric Wall Twitter: @ercwl Email: info@arcaneassets.io

How Bitcoin Alleviates Human Suffering W/ Nozomi Hayase Mar 04, 2021

This week for the Bitcoin Magazine podcast host Christian Keroles sits down with Nozomi Hayase for a wide ranging and cosmic conversation. Nozomi's back ground is in studying psychology from both traditional and alternative perspective. She brings a fascinating insight and direction to the world we are living in today as well as captivating narratives for how Bitcoin can help alleviate human suffering. This conversation is very high level and future looking into what a Bitcoin future looks like. We discussed the following topics: How Money and the type of money we use affects our reality? Do you agree with that and what is the psychology of someone in this transition period? How does people adopting bitcoin affect their connection to reality? why I sit so much more real? What will life and civilization look like with a sound money? the Value of self interest. the radical separation of good and evil. Bitcoin aligns incentives around selfishness. Follow Nozomi Hayase: @nozomimagine Follow ck: @ck_SNARKs Follow Bitcoin Magazine: @BitcoinMagazine

Securing Your Bitcoin with Parker Lewis Mar 02, 2021

This week for the Bitcoin Magazine Podcast, Christian sits down with Parker Lewis of Unchained Capital to discuss several key topics in Bitcoin. We open up discussing Parker's Gradually then Suddenly Blog series and how impactful it has been in educating institutions and Bitcoiners a like. We go into depth on what Parker thinks of when it comes to Bitcoin education and how Bitcoin goes from being counter intuitive to hyper intuitive. We go in depth into How to store your bitcoin and how Unchained is making multisig more approachable for Bitcoin holders. Please enjoy this wide ranging conversation with Parker Lewis of Unchained Capital and Gradually then Suddenly. Follow Parker: @parkeralewis Follow Unchained Capital: @unchainedcap Follow Christian: @ck_SNARKs Follow Bitcoin Magazine: @BitcoinMagazine Today Unchained Capital Announced a partnership with NYDIG a key player in institutional services for Bitcoin. https://bitcoinmagazine.com/business/... This interview was recorded prior to this announcement.

Explaining Taproot Activation and LOT=True VS LOT=False - The Van Wirdum Sjorsnado 29 Feb 26, 2021

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In this episode of The Van Wirdum Sjorsnado, hosts Aaron van Wirdum and Sjors Provoost discuss activation of the Taproot soft fork upgrade, and more specifically, the lock-in on timeout (LOT) parameter. The LOT parameter can be set to either “true” (LOT=true) or “false” (LOT=false).

LOT=false resembles how several previous soft forks were activated. Miners would have one year to coordinate Taproot activation through hash power; if and when a supermajority (probably 90 percent) of miners signal readiness for the upgrade, the soft fork will activate. But if this doesn’t happen within (probably) a year, the upgrade will expire. (After which it could be redeployed.)

LOT=true also lets miners activate the soft fork through hash power, but if they fail to do this within that year, nodes will activate the soft fork regardless.

Aaron and Sjors discuss the benefits and detriments of each option. This also includes some possible scenarios of what could happen if some users set LOT to true, while other users set LOT to false, and the associated risks. Finally, Aaron and Sjors discuss what they think is most likely going to happen with Taproot activation.

Bitcoin Technology & Economics w/ James O'Beirne Feb 25, 2021

For this episode of the Bitcoin Magazine Podcast, Christian Keroles sits down with Bitcoin developer and economist James O’Beirne. James is a Bitcoin core developer with very unique experiences across disciplines being both a bitcoin core contributor as well as a well learnt macro economics scholar. James takes us through his journey from ChainCode Labs in New York to DG Labs back to the states and now to his current project Bitnomial Bitcoin Futures & Options Exchange. James also walks us through his designing of a basic command line interface for ColdCard what he built with no outside dependencies. We close out the conversation discussing James’ experiences trading during the depth of the 2020 economic fears and why his experiences with gold solidified his position that bitcoin is an order of magnitude improvement.

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Bitcoin and Podcasting 2.0 with Anita Posch Feb 23, 2021

This week, Christian sits down with long time Bitcoin podcaster and advocate Anita Posch. Anita is the host of the fantastic Anita Posch show where she highlights the efforts of bitcoiners around the globe especially bitcoiners in Africa and Latam.

In this episode ck and Anita focus in on new Podcasting technology being built on top of the bitcoin lightning network. Podcasting started as the ultimate way for individuals to broadcast information without corporate influence. It was a medium for the people. Since it's humble beginnings, Podcasting has turned into a cultural phenomena but its has also become corrupted. Current podcasting infrastructure no longer supports the censorship resistant dream of it's origin. Bitcoin looks to be an answer here for creators to cultivate community and monetize directly with p2p cash.

Listen in to learn more about Anita and the cross roads between bitcoin and the future of podcasting.

Building on Bitcoin W/ Diego Gutierrez Zaldivar Feb 18, 2021

This week on the Bitcoin Magazine podcast, Host Christian Keroles sits down with long time Bitcoiner and cofounder of the RSK Bitcoin Sidechain Diego Gutierrez Zaldivar. RSK has been live on top of Bitcoin since 2018 and has been quietly building a fantastic ecosystem of wallets, Decentralized order-books, Bitcoin backed stablecoins and more. The projects being built on and enabled by RSK have been making an incredible amount of hype in the Bitcoin community and they are all enabled by the RSK sidechain. RSK is merged mined with Bitcoin and leverages Bitcoin as it's own native currency. Bitcoin has to be pegged into the RSK chain and Diego's team are working on greatly improving the UX and wait time for a trustless peg between BTC and RBTC. We discuss how Bitcoiners can easily and trustlessly peg into the RSK chain and start taking advantage of all the applications built on RSK. There are several user friendly wallets including Edge Wallet that allows for a non technical users to get access to RBTC. In this interview it is very clear that Diego and his team are true Bitcoiners and are building with Bitcoin's best interest in mind. Because the RSK team is located in Latam and Argentina they have a very close touch with the struggles and needs of the unbanked and underbanked. RSK is building the decentralized infrastructure needed to sustain a financial system completely on blockchains.

If You Are Not Long Bitcoin, You Are Short Bitcoin — W/ Anthony Scaramucci & Matt Odell Feb 16, 2021

This week for the Bitcoin Magazine podcast, Bitcoin Magazine advisor, Matt Odell sits down with Anthony Scaramucci the cofounder of Skybridge Capital to discuss his Bitcoin Fund and his thoughts on Bitcoin. Scaramucci's echoing of Bitcoin first principles thinking at the institutional investor class is incredibly validating of the Bitcoin narrative. Anthony explains why he could not invest in Bitcoin at sub $1,000 because the asset was simply not large enough for his funds strategy. According to Scaramucci, Bitcoin is more useful and interesting to him at these levels than they were back then. Scaramucci explains that he stills believes that we are still early in Bitcoins long term trajectory but at the same time feels very confident that Bitcoin will be the category winner in the greater cryptocurrency space. This is an incredibly bullish interview as Anthony demonstrates extreme alignment with the narratives and predictions that hard core Bitcoin enthusiasts have been making for years.

Please enjoy this conversation with Anthony Scaramucci and Matt Odell.

What Bitcoin Started w/ Erik Voorhees Feb 11, 2021

This week, host Christian Keroles sits down with early Bitcoin adopter and entrepreneur Erik Voorhees. Erik has had an enormous impact on Bitcoin's history starting early companies, participating in the scaling wars, and embracing the Ethereum ecosystem.

Erik sees the Bitcoin space in different way than many bitcoiners. Erik describes everything with in the "crypto" ecosystem as part of the same tree and although there are nefarious use cases and scams, that does not invalidate the entire space outside of bitcoin.

While still holding the majority of his value in Bitcoin, Voorhees believes that Bitcoin was just the first building block of a decentralized finance ecosystem that he is excited to build.

Banking with Bitcoin w/ Steven Schnall CEO of Quontic Bank Feb 09, 2021

This week for the Bitcoin Magazine Podcast, host Christian Keroles sits down with CEO of Quontic Bank Steven Schnall to discuss Quontic's recent move to offer a Bitcoin back debit card. The Bitcoin Back debit card offer users 1.5% cash back in the for of Bitcoin. This represents Quontic's first official cryptocurrency product and a massive step for Bitcoin's financialization as Quontic is firmly a legacy banking institution.

Steven and Christian discuss Quontic's history and mission driven purpose as well as Steven's personal adventures mining cryptocurrency and buying Bitcoin many years ago. Steven believes that Bitcoin is a new economic paradigm and that every financial institution will begin offering Bitcoin related product int he coming decade.

We discuss the following topics:

Steven's Bitcoin History
Why Quontic was created
Quontic Bank's mission oriented business
Evolutions in bitcoin custody
Bitcoin as a hard money
SOV Creating the Bitcoin back debit card product W
hat is next for Quontic Bank and Bitcoin.

The Good Word of Bitcoin with Isaiah Jackson Feb 04, 2021

Joe Rodgers had the opportunity to sit down for an interview with Isaiah Jackson to discuss his upcoming book, Bitcoin and Black America Volume 2. Before the interview I read a copy of his first book which laid the groundwork explaining Bitcoin to noobs, but it was written especially for black people. The book covers monetary history and how black people have gotten little to no support from bankers here in America and goes on to make the case that Bitcoin and black people are a no brainer. Jackson says “If any group of people should recognize how media can misrepresent you because they feel threatened, it should be the black community. Bitcoin and the black community are a match made in heaven.”

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Teaching Bitcoin w/ @anilsaidso Feb 02, 2021

This week on the Bitcoin Magazine Podcast, Host Christian Keroles sits down with Anil (@AnilSaidSo on Twitter) to discuss his amazing Bitcoin educational content. Anil has made a name for himself in the Bitcoin community because of the amazing and simple distillations of very complex and important concepts for understanding Bitcoin. Anil creates amazing Twitter threads, web pages and short ebooks to explain concepts like, Why Bitcoin is Neutral, Bitcoin V the Dollar, Notable Bitcoiners, Explaining the Sovereign Individual, understanding Bitcoin with Mental Models, and much much more. You can find all of Anil's threads here: https://twitter.com/anilsaidso/status/1292862862436626432?s=20 Ck and Anil also go into depth discussing Anil's contribution to Bitcoin Magazine Bitcoin and the Printing Press (released January 8th) https://bitcoinmagazine.com/articles/bitcoin-and-the-printing-press In the article Anil compares the invention of Bitcoin to the invention of the printing press and how both inventions gave power back to the people and took down large and overbearing institutions, ultimately unlocking massive human potential. "What Johannes Gutenberg and Satoshi Nakamoto gave us were new methods to permissionlessly transport information across time and space, outside the purview of the establishment. This challenges gatekeeper monopolies that are reliant on taxation, incentivizing them to act honestly and provide a valuable service to retain patronage." Follow Anil @anilsaidso on Twitter Follow Bitcoin Magazine @BitcoinMagazine Follow ck @ck_SNARKs

Wining Hearts and Minds for Bitcoin w/ Andy Edstrom and Peter McCormack Jan 28, 2021

In this week's Bitcoin Magazine podcast, Christian Keroles sits down with Andy Edstrom and Peter McCormack to discuss their recent contribution to Bitcoin Magazine Wining Hearts and Minds for Bitcoin. Both Peter and Andy believe that Bitcoin is inevitable and has already won but it can be easier or harder depending on how bitcoin evangelists educate. They believe that thru rhetoric and appeals to moral foundation theory, Bitcoin evangelists can better explain to skeptics and newcomers the numerous positive implications of adopting Bitcoin. Moral foundations theory is a theory on how humans make decisions and establish attitudes about things. The theory his a heavy influence on the book Righteous Mind which is the inspiration for the article. These foundations from Moral Foundations Theory are: (1) care/harm, (2) fairness/cheating, (3) loyalty/betrayal, (4) authority/subversion, (5) sanctity/degradation (6) liberty/oppression. In the article you all apply this mental model towards mining and energy usage. "Bitcoiners need to educate people on this topic and avoid beginning passively on the back foot. Whenever talking to someone who is concerned with Bitcoin’s environmental effects, it may make sense to lead with this question: “Could you please explain to me how we’re going to defeat global warming without Bitcoin?” (I.e., defend your doomed sticks arguments, and I’ll respond with my Bitcoin carrot.)" Follow Bitcoin Magazine @Bitcoin Magazine Follow CK @ck_SNARKs Follow Peter McCormack @PeterMcCormack Follow Andy Edstrom @edstromandrew

Bitcoin and Satoshi in Venezuela w/ Javier Bastardo Jan 26, 2021

This week on the Bitcoin Magazine Podcast, ck sits down with Javier Bastardo from Satoshi en Venezuela. This is a wide ranging, real and heart felt conversation about the real trials that the Venezuelan people are subject to because of the totalitarian regime currently in control. Javier tells of his story discovering and living on Bitcoin since 2017 and how Bitcoin gave him both financial stability and community during his persecution living in Venezuela. While Javier is hopeless for Venezuela today he is hopeful personally because of Bitcoin. Javier warns Bitcoiners in the west not to simply use Venezuela as a Bitcoin case study. Venezuelans are suffering at the hands of an evil and parasitic regime. Bitcoin may help but there are many barriers to Bitcoin adoption in Venezuela that prevents the majority of people from leveraging it. Follow Javier on Twitter @CriptoBastardo Follow Satoshi en Venezuela @satoshienvzla Follow ck @ck_SNARKs Follow Bitcoin Magazine @BitcoinMagazine

How to Store Your Bitcoin w/ Douglas Bakkum of Shift Crypto - Bitcoin Magazine Podcast Jan 21, 2021

This week ck sits down with long time Bitcoiner and builder Douglas Bakkum. Douglas is the CEO and cofounder of hardware wallet maker Shift Crypto. Douglas and his team have been working hard from very early on to create a hardware wallet experience that is suitable for newbies but has the most important advanced features for maximum sovereignty, safety and trustlessness. This is a very wide ranging conversation covering Douglas's history, the inspiration for Shift Crypto, the Bitbox 02, and all about Bitcoin cold storage and custody. The conversation gets pretty technical as we get into the nuances around Wallet Ux and new innovations around Multisig. Douglas is hopeful for the future of multisig but is also skeptical of folks embracing it too early. There are still lots of kinks that need to be ironed out according to Douglas even though Bitcoin Multisig has gotten immensely better. Follow Douglas @douglasbakkum Follow Shift Crypto @ShiftCryptoHQ Follow ck @ck_SNARKs Follow Bitcoin Magazine @BitcoinMagazine

Fed Watch - Another Government Letdown - FED 37 Jan 20, 2021

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In this episode of Bitcoin Magazine’s “Fed Watch,” Christian Keroles and Ansel Lindner discuss the broad macroeconomic atmosphere in which bitcoin finds itself. We touch on bitcoin mining, price, the dollar, commodities, and the economy in general. In our bitcoin mining commentary, we focus on the behavior of hash rate over the last few months and the unique market for mining rigs. This is an important aspect of the bitcoin market that largely not understood even by hardcore bitcoiners.

Next, we have a fascinating discussion about social media, community building, and gaming. The Bitcoin & Markets podcast community has built a valuable community on discord and have slowly moved away from Twitter. Smaller communities where you can build relationships instead of followings may be the future trend.

We wrap up the episode talking about macro trends and bitcoin price. That, and so much more is on this episode.

Don’t miss it. This was another great episode to keep you current on central bank issues. Full show notes available: (link back to bitcoin magazine). Do not forget to subscribe to Fed Watch’s new RSS feed, so you don’t miss any of our great guest insights in the future.

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Bitcoin Activism with cryptograffiti - Bitcoin Magazine Podcast Jan 19, 2021

Joe Rodger's had the opportunity to sit down with legendary Bitcoin activist artist cryptograffiti this week to discuss his latest project, Bitcoin vs The Fed. You have probably seen cryptograffiti’s art before.

He's well known for his mosaic pictures of Hal Finney and JP Morgan boss Jamie Dimon but he's most well known for his art piece called United Nodes of Bitcoin which depicts a U.S. $1 bill with a hooded George Washington and subtle nods to bitcoin propaganda all over the bill.

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Fed Watch - Bitcoin 2021: A New Hope - FED 36 Jan 14, 2021

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In this episode of Bitcoin Magazine’s “Fed Watch,” Christian Keroles and Ansel Lindner look back at the events of the last few weeks and put them into a macro perspective. They also give us an optimistic vision of the next year that only the Bitcoin Space can offer.

Topics covered

Censorship and Bitcoin Twitter
Macro cycles like the 4th Turning
Assets like gold, the dollar, and commodities
Bitcoin price
2021 predictions

We are in dark times, but it is darkest before dawn. Bitcoin is a steady guiding light in this troubled time, and though things might get slightly worse from a political perspective over the next year, history and bitcoin show us the future is still very bright.

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Funding Bitcoin Development w Alex Gladstein, Ben Kaufman & Richard Myers - Bitcoin Magazine Podcast Jan 12, 2021

This week on the Bitcoin Magazine Podcast, host ck sits down with Alex Gladstein of the Human rights Foundation and the latest two recipients of the HRF's Bitcoin development grants, Richard Myers and Ben Kaufman.

Richard works with GoTenna and Global Mesh Labs and is focused on relieving Bitcoin's dependency on the current internet infrastructure.

Ben works with the Specter Wallet team to create easy and user friendly ways for Bitcoiners to receive and send bitcoin using their full node to validate and easy multi sig with commodity hardware.

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The Van Wirdum Sjorsnado - The Lightning Network Basics - NADO 22 Jan 08, 2021

In this episode of The Van Wirdum Sjorsnado, hosts Aaron van Wirdum and Sjors Provoost discuss the basics of the Lightning Network, Bitcoin’s Layer 2 protocol for cheaper, faster and potentially more private transactions.

Securing Bitcoin w/ Diogo Monica - Bitcoin Magazine Podcast Jan 07, 2021

This week, host ck sits down with the cofounder and president of Anchorage to talk about the innovative ways that Anchorage is creating better than cold storage conditions for institutional Bitcoin and crypto asset storage.

Anchorage has become a complete turnkey platform for Institutions to leverage in order to build out their Bitcoin and crypto strategies.

Diogo has a deep history in securing private keys and mission critical private information. He lead up security at Square and then and Docker.

Ck and Diogo discuss the following topics:

Anchorage is the qualified custodian

The OCC clarity for commercial banks

Who is using Anchorage?

Anchorage filed for a national banking charter!

How do create better than cold storage?

What is Anchorage seeing from bitcoin custodial demand.

Crypto v Bitcoin? What is the mind set and knowledge of anchorage customers.

Sovereign Bitcoin, What is Soveryn with Edan Yago - Bitcoin Magazine Podcast Jan 05, 2021

In this week’s episode of the Bitcoin Magazine Podcast host ck sits down with Edan Yago of the Soveryn Project to discuss Soveryn and how they are building decentralized infrastructure for Bitcoin.

