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"In Hunan, an elderly woman in a wheelchair died outside a bank after being forced to appear in person to withdraw her own money for medical care. Too weak to pass mandatory facial recognition scans, she collapsed after repeated failed attempts."~ FFR #75 Technology is moving at an incredible pace, but the question is which direction is it moving? I increasingly believe we are on two divergent paths at the same time and headed for a collision course between two very incompatible worlds. Today we dive into Financial Freedom Report #75, with news from China's monetary expansion, new potentially authoritarian measures from Bukele, demonstrations of technological oppression, and powerful new tools for technological freedom. We are in a race, and there still remains a critical question for which path wins in the end. Find out in today's episode with a long guy's take to follow. Check out the original article: HRF's Weekly Financial Freedom Report #75 (Link: https://hrf.org/latest/hrfs-weekly-financial-freedom-report-67/) Playlist of OFF videos to watch (Link: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLySuULQGe1XZOtxRDAsdze2K7ZcQ6DLo3) Bitcoin Audible & Guy Swann Links Guy on Nostr (Link: http://tinyurl.com/2xc96ney) Guy on X (Link: https://twitter.com/theguyswann) Guy on Instagram (Link: https://www.instagram.com/theguyswann) Guy on TikTok (Link: https://www.tiktok.com/@theguyswann) Guy on YouTube (Link: https://www.youtube.com/@theguyswann) Bitcoin Audible on X (Link: https://twitter.com/BitcoinAudible) The Guy Swann Network Broadcast Room on Keet (Link: https://tinyurl.com/3na6v839) Check out our awesome sponsors! HRF: Subscribe for free to HRF's Financial Freedom Report to stay updated on our latest work advancing freedom tech and defending human rights around the world. (Link: https://hrf.org/financial-freedom-reports/) OFF: The Oslo Freedom Forum (OFF) is an international human rights conference series hosted and produced by the Human Rights Foundation (HRF). Bringing together the world's most engaging human rights advocates, journalists, artists, tech entrepreneurs, and world leaders, we aim to share their stories and brainstorm ways to expand freedom and unleash human potential across the globe. Don't miss next year's Oslo Freedom Forum in June. (Link: https://oslofreedomforum.com/) Pubky: Pubky is building the next web, a decentralized system designed to put control back in your hands. Escape censorship, algorithmic manipulation, and walled gardens by owning your identity and data. Explore the Pubky web and become the algorithm today. (Link: https://pubky.org/) Trying to BUY BITCOIN? River: Secure, trusted, bitcoin only, lightning enabled, simple. (Link: https://bitcoinaudible.com/river) Bitcoin Games! Get 10% off the best Bitcoin board game in the world, HODLUP! Or any of the oth...
"A year and a half ago, two years, bitcoin was still a joke. Bitcoin was still something that was very hard for someone legitimate to... you had to have balls to go speak of it like a legitimate thing, like a serious player. And today it is a legitimate safe haven asset. Even though it hasn't been adopted like that, in the sense that every institution is rushing out to buy - the conversation has completely changed. Like night and day." ~ Guy Swann Catch up with me and the crew on this re-release episode from "Meme Factory™." Greg, Sean, Yellow, and Rusty bring their unique vibes to the table, making this chat as fun as it is insightful. We explore Bitcoin's role in today's financial landscape and how perceptions of it have shifted over time. It's a laid-back conversation that's all about sharing good insights and a few laughs. Big thanks to the "Meme Factory™" crew for letting me drop this one on Bitcoin Audible. Here is the original episode on the Meme Factory™ Youtube channel. Bitcoin Audible & Guy Swann Links Guy on Nostr (Link: http://tinyurl.com/2xc96ney) Guy on X (Link: https://twitter.com/theguyswann) Guy on Instagram (Link: https://www.instagram.com/theguyswann) Guy on TikTok (Link: https://www.tiktok.com/@theguyswann) Guy on YouTube (Link: https://www.youtube.com/@theguyswann) Bitcoin Audible on X (Link: https://twitter.com/BitcoinAudible) The Guy Swann Network Broadcast Room on Keet (Link: https://tinyurl.com/3na6v839) Check out our awesome sponsors! HRF: Subscribe for free to HRF's Financial Freedom Report to stay updated on our latest work advancing freedom tech and defending human rights around the world. (Link: https://hrf.org/financial-freedom-reports/) OFF: The Oslo Freedom Forum (OFF) is an international human rights conference series hosted and produced by the Human Rights Foundation (HRF). Bringing together the world's most engaging human rights advocates, journalists, artists, tech entrepreneurs, and world leaders, we aim to share their stories and brainstorm ways to expand freedom and unleash human potential across the globe. Don't miss next year's Oslo Freedom Forum in June. (Link: https://oslofreedomforum.com/) Pubky: Pubky is building the next web, a decentralized system designed to put control back in your hands. Escape censorship, algorithmic manipulation, and walled gardens by owning your identity and data. Explore the Pubky web and become the algorithm today. (Link: https://pubky.org/) Trying to BUY BITCOIN? River: Secure, trusted, bitcoin only, lightning enabled, simple. (Link: https://bitcoinaudible.com/river) Bitcoin Games! Get 10% off the best Bitcoin board game in the world, HODLUP! Or any of the other great games from the Free Market Kids! Use code GUY10 at checkout for 10% off your cart! (Link: https://www.freemarketkids.com/collections/games-1) Bitcoin Custodial Multisig...
Femi Longe is the Global Bitcoin Development Lead at the Human Rights Foundation. The HRF has been supporting bitcoin developers, designers, and educators with grants and assistance for over five years with a focus on expanding bitcoin's usage as freedom money.Femi on Nostr: https://primal.net/p/nprofile1qqsrjp40qtt73860r6ptfgr0ejwgl58s499egfvlvs49zszy4u2unaq6k0ry9Femi on X: https://x.com/femilongeHRF Dev Fund: https://hrf.org/devfundFive Year Report: https://hrf.org/latest/bitcoin-development-fund-5-year-report/EPISODE: 163BLOCK: 900510PRICE: 925 sats per dollar(00:00:00) AlJazeera Intro Clip(00:03:19) Happy Bitcoin Monday(00:04:26) Guest Introduction: Femi from HRF(00:05:13) Oslo Freedom Forum and Bitcoin's Role(00:09:04) HRF's Bitcoin Development Fund(00:14:15) Bitcoin's Global Impact and Challenges(00:21:15) Funding and Supporting Bitcoin Projects(00:31:29) Earning and Spending Bitcoin Globally(00:39:02) Innovations in Bitcoin Transactions(00:50:43) Investment and Support for Global Bitcoin Projects(01:00:09) The Importance of the Africa Bitcoin Conference(01:07:09) Final Thoughts and Call to ActionVideo: https://primal.net/e/nevent1qqsxfuxzcrnnp6l4u0q3t8p36g2nj984l5mzv0xw457yh9z0sqtc8rcu84ulssupport dispatch: https://citadeldispatch.com/donatenostr live chat: https://citadeldispatch.com/streamodell nostr account: https://primal.net/odelldispatch nostr account: https://primal.net/citadelyoutube: https://www.youtube.com/@CitadelDispatchpodcast: https://serve.podhome.fm/CitadelDispatchstream sats to the show: https://www.fountain.fm/rock the badge: https://citadeldispatch.com/shopjoin the chat: https://citadeldispatch.com/chatlearn more about me: https://odell.xyz
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For the full and ad-free version of this episode, subscribe to Politicology+ at https://politicology.com/plus In this episode, Ron talks to Casey Michel (Director of the Combating Kleptocracy Program at the Human Rights Foundation) about his book Foreign Agents: How American Lobbyists and Lawmakers Threaten Democracy Around the World and how foreign money influences our politics. They discuss: (01:46) The shadow world of foreign lobbying (03:45) Ivy Lee and Paul Manafort (07:36) The First Amendment and foreign influence (10:23) Understanding FARA (13:28) How Paul Manafort shaped modern lobbying (15:49) Legal loopholes and foreign influence in politics (18:11) The case of Viktor Pinchuk (22:13) The Trump Administration's impact on foreign lobbying (27:19) How Universities and Think tanks are the new frontier of influence (33:05) Colorful characters in foreign lobbying (41:39) The Biden Family and foreign influence accusations (45:27) Contrasting foreign influence on Trump and Clinton (49:00) Proposed reforms Read Foreign Agents: How American Lobbyists and Lawmakers Threaten Democracy Around the World: https://bit.ly/4giHjBK Check out the HRF's Combatting Kleptocracy Program: https://bit.ly/4hAAQTJ Follow Ron and Casey on Twitter: https://twitter.com/RonSteslow https://x.com/cjcmichel Email your questions to podcast@politicology.com or leave us a voicemail at (202) 455-4558 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
"Only the Federal Reserve System was designed to survive and take over all assets and banking activities. Only the Federal Reserve Banks and those selected and controlled by the Federal Reserve were allowed to reopen. The Federal Reserve was also indemnified by the government, i.e. the public, for any losses. And so, large-scale closure of banks and taking of bank deposits is not unprecedented. Holders of cash in banks are unsecured creditors, with no enforceable claim to their money. [...] All deposits and assets will be taken by the "protected class" of secured creditors. This is where it is going." ~ David Rogers Webb Its time for the conclusion of "The Great Taking," In Part 4 we explore how the 1933 Bank Holiday wasn't a rescue, but a carefully orchestrated wealth transfer that created the template for today's coming collapse. With derivatives worth more than the entire global economy "backed" by comically unfunded FDIC insurance, and central bank digital currencies ready to replace the old system with absolute control, are we witnessing the final phase of the greatest theft in human history? Check out the original article The Great Taking by David Rogers Webb. (Link: https://thegreattaking.com/read-online-or-download) Bitcoin Audible & Guy Swann Links Guy on Nostr (Link: http://tinyurl.com/2xc96ney) Guy on X (Link: https://twitter.com/theguyswann) Guy on Instagram (Link: https://www.instagram.com/theguyswann) Guy on TikTok (Link: https://www.tiktok.com/@theguyswann) Guy on YouTube (Link: https://www.youtube.com/@theguyswann) Bitcoin Audible on X (Link: https://twitter.com/BitcoinAudible) The Guy Swann Network Broadcast Room on Keet (Link: https://tinyurl.com/3na6v839) Check out our awesome sponsors! HRF: The Human Rights Foundation is a nonpartisan, nonprofit organization that promotes and protects human rights globally, with a focus on closed societies. Subscribe to HRF's Financial Freedom Newsletter today. (Link: https://mailchi.mp/hrf.org/financial-freedom-newsletter) OFF: The Oslo Freedom Forum (OFF) is an international human rights conference series hosted and produced by the Human Rights Foundation (HRF). Bringing together the world's most engaging human rights advocates, journalists, artists, tech entrepreneurs, and world leaders, we aim to share their stories and brainstorm ways to expand freedom and unleash human potential across the globe. Don't miss this year's Oslo Freedom Forum in May. (Link: https://oslofreedomforum.com/event/oslo-freedom-forum-2025/) Pubky: Pubky is building the next web, a decentralized system designed to put control back in your hands. Escape censorship, algorithmic manipulation, and walled gardens by owning your identity and data. Explore the Pubky web and become the algorithm today. (Link: https://pubky.org/) Trying to BUY BITCOIN? River: Secure, trusted, bitcoin only, lightning enabled, simple. (Link: https://bitcoinaudible.com/river)
"Inevitably following the “Everything Bubble” will be the “Everything Crash.” Once prices of essentially everything crash and all financial firms rapidly become insolvent, these collateral management systems will automatically sweep all collateral to the Central Clearing Counter- parties (CCPs) and Central Banks.The trap, into which all nations have been herded, is ready and waiting to be sprung."~ David Rogers Webb Continuing our dive into Part 3 of David Webb's incredible piece not he structure of the beast that has been designed to consume the global financial system through the undermining of all securities and contractual ownership across the financial system. A trap has been laid, but if we cannot see or understand it, we won't be able to protect ourselves from it. The rabbit hole goes deeper. Check out the original article The Great Taking by David Rogers Webb. (Link: https://thegreattaking.com/read-online-or-download) Bitcoin Audible & Guy Swann Links Guy on Nostr (Link: http://tinyurl.com/2xc96ney) Guy on X (Link: https://twitter.com/theguyswann) Guy on Instagram (Link: https://www.instagram.com/theguyswann) Guy on TikTok (Link: https://www.tiktok.com/@theguyswann) Guy on YouTube (Link: https://www.youtube.com/@theguyswann) Bitcoin Audible on X (Link: https://twitter.com/BitcoinAudible) The Guy Swann Network Broadcast Room on Keet (Link: https://tinyurl.com/3na6v839) Check out our awesome sponsors! HRF: The Human Rights Foundation is a nonpartisan, nonprofit organization that promotes and protects human rights globally, with a focus on closed societies. Subscribe to HRF's Financial Freedom Newsletter today. (Link: https://mailchi.mp/hrf.org/financial-freedom-newsletter) OFF: The Oslo Freedom Forum (OFF) is an international human rights conference series hosted and produced by the Human Rights Foundation (HRF). Bringing together the world's most engaging human rights advocates, journalists, artists, tech entrepreneurs, and world leaders, we aim to share their stories and brainstorm ways to expand freedom and unleash human potential across the globe. Don't miss this year's Oslo Freedom Forum in May. (Link: https://oslofreedomforum.com/event/oslo-freedom-forum-2025/) Pubky: Pubky is building the next web, a decentralized system designed to put control back in your hands. Escape censorship, algorithmic manipulation, and walled gardens by owning your identity and data. Explore the Pubky web and become the algorithm today. (Link: https://pubky.org/) Trying to BUY BITCOIN? River: Secure, trusted, bitcoin only, lightning enabled, simple. (Link: https://bitcoinaudible.com/river) Bitcoin Games! Get 10% off the best Bitcoin board game in the world, HODLUP! Or any of the other great games from the Free Market Kids! Use code GUY10 at chec...
