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Swan's Phillip Alexander and Brandon Quittem host Day 8 of 50 Days for Freedom: Telegram's auth key ID and the Russian server question; getting debanked for the word Bitcoin, from Wise to Bitcoin Policy UK; Michelle Weekley on Bitcoin ATM bans, shared Claude links indexed by Google, and AI agents with access to your email; and Brandon Quittem on shrinking drawdowns and the retail wave that hasn't arrived.
Cory was out for a family wedding, so Brady and Philip hosted from his handle. Also new: a weekly recap song in a different genre each week, covering everything from the previous weeks of the show. Daniel Batten on Cambridge's new number. Its updated assessment puts Bitcoin mining at 59.4% clean energy, against a global grid mix near 40%. Hydro is the largest single source. Full report expected later this year. Sweden's grid used Bitcoin mining 11,000 times last year to absorb excess wind. Batten's point: operators call it flexible load, flexible compute, or data centers. Anything but Bitcoin mining. Six Brazilian energy companies are doing the same with stranded generation. The best idea in the episode, and it's Batten's. A grid operator is incentivized to admit a problem, because saying so unlocks resources and doesn't destabilize the grid. A central banker never can, because the admission is itself the instability. Batten expects the West to adopt Bitcoin as an energy solution before a monetary one. In the global South the monetary problems are existential already: banking access, storing wealth safely, remittances that otherwise cost up to 20%. The Ethiopian dam. You cannot build half a dam, so it's sized for demand 20 years out. No transmission lines, no industry, no customer for the surplus. Miners paid roughly three cents per kilowatt hour and delivered over $100M in unexpected revenue. Callum Wheeler of Renew Blocks on Britain's curtailment bill. £1.5B last year paying wind farms to switch off and firing gas nearer London instead, forecast to reach £7B by 2030. A new "demand for constraints" market is meant to fix it. A near-blackout on June 23 reached the shadow energy secretary via control-room whistleblowers. Cause: unexpected air conditioning demand in Britain's fourth heat wave. Wheeler's pilot is mining co-located inside a Scottish Highlands hydro powerhouse, built for £2M and never switched on. Susie Violet Ward spent 13 months chasing a BBC correction on a headline claiming every Bitcoin payment uses a swimming pool of water. No correction, and the undisclosed source was a central banker. Brandolini's law: refuting costs ten times what inventing does. Closing round on first resources. Inventing Bitcoin by Yan Pritzker, including his family's story of carrying value out of Russia. Also the Bullish Case, Broken Money, swan.com/welcome with Natalie Brunell, and Mary Kay Fain's approach: ask someone to recall a time they couldn't use their own money.
Day 5 of 50 Days for Freedom, hosted from @Swan after Cory's handle hit tech trouble. Swan's buy fee sits at 50 basis points through Labor Day. Framing doc: swan.com/battle. Cory on disagreeing well. Three summers of shows with Vlad Costea despite splitting on layer twos and drivechain. A lot of people we think we oppose actually love Bitcoin, and privacy is common ground. UK digital ID scrapped, sort of. Suz reports the £1.8B scheme killed after a 2.9M-signature petition and cross-party opposition. Her warning: canceling a brand name is not abandoning the architecture. The back door is already open. GOV.UK One Login covers 122 services, with all central government services slated to join by 2027. Age verification, employment checks, and the Online Safety Act converge on the same result. America's version, differently packaged. No single federal portal yet, but Real ID, mobile driver's licenses, and digital age checks add up. Federalism is a partial brake. Panel consensus: very close. Fear plus convenience is the playbook. 9/11, COVID, now the FATF travel rule reframed as national security. Suz: "you can make a scared man do anything." Bitcoin's answer is separating money from the identity gateway. Fourth Turning, with an exit. Brady's case: institutions are collapsing on schedule, but this cycle has Bitcoin and Nostr already built. Freedom tech that math makes un-co-optable. Cory's version: ten million US Bitcoiners, the race to avoid the war. Education is the whole mission. Lyn Alden's Seven Misconceptions, Vijay's 2018 Bullish Case article, Yan Pritzker's Inventing Bitcoin, and the Bitcoin Season documentary. Cory: understanding earns you the right to own more. ETF buyers who skipped it get lettuce hands. Swan versus Coinbase, box by box. Swan Sovereign, Swan Vault multisig, Swan Safe Plus with live video withdrawal confirmation, buy fees under Coinbase's advanced exchange, and Swan covering network fees. Plus Steve's scarcity chart: 60 million millionaires, 21 million coins. Agentic commerce wants Bitcoin. Scott's Machine Economy project, Buzz, Lightning Labs' Wavelength, and HTTP 402 finally getting built. An agent needs only a keypair. Cory also set the BIP110 policy: not daily here, but a moderated debate is coming.
