Best Austrianeconomics Podcasts (2024)

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How Do You Retire on Bitcoin? With Morgen Rochard SLP593 1:00:14

2h ago1:00:14

1:00:14

Can you retire on Bitcoin savings? What do the numbers look like? Morgen Rochard, Founder and Lead Financial Planner of Origin Wealth Advisers joins me to explain: The 4% rule and how to modify it Being conservative in your planning CPI inflation being hard to predict Do you rebalance? Timestamps: (00:00) - Intro (01:03) - 4% rule, Bitcoin & FIRE (…

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The Fertility Crisis and Cultural Answers to it with Daniel Hess SLP592 1:14:53

43m ago1:14:53

1:14:53

The global fertility crisis is on with many western and developed nations below replacement fertility. Joining me to discuss this problem is Daniel Hess (aka @MoreBirths on X). Timestamps: (00:00) - Intro (00:54) - How bad is the global fertility crisis? (04:50) - Implications of low birth rate for future generations (09:54) - Causes for declining …

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Stable Channels with Tony Klausing (SLP591) 1:00:42

22m ago1:00:42

1:00:42

Even as bitcoiners, we can’t deny that there is demand for ‘stablecoins’ or some kind of stable value feature. Tony Klausing, bitcoin and lightning developer joins me to talk about Stable Channels. This approach to stable value is self custodial, P2P, and bitcoin-native. We talk about the benefits, trade offs and who this would be suitable for. Tim…

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The Bushido of Bitcoin with Aleksandar Svetski (SLP590) 1:06:53

5d ago1:06:53

1:06:53

Aleksandar Svetski (@SvetskiWrites) rejoins me to talk about his newest book, The Bushido of Bitcoin. We get into a discussion about: Anti-egalitarianismVirtuesWhy Bitcoiners should ‘stop being plebs’The ascend & descend of civilisationsImbibing warrior culture in BitcoinThe masses and the remnantTimestamps:(00:00) - Intro(00:41) - Who is ‘The Bush…

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Abundance, Generosity, and the State with Guido Hulsmann SLP589 1:09:26

6d ago1:09:26

1:09:26

Jörg Guido Hülsmann is a Senior Fellow of the Mises Institute, and he rejoins me to discuss his latest book on Abundance, Generosity and the State. Bitcoiners like to spell out a lot of the social and cultural problems in the world today, and Dr Hülsmann is one of the leading lights in showing how fiat currency and government intervention have caus…

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Why are Empty Blocks Happening with OrangeSurf from mempool.space (SLP588) 49:33

12d ago49:33

49:33

Why are some bitcoin blocks empty? Orange Surf from the mempool.space team joins me to explain his recent research report on this topic. We discuss: Why do empty blocks happen? Comparing empty block rates across mining pools Firmware and config differences Timestamps: (00:00) - Intro (00:44) - Orange Surf’s research report on empty blocks (02:02) -…

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Setting up Free Private Cities in South Asia with Art Finch (SLP587) 1:03:39

27d ago1:03:39

1:03:39

Art Finch is a South African-American Entrepreneur. Art has experience across South Asia and is interested in setting up Free Private Cities or Charter Cities. In this episode he shares his experiences in Bhutan and shares his theories on how Bitcoin and Free Private Cities can work together. Timestamps: (00:00) - Intro (01:28) - Art’s background &…

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Direct Held Bitcoin ETF with in kind redemption with Jeff Yew, CEO, Monochrome SLP586 55:58

1M ago55:58

55:58

While many debate the pros and cons of Bitcoin ETFs, joining us for this episode is Jeff Yew, CEO of Monochrome, doing a directly held Bitcoin ETF in Australia. We chat about the fees, the custody, the ethos, being able to contribute bitcoin or redeem bitcoin, institutional adoption and Bitcoin in Australia. Timestamps: (00:00) - Intro (00:53) - Mo…

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Set Your Business Up With Bitcoin Unit of Account with Luke Thibodeau, CFO of Prospera SLP585 59:25

