The Bitcoin Breakout with Jack Spirko
Jack Spirko
The Bitcoin Breakout Podcast tracks all things Bitcoin and The Lightning Network.
The Great Monetary Divide – Epi-58
The world is changing fast. The EU and the head of the ECB Christine Lagarde (who I call Euro Karen) have announced that the entire EU will be under a CBDC by fall. China basically already is and they also have a “social credit system” to control the population. Odds are if the EU doesn’t have a social credit score when the Central Bank Digital Euro drops they will soon after. Dark days indeed. Hold the phone though, what is going on in the US? The US government is adopting Bitcoin as an ec
Mar 19, • 2:08:53
What Happens When We Simply Call Bitcoin Money – Episode-57
Bitcoin arguments get weird fast. Proponents say never spend it, but imagine saying, “Never spend your money.” Others insist you must spend it to help it gain acceptance—would you ever say, “You have to spend YOUR MONEY to make it legitimate?” Meanwhile, critics call it volatile while ignoring that the dollar has lost 99% of its value. The confusion vanishes when you strip away the hype and just call Bitcoin what it is: money. In this episode, I break down the nonsense from both sides, showing h
Feb 26, • 1:46:25
Bitcoin Basics: What You Need to Know – Epi-56
Today we discuss Bitcoin in a way that even the newest folks can understand. If you’ve been on the fence about getting started or just stuck a toe in and feel overwhelmed, this episode is for you. We’ll break down the basics—things like dollar-cost averaging (DCA) and why it’s one of the simplest ways to get started. We’ll also touch on security, wallets, and why Bitcoin holds value even if no one’s buying coffee with it. No technical rabbit holes or “run-your-own-node-on-Tor” talk here—just pra
Jan 21, • 2:13:23
Dr. Ken Berry asks Jack Spirko about Bitcoin – Epi-55
Dr. Berry has been asking me question after question about Bitcoin recently by text but the help you can give someone by text is limited. I was going to ask him to call me and do it that way, but then I got a thought, why not have him ask me on air. Flip the interview process for fun. What will happen, will I get frustrated and call Ken a Boomer? Will I have to tell him to stay away from shit coins? You won’t know unless you tune in today. Resources for today’s show… Find Me on Nostr Article … C
Sep 18, 2024 • 1:18:11
Alby as a Freedom Technology – Epi-54
We are joined in this episode by Moritz Kaminski of Get Alby to discuss how Alby empowers freedom technology as a lightning wallet and more. Allowing you to manage applications, interact with Nostr technology, take full custody of your LN bitcoin and a ton more. Moritz Kaminski is the co-founder of Alby, where he leads community and business development alongside a talented team. Before Alby, he held key roles as an investment manager at various venture capital funds, focusing on early-stage sof
Aug 28, 2024 • 1:16:00
Colony Rabbits and Integrated Bitcoin Systems – Epi-53
Today I a joined by Karl Rev Hodl who is a long time show listener that I met via Nostr. Karl raises rabbits as part of his integrated systems approach on his homestead in a colony fashion. I have wanted to interview someone doing this for years. Don’t miss this one. With over a decade of permaculture experience Rev.Hodl has been utilizing and applying the principles of permaculture to build the systems at his homestead. Starting from a poorly formed cornfield and neglected woodlot, the homestea
Jul 31, 2024 • 1:30:24
Bitcoin is a Zero Risk Move – Epi-52
To be clear there is at this point no risk on the long term holding of Bitcoin at this point in history. The government will not ban it, it is now in the retirement accounts of government employees and protected by Blackrock lobbyists. It has a future as certain as the mathematics behind it. Short of nuclear war and a ELE nothing can stop the inevitable. The only Bitcoin risk now is not having any. Join Me Today to Discuss… The time to argue about Bitcoin being banned or going to zero is over Th
Jun 24, 2024 • 1:34:51
Bitcoin is the Future of Money with Steven Lubka of Swan Bitcoin – Epi-51
Today Steve Lubka of Swan Bitcoin joins us to discuss Bitcoin and its future including unique invites as to how many high net worth individuals and institutions are getting involved, whey 2024 will be the most significant year for Bitcoin yet and a ton more. This was a fantastic conversation, we talked Bitcoin’s future, institutional money, money moving to BTC from gold, BTC vs. real estate, tax advantages and a ton more. But we also talked about human health, nutrient requirements, getting out