Soveryn is like a company except that it runs completely on bitcoin and they are not incorporated in any company. It is a fully remote new kind of company that is fluid, distributed, and powered by Bitcoin.

Soveryn has developed an exchange and programmatic USD coin system leveraging the RSK Bitcoin sidechain and they are actively looking at other BTC layer two technology to scale their services.

Soveryn likes RSK’s technology because it is based off of the existing Ethereum technology stack making it interoperable with the entire ethereum defi ecosystem. Eden discusses how the members of the Soveryn team refer to themselves as Bitcoin Mutants rather than Bitcoin Maximalists. According to Yago, the Mutants understand that Bitcoin is key but they are not afraid to leverage the decentralized tech being built elsewhere. They see the Ethereum and altcoin ecosystem as an opportunity for Bitcoin to conquer as the defacto money and trading pair.

The Soveryn team sees Bitcoin as the main building block of the new decentralized economy and think Bitcoiners should not settle for centralized technology solutions.

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Fed Watch - Central Bank Policy: 2020 Year in Review - FED 35 Dec 30, 2020

Fed Watch is moving feeds! Search for “Fed Watch - Bitcoin and Macro” on your podcast app.

In this episode, Christian and Ansel discuss the monetary policy of the three major central banks, the Federal Reserve, the European Central Bank, and the Bank of Japan. They step through the crisis, from the central banks’ position upon entering 2020, through the panic months of March and April, to how they all ended the year in a holding pattern.

The Fed gets blamed for unleashing a flood of liquidity and money printing on the world, but in fact, they were probably the most reserved out of the major central banks. If anyone should suffer inflation of their currency it is the Bank of Japan. Their central bank balance sheet alone is now 126% of their countries GDP, and the ECB’s balance sheet is over 55% of the Eurozone GDP. The Fed looks the tamest of the three in this respect, coming in at only 34%. If QE is money printing, we should expect inflation in these smaller currencies first, but what do we see? They are stuck in deflation and heading for another crash.

Lastly, Christian and Ansel sum up what they think about this year in regards to central banks and bitcoin.

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Links

https://bitcoinmagazine.com/articles/reviewing-2020s-central-bank-policies

Developing Bitcoin w/ John Newbery - Bitcoin Magazine Podcast Dec 29, 2020

In this very special episode of the Bitcoin Magazine Podcast ck sits down with Bitcoin core contributor John Newbery to discuss John's new bitcoin development initiative Brink.dev.

Brink is striving to become a 5o1c3 non profit in the united states enabling American's to donate to bitcoin Development via Brink in a tax advantaged way. Brink will be both writing grants to Bitcoin projects as well as training promising Bitcoin Developers in their fellowship program.

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Topics:

Launching Brink with Mike Schmitt.

Bitcoin op tech

Becoming a 5o1c3 nonprofit

Ho is the donation land scape changing for Bitcoin development?

Compare and contract development in a bull v bear.

Gloria Zhao

Bitcoin and ossification

Reflecting on the taproot process

The Fight For The Freedom Money With Randy Brito - Bitcoin Magazine Podcast Dec 24, 2020

In this episode of the Bitcoin Magazine podcast, ck is down with Randy Brito the co founder and CEO of the Locha Mesh project.

Randy is a die hard Bitcoiner who has escape the persecution in Venezuela and is working every day with the mission to make Bitcoin more and more censorship resistant. Randy sees the current internet infrastructure as being a huge attack vector that must be addressed immediately. Locha Mesh is an open source mesh networking project and protocol that is designed to be capable of supporting a global decentralized internet.

Ck and Randy discuss why westerners have been lulled into complacence with their stable yet centralized infrastructure and how the majority of the world desperately needs free, open and private internet especially for Bitcoin. Randy believes that Bitcoin in the catalyst for us to rebuild our entire economy in a more decentralized way but fears the next few years in the battle.

Randy encourages all the listeners to do what they can to support the rebuilding on the internet in a way that is respectful to human rights and freedoms. He chants the rally cry " La Lucha Por La Locha Libre, The Fight For The Freedom Money"

Find Randy on Twitter @randybrito

Brady Swenson Growing with Bitcoin - Bitcoin Magazine Podcast Dec 22, 2020

Happy holidays from the Bitcoin Magazine Podcast team. This week we sat down with Swan Bitcoin employee #3 and Head of Education Brady Swenson aka Citizen Bitcoin. Brady is also the host of one of the best Bitcoin podcasts out there, the Citizen Bitcoin Podcast. Brady and CK sit down to chat about how Brady navigated his way from bitcoin newbie to prominent podcasts and entrepreneur in the bitcoin ecosystem. Brady encouraged Bitcoin newbies to get involved with the Bitcoin community and tell of how Swan Bitcoin hirers exclusively based off of work they see on Bitcoin Twitter. Every member of Swan's all star team has first built a reputation online int he greater Bitcoin community. The podcast then takes a more cosmic turn when Ck and Brady start talking about heir favorite subject, the Bitcoin renaissance. Brady see's Bitcoin as the ultimate tool to re-unleash human innovation and free us of our endless toils. Bitcoin is the most powerful narrative in the world, we are just witnesses to its great assent . Please enjoy this great episode of the Bitcoin Magazine Podcast.

The Van Wirdum Sjorsnado - Why Open Source Matters for Bitcoin - NADO 21 Dec 18, 2020

In this episode of The Van Wirdum Sjorsnado, Aaron and Sjors discuss why it matters that Bitcoin software is open source… and why even open source software doesn't necessarily solve all software-specific trust issues.

In theory, the fact that most Bitcoin nodes, wallets and applications are open source should ensure that developers can’t include malicious code in the programs: anyone can inspect the source code for malware. In practice, however, the number of people with enough expertise to do this is limited, while the reliance of some Bitcoin projects on external code libraries (“dependencies”) makes it even harder.

Furthermore, even if the open source code is sound, this doesn’t guarantee that the binaries (computer code) really correspond with the open source code. Aaron and Sjors explain how this risk is largely mitigated in Bitcoin through a process called Gitian building, where several Bitcoin Core developers sign the binaries if, and only if, they all produced the exact same binaries from the same source code. This requires special compiler software.

Finally, Aaron and Sjors discuss Guix, a relatively new project that goes above and beyond the Gitian process, to minimize the level of trust required to turn source code into binaries — including trust in the compiler itself.

Tyler Winklevoss, Bitcoin Ultra Bull - Bitcoin Magazine Podcast Dec 17, 2020

Bitcoin Magazine's very own Joe Rodgers interview Tyler Winklevoss of Gemini and Winklevoss Capital. We discussed how crazy 2020 has been, as well as his passion for Bitcoin, personal life and outlook for 2021.

We started our conversation by digging into an article that he and his brother, Cameron, published in August titled “The Case For $500K Bitcoin.” In this piece, they lay out a bullish case for Bitcoin and how they arrived at that number for its future price. I asked Winklevoss about this article’s target audience and he told me that “We wanted this to be for everyone… we wanted it to be technical but approachable.”

This is an article you can print out and leave with your family members over the holidays. If it doesn’t orange-pill them, it will at least get some good conversation out of them.

Later, we touch on The Great Reset. It turns out that Winklevoss hasn’t wasted any cycles thinking about it and was quick to point out the lunacy of the state fixing the problem it created with more intervention. As a former Olympian, he is still focused on his health and we spoke about what works for him regarding physical and mental wellbeing. Spoiler alert: sugar bad, exercise good.

As we wrapped up the recording, we touched on what’s to come in 2021 and beyond. I’ve watched Winklevoss from the sidelines for years and I respect what he’s built. He’s taken on the difficult challenge of developing Bitcoin-friendly regulations in New York and has ambitious plans to bring Gemini to the rest of the world in 2021. I have no doubt he will succeed — he’s been a competitor his whole life and has a track record of excellence.

Before this podcast, I had only a basic understanding of where Winklevoss’s head is, but now it’s clear to me. He might be a billionaire, but he’s one of us. He’s an ultra bull. He wants the state out of the business of money and he’s a Bitcoin true believer.

Fed Watch - Central Bank Woes - FED 34 Dec 16, 2020

In this episode, Christian and Ansel give updates on the Federal Reserve, ECB, and PBOC. Europe is the most exciting because last week they updated their policy, admitting they are fighting deflation, economic contraction, and a strong euro, despite the 1.85 trillion euro stimulus this year alone. It seems the more they do, the worse their situation gets.

The Fed meets Wednesday, December 16th, for their final meeting of the year, in which they are expected to keep everything the same. Next, we cover the PBOC’s recent troubles with defaults throughout their economy, and the increasing amount of stimulus they are providing.

Lastly, what would a bitcoin podcast be without a discussion about MicroStrategy and MassMutual. Bitcoiners have been expecting this type of adoption for years, so it is exciting but expected.

Links

Federal Reserve’s final meeting of 2020 : https://www.marketwatch.com/story/4-things-to-watch-when-fed-meets-wednesday-11607979577

ECB expands and extends its bond buying as coronavirus resurgence weighs on the recovery : https://www.cnbc.com/amp/2020/12/10/ecb-expands-bond-buying-as-coronavirus-resurgence-weighs.html

The ECB's Policy Dilemma: More QE Will Strengthen The Euro : https://seekingalpha.com/article/4394050-ecbs-policy-dilemma-qe-will-strengthen-euro

China has no plan to replace USD with digital yuan, former PBoC head says : https://cointelegraph.com/news/china-has-no-plan-to-replace-usd-with-digital-yuan-former-pboc-head-says

Nov 27 - China’s central bank could intervene after ‘glaring’ state-firm bond defaults, analyst says : https://www.cnbc.com/2020/11/27/chinas-central-bank-could-intervene-as-state-firm-bond-defaults-rise-analyst.html

Dec 14 - China’s central bank injects 950 billion yuan of medium-term loans, leaves rate unchanged : https://www.cnbc.com/2020/12/15/chinas-central-bank-injects-950-billion-yuan-of-medium-term-loans.html

How Money Works Today and Tomorrow with Nik Bhatia - Bitcoin Magazine Podcast Dec 15, 2020

Nik Bhatia, famous Bitcoin thinker and economist join's Bitcoin Magazine podcast to discuss the recent corporate bond MicroStrategy issued to buy more Bitcoin. Nik has a deep history in the bond world, Nik explained that this is just the beginning for Bond issuance for Bitcoin purposes emphasizing that corporations can issue bonds for whatever purpose they can justify to investors.

Next, we dive into his new book "Layered Money" which is currently available for preorder. Nik explains how the current monetary system has been built in layers and how Bitcoin is the first new asset that lives completely outside of the current system.

Lastly Nik answers some cosmic questions about the future of money and what a Bitcoin based financial system looks like.

Topics:

Bitcoin is such a unique asset because it is not a liability on someone else's balance sheet. MSTR buying Bitcoin and what that means for the bond market. People call it speculative attack Nik calls it arbitrage. We can see many types of companies issuing bonds to buy Bitcoins and their reasoning will completely very. Atomic swaps that make all crypto assets interoperable. Bitcoin exists outside the system and that is why we can build on it.

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Bitcoin in Asia - Niall Ferguson on Bitcoin and Financial Evolution BIA 32 Dec 14, 2020

Our guest this week is Niall Ferguson. Niall is the Milbank Family Senior Fellow at the Hoover Institution, Stanford University, a senior faculty fellow of the Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs at Harvard, and a visiting professor at Tsinghua University, Beijing. He is the author of 15 books, including The Ascent of Money and has at least two in the works in the upcoming Doom: The Politics of Catastrophe as well as part two of his excellent Henry Kissinger biography.

Niall also writes a regular column for Bloomberg Opinion. In this episode we dig into Niall’s recent Bloomberg piece “Bitcoin Is Winning the Covid-19 Monetary Revolution” and discuss the history of financial evolution, including how the current iteration of that evolution is playing out between China and the US and how he views Bitcoin in that context. We also discuss the qualities that make Bitcoin a significant advance and the broader importance of decentralization and sovereignty.

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The Van Wirdum Sjorsnado - RSK, federated sidechains and Powpeg - NADO 20 Dec 11, 2020

In this episode of The Van Wirdum Sjorsnado, hosts Aaron van Wirdum and Sjors Provoost discuss RSK’s shift from a federated sidechain model to the project’s new Powpeg solution. RSK is a merge mined Ethereum-like Bitcoin sidechain developed by IOVlabs. Bitcoin users can effectively move their coins to this blockchain that operates more like Ethereum, and move the coins back to the Bitcoin blockchain when they so choose. Some Bitcoin miners utilize their hashpower to mine bocks on the sidechain, and earn some extra transaction fees by doing so.The tricky part of any sidechain is allowing users to securely move their coins between blockchains. This is technically done by locking coins on the Bitcoin blockchain and issuing corresponding coins on the sidechain, and vice versa: locking coins on the sidechain to unlock the coins on the Bitcoin blockchain.So far, RSK did this by locking the coins into a multi-signature address, for which the private keys were controlled by a group of well-known companies. A majority of them was needed to unlock the coins, which they were to only do if and when the corresponding sidechain coins were locked.RSK is now switching to a Powpeg model where the keys to the multi-signature address are controlled by special tamper-proof hardware modules that are in turn programmed to only unlock coins on the Bitcoin blockchain if and when the corresponding coins on the sidechain are locked, and the transactions to lock these coins up have a significant number of confirmations.Aaron and Sjors explain how this works exactly, and discuss some of Powpeg’s security tradeoffs.

Defending Bitcoin and Liberty with Pierre Rochard - Bitcoin Magazine Podcast Dec 10, 2020

On this episode of the Bitcoin Magazine Podcast, host BranBTC sat down with Kraken’s Bitcoin specialist (and everyone’s favorite Bitcoin maximalist) Pierre Rochard to discuss the STABLE Act that was recently introduced to the public by members of the U.S. Congress.

Rochard initially took a broad view on the topic, insisting that looking too closely at the language and intent of the STABLE Act would miss the bigger picture. Instead, he wanted to focus on the conditions of our society that have allowed preconceived notions of money to grant an elite class unfathomable power over the lives of everyday Americans.For more information on the STABLE bill itself, as well as its vast implications and potentially unintended consequences, read through CoinCenter’s article, which breaks down the bill.

Fed Watch - Fed vs ECB - FED 33 Dec 09, 2020

Fed vs ECB - FED 33

In this episode of Fed Watch, Christian and Ansel get into specifics on the plans of the ECB in regard to their digital euro. We are told in the media that central banks are very much going to be releasing a Central Bank Digital Currency (CBDC) and it will have damaging effects. However, on this podcast we get our information directly from the source. First, we must answer is a digital euro likely and why, which is what we do in this episode. In later episodes we will cover the side-effects of CBDCs if there are any.

On November 30, 2020, the President of the ECB, Christine Lagarde released a blog post detailing the ECB’s current thoughts on money and how a digital euro, or CBDC, fits into their plans. I talked about this on my recent episode of Bitcoin & Markets, and Christian wanted to explore the idea of the worries of the ECB specifically, because their thinking seems to be heavily worried about monetary sovereignty.

That term, “monetary sovereignty” came up several times is Lagarde’s blog post in context to why they feel pursuing a CBDC is necessary. This contrasts Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell’s comments which focus on patience and conservatism instead of worries about monetary sovereignty. Why is this?

Most likely this is because their already are digital stablecoins, similar to how a digital euro would function, in the market. There is a big problem in the free market offerings of these stablecoins, from the ECB vantage point; they are 99% US dollar based. If the ECB were not to act, the market might completely bypass use of the euro in favor of a digital dollar. That is a scary possibility for the ECB, so they must provide that option for the market, and maybe even require its use in some cases to maintain the euro’s global position.

This episode also discusses the recent MicroStrategy “bonds for bitcoin” proposal. Listen to find out if this is the first signs of the long awaited “speculative attack” on fiat by bitcoin, and what to watch out for as this move receives the keen attention of regulators.

We also discuss jurisdictional arbitrage at length. How does bitcoin enable jurisdictional arbitrage even within the regions, like between US States or European countries? Of course, as good bitcoiners, this leads us to a cosmic back and forth about citadel locations, and the best place to live in the future from a freedom and economic standpoint.

Fantastic episode, heavy on central bank commentary. Do not forget to subscribe to Fed Watch’s new RSS feed, so you don’t miss any of our great guest insights in the future.

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Economist, author, investor, and bitcoin specialist. Find more from Ansel at BitcoinDictionary.cc, BitcoinAndMarkets.com, and BTCM.co.

Debunking 7 Misconceptions about Bitcoin w/ Lyn Alden - Bitcoin Magazine Podcast Dec 08, 2020

This week on the Bitcoin Magazine Podcast, Christian sits down with macro analyst and thinker Lyn Alden to discuss her recent piece titled 7 misconceptions about Bitcoin. In the piece Lyn breaks down what she would consider are the most common misunderstandings or objections to Bitcoin and explains why these are in fact misconceptions that will not negatively impact Bitcoin or the investment thesis into Bitcoin.

This is an excellent podcast for Bitcoin enthusiasts looking to sharpen up their arguments as well as new entrants into Bitcoin interested in learning why Bitcoin could make sense as a part of a balanced portfolio. This podcast is full of intelligent and articulate ways to defend and explain how and why Bitcoin will continue to increase in usefulness and value.

Lyn's original article: https://www.lynalden.com/misconceptions-about-bitcoin/

We discuss the following topics:

Motivations behind writing the article.
Lyn address, Bitcoin is a Bubble. Look at it in log and the bubble looks more like a pattern.
Lyns Opinion on the Bitcoin Halving.
Lyn likes to discuss things in terms of probabilities.
Bitcoins intrinsic value is zero
Altcoin/fork issue
Bitcoin is too Volatile
Bitcoin is catching on with Gold investors.
Governments will Ban Bitcoin
Bitcoin isn’t Scalable
Bitcoin wastes Energy
Why DCA instead of Trade?

The Van Wirdum Sjorsnado - Mempools, Child Pays for Parent, and Package Relay - NADO 19 Dec 04, 2020

In this episode of The Van Wirdum Sjorsnado, hosts Aaron van Wirdum and Sjors Provoost discussed Bitcoin mempools, Child Pays For Parent (CPFP) and package relay. Package relay is the project that Gloria Zhao will work on as part of her Brink fellowship, which was announced earlier this week, and would make the Lightning Network more robust (among other benefits). Mempools are the collections of unconfirmed transactions stored by nodes, from which they forward transactions to peers. Miners usually select the transactions from their mempools that include the highest fees, to include these in the blocks they mine. Mempools can get full, however, at which point transactions that pay the lowest fees are ejected. This is actually a problem in context of CPFP, a trick that lets users speed up low-fee transactions by spending the coins from that transactions in a new transaction with a high fee to compensate. Tricks like these can be particularly important in the context of time-sensitive protocols like the Lightning Network. In this episode, van Wirdum and Provoost explained how package relay could enable CPFP, even in cases where low-fee transactions are dropped from mempools, by bundling transactions into packets. And they explore why this may be easier said than done.