23d ago59:25

59:25

You might have seen my earlier episode with Erick Brimen, CEO of Prospera, here’s the CFO of Prospera discussing the ability to use Bitcoin as a unit of account. We discuss: Life on Roatan Setting up a business Choose your own regulatory environment ZEDE law situation Bitcoin as unit of account Leaving Canada Timestamps: Links: https://prospera.hn/…

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Updates on Ark with Tiero SLP584 1:09:05

1M ago1:09:05

1:09:05

Tiero of Ark Labs joins me on the show to discuss the latest with Ark. We get into: How Ark has changed since initial proposal clARK - covenant-less ARK Trade offs to make clARK happen Which covenants would help vs what is ideal for Ark Ark on Liquid Capital requirements and costs Fiatcoins Nostr Timestamps: (00:00) - Intro (01:37) - What is Ark? E…

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Bitcoin Ossification Debate with Vijay Boyapati and Reardencode SLP583 1:22:48

1M ago1:22:48

1:22:48

The bitcoin ‘ossification’ debate continues with a discussion on the key considerations. What makes Bitcoin special? What improvements are necessary to retain sufficient decentralisation, if any? Vijay Boyapati and Brandon Black (aka reardencode) rejoin me for a special episode to discuss: What makes Bitcoin special? Defining ‘ossification’ How man…

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NVK on Bitcoin Ossification and Changes SLP582 58:19

1M ago58:19

58:19

NVK of Coinkite rejoins me to talk about attitudes on Bitcoin development and consensus changes. We discuss how “ossification” is commonly thrown around as a term, but maybe there is a better term. “Extreme conservatism”? We talk: What is ossification? What about bug fixes? What changes would NVK be interested in? How many people will use Bitcoin? …

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Bitcoin Seoul 2024 Interviews with Saifedean, Jimmy Song, Laolu, Obi, glozow and Calvin SLP581 1:09:25

2M ago1:09:25

1:09:25

I recently spoke at Bitcoin Seoul 2024 and here are some interviews with some of the speakers: Calvin Kim on utreexo Gloria Zhao on Bitcoin Core and mempool Laolu on Taproot Assets and covenants Saifedean on Central Banking and tax cattle Obi Nwosu on Fedi Jimmy Song on Bitcoin in Korea Timestamps: (00:00) - Calvin Kim on importance of Bitcoin conf…

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Bitcoin and MEV with Walt Smith SLP580 57:44

2M ago57:44

57:44

Walt Smith of cyber.fund joins me to discuss thoughts on MEV and where it may be going on Bitcoin. We discuss: Defining MEV 10 minute block time? Does it centralise Bitcoin? Suffering from success The approach on shitcoins and spam Timestamps: (00:00) - Intro (02:02) - Defining MEV (06:02) - Replace-by-fee (RBF) (11:01) - Concern regarding miner ce…

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Silent Payments: A Bitcoin username? With Josibake and Ruben Somsen SLP579 1:17:02

2M ago1:17:02

1:17:02

Silent Payments is a new approach to improving privacy and useability of Bitcoin. Imagine not needing to manually create new addresses? Josibake and Ruben Somsen join me to discuss some of the ins and outs of Silent Payments. We discuss: Silent Payments overview Contrast with other techniques such as BIP47 Light client support Stopping address re u…

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Bitaxe: The Open Source Bitcoin Miner with Skot - SLP578 1:05:32

2M ago1:05:32

1:05:32

Skot joins me to talk about his project to bring affordable, energy efficient, open source mining to home miners. We discuss: The current state of open source in bitcoin mining Bitaxe overview Why do people do this? Price and how to set one up Mining pools Decentralisation Links: X: @skot9000 Site: Bitaxe.org Sponsors: Swan.com (code LIVERA) CoinKi…

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Great Script Restoration with Rusty Russell SLP577 58:25