May 8, 2024 • 1:58:12
Bitcoin Is Eating Everything – Epi-50
Today we sit only 3 days from the Bitcoin halving and the coming supply shock when new issuance goes from 6.25 BTC to 3.125 BTC per block. This halving is the most impactful ever as all will be going forward but this one is running into the new US based EFTs and coming Hong Kong ETFs. We also talk about Grifter Roger Verr’s new book, a native wallet in the Nostr client Primal. Chat about about the savage beat down Nat Burnell gave to Peter Shiff, a wonderful analysis of shitcoiner gaslighting
Apr 16, 2024 • 1:47:47
Understanding Bitcoin in 2024 – Epi-49
Today we cover a ton of great questions I have gotten recently about Bitcoin. In fact the majority of these questions came from one listener who practically did up a show outline for today. I worked in a few others as well both directly sent and that I have picked up on Nostr and X. Join Me Today to Discuss… Why was 21 million sats the number Satoshi chose, why not some other number? (penny parity) Can the ETFs play games with supply vs. paper Bitcoin the way some say they do with gold? Is Sat
Mar 19, 2024 • 2:09:52
Bitcoin will Conquer Everything – Epi-3454
A common statement in the Bitcoin community is, “Bitcoin has no top, because fiat has no bottom. Today we will examine that and take a look at Bitcoin’s future and how that future can be broken into three primary categories. … Continue reading → The post Bitcoin will Conquer Everything – Epi-3454 first appeared on The Bitcoin Breakout.
Feb 27, 2024 • 1:47:24
Lightning for the Web with Alby – Epi-47
Today I am joined by Tomek K of the GetAlby project. We discuss how Alby is build lightning based bitcoin solutions for the web. We also talk about bitcoin philosophy, bitcoin culture and guerrilla activism. Tomek is a libertarian activist from Poland, multiorganizer, orangepilled since few years, now building Bitcoin Cinema world with Bitcoin FilmFest and spreading lightning adoption with Alby. Resources for today’s show… Find Me on Nostr Article Explaining the GrowNostr Initiative Join the M
Jan 31, 2024 • 1:21:03
An Update on Bitcoin & the ETFs – Epi-46
Today we examine the current state of bitcoin, we answer the questions of why do the ETFs have so much inflow and yet the price is down from launch day, what the future holds and I answer a ton of your questions about Bitcoin in general. Join Me Today as we Discuss… Things I said would happen and progress on them since Episode-3428 & Episode-3423 Price won’t really go anywhere right away, lets remind you of why ETF Funds could only compete on fees and transparency so they will publish addresses
Jan 29, 2024 • 2:10:05
We are Bitcoin’s Generation Zero – Epi-45
The Bitcoin ETFs are coming, FUD is like blood in the water again, the halving is coming, but we are taking a different look at this. How different? Well, would you get on a multi generational star ship so your great great grand kids can step foot on a new planet? What does that have to do with Bitcoin? Tune in to find out. Join Me Today to Discuss… Today is a long long macro look at Bitcoin, we will cover some current things though What is a “generational starship” in science fiction historic
Jan 3, 2024 • 2:03:46
Your Bitcoin Questions Answered – Epi-44
I have been getting a lot of bitcoin questions lately, some simple and some quite complex. I will do my best today to answer as many of them as possible. The thing about bitcoin is the more you know about bitcoin, the more you realize what you don’t known. Join Me Today to Discuss… Why did I stop recommending ledger as a hardware wallet – link Is a hardware wallet really better security and if so how Would I buy an ETF for BTC if approved, if not why am I pro ETF approval How do I convert (ins
Aug 1, 2023 • 1:40:48
The Merging of Bitcoin & AI – Epi-43
Recently Guy Swann did an exceptional episode of AI Unchained (Episode-5 with Kody Low) and it really got me thinking about where these two worlds are headed. We will cover that, and some other really exciting news about Bitcoin and Nostr as well today. The biggest thing I took from Guy’s episode with Kody is this concept, An absolute finite resource is necessary to control and unlimited one. I have been saying a version of this for years in the form of, “if you want an abundance of everything y
Jul 11, 2023 • 1:42:24
To Preserve Wealth Bitcoin is Your Only Move – Epi-42
I was recently listening to Michael Saylors amazing presentation from BTC Prague. Michael was at his finest, leading me to an episode of The Survival Podcast and The Bitcoin Breakout. The statement that resonated most from Michael’s speech was, “In order to preserve wealth, you must convert your assets into assets that are scarce, desirable, portable, durable and maintainable.” ~Michael Saylor Much like many of Michael’s insights, this is profound in its absolute simplicity and accuracy. The po
