The Bitcoin Cash Podcast

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#148: BCH Bank Run & BLISS 2025 Preview feat. Ryan Giffin May 18, 2025

Show notes

Ryan Giffin returns for his regular appearance on the show. We discuss BCH bank runs, BLISS round 2, my experience at OP_NEXT, admissions that BTC was hijacked, and more. Ryan is an entrepreneur, BCH YouTuber, and co-host of BLISS conference. Enjoy, and please share your thoughts in the comments.

Links:

Ryan on Twitter: https://twitter.com/RyanMGiffin

Ryan's YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCkTfDntdB2q91O8uCLeIukg

BCH BLISS: https://www.bliss.cash/2025

Episode slides: https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1kGkyR7OeLQDd3KNlW975dkPoiDjBQuBz/

Donations:

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Sponsors:

Thank you very much to our FundMe.Cash contributors. New FundMe campaign is LIVE: https://fundme.cash/campaign/25

General Protocols: https://generalprotocols.com and https://bchbull.com

Socials:

Website: https://www.bitcoincashpodcast.com

Timestamps:

00:00 Intro video

00:37 Podcast starts, market update

01:31 Ryan Giffin

15:40 BCH DeFi development

39:15 BCH bank run

48:37 Community comment of the week

51:02 BLISS 2025

1:09:23 Faster block times?

1:21:36 BCH CHIP timeline is expanding

1:25:02 BCH at OP_NEXT

1:39:02 What I saw at OP_NEXT

1:41:40 Kallisti calling out the closing panel

1:51:00 BCH and time are against BTC

2:01:33 Podcast FundMe

2:04:33 Hijacking admissions

2:15:44 Ethereum collapsing

2:32:35 Message to the community

2:41:54 Podcast supporter appreciation

2:42:51 Shoutouts and outro

#147: BCHata & Endless Inflation feat. Alex & Petya Apr 19, 2025

Show notes

Alex and Petya, our BLISS bachata dance teachers, talk about dancing, BCH, the pressure of cost of living, and many other topics. Enjoy the chat and please share your thoughts in the comments section.

Links:

Petya on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/petya.nova.dance/

Selene wallet: https://selene.cash/

BCH BLISS 2025: https://bliss.cash/2025

BLISS 2025 Velma NFT on Tapswap: https://tapswap.cash/trade/5a4f6b25243c1a2dabb2434e3d9e574f65c31764ce0e7eb4127a46fa74657691

Episode slides: https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1oc8SKML62yUg7xVto5XfQy_A0q00k1oy/edit?usp=sharing&ouid=100290143879929950045

Donations:

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Sponsors:

Thank you very much to our FundMe.Cash contributors. New FundMe campaign is LIVE: https://fundme.cash/campaign/25

General Protocols: https://generalprotocols.com and https://bchbull.com

Socials:

Website: https://www.bitcoincashpodcast.com

Timestamps:

00:00 Podcast starts

00:38 Intro & market update

01:25 Alex & Petya

08:29 Bachata

39:46 Why is bachata the best dance style?

47:42 BLISS 2025 / BCHata lessons!

57:00 Economic uncertainty

1:04:15 Debanking underway

1:19:11 Community comment of the week

1:26:22 Other news

1:30:55 Meme of the week

1:31:36 Message to the community

1:36:02 Ramping up BCH adoption

1:46:54 Podcast supporter appreciation

1:47:50 Final shoutouts

1:49:52 Outro song: Insomnio

#bitcoin #bitcoincash #bch #btc #crypto #cryptocurrency #cbdc ▪️

#146: Bugs.cash & Accelerating Development feat. George Bence Apr 04, 2025

Show notes

George joins to talk about his BCH faucet game Bugs, accelerating BCH development including latest releases from XO.cash and Paytaca, collaboration within the BCH community, and more. Enjoy the discussion and please share your thoughts in the comments.

Links:

George Bence (GGNoRe) on Twitter: https://x.com/kreeflewer

BLISS 2025 Velma NFT on Tapswap: https://tapswap.cash/trade/5a4f6b25243c1a2dabb2434e3d9e574f65c31764ce0e7eb4127a46fa74657691

Episode slides: https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/11yyvfNKrnzzkwiTK29LGDBKI2HAtRDh1/edit?slide=id.g1001e085589_0_4#slide=id.g1001e085589_0_4

Donations:

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Sponsors:

New FundMe campaign is LIVE: https://fundme.cash/campaign/25

Thank you very much to our past FundMe.Cash contributors: https://fundme.cash/campaign/18

General Protocols: https://generalprotocols.com and https://bchbull.com

Socials:

Website: https://www.bitcoincashpodcast.com

Timestamps:

00:00 Podcast starts

00:38 Intro and market update

01:50 George Bence's intro, Bitcoin journey

12:58 Andreas Antonopoulos

17:38 Mike Hearn | The resolution of the Bitcoin experiment

20:27 OG's coming back? BTC hardforking?