2M ago58:25

58:25

Rusty Russell rejoins me on the show to talk about a new idea for a bitcoin soft fork that hopefully avoids some of the ‘horse trading’ dynamic that existed amongst other proposals. Listen in to learn more about the different paradigm that Rusty introduces here, so that developers can build more functionality and efficiency in, hopefully so that mo…

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Payjoin Dev Kit for Bitcoin Privacy - Dan Gould SLP576 1:00:28

2M ago1:00:28

1:00:28

Dan Gould of the PayJoin Dev Kit (sponsored by Spiral and Opensats) joins me to discuss how Bitcoin privacy could be improved with more PayJoin adoption. What’s more, it might also benefit users in consolidating their wallets or potentially even fee savings. We discuss how this could be integrated into more bitcoin wallets. What is a PayJoin? How i…

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Core Scientific Exits Bankruptcy with Adam Sullivan SLP575 59:09

2M ago59:09

59:09

Adam Sullivan, CEO of Core Scientific joins me today as we chat about: Going through bankruptcy as a Bitcoin miner Debt financing Role of capital structure in mining What makes Core Scientific different? Centralisation of mining pools Fee dynamics going forward 2025 outlook on Mining Links: X: @_Adam_Sullivan1 Core Scientific: Corescientific.com Sp…

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Bitcoin Mining and Capital Structure with Rapha Zagury SLP574 1:29:06

2M ago1:29:06

1:29:06

Rapha Zagury, CIO of Swan and Head of Swan Mining rejoins me on the show to talk about a range of topics, from Brazil’s flooding, Bitcoin Mining, Capital Structure, as well as share some insights on speaking to TradFi professionals about Bitcoin. Links: X: @alphaazeta Site: Swan.com Site: Nakamotoportfolio.com Nakamoto Gauntlet: The Nakamoto Portfo…

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U.S. National Debt, it's worse than you think 27:04

3M ago27:04

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We hear about the national debt of 34 Trillion and this number and that but it's hard to really think about what those numbers mean. I break it all down in this podcast to a guy making 100k a year and put all those numbers in perspective. That guy making 100k a year would be $722k in debt and spending 127k in 2024 alone. It only gets worse and more…

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A Shift in Bitcoin Developer Thought? with Brandon Black (aka reardencode) SLP573 56:45

3M ago56:45

56:45

As you may know, at the recent Bitcoin++ conference, there was a ‘meeting of the minds’ and Brandon Black aka reardencode rejoins me on the show to discuss. We talk about: The state of various covenant proposals What has shifted now in thinking The promise of Great Script Restoration Could it have bad side effects? Doing good engineering Links: X: …

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Bitcoiners, Don’t Sleep on Nostr! - Miljan SLP572 1:16:37

3M ago1:16:37

1:16:37

Miljan from Primal joins me to talk about why Bitcoiners should not sleep on Nostr. We chat: Why he’s bullish on nostr What the experience is like nowadays Network effects for creators and devs Dealing with spam and sybil Why Openness is the killer feature Links: X: @mbraticevic Site: Primal.net Miljan’s Nostr npub: npub16c0nh3dnadzqpm76uctf5hqhe2l…

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What’s happening with JPY? - Peruvian Bull SLP571 1:06:26

3M ago1:06:26

1:06:26

Peruvian Bull, a macro writer and commentator joins me to explain what’s happening with the Japanese economy and how it all ties in with the dollar end game. We discuss: The impossible trinity for Japan Japanese government debt The global JPY carry trade The impact on the US financial system Links: X: @peruvian_bull Nostr: npub1xwmyzp64xx03kw9ecd7f…

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Then They Fight You? - Parker Lewis SLP570 1:13:15

3M ago1:13:15

1:13:15

Parker Lewis of Zaprite rejoins me on the show to discuss recent updates in the space and what’s happening with Zaprite and merchant adoption. “Then they fight you” ? Chilling Effect Zaprite Getting Bitcoin Payment Rails Ready Gradually, Then Suddenly Why hope should not be lost Links: X: @parkeralewis Site: Zaprite.com Get Parker’s Book: thesifhou…

