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Blue Collar BitcoinBCB147_MITCH ASKEW: Bullish on Bitcoin & MasculinityHead Analyst from Blockware Solutions Mitchell Askew makes a stop by BCB to explore bullish Bitcoin developments, masculinity, Christianity & more.
WE COVER:
Ski Trips & Semen Retention
Why Higher Education Can Be A Bad Return on Investment
El Salvador vs The United States
How Bitcoin changes global conflict
The current state of Nostr
Why everyone has an ideology
Getting BULLTARDED
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2024-02-141h 10Blue Collar BitcoinBCB145_NVK: Bitcoin Doesn't Care What You ThinkNVK, the CEO and co-founder of Coinkite/Coldcard, teams up with Dan and Josh for an in-depth conversation about the latest advancements and technological innovations in and around Bitcoin. Additionally, they delve into why this groundbreaking protocol remains indifferent to public opinion.
WE COVER:
CTV (BIP 119)
Self-custody best practices
NVK’s take on Ordinals
Lightning Network’s limitations
Seed XOR
What’s new at Coinkite?
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2024-01-301h 04Blue Collar BitcoinBCB144: LYN ALDEN: Why The Bitcoin ETF May Be OverblownLyn Alden joins Dan and Josh for a discussion about the newly released Bitcoin ETFs. She also sheds light on some of the subtleties of the traditional financial market. As is always the case with Lyn, she makes the esoteric so approachable that even firemen can understand it.
WE COVER:
The Bitcoin ETF’s
Lyn’s Portfolio Construction
Fiscal dominance
Repo and Reverse Repo
Stage 5 clingers
Broken Money
Why POW is SO important
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2024-01-201h 25Blue Collar BitcoinBCB142_CHRISTIAN KEROLES: Bitcoin Without PermissionChristian Keroles joins Josh and Dan to discuss his shift from Bitcoin Magazine to the Human Rights Foundation, emphasizing Bitcoin's role in enhancing human rights by providing financial freedom. We discuss the confusion surrounding Ordinals in Bitcoin and, above all, why keeping Bitcoin permissionless is imperative.
WE COVER:
HRF and Bitcoin a perfect match
Working at a Bitcoin company
Ordinals, Inscriptions, & BRC-20
Permissionlessness In Bitcoin
Getting BULLISH
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2024-01-061h 36Blue Collar BitcoinBCB141_PETER DUNWORTH: Planning For $10 Million BitcoinPeter Dunworth of BTC Adviser joins Josh & Dan to discuss shark attacks, estate & inheritance planning, and CRAZY potential Bitcoin valuations.
WE COVER:
Being stalked by a Great White Shark
WHY is Bitcoin so unique & so valuable?
What problems is Bitcoin solving as money?
Bitcoin estate, tax & inheritance planning
Self custody, multisig & collaborative custody
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2023-12-301h 09Blue Collar BitcoinBCB138_JOHN HAAR: Wall Street Bitcoin FOMO Incoming?Former Goldman Sachs Vice President and current Swan Private Managing Director John Haar joins us for an illuminating take on Wall Street. We discuss Wall Street’s changing views on Bitcoin and what that means for this cycle – Bullish!
WE COVER:
Wall Street's changing tune
Lessons from Goldman Sachs
The scams and collapses badly hurt Bitcoin’s reputation in 2022
Wall Street is resistant to change
Trust the Experts?
Decadent Parties/Wall Street Opulence
HUGE tailwinds for Bitcoin in the next couple years
Bitcoin is Better Gold
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2023-12-091h 21Blue Collar BitcoinBCB136_ERIK CASON: Bitcoin Liberation, Empowering Sovereignty In A Digital WorldErik Cason joins the BCB crew for a delightful romp! Erik has a philosophical bent that really appeals to us. Erik does not shy away from controversial ideas, which Dan & Josh feel is vitally important as they seek to overturn every rock in the pursuit of truth.
WE COVER:
Anarchy is NOT what your think
Why is “Crypto” camouflage for Bitcoin
The journey from Socialism to Anarchy
How Bitcoin could disintermediate states
Degen Stories
Erik’s Militia
Civil War
Satoshi’s Legacy
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2023-11-271h 28Blue Collar BitcoinBCB131_DANNY KNOWLES: Bittersweet Bitcoin ETFDanny Knowles (executive producer and co-interviewer on What Bitcoin Did) joins Josh & Dan to explore the pros, and more specifically the cons, of a looming Bitcoin ETF. What does an ETF mean for price? What does it mean for digital freedom & sovereignty?
WE COVER:
The next phase of Bitcoin adoption
Unexpected fire alarms
Opportunistic Bitcoin politicians
Inflationary vs. Deflationary money
American obesity
Behind the scenes of What Bitcoin Did
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2023-10-211h 16Blue Collar BitcoinBCB129_DOM BEI: Bitcoin Empowering The Everyday EarnerFellow firefighter, the legend Dom Bei, joins Josh & Dan to explore Bitcoin’s significance for average folks and everyday earners. They also chat about Proof of Workforce, a non-profit Dom has started to assist workers, unions, and businesses with Bitcoin adoption & education.
WE COVER:
Cocaine pinkies
Calling people “bud”
Why is Bitcoin important for wage earners?
Explaining Bitcoin at the firehouse
Proof of Workforce
Pacific Bitcoin Festival
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2023-10-041h 21Blue Collar BitcoinBCB128_TIM NIEMEYER: History Echoes BitcoinTim Niemeyer — Author of History Echoes Bitcoin — joins Josh and Dan for a stimulating discussion about the characteristics of Bitcoin in the context of history. These characteristics have been with us into antiquity, Tim has highlighted some of the most relevant in his book.
WE COVER:
The Iroquois Confederacy
Getting Drunk at a Wedding
Communism V Capitalism
Incentive’s Rule the World
History Echoes Bitcoin
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2023-09-251h 01Blue Collar BitcoinBCB126_JASON MAIER: Why The Left & Right Can Agree On BitcoinJason Maier — author of A Progressive’s Case for Bitcoin — joins Dan & Josh for a discussion about bringing Bitcoin to a wider audience. In a world filled with animosity towards opposing perspectives, it’s important to have an open mind and actually LISTEN to other viewpoints.
WE COVER:
Why we ALL want better money
Meatheaded Competitions
A Progressive’s Case for Bitcoin
Get out of your Political Bubble
Green Energy/Bitcoin & Progressives
Bitcoin is not Inevitable
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2023-09-091h 12Blue Collar BitcoinBCB125_STEVEN LUBKA: Is Bitcoin An Inflation Hedge?Steven Lubka, Head of Private Clients & Family Offices at Swan Bitcoin, unpacks the loaded and often misunderstood phenomena of inflation and whether or not Bitcoin truly serves as protection against it.
WE COVER:
Common inflation misconceptions
What Bitcoin does and doesn’t protect against.
The pitfalls of command & control economies
Bitcoin and high net work individuals
Sunning your balls
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2023-09-021h 26Blue Collar BitcoinBCB118_TUUR DEMEESTER: Bitcoin as an Early Retirement BetTuur Demeester (Founder of Adamant Research) joins Dan and Josh for an enlightening discussion about Bitcoin’s past and potential future. Tuur has been recommending investment in Bitcoin since 2011, and his research is second to none. We discuss his latest piece “How to Position for the Bitcoin Boom”--We HIGHLY recommend you read it.
