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Jun 29, 2023
BTC VC Investment with Sats Standard Capital
Sats Standard Ventures invests in companies dedicated to building on Bitcoin and the Bitcoin and Lightning ecosystems.
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Jun 22, 2023
Marine Veteran & Jiu-Jitsu Practitioner on Bitcoin
In this episode, Andrew Howard (@Andrew_J_Howard) speaks about bitcoin, how he got orange-pilled while in the Marine Corps, his experience selling bitcoin to High Net Worth Individuals (HNWI's) over the last three years through @BTCReserveHQ, and more.
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Jun 19, 2023
Between Two ASICs with Tatum Turn Up
This episode features a conversation with Tatum Turn Up (https://twitter.com/tatumturnup), the host of "Between Two ASICs". His show offers a satirical look into the Bitcoin ecosystem. You can watch Tatum's show via this link: https://www.youtube.com/@TatumTurnUp/.
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Jun 15, 2023
Low Time Preference Lifestyle with Ben Justman
Fascinating conversation with Ben Justman about his low time preference lifestyle, how he was orange pilled, natural wine, his journey into food entrepreneurship and more.
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Jun 12, 2023
Seeking Bitcoin’s Fair Value with Dan Ashmore
Next up on our podcast, we're thrilled to host Dan Ashmore, an author of "Bitcoin, Money & Human Beings" and Head of Research for Invezz & CoinJournal.
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Jun 6, 2023
Halvings Priced In? Insightful conversation with Blockware Solutions
Blockware Solutions is an industry leader in Bitcoin mining and hashrate infrastructure.
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Jun 1, 2023
Liberty Maximalism & Bitcoin with Kate Wand
On this Bitcoin Roundup episode, we had a fascinating conversation with Kate Wand. She's a Liberty Maximalist with a knack for addressing societal issues through artwork, films, and stimulating dialogues, skillfully intertwining historical narratives with present-day realities from a psychological and moral perspective. Enjoy!
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Mar 29, 2023
Building Bitcoin Companies with CK Snarks
CK is the Managing Director of Bitcoin Magazine and has been with BTC Media Inc. since 2016. He's Bitcoin-Twitter famous for his saying "37 sats" alluding to the last block reward for Bitcoin miners, which will be "generational wealth". CK is very well spoken, has very unique views on the Bitcoin Industry, having lived in it for the past 7 years, and is one of the most bullish Bitcoiners we know!
In this conversation we discuss:
* How CK learned about Bitcoin
* Early Bitcoin Days
* How Bitcoin Magazine started... and how it's going
* Challenges in Building a Bitcoin Business
* Talent in Bitcoin
* Bitcoin Price Volatility from a Business POV
* Bitcoin 2023: Behind-the-Scenes at planning
* Bitcoin in India
* What CK is most Bullish about
* Advice for class of 2021
and so much more!
We thoroughly enjoyed talking to CK and gaining his perspective, especially as a Bitcoin-only Company ourselves. We're sure you're going to love this conversation, too! Links
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Mar 7, 2023
Everything Divided by 21 Million with Knut Svanholm
Knut Svanholm is a former tall ship sailor, singer, and crew manager at an offshore shipping company. His book "Bitcoin: Sovereignty through mathematics" was one of the most praised Bitcoin books of 2019 and he's the mind behind the "Infinity divided by 21M" meme. He writes about the philosophical impacts of Bitcoin and how it can change the world for the better. His earlier books on Bitcoin are two of the highest-rated books on the subject. He's collaborating with other bitcoiners frequently and is the author behind several educational videos on the subject.
In this conversation we discuss:
* Knut's early encounter with Bitcoin
* How his career influenced his perspective
* The separation of Money and State
* Infinity divided by 21 million
* Not using money for daily transactions
* Bitcoin as a 4D discovery or invention
* Exciting times ahead
and so much more!
Knut's philosophical view on Bitcoin and vision of the future is fascinating and remarkable. You're going to love this conversation! Links
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Mar 1, 2023
Bitcoin, not communism
Earlier this year, we had the pleasure of catching up with Aleks Svetski on what he's been up to and his latest essays for Bitcoin Magazine.
In this conversation we discuss:
* Aleks' inspiration for his latest work
* fiat collectivism
* bitcoin as a moral and logical high ground
* The idea of the remnant
* How does hyperbitcoinization happen?