"I am illustrating the horror and simplicity of the lie. You are led to believe that you own something, but someone else secretly controls it as collateral, and they have now established legal certainty that they have absolute power to take it immediately in the event of insolvency, and not your insolvency, but insolvency of the people who secretly gave them your property as collateral. It does not seem possible, but this is exactly what has been done with all tradable financial instruments globally. [...] Essentially, all securities, quote, owned by the public in custodial accounts, pension plans, and investment funds are now encumbered as collateral, underpinning the derivatives complex." ~ David Rogers Webb What if everything you think you own in the financial system has already been secretly pledged as collateral to powerful creditors, who are even explicitly referred to in documentation and law as "the protected class"? In Part 2 of "The Great Taking," we continue into the depths of the legal structure and institutions that comprise a shadow network of secured creditors positioned to seize all tradable assets in the next financial collapse. From CIA operatives orchestrating the transition away from physical certificates to international legal harmonization efforts that override national property laws, this episode reveals how the very concept of ownership may have been quietly redefined while nobody was watching. When the music stops in this global game of financial musical chairs, will ordinary investors discover they never actually owned anything at all? Check out the original article The Great Taking by David Rogers Webb. (Link: https://thegreattaking.com/read-online-or-download) Referenced Links and Materials Read_882 - The Great Taking [P1] (Link: https://fountain.fm/episode/jdtLvkhU4WnkOP4zQMA4) HRF's Weekly Financial Freedom Report #75 (Link: https://hrf.org/latest/hrfs-weekly-financial-freedom-report-75/) Bitcoin Audible & Guy Swann Links Guy on Nostr (Link: http://tinyurl.com/2xc96ney) Guy on X (Link: https://twitter.com/theguyswann) Guy on Instagram (Link: https://www.instagram.com/theguyswann) Guy on TikTok (Link: https://www.tiktok.com/@theguyswann) Guy on YouTube (Link: https://www.youtube.com/@theguyswann) Bitcoin Audible on X (Link: https://twitter.com/BitcoinAudible) The Guy Swann Network Broadcast Room on Keet (Link: https://tinyurl.com/3na6v839) Check out our awesome sponsors! HRF: The Human Rights Foundation is a nonpartisan, nonprofit organization that promotes and protects human rights globally, with a focus on closed societies. Subscribe to HRF's Financial Freedom Newsletter today. (Link: https://mailchi.mp/hrf.org/financial-freedom-newsletter) OFF: The Oslo Freedom Forum (OFF) is an international human rights conference series hosted and produced by the Human Rights Foundation (HRF). Bringing together the world's most engaging human rights advocates, journalists, artists, tech entrepreneurs, and world leaders, we aim to share...
"It is important to note that what is exposed here is not conjecture. It is found in authentic primary source documents, in which the planners themselves lay out their plans. ... You are about to be confronted with quite shocking, depressing material. You don't want to know about this. I don't even want to know about it." ~ David Rogers Webb What if "The Great Reset" is exactly what it seems? A deliberate plan to subvert the sovereignty of every nation on earth by a system of total monetary and technological control? Would there be any reason to believe the narratives of our political environments, or the economic metrics published to show how everything is business as usual? What is the real story, and as things are now unfolding before us, what can we do to protect ourselves and make sense of the coming end to a generational cycle? Today we start into The Great Taking, to be covered in 4 parts, of the real story behind what may be the greatest rug pull of all time. Let's dive in. Check out the original article The Great Taking by David Rogers Webb. (Link: https://thegreattaking.com/read-online-or-download) Bitcoin Audible & Guy Swann Links Guy on Nostr (Link: http://tinyurl.com/2xc96ney) Guy on X (Link: https://twitter.com/theguyswann) Guy on Instagram (Link: https://www.instagram.com/theguyswann) Guy on TikTok (Link: https://www.tiktok.com/@theguyswann) Guy on YouTube (Link: https://www.youtube.com/@theguyswann) Bitcoin Audible on X (Link: https://twitter.com/BitcoinAudible) The Guy Swann Network Broadcast Room on Keet (Link: https://tinyurl.com/3na6v839) Check out our awesome sponsors! HRF: The Human Rights Foundation is a nonpartisan, nonprofit organization that promotes and protects human rights globally, with a focus on closed societies. Subscribe to HRF's Financial Freedom Newsletter today. (Link: https://mailchi.mp/hrf.org/financial-freedom-newsletter) OFF: The Oslo Freedom Forum (OFF) is an international human rights conference series hosted and produced by the Human Rights Foundation (HRF). Bringing together the world's most engaging human rights advocates, journalists, artists, tech entrepreneurs, and world leaders, we aim to share their stories and brainstorm ways to expand freedom and unleash human potential across the globe. Don't miss this year's Oslo Freedom Forum in May. (Link: https://oslofreedomforum.com/event/oslo-freedom-forum-2025/) Pubky: Pubky is building the next web, a decentralized system designed to put control back in your hands. Escape censorship, algorithmic manipulation, and walled gardens by owning your identity and data. Explore the Pubky web and become the algorithm today. (Link: https://pubky.org/) Trying to BUY BITCOIN? River: Secure, trusted, bitcoin only, lightning enabled, simple. (Link: https://bitcoinaudible.com/river) Bitcoin Games! Get 10% off the best Bitcoin board game in the world, HODLUP! Or any of the other great games from
"People can use inscriptions today and they do use them.If on the one hand you believe that marginally raising the costs to unwanted usage of the chain is going to succeed in discouraging them, which, fair, we can discuss it. I disagree but we can discuss it. On the other hand, you cannot say that, oh well, making it four times four times more expensive is going to incentivize them to do more of it. They are not compatible arguments.So the OP_RETURN is not an invitation. It's not a signal to VCs or crypto or shitcoiners, because shitcoiners can already use the witness data today for four times less."~ Antoine Poinsot What happens when strong opinions collide in the name of Bitcoin's future? In this episode, I sit down with Bitcoin Core contributor Antoine Poinsot to explore one of the most heated and misunderstood technical debates in the space today — the controversy around OP_RETURN, spam filtering, and the deeper cultural divide over what Bitcoin should be.Antoine reached out after and wanted the chance to present his views on the OP_RETUN debate and respond to some of Bitcoin Mechanic's comments and criticisms from our Roundtable_009 episode. So I brought him on to make his case directly. We get into inscriptions, BitVM, node policy, mining centralization, and how to think clearly in a space full of noise and personal attacks. If you've felt lost in the drama, this is the calm, thoughtful signal you've been waiting for. Bitcoin Audible & Guy Swann Links Guy on Nostr (Link: http://tinyurl.com/2xc96ney) Guy on X (Link: https://twitter.com/theguyswann) Guy on Instagram (Link: https://www.instagram.com/theguyswann) Guy on TikTok (Link: https://www.tiktok.com/@theguyswann) Guy on YouTube (Link: https://www.youtube.com/@theguyswann) Bitcoin Audible on X (Link: https://twitter.com/BitcoinAudible) The Guy Swann Network Broadcast Room on Keet (Link: https://tinyurl.com/3na6v839) Check out our awesome sponsors! HRF: The Human Rights Foundation is a nonpartisan, nonprofit organization that promotes and protects human rights globally, with a focus on closed societies. Subscribe to HRF's Financial Freedom Newsletter today. (Link: https://mailchi.mp/hrf.org/financial-freedom-newsletter) OFF: The Oslo Freedom Forum (OFF) is an international human rights conference series hosted and produced by the Human Rights Foundation (HRF). Bringing together the world's most engaging human rights advocates, journalists, artists, tech entrepreneurs, and world leaders, we aim to share their stories and brainstorm ways to expand freedom and unleash human potential across the globe. Don't miss this year's Oslo Freedom Forum in May. (Link: https://oslofreedomforum.com/event/oslo-freedom-forum-2025/) Pubky: Pubky is building the next web, a decentralized system designed to put control back in your hands. Escape censorship, algorithmic manipulation, and walled gardens by owning your identity and data. Explore the Pubky web and become the algorithm today. (Link: https://pubky.org/) Trying to BUY BITCOIN?
For the ad-free and full version of this episode, subscribe to Politicology+ at https://politicology.com/plus In this episode, Ron talks to Nick Anthony (Policy Analyst at the Cato Institute and a Fellow at the Human Rights Foundation) about Central Bank Digital Curriences, their potential to invade privacy, alter the dynamics of financial control, how governments are trying to justify them, and why those arguments are insufficient. They discuss: (04:16) Intro to CBDCs (07:58) How CBDCs would give unprecedented control over how you can spend money (12:15) The Arguments for and against CBDCs (19:53)The hidden assumptions behind CBDC arguments (24:50) The real world privacy implications of CBDCs (33:05) CBDCs around the globe (36:21) The political dynamics in the U.S. (47:47) Bitcoin vs CBDCs Check out the HRF's CBDC Tracker: https://bit.ly/3WtFb3g Follow Ron and Nick on Twitter: https://twitter.com/RonSteslow https://x.com/EconWithNick Email your questions to podcast@politicology.com or leave us a voicemail at (202) 455-4558 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
"You must not work hard for something that somebody else can make an infinite amount of for free at no cost and no contribution. If you are working hard for something, do it for something that is hard to make. That is the point of money. That is the point of society. It is an antithetical to cooperation and basic common sense to work for something. It just means you're working for them. If they can print trillions of it for free, you're just working for them. Stop working for them and use a money that has the same rules for everybody. And trust me on a long enough timeline that will pay off like you could not believe." ~ Guy Swann I sat down with Walker and Will Reeves (CEO of Fold) for a real-world, no-fluff conversation about what it actually means to live on a Bitcoin standard. We broke it down: why saving in fiat feels like running uphill, how Fold makes it dead simple to start stacking, and what it looks like to bring your family into Bitcoin without turning your life upside down. We talked about the slow grind of inflation, the hidden cost of working for a money they can print endlessly, and why saving in Bitcoin is not just sane—it's essential. Will shares some powerful insights on building tools that meet people where they are, and I offer my own experience using Fold to stack quietly, consistently, and meaningfully. Big thanks to Walker and Will for an awesome conversation. Link to original episode on THE Bitcoin Podcast: How to Stack More Bitcoin | Will Reeves & Guy Swann (Saving in Bitcoin Ep. 4) (Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TOsuZtoXiU8) Bitcoin Audible & Guy Swann Links Guy on Nostr (Link: http://tinyurl.com/2xc96ney) Guy on X (Link: https://twitter.com/theguyswann) Guy on Instagram (Link: https://www.instagram.com/theguyswann) Guy on TikTok (Link: https://www.tiktok.com/@theguyswann) Guy on YouTube (Link: https://www.youtube.com/@theguyswann) Bitcoin Audible on X (Link: https://twitter.com/BitcoinAudible) The Guy Swann Network Broadcast Room on Keet (Link: https://tinyurl.com/3na6v839) Check out our awesome sponsors! HRF: The Human Rights Foundation is a nonpartisan, nonprofit organization that promotes and protects human rights globally, with a focus on closed societies. Subscribe to HRF's Financial Freedom Newsletter today. (Link: https://mailchi.mp/hrf.org/financial-freedom-newsletter) OFF: The Oslo Freedom Forum (OFF) is an international human rights conference series hosted and produced by the Human Rights Foundation (HRF). Bringing together the world's most engaging human rights advocates, journalists, artists, tech entrepreneurs, and world leaders, we aim to share their stories and brainstorm ways to expand freedom and unleash human potential across the globe. Don't miss this year's Oslo Freedom Forum in May. (Link: https://oslofreedomforum.com/event/oslo-freedom-forum-2025/) Pubky: Pubky is building the next web, a decentralized system designed to put control back in your hands. Escap...