WE COVER:
Tuur’s Background
Bitcoin’s potential Trajectory
Tuur called $1 million Bitcoin in 2013
The Blocksize Wars and Hurdles to come
Bitcoin is BUYING the protocol (and everything built on it)
Tuur’s latest report “How to Position for the Bitcoin Boom”
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2023-07-151h 29Blue Collar BitcoinBCB117_MAURICIO DI BARTOLOMEO: BlackRock ETF & The Next Phase of BitcoinMauricio Di Bartolomeo (co-founder & CSO of Ledn) stops by for another round of BCB to explore the implications (pros & cons) of a potential BlackRock Bitcoin ETF and numerous other topics pertaining to the next phase of institutional Bitcoin adoption.
WE COVER:
The pros & cons of a potential BlackRock Bitcoin ETF/Trust
Bitcoin regulatory landscape in the US & outside the US
Jerome Powell & Bitcoin
What place does banking have in Bitcoin?
How SHOULD borrowing and lending be done in and around Bitcoin?
How to survive as a Bitcoin financial services company
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2023-07-081h 40Blue Collar BitcoinBCB114_MATT PINES: Bitcoin Blind Spots & Alien ProbabilitiesJosh & Dan are joined by Matt Pines (a cybersecurity & geostrategic intelligence consultant as well as a National Security Fellow at the Bitcoin Policy Institute) to discuss potential threats to Bitcoin as well as the current landscape & probabilities surrounding UAPs and crash retrieval programs.
WE COVER:
Threats to Bitcoin and ways in which it might be captured
Bitcoin’s role in a more multipolar future
The significance of the recent UAP (UFO) whistleblower – David Grusch
The probabilities surrounding UAP crash retrieval programs
Human interaction with non-human intelligence(s)?
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2023-06-171h 53Blue Collar BitcoinBCB109_BRADY SWENSON: Bitcoin & The Narrative War—The Bipartisan Solution to Fiat Dysfunction.Josh & Dan sit down with legendary Bitcoin podcaster and co-founder of Swan Bitcoin, Brady Swenson. These 3 discuss the importance of the narrative war surrounding Bitcoin, as well as why foundational and empowering protocols like Bitcoin are fundamentally bipartisan.
Other topics covered include:
Fiat dysfunction & BTC to the rescue
How to Buy Bitcoin & dollar cost averaging
Bitcoin not crypto
Swan Bitcoin’s long list of badass products
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2023-05-131h 28Blue Collar BitcoinBCB099_CK SNARKS & CHRIS ALAIMO: NOSTR, Ordinals & Bitcoin 2023 PreviewCK Snarks & Chris Alaimo of Bitcoin Magazine stop by BCB to unpack nostr, ordinals, compounding decentralization, new developments on Bitcoin, and the upcoming Bitcoin 2023 Conference in Miami.
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2023-03-041h 18Blue Collar BitcoinBCB098_LARRY LEPARD & GREG FOSS: Bitcoin For BoomersGreg Foss and Lawrence Lepard join Josh and Dan for an uncensored rip! We always appreciate Greg and Larry. Their willingness to give us their unfiltered opinions is a breath of fresh air! This discussion centers around explaining Bitcoin & the current macroeconomic environment to our parents' generation, while ripping apart some public figures who seem disingenuous in their appraisal of this asset.
WE COVER:
Bitcoin explanation for boomers
Foss getting cliffed out on skis
Lepard’s hatred for Charlie Munger and Ivy League cucks
Bitcoin’s ultimate value
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Reading Bitcoin PodcastRB#013 - Bitcoin Is A Green Energy Battery For Wasted Electricity - By: Mickey KossBitcoin converts wasted energy into a different kind of battery for a more sustainable future. The battery of human time, effort and ingenuity: money.Reading Bitcoin Podcast Episode #: 013Title: Bitcoin Is A Green Energy Battery For Wasted EnergyBy: Mickey Koss (Twitter)Original Article: at BitcoinMagazine.comArticle Read By: Mike Johnson – @BusyBrainVALUE for VALUEReading Bitcoin Podcast is exclusively supported by contributions from listeners like you. If you feel you have received any value from this podcast, we greatly appreciate any amount of con...
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Reading Bitcoin PodcastRB#012 - Bitcoin's Energy Use Is A Feature Not A Bug - By: Mickey KossBitcoin incentivizes energy innovations whereas proof-of-stake results in exacerbated inequality since the more money you have, the more money you get.Reading Bitcoin Podcast Episode #: 012Title: Bitcoin’s Energy Use Is A Feature Not A BugBy: Mickey Koss (Twitter)Original Article: at BitcoinMagazine.comArticle Read By: Mike Johnson – @BusyBrainVALUE for VALUEReading Bitcoin Podcast is exclusively supported by contributions from listeners like you. If you feel you have received any value from this podcast, we greatly appreciate any amount of contribution you feel...
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Reading Bitcoin PodcastRB#011 - The Last Word on Bitcoin's Energy Consumption - By: Nic CarterWhat people fail to consider when they criticize Bitcoin's electricity footprint.Reading Bitcoin Podcast Episode #: 011Title: The Last Word on Bitcoin’s Energy ConsumptionBy: Nic Carter (Twitter)Original Article: at CoinDesk.comArticle Read By: Mike Johnson – @BusyBrainVALUE for VALUEReading Bitcoin Podcast is exclusively supported by contributions from listeners like you. If you feel you have received any value from this podcast, we greatly appreciate any amount of contribution you feel it is worth. You can help via BOOST on a Podcasting 2.0 App...
2023-01-2613 min
Reading Bitcoin PodcastRB#010 - Bitcoin's Energy Consumption DEBUNKED - By: Emily FariaBitcoin does not waste energy, Bitcoin capitalizes on wasted energy. Despite fierce mainstream opposition, new research is vindicating the world's only peaceful monetary solution.Reading Bitcoin Podcast Episode #: 010Title: Bitcoin’s Energy Consumption DEBUNKEDBy: Emily Faria (Twitter)Original Article: at Bitrawr.comArticle Read By: Mike Johnson – @BusyBrain VALUE for VALUEReading Bitcoin Podcast is exclusively supported by contributions from listeners like you. If you feel you have received any value from this podcast, we greatly appreciate any amount of contribution you feel it is wo...
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Reading Bitcoin PodcastRB#008 - The Evolution of Bitcoin - By: Carl ₿ MengerExactly 14 years ago today (Oct. 31 2022), Satoshi Nakamoto published the Bitcoin Whitepaper. A brief historic recap of the evolution of Bitcoin.Title: The Evolution of BitcoinBy: Carl ₿ Menger (Twitter)Original Article: @Carl ₿ Menger’s Newsletter Article Read By: Mike Johnson - @BusyBrain #Foundations #Cypherpunk #CryptoAnarchism #BitcoinBasicsVALUE for VALUEReading Bitcoin Podcast is exclusively supported by contributions from listeners like you. If you feel you have received any value from this podcast, we greatly appreciate any amount of contribution you feel it is worth. You can he...
