Magic Internet Money

Produced by Brad Mills - Twitter, Hamilton - YouTube, Jason Sanderson - Podcast Tech

Other Credits: bitconnect theme by schmoyoho, graphics by CryptoScamHub, Magic Internet Money inspired by u/mavensbot, invention of Bitcoin & all cryptocurrencies by Satoshi Nakamoto.

Mentality in the Rigged Game with Chris Plough Jul 28, 2020

Show notes

On this episode of Magic Internet Money, host Brad Mills invites personal development expert Chris Plough onto the show to discuss the direction of Bitcoin and Brad’s vision for his brand. Brad kicks it off with a grand introduction for Chris. The two discuss the key conflicts between Bitcoin and Altcoins and the potential that Bitcoin and Altcoins could have if they were willing to lend additional use-cases to Bitcoin. Brad and Chris discuss their experience in “the rigged game” of the centralized mainstream economy, and how centralized cryptocurrency exchanges and pushing towards more of that for Bitcoin and Altcoins. Chris talks about his experiences, the value of personal agency and sovereignty of all kinds. Finally, Chris closes with his adventures and lends some advice to Brad on shaping his own vision for his brand going forward.

Time Stamps

00:00:30 - Introduction

00:08:23 - Show start

00:11:30 - Blockchain and Crypto vs Bitcoin

00:16:00 - The Bitcoin Fork and what it changed

00:25:08 - Ethereum conversation

00:32:44 - The rigged game

00:37:33 - The power of sovereignty

00:41:16 - Why do investors shift from Bitcoin?

00:44:57 - Relations with Altcoins

00:55:11 - Brave browser

00:58:10 - Conflict between Bitcoin maximalism and altcoins

01:10:43 - Bitcoin and taxation

01:15:40 - Brad’s Guy Kawasaki story

01:20:44 - Brad’s evolution with Bitcoin

01:31:11 - Chris helping people with trauma

01:44:32 - Brad’s motivation

01:50:00 - The power of passion

01:58:24 - The importance of financial sovereignty

02:02:06 - Chris and Brad’s current projects and previous ones

02:09:45 - AdventureX and I am Listening, Chris’ current projects

02:15:34 - The struggle of hodling, and its effect on mental health

02:33:29 - Links and outro

Links to Mentions in the Show

Casa

The Bitcoin Cash Fork

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Chris Plough Linkedin

Chris Plough’s Website

Chris Plough Twitter

Find Brad Mills:

https://newswithviews.com/author/edwinvieira/
https://www.amazon.ca/Pieces-Eight-Disabilities-Constitution-Constitutional/dp/0815962266

Dr. Vieira - The Evolution of the Federal Reserve Jul 12, 2020

Show notes

In this episode, Brad taps Dr. Edwin Vieira to talk about the history and current status of the Federal Reserve System. Dr. Vieira is a Harvard lawyer, monetary historian, and the author of Pieces of 8, a book analyzing the evolution of the present monetary system and the court processes that led us here. As someone who's had a front seat to some of these events, Dr. Vieira has many insights to share. He and Brad talk about the concept of sound money, what really constitutes 'lawful money', and the federal reserve system, as well as Congress's role over the years in upholding today's flawed financial system. Tune for these topics and more.

Timestamps

00:00:00 - Brad on his book, introducing Dr. Vieira

00:13:21 - What really is 'lawful money' after all?

00:30:30 - Why did Americans accept executive order 1602?

00:34:55 - Did everybody really obey the order?

00:44:09 - Current world's debt vs the 1930's and 1940's debt

01:01:00 - Spirited discussion on what's legal tender

01:11:24 - Can Congress change the Federal Reserve Act?

01:23:02 - On Russia and China creating a gold-backed global reserve currency

01:30:30 - What's behind the explosion of economic growth in recent years?

01:39:24 - When people lose jobs due to automation

01:53:03 - Will it be deflation, hyperinflation, and stagflation in a few years?

02:11:19 - Where can you find Dr. Vieira's ideas?

