Best Michael McCormack Podcasts (2024)

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Bitcoin is Forever Money with Michael Saylor - WBD817 2:39:50

19d ago2:39:50

2:39:50

Michael Saylor is the CEO of MicroStrategy. In this interview, we discuss ossification, user rights, sovereignty, funding Bitcoin development, the political war over digital asset regulation, and the sly roundabout revolution. – Show notes: https://www.whatbitcoindid.com/podcast/bitcoin-is-forever-money This episode’s sponsors: IREN - Bitcoin Minin…

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Will Bitcoin End Central Banking? With Lyn Alden - WBD828 1:01:34

1h ago1:01:34

1:01:34

Lyn Alden is a macroeconomist and investment strategist. In this interview, we discuss the role of the Fed and central banks, fractional reserve vs free banking, how bitcoin could change these dynamics and if we should actually end the Federal Reserve System. – Show notes: https://www.whatbitcoindid.com/podcast/will-bitcoin-end-central-banking-lyn-…

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Episode 577: Looking for Closure: Managing simple excisions or wounds efficiently 37:12

19m ago37:12

37:12

In episode 577, Mike and James invite Jennifer Young to join us to go over all the evidence around how best to close punch biopsies, lacerations and incisions. We go over all the evidence for sutures (absorbable/nonabsorbable), skin glue, and tape. We look at cosmesis, patient satisfaction, and infection rates so have a listen and find out what we …

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Breaking Bitcoin with Casey Rodarmor - WBD827 1:26:28

1h ago1:26:28

1:26:28

Casey Rodarmor is a bitcoin developer and the creator of the ordinals, inscriptions, and runes protocols. In this interview, we discuss ordinal theory & inscriptions, the purpose of runes and why these projects have received so much backlash. – Show notes: https://www.whatbitcoindid.com/podcast/breaking-bitcoin-with-casey-rodarmor This episode’s sp…

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The Bitcoin White Pill with Marty Bent - WBD826 1:33:22

28m ago1:33:22

1:33:22

Marty Bent is a Venture Partner at Ten31 and founder of the Bitcoin-focused media company TFTC.io. In this interview, we discuss the state of corporate media, how the deep state is fighting bitcoin and the game theory of Bitcoin. – Show notes: https://www.whatbitcoindid.com/podcast/the-bitcoin-white-pill This episode’s sponsors: IREN - Bitcoin Mini…

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Erik Voorhees on Bitcoin & AI - WBD825 1:27:34

5h ago1:27:34

1:27:34

Erik Voorhees is the founder of Satoshi Dice, ShapeShift & Venice.ai. In this interview, we discuss the size and role of government, the growth of Bitcoin & how it can help restrain the power of the state as well as Venice AI and the future of artificial intelligence. – Show notes: https://www.whatbitcoindid.com/podcast/erik-voorhees-on-bitcoin-ai …

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The AI Threat to Freedom with Natalie Smolenski - WBD824 1:32:31

2d ago1:32:31

1:32:31

Natalie Smolenski founded and leads the Texas Bitcoin Foundation. In this interview, we discuss AI and its progression towards artificial general intelligence, the implications of AI in warfare, issues of censorship and governance, and the potential for misuse of AI in the future. – Show notes: https://www.whatbitcoindid.com/podcast/the-ai-threat-t…

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The Technocratic State with Derrick Broze - WBD823 1:51:48

6h ago1:51:48

1:51:48

Derrick Broze is an investigative journalist, author, documentary filmmaker, and activist. In this interview, we discuss Trump & Bitcoin, the Ross Ulbricht case, the rise of the technocratic state, surveillance & privacy and the AI digital arms race. – Show notes: https://www.whatbitcoindid.com/podcast/the-technocratic-state This episode’s sponsors…

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The Bitcoin Powered Revolution with Tuur Demeester - WBD822 1:33:14

7d ago1:33:14

1:33:14

Tuur Demeester is a Bitcoin investor and economist. In this interview, we discuss government corruption and the spending spiral, the creep of communism, the need to embrace volatility, if we can salvage democracy in a humble revolution, and why 2024 is the year of Bitcoin mass adoption. – Show notes: https://www.whatbitcoindid.com/podcast/the-bitco…

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Everything is Coming to Bitcoin with Zack Voell & Willem Schroe - WBD821 1:25:12

4d ago1:25:12

1:25:12

Zack Voell is the Director of Marketing and Communications at Botanix Labs and Willem Schroe is Co-Founder and CEO at Botanix Labs and the Inventor of the Spiderchain. In this interview, we discuss how and why Botanix are bringing an Ethereum Virtual Machine to Bitcoin, the culture clash and building on Bitcoin. – Show notes: https://www.whatbitcoi…