2022-12-2918 minBlue Collar BitcoinBCB089_JEFF GERSON: Bitcoin EntrepreneurshipJeff Gerson, CEO of Capital Logistics, spends an hour with Josh & Dan to discuss Bitcoin in business, the entrepreneurial path, and current economic conditions.
WE COVER:
Incorporating Bitcoin in business
Stacking BTC on the company balance sheet
The entrepreneurial journey
The challenges of orange pilling during a bear market
Current state of the economy & shipping industry
$150k loads of cherries
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Reading Bitcoin PodcastRB#003 - The Bitcoin Whitepaper - By: Satoshi NakamotoWhile this is a relatively technical read, it only seems appropriate that if we are dedicating a podcast solely to reading articles about bitcoin, we should have the original whitepaper as reference! Here she is in all her glory! Title: The Bitcoin Whitepaper - Bitcoin: A Peer-to-Peer Electronic Cash SystemBy: Satoshi NakamotoOriginal Article: https://www.bitcoin.com/satoshi-archive/whitepaper/Article Read By: Mike Johnson - @BusyBrain#FoundationsVALUE for VALUEReading Bitcoin Podcast is exclusively supported by contributions from listeners like you. If you feel...
2022-12-1420 minBlue Collar BitcoinBCB068_NATALIE BRUNELL: Bitcoin Doesn’t Care About YouThe extremely articulate Natalie Brunell drops by BCB for the 2nd time.
Natalie, Josh & Dan cover topics such as…
What the world might like without a fiat reserve currency
Why dance is a full contact sport
Why you don’t want to be the only rich person around
Bitcoin as a tool for human rights
How Josh & Dan plan to sneak into high profile parties we aren’t invited to at Bitcoin 2023 in Miami
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2022-08-0957 minBlue Collar BitcoinBCB059_Bitcoin Explained In 45 MinutesThis episode is different than our usual weekly dialogue; it's a monologue that’s intended to explain the importance and significance of Bitcoin (starting from ground zero) in just under 45 minutes.
The intention behind this is to create a stand alone resource that can assist in introducing Bitcoin to a newcomer, but if you’ve been exploring Bitcoin for some time, hopefully I will cover angles you may haven’t heard before and/or give you food for thought on how to explain this protocol to others.
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2022-06-0950 minBlue Collar BitcoinBCB042_ANDY EDSTROM: Bitcoin Risks & Bullish RiffsFormer Wall Streeter & current author, investor and advisor Andy Edstrom joins Josh and Dan to discuss current risks to the Bitcoin network and a plethora of other topics.
We Cover:
Risks that still exist for Bitcoin
Andy’s time as a wolf on Wall Street
Why banks are potentially on the road to obsolescence
Growth of lightning network
Grappling with exponentials
Why BTC is fundamentally American
The reason why Bitcoin is strikingly similar to a horny teenager
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2022-02-161h 05Blue Collar BitcoinBCB041_JOHN VALLIS: Bitcoin Money MessiahJohn Vallis from Bitcoin Rapid Fire joins Josh and Dan. This discussion is wide ranging and focuses primarily on the societal ramifications of a new ruleset that cannot be manipulated. John has a profound ability to distill high level philosophical concepts into understandable truths.
We Cover:
Bitcoin is Truth and Freedom
Money Messiah
Maps of Meaning
Bitcoin as a civilizational shift
Spiritual and Philosophical Musings
Cosmic Possibilites
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2022-02-101h 32Blue Collar BitcoinBTC040_PRESTON PYSH & GREG FOSS, Part 2: Disaster Insurance (A Bitcoin Hedge in Pensions & All Portfolios)Part 2 of Josh & Dan's conversation with two titans in the Bitcoin space: Preston Pysh and Greg Foss. This lengthly discussion was divided into two parts. In the first part we focused on the overall precarious macro environment of the 2020s. In this second part we zero in on how to position yourself in these crazy times.
We Cover:
Why is BTC volatile & how to handle volatility
Who the hell shorts BTC?
BTC as the perfect hedge against fiat based central banking
Significance of an inverted yield curves
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2022-02-0150 minBlue Collar BitcoinBCB031_JOE CARLASARE: Nature Finds A Way with BitcoinJoe Carlasare joins Josh & Dan to talk current and future market conditions as well as how the game theory behind Bitcoin might play out in years/decades to come.
We Cover:
Can Bitcoin be banned?
Where the Fed's balance sheet may go this decade
Blacklisted Bitcoins and fungibility concerns
Joe's mid term price targets
Shy Joe considers himself a "Bitcoin MONEY maximalist"
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2021-11-241h 13Blue Collar BitcoinBCB030_BITCOIN Q+A: Bitcoin Cold Storage from the MasterIn this episode we are honored to be joined by Bitcoin Q+A. Q+A is the proprietor of Bitcoiner.guide. This is a site devoted to teaching all about Bitcoin. If you have questions about anything, ranging from wallets, to nodes, to the lighting network-Q+A has you covered.
We Cover:
What is Cold Storage
Hardware wallets, AKA signing devices
Software Wallets
Bitcoin Nodes
How to protect yourself from men with wrenches
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2021-11-2053 minBlue Collar BitcoinBCB028_NATALIE BRUNELL: Resurrecting Capitalism with BitcoinNatalie Brunell joins Josh & Dan for a fun and free flowing discussion regarding the trajectory of capitalism & freedom in the 21st century...and the role Bitcoin might play in maintaining these ideals.
We Cover:
Bitcoin and immigration
The perils & miseries of socialism and communism
Why American ideals may be eroding
Bitcoin as digital property
Why the Fed is between a rock & a hard place
Ron Burgundy & Veronica Corningstone
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2021-11-0352 minBlue Collar BitcoinBCB026_ALEX GLADSTEIN: Bitcoin, Freedom & Human RightsAlex Gladstein, Chief Strategy Officer at the Human Rights Foundation, sits down with Josh & Dan to discuss why Bitcoin is the world's best freedom technology.
We Cover:
Why Bitcoin is a dream for human rights activists
Bitcoin as a Trojan Horse for Freedom
The cypherpunks & founding fathers of America
The 4th turning
Bitcoin ETFs
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2021-10-2059 minBlue Collar BitcoinBCB024_CROESUS: Bitcoin, A Once In A Species DiscoveryThe renown pseudonymous Bitcoin thought leader @Croesus_BTC sits down with Josh & Dan for a profound conversation.
We Cover:
Why Bitcoin is a once in a species discovery
Croesus' mind blowing Bitcoin valuation
How early we are in the Bitcoin adoption S curve
Bitcoin supply shocks & supply mechanics
The Yuppie Elite and Bitcoin
Bitcoin as analogous to the American western frontier
Why the average worker and middle class need BTC
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2021-10-071h 43Blue Collar BitcoinBCB022_JASON BRETT: Bitcoin Regulation and LegislationJason Brett spends and hour with Josh & Dan to discuss the current Bitcoin regulatory and legislative landscape.
We Cover:
Can Bitcoin be banned by governments?