Lawrence Lepard on bear market psychology. Everyone is short-term, negative, and attacking each other over BIP110 and Saylor. His read: we are winning, this is the moment to get friends buying, and he expects much higher highs within 18 to 24 months. The big print thesis. Lepard is watching the yen carry trade, a near-vertical Japanese 10-year, and the US 10-year at 4.70 with 5% as the Fed's red line. Druckenmiller-adjacent circles think Japan breaks first. "The math ain't mathing." A roughly $2T deficit while total debt grew $3.5T in twelve months. Hank Paulson resurfacing after fifteen years to suggest a Fed break-the-glass program reads to Lepard as a trial balloon for the big print. Reading Kevin Warsh. Lepard's take: Warsh is abandoning the Phillips curve for a supply-side inflation story, talks like a balance-sheet hawk for the bond market's benefit, and will likely cut in September. Fed governor hawkishness is kabuki. The AI credit crack. Cory: Nvidia credit default swaps blew out overnight, Korea down 11% and chipmakers 13%. Oracle sits one notch above junk at 6x leverage. Lepard adds $3.8T trapped in private equity and private credit, all mismarked. Socialism for the rich. Frank Corva, reporting from New York, argues the US is not capitalist: Altman and Amodei asking Washington for stakes is the state picking winners. Cory's framing, via Saifedean, is that taking from everyone to give to your friends is the harder sell. US versus China capitalism. Cory: America anoints monopolies and builds regulatory moats, while the CCP directs investment from the top then permits cutthroat competition. It happened in EVs and it is happening in AI. Open-weight Chinese models are the destabilizer. A live bear debate. Gordon Johnson of GLJ Research brought three objections: private money has failed before, Bitcoin is not a real asset, and fixed supply breaks an economy. Cory and Lepard countered that a protocol with no issuer is not private money. First duress-code prosecution. Samuel Tunick, an American citizen, was pulled into secondary inspection at Atlanta, pressured for his phone passcode, and entered a GrapheneOS duress code that wiped it. He is now charged federally with destroying property to prevent seizure. Adoption from the actual front lines. Corva on the Kibera slum's Afribit circular economy, single mothers saving for college, India cracking down on BitChat alongside Signal and Telegram, and Indonesia approving Fedi ecash. His hill to die on: Bitcoin is money.
Chapters: 00:00 — Wicked: from trader to Bitcoin-only, sats per dollar, save don't trade 04:30 — Satoshi's Bride: a Bitcoin tip at a fine-dining shift 11:00 — Scott: the echo-chamber reality check and a self-custody challenge to the Bitcoin-only companies 18:00 — C Hoddle: Bitcoin treasure hunts and the Buena Vista circular economy → Midwest Bitcoin Summit 21:30 — The unblocking amnesty: blocked in the '23–'24 squabbles? DM to get unblocked 31:00 — The Consortium: nine companies pledge Bitcoin developer funding, starting with quantum 33:30 — Cory on path dependence: Coinbase, Jesse Powell, and why every Bitcoin fintech converges on the full product set 41:30 — THE BATTLE OF THE BEARS: fifty days, fifty basis points, one mission 43:30 — The narrative machine: how Wall Street picks the story after the price moves 49:00 — "Money is only as good as the story you can tell about it" 55:30 — The Battle for Monetary Independence, Part 3: "Independence Must Be Won" (read live) 63:00 — Why everyone with a mic owes their audience the canon; swan.com/canon 70:30 — Wrap: 90 minutes without the price; Part 4 tomorrow
The main event: Mike Nicoll, director of Bitcoin Season, on going from USC Film School and Netflix's At All Costs to documenting the first Bitcoin-only deals with an NBA franchise and Klutch Sports — "come for the sexy basketball world, stay for the financial revolution." 100,000 views in the first week, free on YouTube, and Swan will buy the pizza and beer for your watch party. King closes with a credit-desk teardown of Strategy's STRC: why coupon-divided-by-price is the wrong math, what an 85 price actually implies, and why the Bitcoin price — not the coupon — is what brings Stretch back to par. Cory adds the house view: these are institutional products; keep 80%+ of your exposure in real on-chain Bitcoin you control. Homework: Vijay Boyapati's The Bullish Case for Bitcoin and Stephan Livera episode 71. And Dom's legendary full-gear, no-warm-up swish gets the retelling it deserves.
Cafe Bitcoin returns for 50 Days for Bitcoin — Day 1 of 50. Cory Klippsten reboots the daily Cafe Bitcoin show to kick off Swan's 50 Days for Bitcoin campaign: 50 basis point buy fees for 50 days (July 21 to September 8), daily weekday Spaces at 10:00 AM ET, and a return to the education-first roots that built the Bitcoin community on Clubhouse in 2020-2021. In this episode: 50 Days for Bitcoin launch: Swan cuts its buy fee in half to 50 bps for 50 days, the lowest-cost way to buy Bitcoin into self-custody in the US. Over 80% of the Bitcoin ever bought on Swan is in self-custody. "The Battle for Monetary Independence": Cory's new essay, woven around his grandfather's war journal from the USS Yorktown in the Pacific Theater. Political independence was the founders' great work; monetary independence is ours. Read it at swan.com/battle. The Clubhouse origin story: how Cafe Bitcoin started, the invite tree that flooded Clubhouse with thousands of Bitcoiners, how Swan Private and Anchor Watch grew out of those rooms. The freedom backslide: UK under-16 social media ban, the Utah VPN ban, age verification for AI chatbots, EU chat control, and the digital euro. Why the counter to all of it is self-custody. Dollar merchants: how stablecoins turned more than half the industry into dollar salesmen, and why the dollar is not a gateway drug to Bitcoin. Saifedean's cocktail party problem: why socialism is winning arguments right now, and why the answer is opting out of politics entirely and building on Bitcoin. Self-custody, the full stack: free auto-withdrawal with locally derived addresses, Swan Sovereign guided self-custody, Swan Vault collaborative custody, and Swan Safe segregated custody. Community: Pacific Bitcoin memories, BIP-47 paynyms explained, Bobby Burnett's new show for the older generation, the no-BIP-fights house rule, and the Snow Crash reading club pick.