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Why Bitcoin Should Not Ossify - Steve Lee SLP569 1:24:24

3M ago1:24:24

1:24:24

A lot of people talk about Bitcoin Ossification. Today Steve Lee, Lead @ Spiral rejoins me to expand on why this is the wrong idea. We also talk about the recent situation with bitcoin mining pool centralisation and what is driving it. Links: X: @moneyball AJ Town’s ‘Slow and Steady’ post mentioned: Earlier episode also mentioned: SLP433 : v2 P2P T…

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The System You Give Your Energy To - Jeff Booth SLP568 1:08:39

3M ago1:08:39

1:08:39

Jeff Booth, author, entrepreneur and founding partner of Ego Death Capital rejoins me on the show to talk about his bitcoin advocacy at various levels: Speaking to politicians about bitcoin The system you give energy to “Staying and fighting” in Canada vs supporting alternatives e.g. Madeira ‘Coincidental’ attack on Bitcoin? Links: X: @JeffBooth no…

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Bitcoin and Investing with Preston Pysh SLP567 1:12:37

3M ago1:12:37

1:12:37

How do you think about investing as a bitcoiner? Preston Pysh of TIP rejoins me on the show to talk about a range of related ideas: HODL vs invest in companies Microstrategy and other public companies VC and early stage investment Realistic investment hurdle rates Technical realities as bitcoin grows Links: X: @PrestonPysh TIP: theinvestorspodcast.…

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The cost to hack bitcoin hardware wallets with Dmitry Nedospasov SLP566 1:23:32

3M ago1:23:32

1:23:32

Dmitry Nedospasov is a PhD in Chip Security, also known for his hardware wallet exploits in 2018 with the wallet.fail talk. Dmitry joins me to talk about hardware security in the world of bitcoin and how it compares with hardware chip security in other domains. We discuss: The 2018 wallet.fail talk Bitcoin compared with other industries Realistic h…

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Great Consensus Clean up, MEVil and LN isn’t dead - Steve Lee and Matt Corallo SLP565 1:03:59

3M ago1:03:59

1:03:59

Steve Lee and Matt Corallo of Spiral rejoin me on the show to talk about a range of topics. Firstly we discuss the Great Consensus Clean Up which relates to fixing some long standing bugs in Bitcoin. Secondly we talk about MEV and why it’s the wrong term, instead we should be talking about MEVil and the implications for Bitcoin miner centralisation…

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Going Where You’re Treated Best and Nomad Capitalist Live 2024 with Andrew Henderson SLP564 58:45

3M ago58:45

58:45

Andrew Henderson rejoins me to discuss his story renouncing US citizenship, and whether the price was worth it. We discuss whether you should “stay and fight” as well as considerations relevant for Bitcoiners on pursuing their options in other countries. We also discuss Nomad Capitalist Live 2024, coming in KL Malaysia. Listen in to learn and stay …

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Revault, Liana, self custody and bitcoin inheritance with Kevin Loaec SLP563 1:14:52

4M ago1:14:52

1:14:52

Kevin Loaec of wizardsardine joins me to talk about bitcoin security and vaults. We get into a discussion about: Vaults and what’s possible today Timelocking and using them as part of self custody Inheritance scenarios Business use cases Covenant soft forks Links: X: @KLoaec X: @Wizardsardine X: @revaultdev Site: Wizardsardine Sponsors: Swan.com (c…

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Good Design Creates Trust - Bitcoin Design with Christoph Ono and Mogashni Naidoo SLP562 58:11

4M ago58:11

58:11

Have you wondered about the role design and UX plays in Bitcoin apps? Christoph and Mogashni join me from the Bitcoin Design Community to share insights on: What most people are getting wrong about design How you can leverage design principles in your bitcoin product Bitcoin specific design challenges Types of user Tools available by the Bitcoin De…