34:02 Collaboration with Dwellers Art

37:30 Bugs.cash

56:37 Future development plans for Bugs.cash

1:01:33 Collaboration with A Fifth of Gaming

1:07:57 stack.xo.cash

1:14:44 Paytaca payments hub

1:21:16 OP_Next day 2 is essentially BCH day!

1:39:00 BLISS 2025

1:47:50 Meme of the week

1:59:01 George's message to the community

2:00:01 Podcast supporter appreciation

2:01:14 Shoutouts and outro

#145: FundMe & Badgers feat. Sayoshi Nakamario Mar 29, 2025

Show notes

Sayoshi Nakamario, BCH app developer and CasualBCH Podcast host, talks FundMe, Badgers, HelpMe, how to get funded and start building as a new bitcoiner in BCH, and lots more! Enjoy the discussion and please share your thoughts in the comments.

Links:

Sayoshi on Twitter: https://x.com/SayoshiHelpMe

HelpMe.Cash YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/@helpmecash

BCH ecosystem events calendar: https://helpme.cash/events

BLISS 2025 Velma NFT on Tapswap: https://tapswap.cash/trade/5a4f6b25243c1a2dabb2434e3d9e574f65c31764ce0e7eb4127a46fa74657691

Episode slides: https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1dI3cTL9bAZ5KelNs5EsVt2o-S1NMcPDH/edit#slide=id.g1001e085589_0_4

Donations:

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Sponsors:

Thank you very much to our FundMe.Cash contributors: https://fundme.cash/campaign/18

New FundMe campaign is LIVE: https://fundme.cash/campaign/25

General Protocols: https://generalprotocols.com and https://bchbull.com

Socials:

Website: https://www.bitcoincashpodcast.com

Timestamps:

00:00 Podcast starts

00:38 Intro and market update

02:02 Sayoshi Nakamario's Bitcoin journey

19:52 Seeing BCH flourish

24:25 Starting out as a BCH builder

27:31 Badgers

47:01 On BCH growth

53:08 FundMe.cash

1:12:11 On Zano

1:16:20 CasualBCH podcast & HelpMe.cash

1:24:51 Shoutout to Jeremy's mom!

1:27:19 BCH Bank Run

1:33:01 2026/7 CHIPs

1:45:14 BLISS 2025

1:46:19 Community comment of the week

1:49:18 Meme of the week

1:51:40 Calling out Nic Carter

1:59:58 Sayoshi’s message to the community

2:01:00 Podcast supporter appreciation

2:02:34 Shoutouts and outro

#144: Strategic Reserve & BCH Bank Run feat. Joël Valenzuela Mar 21, 2025

Show notes

Joël makes his long-awaited return to discuss government crypto stockpiles, inaugural BCH bank run, whether BTC has reached its ceiling, El Salvador, BCH vs XMR guys, and lots more. Joël is an unbanked-since-2015 crypto advocate and host of The Digital Cash Network. Enjoy the chat, and please share your thoughts in the comments.

Links:

Joël on Twitter: https://x.com/TheDesertLynx

Digital Cash Network on Twitter: https://x.com/DigitalCashNet

Digital Cash Network YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/@DigitalCashNetwork

BLISS 2025 Velma NFT on Tapswap: https://tapswap.cash/trade/5a4f6b25243c1a2dabb2434e3d9e574f65c31764ce0e7eb4127a46fa74657691

Episode slides: https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1tEAi6rzO0Xve0ACOc5lu2WmZyPIEbjhz/edit#slide=id.g1001e085589_0_4

Donations:

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Sponsors:

Thank you very much to our FundMe.Cash contributors: https://fundme.cash/campaign/18

General Protocols: https://generalprotocols.com and https://bchbull.com

Socials:

Website: https://www.bitcoincashpodcast.com

Timestamps:

00:00 Podcast starts

00:37 Intro and market update

01:59 Joël Valenzuela

07:36 Crypto dev funding models

16:28 Ethereum

29:41 ETH, SOL, on-chain scaling

34:27 Strategic reserve

45:54 Has BTC reached its ceiling?