What if the real issue is actually much deeper than how to deal with spam? Everyone is arguing about mempool settings, who gets to decide the policy, what spam is, can it be filtered, and what the consequences of doing so are on the network. But this all stems from a much more serious and too often ignored issue, something that still seemingly VERY few people are doing anything concrete about: that Bitcoin has no miners, it has hashers and barely a handful of centalized pools that control what goes into blocks...How does this relate to the spam issue, and can anything be done about it? This is a crucial episode for anyone who wants to understand the OP_RETURN wars. Check out the original article by Unhosted Marcellus here: LOPP_RETURN Wars - The Problem is Deeper Than Spam Filters Host Links Guy on Nostr (Link: http://tinyurl.com/2xc96ney) Guy on X (Link: https://twitter.com/theguyswann) Guy on Instagram (Link: https://www.instagram.com/theguyswann) Guy on TikTok (Link: https://www.tiktok.com/@theguyswann) Guy on YouTube (Link: https://www.youtube.com/@theguyswann) Bitcoin Audible on X (Link: https://twitter.com/BitcoinAudible) The Guy Swann Network Broadcast Room on Keet (Link: https://tinyurl.com/3na6v839) Check out our awesome sponsors! HRF: The Human Rights Foundation is a nonpartisan, nonprofit organization that promotes and protects human rights globally, with a focus on closed societies. Subscribe to HRF's Financial Freedom Newsletter today. (Link: https://mailchi.mp/hrf.org/financial-freedom-newsletter) OFF: The Oslo Freedom Forum (OFF) is an international human rights conference series hosted and produced by the Human Rights Foundation (HRF). Bringing together the world's most engaging human rights advocates, journalists, artists, tech entrepreneurs, and world leaders, we aim to share their stories and brainstorm ways to expand freedom and unleash human potential across the globe. Don't miss this year's Oslo Freedom Forum in May. (Link: https://oslofreedomforum.com/event/oslo-freedom-forum-2025/) Pubky: Pubky is building the next web, a decentralized system designed to put control back in your hands. Escape censorship, algorithmic manipulation, and walled gardens by owning your identity and data. Explore the Pubky web and become the algorithm today. (Link: https://pubky.com) Trying to BUY BITCOIN? River: Secure, trusted, bitcoin only, lightning enabled, simple. (Link: https://bitcoinaudible.com/river) Bitcoin Games! Get 10% off the best Bitcoin board game in the world, HODLUP! Or any of the other great games from the Free Market Kids! Use code GUY10 at checkout for 10% off your cart! (Link: https://www.freemarketkids.com/collections/games-1) Bitcoin Custodial Multisig Want to get into Bitcoin bu...
In this episode, I break down one of the most contentious mempool debates in Bitcoin's recent history — the proposed removal of OP_RETURN limits. I explore what the change actually means, why it's causing such a stir, and what both sides are getting wrong. Is this a technical clean-up or a social signal with dangerous implications? Could it quietly invite back the crypto spam Bitcoin has fought to shed? I do my best to separate the signal from the noise, stealman the arguments, and offer my own perspective on why this fight matters more than it seems — and maybe, why it shouldn't have started at all. Bitcoin Audible & Guy Swann Links Guy on Nostr (Link: http://tinyurl.com/2xc96ney) Guy on X (Link: https://twitter.com/theguyswann) Guy on Instagram (Link: https://www.instagram.com/theguyswann) Guy on TikTok (Link: https://www.tiktok.com/@theguyswann) Guy on YouTube (Link: https://www.youtube.com/@theguyswann) Bitcoin Audible on X (Link: https://twitter.com/BitcoinAudible) The Guy Swann Network Broadcast Room on Keet (Link: https://tinyurl.com/3na6v839) Check out our awesome sponsors! HRF: The Human Rights Foundation is a nonpartisan, nonprofit organization that promotes and protects human rights globally, with a focus on closed societies. Subscribe to HRF's Financial Freedom Newsletter today. (Link: https://mailchi.mp/hrf.org/financial-freedom-newsletter) OFF: The Oslo Freedom Forum (OFF) is an international human rights conference series hosted and produced by the Human Rights Foundation (HRF). Bringing together the world's most engaging human rights advocates, journalists, artists, tech entrepreneurs, and world leaders, we aim to share their stories and brainstorm ways to expand freedom and unleash human potential across the globe. Don't miss this year's Oslo Freedom Forum in May. (Link: https://oslofreedomforum.com/event/oslo-freedom-forum-2025/) Pubky: Pubky is building the next web, a decentralized system designed to put control back in your hands. Escape censorship, algorithmic manipulation, and walled gardens by owning your identity and data. Explore the Pubky web and become the algorithm today. (Link: https://pubky.com) Trying to BUY BITCOIN? River: Secure, trusted, bitcoin only, lightning enabled, simple. (Link: https://bitcoinaudible.com/river) Bitcoin Games! Get 10% off the best Bitcoin board game in the world, HODLUP! Or any of the other great games from the Free Market Kids! Use code GUY10 at checkout for 10% off your cart! (Link: https://www.freemarketkids.com/collections/games-1) Bitcoin Custodial Multisig Want to get into Bitcoin but not ready for self custody? Use custodial multisig for the best way to distribute trust across multiple institutions and even jurisdictions! Check out OnRamp. (Link: BitcoinAudible.com/onramp) Education & HomeSchooling Get the lesson in real economics that yo...
Have you ever been tempted by the glittering world of crypto, with promises of easy money and astronomical gains? This week, I'm diving into a thread from someone who's been in that world for 12 years, detailing all their painful mistakes. From chasing ICOs and getting social engineered out of funds, to buying into DeFi bubbles and getting caught in exchange collapses, their story is a stark reminder of the risks involved. What can we learn from their journey, and how does it highlight the fundamental difference between chasing tokens and understanding Bitcoin? Join me as I dissect this cautionary tale and reinforce the simple lessons that could save you a world of pain. Check out the original article: I've been in crypto for 12 years. Here's every painful mistake I made (so you don't have to)" by @PixOnChain (Link: https://tinyurl.com/ecwjkkw4) Host Links Guy on Nostr (Link: http://tinyurl.com/2xc96ney) Guy on X (Link: https://twitter.com/theguyswann) Guy on Instagram (Link: https://www.instagram.com/theguyswann) Guy on TikTok (Link: https://www.tiktok.com/@theguyswann) Guy on YouTube (Link: https://www.youtube.com/@theguyswann) Bitcoin Audible on X (Link: https://twitter.com/BitcoinAudible) The Guy Swann Network Broadcast Room on Keet (Link: https://tinyurl.com/3na6v839) Check out our awesome sponsors! HRF: The Human Rights Foundation is a nonpartisan, nonprofit organization that promotes and protects human rights globally, with a focus on closed societies. Subscribe to HRF's Financial Freedom Newsletter today. (Link: https://mailchi.mp/hrf.org/financial-freedom-newsletter) OFF: The Oslo Freedom Forum (OFF) is an international human rights conference series hosted and produced by the Human Rights Foundation (HRF). Bringing together the world's most engaging human rights advocates, journalists, artists, tech entrepreneurs, and world leaders, we aim to share their stories and brainstorm ways to expand freedom and unleash human potential across the globe. Don't miss this year's Oslo Freedom Forum in May. (Link: https://oslofreedomforum.com/event/oslo-freedom-forum-2025/) Pubky: Pubky is building the next web, a decentralized system designed to put control back in your hands. Escape censorship, algorithmic manipulation, and walled gardens by owning your identity and data. Explore the Pubky web and become the algorithm today. (Link: https://pubky.com) Trying to BUY BITCOIN? River: Secure, trusted, bitcoin only, lightning enabled, simple. (Link: https://bitcoinaudible.com/river) Bitcoin Games! Get 10% off the best Bitcoin board game in the world, HODLUP! Or any of the other great games from the Free Market Kids! Use code GUY10 at checkout for 10% off your cart! (Link: https://www.freemarketkids.com/collections/games-1) Bitcoin Custodial Multisig Want to get into Bitcoin but not ready for self custody? Use custodial multisig for the b...
Bitcoin Core is in the spotlight again — and not in a good way. In this roundtable, Jeff Swann, Simple Steve, Bitcoin Mechanic, and I dig into the growing divide over mempool policies, the latest controversial pull request, and what it means for node sovereignty. Why is Core removing user configurability? Are we witnessing a philosophical shift away from Bitcoin's foundations? And more importantly — who's really in control of your node? This conversation is raw, fiery, and filled with high-level critique, speculation, and serious concerns about Bitcoin's future. If you've been hearing about “spam,” “filters,” and “dickbutts” on Bitcoin Twitter and want to know what the hell it's all about — this is the episode. Guest Links Steve Simple Nostr (Link: https://tinyurl.com/3s6a8yn8) Steve Simple on X (Link: https://x.com/stevesimple) Bitcoin Mechanic Nostr (Link: https://tinyurl.com/2tm827ut) Bitcoin Mechanic on X (Link: https://x.com/GrassFedBitcoin) Jeff Swann Nostr (Link: https://tinyurl.com/3sjc3bcp) Jeff Swann on X (Link: https://x.com/agoristview) Host Links Guy on Nostr (Link: http://tinyurl.com/2xc96ney) Guy on X (Link: https://twitter.com/theguyswann) Guy on Instagram (Link: https://www.instagram.com/theguyswann) Guy on TikTok (Link: https://www.tiktok.com/@theguyswann) Guy on YouTube (Link: https://www.youtube.com/@theguyswann) Bitcoin Audible on X (Link: https://twitter.com/BitcoinAudible) The Guy Swann Network Broadcast Room on Keet (Link: https://tinyurl.com/3na6v839) Check out our awesome sponsors! HRF: The Human Rights Foundation is a nonpartisan, nonprofit organization that promotes and protects human rights globally, with a focus on closed societies. Subscribe to HRF's Financial Freedom Newsletter today. (Link: https://mailchi.mp/hrf.org/financial-freedom-newsletter) OFF: The Oslo Freedom Forum (OFF) is an international human rights conference series hosted and produced by the Human Rights Foundation (HRF). Bringing together the world's most engaging human rights advocates, journalists, artists, tech entrepreneurs, and world leaders, we aim to share their stories and brainstorm ways to expand freedom and unleash human potential across the globe. Don't miss this year's Oslo Freedom Forum in May. (Link: https://oslofreedomforum.com/event/oslo-freedom-forum-2025/) Pubky: Pubky is building the next web, a decentralized system designed to put control back in your hands. Escape censorship, algorithmic manipulation, and walled gardens by owning your identity and data. Explore the Pubky web and become the algorithm today. (Link: https://pubky.com) Trying to BUY BITCOIN?
What if the true barrier to a world of seamless micropayments isn't technological, but psychological? In this episode of Bitcoin Audible, we revisit Nick Szabo's classic essay, “The Mental Accounting Barrier to Micropayments,” exploring why even with lightning-fast, low-cost Bitcoin transactions, the smallest payments might never take off as expected. Can new monetization models, AI agents, and value-for-value systems overcome the hidden costs in our minds-or will human cognition always set the lower bound on how small a transaction can be? Dive in as we unpack the unseen limits shaping the future of digital payments and online commerce.Check out the original article: The Mental Accounting Barrier to Micropayments by Nick Szabo (Link: https://tinyurl.com/8r5cewhc) Mentioned Links & Resources Read_526 - Check Your Financial Privilege [Alex Gladstein] (Link: https://tinyurl.com/y7697t68) Ai Read_008 - From AGI to Superintelligence (Leopold Ashen Brenner) (Link: https://tinyurl.com/47fy87ax) Micropayments and Mental Transaction Costs by Nick Szabo (Link: https://tinyurl.com/3daf6unm) Host Links Guy on Nostr (Link: http://tinyurl.com/2xc96ney) Guy on X (Link: https://twitter.com/theguyswann) Guy on Instagram (Link: https://www.instagram.com/theguyswann) Guy on TikTok (Link: https://www.tiktok.com/@theguyswann) Guy on YouTube (Link: https://www.youtube.com/@theguyswann) Bitcoin Audible on X (Link: https://twitter.com/BitcoinAudible) The Guy Swann Network Broadcast Room on Keet (Link: https://tinyurl.com/3na6v839) Check out our awesome sponsors! HRF: The Human Rights Foundation is a nonpartisan, nonprofit organization that promotes and protects human rights globally, with a focus on closed societies. Subscribe to HRF's Financial Freedom Newsletter today. (Link: https://mailchi.mp/hrf.org/financial-freedom-newsletter) OFF: The Oslo Freedom Forum (OFF) is an international human rights conference series hosted and produced by the Human Rights Foundation (HRF). Bringing together the world's most engaging human rights advocates, journalists, artists, tech entrepreneurs, and world leaders, we aim to share their stories and brainstorm ways to expand freedom and unleash human potential across the globe. Don't miss this year's Oslo Freedom Forum in May. (Link: https://oslofreedomforum.com/event/oslo-freedom-forum-2025/) Trying to BUY BITCOIN? River: Secure, trusted, bitcoin only, lightning enabled, simple. (Link: https://bitcoinaudible.com/river) Bitcoin Games! Get 10% off the best Bitcoin board game in the world, HODLUP! Or any of...