Lightning and Gaming with Mint Gox - Bitcoin Magazine Podcast Dec 03, 2020

On this episode of the Bitcoin Magazine Podcast, CK sits down with the team behind the MintGox Lightning-enabled gaming initiatives. Desiree Dickerson of Lightning Labs, plus Simon Cowell and Christian Moss of ZebeDee take turns discussing why Bitcoin and Lightning are such game changers for the future of human commerce in general, and gaming specifically.

One of the key points of the conversation revolves around how it is necessary for folks to onboard onto Bitcoin without permission, and to onboard directly onto the Lightning Network where they can transact with small amounts.

As discussed on this episode, the group thinks that micro payments enabled by Lightning opens up a completely new paradigm in the way value and services will be exchanges.

Lastly, the group covered how the most meaningful activities in the world are being uploaded to the web. It discussed how this really favors both Bitcoin and gaming as the world goes digital.

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Fed Watch - Reflecting on Jeff Booth Bombshell Podcast! FED 32 Dec 02, 2020

In this off the cuff episode of Fed Watch, Christian and I dive more deeply into the technology driven deflation debate we started last week with our guest Jeff Booth. We bring up the chicken or the egg conversation that did not get answered fully last time; is the deflation from technology first or is the inflationary environment first? In other words, which force is primary? We discuss that topic again, and also touch on the problem that not all technology is equally inflationary.

Modern finance preceded the industrial revolution and it is widely accepted that technological advance and economic stimulus are directly correlated. Ansel attempts to make the claim that it is the culture and capital structure that results from debt-based fiat money that incentivizes massive technological advancement.

Without debt-based fiat money the deflationary pressure from innovation will return to the natural and gradual speed we saw throughout the days of the classic gold standard. Don’t forget to subscribe to Fed Watch so you don’t miss any of our great guest insights in the future.

Bitcoin in Asia - Bitcoin Hardware and Security with Lixin Liu of Cobo Vault BIA 31 Nov 30, 2020

Our guest this week is Lixin Liu head of hardware at Cobo and creator of Cobo Vault out of Shanghai. Lixin’s background in hardware and international product development made him Discus Fish’s choice when F2 Pool decided to get into the hardware and security game. We talk about building out Bitcoin hardware from the ground up, why it is valuable to the Bitcoin network to have increasing competition in the hardware product space, the difference between what Chinese miners and western retail users want in hardware products, trends he is seeing in institutional custody interest in Asia and more.

Bitcoin's Nature w/ Gigi - Bitcoin Magazine Podcast Nov 27, 2020

In this episode of the Bitcoin Magazine podcast ck and Dergigi Bitcoiner and senior developer at Swan Bitcoin take a deep dive the Bitcoin rabbit hole.

Ck and Dergigi discuss Bitcoin circular nature anyhow people often project themself onto Bitcoin. To Gigi, Bitcoin is a mirror and we all see what we want in it.

We go deep into conversation around Bitcoin distributed nature and Gigi explains why trying to kill bitcoin is akin to trying to eradicate the world of ants.

Finally we discuss Bitcoiners’ religious zeal towards Bitcoin and why Bitcoin hardliners are in fact good for Bitcoin.

Make sure to follow all of Dergigi’s work at https://dergigi.com/ and keep an eye out for his incredible developments on the Swan Bitcoin product.

Fed Watch - The Inevitable Path for Central Banks w/ Jeff Booth - FED 31 Nov 26, 2020

In this episode of Fed Watch, Christian and I are joined by Jeff Booth. It results in a show that is unlike any other interview with Jeff you may have seen. Most listeners are familiar with his book, so we spend most of our time discussing what a timeline of events looks like from Jeff’s perspective, and then some possible limitations to the technology driven deflation theory. In usual Fed Watch style, we end with trying to understand how bitcoin affects these arguments and what bitcoin means for the world.

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The Fiat Standard w/ Saifedean Ammous - Bitcoin Magazine Podcast Nov 25, 2020

In this podcast, Saifedean and Nik dive into multiple topics surrounding fiat money such as the underlying technology behind fiat, the debt standard, fiat states, and fiat banking.

Understanding how fiat operates in comparison to Bitcoin can be a difficult task. Since Bitcoin is an open-source protocol, it allows anyone and everyone to check it’s code down to the very last detail to ensure that you can understand how it operates. Fiat, on the other hand, has smokescreens hiding the operational methods of it. With an additional layer of propaganda promoted by people who benefit from it the most.

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Securing Bitcoin With Zach Herbert - Bitcoin Magazine Podcast Nov 24, 2020

Join CK and the CEO and cofounder of Foundation Devices Zach Herbert as they sit down to discuss Foundation Devices' launch and their first product the Passport Hardware Wallet.

In the conversation CK and Zach dive into the design editions for the Passport as well as Zach ideas behind Multisig, hardware wallets, Bitcoin mass adoption, user safety and more.

List of topics form the Interview:

Foundation Devices

When is the passport coming

Geek out on Bitcoin Multisig

QR code Vs Micro SD card

Why the specific design choices.

What is it going to take to get Grandma comfortable with multisig?

Ledger email hacks

Why Zach hates seed phrases

Bitcoin in Asia - Coordinating Bitcoin Upgrades with Poolin's Alejandro De La Torre - BIA 30 Nov 23, 2020

Our guest this week is Alejandro De Le Torre, Vice President at Poolin. Alejandro and Poolin have launched taprootactivation.com to improve on the communication and transparency of the Taproot activation process. Alejandro has been in Bitcoin since 2014 when he founded SendChat, later acquired by wallet and data service Blocktrail, where Alejandro led BD until it was acquired by Bitmain. Inside of Bitmain, Alejandro cofounded BTC.com, and led their European office during the Segwit upgrade process. Now back with former BTC.com colleagues at Poolin, Alejandro leads their global Business Development. We talk about lessons learned in the Segwit and blocksize debates, bitcoin upgrade activations and taprootaxtivation.com specifically, operating in the mining pool space and more.

The Van Wirdum Sjorsnado - Erebus Attacks and how to stop them with ASMAP - NADO 18 Nov 20, 2020

In this episode of The Van Wirdum Sjorsnado, Aaron and Sjors discuss the Erebus Attack. The episode is a follow-up from last week’s episode on Eclipse Attacks, a type of attack that isolates a Bitcoin node by occupying all of its connection slots to block the node from receiving any transactions. Erebus Attacks are Eclipse Attacks where an attacker essentially spoofs a whole part of the internet.

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Song Title: Segwit Sounds
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Album: Citadel Music
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Fed Watch - Financial Hurricanes and the Dollars Dilemma - FED 30 Nov 19, 2020

This episode of Fed Watch is a cosmic ride though the broad topics of money, central banks, and bitcoin. Christian and Ansel start by extending the analogy of a financial hurricane, which Ansel spoke about in another recent podcast. Many people point to certain asset price rises as a sign of inflation, however, Ansel argues that it is a natural evolution of prices due to the malfunctioning financial system. This malfunctioning financial system acts similarly to a physical natural disaster by distorting supply and demand for goods. During a decade-long financial hurricane, changes occur not only to asset allocations of investors but the system itself can evolve. It affects the pipes and infrastructure of the financial system, favoring relatively “safer” global assets like US Treasuries and US stocks. The economic behavior, products, and relationships that form during a financial hurricane will favor hedging against deflation rather than risk taking or behavior aimed at expansion.

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Cynthia Lummis On Bringing Bitcoin To The U.S. Senate - Bitcoin Magazine Podcast Nov 18, 2020

On November 3, 2020, the Associated Press declared Cynthia Lummis the winner of an open U.S. Senate seat for Wyoming, making her the first woman to ever represent the state in the upper chamber. But this wasn’t the only first marked by her historic win.

As she’s emphasizes in this episode of the Bitcoin Magazine podcast, Lummis is the most outspoken Bitcoin advocate to ever rise to elected office on The Hill.

She discusses her own journey in realizing Bitcoin's unique store-of-value characteristics in 2013, her plans to educate Senate colleagues about the technology and importance of keeping the federal and legislative branches at bay in terms of misguided Bitcoin regulation. Be sure to watch the full interview for those highlights and more.

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Bitcoin for the Masses w/ Alex Adelman - Bitcoin Magazine Podcast Nov 17, 2020

In this week’s Bitcoin Magazine Podcast CK sits down with the CEO of Lolli Alex Adelman. Alex is a long time entrepreneur in the cash back and rewards space and his entrance into the Bitcoin ecosystem has been absolutely game changing. Lolli leverages Bitcoin as a universal super liquid rewards point and have proven that they can drive real volume for retailers with Bitcoin back rewards. Lolli has many of your favorite merchants and they offer an extremely easy and simple way to interface with the Bitcoin network. Most importantly for Bitcoiners, Lolli educates newbies about Bitcoin and allows them to withdraw their Bitcoin to their own Bitcoin Wallet. Lolli has incredibly exciting plans for the future of their service and they are extremely optimistic about onboarding more and more amazing retailers to the earning potential that Bitcoin back can provide them. We discussed the following topics. Lolli ground breaking approach to Bitcoin as a universal reward point How Lolli positioned itself to be successful with demographics outside of the normal BTC space. Alex's mental model for Bitcoin The potential of Sats as a universal reward point. Whats next for Lolli and Sats back? What are conversations with retailers like? Are executives getting interested in bitcoin beyond just thinking of it as a marketing engine with Lolli? Follow Bitcoin Magazine @BitcoinMagazine Follow ck @ck_SNARKs Follow Alex Adelman @alexadelman

Bitcoin in Asia - The Godfathers of Bitcoin: Nick Szabo, Adam Back and David Chaum BIA 29 Nov 16, 2020

We have very special episode this week featuring some of the godfathers of Bitcoin: Nick Szabo, Adam Back and David Chaum. This was recorded as a live panel from Seoul at Korea Blockchain Week and is laid out as a history of the ideas and events that led to Bitcoin from their first person accounts, plus their current thoughts on the experiment and what excites them about the future. From the cryptography and cypherpunk movements to David’s DigiCash, Adam’s Hashcash proof-of-work, Nick’s Bit Gold, and more. Their own contributions were foundational to the development of Bitcoin, and it was fascinating to have them together and playing off of each other in a discussion of that history. A special thanks for fact block for organizing.

The Van Wirdum Sjorsnado - Bitcoin Eclipse Attacks And How To Stop Them - NADO 17 Nov 13, 2020

In this episode of The Van Wirdum Sjorsnado, Aaron and Sjors discuss Eclipse attacks. More specifically, they discuss the 2015 paper “Eclipse Attacks on Bitcoin’s Peer-to-Peer Network,” written by Ethan Heilman, Alison Kendler, Aviv Zohar and Sharon Goldberg, from Boston University and Hebrew University/MSR Israel.

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Music:
Song Title: Segwit Sounds
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Album: Citadel Music
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Governments Seek Encryption Backdoors, Bitcoin is Critical w/ Alex Gladstein - Bitcoin Magazine Nov 12, 2020

In this episode of the Bitcoin Magazine Podcast, Bitcoin Magazine's Peter Chawaga interviewed Alex Gladstein of the Human Rights Foundation about this dynamic between governments and encryption backdoors. The pair covered the recent draft resolution, the obstacles that those attempting to circumvent encryption will face, the importance of leveraging tools like Signal and Bitcoin and more.

Fed Watch - The US Election and Bitcoin - FED 29 Nov 11, 2020

Bitcoin has an unyielding apolitical nature, which oddly enough, makes it a political statement in today’s rampantly politicized world. In this episode of Fed Watch, Christian and Ansel discuss the recent US election and what it means for bitcoin. Their discussion is wide-ranging from election irregularities, to the rebound in mining hash power, to bitcoin price predictions for the near term.

Topics:

Politics in the US was front page news

Speculate Biden and the Fed

The Dollar and the Yuan price action during the election.

Bitcoin is global.

Bitcoin price at 15260

Difficulty -16% adjustment followed by a +5 Adjustment

Bitcoin Is A Necessity w/ Aleks Svetski - Bitcoin Magazine Podcast Nov 10, 2020

CK sits down with founder of the Amber App and The Bitcoin Times Aleks Svetski to discuss his recent Bitcoin Magazine Article "Because Bitcoin Is A Necessity, Its Economy Will Be Circular."

This was a wide ranging conversation covering many of the first principle arguments for Bitcoin and sound money. This is a great podcast to share with bitcoin beginners.

Link to the Article: https://bitcoinmagazine.com/articles/because-bitcoin-is-a-necessity-its-economy-will-be-circular

Topics:

*Bitcoin is the perfect money in that it embodies all of the properties and functions of money

*Money is arguably the most important invention of mankind, and is the mechanism by which we measure time and energy and the communication medium through which we collaborate

*Major transformations like Bitcoin are progressions which diffuse through society in memetic fashion.

*When you look at modern economics and the fiat money

*Discussing the issues with MMT

*Local peaks and Valleys for our money system.

*Payments and financial privacy will not get better under the existing system, they’re only going to get worse.

Fintech with Bitcoin w/ Simon Chamorro - Bitcoin Magazine Podcast Nov 09, 2020

This week on the Bitcoin Magazine Podcast, ck sits down with Simon Chamorro to discuss Valiu his amazing dollar platform. We dive deep into how he talks to regulators and how the Valiu team thinks about user experience.Finally we go deep into the financial issues in South America and how bitcoin and synthetic dollars are helping.

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The Van Wirdum Sjorsnado - Open Timestamps - NADO 16 Nov 06, 2020

In this episode of The Van Wirdum Sjorsnado, Aaron and Sjors discuss Open Timestamps, a Bitcoin-based time stamping project by applied cryptography consultant and former Bitcoin Core contributor Peter Todd. Open Timestamps leverages the security of the Bitcoin blockchain to timestamp any type of data, allowing for irrefutable proof that that data existed at a particular point in time.

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Fed Watch - Calculating Base Money with Matthew Mežinskis - FED 28 Nov 04, 2020

Fed Watch Podcast Discussions on Base Money and Bitcoin

Our discussion on this episode of Fed Watch centers around “what is base money” and Matthew’s thoughts on some of the edge cases in the definition. We also attack the inflation/deflation debate from a whole different angle, a data driven angle thanks to Matthew’s research and knowledge on the subject. We don’t ask simple questions and expand the topic past the common hyperinflationary troupes of the end of the dollar.

The listener will hear discussion on dollar liquidity, the history and current status of gold and silver, foreign reserves of the dollar, and, of course, where Bitcoin’s current status relative to other base money types. Matthew also shares some great charts which can be seen on the video version of Fed Watch on YouTube. https://youtu.be/l1ei12lWSeQ

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Cypherpunks Write Code w/ Jim Epstein - Bitcoin Magazine Podcast Nov 02, 2020

In this episode of the Bitcoin Magazine podcast, Bitcoin Magazine Technical Editor Aaron van Wirdum speaks with Jim Epstein, Executive Editor at Reason TV. Epstein recently produced a documentary mini series on the Cypherpunks, called Cypherpunks Write Code.

The four-part series chronicles the origins and short history of the group of hackers, cryptographers and activists that in the 1990s coalesced around a shared goal to offer and secure privacy in the digital age. In this podcast, Aaron and Jim consider what made the Cypherpunks such a visionary and influential collective.

With origins tracing back to the 1980s Bay Area, where a small group of computer scientist became known as the High-Tech Hayekians, Bitcoin represents a modern continuation of decades-old technological and ideological insights.

Aaron and Jim also discuss Jim’s recent article published on Reason titled “How Will Bitcoin Lead to More Freedom”, which breaks down an ideological divide within and around the Cypherpunk movement, dating back to their earliest beginnings. They consider whether and how this divide lives on within the broader cryptocurrency and blockchain space to this day.

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The Van Wirdum Sjorsnado - Utreexo w/ Ruben Somsen - NADO 15 Oct 30, 2020

On this episode of The Van Wirdum Sjorsnado, Aaron and Sjors are once again joined by Ruben Somsen. This time, the trio doesn’t discuss one of Somsen’s own proposals, but they dive into a concept by Tadge Dryja called Utreexo.

Helpful links:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6Y6n88DmkjU https://bitcoinmagazine.com/articles/bitcoins-growing-utxo-problem-and-how-utreexo-can-help-solve-it

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Curing the Plague of Shitcoinery w/ Thib Maréchal - Bitcoin Magazine Podcast Oct 26, 2020

Printing is the plague and Bitcoin is the cure! In this episode of the Bitcoin Magazine podcast, ck sits with Thib Maréchal to discuss the hsitory of money printing and how Bitcoin offers humanity a solution to the great plague of money printing.

The original article: https://bitcoinmagazine.com/articles/the-great-plague-of-shitcoinery

Topic: Defining Seniorage.

bitcoin as a decentralized monetary mint.

The Fight to control the money printer.

Tech narrative v monetary Narrative Sound money and time preference.

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Wasabi, Crypto Anarchy, Freedom, and Privacy w/ Max Hillebrand - Bitcoin Magazine Podcast Oct 25, 2020

Ck sits down with Max Hillebrand (@HillebrandMax), prolific Bitcoin educator and member of ZK Snacks. We dive into updates on Wasabi Wallet (ZK Snack’s primary product) As well as discuss higher level intros to topics that are essential for all Bitcoiners And liberty advocates.

Topics:

Wasabi Wallet updates

Chaincase creating a mobile client for Wasabi coinjoins.

Explaining Crypto Anarchy

Explaining property rights.

The Van Wirdum Sjorsnado - Headers First, Assume Valid and Assume UTXO - NADO 14 Oct 23, 2020

On this episode of The Van Wirdum Sjorsnado, Aaron and Sjors discuss “Assume UTXO”, a proposal and project by Chaincode Labs alumni James O’Beirne. One of the biggest bottlenecks for scaling Bitcoin — if not the biggest one — is initial block download: the time it takes for a Bitcoin node to synchronize with the Bitcoin network, as it needs to process all historic transactions and blocks in order to construct the latest UTXO-set: the current state of bitcoin-ownership. Aaron and Sjors explain some of the ways sync-time has been sped up over time. First, sync-time was improved through “Headers First” synchronization, which ensures that new Bitcoin nodes don’t waste time validating (potentially) weaker blockchains. In recent years, sync-time has been improved with “Assume Valid”, an optional shortcut that lets nodes skip signature verification of older transactions, instead trusting that the Bitcoin Core development process in combination with the resource-expensive nature of mining offers a reliable version of transaction history.
Finally, they explain how the security assumptions underpinning Assume Valid could be extended to allow for the potential future upgrade Assume UTXO to offer new Bitcoin Core users a speedy solution to get up to speed with the Bitcoin network, sacrificing a minimal amount of security during the initial bootstrapping phase. Helpful Links: Chaincode podcast about the same: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=knBHvzKsIOY Pull request: https://github.com/bitcoin/bitcoin/issues/15605

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Rodolfo Novak: Why Corporate Bitcoin Treasuries Help Us All - Bitcoin Magazine Podcast Oct 22, 2020

The last three months in Bitcoin have been marked by large corporate entities transitioning significant portions of their treasury holdings into bitcoin, most notably MicroStrategy and Square.

