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Matthew Kratter's Bitcoin University
Matthew Kratter's Bitcoin University is an educational channel devoted to Bitcoin, financial freedom, and self-sovereignty.
Bitcoin Melting Down
Please help to support this channel's work:https://www.youtube.com/@Bitcoin_University/joinIn this video, I discuss Bitcoin's recent price meltdown, and the importance of keeping perspective: Bitcoin is still up over 130% for the year, and nothing has changed with its fundamentals.Bitcoin is always volatile, but you can expect increased volatility with the new Trump administration cutting government spending when debt/GDP is still so high.Either way, Bitcoin has no top, because fiat has no botto
Earning BTC Yield on USD Savings
Please help to support this channel's work:https://www.youtube.com/@Bitcoin_University/joinIn this video, I discuss how River makes it possible to earn BTC yield on a US dollar savings account.This is not a product that lends out your BTC for yield, but rather earns a fiat yield that accrues daily and is used to purchase BTC for your account that is paid monthly.I also discuss the folly of staking your BTC for yield, which you should probably never do (e.g. Celsius, BlockFi, Voyager, etc).Lots o
Is XRP Better Than Bitcoin?
Please help to support this channel's work:https://www.youtube.com/@Bitcoin_University/joinIn this video, I discuss the many differences between XRP and Bitcoin. XRP is the complete antithesis of Bitcoin. XRP is highly centralized, had a 100% premine, and the parent company Ripple is actively collaborating with governments to build CBDCs (central bank digital currencies) that can be used to enslave and control a population. XRP is anti-freedom money.By contrast, Bitcoin is freedom money.Trading
Bitcoin: Scarce, Useful, Valuable
Get advanced Bitcoin education here:https://www.bitcoinuniversity.com/joinIn this video, I discuss the interplay between Bitcoin's scarcity, its utility, and its valuation.Scarce things are not necessarily valuable, unless they are also useful. Bitcoin is an extremely useful monetary technology that allows anyone to exchange economic value with anyone else in the world, without needing to ask permission or involve a third party. Bitcoin is also useful, in that it doesn't require a bank account o
The Insane Bitcoin MSTR QQQ Feedback Loop
Please help to support this channel's work:https://www.youtube.com/@Bitcoin_University/joinIn this video, I discuss the feedback loop, where companies like MicroStrategy get added to stock market indices, which enables passive stock index flows to flow into BTC itself. As more companies add BTC to their balance sheets, it pumps BTC, which pumps the stocks of these companies, increasing their weightings in the indices, and thus leading to even more capital flowing into BTC.Expect other large publ
The Quantum Threat To Bitcoin
Please help to support this channel's work:https://www.youtube.com/@Bitcoin_University/joinIn this video, I discuss the quantum threat to Bitcoin.A really powerful quantum computer (which probably doesn't exist yet) could use Shor's algorithm (or other quantum algorithms) to reverse-engineer Bitcoin private keys from Bitcoin public keys, thus making it possible to steal someone'e Bitcoin.The solution is the creation of quantum-resistant Bitcoin addresses and then everyone moving their BTC from l
Roger Ver, Tucker, and Bitcoin
Please help to support this channel's work:https://www.youtube.com/@Bitcoin_University/joinIn this video, I discuss the recent Tucker interview with Roger Ver, early Bitcoin adopter and cheerleader for the failed B-Cash fork.Unfortunately, Tucker's ignorance about Bitcoin and Bitcoin history enables Roger to put forward a history of the blocksize wars that is simply not true. In addition, Roger has a checkered past, reassuring people that their coins were safe on Gox and endorsing scammers like
BlackRock, Bitcoin, FUD, and Forks
Please help to support this channel's work:https://www.youtube.com/@Bitcoin_University/joinIn this video, I answer more questions related to BlackRock and Bitcoin, including attacks on Bitcoin mining, node operator consensus, and exerting control over ASIC manufacturers. I conclude that there is no way for BlackRock to take control of Bitcoin. I finish the video discussing easy ways to profit from a Bitcoin hard fork, whether done by BlackRock or another hostile actor (like Roger Ver did with BC
BlackRock Taking Over Bitcoin?
Get advanced Bitcoin education here:https://www.bitcoinuniversity.com/joinIn this video, I discuss BlackRock's supposed plans to take over Bitcoin, by buying up Bitcoin mining companies, buying up lots of BTC, wielding influence over Bitcoin devs, and possibly even attempting to change the 21 million max supply cap. Fortunately, because Bitcoin runs on a proof of work consensus mechanism, owning more BTC does not give anyone more power over the protocol-- not even BlackRock.Not investment advice
Answering Your Bitcoin Questions
Get advanced Bitcoin education here:https://www.bitcoinuniversity.com/joinIn this video, I answer more listener questions about Bitcoin including:1) What happens if the electricity goes out? 2) Can you buy things with Bitcoin?3) Does Bitcoin still have value even though it's intangible?4) Can Bitcoin be copied?5) Does Bitcoin have a moat?6) Is Bitcoin like the tulip bubble?7) Can you price BTC in things other than the US dollar?8) Should you store your Bitcoin in one wallet, or many wallets?9) D
Correcting Common Bitcoin Misconceptions
Get advanced Bitcoin education here:https://www.bitcoinuniversity.com/joinIn this video, I examine common misconceptions about Bitcoin, by discussing the points raised in a thread by two people who are discussing Bitcoin hitting $100,000.I discuss whether Bitcoin is in a bubble, whether Bitcoin should be backed by gold or something else, and I also discuss how it is impossible "to miss the boat" when it comes to the opportunity to move your savings from a weak currency to a structurally stronger
Get On The Winning Team (Bitcoin)
Become a channel member:https://www.youtube.com/@Bitcoin_University/joinDonate to Open Sats:https://opensats.org/In this video, I discuss Bitcoin's move to $100,000 in the context of Bitcoin's global utility and price predictions from early cypherpunks like Hal Finney. Not investment advice! Consult a financial advisor.Bitcoin $100,000:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7ItceSk2D8k&ab_channel=BitcoinUniversityBitcoin competes as a protocol, not a company:https://x.com/mattkratter/status/18650069565
Bitcoin $100,000
Please help to support this channel's work:https://www.youtube.com/@Bitcoin_University/joinIn this video, I discuss Bitcoin hitting $100,000, and what it means for both Bitcoin and humanity's bright future. Not investment advice! Consult a financial advisor. My favorite Bitcoin dashboard:https://bitcoin.clarkmoody.com/dashboard/Peter Schiff was very wrong indeed:https://x.com/PeterSchiff/status/1192802503856984064Sat/dollar parity on the way:https://x.com/nvk/status/1864500984841384167Suddenly e
Satoshi's Genesis Wallet Breached?
Join Bitcoin University Premium:https://www.bitcoinuniversity.com/joinIn this video, I discuss whether Satoshi Nakamoto's "Genesis Wallet" is close to being breached, with the result that over 1 million BTC will be stolen and dumped on the market.My conclusion is that this particular "news item" is the result of a trolling post about Kentucky fried chicken. BIP-39 wallets did not even exist in Satoshi's active years.I conclude by discussing HD wallets, recovery seeds, xpubs, Bitcoin addresses, a
MicroStrategy and Convertible Arbitrage
Get my options trading course:https://www.trader.university/joinhttps://www.trader.university/courses/5627-learn-to-trade-options-like-a-proIn this video, I discuss how institutional investors are using MicroStrategy's convertible bonds in convertible arbitrage. The most common structure is to be long the convertible bonds and short the stock, in an effort to be delta neutral and profit mostly from gamma. Not investment advice! Consult a financial advisor.MSTR short interest:https://www.marketbe
MicroStrategy Leveraged ETFs (Danger)
Please help to support this channel's work:https://www.youtube.com/@Bitcoin_University/joinIn this video, I discuss the daily compounding effects that make it risky to hold leveraged ETFs for any longer period of time than intraday trading. There is also the risk that the ETF might not be able to get enough exposure for the next day, if MSTR experiences a volatile market close. In conclusion, leveraged ETFs are best used solely as intraday trading vehicles. If you hold them overnight or for mult
MicroStrategy Price Targets and Blowup Risk
Join Bitcoin University Premium:https://www.bitcoinuniversity.com/joinIn this video, I discuss various price targets for MicroStrategy's common stock, as well as what blowup risk might look like, if Bitcoin were to go down a lot and MSTR was forced to liquidate its BTC holdings in order to pay off bondholders. If BTC and MSTR rally a lot, this debt gets converted to equity, so I include this scenario as well, where shares outstanding increases. I also include a link to a spreadsheet that allows
MicroStrategy Deep Dive (Part 3: Convertible Bonds)
Get my paid options and trading courses:https://www.trader.university/joinhttps://www.trader.university/courses/5627-learn-to-trade-options-like-a-proIn this video, I discuss how MicroStrategy uses convertible bonds to raise more capital to buy BTC, as well as how convertible bonds work.Convertible bonds are a strange hybrid of stock and bond, and include an embedded call option that allows holders to convert the bond to shares of stock, if the underlying stock is trading above a certain strike
MicroStrategy Deep Dive (Part 2)
Get advanced Bitcoin education here:https://www.bitcoinuniversity.com/joinIn this video, part 2 of a series on MicroStrategy, I discuss how MSTR uses the mNAV premium to acquire more BTC by issuing shares-- without diluting existing shareholders, but rather increasing the number of BTC held per share. Not investment advice! Consult a financial advisor.MicroStrategy Deep Dive (Part 1):https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MrcZUWoGohI&ab_channel=BitcoinUniversityExamples of shares outstanding:https://yc
MicroStrategy Deep Dive (Part 1)
Please help to support this channel's work:https://www.youtube.com/@Bitcoin_University/joinIn this video, I discuss MicroStrategy's Bitcoin treasury reserve asset strategy by beginning to go over the basics of raising cash through company operations, debt financing, and equity financing. I discuss the risks of too much debt, as well as the risks from too much shareholder dilution from issuing new shares.MicroStrategy's current valuation is baking in the market's beliefs that BTC will continue to
Should You Buy Bitcoin, or Bitcoin Stocks?
Get advanced Bitcoin education here:https://www.bitcoinuniversity.com/joinIn this video, I discuss the tradeoffs between holding a bearer asset like BTC, and holding stocks. I also examine Bitcoin mining stocks (like RIOT and MARA) and spot Bitcoin ETFs like IBIT.In a fragile financial system in the late stages of a sovereign debt crisis, I prefer bearer assets over all other assets that have counter-party risk or that must be held by others for you. Not investment advice! Consult a financial ad
Too Late To Buy Bitcoin?
Get advanced Bitcoin education here:https://www.bitcoinuniversity.com/joinIn this video, I discuss the common regrets that many Bitcoiners have about not having stacked enough sats, as well as indicators that we are still very early to this game:1) You're still the weirdo at the party if you bring up Bitcoin2) Your neighbors don't own any Bitcoin3) No one at work owns any Bitcoin4) Your financial advisor is still unsure about Bitcoin5) Microsoft, Apple, Meta, Google, Amazon still own zero Bitcoi
Did Satoshi Understand "Store of Value"?
Get channel emojis and extra videos:https://www.youtube.com/@Bitcoin_University/joinIn this video, I discuss whether Satoshi understood money's function as a "store of value." I also discuss the common critique that Bitcoin has failed as a medium of exchange.The monetary functions of "store of value" and "medium of exchange" are conjoined at the hip, and cannot be understood apart from one another. Not investment advice! Consult a financial advisor.Praxeologically, "medium of exchange" is define
Bitcoin Address Reuse (Danger)
Learn how to buy non-KYC Bitcoin:https://www.bitcoinuniversity.com/joinIn this video, I discuss the problems associated with reusing Bitcoin addresses. Not only does it hurt your own privacy and the privacy of everyone else on the Bitcoin network, reusing Bitcoin addresses could also leave your BTC vulnerable to a quantum attack in the future.Always use a fresh Bitcoin address whenever you receive Bitcoin!I also discuss the differences between the UTXO model (used by Bitcoin) and the account mod
Is Bitcoin Completely Worthless?
Please help to support this channel's work:https://www.youtube.com/@Bitcoin_University/joinIn this video, I discuss James Baxter-Derrington's article "Whine all you want, Bitcoin is still worthless," as well as James Ball's article "Thanks to Trump, Bitcoin is booming."Both articles are full of misinformation and outright howlers. While James and James believe that Bitcoin is useless and should be valued at zero, the global free market is valuing Bitcoin at $1.7 trillion. Could it be possible th
Toxic Bitcoin Saturday
Click here to get a channel membership:https://www.youtube.com/@Bitcoin_University/joinhttps://www.youtube.com/@Bitcoin_University/membershipIn this latest edition of "Toxic Bitcoin Saturday," I discuss the latest Bitcoin news, answer viewer questions, and observe with a mixture of quiet sorrow and schadenfreude the plight of shipcoiners, nocoiners, and fiat maxis everywhere. Not investment advice! Consult a financial advisor.Vitalik dancing and singing:https://x.com/0xBawar/status/1856171536581
Too Late To Buy Bitcoin?
Please help to support this channel's work:https://www.youtube.com/@Bitcoin_University/joinIn this video, I answer the question: is it too late to buy Bitcoin? I conclude that Bitcoin has no top, because fiat has no bottom. It's going up forever, Laura.Not investment advice! Consult a financial advisor.My favorite Bitcoin dashboard:https://bitcoin.clarkmoody.com/dashboard/Dave Portnoy thinks that he missed out on Bitcoin:https://x.com/stoolpresidente/status/1856346179212034195Saylor is still buy
Next Crypto To Flip Bitcoin?
Get a Bitcoin University channel membership:https://www.youtube.com/@Bitcoin_University/joinIn this video, I discuss the failure of Hedera (HBAR), as well as why it's impossible for a new cryptocurrency to flip Bitcoin. Bitcoin's immaculate conception and slow, organic, spontaneous monetization makes it the best neutral money for the world.No other crypto has done this, and no other crypto ever will.Now that the cat is out of the bag, it's impossible to launch your own coin in a neutral, anonymo
Bitcoin Eating The World
Please help to support this channel's work:https://www.youtube.com/@Bitcoin_University/joinIn this video, I discuss how Bitcoin continues to move up the list of major global assets and flip them. Silver is about to be permanently flipped, and then Bitcoin will continue on to dethrone the Big Tech stocks and then gold, and finally other stores of value like bonds and real estate.Bitcoin is eating the world. You might want to get some Bitcoin before it destroys your favorite investment asset.Not i
Bitcoin $81,000
Get advanced Bitcoin education:https://www.bitcoinuniversity.com/joinIn this video, I discuss Bitcoin's price hitting new highs, nation-state adoption of Bitcoin, and what Bitcoin's critics got wrong.Bitcoin is the single best monetary asset in the world. There is no second best. The game theory suggests that Bitcoin is going to end up on every single balance sheet in the world:FamiliesChurches, charities, etcCorporationsEndowmentsPensionsCentral banksNation-statesThere's been a huge sea-change
Will Trump End The Income Tax?
Get extra videos and channel emojis:https://www.youtube.com/@Bitcoin_University/joinJoin Bitcoin University Premium:https://www.bitcoinuniversity.com/joinIn this video, I discuss the tradeoffs when it comes to the income tax vs. tariffs. While tariffs do interfere with free trade, adding tariffs while eliminating the income tax would incentivize a much smaller federal government-- one which was not so dependent on surveillance and violating the privacy of Americans in order to collect tax revenu
Bitcoin, Trump, and the US Exit Tax
Learn how to buy non-KYC Bitcoin:https://www.bitcoinuniversity.com/joinIn this video, I discuss how the US exit tax works, and how it will eventually ensnare all American Bitcoiners, thanks to a combination of tax hikes, hyperinflation, and tax bracket creep.The best solution is for President Trump to work closely with Congress and to abolish both the US exit tax and any capital gains taxes on Bitcoin. Bitcoin is money, and so should not be taxed when spent for goods and services. Not investment
First American Bitcoin President
Please help to support this channel's work:https://www.youtube.com/@Bitcoin_University/joinIn this video, I discuss President Trump's reelection as America's first Bitcoin president, as well as what I expect from his second term and its implications for Bitcoin. Not investment advice! Consult a financial advisor.America Unburdens Itself From What Has Been:https://x.com/TheBabylonBee/status/1854047850881040733Witches Report Their Spells Against Trump Aren't Working: 'He Has a Shield':https://cbn.
Is Wall Street Ruining Bitcoin?
Get advanced Bitcoin education here:https://www.bitcoinuniversity.com/joinIn this video, I discuss why more Bitcoin adoption by Wall Street and other institutions is a good thing. If we wish to achieve hyperbitcoinization, that means that households, corporations, Wall Street firms, pensions, endowments, nation-states, and central banks will all be users and holders of Bitcoin.Bitcoin ETFs and Bitcoin derivatives contribute to "market completeness" and increase the informational efficiency of th
Life, Liberty, and Peanut the Squirrel
Please help to support this channel's work:https://www.youtube.com/@Bitcoin_University/joinIn this video, I discuss the lessons that can be learned about government bureaucracy, tyranny, and violence from the Peanut the Squirrel tragedy.Some lessons learned:1) Governments are incompetent2) Governments have a institutional bias towards meddling, and saying no3) Licenses are yet another layer of taxation, surveillance, coercion, and control Governments are always euthanizing innocent people and an
Fixing Bitcoin Mining Centralization (DATUM)
Get Bitcoin University Premium here:https://www.bitcoinuniversity.com/joinIn this video, I discuss the problem of Bitcoin mining centralization when it comes to block template construction-- and how OCEAN has come up with an exciting new solution in the form of DATUM, which returns control of block template construction to the individual miner. Not investment advice! Consult a financial advisor.View the Bitcoin blockchain here:https://mempool.space/An example of a Bitcoin mining rig (ASIC):https
How To Prove That You're Satoshi
Please help to support this channel's work:https://www.youtube.com/@Bitcoin_University/joinIn this video, I discuss how to prove that you control the private keys to a particular Bitcoin address by signing a message with those private keys. To verify control, an external party only needs your Bitcoin address, the message, and the signature.I demonstrate how to do this using the Sparrow Wallet and an external verification tool.The next time someone claims to be Satoshi, ask them to sign a message
Toxic Bitcoin Thursday (What?)
Please help to support this channel's work:https://www.youtube.com/@Bitcoin_University/joinIn this video, I present a rare version of "Toxic Bitcoin Thursday" in honor of Bitcoin Whitepaper Day. I answer questions, cover some Bitcoin news that you may have missed, as well as poke some fun at nocoiners and shipcoiners.Not investment advice! Consult a financial advisor.Bitcoin Whitepaper Day:https://x.com/BTC_Archive/status/1851905848630546682Never trust an economist for investment advice:https://
Buy A House, or Bitcoin Instead?
Please help to support this channel's work:https://www.youtube.com/@Bitcoin_University/joinIn this video, I discuss the trade-offs between owning Bitcoin, a primary residence, and investment properties. As a digital asset, Bitcoin is a much better store of value than real world assets like real estate that are subject to entropy and require substantial infusions of cash for things like maintenance, insurance, property taxes, security, etc.Bitcoin is obviously more portable and unconfiscatable as
Bitcoin $71,000
Learn how to buy non-KYC Bitcoin:https://www.bitcoinuniversity.com/joinIn this video, I discuss Bitcoin hitting $71,000 as well as some of the fundamental drivers, including spot Bitcoin ETF flows and BRICs countries mining Bitcoin. It's surprising that this rally is taking place against the backdrop of rising interest rates, as well as disinterested investor sentiment. This suggests that the real melt-up phase is still ahead.Not investment advice! Consult a financial advisor.My favorite Bitcoin
Microsoft About To Buy Bitcoin?
Please help to support this channel's work:https://www.youtube.com/@Bitcoin_University/joinIn this video, I discuss the latest shareholder proposal for Microsoft to consider putting Bitcoin on their balance sheet.In less than 10 years, every single company in the S&P 500 will have some Bitcoin on its balance sheet. Those that don't simply won't be able to compete, and will be forced out of the index by their competition.Bitcoin is the superior savings asset for households, corporations, endowmen
Shut The Exits, Boil The Frogs (They Know)
Join Bitcoin University Premium:https://www.bitcoinuniversity.com/joinIn this video, I discuss the Minneapolis Fed paper on the obstacle that Bitcoin poses to out-of-control government deficit spending. This paper provides the theoretical foundation for Bitcoin bans and high taxes on Bitcoin.The financial backdrop to this drama is the ongoing sovereign debt crisis, in which US debt dwarfs the size of the real economy, and thus can never be serviced or paid off without the assistance of Fed money
Why Bitcoin Self-Custody Matters
Get advanced Bitcoin education here:https://www.bitcoinuniversity.com/In this video, I discuss why self-custody (holding your own Bitcoin private keys and running a Bitcoin node) is important both for Bitcoiners themselves, as well as for the Bitcoin ecosystem as a whole.Self-custody teaches people how to be adults when it comes to their money. By contrast, fiat money is all about asking for permission to send a transaction, or help reversing a transaction.Self-custody leads to more decentraliza
Michael Saylor and Bitcoin Self-Custody
Please help to support this channel's work:https://www.youtube.com/@Bitcoin_University/joinIn this video, I discuss the recent controversial interview with Michael Saylor in which he talks about self-custody, Executive Order 6102, and "paranoid crypto anarchists." Not investment advice! Consult a financial advisor. The Bitcoin revolution & risks with Michael Saylor (Part Two):https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DevkAbG1mGc&ab_channel=MarketswithMadisonExecutive Order 6102 prosecutions:https://en.wik
Bitcoin Going To $10 Million (ECB)
Please help to support this channel's work:https://www.youtube.com/@Bitcoin_University/joinIn this video, I discuss how the European Central Bank (ECB) believes that it is possible that Bitcoin rises to $10 million per coin and beyond.In order to prevent this from happening, the ECB and fiat totalitarian politicians want to try to stop people from opting into a fair, neutral voluntary system like Bitcoin.Anyone could have bought or received free Bitcoin (from Bitcoin faucets) over the past 15 ye
ECB Attack On Bitcoin
Get advanced Bitcoin education here:https://www.bitcoinuniversity.com/joinIn this video, I discuss the recent ECB paper "The Distributional Consequences of Bitcoin," in the context of the poor policy decisions made by EU bureaucrats over the past 2 decades.The Euro has lost 90% of its purchasing power since inception (measured against gold), and yet the ECB seems to have a complete lack of self-awareness and self-reflection."Bitcoin has no top, because fiat has no bottom." This suggests that the
Bitcoin and the Subtle Art of Persuasion
Download the full presentation here:https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1DCAKKC61iP06aWarZDyySkCFaqXFpE4RVGawDwO-jfM/edit?usp=sharingPlease help to support this channel's work:https://www.youtube.com/@Bitcoin_University/joinIn this video, I discuss the best ways to talk about Bitcoin with nocoiners/nevercoiners, precoiners, shipcoiners, NPCs, and serious inquirers.One of the best tools in our evangelism tool box remains memes, which allow one to communicate a lot of information in a compact f
Buy The Top 10 Cryptos?
Join Bitcoin University Premium:https://www.bitcoinuniversity.com/joinWatch all of my videos on YouTube:https://www.youtube.com/@Bitcoin_University/videosIn this video, I discuss the top 10 cryptocurrencies by market cap, as well as the effectiveness of diversification in the crypto space.I conclude that when you diversify in crypto, you are fishing in a pool full of filthy, disgusting, deformed fish-- which means that your diversification is actually "deworsification." Not investment advice! Co
Debunking Common Bitcoin Myths
Please help to support this channel's work:https://www.youtube.com/@Bitcoin_University/joinIn this video, I debunk some common Bitcoin myths surrounding its block time, smart contracts, its status as a purely speculative asset, etc.I also talk about why it's a really bad idea to try to trade altcoins in an effort to end up with more Bitcoin. Not investment advice! Consult a financial advisor.My exchange with ShipcoinMillionaire:https://x.com/SHTCoinMilli/status/1845542021915926866Using Bitcoin
Is Bitcoin Used Mostly By Criminals?
Please help to support this channel's work:https://www.youtube.com/@Bitcoin_University/joinIn this video, I discuss whether Bitcoin is used mostly by criminals.I conclude that it is not. The US dollar and big banks remain the best way for large actors to carry out criminal activity, unfortunately.After running the numbers, I conclude that Elizabeth Warren is much more of a Native American than Bitcoin is a tool used by criminals. Like the US dollar, Warren is also a tool that is used by criminal
Introducing Proof of Stake Bitcoin
Join Bitcoin University Premium:https://www.bitcoinuniversity.com/joinIn this video, I discuss the differences between proof of work and proof of stake as consensus mechanisms. I also recount the history of Ethereum moving to proof of stake, as well as a less well-known proof of stake version of Bitcoin called BitcoinPoS.Proof of work remains the fairest and most thermodynamically sound way to anchor money to the real world of physics and energy, while proof of stake just recreates the fiat syst
Satoshi Nakamoto Finally Unmasked?
Please help to support this channel's work:https://www.youtube.com/@Bitcoin_University/joinIn this video, I discuss the new HBO documentary "Money Electric: The Bitcoin Mystery," as well as the evidence that Peter Todd is Satoshi. Not investment advice! Consult a financial advisor.Money Electric:https://www.hbo.com/movies/money-electric-the-bitcoin-mysteryPicture of the young Adam Back:https://x.com/PlanBpassport/status/1843826577068700106/photo/1"I'm not Satoshi":https://x.com/peterktodd/status
Is Bitcoin Protected As Free Speech?
Please help to support this channel's work:https://www.youtube.com/@Bitcoin_University/joinIn this video, I discuss whether Bitcoin is protected in the US under the First Amendment as free speech, in the context of the 1990's Crypto-Wars, as well as the ongoing developments in the Tornado Cash mixer case.In doing so, I focus on Ross Stevens' excellent paper "Bitcoin's Protection Under The First Amendment." Not investment advice! Consult a financial advisor.Bitcoin, The IMF, and El Salvador:https
Bitcoin, Dictators, and Decentralized Government
Please help to support this channel's work:https://www.youtube.com/@Bitcoin_University/joinFollow me on Nostr:https://primal.net/p/npub1s33sw6y2p8kpz2t8avz5feu2n6yvfr6swykrnm2frletd7spnt5qew252pIn this video, I discuss the pros and cons of monarchies vs. more decentralized systems like the one designed by the American Founding Fathers.Monarchies can be more effective and less messy over the short term, but less robust when it comes to succession plans and the possibility of civil war.Freedom tec
Bitcoin, The IMF, and El Salvador
Get advanced Bitcoin education here:https://www.bitcoinuniversity.com/In this video, I discuss how the IMF and the World Bank work together to extract capital and resources from poorer countries and cause them to flow to richer countries, all under the guise of global altruism.Fortunately, El Salvador has discovered an alternate path using Bitcoin. Hopefully more and more countries follow El Salvador's path, instead of being exploited by the world's biggest international loan sharks. Not investm
Bitcoin Proof of Reserves
Please help to support this channel's work:https://www.youtube.com/@Bitcoin_University/joinIn this video, I discuss why proof of reserves is so important for Bitcoin, and how River is a leader in pioneering this movement.Not investment advice! Consult a financial advisor.FTX missing $1.5 billion worth of Bitcoin:https://x.com/DzambhalaHODL/status/1633193693774585856/photo/1Why proof of reserves is so important to the ecosystem:https://x.com/Leishman/status/1839800080016040125How much Bitcoin on
Vote Trump, Free Ross
Please help to support this channel's work:https://www.youtube.com/@Bitcoin_University/joinIn this video, I discuss why I am voting for Donald Trump for president in the November 2024 election.Harris and Walz are constantly attacking basic protections that Americans have, like the First, Second, and Fourth Amendments.The main reason that Trump has my support is this: he has promised to free Ross Ulbricht on day 1 of his presidency. Not investment advice! Consult a financial advisor.Beavis and B
Bitcoin, Metals, and Monetary Premiums
Please help to support this channel's work:https://www.youtube.com/@Bitcoin_University/joinIn this video, I discuss why platinum has never replaced gold as money, as well as why new cryptos have never replaced Bitcoin.I also discuss how stock to flow is related to an asset's ability to be a good store of value, as well as why the best money would have no industrial usage and be comprised entirely of a monetary premium. Not investment advice! Consult a financial advisor.Top global assets by marke
Bitcoin White Paper Fundamentalists
Get advanced Bitcoin education here:https://www.bitcoinuniversity.com/In this video, I discuss Bitcoin white paper fundamentalists-- people who believe that all aspects or uses of Bitcoin are only valid if they are explicitly mentioned in the original Bitcoin white paper.These people never allow for Satoshi changing his mind on matters, or for the ability for anyone to use Bitcoin in a manner that they choose.Bitcoin is already a medium of exchange, because people are choosing to use it as a sto
Shipcoiners Just Don't Get It
Please help support this channel's work:https://www.youtube.com/@Bitcoin_University/joinIn this video, I answer viewer questions and also discuss common misconceptions held by altcoiners who think that they can outperform holding Bitcoin. Not investment advice! Consult a financial advisor.Bitcoin: The Carrot And The Stick:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Krqmv5P6mr0&ab_channel=BitcoinUniversityBitcoin DCA calculator:https://dcabtc.com/I am not being paid or otherwise compensated by any company or
Bitcoin: The Carrot And The Stick
Get advanced Bitcoin education here:https://www.bitcoinuniversity.com/In this video, I discuss how Bitcoin functions both as a carrot and as a stick when it comes to individuals, corporations, and nation-states. Not investment advice! Consult a financial advisor.If you want to fix a broken system, you have to pull money OUT, not put more money IN:https://x.com/pmarca/status/1839426331194675506MSTR best performing stock in S&P 500:https://x.com/saylor/status/1837469990720578013https://x.com/saylo
Hardware Wallet Pin Problems?