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Bitcoin’s Economic Incentives with Parker Lewis - WBD820 1:48:22

6d ago1:48:22

1:48:22

Parker Lewis is a Bitcoin writer and educator and Head of Business Development at Zaprite. In this interview, we discuss scaling self-sovereignty vs sound money, code-changes, covenants, and risks in the regulatory, ETF, mining, and social layers. – Show notes: https://www.whatbitcoindid.com/podcast/bitcoins-economic-incentives This episode’s spons…

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Episode 576: Acne – the evidence for antibiotics 26:03

7d ago26:03

26:03

In episode 576, James, Mike, and Jamie continue to review the evidence for acne treatments. In this podcast, we examine if antibiotics work and we find they do have an effect. Check out the podcast for all the numbers. Show notes Tools for Practice Facing the Evidence in Acne, Part II: Oral Antibiotics Tools for Practice Is less more with isotretin…

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Bitcoin Back on the Ballot with Avik Roy - WBD819 1:16:41

8d ago1:16:41

1:16:41

Avik Roy is president of the Foundation for Research on Equal Opportunity think tank and a policy Editor at Forbes. In this interview, we discuss why Trump is supporting Bitcoin & crypto, the power of the growing Bitcoin voter base, and the coming fight with regulators. – Show notes: https://www.whatbitcoindid.com/podcast/bitcoin-back-on-the-ballot…

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The Fight for Bitcoin with Ben Carman & Tony Giorgio - WBD818 1:35:39

10d ago1:35:39

1:35:39

Ben Carman is a co-founder of The Bitcoin Company and contributes to many projects in Bitcoin, and Tony Giorgio is the co-founder and CEO of Mutiny Wallet. In this interview, we discuss the regulatory pressures on bitcoin developers, fighting for inalienable rights, sovereignty and building a robust ecash future. – Show notes: https://www.whatbitco…

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Episode 575: Acne – the evidence for oral contraceptives and spironolactone 25:56

19d ago25:56

25:56

In episode 575, James and Mike invite Jamie Falk back to the podcast to help us sift through all the evidence for using oral contraceptives and spironolactone to treat acne. We find that they actually do work. We go over all the numbers for the benefits and harms. Have a listen. Show notes Tools for Practice Facing the Evidence in Acne, Part I: Ora…

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An Existential Threat to Bitcoin with Matt Corallo - WBD816 1:21:07

26d ago1:21:07

1:21:07

Matt Corallo is a Bitcoin Core developer and open-source engineer at Block/Spiral. In this interview, we discuss wallet software, money laundering, and government, decentralisation and privacy, Bitcoin’s big design challenges, and the path forward. – Show notes: https://www.whatbitcoindid.com/podcast/an-existential-threat-to-bitcoin This episode’…

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The Bitcoin Scammer Uncensored with Junseth - WBD815 1:59:35

18d ago1:59:35

1:59:35

Junseth is an OG Bitcoiner and the former co-host of Bitcoin Uncensored. In this show we dissect what started as a scam phishing call to Junseth and turned into an interview of the scammer, how people are vulnerable to scams, and how to protect yourself. – Show notes: https://www.whatbitcoindid.com/podcast/the-bitcoin-scammer-uncensored This episod…

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Bitcoin & AI Power Scarcity with Daniel Roberts - WBD814 1:06:50

21d ago1:06:50

1:06:50

Daniel Roberts is the co-founder of IREN. In this interview, we discuss surging demand vs power scarcity chokepoints, balance sheet strategies, changing AI & Bitcoin energy use narratives, mining in a bull-run and a multi-decade outlook. – Show notes: https://www.whatbitcoindid.com/podcast/bitcoin-ai-power-scarcity This episode’s sponsors: IREN - B…

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Bitcoin vs The Fiat Decline with Macro Alf - WBD813 1:06:06

23d ago1:06:06

1:06:06

Macro Alf is the founder of The Macro Compass, an investment strategy firm. In this interview, we discuss QE & debt in Japan, instability from artificial stability, if a recession is imminent, and the globally managed fiat decline. – Show notes: https://www.whatbitcoindid.com/podcast/bitcoin-vs-the-fiat-decline This episode’s sponsors: IREN - Bitco…

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Tom Hastings, Sam Keogh & Luisa Lorenzo Corna 45:36