To compile this trend into a single, easily-digestible database, Coinkite’s Rodolfo Novak (@NVK) launched bitcointreasuries.org, listing companies that have made the transition to hold bitcoin as a treasury asset.

In this interview with Bitcoin Magazine's Peter Chawaga (@PeterChawaga), Novak explains why corporations are choosing this moment to FOMO into bitcoin, what this trend means for your average sat-stacking bitcoin investor and what corporate interest in BTC reserves could look like in ten years.

Fed Watch - Bretton Woods 2.0 and CBDCs - FED 27 Oct 21, 2020

In this episode, CK and I try to describe the scene, including a video message from Kristalina Georgieva, IMF Managing Director, Washington, DC, on October 15th, titled A New Bretton Woods Moment and this IMF panel with Chairman Powell.

Topics:

Brettonwoods 2.0
Effect of Libra on the CBDC conversation?
USA not moving quickly on CBDC
what is a CBDC
Feds view of CBDCs
Bitcoin Momentum globally

Useful Links:

IMF “Bretton Woods moment video
https://www.imf.org/en/News/Articles/2020/10/15/sp101520-a-new-bretton-woods-moment

IMF panel with Powell
https://youtu.be/mVmKN4DSu3g

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Bitcoin in Asia - Running India's first Bitcoin Exchange with Unocoin CEO Sathvik Vishwanath BIA 28 Oct 19, 2020

Our guest this week is Sathvik Vishwanath, CEO of India based Bitcoin exchange Unocoin. A tech entrepreneur who got into Bitcoin in 2013, starting a Bitcoin meetup group in Bangalore out of which came the founding team of Unocoin, Sathvik as CEO is now leading the company through a new Series A funding round led by Draper Associates. We discus how Unocoin became the market leader in India initially, what the exchange ecosystem in India looks like now, why it is a market playing catchup, and why he is bullish on what is next. There aren’t many people who have been operating Bitcoin businesses in India since 2013, and I enjoyed Sathvik’s insights.

The Van Wirdum Sjorsnado - Bitcoin Core 0.21 supports Tor v3 - NADO 13 Oct 16, 2020

Bitcoin Core 0.21 will support Tor v3 addresses. Aaron and Sjors explain what this means and why it matters, and also discuss how new Bitcoin nodes find existing Bitcoin nodes when they bootstrap to the network.

Helpful Links:

* Tor V3 (onion) address support in Bitcoin Core: https://github.com/bitcoin/bitcoin/pull/19954

* the ADDRv2 message added in BIP155 that allows nodes to gossip those new Tor addresses: https://github.com/bitcoin/bips/blob/master/bip-0155.mediawiki#Specification

* DNS seeds and the bootstrap problem: https://stackoverflow.com/questions/41673073/how-does-the-bitcoin-client-determine-the-first-ip-address-to-connect

Timestamps:

00:00 - 00:34 - intro

1:02 - 2:10: how Tor Works

2:25 - 3:03: benefits of running a bitcoin node behind tor.

7:12 - 8:19 Discussing how Bitcoin node gossip addresses.

8:56 - 10:40 Explaining how DNS works

12:30 - 13:30: DNS is storing list of bitcoin nodes.

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Bitcoin in Asia - Bitcoin Mining and Communications with Nishant Sharma - BIA 27 Oct 13, 2020

Our guest this week is Nishant Sharma, a long time bitcoin mining industry insider in China who is now a founder and partner of BlocksBridge Consulting, a communications strategy and advisory firm focused on the Bitcoin mining sector and serving some of its largest companies. Nishant has been in the mining space since 2014, including 4 years at Bitmain in Beijing. We discuss his time at Bitmain, seeing it grow from a two digit employee company to a dominant player in the industry, trends in the mining space outside of China, state of mainstream and industry media coverage and more.

Bitcoin Booming Around the Globe w/ Ray Youssef - Bitcoin Magazine Podcast Oct 11, 2020

Ck sits down with one of the most inspiring and impressive entrepreneurs in the Bitcoin industry. Ray Youssef is the head of Paxful, the leading p2p Bitcoin trading. Ray is on a mission to spread financial freedom to the world. We cover recent news pertaining to Paxful as well as make predictions on where bitcoin is going. Timestamps: 0:00-0:58 Intro 0:59 - 1:56 What is happening in the world of P2P finance 5:13 - 7:14 Discussing Bitcoin and Tether as global clearing layers. 7:14 - 8:34 Tether v Bitcoin on Paxful 9:00 - 11:17 How does tether’s Success affect your Bitcoin Thesis? 11:14 - 13:07 Discussing the inherent risk associated with Tether adoption on paxful. 13:30 - 15:48 Discussing having to pull Paxful operations from Venezuela. 15:55 - 17:10 Bitcoin is already unstoppable but its still too hard for average people. - ray 22:21-24:41 Ray talking about how Bitcoin and open source tech will take over. 25:45 - 26:38 Ray talks about why he fights for financial freedom and bitcoin.

The Van Wirdum Sjorsnado - The Perpetual One-Way Peg - NADO 12 Oct 09, 2020

In this episode of The Van Wirdum Sjorsnado, Ruben Somsen returns to explain his proposal to combine blind merged mining and perpetual one-way pegs in order to create a new type of sidechain. The bad news: it won't make you rich but it could help scale Bitcoin!

Helpful Links:

https://medium.com/@RubenSomsen/21-million-bitcoins-to-rule-all-sidechains-the-perpetual-one-way-peg-96cb2f8ac302

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Fed Watch - Macro Update! Bitcoin Winning Against Governments - FED 26 Oct 07, 2020

This week, CK and Ansel recap prior guests, discuss recent Federal Reserve quiet, the ECB digital Euro study and trademarking of the term, and dive in deeply into the Bitmex, Bitcoin, and Tether. One of the big topics is the way in which Tether and now Bitmex are fighting the most powerful regulator in the world, the US government, and they seem to be at least winning right now.

Links: Fed CBDC research https://cointelegraph.com/news/federal-reserve-bank-reveals-details-of-digital-dollar-research

ECB Digital Euro paper https://cointelegraph.com/news/ecb-to-consider-further-digital-euro-study-in-2021

Trademark of “Digital Euro” https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2020-10-01/ecb-applies-for-digital-euro-trademark-amid-feasibility-study

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Bitcoin in Asia - Growing a Global Bitcoin Company with Huobi's Ciara Sun BIA 26 Oct 05, 2020

Our guest this week is Ciara Sun, Head of Global Business and Markets at Huobi Group. Ciara joined Huobi in 2019 first focusing on growth of its institutional business and in her role now now overseeing its growth and product strategy around the world, she gives a great look into what goes into running and growing a global bitcoin company with a diverse range of products. And one that is continuously rolling out new products in very cutthroat markets, including rollouts this year in the futures space, mining pool space, and more. It was interesting to get a look under the hood at how huobi operates, how they plan expansion and navigate regulation around the world and how Ciara is thinking about current trends and the future.

Bitcoin in Venezuela 2020 w/ Alessandro Cecere (El Sultan Bitcoin) Oct 03, 2020

As part of our Bitcoin in Venezuela double header, @ck_SNARKs and Venezuelan Bitcoin entrepreneur Alessandro Cecere ,@elsultanbitcoin, sit down to talk Bitcoin and how it is being implemented and used in Venezuela.

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The Van Wirdum Sjorsnado - Accounts for Bitcoin, Easypaysy! - NADO 11 Oct 02, 2020

In this episode Sjors and Aaron discuss Jose Femenias' Easypaysy proposal, an account system for Bitcoin, on Bitcoin. They also announce groundbreaking news: The Van Wirdum Sjorsnado now has its own RSS-feed!

Aaron's article covering Easypaysy on Bitcoin Magazine

https://bitcoinmagazine.com/articles/bitcoin-need-accounts-one-developer-thinks-figured

The BIP in Github

https://github.com/bitcoin/bips/blob/master/bip-0047.mediawiki

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Fed Watch - Economic Crisis Analysis w/ Lyn Alden - FED 25 Sep 30, 2020

One of the great macro pundits of the last few years, Lyn Alden joins us, for one of the most important episodes of Fedwatch. Lyn has a fantastic grasp of history and macro economics. In this interview, we wanted to focus on placing our current time into a historical context comparing it to previous cycles which we can learn from. We also continue our search for a definition of money today, and agreement on a definition of money, inflation, and deflation.

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Bitcoin in Asia - Bitcoin in South Africa with Chris Becker BIA 25 Sep 28, 2020

We are actually in South Africa this week after some newsworthy M&A there involving the Luno exchange and DCG. Our guest is Chris Becker, Blockchain Technologies Lead at Investec based out of Johannesburg. Investec is a commercial and investment bank with a significant presence in South Africa, and Chris started their blockchain practice in 2016 - he talks about Bitcoin in South Africa in that time frame, DCG’s acquisition of Luno, the landscape of Bitcoin companies in SA and trends he sees in adoption there. He also puts Austrian economics in the context of fiscal and monetary policy in SA and Bitcoin.

The Van Wirdum Sjorsnado - Explaining Signet - NADO 10 Sep 25, 2020

Sjors and Aaron discuss Signet, a new type of testnet for Bitcoin that was merged into Bitcoin Core last week. They also discuss the original version of testnet and its problems, as well as alternative testing environment regtest.

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Fed Watch - Macro Economics and Central Banking 101 w/ Kenny Rowe - FED 24 Sep 23, 2020

This week on Bitcoin Magazine's Fed Watch, Ck and Ansel sit down with a Bitcoin OG and listener of the show, Kenny Rowe to answer his basic questions about the Fed and Macro. Kenny is currently at Urbit and has been working on Bitcoin and Crypto projects for many years now. Kenny and Urbit are pioneers in the sovereign server movement.

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Bitcoin, Human Rights, and the Oslo Freedom Forum W/ Alex Gladstein Sep 22, 2020

This week CK and the Chief Strategy Officer of the Human Rights Foundation, Alex Gladstein sit down to discuss the current state of human rights, Bitcoin's role in the fight for human rights, and the upcoming virtual Oslo Freedom Forum.

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The 2020 Virtual Oslo Freedom Forum is this week on September 24th and 25th.

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Bitcoin in Asia - An Institutional Approach with Dave Chapman BIA 24 Sep 21, 2020

Our guest this week is Australian Hongkonger and Bitcoin entrepreneur Dave Chapman. Dave is the Executive Director of the publicly listed BC Group and its subsidiary OSL (osl.com), one of Asia's leading digital asset platforms. OSL recently became the first recipient of approval in principle for Type 1 and Type 7 licenses from the Securities and Futures Commission in Hong Kong, allowing them to operate a virtual asset trading platform and deal in securities. It is a significant step from Hong Kong regulators and the result of an intentional approach from OSL. Dave and I discuss that process and its significance, trends that he sees in institutional adoption and more.

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The Van Wirdum Sjorsnado - Schnorr Signatures and Libsec256k1 - Nado 9 Sep 18, 2020

Schnorr signature support was merged into the libsec256k1 library last week. In the episode of The Van Wirdum Sjorsnado, Aaron and Sjors discuss what the libsecp256k1 library is, why it matters for Bitcoin, and what it means that Schnorr signature support was merged. Sjors also briefly explains what he ultimate send RPC is, his own pull request that was recently merged into Bitcoin Core as well.

Helpful Links:

The Power of Schnorr:

https://bitcoinmagazine.com/articles/the-power-of-schnorr-the-signature-algorithm-to-increase-bitcoin-s-scale-and-privacy-1460642496

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Fed Watch - Long Live the Bond King w/ Steven Van Metre - FED 23 Sep 16, 2020

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In this interview, we are joined by macro commentator Steven Van Metre. He has become well-known for his clear articulation of a contrarian macro take which focuses around the coming recession, bonds, and the dollar.

Timestamps:

4:06 - 4:24 Talking about Bonds and their role in the global economy.

8:42 - 11:21 Steven explains what this mean for the dollar

16:09 - 17:39 How QE works

22:17 - 24:00 Stocks V Bonds

24:32 - 26:14 Where do you see the next 5-10 years?

29:55 - 31:04 Will Bitcoin do well in a down turn?

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Bitcoin in Asia - Advertising Bitcoin with Leo Weese BIA 23 Sep 14, 2020

Our guest this week is Leo Weese, a long time Bitcoiner in Hong Kong and a Cofounder and president of the Bitcoin Association of Hong Kong. The Bitcoin Association has been a significant advocate for and communicator about Bitcoin since 2014 as it has established one of the strongest Bitcoin communities in Asia. One of its recent initiates, an advertising campaign highlighting Bitcoin’s traits and potential as magic internet money and digital gold among other taglines has made waves. We discuss how that came to be, why the quotes and tag lines are timely, why Leo thinks we need to be thinking bigger about Bitcoin’s potential in light of monetary policy and the structure of capital flows around the world and much more.

The Van Wirdum Sjorsnado - Statechains w/ Ruben Somsen - Nado 8 Sep 11, 2020

Aaron and Sjors welcome their first guest on to the show, Ruben Somsen, to discuss his proposals for Statechains on Bitcoin! Statechains allow you to send keys not UTXO and it offers quite a few scaling and functionality improvements!

Helpful Links:

Ruben's presentation on Bitcoin Magazine about Statechains: https://youtu.be/CKx6eULIC3A

Aaron's Bitcoin Magazine article on Statechains: https://bitcoinmagazine.com/articles/statechains-sending-keys-not-coins-to-scale-bitcoin-off-chain

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Fed Watch - Taking the Orange Pill w/ Stacy Herbert Fed Watch 22 Sep 09, 2020

In this interview, we are joined by bitcoin legend Stacy Herbert. We talk about her background in Hollywood and how she and Max found bitcoin. It is a wide ranging conversation about GIABO “Global Insurrection Against Banker Occupation” and the long term very accurate narrative that she and Max have crafted over the last 10 years. She is a memer and storyteller and that really comes through in this interview.

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The Van Wirdum Sjorsnado - What is an XPub? - Nado 7 Sep 04, 2020

In this episode of the Van Wirdum Sjorsnado, Sjors and Aaron explain what an xpub is and how it is used by Bitcoin wallets.

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Fed Watch - Surprising Admissions in the Fine Print from Jackson Hole - FED 21 Sep 03, 2020

This is Fed Watch, the Bitcoin Magazine podcast and show focused on bringing together the worlds of Macro Finance and Bitcoin. This week on Fed Watch hosts CK and Ansel Discuss Fed Chairman, Jerome Powell's speech at the Jackson Hole Federal Reserve Meeting. The hosts also discuss deflation in Europe and the ECB's inability to create inflation. We close the show out with Bitcoin Technical Analysis and Fundamentals.

Powell’s Speech PDF transcript: https://www.bis.org/review/r200827d.pdf

Hypothesis highlights: https://hyp.is/go?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.bis.org%2Freview%2Fr200827d.pdf&group=__world__

The speech meant to announce their new consensus statement and framework of how they interpret their mandate from Congress. It was the culmination of a 2 year internal audit and research. The speech is organized into parts, (a) Evolution of Fed tools/framework from inflation fighter to deflation fighter, (b) the four key economic developments motivated our review, (c) discussion of unemployment side of the mandate, and (d) discussion of the inflation side of their mandate.

ECB link: https://www.reuters.com/article/us-eurozone-inflation/europes-inflation-plunge-to-raise-red-flags-at-ecb-idUSKBN25S4GD

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The Bitcoin Immune System w/ Cory Klippsten Sep 02, 2020

CK and Cory Klippsten of Swan Bitcoin sit down for a wide ranging conversation covering Bitcoin, the Bitcoin Community, The importance of sound money to Society and much more! Follow Cory on Twitter @coryklippsten Follow Swan Bitcoin @SwanBitcoin Follow CK @ck_SNARKs Follow Bitcoin Magazine @BitcoinMagazine

The Van Wirdum Sjorsnado - Payment Pools and Taproot - NADO 6 Aug 28, 2020

In this episode of the Van Wirdum Sjorsnado, Sjors and Aaron discuss the future of Bitcoin Scaling. This podcast is all about Taproot and the cool feature it enables called Payment pools.

Topics

What are payment pools? Why they need Taproot. The UX of sharing UTXOs How Payment pools work with lightning

Helpful Links:

https://bitcoinmagazine.com/articles/building-on-taproot-payment-pools-could-be-bitcoins-next-layer-two-protocol

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Fed Watch - "Banking in The Shadows with Jeff Snider" - FED 20 Aug 26, 2020

Today, we have the privilege to sit down with Head of Global Research at Alhambra Investments Jeff Snider. We run through the basics of the eurodollar system, why people get it wrong when talking about the Fed, and where we are going from here. Of course, we finish up getting Jeff to talk about bitcoin, and what he says might surprise you! Alhambra Investments: https://alhambrapartners.com/commentaryanalysis/ Alhambra Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCp8Xi-sPTL9VyZpHTPfLA-g Making Sense, Eurodollar University iTunes: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/making-sense/id1506469669 Before the interview, we have some time to talk about several other topics about the Fed and global money issues: Federal Reserve’s Cunha on the State (and Timeframe) of Digital Dollars https://www.pymnts.com/cryptocurrency/2020/federal-reserves-cunha-state-and-timeframe-digital-dollars/ IMF tweet on “Cryptocurrencies” https://twitter.com/IMFNews/status/1297640002604527621?s=20 Kristy-Leigh Minehan on a rumored big player coming to Bitcoin ASICs https://twitter.com/OhGodAGirl/status/1295942087582482432?s=20 Find us:

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Bitcoin in Asia - Bank of Hodlers Founder and CEO Darshan Bathija BIA 22 Aug 24, 2020

Our guest this week is Darshan Bathija, founder and CEO of Bank of Hodlers (bankofhodlers.com), an asset backed lending and borrowing platform that I think we will be hearing a lot more of in the future. The company runs out of Singapore and Darshan and most of his team are currently working out of India. Darshan gives great insight into the lending and borrowing markets for retail and institutions in their different geographies from Southeast Asia to Europe and the Americas. He also goes deep on the retail banking sector and monetary policy in India and what his long term vision is for a Bitcoin first bank.