Please help to support this channel's work:https://www.youtube.com/@Bitcoin_University/joinIn this video, I discuss the differences between a recovery seed, a passphrase, and a pin code when it comes to Bitcoin hardware wallets.Pin codes function in a way that is similar to your phone, preventing unauthorized access. All good hardware wallets will not allow unlimited pin attempts, but will instead brick themselves after a certain number of attempts.Learn to secure your Bitcoin private keys today
Michael Saylor On Bitcoin Yield
Check out my paid material here:https://www.bitcoinuniversity.com/joinIn this video, I discuss the ongoing debate over whether it's a good idea to attempt to earn yield on your Bitcoin, by analyzing points made by Michael Saylor and Saifedean Ammous in a recent, heated argument on Saif's podcast.On a Bitcoin standard, I would expect people to both borrow and lend BTC, in addition to earning and spending it.Unlike fiat, Bitcoin is not a melting ice-cube and will already keep up with inflation, so
Toxic Bitcoin Saturday Is Toxic
Please help to support this channel's work:https://www.youtube.com/@Bitcoin_University/joinWith this video, I present another installment in the Toxic Bitcoin Saturday series, in which we catch up on Bitcoin news and other interesting related areas. Not investment advice! Consult a financial advisor.Vitalik is a poor singer:https://x.com/TylerDurden/status/1836285672308822095Ethereum's innovation:https://x.com/TomerStrolight/status/1835369389538803908Time to subpoena crypto founders:https://x.co
Should We Recycle Lost Bitcoin?
Get advanced Bitcoin education here:https://www.bitcoinuniversity.com/In this video, I discuss whether we should change the Bitcoin consensus rules in order to redistribute coins that haven't moved for a certain period of time.I conclude that we should not. This is a form of theft-- and to complicate matters, it's almost always impossible to know if coins are truly lost-- or just dormant.I also discuss how the quantity of a money is not important, since its price can adjust upwards or downwards
How BlackRock Can Fork Bitcoin
Get advanced Bitcoin education here:https://www.bitcoinuniversity.com/Coinbase Paper Bitcoin:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V-HtZF6Xh4M&ab_channel=BitcoinUniversityCoinbase Bitcoin Hack Coming?https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AVTcFoG4sUo&ab_channel=BitcoinUniversityIn this video, I discuss a scenario where Coinbase loses all of BlackRock's BTC, causing BlackRock to lead a competing fork of Bitcoin that restores its lost holdings. The real BTC side of the fork would probably prevail, as the holde
Coinbase Bitcoin Hack Coming?
Please help to support this channel's work:https://www.youtube.com/@Bitcoin_University/joinIn this video, I discuss the many different ways that the giant honeypot of BTC at Coinbase could become lost, stolen, or compromised-- and the resulting effects on the Bitcoin ecosystem, including MicroStrategy and the US spot Bitcoin ETFs.The best mitigations are:1) Withdraw your BTC from Coinbase to a hardware wallet like the Coldcard2) Encourage US regulators to allow more banks to custody BTC Not inve
Coinbase Paper Bitcoin?
Please help to support this channel's work:https://www.youtube.com/@Bitcoin_University/joinIn this video, I discuss the claims that US Bitcoin spot ETFs are not fully backed by real BTC held by their custodians.Like the USD maintaining enough gold to fully back all issued US dollars in the early days of Bretton Woods, the spot Bitcoin ETFs are almost certainly fully backed today, though that may change in the future. Not investment advice! Consult a financial advisor.Tyler Durden started this th
Whitney Webb on Bitcoin
Get advanced Bitcoin education here:https://www.bitcoinuniversity.com/In this video, I discuss Whitney Webb's latest tweet about Bitcoin, and encourage her to move in the direction of more orange pills and fewer black pills. Bitcoin is hope, and we still have a very good chance of winning, if we don't give up before the real battle has even begun. Not investment advice! Consult a financial advisor.Whitney Webb's controversial tweet:https://x.com/_whitneywebb/status/1833584301025480723Whitney Web
How To Recover A Hidden Wallet (Trezor, Ledger)
Get access to the paid Bitcoin course and live classes:https://www.bitcoinuniversity.com/joinGet a YT channel membership:https://www.youtube.com/@Bitcoin_University/joinIn this video, I discuss how to recover a "hidden wallet" (seed plus passphrase) that has been set up on Trezor or Ledger, in an emergency situation where Trezor and Ledger have gone out of business and are no longer reachable.I discuss 3 different recovery methods:1) Link your Trezor or Ledger to Sparrow through the USB port2) E
How To Recover Your Bitcoin If Trezor or Ledger Goes Bankrupt
Get Bitcoin University Premium:https://www.bitcoinuniversity.com/joinIn this video, I discuss 3 different recovery methods that you can use to recover your Bitcoin, if Trezor or Ledger were to disappear:1) Connect your Trezor or Ledger to Sparrow Wallet2) Use a Sparrow hot wallet with your recovery seed3) Use a Coldcard or Blockstream Jade with your recovery seedLearning to use Sparrow Wallet as your connecting software, rather than Trezor Suite or Ledger Live, will make you more self-sovereign
Use Your Old Phone To Store Bitcoin?
Join the Saturday live class:https://www.bitcoinuniversity.com/joinIn this video, I discuss why it's a terrible idea to try to repurpose your old phone as a Bitcoin hardware wallet.Bitcoin hardware wallets are devices where the hardware and software has been stripped down as much as possible, in order to narrow the attack surface.By contrast, devices like phones and computers with their many chips, operating system software, other software, apps, and possibly malware and backdoors are a really t
Bitcoin and Personal Responsibility
Get advanced Bitcoin education here:https://www.bitcoinuniversity.com/Find all of my videos here:https://www.youtube.com/@Bitcoin_University/videosIn this video, I discuss Bitcoin and how it can help us to relearn personal responsibility in an age of men and women made weak by fiat culture, endocrine disruptors and other toxins, and propaganda.Self-sovereignty is hard. It's especially hard when you've grown up in a weak culture. Fiat culture creates weak men and women. Weak men and women tend to
How People Lose Their Bitcoin
The ultimate Bitcoin storage solution:https://www.bitcoinuniversity.com/courses/76599-the-ultimate-guide-to-bitcoinIn this video, I discuss the most common ways that people lose their Bitcoin, by leaving them on an exchange, accidentally sending them to a scammer, or sharing their recovery seed with a scammer.I also discuss different cold storage solutions from single sig, to single sig plus a passphrase, to multisig. Not investment advice! Consult a financial advisor.Dark Skippy attack:https://
Bitcoin Dark Skippy Attack
Get the paid course here:https://www.bitcoinuniversity.com/joinIn this video, I discuss the Dark Skippy attack that uses malicious firmware to extract your seed from your hardware wallet and broadcast it to the Bitcoin network, where it can be used by an attacker to steal your Bitcoin.The best ways to protect against Dark Skippy include:1) Use widely vetted hardware wallets like the Coldcard or Blockstream Jade2) Make sure they have not been tampered with en route3) Verify all firmware before in
Bitcoin and Decentralized Defense
Get access to bonus videos on YouTube:https://www.youtube.com/@Bitcoin_University/joinIn this video, I discuss decentralized money, decentralized food production, and decentralized defense, in the context of the Second Amendment and protecting yourself as a Bitcoiner. Not investment advice! Consult a financial advisor.Bitcoin: Time To Leave The US?https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_XHxkl_KuHUBanks Have Begun Freezing Accounts Linked to Trucker Protest:https://www.newsweek.com/banks-have-begun-free
Can You Track People Sending Bitcoin?
Learn how to coinjoin and buy anonymous Bitcoin here:https://www.bitcoinuniversity.com/courses/93850-live-classesIn this video, I work through an imaginary example of how Bitcoin transactions can be followed on-chain and possibly be linked to individuals, businesses, or other entities.I highlight the importance of not reusing Bitcoin addresses in order to increase your privacy, as well as allude to more advanced privacy tools like coinjoin and non-KYC Bitcoin. Not investment advice! Consult a fi
Bitcoin's Privacy Problem
Learn advanced Bitcoin skills here:https://www.bitcoinuniversity.com/In this video, I discuss Edward Snowden's keynote speech at the Nashville 2024 Bitcoin Conference, in particular the threat of AI and Bitcoin's privacy problems.Bitcoin's privacy problems can be mitigated at higher levels (like Lightning and Liquid), as well as through an increased anonymity set as more and more people globally choose to use Bitcoin to transact. Not investment advice! Consult a financial advisor.Edward Snowden
What Makes Bitcoin Unique
Please help to support this channel's mission:https://www.youtube.com/@Bitcoin_University/joinIn this video, I discuss Bitcoin's two unique characteristics:1) Bitcoin has zero counterparty risk2) Bitcoin has zero dilution riskNo other asset in the world has these unique characteristics, which are also enhanced by Bitcoin's immaculate conception, slow organic growth under the radar, massive head start, large market cap, and deep 24/7 liquidity.There is no second best.Not investment advice! Consul
Is Bitcoin Dead In The Water?
Join my Bitcoin University email list:https://www.bitcoinuniversity.com/email-listIn this video, I discuss whether Bitcoin is dead in the water.Bitcoin goes through long periods of negative price action and sideways price action, with all positive returns taking place over a very small window that it is essential not to miss, if you want to capture Bitcoin's full returns.This is why it is so important to hodl BTC, instead of trading in and out of it. Not investment advice! Consult a financial ad
More Bad News For Ethereum
Join my Bitcoin University email list:https://www.bitcoinuniversity.com/email-listIn this video, I discuss recent troubling developments in Ethereum, including the revelation that the Ethereum Foundation now needs to dump about $100 million worth of ETH every year in order to pay salaries and grants.Meanwhile, all real economic activity is in the process of leaving Ethereum, as the scam further unravels.Thanks to its large premine, living and active founder, history of dev-driven hard forks, roa
Europe's War On Free Speech (Telegram)
Join my Bitcoin University email list:https://www.bitcoinuniversity.com/email-listHere is my Nostr npub:npub1s33sw6y2p8kpz2t8avz5feu2n6yvfr6swykrnm2frletd7spnt5qew252pPlease retweet:https://x.com/mattkratter/status/1827073524504391824In this video, I discuss the recent arrest of Telegram founder Pavel Durov in the context of Europe's assault on privacy and free speech.The very island (UK) and the continent (Europe) where the Enlightenment ideals of basic universal human rights including freedom
Bitcoin, Looters, and Producers
Join my Bitcoin University email list:https://www.bitcoinuniversity.com/email-listIn this video, I discuss the difference between producers and looters, and how Bitcoin incentivizes more producers and fewer looters.Producers are inventors, creators, entrepreneurs, craftsmen, farmers, ranchers, carpenters, programmers, teachers, engineers, etc. who provide goods and services or work for businesses that provide goods and services that real people actually desire.By contrast, looters steal things.
Toxic Bitcoin Saturday Is Back
Please help to support this channel's work:https://www.youtube.com/@Bitcoin_University/joinWhere to find Matthew Kratter's Bitcoin University:https://www.youtube.com/@Bitcoin_University/videoshttps://x.com/mattkratterhttps://primal.net/p/npub1s33sw6y2p8kpz2t8avz5feu2n6yvfr6swykrnm2frletd7spnt5qew252phttps://odysee.com/@TraderUniversity:ahttps://rumble.com/c/BitcoinUniversityhttps://www.bitchute.com/channel/kRj7LHGuIO9CIn this video, I present another installment in the Toxic Bitcoin Saturday ser
Toxic Bitcoin Saturday Is Back
Please help to support this channel's work:https://www.youtube.com/@Bitcoin_University/joinWhere to find Matthew Kratter's Bitcoin University:https://www.youtube.com/@Bitcoin_University/videoshttps://x.com/mattkratterhttps://primal.net/p/npub1s33sw6y2p8kpz2t8avz5feu2n6yvfr6swykrnm2frletd7spnt5qew252phttps://odysee.com/@TraderUniversity:ahttps://rumble.com/c/BitcoinUniversityhttps://www.bitchute.com/channel/kRj7LHGuIO9CIn this video, I present another installment in the Toxic Bitcoin Saturday ser
Print, Pump, Tax, Repeat
Please help to support this channel's work:https://www.youtube.com/@Bitcoin_University/joinIn this video, I discuss how a government's money printers combined with an unrealized capital gains tax can be used to confiscate everyone's savings over a very short period of time.The more you print, the more you devalue cash and pump asset prices. You then use realized and unrealized capital gains taxes to harvest these pumping assets and steal from your citizens.Ultimately, the rich will flee a countr
Reboot America With Bitcoin
Please help to support this channel's work:https://www.youtube.com/@Bitcoin_University/joinIn this video, I discuss "sly round-about ways" to return US constitutional protections using modern decentralized protocols like Bitcoin, Nostr, and 3D printers.I also discuss the context surrounding my controversial video about Kamala, US dollar debasement, and Bitcoin adoption. Not investment advice! Consult a financial advisor.Kamala: The Real Bitcoin Candidate:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3MkYZiVVy
Kamala: The Real Bitcoin Candidate
Please help to support this channel's work:https://www.youtube.com/@Bitcoin_University/joinIn this video, I discuss why I am endorsing Kamala Harris to be the next president of the United States of America. While Trump comes close, Kamala is truly the accelerationist's dream candidate.Perhaps the most effective path towards Bitcoin adoption will be the path of price controls, hyperinflation, and societal collapse. Otherwise, everyone is just going to keep using dollars and buying the Bitcoin spo
Grocery Store Price Gouging?
Please help to support this channel's work:https://www.youtube.com/@Bitcoin_University/joinIn this video, I discuss whether or not there has been price gouging by large US grocery stores over the past few years.I conclude that there has not been. Net profit margins have remained low and flat, indicating a highly competitive industry.The real drivers behind grocery price inflation have been government deficits that are being monetized by Fed money printing.Not investment advice! Consult a financi
How Bitcoin Defunds War
Please help to support this channel's work:https://www.youtube.com/@Bitcoin_University/joinIn this video, I discuss how a Bitcoin standard could help to defund unnecessary wars by making plain the true cost of war to voters, rather than hiding the costs behind money printing. On a Bitcoin standard, governments would need to accumulate large amounts of BTC to pay for wars; and central banks would need to accumulate large amounts of BTC to buy government bonds.And because Bitcoin is so difficult t
Bitcoin Just Keeps Winning
Please help to support this channel's work:https://www.youtube.com/@Bitcoin_University/joinIn this video, I discuss all of the recent positive developments in the Bitcoin space, including big Wall Street banks buying spot BTC ETFs and beginning to recommend them to clients. No one is bullish enough on Bitcoin.Not investment advice! Consult a financial advisor. These billionaires like Bitcoin:https://x.com/MichaelDell/status/1812895900068442621https://x.com/saylor/status/1821208702424109307These
Corporate Bitcoin Adoption Wave Coming
Please help to support this channel's work:https://www.youtube.com/@Bitcoin_University/joinIn this video, I discuss the changes that are making it easier for US corporations to hold Bitcoin on their balance sheets.Bitcoin now has regulatory clarity as a digital commodity, so it doesn't count towards the 40% of assets upper limit that was set by the Investment Company Act of 1940.Additionally, FASB has adopted fair value accounting rules for Bitcoin that will be used by all US companies, beginnin
Tether's Circle of Death
Please help to support this channel's work:https://www.youtube.com/@Bitcoin_University/joinIn this video, I discuss how Tether and USDT help to extend US dollar hegemony, while simultaneously helping to fund US government wars and covert operations. Tether is one of the fastest growing exporters of US dollar colonialism. Here's how it works:1) Encourage more people in the global South and elsewhere to use USDT2) More global demand for USDT leads Tether to buy more US Treasuries to back new USDT3
Did The CIA Create Bitcoin?
Please help to support this channel's work:https://www.youtube.com/@Bitcoin_University/joinIn this video, I discuss various issues surrounding whether the CIA created Bitcoin.The Japanese meanings of the words "Nakamoto" and "Satoshi" can be manipulated to mean "central intelligence," but this seems to me to be a case of the human brain finding patterns where there are none.Other evidence against this theory includes Satoshi's reaction to Gavin Andresen visiting the CIA.Still worried that some g
Why Free Speech Matters
Get advanced Bitcoin education here:https://www.bitcoinuniversity.com/In this video, I discuss why free speech matters:1) Free speech respects the rights of minorities and minority opinions which might otherwise be silenced by the tyranny of the majority.2) Free speech protects against tyranny. If a government can control speech, it can manipulate information in order to maintain power and suppress dissenting views. A government staying in power might not be the optimal outcome for all of the pe
How Governments Can Easily Kill Bitcoin
Please help to support this channel's work:https://www.youtube.com/@Bitcoin_University/joinIn this video, I discuss two actions that governments could take that would permanently destroy Bitcoin:1) Stop censoring money and freezing bank accounts2) Stop over-spending and start living within their meansThis two-prong attack could decimate demand for Bitcoin block space, thereby starving Bitcoin miners of transaction fee revenue.As we see increasing government benevolence and competence spread acro
The Sad State of Shipcoins
Get advanced Bitcoin education here:https://www.bitcoinuniversity.com/In this video, I discuss how shipcoins (altcoins) continue to lose value against Bitcoin, even after winning court cases and receiving regulatory approval.You can beat the SEC in a court case--But it's not going to magically turn your premined crappy scamcoin into the sound money that the world needs and that people want to use to store their savings.It also turns out that you cannot cargo-cult your way to success in the field
US Strategic Bitcoin Reserve (So Dumb)
Please help to support this channel's work:https://www.youtube.com/@Bitcoin_University/joinIn this video, I discuss why setting up a Strategic Bitcoin Reserve at the US federal level is a bad idea. The US federal government is a bloated, inefficient, and mostly evil entity that deserves to be defunded, rather than funded.In addition, it's more in keeping with the Bitcoin ethos and the ethos of the founding fathers to focus instead on setting up Bitcoin reserves at the state and local levels.If y
Yen Carry Trade Apocalypse
Get members-only videos every month:https://www.youtube.com/@Bitcoin_University/joinIn this video, I discuss carry trades in general, and the unwinding of the Japanese yen carry trade in particular.Like all crowded and levered trades, the unwinding of the yen carry trade is causing global contagion in the markets. Ultimately, this contagion will be stemmed by more central bank money printing, thus laying the groundwork for the next financial crisis.The best way to protect yourself from all of th
Bitcoin Forest Fires
Please help to support this channel's work:https://www.youtube.com/@Bitcoin_University/joinIn this video, I discuss how robust systems like Bitcoin and natural forests purge themselves frequently with small fires, while the fiat financial system tries instead to postpone the reckoning as long as possible, resulting in gigantic devastating fires.The choice is yours:Do you want a low volatility asset that is programmed to lose purchasing power forever (like the US dollar)?Or do you want a high vol
Canary In The Coal Mine (Bitcoin)
Get advanced Bitcoin education here:https://www.bitcoinuniversity.com/In this video, I argue that Bitcoin's relatively weak price performance in 2024 can be attributed to it being an advanced liquidity indicator that has been sniffing out excessive Fed tightness. That tightness is now showing up as real damage to the economy.Fleeing into a "safe haven" like US Treasuries makes little sense, given the Fed money printing that is going to be necessary if we enter a recession in the US.Bitcoin is th
Is Tether A New American CBDC?
Get advanced Bitcoin education here:https://www.bitcoinuniversity.com/In this video, I discuss how it's likely that the US government and Federal Reserve may use a private company like Tether to issue and control the equivalent of a CBDC (central bank digital currency).While these digital, programmable, surveillable dollars will not be technically issued by the central bank, they will still be under the control of the US government and the Fed via pressure applied to the private company.This kin
The New Bitcoin-Dollar System (Bad News)
Please help to support this channel's work:https://www.youtube.com/@Bitcoin_University/joinIn this video, I discuss Mark Goodwin's thesis about the Bitcoin-Dollar System, which is a theory that Bitcoin adoption by the US government will be rolled out in such a way that helps to preserve US dollar hegemony, while encouraging people to continue to buy and hold US Treasuries via USD stablecoins.Tether has become a key player in this game, and has positioned itself as the US government compliant sta
How Tether Helps To Fund The US Government
Please help to support this channel's work:https://www.youtube.com/@Bitcoin_University/joinIn this video, I discuss how Tether helps to prop up the US government by buying its debt and extending US dollar hegemony in the global south.Many Bitcoiners seem content to look the other way, often because they are directly or indirectly on Tether's payroll.Are we as Bitcoiners still going to be cheering on Tether when it is the #1 buyer of US Treasuries in the world in a few years from now? How are Bit
Trump, RFK Jr, and Bitcoin
Please help to support this channel's work:https://www.youtube.com/@Bitcoin_University/joinFollow me on Nostr:https://primal.net/p/npub1s33sw6y2p8kpz2t8avz5feu2n6yvfr6swykrnm2frletd7spnt5qew252pIn this video, I discuss the keynote speeches given at the 2024 Nashville Bitcoin Conference by Donald Trump and RFK, Jr.I conclude that RFK, Jr. understands Bitcoin and economic policy at a much deeper level than Trump. It's not even clear if Trump currently owns any BTC, while RFK Jr. appears to own a l
Why Not Just Cancel All The Debt?
Please help to support this channel's work:https://www.youtube.com/@Bitcoin_University/joinIn this video, I discuss the problems that arise if you try to avoid a sovereign debt crisis by "canceling" a country's debt.For example, a T-bill is a liability of the US government, but it is an asset on your own balance sheet if you own it. Canceling government debt means wiping out assets on the balance sheets of individuals and families, corporations, pensions, and even nation-states and their central
EU Preparing To Steal Your Stuff?
Please help to support this channel's work:https://www.youtube.com/@Bitcoin_University/join In this video, I discuss the proposed EU asset registry and problems that include: 1) Huge violation of privacy (shouldn't private property be private?)2) Creates a giant honey pot for hackers (cf. the massive Equifax hack and recent AT&T data hack). Centralized databases of personal information always eventually get hacked and leaked to the dark web.3) EU is dropping the mask and making it quite clear th
Who Owns Bitcoin In The US?
Please help to support this channel's work:https://www.youtube.com/@Bitcoin_University/joinIn this video, I discuss The Nakamoto Project's latest study of US demographics, politics, and Bitcoin ownership.Surprisingly, Bitcoin ownership is distributed across the political spectrum, rather than being a strictly conservative or libertarian phenomenon.Young males were more likely to own Bitcoin than any other group, but Bitcoin ownership was smoothly distributed across race, income levels, etc.This
All Aboard The Bitcoin Trump Train?
Please help to support this channel's work:https://www.youtube.com/@Bitcoin_University/joinIn this video, I discuss the precarious US debt situation, as well as what lies behind the US two-party facade and what this means for the 2024 Presidential election and for Bitcoin.My prediction is that Bitcoiners who put their faith in Trump are going to be extremely disappointed.You can vote red or blue, but the end result will always be the same:1) Endless war2) Endless expansion of the surveillance st
"Extremely Dangerous To Our Democracy"
Get members-only videos every month:https://www.youtube.com/@Bitcoin_University/joinIn this video, I discuss some things that are "extremely dangerous to our democracy," like the MSM.Here's what else is extremely dangerous to our democracy:A population that is addicted to social media programming and rage, fattened up on ultra-processed franken-foods, and numbed out on psychiatric drugs and porn.Democracy is only as good as the people who vote. It's not some magic pixie dust that fixes everythin
One Million Dollar Bitcoin
Get your channel membership here:https://www.youtube.com/@Bitcoin_University/joinIn this video, I discuss a confluence of factors that could lead to $1 million Bitcoin before most people expect:1) BlackRock is actively promoting Bitcoin spot ETFs to the largest pools of capital in the world2) The Fed is entering an easing cycle3) Former enemies of Bitcoin like Jamie Dimon are changing sides4) Trump's Strategic Bitcoin Reserve could lead to a global race to accumulate BTCThe world has suddenly ch
Germany's Bitcoin Brown Bottom
Get members-only videos every month:https://www.youtube.com/@Bitcoin_University/joinIn this video, I compare Gordon Brown selling the UK's gold at the bottom of the bear market ("Brown's Bottom") to Germany dumping 50,000 BTC at the beginning of a long Bitcoin bull run.What makes it even stranger is that Germany can print up new fiat whenever it wants-- it doesn't need to sell BTC to make fiat.This is one of many bad moves made by Germany, including its terrible energy policy and disregard for f
Billionaires Boosting Bitcoin
Get your BU channel membership here:https://www.youtube.com/@Bitcoin_University/joinIn this video, I discuss Larry Fink's CNBC interview about Bitcoin, which was retweeted by both Michael Saylor and Michael Dell.Larry Fink's interview is a carefully constructed sales pitch for Bitcoin, designating it as a "legitimate financial instrument" that can be used to hedge against monetary debasement, while also hinting that it may aid in portfolio construction by offering non-correlated returns.Contra L
Trump, Bitcoin, and the Swamp
Get members-only videos every month:https://www.youtube.com/@Bitcoin_University/joinIn this video, I discuss the Trump assassination attempt, and what this means for the 2024 Presidential election and for Bitcoin policy. I also discuss the incompetence of the US Secret Service, as well as MSM's misleading coverage of the breaking news.Not investment advice! Consult a financial advisor.MSM coverage and "loud noises":https://www.washingtonpost.com/video/national/trump-leaves-rally-after-loud-noise
CFTC Coming For Bitcoin?
Get members-only videos every month:https://www.youtube.com/@Bitcoin_University/joinIn this video, I discuss the competition between US government agencies like the SEC and the CFTC to regulate Bitcoin.Senate Democrats are proposing giving the CFTC (Commodity Futures Trading Commission) unprecedented regulatory control of spot Bitcoin, which does not fit with the CFTC's historical role as a regulator of futures and other derivatives.In the coming financial crisis as the US dollar continues to si
Bitcoin Miners Depilating Dogs?
Get channel badges and emojis here:https://www.youtube.com/@Bitcoin_University/joinIn this video, I discuss whether Bitcoin mining is behind canine hair loss, old oak trees dying, and old people getting sick. I conclude that it probably is not.The smear campaigns against Bitcoin by establishment journalists continue unabated, and without reference to reality.To be clear, I'm fully in favor of small towns being able to decide what businesses they want in their local communities, and what rules (i
Is Bitcoin Controlled By Tether?
Get members-only videos every month:https://www.youtube.com/@Bitcoin_University/joinIn this video, I answer a viewer's questions about Bitcoin's market value, its transactional value, and whether it is controlled by Tether.I conclude that Bitcoin is not controlled by Tether, and that Tether is likely not a ponzi, but rather an amazingly profitable business.Not investment advice! Consult a financial advisor.People using Bitcoin to buy things:https://x.com/bullishguate/status/1808255552608203094ht
Bitcoin and Wealth Redistribution
Help to support the channel:https://www.youtube.com/@Bitcoin_University/joinIn this video, I discuss how Bitcoin is antithetical to the violent redistribution of wealth, and dehumanizing fiat consumerist culture.Bitcoin ties the hands of governments who want to pick the pockets of their populations through money printing and currency debasement.Unlike fiat culture which encourages high time preference behavior and mindless consumerism, Bitcoin HODL culture encourages low time preference behavior
Bitcoin: Too Volatile To Be Money?
Get members-only videos every month:https://www.youtube.com/@Bitcoin_University/joinIn this video, I discuss whether Bitcoin is too volatile to ever become money. I conclude that it is not.One source of Bitcoin's fiat price volatility is its relatively small market cap, compared to large global assets like gold, stocks, bonds, and real estate. These large assets are like the ocean, while Bitcoin is like the swimming pool whose levels rise and fall markedly when even a small amount of the ocean w
Bitcoin Hodling vs. Spending
Get my paid course and live classes:https://www.bitcoinuniversity.com/courses/76599-the-ultimate-guide-to-bitcoinhttps://www.bitcoinuniversity.com/courses/93850-live-classesIn this video, I discuss Bitcoin hodling vs. Bitcoin spending.Most people should probably have at least 2 Bitcoin buckets:1) Deep cold storage Bitcoin, where you hold your keys on a hardware wallet like a Coldcard or Blockstream Jade, either using single sig or multisig2) Spending wallet (hot wallet like Strike or Aqua or Mut
Bitcoin's HODL Culture
Get members-only videos every month:https://www.youtube.com/@Bitcoin_University/joinIn this video, I discuss Bitcoin's culture of hodling, and how important it is both for building strong individuals and families, as well as creating the precondition for a Bitcoin circular economy to develop.By contrast, crypto is all about gambling, musical chairs, and the hopeless quest to find the next fastest horse.Near the end of the video, I share some of my thoughts on 4th July and the American Revolution
Bootstrapping Bitcoin
Get your channel membership here:https://www.youtube.com/@Bitcoin_University/joinIn this video, I discuss the challenges that come with trying to launch a new cryptocurrency network and blockchain, and how fortunate Bitcoin was to have been able to negotiate this quagmire successfully.To bootstrap a new network, you need to compensate miners either through new issuance (which dilutes existing holders) or through transaction fees (which assume organic long-term demand for block space).While you a
Is Kaspa The Next Bitcoin?
