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The Bitcoin Debate with Jeff Booth & George Gammon

What Bitcoin Did with Peter McCormack

“Bitcoin gives us the ability to transact outside of the system…I think there is massive, massive, massive value and Bitcoin is sensational, and Bitcoin will, in my opinion, overachieve.”— George GammonJeff Booth is the Author of The Price of Tomorrow &amp; CEO/Chairman of Ego Death Capital. George Gammon is an investor, macroeconomics expert &amp; host of The Rebel Capitalist Show. We discuss Bitcoin’s role in the world: its role as a hedge against the tradfi system, its disruptive potential &amp; ability to reprice everything, &amp; the challenges &amp; consequences of a Bitcoin-dominated world.- - - - Jeff Booth, an entrepreneur, technologist, &amp; author of the book ‘The Price of Tomorrow’, is a visionary in the Bitcoin field &amp; a regular guest on this show. But, it’s been nearly 3 years since I interviewed the amazing George Gammon, renowned for his ‘The Rebel Capitalist Show’ podcast. This conversation was born out of a Twitter exchange, and it quickly became apparent that they share more common ground than many might have initially assumed.Many believe that George is anti-Bitcoin, but that’s not the case. His stance on Bitcoin is pragmatic. George believes in the importance of owning Bitcoin for purchasing power outside of the traditional system, especially with the rise of central bank digital currencies. And yet, he emphasizes the importance of probabilities and trade-offs in discussions about Bitcoin and he doesn't necessarily see it as a guaranteed path to wealth. Jeff's views align with George's on many fronts: they both expressed their belief in the potential of Bitcoin. The differences between the 2 guests lie in the perceived probabilities of hyperbitcoinisation. Jeff sees Bitcoin's potential to reprice the existing system if it remains decentralized and secure. In this event, one needs to imagine a world where value is priced in Bitcoin, not where Bitcoin is priced in dollars. Jeff promotes a future where prices will fall forever against a fixed number of units of currency, a stark contrast to the current system. This will affect the appreciation of Bitcoin in different economic scenarios. While Bitcoin may currently be seen as a high-risk asset with the potential for significant returns, in a world where goods and services experience deflation, Bitcoin's appreciation may be less pronounced.This show was another inspirational war cry for Bitcoin from two esteemed guests. Jeff couldn't imagine putting his time &amp; money anywhere else due to the high returns he expects. George believes that even if Bitcoin doesn't become a global currency or faces challenges like fractional reserve usage and inflation, there is still massive value in its ability to enable transactions outside of the existing system. It highlights that everyone should consider the potential benefits of Bitcoin.- - - - This episode’s sponsors:Iris Energy - Bitcoin Mining. Done Sustainably Bitcasino - The Future of Gaming is hereLedger - State of the art Bitcoin hardware walletWasabi Wallet - Privacy by defaultUnchained - Secure your bitcoin with confidenceOrange Pill App - Stack friends who stack sats-----WBD715 - Show Notes-----If you enjoy The What Bitcoin Did Podcast you can help support the show by doing the following:Become a Patron and get access to shows early or help contributeMake a tip:Bitcoin: 3FiC6w7eb3dkcaNHMAnj39ANTAkv8Ufi2SQR Codes: BitcoinIf you do send a tip then please email me so that I can say thank youSubscribe on iTunes | Spotify | Stitcher | SoundCloud | YouTube | Deezer | TuneIn | RSS FeedLeave a review on iTunesShare the show and episodes with your friends and familySubscribe to the newsletter on my websiteFollow me on Twitter Personal | Twitter Podcast | Instagram | Medium | YouTubeIf you are interested in sponsoring the show, you can read more about that here or please feel free to drop me an email to discuss options.

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Making Bitcoin Carbon Negative with Daniel Batten

“We’re in a position – because of that cheap price of electricity – where the people who are doing this form of Bitcoin mining, they’ll be one of the most resilient on the network.”— Daniel BattenDaniel Batten is an author, analyst, environmental campaigner and investor in ClimateTech. In this interview, we discuss the challenges of convincing people about climate change, the importance of trust in government, and the potential positive impact of Bitcoin mining on the environment. We also talk about Daniel’s focus on accelerating Bitcoin mining’s use in reducing global landfill methane emissions.- - - - Bitcoin mining requires powerful computer hardware and consumes a considerable amount of electricity. In some locations, this energy is primarily sourced from fossil fuels. Critics claim that this leads to excessive carbon emissions and contributes to climate change. This is obviously a simplistic and false narrative; the true situation may at first seem counterintuitive, but Bitcoin is actually a powerful tool in the fight against climate change. Bitcoin mining incentivizes the use of renewable energy sources. Miners often seek areas with abundant cheap electricity, which lends itself to seeking out renewable sources of energy. This results in mining subsidising the build-out of renewable energy sources, which in turn facilitates the development of reliable and sustainable energy grids. But, perhaps the most exciting application of Bitcoin mining is in the use of waste methane. Around 30% of the rise in global temperatures is estimated to be due to methane emissions, and methane has 80 times more warming power than carbon dioxide in the atmosphere. Further, 11% of global methane emissions come from landfill sites. The World Bank estimates that landfill emissions will grow 70% by 2050.As we heard in our podcast last year with Vespene Energy’s Adam Wright, waste methane is an amazing energy source for Bitcoin mining. The waste output is carbon dioxide, which is 80 times less potent than the methane input. Daniel Batten is seeking to accelerate the build-out of such technology. The aim is to generate 32 megawatts of power from landfills, offsetting the equivalent of 4 million tonnes of carbon dioxide. That’s 10% of Bitcoin’s carbon footprint!In this podcast, Daniel explains the opportunities and challenges behind scaling up Bitcoin mining’s carbon-offsetting potential. The fund he co-founded, CH4 Capital, has a mission to offset 2% of global greenhouse emissions with a $500 million investment. The exciting thing for Bitcoiners is that using methane emissions from landfills is obviously just one of a number of sustainable applications. It’s just a matter of time before Greenpeace gets orange-pilled!- - - - This episode’s sponsors:Iris Energy - Bitcoin Mining. Done Sustainably Bitcasino - The Future of Gaming is hereLedger - State of the art Bitcoin hardware walletWasabi Wallet - Privacy by defaultUnchained - Secure your bitcoin with confidenceOrange Pill App - Stack friends who stack sats-----WBD714 - Show Notes-----If you enjoy The What Bitcoin Did Podcast you can help support the show by doing the following:Become a Patron and get access to shows early or help contributeMake a tip:Bitcoin: 3FiC6w7eb3dkcaNHMAnj39ANTAkv8Ufi2SQR Codes: BitcoinIf you do send a tip then please email me so that I can say thank youSubscribe on iTunes | Spotify | Stitcher | SoundCloud | YouTube | Deezer | TuneIn | RSS FeedLeave a review on iTunesShare the show and episodes with your friends and familySubscribe to the newsletter on my websiteFollow me on Twitter Personal | Twitter Podcast | Instagram | Medium | YouTubeIf you are interested in sponsoring the show, you can read more about that here or please feel free to drop me an email to discuss options.