The Infrastructure Bill & Beyer Bill
The SEC stance on Bitcoin
Why you should buy from Bitcoin only exchanges
Stablecoins
Custodial lending
The Chinese mining crackdown
Bitcoin as freedom technology, & more
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2021-09-191h 05Blue Collar BitcoinBCB016_JEFF BOOTH: Bitcoin...The Future of Humanity Depends on ItJeff Booth, the Canadian Guru, joins Josh & Dan.
We discuss:
Deflation
The impacts of exponential innovation
Bitcoin & Energy
A.I. & Robotics
What Jeff would do if he were Fed chairman
Why Jeff is Bitcoin only
The potential threat of quantum computing on Bitcoin
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2021-08-061h 26Blue Collar BitcoinBCB014_VIJAY BOYAPATI: Bitcoin VirginityDan & Josh are joined by the one and only Vijay Boyapati!
We Discuss:
The importance of Bitcoin
Monetary Sovereignty
How to smuggle Gold
Bitcoin Bull and Bear cycles
Inflation
Keynesian vs Austrian Economics
Nation State attacks
Altcoin Scams
Reclaiming your Bitcoin Virginity
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2021-07-2059 minBlue Collar BitcoinBCB012_Bitcoin Buying and CustodyIn this episode Josh explains best practices for buying Bitcoin. Josh also compares leading Bitcoin hardware wallets and how to choose the one that fits your needs, whether new to the space or a hardened veteran you will find something of use.
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2021-07-1145 min
Citizen BitcoinTomer Strolight: Don't Tell Me There Are No Heroes in Bitcoin - E122Tomer Strolight is a long time bitcoiner who has recently started writing prolifically about the insights he has gained over the years. In this one Tomer reads and we discuss a recent piece "Don't Tell Me There Are No Heroes in Bitcoin." We wander off from there!Citizen Bitcoin on TwitterCitizen Bitcoin PodcastSwan Signal PodcastCitizen Bitcoin Layer One merch collectionSwan Bitcoin - Buy bitcoin with your bank accountLet's Talk Bitcoin NetworkParty Alchemy - Charcuterie and CocktailsMusic...
2021-07-091h 24Blue Collar BitcoinBCB008_Bitcoin For Boomers, Part 1 (Questions from a Bitcoin Skeptic)In this episode Dan and Josh are joined by Jim.
Jim has a series of questions about Bitcoin to present. Jim was a corporate lawyer, a business executive, and is an experienced investor. Jim is skeptical of the value of Bitcoin.
This is the first of a two part series.
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2021-06-161h 08Blue Collar BitcoinBCB007_Bitcoin Nation State Adoption, El Salvador, Jack Dorsey, Possums & More....(Bitcoin Tweets 2)Josh & Dan discuss El Salvador adopting BTC as legal tender, the implications of nation states getting involved in Bitcoin, Jack Dorsey, Michael Saylor, Possums & more. This is the 2nd installment in the 'Bitcoin Tweets' Series.
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2021-06-091h 04Citizen BitcoinRodolfo Novak: Keeping Bitcoin Time - E120Rodolfo Novak, is founder of Coinkite, of the longest running Bitcoin-only companies in the world and makers of beloved products ColdCard, OpenDime and BLOCKCLOCK. We get into Rodolfo's background, the early days of Coinkite and the lastest on Coinkite, entrepreneurship, economics and bitcoin's relationship to time. Citizen Bitcoin on TwitterCitizen Bitcoin PodcastSwan Signal PodcastCitizen Bitcoin Layer One merch collectionSwan Bitcoin - Buy bitcoin with your bank accountLet's Talk Bitcoin NetworkParty Alchemy - Charcuterie and CocktailsMusic: Moon i...
2021-04-101h 08Citizen BitcoinLamar Wilson: Black Bitcoin Billionaire - E118Lamar Wilson is a long time bitcoiner, software developer and entrepreneur. He cofounded the Black Bitcoin Billionaires club on Clubhouse and holds court there just about every day giving away sats and doing Satoshi's work. Citizen Bitcoin on TwitterCitizen Bitcoin PodcastCitizen Bitcoin Layer One merch collectionSwan Bitcoin - Buy bitcoin with your bank accountMusic: Moon in the Sky by HobotekLamar on Twitter
2021-02-221h 20Citizen BitcoinCamila and Thevin Campton: Starting a Bitcoin Family - E117Camila and Thvevin's are newlywed Bitcoiners. Thevin has been falling down the rabbit hole for almost a year and Camila started her journey on a flight home from Florida on Thanksgiving during which she read The Bitcoin Standard. Since then they've become a Bitcoin-only family. We talk about their work, life, and hopes Bitcoin gives them for their family's future. Citizen Bitcoin on TwitterCitizen Bitcoin PodcastCitizen Bitcoin Layer One merch collectionSwan Bitcoin - Buy bitcoin with your bank accountMusic: Moon in the Sky by Hobotek
2021-02-1358 minCitizen BitcoinPablo Fernandez: Bitcoin Black Swans - E116Pablo Fernandez is a long time bitcoiner and software engineer. He recently joined the Swan engineering team. In this one we talk about Elon the Bitcoiner, the Gamestop Saga, his Bitcoin arbitrage scripts from back in the day and a bitcoin future. Enjoy!Citizen Bitcoin on TwitterCitizen Bitcoin PodcastCitizen Bitcoin Layer One merch collectionSwan Bitcoin - Buy bitcoin with your bank accountMusic: Moon in the Sky by HobotekPablo on Twitter
2021-01-291h 31Citizen BitcoinBernard Parah: Bitcoin for Africa - E115Bernard Parah is the founder and CEO of Bitnob, the easiest way to stack sats in Nigeria, and eventually I'm sure, all of Africa before this guy is done. Bernard has been in Bitcoin for a long time, uses it every day and has a great perspective on what Bitcoin will mean for the world. Citizen Bitcoin on TwitterCitizen Bitcoin PodcastCitizen Bitcoin Layer One merch collectionSwan Bitcoin - Buy bitcoin with your bank accountMusic: Moon in the Sky by HobotekBernard on Twitter
2021-01-231h 17Citizen BitcoinAnsel Lindner: Bitcoin 2020 - E113Ansel Lindner is a long time bitcoiner and host of one of the longest running Bitcoin podcasts, Bitcoin and Markets. That podcast and getting to know Ansel in his Discord group really helped me understand Bitcoin in the early days. He also cohosts Fed Watch, a new podcast from Bitcoin Magazine. In this one we review the year in Bitcoin and go off on some interesting tangents from there.Citizen Bitcoin on TwitterCitizen Bitcoin PodcastCitizen Bitcoin Layer One merch collectionBitcoiner's BestSwan Bitcoin - Buy bitcoin...
2020-12-181h 25Citizen BitcoinMeni Rosenfeld: A Mathematician's Look at Bitcoin - E110Meni Rosenfeld is a mathematician and on the board of the isreali bitcoin association. Meni has been around since 2011 and has contributed his thinking to the bitcoin ecosystem since then. He help to found the israeli bitcoin association and has worked with the government there to make laws more bitcoin friendly. In this one Meni shares stories of his time in early bitcoin, some of his first contributions, his thoughts on UASF and the blocksize debate, and his take on the future bitcoin could bring about in this world.Citizen Bitcoin on TwitterCitizen Bitcoin...