Jun 29, 2023 • 1:56:22
Bitcoin: The Stealth Weapon of the Modern Prepper – Epi-41
Today we are going to look at the relationship between Bitcoin and two concepts we discuss often on the podcast; preparedness and permaculture. We’re going to dive deep into how these three elements intertwine and why it’s crucial to grasp their connection. Let’s start with Bitcoin in the context of preparedness. Bitcoin, as a decentralized digital currency, operates independently of any central authority. This unique characteristic makes it a reliable store of value and a means of exchange, esp
Jun 6, 2023 • 1:34:38
Guy Swann & Jack Spirko Discuss Nostr’s Future – Epi-40
I asked Guy to join me today to talk about Nostr & it’s future. The monetization of the app space, the concept of “one key pair and your tribe is everywhere, what comes next and a ton more. Don’t miss this one. Nostr is not a social media site, it is a protocol sort of like email or http and it uses clients (similar to say outlook for email) for users to communicate information and exchange value with each other. As such it can’t be stopped, it can’t be censored and you never lose connection to
May 9, 2023 • 2:13:29
Announcing the GrowNostr Initiative – Epi-39
Having been on Nostr now for about a month and having banked a nice stack of satoshis in that time I have come to really appreciate what Nostr is all about. In other words by using it, I get it. There are some hiccups, this thing is brand new and not everything works all the time. But Nostr is really not even a beta product yet, more like pre alpha. So that will correct in time. The one legitamate complaint by members of my audience is that the conversation is dominated by Bitcoin talk. Thi
Apr 11, 2023 • 1:38:00
Bitcoin as a Strategy for an Uncertain Future – Epi-38
We are heading into the back half of the current bitcoin halving cycle. Simply put the next halving will be sometime in March of 2024, and the reward per block will drop from 6.25 to 3.125. We call this a supply shock. Simply put Bitcoin has put in its bottom for this cycle and it will be a bumpy up and down journey from here that will trend upward likely for the next two years. This means the excitement will pick up, tons of misinformation from both the pro and anti bitcoin sides will flow.
Mar 21, 2023 • 2:04:15
Podcasting 2.0 with Oscar Merry from Fountain.fm – Epi-37
Today Oscar Merry, CEO and co-founder of Fountain.fm joins us to discuss podcasting 2.0 and Fountain.fm value for value role in the Podcasting ecosystem. We will discuss the founding and value prop of Fountain, podcast clips, the value signal, social media, new Podcasting 2.0 features, making it simple to acquire your first bitcoin, building community among listeners, new lightning network features and more. Jack’s Links All My Recommended Bitcoin Tools (Buy, hodl & earn BTC) How to Self Custody
Mar 14, 2023 • 1:31:10
WTF is Nostr and Is it Unstoppable – Epi-36
Today I am joined by David Bennet host of “The Bitcoin And… Podcast” but we are not talking about Bitcoin, rather we are talking about Nostr. So WTF is Nostr, honestly I don’t really get it myself yet. That is why I asked David on to talk about it. Is it really unstoppable and uncensorable? Can it do more than power twitter clones? IDK, join me and let’s find out together. David Bennett is the host of The Bitcoin And . . . Podcast now in it’s 5th year. A permaculture and regenerative agric
Mar 9, 2023 • 2:03:19
Bitcoin is Freedom & Many Fear Freedom – Epi-35
Like many I initially came to Bitcoin due to the simple concept of “number go up”, that was a long time ago and all I can say is I regret every bitcoin I didn’t buy and every bitcoin I ever spent. I traded shitcoins for a while, mostly successfully as to profit. Yet the simple act of DCAing and HODLing Bitcoin would honestly have me ahead right now, had it been all I had ever done. In that time, I became a 99% Bitcoin Maxi. I still see the case for a privacy tool like Monero and remain open t
Feb 28, 2023 • 1:26:37
Why Bitcoiners Become Preppers – Epi-34
Today I am solo and am simply going to discuss what is actually the primary reason I started The Bitcoin Breakout as a production of The Survival Podcast. Simply put in the last 4 years I have watched many bitcoiners on Twitter and elsewhere post pictures of new homesteads, solar arrays, gardens, grass fed beef, new homesteads, etc. I’d say the big topics that bitcoiners come into after fully being onboarded are in no particular order… Growing your own food Carnivore/keto/paleo diets Permacultu