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Solving the Unsolvable Problems with Michael Dunworth

“Bitcoin’s going to be the key ingredient to humanity going the next level, to something like the unified field theory, which is basically where we know how to control every particle in the universe; and, that’s not all that far away.”— Michael DunworthMichael Dunworth is the co-founder of Wyre Payments. In this interview, we discuss Bitcoin, private keys and the role of technology in advancing human understanding. We also talk about the significance of security, identity, and the evolving nature of society in the digital age, when the challenges of distinguishing real from fake is becoming increasingly difficult. - - - - The internet has been transformative. But, could its benefits soon be outweighed by its disbenefits? Whilst it has enabled people to connect across the world in real-time, ironically, digital technology has had a significant negative impact on human connection and community. People are increasingly finding meaningful connections with disparate online communities at the expense of developing connections with people in their immediate surroundings.Then there are the technical challenges. Technology has made it easier for impersonation and deepfake scams such that distinguishing real content from fake content has become increasingly difficult. There are plenty of examples of fake conversations involving well-known figures like Steve Jobs and Mark Zuckerberg, which can deceive people into believing false information. The nature of identity in the digital age is therefore evolving quickly. There is a need for identity verification. Potential solutions are being developed. A worrying number of these involve centralised control of the verification process. There are obviously huge second-order risks of this approach. Could public key cryptography be part of the solution to verify the authenticity of digital content without harming privacy? Could Bitcoin secure more than just monetary value?But, how do we combat the atomisation of society caused by the internet? Will people regain a valuation in the importance of local communities, human connection and hard work, or, will technology continue to inflict damage on individuals, communities and the nation-state? Technology advances human understanding. But, it’s also swallowing humanity.- - - - This episode’s sponsors:Iris Energy - Bitcoin Mining. Done Sustainably Bitcasino - The Future of Gaming is hereLedger - State of the art Bitcoin hardware walletWasabi Wallet - Privacy by defaultUnchained - Secure your bitcoin with confidence-----WBD708 - Show Notes-----If you enjoy The What Bitcoin Did Podcast you can help support the show by doing the following:Become a Patron and get access to shows early or help contributeMake a tip:Bitcoin: 3FiC6w7eb3dkcaNHMAnj39ANTAkv8Ufi2SQR Codes: BitcoinIf you do send a tip then please email me so that I can say thank youSubscribe on iTunes | Spotify | Stitcher | SoundCloud | YouTube | Deezer | TuneIn | RSS FeedLeave a review on iTunesShare the show and episodes with your friends and familySubscribe to the newsletter on my websiteFollow me on Twitter Personal | Twitter Podcast | Instagram | Medium | YouTubeIf you are interested in sponsoring the show, you can read more about that here or please feel free to drop me an email to discuss options.

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The Breaking of the Global Economy with Nik Bhatia

“You can imagine a world in which people actually have more power than institutions and governments…Bitcoin has the ultimate power in making the world a better place for people.”— Nik BhatiaNik Bhatia is the founder of ‘The Bitcoin Layer’ &amp; author of ‘Layered Money’. This interview delves into Nik's work in the Bitcoin industry and his background in trading interest rates. We discuss the impact of low-interest rates on the economy, the relationship between inflation and interest rates, and the impact of central bank actions on markets. The conversation expands to include global recessions, the Chinese economy, and the future of Bitcoin. - - - - The unprecedented period of low-interest rates that followed the 2008-09 financial crisis was deemed a golden opportunity for those leveraging debt. However, this environment hid many significant dangers. Chief among them was the encouragement of irrational investments.  The problem comes, as we have seen, when this period of low interest ends. A reasonable cost of capital provides a check on such behaviour.Interest rates are influenced by both the market and central banks, with central banks often lagging behind market movements. When the central bank raises rates, they are adjusting the target rates for various lending markets. There is therefore an interplay between central bank actions and market forces in determining interest rates. In addition, there is feedback as investors anticipate interest rate hikes and adjust their investments accordingly. As we have seen, central banks have used interest rates to temper inflation. This is a crude tool and can risk tipping economies into recession. Purchasing Managers' Indexes (PMIs) can be used to analyse economic activity at the nation-state level; the PMIs in Europe are all in contractionary territory, indicating a deteriorating economy. The issue is, that in our globalised economy, such problems leak into other economies, such as China. The underlying issue in such a situation is the significant risks associated with the traditional financial instruments of the fiat economy. Financial institutions' liabilities are approaching concerning levels. The problem is that such liabilities are essentially infinite. This is why Bitcoin’s value tends to rise when central banks implement easing measures, as many can see the eventual unwinding of the fiat system. The question is how close are we to this unwinding?- - - - This episode’s sponsors:Iris Energy - Bitcoin Mining. Done Sustainably Bitcasino - The Future of Gaming is hereLedger - State of the art Bitcoin hardware walletWasabi Wallet - Privacy by defaultUnchained - Secure your bitcoin with confidenceOrange Pill App - Stack friends who stack sats-----WBD713 - Show Notes-----If you enjoy The What Bitcoin Did Podcast you can help support the show by doing the following:Become a Patron and get access to shows early or help contributeMake a tip:Bitcoin: 3FiC6w7eb3dkcaNHMAnj39ANTAkv8Ufi2SQR Codes: BitcoinIf you do send a tip then please email me so that I can say thank youSubscribe on iTunes | Spotify | Stitcher | SoundCloud | YouTube | Deezer | TuneIn | RSS FeedLeave a review on iTunesShare the show and episodes with your friends and familySubscribe to the newsletter on my websiteFollow me on Twitter Personal | Twitter Podcast | Instagram | Medium | YouTubeIf you are interested in sponsoring the show, you can read more about that here or please feel free to drop me an email to discuss options.

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Part 3: How Bitcoin Fixes Money with Lyn Alden