2020-11-131h 33Citizen BitcoinPreston Pysh: Bullish on Bitcoin - E108Preston Pysh, cofounder of The Investors Podcast Network, host of We Study Billionaires and a long time bitcoiner joins Brady. We discuss Preston's time flying in the military, then get into Bitcoin. We discuss the heap of bullish news for Bitcoin this year and then answer questions from the YouTube live chat. This was a great one!Citizen Bitcoin on TwitterCitizen Bitcoin PodcastCitizen Bitcoin Layer One merch collectionBitcoiner's BestSwan Bitcoin - Buy bitcoin with your bank accountMusic: Moon in the Sky by...
2020-10-291h 29Citizen BitcoinDanny Diekroeger: From Baseball to Bitcoin - E107Danny Diekroger is a software engineer at CashApp and Bitgo before that. He has been writing some great threads educating about how bitcoin works and why we need it. He’s working on compiling those into a short book. In this one we get into Danny’s background as a pro baseball player, his evolution as a bitcoin builder, cover a few bitcoin education topics like Replace By Fee and Taproot and talk about why we need Bitcoin, especially in this moment. Citizen Bitcoin on TwitterCitizen Bitcoin PodcastCitizen Bitcoin Layer One merch...
2020-10-221h 17Citizen BitcoinBrandon Quittem and Brekkie von Bitcoin: History in the MakingBrandon, author of the Bitcoin Mycelium series and Communications Lead at Swan Bitcoin and Brekkie von Bitcoin, Creative Director of Swan Bitcoin join Brady to discuss Microstrategy planting a flag, the bitcoin-only industry, pitching bitcoin to millennials and the cycles making history before our eyes.Citizen Bitcoin on TwitterCitizen Bitcoin PodcastCitizen Bitcoin Layer One merch collectionBitcoiner's BestSwan Bitcoin - Buy bitcoin with your bank accountMusic: Moon in the Sky by HobotekLinksBrandon on TwitterBrekkie...
2020-10-161h 28Citizen BitcoinAli Hamam: Putting His Company on a Bitcoin StandardAli Hamam is proprietor of Tahinis Restaurants in Ontario, Canada. Ali's family hails from Egypt. Much of his family's wealth was stolen by Eqyptian capital controls when the emigrated to Canada. In this episode we get the story of Ali discovering bitcoin and embracing it as a standard for this company. Citizen Bitcoin on TwitterCitizen Bitcoin PodcastCitizen Bitcoin Layer One merch collectionBitcoiner's BestSwan Bitcoin - Buy bitcoin with your bank accountMusic: Moon in the Sky by HobotekLinksAl...
2020-10-081h 15Citizen BitcoinMax Hillebrand: The Bitcoin Nomad - E104Max Hillebrand is true bitcoiner. He’s practices what he preaches. Max is living the digital nomad life using Bitcoin, ruthlessly minimizing his exposure to fiat shitcoins. In this episode we talk about his nomadic lifestyle, using bitcoin as a unit of account, how to start getting paid in Bitcoin, base layer privacy, and philosophy.Citizen Bitcoin on TwitterCitizen Bitcoin PodcastCitizen Bitcoin Layer One merch collectionBitcoiner's BestSwan Bitcoin - Buy bitcoin with your bank accountMusic: Moon in the Sky by Hobotek...
2020-10-021h 13Citizen BitcoinAnil Patel: Bitcoin Education - E101Anil has been a bitcoiner since 2015 ever since the first ever Bitcoin ATM was installed in his neighborhood. He has traveled down the rabbit hole steadily ever since until he was eventually able to start working independently full time educating about Bitcoin. He’s been producing some very high quality threads, courses and workshops .As you all know, I’m all about Bitcoin education, so definitely had to have Anil on for a chat. Citizen Bitcoin on TwitterCitizen Bitcoin PodcastCitizen Bitcoin Layer One merch collectionBitcoiner's BestSwan...
2020-09-111h 14Citizen BitcoinCroesus BTC: Bitcoin Will Change the World - E99Croesus BTC is a nym, of course, pretty fresh on the scene. He’s burst on the scene with some killer threads and viral tweets. We talk through his most widely shared thread giving yet more credibility to Plan B’s Stock to Flow models. Then this one got cosmic pretty quick. It was a great rip - let’s dive in. Citizen Bitcoin on TwitterCitizen Bitcoin PodcastCitizen Bitcoin Layer One merch collectionBitcoiner's BestSwan Bitcoin - Buy bitcoin with your bank accountMusic: Moon in...
2020-08-211h 18Citizen BitcoinReed Wommack: A Bitcoin Meditation - E98Reed Wommack joined the Swan team a couple months ago as our support ninja. He’s turned out to be a Swiss Army knife, filling in on lots of different projects. Reed is an interesting guy and in this episode we get into his experience with meditation and Zen Bhuddism, discuss Bitcoin’s effect on society, Reed’s bitcoin journey through the shitcoin and stocks casino and safely out the other side. There’s a lot more, it was a pretty dense conversation, let’s just dive in. Citizen Bitcoin on TwitterCitizen Bitcoin PodcastCitize...
2020-08-141h 38Citizen BitcoinObi Nwosu: The Power of Bitcoin - E97Obi Nwosu is co-founder and CEO of Coinfloor - a UK based Bitcoin exchange. Coinfloor was founded in early 2013, so Obi has been on the scene for a long time. In this episode we talk about Obi’s background, the founding and growth of Coinfloor, get some Bitcoin history stories and dive into a bit of tech at the end - Obi has an engineering background. Obi is one of the good ones, it was a real treat to get to spend some time with him - I think you’ll agree. Citizen Bitcoin on TwitterCiti...
2020-08-071h 10Citizen BitcoinGuy Swann: Two Bitcoiners Talking Bitcoin - E96Pretty much all of you will know Guy, he’s the creator and host of Bitcoin Audible, one of the most valuable educational resources in Bitcoin. He’s also a buddy of mine and it’s always fun to chill and chat with him for a couple hours. We go all over the place in this one - we talk open source software, privacy, our post-truth society, go pretty deep on Taproot and why it’s such an important soft-fork upgrade, the emerging bitcoin-only industry and at the end we get bullish on price and the official beginning of the next...
2020-07-301h 55Citizen BitcoinVake: Bitcoin Past, Present and Future - E95Today we sit down with Vake. He's been around for a long time. In this one we go back in history and talk about bitcoin in the 2013-2016 era, a lot of fun to dive back and will be some new stuff to a lot of you who, like me came in 2017 or later. We then talk about bitcoin in the here and now and move on to some speculation about the coming decade. This is good stuff - I know all you bitcoiners will enjoy!Citizen Bitcoin on TwitterCitizen Bitcoin PodcastC...
2020-07-231h 43Citizen BitcoinAlessandro Cecere: A Passion for Bitcoin - E90Alessandro Cecere is CEO at Coinspree, a leading LATAM Bitcoin business based in Caracas, Venezuela. Coinspree provides custodial solutions to institutional investors and merchants. Coinspree has also launched the PandoraBox - a beautiful full node solution. El Sultan Bitcoin made waves on Bitcoin Twitter recently with his cypherpunk satellite setup. Alessandro is incredibly passionate and this episode is insanely bullish. Get yourself ready to get hyped - prep some fiat in case you need to smash that buy button during this ep. Citizen Bitcoin on TwitterCitizen Bitcoin PodcastCitizen Bitcoin Layer O...