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Bitcoin Magazine Interview: Investing in Bitcoin with Brian Estes Aug 21, 2020

CK sits down with Brian Estes CEO of Blockchain fund Off The Chain Capital. We discuss Brian's story investing in Bitcoin and Bitcoin start ups and learn more about how Brian and Off The Chain think about Bitcoin and the future of the internet. Topics: Congresses understands that Bitcoin can’t be regulated Bitcoin has out preformed Brian's initial investment in Coinbase. Bitcoin is the best preforming asset class 9 out of the last 11 years. Bitcoin improves a portfolio's sharp ratio. Brian’s Short term prediction Follow Bitcoin Magazine @BitcoinMagazine & BitcoinMagazine.com Follow Brian Estes @BrianEstes32

FED Watch - "FedNow and Bitcoin Bull"- FED 19 Aug 19, 2020

This week CK and Ansel cover what’s new in the world of the Fed as well as riff on Bitcoin’s recent price action.

Topics:

FedNow payment network announcement

Covering recent speech from Brainard of the Fed

Bitcoin Metrics and price action.

Useful Links:

FedNow: https://www.federalreserve.gov/newsevents/pressreleases/other20200806a.htm

Brainard speech: https://www.federalreserve.gov/newsevents/speech/brainard20200813a.htm

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Bitcoin in Asia - Bitmain in North America with Raymond Walintukan BIA 21 Aug 10, 2020

Our guest this week is Raymond Walintukan, Director of Mining Operations North America for Bitmain. His perspective as someone in charge of running and growing a separate geography for a Chinese company and for Bitmain in particular is an interesting one. We talk about that situation, the workflow, the growth strategy, and dive into how it works operationally and how it fits into the broader Bitmain effort. Raymond also details Bitmain’s North American footprint, the nuances of working with public and private utilities in the US and mining trends that he sees heading into this next Bitcoin cycle.

The Van Wirdum Sjorsnado - The Time-warp Soft Fork & Bitcoin Cash's Difficulty Adjustment Drama - NADO 5 Aug 07, 2020

In this episode of the Van Wirdum Sjorsnado, Sjors explains the "time-warp attack" on Bitcon and Aaron explains the unfolding drama with the bcash difficulty adjustment.

Helpful Links:

https://bitcoinmagazine.com/articles/miners-are-milking-bcashs-difficulty-adjustments-and-why-problem1

https://bitcoinmagazine.com/articles/why-bcash-mining-shouldnt-affect-bitcoin-much-bitcoin-mining-could-ruin-bcash

https://read.cash/@jtoomim/dark-secrets-of-the-grasberg-daa-a9239fb6

https://blog.bitcoinabc.org/2020/07/23/announcing-the-grasberg-daa/

https://github.com/TheBlueMatt/bips/blob/cleanup-softfork/bip-XXXX.mediawiki

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FED Watch - “Fed Insider Reveals What’s Really Going On (w/ Danielle DiMartino Booth)” - FED 18 Aug 05, 2020

Danielle DiMartino Booth

Bio CEO & Chief Strategist, Quill Intelligence https://quillintelligence.com/ The author of FED UP: An Insider’s Take on Why the Federal Reserve is Bad for America Worked at the Fed, advisor to Dallas President Richard W. Fisher during the GFC

Other topics covered this week: FOMC statement from last week https://www.federalreserve.gov/newsevents/pressreleases/monetary20200729a.htm FOMC holds policies steady.

Places all blame on the virus. The virus has its own dual mandate here 1) distract from systemic weakness and failures 2) help manipulate sentiment, hopefully sentiment will recover as virus pressures abate ECB and Bundesbank view Germany’s Constitutional Court’s demands met http://archive.vn/S6vAN Euro spike discussed in context of a longer recession

Bitcoin in Asia - The Developing Environment for Bitcoin Businesses in South Korea BIA 20 Aug 03, 2020

Our guest this week is Dr. Youree Lee, Chief Business officer of Peertec, Co-Founder of W-Foundation, and professor at Hanyang University, based out of Seoul. Peertec is a part of Peer.com a corporate group which includes the exchange GDAC, the Korean media BlockInPress and the Deconomy conference there among other entities. We talk about regulatory developments in Korea over the last year, including Korea’s new tax plan regarding cryptocurry and additional guidance for licensed exchanges. Youree gives additional context for the exchange landscape and the nuances of operating as a fiat on/off ramp into bitcoin. We also talk about how the bear market has been in Korea and signs and trends that she is seeing as we enter a new phase.

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The Van Wirdum Sjorsnado - What is Miniscript - NADO 4 Jul 31, 2020

In this episode of the Van Wirdum Sjorsnado, Aaron and Sjors dive into Miniscript and how it makes using Bitcoin Script much easier.

Helpful Links: https://bitcoinmagazine.com/articles/miniscript-how-blockstream-engineers-are-making-bitcoin-programming-easyer

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FED Watch - "Inflation or Deflation" w/ Andy Edstrom- FED 17 Jul 30, 2020

This week, @ck_SNARKs and @AnselLindner have our first guest on to FED Watch, @edstromandrew. Andy is the head of institutional at Swan Bitcoin and he comes on to the show to debate Ansel on if we will experience Inflation or Deflation moving forwards. Ansel is arguing that deflation is in our future while Andy makes the case for inflation.

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Bitcoin in Asia - Bobby Lee on Bitcoin Cycles and the Current Macro Environment BIA 19 Jul 28, 2020

Our guest this week is Bobby Lee. Bobby is a bitcoin and especially a China bitcoin OG as a cofounder and CEO of BTC China, later BTCC, China’s first bitcoin exchange, and presently the founder and CEO of Ballet (balletcrypto.com). He is always an insightful voice on the importance of Bitcoin and where it sits in the macro landscape. Our talk focuses on that macro landscape and the the cycles that bitcoin has followed to date. Recorded on July 27 as Bitcoin crossed $11k yet again, Bobby shares what he sees as likely points along this next bitcoin cycle, running companies in China amidst the always developing macro issues that come with that, verticals he’s worked in from exchange services to mining to hardware and more.

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The Van Wirdum Sjorsnado - Breaking Down Taproot Activation Options - NADO 3 Jul 26, 2020

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In the third episode of The Van Wirdum Sjorsnado, Aaron and Sjors break down and explain the different opinions and options available for activating Taproot and potentially future softfork upgrades. Helpful Links: Explainer article by Aaron discussing the different upgrade options: https://bitcoinmagazine.com/articles/bip-8-bip-9-or-modern-soft-fork-activation-how-bitcoin-could-upgrade-next Support the Show! Follow Bitcoin Magazine on Twitter @BitcoinMagazine Follow Aaron van Wirdum @AaronvanW Follow Sjors Provoost @provoost Music: Song Title: Segwit Sounds By: The NakamoTones Album: Citadel Music Produced by: Bitcoin Audio

FED Watch - "Market Liquidity and the Future of Bitcoin"- FED 16 Jul 23, 2020

This week, @ck_SNARKs and @AnselLindner take a deep dive into the Feds balance sheet, discuss the latest out of Europe and hash out what could happen in the short term for Bitcoin.

Topics:

Review the FEDs Balance Sheet

Read Lorie Logan FED speech

EU passes Recovery Fund

Hash out Future Bitcoin scenarios

Useful Links:

Balance sheet YTD: https://www.federalreserve.gov/monetarypolicy/bst_recenttrends.htm

Fed Currency swaps 1 yr: https://fred.stlouisfed.org/series/SWPT

Lorie Logan FED speech July 15th: https://www.newyorkfed.org/newsevents/speeches/2020/log200715

EU Recovery Fund: https://www.dw.com/en/unmasking-the-eus-massive-pandemic-recovery-fund-the-fine-print/a-54255523

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The Van Wirdum Sjorsnado - Explaining Taproot - NADO 2 Jul 17, 2020

In the second episode of The Van Wirdum Sjorsnado, Aaron and Sjors break down and explain Taproot, the building blocks that make Taproot possible, and what it enables Bitcoin to do. Helpful Links: Taproot Explainer: https://bitcoinmagazine.com/articles/taproot-coming-what-it-and-how-it-will-benefit-bitcoin Support the Show! Follow Bitcoin Magazine on Twitter @BitcoinMagazine Follow Aaron van Wirdum @AaronvanW Follow Sjors Provoost @provoost Music: Song Title: Segwit Sounds By: The NakamoTones Album: Citadel Music Produced by: Bitcoin Audio

FED Watch - "Central Bankers New Magic Bullet"- FED 15 Jul 16, 2020

This week, @ck_SNARKs and @AnselLindner take a deep dive on Japan and China, talk recent Altcoin pumps, and discuss mining fundamentals.

Topics:

Digital Yen CBDC (https://asiatimes.com/2020/07/could-digital-yen-deflate-japans-deflation/)
PBoC history
Lack of volatility in Bitcoin
Hashrate at all time highs
Will Altcoins eventually die?

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Bitcoin in Asia - Allocating a 6k BTC Fund of Funds with Mustafa Yilham BIA 18 Jul 14, 2020

Our guest this week is Mustafa Yilham, Global Business Development at China based group Bixin. Mustafa was previously director of business development at Huobi and a partner at the Hong Kong based quant fund and finance firm Amber Group. Bixin is a major player in the mining space with over 300 MW and in the wallet space with one of the most popular consumer wallets in China and operates a bitcoin denominated crypto fund of funds of about 6k BTC. At Bixin Mustafa manages international allocation for that 6k Bitcoin fund of funds as well as its mining operation development outside of China and global partnerships. We discuss the differences between Asia and Western based hedge funds, risk management in allocating capital for Bixin’s varied business lines, the trends he is seeing in the mining space, particularly the decentralization of hash power outside of China, and more.

FED Watch - Savings Rates Soar- FED 14 Jul 09, 2020

This week ck and Ansel sit down for a big update on recent news from the FED, all things macro, and tie in where Bitcoin fits into all of it.

Topics:

Economists are asking for UBI type recurring payments
NY Fed Says If Markets Continue Improving, "Fed's Purchases May Stop Entirely"
“Soaring saving rates
Stocks and Gold keep going higher together
Bitcoin Updates

Useful Links:

Savings rates explode across the globe: http://archive.vn/casaJ

Fed could slow down activity: https://www.zerohedge.com/markets/head-ny-feds-trading-floor-says-if-markets-continue-improving-feds-purchases-may-stop

Letter from economists asking for UBI: https://www.economicsecurityproject.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/emp_economists_letter.pdf

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The Van Wirdum Sjorsnado - Explaining New PSBT and RBF Attacks - NADO 1 Jul 08, 2020

Bitcoin Magazine's Technical editor Aaron van Wirdum teams up with Bitcoin core contributor Sjors Provoost to explain Bitcoin one episode at a time. In the debut episode of The Van Wirdum Sjorsnado, Aaron and Sjors break down and explain Partially Signed Bitcoin Transactions (PSBT) and Replace By Fee (RBF) and some really tricky attacks that where recently discovered in Bitcoin.

Helpful Links:

PSBT Attack Vector: https://blog.trezor.io/latest-firmware-updates-correct-possible-segwit-transaction-vulnerability-266df0d2860

RBF Attack Vector: https://zengo.com/bigspender-double-spend-vulnerability-in-bitcoin-wallets/

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Bitcoin in Asia - Bitcoin in Japan and Lightning in Asia With Koji BIA 17 Jul 07, 2020

Our guest this week is Koji Higashi, a long time bitcoiner and a much sought after and followed industry expert in Japan. He has helped several large companies with market entrance and localization strategies in Japan and is a founder of Koinup. Most recently he has been focused on the Lightning Network and is building products with the team at Nayuta (https://nayuta.co). We talk about how bitcoin has trended in Japan over the past few years and really dive into product development and developer trends for Bitcoin in Asia especially what is going on with Lightning development there, current status and where he sees it going over the next two years. Koji also details the exchange marketplace in Japan and the regulations that have effected its growth.

FED Watch - "Corporate Debt and Fake Gold"- FED 13 Jul 03, 2020

This week we cover the escalation in FED buying activity, fake Chinese gold, sovereign companies, flat Bitcoin and more!

Useful links:

The Fed announced straight Corporate Debt purchases 06/29
Counterfeit gold
- https://www.zerohedge.com/markets/83-tons-fake-gold-bars-gold-market-rocked-massive-china-counterfeiting-scandal

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Bitcoin In Asia - Bitcoin Media and Editorial insights in China with Feng Liu BIA 16 Jun 30, 2020

Our gust this week is Feng Liu, founder and editor in chief of Chinese crypto media group ChainNews (chainnews.com). Feng was the former EIC at Bloomberg Business week in China before founding ChainNews at the end of 2017. He shares his firsthand insights into the media industry in China, how coverage of Bitcoin in China happens and has evolved in both the mainstream and industry specific media there. We also get into china’s mining industry as ChainNews recently brought back the annual Spring mining conference in Chengdu, and other sector trends that he is seeing on the ground as an editor.

Feng Liu on Twitter @fishkiller

(WTF is now FED Watch) - Breaking Down Powell’s Presentation to Congress - FED 12 Jun 25, 2020

This week, ck and Ansel watched Fed Chair Powell present the semiannual monetary policy report to Congress and break down the highlights. We digested 5+ hours of content and distilled it into a 25 minute show. Enjoy.

Segments

Links to the entire testimony:

Day one: https://youtu.be/7xAMAJ5ieKo
Day two: https://youtu.be/6P0Z-CyX4Rk

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Bitcoin in Asia - OTC Market Dynamics in Asia with Charles Yang Jun 23, 2020

Our guest this week is Charles Yang, head trader at Genesis Block out of Hong Kong. Genesis Block (https://genesisblockhk.com) is a leading OTC trading center in Asia, headquartered in Hong Kong and with operations throughout the region and additional physical locations in Thailand and Korea. It also operates the largest network of Bitcoin ATMs in the region, and its founders have their roots and continuing operations in bitcoin mining. As head of trading, Charles oversees Genesis Block’s OTC flows and prop trading strategies and is thus a great source of insight into current market dynamics in Asia. Topics

Competitive landscape of OTC business in Asia
Arbitrage history for different BTC/fiat pairs and current market dynamics
‘Nuances and risks of the OTC business in specific Asian markets like Thailand and Korea
Trends in new customer interest in the region
Growth of trading products available
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Bitcoin Magazine Interview - Check Template Verify with Jeremy Rubin Jun 22, 2020

Aaron van Wirdum sits down with Bitcoin Core developer Jeremy Rubin to dig into the details of Check Template Verify and the benefits it offers to the Bitcoin network.

Topics:

What are covenants

How check template verify enables new covenants in Bitcoin.

How CTV adds congestion control features to Bitcoin.

How CTV changes the Bitcoin fee market

How CTV can improve lightning network onboarding.

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(WTF is now FED Watch) - The History of the “Fed Put” - FED 11 Jun 19, 2020

This week, ck and Ansel sit down to discuss the history of the Fed backing up the market and ensuring that is does not fall AKA the “Fed Put”.

Topics:

What is the Fed put?
Define a put option
Updates on Europe
Corona Virus cases increasing
Crisis in Lebanon
Huge Bitcoin 14% difficulty increase
Bitcoin Options Volume growing

Links:

CME Volume increasing: https://www.coindesk.com/cme-bitcoin-options-market-grew-10x-in-the-past-month

Italian Debt surging:

https://www.wsj.com/articles/italian-debt-is-surging-but-investors-are-playing-it-cool-11591545600

Central Banks Liquidity Swaps:

https://fred.stlouisfed.org/series/SWPT

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Bitcoin in Asia - This week in China w/ Molly BIA 14 Jun 18, 2020

Our guest this week is Mo Li (Molly), head of marketing at Hashkey Hub. We take a look at items that have been in the news coming out of China over the past week, and she shares her on the ground perspective.

Topics:
Covid update
Mining industry trends coming out of the Chengdu mining summit
Severe weather in Sichuan
Mining manufacturer competitive landscape and recent developments
Bitmain internal situation
Bank account freezing related to USDT and BTC OTC usage

Bitcoin Magazine Interview - Protecting your Bitcoins with Bruce Mack Jun 12, 2020

On this special edition of the Bitcoin Magazine Podcast, Licensed Financial Advisor and Co-Founder of Platinum Trust Group, Bruce Mack, comes on to the podcast to educate bitcoiners on why they should leverage a specialized Trust to: eliminate your capital gains taxes LEGALLY; defer your income taxes in perpetuity; and protect your assets - and Bitcoin in particular - from judgments, liens, levies, government seizure, and even divorce!

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(WTF is now FED Watch) - QE Update - FED 10 Jun 11, 2020

This week, ck and Ansel sit down to discuss unemployment around the world.

Topics:

Update on QE Activity from the FED and the ECB

Stock markets rally globally

The Robinhood hood effect

China distancing itself from a CBDC

Bitcoin stats

Bearish on China, Greece, and Italy

Bullish on Mexico

Links:

Fed balance sheet: https://www.federalreserve.gov/monetarypolicy/bst_recenttrends.htm

Broad spectrum asset purchases: https://www.svb.com/de/blogs/eric-souza/alphabet-soup-the-federal-reserve-releases-an-array-of-emergency-measures

Inflation expectations: https://fred.stlouisfed.org/series/T5YIFR

More stimulus from the ECB: https://www.brookings.edu/blog/up-front/2020/05/26/whats-the-ecb-doing-in-response-to-the-covid-19-crisis/

https://www.cnbc.com/2020/06/04/european-central-bank-ramps-up-its-pandemic-bond-buying-to-1point35-trillion-euros.html

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Bitcoin in Asia - Large Scale Mining in Siberia with Igor Runets BIA 13 Jun 09, 2020

Our guest this week is Igor Runets, founder and CEO of BitRiver (bitriver.farm), a large scale mining data center operator in Russia with over 100MW in the irkustk region of Siberia. Igor founded and ran a traditional data center business Servers.Global out of university focused on setting up cloud infrastructure in more difficult parts of the world for western clients and then found bitcoin while getting his MBA at Stanford and wend on from there to found BitRiver. We talk about his going full steam into bitcoin mining, spending some time in Beijing and then setting up operations in Siberia, the infrastructure and regulatory issues at play for energy access in Russia and the CIS region, trends he is seeing in demand for mining from institutional customers both from Russia and abroad and more.

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(WTF is now FED Watch) - Peace and Violence - FED 9 Jun 04, 2020

This week, ck and Ansel sit down to discuss the eruption of social unrest stemming from the death of George Floyd.