“As the first time where hard asset, bearer asset money can move at the speed of telecommunications globally… it’s one of the first technologies in money that can improve it that’s not centralising, it’s arguably decentralising, and that’s what makes it different than the past 200 years of monetary innovations.”— Lyn AldenLyn Alden is a macroeconomist and investment strategist. This interview is the final of three shows where we discuss Lyn’s amazing new book: Broken Money. In this show, we recap the flaws in the modern financial system, and then we discuss the potential of Bitcoin as a decentralised solution with its ability to allow hard asset money to move globally at speed. - - - - It is becoming increasingly clear, even to people without expertise in monetary or fiscal matters, that the current economic system is in need of urgent reform. The money supply continues to inflate, rewarding large, well-connected entities at the expense of smaller ones, with liabilities shifting from the private to the public sector. At the state level, many countries are facing serious challenges in accumulating capital and making global payments. In short, money is broken.At a more fundamental level, there are serious technical limitations with current forms of money. Humans have been trying to make gold and silver easier to use for thousands of years, leading to the development of various banking tools. However, the increasing level of abstraction in these tools has caused major issues, especially with the rise of telecommunications. This has led to the current system where physical money is too slow for the modern global economy. Bitcoin is a potential solution to all these issues. It is different from previous monetary innovations as it allows hard asset money to move globally at the speed of digital communications, which could revolutionise the financial system. It is unsurprising that it has emerged at the end of the long-term debt cycle, as an innovation that unified various technical concepts developed over previous decades, with the aim of creating a form of money suitable for the digital age.  But perhaps more important than the technical aspects of Bitcoin is the rigid and predictable monetary policy, which consists of two simple rules: a fixed limit of 21 million coins and a halving of the inflation rate every 210,000 blocks (approximately every four years). Its decentralised nature protects this monetary policy from being corrupted. This simplicity contrasts starkly with the complex and convoluted monetary policies of central banks and governments.Bitcoin therefore offers a global, decentralised ledger that allows for easy cross-border transactions and protects against debasement. Whilst its advantages are more immediately obvious to the people and governments in developing countries, Bitcoin’s importance extends to all people and all countries. There are always risks to Bitcoin that the community needs to be prepared for, so it is vital to educate people about Bitcoin and its long-term potential.- - - - This episode’s sponsors:Iris Energy - Bitcoin Mining. Done Sustainably Bitcasino - The Future of Gaming is hereLedger - State of the art Bitcoin hardware walletWasabi Wallet - Privacy by defaultUnchained - Secure your bitcoin with confidence-----WBD705 - Show Notes-----If you enjoy The What Bitcoin Did Podcast you can help support the show by doing the following:Become a Patron and get access to shows early or help contributeMake a tip:Bitcoin: 3FiC6w7eb3dkcaNHMAnj39ANTAkv8Ufi2SQR Codes: BitcoinIf you do send a tip then please email me so that I can say thank youSubscribe on iTunes | Spotify | Stitcher | SoundCloud | YouTube | Deezer | TuneIn | RSS FeedLeave a review on iTunesShare the show and episodes with your friends and familySubscribe to the newsletter on my websiteFollow me on Twitter Personal | Twitter Podcast | Instagram | Medium | YouTubeIf you are interested in sponsoring the show, you can read more about that here or please feel free to drop me an email to discuss options.

“Bitcoin gives us the ability to transact outside of the system…I think there is massive, massive, massive value and Bitcoin is sensational, and Bitcoin will, in my opinion, overachieve.”— George GammonJeff Booth is the Author of The Price of Tomorrow &amp; CEO/Chairman of Ego Death Capital. George Gammon is an investor, macroeconomics expert &amp; host of The Rebel Capitalist Show. We discuss Bitcoin’s role in the world: its role as a hedge against the tradfi system, its disruptive potential &a

“We’re in a position – because of that cheap price of electricity – where the people who are doing this form of Bitcoin mining, they’ll be one of the most resilient on the network.”— Daniel BattenDaniel Batten is an author, analyst, environmental campaigner and investor in ClimateTech. In this interview, we discuss the challenges of convincing people about climate change, the importance of trust in government, and the potential positive impact of Bitcoin mining on the environment. We also talk a

“You can imagine a world in which people actually have more power than institutions and governments…Bitcoin has the ultimate power in making the world a better place for people.”— Nik BhatiaNik Bhatia is the founder of ‘The Bitcoin Layer’ &amp; author of ‘Layered Money’. This interview delves into Nik's work in the Bitcoin industry and his background in trading interest rates. We discuss the impact of low-interest rates on the economy, the relationship between inflation and interest rates, and t

 “.1% to 1% is gargantuan numbers, just extraordinary numbers, if bitcoin does in fact achieve 1% balance sheet capacity everywhere…it makes a lot of sense, it’s the perfect currency to settle between enemies for oil, which creates enemies.”— CheckmateCheckmate is Glassnode’s Lead On-chain Analyst and creator of checkonchain. In this interview, we discuss Bitcoin investing and market analysis, Bitcoin as a hedge against inflation and housing market bubbles, the current economic situation, the po

All Roads Lead to Bitcoin with Checkmate

“We know from history that increased trade reduces the likelihood of armed conflict…so what if Bitcoin can contribute to world peace?”— Nik BhatiaOn September 9th What Bitcoin Did hosted a live show in Sydney. In this second of two podcasts, the guests were the founder of The Bitcoin Layer &amp; Author of Layered Money Nik Bhatia, &amp; and Bitcoin analyst &amp; partner at Crest Willy Woo. Across these interviews, we discussed various topics related to Bitcoin, including its Bitcoin's volatility

Macroeconomics & On-Chain Data with Nik Bhatia & Willy Woo - WBD Live in Sydney

“People understand what they own now, why they own it; you don’t step in front of the FTX train without knowing why the hell you’re here, that takes serious guts and serious conviction.”— CheckmateOn September 9th What Bitcoin Did hosted a live show in Sydney. In this first of two podcasts, the guests were the Co-Founder &amp; Co-CEO of Iris Energy Daniel Roberts, Glassnode’s Lead On-chain Analyst Checkmate, &amp; the Open Software &amp; Lightning Network developer Rusty Russell. Across these in

WBD Live in Sydney Pt 1 with Checkmate, Daniel Roberts & Rusty Russell

“The beautiful thing about Bitcoin is, if it works with baseball, it works with anything…if you think about value for value, the model, it changes everything.”— Patrick O'SullivanSteven Nelkovski is the CEO of Perth Heat and Patrick O’Sullivan is the Chief Bitcoin Officer. In this interview, we discuss sports teams adopting a Bitcoin standard, why it’s important to meet people where they are at and how Bitcoin changes the economics of sport.- - - - Perth Heat is a professional baseball team base

Orange Pilling Through Sport with Steven Nelkovski & Patrick O'Sullivan

“Bitcoin’s going to be the key ingredient to humanity going the next level, to something like the unified field theory, which is basically where we know how to control every particle in the universe; and, that’s not all that far away.”— Michael DunworthMichael Dunworth is the co-founder of Wyre Payments. In this interview, we discuss Bitcoin, private keys and the role of technology in advancing human understanding. We also talk about the significance of security, identity, and the evolving natur

“The first valuation framework is simple in that there’s $6.3 trillion of global trade that happens on a daily basis, and if you divide $6.3 trillion by the 900 BTC that are minted on the day you get to $7 billion a coin.”— Peter DunworthPeter Dunworth runs a multi-family office for high-net-worth families. In this interview, we discuss Bitcoin in Australia, and the reluctance of banks to embrace it despite it being the world’s most undervalued collateral. We also talk about the negative impact 

Valuing Bitcoin with Peter Dunworth

“This software is being used to imprison people, it’s being used for compliance reasons, to censor transactions. So, if this thing is inaccurate we’re just randomly pointing fingers at people. This is neither just nor democratic.”— L0la L33tzL0la L33tz is a privacy advocate and writer. In this interview, we discuss her recent article about flaws in Chainalysis blockchain analysis software. They discuss the impact of such issues in the case against Roman Sterlingoff, who has been held in jail bas

 Is Chainalysis Prosecuting Innocent People with L0la L33tz

“As the first time where hard asset, bearer asset money can move at the speed of telecommunications globally… it’s one of the first technologies in money that can improve it that’s not centralising, it’s arguably decentralising, and that’s what makes it different than the past 200 years of monetary innovations.”— Lyn AldenLyn Alden is a macroeconomist and investment strategist. This interview is the final of three shows where we discuss Lyn’s amazing new book: Broken Money. In this show, we reca