02:24:03 - Viewpoints on the police and guns debate

02:35:17 - On the consequences of a broken financial and criminal justice system

02:40:58 - The Ponzi-esque nature of the pension system

2:52:02 - Where to find Dr. Vieira's work

Podcast Mentions

Mt. Gox

Hotspex Bitcoin research podcast

Pieces of 8 by Dr. Vieira

Peter McCormack

Texas gold depository

The price of tomorrow

Modern monetary theory

Stagflation

Kaiser report

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Talking Fomonomics with Scott Melker May 22, 2020

Show notes

Hope you enjoyed this week’s episode with ex-DJ and Expert Trader Scott Melker.

In this episode we talk all about the financial markets of the world. Will the world ever get to a place where Bitcoin explodes while the economies of the world destabilize? Scott shows his probable predictions on what that could mean for the 99% and how that could mean things worse overall.

You can find out more about Scott here:

Blockworksgroup.io

Twitter

Instagram

Produced by Brad Mills - Twitter, Hamilton - YouTube, Jason Sanderson - Podcast Tech
Other Credits: bitconnect theme by schmoyoho, graphics by CryptoScamHub, Magic Internet Money inspired by u/mavensbot, invention of bitcoin & all cryptocurrencies by satoshi nakamoto.

Brad Mills is a partner at Xsquared Ventures. All opinions expressed by Brad & his guests do not reflect the opinions of Xsquared Ventures or Xsquared Ventures Management. Investing in cryptocurrencies is high risk and can get you rekt, do not treat any opinion expressed on this show as investment advice, but only as an expression of Brad’s opinion. This podcast is for informational purposes only. Do not attempt to HODL without doing your research first.

Timestamps

3:00 - Who is Scott Melker?

7:37 - Scott’s music

9:28 - How lockdown is easier for single people

10:47 - Scotts ADHD throughout his life

12:32 - What got you interested in crypto?

26:10 - The simplest formula to getting rich in the stock market

31:42 - Everything wrong with the stock markets

40:37 - Counter trading the world markets

54:53 - Will Bitcoin decorrelate with the world markets?

1:06:00 - What would happen if we purged all the bad companies?

The Future of Bitcoin on the Lightning Network with Alex Bosworth Apr 30, 2020

Show notes

In this episode, Brad is joined by Alex Bosworth as they discuss the future of Bitcoin on the Lightning Network. Alex is a software lead at Lightning Network. He has experience working on open-source software and has experience creating backend exchange APIs. He also helped create a blockchain project to protect the integrity of the Royal Mint in the UK. As an accomplished developer and insider at the Lightning Network project, Alex has plenty of useful insights to share. The two get into several of the most relevant topics surrounding the Lightning Network, including Jack Dorsey-backed Square Crypto's unprecedented support for the Lightning Network. Tune for this and other interesting topics.

Timestamps

00:00:00 - Intro by Brad

00:01:59 - Alex on his journey on Bitcoin

00:06:26 - Parallels between private app development and a user-focused side of Bitcoin

00:12:07 - When can the average user use the Lightning Network?

00:17:58 - Where are we with the Lightning Network?

00:20:03 - How does the Lightning Network make money?

00:31:25 - Why does batching save you money?

00:43:46 - Exchanges on adopting the Lightning Network

00:53:03 - The Lightning Loop and how can it help you

00:59:03 - Would the Lightning Network be able to support 1,2 billion users?

1:06:21 - How many people are working on the Lightning Network?

1:14:25 - Delving into the Lightning Developer Kit by Square Crypto

1:27:22 - Folks at Edge Wallet and their beef with the Lightning Network

1:21:48 - Alex on providing liquidity on the Lightning Network, and can you too?

1:27:50 - What're a Lightning Network dev's hobbies?

1:36:18 - Where to find Alex on social

Podcast Mentions

Portugal's no capital gains tax on crypto

Germany's crypto-friendly law

Square Cash app's Lightning Development Kit (LDK)

Blockstream

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