1M ago45:36

45:36

Tom Hastings, Sam Keogh and Luisa Lorenzo Corna discuss the attempts to suppress political protest and artists’ voices in the light of the current war in Gaza.By Art Monthly

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How Bitcoin Changes the World with NVK - WBD812 1:08:39

25d ago1:08:39

1:08:39

NVK is the founder of Coinkite and a board member at OpenSats. In this interview, we discuss new incentives with increasing attacks on privacy, oppressive vs small government, market stoicism, and how entrepreneurs change the world. – Show notes: https://www.whatbitcoindid.com/podcast/how-bitcoin-changes-the-world-with-nvk This episode’s sponsors: …

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Episode 574: Any berry good solutions to preventing UTIs: Cranberries? 30:46

1M ago30:46

30:46

In episode 574, James and Mike invite Jennifer Young back to the podcast to help us yet again look at the evidence for cranberries and the prevention of UTI’s. Unfortunately, there is a problem with the evidence as there is a high risk-of-bias from potential publication bias, small studies, and unblinding. However, if we look past some of these bia…

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The Fiat Apocalypse with Lawrence Lepard & Quoth the Raven - WBD811 1:16:33

28d ago1:16:33

1:16:33

Lawrence Lepard is an Investment Manager and Austrian Economist and Quoth The Raven is an independent financial researcher. In this interview, we discuss how the dollar could fall, signals in the bond market, what central banks can do, and the debt spiral unwinding. – Show notes: https://www.whatbitcoindid.com/podcast/the-fiat-apocalypse This episo…

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The Power of Bitcoin with Gloria Zhao - WBD810 1:42:25

1M ago1:42:25

1:42:25

Gloria Zhao is a Bitcoin Core maintainer. In this interview, we discuss upgrading Bitcoin vs ossifying the protocol, ordinals and mempool “spam”, and the theory & ‘power’ of core developers. – Show notes: https://www.whatbitcoindid.com/podcast/the-power-of-bitcoin This episode’s sponsors: IREN - Bitcoin Mining. Done Sustainably. Swan Bitcoin - Inve…

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Nobody Understands Bitcoin with Jack Mallers, American HODL, Alex Thorn & Calle - WBD809 1:02:19

1M ago1:02:19

1:02:19

Jack Mallers is the Founder & CEO of Strike, American HODL is a Bitcoin Educator, Alex Thorn is the Head of Firmwide Research at Galaxy and Calle is a Bitcoin developer working on Cashu. In this interview, we discuss why no one understands Bitcoin, ETFs & centralisation threats and the importance of funding development. – Show notes: https://www.wh…

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Episode 35: From Kilrush Marina 58:39

1M ago58:39

58:39

Welcome back to this weeks show. This week I am coming to you from the beautiful Kilrush county Clare. I talk about our fallen heroes with many anniversaries falling this week and of course I play some cracking Irish music.By Michael McCormack

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Episode 573: Overcoming Resistance: Antipsychotics for difficult to treat depression 34:29

1M ago34:29

34:29

In episode 573, James and Mike invite Jamie Falk back to the podcast to help us simplify all the evidence around using antipsychotics for difficult to treat depression. They do seem to “work”, but you really need to know the numbers around what “work” means. At the end of the podcast, you will! Show notes 1) Tools for Practice Overcoming Resistance…

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Bitcoin Mining: A Paradigm Shift in Energy with Harry Sudock, Will Roberts, Erik Hersman, Thomas Pacchia, & Dennis Porter - WBD808 44:56

1M ago44:56

44:56

Harry Sudock is the Chief Strategy Officer at Griid, Will Roberts is the Co-CEO at IREN, Erik Hersman is the CEO of Gridless, Thomas Pacchia is a Board Member of Stronghold, & Dennis Porter is the CEO of Satoshi Action Fund. In this interview, they discuss bitcoin mining sustainability, accessing stranded energy and the halving. – Show notes: https…

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First They Came for Samourai with Seth for Privacy & Bitcoin Q+A - WBD807 1:13:00

1M ago1:13:00

1:13:00

Seth for Privacy is a privacy advocate and Head of Strategy and Marketing at Foundation and Bitcoin Q+A is a Bitcoin educator and Head of Customer Experience at Foundation. In this interview, we discuss the recent indictment against the founders of Samourai Wallet. – Show notes: https://www.whatbitcoindid.com/podcast/first-they-came-for-samourai Th…

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Bitcoin is Resistance Money with Andrew Bailey, Bradley Rettler, Craig Warmke, & Allen Farrington - WBD806 45:49