“The amount of games and shenanigans and corruption that goes on in all these…different currencies, from the big ones and especially the small ones, it’s remarkable; and, it’s largely technological limitation that got us to this point.”— Lyn AldenLyn Alden is a macroeconomist and investment strategist. This interview is the second of three shows where we discuss Lyn’s amazing new book: Broken Money. In this show, we explore the concept of hard money, the ascendancy of paper money and the transit

 Part 2: How Money Broke with Lyn Alden

How Money Broke with Lyn Alden (2/3)

“Commodity money is like nature’s ledger…bank money is basically a ledger governed by nation states…and then open-source money like Bitcoin is money governed by the users.”— Lyn AldenLyn Alden is a macroeconomist and investment strategist. In this interview, we discuss Lyn’s amazing new book: Broken Money. This show, the first in a series of three shows, delves into the history of money: the concept of money as a ledger, its different forms throughout history, as well as the properties that make

Part 1: The Emergence of Money with Lyn Alden

The Emergence of Money with Lyn Alden

“It’s the good people that are suffering, the bad people are never going to comply with you anyway, so you’re not accomplishing anything. I do think the Bitcoin will help to change that.”— Matthew MežinskisMatthew Mežinskis is the creator of the Crypto Voices podcast and Porkopolis Economics website. In this interview, we discuss the concept of base money, a comparison of global currency valuations (including Bitcoin), COVID-19’s impact on the monetary base, limitations of the current monetary s

How Central Banks Broke Money with Matthew Mežinskis

“Freedom has tradeoffs, freedom will mean you’re less safe and freedom means people will say things you don’t like; I’m okay with that, because I don’t want to live in totalitarian China and I don’t want to live in Soviet Russia, if you do that’s fine, go there and live there.”— Konstantin KisinKonstantin Kisin is a Russian-British satirist, podcaster, author and political commentator. In this interview, we discuss politics, freedom of expression, and the influence of American discourse on the U

The Growing Culture War with Konstantin Kisin

“The model we have now which is corrupt and a bit evil, that will probably still exist, it’s just you have a choice as a user to not use that model.”— Ben ArcBen Arc is a free open-source software advocate and founder of LNbits. In this interview, we discuss a range of subjects covering poverty, politics, and technology. We talk about the value of hard work, the impact of Brexit, the potential of decentralized platforms like Nostr, privacy concerns, censorship on social media platforms, and the 

What Nostr Did with Ben Arc

“If the desire of the big institutions to basically prevent a flight of money into bitcoin…what on earth do people do?”— Nigel FarageNigel Farage is a prominent British broadcaster and former politician. In this interview, in the wake of the controversial closure of Nigel’s bank account that led to the resignation of the CEO of Natwest Bank, we discuss the importance of individual sovereignty and the control of money by the state. We also discuss the growing concern over CBDCs and the critical i

The Debanking of Nigel Farage

“Bitcoin is – in my opinion – the future of money… so why trade it for Euro, or Pounds, or Dollars if you’re going to hold onto the Bitcoin and be able to use it in the future?”— Samantha De WaalSamantha De Waal is a 12-year-old lifetime Bitcoiner. In this interview, we discuss her experiences as a Bitcoiner, including her challenges in being taken seriously as a young advocate. We also talk about the importance of considering children's needs and perspectives in the Bitcoin community and more g

Orange Pilling Your Kids with Samantha de Waal

“One of the things that held up the US dollar hegemony was the state of our institutions and the quality of our financial markets and the rule of law… and the level of corruption and criminality that is on blatant display in Washington D.C is appalling. Once you lose your ethical framework as a society, what do you have?”— DoombergDoomberg is an anonymous collective producing the world’s most popular financial substack. In this interview, we discuss the state of scientific research in the contex

The Breakdown of Trust with Doomberg

“The endgame of all these currencies is hyperinflation, the Dollar, the Euro, the Yen…the Yuan, the Ruble, all of them; but I think when one of those currencies that’s run by more of a developed nation…that’s when everyone is forced to adopt bitcoin because it’s the only thing that works.”— Parker LewisIn this interview with Parker Lewis, we discuss the book he is currently writing, the Bitcoin scenes in Austin and Nashville, the triggers for a significant shift in Bitcoin adoption, the potentia

Will Blackrock Be Bitcoin's Suddenly Moment? With Parker Lewis

“We want to get to the point where any Lighting node on the network can be an LSP for anyone else, that’s the dream.”— Tony GiorgioTony Giorgio is the co-founder and CEO of Mutiny Wallet, a self-custodial lightning wallet. In this interview, we discuss the privacy implications of using Lightning Network, challenges faced by Mutiny, the concept of coin swaps, the web-based nature of Mutiny, the Lightning Service Provider (LSP) model, and the potential future developments of Mutiny. - - - - Just o

The Bitcoin Mutiny with Tony Giorgio

“This direct connection that mainstream economics wants to draw between the amount of bank reserves in the system and lending, stimulating the economy, doesn’t exist.”— Macro AlfMacro Alf is the founder of The Macro Compass, an investment strategy firm. In this interview, we discuss different types of bank money, QE, deficits, money printing, and whether a debt spiral is looming.- - - - What constitutes ‘money printing’ is a hotly contested topic and something we have convered on the show numero

Money Printing & the Debt Spiral with Macro Alf

“The slave system that we live in today, the fiat system, what it does is it extracts wealth from the future, from the unborn...and then we’re anticipating that technology or deflation is going to solve this problem that we created by stealing from the future, but it’s a Catch22 because if no one builds the future, then there’s not going to be a beautiful future for them to inherit, and all their going to inherit is death.”— American HODLAmerican HODL is an OG Bitcoiner who has been promoting th

What Does Bitcoin Fix? With American HODL

“Bitcoin as a tool, in terms of the leverage it gives you against violence, is probably the most high-leverage tool that we’ve had against a massive state actor in history.”— Marty BentMarty Bent is a Venture Partner at Ten31, founder of the Bitcoin-focused media company TFTC.io, and Director of Cathedra Bitcoin. In this interview, we discuss the potential implementation of a global financial system based on CBDCs and the role of the Bank of International Settlements (BIS). We also talk about th

Bitcoin vs CBDCs with Marty Bent

“Bitcoin is an addition to the world, but it’s also an agent of change; it changes the the world, the way the world works…it’s almost like the economic laws of physics are starting to shift because of Bitcoin.”— Tuur DemeesterTuur Demeester is a Bitcoin investor and economist. In this interview, we discuss the significance of Bitcoin as a sound and auditable form of money, the impact of BlackRock embracing Bitcoin, and the importance of understanding the financial system. Tuur shares his insight

From Psychedelics to the Bitcoin Boom with Tuur Demeester

“We think that Bitcoin is an imperative as we transition into the digital age. We just talked about CBDS…it’s either that or Bitcoin succeeds; we get digital slavery or digital freedom in the form of Bitcoin.”— Marty BentMarty Bent is a Venture Partner at Ten31, founder of the Bitcoin-focused media company TFTC.io, and Director of Cathedra Bitcoin, and Grant Gilliam is a co-founder and Managing Partner at Ten31. In this interview, we discuss investing in Bitcoin and Bitcoin-associated ventures, 