"For me, the most important war, the thing that we are fighting for in the world today more than anything else for me is the spirit of the West. The spirit of the West has been under attack by globalists, by fucking adversaries, the trader parasite money changer class. That class, whoever the fuck that is, has been looking to destroy the productive spirit and soul of the West in any way that it can. Weaponizing everything from Chinese to fucking Indians to central banks to everything. And if that war can be fought without dropping fucking bombs and fought in a non-kinetic manner through economic means, that is the win of fucking wins in the history of humanity." ~ Aleks Svetski What happens when you put an Austrian-leaning Bitcoiner and a self-described mercantilist in the same room to debate the future of America's economic policy? In this special re-release from the Liberty Lockdown Podcast, hosted by Clint Russell, I join Alex Svetski for a spirited roundtable on tariffs, the US-China dynamic, and the existential questions facing the West. Are tariffs a necessary evil to restore American industry, or just another tax that will hollow out the middle class? Can a nation preserve its culture and sovereignty without sacrificing economic freedom? And is Trump's chaos a sign of strategic genius or just more turbulence for a world already on edge? We dig into the real-world consequences of policy, the role of great men in history, and whether Bitcoin is the answer—or just a hope for the next generation. Special thanks to Clint Russell and Liberty Lockdown for hosting this debate and letting me share it with you here.Link to original episode on Liberty Lockdown: DEBATE: The US vs China/Guy Swann vs Alex Svetski (Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pmELRv_Y8H8) Bitcoin Audible & Guy Swann Links Guy on Nostr (Link: http://tinyurl.com/2xc96ney) Guy on X (Link: https://x.com/theguyswann) Guy on Instagram (Link: https://www.instagram.com/theguyswann) Guy on TikTok (Link: https://www.tiktok.com/@theguyswann) Guy on YouTube (Link: https://www.youtube.com/@theguyswann) Bitcoin Audible on X (Link: https://x.com/BitcoinAudible) The Guy Swann Network Broadcast Room on Keet (Link: https://tinyurl.com/3na6v839) Check out our awesome sponsors! HRF: The Human Rights Foundation is a nonpartisan, nonprofit organization that promotes and protects human rights globally, with a focus on closed societies. Subscribe to HRF's Financial Freedom Newsletter today. (Link: https://mailchi.mp/hrf.org/financial-freedom-newsletter) OFF: The Oslo Freedom Forum (OFF) is an international human rights conference series hosted and produced by the Human Rights Foundation (HRF). Bringing together the world's most engaging human rights advocates, journalists, artists, tech entrepreneurs, and world leaders, we aim to share their stories and brainstorm ways to expand freedom and unleash human potential across the globe. Don't miss this year's Oslo Freedom Forum in May. (Link: ...
New technologies demand a better imagination. Old models will break, and new, unexpected, and wild ideas will replace them. In this episode, I dive into David Bennett's wild “Forest Walker” concept. Can Bitcoin mining actually tip the scales on ideas that couldn't breach the barrier into economic sustainability? Could a fleet of autonomous, Bitcoin-powered forest robots be the answer to catastrophic wildfires, or is it too much complexity in a world that needs simple solutions? Let's dig in and see if this crazy idea is really as far-fetched as it sounds—or if it's exactly the kind of out-of-the-box thinking Bitcoin was made for. Check out the original article: The Forest Walker: Bitcoin Mining and Forest Management by David Bennett (Link: https://tinyurl.com/ypnvf9hw) Mentioned Links & Resources David Bennett's Medium (Link: https://medium.com/@bennd77) Unsettled: What Climate Science Tells Us, What It Doesn't, and Why It Matters by Steve Koonin (Link: https://tinyurl.com/muu7nr34) Strong Towns: A Bottom-Up Revolution to Rebuild American Prosperity by Charles L Marohn Jr (Link: https://tinyurl.com/3zmmp745) Check out the original article: Once in a Species by Jesse Myers (Link: https://www.onceinaspecies.com/p/once-in-a-species-73b) Host Links Guy on Nostr (Link: http://tinyurl.com/2xc96ney) Guy on X (Link: https://twitter.com/theguyswann) Guy on Instagram (Link: https://www.instagram.com/theguyswann) Guy on TikTok (Link: https://www.tiktok.com/@theguyswann) Guy on YouTube (Link: https://www.youtube.com/@theguyswann) Bitcoin Audible on X (Link: https://twitter.com/BitcoinAudible) The Guy Swann Network Broadcast Room on Keet (Link: https://tinyurl.com/3na6v839) Check out our awesome sponsors! HRF: The Human Rights Foundation is a nonpartisan, nonprofit organization that promotes and protects human rights globally, with a focus on closed societies. Subscribe to HRF's Financial Freedom Newsletter today. (Link: https://mailchi.mp/hrf.org/financial-freedom-newsletter) OFF: The Oslo Freedom Forum (OFF) is an international human rights conference series hosted and produced by the Human Rights Foundation (HRF). Bringing together the world's most engaging human rights advocates, journalists, artists, tech entrepreneurs, and world leaders, we aim to share their stories and brainstorm ways to expand freedom and unleash human potential across the globe. Don't miss this year's Oslo Freedom Forum in May. (Link: https://oslofr...
"This over-developed brain wiring supercharged our interest in scarce assets and our drive to obtain them. Behaviorally, this may have amounted to making us weirdos who collected seashells, simply because we couldn't help but value their special rarity. But as we'll explore, that odd behavioral quirk may have made all the difference for our species." — Jesse Myers What if the secret to humanity's dominance wasn't intelligence or brute strength, but a weird obsession with rare objects? Today we dive into a new and wildly interesting piece from Jesse Myers' that tries to piece together evidence from pre-ancient history that may explain not only the importance of money in civilization, but that it may be more fundamental to the existence of our species than we even realize.Tune in as we dive into the evolutionary roots of money, the power of abstract thought, and what it all means for the future of value. Check out the original article: Once in a Species by Jesse Myers (Link: https://www.onceinaspecies.com/p/once-in-a-species-73b) Links Mentioned in This Episode Jesse Myers' Substack (Link: https://substack.com/@jessemyers) Nick Szabo's "Shelling Out" (Link: https://nakamotoinstitute.org/library/shelling-out/) Robin Dunbar's research on Dunbar's Number (Link: https://tinyurl.com/3d8e5fwc) "I, Pencil" (Link: https://tinyurl.com/yc2m7zmn) The Bushidoo of Bitcoin: A Code of Virtue for a World on a New Economic Standard by Aleksandar Svetski (Link: https://www.bushidoofbitcoin.com/) Why the Yuppie Elite Dismiss Bitcoin (Link: https://tinyurl.com/hx5rddy2) Host Links Guy on Nostr (Link: http://tinyurl.com/2xc96ney) Guy on X (Link: https://twitter.com/theguyswann) Guy on Instagram (Link: https://www.instagram.com/theguyswann) Guy on TikTok (Link: https://www.tiktok.com/@theguyswann) Guy on YouTube (Link: https://www.youtube.com/@theguyswann) Bitcoin Audible on X (Link: https://twitter.com/BitcoinAudible) The Guy Swann Network Broadcast Room on Keet (Link: https://tinyurl.com/3na6v839) Check out our awesome sponsors! HRF: The Human Rights Foundation is a nonpartisan, nonprofit organization that promotes and protects human rights globally, with a focus on closed societies. Subscribe to HRF's Financial Freedom Newsletter today. (Link: https://mailchi.mp/hrf.org/financial-freedom-newsletter) OFF: The Oslo Freedom Forum (OFF) is an international human rights conference series hosted and produced by the Human Rights Foundation (HRF). Bringing together the world's most engaging human rights advocates, journalists, artists, tech entrepreneurs, and world leaders, we aim to share their stories and brainstorm ways to expand freedom and unl...
Anche se l'annuncio del super chip Majorana1 è stato parecchio ridimensionato dalla comunità scientifica, si riaccende il dibattito sulla resistenza quantica di Bitcoin dopo il talk, molto provocatorio, di uno dei massimi espertti in materia.Inoltre: nasce la Bitcoin Human Alliance, torna a parlare Gloria Zhao, e un nuovo enigma del Bitcoin Puzzle è stato risolto.It's showtime!
"All fiat dies because it's a trusted token that governments can arbitrarily change. Every fiat with every single powerful military behind it fell when the entity decided that they were just going to change the rules. And the military didn't protect them, the military protected them abusing the rules from the population.Argentina's military did not protect the Argentine population from hyperinflation. It protected the government from a revolution. The Venezuelan, the Zimbabwean, the huge list of fiat hyperinflations, the military was not your friend. It did not back the currency. It protected the government of their ability to defraud the population and eviscerate everyone's life savings, eviscerate their paychecks, and make the entire country poor to keep the elite rich." ~ Guy Swann Bitcoin isn't part of the crypto casino—it's something entirely different. In this conversation with Rajat Soni, we break down why Bitcoin operates more like language than a speculative asset and why trusted money inevitably falls apart. We explore the network effects that will keep more dollars chasing Bitcoin forever, the myth that the dollar is backed by military power, and why Bitcoin's constant bid will bring long-term stability. We also get into why altcoins can't survive as global money, how the entire stock market has turned into a gambling machine, and the harsh reality of the U.S. government's financial position. But beyond all of this, what is the most important downstream effect of Bitcoin? We dive into it all. Huge thanks to Rajat for hosting this discussion on his YouTube channel - be sure to check out his work on Bitcoin and personal finance!Link to original episode: Bitcoin will replace fiat - Conversation with @theguyswann (Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e8OQ6HbFpO4) Rajat Soni Links Rajat on X (Link: https://x.com/rajatsonifnance) Rajat on YouTube (Link: https://www.youtube.com/@rajatsonifinance) Bitcoin Audible & Guy Swann Links Guy on Nostr (Link: http://tinyurl.com/2xc96ney) Guy on X (Link: https://x.com/theguyswann) Guy on Instagram (Link: https://www.instagram.com/theguyswann) Guy on TikTok (Link: https://www.tiktok.com/@theguyswann) Guy on YouTube (Link: https://www.youtube.com/@theguyswann) Bitcoin Audible on X (Link: https://x.com/BitcoinAudible) The Guy Swann Network Broadcast Room on Keet (Link: https://tinyurl.com/3na6v839) Check out our awesome sponsors! HRF: The Human Rights Foundation is a nonpartisan, nonprofit organization that promotes and protects human rights globally, with a focus on closed societies. Subscribe to HRF's Financial Freedom Newsletter today. (Link: https://mailchi.mp/hrf.org/financial-freedom-newsletter) OFF: The Oslo Freedom Forum (OFF) is an international human rights conference series hosted and produced by the Human Rights Foundation (HRF). Bringing together the world's most engaging human rights advocates, journalists, artists, tech entrepreneu...
What does financial repression look like in real time — and how are people fighting back with Bitcoin? In this episode, I read the Human Rights Foundation's Financial Freedom Report #67, a roundup of the latest developments in monetary control, state surveillance, and Bitcoin tools empowering those under authoritarian regimes. From currency collapses in Turkey to smart contract-enforced CBDCs in Russia, we explore the chilling precision of financial control systems being deployed around the world. But it's not all bleak — this report also highlights powerful tools like Stratum V2 mining pools, Cashew's tap-to-pay e-cash, and HRF-supported grassroots adoption efforts in Pakistan and beyond. I follow the read with a Guy's Take on the medium-of-exchange debate — and why using Bitcoin as a store of value may be more radical than it seems. Check out the original article: HRF's Weekly Financial Freedom Report #67 (Link: https://hrf.org/latest/hrfs-weekly-financial-freedom-report-67/) Host Links Guy on Nostr (Link: http://tinyurl.com/2xc96ney) Guy on X (Link: https://twitter.com/theguyswann) Guy on Instagram (Link: https://www.instagram.com/theguyswann) Guy on TikTok (Link: https://www.tiktok.com/@theguyswann) Guy on YouTube (Link: https://www.youtube.com/@theguyswann) Bitcoin Audible on X (Link: https://twitter.com/BitcoinAudible) The Guy Swann Network Broadcast Room on Keet (Link: https://tinyurl.com/3na6v839) Check out our awesome sponsors! HRF: The Human Rights Foundation is a nonpartisan, nonprofit organization that promotes and protects human rights globally, with a focus on closed societies. Subscribe to HRF's Financial Freedom Newsletter today. (Link: https://mailchi.mp/hrf.org/financial-freedom-newsletter) OFF: The Oslo Freedom Forum (OFF) is an international human rights conference series hosted and produced by the Human Rights Foundation (HRF). Bringing together the world's most engaging human rights advocates, journalists, artists, tech entrepreneurs, and world leaders, we aim to share their stories and brainstorm ways to expand freedom and unleash human potential across the globe. Don't miss this year's Oslo Freedom Forum in May. (Link: https://oslofreedomforum.com/event/oslo-freedom-forum-2025/) Trying to BUY BITCOIN? River: Secure, trusted, bitcoin only, lightning enabled, simple. (Link: https://bitcoinaudible.com/river) Bitcoin Games! Get 10% off the best Bitcoin board game in the world, HODLUP! Or any of the other great games from the Free Market Kids! Use code GUY10 at checkout for 10% off your cart! (Link: https://www.freemarketkids.com/collections/games-1) Bitcoin Custodial Multisig Want to get into Bitcoin but not ready for self custody? Use custodial multisig for the best way to distribute trust across multiple institutions and even jurisdictions! Check out OnRamp. (Link: BitcoinAudible.com...