Topics:
* Why are people angry
* The financial undercurrents
* Where Bitcoin fits in
* What this can mean for the future

Bitcoin in Asia - Building Bitcoin Financial Services in China and Beyond w/ Flex Yang BIA12 Jun 02, 2020

Our guest this week is Flex Yang, founder and CEO of Babel Finance ( babel.finance) out of Beijing and Hong Kong. Babel Finance provides crypto-backed loans, deposit services, financing, margin trading, and other derivatives services and has grown into one of the largest commercial crypto banks in Asia. With Babel Finance Flex is aiming to build the JP Morgan of Bitcoin, and initially attacked goal by focusing on lending and other financial services targeting Bitcoin miners in China. Prior to entering the Bitcoin space Flex worked in financial services and was a founder of a credit services focused fintech Standard Financial Inclusion in Beijing. He has raised money from some of the most well regarded VCs in China including Zhenfund and Lightspeed. The first twenty minutes or so of this conversation covers Flex’s background and experience with those previous companies and his experience as a founder Beijing, and then we jump into Babel and dig into some of the specific business lines that are being built out around demand from miners, from more institutional players in China and from the dynamic of western companies and Chinese players not being fully connected.

You can find Flex on twitter @moonmanflex.

Topics:
- Building companies in Beijing
- Starting a crypto bank by focusing on servicing miners first
- Risk management as one of the largest lenders in the space
- Rise of Lubian with the trend of big private capital entering mining in China and consolidation
- Derivatives market and new financial products

(WTF is now FED Watch) - The Unemployment Nightmare - FED 8 May 28, 2020

With Ansel Lindner stepping in, we decided to rebrand the show as FED Watch. FED Watch is a Bitcoin Magazine podcast that focuses on Macroeconomics while acknowledging Bitcoin’s growing role in the future.

This week, ck and Ansel sit down to discuss unemployment around the world.

Topics:

* Unemployment in America

* Teasing out the active labor force participation

* Unemployment globally

* Cracks in China's Power

* The transition to Bitcoin

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WTF is Happening with the Fed!? - Cracks in Europe - WTF 7 May 22, 2020

CK and new co-host Ansel Lindner discuss the recent ruling in German courts that deemed QE activity by the European Central Bank to be illegal.

Topics:

German courts said ECB's QE actions were illegal under German law
EU law is supposed to trump German law
German courts give ECB 90 days to stop QE
Real risk of Euro break up
Fun fact: European REPO is already separated by country

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WTF in Happening with the Fed?! - Fiat Money and Intergenerational Conflict? w/ Andy Edstrom - WTF 6 May 15, 2020

The millennial generation has now experienced 2 major downturns.

How the macro environment has helped older generations unproportionally.

How Housing and Education costs are holding millennials and Gen-Xers down.

How older generations will not feel the pain of their decisions.

Are we experiencing inflation or deflation?

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WTF is Happening with the Fed?! - Is this Inflation? w/ Ansel Lindner - WTF 5 Apr 24, 2020

WTF is Happening with the Fed!? - Is this Inflation? w/ Ansel Lindner - WTF 5

Colin Harper interview’s Ansel Lindner Bitcoiner and host of the Bitcoin and Markets podcast.

Topics:

The current global situation.
Oil futures going negative.
The difference between debt money, fiat money, and commodity money.
What is the definition of inflation
What is the definition of deflation.
Ansel's strong dollar thesis.

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WTF is Happening with the Fed!?: What is MMT? w/ Pascal Hügli. WTF-4 Apr 20, 2020

This week Colin sits down with Pascal Hügli, head of research at Schlossberg & Co about what is MMT.

Topics:

* Switzerland is not imposing harsh mandates on its people
* What is Modern Monetary Theory
* MMT VS Austrian Economics
* Debt to infinity and beyond
* Central Bank Currencies Coping with the current uncertainty

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WTF is Happening with the Fed!?: What is QE? w/ Nik Bhatia. WTF-3 Apr 10, 2020

Colin Harper interview’s Nik Bhatia professor at USC, bitcoiner and researcher at OpenNode & Tantra Labs.

Topics:

What is QE?
The Fed is buying everything!
The Run on Everything
The difference between an economic crisis and a financial crisis.
What is LIBOR OIS.
The Fed has ended price discovery.
Bitcoin as the base money for the future

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WTF is Happening with the Fed!?: Freeing up Liquidity. WTF-2 Apr 03, 2020

Following the COVID19 crisis the US government and specifically the Federal Reserve have been incredibly quick to action. Bitcoin Magazine brings you this special in an attempt to explain what the federal reserve is doing and how it affects you. Topics:

Foreign Repo activity
Repo Explained
Discussing MMT and the next stage in Keynesianism.
Potential modifications of the Volker Rule. https://www.thebalance.com/volcker-rule-summary-3305905
When relief? Breaking down the CARES act. https://www.visualcapitalist.com/the-anatomy-of-the-2-trillion-covid-19-stimulus-bill/
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WTF is Happening with the Fed!?: How We Got Here. WTF-1 Mar 27, 2020

Following the COVID19 crisis the US government and specifically the Federal Reserve have been incredibly quick to action. Bitcoin Magazine brings you this special in an attempt to explain what the federal reserve is doing and how it affects you.

Topics:

-Fed setting up two new credit facilities where buyers on secondary market can take out loans -Fed will be buying their debt

-Primary Market Corporate Credit Facility (PMCCF), Secondary Market Corporate Credit Facility (SMCCF) and Term Asset-Backed Securities Loan Facility (TALF)**

-$1 trillion in daily repo

-Unlimited QE--early march, announced $700 billion QE ($500 bln in treasury bons, $200bnl in MBS)

-Zero interest rates

-Zero reserve requirements

-Bond yields are negative

Primary dealers: J.P. Morgan, Barclays Capital, Wells Fargo, and Citigroup. TD Securities, Morgan Stanley, Cantor Fitzgerald, and Goldman Sachs

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Weekly Bits #19: Quarantined Mar 18, 2020

We're all quarantined! But don't worry, we're still bringing you the content you need in these critical (often boring) times. Sit back, relax, and enjoy our first quarantine episode. Colin Harper fills in for Peter Chawaga and is joined by Flip -- computer mastermind behind all things dot com over at Bitcoin Magazine. They discuss being quarantined, prepping, coin-mixing, the value of gold and other precious metals, and even their favorite quarantine recipes. Enjoy!

Twitter

Colin Harper - @AsILayHodling

Flip - @flip_btcmag

Amir Taaki on What Drives Bitcoin's Dissident Narrative Mar 16, 2020

“The legacy of our civilization is a state based on a hierarchical system of control and specialization of labor, which leads to all of the modern problems we have. To create a different kind of society, that's free, where people have liberty and natural wealth, the emerging field of cryptography offers us power."

-Amir Taaki

With markets around the world plunging into a downward spiral, now is a great time to revisit the original reasons why people started working on Bitcoin.

Amir Taaki was one of Bitcoin’s first-ever dedicated developers and perhaps the one most infamously focused on maintaining privacy and freedom from authority.

In 2014, Taaki created Dark Wallet, the first privacy-focused Bitcoin wallet to include a CoinJoin mixer. That same year, he received even more notoriety as Dark Wallet was twice named in the Financial Action Task Force’s (FATF) report on the potential money-laundering and terrorist-financing risks posed by cryptocurrencies.

In this episode, Dave Hollerith talks with Taaki, who after years spent working with the Syrian Democratic Forces fighting the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) and helping build their society, is now contributing to multiple cryptocurrency and privacy projects not yet revealed to the public.

Taaki takes a critical, perhaps unwarranted, view on the Bitcoin movement of today, but he also has a valuable perspective on many of the topics covered.

Topics:

What Bitcoiners can learn from the Free Software movement
How Bitcoin has changed between 2014 and today, and why Taaki believes the ecosystem needs to create a new narrative.
The pros and cons of American startup culture on Bitcoin's development
How Taaki' opposing views of Bitcoin led to conflict with Gavin Andresen, and later the creation of the BIP system.
How Taaki believes the Bitcoin of today is not radical enough
The limits of mesh networks at a large scale
Why Bitcoin needs a stronger narrative to defend against co-option by larger corporate and state entities.
What Bitcoiners can learn from Taaki's experience helping build an autonomous free society in Syria
The narrative the Bitcoin ecosystem needs to adopt according to Taaki
Nym, the Barcelona hacker academy and Taaki's other unpublicized projects
The similarities and limits of comparing Bitcoin to religion.

Resources:

Twitter:

Amir Taaki (@Narodism)
Dave (@dshollers)
Bitcoin Magazine

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Weekly Bits #18: The Art and Culture of Bitcoin Mar 11, 2020

Building on Bitcoin Magazine's Art of Bitcoin issue, Colin and Peter discuss the grassroots history of the Bitcoin logo, the power of artistic propaganda to convert precoiners and how Bitcoin's art world reflects the technology itself.

The Art of Bitcoin Issue

Yassine Elmandjra on Whether Bitcoin Should Correlate Mar 09, 2020

What is Bitcoin? This question is constantly posed to us at Bitcoin Magazine. The truth is that the answer varies depending on who you ask. With the recent economic shock from the global spread of COVID19, now feels like the right time to revisit it.

In this episode, Dave Hollerith talks with Yassine Elmandjra, crypto analyst at Ark Invest about whether or not Bitcoin does and should correlate to the stock market and global economy more broadly.

Yassine doesn't claim to know what Bitcoin is, but he has a firm grasp of the many things it can be in a realistic future, and more importantly, he has a lot of experience explaining its value to less familiar and more skeptical peers and institutions.

Topics:

The downfall of breathing narratives into existence
Bitcoin bugs and the believers of digital gold
Why noncorrelated assets are essential for mitigating risk
How Bitcoin could potentially separate not just money from the state but also property and the state
How Ark uses the Sovereign Individual thesis
Who is going to support Bitcoin's development
The Cash App's connection to Square Crypto
Underhyped v. overhyped

Resources:

Twitter:

Yassine Elmandjra (@YassineARK)
Dave (@dshollers)
Bitcoin Magazine

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Brian Merchant on The Darknet's Fake Murder-For-Hire Marketplace Mar 02, 2020

In this episode, Dave Hollerith interviews journalist and author, Brian Merchant, on a recent story he wrote about a darknet website that offers murder-for-hire services.

Part hoax and part reality, Merchant's investigation into this scam marketplace led him into a world of white hat hackers, fake hitmen, murderous spouses and real-world victims. He explains that although this dark corner of the internet is essentially fake, it has drastically harmed the lives of innocent people and blurred the line between virtual anonymous markets and real-world life and death consequences.

Topics:

The origins of online assassination markets.
How Chris Monterio hacked into the backend of a murder-for-hire scam website
How the murder-for-hire scam had terrifying real-world implications on innocent people
The frustratingly slow pace at which law enforcement investigated the issue
How Bitcoin and cryptocurrency are implicated in these scams
How future scenarios could play out for online assassination markets

Resources:

Click Here To Kill (Harper's Magazine)
Chris Monterio’s blog (Pirate Dot London)

Twitter:

Brian Merchant (@bcmerchant)
Dave (@dshollers)
Bitcoin Magazine

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Weekly Bits #17: The Stories of Bitcoin Revisited Feb 26, 2020

From 2012 to 2014, Bitcoin Magazine produced 22 print issues covering the burgeoning technology, its budding culture and potential impact. This week, Colin and Peter revisit some of those stories with updates, reflections and new commentary.

The Stories of Bitcoin Magazine Revisited:

Bitcoin's Solvency and Security with Coinfloor’s Obi Nwosu & Blockstack's Muneeb Ali Feb 24, 2020

In this episode, Dave Hollerith speaks with Coinfloor's Obi Nwosu and Blockstack's Muneeb Ali, two leaders who have run companies in the community since 2013.

Coinfloor is the U.k.'s largest cryptocurrency exchange while Blockstack is a developer platform and network trying to build a new internet.

Though different in what types of product they offer, both companies are taking innovative and even perhaps opposing strategies for how they can and should successfully leverage Bitcoin.

Obi Nwosu Interview:

Proof of Reserves
Why Coinfloor delisted Eth
Obi's take on why users have more power than exchanges.
Why Coinfloor wants Bitcoin buying to be safe, easy and without b.s.

Muneeb Ali Interview:

How the stacks 2.0 will relate to Bitcoin
Blockstack's milestone growth controversy
The more private internet Blockstack is building
Blockstack is pretty much the real Pied Piper from the HBO series Silicon Valley

Resources:

Weekly Bits #16: Powering Corporate Open-Source Development Feb 19, 2020

As the world's most robust open-source digital ledger, Bitcoin has encouraged several corporations to fund the development of tools that can be accessed and leveraged by anyone. In this week's episode, Colin and Peter discuss this intersection of corporate self-interest and technical altruism.

Resources:

Paxful's Ray Youssef on How Bitcoin Unlocks Social Good Feb 17, 2020

“I’ve come to believe charity depends on finding those people who can truly execute on the ground, those real-life angels. Bitcoin is one of the best things for these people because they can work with it. They are completely transparent, they don’t have to go through any of the financial hoops. Most of all, they can convert it to anything, anywhere. It’s beautiful.” —Ray Youssef, CEO of Paxful

While speculation and "hodling" are store of value qualities mainly used for bitcoin in North America and Europe, it's also being used as a tool for unlocking the world's unrealized capital by serving the unbanked. Paxful is one company leading this charge by offering bitcoin as a medium of exchange for people in developing countries.

In this episode, Dave Hollerith interviews the CEO of Paxful, Ray Youssef, about how his peer-to-peer exchange has enabled a new economy of currency exchange and payments all through the use of Bitcoin. Additionally, Dave asks Ray about his philosophy and experience in social good and how it directly ties into Paxful's initiative for building schools across the world.

Interesting Topics:

How Paxful enables Bitcoin as a medium of exchange
Why Bitcoin's potential to bring real change is occurring in developing places like Africa and Central America
How Paxful navigates both regulation and scams as a peer-to-peer exchange
A growing commercial corridor for Bitcoin and iTunes gift cards between Africa and China
A growing class of entrepreneurs who build businesses off of Paxful
Paxful's #BuildingwithBitcoin philanthropy initiative
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Resources:

Twitter:

Ray Youssef (@raypaxful)
Dave (@dshollers)
Bitcoin Magazine

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Weekly Bits #15: Assessing Bitcoin As A Tool For Philanthropy Feb 12, 2020

In this week's episode, Colin and Peter evaluate Bitcoin's history as a technology that enables charitable giving. They discuss its effectiveness in response to natural disasters, the Bitcoin community's self-interested benevolence and the blockchain's prowess for facilitating a better kind of philanthropy.

Resources:

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Matt Odell on Educating Bitcoiners Feb 10, 2020

“Everybody has a bias, the important thing is not to Grandstand about having no bias. We see this with internet privacy in general, the narrative is framed by saying, some criminals are using it so let’s make the privacy worse for 99% of users who are law-abiding. That's problematic because at some point it's going to fall into the wrong hands.” —Matt Odell

Bitcoin is a tool for financial freedom, but not everyone who buys it understands that this means it also comes with more individual responsibility. In this episode, Dave Hollerith talks with Matt Odell, an active privacy advocate and educator in the Bitcoin Community, to discuss:

Bitcoin 2020 Conference in SF
The most effective ways to educate people about Bitcoin
Bitcoin narratives from the mainstream media
The problem with the Bitcoin payment app, PEI
Why Tor was a major part of the blocksize debate
Opsec and privacy tips (SIM swaps)
What Matt thinks is overhyped V. underhyped

Readings:

Bitcoin Time Traveler (Reddit)
Bitcoin Has Lost Steam... (NYT)
Tales from the Crypt (Last Rabbit Hole Recap)

Twitter:

Matt (@matt_odell)
Dave (@dshollers)
Bitcoin Magazine

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Weekly Bits #14: Imagining The Bitcoin Citadel Future Feb 05, 2020

Maybe you've seen the memes: Bitcoiners are fantasizing about fortresses fit for complete self-sufficiency and impregnable bag protection. But what really goes into the perfect personal Bitcoin citadel? And what does it mean to imagine a future in which Bitcoiners are siphoned off from the rest of society?

Colin Harper joins the show to dig deeper into his Bitcoin Magazine cover story "The 7 Safest Havens for Establishing Your Bitcoin Citadel."

Resources:

The 7 Safest Havens for Establishing Your Bitcoin Citadel

Twitter:

Lebanon's Financial Crisis & Bitcoin (Part 2): Bitcoin's Volatility As Stability Feb 03, 2020

“While there is a reasonable use case for Bitcoin in the US, I would argue its a “nice to have versus a lot of other parts of the world like Lebanon where owning Bitcoin is almost like an act of survival to preserve your savings.” - Mark Saroufim

In this two-part series, Dave Hollerith interviews members of Lebanon's diaspora migrant population to understand the country's current financial crisis and why Bitcoin is both an important asset for mitigating its risks as well as how it could play a roll in the country's downturned economy.

In this episode (Part 2), Hollerith talks with a Lebanese Bitcoiner, Mark Saroufim, about how Bitcoin is ultimately fitting into Lebanon's downturned economy.

Topics discussed:

News information through Twitter, as opposed to political party, owned news companies
Lebanon's The Whatsapp tax
How inflation and unemployment are starting to change spending habits.
Government-issued “haircuts”
Consequences of the lira's devaluation: more crime and scams
Why Mark's Grandma understands Bitcoin
How a rogue Discord community wants to send Bitcoin to Lebanese friends and family

Resources:

Twitter:

Mark Saroufim (@formalsystem)
Dave Hollerith on Twitter
Bitcoin Magazine on Twitter

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* Lebanese metal anthem courtesy of Youtuber and musician, LordPatrick123456

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Weekly Bits #13: How Do Bitcoiners Maintain Privacy In The Age Of Government Blockchain Analysis? Jan 29, 2020

In this week's episode, Peter is joined by Bitcoin Magazine staff writer Vlad Costea to discuss the latest cover story, "Maintaining Transaction Privacy in the Age of Government Analysis." The pair went over some Bitcoin privacy best practices, considered the honeypot risks of government-based transaction monitoring and examined the intersection of identity protection and user-friendliness.

Resources

Privacy Against Government Blockchain Analysis - Bitcoin Magazine

Twitter

Bitcoin Magazine

Peter Chawaga

Vlad Costea

Lebanon's Financial Crisis & Bitcoin (Part 1): A Central Bank Ponzi Scheme Jan 27, 2020

“The next year or two is going to give very interesting examples of the role of Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies in countries that are like Lebanon — where people, on the one hand, are well-educated, wealthy, and have access to information and on the other hand, are facing a banking crisis that has led a lot of them to distrust their banks.” -Mike Azar

In this two-part series, Dave Hollerith interviews members of Lebanon's diaspora migrant population to understand the country's current financial crisis and why Bitcoin is both an important asset for mitigating its risks as well as how it could play a roll in helping those who live in Lebanon.

This episode (Part 1) focuses on understanding the current Lebanese financial crisis in all it's complex historical, political and economic turmoil. Dave talks with Mike Azar, a financial consultant and lecturer, who walks him through how the Lebanese financial crisis started and what it could mean for the countries future.

