@cypherhive

Rob goes full Kamala Harris!

Live from the CryptoCloaks Shop with Rick & Rob | Value Stack 44

Value Stack: A Bitcoin Podcast

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Here&#39;s a 2 hour conversation on life and surviving bear markets as a bitcoiner. Rob and Rick have both been on the show before and for this one we were LIVE in the CryptoCloaks print shop. We talk about mining, the insane math behind hashing SHA256 , cycles of equipment upgrading and how to deal with heat from mining and equipment, and a whole lot of messing around.

 Check out the chapters below!
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Chapters

00:00 Intro - without an introduction
5:30 Computers are hot
9:00 On starting a small business with bitcoin
11:15 How to repurpose heat from bitcoin mining
15:45 Mining downtime and ASIC repair
18:00 Why&#39;s there so much performance variation across ASICs?
23:25 Bitcoin mining is a brutal business
26:55 Rob&#39;s poetic ode to the beauty of hashing
30:35 How does the bitcoin difficulty adjustment work?
32:30 On exponential growth and really big numbers
35:45 Rob&#39;s alan watts interpretation
36:35 Why is Rick still operating in his basement?
40:00 Rick explains the CryptoCloaks printing operation
43:20 Rob teaches about how mega bitcoin miners make money with electricity
53:30 On achieving and goal-setting
56:30 On risk-taking and running a business
1:02:15 On becoming more family-oriented because of bitcoin
1:10:05 Is bitcoin a faith-based community?
1:12:55 On grokking bitcoin and it going mainstream
1:20:00 Talking about cycles of life and the fourth turning 
1:26:45 On loving &quot;the process&quot;, cycles of life, kids, and hashing
1:30:00 How mining pools changed bitcoin mining forever
1:34:45 When will the general population adopt bitcoin?
1:37:00 Why we stopped talking about bitcoin during the holidays
1:45:35 On mentally HODLing through bitcoin bear markets
1:54:00 Generations of bitcoiners
1:58:08 How will a bitcoin ETF change the market environment?
2:00:30 Are we screwed when baby boomers leave the workforce?
2:03:45 Bitcoin adoption in developing countries
2:05:30 Outro - words of wisdom from Rick &amp; Rob


@bitcoinfi

Gamification of Bitcoin Adoption with Will Reeves | Value Stack 22

Will Reeves is the CEO of Fold app and co-creator of Bitopoly. He’s leading the way in making Bitcoin adoption and education fun and approachable.

I’m excited to release this episode where we discussed strategies for making Bitcoin adoption viral, building companies in volatile markets, and how to make a good game/app that keeps people coming back for more.
Enjoy Episode 22 of Value Stack Podcast!
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 0:00 Intro
 2:00 Bitcoin Story
 5:20 Separating Signal from Noise
 8:50 Evolution of Fold app and Staying Bitcoin-only
  11:30 Barriers to Bitcoin Adoption
  16:00 Designing the Buy Bitcoin feature at Fold
  20:00 Making Apps That Are Fun to Use
  22:20 Keeping a Light-Hearted Approach to Bitcoin
  26:00 Embracing Variable Rewards in Fold App
  34:00 Hiring Culture
  41:10 Fold Metaverse
  46:10 Building a Community of Passionate Users
  48:40 Anatomy of a Strategy Game
  57:55 Bitopoly - The Bitcoin Party Card Game
  1:03:18 Importance of Nature and Being Outdoors
  1:06:00 Finding Fulfillment in Work
  1:08:00 Favorite Bitcoin Meme / Socials / Outro



How the Email Protocol was Captured by 5 Gatekeepers with Jameson Lopp | Value Stack 40

Jameson Lopp has been building multisig Bitcoin wallets since 2015. He is the founder and CTO of Casa and also founded Mensa's Bitcoin Special Interest Group, the Triangle Bitcoin & Business meetup, and several open source Bitcoin projects.
He enjoys researching various aspects of the ecosystem and giving presentations about what he has learned the hard way while trying to write robust software that can withstand both adversaries and unsophisticated users.
In Value Stack Episode 40, we discuss the history of email and spam prevention, and the actions / missteps that led to centralizing forces of the Mail Protocol, SMTP, into the control of a few gatekeepers over time.

We expand on whether these same forces and gatekeepers are developing and might be present in the Bitcoin protocol today, if the similar missteps are being made, or if we've already fought those battles and learned from previous mistakes.
Support the show here, or by listening to the podcast directly on Fountain app!
Special thanks to Dez and Cory who filmed the episode - check out their channel and other work at DezCor Media!
Chapters