What are hyperreflective foci, and why do they matter in AMD? Prof. Stella Vujosevic is joined by Prof. Christine Curcio (University of Alabama at Birmingham) and Prof. Srinivas Sadda (Doheny Eye Institute, UCLA) to explore their significance—from donor eye histology to OCT imaging. They discuss key biomarkers, clinical implications, and how HRF can help guide treatment decisions in age-related macular degeneration
Welcome to The Gwart Show! Today, Alex Gladstein, Chief Strategy Officer at the Human Rights Foundation, joins us to discuss how Bitcoin functions as essential "money dictators can't stop" for human rights activists worldwide. With nearly 18 years at HRF, Alex shares fascinating stories of Bitcoin adoption in authoritarian regimes, his journey from skeptic to advocate, and why Bitcoin—not general "crypto"—provides the unique properties needed for financial freedom in oppressive environments. He explores privacy solutions, scaling challenges, and the future of complementary technologies like ecash and Nostr. Follow Alex on Twitter: @gladstein Notes: - HRF quarterly Bitcoin grants - The "currency of activists" - Most global humanitarian funding stays in free countries - Alex's "Check Your Financial Privilege" book - Bitcoin users in Malawi upgrading from saving with goats - Stablecoins are primarily valuable when permissionless Timestamps: 00:00 Start 00:30 Alex intro 11:48 HRF Bitcoin focus 17:08 Current projects 21:55 Cross border vs circular economies 27:30 Stablecoins 38:17 Bitcoin privacy 45:59 Covenants 51:17 Education is lagging 55:24 Does "crypto" have value? 1:02:31 NOSTR
More Info on the Show: https://rhr.tv- Fold goes public on NASDAQ - FLD https://x.com/SchwabNetwork/status/1892319634185212341- VanEck Employee Claims Jack Dorsey is Satoshi https://x.com/matthew_sigel/status/1891852538376487327- Brink renews grants for the 8 bitcoin core engineers they support https://x.com/bitschmidty/status/1887559865050018285- Bitwise Donates $150k of ETF Profit to OpenSats, HRF, and Brink https://x.com/BitwiseInvest/status/1891865302729883754- Argentina's Milei Faces Fraud Charges, Impeachment Calls After Failed Memecoin Launch https://www.nobsbitcoin.com/argentinas-milei-faces-fraud-charges-impeachment-calls-after-failed-memecoin-launch/- Unbank partners with Voltage to bring Lightning payments to 40,000 locations https://www.voltage.cloud/blog/unbank-teams-up-with-voltage-to-bring-lightning-fast-bitcoin-transactions-to-40-000-locations-including-walgreens-and-cvs- Nigeria appears to have swapped Binance Executive Tigran Gambaryan for US "resources and expertise" to fight illicit finance in a secret deal with the State Department https://www.therage.co/the-cost-of-gambaryan/- iOS v18.3.1 update fixes security flaw used in sophisticated attacks https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2025/02/ios-18-3-1-update-fixes-security-flaw-used-in-extremely-sophisticated-attack/Zimbabwe | Ordinary Citizens Pay Price of Deeply Indebted RegimeZimbabwe's debt crisis has pushed 7.6 million people into food insecurity as an El niño-driven drought worsens an economy already horribly mismanaged and exploited by a military dictatorship. The roots of this crisis run deep. Former tyrant Robert Mugabe's land seizures in the early 2000s shattered agricultural output, wiped out foreign investment, and unleashed hyperinflation that erased Zimbabweans' savings and wages. Decades of economic mismanagement drained the national resources and exacerbated food insecurity. Now, ordinary citizens shoulder the cost of regime failures. Families who once farmed their own land depend on expensive food imports they can't afford, while the bankrupt regime pleads for more dollar-based loans — only to weaken the local currency and sink the country further into debt.- Fountain App v1.1.16: Nostr Live Streams & Storage Manager https://www.nobsbitcoin.com/fountain-v1-1-16/- COLDCARD EDGE Release: Versions 6.3.5X (Mk4) and 6.3.5QX (Q) https://blog.coinkite.com/edge-635/- Bisq v1.9.19 & Bisq2 v2.1.6: Updates and Security Improvements https://www.nobsbitcoin.com/bisq-v1-9-19-bisq2-v2-1-6/- Alby Hub v1.14.2: Basic Swap Functionality, Home Widgets & More https://www.nobsbitcoin.com/alby-hub-v1-14-2/0:00 - Intro3:05 - Opening riff6:50 - Trump & New Tech cabal20:45 - Dashboard22:18 - FLD on NASDAQ25:45 - Is Jack Satoshi?32:59 - Grants37:53 - Milei's scam46:21 - Unbank Voltage52:09 - Trump banning congestion pricing56:47 - Nigeria Gambaryan deal1:00:16 - Fort Knox1:06:26 - iOS security patch1:06:58 - HRF Story of the Week1:12:58 - Boost1:13:09 - Software updates1:18:32 - AI is ruining RHR1:22:26 - Reorg shillShoutout to our sponsors:Unchainedhttps://unchained.com/rhr/Bitkeyhttps://bitkey.world/Stakworkhttps://stakwork.ai/Coinkitehttps://coinkite.com/TFTC Merch is Available:Shop Nowhttps://merch.tftc.io/Join the TFTC Movement:Main YT Channelhttps://www.youtube.com/c/TFTC21/videosClips YT Channelhttps://www.youtube.com/channel/UCUQcW3jxfQfEUS8kqR5pJtQWebsitehttps://tftc.io/Twitterhttps://twitter.com/tftc21Instagramhttps://www.instagram.com/tftc.io/Follow Marty Bent:Twitterhttps://twitter.com/martybentNewsletterhttps://tftc.io/martys-bent/Podcasthttps://tftc.io/podcasts/Follow Odell:Nostrhttps://primal.net/odellNewsletterhttps://discreetlog.com/Podcasthttps://citadeldispatch.com/
Greetings Glocal Citizens! As I head back to the Continent, I can't help but to train my mind on what it takes to seed and sow solutions in Africa's best interest. This week's guest has also been invested in these types of solutions for his entire career. A serial social entrepreneur, innovation consultant, service designer, learning scientist and startup coach, Femi Longe is passionate about helping individuals and organizations be and do their best to enable a better world. Born in the UK, raised in his Nigera and now based in Ireland, Femi currently works on the Financial Freedom team at the Human Rights Foundation (https://hrf.org) as Global Bitcoin Lead, driving strategy and execution of the HRF's Bitcoin Development Fund, This is a fund dedicated to growing adoption of Bitcoin and adjacent freedom technologies especially in countries under repressive regimes. Previously, he was the CEO of QALA Africa (https://www.forbes.com/sites/digital-assets/2023/09/05/jay-z-and-jack-dorsey-funded-btrust-acquires-african-bitcoin-talent-firm-qala/) — acquired by Btrust and transformed into Btrust Builders, which is an engineering training programme helping African software developers transition to careers in Bitcoin & Lightning development. Prior to joining the Bitcoin ecosystem, Femi co-founded and remains a non-executive Director at Co-Creation Hub (CcHub) (https://cchub.africa), Africa's leading social innovation centre and tech hub. Earlier in his career, he gained experience at the UK's foremost social innovation centre, The Young Foundation, where he established the UpRising Leadership Programme. As the transitions between the Stone Age to Bronze Age, and various different human technologies delivered us to the Industrial Age and presently the Information Age, all contributing the imprint that is humanity today, I am extsatic to be a storyteller with the ability to share perspectives like these. Stories that support and inspire a borderless mindset and are indeed manifesting a new world. Where to find Femi? On LinkedIn (https://www.linkedin.com/in/femi-longe/) On YouTube (https://youtu.be/05Pfg89FZkg?si=mJcdPT8VDdRrS3k4) What's Femi watching? Wicked (https://www.wickedmovie.com) Emilia Pérez (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Emilia_P%C3%A9rez) What's Femi reading? Start with Why (https://simonsinek.com/books/start-with-why/) by Simon Sinek Other topics of interest: Ilesa, Nigeria (https://www.osunstate.gov.ng/about/major-towns/ilesa/) Ijesha tribe (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ijesha) About AIESEC (https://aiesec.org/) Silk Road (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Silk_Road) Satoshi Nakamoto's Bitcoin Vision (https://bitcoin.org/bitcoin.pdf) Meme Coin Spoils (https://www.reuters.com/markets/currencies/trumps-meme-coin-made-nearly-100-million-trading-fees-small-traders-lost-money-2025-02-03/) Sam Bankman-Fried (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sam_Bankman-Fried) and the collapse of FTX What happened to Silcon Valley Bank (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Collapse_of_Silicon_Valley_Bank) About South Korean crypto currency entrepreneur Do Kwon (https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cn7r8xr3v76o) Malcolm Gladwell's David and Goliath (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ziGD7vQOwl8) On Moring Pages (https://www.urbanwildstudio.com/blog/2024/2/21/benefits-of-morning-pages-artists-way-graphic-notes) Special Guest: Femi Longe.
For the full and ad-free version of this episode, subscribe to Politicology+ at https://politicology.com/plus In this episode, Ron talks to Casey Michel (Director of the Combating Kleptocracy Program at the Human Rights Foundation) about his book Foreign Agents: How American Lobbyists and Lawmakers Threaten Democracy Around the World and how foreign money influences our politics. They discuss: (01:46) The shadow world of foreign lobbying (03:45) Ivy Lee and Paul Manafort (07:36) The First Amendment and foreign influence (10:23) Understanding FARA (13:28) How Paul Manafort shaped modern lobbying (15:49) Legal loopholes and foreign influence in politics (18:11) The case of Viktor Pinchuk (22:13) The Trump Administration's impact on foreign lobbying (27:19) How Universities and Think tanks are the new frontier of influence (33:05) Colorful characters in foreign lobbying (41:39) The Biden Family and foreign influence accusations (45:27) Contrasting foreign influence on Trump and Clinton (49:00) Proposed reforms Read Foreign Agents: How American Lobbyists and Lawmakers Threaten Democracy Around the World: https://bit.ly/4giHjBK Check out the HRF's Combatting Kleptocracy Program: https://bit.ly/4hAAQTJ Follow Ron and Casey on Twitter: https://twitter.com/RonSteslow https://x.com/cjcmichel Email your questions to podcast@politicology.com or leave us a voicemail at (202) 455-4558 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Holly's Racing Fantasy is back, baby! This week, we'll talk about the latest NASCAR Cup Series news, hit the highlights of what's to come for HRF this year, and sort through the fantasy picks for The Clash at Bowman Gray Stadium.
Holly's Racing Fantasy is back, baby! This week, we'll talk about the latest NASCAR Cup Series news, hit the highlights of what's to come for HRF this year, and sort through the fantasy picks for The Clash at Bowman Gray Stadium.