Feb 21, 2023 • 1:28:40
A Bitcoin Discussion with Jack – Epi-33
Today I am solo and am simply going to cover a variety of Bitcoin topics including some current events, looking at the future of bitcoin and how we really still are at the very beginning of the opportunity and story that is bitcoin. Join Me Today to Discuss… Remember the cycle is constant and we are still about 13 months from the next halving Why DCA is the way with Bitcoin for 99% of people Why the next Alton, etc. doesn’t matter if you are focused on the right time preference What is going on
Feb 2, 2023 • 1:35:33
Azolla a Plant for Food, Fertility & Energy – Epi-32
Today I am joined by Moses Sahontatoken to discuss a plant that I have talked about many times. Azolla a floating aquatic fern that can fix nitrogen from the air eliminating the need for nitrogen fertilizers, feed livestock and be grown rapidly enough to be a valid energy source when converted into dry pellets. A true miracle plant. Moses Sahontatoken is a Métis Bitcoin advocate and anarchist from Turtle Island (colonial Canada). Moses is a visionary and economic strategist; developing concepts
Jan 24, 2023 • 1:55:41
Trent Dudenhoeffer on Bitcoin for Financial Advisors – Epi-31
Trent Dudenhoeffer is a Certified Financial Planner focused on the convergence of traditional finance and bitcoin. He is one of the cofounders of the Kansas City Bitcoin Meetup. Trent is in a unique position to assist clients with traditional financial planning advice, while also educating and onboarding new bitcoiners. Trent feels there is still too many financial advisors that don’t maintain an opinion on bitcoin because they don’t know enough about it. Can you believe that? Not knowing enough
Jan 10, 2023 • 1:33:37
Bitcoin 2023 with Jack Spirko & John Bush – Epi-30
John Bush is one of Bitcoin’s true OGs, proceeding even myself into the Bitcoin space. He even once drove “The Bitcoin Bus” across the country living on Bitcoin long before most people even knew what it was. So I asked him to join me for this episode to discuss Bitcoins path though 2022 and were we are going in 2023. Join John and I Today as we Discuss… The Greater Reset 4 and What it has to do with today’s subject What are CBDCs and can bitcoin or any crytpo really do anything about them Why
Jan 3, 2023 • 2:14:24
Texas Slim Returns to Talk Beef & Bitcoin – Epi-29
Texas Slim is the founder of The Beef Initiative, a trade group dedicated to improving the quality of our food via direct market access and sound money. Slim was born and raised in the Texas Panhandle, where his grandfather stewarded the land he grew up on. He resides on the Llano Estacado, the Caprock of the Texas Panhandle, The Desert High Plains, and the end of the breadbasket. His ancestral family survived by farming and was near the Dust Bowl of the 1930s. Sim has a blue-collar background b
Dec 13, 2022 • 2:27:33
The How What & Why of Bitcoin Self Custody – Epi-28
The entire point of bitcoin is that you can self custody your bitcoin. In fact while many seem to think “be your own bank” means run your own node, it is really all about self custody. Think about why we have banks in the first place. Banking as we know it (international banking) goes back to the times of The Knights Templar. In this time people would make pilgrimages to the holy lands. You may imagine at such a time only those with means could make such a journey. The journey would be long
Dec 6, 2022 • 1:24:55
Bitcoin as a Solution to Humanitarian Crisis – Epi-27
Jonathan Kohn is a Venezuelan born Energy professional with experience in Land and BIS management for the oil and gas industry. Prior to founding BitPetro, Jonathan served as VP for Balanced Energy LLC, where he was responsible for the development and capitalization of over 70 drilling projects in Texas. BitPetro was founded in 2014, it focuses on the use of data science to provide land research and acquisition services focused on the intersection of Bitcoin and the Energy industry. Mr. Kohn als
Nov 29, 2022 • 1:07:35
What is Money with Robert Breedlove – Epi-26
Robert Breedlove is a digitally fluent finance and operations executive (CEO/CFO/COO/CIO) with broad spectrum leadership experience across the enterprise tech, consumer tech, corporate finance, international M&A, tax strategy, wealth management, Bitcoin, and cryptoasset domains. Robert holds a Bachelors of Science in Accounting and Finance and a Master’s Degree in Accounting from the University of Tennessee Haslam College of Business. His mission in life is to maximize freedom for humanity. Aski