 00:00 Intro
 00:25 What is email and SMTP?
 1:20 ARPANET - the early days of email
 2:45 The beginning of email spam
  4:17 Why most people don't run their own mail servers today
  5:22 AOL and the meteroic rise of commercialized internet
  8:50 How uptime needs and free open relays led to centralization
  10:24 How spam prevention measures led to centralization over time
  14:53 How do email providers define what is spam today?
  16:40 Spam solutions as a business and beginnings of email gatekeeping
  20:03 Flipping the game theory - imposing economic costs on spam senders (Hashcash)
  22:30 Why didn't Hashcash get adopted into the Mail Protocol?
  25:00 Blacklisting, port blocking, and challenges of self-hosting mail servers
  28:30 Third parties all the way down - "meta-rules" that crippled SMTP
  29:40 How misaligned incentives led to centralization of email
  31:00 Bitcoin's incentives - are the better thought out?
  32:20 Points of failure and redundancy
  34:20 KYC, the Scaling Wards, censorship, and the custodial problem
  37:00 Is bitcoin still vulnerable to incentives that create centralizing forces?
  38:55 Should we ossify the bitcoin protocol now?
  40:00 Are there scaling issues for self-custody bitcoin long term?
  42:00 Importance of the bitcoin culture of Sovereignty
  43:30 Why monetary and messaging protocols are different
  45:07 Tracking custodial-held bitcoin on-chain
  46:20 Is bitcoin headed in the right direction?
  49:00 Are out-of-protocol abstractions a bad thing?
  51:10 How can people get involved in helping bitcoin succeed?
  53:55 Outro



@robodog

Natural Winemaking, Risk-Taking, and Low-Time-Preference Mindset with Ben Justman | Value Stack 35

Ben Justman is a small business owner, winemaker and Bitcoiner in Western Colorado. His winery, Peony Lane, is a Natural Winery in the highest wine region in North America and specializes in Pinot Noir. He uses his background as a farmer, business owner and Bitcoiner to educate his communities about sound money and the importance of supporting local food systems.

In Value Stack 35, we discuss growing up in Colorado and the process of making natural wine - from the soil composition, planning and time involved, to marketing and finding a niche market in selling to bitcoiners!

We hash out what it's like being a millennial in 2023, and how difficult it can be to explain or understand how money, the economy, or bitcoin works - especially to peers. We wrap talking about how cities and rural living often comes with different worldviews, the nature of risk-taking in life, and how to develop resolve and conviction in your own ideas.

This was a really genuine conversation that I thoroughly enjoyed. I hope you do too, and please consider supporting Ben's small business vineyard in the links below!
Support the show here, or by listening to the podcast directly on Fountain app!
Topics

 00:00 Intro - Bitcoiners and virtuous ways of living
 09:05 Difficulties of teaching people about how money and bitcoin works
 17:35 Soil & natural wine-making in rural Colorado - Peony Lane Wine
 36:30 Advantages and challenges of running a “bitcoin business”
 55:00 Being a “millennial” in America today and reflecting on life goals
 1:06:18 Low-time preference and marketing to bitcoiners
 1:14:45 Wine, alcohol, and its place in social culture
  1:23:00 Risk-taking
  1:26:02 Moving bitcoin privately / UTXO selection
  1:28:00 Comparing worldviews of rural vs city life
  1:33:20 Passionate work, low-time-preference mentality, and “fiat” lifestyle
  1:38:58 Experiences using bitcoin as medium of exchange
  1:48:25 Trusting your own conviction vs listening to experts
  1:55:04 Outro



@aekasitt

Arts mutated and grew into bitcoin

Ordswap, PSBT-Exchanges, and Bitcoin Adoption with Jack Liu | Value Stack 34

Will Ordinals dovetail shitcoins on bitcoin?

Tooling for bitcoin wins labour of love

Finance bro and Farm boy walk into a bar

Jack Liu is a founding member of Ordswap and has been working in the Bitcoin industry for the past decade in various capacities.
In Value Stack 34, we discuss Ordswap.io, the first trustless bitcoin ordinal/inscriptions exchange, and how his team had to build a working product in under a week!
We also review how ordinals and trustless PSBT exchanges work, and speculate on what the future implications might be for inscriptions and NFTs as a trojan horse for bitcoin adoption.
Support the show here, or by listening to the podcast directly on Fountain app!
Topics

 0:00 Intro
 0:35 Building the world's first bitcoin ordinal exchange in 72 hours
 6:54 Why should bitcoiners care about ordinals?
 14:48 Ordswap.io, trustless PSBT exchanges, how to use ordinals
  26:20 Early ordinal collections rarity / history
  34:30 Bitcoin consensus and inscriptions/nfts
  39:05 Ordinals as a trojan horse for bitcoin adoption
  55:40 Staying power of NFTs/inscriptions on bitcoin
  1:05:25 Outro



Permissionless Proof of Swap

Can we go Dutch on Non-Fungible?

Ordinals & Inscriptions on Bitcoin with Charlie Spears | Value Stack 33

Sly roundabout way to teach UTXO management

Chaumian e-cash disrupts trusted and trustless extremes

Cashu - Chaumian Mints on Bitcoin /w @CalleBTC | Value Stack 31

Investing in Bitcoin Startups & Lightning Network /w Don Stuart | Value Stack 30

Don is a former tech entrepreneur turned bitcoin enthusiast and angel investor. He is passionate about educating people on the importance of bitcoin, its impact on society, and how it will shape the future.

As the founder of Sats Standard Capital, he invests in early-stage bitcoin and lightning network companies. He also hosts the Orange Pill Addicts and co-organizes the Kansas City Bitcoin Meetup with the KC Bitcoin Guys.