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US Government Fiscal Collapse Accelerates with Peter St Onge SLP561 1:13:29

4M ago1:13:29

1:13:29

Peter St Onge rejoins me on the show to share some insight into how bad the US government fiscal situation is getting. We talk: How much debt there is and what’s next here The impact on the people Japanese interest rates rising Japanese economic impacts AI and where the jobs will come from Bitcoin outlook Links: X: @profstonge Site: Profstonge.com …

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Tracking the new Bitcoin ETFs with Thomas Fahrer SLP560 1:06:51

4M ago1:06:51

1:06:51

Thomas Fahrer, co-founder of Apollo joins me to talk about the Bitcoin ETFs. We talk: Analysing the Bitcoin ETFs What further institutional adoption looks like How much capital could flow into Bitcoin The Bitcoin FOMO scenario Disagreements on the power law model MSTR and Bitcoin Links: X: @thomas_fahrer Site: Heyapollo.com Sponsors: Swan.com (code…

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How to Ride Through This Bitcoin Bull Cycle with Vijay Boyapati SLP559 1:09:51

4M ago1:09:51

1:09:51

My friend Vijay Boyapati (Author of the Bullish Case for Bitcoin, and part of the Swan team) rejoins me on the show to talk about HODLing, share his analysis on things, and offer some tips on how to HODL. We talk: What phase of the cycle we’re in HODLer psychology Does Bitcoin get captured? Is Bitcoin for Everyone? Self custody tech GBTC and Bankru…

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Mi Primer Bitcoin Goes International with John Dennehy SLP558 41:46

4M ago41:46

41:46

Mi Primer Bitcoin (My First Bitcoin) has grown since I last spoke with them on the show. John from the team rejoins me to talk about how things have developed. The team has now taught over 25,000 students in El Salvador and they are now expanding internationally. Links: X: @jdennehy_writes Site: Miprimerbitcoin.io SLP381 John Dennehy & Gloriana Sol…

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Swapping across Bitcoin, Lightning and Liquid with Kilian from Boltz.exchange SLP557 58:39

4M ago58:39

58:39

How do we interact with Bitcoin in a multi layer world? What cost savings and trade offs are necessary here? What even counts as a layer? Kilian from boltz.exchange joins me to talk about swapping across Bitcoin on-chain, Lightning and Liquid. We discuss: How swapping works What makes it atomic and non-custodial What counts as layer 2 Fee savings a…

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The First Bitcoin Circular Economy - Arnhem City Netherlands with Patrick van der Meijde SLP556 38:50

5M ago38:50

38:50

Patrick van der Meijde, founder of BitKassa and co founder Arnhem Bitcoin City joins me to talk about his experience with co-founding one of the earliest Bitcoin ‘circular economy’ communities in 2014. How he got started Taking payments pre-lightning Are there enough people spending? Resurgence in circular economies Adopting Bitcoin Arnhem City Lin…

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Bitcoin Atlantis 2024 interviews - Alden, Lavish, Strolight, Pouliot, Roose, Todd (SLP555) 1:31:35

5M ago1:31:35

1:31:35

While in Madeira for Bitcoin Atlantis, I did some interviews on a range of topics with Lyn Alden, James Lavish, Tomer Strolight, Francis Pouliot, Steven Roose and Peter Todd. We discussed: is Macro mid curve? USG debt Using analogies to teach bitcoin librerelay MEV concerns Self custodial and scaling Links: Lyn Alden X: @LynAldenContact Site: lynal…

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Bitcoin DLC Self Custodial Finance with Philipp Hoenisch of 10101 SLP554 1:04:54

5M ago1:04:54

1:04:54

What applications exist for Bitcoin self custodial finance? Philipp Hoenisch, founder of 10101 (pronounced ten-ten-one) joins me on the show to talk about bitcoin trading without counterparty risk. We discuss: DLC overview and basics DLC channels and lightning 10101 walkthrough “Funding rate” Synthetic stablecoins For individuals or business? Risks…