The Bitcoin Cheat Code with Marty Bent & Grant Gilliam

“When you’re just talking about monetary policy and number go up technology that doesn’t really spark the imagination, that draws in the wrong type of people… When you see builders actually building and trying to change the world for the better that’s the thing that really gets people in the door.”— Car GonzálezCar González is the co-founder of Pleb Lab, a Bitcoin accelerator in Austin. In this interview, we discuss the Bitcoin community in Austin, why he decided to start Pleb Lab, how to grow B

Accelerating Bitcoin with Car González

“We’re sort of in a 4th turning period right now, it’s probably actually going to end in a major war which none of us want. so, what are some alternatives, and I think Bitcoin is literally the most viable solution.”— Jeff RossJeff Ross is the Founder &amp; CEO of Vailshire Capital Management. In this interview, we discuss Jeff’s twin expertise in finance and medicine, the impact of AI, and the importance of personal responsibility. We also talk about the state of the global economy, liquidity in

Bitcoin, the Ultimate Reserve Asset with Jeff Ross

Bitcoin as the Ultimate Reserve Asset with Jeff Ross

“The systemic risk that people don’t realize existed, is that one custodian could have an issue and take down dozens of companies – and that’s what just happened.”— Alex LeishmanAlex Leishman is a Founder, CEO, &amp; CTO of River Financial. In this interview, we discuss the case of Prime Trust, a crypto infrastructure company, that’s been placed into receivership following key management errors that resulted in it losing customer funds. We talk about the challenges of asset custody in the Bitcoi

Prime Trust & the Risk of Bitcoin Custodians with Alex Leishman

What Happened at Prime Trust with Alex Leishman

“This is the beginning of what hyperbitcoinisation looks like, people want bitcoin everywhere? That means it’s going to be everywhere…if bitcoin’s going to be global money it’s needs to be everywhere, it needs to be in every single system that uses money.”— Alex ThornAlex Thorn is Head of Firmwide Research at Galaxy. In this interview, we discuss Bitcoin Park and others' efforts to promote Bitcoin, the impact of BlackRock's involvement in Bitcoin, and the legal battle between Coinbase and the SE

Will BlackRock Trigger Hyperbitcoinisation? With Alex Thorn

“The Senate thinks there’s something fishy going on; either they’re being mislead to think there’s a secret crash retrieval alien reverse engineering program – or there is a secret crash retrieval reverse engineering program…either way this is concerning.”— Matthew PinesMatthew Pines is the Director of Intelligence at the Krebs Stamos Group and a Fellow at the Bitcoin Policy Institute specializing in national security. In this interview, we discuss the growing sense that the US government may im

Is the Government Hiding Aliens? With Matthew Pines

“If plan A fails and we can’t make tools that are convenient but also freedom-oriented, then freedom degrades to a point where people get burned so much that they finally wake up to it and start trying to improve their own situation.”— Matt OdellPreston Pysh is a co-founder of The Investor Podcast Network, and Matt Odell is host of Citadel Dispatch, co-host of Rabbit Hole Recap, managing partner at Ten31 and co-founder of OpenSats and Bitcoin Park. In this interview, we discuss Bitcoin’s impact 

BlackRock & the Bitcoin Signal with Preston Pysh & Matt Odell Live

“Freedom dies by people just taking a little bit more and a little bit more… we just end up in a situation people are like ‘How the fuck did we end up here?’ And at some point down the line you have to practice civil disobedience and say: ‘No, I will not fucking comply.’”— Matt OdellMatt Odell is host of Citadel Dispatch, co-host of Rabbit Hole Recap, managing partner at Ten31 and co-founder of OpenSats and Bitcoin Park. In this interview, we discuss Bitcoin conferences and podcasts, the importa

Bitcoin, Nostr & Freedom Tech with Matt Odell

“What we focus on is Bitcoin mining because I can say that Bitcoin mining can provide jobs, local investment, grid stability, environmental cleanup, and the ability to enhance green and renewable energy projects; and there’s not a policymaker on the planet who doesn’t hear those things and go, ‘I want those things’.”— Dennis PorterDennis Porter is the CEO &amp; co-founder of the Satoshi Action Fund. In this interview, we discuss the intersection of Bitcoin and politics, and how the Satoshi Actio

Pro-Bitcoin Legislation with Dennis Porter

“All the value in these other chains all of the value in all these businesses and everything else surrounding ‘crypto’ generally, it’s nonexistent, it’s going to disappear; and I guess it enures to our benefit in that all of that value flows back into our project…it just takes so long.”— JunsethJunseth is an OG Bitcoiner and the former co-host of Bitcoin Uncensored. In this wide ranging interview, we discuss Bitcoin volatility and it’s repetitive cycles, the ossification of the Bitcoin protocol 

Bitcoin Will Always Change with Junseth

“The average person I would say doesn’t know about wallets or cold storage…but if we hit that in prevention and teach them, and empower them to own their money, control their lives; if you have that mindset, that’s hard to break.”— Maddison ClyneLinda Parker is CEO and Maddison Clyne is an Associate Director for Women in Distress. In this interview, we discuss their work aiding survivors of domestic violence and their interest in Bitcoin as a means of financial empowerment. They talk about the r

Bitcoin as a Tool to Escape Abuse with Linda Parker & Maddison Clyne

“We either need the hyperinflation of fiat currencies worldwide to get a hard reset to a bitcoin standard...or you need this hard wake up call to all central banks in the world that, ‘hey, this economic paradigm that we’ve been running does not work.’”— Robert BreedloveRobert Breedlove is a philosopher and podcaster within the Bitcoin space. In this wide-ranging interview, we discuss the consequences of the middle class getting destroyed, the hubris of central planning, games of mimetic desire, 

Bitcoin, Economics, & Mimetics with Robert Breedlove

“What’s to come, is, I think, very different than 2008 because 2008 was just a financial crisis… and the central bank was able to print and bail out the banks. With this fiat crisis, there’s no other level to bail it out. That’s why it’s a self-bailout. It is a mass seizure of assets. It makes the entire hidden part of the government come out and show its truncheon.”— Balaji SrinivasanBalaji Srinivasan is an angel investor, tech founder, and author of ‘The Network State’. In this interview, we d

The Pragmatic Apocalypse with Balaji Srinivasan

“There’s this concept of ‘because you’re still in society you’re implicitly agreeing to the contract’...but there’s no opt-out; but, what if you could opt-in to your preferred society, with your preferred rules, with your preferred justice system.”— Aaron DanielAaron Daniel is an Appellate attorney and author of The Bitcoin Brief, a newsletter analysing Bitcoin’s effect on law and society. In this interview, we discuss how justice in arbitration can be applied in a Hyperbitcoinised World. We tal

Justice in a Hyperbitcoinised World with Aaron Daniel

“I don’t think Lightning was ever the scaling solution be-all and end-all; but, represents one of many scaling solutions that we’re going to have to do anyway.”— Conor OkusConor Okus is Product Manager at Spiral. In this interview, we discuss his journey from being a footballer to becoming a Bitcoiner, Real Bedford and the alignment of Bitcoin with a grassroots football club, his current role at Spiral managing the grant programme for developers, and his view on the benefits of open source devel