In this episode, we talk about investing in bitcoin startups, and why someone would want to invest in private companies instead of more traditional assets like publicly traded stocks, or bitcoin.

Given the high failure rate of most startups, Don offers some insights on red flags to look out for in investing in startups, like board seat representation, company structure, founder reputation, as well as some positive indicators - those that are usually good signs the founder and product are on the right track.
Thanks for listening!

Support the show here, or by listening to the podcast directly on Fountain app!

Topics

 00:00:00 - Intro
 00:01:03 - Starting Sats Standard Capital
 00:03:21 - How to Invest in Bitcoin Companies as a VC
 00:04:46 - Becoming a Bitcoin VC
  00:06:28 - How being a previous founder helps with being a VC
  00:07:31 - How startup board seats are chosen
  00:08:34 - Diligence in crypto VC
  00:11:50 - Why invest in private companies instead of stock market?
  00:13:43 - How VCs can impact companies aside from funding
  00:14:57 - Why invest in companies instead of bitcoin?
  00:19:12 - How high failure rate in early stage leads to "spray and pray"
  00:22:00 - Bitcoin vs Crypto VC
  00:32:19 - Rise of layer-2 bitcoin and more
  00:36:57 - Vida live - lightning network
  00:38:22 - Unicorn signs of startups
  00:40:39 - Red flags of startups
  00:45:26 - Types of business structure
  00:48:25 - Orange Pill Addicts Podcast
  00:50:23 - 2022 Recap Episode
  00:51:16 - Why interview-style format is enjoyable to film
  00:52:50 - Lightning Network in 2022/2023
  00:57:22 - Next halving cycle predictions
  01:02:26 - Choosing what to invest in with limited capital
  01:03:57 - When will people be spending and using bitcoin?
  01:05:29 - How will bitcoin help our society evolve?
  01:16:09 - Taking a long term perspective on bitcoin
  01:23:58 - Kansas City Bitcoin Meetup
  01:27:41 - Bitcoin Point of Sales
  01:30:30 - Outro



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Bitcoin and Job Stacks

Between Two ASICs, Content Creation Strategy, Bitcoin Mining /w  @TatumTurnUp  | Value Stack 29

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Getting offered 10 Bitcoin for Mighty beans

Tatum TurnUp is the host of Between Two ASICs, a bitcoin comedy show. He also does other bitcoin-themed sketch-comedy on the channel, and works as an ASIC repair technician for his day-job to support his dream of becoming a big-time podcaster one day.


In this episode, we talk about a wide-range of topics, from what goes into planning content creation, living and driving in New Orleans, bitcoin mining and regulation, servicing ASICs, and more.

Check out the full show notes below.
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 0:00 Content creation & early YouTube days
 10:00 Living in New Orleans & NOLA Bitcoin Meetup
 15:00 Starting & Producing “Between Two ASICs”
 35:30 Pan Wars - Cast Iron vs Stainless Steel
  37:00 Challenges of learning to mine bitcoin
  47:37 Teaching people about bitcoin
  51:00 Starting & Producing “Between Two ASICs” pt 2
  53:45 Fold app & Bitopoly
  57:00 Bitcoin Orange-Pill moment & economy discussion
  1:01:45 Why wear a bulletproof vest?
  1:06:00 Bitcoin mining and electricity
  1:07:20 Colorado voter ballot 2022
  1:10:00 Regulation, nonprofits, and bitcoin
  1:16:25 Celebrating the haters
  1:18:38 Bitcoin life advice - get involved!
  1:23:41 Outro



Between Two ASICs, Content Creation Strategy, Bitcoin Mining /w @TatumTurnUp | Value Stack 29

Bitcoin 2022 Year Recap | Value Stack 28

2022 has been a heck of a year in bitcoin. With so much contagion in the crypto lending space, it's definitely made for one to remember.

For Value Stack 28, Beau and Sam joined me for a 2022 bitcoin and crypto markets year-in-review episode.
This one is a long one and we had some fun with it, so kick back and join us with your favorite beverage as we try to find the silver linings going into 2023, and why we're still as #bullish on bitcoin as ever.

Check out the full show notes below.
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 0:00 Intro - Describe 2022 in one word
 8:30 Crypto lender contagion
 20:00 Navigating historic interest rate tightening
 33:40 Discussing the economy of China post-covid
 51:00 Intermission
 51:52 Orange-pilling in a bear market
 57:05 “steady lads, deploying more capital” - lending contagion pt 2
 1:01:45 The sh*tshow that is GBTC
 1:08:55 Gary Gensler and the SEC
 1:13:00 Climbing hashrate causes miner capitulation
 1:25:00 Global energy crisis - plummeting U.S strategic petroleum reserve
 1:37:45 Intermission pt 2
 1:41:16 FTX implodes
 1:51:20 Navigating the short-term economic policy
 2:06:05 Why bitcoin is different
 2:09:14 2023 bitcoin predictions

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Sam Callahan on Bitcoin Macroeconomics│Value Stack 12