For the ad-free & full version of this episode, subscribe to Politicology+ at https://politicology.com/plus In this episode, Ron talks to Nick Anthony (Policy Analyst at the Cato Institute and a Fellow at the Human Rights Foundation) about Central Bank Digital Curriences, their potential to invade privacy, alter the dynamics of financial control, how governments are trying to justify them, and why those arguments are insufficient . They discuss: (04:16) Intro to CBDCs (07:58) How CBDCs would give unprecedented control over how you can spend money (12:15) The Arguments for and against CBDCs (19:53)The hidden assumptions behind CBDC arguments (24:50) The real world privacy implications of CBDCs (33:05) CBDCs around the globe (36:21) The political dynamics in the U.S. (47:47) Bitcoin vs CBDCs Check out the HRF's CBDC Tracker: https://bit.ly/3WtFb3g Follow Ron and Nick on Twitter: https://twitter.com/RonSteslow https://x.com/EconWithNick Email your questions to podcast@politicology.com or leave us a voicemail at (202) 455-4558 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
- Russia Enacts 6-Year Blanket Ban on Bitcoin Mining in 10 Regions https://www.nobsbitcoin.com/russia-enacts-6-year-blanket-ban-on-bitcoin-mining-in-10-regions/ - Russia is using bitcoin in foreign trade, finance minister says https://www.reuters.com/markets/currencies/russia-is-using-bitcoin-foreign-trade-finance-minister-says-2024-12-25/ - El Salvador Agrees to $3.5B Loan Deal with IMF and others https://www.imf.org/en/News/Articles/2024/12/18/pr-24485-el-salvador-imf-reaches-staff-level-agreement-on-an-eff-arrangement + https://bitcoin.gob.sv - Tether Invests in Rumble https://tether.io/news/tether-announces-775-million-strategic-investment-in-rumble-to-boost-decentralized-and-community-owned-media-platforms/ - Saylor Digital Asset Framework https://www.michael.com/digital-assets-framework + https://primal.net/e/note1y3skk6qaylm3surrk9ee5426kupgyr0rfvfuss8hallf3ctkml7sgh389r - Craig Wright Gets Suspended 1 Year Sentence in UK for Continuing to Sue Bitcoin Developers https://www.nobsbitcoin.com/craig-wright-gets-suspended-1-year-sentence-in-uk-for-continuing-to-sue-bitcoin-developers/ - Human Rights Foundation Grants 7 BTC to 20 Bitcoin Projects https://www.nobsbitcoin.com/human-rights-foundation-grants-7-btc-to-20-bitcoin-projects/ - Malaysia | Parliament Passes Repressive Media Bills Amidst Financial Struggles Earlier this year, Malaysia's ringgit currency plunged to a 26-year low, driving up prices nationwide. As families struggled with a higher cost of living, officials passed an amendment granting law enforcement the power to freeze bank accounts suspected of fraud. Meanwhile, Malaysia's parliament is passing two more bills to regulate media and online spaces, allowing officials to censor content and request user data from service providers without approval. Critics warn the vague language in these laws will likely be exploited to silence dissent and stifle public discourse. As financial hardships mount, Malaysia's online spaces become increasingly controlled, eroding freedom of expression and financial autonomy. FinancialFreedomReport.org 0:00 - Intro2:47 - Merry Christmas!6:06 - Dashboard7:31 - Travel talk9:59 - Home Alone inflation metric18:20 - Russia mining ban27:37 - Halving tracker31:30 - El Salvador IMF loan39:31 - Tether Rumble48:01 - Saylor digital asset framework59:38 - Craig Wright1:00:20 - HRF grants1:01:34 - HRF Story of the Week1:05:32 - Rate cut yield discrepancy1:08:20 - Mandibles and Boxing Day drinking1:11:24 - Anti-self custody trend1:23:37 - Boosts Shoutout to our sponsors: Unchained https://unchained.com/concierge/ Stakwork https://stakwork.ai/ TFTC Merch is Available: Shop Now https://merch.tftc.io/ Join the TFTC Movement: Main YT Channel https://www.youtube.com/c/TFTC21/videos Clips YT Channel https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCUQcW3jxfQfEUS8kqR5pJtQ Website https://tftc.io/ Twitter https://twitter.com/tftc21 Instagram https://www.instagram.com/tftc.io/ Follow Marty Bent: Twitter https://twitter.com/martybent Newsletter https://tftc.io/martys-bent/ Podcast https://tftc.io/podcasts/ Follow Odell: Nostr https://primal.net/odell Newsletter https://discreetlog.com/ Podcast https://citadeldispatch.com/
"Never half-ass two things. Whole-ass one thing."— Ron Swanson Focus. Easily spoken, hard to live by. There are many lessons that Bitcoin teaches, and one that is more clearly true the older I get, is that every single thing in a trade off. And not just solutions, or tools, or networks, but the very thing that you spend your time thinking about, at the expense of all other things. What dreams you spend your time building, at the expense of all other dreams. What new ideas you begin, at the expense of what you've already started, and not yet finished. Its time for an overdue change, and today I wanted to share my thoughts, how we got here, and what to expect in the future. Check out the links below: Bitcoin: The Inverse of Clown World by Knut Svanholm (Link: https://tinyurl.com/ymnn3bbh) The Power of Habit: Why We Do What We Do in Life and Business by Charles Duhigg (Link: https://tinyurl.com/bdcdduxn) Bitcoin Audible & Guy Swann Links Guy on Nostr (Link: http://tinyurl.com/2xc96ney) Guy on X (Link: https://twitter.com/theguyswann) Guy on Instagram (Link: https://www.instagram.com/theguyswann) Guy on TikTok (Link: https://www.tiktok.com/@theguyswann) Guy on YouTube (Link: https://www.youtube.com/@theguyswann) Bitcoin Audible on X (Link: https://twitter.com/BitcoinAudible) The Guy Swann Network Broadcast Room on Keet (Link: https://tinyurl.com/3na6v839) Check out our awesome sponsors! HRF: The Human Rights Foundation is a nonpartisan, nonprofit organization that promotes and protects human rights globally, with a focus on closed societies. Subscribe to HRF's Financial Freedom Newsletter today. (Link: https://mailchi.mp/hrf.org/financial-freedom-newsletter) OFF: The Oslo Freedom Forum (OFF) is an international human rights conference series hosted and produced by the Human Rights Foundation (HRF). Bringing together the world's most engaging human rights advocates, journalists, artists, tech entrepreneurs, and world leaders, we aim to share their stories and brainstorm ways to expand freedom and unleash human potential across the globe. (Link: https://oslofreedomforum.com/) Pubky: Pubky is building the next web, a decentralized system designed to put control back in your hands. Escape censorship, algorithmic manipulation, and walled gardens by owning your identity and data. Explore the Pubky web and become the algorithm today. (Link: https://pubky.org/) Trying to BUY BITCOIN? River: Secure, trusted, bitcoin only, lightning enabled, simple. (Link: https://bitcoinaudible.com/river) Bitcoin Games! Get 10% off the best Bitcoin board game in the world, HODLUP! Or any of the other great games from the Free Market Kids! Use code GUY10 at checkout for 10% off y...
Is the pursuit of artificial general intelligence a pipe dream? Are the economics of building massive AI models unsustainable? And what if the future of AI isn't about creating a single, all-powerful intelligence, but rather a multitude of small, specialized tools? In this episode, we explore the latest developments in AI and challenge the conventional wisdom about where the field is headed. Links to check out The Subprime AI Crisis Article (Link: https://tinyurl.com/39m3x2ws) Andrew McCarthy's photos of the rocket launch and catch SpaceX (Link: https://tinyurl.com/2s47nz5h) Ashenbrenner's piece on super intelligence and AGI (Situational Awareness) (Link:https://situational-awareness.ai/) Ai_035 - My Favorite Ai Tool (Link: https://youtu.be/gO6KBYwetkU) Bitcoin Audible & Guy Swann Links Guy on Nostr (Link: http://tinyurl.com/2xc96ney) Guy on X (Link: https://twitter.com/theguyswann) Guy on Instagram (Link: https://www.instagram.com/theguyswann) Guy on TikTok (Link: https://www.tiktok.com/@theguyswann) Guy on YouTube (Link: https://www.youtube.com/@theguyswann) Bitcoin Audible on X (Link: https://twitter.com/BitcoinAudible) The Guy Swann Network Broadcast Room on Keet (Link: https://tinyurl.com/3na6v839) Check out our awesome sponsors! HRF: The Human Rights Foundation is a nonpartisan, nonprofit organization that promotes and protects human rights globally, with a focus on closed societies. Subscribe to HRF's Financial Freedom Newsletter today. (Link: https://mailchi.mp/hrf.org/financial-freedom-newsletter) OFF: The Oslo Freedom Forum (OFF) is an international human rights conference series hosted and produced by the Human Rights Foundation (HRF). Bringing together the world's most engaging human rights advocates, journalists, artists, tech entrepreneurs, and world leaders, we aim to share their stories and brainstorm ways to expand freedom and unleash human potential across the globe. (Link: https://oslofreedomforum.com/) Pubky: Pubky is building the next web, a decentralized system designed to put control back in your hands. Escape censorship, algorithmic manipulation, and walled gardens by owning your identity and data. Explore the Pubky web and become the algorithm today. (Link: https://pubky.org/) Trying to BUY BITCOIN? River: Secure, trusted, bitcoin only, lightning enabled, simple. (Link: https://bitcoinaudible.com/river) Bitcoin Games! Get 10% off the best Bitcoin board game in the world, HODLUP! Or any of the other great games from the Free Market Kids! Use code GUY10 at checkout for 10% off your cart! (Link: https://www.freemarketkids.com/collections/games-1) Bitcoin Custodial Multisig Want to get into Bitcoin but not ready for self custody? Use custodial multisig...
In dieser Episode des Ja klaHR! Podcasts spricht Stefan mit Thomas Perlitz über die Vernachlässigung der Basics im HR-Bereich. Sie diskutieren, wie HR-Führungskräfte oft zu soft sind und die grundlegenden Aufgaben in der Personalarbeit vernachlässigen.
Grande clamore attorno al documetario HBO che sostiene di avere svelato l'identità di Satoshi Nakamoto. Lo commentiamo per voi sottolineando perché le presunte rivelazioni sono solo una pericolosa fiction.Inoltre: vi portiamo in esclusiva all'interno del Global Bitcoin Summit 2024 organizzato dalla Human Rights Foundation, un luogo dove importanti attivisti da tutto il mondo si sono incontrati per discutere sull'utilizzo di Bitcoin, e l'ex capo del Retail Marketing di Apple David Bailey racconta in un'intervista a Bitcoin Train cosa serve a Bitcoin per raggiungere l'adozione di massa.
What do numerous over-hyped product launches, massively subsidized compute, over extended investment, lack of customer adoption, unwillingness to pay extra, enormous and increasing costs, and total dependence on a few massive players have in common? The big tech Ai industry! Today we dive into a fantastic breakdown of the state of the ai market, and the potentially dismal financial forecast for the poster child of Ai success, OpenAi. Is there really a massive market here that supports 100 billion dollar investments ongoing? Or is it all smoke and mirrors with a very uncertain future. Check out the original article by Edward Zitron at wheresyoured.at (Link: https://www.wheresyoured.at/subprimeai/) Bitcoin Audible & Guy Swann Links Guy on Nostr (Link: http://tinyurl.com/2xc96ney) Guy on X (Link: https://twitter.com/theguyswann) Guy on Instagram (Link: https://www.instagram.com/theguyswann) Guy on TikTok (Link: https://www.tiktok.com/@theguyswann) Guy on YouTube (Link: https://www.youtube.com/@theguyswann) Bitcoin Audible on X (Link: https://twitter.com/BitcoinAudible) The Guy Swann Network Broadcast Room on Keet (Link: https://tinyurl.com/3na6v839) Check out our awesome sponsors! HRF: The Human Rights Foundation is a nonpartisan, nonprofit organization that promotes and protects human rights globally, with a focus on closed societies. Subscribe to HRF's Financial Freedom Newsletter today. (Link: https://mailchi.mp/hrf.org/financial-freedom-newsletter) OFF: The Oslo Freedom Forum (OFF) is an international human rights conference series hosted and produced by the Human Rights Foundation (HRF). Bringing together the world's most engaging human rights advocates, journalists, artists, tech entrepreneurs, and world leaders, we aim to share their stories and brainstorm ways to expand freedom and unleash human potential across the globe. (Link: https://oslofreedomforum.com/) Pubky: Pubky is building the next web, a decentralized system designed to put control back in your hands. Escape censorship, algorithmic manipulation, and walled gardens by owning your identity and data. Explore the Pubky web and become the algorithm today. (Link: https://pubky.org/) Trying to BUY BITCOIN? River: Secure, trusted, bitcoin only, lightning enabled, simple. (Link: https://bitcoinaudible.com/river) Bitcoin Games! Get 10% off the best Bitcoin board game in the world, HODLUP! Or any of the other great games from the Free Market Kids! Use code GUY10 at checkout for 10% off your cart! (Link: https://www.freemarketkids.com/collections/games-1) Bitcoin Custodial Multisig Want to get into Bitcoin but not ready for self custody? Use custodial multisig for the best way to distribute trust across multiple institutions and even jurisdictions! Check out OnRamp. (Link: BitcoinAudible.com/onramp) Education & HomeSchooling Get the lesson in real econo...
Today we dive into my favorite Ai app, combining dozens of open source tools unlocking a new era of creativity and productivity? How can you harness the power of AI to simplify workflows and organize our digital lives? Join me as I explore the possibilities and implications of AI-powered tools and share my own experiences with Pinokio and other innovative applications. Links to check out to explore more: Pinokio.computer (Link: Pinokio.computer) Comfy UI (Link: https://github.com/comfyanonymous/ComfyUI) Whisper C++ (Link: https://github.com/ggerganov/whisper.cpp) Flux (Link: https://github.com/lllyasviel/stable-diffusion-webui-forge) Stable Diffusion Automatic1111 (Link: https://github.com/AUTOMATIC1111/stable-diffusion-webui) Florence 2 (Link: https://huggingface.co/spaces/gokaygokay/Florence-2) Ollama (Link: https://ollama.com/) Access Your AI From ANYWHERE with Holesail + Ai (Link: https://youtu.be/Ajxg-rX2Lao) Free, Unlimited Transcription using Ai (Link: https://youtu.be/ZDw8ZNFBKes) Bitcoin Audible & Guy Swann Links Guy on Nostr (Link: http://tinyurl.com/2xc96ney) Guy on X (Link: https://twitter.com/theguyswann) Guy on Instagram (Link: https://www.instagram.com/theguyswann) Guy on TikTok (Link: https://www.tiktok.com/@theguyswann) Guy on YouTube (Link: https://www.youtube.com/@theguyswann) Bitcoin Audible on X (Link: https://twitter.com/BitcoinAudible) The Guy Swann Network Broadcast Room on Keet (Link: https://tinyurl.com/3na6v839) Check out our awesome sponsors! HRF: The Human Rights Foundation is a nonpartisan, nonprofit organization that promotes and protects human rights globally, with a focus on closed societies. Subscribe to HRF's Financial Freedom Newsletter today. (Link: https://mailchi.mp/hrf.org/financial-freedom-newsletter) OFF: The Oslo Freedom Forum (OFF) is an international human rights conference series hosted and produced by the Human Rights Foundation (HRF). Bringing together the world's most engaging human rights advocates, journalists, artists, tech entrepreneurs, and world leaders, we aim to share their stories and brainstorm ways to expand freedom and unleash human potential across the globe. (Link: https://oslofreedomforum.com/) Pubky: Pubky is building the next web, a decentralized system designed to put control back in your hands. Escape censorship, algorithmic manipulation, and walled gardens by owning your identity and data. Explore the Pubky web and become the algorithm today. (Link: https://pubky.org/) Trying to BUY BITCOIN? River: Secure, trusted, bitcoin only, light...