* What Bitcoiners can do to support the movement
* Bitcoin across the world through Aleks' travel
* Trends and development in the Bitcoin ecosystem
and so much more!
If you've ever heard Aleks speak before, you know he doesn't censor himself and shares his thoughts exactly how he means them. This conversation is no different. Enjoy!
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Feb 21, 2023
Is the Bull Market Back?
Last week, we had the pleasure of talking with Dr. Jeff Ross aka @VaileshireCap aka Dr. Bull (for now) to update our 2023 macro thesis for Bitcoin and the broader market.
In this conversation, we cover:
* Bitcoin Price run-up... What's causing it?
* Fed demeanor and language changes
* Market implied rate pathway in 2023
* Is inflation ACTUALLY easing?
* What are the 2y/10y/30y yields telling us about Fed future actions and market expectations?
* Are we actually going to see a recession or worse?
* Impact of a bunch of hypothetical scenarios on financial market outlook: war, cyber pandemic, major credit event, and many more.
* Bitcoin 2023 Price Prediction
* How to financially prepare for any of these scenarios.
Jeff is always thoughtful, measured, and provides good justification for his (often wrong; his words not ours) predictions for the future. While this is NOT financial advise, it is a very fun and informative conversation. We enjoyed it and are sure you will…
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Feb 15, 2023
Bitcoin Regulatory Landscape
While no one, governments included, can control or regulate Bitcoin itself, companies, exchanges, and the broader surrounding ecosystem can be.
We recently chatted with BitAML's Joe Ciccolo about the regulatory playing field where Bitcoin currently sits. In this conversation we cover:
* Things that impact Bitcoin Public Policy Influence
* FTX from a regulatory POV
* Federal Public Policy 101: What do each of these organizations do and what's their take on Bitcoin?
* SEC
* FinCEN
* CFTC
* CFPB
* Inter-agency political competition
* State public Policy & Money transmission license definitions
* States competing to be more Bitcoin-friendly?
* Wyoming, Texas and...?
* lobbying for Bitcoin?
* What Bitcoin Companies can do to make it easier for lawmakers to understand bitcoin
* What Bitcoiners can do to decrease the regulatory attack surface on bitcoin.
Joe's knowledge in these regulatory arenas is only matched by his ability to distill down complex facts and…
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Feb 7, 2023
Building on Bitcoin: Impervious and Trammel Venture Partners
Late last year, we spoke with TVP's Christopher Calicott and Matthew Snow and Impervious.ai founder Chase Perkins about building Bitcoin companies, whether they be VC firms or technology companies, the Bitcoin way.
In this conversation we discuss:
* motivation behind building a Bitcoin-specific VC firm
* the FTX situation: how could all the VC's involved have missed the red flags?
* bitcoin-parallel vs. bitcoin-focused investment opportunities
* How to be a low-time-preference VC fund, in practice, given the "promising" potential ROI from the "crypto" space?
* White-space for Bitcoin businesses to fill
* Criteria to determine if a project will be long-term successful in a Bitcoin-standard world? How does Impervious specifically fit this criteria from an investor's perspective?
* Chase's motivation for building Impervious
* what's it like to try to fundraise for a Bitcoin-only project and the temptation to tokenize to gain VC exposure.
* Impervious: current feature…
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Jan 31, 2023
Bitcoin in El Salvador: 1 year later
This is a must listen for anyone interested in finding out the status of Bitcoin adoption in El Salvador 1 year after it was declared legal tender in the country.
Shortly after the AdoptingBTC Conference, which is held yearly in El Salvador, we wanted to see how things really are on the ground in El Salvador from a neutral observer. So we spoke to Joe Hall (aka Joe Nakamoto) to get his perspective, who as both Bitcoiner and as a Journalist, was as close as we can get to an objective assessment of how adoption is really going there.
We discussed:
* general state of the country for those who have never been there
* Attitude towards Bukele amongst locals
* How well the average person there understands bitcoin
* Businesses dealing with Bitcoin
* Bitcoin wallets and Chivo
* Impact of Bitcoin price volatility on El Salvador citizens
* Does the average El Salvadoran view Bitcoin as hope?
* What can bitcoiners do to help adoption continue and thrive there?