This week, we were joined by Sam Callahan from Swan Bitcoin. We talk a wide range of topics related to bitcoin, financial planning, and macroeconomics.   Check out https://www.swanbitcoin.com/Bap/ to DCA the easy way!   
Value Stack, where old finance and Bitcoin meet. We discuss current events and age old human biases as we dissect Bitcoin’s ascension.    
If you're interested in investing, economics, Bitcoin, and libertarian ideas, then Value Stack Podcast is for you!  Brought to you by @Shaperfunds and @BTCBap.   
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0:00 A Word About Our Sponsor - Coinbeast.com  
1:00 Opening Remarks / Intro  
5:00 Dorsey leaves Twitter - All in Bitcoin?  
11:00 Michael Saylor Orange-Pilling the Masses on Tucker Carlson  
16:30 Money and Network Effects  
19:00 Why Bitcoin? Security and Institutional Adoption  
22:30 Balaji Srinivasan and Altcoins on Tim Ferris  
29:20 Boating Accident of the Week - Badger DAO  
34:30 Sam Callahan - Background and Working at Swan  
43:00 Bitcoin and Leverage - Is is Rational?  
47:00 Lowering Time Preference in a Fiat World  
53:00 Bitcoin for Financial Advisors at Swan  
57:15 How Can Financial Advisors Get Direct Exposure to Bitcoin?  
1:01:00 Navigating Crypto Regulation  
1:10:00 Current Macroeconomic Picture and Demographics  
1:16:40 What Can the Federal Reserve do?  
1:21:10 Should you DCA or Market Buy Bitcoin?  
1:27:40 2022 Predictions  
1:31:41 Outro 
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Here&#39;s a 2 hour conversation on life and surviving bear markets as a bitcoiner. Rob and Rick have both been on the show before and for this one we were LIVE in the CryptoCloaks print shop. We talk about mining, the insane math behind hashing SHA256 , cycles of equipment upgrading and how to deal with heat from mining and equipment, and a whole lot of messing around.

 Check out the chapters below!
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Jason Wrich is a first-generation rancher in Colorado and founder of Wrich Ranches, a farm-to-table brand that serves local Colorado customers grass-fed and finished natural beef. 

In this episode, we dive into modern day-ranching and we draw insights from ranching history and lessons of the past, emphasize the connection between people and their food, and explore the unexpected link between Bitcoin and the farming and ranching world. With a special focus on the Beef Initiative and grassroots e

From Pasture to Profit: Lessons from Ranching and Bitcoin with Jason Wrich | Value Stack 43

From Pasture to Profit: Ranching and Bitcoin Wisdom with Jason Wrich | Value Stack 43

David Croisant is a passionate free-thinker and advocate of sovereign and open source technologies.
He and I sat down to discuss common and alternative forms of government, how money affects organization of groups, if bitcoin can lead to better ways of organization, and ask the question - do people really want to be free?Check out the chapters below and if you enjoy it, consider supporting the show.
Chapters

 00:00 What is anarchy?
 1:55 Why did governments come about and stay in power?
  5:10 

Why Anarchy Could Work with David Croisant | Value Stack 42

Sovereign Philosophy and Anarchy with David Croisant | Value Stack 42

Zechariah Schaefer, CFP®, is the founder of Ascent, a next-generation wealth management &amp; tax firm helping Founders, Tech Professionals, &amp; Crypto Investors to reduce taxes, build wealth intentionally, &amp; invest wisely. Due to his firm&#39;s unique Gen Z &amp; Millennial niche, flat-fee model, &amp; his 10,000+ social media following, Zechariah&#39;s been featured in CNBC, Forbes, Investopedia, &amp; more.
In this episode, we discuss a financial advisor&#39;s perspective on bitcoin, an

Financial Planning for Bitcoiners with Zechariah Schaefer | Value Stack 41

Why Financial Advisors Need to Understand Bitcoin with Zechariah Schaeffer | Value Stack 41

Jameson Lopp has been building multisig Bitcoin wallets since 2015. He is the founder and CTO of Casa and also founded Mensa's Bitcoin Special Interest Group, the Triangle Bitcoin & Business meetup, and several open source Bitcoin projects.
He enjoys researching various aspects of the ecosystem and giving presentations about what he has learned the hard way while trying to write robust software that can withstand both adversaries and unsophisticated users.
In Value Stack Episode 40, we discuss t

Anthony Feliciano is a bitcoiner pushing forward merchant services adoption and the bitcoin circular economy. He hosts CryptoBeerKings popup meetups and is an early advocate of the Bitcoin Lightning Network.
This episode is a deep dive in the world of using bitcoin as a medium of exchange and unit of account, particularly in the context of businesses and merchants. We discuss the benefits of LN vs onchain, and roadblocks that lightning network must overcome.
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Bitcoin Lightning Network Merchant Adoption with Anthony Feliciano | Value Stack 39

Hunter Beast is a freedom-lover and Rust developer focused on building with Bitcoin layers.
He's also Director of Engineering at DIBA, where they're building a marketplace for digital art on Bitcoin and Bitcoin only, but using the RGB Contracts Layer and BDK instead of Ordinals. He is also architecting a decentralized storage system called Carbonado to store content for DIBA's Unique Digital Assets that's trustless, paid in Lightning, and encrypts all data using Nostr keys.
In this episode, we t

RGB, Ordinals, and Bitcoin Development with Hunter Beast | Value Stack 38

Jack Sweeney is a Gen Z YouTuber turned passionate Bitcoin advocate. He currently writes about the lightning network for LN Capital and produces content under @jacksweeney.