In this week's episode of the Coin Stories News Block powered exclusively by Ledn, we cover these major headlines related to Bitcoin, macroeconomics, and global finance: Trump proposes a 10% cap on credit card interest rates Trump targets Wall Street firms buying single-family homes Government plan to buy a large amount of mortgage bonds to push mortgage rates down Defense budget could jump to $1.5 trillion MSCI keeps Bitcoin-holding companies in its indexes (for now) Morgan Stanley moves into Bitcoin: ETF, trading and wallet plans ---- The News Block is powered exclusively by Ledn – the global leader in Bitcoin-backed loans, issuing over $9 billion in loans since 2018, and they were the first to offer proof of reserves. With Ledn, you get custody loans, no credit checks, no monthly payments, and more. My followers get .25% off their first loan. Learn more at www.ledn.io/natalie ---- Order my new intro to Bitcoin book "Bitcoin is For Everyone": https://amzn.to/3WzFzfU ---- Read every story in the News Block with visuals and charts! Join our mailing list and subscribe to our free Bitcoin newsletter: https://thenewsblock.substack.com —- References mentioned in the episode: Trump Bans Institutional Investors from Housing Trump Announcement on Institutional Housing Ban Trump's Ban on Corporate Homebuying Blindsides Wall St. Trump Proposes to Raise Defense Spending by $500B Trump Instructs $200B of Mortgage Bond Buying Lyn Alden's Tweet In Response to Defense Spending Trump's Defense Spending Plan Could Raise Deficit Trump Restricts Defense Companies from Stock Buybacks Trump's Announcement on Defense Sector Restrictions Trump Instructs Freddie and Fannie to Buy Bonds Trump's $200B MBS Order Asserts Power Over Market Erik Vorhees's Tweet on Credit Card Interest Cap Trump's Announcement on Credit Card Interest Cap Ackman: Trump's Credit Card Cap is a "Mistake" MSCI Decides Not to Exclude DATs from Indexes MSCI's Announcement on Bitcoin Treasury Companies Nate Geraci's Tweet on Morgan Stanley ETF Matt Hougan's Tweet on Morgan Stanley ETF Morgan Stanley Plans to Launch Crypto Wallet Morgan Stanley Files to Launch Spot Bitcoin ETF ---- Upcoming Events: Join as at Bitcoin Day in Naples this week! Use code NATALIE for discounted passes: https://bitcoinday.io Strategy World 2026 in Las Vegas on February 23-26th - Use code HODL for discounted tickets: https://www.strategysoftware.com/world26 Bitcoin 2026 will be here before you know it. Get 10% off Early Bird passes using the code HODL: https://tickets.b.tc/event/bitcoin-2026?promoCodeTask=apply&promoCodeInput= ---- This podcast is for educational purposes and should not be construed as official investment advice. ---- VALUE FOR VALUE — SUPPORT NATALIE'S SHOWS Strike ID https://strike.me/coinstoriesnat/ Cash App $CoinStories #money #Bitcoin #investing
In this week's episode of the Coin Stories News Block powered exclusively by Ledn, we cover these major headlines related to Bitcoin, macroeconomics, and global finance: Venezuelan leader Maduro captured, SDNY charges unsealed Trump says U.S. will "run Venezuela" Is this about oil, the petrodollar, or rare earth minerals? Pentagon responding to three adversaries converging in Venezuela The myth of New York mayor Mamdani's "warm" collectivism Bitcoin Turns 17 ---- The News Block is powered exclusively by Ledn – the global leader in Bitcoin-backed loans, issuing over $9 billion in loans since 2018, and they were the first to offer proof of reserves. With Ledn, you get custody loans, no credit checks, no monthly payments, and more. My followers get .25% off their first loan. Learn more at www.ledn.io/natalie ---- Order my new intro to Bitcoin book "Bitcoin is For Everyone": https://amzn.to/3WzFzfU ---- Read every story in the News Block with visuals and charts! Join our mailing list and subscribe to our free Bitcoin newsletter: https://thenewsblock.substack.com ---- References mentioned in the episode: Stone Ridge 2025 Investor Letter Tracey Shuchart's Newsletter on Venezuela Sightbringer's X Post on Venezuela Kobeissi Letter's Post on Venezuela Oil Chinese Officials Visit Maduro in Venezuela Nicolás Maduro's Unsealed Indictment Statement from Trump on Maduro's Capture Cem Karsan's Tweet on Venezuela News Venezuela Inflation Rate Soars Above 500% Trump Says U.S. Oil Companies Will Benefit SEC Commissioner Crenshaw Departs Agency Zohran Mamdani's Comments on Collectivism Reaction to Mamdani's Inauguration Speech Metaplanet Buys $451 Million Worth of BTC Strategy Acquires Another 1,229 BTC ---- Upcoming Events: January 17th is Bitcoin Day in Naples, Florida. Get your discounted passes using code NATALIE: https://bitcoinday.io Bitcoin 2026 will be here before you know it. Get 10% off Early Bird passes using the code HODL: https://tickets.b.tc/event/bitcoin-2026?promoCodeTask=apply&promoCodeInput= Strategy World 2026 in Las Vegas on February 23-26th - Use code HODL for discounted tickets: https://www.strategysoftware.com/world26 ---- This podcast is for educational purposes and should not be construed as official investment advice. ---- VALUE FOR VALUE — SUPPORT NATALIE'S SHOWS Strike ID https://strike.me/coinstoriesnat/ Cash App $CoinStories #money #Bitcoin #investing
Today I had the pleasure of interviewing Mel Mattison to discuss BlackRocks potential short squeeze they're setting up in the Bitcoin space. Find Mel on Twitter: https://x.com/MelMattison1Please Like, Share, and Subscribe to my channel!
