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Adam Curry on Value for Value, Bitcoin, Lightning and the Future of Podcasting – Epi-8

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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 value for value with streaming satoshis (bitcoin) over the lightning network. He is now building the … Continue reading →

10 of your Bitcoin Questions Answered – Epi-7

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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 myself? Some say bitcoin is an inflation … Continue reading →

A Bitcoin Conversation with Natalie Brunell – Bitcoin Breakout – Epi-6

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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 economic issues facing society. Coin Stories is the #1 woman-hosted Bitcoin podcast in the world. Natalie is also a video contributor to Bitcoin … Continue reading →

Guy Swann on Bitcoin and Freedom – Bitcoin Breakout – Epi-5

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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 System. He joins us today to discuss how bitcoin and freedom go together and some of the … Continue reading →

The Basics of Understanding and Using Lightning – Epi-4

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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 bitcoin and its perceived shortcomings. Nakamoto wrote the following in 2010… “The nature of #Bitcoin is such … Continue reading →

The Basics of Buying, Holding & Sending Bitcoin – Epi-3

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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 bitcoin when you want to pay merchants that accept bitcoin. Additionally … Continue reading →

The Basics of How Bitcoin Works – Bitcoin Breakout – Epi-2

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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 right now you are really missing out on an opportunity that will … Continue reading →

Understanding Money – Bitcoin Breakout – Epi-1

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In the first official episode of The Bitcoin Breakout we discuss…. What is money How does money obey the laws of energy How all money is nothing but an agreement and a ledger No Entry Accounting – cash, gold, etc. Single Entry Accounting – link Double Entry Accounting – link Triple Entry Accounting – link How all Money is useless unless it has something to “account for” How that applies to cryptocurrency but in some ways it has the highest “intrinsic value” of all Monetary Creation, Manipulation and Movement How is US money created Why does our current crazy monetary … Continue reading →