In Value Stack 37, we discuss how Jack found Bitcoin, the existential meaning about being a millenial and gen Z in today's economy, being content creators online, and more.

This is an esoteric episode so sit back with an open mind and enjoy!
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Chapters

 00:00 Intro
 01:38 Bitcoin Origin story
 08:45 Big diff

Content Creation and Gen Z Bitcoiners with Jack Sweeney | Value Stack 37

CryptoCloaks Rick is a small business owner, and regular dude building and 3D Printing for the bitcoin community. His team and print shop, CryptoCloaks, is the go-to for unique Bitcoin products and all 3D-printed-to-order and custom parts.
This one is a long one - 2 hours of wide-ranging topics - from turkey factories, to running an online shipping business, designing 3d printing bitcoin space heaters, moving out the cities, bitcoin & lightning network tech, privacy, fiat lifestyle, and more.
Ri

3D Printing Bitcoin Shop with CryptoCloaks Rick | Value Stack 36

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Ben Justman is a small business owner, winemaker and Bitcoiner in Western Colorado. His winery, Peony Lane, is a Natural Winery in the highest wine region in North America and specializes in Pinot Noir. He uses his background as a farmer, business owner and Bitcoiner to educate his communities about sound money and the importance of supporting local food systems.

In Value Stack 35, we discuss growing up in Colorado and the process of making natural wine - from the soil composition, planning and

Jack Liu is a founding member of Ordswap and has been working in the Bitcoin industry for the past decade in various capacities.
In Value Stack 34, we discuss Ordswap.io, the first trustless bitcoin ordinal/inscriptions exchange, and how his team had to build a working product in under a week!
We also review how ordinals and trustless PSBT exchanges work, and speculate on what the future implications might be for inscriptions and NFTs as a trojan horse for bitcoin adoption.
Support the show here

Charlie Spears is a recurring guest on Value Stack podcast, is the community manager for the Ordinals Project, and has been building OrdinalHub.com
In Value Stack Episode 33, Charlie joined me while in town for ETHDenver to discuss the Ordinals and NFT inscription craze on bitcoin, and why bitcoiners should pay attention to what is developing in that space. We talk about why there are differing stance of opinion on this new "shared-delusion," particularly bitcoin miners, what's at stake, and if 

Colin Crossman has been a serial entrepreneur for over 20 years. He has a background in law and engineering, and in addition to devising the KYC-minimized aspects of Distributed Hash, he has built out the entire IT infrastructure for Distributed Hash, including building several custom tools to ease management and collect detailed mining data. He and his wife work together to collect and analyze ASIC data to generate actionable insights both for individual customers, and the community at large.
I

Sovereignty, Bitcoin Mining, and Government with Colin Crossman | Value Stack 32

CalleBTC is a lightning network developer and creator of Cashu protocol, which is an implementation of Chaumian mints on bitcoin lightning network.

In Value Stack Ep 31, we discuss how it works and differs from bitcoin on-chain and the lightning network, compare to other implementations and existing custodial relationships, and even do a demo at the end to show how easy it is to get Cashu tokens.
Support the show here, or by listening to the podcast directly on Fountain app!
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 0:00 Intro

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Don is a former tech entrepreneur turned bitcoin enthusiast and angel investor. He is passionate about educating people on the importance of bitcoin, its impact on society, and how it will shape the future.

As the founder of Sats Standard Capital, he invests in early-stage bitcoin and lightning network companies. He also hosts the Orange Pill Addicts and co-organizes the Kansas City Bitcoin Meetup with the KC Bitcoin Guys.

In this episode, we talk about investing in bitcoin startups, and why s

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Tatum TurnUp is the host of Between Two ASICs, a bitcoin comedy show. He also does other bitcoin-themed sketch-comedy on the channel, and works as an ASIC repair technician for his day-job to support his dream of becoming a big-time podcaster one day.


In this episode, we talk about a wide-range of topics, from what goes into planning content creation, living and driving in New Orleans, bitcoin mining and regulation, servicing ASICs, and more.

Check out the full show notes below.
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2022 has been a heck of a year in bitcoin. With so much contagion in the crypto lending space, it's definitely made for one to remember.

For Value Stack 28, Beau and Sam joined me for a 2022 bitcoin and crypto markets year-in-review episode.
This one is a long one and we had some fun with it, so kick back and join us with your favorite beverage as we try to find the silver linings going into 2023, and why we're still as #bullish on bitcoin as ever.

Check out the full show notes below.
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Tyler Bain is a registered professional engineer in the state of Colorado and alumni of the Colorado School of Mines. He hosts one of the largest recurring bitcoin meetups in the US, Denver Bitcoin & Beer, and is the co-author of Bitcoin for Dummies, Second Edition.