From Footballer to Bitcoiner with Conor Okus

“The project evaluating the Gridless model, whether it’s sustainable under various price scenarios, whether it’s sustainable in the local environment with water resources, that is a vital research project for humanity. We’re talking about the potential for 10s of millions of people, let’s say conservatively, to get electricity who don’t have it… This is the kind of project we desperately need. And people aren’t doing it.”— Troy CrossMargot Paez is a Bitcoin Mining consultant &amp; Troy Cross is 

Can Bitcoin Fix Politics? With Troy Cross & Margot Paez

“There’s a new way to think about this as a new paradigm for energy in Africa, you bundle the mini-grids and the Bitcoin mining together, and you get your return on investment in seven years instead of 20, or, if ever because they weren’t sustainable.”— Erik HersmanErik Hersman is the co-founder of Gridless, &amp; Marshall Long is the Head of Architecture for Rhodium Enterprises. In this interview, we discuss Bitcoin in Africa: the need, the use and the support the wider community can give. We a

Powering Africa with Bitcoin Mining with Erik Hersman & Marshall Long

“The incentives are such that it keeps going: the Ponzi keeps growing, the debt trap keeps growing, and countries keep falling into deeper and deeper subservience to the Western powers or to China… The only way you break this is with changing the monetary paradigm. I really do think as Bitcoin grows over the next few decades… a lot of this becomes unsustainable and ends.”— Alex GladsteinAlex Gladstein is Chief Strategy Officer at the Human Rights Foundation &amp; Natalie Smolenski is an Executiv

Can Bitcoin Fix the IMF & World Bank with Alex Gladstein & Natalie Smolenski

“For literally every other financial asset, there’s always a price people will be willing to sell at, and there’s always an opportunity cost of some other asset that they could have instead…for a decent proportion of the supply of Bitcoin it will never be sold, and that creates a completely new market dynamic.”— Allen FarringtonAllen Farrington is a professional investor and the co-author of Bitcoin Is Venice. In this interview, we discuss the problems with fiat, or as Allen characterizes it “fi

No One Understands Bitcoin with Allen Farrington

“If we keep on following the same pattern Bitcoin should reach between $100,000 and a million in the next cycle, and possibly higher after that. So that is quite bullish.”— Rational RootThe Rational Root is a Bitcoin on-chain &amp; cycle analyst. In this interview, 9 months on from our last interview, we look into the various Bitcoin price models Root has developed. We again review his Bitcoin Spiral Models, Bitcoin Hodl price models and Bitcoin halving &amp; cycle charts. We discuss the growing

Wen Bitcoin Bull Market? With Rational Root

“It’s kind of the most important thing in Bitcoin; ignore all this lightning crap, and Bitcoin core, and future soft-forks, and whatever, if we can’t get mining decentralisation right we should just give up.”— Matt CoralloMatt Corallo is a Bitcoin Core developer and open-source engineer at Block/Spiral. In this interview, we discuss the nexus of ordinals, mining rewards &amp; decentralisation risks. We also talk about the impact of a permanent high fee environment on digital transactions, the ch

The Limitations of Lightning with Matt Corallo

“I want the frog to understand the water is getting hot before it actually boils. I want the people to understand the crap that’s being done to them before it actually starts to destroy their lives.”— Peter St OngePeter St Onge is an Economist at the Heritage Foundation and a Fellow at the Mises Institute. In this interview, we discuss the differences between Keynesian and Austrian economics, the role of marketing in shaping public opinion, and the potential of Bitcoin to displace central banks 

The Lies of Keynesian Economics with Peter St Onge

“The Eurodollar system is total bullshit… but the reason we need to focus still on that is because you need to know your enemy, you need to know who is going to resist changing a structural monetary framework. And the Eurodollar is not central banks, it’s the large cartel of banks; and they’re the ones that are the most vocal critics nowadays of cryptocurrencies, digital currencies and Bitcoin…they’re going to fight tooth and nail to preserve their own monetary privilege.”— Jeff SniderJeff Snide

 WBD Live in Miami - The Money Printing Debate with Jeff Snider and Lyn Alden

“It’s really exciting for me to see the transfer from… what the best we could do was plugging in 800 FPGAs to our father-in-law’s warehouse, to today where we’re signing some of the largest energy contracts in America, we’re building the backbone of our electric systems day by day, we’re integrating across core human infrastructure. So, getting to build a business at the intersection of energy and money, it’s the dream of a lifetime.”— Harry SudockTroy Cross is a Professor of Philosopher and Fel

WBD Live in Miami - Bitcoin Mining with Troy Cross and Harry Sudock

“If the book is successful, then it’s not needed in the future, because we don’t need a progressives case for Bitcoin in a perfect world. People feel comfortable learning and understanding and welcomed into a community without needing this resource. So that’s the goal.”— Jason MaierJason Maier is a teacher and the author of ‘A Progressive’s Case for Bitcoin’. In this interview, we discuss the importance of teaching money and Bitcoin in schools, the future of education in the shadow of AI, and th

Bitcoin Educating for Progressives with Jason Maier

“In the US, we know it’s coordinated. We absolutely know that. It’s certain officials in the Biden administration that are working together with specific regulators, in particular the bank regulators, to marginalise the Bitcoin and crypto industry.”— Nic CarterNic Carter is a Partner at Castle Island Ventures and co-founder and Chairman of Coin Metrics. In this interview, we discuss Real Bedford, ordinals, the Bitcoin fee market, Bitcoin culture wars, layer 2 innovations, Chokepoint 2.0 and the 

Defending Bitcoin: Operation Chokepoint 2.0 with Nic Carter

“Action begets action. Bodies at rest tend to stay at rest. Bodies in motion tend to stay in motion… Make something happen, anything.”— John D'AgostinoJohn D'Agostino is the Institutional Lead for Advisory and Strategic Partnerships at Coinbase. In this interview, we discuss his background working for the New York Mercantile Exchange, seeking out enjoyment, and the flip side of getting kidnapped. We also talk about the maturity of the Bitcoin market, covering both the regulatory threats and inst

I  Was Kidnapped… Twice with John D'Agostino

“The judges might issue a ruling that says, “You violated the APA. You did not treat situations alike.” And then say, “Go back to the drawing board.” And then the SEC could then just deny for other reasons... So Grayscale might win the case and then still not be able to convert to an ETF.”— James SeyffartJames Seyffart is an analyst for Bloomberg Intelligence covering ETFs. In this interview, we discuss the how and why of ETFs, Grayscale’s legal battle with the SEC over the approval of a Bitcoin

GBTC & The SEC Lawsuit with James Seyffart

“You’re basically putting this powder keg together of a situation that’s going to be exploding in Q3 and Q4 this year. And so, while I think ultimately it will be good for Bitcoin, it could be quite volatile on the up and the downside”— Arthur HayesArthur Hayes is an entrepreneur and the former CEO of BitMEX. In my first interview with Arthur, we discuss the state of the world at the moment: what happened with FTX, money printing, the coming collapse, debt jubilees, the need to acquire assets ou

 A Debt Jubilee to Save the Economy with Arthur Hayes

“What should scare the fuck out of everybody involved with Bitcoin here is, if that’s accurate, if they can get federal criminal jurisdiction by simply doing that, that means that any prosecutor in the United States can sit down at a laptop, go to your website,… type out a message - you don’t know about it - and then they can arrest you and try you in Wisconsin, in DC, in Boston, in Texas, in Podunk Louisiana”— Tor EkelandTor Ekeland &amp; Mike Hassard are defence attorneys representing a Swedis

