The Café Bitcoin Podcast

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Past, Present and Future of Bitcoin with Erik Cason - February 15th, 2023 Feb 15, 2023

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We're joined by Erik Cason to talk about the early days of Bitcoin, his time working at Coinbase and how the block size wars lead him to leaving and how he is focused on educating others on why Bitcoin is the best tool for freedom. We're also joined by Pubby and Anders to talk about the upcoming "Pleb Party" in Miami, Nostr and more.
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Hello and welcome to The Café Bitcoin Podcast brought to you by Swan Bitcoin, the best way to buy and learn about Bitcoin. We’re excited to announce we are bringing the The Café Bitcoin conversation from Twitter Spaces to you on this show, The Café Bitcoin Podcast, Monday - Friday every week. Join us as we speak to guest like Max Keiser, Lyn Alden, Tomer Strolight, Cory Klippsten and many others from the bitcoin space. Also, be sure to hit that subscribe button to make sure you get the notifications when we launch an episode. Join us Monday - Friday 7pst/10est every Morning and become apart of the conversation! Thank you again and we look forward to giving you the best bitcoin content daily here on The Café Bitcoin Podcast.

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Q1 Hardware Wallet by ColdCard with NVK and Dee + Michael Schmid with the BItcoin Hot Water Heater - February 14th, 2023 Feb 14, 2023

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NVK and Dee from ColdCard join us to talk about the newest hardware wallet, the “Q1” we talk about the new features they’re adding and why its the most secure Bitcoin hardware wallet on the market. We’re then joined by Mike Schmid to talk about how he is creating the “Bitcoin hot water heater” for his home!
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Nostr, Bitcoin Social Apps with Guy Swann and Bitcoin Circular Economies with Global BTC Fest and Bitcoin Beach Brazil - February 13th, 2023 Feb 13, 2023

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Guy Swan joins us to talk about Nostr and “Nostr-Relays”. We go in-depth on the new social apps that are being built with bitcoin and how to get connected with them. We’re then joined by Fernando of Bitcoin Beach Brazil and Lukas from Global BTC Fest to talk about how they’re revolutionizing communities in Brazil by creating circular economies with bitcoin.
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"Stake Not Steak", Gensler Shutting Down Staking in U.S. - Swan Private Macro Friday - February 10th, 2023 Feb 10, 2023

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We talk about Gary Gensler's latest video talking about the risks of guaranteed yield from crypto lending platforms and how that has led to it being banned for Kraken and soon for other non-compliant crypto exchanges. We talk about the impact of this with Greg Foss, Dr.Jeff, Tone Vays, Tomer Strolight and more. We're then joined by the Swan Private team for another edition of "Swan Private Macro Friday"!
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Bitcoin is Love: The Great Resistance 2.0 with Nozomi Hayase and Roger 9000 - February 9th, 2023 Feb 09, 2023

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We’re joined by Nozomi Hayase and Roger 9000 to talk about their new podcast, Bitcoin is Love: The Great Renaissance 2.0. We talk about their paths to Bitcoin and how they see it liberating human consciousness and love. We also get a market update from Greg Foss, Dr.Jeff, Tone Vays and Joe Carlasare and catch up on the latest Bitcoin news.
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"Changing the Narrative on Bitcoin Mining in the U.S." with Dennis Porter and Justin Orkney from Satoshi Action Fund - February 8th, 2023 Feb 08, 2023

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Dennis Porter and Justin Orkney from the Satoshi Action Fund join us to talk about how their experiences from talking with legislators in various states in the U.S. on the positive effects of Bitcoin Mining and how it should be embraced by the U.S. We also get into a conversation around ordinals with Dee from Coinkite, Neil Jacobs, Tomer Strolight and more.
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"A Sly Roundabout Way" - A Bitcoin Film with Carlos, Javier, Jonatan, Raul and Gloriana - February 7th, 2023 Feb 07, 2023

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A Sly Roundabout Way, an IBEX documentary in collaboration with PIAF Producciones, tells the story of the first Bitcoin Diploma in the world to be offered as part of the curriculum in a high school. The Ignacio Pacheco Castro public school, in the outskirts of San Salvador, took the lead within the first year of Bitcoin being adopted as legal tender in El Salvador. The film was directed by Guatemalan filmmaker Javier Borrayo and produced by Carliño. It is presented on YouTube in alliance with Swan.

Featuring participation by Bitcoiners from all over the world who verified the student’s Bitcoin abilities in person on a 1-on-1 basis prior to their certification. Listen to the reaction from Obi Nwosu, Lorena Ortiz, Erik Yakes and many others after the students successfully completed their verification. Don’t trust, verify!

They join us for an in-depth conversation about the film, what its like educating and learning about bitcoin and how its creating a positive impact for El Salvadorians
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Bitcoin Mining: Energy, Economics and Hash Price with Nick Hansen and Japan Mellerud from Luxor Mining Feb 06, 2023

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We're joined by CEO and Co-Founder of Luxor Mining, Nick Hansen and Japan Mellerud for an in-depth conversation about Bitcoin mining. We discuss the economic incentives behind Bitcoin mining, how to calculate hash price and the energy used to secure the network. We also catch up on the latest Bitcoin news with Tone Vays, Greg Foss, Tomer Strolight and more.
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Ray Dalio's Comments on Bitcoin and Money with Pierre Rochard and Swan Private Macro Friday - February 3rd, 2023 Feb 03, 2023

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We're joined by Pierre Rochard, Natalie Brunell and more to talk about Ray Dalio's comments on Bitcoin and try to answer his questions, "what is money?". We also discuss Charlie Munger's recent comments regarding Bitcoin and how America should try and ban it to maintain "control". We then are joined by John Haar, Steven Lubka and Terrance Yang to talk about the latest FOMC meeting, job report numbers and the latest macro news.
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Bitcoin vs CBDCs - Presenting in front of the IMF with Natalie Smolenski and Sam Callahan - February 2nd, 2023 Feb 02, 2023

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We're joined by Natalie Smolenski and Sam Callahan for an in-depth conversation about Bitcoin vs CBDCs and Natalie's experience presenting in front of the IMF. We talk about the freedom technology behind Bitcoin and why its one of the most important inventions to help human flourishing. We're also joined by Derek Ross for a Nostr 101 crash course and talk with Dr.Jeff, Tone Vays and more about the fed hike and what we can expect from the Bitcoin price going forward.
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