Joe is very thoug…
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Jan 23, 2023
Bear to Bull? Bitcoin Macro with Dr. Jeff Ross
In early Q4 last year, we had the pleasure of talking with Dr. Jeff Ross aka @VaileshireCap aka Dr. Bear (or is it Dr. Bull now?) regarding a variety of macro topics related to Bitcoin.
In this conversation, we cover:
* Market volatility
* Does the BOE news cause the Fed to reconsider their current path?
* Credit Swisse… Lehman brother moment of 2022?
* What happens to Europe of the fed pauses but ECB keeps hiking?
* When does Dr. Bear turn to Dr. Bull?
* Global Debt Crisis... 22-23 or something later? how does this play out?
* What does a market bottom look like?
* advice for people to manage the madness of the next couple of years
and much more.
Jeff always bring the heat and simplifies the complexity for the uninitiated, which is why we love talking and listening to him. You will too; enjoy!
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Jan 10, 2023
Bitcoin Year in Review 2022
To close out 2022, the Coinbits team reflected on their experiences and takeaways from another year in the books for Bitcoin. In this conversation we discuss:
* price fluctuation impact on people's conviction?
* will more people be on-boarded to bitcoin first?
* Immunity to the cyclical nature of Bitcoin's price
* Bitcoin UX
* Bitcoin Privacy
* Institutions that came into bitcoin in 2022
* The evolution of CBDCs in 2022
* How might CBDCs be rolled out in a way that people won't reject them?
* Self-custody your Bitcoin
* FTX Debacle
* Convenience Trade-offs
* "then they fight you"
* what will 2023 bring to Bitcoin?
and so much more. Enjoy!
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Dec 30, 2022
Coinbits Turns 5: reflections from the team
Earlier this year, Coinbits turned 5 years old. Happy Birthday Coinbits! In this conversation with the founders and a few team members, we discuss:
* How Yousef and Maher (the founders) discovered Bictoin
* Is Bitcoin different today then it was back then? How?
* What motivated the building of Coinbits
* The temptation to dabble in altcoins
* Behind-the-scenes at a Bitcoin company
* How a Bitcoin business should deal with price volatility
* funny (now, not at the time) events that take place in start-ups, specifically BITCOIN start-ups
* What makes working for a Bitcoin company so different than fiat work
and so much more!
Tears were shed, laughs were had, and the building continues. If you've been yearning to learn about the team behind Coinbits, this is an episode you won't want to miss!
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Dec 20, 2022
Is Bitcoin Political? With Eric Yakes
Eric Yakes is the author of one of the most popular Bitcoin books: The 7th Property.
In this conversation with Eric, we cover:
* How did money turn political?
* can money ever NOT be political?
* Does bitcoin align with 1 political ideology more than another?
* Bitcoin is the separation of money and state; what does this mean practically?
* Power of governments/future state of governance
* Social ramifications
* “Shared” resources; mUh roads, etc
* will bitcoin centralize over time, like existing power structures?
and much more.
Eric has a very even-keeled take on how things will play out: very reasonable and well-thought-out, which is why we love talking and listening to him. You will too; enjoy!
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Dec 11, 2022
Macro Basics with Greg Foss
We had the pleasure of picking uncle Greg Foss' brain on a variety of macro topics related to Bitcoin.
In this conversation, we cover:
* bond yields
* interest expense on US public debt
* Credit Suisse contagion
* What is a Credit Default Swap (CDS)?
* Royal Bank of Canada playbook: could it play out again?
* Impact of Fed rate hikes on EU and the rest of the world
* Why and how Bitcoin is the only answer
* How to educate the world on economics and Bitcoin and the work of lookingglasseducation.com
and much more.
Foss always bring the heat and minces no words, which is why we love talking and listening to him. You will too; enjoy!
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Dec 3, 2022
Bitcoin Venture Capital with Marty Bent
At Bitblockboom 2022, we spent some time chatting with Marty Bent
In this conversation we covered a variety of topics:
* How TFTC started
* the good ol' days of the last bull cycle
* Ten31 roots
* low-time-preference venture capital
* The importance of building on Bitcoin
and much more.
Marty's got such a unique purview of Bitcoin and the growing industry around it so we can't get enough of his perspective. Enjoy!
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* Marty Bent Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/martybent
* Marty's awesome podcast and newsletters: https://www.tftc.io
* Ten31: https://www.ten31.vc
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