- Powell cuts rates for first time in four years - Trump visits pubkey https://primal.net/e/note1qlwr9379g8dc345p5sw438fn4xg4dmczklpkd3sqst5thrq6us9q85jjte - Free Samourai: 8TB+ of Discovery, Motion to Dismiss Charges, Rodriguez's Bail Modifications Denied https://www.nobsbitcoin.com/free-samourai-8tb-of-discovery-motion-to-dismiss-charges-rodriguezs-bail-modifications-denied/ - Kingdom of Bhutan Holds 13,029 BTC from Bitcoin Mining Operations https://www.nobsbitcoin.com/bhutan-holds-13029-btc/ - HRF Bitcoin Development Fund Grants 10 BTC to 20 Projects Worldwide https://www.nobsbitcoin.com/hrf-bitcoin-development-fund-grants-10-btc-to-20-projects-worldwide/ - First Maelstrom Bitcoin Developer Grant Awarded to Rkrux https://www.nobsbitcoin.com/first-maelstrom-bitcoin-developer-grant-awarded-to-rkrux/ - OpenSats Grants Long-Term Support for WireGuard Creator Jason Donenfeld https://opensats.org/blog/jason-donenfeld-lts-grant - OpenSats Announces Long-Term Support for Mike Dilger https://opensats.org/blog/mike-dilger-receives-lts-grant - Human Rights Foundation Story of the Week - Sparrow Wallet v2.0.0: SLIP39 Shares Recovery, New Hardware Wallets & More https://www.nobsbitcoin.com/sparrow-wallet-v2-0-0-slip39-shares-recovery-new-hardware-wallets-more/ - COLDCARD Mk4 v5.4 & Q v1.3: XOR from Seed Vault, Optimizations & More https://www.nobsbitcoin.com/coldcard-mk4-v5-4-q-v1-3/ - Liana v7.0: Liana Connect, Electrum Support & More https://www.nobsbitcoin.com/liana-v7-0/ - RoboSats v0.7.0-alpha: Desktop App, Nostr Orderbook & More https://www.nobsbitcoin.com/robosats-v0-7-0-alpha/ - LNbits v0.12.11: Fixes, Refactors, UI Improvements, New Funding Sources https://www.nobsbitcoin.com/lnbits-v0-12-11/ - BlueWallet v7.0.4: Advanced Mode Unleashed https://www.nobsbitcoin.com/bluewallet-v7-0-4-advanced-mode-unleashed/ - Dana Wallet: Mobile Silent Payments Wallet for Bitcoin Donations https://www.nobsbitcoin.com/dana-wallet-v0-1-0-alpha/ - Blitz Wallet v0.2.7-beta: Ecash Integration https://www.nobsbitcoin.com/blitz-wallet-v0-2-7-beta/ - Keeper Desktop v0.1.1: Cross-platform Support https://www.nobsbitcoin.com/keeper-desktop-v0-1-1-cross-platform-support/ - Amethyst v0.91.0: Edge to Edge Feeds https://www.nobsbitcoin.com/amethyst-v0-91-0/ - Keychat App v1.19.7: nSec Login, Medium Groups https://www.nobsbitcoin.com/keychat-app-v1-19-7/ - ARK 21 Shares ETF Diversifies Bitcoin Custodians with Anchorage Digital and BitGo https://www.nobsbitcoin.com/ark-21-shares-etf-diversifies-custodians/ - 10101 to Wind Down Operations by November 3rd https://www.nobsbitcoin.com/10101-to-wind-down-operations-by-november-3rd/ - Nayuta Wallet Is Shutting Down https://www.nobsbitcoin.com/nayuta-wallet-is-shutting-down/ 2:52 - Trump at Pubkey 9:18 - Second assassination attempt 10:24 - Samourai update 26:56 - Stak 28:13 - Rate cut 36:28 - Bhutan hodling 13k btc 46:08 - HRF dev grants 47:46 - Pager bombs 58:49 - Maelstrom grant 1:00:32 - OpenSats 1:04:56 - Deepfakes and free speech 1:19:21 - Trump shitcoin 1:21:01 - HRF Story of the Week 1:25:08 - Saylor on bitcoin yield 1:40:43 - Boosts 1:44:36 - Software updates 1:56:18 - ARK 21 Shares ETF 2:00:51 - 10101 and and Nayuta shut down 2:04:08 - Jay Varma Covid orgies 2:08:23 - Sleepy Joe 2:09:35 - Fire safety tips Shoutout to our sponsors: Unchained Capital https://unchained.com/concierge/ Coinkite https://coinkite.com/ TFTC Merch is Available: Shop Now https://merch.tftc.io/ Join the TFTC Movement: Main YT Channel https://www.youtube.com/c/TFTC21/videos Clips YT Channel https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCUQcW3jxfQfEUS8kqR5pJtQ Website https://tftc.io/ Twitter https://twitter.com/tftc21 Instagram https://www.instagram.com/tftc.io/ Follow Marty Bent: Twitter https://twitter.com/martybent Newsletter https://tftc.io/martys-bent/ Podcast https://tftc.io/podcasts/ Follow Odell: Nostr https://primal.net/odell Newsletter https://discreetlog.com/ Podcast https://citadeldispatch.com/
"Nostr is like our lifeboat in the same sense that bitcoin is our lifeboat for money." - Will Casarin My guests today are Will Casarin and Roger Huang. Will is a nostr and Bitcoin developer and the founder of Damus. Roger is journalist having previously written for TechCrunch, VentureBeat, and currently is a contributor for Forbes and author of “Would Mao Hold Bitcoin.”In this episode we explore the world of Nostr, a decentralized social network. We discuss freedom tech, censorship resistance, and the future of online communication in the wake of censorship, bans and arrests around the world including X, Telegram, and more. Learn how Nostr compares to traditional social media and why it's crucial for preserving free speech in the digital age. Support Will's work through Damus and get exclusive benefits with Damus Purple: https://damus.io/purple/Donate to Open Sats nostr fund today which supports nostr development and devs: https://opensats.org/funds/nostr HRF x PubKey — Bitcoin Behind the Great Firewall of China with Roger Huang, this Thursday, September 12, 2024 6:00 PM to 8:00 PM EDT. Free event, register hereFollow Will on nostrFollow Roger on nostr and X. Get a copy of his book Would Mao Hold Bitcoin hereYou can find Trey on nostr and via the pod's social channels. You can also connect with him in the pod's public telegram group or via the contact form on our website.BitBox: Get the open-source Bitbox02 Bitcoin only edition. It's my favorite bitcoin hardware wallet for you to take self-custody of your bitcoin and keep your private keys safe in cold storage. Use promo-code ‘TPB' during checkout at bitbox.swiss/tpb to get 5% off your purchase, including accessories and merch!You, our listener! Thank you to our supporters. To support The Progressive Bitcoiner and access rewards, including our new TPB merch, head to our geyser page: https://geyser.fund/project/tpbpod. You can also now support our work via Patreon.PROMO CODES:Sazmining: Hosted Bitcoin mining made easy, using and 100% renewable energy. Get $50 off the purchase of a miner using the following link: https://app.sazmining.com/purchase?ref=byyhN2mCGXluFold App: Fold is the best way to earn bitcoin back on everything you do. Use the Fold Visa debit card, and purchase gift cards from the Fold Store, to earn bitcoin on everyday purchases. Get 20,000 sats with your first Fold Card purchase using our referral link - https://use.foldapp.com/r/CKVX3C4CLightning Store: Head to https://lightning.store/ and use promo-code ‘TPB' to get 20% off all products.To learn more, visit our websiteFollow the pod on X | Nostr | Bluesky | Instagram | Threads | Facebook | LinkedIn |Join in on the conversation at our Progressive Bitcoiner Community telegram group!The Team: Producer/Editor: @DamienSomerset | Branding/Art: @Daniel | Website: @EvanPrim This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit progressivebitcoiner.substack.com/subscribe
- Judge Orders X Ban in Brazil, Threatens People Accessing X via VPN with $8,874 Daily Fine https://www.nobsbitcoin.com/judge-orders-x-ban-in-brazil-threatens-people-accessing-x-via-vpn-with-8-874-daily-fine/ - Older YubiKeys Vulnerable to Sophisticated Cloning Attacks https://www.nobsbitcoin.com/older-yubikeys-vulnerable-to-cloning-attacks/ - Mutiny Wallet Shutdown Timeline https://www.nobsbitcoin.com/mutiny-wallet-shutdown-timeline-announced/ - Bull Bitcoin Announces Launch in France, Mobile Wallet v0.3.0 https://www.nobsbitcoin.com/bull-bitcoin-announces-launch-in-france-mobile-wallet-v0-3-0-released/ - Strike Now Supports Sending Payments to BOLT 12 Offers https://www.nobsbitcoin.com/strike-now-supports-sending-payments-to-bolt-12-offers/ - Human Rights Foundation Story of the Week Tanzania | Blocks X Amid Political Repression Tanzania's government is cracking down on political dissent by blocking access to X, as reported by HRF grantee Netblocks, an organization dedicated to monitoring Internet freedom worldwide. According to Netblocks, “the incident comes as the police force issues an alert over alleged opposition party plans to raid police stations where political prisoners might be held.” Tanzania has witnessed an unprecedented crackdown from security forces, who have detained hundreds of opposition party members, including the chairman of the Chadema party, Freeman Mbwoe, and his deputy, Tundu Lissu. Other prominent critics, including Deusdedith Soka and Dioniz Kipanya, disappeared, while Shadrack Chaula, a TikToker critical of President Samia Suluhu Hassan, remains missing. These actions undermine democratic processes and escalate the government's efforts to stifle dissent and control information. FinancialFreedomReport.org - Core Lightning v24.08: 'Steel Backed-up Channels' https://www.nobsbitcoin.com/core-lightning-v24-08/ - Alby Hub v1.7.2: Friends & Family App https://www.nobsbitcoin.com/alby-hub-v1-7-2/ - Blixt Wallet v7.0.0: New Syncing Nodes, Stability Improvements & More https://www.nobsbitcoin.com/blixt-wallet-v7-0-0/ - Breez SDK Liquid v0.3.0: LNURL-Pay Support,Go & C# Bindings & More https://www.nobsbitcoin.com/breez-sdk-liquid-v0-3-0/ - Geyser v0.12.0: Major UX Redesign https://www.nobsbitcoin.com/geyser-v0-12-0/ - noStrudel v0.40.0: Encrypted nSec, Blossom Uploads, Wasm Relay, Blindspot Feeds & More https://www.nobsbitcoin.com/nostrudel-v0-40-0/ 2:51 - Back in Austin 6:31 - Dashboard & dogs 9:09 - X ban in Brazil, Nostr, free speech 27:32 - Stak 28:49 - Yubikey vulnerable 32:30 - Mutiny shutdown timeline 34:19 - Bull Bitcoin in France 38:29 - Strike BOLT12 44:04 - HRF Story of the Week 47:16 - Nostr C2A & more dogs 50:54 - Boosts and Fountain Nostr 58:05 - Software updates 1:07:55 - RIP Walgreens Shoutout to our sponsors: Unchained Capital https://unchained.com/concierge/ Coinkite https://coinkite.com/ TFTC Merch is Available: Shop Now https://merch.tftc.io/ Join the TFTC Movement: Main YT Channel https://www.youtube.com/c/TFTC21/videos Clips YT Channel https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCUQcW3jxfQfEUS8kqR5pJtQ Website https://tftc.io/ Twitter https://twitter.com/tftc21 Instagram https://www.instagram.com/tftc.io/ Follow Marty Bent: Twitter https://twitter.com/martybent Newsletter https://tftc.io/martys-bent/ Podcast https://tftc.io/podcasts/ Follow Odell: Nostr https://primal.net/odell Newsletter https://discreetlog.com/ Podcast https://citadeldispatch.com/
Open source Ai is catching up. In this episode of AI Unchained, we explore the implications of the dominant open source models actually competing with proprietary models. We challenge assumptions about AI development trajectories, drawing parallels with other technological evolutions. Could the next AI revolution be horizontal rather than vertical, and what might this mean for accessibility and innovation in the field? Links to check out Llama 3.1 and the 405B parameter model (Link: https://tinyurl.com/watcb3nx) Mark Zuckerberg's article about Llama 3.1 (Link: https://tinyurl.com/2cc5jkb2) Claude AI (Link: https://tinyurl.com/2x733k3e) Unleashed.chat (Link: https://unleashed.chat/) Venice.ai (Link: https://venice.ai/home) Ai Read #007 - SITUATIONAL AWARENESS - The Decade Ahead (Link: https://tinyurl.com/mryfkfpz) #017 - From Closed AI to Open Source with NVK (Link: https://tinyurl.com/bdhb2upp) Devs Who Can't Code #4 - App Scaling with Global State (Link: https://youtu.be/z-2SL5l51Gg) Bitcoin Audible & Guy Swann Links Guy on Nostr (Link: http://tinyurl.com/2xc96ney) Guy on X (Link: https://twitter.com/theguyswann) Guy on Instagram (Link: https://www.instagram.com/theguyswann) Guy on TikTok (Link: https://www.tiktok.com/@theguyswann) Guy on YouTube (Link: https://www.youtube.com/@theguyswann) Bitcoin Audible on X (Link: https://twitter.com/BitcoinAudible) The Guy Swann Network Broadcast Room on Keet (Link: https://tinyurl.com/3na6v839) Check out our awesome sponsors! HRF: The Human Rights Foundation is a nonpartisan, nonprofit organization that promotes and protects human rights globally, with a focus on closed societies. Subscribe to HRF's Financial Freedom Newsletter today. (Link: https://mailchi.mp/hrf.org/financial-freedom-newsletter) OFF: The Oslo Freedom Forum (OFF) is an international human rights conference series hosted and produced by the Human Rights Foundation (HRF). Bringing together the world's most engaging human rights advocates, journalists, artists, tech entrepreneurs, and world leaders, we aim to share their stories and brainstorm ways to expand freedom and unleash human potential across the globe. (Link: https://oslofreedomforum.com/) Pubky: Pubky is building the next web, a decentralized system designed to put control back in your hands. Escape censorship, algorithmic manipulation, and walled gardens by owning your identity and data. Explore the Pubky web and become the algorithm today. (Link: https://pubky...