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The Future of Bitcoin Banking with Eric Yakes SLP553 1:08:04

5M ago1:08:04

1:08:04

Eric Yakes, author of The 7th Property, joins me to talk about the future of Bitcoin Banking, LN and ecash. We discuss: Chaumian mints and ecash Interaction with LN Credit markets in the future How does the system remain Full Reserve? Regulatory roadblocks Will there be a role for passive index funds? Links: X: @ericyakes axiombtc.capital/bank Site…

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EIA Attack on Bitcoin Miners Brian Morgenstern SLP552 46:55

5M ago46:55

46:55

Brian Morgenstern, Head of Public Policy of Riot Platforms joins me to talk about the latest attack on Bitcoin miners: Is Bitcoin mining a partisan issue? The EIA “Survey” Falsehoods on grid stability and emissions False Emergency What to do about it Links: X: @MorgensternNJ Thread https://twitter.com/MorgensternNJ/status/1754634147232977246 X: @TX…

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What’s Next for Bitcoin and Mutiny Wallet with Ben Carman SLP551 1:09:04

5M ago1:09:04

1:09:04

Ben Carman of Mutiny Wallet rejoins me on the show to talk about what’s coming next for Bitcoin. We talk about scaling Bitcoin and contrast the different mindsets, discuss different soft fork proposals and directions Bitcoin could go. We also talk about what impact covenants will have and the latest with Mutiny Wallet. Bitcoin’s biggest challenges …

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Dispelling False Narratives About Bitcoin with Daniel Batten SLP550 1:13:17

5M ago1:13:17

1:13:17

Do the lies about Bitcoin frustrate you? Join us in this episode as we discuss the ways to dispel and debunk some of the most egregious false climate narratives on Bitcoin with Daniel Batten, Managing Partner at CH4 Capital. We discuss: The biggest bitcoin climate myths Dishonest portrayal in the media “Per transaction” fake methodology Where Cambr…

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Is Everything Good For Bitcoin? with Christian Keroles SLP549 1:11:56

6M ago1:11:56

1:11:56

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 Si…

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Bitcoin Oasis 2024 interviews - Zucco, Rizzo, Dashjr, Prince Philip, De La Torre SLP548 1:14:04

6M ago1:14:04

1:14:04

We’re trying something a little different this episode! While at Bitcoin Oasis 2024 in Dubai I captured some short interviews with some speakers at the conference. We covered a wide range of topics ranging from Bitcoin Spam, to nation state adoption and honestly grappling with bitcoin user adoption trade offs. The speakers interviewed are: Alejandr…

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Big Changes in El Salvador with Mike Peterson SLP547 57:34

6M ago57:34

57:34

Mike Peterson from Bitcoin Beach El Zonte, El Salvador rejoins me on the show to give listeners some updates from El Salvador. Having a reduced crime rate and improved investment and tourism into the country has driven big changes! We talk: How things look a few years on from the Bitcoin Law Life on the ground in El Salvador How easy it is to move …

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2024 Lightning Wallet Overview with Anita Posch SLP546 1:04:53

6M ago1:04:53

1:04:53

Get an overview of lightning wallets in this episode with Anita Posch. Anita walks through what she found in testing self custodial lightning wallets under conditions of poor internet connectivity. We also talk about themes that came up at the recent Adopting Bitcoin Cape Town South Africa. On the ground insights Results of the self custodial walle…

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Bitcoin Life Insurance with Zac Townsend SLP545 1:11:06

6M ago1:11:06

1:11:06

What does Life Insurance look like when it’s all priced and done in Bitcoin? Zac Townsend (CEO and co-founder of Meanwhile) joins me on the show to talk about it. We discuss: Life insurance as a model Term or Whole life Bitcoin denomination Is it the next Celsius or BlockFi? Does it work under a deflationary Private credit fund Links: X: @ztownsend…

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