The money EXPERT himself, Mark Moss, discusses the truth about how the wealthy think about money, versus the poor. This is vital information to know in 2025. Mark discusses the quantum leaps of innovation and how we are at the beginning of another 50 year cycle. It was a pleasure to interview Mark Moss on these topics and to hear some of his secrets to wealth, understanding Bitcoin, and how to make it in business in the 21st century digital economy. You can follow Mark on YouTube here: @1MarkMoss Find Mark on Twitter here: https://x.com/1MarkMoss
In this episode I'm joined by the legend CJ Konstantinos!Please Like, Share, and Subscribe to my channel!
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It is no secret that Trump and Powell seem to be at odds about interest rate cuts, and basically everything fiscal policy. Tom Luongo uncovers on the podcast how they're actually closely linked in a secret plan that involves Bitcoin.Find Tom Luongo on Twitter: https://x.com/TFL1728Please Like, Share, and Subscribe to my channel!
Today I had the pleasure of sitting down with George to discuss why nation states could be secretely buying Bitcoin, and of course everything happening with Microstrategy!Check out George here on Twitter:https://x.com/gmekhail
All you have to do is BUY BITCOIN and HOLD, says Max Keiser. Lawrence Lepard and Max Keiser talk about how ridiculous the outperformance of Bitcoin has been in comparison to bonds and fiat ponzi schemes. Did you know that Bitcoin has gone up 2,000% in US bond terms??Find Lawrence Lepard on Twitter: https://x.com/LawrenceLepardFind Max Keiser on Twitter: https://x.com/maxkeiserThe Big Print by Lawrence Lepard on Amazon (foreword by Max Keiser) : https://a.co/d/feniUGIPlease Like, Share, and Subscribe to my channel!
Today I had the pleasure of interviewing Matt Crosby from Bitcoin Magazine Pro to discuss whether it's possible for Bitcoin to hit $1,300,000 in this cycle.Follow all of Matt's great work here:https://www.youtube.com/@BitcoinMagazinePro
The bond expert and money manager, Richard Byworth, sits down to discuss how THIS particular group of investors will unlock the $1M Bitcoin practically immediately. He also has an interesting perspective on the Bitcoin arms race between China and the United States. This is great insight. Watch, listen and most importantly enjoy!Find Richard Byworth on Twitter: https://x.com/RichardByworthRichard is a Managing Partner at Syz Group Zürich: https://www.syzgroup.com/en/Please Like, Share, and Subscribe to my channel!
British HODL get's honest with how much time you have to buy Bitcoin. As an expert in TradFi and MSTR derivative products, you'll be surprised with where he thinks the stock price of Strategy is going this year, especially if we see Bitcoin rise to the price levels he thinks... MUST WATCH.Follow British HODL on Twitter: https://x.com/BritishHodlBritish HODL on YouTube: YouTube.com/@UCBGncGsI7pIDP64RYoM6rEg British HODL on Nostr: npub1yta303n90we3005yggfntmmtp703wamp023zpne8msr0k4ug7suqpsngu5Please Like, Share, and Subscribe to my channel!
Eric Yakes, CFA, an expert on Bitcoin and bank adoption, discusses how Strategy is set to explode to new all time highs in a short matter of time. Eric is the founder of Epoch, a capital investing firm which advises businesses on adopting Bitcoin and how to compete against MSTR.Find Eric and his must read book on Bitcoin: https://yakes.io/book/Find Eric on Twitter: https://x.com/ericyakes?lang=enFind Epoch on Twitter: https://x.com/epochvc_Please Like, Share, and Subscribe to my channel!
Is Bitcoin really heading to $1 million? After a decade of studying monetary history, inflation, central banking, and crypto market trends, Rajat Soni, CFA break down the exact reasons why Bitcoin is on track for massive long-term gains or even a short term parabolic shot. From the collapse of fiat currency to institutional adoption, this is the ultimate analysis of Bitcoin's path to $1,000,000 and eventually $10,000,000.Rajat on YouTube: @rajatsonifinance Rajat on Twitter: https://x.com/rajatsonifnancePlease Like, Share, and Subscribe to my channel!
In todays interview I had the pleasure of talking with Alex Gladstein about why the IMF is attacking Bitcoin. Please Like, Share, and Subscribe to my channel!
Today I had the pleasure of interviewing a Bitcoin OG, to discuss WHY The Rich are Buying ALL The Bitcoin.Bitstein is on Twitterhttps://x.com/bitsteinBitstein is the president of the Satoshi Nakamoto Institute:https://x.com/NakamotoInstYou can subscribe to Bitstein's Newsletter here...https://bitstein.substack.com/Please Like, Share, and Subscribe to my channel!
Today I had the pleasure of sharing a conversation about ETF centralization, Bitcoin and macro economics with James Check on checkonchain.com.If you haven't heard of James before, you are missing out on expert analysis and on-chain insights that has made him a widely respected analyst and notable speaker at multiple Bitcoin conferences worldwide.https://x.com/_checkmatey_https://x.com/_checkonchainhttps://www.checkonchain.com/Please Like, Share, and Subscribe to my channel!
Today I had the pleasure of interviewing Adam O'Brien to discuss why Bitcoin could be generational wealth and why you could retire on Bitcoin sooner than you think!Follow Adam on Twitter here:https://x.com/adamobrien_Please Like, Share, and Subscribe to my channel!
Today I discuss the existential risks to the Bitcoin network and what adoption will look like over the next decade. I highly recommend you pay close attention to this Nostr-loving, privacy proud cypher-punk's take on key technical aspects and challenges Bitcoiners may face in coming years.Find NVK on Twitterhttps://x.com/nvkNVK's FREE Step by Step Guide to Bitcoin Securityhttps://bitcoinsecurity.org/
Today I had the pleasure of interviewing Punter Jeff to discuss why the MicroStrategy ENDGAME is closer than you can expéct and why we could see $1T MicroStrategy market cap. Follow Punter Jeff here on Twitter:https://x.com/PunterJeffPlease Like, Share, and Subscribe to my channel!