Topics discussed:

How Lebanon's diaspora plays a crucial role in this crisis.
How political and economic mismanagement led Lebanon into its currently tenuous economic position.
Why the Lebanese central bank's insolvency is unique.
How economic factors such as inflation, unemployment, and civil unrest will likely get worse in Lebanon's near future.
The hard decisions that must be made to prevent the crisis from getting worse.
What current solutions like Bitcoin or a central bank-backed digital currency are currently being discussed to help mitigate the crisis.

Resources:

Lebanon NERDs blog

Twitter:

Mike Azar (@Azarstweets)
Dave Hollerith on Twitter
Bitcoin Magazine on Twitter

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* Outro music courtesy of Youtuber and musician, LordPatrick123456

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Weekly Bits #12: What The Fed's Repo Market Pump Means For Bitcoin Jan 22, 2020

The Federal Reserve has funneled roughly $500 billion into the repo market since September 2019 in what was originally pitched as temporary operations. Now, it wants to extend the same efforts to smaller institutions in an unprecedented extension of its influence over the economy. On this episode, Colin and Peter discuss Bitcoin Magazine's cover story about the Fed's actions and what they tell us about our financial system. If this reminds anyone of the climate before The Great Recession, then Bitcoin could be a solution.

Resources

The Fed Repo Market Is a Dam Ready to Break - Bitcoin Magazine

Twitter

Bitcoin Magazine

Peter Chawaga

Colin Harper

Mr. Pseu on Seeking A Bitcoin Education Jan 20, 2020

In this episode, Dave Hollerith talks with A Boy Named Pseu (Phil Gibson). He is a libertarian writer and podcaster whose journey in understanding Bitcoin is more recent yet rooted by a longterm interest in Austrian economics and agorism.

To test his understanding of what actually happened to Bitcoin in 2019, Pseu recently wrote a Medium post, "Bitcoin Is Dead." In it he argues why Bitcoin's growth stands out as uniquely different from how it has been portrayed by mainstream media outlets such as The Wall Street Journal.

Topics of discussion:

Understanding Bitcoin as an educational growth opportunity
Bitcoin Is Dead - high-level concepts and real-world examples for newcomers on what happened to Bitcoin in 2019.
Philosophy of monetary value
Hodling as primary Bitcoin activity
Bitcoin Gift Cards Powering A Million Dollar Remittance Industry in Africa
Mr. Pseu's podcast
Mr. Pseu's (new) website

Twitter:

Mr. Pseu on Twitter
Dave Hollerith on Twitter
Bitcoin Magazine on Twitter

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Bitcoin Happy Hour #12: Debating a Circular Bitcoin Economy and BTC Mining Deep Dive Jan 19, 2020

Today, Colin sits down with Cassie Clifton and Christian Keroles, two of BTC Inc.'s content creators and conference organizers, to talk about the recent Dan Held v Ragnar twitter debate about the virtues of hodling versus creating a circular economy. Cassie also answers all the questions about Bitcoin Mining and gives fantastic analysis about what to expect in 2020.

Check out the episode on Bitcoin Magazine's YouTube Channel and don't forget to get your tickets to Bitcoin2020!

Weekly Bits #11: On the Coast of El Salvador, Bitcoin Is Becoming the Standard Jan 15, 2020

Two coastal villages in El Salvador are living out the dream that many Bitcoiners envision: a circular bitcoin economy for those who have been ignored by the traditional banking system. On this episode of Weekly Bits, Peter is joined by staff writer Colin Harper to discuss his latest cover story on Bitcoin Beach, the program that is putting sats in the hands of those who need them with noteworthy success.

Resources

In El Salvador, Bitcoin Is Becoming a Standard - Bitcoin Magazine

Twitter

Bitcoin Magazine

Peter Chawaga

Colin Harper

Bitcoin Happy Hour #11: Bitcoin Aesthetics and Conference Design Jan 10, 2020

Today, Colin sits down with Tommy Marchesci and Pat Riley, two of BTC Inc.'s designers, to talk about their methodology, philosophy and vision for the art behind the Bitcoin 2020 conference and Bitcoin Magazine.

Check out the episode on Bitcoin Magazine's YouTube Channel and don't forget to get your tickets to Bitcoin2020!

Weekly Bits #10: Bitcoin's Potential 2020 Protocol Upgrades With Aaron van Wirdum Jan 08, 2020

Bitcoin's underlying consensus layer has gone two years without a hard or soft fork change — its longest such streak in history. On this episode of Weekly Bits, Peter Chawaga is joined by Bitcoin Magazine Technical Editor Aaron van Wirdum to discuss his latest cover story on protocol changes that have the potential to end that streak in 2020.

Resources

2020 and Beyond: Bitcoin's Potential Protocol Upgrades

Twitter

Bitcoin Magazine

Peter Chawaga

Aaron van Wirdum

Kiara Bickers on Clarifying Bitcoin Jan 08, 2020

In this episode, Dave Hollerith talks with Kiara Bickers, author of Bitcoin Clarity: A Guide To Understanding Bitcoin. Bitcoin Clarity is different from other Bitcoin guides because it takes uses "systems thinking" by explaining how and why each part of Bitcoin's system evolved into what it is today.

Topics included in the discussion:

Independent publishing
Approximating decentralization
Bitcoin as a trustless time chain
The value and limits of information
Why Bitcoin Clarity does not dig into privacy
How science and art should not be separated

Links:

Bitcoin Clarity
Kiara Bickers on Twitter
Dave Hollerith on Twitter
Bitcoin Magazine on Twitter

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Trace Mayer on Monetary Sovereignty and Proof of Keys Dec 24, 2019

For almost a decade, Bitcoiners from all across the world have celebrated January 3 as Bitcoin’s bonafide birthday. It was on that date in 2009 that Satoshi Nakamoto mined Bitcoin’s genesis block and it was this first successful hash computation that defined the political purpose of Bitcoin with the embedded message: “The Times 03/Jan/2009 Chancellor on Brink of Second Bailout for Banks.”

Simply put, Bitcoin is an instrument that is specifically designed to resist the inflationary urges of monetary politics, and its qualities empower individuals to become sovereign. However, the business sector that developed and blossomed around Bitcoin has not always remained true to the cypherpunk origins that created it; Often times, exchanges and lending services impose withdrawal limits, freeze accounts and find other ways to arbitrarily restrict users’ access to their funds.

In this episode, Bitcoin Magazine's Vlad Costea interviews long-time Bitcoiner Trace Mayer. They discuss how some cryptocurrency businesses tend to restrict the concept of sovereignty that the technology was meant to protect, and Mayer's response to the phenomenon, the Proof of Keys event, held every year on January 3.

Proof of Keys [Jan/3➞₿]

Twitter:

Trace Mayer (@TraceMayer)
Vlad Costea (@TheVladCostea)
Bitcoin Magazine (@BitcoinMagazine)

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Bitcoin Happy Hour #10: River Financial Dec 20, 2019

Colin and Christian are joined by Andrew Yang (no, not that one) of River Financial to discuss how the newly launched bitcoin exchange plans offer a clean, buttoned-up onramp for newcomers and old-coiners alike--and why they're opting to focus solely on bitcoin.

Twitter

Colin Harper - @AsILayHodling

Christian Keroles - @ck_SNARKs

Andrew Yang - @ecurrencyhodler

Weekly Bits #9: The Open-Source Mission of BTCPay Server Dec 17, 2019

The best of Bitcoin tends to come from projects that leave wealth accumulation and personal agendas aside to focus on building on behalf of the community. For an example, look no further than open-source payment portal BTCPay Server. In this episode of the Weekly Bits podcast, Colin Harper joins Peter Chawaga to discuss his latest cover story on the project, the developers behind it and its status as Bitcoin's open-source unicorn.

Resources

BTCPay Server Is Bitcoin’s Open-Source Unicorn

Twitter

Bitcoin Magazine

Peter Chawaga

Colin Harper

Guy Swann on Curating The Best Bitcoin Writing Dec 16, 2019

"In Bitcoin, some of the best ideas occur when somebody has just taken the time to sit down and just really break down each concept in writing, and articulated it in a 15 to 20-minute article."

-Guy Swann

In this episode, Dave Hollerith talks with Guy Swann, host of the Cryptoconomy podcast. Guy's show has become a staple in the Bitcoin community for curating and recording some of the best long-form articles about Bitcoin.

Dave and Guy discuss Guy's curation process, what makes a compelling Bitcoin read, Bitcoin maximalism as a reaction to the 2017 ICO boom, some of the historical metaphors used to explain Bitcoin and how technology like Bitcoin and the internet are changing sovereignty.

Resources mentioned in the episode:

A Most Peaceful Revolution
Bitcoin Reformation
Cryptoconomy website
Bitcoin Time Traveller (Updated 2019)
Bitcoin Is Worse Is Better (CryptoQuikRead)
The Sovereign Individual

Twitter:

Guy Swann (@TheCryptoconomy)
Dave Hollerith (@DsHollers)
Bitcoin Magazine (@BitcoinMagazine)

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Bitcoin Happy Hour #9: Mining, (Mis)use and Media Dec 13, 2019

In this week’s episode, Colin, Christian, Brandon and Michael discuss the current state of mining as we approach the new year, a provocative op-ed on the crypto’s utility and the role of journalism in the space.

Philip Gradwell on the Economic Data Behind Blockchain Analysis Dec 10, 2019

The work of blockchain analysis companies such as Chainalysis isn’t always welcomed by privacy advocates. However, if you're a Bitcoiner who cares about the future of the industry, this work is always worth watching.

And there tend to be two great narratives that we hear about how these companies affect Bitcoin.

One is that they bring more transparency and in turn increase Bitcoin’s adoption and legitimacy. The other is that they are leveraging data from the Bitcoin blockchain to provide better surveillance for corporate entities and nation-states at the expense of financial privacy.

Coming to the end of what appears to be a successful year of growth, Chainalysis cut 20 percent of its workforce back in November.

Today I’ve got an interview with Philip Gradwell, he’s the Chief Economist at Chainalysis. We talk about what exactly is gleaned from blockchain analysis products, why they are seeing so much growth in Asia Pacific, why they cut 39 employees and whether they are putting resources into tracking off-chain transactions (final question).

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Weekly Bits #8: The Decentralization of Bitcoin Mining Dec 10, 2019

The bitcoin mining industry has always been dominated by China, but a growing trend of operations opening up in North America raises interesting questions about the decentralization of the practice. Listen to this week's episode as Cassie Clifton, host of the What's Halvening? Podcast and all-around mining expert, talks to Peter about the future of Bitcoin's most critical sector.

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Bitcoin Happy Hour #8: Political Gambits and Lightning Strikes Bitfinex Dec 06, 2019

Colin, Michael and Brandon gauge the ethical and political ramifications of Virgil Griffith's talk at the Pyongyang blockchain conference--with a surprise drop in by BTC Inc's CEO, David Bailey, on why his arrest sets a dangerous precedent for anyone working in crypto. On a more positive political note, the team also discusses Bakkt CEO, Kelly Loeffler, and her sudden appointment to the U.S. senate. And they round out the happy hour by touching on why (if at all) Bitfinex's recent Lightning Network integration is a milestone for the Bitcoin industry.

Weekly Bits #7: The Gift of Bitcoin Giving Dec 04, 2019

To celebrate the holiday season, this episode of the Weekly Bits podcast covers two programs focused on accelerating bitcoin-based giving. Peter is joined by Bitcoin Magazine associate editor Colin Harper to discuss two of his recent stories — the first dedicated to GiveBitcoin and its effort to help Bitcoiners evangelize the technology by sharing BTC with others, and the second to The Giving Block and its mission to focus Giving Tuesday on #GivingBitcoin to charity.

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Bruce Fenton on the Bitcoin Foundation, Satoshi Roundtable and Scaling Dec 02, 2019

"If we continue down this road where we have no privacy and governments and corporations know every single thing about us because of these surveillance devices we're all carrying around in our pockets, technology becomes our only hope really."

- Bruce Fenton

In this episode, Bitcoin Magazine staff writer, Vlad Costea, interviews Bruce Fenton, CEO of Chainstone Labs and Satoshi Roundtable.

Longtime Bitcoin advocate Bruce Fenton discusses his early days in Bitcoin, scaling debates, the pros and pitfalls of a purely Bitcoin maximalism and his outlook on privacy.

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Catherine Coley on Launching and Operating Binance.US Nov 25, 2019

In this episode, Dave interviews Catherine Coley, CEO of Binance.US.

Binance is the largest global cryptocurrency exchange in the world, but they have avoided competing in the US until a few months ago.

To remain compliant with regulations, Binance.US is its own company. In October, during the time that Binance.Us launched, Binance captured 60 percent of legitimate cryptocurrency trading volume, their highest share of the global market since March.

In this interview, Coley explains how Binance.US happened, what it has been like to face competitive and regulatory hurdles launching a cryptocurrency exchange and what stage Binance.US is at now coming to the end of their first quarter.

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Bitcoin Happy Hour #7: Sats for Chats and the Ethics of Hacktivism Nov 22, 2019

On this episode of Bitcoin Magazine Happy Hour, Colin, Michael and Brandon look into the Lightning Network’s potential as a messaging application, and they weigh the ethics of hactivist Phineas Fisher offering a $100k bitcoin bounty for information extracted from corporate giants like Halliburton and surveillance tech company NSO. Oh, and Bitcoin’s getting hammered just in time for the Holidays, so they talk about price too.

Weekly Bits #6: Reviewing Bitcoin's Best Hardware Wallets Nov 20, 2019

As any good Bitcoiner knows, your BTC is only as safe as your private keys. So, to learn more about the different hardware wallet options out there, Weekly Bits host Peter Chawaga interviews Bitcoin Magazine reporter Vlad Costea about his recent series comparing the Trezor Model T, Ledger Nano X, BitBox02, Coldcard Mk3 and KeepKey.

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Mati Greenspan on The Motion in Bitcoin Markets Nov 18, 2019

“As master Yoda says, the future is always in motion.”

-Matti Greenspan

There will always be different takes on the news. Something like China's recent endorsement of blockchain technology might seem bearish for human rights advocates but others might just as easily recognize it as an opportunity for sector growth and, perhaps, investing. For example, what happens if China unbans Bitcoin trading?

Mati Greenspan, the guest on today's show, comes to Bitcoin as a financial asset trader and portfolio manager. That means his thought process comes purely from a trading perspective. And, while Bitcoin plays a large role in Mati's portfolio, he also follows a lot of other types of markets including renewable energies and Biotech.

Dave posed the validity of a few different trading strategies and some of the latest narratives in the news cycle to hear what Matti had to say.

Until recently, Mati was the senior market Analyst for Etoro. Shortly after this interview, Mati announced that he has chosen to leave Etoro to pursue an independent blogging and newsletter project.

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Bitcoin Happy Hour #6: Starlink and the Marsian Case for Bitcoin Nov 15, 2019

Joined by BTC Media CEO David Bailey, Brandon, Cass, and Dave discuss Icelandic Bitcoin heists, the Unknown Fund and what SpaceX's Starlink could mean for Bitcoin on Mars.

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Derek Muhney on the Use Case for Bitcoin ATMS Nov 13, 2019

In this episode, Derek Muhney, Director of Marketing and National Sales at Coinsource, joins to discuss the use case for Bitcoin ATMs.

During our conversation, Derek talks through all the general value and use cases for Bitcoin ATMs such as convenience and privacy as well as why Bitcoin ATMs are becoming more popular each year.

Weekly Bits #5: Bitcoin Merch, Video Reviews and the Art of Filming Crypto Nov 12, 2019

Bitcoin Magazine's resident video and audio producer Grahm Petersen joins Peter Chawaga on the latest episode of Weekly Bits to offer some perspective on the Bitcoin merch industry, what it's like to film technical product reviews and increasing adoption through YouTube.

Watch some of the videos discussed and subscribe to Bitcoin Magazine's YouTube channel here.

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Alex Gladstein on Blockchain and Tyranny Vs. Bitcoin and Freedom Nov 11, 2019

In this episode, Dave talks with Alex Gladstein about the recent news that China and President Xi Jinping, have publicly expressed admiration for blockchain technology. This news spiked the Bitcoin price at the beginning of November, but Gladstein is weary for what China's public praise could mean for cryptocurrency in general.

Gladstein recognizes that blockchain technology by itself is really just a mechanism for control and surveillance of financial data. He believes from a human rights perspective that the real value of the blockchain comes from decentralization, which is essential to Democracy. He states that Bitcoin is the greatest example of a decentralized blockchain and that in the wrong hands, this technology would be used as a tool for tyranny instead of freedom.

In China, It's Blockchain and Tyranny vs Bitcoin and Freedom

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Bitcoin Happy Hour #5: Moby Dick and Bitcoin Dogma Nov 08, 2019

Colin, Michael, Cass and Brandon dissect the lone whale market manipulation FUD, discuss the global bitcoin mining market and dive into Tuur Demeester's Bitcoin Reformation article.

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Weekly Bits #4: Living on Bitcoin in Europe Nov 06, 2019

Bitcoin adoption may be growing every day, but it's still a challenge to live every day exclusively using BTC. On this episode, Peter Chawaga asks Colin Harper about his recent trip to Europe where he did just that, paying for everything from food to souvenirs with the original cryptocurrency.

Bitcoin Happy Hour #4: Tony Hawk, Bitcoin in Asia and The Next Bull Market Nov 01, 2019

Tony Hawk is coming to Bitcoin2020! This week, the guys discuss getting Tony to Bitcoin 2020, the upcoming launch of the podcast series "Bitcoin in Asia" and what's going to drive the next bull market to the moon. Sit back, have a drink with us, and enjoy!!

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Tom Bachar on PEI, The Bitcoin Rewards App Nov 01, 2019

People will always need banking, but now, more than ever, we're beginning to see that people don't necessarily need banks. Emerging apps such as PEI offer consumers opportunities to grow their finances outside of credit card companies.

In this episode, Dave Hollerith interviews Tom Bachar, Co-founder, and CEO of PEI to find out how they do it. Pei is a mobile card-linked cash-back app with banking functionalities that helps people save money. You basically link your existing debit or credit cards to the app and then when you make purchases at select merchants you get rewards in BTC or cash.

The two dive into what PEI offers, how they make money and how they treat user data.

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Weekly Bits #3: The WTV Takedown and How Darknet Markets Rely on Bitcoin Oct 30, 2019

In this Bitcoin Magazine Weekly Bits podcast episode, editor Peter Chawaga and content creator David Hollerith add broader context to the takedown of darknet marketplace WTV, talking about the wider darknet reliance on bitcoin, the challenges of writing an article about such an obfuscated place and more.

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Darknet Markets Can't Live With —or Without—Bitcoin

Inside the Darknet Market Seizure Made Possible by Bitcoin Oct 24, 2019

In this episode, Dave interviews Jonathan Levin, Chief Strategy Officer at Chainalysis, the blockchain analysis firm that helped investigators take down the largest darknet market for child exploitation content in the world.