Get members-only videos every month:https://www.youtube.com/@Bitcoin_University/joinIn this video, I discuss similarities and differences between Bitcoin and Kaspa.While Kaspa does many things right (no premine, proof of work, capped supply), its concentrated founding team and devs have loudly-stated public political views that undermine the supposed neutrality of its founding, as well as leading to concerns down the road when it comes to future forks. Because Yonatan did not disappear like Sato
Highly Regarded Bitcoin Miner
Get members-only videos every month:https://www.youtube.com/@Bitcoin_University/joinIn this video, I discuss Marathon Digital Holdings (MARA), a US Bitcoin mining company that continues to innovate at the cutting edge of corporate stupidity.In the past, MARA has participated in OFAC censorship, spammed the chain with inscription garbage that crowds out legitimate monetary transactions, and now in a final act of desperation is mining shipcoins.To add injury to insult, MARA management's compensati
How To Deprogram Yourself
Get extra members-only videos every month:https://www.youtube.com/@Bitcoin_University/joinIn this video, I discuss how to deprogram yourself, and get on the path to recovery from years of abuse and gaslighting by governments, schools, corporations, lobbying groups, and the media:1) Follow the incentives2) Don't be mesmerized by the white lab coats3) "97% of experts agree" red flag4) Most government officials are clueless muppets5) There are very few awake adults on the planet6) The stated offici
The Magic of Bitcoin DCA
Get members-only videos every month:https://www.youtube.com/@Bitcoin_University/joinIn this video, I discuss the power of dollar cost averaging into Bitcoin, rather than entering via a single purchase.Dollar cost averaging (DCA) imposes the discipline of buying fewer sats when the fiat price is higher and more sats when the fiat price is lower, thus giving you a lower fiat cost basis.In addition to dollar cost averaging, it's important to hodl BTC, instead of trading in and out. As Jack Bogle us
Is Bitcoin A Giant PsyOp?
Get extra members-only videos every month:https://www.youtube.com/@Bitcoin_University/joinIn this video, I discuss the possibility that Bitcoin might be a psyop (psychological operation) that is being used by governments against their citizens.I conclude that fiat money is the real psyop, not Bitcoin. Fiat money is perhaps the biggest psyop in human history. It's crazy that we allow a small group of people to determine the price and supply of money, and to print up unlimited money ex nihilo to f
Mt Gox Dump Coming?
Get your BU channel membership here:https://www.youtube.com/@Bitcoin_University/joinIn this video, I discuss the coming distribution of BTC from Mt Gox's bankruptcy trustee, and what it could mean for Bitcoin's price action in the coming weeks.Creditors have had many years to sell their claims, and hedge funds who bought those claims have been able to easily hedge their positions, so this market response is probably an overreaction and a good buying opportunity.Long-term hodlers should ignore ne
Toxic Bitcoin Saturday Is Back
Get your channel membership here:https://www.youtube.com/@Bitcoin_University/joinIn this video, I present another installment in the Toxic Bitcoin Saturday series, where we catch up on news and generally laugh at shipcoiners.Be sure to watch this video all the way to the end, so you can hear Michael Saylor's anecdote about Harvard Business School. If you listen to normies and conventional people, you will end up conventional yourself. Not investment advice! Consult a financial advisor.The end of
Crypto's Fatal Flaw Discovered?
Get your BU channel membership here:https://www.youtube.com/@Bitcoin_University/joinIn this video, I discuss crypto's fatal flaw, which is that it is neither special nor scarce. Anyone and everyone can and does try to print up their own money, dump it on naive retail investors, and then buy BTC with the proceeds.Only Bitcoin is a truly scarce digital commodity, with credible forward monetary policy. By contrast, Ethereum is still controlled by a small group of insiders and premine beneficiaries
Will Bitcoin Kill All Stocks?
Get your Bitcoin University channel membership here:https://www.youtube.com/@Bitcoin_University/joinIn this video, I discuss how sound money, free markets, and corporations can work together to coordinate and scale human activity and productivity. The effectiveness of corporations when it comes to raising capital and then designing, building, and distributing complex modern items like computers and aircraft suggests that there will still be stocks on a Bitcoin standard.At the same time, it's im
Who Will Build The Roads?
Get your Bitcoin University channel membership here:https://www.youtube.com/@Bitcoin_University/joinIn this video, I discuss how free markets do a much better job of providing goods and services to people than do centrally-planned economies.It's a common mistake today to think that "really important things" (like education, healthcare, defense, food production, etc) should be delegated to the government.If something is really important, then it is too important to be left to the government-- and
Bitcoin and Free Markets
Get your channel membership here:https://www.youtube.com/@Bitcoin_University/joinIn this video, I discuss how free markets are a coordination mechanism that allows millions of people to cooperate peacefully together, build things, and exchange things voluntarily.Price signals in a free market convey important information, which if ignored or suppressed can lead to shortages, capital misallocation, and a lower standard of living.Bitcoin is returning us to a world of free markets, underpinned by a
USD Stablecoins: Exporting US Toxic Sludge
Get your channel membership here:https://www.youtube.com/@Bitcoin_University/joinIn this video, I discuss how expanding the USD stablecoin market could be used to increase demand for US Treasuries, in the wake of declining petrodollar and east Asian trade surplus recycling.If so, this would be yet another example of the US dumping its toxic waste on developing nations.What developing nations really need is BTC, but perhaps USD stablecoins could be the entry drug.Not investment advice! Consult a
Petrodollars, Bitcoin, and the Fed
Join the Non-KYC Bitcoin Live Class:https://www.bitcoinuniversity.com/joinGet a channel membership:https://www.youtube.com/@Bitcoin_University/joinIn this video, I elaborate on yesterday's video, demonstrating how the US-Saudi petrodollar deal was not a legal agreement with an expiration date, but rather a global consensus that has been unravelling over the past few years, as nation-states begin to trade in crude oil using rupees, rubles, yuan, and gold as payment.The end result of this unravell
Death Of The Petrodollar
Get your BU channel membership here:https://www.youtube.cm/@Bitcoin_University/joinIn this video, I discuss the history of the petrodollar system, and how it was used after the ending of the gold standard to encourage demand for USD and US Treasuries. Saudi Arabia recycled its petrodollars back into US Treasuries, thus helping to keep US interest rates low, even in the face of decades of deficit spending and massive issuance of US government debt.China did something similar, recycling its trade
Can Big Tech Steal Your Bitcoin?
Get your channel membership here:https://www.youtube.cm/@Bitcoin_University/joinIn this video, I discuss how Bitcoin hardware wallets can help to guard against a wide range of attacks, including Microsoft's Recall feature, as well as ChatGPT and Apple Intelligence on Apple products.It's important to store the bulk of your Bitcoin holdings in cold storage using a hardware wallet like the Coldcard or Blockstream Jade.Any wallet that touches the internet or has touched the internet is much more vul
Finding The Next GameStop
Get your BU channel membership here:https://www.youtube.cm/@Bitcoin_University/joinIn this video, I discuss how Bitcoin (BTC) is the next GameStop.Bitcoin is the real way to fight this revolution, by opting out of the broken and corrupt fiat financial system and opting into an asset that you can control, without needing to rely on banks, brokerages, custodians, or regulators. Instead of trading inside of a rigged system, consider just buying BTC, withdrawing it from the exchange into cold storag
Is BlackRock Shorting Bitcoin?
Get your channel membership here:https://www.youtube.com/@Bitcoin_University/joinIn this video, I discuss the current large Bitcoin futures short that is held by hedge funds, how it is related to the spot Bitcoin ETFs, and what the combination means for Bitcoin's price.Not investment advice! Consult a financial advisor.BlackRock abandons pro-ESG stance:https://www.blackrock.com/corporate/investor-relations/2020-blackrock-client-letterhttps://www.axios.com/2023/06/26/larry-fink-ashamed-esg-weapon
Introducing Bitcoin University Channel Memberships
Please click the Join button above to help to support this channel-- thank you!In this video, I discuss rolling out YouTube channel memberships for Bitcoin University, and how I hope that doing so will help to increase this channel's reach.Not investment advice! Consult a financial advisor. I am not being paid or otherwise compensated by any company or cryptocurrency project that I mention in my videos. My opinion is not for sale. Please do not contact me with any affiliate or advertising deals.
OTC Desks Running Out Of Bitcoin?
Join Bitcoin University Premium:https://www.bitcoinuniversity.comIn this video, I discuss how OTC desks work, as well as how the global arbitrage of Bitcoin's price works. This ensures that OTC desks or exchanges can never run out of BTC to sell.If there is a shortage of BTC for buyers, the price of BTC will adjust upwards to draw in new sellers, just as prices adjust for stocks, bonds, and commodities. Not investment advice! Consult a financial advisor.Examples of OTC desks and private client s
Who Sets The Price Of Bitcoin?
Learn how to buy non-KYC Bitcoin:https://www.bitcoinuniversity.com/courses/76599-the-ultimate-guide-to-bitcoinIn this video, I discuss how global arbitrage across centralized exchanges, decentralized exchanges, and OTC desks help to ensure that the price of KYC Bitcoin converges.I also discuss how non-KYC Bitcoin is priced relative to KYC Bitcoin. Not investment advice! Consult a financial advisor.MSFT arb across exchanges:https://finance.yahoo.com/quote/MSFT/https://www.boerse-frankfurt.de/equi
Bitcoin: Wall of Money Incoming
Join the private Bitcoin forum:https://www.bitcoinuniversity.com/bitcoin-forumIn this video, I discuss the wall of institutional money that is headed for BTC and the spot BTC ETFs. Even if institutional investors like pension funds allocated just 1% to Bitcoin, the resulting inflows would be enormous.The good news is that when institutional investors (banks, pensions, endowments, hedge funds, etc) buy the spot Bitcoin ETFs, it has the paradoxical effect of also enriching Bitcoiners in Nigeria or
Jack Dorsey and Bitcoin
Join the private Bitcoin forum:https://www.bitcoinuniversity.com/bitcoin-forumIn this video, I discuss Jack Dorsey's past actions at Twitter, as well as his current contributions to the Bitcoin and Nostr ecosystems.I think we're lucky to have someone like Jack Dorsey with us in the arena, with his deep pockets, intelligence, and ability to make a real difference building out Bitcoin mining and supporting Bitcoin and Nostr devs.Not investment advice! Consult a financial advisor.Bitkey:https://bit
Is Solana Better Than Bitcoin?
Join my Bitcoin live classes:https://www.bitcoinuniversity.com/courses/93850-live-classesIn this video, I compare Solana and Bitcoin's on-chain transaction volume, uptime record, as well as the requirements for running a node.Solana has high throughput and low fees, but at the expense of true decentralization. The cost and technical expertise needed to run a Solana node puts it out of reach of 99% of people on earth.Solana also had a large premine, and suffers from the same problems that plague
Bitcoin Self-Custody Made Easy (Bitkey)
Learn how to build your own multisig vault:https://www.bitcoinuniversity.com/courses/76599-the-ultimate-guide-to-bitcoinBitcoin University Premium monthly live classes:https://www.bitcoinuniversity.com/courses/93850-live-classesIn this video, I review the Bitkey hardware wallet from Block. This is an excellent beginner's self-custody solution for those who are less tech-savvy, but would still like the advantages of multisig.For those further down the Bitcoin rabbit hole, using a Coldcard or Bloc
Yogi Berra's Bitcoin (High Transaction Fees)
Join the private Bitcoin forum:https://www.bitcoinuniversity.com/bitcoin-forumIn this video, I discuss Bitcoin's scarce blockspace and high transaction fees, with reference to Yogi Berra's famous aphorism: "Nobody goes there anymore. It's too crowded."Bitcoin has higher transaction fees than most blockchains because its digital real estate has the most demand. The only reason that your blockchain has lower transaction fees is because your coin is losing and global demand for it and associated bl
Bitcoin Lightning Wallets Compared
Join the private Bitcoin forum:https://www.bitcoinuniversity.com/bitcoin-forumIn this video, I discuss the trade-offs made by different Bitcoin wallets when interacting on-chain, over Lightning, and over the Liquid Network.In a high on-chain transaction fee environment, it can be helpful to minimize interaction with the base layer, which is where wallets like Aqua can be helpful, using Liquid instead of on-chain as its "base layer."I also discuss the Muun Wallet, Wallet of Satoshi, Mutiny Wallet
Aqua Wallet: A Great New Bitcoin Mobile Wallet
Join the private Bitcoin forum:https://www.bitcoinuniversity.com/bitcoin-forumIn this video, I discuss the new mobile Aqua Wallet, and how it uses on-chain BTC, L-BTC, and BTC over the Lightning Network.The Aqua Wallet is a great wallet to bring to Latin America, or to use in your home country when on-chain transaction fees are high.One strategy is to stack L-BTC on Aqua (receiving via Lightning or Liquid) and then swap into on-chain BTC once you have over 1 million sats.Aqua Wallet provides a n
The First Bitcoin Presidential Race
Join Bitcoin University Premium:https://www.bitcoinuniversity.comIn this video, I discuss Trump's pivot to being pro-crypto and pro-Bitcoin and what this means for the US 2024 election.Biden could quickly pivot and front-run Trump on these same issues (including banning CBDCs and freeing Ross Ulbricht), if he is smart and wants to win in November. Biden needs to distance himself from Elizabeth Warren and her "anti-crypto army," which is clearly a losing stance for any politician in America now.T
Is Ethereum Digital Milk?
Join the private Bitcoin forum:https://www.bitcoinuniversity.com/bitcoin-forumIn this video, I discuss the many problems with the different marketing slogans (like "digital silver" and "digital oil") that Ethereum and other crypto have used over the years.Calling a crypto "digital silver" makes zero sense, since divisibility is not difficult in the world of code, as it is in the world of physical commodities like gold and silver.My conclusion is that "Ethereum is digital fiat."Not investment adv
I Was So Wrong About Ethereum (So What Comes Next?)
Join Bitcoin University Premium:https://www.bitcoinuniversity.comIn this video, I discuss how wrong I was about a US spot Ethereum ETF, as well as whether ETH is now a commodity-- and what I think happens next. Not investment advice! Consult a financial advisor.Vitalik Gets His Big Boy Pants:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aMCBhEmmYwo&ab_channel=BitcoinUniversityGive every shipcoin an ETF?https://x.com/Pledditor/status/1793690204886167819Approve just a few crypto ETFs to muddy the waters?https:/
Vitalik Gets His Big Boy Pants
Join Bitcoin University Premium:https://www.bitcoinuniversity.comIn this video, I present the fairy tale version of the events leading up to the SEC's approval of spot Ethereum ETFs in the US, where BTC is the big brother and ETH is the little brother, who is trying to play catch up.Not investment advice! Consult a financial advisor.Gary Gensler hard at work:https://www.reddit.com/media?url=https%3A%2F%2Fi.redd.it%2F5jz8lnx5pbz81.jpgSEC approves Ethereum spot ETFs:https://www.theblock.co/post/29
Scaling Bitcoin with Lightning and Liquid
Join the private Bitcoin forum:https://www.bitcoinuniversity.com/bitcoin-forumIn this video, I answer questions about how the Lightning Network and the Liquid Network can help to scale Bitcoin.Both offer faster and cheaper transactions, while giving up some of the final settlement guarantees that are only available at the base layer.As on-chain transaction fees move much higher over time, people will be forced onto higher layers, especially for small, low value transactions that don't require th
Is Layer 2 Bitcoin A Shipcoin?
Join the private Bitcoin forum:https://www.bitcoinuniversity.com/bitcoin-forumIn this video, I discuss the various trade-offs involved with using BTC on Coinbase, the Liquid Network, the Lightning Network, and in fedimints.Putting BTC on a Layer 2 does not make it a shipcoin, provided that there is real BTC locked up on-chain that backs it. I would draw the line at wBTC which uses altcoin payment rails like Ethereum.As on-chain transaction fees continue to rise, much or all of our Bitcoin transa
Ethereum Spot ETFs To Be Approved?
Join the private Bitcoin forum:https://www.bitcoinuniversity.com/bitcoin-forumIn this video, I discuss the increased probability of the SEC approving an ETH spot ETF in the next few days.It appears that the Biden Administration is attempting to do damage control, by pressuring the SEC to reverse its course.An ETH ETF without staking would not have a yield, but it would also not be as subject to centralization and capture as an ETH ETF that could actively build blocks and even censor transactions
Bitcoin And The Liquid Network
Join the private Bitcoin forum:https://www.bitcoinuniversity.com/bitcoin-forumIn this video, I discuss how the Liquid Network works, as well as the trade-offs and differences between the Liquid Network, the Lightning Network, and on-chain Bitcoin.The Liquid Network is a sidechain (or layer 2) pegged to Bitcoin, offering its own version of BTC called L-BTC.While Liquid offers much lower transaction fees than on-chain Bitcoin, as well as confidential transactions, it has not seen much usage so far
Lizzy Takes The L (Bitcoin)
Join the private Bitcoin forum:https://www.bitcoinuniversity.com/bitcoin-forumBe Your Own Bank (Bitcoin):https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nDsqTIMSpC8&ab_channel=BitcoinUniversityIn this video, I discuss how the US Senate has joined the House of Representatives and voted 60-38 in a bipartisan vote to pass a resolution, that overturns an old SEC accounting bulletin, that has made it prohibitively expensive for US banks and other financial institutions to custody Bitcoin and crypto.That SEC bulletin
More Bitcoin Derangement Syndrome (So Sad)
Join Bitcoin University Premium:https://www.bitcoinuniversity.comIn this video, I go over a YouTube comment thread to demonstrate how many people approaching Bitcoin struggle with cognitive biases or anger-- what's commonly known as "Bitcoin Derangement Syndrome." Not investment advice! Consult a financial advisor.View the comment thread here:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NCOpYKAZ5tw&lc=Ugxxr1T2BnWGDshqRE54AaABAg.A3IhPDU2c_2A3Oojy6Lx-V&ab_channel=BitcoinUniversityChart of tulip bubble:https://
Vitalik's Quantum Computer Scam
Join Bitcoin University Premium:https://www.bitcoinuniversity.comIn this video, I discuss the long history of Vitalik Buterin's alleged scams, including an emulated quantum computer mining scheme and an alleged pump-and-dump scheme involving Primecoin. Both of these took place before the Ethereum ICO and offer a unique view into the mind of someone whom I believe to be a serial scammer. Not investment advice! Consult a financial advisor.Ethereum has been a platform for many ICO scams:https://twi
Why Gold Is Such A Terrible Investment
Join Bitcoin University Premium:https://www.bitcoinuniversity.comSince 2009, we have seen the most money printing and monetary debasement ever engineered by a major central bank that presides over a global reserve currency. Unfortunately over that time period, gold has been a very poor store of value, underperforming tech stocks, trash companies, and trash food companies.One of the biggest problems is that gold is just not that scarce: there is a lot of it in space and even on earth. If gold inv
Can Bitcoin Be Copied?
Join the private Bitcoin forum:https://www.bitcoinuniversity.com/bitcoin-forumIn this video, I discuss how it is very easy to copy paste Bitcoin's code, TikTok's code, basketball game rules, and the English language-- as well as how difficult it is to copy paste network effects, which are what really matters.You can copy Bitcoin's code, but it's impossible to bring along Bitcoin miners, nodes, hodlers, exchanges, wallets, Bitcoin's global brand, companies building on Bitcoin, etc. Your new versi
Toxic Bitcoin Saturday Is Back
Get access to the live classes, private forum, and course:https://www.bitcoinuniversity.com/joinIn this video, I highlight important Bitcoin news stories from the week that you may have missed, answer some viewer questions, and generally say things that increase my need for a personal security guard. Not investment advice! Consult a financial advisor.Bitcoin vs gold vs S&P 500 returns:https://casebitcoin.com/"Shadowy super-coders":https://twitter.com/decryptmedia/status/1420083231576240130?lang=
Tokenized Assets vs. Bitcoin
Join the private Bitcoin forum:https://www.bitcoinuniversity.com/bitcoin-forumIn this video, I discuss the problems with tokenizing real-world assets (RWA) and putting them on a blockchain.RWA, whether tokenized or not, still need to rely on the existing judicial system and the police for enforcement of ownership.By contrast, the Bitcoin network itself enforces ownership of its native asset, BTC.Most tokenization schemes are just decentralization theater, with some premined tokens thrown in for
Fiat Slaves Boo Freedom Money (Bitcoin)
Join Bitcoin University Premium:https://www.bitcoinuniversity.comIn this video, I discuss Chris Pan's Ohio State University commencement address, and the crowd's disappointing reaction when he mentions Bitcoin.It's especially disappointing considering that the most popular major at OSU is finance, and yet the audience seemed to have zero understanding of the money printing and inflation that Chris Pan was referencing.It's also sad to see young minds end up so closed after a supposedly liberal ed
What Happens If They Close All Bitcoin Exchanges?
Join the private Bitcoin forum:https://www.bitcoinuniversity.com/bitcoin-forumIn this video, I discuss how one could continue to use Bitcoin in a p2p manner to buy or sell goods and services-- even if all of the fiat off-ramps had been closed.Bitcoin is censorship-resistant freedom money, that anyone can use without needing a license or permission. It's impossible to stop Bitcoin, or any other free and open source software (FOSS).Eventually, the Bitcoin circular economy will bypass the fiat econ
Bitcoin: The Exits Are Closing
Join the private Bitcoin forum:https://www.bitcoinuniversity.com/bitcoin-forumIn this video, I discuss how the Nigerian government and central bank have increasingly sought to prevent Nigerians from escaping from the naira into Bitcoin.In addition to blaming "speculators" and "crypto investors" for the naira's collapse (which can be attributed rather to Nigerian central bank money printing), the Nigerian government is now seeking to prevent p2p Bitcoin transactions, which is clearly impossible.W
Inmates Running The Asylum (Money Printing)
Join the private Bitcoin forum:https://www.bitcoinuniversity.com/bitcoin-forumIn this video, I discuss Jared Bernstein's ill-fated interview, in which he unsuccessfully attempts to explain money printing and MMT (Modern Monetary Theory).The really tragic part is that central bank money printing disproportionately hurts the working class, which Bernstein has spent his career writing about and trying to help.Keynesian economics and MMT are both forms of economic pseudoscience whose real purpose is
Bitcoin Mining Pool Centralization (Bad News)
Join the private Bitcoin forum:https://www.bitcoinuniversity.com/bitcoin-forumIn this video, I discuss the global centralization of Bitcoin hash rate, including Jihan Wu's control over Chinese mining pools. I also discuss the differences between mining rigs (ASICs, hashers), mining farms, and mining pools.Fortunately for Bitcoin, there is an eternal Mexican standoff between nodes, miners, and other parts of the Bitcoin ecosystem that makes Bitcoin very difficult to change or to attack.Not invest
Bitcoin Boating Accidents
Learn how to buy non-KYC Bitcoin:https://www.bitcoinuniversity.comIn this video, I discuss what "Bitcoin boating accidents" look like on-chain, as well as the problems with claiming that you lost your BTC.KYC services help to associate your personal information with Bitcoin exchange withdrawal addresses. If your BTC moves on-chain, the tax authorities are probably going to conclude that you still have your private keys. Not investment advice! Consult a financial advisor.Classic Bitcoin boating a
ETH Is A Security (SEC)
Join the private Bitcoin forum:https://www.bitcoinuniversity.com/bitcoin-forumIn this video, I discuss how the SEC has considered ETH to be a security since at least 2023, and probably long before that.The SEC has served Consensys with a Wells notice, and thus a lawsuit should follow soon.ETH was clearly issued in violation of US securities law and is about to finally pay the price.Thanks to its dirty history, ETH can never be credibly neutral global money. Not investment advice! Consult a finan
Unstoppable Bitcoin Wallets
Join the private Bitcoin forum:https://www.bitcoinuniversity.com/bitcoin-forumIn this video, I discuss how Bitcoin wallets are unstoppable, using both the Sparrow Wallet and the Mutiny Wallet as examples.If you are going to ban Bitcoin wallets, you will also need to ban random numbers and other math. Not investment advice! Consult a financial advisor.Sparrow Wallet:https://sparrowwallet.com/download/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HLi8p9aTlBQ&ab_channel=BitcoinUniversitySamourai Wallet Founders
Shut The Exits, Boil The Frogs (It's Happening Now)
Join the private Bitcoin forum:https://www.bitcoinuniversity.com/bitcoin-forumIn this video, I discuss the various ways in which the US government is trying to navigate its sovereign debt crisis.Its primary goal is to force people and institutions to hold its toxic debt, whether through persuasion, coercion, or regulation.Barring that, the US gov is happy to herd people into the Bitcoin spot ETFs, which enables them to stockpile BTC primarily at Coinbase Custody for eventual seizure.Unless somet
DOJ Calls Bitcoin Money (Samourai Wallet)
Join Bitcoin University Premium:https://www.bitcoinuniversity.comIn this video, I discuss the arrest of the Samourai Wallet founders, and what it means for privacy and Bitcoin.Not investment advice! Consult a financial advisor.Founders And CEO Of Cryptocurrency Mixing Service Arrested:https://www.justice.gov/usao-sdny/pr/founders-and-ceo-cryptocurrency-mixing-service-arrested-and-charged-money-launderingJPMorgan and Deutsche Bank Named in Money Laundering Report:https://www.thestreet.com/investi
Bitcoin Runes Explained
Join Bitcoin University Premium:https://www.bitcoinuniversity.comIn this video, I discuss Bitcoin Runes, its creator Casey Rodarmor, as well as the spam problem that it has created, including possible mitigations like mining with Ocean and running Bitcoin Knots instead of Bitcoin Core.Bitcoin's currently high transaction fees are NOT the result of Bitcoin's having suddenly become the world's new global monetary settlement layer.These high transaction fees are being caused by spam, and are behavi
Bitcoin Hostile Node Attack?
Join Bitcoin University Premium:https://www.bitcoinuniversity.comRecordings of my live classes:https://www.bitcoinuniversity.com/courses/93850-live-classesIn this video, I discuss the scenario where an attacker spins up 100,000's of new Bitcoin nodes in an effort to attack the network.Such an attack would simply create an alternate version of the Bitcoin network, running on its own rules, and would not affect those running their own nodes. This is yet another reason why it is so important to run
Is Bitcoin A Good File Storage Solution?
Join the private Bitcoin forum:https://www.bitcoinuniversity.com/bitcoin-forumIn this video, I discuss whether the Bitcoin blockchain is a good file storage solution. I conclude that it is not. The blockchain has always been kept as small as possible by design. An examination of Bitcoin's history shows that Bitcoin culture has always sought to minimize the usage of the blockchain for non-monetary purposes. Rather than being political censorship, this has always been a practical concern and impos
Bitcoin Halving Spam Attack
Join Bitcoin University Premium:https://www.bitcoinuniversity.comIn this video, I discuss the ongoing spam attack on Bitcoin, as crypto VCs mint the latest scam (Runes), clogging up block space and skyrocketing transaction fees.Crypto VCs will eventually run out of money, but what if this were a nation-state attack instead? How many Bitcoiners would be in favor of filtering then?Not investment advice! Consult a financial advisor.View the latest Bitcoin blocks and transaction fees here:https://me
How To Score Some Rare Sats (Bitcoin Halving)
Join Bitcoin University Premium:https://www.bitcoinuniversity.comFollow me on Nostr:https://primal.net/p/npub1s33sw6y2p8kpz2t8avz5feu2n6yvfr6swykrnm2frletd7spnt5qew252pIn this video, I discuss rare sats, as well as "epic sats," which are only available at each Bitcoin halving.By collecting your own rare sats, you can demonstrate to the world that you don't understand how Bitcoin UTXOs work, while simultaneously enriching unethical crypto VCs.Not investment advice! Consult a financial advisor. My
Red Alert: Help Stop This Spy Bill
Call your senators today:https://act.demandprogress.org/call/no-on-section-702-call-page/In this video, I discuss the proposed extension of Section 702 surveillance powers currently being voted on by the US Senate. This is an attempted expansion of NSA surveillance powers that we haven't seen since the Patriot Act.If you are against Americans and their businesses being weaponized to spy on each other and this attempt to bypass the 4th Amendment, please call your senators today.And buy some more
Ordinals, Inscriptions, and Bitcoin Spam
Join Bitcoin University Premium:https://www.bitcoinuniversity.comIn this video, I begin to reexamine ordinals, inscriptions, and the issues surrounding spam on the Bitcoin blockchain.My conclusion is that just because you can do something, it doesn't mean that you should do it-- especially if you aim to be a respectful and ethical actor in the space.Many people in the space including crypto VCs have warped incentives when it comes to their approach to Bitcoin spam.Not investment advice! Consult
More Bitcoin Magazine Stinky Cheese
In this video, I discuss Bitcoin Magazine's continued ideological drift towards supporting shipcoins, including a pro-ETH editorial written by a long-time EOS supporter.It's an odd coincidence that this editorial is so well-aligned with David Bailey's recent crypto fund investments, like BOB ("Build on Bitcoin") which pursues a similar strategy of trying to conflate the virtues of Bitcoin and Ethereum and "building bridges, not walls."Unethical projects built on top of Bitcoin are no better than
Did Bitcoin Have A Fair Distribution?
Join the private Bitcoin forum:https://www.bitcoinuniversity.com/bitcoin-forumIn this video, I discuss Bitcoin's initial and current distribution, and how it compares to both fiat and other cryptocurrencies.Most cryptocurrencies were issued by a small group of insiders, who set aside free coins for themselves, allowing them to dump on retail investors without needing to first register for an IPO.Unlike Ethereum and every other shipcoin, Bitcoin did not even have a price for the first 16 months o
Easy Ways To Get Your Bitcoin Off The Exchange
Get access to the live classes, paid course, and Bitcoin forum here:https://www.bitcoinuniversity.com/joinJoin and pay using Bitcoin:https://pay.zaprite.com/pl_iyQ4aQDNCwIn this video, I discuss two hot wallet solutions (Sparrow desktop/laptop and BlueWallet mobile) that can be used to take your Bitcoin off the exchange, and practice self-custody while you are waiting to take the next step of buying a hardware wallet like the Blockstream Jade or Coldcard.Holding your Bitcoin private keys in cold
Stupid Shipcoiners Getting Sued (So Sad)
Join Bitcoin University Premium:https://www.bitcoinuniversity.comIn this video, I discuss the SEC serving Uniswap Labs with a Wells notice.This is definitely bad news for Uniswap Labs, which has been using what is probably an unregistered security UNI to fund its operations. It's also bad news for other "decentralized in name only" actors in the DeFi space, as well as crypto like Cardano and Ethereum.By contrast, Bitcoin is special. It's a digital commodity that fails the Howey Test, and is thus
Bitcoin Miners Leaving BTC?