In this exciting episode of The Charlie Shrem Show, I sit down with John Drew, organizer of Bitcoin Day, to discuss the upcoming Bitcoin Day Naples on January 18, 2025, and how these grassroots events are reshaping Bitcoin education and community building.We explore:What is Bitcoin Day?: From its origins in Omaha to becoming a nationwide movement, discover how Bitcoin Day brings together local talent and global leaders.Why Local Matters: The importance of regional events for fostering meaningful connections and learning opportunities in Bitcoin.Education at the Core: Key topics covered at Bitcoin Day, including money's true nature, Bitcoin's 21 million cap, and why understanding fiat is essential.What's New for 2025: Exciting updates, including Bitcoin Day Tampa on June 14, 2025, and a surprise event in Washington, D.C.We also discuss:How Bitcoin Day creates an inclusive environment where everyone—from beginners to experts—can learn and share ideas.Opportunities to support the Sound Money Soiree and other regional initiatives.Exclusive discounts and how to attend even if money is tight.Don't Miss This!
In this episode of Cafe Bitcoin, the crew discusses the failed launch of a Trump-branded token, which aimed to raise $300 million but only sold $18 million before crashing in value. We highlight the importance of distinguishing Bitcoin from other cryptocurrencies and note the political pandering often associated with crypto projects. The conversation shifts to global Bitcoin adoption, focusing on smaller countries like El Salvador and Suriname, which are exploring Bitcoin as a national currency. We also discuss MicroStrategy's Bitcoin acquisition strategy, led by Michael Saylor, and its role in bridging traditional finance with Bitcoin. Finally, we touch on how pro athletes and influential figures are gradually becoming more involved with Bitcoin. Stack sats with the Swan App - Create an account and start buying Bitcoin in just a few minutes. No fees on your first $10,000 of Bitcoin buys. "Welcome to Bitcoin" A FREE 1-hour course hosted by Natalie Brunell, perfect for helping you to orange-pill family members over the holidays at https://Swan.com/welcome Swan Team Members:Brady Swenson: https://twitter.com/citizenbitcoinJohn Haar Twitter: https://twitter.com/john_at_swanSteven Lubka: https://x.com/DzambhalaHODLP: https://x.com/phjlljp/Download the Swan app!iOS: https://apps.apple.com/us/app/swan-bitcoin/id1576287352 Android: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.swanbitcoin.android&pli=1 Swan Private guides corporations and high net worth individuals toward building generational wealth with Bitcoin. Find out more at https://swan.com/private Connect with Swan on social media: Twitter: https://twitter.com/Swan
Happy Monday and welcome back!Bitcoin Ben shared exciting news about the expansion of his Bitcoin Ben's Crypto Clubs, which are set to open in multiple cities. These clubs are super fun places to hang out, meet other people, and just be a part of the Bitcoin and Crypto social scene. Go check them out!John Drew discussed the upcoming Bitcoin Day Miami on May 11, 2024, highlighting its intimate and grassroots nature, which allows for meaningful interactions among attendees. He also mentioned the variety of vendors and the focus on community-building through physical events.Discussion on Physical Crypto ActivitiesBoth guests highlighted the unique value of in-person events and clubs in a digitally dominated industry. They shared insights on how physical venues like crypto clubs and event days facilitate deeper connections and more impactful educational experiences than online interactions.Introduction to Runes and Bitcoin Layer-2 TechnologiesThe latter part of the show shifted to a discussion with Peddy, who introduced us to the world of RunesTerminal, RunesPad, RunesEtch, and Runes, a new layer-2 technology on Bitcoin. Petty explained how Runes allows for the creation of fungible tokens directly on the Bitcoin blockchain, enhancing the capabilities of Bitcoin without compromising its decentralized nature.We explored the potential shift of focus back to Bitcoin as developers from other blockchain ecosystems began to see the possibilities Bitcoin-native protocols like Runes offered.Personal ReflectionsI shared my thoughts on the importance of decentralization in blockchain technology and how layer-2 solutions like Runes can help scale Bitcoin while maintaining its foundational principles. The discussion also covered the broader implications of these technologies for the future of Bitcoin and the entire crypto space.Today's episode blended discussing the tangible aspects of the crypto world through clubs and events with the intangible yet crucial technological advancements that continue to shape this space. As always, we aim to keep you at the forefront of these developments, ensuring you're well-informed and engaged with the ever-evolving world of cryptocurrency.See you all next week!Charlie
Neil Jacobs, Terrence Yang, Dom Bei, and many others join us to talk about the upcoming court ruling on SBF, discussing how long his sentence could be, the fall of FTX, and why "bitcoin, not crypto." We're also joined by Eric and Eddy from "Bitcoin is for Everyone" for a discussion on their upcoming Bitcoin Day in Portland, Oregon! The event is May 22nd, 2024 from 9amET-4pmET at McMenamis Kenendy School. We talk about the speakers at the event such as Vijay Boyapati, Troy Cross, and many others, the importance of building in your community, and how to attend the event. Use code “CAFE” for a discount to https://www.pacificbitcoin.com "Welcome to Bitcoin" A FREE 1-hour course hosted by Natalie Brunell, perfect for helping you to orange-pill family members over the holidays at https://Swan.com/welcome Swan Team Members:Sam Callahan: https://twitter.com/samcallahTomer Strolight: https://twitter.com/TomerStrolightJohn Haar Twitter: https://twitter.com/john_at_swanDante Cook: https://twitter.com/Dante_Cook1Produced by: https://twitter.com/Producer_Jacob “From Timechain to Cantillionares Game, you can find Tip_NZ creations at Geyser Fund:” https://geyser.fund/project/tip Swan Bitcoin is the best way to accumulate Bitcoin with