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Bitcoin Happy Hour #3: Lightning Conference Recap Oct 22, 2019

Bitcoin Magazine writers Vlad Costea, Colin Harper and Aaron van Wirdum converge on the Berlin Lightning Conference and talk about their takeaways, favorite moments, and the latest innovations coming to Bitcoin's Lightning Network.

Weekly Bits #2: Signet and Bitcoin as a Savings Technology Oct 21, 2019

In this week's episode of the Bitcoin Magazine Weekly Bits podcast, editors Peter Chawaga and Christie Harkin discuss the evolution of bitcoiners in recent years, a proposed sandbox platform for easier Bitcoin development and growing services that offer to pay interest on your HODLings...in exchange for custody.

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Signet Could Give Bitcoin A More Stable, Predictable Testnet Option

Bitcoin As A Savings Technology: Are Interest Accounts Worth The Trade-Off?

Weekly Bits #1: Gab, QuadrigaCX and the new Crypto Tax Oct 15, 2019

Introducing Bitcoin Magazine's Weekly Bits, a podcast that details the most impactful stories coming through our newsroom. Taking a closer look at the background and fact-finding of their coverage, editors and reporters discuss the regulatory, cultural and technological news shaping Bitcoin every week.

Bitcoin Happy Hour #2: IRS Guidance, Trouble w/ ETH, & Gab Oct 11, 2019

Wind down your work week with the Bitcoin Magazine Podcast Happy Hour, where members of the Bitcoin Magazine team digest the week's top news with easy conversation and local brews.

On this episode, Colin, Taiberg, Brandon and Dave take a look at the IRS' latest crypto tax guidance, the promise or limitations of Ethereum, and why Gab is doubling down on Bitcoin.

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Agatha Bacelar on Why Bitcoin and the Blockchain Will Be Agents for Social Change Oct 10, 2019

In this episode, Dave Hollerith and Colin Harper talk with Agatha Bacelar. Bacelar is challenging long-time juggernaut, Nancy Pelosi, for California's District 12 congressional seat in the next election cycle. Bacelar is a 27-year old Brazilian American immigrant with progressive democratic political views and an appreciation for Bitcoin that dates back to 2011 (OG status).

She is also one of the first political candidates accepting campaign donations in cryptocurrency. She's seeking to raise one million dollars n cryptocurrency to match the amount of stock Pelosi holds in Facebook.

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Bitcoin Happy Hour #1: Bakkt, Crypto Ratings, EOS & Block.One Oct 08, 2019

Introducing the Bitcoin Happy Hour, where Bitcoin Magazine staff members digest the week's top news in crypto with easy uncensored conversation and local brews.

In this pilot episode, Colin, Christian, Cass and Michael take a look at Bakkt's first week in futures trading, the Crypto Ratings Council and news of Block.One's $24 million settlement with the SEC.

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Bitcoin Schmitcoin on Analyzing the Bitcoin Price and What A Healthy Market Looks Like Oct 08, 2019

In this episode, Dave Hollerith talks with Nathan Hadley a.k.a. Bitcoin Schmitcoin, to hear what it's like to be a Bitcoin price analyst. Nathan discusses how he uses technical analysis to gauge the Bitcoin price, why it works better than fundamental analysis in this market, what will need to be seen in the market before Bitcoin takes a bigger bull run. Nathan also explains why many self-proclaimed "traders" are full of it and some of the craziest days in cryptocurrency price action that has ever seen.

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Aleksandar Svetski On Why Bitcoin Is the Ultimate Contrarian’s Bet Sep 26, 2019

In this episode, Bitcoin Magazine catches up with Aleksandar Svetski, CEO of the Bitcoin company, Amber. Aleksandar argues why now more than ever, Bitcoin not Blockchain is the best direction for the crypto industry to grow. He also considers himself a contrarian and explains how Bitcoin is the ultimate contrarian bet.

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Francis Pouliot on Joining Liquid Network, Bitcoin Privacy and Scalability Sep 19, 2019

On the first day of the 2019 Baltic Honeybadger conference, prominent bitcoiner and Bull Bitcoin CEO Francis Pouliot spoke with Bitcoin Magazine just a few hours after Bull Bitcoin announced it would be joining Blockstream’s Liquid sidechain federation.

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Creating the Animated Series Bitcoin & Friends with Robert Allen Sep 12, 2019

In this episode, the guys talk about some of the bigger stories in the Bitcoin Magazine headlines (FATF Travel Rule, Bitmain’s Antminer 17 SOLD OUT, and NFL left tackle trying to get paid in Bitcoin) then interview Robert Allen, executive producer of the animated adult web series, Bitcoin & Friends. They talk about some of the references behind the characters and jokes, how funny people are usually brought up religious and of course, Bitcoin.

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Energy Companies Are Missing Out On Bitcoin Mining Sep 06, 2019

Welcome to the first ever Bitcoin Magazine Podcast's "Wingin' It", a light, off-the-cuff, sometimes humorous approach to all things happening around bitcoin and more importantly, everything else.

In this episode, the guys bring on Brandon Green, another Bitcoin Magazine staffer, to talk about a spicy op-ed he recently wrote about the Bitcoin mining energy consumption problem. Brandon flips the problem on its head by asking, why more energy companies aren’t seeing the business opportunity in servicing cryptocurrency mining companies. The conversation meanders into the territory of universal basic income, the cost of printing money and even candy bars.

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Dr. Maxim Orlovsky on Storm and Bitcoin Aug 30, 2019

In this episode, Bitcoin Magazine staff writer, Vlad Costea talks with Dr Maxim Orlovsky, a neuroscientist turned Bitcoin researcher, engineer and entrepreneur, whose has published the concept for a new 2nd layer Bitcoin Protocol called Storm.

After revealing the project’s GitHub repository and starting an interesting conversation on Reddit, Orlovsky has quickly turned to Bitcoin developers for advice and constructive criticism: More specifically, his proposal was included in the bitcoin-dev mailing list on August 19, 2019, and reputed users like ZmnSCPxj and Stefan Richter have already provided their feedback.

In a nutshell, Storm is about creating a framework which resembles the BitTorrent technology but with the financial incentives of Bitcoin’s second layer. As in the token project, regular node operators don’t have to store any of the data on their hard drives, as participation is voluntary and ad-hoc. Also, according to Orlovsky, the data that gets sent for storage gets divided into multiple pieces for greater security, so that no single entity that offers disk space is able to access the contents. However, those who store data are required to run full Bitcoin and Lightning nodes as a way of guaranteeing the seamless transfer of satoshis.

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A Conversation with Crypto.com and Salt Lending from Bitcoin 2019 Aug 27, 2019

Bitcoin is the best performing asset in the last ten years, but behind the price, there's a lot going on. In this episode, we cover the top news stories over the past two weeks then feature two interviews from the Bitcoin 2019 conference. The first is with Sean Rach, CMO of Crypto.com, and the second is with Jenny Shaver, COO of Salt Lending.

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Coffee, Crypto and the Hodling Merchant's Perspective Aug 14, 2019

Sure, bitcoin is a store of value and a hedge against global debt and inflation. But what is it actually like for a merchant to transact with it day to day — to pay taxes, to cover exchange rates and properly manage multiple wallets?

Today's guest is Denet Lewis, owner of Beans N Barbels, who accepted bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies at his coffee kiosk at the Bitcoin 2019 conference. Lewis helps paint a picture of the pros and cons of accepting bitcoin as a small business owner and offers a glimpse into the hurdles that lie ahead for broader merchant adoption.

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China’s State Cryptocurrency Coming Soon, Featuring Two-Layer Structure

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In Israel’s Crypto Banking War, Lawsuits Lead the Charge (For Now)

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Alex Gladstein and the Moral Case for Lightning Aug 07, 2019

We've all seen it: Our social media feeds suddenly inundated with ads related to products or services we had just been browsing for.

In an increasingly cashless society, our everyday payments are being tracked and monitored by third parties in an attempt to learn our habits so they can advertise to us more effectively. Tracking our shopping habits to market to us might not be that nefarious, but in some parts of the world this same technology is used to suppress free speech or even effect one's "social credit score," as in China. While more free societies haven't gotten there yet, it could become a very slippery slope, and Lightning Network payments may just be the way to curtail such activity.

This episode features Alex Gladstein of the Human Rights Foundation discussing his recent essay "The Moral Case for Lightning." We also discuss surveillance capitalism, the Hong Kong protests and how the world might evolve if Lightning payments are adopted by the masses.

Lolli's Alex Adelman on Earning Bitcoin and Democratizing Commerce Jul 31, 2019

In this episode, Lolli CEO and co-founder Alex Adelman joins the Bitcoin Magazine podcast to discuss Lolli's rapid growth, democratizing commerce, driving bitcoin adoption and the future of video games.

Lolli, the rewards application that lets users earn bitcoin when they shop online, has garnered more than 900 merchant partnerships since its inception with more joining every day. Its most recent partnership, announced today, is with Udemy.com, an online learning platform aimed at professional adults seeking tech skills. Users can earn up to 18 percent back in bitcoin on all courses, which range from bitcoin and blockchain to design and IT lessons.

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Entiende Bitcoin feat. Max Webster (Ep. 15) Jul 23, 2019

In this episode, Dave and Grahm get back to the news: Paying Taxes in Bitcoin, Trumps Deriding Bitcoin, and Iran’s “potential” mining industry. After that, they sit down with Max Webster, co-founder of Entiende Bitcoin, to hear about Bitcoin adoption in Latin America.

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A Conversation with Joel Comm and Gary Leland at Bitcoin 2019 (Ep. 14) Jul 12, 2019

In this episode, recorded at the Bitcoin2019 Conference, Dave and Grahm are joined by Joel Comm of the Bad Crypto Podcast and Gary Leland of Crypto Cousins to discuss everything from Bitcoin, podcasting, regulations, Facebook's Libra and even a little about the great scooter debate. Enjoy!

FATF Guidelines and What They Get Wrong About Bitcoin feat. Simon Lelieveldt (Ep. 13) Jul 05, 2019

In this episode, Dave discusses the new Financial Action Task Force (FATF) guidelines with Amsterdam-based regulatory consultant Simon Lelieveldt, who argues that these guidelines have gone way too far and are disproportionate, technically unsound and uneconomic. At the crux of this topic is the difference between how Facebook's Libra will accept regulation versus advocacy for online privacy by many in the Bitcoin community.

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Being John McAfee (Ep. 12) Jul 03, 2019

On today's episode, Dave and Grahm chat with the one and only John McAfee, currently living in exile in Cuba. They talk about freedom, Bitcoin, McAfee's 2020 Presidential run, the McAfee movie starring Michael Keaton, death threats and more!

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Facebook's Libra Might Not Be What You Think feat. Colin Harper (Ep. 11) Jun 22, 2019

In this episode, Grahm and Dave invite Colin Harper from the other side of the office to discuss his recent article on the Libra white paper. The three of them quickly hop aboard the Facebook/Libra hype train, and speculate on how Libra could affect the cryptocurrency market as well as the world in general.

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Facebook's Libra Is Here. But It Might Not Be What You Think.

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Relax, Man...Bitcoin's Security is Fine feat Dan Held (Ep. 10) Jun 18, 2019

In this episode, Dave and Grahm cover the news: shadow banking, Binance’s spinoff company and explaining Bitcoin to your dad. Then they talk with the myth, the legend, the Texan, Dan Held. They discuss Held’s recent essay on Bitcoin’s Security, the halving and what is Bitcoin’s best use case (store of value or payments).

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A Bitcoiner On Hong Kong's Anti-Extradition Bill Protests feat. Leo Weese (Ep. 9) Jun 15, 2019

In this episode, Dave and Grahm talk with Leo Weese, a Bitcoiner and statistician living in Hong Kong about the anti-extradition bill protests in his city that have been escalating over the past week. Leo explains why Hong Kong isn't already under mainland China's rule as well as how serious of an infringement this bill could be on the rights of the citizens of Hong Kong and foreign nationals passing through the city. He gives tips for safe, private communication and how that has made the protests more effective.

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Hong Kong's Leader, Yielding to Protests, Suspends Extradition Bill

Fugitives Offender And Legal Mutual Assistance In Criminal Matters Legislation (Amendment) Bill 2019

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P2P Crypto Exchanges Still HodlHodling On feat. Max Keidun (Ep.8) Jun 14, 2019

In this episode Dave and Grahm cover the recent news and development happening around peer-to-peer Bitcoin exchanges. They talk with Hodlhodl’s Max Keidun about LocalBitcoins, regulatory uncertainty, predictions and different kinds of p2p exchanges.

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Speculating On Crypto's 4 Million Dollar Lunch with Warren Buffett (Ep.7) Jun 05, 2019

In this supposedly short episode that went long, Dave and Grahm discuss Justin Sun's winning charity bid for a lunch with Warren Buffett. Joined by Delphi Digital's Tom Shaughnessy, the three of them speculate on who they would send to lunch with Warren Buffett to convince him that Bitcoin has value. Things go off the rail a bit as they weigh the pros and cons of sending notable experts, Mike Tyson, John McAfee and Batman.

Something not touched on during the episode is the tremendous impact that Justin Sun's 4.5 million dollar donation will create for the Glide Foundation. The Glide Foundation serves the homeless population in San Francisco.

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A Steak house To End All Arguments

Warren Buffett Eats The Same Thing For Breakfast Everyday

Pomp's Love For McDonald's

Fidelity's Bitcoin Trading Product

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Bitcoin's Security Is Fine - Dan Held

Make Bitcoin Fun Again - David Bailey

@miketyson's Bitcoin Atm

How Robert Pattinson Became Batman

Proof of Wrongs: Debunking Faketoshi feat. Jameson Lopp (Ep. 6) Jun 03, 2019

In today's episode, Dave and Grahm sit down with Jameson Lopp to discuss his recent Op-Ed "How Many Wrongs Make a Wright", a comprehensive investigation into Craig Wright and his questionable claims of being Satoshi Nakamoto — the creator of Bitcoin.

Interview Resources:

Op Ed:How Many Wrongs Make A Wright?

Lopp and Craig Wright Meeting in 2015

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Bullish on Bitcoin | Bearish on Trade Relations with Jeffrey Tucker (Ep. 5) May 28, 2019

Dave and Grahm are back with news and price narratives around 2019’s top performing financial asset. The news includes mainstream media's Bitcoin FOMO, the real story of Laszlo Hanyecz — the guy behind Bitcoin’s pizza day, Dutch authorities taking down Bestmixer, Tether being partially backed by Bitcoin, and what libertarian politician Ron Paul thinks about the US Dollar.

This episode they talk to Jeffery Tucker, Editorial Director of the American Institute of Economic Research about how the U.S./China trade conflict might be affecting the Bitcoin price.

Resources:

The Man Behind Bitcoin Pizza Day Is More Than A Meme: He’s A Mining Pioneer

‘The Dollar Is Going to Self Destruct’: Talking Bitcoin With Ron Paul

Dutch Authorities Shutdown Bestmixer

Tether Partly Backed By Bitcoin, Court Transcription Reveals

Interview:

No, Mr. President, Tarifs Do Not Cause Prosperity

The Tarif Bill Comes Due

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Dan Held on Bitcoin's Quantum Narratives (Ep. 4) May 20, 2019

Dave and Grahm are back with the latest on news and narratives in the Bitcoin community. News includes Bitcoin's recent price spike, Blockstream's Liquid Securities launch, Microsoft's plan to build on the Bitcoin blockchain, CFTC's crypto whistleblowing rewards and how mainstream retailers are now accepting Bitcoin.

After the news, they talk with Dan Held about the writing process, the quantum narratives surrounding Bitcoin and how it permits social freedom.

Resources:

Bitcoin Breaks $8000

Blockstream Releases First Enterprise Grade Product

Microsoft Building ID Verification Platform on Bitcoin

CFTC Will Pay You To Report Crypto Scams

Flexa Enables BTC Payments

Interview:

Hodlers Are the Revolutionaries

Quantum Narratives

Tycho

Planting Bitcoin—Season (2/4)

Schrödinger's Cat

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Bitcoin Rationalism and Community Feuds with Kyle Torpey (Ep. 3) May 14, 2019

Welcome back to The Bitcoin Magazine Podcast, your source for all the news, commentary and analysis driving the financial revolution that is Bitcoin.

In today's episode, hosts Dave and Grahm get you caught up on Fidelity and E-Trade's plan to launch crypto trading platforms, the growing number of CoinJoin transactions, the Binance hack and the latest on Bitfinex. After that, they're joined by longtime Bitcoin writer Kyle Torpey to discuss some of his recent articles and what the heck is going on with the @bitcoin account.

Resources:

Fidelity’s Bitcoin Trading Is Only Weeks Away

Percentage of CoinJoin Bitcoin Transactions Triple Over The Last Year

Bitfinex, Attorney General Legal Sparring Continues With New Court Filings

Binance Hacked for $40M, CEO Backpedals on Recoup Via Block Reorganization

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Measuring Decentralization — Paul Sztorc

Bitcoin Is Turning Is Turning Left vs. Right Into Big Data vs. Privacy

@cryptoretreat

@Bitcoin Account

Percentage CoinJoin Bitcoin Transactions Triples Over Past Year

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Understanding Bitcoin Blockchain Forks with Aaron Van Wirdum (Ep. 2) Apr 29, 2019

Welcome back to The Bitcoin Magazine Podcast, your source for all the news, commentary and thought leadership driving the financial revolution that is Bitcoin.

In today's episode, hosts Dave and Grahm get you caught up on Bitfinex, Satoshi's Treasure, FinCen's first ever civil penalty and more. After that, they're joined by Bitcoin Magazine's Technical Editor Aaron Van Wirdum to discuss a recently published blockchain forking in Bitcoin infographic.

Resources:

Mueller Report: Russia Used Bitcoin to Fund DNC Hack

FinCen Issues First-Ever Civil Penalty Against Bitcoin Exchange

Satoshi’s Treasure: The Chase Is On For $1 Million Bitcoin Prize

Adamant Capital: BTC Price Botton Is Likely In, Accumulation Phase Has Begun

Bitfinex Faces Legal Action From NY Attorney General: Here’s What This Means

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Bitcoin Forks Infographic

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(Ep. 1) The Bitcoin Magazine Podcast feat. Jameson Lopp Apr 15, 2019

Welcome to The Bitcoin Magazine Podcast, the source for all the news, commentary and thought leadership driving the financial revolution that is Bitcoin.

In today's episode, hosts Dave and Grahm get you caught up on the SEC, China's proposed ban on crypto mining, the QuadrigaCX bankruptcy, the lightning torch journey and Bitcoin's recent price spike. Later, they sit down with Jameson Lopp to discuss his recent attempts to disappear completely while still staying connected to the outside world.

Resources:

https://bitcoinmagazine.com/

SEC Digital Assets Framework

https://www.nytimes.com/2019/03/12/technology/how-to-disappear-surveillance-state.html

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