Join the private Bitcoin forum:https://www.bitcoinuniversity.com/bitcoin-forumIn this video, I discuss the effect of the halvings on BTC, BCH, and BSV and how larger blocks have been preventing a robust transaction fee market from developing.BCH and BSV continue to bleed value against BTC, and their network hash rates are far below that of the Bitcoin (BTC) network.BTC blocks are already showing the beginning of a robust transaction fee market, which requires that blocks be relatively full. If b
The Bitcoin Halving Explained
Get the Bitcoin course here:https://www.bitcoinuniversity.comIn this video, I discuss the Bitcoin halving, and how the block subsidy gets cut in half every 210,000 blocks, or approximately every 4 years. The halving helps to strengthen the Bitcoin network, by weeding out inefficient miners, while leading us closer to the end of new BTC issuance and the final max supply of 21 million coins.Unlike fiat currencies which are managed by central bankers, Bitcoin's monetary policy is programmatic and t
Why Millionaires Need Bitcoin
Join the private Bitcoin forum:https://www.bitcoinuniversity.com/bitcoin-forumSearch all of my videos here:https://www.youtube.com/@Bitcoin_University/videosIn this video, I discuss why millionaires need Bitcoin.As we near the end of the long-term debt cycle, there are numerous signs of government finances in trouble and property rights being eroded. If you own only paper assets (stocks, bonds, funds, etc) and real estate (immobile and subject to jurisdiction risk), you may not be able to protec
Toxic Bitcoin Saturday Is Toxic
Join the private Bitcoin forum:https://www.bitcoinuniversity.com/bitcoin-forumFollow me on Nostr:https://primal.net/p/npub1s33sw6y2p8kpz2t8avz5feu2n6yvfr6swykrnm2frletd7spnt5qew252pFollow me on Odysee:https://odysee.com/@TraderUniversity:aIn this video, I highlight important Bitcoin news stories from the week that you may have missed, answer some viewer questions, and generally say things that increase my need for a personal security guard. Bitcoin is the next Bitcoin.There is no second best.Not
Bitcoin and Big Blockheads
Join the private Bitcoin forum:https://www.bitcoinuniversity.com/bitcoin-forumIn this video, I discuss how bigger blocks can lead to a bloated blockchain, which can make it difficult both financially and technically to run a node. When fewer people run nodes, the network becomes less decentralized, and more people are forced to trust tech companies with their transactions and with not pushing through changes to the code.Roger Ver was wrong 8 years ago, and he remains wrong today, in my opinion.M
Is Bitcoin Too Slow?
Join the private Bitcoin forum:https://www.bitcoinuniversity.com/bitcoin-forumIn this video, I discuss whether Bitcoin is too slow to be global money. I conclude that it is not too slow. Bitcoin's throughput is approximately the same as FedWire, which currently functions as the global settlement layer for the US dollar.People who tell you that Bitcoin is too slow almost always have an altcoin that they want to sell you instead.Want a faster base layer solution than Bitcoin? You'll have to give u
Bitcoin Is Nonviolent Money
Join the private Bitcoin forum:https://www.bitcoinuniversity.com/bitcoin-forumIn this video, I discuss what makes Bitcoin ethical and nonviolent money-- unlike fiat money.Bitcoin is a permissionless, voluntary system.Don't like Bitcoin? No problem, you don't have to use it.There are many problems with modern money (fiat money). It's really bad at preserving your purchasing power.Modern money is also the funding mechanism behind all modern wars. The US has never paid for its modern forever wars w
Why BSV Is The Real Bitcoin
Join Bitcoin University Premium:https://www.bitcoinuniversity.comIn this video, I discuss why BSV is the real Bitcoin.This is obviously an April Fool's video. Craig Wright is NOT Satoshi.BSV is complete garbage that will continue to trend to zero against BTC.Bitcoin (BTC) is the next Bitcoin. There is no second best. Not investment advice! Consult a financial advisor.Worldwide freeze put on Craig Wright's assets:https://twitter.com/BTC_Archive/status/1773644303811670437"Craig Wright is not Satos
Is Bitcoin A Shared Hallucination?
Join the private Bitcoin forum:https://www.bitcoinuniversity.com/bitcoin-forumIn this video, I discuss whether Bitcoin is a shared hallucination or not.I conclude that it fundamentally is not, since good money needs to have certain objective real-world characteristics like scarcity, portability, durability, censorship-resistance, and an ethical genesis (Bitcoin's immaculate conception).Bitcoin is the best money in the world, and gradually everyone is converging to using it as the only money. Not
Shipcoins On Bitcoin
In this video, I discuss the current movement to build shipcoins (altcoins) on Bitcoin, and how Bitcoin Magazine and David Bailey's other companies fit into this ecosystem.To be blunt, it's a really bad look, with lots of conflicts of interest.The Bitcoin Mag and Bitcoin Conference side provides legitimacy to JPEGs and tokens and SOB by "fostering open debate and discussion"--While the other arm of David Bailey's empire invests in these scammy projects, selling rare sats, NFTs, while helping to
Bitcoin Hardware Wallet Questions
Learn how to set up your Bitcoin hardware wallet:https://www.bitcoinuniversity.com/courses/76599-the-ultimate-guide-to-bitcoinIn this video, I answer questions about hardware wallets, recovery seeds, and how best to protect your Bitcoin private keys. Not investment advice! Consult a financial advisor.Watch this video first:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=heJEOV7KSj0&ab_channel=BitcoinUniversityThese videos can help you setup Sparrow and connect a hardware wallet:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H
Mac Attack On Your Bitcoin?
Join Bitcoin University Premium:https://www.bitcoinuniversity.comIn this video, I discuss the latest GoFetch vulnerability on Apple chips, and what it means for Bitcoin cold storage.This vulnerability is yet another reminder of why you should be using a good hardware wallet like the Coldcard or Blockstream Jade to store your Bitcoin private keys. Don't rely on non-specialized devices like phones or computers to do this for you.Not investment advice! Consult a financial advisor.Coldcard:https://c
Did The NSA Create Bitcoin?
Join the private Bitcoin forum:https://www.bitcoinuniversity.com/bitcoin-forumIn this video, I discuss accusations that the NSA invented Bitcoin as a way for "the elites" to herd people into CBDCs (central bank digital currencies).All of the evidence points in the opposite direction:Bitcoin is freedom money, and will probably be the best way to protect your family finances.Not investment advice! Consult a financial advisor.SHA-256 hash calculator:https://xorbin.com/tools/sha256-hash-calculatorMi
Toxic Bitcoin Saturday (Bitcoin Magazine Special Edition)
In this video, I discuss the ongoing controversy around Bitcoin Magazine, BTC Inc, and their promotion of ordinals and inscriptions.I personally don't believe that "shipcoins on Bitcoin" is an effective strategy for onboarding newcomers.People are already fed up with the inflation that they see in their everyday lives. There's a massive monetary reset on the way. Instead of encouraging gambling, teach newcomers how Bitcoin can protect their family and finances.This is how we onboard newcomers--
SEC About To Sue Ethereum?
Join the private Bitcoin forum:https://www.bitcoinuniversity.com/bitcoin-forumIn this video, I discuss what looks like an impending lawsuit by the SEC against the Ethereum Foundation and ETH insiders.The Ethereum Foundation appears to have received a subpoena from Swiss regulators, and various US sources are confirming that the SEC is preparing an attack on Ethereum and possibly even on all proof of stake coins.This is very bad news for other proof of stake coins that also came with a large prem
Lost Bitcoin and the Money Supply
Join the private Bitcoin forum:https://www.bitcoinuniversity.com/bitcoin-forumIn this video, I discuss how lost Bitcoin functions as a pro-rata distribution to the network, thus strengthening and enriching those who are more responsible and careful with their private keys.Lost Bitcoin is simply BTC that can no longer be sent/spent because the private keys necessary to sign a transaction have been lost.It's Keynesian propaganda that a growing economy needs money printing to keep the money supply
Shut The Exits, Boil The Frogs
Join the private Bitcoin forum:https://www.bitcoinuniversity.com/bitcoin-forumIn this video, I discuss the coming "financial repression" in the US, where more and more institutions will be coerced or incentivized into holding US government debt, while at the same time the Fed allows inflation to run hot, thereby bringing down debt to GDP levels to a more normal level.Holders of US government debt and cash are the frogs that will be boiled. The other part of this two-pronged strategy involves clo
Don't Buy The Bitcoin ETFs
Join the private Bitcoin forum:https://www.bitcoinuniversity.com/bitcoin-forumIn this video, I discuss the limitations that come with owning a Bitcoin ETF, instead of controlling real BTC by holding your own private keys.Shares of a Bitcoin ETF are trapped inside of your brokerage account and the existing fiat system. That means that they can be frozen, confiscated, or otherwise captured and controlled by other people. This is why Bitcoin ETFs are not freedom money.By contrast, when you hold you
Toxic Bitcoin Saturday Is Back
Join the private Bitcoin Forum:https://www.bitcoinuniversity.com/bitcoin-forum"Toxic Bitcoin Saturday" is back, in which I highlight important developments from the week that you may have missed, answer some viewer questions, and alternately laugh at and feel sorry for shipcoiners, fiat maxis, and shiny yellow rock maxis.Hope you enjoy! Not investment advice! Consult a financial advisor.Judge: Evidence Is Overwhelming, Craig Wright Is Not Satoshi Nakamoto:https://www.nobsbitcoin.com/craig-wright
Craig Wright Is Not Satoshi
Join Bitcoin University Premium:https://www.bitcoinuniversity.comIn this video, I discuss the conclusion of the COPA vs. Craig Wright trial and celebrate that the world has finally figured out that a litigious and stupid jerk like Craig Wright is not Satoshi Nakamoto.Craig Wright terrorized the Bitcoin community with his vicious lawsuits over the past few years, and it will be very good to put this ugliness behind us.Hopefully, Craig will get to serve some jail time, as a result of his forgeries
Is Bitcoin Too Expensive?
Join my private Bitcoin forum:https://www.bitcoinuniversity.com/bitcoin-forumIn this video, I discuss "unit bias" and how it can lead to the illusion that Bitcoin is "too expensive," when in fact Bitcoin is still extremely undervalued.Unlike other cryptos, Bitcoin's decentralization ensures that no centralized party can increase the max supply of BTC above 21 million coins. Other coins like XRP were launched with a large number of tokens (100 billion) in order to give the illusion that XRP is ch
Is It Too Late To Buy Bitcoin?
Join my private Bitcoin forum:https://www.bitcoinuniversity.com/bitcoin-forumIn this video, I discuss whether it's too late to buy Bitcoin. I conclude that we are still early in the game, since such a small percentage of the world's population owns Bitcoin today. You can never be too late to a life boat, assuming that you haven't already completely drowned.Fiat money will continue to depreciate, as all fiat currencies trend towards zero over time. Bitcoin is an excellent savings technology that
The End of HEX
Join Bitcoin University Premium:https://www.bitcoinuniversity.comIn this video, I discuss the final chapter of HEX, as the scam is drawing to a close. Richard Heart is on the run from US authorities, and both HEX on Ethereum and HEX on Pulsechain are collapsing.Not investment advice! Consult a financial advisor.HEX is a scam:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l8TqrC43r0A&ab_channel=BitcoinUniversityHEX's scammy website:https://hex.com/HEX on Ethereum:https://coinmarketcap.com/currencies/hex/HEX on
Bitcoin Lift-Off
Join my private Bitcoin forum:https://www.bitcoinuniversity.com/bitcoin-forumIn this video, I discuss Bitcoin hitting new all-time highs, as well as why Bitcoin is not a bubble, not a cult, but rather the biggest use case in the world (money).Bitcoin just surpassed silver in market cap, and is on its way to surpassing gold, stocks, and sovereign bonds as it marches towards becoming the world's new global reserve asset.Meanwhile, Ethereum is thinking about changing its monetary policy again. That
Will BlackRock Fork Bitcoin?
Join my private Bitcoin forum and get the advanced Bitcoin course:https://www.bitcoinuniversity.com/bitcoin-forumIn this video, I discuss a scenario in which BlackRock forks Bitcoin, replaces proof of work with proof of stake, and then tries to recruit nodes to run the new software.Any intentional or unintentional fork of Bitcoin is bound to fail, just as BCH failed as a fork. This is because rational economic actors will never want to exchange freedom money for a captured, controlled asset.Beca
Why Bitcoin Is Better Money
Join Bitcoin University Premium:https://www.bitcoinuniversity.comIn this video, I discuss why Bitcoin is better money. Bitcoin is better money because it's money for everyone. Bitcoin is for the poor, the rich, and everyone in between. Bitcoin does not discriminate on the basis of class, gender, religion, race, tribe, sexual orientation, or anything else. Fiat money does all the time. Bitcoin is equal opportunity money. Bitcoin doesn't redline.Bitcoin doesn't judge how you dress. Bitcoin doesn't
Does Vitalik Hate The Environment?
Join Bitcoin University Premium:https://www.bitcoinuniversity.comIn this video, I discuss how Ethereum's switch from proof of work to proof of stake ensures that it will never be able to be carbon negative, unlike Bitcoin.One of the best use cases for Bitcoin mining is for methane mitigation, where methane that would already be released into the atmosphere is instead converted to milder carbon dioxide, thereby generating electricity that can be used to power Bitcoin mining rigs.Bitcoin mining ri
Bitcoin: What Happens If The Internet Goes Down?
Join Bitcoin University Premium:https://www.bitcoinuniversity.comIn this video, I discuss what would happen to Bitcoin in the case of a coordinated global internet outage or attack.Fortunately, governments need the internet to be up and running as much as anyone else-- and big governments like China, Russia, and the US are no longer good at coordinating to do anything.Like the internet, Bitcoin is a decentralized system, with no centralized points of failure. The internet does not have a single
Why Bitcoin Is Less Risky Than Stocks
Join Bitcoin University Premium:https://www.bitcoinuniversity.comIn this video, I discuss why I believe that Bitcoin is a much less risky investment than stocks. Stocks are subject to multiple risks, including governance risk, financial risk, operational risk, technological risk, legal risk, supply chain risk, reputational risk, etc.By contrast, Bitcoin is a decentralized protocol that can no longer be stopped. Bitcoin is anti-fragile, so any attack on it only serves to make it stronger.In addit
Finance Guy Meets Bitcoin
Join Bitcoin University Premium:https://www.bitcoinuniversity.comIn this video, I discuss Finance Guy's latest takes on personal finance and Bitcoin.While he is probably only engagement farming and not interested in the truth, his critiques are easily debunked.Bitcoin is already a powerful store of value and emerging medium of exchange. But it's not an intuitive asset, and requires many hours of study to understand. Bitcoin has a market cap of $1.2 trillion. It's the best-performing asset of the
Toxic Bitcoin Saturday Is Back
Join Bitcoin University Premium and Sunday's live multisig workshop:https://www.bitcoinuniversity.com"Toxic Bitcoin Saturday" is back-- in which I highlight important developments from the week that you might have missed, answer viewer questions, and also set aside some time to laugh at the endless follies of shipcoiners, fiat maxis, and shiny yellow rock maxis. Not investment advice! Consult a financial advisor.Bitcoin hitting new ATH all around the world:https://twitter.com/balajis/status/1762
Don't Make These 3 Bitcoin Mistakes
Get the Bitcoin live classes and paid course:https://www.bitcoinuniversity.com/joinIn this video, I discuss the following:1) Don't use paper wallets2) Don't try to convert your computer or phone into a hardware wallet 3) Don't store your private keys on a USB memory stick4) Don't pick your own 12 or 24 words5) Don't trust "customer support" or other scammers in Telegram groups like Sparrow, Coldcard, Blockstream Jade, etc.6) Never upload or share your recovery seed (12 or 24 words) onlineNot inv
Bitcoin Rocket Ship
Join Bitcoin University Premium:https://www.bitcoinuniversity.comIn this video, I discuss Bitcoin's ongoing price melt-up, Bitcoin spot ETFs, Bitcoin's ultimate price target, as well as "Bitcoin Derangement Syndrome" and its victims.Not investment advice! Consult a financial advisor.Good places to buy Bitcoin:https://www.swanbitcoin.com/https://river.com/https://strike.me/https://unchained.com/ Bitcoin hitting new all-time highs in 30 countries:https://twitter.com/balajis/status/1762802897518215
Government Banning Hardware Wallets?
Learn how to build your own hardware wallet:https://www.bitcoinuniversity.com/courses/76599-the-ultimate-guide-to-bitcoinhttps://seedsigner.com/In this video, I discuss how difficult it would be for a government to ban the import and use of all hardware and software Bitcoin wallets.If your government bans the import of hardware wallets, you could always build your own hardware wallet like the SeedSigner. If you can't do that, you could always use open-source software like the Sparrow Wallet or a
Early Satoshi Emails Revealed
Join Bitcoin University Premium:https://www.bitcoinuniversity.comIn this video, I discuss the release of Martti Malmi's early emails with Satoshi Nakamoto from 2009 to 2011.While the emails contain a number of tantalizing glimpses into Satoshi's thoughts on various matters, it's important to remember that Bitcoin has moved beyond its inventor. Bitcoin is a complex emergent system. It is not a religious system that's derived from the exegesis of "the sacred writings of Satoshi."Not investment adv
Central Bankers Are Scared
Join Bitcoin University Premium:https://www.bitcoinuniversity.comIn this video, I discuss the ECB's latest blog post on Bitcoin. This post fails the test of intellectual honesty, with the ECB attributing all bad things to Bitcoin, in an effort to deflect attention away from its own 2023 record losses and huge mismanagement of the Euro over the years.Bitcoin keeps hitting new all-time highs in currencies all around the world. Could it be that the problem is actually with fiat?Why do central banks
Bitcoin Speculative Attack
Join Bitcoin University Premium:https://www.bitcoinuniversity.comIn this video, I discuss Pierre Rochard's famous essay on Bitcoin speculative attacks.By borrowing in your local fiat currency and buying BTC with the proceeds, you are actively helping to increase the money supply of your local fiat and thus devalue it against Bitcoin, which has a fixed maximum supply.If you can collateralize these loans with things other than Bitcoin like houses, you can also avoid the problem of margin calls. No
Could Bitcoin Bankrupt The US Government?
Join Bitcoin University Premium:https://www.bitcoinuniversity.comIn this video, I discuss the doom loop that could be set into play if enough entities sell off some of their US Treasuries and buy BTC with the proceeds.By doing so, they marginally push up the price of BTC vs the US dollar, thus attracting more people to Bitcoin-- while at the same time pushing down the price of US government bonds, and thus increasing the interest rates at which the US government is forced to borrow.If the Federa
Bitcoin 6102 Attack (How To Protect Yourself)
Join Bitcoin University Premium:https://www.bitcoinuniversity.comIn this video, I go into greater depth what a 6102 attack on Bitcoin in America would look like. Self-custody would probably be banned, along with all of the BTC on the exchanges and at larger custodians being confiscated by a desperate federal government.I do not expect this to happen in the next 2 years, but it is definitely a possibility over the coming decade, as the US grapples with its finances and out-of-control debt.Fortuna
Coinbase's Bitcoin Will Be Seized
Learn how to self-custody your Bitcoin:https://www.bitcoinuniversity.com/courses/76599-the-ultimate-guide-to-bitcoinIn this video, I discuss Coinbase's recent move to end native BTC support at Coinbase Commerce, as well as the risks of a 6102-type attack on Coinbase Custody in the next 5-10 years. Not investment advice! Consult a financial advisor.Coinbase Commerce:https://www.coinbase.com/commerceCoinbase Commerce ending support for native BTC:https://twitter.com/Lauren_Dowling_/status/17589856
Glitch In The Matrix?
Join Bitcoin University Premium:https://www.bitcoinuniversity.comIn this video, I discuss Elizabeth Warren's apparent about-face and endorsement of Bitcoin, as evidenced by a flag flown over the Capitol in honor of Satoshi Nakamoto.This is obviously a troll by a Bitcoiner, who simply paid to have it done, and no one in Warren's office noticed (or perhaps there is a secret Bitcoiner who works there).I discuss how Bitcoin can actually contribute to the progressive cause, by helping to end bank lob
Bitcoin $52,000
Join Bitcoin University Premium:https://www.bitcoinuniversity.comIn this video, I provide a retrospective, examining what the landscape looked like the last time Bitcoin was trading at $52,000, compared to today.Bitcoin's hash rate has been skyrocketing, and Bitcoin has been officially granted institutional access through the launch of major spot BTC ETFs in the US.Large asset management companies will corral no-coiners into owning some BTC whether they want to or not.The best is yet to come. Th
Central Banksters Laughing At You
Join Bitcoin University Premium:https://www.bitcoinuniversity.comIn this video, I discuss Adrian Orr's controversial comments coming out of the Reserve Bank of New Zealand. Orr brags about how central bankers can just print up fiat money and people naively accept it.Orr goes on to criticize Bitcoin as not being real money, when it's clear that fiat itself doesn't function well as a store of value.Most people just go along with the fraud that is fiat money and tell themselves that inflation is so
Unstoppable Money And Free Speech (Nostr)
Follow me on Nostr:https://primal.net/p/npub1s33sw6y2p8kpz2t8avz5feu2n6yvfr6swykrnm2frletd7spnt5qew252pIn this video, I discuss how unstoppable money (Bitcoin) and unstoppable free speech (Nostr) can work together to help to preserve our freedoms.I also demonstrate how to set up a Nostr account and zap sats using the Primal app.Not investment advice! Consult a financial advisor.Damus:https://damus.io/Download Primal app:https://primal.net/downloads I am not being paid or otherwise compensated by
Will High Energy Costs Destroy Bitcoin Mining?
Join Bitcoin University Premium:https://www.bitcoinuniversity.comIn this video, I discuss whether very high energy prices or very low energy prices can hurt the Bitcoin mining industry.Thanks to Satoshi's automatic "difficulty adjustment," there is no BTC price or energy input cost at which it becomes impossible for Bitcoin miners as a whole to mine profitably. Inefficient and unprofitable miners may drop off the network, but then the protocol will adjust to make it easier to mine blocks for tho
Everyone Is Pro-Bitcoin (Everyone)
Join Bitcoin University Premium:https://www.bitcoinuniversity.comIn this video, I discuss why everyone is pro-Bitcoin.Governments tell you not to buy Bitcoin, but they themselves own Bitcoin.Altcoin scammers tell you that Bitcoin is outdated tech, but then they end up eventually converting the proceeds of their crypto scams into BTC.Degen traders try to trade alts to get more BTC, but never to get more ETH, XRP, or HEX.It would seem that there is something truly special about BTC that sets it ap
Fax Machine Executive Bashes Email
Learn how to buy non-KYC Bitcoin:https://www.bitcoinuniversity.com/courses/76599-the-ultimate-guide-to-bitcoinIn this video, I discuss Fed president Neel Kashkari's recent comments on Bitcoin, in which he criticizes it for not already being a globally accepted medium of exchange, while inadvertently shining a light on the terrible mismanagement of the US dollar by the Federal Reserve.Kashkari is like a dinosaur or fax machine business owner who has no idea how things are about to change. And he
Binance Pulls The Plug On Monero
Join Bitcoin University Premium:https://www.bitcoinuniversity.comIn this video, I discuss Binance delisting Monero (XMR) and the negative implications for Monero's future. Closing the regulated on-ramps and off-ramps to an asset is definitely not a way to spread adoption.Unfortunately, Monero has been unable to build a robust global circular economy even while it was listed on major exchanges. As holders of Monero continue to lose purchasing power, they will jump ship and swim to Bitcoin, or all
Bitcoin Mining and MSM Propaganda
Join Bitcoin University Premium:https://www.bitcoinuniversity.comIn this video, I discuss the coordinated assault on Bitcoin mining by the state and by state-controlled journalists who serve as mouthpieces for the regime and apologists for central bankers.Much of the attack on Bitcoin mining is also being funded by shipcoiners from Ripple and Ethereum, who seek to attack Bitcoin's proof of work in order to promote their own captured, proof of stake tokens.Why does MSM coverage of Bitcoin mining
US Attack On Bitcoin Mining (Please Help)
Join Bitcoin University Premium:https://www.bitcoinuniversity.comIn this video, I discuss the Biden Administration and Elizabeth Warren's attack on Bitcoin mining in the US, using a data collection order from the DOE (Department of Energy). This sets the stage for onerous regulation and is an attack vector on Bitcoin that can be carried out by ordering US electricity providers to limit electricity supplied to on-grid miners.This order unfairly targets a single industry (Bitcoin mining), and make
Toxic Bitcoin Friday Is Here
Get access to tomorrow's live Q&A class by joining here:https://www.bitcoinuniversity.com/joinIn this video, I answer questions about Bitcoin, as well as covering the most important developments of the week, including the latest attack on Bitcoin mining in the US. Not investment advice! Consult a financial advisor.Mempool.space:https://mempool.space/UTXO management playlist:https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL7w04GVKPitEyE50BrhbqZHmmL6YPtQTMUsing Phoenix wallet:https://www.youtube.com/watch?
Bankers Blaming Bitcoin (ESG Attack)
Join Bitcoin University Premium:https://www.bitcoinuniversity.comIn this video, I discuss why US and EU bankers have chosen ESG as an attack vector against Bitcoin.For some reason, these same bankers and politicians never apply the same ESG critique to fiat money and the huge amount of environmental damage and human suffering that it causes.Could it be that they care much more about retaining power than they do about the environment? Fortunately, as Bitcoin makes its way into institutions like B
Constraints Encourage Creativity (Bitcoin)
Join Bitcoin University Premium:https://www.bitcoinuniversity.comIn this video, I discuss how constraints can help to encourage creativity, whether in the realm of traditional poetic and musical forms, corporate management, or Bitcoin.When Bitcoin encounters issues, the immediate reaction should not be to propose a fork, but rather to work within Bitcoin's existing consensus constraints to find creative solutions.Most of all, we need to make sure that we don't screw up the precious gift that Sat
Ethereum ETF Coming Soon?
Join Bitcoin University Premium:https://www.bitcoinuniversity.comIn this video, I discuss why it is quite likely that the SEC will continue to delay its decision on a US spot Ethereum ETF.Not only is there a political calculation being taken by SEC chair Gary Gensler, but also ETH clearly passes the Howey Test and as such should be considered an unregistered security.The first step on the path towards an ETF would be for Ethereum to register with the SEC as a security. This would involve disclos
Monero Is Hot Potato Money
Join Bitcoin University Premium:https://www.bitcoinuniversity.comIn this video, I discuss the implications of a constantly declining XMR/BTC exchange rate.If people don't want to hodl your coin, a circular economy can never develop around it. Even if your coin supports very private transactions, the need to move into a difference currency like BTC in order to preserve your purchasing power negates much of this privacy.Money is a winner take all game. Bitcoin has already won this game, and I woul
Bitcoin ETF Gets 42069
Learn how to buy non-KYC Bitcoin:https://www.bitcoinuniversity.com/courses/76599-the-ultimate-guide-to-bitcoinIn this video, I discuss how the Bitwise Bitcoin ETF (BITB) has chosen to reveal the Bitcoin address where it is holding the BTC that supposedly backs its ETF.I discuss the implications of this for transparency, proof of reserves, OFAC compliance, as well as the reason that you want to build a new financial system on a transparent foundation, rather than an obscure foundation. I also sho
Using The Lightning Network With Phoenix Wallet (Part 2)
Join Bitcoin University Premium:https://www.bitcoinuniversity.comIn this video (part 2 of a 2 part series on Phoenix Wallet), I briefly review how the Lightning Network and its payment channels work, before moving on to a demo of the Phoenix Wallet. I discuss different ways of funding the wallet, including an initial Lightning transaction, an on-chain transaction, and reserving inbound liquidity from Phoenix itself. This initial funding of a Lightning channel makes the most sense to do when Bitc
Using The Lightning Network With Phoenix Wallet (Part 1)
Get my paid Bitcoin course here:https://www.bitcoinuniversity.com/courses/76599-the-ultimate-guide-to-bitcoinIn this video, I discuss the Lightning Network, payment channels, channel management, and inbound liquidity. I also discuss how modern Lightning wallets like the Phoenix Wallet spin up a Lightning node on your phone and help with channel management.Be sure to check out Part 2, coming tomorrow. Not investment advice! Consult a financial advisor.Phoenix Wallet:https://phoenix.acinq.co/ Bitc
Why Is Bitcoin Crashing?
Get the Ultimate Guide To Bitcoin:https://www.bitcoinuniversity.com/courses/76599-the-ultimate-guide-to-bitcoinIn this video, I discuss possible explanations for why BTC has been selling off since the launch of the US spot Bitcoin ETFs.Most of the selling is coming from GBTC liquidations, including forced selling by the FTX bankruptcy estate, as well as investors seeking lower management fees.There are also rumors of Mt Gox coins being distributed to creditors, which is adding further selling pr
Could Someone Else Accidentally Pick Your Bitcoin Seed?