automatic recurring buys and instant buys from $10 to $10 million. Get started in just 5 minutes. Your first $10 purchase is on us: https://swanbitcoin.com/yt Download the all new Swan app! iOS: https://apps.apple.com/us/app/swan-bitcoin/id1576287352 Android: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.swanbitcoin.android&pli=1 Are you a high net worth individual or do you represent corporation that might be interested in learning more about Bitcoin? Swan Private guides corporations and high net worth individuals toward building generational wealth with Bitcoin. Find out more at https://swan.com/private Check out the best place for Bitcoin education, Swan Bitcoin's “Bitcoin Canon”. Compiling all of the greatst articles, news sources, videos and more from your favorite bitcoiners! https://www.swan.com/canon/ Get paid to recruit new Bitcoiners: https://swan.com/enlistHello 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. Swan Bitcoin is the best way to accumulate Bitcoin with automatic recurring buys and instant buys from $10 to $10 million. Get started in just 5 minutes. Your first $10 purchase is on us: https://swan.com/yt Connect with Swan on social media:Twitter: https://twitter.com/Swan
Welcome back! In this amazing episode, I sit down with John Drew and Jack from Bitcoin Day Naples. They discuss the upcoming Bitcoin Day Naples 2024 and the noticeable differences between last year's event and this year's. The event, which celebrates Bitcoin and crypto, has seen increased support and is taking place during a bullish market. Join me as I dive deep into the Bitcoin and crypto space and explore the stories and future of this movement. 00:00:57-00:01:08 "It's a new year, but what a great way To start off the new year and to head down to Naples, Florida, not very far from where I live, to speak at Bitcoin Day Naples." 00:04:48-00:04:58 - "It's fascinating to see everybody's level of conversation is just a little bit more excited. kind of you could say, oh, yeah, some more adoption has happened. But it seems sort of wider than that, like the types of people that we're speaking with, the sort of quality of interest from different angles." 00:05:56-00:06:07 - "You're a lot more comfortable learning about an asset when you've just lost a lot of money in it." 00:08:47-00:08:57 - "that they make literally a lifelong connection that turns into something that not only benefits them and is profitable, but also turns into good" 00:12:21-00:12:35 "Leaving California for taxe reasons." 00:17:21-00:17:32 - "There's kind of the common theme of being a community builder. So I'm like, I'm a connector. That's just what I do." 00:19:48-00:19:58 "trying to get the big ballroom on the Ritz-Carlton newly rebuilt out there on the Golden Gulf Shores. But some celebrity like moved in with some kind of wedding plan and we"
Cory talks about JPEGs on Bitcoin, Bitcoin Home Heating updates, Movies Plus updates, and then he goes down a rabbit hole of the Moon being hollow! Check out the BitBox02 Hardware Wallet Go to https://shiftcrypto.ch/bitcoinmadesimple and use the promo code "bitcoinmadesimple" to get 5% off standard products. Movies Plus - go to www.myMoviesPlus.com and get 20% OFF an annual subscription with promo code CORY, and you can watch "Hard Money with Natalie Brunell" and the documentaries "The Great Reset and the Rise of Bitcoin", "Bitcoin FUD", "Bitcoin: The End of Money as We Know It", and "Cryptopia: Bitcoin, Blockchains and the Future of the Internet." Watch them all on Movies Plus. Bitcoin Day www.bitcoinday.io use promo code BMS to get a discount on your tickets to a Bitcoin Day event near you. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/bitcoinmadesimple/support
Myth busting the Fed and re-educating the common (wo)man. Follow my work on Substack and Twitter @MrPseu. Check out the BitBox02 Hardware Wallet Go to https://shiftcrypto.ch/bitcoinmadesimple and use the promo code "bitcoinmadesimple" to get 5% off standard products. Movies Plus - go to www.myMoviesPlus.com and get 20% OFF an annual subscription with promo code CORY, and you can watch "Hard Money with Natalie Brunell" and the documentaries "The Great Reset and the Rise of Bitcoin", "Bitcoin FUD", "Bitcoin: The End of Money as We Know It", and "Cryptopia: Bitcoin, Blockchains and the Future of the Internet." Watch them all on Movies Plus. Bitcoin Day www.bitcoinday.io use promo code BMS to get a discount on your tickets to a Bitcoin Day event near you.
Myth busting the Fed and re-educating the common (wo)man. Follow my work on Substack and Twitter @MrPseu. Check out the BitBox02 Hardware Wallet Go to https://shiftcrypto.ch/bitcoinmadesimple and use the promo code "bitcoinmadesimple" to get 5% off standard products. Movies Plus - go to www.myMoviesPlus.com and get 20% OFF an annual subscription with promo code CORY, and you can watch "Hard Money with Natalie Brunell" and the documentaries "The Great Reset and the Rise of Bitcoin", "Bitcoin FUD", "Bitcoin: The End of Money as We Know It", and "Cryptopia: Bitcoin, Blockchains and the Future of the Internet." Watch them all on Movies Plus. Bitcoin Day www.bitcoinday.io use promo code BMS to get a discount on your tickets to a Bitcoin Day event near you. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/bitcoinmadesimple/support
My guest @Book_of_Cyril joins me to discuss China FUD: how economically stable are they? the role gold plays in the new world Bitcoin's role Evolution of Banking Saudis and much more. Follow my work on Substack and Twitter @MrPseu. Check out the BitBox02 Hardware Wallet Go to https://shiftcrypto.ch/bitcoinmadesimple and use the promo code "bitcoinmadesimple" to get 5% off standard products. Movies Plus - go to www.myMoviesPlus.com and get 20% OFF an annual subscription with promo code CORY, and you can watch "Hard Money with Natalie Brunell" and the documentaries "The Great Reset and the Rise of Bitcoin", "Bitcoin FUD", "Bitcoin: The End of Money as We Know It", and "Cryptopia: Bitcoin, Blockchains and the Future of the Internet." Watch them all on Movies Plus. Bitcoin Day www.bitcoinday.io use promo code BMS to get a discount on your tickets to a Bitcoin Day event near you.