The Case of Roman Sterlingov with Tor Ekeland & Mike Hassard

“The thing with security is it works today, the question is: is it going to work tomorrow? There are new attackers, there’s new ways to attack etc which is why security is an always-evolving technology. ”— Pascal GauthierPascal Gauthier is the CEO of Ledger, NVK is the founder of Coinkite, Matt Odell is a podcaster and Bitcoin educator and Harry Sudock is Cheif Strategy Officer at Griid. In this interview, we host a group discussion, regarding Ledger’s Recover firmware update. We talk about the 

Ledger Recover with Pascal Gauthier, NVK, Matt Odell & Harry Sudock

“We had irrigated land, we had army. We had goods travelling across the sea, we had navy. We had goods travelling across the air, we had air force… So what happens when civilization expands its footprint into cyberspace? How do we secure zero trust permissionless access to our data in cyberspace?”— Jason LoweryJason Lowery is a Major in the US Space Force and the author of Softwar: A Novel Theory on Power Projection and the National Strategic Significance of Bitcoin. In this interview, we discus

Is Bitcoin Warfare? With Jason Lowery

“There’s this phrase Bitcoin fixes this… I’m of the opinion that Bitcoin fixes everything. I think Bitcoin is a solution to every city, every state, every country, every corporation, every network, every application, every product.”— Michael SaylorMichael Saylor is the CEO of MicroStrategy. In this interview, we discuss his 10 tips for young adults, the opportunities and threats of AI, the importance of Bitcoin in an automated world, the strength of ossification compared to accelerating change, 

10 Rules for Life with Michael Saylor

“The people who worked as economists, who were against inflation, they were basically frozen out of the universities, etc. They, the politicians, wouldn’t listen to them.”— Rune ØstgårdRune Østgård is the Author of ‘Fraudcoin: 1000 Years with Inflation as a Policy’. In this interview, we discuss inflation’s historical introduction and use as an exploitative tool by elites and how, in various phases of history (most recently, the early 20th century), inflation was not viewed as a required economi

1000 Years of Inflation with Rune Østgård

“We’re effectively the outsource business development arm for the entire Bitcoin ecosystem… Inherent in our model is that we win by ensuring the entire ecosystem wins. ”— Obi NwosuObi Nwosu is a co-founder of Fedimint and a board member of Jack Dorsey’s and Jay-Z’s ₿trust. In this interview, we discuss the mission of Fedimint: empowering communities around the world by allowing them to take control of their money. We also talk about the importance of trust models in relation to storing Bitcoin i

How Fedimint Scales Bitcoin with Obi Nwosu

“If you had to step behind the veil of ignorance and forget who you are in the world, would you want to step back into a world that had Bitcoin or that didn’t have Bitcoin? And for most people in the world, it’s good for them that Bitcoin exists.”— Bradley RettlerBradley Rettler is an Associate Professor of Philosophy, and a member of the Resistance Money, a philosophy research collective focused on Bitcoin. In this interview, we discuss the potential ethical implications of AI, philosophical re

A Philosophical Case for Bitcoin with Bradley Rettler

“Where there’s smoke, there’s fire, and there’s so much fucking smoke at DCG you can’t breathe.”— David BaileyDavid Bailey is the co-founder &amp; CEO of BTC Inc. In this interview, we discuss the upcoming Bitcoin Conference in Miami, the ongoing saga with Genesis, Grayscale &amp; DCG, as well as the Redeem GBTC campaign that David has been spearheading.- - - -&nbsp;Grayscale Bitcoin Trust (GBTC) is a trust product offered by Grayscale, a company owned by Digital Currency Group (DCG). GBTC allow

Busting the GBTC Trust with David Bailey

“We need to live in a deflationary world. Therefore, we need a currency which matches that world. So we’re trying to push an inflationary currency story (based on Keynes’s wrong premises), against a deflationary world that needs more efficiency, not more growth.”— Lawrence LepardLawrence Lepard is an Investment Manager and Austrian Economist. In this interview, we discuss&nbsp;gold and Bitcoin, comparing their relative benefits as assets over short and long time scales. We also discuss inflation

Gold, Bitcoin & Inflation with Lawrence Lepard

“Why I feel perhaps Bitcoin and its properties appealed more to me than to some other people…I was lucky to have strange experiences as a kid, which I feel made the advantages of a money which you can carry in your head, or, which you bring with you when you cross a border, or, if the worst happened, and you just had to drop everything and go, what could you take with you.”— Freddie NewFreddie New is the Head of Policy at Bitcoin Policy UK. In this interview, we discuss how his childhood experie

Escaping Hyperinflation in a Rolls Royce with Freddie New

 “When people are talking about Bitcoin price going up, that is not what’s happening. Everything is falling against Bitcoin forever. That’s what’s happening. And so when you’re measuring Bitcoin price going up, you’re actually defaulting to the currency that’s being manipulated.”— Jeff BoothOn the 14th of April What Bitcoin Did hosted a live show in Bedford. The guests were the founder of LNBits Ben Arc, CEO/Chairman of Ego Death Capital Jeff Booth, Investment Manager Lawrence Lepard and Macro a

WBD Live in Bedford with Jeff Booth, James Lavish, Lawrence Lepard & Ben Arc

“Everything in the world has counterparty risk to that debt except for Bitcoin… if you’re measuring from Bitcoin then you’re seeing prices falling to the marginal cost of production everywhere.”— Jeff BoothJeff Booth is the Author of The Price of Tomorrow and CEO/Chairman of Ego Death Capital. In this interview, we discuss the effects of prices falling to the marginal cost of production, Bitcoin and its role in a deflationary economy, how inflation and debt distribute wealth unfairly, and the de

Why Deflation is the Key to Abundance with Jeff Booth

“There’s just too much leverage in the US system, they can’t let the market drawdown too deeply, we can’t go into too deep of a recession; and everybody knows this, they’ve been conditioned to it and this is the QE moment where the Fed pivots and they step in and they print, a face-melting print.”— James LavishJames Lavish is a Bitcoin advocate and writer of the Informationist newsletter. In this interview, we discuss central banks' manipulation of the monetary system, the eye-melting bailouts t

Recession is Coming with James Lavish

“What’s keeping me up is I don’t really know if the ‘banking crisis’ is over, we’ve done another temporary measure. But it was a process of many months, and then a couple of years where maybe we’ll face the repercussions, like you said, of we overcorrected in 2008, but we didn’t necessarily solve the problem at the time. And if it happens at a later date, maybe this is that later date to pay that check.”— Jason BrettJason Brett is a former FDIC regulator who worked through the 2008 Global Financ

The Regulatory Threat to Bitcoin with Jason Brett

“All this article serves to do is force you to one side or the other. Either you kind of go into this sceptical about Bitcoin or maybe not knowing much about it and come out of it feeling very strongly that Bitcoin is evil, and Bitcoin miners are evil, and they’re literally killing people… Or you’re on our side of the aisle so to speak, and you roll your eyes and you’re like this is biased and the New York Times is a fucking joke.”— Lane RettigLane Rettig is a core developer for Spacemesh. In th