Learn how to build your own Bitcoin multisig vault:https://www.bitcoinuniversity.com/courses/76599-the-ultimate-guide-to-bitcoinIn this video, I discuss whether someone else or a true random number generator could pick the same Bitcoin recovery seed that you have. I conclude that the probability is infinitesimally small, on the order of picking a single atom in the known observable universe.I also discuss why a 12 word seed is enough, HD wallets, multisig cold storage, and the dangers of seed sp
Stop Gambling, Start Studying (Bitcoin)
How to join Bitcoin University Premium:https://www.bitcoinuniversity.com/joinIn this video, I discuss two paths that one can take in the Bitcoin/crypto space. You have limited time on earth, and even more limited time when it comes to interacting with Bitcoin/crypto, so choose wisely.Rather than gambling on crypto and trying to find "the next Bitcoin" (hint: there isn't one. Bitcoin is the next Bitcoin), you should spend as much time as possible learning how Bitcoin works, as well as practical s
Old Rat Denounces Rat Poison
Learn how to coinjoin your Bitcoin:https://www.bitcoinuniversity.com/courses/76599-the-ultimate-guide-to-bitcoinIn this video, I discuss JP Morgan CEO Jamie Dimon's recent comments on Bitcoin in a CNBC interview at Davos.Dimon displays a weird mixture of hostility, ignorance, and projection, attributing many bad activities to Bitcoin that have actually been carried out at scale by JP Morgan itself.JP Morgan will continue to fall behind BlackRock until the board ousts Jamie Dimon and replaces him
Bitcoin Doesn't Need Your Shipcoin To Scale
Learn how to coinjoin your Bitcoin:https://www.bitcoinuniversity.com/courses/76599-the-ultimate-guide-to-bitcoinIn this video, I discuss why Bitcoin doesn't need to use altcoins/shipcoins in order to scale.Money always converges to one, so it makes little sense to expect people to use one money for saving and a different, less established money for spending.If your crypto keeps losing value against BTC, it's going to be impossible to get people to hodl it. And if you cannot get people to hodl yo
Using Bitcoin Block Space More Efficiently
Go deeper down the Bitcoin rabbit hole:https://www.bitcoinuniversity.com/courses/76599-the-ultimate-guide-to-bitcoinIn this video, I discuss how higher on-chain transaction fees encourage people to use higher layers or different payment rails like Lightning or more centralized custodians.Higher layers are one way to batch up and net out transactions, so that only the net result needs to be settled on the base layer.Higher transaction fees also encourage users to avoid peak congestion times when
How Money Actually Scales (Gold, USD, Bitcoin)
Learn how to buy non-KYC Bitcoin:https://www.bitcoinuniversity.com/courses/76599-the-ultimate-guide-to-bitcoinIn this video, I discuss how monetary systems always scale in layers, using gold, US dollars, and Bitcoin as examples.The base layer is used to settle larger transactions that require strong final settlement guarantees, while higher layers handle most of the daily economic activity.Higher layers are batched and netted out, with the net result being periodically settled on the base layer.
Toxic Bitcoin Saturday Is Back
Learn how to buy non-KYC Bitcoin and coinjoin:https://www.bitcoinuniversity.com/courses/76599-the-ultimate-guide-to-bitcoinIn this video, I bring back the weekly segment "Toxic Bitcoin Saturday," in which I answer viewer questions, and highlight significant events and YouTube comments from the preceding week.This week, most of the discussion centered around the launch of spot Bitcoin ETFs in the US. Over the past 15 years, Bitcoin has gone from being worthless money held by math nerds to having
Million Dollar Bitcoin In 2024?
Get my full Bitcoin course here:https://www.bitcoinuniversity.com/courses/76599-the-ultimate-guide-to-bitcoinIn this video, I discuss Samson Mow's "Bitcoin max pain" theory that suggests that BTC melting up to $1 million per coin in 2024 would cause the maximum amount of pain to the maximum number of people, who both hold and don't hold BTC.I also discuss Veblen goods, thin order books, and how you don't need $1 trillion to enter an asset in order for it to increase in market cap by $1 trillion.
A Historic Day For Bitcoin
Join the private Bitcoin Forum:https://www.bitcoinuniversity.com/bitcoin-forumIn this video, I discuss the SEC's historic approval of spot Bitcoin ETFs in the US, with a glance back at where we've been as well as where we're headed as global Bitcoin adoption accelerates.The SEC's announcement contained bad news for altcoiners/shipcoiners, suggesting that there is very little chance of an altcoin ETF ever being approved. Shipcoins will continue to lose value against BTC as they have been doing fo
Should You Buy The Bitcoin ETF?
Learn how to buy anonymous Bitcoin:https://www.bitcoinuniversity.com/courses/76599-the-ultimate-guide-to-bitcoinIn this video, I discuss the trade-offs between owning a spot Bitcoin ETF and holding your own real BTC in self-custody.If you are going to buy another investment like bonds, stocks, real estate, or gold, I think that buying a Bitcoin spot ETF will have much higher returns and thus offer better preservation of your savings' purchasing power going forward.However, buying real BTC offers
How To View Your Own Bitcoin UTXOs
Join the Bitcoin University Private Forum:https://www.bitcoinuniversity.com/bitcoin-forumIn this video, I discuss how to view your own Bitcoin UTXOs by connecting your hardware wallet to the Sparrow wallet on laptop or desktop.By playing around with the UTXO tab inside of Sparrow, you can get a better feel for what UTXOs look like and what the trade-offs are when it comes to UTXO management.The 3 primary factors to keep in mind are:1) Current transaction fee rates vs. expected future transaction
Stranded Sats and The Lightning Network
Learn how to buy anonymous Bitcoin:https://www.bitcoinuniversity.com/courses/76599-the-ultimate-guide-to-bitcoinIn this video, I continue my discussion of "stranded sats" (Bitcoin UTXOs that cannot be spent due to high transaction fees) and how to use the Lightning Network to mitigate against future high base layer transaction fees.By consolidating your UTXOs or moving them onto Lightning when base layer transaction fees are relatively low, you can save yourself a lot of money when the high fee
How To Calculate Bitcoin Transaction Fees (Important)
Learn how to buy non-KYC Bitcoin:https://www.bitcoinuniversity.com/courses/76599-the-ultimate-guide-to-bitcoinIn this video, I discuss how to calculate a range of possible transaction fees for a given UTXO, and how you can use this estimation to future-proof your BTC holdings against future high fee rates by performing a UTXO consolidation.Consolidating small UTXOs in a low fee environment makes a lot of sense, but you also need to take into account the privacy implications that come with combin
Stranded Sats And UTXO Management
Learn how to buy non-KYC Bitcoin:https://www.bitcoinuniversity.com/courses/76599-the-ultimate-guide-to-bitcoinIn this video, I discuss Bitcoin UTXOs, stranded sats, and why and how to do a UTXO consolidation transaction.When consolidating UTXOs, it's important to keep in mind privacy considerations as well as transaction fees. If you combine UTXOs from different sources, you may be leaking privacy. Not investment advice! Consult a financial advisor.Watch these 3 videos first:https://www.youtube.
Global Ban On Flipping Coins?
Join Bitcoin University Premium:https://www.bitcoinuniversity.comIn this video, I discuss how any ban on Bitcoin "unhosted wallets" or "self-hosted wallets" is essentially a ban on tossing a coin 256 times and writing down some zeros and ones on paper.A 256-bit number or Bitcoin private key can also be represented as a QR code or as a 24 word list, so you'd need to ban those things as well.If I flip a coin, generate a private key, and generate a Bitcoin receive address, I don't even need to be o
Happy 15th Birthday, Bitcoin
Learn how to buy non-KYC Bitcoin and to coinjoin:https://www.bitcoinuniversity.com/courses/76599-the-ultimate-guide-to-bitcoinIn this video, I discuss the birth of the Bitcoin Network on 3 January 2009, when Satoshi mined the Genesis block and embedded the famous headline from The Times newspaper: "Chancellor on brink of second bailout for the banks." This headline served a dual purpose as a timestamp (demonstrating that there was no premine), as well as a proclamation of Bitcoin as an alternati
Will Bitcoin Spot ETFs Actually Pump Real BTC?
Learn how to buy non-KYC Bitcoin:https://www.bitcoinuniversity.com/courses/76599-the-ultimate-guide-to-bitcoinIn this video, I discuss the mechanisms behind ETFs ("exchange-traded funds") and how those mechanisms ensure that the BlackRock and other spot Bitcoin ETFs will be forced to purchase real BTC in order to back their investment products. This will, in turn, I believe massively pump the price of BTC in 2024 and beyond.Not only is there a global arbitrage for the price of Bitcoin, but there
Bitcoin's Huge Bull Run (2024)
Get my paid Bitcoin course here:https://www.bitcoinuniversity.com/courses/76599-the-ultimate-guide-to-bitcoinIn this video, I discuss catalysts for what I believe will be a massive bull run for Bitcoin in 2024 including:1) Fed loosening and election year juicing of the economy2) 2024 Bitcoin halving3) The approval of Bitcoin spot ETFs in the US4) Neutral to negative sentiment, ensuring that these positive catalysts are not yet priced in. Not investment advice! Consult a financial advisor.Fed cut
Introduction To The Mempool (Bitcoin)
Get my paid Bitcoin course here:https://www.bitcoinuniversity.com/courses/76599-the-ultimate-guide-to-bitcoinIn this video, I provide a basic introduction to mempool.space, how Bitcoin mempools work, and how transaction fees are set by the market.Every Bitcoin node has its own mempool, so there are actually many "mempools" rather than "THE mempool."A mempool (memory pool) is a waiting room for Bitcoin transactions that have not yet been included in a block by a miner. Transactions compete for th
Will BlackRock Completely Destroy Bitcoin?
Get my paid Bitcoin course here:https://www.bitcoinuniversity.com/courses/76599-the-ultimate-guide-to-bitcoinIn this video, I discuss whether the BlackRock and other spot Bitcoin ETFs have the potential to destroy Bitcoin, by massively decreasing demand for Bitcoin transactions and thus defunding miners once the block subsidy has gone to zero.It's highly unlikely that Bitcoin stops moving around, since even bulky and unwieldy physical gold has not stopped moving around even after 10,000 years.Bi
The Economist Bends The Knee (Bitcoin)
Join Bitcoin University Premium:https://www.bitcoinuniversity.comIn this video, I discuss The Economist's recent article "Why bitcoin is up by almost 150% this year: introducing the cockroach theory of crypto."As a long-time hater of Bitcoin, The Economist is finally seeking to transition to a more positive coverage of Bitcoin, by grudgingly admitting that Bitcoin (much like cockroaches) cannot be stopped. This is a decent article, belatedly recognizing the importance of Bitcoin, while still unf
Satoshi's Gift
Give the gift of Bitcoin University Premium:https://www.bitcoinuniversity.com/courses/76599-the-ultimate-guide-to-bitcoinThe Saif House books:https://thesaifhouse.com/Give the gift of Bitcoin from Swan:https://www.swanbitcoin.com/gifts/FOMO21 apparel:https://fomo21.com/In this video, I discuss Satoshi's gift to the world.Bitcoin is Satoshi's gift to the world. Bitcoin is a vessel in which you can hold and preserve your precious economic life energy. Bitcoin is unconfiscatable money that's beyond
Bitcoin's Two Essential Scarcities
Learn how to buy non-KYC Bitcoin:https://www.bitcoinuniversity.com/courses/76599-the-ultimate-guide-to-bitcoinIn this video, I discuss Bitcoin's 2 essential scarcities, which are:1) Asset scarcity (21 million BTC)2) Block space scarcityIf you undermine the latter, you end up either undermining the former by having to add a tail emission, or undermining Bitcoin's final settlement guarantees by impoverishing the Bitcoin miners who are forced to live on very low transaction fees once the block subs
Are Bitcoin Transaction Fees Too High?
Join Bitcoin University Premium:https://www.bitcoinuniversity.comIn this video, I discuss whether Bitcoin transaction fees are too high, and where I think they are headed in the long term.Unless you want to institute a tail emission for Bitcoin, you need to accept the fact that almost all Bitcoin miner revenue will eventually come from transaction fees.Wanting transaction fees to stay low forever is a little bit like wanting Bitcoin prices to stay low forever-- it will result in a Bitcoin networ
How To Create Infinite Bitcoin Wallets (Passphrase)
Join Bitcoin University Premium:https://www.bitcoinuniversity.com/joinIn this video, I discuss how to add a passphrase to your recovery seed in order to create basically an unlimited number of wallets that can be used to segregate family holdings, provide a decoy wallet to be used with thieves, provide inheritance planning, and many other uses.Using passphrases makes it possible to generate approximately 5.9 × 10^197 different wallets based on your original seed words.Not investment advice! Cons
Don't Make These Fatal Mistakes (Bitcoin Self-Custody)
Join Bitcoin University Premium:https://www.bitcoinuniversity.comIn this video, I discuss common mistakes that beginners make, including sharing their recovery seed with scammers online, and thus getting their Bitcoin stolen. Anyone who asks you for your 12-word or 24-word seed is a scammer.It's a good idea to use different software to connect your hardware wallet to a node.You could just use Trezor plus Trezor SuiteOr Blockstream Jade plus Blockstream GreenOr Ledger plus Ledger Live (if you don
Fiat Money Is Death
Join Bitcoin University Premium:https://www.bitcoinuniversity.comIn this video, I discuss how fiat money is an endless source of capital misallocation, high time preference thinking, cheap and crass culture, bad health, lower standards of living, government control and surveillance, government theft, homelessness, violence, forever wars, and death.The fiat regime is one where an endless money printer subsidizes endless bad decisions, until it all comes to a catastrophic end-- culminating in hype
How To Move Your Bitcoin From Ledger To Jade
Get my paid Bitcoin course here:https://www.bitcoinuniversity.com/courses/76599-the-ultimate-guide-to-bitcoinIn this video, I demonstrate how to move your Bitcoin from a Ledger hardware wallet to a Blockstream Jade hardware wallet.Here's the overview:1) Install Sparrow Wallet on your laptop or desktop2) Get your new Blockstream Jade hardware wallet ready with a brand new 12 word recovery seed3) Connect Jade to Sparrow4) Generate a fresh receive address using your Jade5) Send some BTC from Ledger
Should You Convert Your Ledger To A Paperweight?
Join Bitcoin University Premium:https://www.bitcoinuniversity.comIn this video, I discuss the latest Ledger security breach, as well as Ledger's long history of hacks and poor security practices.Avoid altcoins and their scammy ecosystems.Also avoid hardware wallet companies like Ledger that provide support for scammy altcoins and thus increase their own attack surface.Serious Bitcoiners should never use a Ledger, but instead consider a Bitcoin-only hardware wallet like the Blockstream Jade or Co
Was Bitcoin Fairly Distributed?
Learn how to get some non-KYC Bitcoin:https://www.bitcoinuniversity.com/courses/76599-the-ultimate-guide-to-bitcoinIn this video, I discuss whether Bitcoin was fairly distributed.This is a strange question to ask, since Bitcoin is a voluntary opt-in system, unlike fiat which is enforced at the edge of the sword.Nevertheless, we can conclude that Bitcoin's distribution was fair, if not equal. Bitcoin started off having zero economic value, and so was initially prized most by people who had put in
Internet Beggar Hates Bitcoin
Join Bitcoin University Premium:https://www.bitcoinuniversity.comIn this video, I discuss Wikipedia founder Jimmy Wales's comment on Bitcoin and banks.Jimmy Wales betrays his first world privilege when he extols banks at the expense of Bitcoin. What about the 1.3 billion unbanked people on the planet?So why Bitcoin, and not banks?-- Bitcoin never got a banker bonus, while you got your house foreclosed on-- Bitcoin doesn't depend on government bailouts-- Bitcoin doesn't do bank holidays or 4-mart
Wealthy Senator Attacks Bitcoin
Join Bitcoin University Premium:https://www.bitcoinuniversity.comIn this video, I discuss "The Digital Asset Anti-Money Laundering Act of 2023" and Elizabeth Warren's attack on basic freedoms and privacy.This Act is a direct and disgusting attack on freedom and privacy in America and must be opposed at all costs.This Act will NOT stop terrorists from using US dollars (their preferred currency of choice), but it WILL infringe on the rights of millions of honest Americans who want to be able to us
Is The Bitkey Bitcoin Wallet Safe?
Learn how to create your own Bitcoin multisig vault:https://www.bitcoinuniversity.com/courses/76599-the-ultimate-guide-to-bitcoinIn this video, I review Block's new Bitkey hardware wallet and app. I think that this is an excellent (albeit not inexpensive) hardware wallet that will enable beginners to take custody of their Bitcoin, while enjoying many of the benefits of collaborative custody multisig.Bitkey is definitely a beautiful and solid piece of hardware, though I hope that in later models
My Favorite Bitcoin Desktop Software (Sparrow Wallet)
Get my paid Bitcoin course here:https://www.bitcoinuniversity.com/courses/76599-the-ultimate-guide-to-bitcoinIn this video, I demonstrate how to download and set up a Bitcoin hot wallet on your desktop or laptop using Sparrow Wallet. This is excellent software that allows you to connect a node (yours, or someone else's) to a hot wallet or cold wallet that you control. Sparrow Wallet is a versatile tool that every Bitcoiner should learn to use on his/her journey to self-sovereignty. I forgot to m
Is Coinbase A Bitcoin Black Hole?
Join Bitcoin University Premium:https://www.bitcoinuniversity.comIn this video, I discuss whether there are existential risks to Bitcoin caused by Coinbase being the largest custodian for Bitcoin spot ETF issuers.I conclude that there are not, and that Bitcoin will continue to be moved around over time. BlackRock will probably switch to a big bank as custodian at some point for its ETF, and the big tech companies will also seek to get in on the action.Also, because Bitcoin is proof of work, owni
Terrible News For Shipcoiners (No Spot ETFs)
Join Bitcoin University Premium:https://www.bitcoinuniversity.comIn this video, I discuss recent language inserted into BlackRock's Bitcoin spot ETF S-1 which implies that the SEC will not approve spot ETFs for any digital asset that qualifies as an unregistered security.That leaves it up to crypto projects to file and register their securities (crypto) with the SEC, thus being forced to make disclosures about insider holdings and risk factors that will scare off most institutional investors, as
Why Bitcoin's Price Pumps Matter
Join Bitcoin University Premium:https://www.bitcoinuniversity.comIn this video, I discuss why Bitcoin's price pumps matter.First, when Bitcoin pumps, it attracts new investors who come for the gains, and then end up staying for the personal and cultural transformation.Second, because Bitcoin's max supply is fixed, the only way that its market cap can increase is by the purchasing power or price of each coin going up. A larger market cap and higher liquidity is necessary to accommodate larger inv
Trading Altcoins To Get More Bitcoin?
Join Bitcoin University Premium:https://www.bitcoinuniversity.comIn this video, I discuss why I think it's a bad idea to try to trade altcoins in order to get more Bitcoin.The conventional wisdom is that you should buy altcoins (crypto other than Bitcoin) at the start of a bull market and then sell them for Bitcoin or fiat at the end of the bull market, as a way of outperforming Bitcoin.This investment strategy makes a number of assumptions that may not turn out to be correct:1) You can personal
Get On The Winning Team (Bitcoin)
Learn how to coinjoin your Bitcoin:https://www.bitcoinuniversity.com/courses/76599-the-ultimate-guide-to-bitcoinIn this video, I discuss questions and highlight comments from the previous week. This week, I focus on the huge underperformance of altcoins in 2023 and what the future holds. I also briefly touch on macro, including the latest propaganda about inflation, as well as some personal finance ideas surrounding how to treat young adult children. Not investment advice! Consult a financial ad
Does Bitcoin Mining Waste Water?
Join Bitcoin University Premium:https://www.bitcoinuniversity.comIn this video, I discuss whether Bitcoin mining wastes water.Bitcoin mining uses water-cooled facilities and sometimes hydroelectric power, just like data centers.If Bitcoin mining wastes water, then so does the entire internet.BBC articles like this may be driven by ulterior motives, given that they cite sources that work for the Dutch central bank. Not investment advice! Consult a financial advisor.BBC article on Bitcoin mining a
Amazing News For Bitcoin Mining (Ocean)
Learn to buy anonymous Bitcoin:https://www.bitcoinuniversity.com/courses/76599-the-ultimate-guide-to-bitcoinIn this video, I discuss the launch of a new radically transparent and permissionless Bitcoin mining pool (Ocean), funded by Jack Dorsey and run by Luke Dashjr.Bitcoin mining rigs are individual machines (ASICs) whose hash rate can be pointed at any mining pool globally. This makes switching costs very low, and helps to keep the mining pool space competitive. Mining pools that attempt to c
Cardano Getting Flushed?
Join Bitcoin University Premium:https://www.bitcoinuniversity.comIn this video, I discuss Charles Hoskinson's recent comments about the SEC's treatment of Cardano vs. Bitcoin. Charles asked us to apply the Howey Test to Cardano and Bitcoin, and so I decided to do just that.Why does the SEC treat Bitcoin differently from Cardano? Bitcoin does not have a CEO or leader who leads software development like Charles Hoskinson does. Bitcoin software development is not run by a corporation or foundation
Satoshi's Sneaky Supply Schedule (Bitcoin)
Learn how to coinjoin your Bitcoin:https://www.bitcoinuniversity.com/courses/76599-the-ultimate-guide-to-bitcoinIn this video, I discuss how Bitcoin's supply schedule is front-loaded, which means that the majority of original holders were cypherpunks, libertarians, and other free thinkers who were less interested in wealth and more interested in anti-statist ideologies. It's taken 14 years to mine the first 93% of the supply, and it will take 114 years to mine the remainder.The majority of Bitco
Why You Can't Stop Bitcoin (Antifragile)
Learn how to coinjoin your Bitcoin:https://www.bitcoinuniversity.com/courses/76599-the-ultimate-guide-to-bitcoinIn this video, I discuss why Bitcoin's antifragility ensures that any attacks on the network only serve to strengthen it. From the China Bitcoin mining ban, to high transaction fees, to chain surveillance, to the banning of custodial Lightning wallets like Wallet of Satoshi, every attack on Bitcoin makes it stronger.By contrast, the fiat financial system is quite fragile and has requir
Bitcoin Meetups, Bitcoin Stores (Flockstr, Coinos)
Join the Bitcoin University email list:https://www.trader.university/bitcoin-email-listIn this video, I discuss how to join or start your own local Bitcoin meetup, and then use that meetup to encourage Bitcoin merchant adoption in your area using Coinos.Bitcoin meetups can be a great way to meet fellow Bitcoiners in your area who share your values, and then use those connections to mobilize Bitcoin adoption in your area.The most effective way to spread Bitcoin adoption is not by voting for polit
The Digital Walls Are Closing In (CBDCs)
Join the Bitcoin University email list:https://www.trader.university/bitcoin-email-listIn this video, I discuss how CBDCs (central bank digital currencies) can be paired with surveillance techniques, biometric data, and digital IDs by governments and corporations to imprison and control a population.I also highlight the Human Rights Foundation's new global CBDC development tracker, which provides progress updates on the roll-out of CBDCs worldwide. CBDCs will not destroy Bitcoin, but will rather
Argentina 1, Central Bankers 0
Join Bitcoin University Premium:https://www.bitcoinuniversity.comIn this video, I discuss Javier Milei winning Argentina's presidency, and what comes next.Milei has promised to abolish Argentina's central bank, as well as allowing anyone to use any currency that they wish. What this means in practice is probably a lot more US dollar usage, and more Bitcoin usage as well.I think that Milei has a really tough road ahead of him. The many, many people (both regular people and politicians and bureauc
Bitcoin Q&A Saturday
Learn how to buy anonymous Bitcoin:https://www.bitcoinuniversity.com/courses/76599-the-ultimate-guide-to-bitcoinIn this video, I answer questions and highlight important comments about Bitcoin, crypto, gold, etc from the past week.Gold demonetized wampum and silver; and now gold is in the process of being demonetized by Bitcoin. A digital world needs digital money, not shiny yellow rocks, and Bitcoin has already won the race for the best digital money:1) It cannot be censored2) It cannot be deba
How To Use Gold To Protect Yourself
Join Bitcoin University Premium:https://www.bitcoinuniversity.comIn this video, I discuss how you can use gold to protect yourself and your family.While gold is a poor store of value and inflation hedge, gold bars are dense enough to function as effective tools of self-defense. You can also bribe thieves with gold, in an effort to make them go away. As gold continues to be demonetized by Bitcoin, it will become increasingly affordable for almost everyone to own a gold baseball bat that they can
When To Take Profits On Your Bitcoin
Learn how to buy anonymous Bitcoin:https://www.bitcoinuniversity.com/courses/76599-the-ultimate-guide-to-bitcoinIn this video, I discuss the best time to take profits on your Bitcoin-- which is never. As Michael Saylor has said: "Trading Bitcoin is a sign of lesser intellect."Once you understand that Bitcoin is the hardest money that the world has ever known--Once you understand that the fiat exits are being closed--Once you understand that Bitcoin is the only life boat--Once you understand that
No Way Out For Ethereum (Tragic)
Join Bitcoin University Premium:https://www.bitcoinuniversity.comIn this video, I discuss a scenario where a nation-state attacker has captured 33%-51% or more of the ETH supply and is actively censoring transactions, leading to a Vitalik fork of Ethereum.In this case, all government-regulated entities like Coinbase, BlackRock, and USDC would side with the US government and support its side of the fork, rather than Vitalik's side.If Coinbase, BlackRock, and USDC don't follow the Vitalik fork, th
How A BlackRock ETF Could Destroy Ethereum
Learn to buy non-KYC Bitcoin:https://www.bitcoinuniversity.com/courses/76599-the-ultimate-guide-to-bitcoinIn this video, I discuss the risks of issuing an ETF for a proof of stake coin like Ethereum.The biggest risk is that regulated entities that hold and stake the ETH (BlackRock, Coinbase, etc) could be pressured by the government that regulates them to censor transactions at the base layer. If you ruin the censorship-resistance of ETH, there's no good reason for people to use it:-- It's not a
Bitcoiners, Please Help (FinCEN, Swan Bitcoin)
Learn how to coinjoin your Bitcoin:https://www.bitcoinuniversity.com/courses/76599-the-ultimate-guide-to-bitcoinPlease submit a comment on this proposed FinCEN regulation:https://twitter.com/skwp/status/1719025440663261376In this video, I discuss FinCEN's proposed "Bitcoin mixer" regulation and how you can submit a comment to voice your opposition to this over-reaching proposal that violates the basic human right to privacy, as well as the 1st and 4th Amendments.This is not just an attack on cus
Toxic Bitcoin Saturday Is Back (Your Questions Answered)
Learn how to buy anonymous Bitcoin:https://www.bitcoinuniversity.com/courses/76599-the-ultimate-guide-to-bitcoinIn this video, I answer viewer questions and highlight a few interesting comments from the past week, concerning Bitcoin FUD, other crypto, government attacks on BTC, etc.I also point out why you should avoid people who privilege credentialism. Not investment advice! Consult a financial advisor.Sell your house for BTC in Canada:https://www.bullbitcoin.com/prime#realestate The big probl
Bitcoin Derangement Syndrome (Dave Ramsey)
Learn how to buy anonymous Bitcoin:https://www.bitcoinuniversity.com/courses/76599-the-ultimate-guide-to-bitcoinIn this video, I discuss the causes of Bitcoin Derangement Syndrome (BDS), and how it has affected public figures like Paul Krugman, Charlie Munger, Warren Buffett, Peter Zeihan, Peter Schiff, and especially Dave Ramsey. When cryptographic truth collides with fiat lies, there's always a lot of cognitive dissonance.Dave Ramsey combines extreme arrogance with a complete lack of intellect
Using Shipcoins For Payments?
Learn to buy anonymous Bitcoin:https://www.bitcoinuniversity.com/courses/76599-the-ultimate-guide-to-bitcoinIn this video, I discuss why shipcoins (altcoins) will never be adopted widely as a medium of exchange.By contrast, people are already accepting BTC as a store of value, thus signaling their belief that BTC will be spendable as a widely accepted global medium of exchange in the future.There's nothing stable about stablecoins. They run on centralized, non-censorship resistant rails, and the
Winning A Darwin Award With Your Money
Learn how to buy non-KYC Bitcoin:https://www.bitcoinuniversity.com/courses/76599-the-ultimate-guide-to-bitcoinIn this video, I discuss a form of financial Darwinism that applies to the form of money that you choose to store your economic energy in. Those who pick the wrong money end up eliminating themselves from the monetary gene pool, as have holders of HEX, BCH, BSV, etc.Bitcoin is the apex predator of money. Bitcoin is the black hole where other assets go to die. Bitcoin is eating the world.