As a bitcoin hobbyist and enthusiast, his emphasis has been on system resiliency and mining mechanics. In this episode, we discuss the importance of the Electrical Grid, energy mix, how bitcoin can improve demand load forecasting, a

Strengthening the Electrical Grid through Bitcoin Mining /w @Blockbain | Value Stack 27

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Adam O. is the Master of Hashrate at Upstream Data.

In episode 26 of Value Stack Podcast, we talk about the importance of counterparty risk in energy trade, how bitcoin mining is a perfectly fair game, the real effective altruism in crypto, how petroleum touches our everyday lives without us realizing it, and more.

Check out the full show notes below.
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 0:00 “Energy waste is the biggest problem in the en

Counterparty Risk, Energy Markets, and Bitcoin Mining with Adam O. @DenverBitcoin | Value Stack 26

Rob W is the co-founder and partner at Distributed Hash, and business development lead for Upstream Data.

In this episode, we talk about how "bitcoin miners are dung beetles", referring to his recent 3 minute monologue at the Adams County Commissioner hearing in Colorado, on banning bitcoin mining with flared natural gas.

We also discuss running large-scale ASIC performance and heat tests, differences in Whatsminer vs Antminer machines, our favorite bitcoin educators, green-energy narratives a

Bitcoin Miners are Dung Beetles with Rob W (@BikesandBitcoin) | Value Stack 25

Charlie Spears is the founder of Nakamotor Partners.

In this episode, we talk all about running a bitcoin mining operation in a bear market, the narratives surrounding energy use and the oil & gas industry, how language shapes our reality, and more! Check out the full topics list below.
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 0:00 Intro - Charlie Spears of Nakamotor Partners (nakamotor.io)
 0:45 Nakamotor Partners - bitcoin at the wellsite
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Bitcoin Mining and Adoption Narratives with Charlie Spears | Value Stack 24

@cbspears on Fountain

Mark Goodwin and his team produce the quarterly print edition of Bitcoin Magazine.
In this episode, we talk about bitcoin culture, differences in strategies of producing digital vs print content, "fiat-disease" and sobriety, reclaiming sovereignty, and more.
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 0:00 Intro
 1:40 Learning about Bitcoin through the Silk Road
 5:06 Crypto lessons since 2017
 6:58: Was the ETH merge successful?
 7:50 Are stablec

Bitcoin Culture with Mark Goodwin from Bitcoin Magazine | Value Stack 23

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Will Reeves is the CEO of Fold app and co-creator of Bitopoly. He’s leading the way in making Bitcoin adoption and education fun and approachable.

I’m excited to release this episode where we discussed strategies for making Bitcoin adoption viral, building companies in volatile markets, and how to make a good game/app that keeps people coming back for more.
Enjoy Episode 22 of Value Stack Podcast!
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Jared is the host of the Crypto Parabellum Podcast and +Expected Value telegram group. Initially in commercial insurance and investor in real estate, he's now been trading crypto a few years ago and has excelled enough to leave his job and do it full time.

His macro takes are on-point and he’s one of the few people I give weight to when he makes market calls.
Obviously without a crystal ball, he must have knowledge that we can learn from to enhance our investing skills, so Iam excited to have h

Riding the Investing Rollercoaster with @JMPlusEV | Value Stack 21

Today's guest is @Jestopher_BTC. Jestopher is the co-founder of Amboss.space and hosts Satbase.org. He’s an educator on lightning network, community leader, and Bitcoiner with a passion for getting things done.

He's on my short-list of experts to ask lightning-network related questions, and it has been incredible to watch him build Amboss and push lightning growth forward in a meaningful way.

Unfortunately, we had some audio volume issues throughout recording, but hope it's still listenable en

Understanding Lightning Network with @Jestopher_BTC | Value Stack 20

@jestopher on Fountain

Today's guest on Value Stack is Andrew Yang. We discuss the recent crypto market blowup, the similarities in last cycle to this one, and where we think Bitcoin fits within a portfolio today.

We talk strategies of leadership, how to manage a team during a downtrun, keeping positivity in life, and the joys of cooking, learning, laughing, and pushing out of one's comfort zone.

You can find Andrew on Twitter at @ecurrencyhodler.
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Andrew Yang on Leadership and Building in Bear Markets | Value Stack 19

@ecurrencyhodler on Fountain

This week's guest is Mark Maraia. Mark is a business coach, a relationship rainmaker, a coordinator for Bitcoin Magazine Contributors, co-author of the Declaration of Monetary Independence, a sovereign-minded individual, and like most bitcoiners, has a lifelong commitment to learning.
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Mark Maraia on Bitcoin Independence, Relationships, and the Growth Mindset | Value Stack 18

Do you think Bitcoin is too slow? Want more use cases for your Bitcoin? Do more research. But if you're a LUNATIC like our friend here, you can BURN IT FOREVER now thanks to Strudel Finance and receive "vBTC."Why would you EVER want to do this? Honestly, we wouldn't. But @At0xNQ of Orkan Finance explains all this in our honest discussion on BTC vs altcoins, wrapped BTC, layer 2 BTC and more.Is this a big brain idea 🧠 with real use case, or just another get-rich-quick rug pull like we see so oft