1:02:05 Community comment of the week

1:10:29 “Hijacking Bitcoin” vs "The Blocksize War"

1:19:28 Orange coin, orange book

1:20:11 BCH bank run

1:33:25 El Salvador situation

1:45:32 BCH vs XMR

2:07:03 Other BCH news

2:16:24 BLISS 2025

2:16:58 Joël's message to the community

2:17:39 Podcast supporter appreciation

2:18:58 Shoutouts and outro

#143: Libertarian Politics & Crypto Culture feat. Martha Bueno Mar 11, 2025

Show notes

Freedom advocate Martha Bueno joins the show to discuss Bitcoin's political overlap, being a crypto parent, Ross Ulbricht campaign, BCH+DeFi, and lots more! Enjoy the chat, and please share your thoughts in the comments.

Links:

Martha Bueno on Twitter: https://x.com/BuenoForMiami

BLISS 2025 Velma NFT tickets on Tapswap: https://tapswap.cash/trade/5a4f6b25243c1a2dabb2434e3d9e574f65c31764ce0e7eb4127a46fa74657691

Episode slides: https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1INXxSy9ORZVfQENrYZ0JMjSzR2op0mEY/edit#slide=id.g1001e085589_0_4

Donations:

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Sponsors:

Thank you very much to our FundMe.Cash contributors: https://fundme.cash/campaign/18

General Protocols: https://generalprotocols.com and https://bchbull.com

Socials:

Website: https://www.bitcoincashpodcast.com

Timestamps:

00:00 Podcast starts

00:38 Intro and market update

01:48 Martha Bueno

15:40 Community comment of the week

18:40 Crypto strategic reserve

25:53 DOGE

31:23 Being a crypto parent

43:32 CBDC's

52:18 "Hijacking Bitcoin" and crypto education

57:44 Bitcoin BCH in Cuba

1:21:23 Ross Ulbricht

1:41:07 From BTC to BCH at a BTC conference!

1:42:03 BCH DeFi branding

1:48:31 BLISS 2025

1:49:35 Martha's message to the community

1:52:25 Podcast supporter appreciation

1:52:57 Shoutouts and outro

#142: Crypto Copium & TapSwap Pump feat. Emergent Reasons & Fiendish Crypto Feb 27, 2025

Show notes

Two heavyweights join the show to exchange views on how we're going to rescue BCH from BTC all-time lows, discuss Bitcoin Cash Improvement Proposals (CHIPs) for 2026 & 2027, and review BTC & ETH copes. Enjoy the discussion, and please share your thoughts in the comments.

Links:

EmergentReasons on Twitter: https://x.com/EmergentReasons

FiendishCrypto on Twitter: https://x.com/FiendishCrypto

BLISS 2025 Velma NFT on Tapswap: https://tapswap.cash/trade/5a4f6b25243c1a2dabb2434e3d9e574f65c31764ce0e7eb4127a46fa74657691

Episode slides: https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1PJjgK2EmEHyuERsIJuepLhnebjCbicfk/edit#slide=id.g1001e085589_0_4

Donations:

bitcoincash:qzar52ss8fed4xl22c9t53n7xuwtmtrrnvtwz0e692

Sponsors:

Thank you very much to our FundMe.Cash contributors: https://fundme.cash/campaign/18

General Protocols: https://generalprotocols.com and https://bchbull.com

Socials:

Website: https://www.bitcoincashpodcast.com

Timestamps:

00:00 Podcast starts

00:37 Intro, market update

02:11 Emergent Reasons

13:25 Fiendish & Friends

22:42 Community comment of the week

28:46 BCH/BTC TX volume & price differential

37:06 BCH bank run

48:13 BCH/BTC all-time low?

1:20:14 Finding the next BCH winner product

1:29:38 TapSwap.cash/Pump

1:43:25 2027 CHIPs already?

2:00:13 ETH Foundation failures

2:02:58 Not so ultrasound

2:16:14 BTC problems

2:36:00 BLISS 2025

2:37:13 Message to the community

2:40:40 Podcast supporter appreciation

2:42:15 Shoutouts and outro

#bitcoin #bitcoincash #bch #btc #crypto #cryptocurrency #cbdc ▪️

#141: Organizing BLISS 2025 & Trump’s Ross Pardon ft. Jonathan Silverblood Feb 10, 2025

Show notes

BCH BLISS creator & General Protocols Co-Founder Jonathan joins to discuss BLISS 2025, Trump's pardon of Ross Ulbricht, possible CBDC ban, and lots more!