2020-06-161h 13Citizen BitcoinStephen Cole: Toward a Bitcoin FutureToday we sit down with Stephen Cole, bitcoiner and investor. Stephen is well known on Bitcoin Twitter for his insightful, often funny and expert distilled tweets. He’s an investor in several great Bitcoin companies, including Swan. We talk about Stephen’s Bitcoin background, how he came to learn Austrian economics, the evolution of his political beliefs, and investing in bitcoin companies. Citizen Bitcoin on TwitterCitizen Bitcoin PodcastCitizen Bitcoin Layer One merch collectionBitcoiner's BestMusic: Moon in the Sky by HobotekStephen on Twitter
2020-06-041h 10Citizen BitcoinBrandon Quittem w/ John Vallis: Bitcoin SymbiosisBrandon Quittem published last week the fourth and final installment of his wonderful mycelium/mushroom/medicine/symbiosis series. John Vallis, host of the Bitcoin Rapid Fire podcast, and I both slid right into Brandon’s DMs to schedule him for a pod. I love these two guys and it occurred to me that it’d be a ton of fun to do this thing all together. So we did. This is the first half of our 2 hour 40 minute conversation - you will find the second half on the Bitcoin Rapid Fire podcast feed. This was a blast, we had a wi...
2020-04-301h 20Citizen BitcoinMatt Odell: Life, Love, and BitcoinMatt Odell and I drink some whiskey and have a much needed pandemic hang out. We talk life, love, humanity and bitcoin. Enjoy and share the love. Citizen Bitcoin on TwitterCitizen Bitcoin PodcastCitizen Bitcoin Layer One merch collectionBitcoiner's BestMusic: Moon in the Sky by HobotekLinks from the episode:Matt on TwitterTales From The Crypt - A Bitcoin Podcast
2020-04-172h 16Citizen BitcoinRay Youssef: A Peaceful Bitcoin FutureRay Youssef has a fascinating story - he literally went from living on the streets of New York to founding and running one of the fastest growing Bitcoin businesses in the world. Paxful is doing unique work on the front lines spreading Bitcoin awareness and use outside of the Western world. In this episode Ray tells us his story, the story of Paxful, the challenges Africa faces when it comes to bitcoin adoption and his vision for the future of both Paxful and Bitcoin.Citizen Bitcoin on TwitterCitizen Bitcoin PodcastCitizen Bitcoin...
2020-04-091h 10Citizen BitcoinChristian Keroles: Bitcoin in Uncertain TimesThis week we chill with Christian Keroles of BTC Media. We recorded this episode just after Trump delivered his address on the Coronavirus pandemic and we talk about Bitcoin in uncertain times such as these. We also get into some other stuff that Christian is interested in - like cooking for yourself. Christian is the Bitcoiner on the POV Crypto pod, that he cohosts with his Etherean friend David Hoffman and riff on Eth and altcoins for a bit.Citizen Bitcoin on TwitterCitizen Bitcoin PodcastCitizen Bitcoin Layer One merch collection
2020-03-121h 21Citizen BitcoinJohn Vallis: Bitcoin + Psychedelics = HypercosmicJohn Vallis is one of my very favorite Bitcoin podcasters. I just love his style and his broad knowledge base. I had a great time chatting with John on his podcast, Bitcoin Rapid Fire, last year. I knew this was going to be a fun one and it didn’t disappoint. We talk about John’s background, get his rabbit hole story and we dive down the psychedelics rabbit hole - LSD, mushrooms and DMT - then we bring it back to bitcoin for a hyper cosmic conclusion to the ep.Citizen Bitcoin on TwitterCiti...
2020-03-051h 27Citizen BitcoinAdam Back: Bitcoin's Past and FutureDr. Adam Back is a cypherpunk pioneer. His work on hashcash is cited in the Bitcoin whitepaper and, lesser known among bitcoiners, but just as cool, his work on telescoping circuits is cited in the TOR white-paper. These are among many more contributions to the field of applied cryptography. In this episode we discuss cypherpunk history, bitcoin’s history and future, bitcoin privacy and Adam gives us an overview of the state of bitcoin tech. This was a great one, hope you all enjoy it.Citizen Bitcoin on TwitterCitizen Bitcoin PodcastCitizen Bi...
2020-02-201h 28Citizen BitcoinParker Lewis: Bitcoin is InevitableIn this episode Parker and I discuss much that ails our economic system: Kenyesianism, quantitative easing and modern monetary theory. Then we get into the fix. We discuss Parker’s latest addition to the Gradually then Suddenly series titled “Bitcoin Obsoletes All Money”. I steelman some FUD and precoiner questions and arguments and Parker expertly delivers the answers. In the end we get bullish on the inevitable bitcoin future and the society it will create. Citizen Bitcoin on TwitterCitizen Bitcoin PodcastCitizen Bitcoin Lightning ShopCitizen Bitcoin Layer One merch collec...
2020-02-131h 21Citizen BitcoinCory Klippsten: Starting Up a Bitcoin CompanyCory Klippsten is the founder and CEO of Swan, a bitcoin company. Cory and I hang out and chat about what it takes to start up a bitcoin company, we discuss the Taleb inspired Swan brand, how bitcoin is an incredibly positive black swan event and we riff on bitcoin’s antifragility. We get into how fundraising for bitcoin companies is different from fundraising for traditional tech companies and we go down some random rabbit holes that pop up in the conversation.Citizen Bitcoin on TwitterCitizen Bitcoin PodcastCitizen Bitcoin Lightning Shop...
2020-02-071h 01Citizen BitcoinAndy Edstrom: Investing in BitcoinAndy Edstrom is a wealth manager who has fallen down the bitcoin rabbit hole. He started writing content to justify a small stake in bitcoin for his clients and that turned into the new book “Why Buy Bitcoin” - a great book to recommend to family and friends thinking about an investment in bitcoin. Andy’s history in the finance industry gives him a valuable perspective as one of early adopters of bitcoin from the industry. In this episode we get into that history and perspective, we discuss where the finance industry currently is in terms of moving toward embrac...
2020-01-301h 37Citizen BitcoinYan Pritzker: The Money Red Pill, Bitcoin Tech and Swan BitcoinYan Pritzker, author of Inventing Bitcoin and cofounder/CTO of Swan Bitcoin, joins me to talk about his background, the money red pill that bitcoin serves up to us, bitcoin tech and his book. Citizen Bitcoin on TwitterCitizen Bitcoin PodcastCitizen Bitcoin Lightning ShopCitizen Bitcoin Layer One merch collectionMusic: Moon in the Sky by HobotekLinks from the episode:Inventing BitcoinYan on TwitterGiveBitcoin - The Thoughtful Gift of Better MoneySwan Bitcoin - The Be...