My guest @Book_of_Cyril joins me to discuss China FUD: how economically stable are they? the role gold plays in the new world Bitcoin's role Evolution of Banking Saudis and much more. Follow my work on Substack and Twitter @MrPseu. Check out the BitBox02 Hardware Wallet Go to https://shiftcrypto.ch/bitcoinmadesimple and use the promo code "bitcoinmadesimple" to get 5% off standard products. Movies Plus - go to www.myMoviesPlus.com and get 20% OFF an annual subscription with promo code CORY, and you can watch "Hard Money with Natalie Brunell" and the documentaries "The Great Reset and the Rise of Bitcoin", "Bitcoin FUD", "Bitcoin: The End of Money as We Know It", and "Cryptopia: Bitcoin, Blockchains and the Future of the Internet." Watch them all on Movies Plus. Bitcoin Day www.bitcoinday.io use promo code BMS to get a discount on your tickets to a Bitcoin Day event near you. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/bitcoinmadesimple/support
Cory talks about different options for Mining Businesses and how a unique opportunity arose, as well as the fragility of businesses and how that makes life difficult for entrepreneurs, plus Movies Plus stuff and more. Check out the BitBox02 Hardware Wallet Go to https://shiftcrypto.ch/bitcoinmadesimple and use the promo code "bitcoinmadesimple" to get 5% off standard products. Movies Plus - go to https://www.myMoviesPlus.com and get 20% OFF an annual subscription with promo code CORY, and you can watch "Hard Money with Natalie Brunell" and the documentaries "The Great Reset and the Rise of Bitcoin", "Bitcoin FUD", "Bitcoin: The End of Money as We Know It", and "Cryptopia: Bitcoin, Blockchains and the Future of the Internet." Watch them all on Movies Plus. Bitcoin Day www.bitcoinday.io use promo code BMS to get a discount on your tickets to a Bitcoin Day event near you. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/bitcoinmadesimple/support
A Read Along to my substack article Davos Is Losing - The SUM Report 1-22 | QPOL Issue #33 Follow my work on Substack and Twitter @MrPseu. Check out the BitBox02 Hardware Wallet Go to https://shiftcrypto.ch/bitcoinmadesimple and use the promo code "bitcoinmadesimple" to get 5% off standard products. Movies Plus - go to www.myMoviesPlus.com and get 20% OFF an annual subscription with promo code CORY, and you can watch "Hard Money with Natalie Brunell" and the documentaries "The Great Reset and the Rise of Bitcoin", "Bitcoin FUD", "Bitcoin: The End of Money as We Know It", and "Cryptopia: Bitcoin, Blockchains and the Future of the Internet." Watch them all on Movies Plus. Bitcoin Day www.bitcoinday.io use promo code BMS to get a discount on your tickets to a Bitcoin Day event near you.
A Read Along to my substack article Davos Is Losing - The SUM Report 1-22 | QPOL Issue #33 Follow my work on Substack and Twitter @MrPseu. Check out the BitBox02 Hardware Wallet Go to https://shiftcrypto.ch/bitcoinmadesimple and use the promo code "bitcoinmadesimple" to get 5% off standard products. Movies Plus - go to www.myMoviesPlus.com and get 20% OFF an annual subscription with promo code CORY, and you can watch "Hard Money with Natalie Brunell" and the documentaries "The Great Reset and the Rise of Bitcoin", "Bitcoin FUD", "Bitcoin: The End of Money as We Know It", and "Cryptopia: Bitcoin, Blockchains and the Future of the Internet." Watch them all on Movies Plus. Bitcoin Day www.bitcoinday.io use promo code BMS to get a discount on your tickets to a Bitcoin Day event near you. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/bitcoinmadesimple/support
A Read Along to my substack article - Reality Distortions - The SUM Report 1-13 | QPOL Issue #32 Follow my work on Substack and Twitter @MrPseu. Check out the BitBox02 Hardware Wallet Go to https://shiftcrypto.ch/bitcoinmadesimple and use the promo code "bitcoinmadesimple" to get 5% off standard products. Movies Plus - go to www.myMoviesPlus.com and get 20% OFF an annual subscription with promo code CORY, and you can watch "Hard Money with Natalie Brunell" and the documentaries "The Great Reset and the Rise of Bitcoin", "Bitcoin FUD", "Bitcoin: The End of Money as We Know It", and "Cryptopia: Bitcoin, Blockchains and the Future of the Internet." Watch them all on Movies Plus. Bitcoin Day www.bitcoinday.io use promo code BMS to get a discount on your tickets to a Bitcoin Day event near you.
