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The Transformation of Value with Cody EllinghamThe Problem with Bitcoin Magazine and the Bitcoin Asia Conference with Brad LoewenI speak with Brad Loewen, host of Beyond the Price, exploring Bitcoin adoption in East Asia.
Brad and I both attended the Bitcoin Asia conference in Hong Kong recently, organised by BTC Inc, the same company behind Bitcoin Miami, Bitcoin Amsterdam, Bitcoin Magazine, along with their investment arm UTXO Management.
Now it was clear that there would be some ordinal-related discussions at the conference which I wanted to verify for myself, however I was not expecting the sheer degree of emphasis on these, as well as the overall VC, compliance & KYC, public mining, and financial...
2024-05-201h 01
Beyond The PriceVenture Investment vs Crypto Investment (Mike Jarmuz, Lightning Ventures)Talking about Bitcoin startups this week, and the perverse incentives of token-based investing versus the traditional (token-less) VC model. We also get into the finer points of "accredited investor" requirements as well as what founders or potential founders should be thinking about.Let's build!Links: Mike's Twitter: https://twitter.com/MikeJarmuz Lightning Ventures website: https://ltng.ventures/ Fold: https://foldapp.com/ Slice: https://addslice.com/ Vida: https://vida.live/ Digital Markets: https://digtl.co/ Scarce.City: https://scarce.city/...
2023-12-221h 26
Beyond The PriceBitcoin, Bank of Japan, and Why Macro Matters (Weston Nakamura, Across The Spread)Super excited to bring you this one. Been trying to get Weston on for a while. Weston Nakamura covers Japan/Asia macro, BOJ, USD/JPY, and much more, so I asked him about the Bank of Japan's outsized role on the global stage, what's the deal with the Japanese yen, and how traditional investors see Bitcoin vs. how he sees it, as well as why everyone should pay at least some attention to markets and how it's not as intimidating as you might think.Let me know if you'd like to hear more about these topics...
2023-12-131h 37
Beyond The PriceCome for the Monkey Pics, Stay for the Revolution (Jan Smejkal, Xverse)Ordinals took the Bitcoin ecosystem by storm this year. I talk with Jan Smejkal, CSO of Xverse, a leading Ordinals wallet, about what people are coming for, whether they're sticking around, and what the reinvigorated building on Bitcoin means for the protocol and culture. I also talk about what I see as the primary mission for Bitcoin: separating money and state, as well as how I initially got into Bitcoin.Originally recorded as a Twitter Space on May 25, 2023.Links:...
2023-12-061h 13
Beyond The PriceBest of First 10 Episodes & Bonus Nostrasia ClipsBasically the title. Thanks for listening, here's to many more!Links: Daniel Batten's Twitter: https://twitter.com/DSBatten Nico Lechuga's Twitter: https://twitter.com/nico_lechuga Koji Higashi's Twitter: https://twitter.com/Coin_and_Peace Dea Rezkitha's Twitter: https://twitter.com/dearezkitha Louis Liu's Twitter: https://twitter.com/louishliu Graham Krizek's Twitter: https://twitter.com/gkrizek Alex McShane’s Nostr: npub16vrkgd28wq6n0h77lqgu8h4fdu0eapxgyj0zqq6ngfvjf2vs3nuq5mp2va Jason Maier's Nostr: npub1dc84762hpnp0y4jcvjcg...
2023-12-021h 08
Beyond The PriceGet Paid to Listen to Podcasts (Nick Malster, Fountain)Do you listen to a lot of podcasts? Do you get paid to listen to podcasts? If you're listening on Fountain, then you do. This episode I’m joined by Nick Malster, CMO and co-founder of Fountain Podcasts, the app that pays you to listen. They've rolled out a number of exciting upgrades lately, with more on the way.We talk about how Fountain didn’t start as a Bitcoin app or even a podcast app, we talk about the concept of “value for value”, or rewarding creators in real-time for what they provide, even as the cons...
2023-11-101h 02
Beyond The PriceBitcoin is a Non-Partisan Tool for Humanity (Jason Maier, A Progressive's Case for Bitcoin)Much of the educational content about Bitcoin comes with a libertarian or right-wing lens, making it easy for progressives or left-leaning people to dismiss it. My guest Jason Maier addresses this head-on with his book, one of my favorite this year. We talk about how Bitcoin is simply a tool (a revolutionarily empowering one) and potentially something that can bring us together even as it brings down unfair power structures. Like his book, we touch on the environmental, social, and political potential of Bitcoin.Links: Jason...