Links:

Jonathan Silverblood on Twitter: https://x.com/monsterbitar

Velma NFT Bliss Tickets on Tapswap: https://tapswap.cash/trade/5a4f6b25243c1a2dabb2434e3d9e574f65c31764ce0e7eb4127a46fa74657691

Episode slides: https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1EFvUjc5rnFA9Kh2L70x0DdiAQpN-Iu-q/edit#slide=id.g1001e085589_0_4

Donations:

bitcoincash:qq9wa54pah8jvxvf3lkhy5c8vd0dm62e9ujqjcxa0d

Sponsors:

Thank you very much to our FundMe.Cash contributors: https://fundme.cash/campaign/18

General Protocols: https://generalprotocols.com and https://bchbull.com

Socials:

Website: https://www.bitcoincashpodcast.com

Timestamps:

00:00 Podcast starts

00:37 Intro and market update

02:20 Jonathan Silverblood

26:17 BLISS 2025

40:49 Shoutout to BLISS 2025 sponsors

43:09 2027 CHIPS already?

1:01:02 Maturity in the BCH scene

1:12:17 Trump takes over

1:36:18 Gary Gensler parody music video

1:39:43 Bitcoin strategic reserve is out

1:43:08 Question of the week

1:49:02 Other news

2:10:04 Community comment of the week

2:14:16 Meme of the week

2:22:21 Message to the community

2:23:21 Podcast turned 4!

2:26:37 Podcast supporter appreciation

2:27:50 Shoutouts and outro

#140: Finding Inspiration & Solving Societal Problems feat. Bernanacatl Jan 26, 2025

Show notes

Bernanacatl, BCH Enthusiast & Philosopher, joins the show for an unusually meta episode as we reflect on BCH's mission, progress, and next steps to global adoption. Enjoy the discussion!

Links:

₿ernanacatl on Twitter: https://x.com/Bernanacatl

Velma explainer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uOIzAcCap6A

Tapswap Bliss 2025 tickets: https://tapswap.cash/trade/5a4f6b25243c1a2dabb2434e3d9e574f65c31764ce0e7eb4127a46fa74657691

Episode slides: https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1U18U5oLz8bK5U7mtprJf9nXMnYFXrMMP/edit#slide=id.g1001e085589_0_4

Donations:

bitcoincash:qqez6hcycr8ysqefgkdr5dj9nqzsxtxnz5z4ase2k4

Sponsors:

Thank you very much to our FundMe.Cash contributors: https://fundme.cash/campaign/18

General Protocols: https://generalprotocols.com and https://bchbull.com

Socials:

Website: https://www.bitcoincashpodcast.com

Timestamps:

00:00 Podcast starts

00:38 Intro

02:07 Bernanacatl

16:42 BLISS 2025 ticket sale

21:25 Velma explainer

35:32 Marketing the VM Limits upgrade

45:25 Thoughts on the VM Limits upgrade

1:01:22 Community comment of the week

1:02:51 Other news

1:18:58 BCH solutions

1:42:03 BCH attracting converts

1:58:31 Finding inspiration

2:09:38 Meme of the week

2:14:10 Message to the community

2:16:51 Podcast supporter appreciation

2:17:33 Shoutouts and outro

#139: Earth Bucks & Rehabilitating Lost Bitcoiners feat. Ryan X Charles Jan 11, 2025

Show notes

Ryan joins the show to talk EBX, Bitcoin history, how to reunite bitcoiners, BCH in 2025, and more. Ryan is a cryptocurrency engineer, EBX creator and founder of Identellica: a privacy-first identity verification service & social network; formerly at BitPay, Reddit, Yours, and MoneyButton. Enjoy the discussion, and please share your thoughts in the comments section.

Links:

Ryan X Charles on Twitter: https://x.com/ryan_x_charles

Ryan’s website / blog: https://ryanxcharles.com/

Episode slides: https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1dJjQbce1pkCQf1MR2WCI9qKYM1wf_0Ng/

Donations:

bitcoincash:qzumkx4rsdmxhzswrleleq9sq952pt7xsyfm9cp6ux

Sponsors:

Thank you very much to our FundMe.Cash contributors: https://fundme.cash/campaign/18

General Protocols: https://generalprotocols.com and https://bchbull.com

Socials:

Website: https://www.bitcoincashpodcast.com

Timestamps: