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This is the big one! Today, we put some Bitcoin (1,432,047 Satoshis to be precise) in the hands of kids. It’s theirs, they own it, and we don’t have any say in how they save it or spend it. I’ll not spoil the results here, but I do have some thankyous to give. The Artists and their Parents Bowdog Jr; Charlotte; Jasper; Evie; Harriet; Niels; Regan; …

We’ve always wanted to do an “Orange Pill Live” episode, to test our abilities in answering the questions of a precoiner and to see if (during the course of a podcast) we could convince someone to buy themselves their first Bitcoin. That was the intention of this episode, but in the time it’s taken us to schedule the pod with Bernie, he’d already g…

*** Get your first 3 months free with The Bitcoin Adviser when you use referral code "SECURE" at www.thebitcoinadviser.com/contact If you’ve not heard Peter Dunworth’s valuation model for Bitcoin (frankly, what are you doing with your life), go back and listen to episodes 70 and 77, but although he’s been spruiking it all over town and asking someo…

Jesse (@Jessenostr) is a cafe owner (Rise Mofo in Toukley) and former pastor based on the Central Coast in NSW, Australia. This one was an absolute pleasure to do. I hope you get as much from it as we did. We hope we offend you all at least once. Deal with it, it’s fine. We discuss: Emerging from the Bitcoin wilderness Was COVID the orange pill tip…

Jeremy Majid is the CEO of the Australian Bitcoin Industry Body www.bitcoinindustrybody.org.au whose mission statement is: “To serve as a voice for the Australian Bitcoin Industry. We welcome open and constructive dialogue with Government and Media and are available to assist with any and all Bitcoin related matters.” There will be sceptics amongst…

If you don’t know what they are, whatever you do, don’t look it up or listen to this podcast. There is no one that can segue from high voltage power transmission to upper decker’s and back quite like Daz Bea. Yes, what’s happening in our world right now is damn serious, but we all need to find the fun in it too and that’s why we keep asking Daz ont…

www.breez.technology has been around for a while, and to be honest I didn’t know much about it, so when Ivan reached out to have a chat it seemed like as good a time as any to start learning. Located in Sofia, Bulgaria, Ivan (@Nackoo2000) is the Chief of Staff (Chief of Stuff) and first non-developer to work for Breez. He’s my favourite type of bit…

Some would call it Karma. The more you try to do good, the more good seeks you out. We started the Kids Art Competition with a modest 200,000 Satoshi’s to give away and our fingers crossed, but at time of writing, that prize is now 1,222,047 sats. Cool, right (thanks to all the supporters). We also got an e-mail from Scott and Mallory Sibley, whose…

We start with a quick shill for the Australian Bitcoin Industry Body’s petition for the RBA to hold 2% of assets in Bitcoin. More details at: https://www.aph.gov.au/e-petitions/petition/EN5167 CLOSING DATE FOR SIGNATURES IS 12 JULY 2023. For more details, listen to this discussion with Dale and Jeremy on The Why Bitcoin Show: https://fountain.fm/ep…

We've had a lot of smart guests recently, which is great, but sometimes your brain needs a break and just needs to listen to Brendo (yeah ok...me too). In this pod we address all the low-brow issues of the day like: Brendo not washing for 5 years and wasting so many sats on fixing a shitcoin tiler’s mistake. How should we vett guests Family feuds T…

Anyone we’ve met in person will verify that my hair isn’t one of my strengths. Brendo would claim it’s one of his, but that’s a matter of opinion. So, you’d be forgiven for wondering what the hell we’re doing talking to a hairdresser on the podcast. Frankly, if you’d asked us a month ago if that would ever happen, I imagine a hearty laugh would hav…

Do you have a creative kid? Are you always talking about Bitcoin? Could they create a piece of art that is their interpretation of what it is you go on about all the time? To celebrate reaching 100 shows on the 2-Bit Idiots podcast, we’ve decided to run a Kids Art Competition and give away 50,000 sats to the winners in each age group. The Rules The…

While most of us spend years trying to convince our cousin/sibling/mum that we’re not crazy and that “it might make sense just to get some in case it catches on”, there are others among us that are operating at an altogether higher level. Samson Mow is one of those people. As the CEO of JAN3, he’s working on nation-state adoption and accelerating h…

It's like buses. You don't see one for ages and then 2 come along at once! But seriously, Christmas dinner at the Dunworth’s must be an interesting experience. Michael is the time travelling bitcoiner, that has locked Bitcoin in 2140 to ensure miners still have an incentive to mine even once the final block reward is issued. That’s a great story – …

Lurk on Twitter – Tick Attend a BushBash – Tick Wearing the Bitcoin Alive T-Shirt – Tick What next - Maybe it’s time for you to cross the ditch? We sit down Paul and Dan (2/3 of the Bit Kiwi movement) to find out exactly how things are in New Zealand (Paraparaumu) at grass roots level, the projects they are involved in and hear just how loose meetu…

Paul is a husband, dad, business owner and now bitcoiner, based in Victoria, Australia. We first met at a BitcoinBushBash (are you noticing a theme) in 2022, again at Bitcoin Alive in 2023 and now he joins us on the pod to tell his story. This one will resonate with business owner/operators who have had to navigate through a difficult few years, si…

We’re testing ourselves. We’ve been around this sausage-fest so long that we’re not sure if we can still talk to girls. But we outright refuse to do it for diVersiTY’s sake. Meritocracy in all things. And quite frankly, this young woman is way ahead of most of you guys. Once Brendo got passed his awkward giggling, we discuss: The Scottish accent be…

Bitcoin sends you off in directions you never dreamed you would go. In the next couple of weeks, I’ll be helping Roger at a woman’s wellness Bitcoin chocolate making session. A bunch of words I never thought I’d use in the same sentence! But here we are. Roger is first and foremost a lovely guy, but he also has a unique story...so let’s tell it: We…

We’re telling a story. We didn’t set out to tell a story – in fact we rarely set out with any coherent plan – but we’re telling a story, nonetheless. This is Owen’s story. He’s an Aussie with a background in organic farming certification. We first met at a Bitcoin Bush Bash in 2020, visited his farm in 2021 (Episode 22), spoke to him from his El Sa…

Are you home? Did you survive? A huge shout out to @lungdoge, @dylanhashmurray and Jess (the @BitcoinAlive team) for putting together a fantastic first Bitcoin Only conference for Australia. We’re yet to speak to someone who didn’t enjoy the day, and the opportunity it gave so many solid bitcoiners to be in the same city at the same time. Many of u…

It’s been all interviews the last little while, so we thought it was about time we burned our listener stats and did another Hats and Brendo. It’s largely inane waffle, but there’s some good stuff in there too, including: Why Brendo takes his shorts off in my house. Bitcoin Alive When: 15th April 2023 Where: The Roundhouse, Sydney Tickets: www.bitc…

(Pushing this one out quickly for those making the trek to Beechworth. Have a great weekend) Those of you that pay attention (or those that attended the last bush bash at Murrurundi) will recognise Dale from there, but for those that don’t, we wanted to have him on the pod to give us an insight into the incentives at play in shitcoin land, working …

PUBLIC SERVICE ANNOUNCEMENT: Please listen til the end as Pete will blow your tiny mind. We spoke with Pete just a few short weeks ago (EP70) about what high-net-worth clients think of Bitcoin. You liked him. Actually, you liked him a lot. A lot of you tuned in... thank you. We got nowhere near the end of that conversation, as we also wanted to tal…

There’s nothing a bitcoiner enjoys more than bursting a mainstream narrative. If we really are “bOiLinG tHE oCEans”, why is it that Simon and his colleagues at www.Stackr.co.nz are Bitcoin mining with renewable energy and providing stability to the electricity grid in New Zealand’s South Island. It really is a head scratcher, isn’t it. We talk to S…

Bitcoiners branching out into other industries is great, but what I really want to see is people in other industries adopting Bitcoin. I’m particularly keen for musicians, athletes and sports teams to figure this out (shout out to Perth Heat for leading by example). That's why I was very excited to discover Joe Martin. Joe is a singer-songwriter wh…

When: 15th April 2023 Where: The Roundhouse, Sydney Tickets: www.bitcoinalive.io Discount: 10% off with codes HATS or BRENDO at checkout With less than 6 weeks to go, we catch up with the boys from Bitcoin Alive (Chris and Dylan) to find out how the planning for Australia’s first big-scale, Bitcoin Only conference is going. When we last spoke in mi…

3 is the magic number. 4, and we talk all over each other (I’m probably the worst at it). But hey, we wanted to have a special guest and we got a special guest. We just didn’t count on the crickets! This episode contains the following ramble: Non-existent pods Sydney sleeping arrangements Diet and addictions Coals versus Gas Lake Tinaroo www.lookin…

I finally stepped out of Brendo’s shadow and did one of these interview thingies by myself. Turns out the tech side is way easier than he makes it sound! The problem though, is that Gary (Gaz) and I can talk the corn! I think it was 3 hours 53 minutes to be precise, but don’t worry we only recorded an hour or so. Gaz is as bullish on Bitcoin as the…

It’s easy to talk a big game. Backing it up is harder. However, what we’ve found over the last 7 years, is that the closer you align yourself with Bitcoin, the better things turn out. Look at all aspects of your life; health; work; relationships; family; education et al and apply the Bitcoin filter. Allow it to affect your decision making and voila…

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We tried to give away 111,000 sats but Terla hasn’t got in touch! Terla...are you out there? Call me. DM me. Swipe right. Anyway...Happy New Year bitcoiner. It’s good to be back. Just Brendo and I today talking shit and helping you pass the time until hyperbitcoinisation, or at least until next week when we have a really good guest. Seriously...nex…

The Bitcoin conversation in this one is minimal at best, but there are free sats to be won, so you might have to listen to find out if you’re the winner! Thanks to everyone that’s contributed to the podcast this year. Guests, listeners, boosters, sat streamers, trolls, people that gave us gifts, everyone at the bush bash and all the Twitter psychop…

The list of large-scale Bitcoin only events is growing all over the world, but we didn’t have one in Australia. Until now. Quick Links Twitter @BitcoinAlive @dylanhashmurray @lungdoge Website www.bitcoinalive.io Frustrated by the time and expense required to attend the conferences overseas, Chris, Dylan and Jess have decided to put that right. On S…

We live in the sticks. We’re happy living in the sticks. You couldn’t pay us enough (even sats!) to live in the city. The problem with living in the sticks, however, is that you may be the only bitcoiner. That was true until Brendo came along. 2 of us fighting the good fight. But...it turns out we weren’t even the first in our part of the sticks. E…

This is our light-hearted take on the Bitcoin Bush Bash in Murrurundi, NSW. It was just as expected. A few words that spring to mind: Welcoming. Old friends. New friends. Honest (sometimes brutally). Intellectually Stimulating. Steak. Beers. Art. Proof of Work. Growing. Committed. Humble. Curious. Family. Fun. That was our third and certainly not o…

It’s nearly Bush Bash time again, so here’s one for the road. On the agenda today: Welfare checks from your postman Weird questions Sugar is the biggest shitcoin Lightning node problems The friend that will tell you when you look like shit Why citadels won’t work Our favourite bush basher Are you prepared to not be liked Grayscale and Coinbase Proo…

Possibly our best work. Definitely Brendo’s. Other than Fly Ninja we cross off the latest big topics: The Albury Shushing Conference The FTX shitshow Solvency, Liquidity and Contagion Fiat term deposits are the same as staked shitcoins Bank runs Learning hard lessons Holding your own Bitcoin Giving hope to drain the hope Hitler Diversification Lean…

Bitcoin is a game of patience. Daniel has been here a while and has shown more patience than most. Founder of HardBlock.com.au – Australia's oldest Bitcoin only exchange – he's stayed true to his principles since finding Bitcoin in 2013. There have been hurdles and challenges along the way. Brendo and I sat down with him to hear his story and seek …

It’s great having new guests on to tell us how they found their way to Bitcoin or explaining what they are doing in the Bitcoin ecosystem, but it’s also interesting to follow a story and see the progress over time. Owen is an example of the latter. We first met at the OG Bitcoin Bush Bash in Murrurundi in 2020, then we travelled to his farm in nort…

Life’s been busy, but thanks for sticking around and waiting for us to put out another pod. Thanks also to Brisket and Daz for stepping up with some quality content while we were away. Reasons (excuses) and topics today include: Did we miss each other? Getting out of your bubble The Twitter detox Being scammed for billion-dollar notes in Zimbabwe H…

We’ve all got that friend that “can’t afford Bitcoin” or says, “it’s too risky”, right? Well, this episode is for them. Please forward it on to them and we’ll talk them through risk free and no cost ways to earn Bitcoin (sats). Links to all the ways discussed in this episode can be found at: www.bitcoin-first.com/earn (Fountain –Breez – Fold – Loll…

Hats is away and Brendo don't do show notes. Suffice to say, and as you'll hear, this was an easy ep to record... Pod Shout-outs https://twitter.com/modernTman https://twitter.com/dazbea1 https://twitter.com/BTCBrisket https://twitter.com/FossGregfoss www.2bitidiots.com

Even if we get Morpheus himself, these 2 will always be our favourite guests. Today, we welcome Itty and Bitty (our daughters) onto the pod to tell us what they know about Bitcoin, how annoying Bitcoin dads are and to give a kid's perspective on all these things we keep going on about. I think they surprised themselves with how much they know, and …

We were wrong. We keep doing pods with plebs from all over the world looking for how things are different where they are. And the answer is always...they’re not. Brendo even broke into “We Are the World” (sorry). This week it was our pleasure to chat with Abhilash Nair (Abi) from Hexa Wallet (hexawallet.io) the first product from BitHyve. A fully r…

We’re back where we belong. My dingy garage. But, we do have a piece of art on the wall now. It’s a $50 note that we’re calling “nostalgia”. No guest this week I’m afraid, just Brendo asking stupid questions and then humouring my ranting responses. We cover: Modern art. That banana. Remembering every person you’ve ever met Taking time off Twitter a…

I know, I know...we’ve been slack. More accurately, I’ve been slack, and Brendo’s been pulling his weight (I know right!). Feeble excuse given in the pod. Sorry. But we’re back, and you’ll be pleased to hear we have a guest. Meyrick kindly invited us on to his pod (Meyrick’s Dabbling Path) a month or so ago, and we decided to continue the conversat…

Let’s be honest. HODLing through a bear market is difficult. But you know what’s more difficult...coming in at the all-time high, and still HODLing. Rauri (twitter.com/RHodlr) is a relatively new bitcoiner (he’s just approaching his 1st anniversary), but he has a rock-solid conviction and we wanted to know where it comes from. We dig into the follo…

We’ve had a review...and it’s not good. To be fair, it was good for Brendo and shit for me. You can’t please all of the people all of the time. We’ll try to please some of the people some of the time. Other than our mediocrity, we discuss: Brendo’s best ever tweet First-hand experience of struggle and poverty Divergence of consumer debt and savings…

The quality of guests on the Australian Bitcoin Podcast hit a new low this week, so we thought we’d drop one at the same time, to go head-to-head with Justin. Hope this gives the bitcoiners heading home from Yeppoon some low-brow content after having your brain tested over the weekend. We discuss: What we’ll do with any boosts and streams Back to t…