Charlie Munger's Stink Ball
Learn how to buy anonymous Bitcoin:https://www.bitcoinuniversity.com/courses/76599-the-ultimate-guide-to-bitcoinIn this video, I discuss Charlie Munger's latest comments on Bitcoin, in which he calls it a "stink ball" that's messing up the fiat boys' decades-long cantillon racket.Munger seems to understand nothing about what a strong currency is, applying that label to seashells, corn, and fiat money. For example, the US dollar has lost approximately 94% of its purchasing power since Munger was
Why 60/40 Portfolios Are Retarded
Learn to buy non-KYC Bitcoin:https://www.bitcoinuniversity.com/courses/76599-the-ultimate-guide-to-bitcoinIn this video, I discuss the many problems with 60/40 portfolios, especially their emphasis on US Treasuries.US Treasuries not only almost always offer yields well below the true rate of inflation, but they also pay you back your principal with devalued dollars that no longer have the same purchasing power that they did when you first invested.60/40 portfolio construction is an artifact of 4
Toxic Bitcoin Saturday (Your Questions Answered)
Join Bitcoin University Premium:https://www.bitcoinuniversity.comIn this video, I discuss various comments and questions including:1) Is it significant that XRP is decoupling from BTC?2) The many risks of trading alts to increase one's BTC stash, including black swan risk, risk of loss by the exchange, and the risk that you may never be able to withdraw all of your BTC winnings. Trading alts is also highly tax-inefficient and never works over the long-term.3) Why gold needs to at least keep up w
You're Running Out Of Time (Bitcoin)
Join Bitcoin University Premium:https://www.bitcoinuniversity.comIn this video, I discuss the UK travel rule, as well as crypto exchanges in Australia and the US limiting Bitcoin withdrawal amounts.At some point, it may become impossible to withdraw any amount of Bitcoin from a regulated exchange or entity to self-custody. This could become necessary to help to close the exits from a rapidly inflating fiat currency. In this context, I discuss how FDR closed the gold exits in 1933-1934 with Execu
Inside The Mind Of A No-Coiner (Slaying Bitcoin FUD)
Join Bitcoin University Premium:https://www.bitcoinuniversity.comIn this video, I discuss the mind of a no-coiner (someone who doesn't own any Bitcoin or study Bitcoin, but still spends a lot of time attacking it), as well as assorted Bitcoin FUD (fear, uncertainty, doubt). Bitcoin is much more seizure-resistant than bank accounts, brokerage accounts, real estate, or precious metals.When the electricity goes off, Bitcoin goes into hibernation-- but it is ready to spring back into action with no
Satoshi's Halloween
Join Bitcoin University Premium:https://www.bitcoinuniversity.comIn this video, I discuss possible connections between Bitcoin white paper day (October 31) and All Hallows' Eve, Samhain, and Luther's 95 theses.It seems to me that Bitcoin is something much more radical than mere reformation along Luther's lines. Bitcoin is a radical break from fiat.Bitcoin is a new beginning that uses innovations from previous decades, like public-key cryptography, proof of work, and network theory-- but brings t
The Fed Just Went Bankrupt (So Sad)
Join Bitcoin University Premium:https://www.bitcoinuniversity.comIn this video, I discuss how the Federal Reserve technically went bankrupt in 2023, as its tangible net equity went negative.The Fed has sought to hide this fact by creating a fake intangible deferred asset called "Earnings remittances due to the US Treasury" which seeks to convert Fed investment losses into an asset that can be used to hide the Fed's insolvency.What this means in practice is that the US Treasury just lost what has
Bitcoin University Now Accepts BTC (Finally)
Join Bitcoin University Premium:https://www.bitcoinuniversity.com(Click the Pay With Bitcoin menu link, if you wish to pay using BTC instead of fiat)In this video, I make the announcement that Bitcoin University will (finally) begin accepting BTC as payment for its premium monthly subscription product.I'm using a software service called Zaprite to make it easy to accept both Bitcoin on-chain and using Lightning. Zaprite makes it easy to keep track and fulfill orders, as well as providing me with
Swedish Rekt Bank
Join Bitcoin University Premium:https://www.bitcoinuniversity.comIn this video, I discuss the Swedish central bank (Sveriges Riksbank) blowing itself up through its own incompetence and needing a $7 billion bailout. The Swedish central bank has had a long and fabled history, stealing the economic energy and savings of the people of Sweden for many hundreds of years.It gained the monopoly on money and then failed to control price stability for the country. To add insult to injury, it is now askin
How Crypto Losers Think
Join Bitcoin University Premium:https://www.bitcoinuniversity.comIn this video, I discuss the importance of market cap as a way of measuring a cryptocurrency's adoption and success.What is the single best metric for measuring cryptocurrency success/adoption over time?Is it the number of devs working on your project? Hint: Ethereum had a huge unethical premine that it can use to hire lots of devs to help keep modifying the base layer and hard-forking it into non-existence.Nope, it's market cap (o
Bitcoin Lightning Network Attack?
Learn how to coinjoin your Bitcoin:https://www.bitcoinuniversity.com/courses/76599-the-ultimate-guide-to-bitcoinIn this video, I discuss replacement cycling attacks on the Lightning Network, as theorized in Antoine Riard's latest paper.Is the Lightning Network about to get destroyed? Unlikely. There's a huge bug bounty if you can hack the Lightning Network and no one has claimed it yet, even though Riard has published that paper showing how it can be done.Riard did the right thing here: Bitcoine
IBTC, You BTC, We All BTC
Learn how to coinjoin your Bitcoin:https://www.bitcoinuniversity.com/courses/76599-the-ultimate-guide-to-bitcoinIn this video, I discuss Bitcoin's massive move higher on the news that BlackRock's new spot Bitcoin ETF (IBTC) has been added to the DTCC website, suggesting that it may begin trading soon.I also follow up on yesterday's video, continuing the discussion about FinCEN's attack on Bitcoin and the possibility of moving to a more friendly jurisdiction.I also discuss the tradeoffs that Mone
Major Attack On Bitcoin (FinCEN)
Learn how to coinjoin your Bitcoin:https://www.bitcoinuniversity.com/courses/76599-the-ultimate-guide-to-bitcoinIn this video, I discuss FinCEN's proposed regulation of "CVC mixing." This regulation is being sold as a way to prevent terrorist financing, but it is actually an attack on basic human freedoms and the fundamental human right to transact in a sovereign and private manner. It will not stop terrorists (who prefer to transact using the US dollar anyway), but it will hurt honest private c
Fiat Idiot (Janet Yellen)
Join Bitcoin University Premium:https://www.bitcoinuniversity.comIn this video, I cover Janet Yellen's extremely poor track record, as well as her ignorance of basic US economic numbers.Yellen has had a long and illustrious career as a fiat grifter, living off of universities and think tanks, being chair of the Federal Reserve and US Treasury Secretary, and never getting fired even after making one wrong financial prediction after another.It's terrifying to think that the US economic ship is bei
Bitcoin Smart Contracts and BitVM
Join Bitcoin University Premium:https://www.bitcoinuniversity.comIn this video, I discuss BitVM, which is a new way to bring Turing-complete computation to Bitcoin without unnecessarily burdening the base layer as Ethereum does with the EVM.Here's the good news about BitVM:BitVM does NOT require a soft fork or any protocol changes.BitVM does NOT bloat the Bitcoin blockchain.BitVM computations are NOT executed on Bitcoin, but merely verified using the Bitcoin network.BitVM is a great example of h
Does Bitcoin Have Smart Contracts?
Learn to run a Bitcoin full node:https://www.bitcoinuniversity.com/courses/76599-the-ultimate-guide-to-bitcoinIn this video, I discuss the design choices made by Bitcoin and Ethereum when it comes to smart contracts, and the impact of those choices on the protocol's security and decentralization.By choosing to do so much at the base layer, Ethereum doomed itself to blockchain bloat and the outsourcing of node running, thus hurting its decentralization and neutrality.By contrast, Bitcoin keeps th
Why BCH (Bitcoin Cash) Keeps Losing
Join Bitcoin University Premium:https://www.bitcoinuniversity.comIn this video, I discuss why BCH (Bitcoin Cash) continues to lose market cap and market share when compared to the real Bitcoin (BTC).In spite of having bigger blocks, there is very little demand for BCH's block space, which is also why fees are so low.BCH's hash rate has been stagnant for the past 3 years, while BTC's hash rate has grown rapidly.Why would anyone choose BCH over BTC if they were interested in strong settlement fina
What Is BlackRock Plotting Now?
Join Bitcoin University Premium:https://www.bitcoinuniversity.comIn this video, I discuss BlackRock's central motivation for rolling out a Bitcoin spot ETF-- to collect management fees.BlackRock will be buying Bitcoin with customer money, not its own money, so it doesn't care where Bitcoin's price is trading when the ETF comes out. Not investment advice! Consult a financial advisor.Bitcoin spot ETF approval fake news:https://twitter.com/Pledditor/status/1713914671164452889Fidelity will have a hu
Is The Fed Done Raising Rates?
Join Bitcoin University Premium:https://www.bitcoinuniversity.comIn this video, I discuss whether or not the Fed is done raising interest rates for this cycle, by examining Fed jawboning, long-term interest rates, and the context of a highly levered economy and geopolitical conflict.I conclude that the Fed is done raising interest rates, having already blown up the US banking system and frozen the US housing market.There is a good chance that the Fed interest rate cuts next year coincide with th
Bitcoin Price Manipulation (SBF and FTX)
Get my paid Bitcoin course here:https://www.bitcoinuniversity.com/courses/76599-the-ultimate-guide-to-bitcoinIn this video, I discuss whether SBF and Caroline Ellison conspired to keep Bitcoin's price below $20,000 in the final days of FTX.I demonstrate that the actual context of Caroline's notes are a liquidity crisis at Alameda and the need to procure capital to pay back a loan to Genesis, using FTX customer money.SBF almost certainly gave Caroline that $20,000 sell limit order, not in order t
Bitcoin and Unstoppable Free Speech (Nostr)
Get my paid Bitcoin course here:https://www.bitcoinuniversity.com/courses/76599-the-ultimate-guide-to-bitcoinConnect with me on Nostr:https://primal.net/p/npub1s33sw6y2p8kpz2t8avz5feu2n6yvfr6swykrnm2frletd7spnt5qew252pIn this video, I discuss the open communications protocol Nostr (unstoppable free speech) as the natural complement to Bitcoin (unstoppable money). Nostr can be used for many things, but its current most popular use case is as a decentralized Twitter substitute. Because Nostr is de
What Happens If Big Tech Bans Bitcoin Wallets?
Get my paid Bitcoin course here:https://www.bitcoinuniversity.com/courses/76599-the-ultimate-guide-to-bitcoinIn this video, I discuss Mutiny Wallet as a possible workaround to a future scenario where all Bitcoin Lightning wallets are banned from big tech app stores.As a progressive web app (PWA), Mutiny allows you to run a self-custodial Lightning wallet in any browser on a desktop, laptop, or smartphone-- all without needing to go through a permissioned app store.Mutiny's code is open source, f
Why Bitcoin Has Already Won (Protocol Wars)
Get my paid Bitcoin course:https://www.bitcoinuniversity.com/courses/76599-the-ultimate-guide-to-bitcoinIn this video, I discuss why Bitcoin has already won the global monetary network protocol wars. By way of comparison, I discuss the history of the internet protocol wars and the eventual triumph of TCP/IP.Bitcoin is the TCP/IP of money, with the added benefit that one can invest in the base layer protocol and thus benefit financially from global adoption.Not investment advice! Consult a financ
Will Big Tech Use Bitcoin?
Get my paid Bitcoin course:https://www.bitcoinuniversity.com/courses/76599-the-ultimate-guide-to-bitcoinIn this video, I discuss why I believe that all big tech companies like Apple, Amazon, and Google will compete to offer the best Bitcoin wallets and BTC payment services to their customers.Will Big Tech come out with their own coin/cryptocurrency?Absolutely not. Companies cannot issue currencies. That's a power that governments will likely never cede.Instead, big tech and banks will choose to
"Bitcoiners Caused The Inflation"
Join Bitcoin University Premium:https://www.bitcoinuniversity.comIn this video, I discuss a future scenario where governments and central bankers attempt to blame Bitcoiners for the inflation and currency devaluation that was actually caused by the central bank monetizing government deficit spending.As Cory Klippsten likes to say--We are in a race to avoid the war. Unless we create a lot more new Bitcoiners both inside and outside governments over the next few years, we risk being the targets of
How Bitcoin FUD Goes Away (Forever)
Join Bitcoin University Premium:https://www.bitcoinuniversity.comIn this video, I discuss how Bitcoin FUD (fear, uncertainty, doubt) will eventually go away forever, as people flee to Bitcoin to escape hyper-inflating fiat currencies and central bank digital currencies (CBDCs).A lot of Bitcoin FUD will also disappear as previous large critics of Bitcoin (like BlackRock) begin to buy Bitcoin and issue Bitcoin-related financial products. In the long run, greed always trumps FUD. Just like with the
Bitcoin and The End of History
Join Bitcoin University Premium:https://www.bitcoinuniversity.comIn this video, I discuss Francis Fukuyama's thesis that the fall of the USSR and the triumph of liberal democracy marked "the end of history."Contra Fukuyama, history has only accelerated and taken on darker and darker forms since the publication of Fukuyama's book. It has seen the rise of the modern surveillance state, and the curtailment of liberties across the board in the name of "national security" and "forever wars."I maintai
Are XRP, ETH, LINK Actually Decentralized?
Join Bitcoin University Premium:https://www.bitcoinuniversity.comIn this video, I discuss whether XRP, ETH, and LINK are in fact decentralized, or just DINO ("decentralized in name only").If you are a centralized corporation that magically ended up with a huge amount of the premine and you also publish a recommended list of "company-approved" nodes--If you have a living founder who proposes a roadmap and directs development from his bully pulpit--If you have a living founder who approves of roll
Bitcoin: Swiss Army Knife, or Sword?
Join Bitcoin University Premium:https://www.bitcoinuniversity.comIn this video, I discuss Bitcoin the Sword vs. Bitcoin the Swiss Army Knife. Bitcoin allows anyone in the world--To send valueTo receive valueTo store value--In a self-sovereign way.That's good enough. That's ambitious enough. That's a $500 trillion total addressable market.This is Bitcoin, the Sword.In an effort to add more functionality at the base layer to Bitcoin, we need to be careful that we don't unintentionally break Bitcoi
Invalid Bitcoin Block Mined?
Join Bitcoin University Premium:https://www.bitcoinuniversity.comIn this video, I discuss the recent invalid block mined by Bitcoin mining company Marathon, and how the Bitcoin network handled the situation.Fortunately, Satoshi designed Bitcoin with a division of powers between the Bitcoin miners who create new blocks and the Bitcoin nodes who verify and validate those new blocks to ensure that they are following the consensus rules.Not investment advice! Consult a financial advisor. Bitcoin ASI
Bitcoin and OTC Trading Desks (How It Really Works)
Join Bitcoin University Premium:https://www.bitcoinuniversity.comIn this video, I discuss how OTC trading desks work, and whether or not they affect the price of Bitcoin.OTC= "over the counter," i.e. not traded on an exchangeThere is a common misconception among non-finance people that trading desks are these amazing profit-making machines, when the reality is actually quite sober: they often lose lots of money trading, just like anyone else.Thanks to global arbitrage, the price of Bitcoin conve
BlackRock Manipulating Bitcoin?
Join Bitcoin University Premium:https://www.bitcoinuniversity.comIn this video, I discuss the various ways that BlackRock could manipulate Bitcoin-- from price suppression to initiating its own hard fork.In every possible scenario, it's difficult to see what BlackRock could do to mortally wound or permanently impair Bitcoin.If they create their own highly-permissioned fork of Bitcoin, they will end up just reinventing a worse version of PayPal or Venmo.Will dissidents, refugees, and other people
Could Paper Bitcoin Kill Bitcoin?
Join Bitcoin University Premium:https://www.bitcoinuniversity.comIn this video, I discuss whether governments or central banks could use Bitcoin futures to try to suppress the price of Bitcoin.Paper Bitcoin:1) Bitcoin IOU (you leave your BTC on FTX or Celsius or Coinbase and they tell you that they own Bitcoin for you, while they may or may not actually have it when you ask for it)2) Derivatives like futures that track the price movement of BTCPaper Bitcoin cannot be moved on the Bitcoin network
How To Lose Your Bitcoin (Instantly)
Get my Bitcoin course here:https://www.bitcoinuniversity.com/courses/76599-the-ultimate-guide-to-bitcoinThe Bitcoin University Forum:https://www.bitcoinuniversity.com/bitcoin-forumIn this video, I discuss common mistakes that people make using hardware wallets that result in their Bitcoin being stolen instantly.When you set up a new hardware wallet, you should always generate a fresh recovery seed and then a fresh receive address. Use your old hardware wallet to sign a transaction that sends you
Winning The Money Lottery (Bitcoin)
Join Bitcoin University Premium:https://www.bitcoinuniversity.comIn this video, I discuss how Bitcoin can help everyone to win the "money lottery," regardless of their place of birth or residence.When the local fiat money is weak, it can be difficult or impossible to trade goods and services for money, or to store your savings in a way that preserves its purchasing power.Bitcoin fixes this, by enabling global fair trade in goods and services, and by enabling people everywhere to secure and prote
Bring Back The Gold Standard (Worst Idea Ever)
Join Bitcoin University Premium:https://www.bitcoinuniversity.comShould Bitcoin Be Backed By Something?https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E6pGmGESjHw&ab_channel=BitcoinUniversityIn this video, I discuss how any system based on a gold standard contains the seeds of its own demise, and will eventually devolve into paper banking plus central banks.Here's a common example of "gold failure mode":I pay my bank an annual fee to store my physical gold.(If you're really wealthy with physical gold, the only
Politics Won't Save The World (Bitcoin Will)
Join Bitcoin University Premium:https://www.bitcoinuniversity.comIn this video, I discuss how the US political system can no longer be reformed from the inside out, but rather requires an external carrot and stick in the form of Bitcoin. Expect each and every politician (even Bitcoiners) to let you down. Even if they're approaching the job with great intentions, they will be coopted or corrupted and then swallowed up by the system once they're elected.Bitcoin is both a carrot and a stick.The car
Justin Trudeau's Groceries (Beautiful Man)
Join Bitcoin University Premium:https://www.bitcoinuniversity.comIn this video, I discuss Justin Trudeau's recent comments on alleged grocery store price gouging in Canada. If there were price gouging taking place, we would expect to see elevated grocery store profit margins-- which we do not.It's more likely that Canada's grocery price inflation is driven by government regulation and central bank money printing.Blaming businesses and threatening taxes or price controls is ironically the fastest
Ethereum Is Dying (Sad)
Join Bitcoin University Premium:https://www.bitcoinuniversity.comIn this video, I discuss Ethereum's poor performance since the September 2022 merge, and some reasons behind it.One of the worst things about Ethereum is this:The whole system is set up to maximize rent-seeking by large ETH holders and beneficiaries of the huge premine/presale. Most Ethereum sheep don't even realize this.Ethereum extracts money from its users/transactors and gives that money to large Ethereum stakers (the more Ethe
Building Bitcoin Citadels (DarthCoin and More)
Come see me at Pacific Bitcoin 2023 in LA:https://twitter.com/pacificbitcoin/status/1702009691612565573Use this discount code to get 21% off:https://twitter.com/BTCsessions/status/1701644929683054876In this video, I discuss DarthCoin's Bitcoin citadel, as well as two podcasts by John Vallis about building Bitcoin citadels.Here's how DarthCoin describes his Bitcoin citadel:"This citadel is not a Death Star, a castle, a mansion or an Eiffel Tower. Nothing like that. Will be just a homesteading pla
Has Bitcoin Failed As A Medium Of Exchange?
Join Bitcoin University Premium:https://www.bitcoinuniversity.comIn this video, I discuss Nic Carter's recent tweet comparing Bitcoin to USD stablecoins, in which he concludes that Bitcoin has failed as a medium of exchange.Nic assumes that the present is a good predictor of the future, failing to recognize how Bitcoin will continue to steal market share from the USD as the latter becomes an increasingly less stable store of value.Will people still want to accept USD stablecoins as payment when
Bitcoin: When Number Go Up?
Join Bitcoin University Premium:https://www.bitcoinuniversity.comIn this video, I discuss 3 major catalysts that should drive Bitcoin's fiat price much higher over the next 12 months:1) Bitcoin spot ETFs approval2) Bitcoin 2024 halving3) Fed money printers going brrrr againI also discuss why Bitcoin bear markets are so beneficial to serious Bitcoiners:1) Watching shipcoiners like Do Kwon, Alex Mashinsky, Zac Prince, Barry Silbert, Winklevoss twins, BitBoy, SBF, Richard Heart, Pomp, etc. get comp
Why Is Bitcoin So Inefficient?
Join Bitcoin University Premium:https://www.bitcoinuniversity.comIn this video, I discuss why Bitcoin has made the conscious design choice to be inefficient in the interests of remaining neutral and decentralized.If you want a really efficient monetary system, just use PayPal or Venmo. Centralized services are almost always more efficient, cheaper, and faster than Bitcoin.But Bitcoin offers neutrality, censorship-resistance, and the ability to shield your savings from central bank devaluation.Un
Burning Methane For Bitcoin
Join Bitcoin University Premium:https://www.bitcoinuniversity.comIn this video, I discuss how Bitcoin mining can be used to remediate methane emissions from landfills and oil and gas mining operations.Nodal Power has just raised $13 million to deploy this technology.Environmental critics of Bitcoin are about to have a rude awakening, as even the hostile current administration has published a report on how Bitcoin mining can help reduce methane emissions.By moving from proof of work to proof of s
Be The Bitcoin Guy (or Bitcoin Gal)
Join Bitcoin University Premium:https://www.bitcoinuniversity.comIn this video, I discuss how to position your personal life and business life in order to benefit from Bitcoin's coming ascent. If you hitch your life to the Bitcoin locomotive, it can take you places that you've only dreamed of.Not only is it important to own BTC, if you believe in it. It's also important to brand yourself as, for example, "the Bitcoin wine guy" or the "Bitcoin senator." As admiration for Bitcoin's brand grows, so
Exchanges Running Out Of Bitcoin?
Join Bitcoin University Premium:https://www.bitcoinuniversity.comIn this video, I discuss a number of related questions:1) Will exchanges run out of Bitcoin?2) Will Bitcoin's high price discourage new investors from entering?3) What happens if the government bans exchanges?4) What happens if the new USD CBDC forbids the purchase of Bitcoin? Not investment advice! Consult a financial advisor. GameStop short squeeze:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/GameStop_short_squeezeSaif Ammous on high-priced Bit
More Rocket Fuel For Bitcoin (FASB)
Join Bitcoin University Premium:https://www.bitcoinuniversity.comIn this video, I discuss the new FASB accounting rules that will allow Bitcoin to be treated using fair value accounting.This will be a big improvement over treating Bitcoin as an intangible asset. The latter method led inevitably to all of the bad headlines surrounding balance sheet impairment and made it less desirable for corporations to hold Bitcoin on their balance sheets.This new accounting is yet another step on the path to
How To Quantum-Proof Bitcoin
Join Bitcoin University Premium:https://www.bitcoinuniversity.comIn this video, I discuss how to quantum-proof Bitcoin by introducing a new quantum-resistant digital signature algorithm.Quantum computers are just as much a threat (and maybe more) to the government and the traditional banking system, which tend to be much more slower-moving and bureaucratic.By keeping your Bitcoin in P2PKH addresses that have not been reused, you can help to protect your own coins from a quantum attacker.Not inve
Bitcoin Drivechains: What's In It For Me?
Join Bitcoin University Premium:https://www.bitcoinuniversity.comIn this video, I respond to Paul Sztorc's critique of my previous video on drivechains, while examining some of the possible unintended consequences of drivechains that could mess up Bitcoin miner incentives. Not investment advice! Consult a financial advisor. Drivechains On Bitcoin?https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k6E77o_Fy2A&ab_channel=BitcoinUniversityPaul's response to my video:https://twitter.com/Truthcoin/status/16981225791505
Drivechains On Bitcoin?
Join Bitcoin University Premium:https://www.bitcoinuniversity.com/joinIn this video, I discuss the debate surrounding drivechains (BIPs 300 and 301), as well as how I think we should think about the possible unintended consequences of making changes to Bitcoin's code.Bitcoin is really, really difficult to change; and this is a feature, rather than a bug.If Bitcoin were easy to change, any government, central bank, or other attacker could swoop in, make changes, and castrate Bitcoin. Fortunately,
Is Bitcoin Multisig Still The Best?
Learn to build your own Bitcoin vault:https://www.bitcoinuniversity.com/courses/76599-the-ultimate-guide-to-bitcoinIn this video, I discuss the complexity, security, and privacy tradeoffs of using single sig, multisig, and collaborative custody multisig Bitcoin cold storage.Multisig is definitely not for beginners, but I think it is the logical final step for serious Bitcoiners who want to secure large amounts of their net worth in Bitcoin.While single sig only really requires you to store one i
Bitcoin Spot ETF (More Good News)
Join Bitcoin University Premium:https://www.bitcoinuniversity.comIn this video, I discuss Grayscale's recent legal victory over the SEC, and what it means for Bitcoin spot ETFs going forward.This ruling does NOT mean that Grayscale has been given the automatic go-ahead to convert GBTC to a spot ETF, but it does provide the legal justification for backing ETFs with spot Bitcoin, which behaves similarly to Bitcoin futures, especially at the front month.Meanwhile, GBTC's discount to spot BTC has na
Bitcoin Mining Race (Oman)
Learn to buy anonymous Bitcoin:https://www.bitcoinuniversity.com/courses/76599-the-ultimate-guide-to-bitcoinIn this video, I discuss the race between nation-states to set up Bitcoin mining operations and to get their hands on some Bitcoin.Following China, El Salvador, Bhutan, and Russia, now Oman will be investing over $1 billion in eco-friendly Bitcoin mining operations. Oman will be using wasted flared gas and new sources of hydro-energy to generate the electricity used to power the Bitcoin mi
The Genius of Jerome Powell
Join Bitcoin University Premium:https://www.bitcoinuniversity.comIn this video, I discuss the "genius" of Jerome Powell, the chairman of the Federal Reserve, by evaluating his performance based on the Fed's dual mandates of price stability and maximum employment.I conclude that the Fed and Powell deserve an "F" in both and are much closer to being arsonists than firefighters.Fortunately, we have Bitcoin to protect ourselves from central bankers and their disastrous policies.Not investment advice
Does Bitcoin Have Any Utility?
Join Bitcoin University Premium today:https://www.bitcoinuniversity.comIn this video, I discuss whether Bitcoin has any utility. Altcoin promoters frequently assert that Bitcoin has no real use case, no utility, and is rather just a speculative asset. That's just because altcoin promoters have something to sell you. I conclude that Bitcoin has the largest utility and greatest total addressable market of any crypto asset, since it provides a neutral digital store of value that can be transmitted
Do Bitcoiners Have To Eat Steak?
Join Bitcoin University Premium:https://www.bitcoinuniversity.comIn this video, I discuss the impact of fiat money on our food supply, as well as on food science.Why is it that many of the same people and organizations who hate Bitcoin just happen to also be extremely pro-vegan? As a Bitcoiner, if you don't trust the WEF or Bill Gates when it comes to Bitcoin, sound money, and human freedom, should you really accept their views on nutrition uncritically?Could Bill Gates' investments (mono-crop f
Bitcoin Attack (KYC Mining Pools)
Learn to buy anonymous Bitcoin:https://www.bitcoinuniversity.com/courses/76599-the-ultimate-guide-to-bitcoinIn this video, I discuss the recent news that two KYC'd mining pools (Foundry USA and AntPool) now control over 50% of the Bitcoin network's hash rate.So what are the real risks? 51% attacks are difficult both to initiate and to maintain, especially if they require the cooperation of two countries like the US and China that are increasingly having trouble doing anything together. In additi
Creepy Krugman's Keynesian Con
Join Bitcoin University Premium:https://www.bitcoinuniversity.comIn this video, I discuss Paul Krugman's encouraging the Fed to increase its inflation target from 2% to 3%. If you can't win the war on inflation, perhaps it's best just to move the goal posts, according to Keynesians.Keynesian economics is a pseudo-science whose primary purpose is to provide the fake theoretical justification for massive amounts of economic central planning, government spending, and money printing.Krugman says tha
Are Bitcoin Futures ETFs Safe?
Learn to buy anonymous Bitcoin:https://www.bitcoinuniversity.com/courses/76599-the-ultimate-guide-to-bitcoinIn this video, I discuss the many problems with Bitcoin mutual funds and Bitcoin ETFs that are backed by Bitcoin futures.Since the Bitcoin futures curve is almost always in a state of contango, holding Bitcoin futures will almost always lead to underperformance, due to the negative carry.I think it's much safer to avoid any tracking error or counter-party risk by holding BTC itself on a ha
Put 100% Into Bitcoin?