Nov 15, 2022 • 1:17:06
Stacking Sats will Never Be this Easy Again – Epi-25
Has the bottom hit for the current cycle? The truth is that I don’t know. Further the truth is math never lies and hence it doesn’t matter. I actually called the bottom once the cycles top was established at 14,400 and I say yes, we have hit bottom. Yet when I say, “never be this easy again” I am referring to the next 2 years leading up to the next halving. There are so many ways to stack right now, let’s talk about some of them and why bear markets are for building. Join Me Today to Discus
Nov 1, 2022 • 1:33:36
Gabriel Custodiet on Using Bitcoin Privately – Epi-24
Gabriel Custodiet is host of The Watchman Privacy Podcast and the author of a bestselling privacy guide on Amazon. He has published many episodes on the use and accumulation of private/sovereign Bitcoin, and produces a Bitcoin privacy course that describes the process of owning, using, and acquiring Bitcoin in a radical way. Gabriel is currently writing a book on the basics of Bitcoin, re-explaining what it is in hopes of waking up the masses of people who have incorrectly learned how to use it
Oct 25, 2022 • 1:16:47
Parker Lewis on Bitcoin as the World Reserve Currency – Epi-23
Parker Lewis, an Austin native, is a veteran of the banking and asset management industries. After coming to the conclusion that bitcoin would become the global reserve currency, Parker joined Unchained Capital, helping build the company into one of the most trusted technology and financial services brands in bitcoin. Parker is also the author of the renowned Gradually, Then Suddenly Blog Series on bitcoin. He joins us today to discuss why he feels Bitcoin will in time become the world’s reserv
Oct 18, 2022 • 2:17:34
Gary Leland “The Bitcoin Boomer” – Epi-22
Today I am joined by Gary Leland founder of Bit Block Boom and host of “The Bitcoin Boomer” podcast. Gary is also one of the original gangster podcasters going back so long in his podcasting that he is one of the few current podcasters that have actually been in the game longer than me. Honestly Gary is a legend in the podcast industry and in the world of the internet as a whole. Having been ahead of both curves since the very beginning with literally hundreds of successful initiatives behind h
Oct 11, 2022 • 1:47:10
Getting Paid in Bitcoin No Matter Who You Work For – Epi-21
Today I am joined by Jonathan Chester, founder and CEO of BitWage. We will discuss how his service allows anyone to receive all or part of their salary in Bitcoin no matter who they work for with no need to onboard their employer. Oh and how about Bitcoin in your 401K plan? Yea we are going to talk about that too! Jonathan Chester is founder/CEO of Bitwage. Jonathan has been in the Bitcoin industry as an early adopter since 2013, running Bitwage, the most popular payroll & invoicing platform
Sep 27, 2022 • 1:09:08
Katie the Russian on Plan B Passports – Epi-20
Today I am joined by “Kati the Russian” to discuss the concept of Plan B passports. We discuss Flag Theory, jurisdictional arbitrage, the cost of a second passport, the sovereign individual and a ton more. Katie was born and raised in Russia. as a former pro sailor and national champion, she got a US green card and at the age of 21 she immigrated to the US. 6 years later Katie is a CEO of PlanBpassport.com, a Bitcoiner and wannabe Sovereign Individual. Join Us Today to Discuss… What is Flag Th
Sep 20, 2022 • 1:16:46
The State of Bitcoin and the Lightning Network – Epi-19
Today I wanted to go solo on a variety of bitcoin and lightning network topics I see popping up a lot in listener emails, youtube live chat and especially on Bitcoin Twitter. There is a lot going on, good news, FUD and some actual misinformation. You know real “misinformation” not the MSM version of the word. Join Me Today to Discuss… Why do I prefer the Fold Card over something like “BlockFi” – Get Fold How do I use bitcoin to pay for gas or buy groceries Why do so many shitcoin projects fail
Sep 13, 2022 • 1:43:02
Jesse Markowitz on the Start9 User Experience – Epi-18
Today I am joined by Jesse Markowitz to discuss the Start9 Embassy server from a customer’s perspective. I have had Matt Hill on twice about digital sovereignty via Start9’s technology. But I thought the perspective of an end user might really bring value to our audience. Jesse is a Computer Enthusiast and programmer for over 35 years. He has an engineering Degree from the Georgia Institute of Technology and an Executive MBA from the University of Texas at Austin. He started looking at Bitcoin