2020-01-171h 22Citizen BitcoinKiara Bickers: Bitcoin Clarity, Bitcoin's Challenges and Adversarial ThinkingKiara Bickers is a longtime bitcoiner, one of those who discovered Austrian economics before bitcoin. She was an intern at Blockstream and has been there ever since, these days working as a Systems Administrator. She also recently published Bitcoin Clarity, a great overview of bitcoin as a system. It’s full of useful diagrams and illustrations that help visualize the system. For the first half of the episode we discuss the bitcoin system and the book. In the second half of the episode Kiara and I just rap about bitcoin, like ya do. Citizen Bitcoin on Twitter
2020-01-101h 33Citizen BitcoinLucho Poletti: Bitcoin Art, Renaissance, Memes, Lightning, FinanceLucho Poletti is a bitcoin artist with an incredibly unique and beautiful style. Lucho has an interesting background in business and finance before he followed his passion into a career in art which eventually merged with another of his passions: bitcoin. In this episode Lucho and I discuss his that background story, delve into our economic situation and the state of global finance, we then move into his art career, his process and how it has evolved, we discuss a couple of his recent works and Lucho speculates about how a bitcoin future might unfold. Citizen Bitcoin...
2019-12-191h 11Citizen BitcoinBasement Bulletin w/ Coinicarus: Lightning Network Nodes, Coldcard, Multisig, Little Bitcoin BookCitizen Bitcoin on Twitter
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Music: Moon in the Sky by Hobotek
Links from the show:
The Node Operator's Guide to the Lightning Galaxy, Part 1
Coldcard MK3
Justin Moon’s web-based multisig proof go concept, Junction
Little Bitcoin Book
Sats App by Casa
BitBlockBoom - Michael Goldstein’s talk at BitBlockBoom
BitcoinIS / Russel Okung
Hurricane Dorian
Craig Wright case
2019-08-311h 10Citizen BitcoinBen Prentice: Bitcoin Economics and MonetizationBen Prentice is a bitcoiner who, like myself, finally dived down the bitcoin rabbit hole in 2017. Ben has been focused on the economic lessons bitcoin has to teach us. He’s consumed a lot of the Austrian economics source literature and has started distilling that down into some fire threads on Bitcoin Twitter. I was excited to get a chance to sit down and chat bitcoin with him today. Just a couple bitcoiners talking bitcoin, one of my favorite things to do.
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2019-08-081h 25Citizen BitcoinSteve Barbour: Bitcoin Mining and Upstream DataSteve Barbour is the owner of Upstream Data in Canada, a company offering modular and portable bitcoin mining hardware to the oil and gas industry. Steve and I discuss his background and the process of building Upstream Data and designing the line of Ohmm mining products that allow oil and gas producers to capture the value of wasted energy as bitcoin. We also discuss the broader mining industry and what bitcoin has taught Steve.
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2019-08-011h 03Citizen BitcoinBasement Bulletin w/ David Bennett: Libra Hearings, Bitcoin Businesses Growing, Upcoming AnniversariesWe’re joined by David Bennett of the “Bitcoin And…” podcast - a fave of mine - we dissect how the Libra hearings relate to bitcoin, talk about product announcements from Lolli, Lightning Labs and Saifedean Ammnous, preview a couple important bitcoin anniversaries coming up in August.
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Music: Moon in the Sky by Hobotek
Links from the show:
Bitcoin And... podcast
lndmon
Saifedean’s Academy
“Bitcoin is a...
2019-07-271h 04Citizen BitcoinBitcoin 2019: An Audio Tour featuring Jack Mallers, Lyn Ulbricht, Bitcoin TINA and MoreThis episode compiles some audio I collected walking around the Bitcoin 2019 conference in San Francisco. So, go into this one imagining you’re at Bitcoin 2019 having conversations in various corners with some great bitcoiners. I talk to Jack Maulers, Bitcoin TINA, Lyn Ulbricht, Nick Ward from Layer One BTC, Robert Breedlove of Paralax Digital, Ti Kawamoto, Steve Jeffress, Terrance Yang, Gus GG from Artolin.org and Guy Swann and myself finish it up with a reasonably drunken conversation outside our AirBnB in SF on the final night of the conference after Peter McCormack’s odd yet super fun dueling pian...
2019-07-201h 26Citizen BitcoinJustin Moon: Hardware Wallets, Private Keys, Bitcoin EducationJustin Moon joins me to discuss hobbyist hardware wallets and securing your private keys in general. We also get into Justin’s work as a bitcoin educator with Mooniversity and Buidl Bootcamp, and the broader future of bitcoin education.
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Music: Moon in the Sky by Hobotek
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Justin on Twitter
Mooniversity
Buidl Bootcamp
M5Stack
M5Stick
Stepan’s company
Step...
2019-07-081h 20Citizen BitcoinBasement Bulletin w/ CK: Bitcoin 2019 Conference Recap, Energy FUD, LibraChristian, aka CK Snarks, member of the BTC Media team, the bitcoin half of the POV Crypto podcast, hosted us at his place in San Francisco and joined us for this Basement Bulletin episode in which we recap the Bitcoin 2019 conference, talk about this past month's crazy price action, get into Libra and an energy FUD smack down breaks out.
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2019-06-3059 minCitizen BitcoinFrancis Pouliot: Privacy, S2X/UASF, Scaling, Governments and BitcoinFrancis Pouliot, CEO and co-founder of Bull Bitcoin, joins Brady to talk about privacy, S2X/UASF, scaling, how governments might approach bitcoin, and bitcoin’s future in general.
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Music: Moon in the Sky by Hobotek
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Francis Pouliot on Twitter
Bull Bitcoin
Canadian bitcoin questionnaires
2019-06-2756 minCitizen BitcoinGuy Swann: Finding Bitcoin, Bitcoin 2019 Preview, Eltoo, Statechains, BullishnessGuy Swann is host of The Cryptoconomy Podcast. In this episode we are regaled with Guy’s bitcoin story, and it’s a good one. We also talk about Eltoo, state chains, atomic multi path payments, and lightning loop. We get all hyped up for the Bitcoin 2019 conference and wax super bullish toward the end of the ep.
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The Cryptoconomy Podcast
Bitcoin 2019 Conference
2019-06-231h 17Citizen BitcoinAleks Svetski: Why Bitcoin Matters, Why ICOs Suck, Building AmberAleks joins Brady to discuss why bitcoin matters, why ICOs suck and his expierience building Amber, a bitcoin business. Aleks is an all around great person and I had a lot of fun getting to know him a bit better in this discussion.
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Links from the show:
Amber
Aleks' work on Hacker Noon
Why Bitcoin Matters by Aleks
ICO Submission to the Australian...
2019-06-131h 18Citizen BitcoinNicolas Dorier: Ethics of Money, BTCPay Server, Neutrino, Future of BitcoinNicolas Dorier joins Brady to discuss the ethics of money and bitcoin, his thoughts about Neutrino and SPV wallets in general, we learn about the history and future of BTCPay Server, we get into the present and future of lightning and bitcoin and Nicolas answers several questions sent from listeners via Twitter.
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Nicolas Dorier on Twitter
The Ethics of Money and Bitcoin by...