1M ago45:49

45:49

Andrew Bailey, Bradley Rettler and Craig Warmke are all professors of Philosophy, Allen Farrington is an investor and author of Bitcoin is Venice. In this interview, they discuss Bitcoin in academia, the Resistance Money thesis and the philosophy of money and Bitcoin. – Show notes: https://www.whatbitcoindid.com/podcast/bitcoin-is-resistance-money …

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How Bitcoin Wins with Lyn Alden, Natalie Brunell, Alex Thorn, Thomas Pacchia, & Christopher Gordon - WBD805 1:16:17

1M ago1:16:17

1:16:17

Lyn Alden is a macroeconomist, Natalie Brunell is the host of the Coin Stories Podcast, Alex Thorn is the Head of Firmwide Research at Galaxy, Thomas Pacchia is co-owner of Pubkey, and Christopher Gordon from Bridge2Bitcoin. In this interview, they discuss how Bitcoin wins, and the CheatCode for business. – Show notes: https://www.whatbitcoindid.co…

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Episode 34: No Eurovision for me 51:35

2M ago51:35

51:35

Welcome back to this weeks show. This week we hear new music from Fieldsy & "Shane for short" among many other great irish songs. I chat about the joys of 5 year olds birthdays nowadays, Celtic in the cup final and of course the Eurovision.By Michael McCormack

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Bitcoin & Human Rights with Alex Gladstein & Natalie Smolenski - WBD804 1:05:34

2M ago1:05:34

1:05:34

Alex Gladstein is the Chief Strategy Officer at the Human Rights Foundation and Natalie Smolenski founded and leads the Texas Bitcoin Foundation. In this interview, they discuss how Bitcoin is a cheat code for human rights, privacy, sovereignty and the reciprocal loss of trust. – Show notes: https://www.whatbitcoindid.com/podcast/bitcoin-human-righ…

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The Economics of Bitcoin with Lyn Alden, Preston Pysh, Allen Farrington, Max Hillebrand - WBD803 46:37

2M ago46:37

46:37

Lyn Alden is a macroeconomist, Preston Pysh is a founder of The Investor Podcast Network, Allen Farrington is the author of Bitcoin Is Venice & Max Hillebrand is an economist & entrepreneur. In this interview, they discuss Bitcoin vs fiat, inflation and why Bitcoin is the best money. – Show notes: https://www.whatbitcoindid.com/podcast/the-economic…

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A CheatCode for Payments with Natalie Brunell, Ben Arc, Calle, & Obi Nwosu - WBD802 46:18

2M ago46:18

46:18

In this episode, we have a panel from the recent CheatCode conference. This panel was titled A CheatCode for Payments, and was hosted by Natalie Brunell, with Calle (Cashu), Obi Nwosu (Fedi) & Ben Arc (LNBits). They discussed the past & present of Ecash, the power of lightning and the future of payments. – Show notes: https://www.whatbitcoindid.com…

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A Paradigm Shift in Money with American HODL, Preston Pysh, Harry Sudock & Jeff Booth - WBD801 1:03:50

2M ago1:03:50

1:03:50

In this interview, American HODL, Preston Pysh, Harry Sudock and Jeff Booth join us from the recent CheatCode conference. We discuss why bitcoin matters, the paradigm shift in money and the transition to a new system. – Show notes: https://www.whatbitcoindid.com/podcast/a-paradigm-shift-in-money This episode’s sponsors: IREN - Bitcoin Mining. Done …

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Episode 33: James McLean hates the......... 1:01:38

2M ago1:01:38

1:01:38

Welcome back to this weeks show. I talk about Wrexham getting promoted again, Celtic and the post split fixtures, my daughter Aoife turns 5 and I of course play the best in Irish music.By Michael McCormack

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The Bitcoin Value for Value Thesis with Oscar Merry - WBD800 1:16:46

2M ago1:16:46

1:16:46

Oscar Merry is the Founder of Fountain podcasts. In this interview, we discuss how the subscription model on the internet is changing and the power of value for value Bitcoin payments. – Show notes: https://www.whatbitcoindid.com/podcast/the-bitcoin-value-for-value-thesis This episode’s sponsors: IREN - Bitcoin Mining. Done Sustainably. Swan Bitcoi…

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Defeating the Regulators with Freddie New - WBD799 1:17:14

2M ago1:17:14

1:17:14

Freddie New is the Head of Policy at Bitcoin Policy UK. In this interview, we discuss current and proposed legislation affecting Bitcoin and why it often backfires, changing minds on Bitcoin, UK Bitcoin allies and how we win. – Show notes: https://www.whatbitcoindid.com/podcast/defeating-the-regulators This episode’s sponsors: IREN - Bitcoin Mining…