Sep 6, 2022 • 2:05:29
Flare Gas Mining with Blake Greiner of Musk Miners – Epi-17
Blake Greiner is the founder of Muskminers who have bitcoin miners hosting sales and operations at Texas and Louisiana. They mine and host on wasted flare gas based energy. The flare gas is otherwise burned off without generating a usable asset. Essentially, muskminers take stranded energy and creates a usable asset known as bitcoin. Right now there are massive amounts of wasted and stranded energy all over the world. Not just oil well gas flares either. For instance ever large landfill in the
Aug 30, 2022 • 1:33:38
Instant Lightning Node Deployment with Voltage – Bitcoin Breakout Epi-16
Today Nate from Voltage joins me to discuss the lightning network, advances in bitcoin and how Voltage cloud services can allow you to deploy powerful lightning nodes in under 5 minutes. The typical Voltage customer is developing apps and wallets on the lightning network, but the service is very affordable and I have been personally running a Voltage node to learn about the technology for about two months now. Nate is the current head of Support and Education at Voltage. He has been with the com
Aug 23, 2022 • 1:44:40
Jeremy Hall on Sats Back on Everything with the Fold Card – Epi-15
As an early(ish) adopter, Jeremy has had his finger on the pulse of the Bitcoin world since 2016. He has helped shape the industry by being a part of several crypto related start-ups, such as Obelisk Inc., Foundation Devices, and most recently as the Customer Service Manager for Fold Inc. Being well versed in a wide variety of topics and best practices, Jeremy has led multiple workshops, both domestically and abroad. His passion for helping others become self sovereign and financially secure per
Aug 16, 2022 • 1:41:40
Censor Proof Fund Raising on the Lightning Network – Epi-14
Mick Morucci is the co-founder of Geyser, a reward-based crowdfunding platform built on Bitcoin’s Lightning network. He built Geyser to help creatives, developers, educators launch their initiatives through the support of their community. By building on Bitcoin’s lightning network Geyser enables what Mick calls “borderless crowdfunding”: crowdfunding that can happen regardless of geographical barriers, is fully interoperable with other platforms on the lightning network without any platform barr
Aug 9, 2022 • 1:33:14
Guy Swann, Brian Harrington & Jack Spirko on the Layer 3 Revolution – Epi-13
The lightning network took a long time to really develop into what we were waiting for. In fact it is still maturing but it is now to the point where we are building layer three apps on top of Lightning’s layer two. That is a fancy way of saying, we are using bitcoin to monetize what we commonly call “smart phone apps”. Consider apps like Fountain.fm, Breez, etc that monetize podcasting. Users earn sats, send sats and communicate with hosts. But this is just the beginning there are already a
Aug 2, 2022 • 2:30:46
Texas Slim on Bitcoin & The Beef Initiative – Epi-12
Texas Slim is a 7th generational Texan on a mission to improve the health and security of our local communities. To do so he is expanding market access to quality animal protein by building decentralized networks of value-aligned ranchers, processors, distributors, butchers, grocers, restaurants, and consumers. Slim is focused on providing tools and access to the tools necessary, including bitcoin, to form more secure localized food supply chains. Slim has been traveling around the country for 3
Jul 26, 2022 • 2:04:19
Sovereign Retirement with Bitcoin – Epi-11
Jeff Vandrew Jr is a licensed attorney and a certified public accountant and financial planner. Jeff is a leading voice in the bitcoin industry on IRAs and tax planning and has featured in Bloomberg Law, CoinDesk, and Bitcoin Magazine. At Unchained Capital, Jeff leads the development of retirement and inheritance services to support Unchained’s clients with their long-term bitcoin savings. Jeff also develops open-source software on the side. Jeff joins us today to discuss sovereign retirement wi
Jul 21, 2022 • 59:15
Bitcoin as Base Money with Brian Harrington – Epi-10
On Episode 10 we are Joined by Brian Harrington of BrianHarrinton.org and ChoiceApp.io to discuss using bitcoin as base money. We will also discuss funding your retirement with bitcoin, bitcoin vs. fiat, can btc be used without the internet, how to use BTC for community building, localism and a ton more. If Bitcoin is not usually your topic of choice, trust me you don’t want to miss this one anyway. The world is changing and survival means adaptation. Honestly this may be one of the best show
Jul 20, 2022 • 1:50:02