2023-10-311h 17
Beyond The PriceLaying the Foundation for a New Internet (Alex McShane, Nostr Unconference)Our current internet is broken. We're addicted to social media platforms that divide rather than connect, outrage rather than educate, but we don't want to leave because all our friends are there. Nostr could change that. It's not a new app, it's an entirely new system on which new apps are being built.It's gaining steam, enough for a conference in Costa Rica last March and now the second one in Tokyo and Hong Kong. I speak with Alex McShane, one of the organizers, about what Nostr is, where he sees it...
2023-10-261h 11
Beyond The PriceIs Bitcoin the Key to Web3? (Graham Krizek, Voltage)The past few years, there’s been an explosion of alternative cryptocurrencies to Bitcoin (altcoins) claiming to offer something that Bitcoin didn’t. But this year we’ve seen a flurry of activity, first and foremost with the Lightning Network. My guest Graham Krizek, Founder & CEO of Voltage, talks about some of the companies using Voltage to integrate Lightning into their business, as well as Nostr, a new protocol for uncensorable communication, and even more that’s happening in the Bitcoin space, like issuing other tokens or assets on the Bitcoin blockchain.Will everything of value in crypt...
2023-10-181h 26
Beyond The PriceBitcoin is a Middle Path for Taiwan (Louis Liu, Mimesis Capital)I spoke with Louis Liu, Founder and CEO of Mimesis Capital, a Taiwan-based family fund. Because Louis is an investment manager, this conversation mentions investing and prices more than other episodes, but I think the real value comes when he talks about what it means to invest with a Bitcoin mindset rather than a fiat mindset (fiat meaning dollars or other government currencies) or a Bitcoin mindset rather than a crypto mindset.Toward the end we unexpectedly get into Taiwanese geopolitics and what Bitcoin offers a population caught between two empires, the US and China, so...
2023-10-121h 20
Beyond The PriceAre You Ready for Indonesia Bitcoin Conference? (Dea Rezkitha, Indonesia Bitcoin Community)I spoke with Dea Rezkitha, an Indonesian Bitcoiner who’s in charge of organizing the upcoming Indonesia Bitcoin Conference at the end of this month in Bali. We talk about her unique story of how she got into Bitcoin, the terrible inflation that Indonesia has suffered, how Dea educates Indonesians on what Bitcoin can offer them, and even how Bitcoin mining could unlock the country’s geothermal reserves.We then get into conference topics, side events like the Lightning Hackathon, and how they’re using Fedi not only as a Bitcoin microeconomy at the conference but also a...
2023-10-0558 min
Beyond The PriceIs This Bitcoin's Japan Moment? (Koji Higashi, Diamond Hands)I sat down in-person with Koji Higashi, one of the most active Japanese Bitcoiners, to talk about what’s holding Bitcoin back in Japan and how he’s building a community here. He founded Diamond Hands, Japan’s biggest Bitcoin and Lightning Network community, but he’s also been around for a long time so we get some nice perspective on Japan’s unique crypto history. We also hear how Koji thinks that Japanese are good savers but are saving in the wrong asset, and how Japan's recent inflation might drive Japanese to seek a more sound mone...
2023-09-281h 29
Beyond The PriceWhy Build on Bitcoin? (Nico Lechuga, ego death capital)Mark and I talk with Nico Lechuga, one of the founding partners of ego death capital, a Bitcoin-focused venture fund with an amazing name and an even more amazing portfolio. Truly some of the most talked-about Bitcoin projects.This is actually an interview from a Twitter Space a few months ago, so apologies if the audio is a little tinny, but topic-wise it’s right in line with what I’m trying to do with this podcast - bring you conversations that contravene the conventional beliefs about Bitcoin.Links:
2023-09-211h 02
Beyond The PriceBitcoin is Crucial Climate Tech (Daniel Batten, CH4 Capital)For a lot of people, the first thing or even the only thing they think of when they hear Bitcoin is that it’s bad for the environment. My guest Daniel Batten started in that camp, in fact he’s been an investor in climate tech for a number of years now, but after looking into the facts his conclusion was that Bitcoin is not only less harmful than it’s often painted to be, but it’s actually crucial to our fight against climate change and our achieving a transition to renewable energy.We talk about ho...
2023-09-141h 06
Beyond The PriceIntroducing 'Beyond The Price'Wecome to Beyond The Price, a new podcast from CoinPost covering Bitcoin adoption in Asia. This is a show about going beyond the flashing numbers, beyond the speculation, to explore not only how Bitcoin fits into the global economy, but how people and companies are actually using it. CoinPost is Japan's leading crypto media outlet and I'm based in Tokyo, so a lot of the conversation will focus on Japan, but we'll also look at what Bitcoin means for the diverse other countries in this part of the world.Follow me on...
2023-09-0503 min