2019-06-071h 03Citizen BitcoinThe Bitcoin Rabbi: "Bitcoin Money", Bitcoin Education, Bitcoin and ReligionThe Bitcoin Rabbi and Brady talk about his new kids book "Bitcoin Money," hear his rabbit hole story, talk bitcoin education, bitcoin and religion and get his take on what a bitcoin future will look like.
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2019-05-171h 08
Noded Bitcoin PodcastNoded 0.46.0 Pierre Rochard on the Citizen Bitcoin podcastSubscribe to the Citizen Bitcoin podcast for excellent interviews with real Bitcoiners! https://citizenbitcoin.simplecast.com/
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2019-04-281h 30Citizen BitcoinBrandon Quittem: Bitcoin Culture Wars and The Bitcoin-Fungi AnalogyBrandon Quittem burst onto the bitcoin scene like a mushroom breaking through three inches of asphalt when he published the first part of his bitcoin-fungi analogy in December 2018. I love biology and nature in general, and have a particular interest in mushrooms and fungi - they are incredibly interesting lifeforms - and I enjoy foraging for morels in the springtime. So Brandon was toward the top of my list of bitcoiners to talk to when I started doing these interview episodes. In this one Brandon and I start of with some talk about this Faketoshi/Hodlonaut mess and a...
2019-04-121h 44Citizen BitcoinMarty Bent: Finance, Markets and Bitcoin, TFTC, Energy FUD, and Bitcoin's FutureUncle Marty joins Brady to talk about what it's like being the most loved bitcoiner in the world, how his experience in finance shaped his early understanding of bitcoin, how bitcoin will change the financial industry, we rant about bitcoin energy FUD, talk price for a bit and finish with Marty's vision of a bitcoin world 50 years from now.
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Tales From the Crypt
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2019-04-041h 00Citizen BitcoinBasement Bulletin: Bitcoin and RehypothecationCitizen Bitcoin on Twitter:
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Music: Moon in the Sky by Hobotek
Links from this episode:
BlockFi terms and conditions:
https://blockfi.com/terms/
ObiWanKenobit thread on BlockFi TOCs:
https://twitter.com/ObiWanKenoBit/status/1103310886142263297
ObiWanKenobit thread on rehypothecation and bitcoin:
https://twitter.com/ObiWanKenoBit/status/1107635072197234688
BlockFi response to bitcoiner pushback on rehypothecation:
https://blockfi.com/finance/an-introduction-to-rehypothecation-with-cryptocurrency/
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2019-03-2235 minCitizen BitcoinMatt Odell: Mining, Governance, UASF, Self-Sovereignty, Privacy and Bitcoin's FutureMatt Odell and I went for over two hours talking governance, mining, UASF, self-sovereignty, Canada, privacy, Venezuela and Bitcoin's future. We also drank some Laphroaig and got cosmic for our boy Marty Bent.
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Music: Moon in the Sky by Hobotek
Links from the episode:
Tales from the Crypt:
http://tftc.io
Canada's bitcoin information request forms:
https://news...
2019-03-152h 14Citizen BitcoinPeter McCormack: Building What Bitcoin DidPeter McCormack’s work on What Bitcoin Did has just straight up inspired me to keep pushing forward on this podcast. I really just wanted to sit down and get to know him better. We get into Peter’s history growing up in Bedford, England, discovering the internet and creating websites and brands. We talk about building What Bitcoin Did, Peter’s podcasting process, a bit of English football and his hopes and dreams of becoming the King of Bedford, England and buying the Bedford Town Football Club. It was a ton of fun and I hope you all enjoy...
2019-03-071h 00Citizen BitcoinBitcoin's Governance / Social Layer and JPMCoinTommy and Brady talk about JP Morgan's corporate coin and blockchain and get into a back and forth about bitcoin's governance and social layer.
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Links from the show:
An Honest Account of Fiat Money:
https://medium.com/@hasufly/why-bitcoin-3fdee2328759
Bitcoin and the Promise of Independent Property Rights:
https://medium...
2019-02-2844 minCitizen BitcoinAnsel Lindner: Bitcoin History, Maximalism, Ethics and RenaissanceAnsel Lindner has been one of the most important people in my bitcoin journey, his Bitcoin and Markets podcast was the first staple of my bitcoin podcast rotation. In this long, ranging, late night discussion with Ansel we get into his bitcoin history, discuss Bcash, Ethereum and the former bitcoiners who jumped ship to lead those communities. We discuss why bitcoin is different and what bitcoin maximalism means to us. We talk Austrian economics and the ethics of money production. Toward the end we get a bit cosmic, discussing how bitcoin affects the human spirit and the coming bitcoin-fueled...
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Citizen BitcoinBitcoin and Taxes and Bitcoin Reports from Cambridge and the BISTommy and Brady discuss bitcoin, lightning network and taxes and recent reports from the University of Cambridge Judge Business School and the Bank for International Settlements.
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Links from the show:
How bitcoin is taxed in the United States:
https://www.thebalance.com/how-bitcoins-are-taxed-3192871
Cambridge 2nd Global Cryptoasset Benchmarking Study:
https://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=3306125
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2019-01-3140 min
Citizen BitcoinBitcoin Turns TenTommy and Brady are back in action for bitcoin's tenth birthday. We take a look back at the birth of bitcoin and its first ten years of life and speculate on challenges and potential developments for the next ten.
Links from the episode:
History of bitcoin resources:
https://www.thestreet.com/investing/bitcoin/bitcoin-history-14686578
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_bitcoin
https://www.fool.com/investing/2018/04/02/the-history-of-bitcoin.aspx
Satoshi email from 1/16/2018 speculating about 10 years in the future:
https://satoshi.nakamotoinstitute.org/emails/bitcoin-list/23/
Jameson Lopp's bitcoin...
2019-01-0448 min
Citizen BitcoinFull Nodes, Jimmy vs. Roger, Winklevoss Stablecoin and The Final Boss of BitcoinTommy and Brady discuss an assortment of recent happenings in bitcoin including bitcoin scaling (a 2.26 MB block and Lightning Network's astonishing growth), the "blockchain cruise" debate between Jimmy Song and Roger Ver, the Winklevoss stablecoin and The Final Boss of Bitcoin (aka The Bank for International Settlements).
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Citizen BitcoinBitcoin Marches On: Schnorr, BetterHash, Personal SafetyTommy and Brady take a minute to appreciate all the bitcoin progress made during this down cycle in the price. Bitcoin just keeps marching on with improvement proposals like Schnorr signatures and BetterHash. Personal safety as a bitcoin hodler is also discussed.
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2018-07-0940 min
Citizen BitcoinA Reading: The Technical Foundation of Bitcoin MaximalismBrady reads through and discusses three recent Twitter threads that explain the technical foundation of bitcoin maximalism: bitcoin is a protocol for the transfer of value over the internet and the history of internet protocols demonstrates that only one will win.
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2018-05-2424 min
Citizen BitcoinThe Bitcoin Standard, Bitcoin Scaling, SidechainsTommy and Brady discuss tweets that caught our attention this week about sidechains, The Bitcoin Standard book, bitcoin maximalism, and an interesting Lightning Network use case idea. We take a look at the bitcoin price and at why Roger Ver is wrong about scaling bitcoin.
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2018-04-1240 min