Jesse Markowitz on Lightning Nodes for Beginners – Epi-9
Jesse is a Computer Enthusiast and programmer for over 35 years. He has an engineering Degree from the Georgia Institute of Technology and an Executive MBA from the University of Texas at Austin. He started looking at Bitcoin in 2012 – but not seriously (didn’t keep any). He got back into crypto in 2017, purchasing books online for crypto and learning how it works. In 2019 he was answering questions for family and friends and even giving talks for small groups. By 2020 and throughout 2021 he tra
Jul 19, 2022 • 2:10:07
Adam Curry on Value for Value, Bitcoin, Lightning and the Future of Podcasting – Epi-8
Today I am joined by “The Podfather” himself, Adam Curry to discuss how he was part of the birth of podcasting itself and the technology he is developing to empower podcasters and their communities to connect, avoid censorship and exchange value for value with no interference from the banking system. Today Adam is best known as the co-host of his show No Agenda which is one of the longest running podcasts online today. He also built Podcast Index allowing podcasters and listeners to exchange va
Jul 13, 2022 • 2:13:15
10 of your Bitcoin Questions Answered – Epi-7
Recently I made a simple post on twitter, it was simply, “tell me what questions you would like me to answer or talk about in relation to Bitcoin”. A metric ton of questions poured in. So many there is no way I can do them in one episode. So I will do about 10 of them today. We will handle many of them on future episodes. This is what we will cover today… Does sub dividing Satoshis actually make bitcoin inflationary? What is bitcoin maximalism vs. “toxic maximalism” and what would I call mys
Jul 12, 2022 • 1:25:39
A Bitcoin Conversation with Natalie Brunell – Bitcoin Breakout – Epi-6
Today we are joined by Natalie Brunell host of Coin Stories and The Hard Money Show. Natalie has had a fantastic journey starting out as an award winning main stream journalist. She has over time transitioned to fully independent journalism and dedicated her time and talent to exploring everything Bitcoin and the Lightning Network. Her popular show, Coin Stories, features interviews with Bitcoin thought leaders about their backgrounds, conviction for BTC, and headlines related to finance and eco
Jul 7, 2022 • 1:33:20
Guy Swann on Bitcoin and Freedom – Bitcoin Breakout – Epi-5
Guy Swann is literally ,“The Guy who has read more about Bitcoin than anyone else you know.” Guy is a speaker, Podcast Host, Educator, Narrator, Filmmaker, & Entrepreneur who went down the Bitcoin rabbit hole in 2011 & has never been able to find his way back out. At 1,000s of hours reading, exploring, & engaging with works on the topics, Guy is well versed in the Economics, Philosophy, Cryptography, History, Game Theory, Energy dynamics, Politics, & Revolutionary nature of the Bitcoin Monetary
Jul 5, 2022 • 1:58:59
The Basics of Understanding and Using Lightning – Epi-4
Today we are going to talk about the Lightning Network which is a “Layer 2” solution for bitcoin transactions. If that sounds complicated, don’t worry I will help you make sense of it all today. There is a lot of Fud about Lightning, generally this comes from shitcoiners in general but mostly from Bitcoin Cash holdouts who chant nonsense such as, “Bitcoin Cash is the Real Bitcoin”. The reality is Lightning is exactly the type of solution bitcoin’s creator, Satoshi Nakamoto envisioned for bitco
Jun 28, 2022 • 1:50:44
The Basics of Buying, Holding & Sending Bitcoin – Epi-3
This is going to be a very basic episode but one I have been asked to do many times. I am going to talk about how to actually buy, hold, transfer and spend bitcoin using various services. Today specifically we will talk about four platforms to buy bitcoin one. Those will be CoinBase, Swan Bitcoin, Strike and CoinEx. I will also cover how to send bitcoin with two of those platforms, those will be Strike and CoinBase. Further I will cover how to “spend bitcoin” without actually spending your b
Jun 19, 2022 • 1:35:38
The Basics of How Bitcoin Works – Bitcoin Breakout – Epi-2
In this episode we discuss how bitcoin actually works, why it works and why it is the hardest money ever created. We discuss the genesis of bitcoin and its developer, Satoshi. We discuss common myths from shit coines as to “What Satoshi wanted” and how it is a flawed appeal to authority fallacy. I explain why the claim that mining is “solving complex math problems” is absolutely not what mining is. How bitcoin is really backed by “security” and why if you don’t have bitcoin in your portfolio
Jun 12, 2022 • 1:04:41