Learn to buy anonymous Bitcoin:https://www.bitcoinuniversity.com/courses/76599-the-ultimate-guide-to-bitcoinIn this video, I discuss the factors to consider when thinking about how much Bitcoin you should own.There's no "one size fits all" solution to this, since everyone has different net worths, income levels, expected expenses, risk tolerance, etc.Asking other people how much Bitcoin you should own is a little bit like people asking Mozart for permission to get into the symphony writing busin
Bitcoin $26,000
Join Bitcoin University Premium:https://www.bitcoinuniversity.comIn this video, I discuss Bitcoin's recent price correction in the wake of ambiguous news surrounding SpaceX's holdings of Bitcoin, and whether they were completely sold off, or just written down.Either way, it doesn't matter. Elon has been a net negative for Bitcoin, with his Bitcoin energy FUD and pumping of DOGE. Elon doesn't even understand why BTC is faster than DOGE when it comes to final settlement guarantees.As we enter a se
Vitalik's Many Backdoors (Ethereum Rollups)
Join Bitcoin University Premium:https://www.bitcoinuniversity.comIn this video, I discuss Vitalik Buterin's revelation that all Ethereum rollups and Layer 2s currently contain backdoors that can be used by developers to change or interfere with the protocol.This is bad for decentralization and censorship resistance, since it means that VCs and insiders (or governments applying pressure to them) can censor transactions or freeze funds whenever they choose.To add injury to insult, the Ethereum bas
How Bitcoin Fixes Big Government
Join Bitcoin University Premium:https://www.bitcoinuniversity.comIn this video, I discuss how Bitcoin fixes big government and its overreach by helping to defund it and normalize its size vs the overall economy.When government is too big, everything becomes politicized, as people seek to weaponize the government against their enemies or use it as a slush fund for their business.Under a Bitcoin standard, governments will need to persuade or force you (easier said than done) to give them some Bitc
Bitcoin God Candle (Argentina)
Join Bitcoin University Premium:https://www.bitcoinuniversity.comIn this video, I discuss how Bitcoin can help to hedge one's savings against fiat devaluation, as is currently happening in Argentina. People who say that Bitcoin has no uses beyond speculation are usually suffering from first world financial privilege.I then discuss Javier Milei's success in the Argentinian primaries, and whether Argentina could be the next El Salvador in terms of moving to a Bitcoin standard.Whether or not you li
Trading Bitcoin, Productive Assets, and Synthetic Dividends
Join Bitcoin University Premium today:https://www.bitcoinuniversity.comIn this video, I discuss the risks of trading in and out of Bitcoin, as well as whether it makes post-tax sense to convert some of your Bitcoin holdings into a productive asset or an asset with yield, like stocks, bonds, rental properties, or businesses.I also discuss how to create a "synthetic dividend" for any asset, including Bitcoin.Just as it never makes sense to trade back into a hyperinflationary currency like the Turk
The Dangers of "Taking Profits" On Your Bitcoin
Learn to buy anonymous Bitcoin:https://www.bitcoinuniversity.com/courses/76599-the-ultimate-guide-to-bitcoinIn this video, I discuss the dangers of "taking profits" on your Bitcoin.Converting a really strong asset into a weaker asset is never a good idea-- and it's an especially bad idea against the backdrop of high inflation.If you put your investment profits into a bank, your money can be frozen or hair-cut as part of a bank bail-in.If you invest your profits in any asset that doesn't keep up
Vitalik and Scam Bankster-Fraud
Join Bitcoin University Premium:https://www.bitcoinuniversity.comIn this video, I discuss the many similarities between Vitalik Buterin and Sam Bankman-Fried, as well as Vitalik's attempted revisionist history of the topic.I believe that time will show Vitalik to be just as ethically-challenged as SBF."Crypto with a leader" is a really bad idea.Fortunately, Satoshi had the foresight and humility to disappear, so we don't have to worry about his personal flaws affecting people's views of the Bitc
Why The World Needs Bitcoin
Learn how to make Bitcoin your bank:https://www.bitcoinuniversity.com/courses/76599-the-ultimate-guide-to-bitcoinIn this video, I discuss why the world needs Bitcoin, rather than fiat money, gold, real estate, or other cryptocurrencies. Unlike these other assets, Bitcoin allows you to save for the future, without having to worry about governments or corporations seizing your money or destroying its purchasing power through money printing.If your money can be censored or frozen, then it's impossi
PayPal Launches New "Stablecoin"
Join the Bitcoin University email list:https://www.trader.university/bitcoin-email-listFollow me on Twitter:https://twitter.com/mattkratterWhere To Find Bitcoin University Online (Including Nostr):https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C6vDobGhtI4&ab_channel=BitcoinUniversityIn this video, I discuss the launch of PayPal's new USD stablecoin product, as well as the myriad problems surrounding it, including:1) PayPal's history of censorship and account closures2) Paxos Trust's problems with the SEC3) The
Ripple Ruling Rejected (XRP)
Learn to buy anonymous Bitcoin:https://www.bitcoinuniversity.com/courses/76599-the-ultimate-guide-to-bitcoinIn this video, I discuss how a district court judge in the SEC vs Terraform Labs case has rejected Judge Torres' tortured application of the Howey Test in her Ripple ruling-- in which she sought to protect institutional investors, while throwing retail investors to the wolves.This is definitely bad news for Ripple and XRP, and we will continue to see the repercussions in future rulings.Mea
US Gets Fitch'd (Why We Bitcoin)
Learn to buy anonymous Bitcoin:https://www.bitcoinuniversity.com/courses/76599-the-ultimate-guide-to-bitcoinIn this video, I discuss the Fitch US debt downgrade, and what it means for the future of the US dollar as global reserve currency, as well as its purchasing power.Will the US do a hard default on its debt (i.e. fail pay interest or principal)?No-- because it doesn't need to. The Fed can print up new money to buy new US debt, which can then be used to pay down old debt ("rolling the debt")
How Bitcoin Scales (Fedimint)
Join Bitcoin University Premium:https://www.bitcoinuniversity.comIn this video, I discuss both the Fedimint protocol and Fedi the company to see how federations might be used to scale Bitcoin to billions of users.Fedi's software allows you to set up a "federation" controlled by trusted members of your community called "guardians." Or you can use the open-source Fedimint protocol for free and write your own software that does this.A federation is a place for a real-world community (like a village
HEX Rekt (Ethereum Next)
Join Bitcoin University Premium:https://www.bitcoinuniversity.comIn this video, I discuss the recent SEC lawsuit against Richard Heart, the founder of HEX and PulseChain, as well as a possible incoming lawsuit against Vitalik Buterin, Joe Lubin, and the Ethereum project.The latter appears to be even more likely, now that we've learned that the SEC considers all crypto except for Bitcoin to be a security-- per Coinbase CEO Brian Armstrong's discussions with the SEC before they were sued.HEX, ETH,
Big Bitcoin Breakthrough (Splicing)
Learn to build a secure Bitcoin vault:https://www.bitcoinuniversity.com/courses/76599-the-ultimate-guide-to-bitcoinIn this video, I discuss how splicing can make it easier and less expensive to rebalance Lightning payment channels, while creating more fungibility between BTC on-chain and BTC on Lightning.Splicing is the ability to add or remove sats from a Lightning channel using sats from another Lightning channel or from on-chain-- all without needing to close and reopen the channel, which cos
Is Access To Banks A Human Right?
Join Bitcoin University Premium:https://www.bitcoinuniversity.comIn this video, I discuss why access to banks is akin to access to public utilities like water and electricity and thus should not be politicized.Banks are a weird hybrid of public and private elements. They receive frequent bailouts, in which the losses are socialized, while the profits during good times are privatized. Banks also frequently receive sweetheart deals, where they get all of the upside, while the public is left paying
US Banks Banning Dissenters (Why We Bitcoin)
Learn to buy anonymous Bitcoin:https://www.bitcoinuniversity.com/courses/76599-the-ultimate-guide-to-bitcoinIn this video, I discuss the recent debanking of Nigel Farage, Dr. Joseph Mercola, and Dr. Syed Haider in the context of governments (both totalitarian and western democracies) seeking greater and greater control over their citizens' money and speech.This all gives the lie to those first-world privileged people who say:"Bitcoin has no use cases except for speculation and gambling"People wh
Worldcoin: Scam I Am
Join Bitcoin University Premium:https://www.bitcoinuniversity.comIn this video, I discuss Sam Altman's recent crypto project Worldcoin, which is (in my opinion) a dangerous scam. Not only has the company exploited poor people from developing countries, but the biometric data that they are collecting can be used to help to put humanity into a digital prison that is controlled by a few tech elite.We CANNOT allow ourselves to be put into a digital prison of CBDCs, movement passports, medical passpo
BlackRock 51% Attack Coming?
Join Bitcoin University Premium today:https://www.bitcoinuniversity.comIn this video, I discuss 3 different versions of a BlackRock 51% attack on Bitcoin that could include:1) BlackRock purchasing 51% or more of all 21 million coins2) BlackRock gaining control of 51% or more of all Bitcoin nodes3) A traditional 51% attack by BlackRock using Bitcoin mining rigsAll financial incentives point towards BlackRock wanting to help Bitcoin and drive up its price, thus driving up the BlackRock Bitcoin ETF
BlackRock Buying All Bitcoin Miners?
Learn to buy anonymous Bitcoin:https://www.bitcoinuniversity.com/courses/76599-the-ultimate-guide-to-bitcoinIn this video, I discuss what would happen if BlackRock tried to control Bitcoin by buying up all of the Bitcoin mining rigs in the world, or by otherwise trying to exert its influence on Bitcoin block production.If all ASICs drop off the Bitcoin network because BlackRock has acquired them and shut them down, it will again be possible to mine BTC using GPUs or CPUs, as the difficulty targe
How Bitcoin Changed BlackRock
Join Bitcoin University Premium:https://www.bitcoinuniversity.comIn this video, I discuss how Bitcoin changed BlackRock.BlackRock's CEO Larry Fink used to spend his time attacking Bitcoin as being bad for the environment and enabling money laundering.Now, whether through pure greed or some greater form of enlightenment, Fink has become a vocal advocate for Bitcoin, as BlackRock prepares to launch their proposed ETF.BlackRock's move sends the signal to institutions that Bitcoin is now a safe and
Countries Competing For Bitcoiners (Plus RFK Jr's Bitcoin Proposal)
Learn to buy anonymous Bitcoin:https://www.bitcoinuniversity.com/courses/76599-the-ultimate-guide-to-bitcoinIn this video, I discuss how countries will compete not just for Bitcoin, but also for Bitcoiners, courting them with good governance and tax policies.RFK Jr.'s proposal to eliminate all capital gains taxes on Bitcoin should be seen in this wider context.Backing the USD dollar with Bitcoin or anything else would probably still not be enough to constrain politicians' spending, but putting a
Is Your Crypto Funding Bitcoin FUD?
Learn how to buy anonymous Bitcoin:https://www.bitcoinuniversity.com/courses/76599-the-ultimate-guide-to-bitcoinIn this video, I discuss how altcoin projects like ADA, XRP, HEX, and ETH help to fund attacks on Bitcoin. If you buy any of these coins, you are actively helping to fund and support Bitcoin FUD. If the vast majority of your portfolio is Bitcoin, doing this doesn't make much sense.You are actively help to fund people who want to drive down the value of your Bitcoin. Shipcoining in any
Smoking Guns For XRP, ADA, and ETH
Join Bitcoin University Premium:https://www.bitcoinuniversity.comIn this video, I discuss possible avenues that the SEC could take when they appeal the Ripple case.Retail buyers of XRP clearly had a reasonable expectation of profits due to the efforts of Ripple, as we can see from multiple YouTube comments, as well as internal Ripple emails that discuss how to "generate speculative interest in XRP." This also suggests that Brad Garlinghouse and Chris Larsen will lose their trial by jury. Retail
Is Bitcoin Dominance Falling?
Join Bitcoin University Premium:https://www.bitcoinuniversity.comIn this video, I discuss the problems with using a metric like "Bitcoin dominance" when analyzing Bitcoin's market share and adoption.Bitcoin dominance is defined as Bitcoin's market cap as a percentage of the total crypto market cap.But not only does the Bitcoin dominance index include centralized, premined proof of stake coins, but it also includes melting fiat ice cube USD stablecoins like USDT and USDC. There is no rational rea
Value Your Wealth In Bitcoin
Learn to buy anonymous Bitcoin:https://www.bitcoinuniversity.com/courses/76599-the-ultimate-guide-to-bitcoinIn this video, I discuss the various reasons why you should value your wealth in Bitcoin.Altcoiners are trapped in a fiat unit of account mentality and still prefer to value their wealth in US dollars or other fiat currencies. They are quite focused on pumps and XYZ coin to the moon, while missing the big picture.Holders of weak fiat currencies like the Argentine peso have a much better un
XRP Army Rejoices (Ripple)
Join Bitcoin University Premium:https://www.bitcoinuniversity.comIn this video, I discuss the recent ruling in the SEC vs Ripple case. The judge found that dumping tokens on smart investors was illegal, while dumping tokens on dumb investors was perfectly legal. I expect this very convoluted and confused ruling to be overturned by an appeals court.If you are cheering for Ripple, you're on the side of scammers who have destroyed the financial lives of thousands of people with their scammy token (
Does Bitcoin Have Intrinsic Value?
Learn to buy anonymous Bitcoin:https://www.bitcoinuniversity.com/courses/76599-the-ultimate-guide-to-bitcoinIn this video, I discuss the various definitions of "intrinsic value" in finance to see what applies to Bitcoin.I conclude that there is no such thing as "intrinsic value" in finance. Options can have intrinsic value if they are in the money, but commodities, stocks, etc. don't really have an intrinsic value.They might have a cost of production or a market value or a utility value, but not
Answering Common Bitcoin FUD
Join Bitcoin University Premium:https://www.bitcoinuniversity.comIn this video, I discuss common questions about Bitcoin including:1) Its MIT license2) Whether the NSA controls the SHA-256 hashing algorithm3) Whether the government knows who Satoshi is4) Bitcoin's speed5) The price of Bitcoin and Bitcoin transaction fees6) Bitcoin's scalability7) Bitcoin's energy usageI conclude that Bitcoin has a robust, anti-fragile design and will continue to take market share from traditional stores of value
New BRICS Gold Currency?
Join Bitcoin University Premium:https://www.bitcoinuniversity.comIn this video, I discuss the BRICS proposal to issue a new trade currency backed by gold.There are many pitfalls that cannot be avoided by a gold-backed currency: gold is expensive and difficult to store, assay, and move around to settle trade imbalances. It is outdated 19th century monetary technology in a digital world.The gold standard has already been tried and been found wanting. A gold standard always inevitably leads to mass
Where To Find Bitcoin University Online (Including Nostr)
Join the Bitcoin University email list:https://www.trader.university/bitcoin-email-listIn this video, I discuss the various places that you can find Bitcoin University and connect with me online, in addition to this YouTube channel.It's probably reasonable to expect more and more censorship going forward, especially as the fiat financial system continues to implode, and the regime doesn't want people to understand what's actually going on.Join the private Bitcoin Forum:https://www.bitcoinunivers
How Bitcoin Fixes Gold and Housing
Get The Ultimate Guide To Bitcoin:https://www.bitcoinuniversity.com/courses/76599-the-ultimate-guide-to-bitcoinIn this video, I discuss how Bitcoin is in the process of demonetizing inferior forms of money like houses and gold, which then frees up those assets for their real utility value.Rental houses and other investment properties are a better store of value than the US dollar (which is why many wealthy investors and pension funds seek them out). The problem with rich people using rental hous
The Real Cause Of Inflation (Beyoncé)
Learn to buy anonymous Bitcoin:https://www.bitcoinuniversity.com/courses/76599-the-ultimate-guide-to-bitcoinIn this video, I discuss the various excuses that mainstream media and Keynesian economists use to explain high inflation, from pop concerts to climate change to video games.The real cause of inflation is money printing by central bankers, who try to do their best to obscure the origin-- and even go as far as ECB head Christine Lagarde and claim that it just appeared "out of nowhere."Bitco
Global Emergency (Incoming)
Learn to buy anonymous Bitcoin:https://www.bitcoinuniversity.com/courses/76599-the-ultimate-guide-to-bitcoinIn this video, I discuss a common government technique to consolidate and expand control, which is to take advantage of crises to roll out more control and surveillance. Taken to its logical conclusion, this strategy could be used to set up global government control in response to a real or perceived global threat like a pandemic, cyber attack, alien invasion, climate change, etc.Our best
Banks Being Weaponized (You're Next)
Learn to buy anonymous Bitcoin:https://www.bitcoinuniversity.com/courses/76599-the-ultimate-guide-to-bitcoinIn this video, I discuss Nigel Farage having his bank accounts involuntarily closed down in the context of a wider global government crackdown on free speech, as well as the right for anyone to use money and the banking system, regardless of political views.Cutting off banking access was once a punishment reserved mostly for nation-state actors (Venezuela, Russia, Iran, etc). Over the past
High Inflation, Or Bankrupt Banks?
Learn to buy anonymous Bitcoin:https://www.bitcoinuniversity.com/courses/76599-the-ultimate-guide-to-bitcoinIn this video, I discuss how the Federal Reserve and other central banks must ultimately choose between allowing inflation to run hot, or attempting to control inflation and blowing up the banking system instead.After signaling that they would keep monetary policy loose, the Fed raised rates at the fastest rate in 80 years and thus rendered large swathes of the US banking system insolvent.
How Much Money To Moon Bitcoin?
Learn to buy anonymous Bitcoin:https://www.bitcoinuniversity.com/courses/76599-the-ultimate-guide-to-bitcoinIn this video, I discuss how capital inflows affect the price of Bitcoin.Contrary to popular opinion, you don't need inflows of $500 billion in order to double the market cap of a $500 billion asset like Bitcoin. In fact, you may require far smaller inflows, since price is set at the margin and the average Bitcoiner is not willing to sell his Bitcoin at any price.The real question is not "
Enormous Tumor Attacks Bitcoin (So Tragic)
Learn to buy anonymous Bitcoin:https://www.bitcoinuniversity.com/courses/76599-the-ultimate-guide-to-bitcoinIn this video, I discuss Nassim Taleb's recent attacks on Bitcoin in the context of the Lebanon liquidity crisis and Taleb's Wall Street background.I conclude that Taleb has allowed his own personal animus against Bitcoiners to cloud his understanding of Bitcoin as a real tool and life raft for those trapped in countries with high inflation.Taleb says that Bitcoin is a useless technology t
Will Quantum Computing Break Bitcoin?
Learn to buy anonymous Bitcoin:https://www.bitcoinuniversity.com/courses/76599-the-ultimate-guide-to-bitcoinIn this video, I discuss whether quantum computers will be able to destroy Bitcoin.When discussing possible quantum computer attacks on Bitcoin, it's important to remember that there's no community in the world that is more focused on cyber security than Bitcoiners. By contrast, the US banking system and US government are only able to hire mostly second-rate tech employees who enjoy dealin
Seizing Andrew Tate's Bitcoin?
Learn to build your own private Bitcoin vault:https://www.bitcoinuniversity.com/courses/76599-the-ultimate-guide-to-bitcoinIn this video, I discuss whether it is possible for a government or other hostile attacker to seize or freeze your Bitcoin.Unlike almost every other traditional asset (stocks, bonds, bank accounts, etc), Bitcoin has no counter-party risk and cannot be frozen at the press of a button.The only way that someone can steal your Bitcoin is if you store your recovery seed (the huma
The Digital Transformation of Property (Bitcoin)
Learn to buy anonymous Bitcoin:https://www.bitcoinuniversity.com/courses/76599-the-ultimate-guide-to-bitcoinIn this video, I discuss the transformation of investment property from an analog asset to a digital asset in the form of Bitcoin. What has happened to mail, music, video, and social networks is about to happen to investment property as well.Because analog investment properties are not portable, they are subject to government attacks and exploitation in the form of high taxes, unreasonable
Why Real Estate Is A Bad Inflation Hedge
Join Bitcoin University Premium:https://www.bitcoinuniversity.comIn this video, I discuss why real estate may be a very poor inflation hedge in a high inflation environment: repair and maintenance costs can increase faster than the value of the house, which could lead to cash flow problems.Keeping a rainy day cash fund on the side is not a solution either, since the cash will lose purchasing power unless it is stored in Bitcoin.Skyrocketing property taxes can also lead to cash flow problems and
Could BlackRock Destroy Bitcoin?
Learn how to buy anonymous Bitcoin and do coinjoins:https://www.bitcoinuniversity.com/courses/76599-the-ultimate-guide-to-bitcoinIn this video, I discuss possible downsides to BlackRock becoming a large player in the Bitcoin ecosystem.What happens if BlackRock accumulates a lot of Bitcoin and then loses all of it, such that it is no longer accessible (private keys have been lost)?In that case, BlackRock has just made a large pro-rata donation to the whole Bitcoin network and Bitcoiners like ours
BlackRock Blessing Bitcoin (Super Bullish)
Learn how to buy anonymous Bitcoin:https://www.bitcoinuniversity.com/courses/76599-the-ultimate-guide-to-bitcoinIn this video, I discuss the bullish side of BlackRock possibly launching a Bitcoin ETF (technically a trust, but with daily redemptions and creation). In a subsequent video, I will cover possible downsides to BlackRock's entering the space.Why is BlackRock entering the space bullish?1) This will mean really large capital flows into Bitcoin, which may enable it to hit a new all-time hi
BlackRock's Big Bitcoin Bet
Join Bitcoin University Premium:https://www.bitcoinuniversity.comIn this video, I discuss BlackRock's new Bitcoin trust application, the odds of it getting approved by the SEC, and what it means for the Bitcoin ecosystem.Even though this product is packaged as a trust, it will have daily creation and redemption of units, which means that it should never trade at a significant premium or discount to Bitcoin itself-- unlike GBTC.This is the real deal, and it may be yet another catalyst for massive
The End of Stablecoins (Goodbye, Tether)
Join Bitcoin University Premium:https://www.bitcoinuniversity.comIn this video, I discuss how the US government is in the process of shutting down ALL stablecoins like USDC and BUSD-- and soon to come, USDT.The US gov simply will not allow public or private corporations to issue US dollars or USD stablecoins. That is a very special power reserved for the money cartel, Federal Reserve and US banks.If Circle or Tether were still allowed to do it, what's to stop China or Russia from issuing their o
Coinbase, Ethereum, And The SEC (Bad News)
Join Bitcoin University Premium:https://www.bitcoinuniversity.comIn this video, I discuss the history of Coinbase's S-1 and how all of the warnings about unregistered securities were already present there.I also discuss William Hinman's famous 2018 crypto speech, which was given while he was on the payroll of a pro-Ethereum law firm and before he went to work for the crypto pump and dump shop a16z.Unfortunately for the XRP army and Ethereum, Hinman did not and does not have the power to change t
Crypto's Receding Tide (Liquidity Drying Up)
Join Bitcoin University Premium:https://www.bitcoinuniversity.comIn this video, I discuss how one crypto project after another is being delisted from US crypto exchanges, thus starving these projects of necessary liquidity and accelerating their demise.If you can buy Bitcoin, but not any other crypto, in the world's deepest and most liquid market (US), this will accelerate Bitcoin adoption and hodling over every other crypto globally.Even if Bitcoin were to be banned in the US, it still has a ro
Coinbase Is Literally Junk (Tragic)
Join Bitcoin University Premium:https://www.bitcoinuniversity.comIn this video, I discuss the bond market pricing in a Coinbase bankruptcy.Coinbase has a large amount of debt and negative free cash flow. When you combine this with the possibility that it loses access to the US customer market, there is a good chance that this stock is a zero.Coinbase bonds are already indicating such an outcome, trading at junk yields.I think it's a good idea to remove all fiat cash and Bitcoin from the platform
Shipcoins Getting Flushed (The World Is Healing)
Join Bitcoin University Premium:https://www.bitcoinuniversity.comIn this video, I discuss the ongoing implosion of crypto in the wake of the SEC Binance and Coinbase lawsuits.There are rumors that market makers are fleeing Binance, at the same time that crypto hedge funds are rushing for the exits. There is a very real chance now that BNB goes to zero and takes down Binance worldwide.Investors are finally waking up to the fact that their garbage tokens like ADA, SOL, MATIC, etc are all unregiste
Using Your Phone To Store Bitcoin?
Learn to build your own Bitcoin vault:https://www.bitcoinuniversity.com/courses/76599-the-ultimate-guide-to-bitcoin In this video, I discuss the risks of using a hot wallet on your phone or desktop to store your long-term Bitcoin savings.Any device that can be connected to the internet is less secure and can inadvertently expose your private keys.By contrast, a good hardware wallet will both generate your private keys and sign your transactions inside the hardware wallet and will not expose thes
Crypto Is An Attack On Freedom
Join the Bitcoin University email list:https://www.trader.university/bitcoin-email-listIn this video, I discuss the various ways in which crypto is an attack on both Bitcoin and freedom.Crypto projects like Ethereum/ConsenSys and Ripple/XRP are actively soliciting and collaborating with governments to build government surveillance coins like central bank digital currencies (CBDCs).Ripple/XRP is responsible, in my opinion, for funding much of the energy FUD against Bitcoin that we have seen.If yo
Carnage In Crypto Land (Bitcoin Wins Again)
Join Bitcoin University Premium:https://www.bitcoinuniversity.comIn this video, I discuss the ongoing carnage in crypto land, as well as how Bitcoin will be the only crypto left standing.The SEC is seeking to freeze all Binance US assets, while ETH is clearly being grouped with other securities in the Coinbase lawsuit. Expect SEC lawsuits against ADA and ETH in the coming months.Meanwhile, Gary Gensler was on CNBC saying that we already have a digital currency called the USD. Too bad it is such
Coinbase and Cardano Rekt (Breaking News)
Join the Bitcoin University email list:https://www.trader.university/bitcoin-email-listIn this video, I discuss breaking news re. the SEC suing Coinbase (COIN) and the dark implications for Cardano (ADA).Coinbase has been operating an unregistered securities exchange that offers unregistered securities like ADA to retail investors.Not only is this illegal, but it is also unethical.Expect further SEC lawsuits against projects like Cardano.Not investment advice! Consult a financial advisor. SEC Co
Crypto Casino Rekt (Binance)
Join the Bitcoin University email list:https://www.trader.university/bitcoin-email-listIn this video, I discuss the breaking news that Binance is being sued by the SEC and that a number of cryptocurrencies that trade on its platform are being called out as unregistered securities by the SEC. This is the beginning of the end of crypto (but not Bitcoin) in the US.Not investment advice! Consult a financial advisor.SEC Coming For Crypto:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_cAHFgabIeY&ab_channel=BitcoinU
Why Bitcoin Is Much Better Than Real Estate
Join my private Bitcoin forum and get the course:https://www.bitcoinuniversity.com/joinIn this video, I discuss why I believe that Bitcoin is a much better investment than real estate.Unlike real estate, Bitcoin is:-- Portable-- Seizure-resistant-- Without ongoing property taxes, insurance, or maintenance costsIn short, Bitcoin does not leak "economic energy," while real estate certainly does.In addition, the Bitcoin network enforces your property rights when you own Bitcoin. When you own real e
US Government Funding Bitcoin Mining
Join Bitcoin University Premium:https://www.bitcoinuniversity.com/joinUse the discount code FOUNDER59(valid for the next 24 hours only)Enter the Bitcoin University giveaway and email list:https://www.trader.university/bitcoin-email-listIn this video, I discuss how the US government is indirectly funding Tether mining Bitcoin in Uruguay.Thanks to Fed monetary policy, high US Treasury yields are now enriching stablecoin issuers like Tether, who benefit directly from the interest income.Tether is n
200,000 Subs Celebration (And Giveaway)
Join Bitcoin University Premium:https://www.bitcoinuniversity.com/joinUse the discount code FOUNDER59(valid for only the next 24 hours)Enter the Bitcoin University giveaway and email list:https://www.trader.university/bitcoin-email-listIn this video, I celebrate this YouTube channel reaching 200,000 subs and discuss this milestone in the context of increasing global Bitcoin adoption.Bitcoin in 2023 is like the internet in 1997-- we're still so early.I'm excited to see what Bitcoin has in store f
HEX Rekt (So Sad)
Get the "Ultimate Guide to Bitcoin" course:https://www.trader.university/courses/38824-the-ultimate-guide-to-bitcoinUse the discount code YT99 to get the best price. In this video, I discuss the continuing unravelling of HEX, including the disastrous launch of Pulsechain and PulseX.HEX continues to crash relative to both the US dollar and Bitcoin, as Richard Heart followers begin to realize that they've been scammed. They sent him $1 billion and all he did was fork Ethereum to make Pulsechain.Bi
Bitcoin Ordinals, Inscriptions, and Prime Real Estate
Get the "Ultimate Guide to Bitcoin" course:https://www.trader.university/courses/38824-the-ultimate-guide-to-bitcoinUse the discount code YT99 to get the best price. In this video, I discuss how Bitcoin block space is prime real estate, both for financial transactions, as well as for embedding things that you wish to distribute globally and free from censorship for all time.Non-financial uses of Bitcoin blockspace like inscriptions will almost certainly get priced out by financial uses of Bitcoi
Bitcoin Mining Tax Defeated (Debt Ceiling Deal)
Get the "Ultimate Guide to Bitcoin" course:https://www.trader.university/courses/38824-the-ultimate-guide-to-bitcoinUse the discount code YT99 to get the best price. In this video, I discuss the breaking news that the US Bitcoin mining tax has been eliminated from the debt ceiling bill.This was an unfair tax that politicized the use of electricity and would have had the undesirable effect of driving large US Bitcoin mining companies to dirtier grids overseas.Banning Bitcoin or Bitcoin mining is
The Fed's Bloody Balance Sheet (Fiat Wars)
Get the "Ultimate Guide to Bitcoin" course:https://www.trader.university/courses/38824-the-ultimate-guide-to-bitcoinUse the discount code YT99 to get the best price. In this video, I discuss how Fed money printing has been the primary way that the US has financed its foreign wars over the past 20 years.When you have only a small percentage of the population actually fighting in a war, and that war is being funded by inflationary money printing (or by shifting the debt burden to subsequent genera
Biometric Digital Prison Is Coming (Worldcoin)
Get the "Ultimate Guide to Bitcoin" course:https://www.trader.university/courses/38824-the-ultimate-guide-to-bitcoinUse the discount code YT99 to get the best price. In this video, I discuss Worldcoin, Sam Altman's project to scan the eyes of poor people in exchange for a shipcoin, and use this biometric data as a global surveillance tool.We CANNOT allow ourselves to be put into a digital prison of CBDCs, movement passports, medical passports, internet passports combined with personal biometric
Why Bitcoin-Only Wallets Are Best
Get the "Ultimate Guide to Bitcoin" course:https://www.trader.university/courses/38824-the-ultimate-guide-to-bitcoinUse the discount code YT99 to get the best price. In this video, I discuss why Bitcoin-only hardware wallets are best.Hardware wallets that support 6,000 shipcoins/altcoins need to have much more complicated hardware and software than wallets that support just BTC. This increased complexity results in a much wider attack surface, which makes the wallet less safe for ALL coins.By co
Bitcoin Citadels and Bitcoin Countries
Get the "Ultimate Guide to Bitcoin" course:https://www.trader.university/courses/38824-the-ultimate-guide-to-bitcoinUse the discount code YT99 to get the best price. In this video, I discuss different approaches to starting new Bitcoin citadels and Bitcoin countries.Perhaps the best solution is an interconnected global network of Bitcoin citadels that each cater to the peculiarities of their residents. This decentralized approach would be much more difficult for nation-states to attempt to stop.