This LUNATIC wants to "upgrade" BTC by BURNING IT? /w @At0xNQ of Nerd Quarters - Value Stack 17

Value Stack, where old finance meets Bitcoin. We discuss current events and age-old human biases as we dissect Bitcoin’s ascension.
If you're interested in investing, economics, Bitcoin, and libertarian ideas, then Value Stack Podcast is for you!
This week’s guest is Eric Yakes, author of The 7th Property.
You can purchase his book here.
Brought to you by @Shaperfunds and @BTCBap.
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Eric Yakes on Bitcoin and the Monetary Revolution | Value Stack 16

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Value Stack, where old finance and Bitcoin meet. We discuss current events and age-old human biases as we dissect Bitcoin’s ascension.&nbsp;
If you're interested in investing, economics, Bitcoin, and libertarian ideas, then Value Stack Podcast is for you. Brought to you by @Shaperfunds and @BTCBap.
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0:00 A Word About Our Sponsor
1:00 Intro
1:50 Bitcoin Market Update
3:00 We are on the Fountain app!
4:30 Fall of Petrodollar/ Dollar Reserve Currency Status
11:45 How

End of Petrodollar│ Fourth Turning│ Russia SWIFT Ban│ $JUNO Prop 16│ National Debt & Inflation│VS15

Value Stack, where old finance and Bitcoin meet. We discuss current events and age-old human biases as we dissect Bitcoin’s ascension. If you're interested in investing, economics, Bitcoin, and libertarian ideas, then Value Stack Podcast is for you~ Brought to you by @Shaperfunds and @BTCBap. ━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━&nbsp;
0:00 A Word About Our Sponsor&nbsp;
1:00 Intro&nbsp;
2:20 We are Streaming on Fountain.FM!&nbsp;
4:24 Bitcoin Market Update&nbsp;
5:18 Nasdaq and Equity Update&nbsp;
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Bitcoin Lending Regulation│Escalating Political Tensions│Crypto Going Mainstream│VS14

Value Stack, where old finance and Bitcoin meet. We discuss current events and age old human biases as we dissect Bitcoin’s ascension. If you're interested in investing, economics, Bitcoin, and libertarian ideas, then Value Stack Podcast is for you~ Brought to you by @Shaperfunds and @BTCBap.
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0:00 A Word About our Sponsors
1:00 Intro
2:30 Costa Rica Hydro Plant
6:00 The Grid and Mining Electricity Usage
9:00 Price-to-Hodl Ratio
13:30 Block ASICs
16:30 Lone Wolf M

Bitcoin Mining Update│NFT Craze Continues│Fed Rate Hike Discussion│VS13

This week, we were joined by Sam Callahan from Swan Bitcoin. We talk a wide range of topics related to bitcoin, financial planning, and macroeconomics.   Check out https://www.swanbitcoin.com/Bap/ to DCA the easy way!   
Value Stack, where old finance and Bitcoin meet. We discuss current events and age old human biases as we dissect Bitcoin’s ascension.    
If you're interested in investing, economics, Bitcoin, and libertarian ideas, then Value Stack Podcast is for you!  Brought to you by @Shape

Value Stack, where old finance and Bitcoin meet. We discuss current events and age old human biases as we dissect Bitcoin’s ascension.&nbsp;
If you're interested in investing, economics, Bitcoin, and libertarian ideas, then Value Stack Podcast is for you!&nbsp;
Brought to you by @Shaperfunds and @BTCBap.&nbsp;
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0:00 A Word About Our Sponsors&nbsp;
1:00 Intro&nbsp;
5:20 Square Releases TBDex Whitepaper&nbsp;
9:00 Cash App Launches Tax Filing&nbsp;
13:50 SEC D

Square TBDex│Spot Bitcoin ETF Rejected│Bitcoin City│Millenial Investing│Constitution DAO Outbid│VS11

Value Stack, where old finance and Bitcoin meet. We discuss current events and age old human biases as we dissect Bitcoin’s ascension.
If you're interested in investing, economics, Bitcoin, and libertarian ideas, then Value Stack Podcast is for you!
Brought to you by @Shaperfunds and @BTCBap. &nbsp;
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0:00 A Word About Our Sponsors
1:00 Intro
2:50 First Bitcoin ETF Launches
6:30 Future of Bitcoin Institutional Adoption
9:00 Interactive Brokers Embraces Bitcoin
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Bitcoin ETF Launches│Institutional Adoption Incoming│Hyperinflation and Capitalism│VS10

Value Stack, where old finance and Bitcoin meet. We discuss current events and age old human biases as we dissect Bitcoin’s ascension.&nbsp;

If you're interested in investing, economics, Bitcoin, and libertarian ideas, then Value Stack Podcast is for you!