Cory talks about the recent Bitcoin price pump, using natural gas to mine Bitcoin, recognizing whats a pot hole and whats a rabbit hole, Movies Plus stuff and more. Check out the BitBox02 Hardware Wallet Go to https://shiftcrypto.ch/bitcoinmadesimple and use the promo code "bitcoinmadesimple" to get 5% off standard products. Movies Plus - go to www.myMoviesPlus.com and get 20% OFF an annual subscription with promo code CORY, and you can watch "Hard Money with Natalie Brunell" and the documentaries "The Great Reset and the Rise of Bitcoin", "Bitcoin FUD", "Bitcoin: The End of Money as We Know It", and "Cryptopia: Bitcoin, Blockchains and the Future of the Internet." Watch them all on Movies Plus. Bitcoin Day www.bitcoinday.io use promo code BMS to get a discount on your tickets to a Bitcoin Day event near you. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/bitcoinmadesimple/support
A Read Along to my substack article - Reality Distortions - The SUM Report 1-13 | QPOL Issue #32 Follow my work on Substack and Twitter @MrPseu. Check out the BitBox02 Hardware Wallet Go to https://shiftcrypto.ch/bitcoinmadesimple and use the promo code "bitcoinmadesimple" to get 5% off standard products. Movies Plus - go to www.myMoviesPlus.com and get 20% OFF an annual subscription with promo code CORY, and you can watch "Hard Money with Natalie Brunell" and the documentaries "The Great Reset and the Rise of Bitcoin", "Bitcoin FUD", "Bitcoin: The End of Money as We Know It", and "Cryptopia: Bitcoin, Blockchains and the Future of the Internet." Watch them all on Movies Plus. Bitcoin Day www.bitcoinday.io use promo code BMS to get a discount on your tickets to a Bitcoin Day event near you.
A Read Along to my substack article - Reality Distortions - The SUM Report 1-13 | QPOL Issue #32 Follow my work on Substack and Twitter @MrPseu. Check out the BitBox02 Hardware Wallet Go to https://shiftcrypto.ch/bitcoinmadesimple and use the promo code "bitcoinmadesimple" to get 5% off standard products. Movies Plus - go to www.myMoviesPlus.com and get 20% OFF an annual subscription with promo code CORY, and you can watch "Hard Money with Natalie Brunell" and the documentaries "The Great Reset and the Rise of Bitcoin", "Bitcoin FUD", "Bitcoin: The End of Money as We Know It", and "Cryptopia: Bitcoin, Blockchains and the Future of the Internet." Watch them all on Movies Plus. Bitcoin Day www.bitcoinday.io use promo code BMS to get a discount on your tickets to a Bitcoin Day event near you. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/bitcoinmadesimple/support
Cory talks about a handful of things, but rants about how he doesn't care if you don't like Bitcoin. To all the Bitcoin detractors, he doesn't care what your opinion of it is, he doesn't care that you think it will fail, because he knows you're wrong. Check out the BitBox02 Hardware Wallet Go to https://shiftcrypto.ch/bitcoinmadesimple and use the promo code "bitcoinmadesimple" to get 5% off standard products. Movies Plus - go to www.myMoviesPlus.com and get 20% OFF an annual subscription with promo code CORY, and you can watch "Hard Money with Natalie Brunell" and the documentaries "The Great Reset and the Rise of Bitcoin", "Bitcoin FUD", "Bitcoin: The End of Money as We Know It", and "Cryptopia: Bitcoin, Blockchains and the Future of the Internet." Watch them all on Movies Plus. Bitcoin Day www.bitcoinday.io use promo code BMS to get a discount on your tickets to a Bitcoin Day event near you. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/bitcoinmadesimple/support
A Read Along to my substack article - New Year, New Doom-Porn, Same Hawkish Fed | QPOL Issue #31 Follow my work on Substack and Twitter @MrPseu. Check out the BitBox02 Hardware Wallet Go to https://shiftcrypto.ch/bitcoinmadesimple and use the promo code "bitcoinmadesimple" to get 5% off standard products. Movies Plus - go to www.myMoviesPlus.com and get 20% OFF an annual subscription with promo code CORY, and you can watch "Hard Money with Natalie Brunell" and the documentaries "The Great Reset and the Rise of Bitcoin", "Bitcoin FUD", "Bitcoin: The End of Money as We Know It", and "Cryptopia: Bitcoin, Blockchains and the Future of the Internet." Watch them all on Movies Plus. Bitcoin Day www.bitcoinday.io use promo code BMS to get a discount on your tickets to a Bitcoin Day event near you. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/bitcoinmadesimple/support
Max Keiser & Stacy Herbert present the first global English language macro economic and bitcoin news out of El SalvadorIn this episode of MAX & STACY REPORT, they celebrate Bitcoin Day. After one year, when winning is 'failing.'Sign up for a Fold Card: https://foldapp.com/orangepill
On the second instalment in our Summer '22 series: the battle over belonging. The back half of our investigation into inclusion—or is that excursion into exclusion? They're kind of two sides of the same coin to be honest, minted at our expense. Featured voices this podcast include (in order of appearance): • Candis Callison, Associate Professor in the Institute for Critical Indigenous Studies and the Graduate School of Journalism at UBC • Kim TallBear, Professor in the Faculty of Native Studies at the University of Alberta and Canada Research Chair in Indigenous Peoples, Technoscience & Environment • Jacqueline Keeler, journalist and author • Brock Pitawanakwat, Associate Professor of Indigenous Studies at York University • Ken Williams, Assistant Professor with the University of Alberta's Department of Drama // CREDITS: Creative Commons music this episode includes “I care” by Loyalty Freak Music, “Hoist” and “Land Legs” by Andy G. Cohen, and “Bitcoin Day” by Anonymous420. Our opening theme is “Bad Nostalgia (Instrumental)” by Anthem of Rain; our closing theme is “Garden Tiger” by Pictures of the Floating World. This episode was hosted/produced/edited by Rick Harp; production assistance by Courteney Morin.