Bitcoiners: A Powerful New Political Force
Get the "Ultimate Guide to Bitcoin" course:https://www.trader.university/courses/38824-the-ultimate-guide-to-bitcoinUse the discount code YT99 to get the best price. In this video, I discuss how US politicians from both sides of the aisle are increasingly courting Bitcoiners. This was unthinkable even 5 years ago, but will increase going forward.Bitcoiners will continue to gain wealth when measured against holders of fiat and crypto-- and they will hopefully use that wealth to support political
Crypto Dysphoria (Tragic)
Get the "Ultimate Guide to Bitcoin" course:https://www.trader.university/courses/38824-the-ultimate-guide-to-bitcoinUse the discount code YT99 to get the best price. In this video, I discuss "crypto dysphoria," by which I refer to crypto projects that are unregistered securities masquerading as commodities, in order to skirt US securities law.Ethereum clearly passes the Howey Test, as well as having these markers of centralized projects:-- Leader-- Foundation-- Roadmap-- TrademarkWhen Ethereum i
How Multi-Sig Makes All Bitcoiners Safer
Learn how to build your own Bitcoin vault:https://www.trader.university/courses/38824-the-ultimate-guide-to-bitcoinUse the discount code YT99 to get the best price. In this video, I discuss how Bitcoiners moving their Bitcoin holdings into multi-sig makes all Bitcoiners safer. Once thieves learn that most Bitcoiners do not store all of their keys at home, future home invasions and break-ins should become less frequent.At bare minimum, Bitcoiners should withdraw their Bitcoin from the exchanges a
Bitcoin Is Money For The AI
Learn how to buy anonymous Bitcoin:https://www.trader.university/courses/38824-the-ultimate-guide-to-bitcoinUse the discount code YT99 to get the best price. In this video, I discuss why Bitcoin will most likely be the primary medium of exchange for the coming machine to machine (m2m) economy.Autonomous AI vehicles and robots will probably choose to accept Bitcoin for payment over fiat or other forms of crypto, simply because Bitcoin is the most neutral and most sound form of money ever discover
Don't Use Ledger Hardware Wallets
Learn to build your own Bitcoin vault:https://www.trader.university/courses/38824-the-ultimate-guide-to-bitcoinUse the discount code YT99 to get the best price. In this video, I discuss the recently launched Ledger Recover service and what it implies about security problems with the Ledger hardware wallet.I have always recommended against using Ledger hardware wallets, especially in a single sig setup. The fact that the firmware was and remains closed-source was always a deal-breaker for me. Led
Turning Oil Into Bitcoin (Hyperbitcoinization)
Get the "Ultimate Guide to Bitcoin" course:https://www.trader.university/courses/38824-the-ultimate-guide-to-bitcoinUse the discount code YT99 to get the best price. In this video, I discuss how countries with significant energy resources will increasingly use those resources to mine Bitcoin. It makes much more sense to recycle oil profits into Bitcoin, rather than holding them in Treasuries, which are a poor inflation hedge and subject to US government censorship.What this means is that Bitcoin
Binance Rekt, Bull Bitcoin Rising (Non-KYC Bitcoin)
Learn to buy non-KYC Bitcoin:https://www.trader.university/courses/38824-the-ultimate-guide-to-bitcoinUse the discount code YT99 to get the best price. In this video, I discuss how Binance is pulling out of Canada (rather than converting itself to a Bitcoin-only exchange), while Bull Bitcoin continues to pick up Canadian market share and even offer non-KYC Bitcoin to its customers.I also discuss how there is no such thing as the "blockchain industry."Blockchains are a pretty useless technology (
BlockFi, FTX Customers Rekt Again
Check out the official Bitcoin University Telegram group:https://t.me/+TQ1aUglZx6hkY2VhFollow me on Twitter:https://twitter.com/mattkratter In this video, I discuss developments in the BlockFi and FTX bankruptcy proceedings.A bankruptcy judge has concluded that BlockFi customers lost the rights to their Bitcoin once they deposited them onto the BlockFi platform.And the IRS has filed claims worth $44 billion against the FTX bankruptcy.Former customers of BlockFi and FTX will be very lucky to see
Are Bitcoin IRAs Safe?
Get the "Ultimate Guide to Bitcoin" course:https://www.trader.university/courses/38824-the-ultimate-guide-to-bitcoinUse the discount code YT99 to get the best price. In this video, I discuss Bitcoin IRAs and the risks that you take on if you allow a custodian to hold your Bitcoin private keys."Not your keys, not your coins."In an Executive Order 6102-like situation, any Bitcoin held by a third-party custodian (including retirement accounts) could and would be seized by the US government.A much b
The US Constitution Is A Shipcoin
Learn to buy anonymous Bitcoin:https://www.trader.university/courses/38824-the-ultimate-guide-to-bitcoinUse the discount code YT99 to get the best price. In this video, I discuss your legal protections under the US Constitution-- and how they rapidly disappear when you need them most (in a real or pretend "state of emergency").In a crisis, a government will drop its benevolent mask and do anything and everything necessary to protect itself.Even the US Constitution was not able to protect investo
Central Bank Banning Bitcoin (Exits Closing)
Learn to buy anonymous Bitcoin:https://www.trader.university/courses/38824-the-ultimate-guide-to-bitcoinUse the discount code YT99 to get the best price. If Bitcoin has no utility, why are so many governments and central banks so eager to ban Bitcoin?Late last week, the Argentina central bank prohibited banks and other financial services companies from offering Bitcoin to their customers.The Argentine government and central bank are trying to prevent further capital flight, as inflation skyrocke
Bitcoin DoS Attack Underway?
Learn how to CoinJoin your Bitcoin:https://www.trader.university/courses/38824-the-ultimate-guide-to-bitcoinUse the discount code YT99 to get the best price. In this video, I discuss the full mempools and high transaction fees that are currently taking place with Bitcoin.Is this a DoS attack, or congestion caused by inscriptions and BRC-20 tokens, or something else?It's difficult to know for sure, but if this is an attack, it is doing a great job of enriching Bitcoin miners, which is not the bes
The Fed Is Just So Forked (Banks, Inflation)
Learn to buy anonymous Bitcoin:https://www.trader.university/courses/38824-the-ultimate-guide-to-bitcoinUse the discount code YT99 to get the best price. In this video, I discuss how trapped the Fed really is.If the Fed keeps monetary policy tight, it risks a continued unwind of the banking system, as well as plunging Federal tax revenues, which require even more government debt to be issued.If the Fed loosens monetary policy, the US will experience very high inflation.I think that the Fed will
White House Attacks Bitcoin Miners (Your Industry Is Next)
Get the "Ultimate Guide to Bitcoin" course:https://www.trader.university/courses/38824-the-ultimate-guide-to-bitcoinUse the discount code YT99 to get the best price. In this video, I discuss the White House attack on Bitcoin mining in the form of the proposed DAME tax on the electricity used by Bitcoin miners.Not only will this tax drive Bitcoin miners to countries with dirtier grids, it is an unfair attack on a completely legal and legitimate industry that provides jobs and tax revenues.Usage o
Bhutan Mining Bitcoin (For Years)
Check out the official Bitcoin University Telegram Group:https://t.me/+TQ1aUglZx6hkY2VhCheck out the official Bitcoin University Telegram Channel:https://t.me/bitcoin_university1In this video, I discuss how the Kingdom of Bhutan has been mining Bitcoin for years.This fact was recently revealed in the BlockFi and Celsius bankruptcy filings, and Bhutan has confirmed it. Bhutan appears to be using mostly electricity generated by hydro, which would make its Bitcoin mining operations among the greene
Ethereum's Hairball Moment
Get the "Ultimate Guide to Bitcoin" course:https://www.trader.university/courses/38824-the-ultimate-guide-to-bitcoinUse the discount code YT99 to get the best price. In this video, I discuss a thought experiment in which Ethereum undergoes a contentious hard fork in the context of attempted OFAC censorship.I demonstrate that large regulated entities like Circle, Coinbase, Kraken, etc would probably all side with the OFAC-compliant side of the fork, thus eviscerating the more cypherpunky side of
Is Bitcoin's Security Doomed?
Get the "Ultimate Guide to Bitcoin" course:https://www.trader.university/courses/38824-the-ultimate-guide-to-bitcoinUse the discount code YT99 to get the best price. In this video, I discuss Justin Bons' critique of Bitcoin's long-term security.Not only does Justin have a poor track record when it comes to predicting crypto trends, his hedge fund has massively underperformed BTC since its April 2016 inception.The crux of Justin's argument is that Bitcoin transaction fee revenue will not be enoug
Fed Bankster Meets Russian Prankster
Get the "Ultimate Guide to Bitcoin" course:https://www.trader.university/courses/38824-the-ultimate-guide-to-bitcoinUse the discount code YT99 to get the best price. In this video, I discuss how Jerome Powell was fooled by Russian pranksters, pretending to be Ukraine's Zelenskiy.In the process, Powell reveals a lot about how senile politicians and central bankers interact with technology, as well as his views on inflation and the future path of interest rates.Bitcoin as a liquidity indicator sug
Trezor's Betrayal (Your Questions Answered)
Get the "Ultimate Guide to Bitcoin" course:https://www.trader.university/courses/38824-the-ultimate-guide-to-bitcoinUse the discount code YT99 to get the best price. In this video, I answer viewer questions about Trezor's and Wasabi's betrayal of Bitcoiners and the Bitcoin ethos.It's probably safe to continue using your Trezor, especially if you are a hodler. If you like to sign transactions frequently, it might make more sense to ditch your Trezor and use a Blockstream Jade or ColdCard hardware
Don't Use Trezor Coinjoin (Or Trezor)
Learn how to buy non-KYC Bitcoin and do coinjoin:https://www.trader.university/courses/38824-the-ultimate-guide-to-bitcoinUse the discount code YT99 to get the best price. In this video, I discuss the Trezor, Wasabi, and Samourai controversy over coinjoin.Wasabi coordinator zkSNACKs has been using a chain surveillance company to screen incoming UTXOs for their coinjoin for over a year. This is an unnecessary and disturbing practice for a supposedly privacy-focused company to be involved in.By ch
Bitcoin Mining With River Financial?
Get the "Ultimate Guide to Bitcoin" course:https://www.trader.university/courses/38824-the-ultimate-guide-to-bitcoinUse the discount code YT99 to get the best price. In this video, I review River Financial's hosted Bitcoin mining setup.Although I like River as a potential place to buy Bitcoin, I don't like the fact that River needs to collect personal information for its Bitcoin mining program. This defeats one of the main reasons to mine Bitcoin, which is to obtain non-KYC Bitcoin.Unlike Bitcoi
Bitcoin vs Monero (It's War)
Get the "Ultimate Guide to Bitcoin" course:https://www.trader.university/courses/38824-the-ultimate-guide-to-bitcoinUse the discount code YT99 to get the best price. In this video, I continue my investigation into Monero vs. Bitcoin and examine more trade-offs that Monero has made, in order to increase privacy at the base layer.In particular, I examine how common hard forks are for Monero, especially compared to Bitcoin. Does this imply that the devs have more control than they should in leading
Monero's Big Fat Problem
Get the "Ultimate Guide to Bitcoin" course:https://www.trader.university/courses/38824-the-ultimate-guide-to-bitcoinUse the discount code YT99 to get the best price. In this video, I discuss Monero's growing issues with blockchain bloat (caused by ring signatures and other privacy features), as well as its vulnerability to an attack by a hired army of CPUs.By contrast, Bitcoin seeks to keep the blockchain as small as possible, while still preserving security, in order to keep the node network as
"ASIC Resistance" Is Just Plain Silly (Bitcoin vs. Monero)
Get the "Ultimate Guide to Bitcoin" course:https://www.trader.university/courses/38824-the-ultimate-guide-to-bitcoinUse the discount code YT99 to get the best price. In this video, I discuss the downsides to trying to make your crypto "ASIC resistant," as the Monero community has attempted to do.It is impossible to make your cryptocurrency permanently ASIC-resistant or ASIC-proof. It's possible build specialized hardware to run ANY hashing algorithm.And once your crypto's market cap is large eno
SEC Coming For Your Crypto (Ethereum)
Get the "Ultimate Guide to Bitcoin" course:https://www.trader.university/courses/38824-the-ultimate-guide-to-bitcoinUse the discount code YT99 to get the best price. In this video, I discuss Gary Gensler's congressional testimony yesterday, in the context of the SEC's ongoing attack on companies issuing unregistered securities and pretending that they are neutral digital assets.It's quite likely that the main reason Gensler refused to answer Chair Patrick McHenry's questions is because the SEC i
The Best Bitcoin Book Ever (Mandibles)
Get the "Ultimate Guide to Bitcoin" course:https://www.trader.university/courses/38824-the-ultimate-guide-to-bitcoinUse the discount code YT99 to get the best price. In this video, I review Lionel Shriver's dystopian novel "The Mandibles," which may be the best Bitcoin book ever, even though it mentions Bitcoin only once.Mandibles is set in the near future (2029-2047) and follows the impact of a massive economic and social collapse on the fortunes of the Mandible family.In this dystopian future,
BRICS, De-Dollarization, and Bitcoin
Get the "Ultimate Guide to Bitcoin" course:https://www.trader.university/courses/38824-the-ultimate-guide-to-bitcoinUse the discount code YT99 to get the best price. In this video, I discuss the BRICS+ countries' proposals for a new currency to rival the US dollar, and how the emergence of a global Bitcoin standard fits into the picture.A new BRICS currency that is backed by a basket of these countries' fiat currencies would probably continue to depreciate sharply against the USD, just as the in
Ethereum Bank Finally Enables Withdrawals
Get the "Ultimate Guide to Bitcoin" course:https://www.trader.university/courses/38824-the-ultimate-guide-to-bitcoinUse the discount code YT99 to get the best price. In this video, I discuss Ethereum's most recent hard fork (Shapella, Shanghai) and how it suggests that Ethereum continues to be a centralized project, with a leader, a roadmap, and a dev team that has been funded by issuing unregistered securities.Ethereum continues to underperform Bitcoin since the Merge took place on 15 September
Bitcoin Mining Has Zero Carbon Emissions
Get the "Ultimate Guide to Bitcoin" course:https://www.trader.university/courses/38824-the-ultimate-guide-to-bitcoinUse the discount code YT99 to get the best price. In this video, I continue to discuss the recent New York Times hit piece on Bitcoin mining, as well as the role that renewables, hydrocarbons, and nuclear power generation play in electrical grids.I also argue that it's unfair to single out certain industries that use the same electricity that everyone else is using.Bitcoin mining c
NYT Attacks Bitcoin Mining (Hit Piece)
Get the "Ultimate Guide to Bitcoin" course:https://www.trader.university/courses/38824-the-ultimate-guide-to-bitcoinUse the discount code YT99 to get the best price. In this video, I discuss the recent New York Times hit piece on Bitcoin mining.While focusing on the Texas ERCOT grid and demand response programs, the article fails to mention why anyone (especially the globally disenfranchised) might want or need a neutral and permission-less form of money like Bitcoin to begin with.The NYT doesn'
Bitcoin For Beginners (2023)
Get the "Ultimate Guide to Bitcoin" course:https://www.trader.university/courses/38824-the-ultimate-guide-to-bitcoinUse the discount code YT99 to get the best price. In this video, I discuss Bitcoin for beginners.Bitcoin is a new kind of money that is very special for three reasons:1) Bitcoin was not issued by a government or corporation. It's a new neutral form of money that cannot be manipulated by government officials or corporate insiders or anyone else. There's nothing else like this-- not
Why BCH and BSV Are So Fragile
Get the "Ultimate Guide to Bitcoin" course:https://www.trader.university/courses/38824-the-ultimate-guide-to-bitcoinUse the discount code YT99 to get the best price. In this video, I examine the relative network hash rates of BTC, BCH, and BSV, in order to determine which network provides the most robust security.I conclude that the Bitcoin (BTC) network offers much higher security against empty block attacks and other 51% attacks than either BCH or BSV does.This is because the same mining rigs
Why Am I So Mean To DOGE?
Get the "Ultimate Guide to Bitcoin" course:https://www.trader.university/courses/38824-the-ultimate-guide-to-bitcoinUse the discount code YT99 to get the best price. In this video, I discuss the serious reasons why a very unserious crypto like DOGE can never get very far-- and is not a serious competitor to Bitcoin.Dogecoin has a much lower market cap and daily trading volume than Bitcoin, which makes it less than an ideal candidate for large capital allocators.In addition, although Dogecoin has
Proof of Work vs. Proof of Wealth
Get the "Ultimate Guide to Bitcoin" course:https://www.trader.university/courses/38824-the-ultimate-guide-to-bitcoinUse the discount code YT99 to get the best price. In this video, I discuss the differences between Proof of Work and Proof of Stake (which I have renamed as "Proof of Wealth" to better highlight what it really is).Only decentralized consensus achieved through Proof of Work can provide neutral and ethical money for the world.The global financial system already runs on a version of p
Trader University Is Now Bitcoin University (Breaking News)
Get the "Ultimate Guide to Bitcoin" course:https://www.trader.university/courses/38824-the-ultimate-guide-to-bitcoinUse the discount code YT99 to get the best price. In this video, I announce that I have officially changed the name of this channel to Bitcoin University.Thanks to all of you for your support!Not investment advice! Consult a financial advisor.I am not being paid or otherwise compensated by any company or cryptocurrency project that I mention in my videos. My opinion is not for sale
Is Your Crypto Collaborating With Government Spy Coins?
Get the "Ultimate Guide to Bitcoin" course:https://www.trader.university/courses/38824-the-ultimate-guide-to-bitcoinUse the discount code YT99 to get the best price. In this video, I discuss cryptocurrencies that are actively soliciting or collaborating with governments and their central banks to help to build central bank digital currencies (CBDCs).CBDCs are government/central bank controlled cryptocurrencies that can be used to control a population, their spending habits, and their political c
Satoshi Unmasked (Bad News)
Get the "Ultimate Guide to Bitcoin" course:https://www.trader.university/courses/38824-the-ultimate-guide-to-bitcoinUse the discount code YT99 to get the best price. In this video, I discuss Satoshi's true identity, which has finally been revealed to the world.I'm now convinced that Satoshi is actually Ben Bernanke, former Fed chairman and Nobel prize winner-- but only on April Fool's Day.Did Ben pump his own bags with quantitative easing? He mostly certainly did, though he probably never held a
US Digital Prison (Emergency)
Contact your US Senator TODAY to oppose this bill:https://www.senate.gov/senators/senators-contact.htm?OrderBy=state&Sort=ASCIn this video, I discuss the RESTRICT Bill in the US Senate that seeks to control free access to information on the internet and the sovereign ability to use open-source software.If this bill becomes law, it will give the US government unconstitutional power to fine and imprison people for simply using the internet in self-sovereign ways. It also seeks to attack open-sourc
How To Stop A 51% Attack Instantly (Bitcoin)
Get the "Ultimate Guide to Bitcoin" course:https://www.trader.university/courses/38824-the-ultimate-guide-to-bitcoinUse the discount code YT99 to get the best price. In this video, I discuss various ways that a 51% attack on Bitcoin could be stopped by Bitcoin Core devs, full nodes, and ASIC manufacturers.51% attacks are not as dangerous as many people believe. They CANNOT be used to rewrite the whole Bitcoin blockchain, print fake Bitcoin, increase the Bitcoin max supply of 21 million, steal yo
Why A Government 51% Attack Won't Work (Bitcoin)
Get the "Ultimate Guide to Bitcoin" course:https://www.trader.university/courses/38824-the-ultimate-guide-to-bitcoinUse the discount code YT99 to get the best price. In this video, I discuss why a nation-state 51% attack on Bitcoin would fail.In order to launch a 51% attack, an attacker needs to buy, build, or steal a huge number of Bitcoin mining rigs (ASICs). There is no way to do this (in the age of social media and phone cameras) without Bitcoiners finding out and having advance notice that
Does Bitcoin Mining Waste Energy?
Get the "Ultimate Guide to Bitcoin" course:https://www.trader.university/courses/38824-the-ultimate-guide-to-bitcoinUse the discount code YT99 to get the best price. In this video, I discuss whether Bitcoin mining wastes energy.I conclude that Bitcoin mining does not waste energy, for two primary reasons:1) Bitcoin mining rigs are incredibly energy efficient, and continue to get more energy efficient over time;2) Bitcoin mining is a worthy use of energy, because Bitcoin provides a unique form of
Million Dollar Bitcoin
Get the "Ultimate Guide to Bitcoin" course:https://www.trader.university/courses/38824-the-ultimate-guide-to-bitcoinUse the discount code YT99 to get the best price. In this video, I discuss Balaji's Bitcoin price target of $1 million in 90 days.After pumping shipcoins for the past few years, it appears that Balaji has returned to Bitcoin, mostly in an effort to bolster his personal reputation by aligning himself with Bitcoin's coming success.I think that his price prediction is quite over the t
Did Satoshi Solve The Byzantine Generals Problem?
Learn how to run a Bitcoin node the easy way:https://www.trader.university/courses/38824-the-ultimate-guide-to-bitcoinUse the discount code YT99 to get the best price. In this video, I discuss whether or not Satoshi solved the Byzantine Generals Problem (BGP).The BGP is a thought experiment that asks how independent parties (who cannot trust each other) can come to an agreement or consensus without having to rely on a trusted 3rd party.While there is no general mathematical solution to the BGP,
Ethereum Just Keeps Losing (So Sad)
Get my Bitcoin course here:https://www.trader.university/courses/38824-the-ultimate-guide-to-bitcoinUse the discount code YT99 to get the best price. In this video, I discuss head of the SEC Gary Gensler's recent statement that all proof of stake tokens are securities. This makes sense because like securities, they offer an intrinsic yield. Neither physical gold or Bitcoin offer an intrinsic yield.This is yet another sign that Ethereum passes the Howey Test, and as such will have to be regulated
Be Your Own Bank (Bitcoin)
𝐋𝐄𝐀𝐑𝐍 𝐓𝐎 𝐁𝐔𝐘 𝐀𝐍𝐎𝐍𝐘𝐌𝐎𝐔𝐒 𝐁𝐈𝐓𝐂𝐎𝐈𝐍➜➜➜https://www.trader.university/courses/38824-the-ultimate-guide-to-bitcoinUse the discount code YT99 to get the best price. In this video, I discuss the many reasons why Bitcoin is a much better savings and spending technology than banks.When you hold money in a bank, you have to worry about the regulators and the government that controls that bank. You also have to worry about bank runs. Banks are unstable, highly levered structures that
Shut The Exits, Boil The Frogs (Financial Repression)
Get the "Ultimate Guide to Bitcoin" course:https://www.trader.university/courses/38824-the-ultimate-guide-to-bitcoinUse the discount code YT99 to get the best price. In this video, I discuss the strategies used by governments and central banks to prevent currency and bond holders from fleeing the currency and escaping monetary debasement.This includes Executive Order 6102 and the Gold Reserve Act of 1934, prohibitions on holding stronger fiat currencies like the US dollar in Argentina, stuffing
Shut The Exits, Turn On The Money Printers
Get the "Ultimate Guide to Bitcoin" course:https://www.trader.university/courses/38824-the-ultimate-guide-to-bitcoinUse the discount code YT99 to get the best price. In this video, I discuss the closing of Silvergate, Signature, and Silicon Valley Banks in the context of the Fed's tightening policy coming to an end.There may have been a conscious effort by government officials to try to close the on-ramps to Bitcoin and crypto before the Fed turns back on its money printers.The Fed has hiked eno
ETH Is A Security (New York AG)
Get the "Ultimate Guide to Bitcoin" course:https://www.trader.university/courses/38824-the-ultimate-guide-to-bitcoinUse the discount code YT99 to get the best price. In this video, I discuss the New York Attorney General's suing KuCoin for operating an unregistered crypto casino. In the filing, the AG rightly asserts that ETH is a security.Ethereum is a centralized software project, funded by issuing unregistered securities (ETH), and led by a living founder (Vitalik Buterin) who determines the
Who Will Bail Out The Bail-Outers?
𝐋𝐄𝐀𝐑𝐍 𝐓𝐎 𝐁𝐔𝐘 𝐀𝐍𝐎𝐍𝐘𝐌𝐎𝐔𝐒 𝐁𝐈𝐓𝐂𝐎𝐈𝐍➜➜➜https://www.trader.university/courses/38824-the-ultimate-guide-to-bitcoinUse the discount code YT99 to get the best price. In this video, I discuss the bailout of Silicon Valley Bank, and what it means for inflation, moral hazard, and the US dollar going forward.I also discuss the war on Bitcoin and crypto banks, and what it might mean for your Bitcoin accumulation strategy.Not investment advice! Consult a financial advisor.No Bank Bailo
No Bank Bailouts (Ever)
Get the "Ultimate Guide to Bitcoin" course:https://www.trader.university/courses/38824-the-ultimate-guide-to-bitcoinUse the discount code YT99 to get the best price. In this video, I make the argument that Silicon Valley Bank (SVB) should NOT receive a government bailout.Depositors with less than $250,000 will be made whole by FDIC insurance.Taxpayer money should never be used to bail out bankers and VCs.Printing new money to bail out banks increases inflation for the working and middle classes,
Stablecoins Imploding
Get the "Ultimate Guide to Bitcoin" course:https://www.trader.university/courses/38824-the-ultimate-guide-to-bitcoinUse the discount code YT99 to get the best price. In this video, I discuss the USD stablecoins USDC and DAI breaking their pegs to the US dollar, as the result of over 8% of Circle's USD reserves being trapped in Silicon Valley Bank (SVB), which failed yesterday.USDC was already a centralized, captured coin that could be turned on or off at will by the parent company Circle. Now we
Tech Bank Run
Get the "Ultimate Guide to Bitcoin" course:https://www.trader.university/courses/38824-the-ultimate-guide-to-bitcoinUse the discount code YT99 to get the best price. In this video, I discuss the ongoing bank run at Silicon Valley Bank (SVB), and what it means both for the tech economy, as well as the US banking system.It would appear that the Fed has now "broken something," if we are seeing emergency actions taken by major banks like SVB to shore up their balance sheets, which have been broken b
Is Hedera (HBAR) A Failure?
Get the "Ultimate Guide to Bitcoin" course:https://www.trader.university/courses/38824-the-ultimate-guide-to-bitcoinUse the discount code YT99 to get the best price. In this video, I discuss Hedera (HBAR) and its status as an unregistered security.Unlike Bitcoin, Hedera has a headquarters, board of directors, governing council, VC investors, a foundation, and a road map-- all of which are signs that this is a centralized project.There's nothing wrong with this-- apart from the glaring fact that
Could Bitcoin Survive A Nuclear War?
Get the "Ultimate Guide to Bitcoin" course:https://www.trader.university/courses/38824-the-ultimate-guide-to-bitcoinUse the discount code YT99 to get the best price. In this video, I discuss whether Bitcoin could survive a nuclear war.I conclude that (like cockroaches, viruses, and cannabis) Bitcoin is extremely difficult to completely wipe out globally. There are many tens of thousands of copies of the Bitcoin blockchain globally distributed and held by nodes worldwide.Just a single copy of it
Binance In Trouble?
Get the "Ultimate Guide to Bitcoin" course:https://www.trader.university/courses/38824-the-ultimate-guide-to-bitcoinUse the discount code YT99 to get the best price. In this video, I discuss whether the crypto exchange Binance is close to blowing up like FTX did.There has been a coordinated attack on BUSD by the SEC and NYDFS, perhaps in an effort to destroy a major profit center for Binance.If investors lose faith in BNB (the Binance equivalent of FTT for FTX), Binance may not have enough asset
Multicoin Capital Rekt
Get the "Ultimate Guide to Bitcoin" course:https://www.trader.university/courses/38824-the-ultimate-guide-to-bitcoinUse the discount code YT99 to get the best price. In this video, I discuss Kyle Samani and Multicoin Capital's disastrous 2022 performance.It's always a huge red flag when a "crypto entrepreneur" starts bad-mouthing Bitcoin. In the case of both Sam Bankman-Fried and Kyle Samani, it was only a few months before their projects completely imploded.Samani did not understand that there
Crypto Bank Run
Get the "Ultimate Guide to Bitcoin" course:https://www.trader.university/courses/38824-the-ultimate-guide-to-bitcoinUse the discount code YT99 to get the best price. In this video, I discuss the ongoing collapse of Silvergate Bank, as it loses corporate clients and teeters on the edge of bankruptcy. Silvergate was mortally wounded by the collapse of FTX, which was one of its biggest clients.When you do business with shipcoiners/altcoiners like Sam Bankman-Fried, you are fishing in a very dirty p
Is Algorand The Next Bitcoin?
Get the "Ultimate Guide to Bitcoin" course:https://www.trader.university/courses/38824-the-ultimate-guide-to-bitcoinUse the discount code YT99 to get the best price. In this video, I discuss the crypto Algorand (ALGO), how it compares to Bitcoin, and the fatal trade-offs that ALGO has made when it comes to decentralization.ALGO had a 100% premine/premint and runs on a modified version of proof of stake, which in itself ensures that the protocol can never be neutral.In addition, ALGO has a headqu
Gold's Amazing Shiny Future
Learn to buy anonymous Bitcoin:https://www.trader.university/courses/38824-the-ultimate-guide-to-bitcoinUse the discount code YT99 to get the best price. In this video, I discuss the Missouri Senate's bill to make gold and silver legal tender, in the context of 21st century money and the previous failure of the gold standard.Physical gold is a technologically backwards solution to the problem of money. Like gold, Bitcoin is a bearer asset with no counter-party risk. Unlike gold, Bitcoin is easy
Should We Freeze Satoshi's Bitcoin?
Get the "Ultimate Guide to Bitcoin" course:https://www.trader.university/courses/38824-the-ultimate-guide-to-bitcoinUse the discount code YT99 to get the best price. In this video, I discuss a proposal to freeze or censor early Bitcoin UTXOs that are associated with Satoshi, in a bid to prevent him/her from moving the coins or "dumping" on us.I conclude that this is a bad idea and that we should always resist the temptation to freeze or censor another person's money, whether or not it's for a "g
Altcoiners' Worst Nightmare Is Here
Get the "Ultimate Guide to Bitcoin" course:https://www.trader.university/courses/38824-the-ultimate-guide-to-bitcoinUse the discount code YT99 to get the best price. In this video, I discuss the New York Magazine interview with SEC head Gary Gensler, and the light that it shines on coming crypto regulation.Only Bitcoin will qualify as a digital commodity, while all other altcoins will be found to be unregistered securities whose parent companies and foundations have been playing legal games and