The Truth About Bitcoin Mining with Lane Rettig

“This was the reason why I think ecash is coming back now: because it needed Bitcoin. Ecash is almost worth nothing if you don’t have a free sovereign monetary layer below it… and we found the base money of the internet.”— CalleCalle is a Bitcoin and Lightning developer contributing to LNBits and the Cashu ecash system. In this interview, we discuss Cashu’s mission and development, undertake a live demonstration of it in action, the importance of privacy, removing ideology from Bitcoin, and the 

Scaling Bitcoin Privacy with Calle

“We know where we are in the debt cycle, we know where we are with energy. And so then it comes down to the key points: when there is tension in the market, when there’s volatility in treasuries - okay, we’ve come to a point: they either have to let the debt default, or they have to print. The chance that they’re going to let it default is like zero.”— Luke GromenLuke Gromen is the Founder and President of Forest for the Trees (FFTT). In this interview, we discuss how governments can navigate th

The Sovereign Debt Bubble with Luke Gromen

“We are at peak central banking at the moment. The only thing more peak would be a nationalisation of the entire system, and no other bank, full CBDCs…the central bank’s basically controlling all the retail money: did you spend too much on alcohol this week? Did you not? Did you reach your quota of spending this week?”— Matthew MežinskisMatthew Mežinskis is the creator of the Crypto Voices podcast and Porkopolis Economics website. In this interview, we discuss why free banking has always failed 

The Failure of Central Banking with Matthew Mežinskis

“This group of Bitcoiners that we’ve cultivated for the last couple of years, they are not going to help us to grow this community by a tenfold or a hundredfold anymore. That’s a small clique of people that has now taken control.”— Eric WallEric Wall is a researcher and investor, and in this interview, we discuss how Eric became a notable critical voice within the HEX community, his ongoing fight with prominent Bitcoin maximalists, and Taproot Wizards. - - - - What Bitcoin stands for and should 

Bitcoin’s Wall’d Garden with Eric Wall

“Lack of accountability, lack of representation, oppression, corruption, dysfunctional institutions leading to dysfunctional economies where people can’t make enough to survive; and there’s only so much you can take of that before you reach the end of your tether.”— Ahmed GatnashAhmed Gatnash is an author, activist and co-founder of the Kawaakibi Foundation. In this interview, we discuss how the hope of the Arab Spring has been ruthlessly suppressed, meaning the middle east is further from democ

The Corruption of Power & Influence with Ahmed Gatnash

“For every £1 the government collects in taxes, it spends £1.30. And the debt element of that is going up all the time, and you’re not getting anything for that. And effectively we’re in a spiral, a debt spiral.”— Dan TubbDan Tubb is a podcaster and former venture capitalist. In this interview, we discuss the problems with fixing the sovereign debt problem in the context of broken media, broken politics and broken international institutions. We talk about the general ignorance of the problems fa

The Failure of Government Economic Policy with Dan Tubb

“What is the end goal for V2? Is allowing miners to build the block themselves, but at the same time use the money aspect of pool mining…the money would be still the same, but the transaction selection would be distributed, therefore, more secure for the whole network.”— Pavel MoravecJan Čapek and Pavel Moravec are the co-founders of Braiins, a Bitcoin Mining company. In this interview, we discuss Braiins update to their updated Stratum V2 protocol software for pooled mining, how it helps solve 

The Decentralisation of Bitcoin Mining with Braiins

“The end game, that’s where it gets tricky, because there’s really no plan to ever stop the fiscal deficits. Debt to GDP is very, very high. And the world’s never been in this position before where we have an entirely Fiat-based system with debts this high. And especially because it’s not due to war. It’s due to accumulated promises over decades. So there’s no light switch, that can just change it next year.”— Lyn AldenLyn Alden is a macroeconomist and investment strategist. In this interview, w

The Global Financial Crisis 2? With Lyn Alden

“Now that we’re in a time of peace - and we don’t need war anymore, and war is bad, and all that sort of stuff - we can do away with the whole warrior culture, the warrior ideology. And what do we become? We become fat slobs who don’t believe in reputation or morality or honour or any of that sort of stuff. And then the world decays and turns into shit.”— Aleks SvetskiAleks Svetski is an entrepreneur, author and Bitcoin advocate. In this interview, we discuss his upcoming book “The Bushido of Bi

The Bushido of Bitcoin with Aleks Svetski

“The system is better off with a neutral asset that can price everything because, without a neutral asset, you have no pricing of anything…money must be neutral. And there is no neutral money outside of Bitcoin at the moment.”— Izabella KaminskaIzabella Kaminska is a journalist and founder and editor of The Blind Spot. In this interview, we discuss the failure of current mainstream journalism to cover subjects properly, why the destruction of the middle class is dangerous for democracy, the ende

Why Mainstream Media is Failing Us with Izabella Kaminska

“Do we want everybody in the world to be orange-pilled, and to share in all of the shared values of the Bitcoin community? And do we think that’s a realistic goal? Or do we want as many people as possible to use Bitcoin as a thing, even though they might not share in the values and just don’t give a fuck?”— Sergej KotliarSergej Kotliar is the founder and CEO of Bitrefill. In this interview, we discuss enabling Bitcoin circular economies, the mission of Bitrefill to be a financial empowerment com

A Bitcoin Reality Check with Sergej Kotliar

“That meatspace layer between the computer and your brain is unencrypted…if this last mile is not encrypted, then all of the securities that we can gain in cyberspace are null and void. Now, because you type in your 24 words, and the camera picks it up, all of a sudden, your super awesome anonymous money is no longer anonymous nor secure. And that’s a really, really big issue.”— Max HillebrandMax Hillebrand is an economist and open-source entrepreneur who runs Agora Towards Liberty. In this inte

The Economics of Privacy with Max Hillebrand

“We’ve politicised everything. Problems aren’t problems anymore. For the left: what is their approach? For the right: what is their approach? And it’s because the political system is broken. And obviously, most of the listeners and we know it’s also the financial system is completely broken.”— Trey WalshTrey Walsh is a nonprofit director and progressive Bitcoiner. In this interview, we discuss the problems facing Gen Z: climate change, high education and housing costs, wider economic problems co

Why Progressives Need Bitcoin with Trey Walsh

“Ejection from the banking system can be random. Happens for political reasons in the US all the time. It’s rarely reported about. And, in a way, it’s more devastating than being on probation for having been convicted for something, because not being able to bank in 2023 is akin to not being able to function in society.”— DoombergDoomberg is an anonymous collective producing the world’s most popular financial substack. In this interview, we discuss coordinated action against the crypto industry 

Bitcoin’s Operation Chokepoint with Doomberg

“The Fed’s going to end up having to expand its balance sheet again, to proverbially print money, in order to provide the extra cash for the banks to be able to meet the demand deposit withdrawal; the banks should have been sitting on that cash all along.”— Caitlin LongCaitlin Long is the Founder and CEO of Custodia bank. In this interview, we discuss the events that have led to three banking failures within a week, one of which saw the biggest bank run on record. We talk about anti-crypto coord