Brought to you by @Shaperfunds and @BTCBap.&nbsp;
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0:00 A Word About Our Sponsor - Coinbeast.com
2:00 Intro
3:20 Price and Stock to Flow Model Update
3:55 Stock to Flow Model Explained
7:45 Stock to Flow and Di

Stock to Flow Update│Soros Buys Bitcoin│Square Wallet Details Emerge│Toxic Maxi Debate│VS09

Value Stack, where old finance and Bitcoin meet. We discuss current events and age old human biases as we dissect Bitcoin’s ascension.
If you're interested in investing, economics, Bitcoin, and libertarian ideas, then Value Stack Podcast is for you!
Brought to you by @Shaperfunds and @BTCBap.
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0:00 A Word About Our Sponsors
1:00 Intro
2:50 Taos and Denver Bitcoin Meetups
6:30 Twitter Adopts Bitcoin Lightning
10:50 China Bans Bitcoin (Again)
14:30 More US Regulatio

Twitter Adopts Lightning│More BTC Regulation Incoming│ESG Investing│VS08

Value Stack, where old finance and Bitcoin meet. We discuss current events and age old human biases as we dissect Bitcoin’s ascension. If you're interested in investing, economics, Bitcoin, and libertarian ideas, then Value Stack Podcast is for you! Brought to you by @Shaperfunds and @BTCBap.
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0:00 Thanks to our Sponsors - Coinbeast.com and Anchor 2:05 Intro 3:50 Meeting Preston Pysh 6:50 Fidelity Predicts $1B per BTC 8:22 Twitter BTC Strategy vs Coinb

Corporate Bitcoin Strategies│Crypto vs Bitcoin Risks│Modern Portfolio Theory & $BTC Allocation│VS07

Value Stack, where old finance and Bitcoin meet. We discuss current events and age-old human biases as we dissect Bitcoin’s ascension. &nbsp;&nbsp;
If you're interested in investing, economics, Bitcoin, and libertarian ideas, then Value Stack Podcast is for you! &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
Brought to you by @Shaperfunds and @BTCBap. &nbsp;#bitcoin
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Today's Topics
0:00 Sponsorships&nbsp;
2:42 Bitcoin Price Discussion&nbsp;
7:51 Congress Infrastructure Bill&nbsp;

$BTC Bottoming?│US Infrastructure Bill│The B Word│$FTX and $HOOD Raise Capital│VS06

Welcome to Value Stack Podcast. If you're interested in investing, economics, Bitcoin, and libertarian ideas, then this is the podcast for you!
Brought to you by @Shaperfunds and @BTCBap.
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0:00 Sponsorships
1:03 Intro&nbsp;
1:32 Attending Local Bitcoin Meetups&nbsp;
4:24 Is Stock to Flow Model Breaking Down?&nbsp;
9:11 Grayscale GBTC Lockup Expiry - Price Drop Incoming?&nbsp;
26:18 Boating Accident of the Week (US Senator Cynthia Lummis)&nbsp;
31:08 Trading and Ma

Local Bitcoin Meetups│Stock to Flow Model Revisited│GBTC Lockup Expiry│China Hashrate Drop│VS05

In today's podcast, we discuss the recent adoption of Bitcoin in El Salvador, the events that led up to it, and the implications worldwide now that Bitcoin is legal tender.
We have a critical discussion about Bitcoin toxic maximalists and whether they're good for the adoption of Bitcoin or not. We also talk about recent events surrounding Robert Breedlove and BitClout, and give our takes.&nbsp;
We acknowledge the legendary life of John McAfee in this week's Boating Accident.
We talk about the di

El Salvador Bitcoin Law│Teaching #BTC to Financial Advisors│Are Bitcoin Maximalists Needed?│VS04

Welcome to Value Stack Podcast, where we talk about all things related to value investing and Bitcoin.&nbsp;&nbsp;
In today's episode, we discuss the reason rise of Dogecoin, Elon Musk's misunderstanding of Bitcoin, and the recent bitcoin crash into mid-40 thousand.&nbsp;
We also talk about the Ethereum ecosystem compared to Bitcoin's maximalists. &nbsp;We talk about common misconceptions on block times, scalability, lightning network, Bitcoin on Mars, and more.
We also talk about multi-sig cust

Dogecoin│Elon Musk│Bitcoin Crash│VS03

Welcome to the Value Stack Podcast, where we talk about all things related to value investing and Bitcoin.&nbsp;
In today's second episode, we discuss Bitcoin Basics and how the various components of the network assimilate together to form a valuable cryptocurrency.
We talk about miners, nodes, block rewards, halving epochs, security, wallets, and more. If you're a beginner and are looking to sharpen your bitcoin sword, this is a great episode to check out.&nbsp;
If you're interested in investin

How Bitcoin Works: Under the Hood /w @BTCBap│VS02

Welcome to the Value Stack Podcast, where we talk about all things related to investing and Bitcoin. &nbsp;In today's debut episode, we discuss measures of inflation and the value investor's dilemma. We discuss Naufal Sanaullah guest episode on The Business Brew podcast. We talk about Michael Saylor's views on bitcoin and inflation, and the process of hyperbitcoinization. &nbsp;If you're interested in investing, economics, cryptocurrencies like Bitcoin, and libertarian ideas, then this is the po

Bitcoin│Value Investing│Inflation│VS01

Welcome to Value Stack Podcast, where we discuss current events and interview guests around their experiences living through Bitcoin's epic ascension.