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Episode 32: It's raining, still. 49:00

2M ago49:00

49:00

Welcome back to this weeks show. I chat about our fantastic weather lately, all the cars I sold for pennies and I of course play some great Irish music.By Michael McCormack

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Why Bitcoin’s Design Fixes Money with Nicholas Bowick - WBD798 1:38:57

2M ago1:38:57

1:38:57

Nicholas Bowick is a systems engineer in the aerospace industry. In this interview, we discuss emergent behaviors in complex systems, positive and negative feedback loops and chaos vs systemic antifragility. – Show notes: https://www.whatbitcoindid.com/podcast/why-bitcoins-design-fixes-money This episode’s sponsors: IREN - Bitcoin Mining. Done Sust…

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Bob Dickinson 59:33

2M ago59:33

59:33

Bob Dickinson surveys the rise of authoritarian rule and charts feminist art practices that resist such forces.By Art Monthly

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The Ultimate Bitcoin Use Cases with Alex Gladstein - WBD797 1:17:17

2M ago1:17:17

1:17:17

Alex Gladstein is Chief Strategy Officer at the Human Rights Foundation. In this interview, we discuss the ultimate bitcoin use cases. How it is used in commerce, for freedom and how it fundamentally changes energy systems. – Show notes: https://www.whatbitcoindid.com/podcast/the-ultimate-bitcoin-use-cases This episode’s sponsors: IREN - Bitcoin Mi…

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Wall Street Embraces Bitcoin with James Lavish & Eric Yakes - WBD796 1:25:10

2M ago1:25:10

1:25:10

James Lavish is a macro analyst, and Eric Yakes is the author of The 7th Property. In this interview, we discuss Wall Street’s arrival into Bitcoin, why TradFi struggles to understand it and how Bitcoin is a new paradigm for investors. – Show notes: https://www.whatbitcoindid.com/podcast/wall-street-embraces-bitcoin This episode’s sponsors: IREN - …

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Episode 31: C'mon the Hoops 48:07

2M ago48:07

48:07

Welcome back to this weeks show, I as always play the very best in Irish music and talk about all things Celtic, in the build up to the Galsgow derby this weekend.By Michael McCormack

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Bitcoin - We’re Still Early with American HODL - WBD795 1:23:03

2M ago1:23:03

1:23:03

American HODL is an OG Bitcoin investor. In this interview, we discuss ordinals & ‘spam’, why bitcoin makes for a better world, if Wall Street will attempt to change Bitcoin and why we are still so, so early. – Show notes: https://www.whatbitcoindid.com/podcast/bitcoin-were-still-early This episode’s sponsors: IREN - Bitcoin Mining. Done Sustainabl…

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Why We Must Upgrade Bitcoin with Vortex - WBD794 1:13:58

2M ago1:13:58

1:13:58

Vortex is a developer and OG Bitcoin podcaster. In this interview, we look back at the blocksize wars, talk about the challenges upgrading Bitcoin, the dangers of ossification and get into covenants and LNHance. – Show notes: https://www.whatbitcoindid.com/podcast/why-we-must-upgrade-bitcoin This episode’s sponsors: IREN - Bitcoin Mining. Done Sust…

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How to Play the Money Game with Mark Moss - WBD793 1:37:27

3M ago1:37:27

1:37:27

Mark Moss is a serial entrepreneur, author, speaker and host of The Mark Moss Show. In this interview, we discuss how to play the game of money, using debt and inflation to your advantage and how to retire off Bitcoin. – Show notes: https://www.whatbitcoindid.com/podcast/how-to-play-the-money-game This episode’s sponsors: Iren - Bitcoin Mining. Don…

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Episode 30: Wear an Easter Lily 46:42

3M ago46:42

46:42

I am back after a break last week. I play some new Irish music releases and I talk about what I have been up to and more importantly about some pretty funny nicknames.By Michael McCormack

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The Battle for Bitcoin with Bitcoin Mechanic - WBD792 3:05:11

2M ago3:05:11

3:05:11

Bitcoin Mechanic is a Bitcoin educator and Chief Boiling Officer at OCEAN. In this interview, we discuss the issues with arbitrary data on the Bitcoin blockchain, if filters can work as well as OCEAN mining pool and the need for greater decentralisation in mining. – Show notes: https://www.whatbitcoindid.com/podcast/the-battle-for-bitcoin-with-bitc…

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