- Senator Lummis Unveils Strategic Bitcoin Reserve Legislation: The BITCOIN Act https://www.nobsbitcoin.com/the-bitcoin-act-introduced/ - Tether Q2 2024 Report https://x.com/paoloardoino/status/1818677595858211185 - MARA Buys $100M Worth of Bitcoin, Reactivates 'Full HODL' Strategy https://www.nobsbitcoin.com/mara-buys-100m-worth-of-bitcoin/ - A Bitaxe Has Mined Block 853742 https://www.nobsbitcoin.com/a-bitaxe-has-found-a-block/ - Human Rights Foundation Story of the Week Russia | Introduces New & Repressive Digital Asset Laws Russia's Federal Assembly recently passed two new digital asset laws with significant implications for Russians' financial freedom. The first law legalizes cryptocurrency mining, and the second establishes an experimental framework for cross-border digital currency transactions. But these laws hint at troubling implications. While the first law permits mining, it confines it to mining entities registered with the Ministry of Digital Development and grants executive supervisory powers to the Central Bank of Russia. It also includes a ban on digital asset advertising. The second law, effective September 2024, mandates that all digital asset platforms obtain licenses from the central bank, which will oversee and collect detailed transaction data. HRF's nonprofit Bitcoin adoption lead, Anna Chekhovich, warns that these laws place Bitcoin miners and exchanges under the control of the Central Bank while monitoring and targeting activists and nonprofit organizations that rely on digital assets like Bitcoin. Putin is consolidating control over digital assets while undermining financial freedom in Russia and moving forward with central bank digital currencies (CBDCs). FinancialFreedomReport.org - Proton Launches Proton Wallet - A Self-Custody Bitcoin Wallet https://www.nobsbitcoin.com/proton-launches-proton-wallet-a-self-custody-bitcoin-wallet/ - Alby Hub: A One-Click Lightning Node Connected To All Your Bitcoin Apps https://www.nobsbitcoin.com/alby-hub-intro/ 0:00 - Hot Style Takeover 9:55 - Dashboard 15:00 - Bitaxe mined a block 18:20 - Riot Bitfarms 19:50 - Strategic bitcoin reserve 29:55 - Ross & US dumping rumors 34:50- Tether and macro talk 49:35 - HRF Story of the Week 52:30 - Boosts & why Trump was late 1:03:50 - Getting roasted by David Lucas 1:07:50 - Proton 1:14:10 - Satoshi Pacioli 1:15:20 - Alby Hub 1:20:40 - Fold goes public 1:23:50 - Baltic events 1:28:20 - Tennessee attorney general on Dispatch Shoutout to our sponsors: Unchained Capital https://unchained.com/concierge/ Coinkite https://coinkite.com/ TFTC Merch is Available: Shop Now https://merch.tftc.io/ Join the TFTC Movement: Main YT Channel https://www.youtube.com/c/TFTC21/videos Clips YT Channel https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCUQcW3jxfQfEUS8kqR5pJtQ Website https://tftc.io/ Twitter https://twitter.com/tftc21 Instagram https://www.instagram.com/tftc.io/ Follow Marty Bent: Twitter https://twitter.com/martybent Newsletter https://tftc.io/martys-bent/ Podcast https://tftc.io/podcasts/ Follow Odell: Twitter https://twitter.com/ODELL Newsletter https://tftc.io/the-sat-standard/ Podcast https://citadeldispatch.com/
- Arthur Hayes' Maelstrom Fund Launches Bitcoin Developer Grant Program https://www.nobsbitcoin.com/arthur-hayes-maelstrom-fund-launches-bitcoin-developer-grant-program/ - OpenSats Announces 5th Wave of Nostr Grants https://www.nobsbitcoin.com/opensats-announces-5th-wave-of-nostr-grants/ - Human RIghts Foundation Story of the Week Saudi Arabia | Sentences Teacher to 20 Years Over Tweets Saudi Arabia's counterterrorism tribunal sentenced Asaad al-Ghamdi, a 47-year-old teacher, to 20 years in prison for social media activity that challenged “the religion and justice of the King and Crown Prince.” Al-Ghamdi's posts included criticism of Vision 2030, a nationwide economic overhaul, and tweets mourning a deceased fellow activist, which resulted in law enforcement raiding his home at night and arresting him in front of his family. Al-Ghamdi was then held in solitary confinement for months and was refused proper care despite suffering from epilepsy. Similarly, his brother, Mohammed Al-Ghamdi, was convicted in 2023 over tweets linked to an anonymous Twitter account that criticized the regime's economic policies and called for the release of political prisoners. For this, he was sentenced to death. Both of these sentences are part of Saudi Arabia's repression of free expression and stifling of civil society, as evidenced by the regime going so far as to target dissidents' families to force compliance. HRF has called for the Al-Ghamdi brothers' immediate release and access to necessary medical care. FinancialFreedomReport.org - Nutsack v0.1: A Wallet That Lives in Nostr https://www.nobsbitcoin.com/nutsack-v0-1/ - Phoenix Android v2.3.4: Fixes & Improvements https://www.nobsbitcoin.com/phoenix-android-v2-3-4/ - Zeus Wallet v0.8.5 and v0.9.0-beta https://www.nobsbitcoin.com/zeus-wallet-v0-8-5-and-v0-9-0-beta-released/ :52 - Hot Style and air travel 9:29 - Trump shooting 18:57 - Stak 20:14 - Crowdstrike 25:53 - Dashboard 30:03 - Rumors of Trump's plans 35:18 - Arthur Hayes developer grant 40:47 - OpenSats Nostr grants 44:28 - Nostr https 46:24 - Nutsack 53:04 - HRF Story of the Week 56:59 - Boosts 1:02:39 - Very short software updates and further Hot Style shilling Shoutout to our sponsors: Unchained Capital https://unchained.com/concierge/ Coinkite https://coinkite.com/ TFTC Merch is Available: Shop Now https://merch.tftc.io/ Join the TFTC Movement: Main YT Channel https://www.youtube.com/c/TFTC21/videos Clips YT Channel https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCUQcW3jxfQfEUS8kqR5pJtQ Website https://tftc.io/ Twitter https://twitter.com/tftc21 Instagram https://www.instagram.com/tftc.io/ Follow Marty Bent: Twitter https://twitter.com/martybent Newsletter https://tftc.io/martys-bent/ Podcast https://tftc.io/podcasts/ Follow Odell: Twitter https://twitter.com/ODELL Newsletter https://tftc.io/the-sat-standard/ Podcast https://citadeldispatch.com/
Casey and Elisha are joined by Cato Institute policy analyst and HRF fellow Nick Anthony to talk about money, the world of central bank digital currencies, and how they pose significant risks to privacy, financial freedom, and markets. They also discuss which countries are the worst offenders so far and how you can track their devious ways.
Casey and Elisha discuss HRF's newest report, investigating the UAE's breathtaking political interference campaign in the U.S. From illicit lobbying efforts to massive donations to leading think tanks and universities, to even secretly hiring America's leading military officers, the UAE's political influence campaign is arguably bigger - and far more successful - than anything any other dictatorship has ever authored. Learn more: Read HRF's report - "Infiltrating America: How the United Arab Emirates Launched an Unprecedented Political Interference Campaign in the United States" https://hrf.org/reports/infiltrating-america-how-the-united-arab-emirates-launched-an-unprecedented-political-interference-campaign-in-the-united-states/
Join Host Spencer Nichols on another episode of Bitcoin Magazine X (Twitter) Spaces with Christian Keroles (CK), Director of Financial Freedom at the Human Rights Foundation. CK discusses the recent 2024 Oslo Freedom Forum and its focus on Bitcoin as a tool to preserve individual liberties and support the functioning of democratic institutions. Featured speakers included Jack Dorsey, Jack Mallers, Abubakar Nur Khalil, Craig Raw, Farida Nabourema and more. Plus, CK discusses HRF's support of the Open Source Contributors Ticket Program at Bitcoin 2024 to provide free tickets to contributors of open source development projects. Learn more about the Open Source Ticket program: https://bitcoin2024.b.tc/2024/opensource-ticket Join Bitcoin Magazine at Bitcoin 2024, July 25-27 in Nashville, TN! Get 10% off tickets with code "BM10": https://bm.b.tc/bitcoin-2024-tickets Host: Spencer Nichols (https://x.com/DeSpencer_) Guest: Christian Keroles (https://x.com/ck_SNARKs) Learn more about the Human Rights Foundation: https://x.com/HRF
Over the weekend, the Iranian Supreme Court overturned the death sentence of Toomaj Salehi, the Iranian hip-hop artist who was charged with "corruption on earth" for his defense of the "Women, Life, Freedom" movement. His friend and social media manager, Negin Niknaam, joins Casey and Elisha to talk about Salehi. he also brings a special message from him, obtained in secret, exclusively for Human Rights Foundation and podcast listeners. HRF's legal and programs officer, Claudia Bennett, also joins to talk about what's next in the judicial process.
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We talk about monetary maximalism, and whether everything is good for bitcoin with Christian Keroles of HRF. We discuss: Monetary maximalism: descriptive or prescriptive Bitcoin Spam Antifragility What bitcoiners are getting wrong on personal finance How 2023 played out with “ordinals” Not being used to winning Links: X: @ck_SNARKs Site: HRF.org Site: https://cbdctracker.hrf.org/home Sponsors: Swan.com (code LIVERA) CoinKite.com (code LIVERA) Mempool.space Stephan Livera links: Follow me on X: @stephanlivera Subscribe to the podcast Subscribe to Substack Timestamp/Chapters: 00:00 - Introduction 01:22 - Defining Monetary Maximalism 03:10 - Monetary Maximalism as an Observation 05:00 - Descriptive vs Prescriptive Monetary Maximalism 09:50 - The Debate on Ordinals and Spam 21:05 - The Nuisance Level of Spam 22:48 - What Are Most Bitcoiners Getting Wrong On Personal Finance 29:49 - The Emergence of Ordinals and Inscriptions 32:27 - Coinkite.com 33:28 - Swan.com 34:31 - Mempool.space 35:54 - The Umbrella Term of Ordinals 41:16 - The Fallout and Consequences of Bitcoin Developments 48:53 - The Strengthening of Bitcoin through Challenges 53:20 - The Debate on Filtering in Bitcoin 58:32 - The Emergence of Runes Protocol 01:02:13 - Bitcoin's Winning Streak 01:04:35 - Confusion and False Narratives 01:07:37 - The Base of Bitcoin: 21 Million Coins and HODL 01:08:37 - Closing Thoughts and Bitcoin Adoption
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