Hodlberry joins me again to discuss his recent article in Bitcoin Magazine and how Bitcoin is compatible with the Christian faith, and how mainstream Christianity has lost it's counter-culture, cypherpunk traditions. Follow Hodlberry on Twitter - https://twitter.com/hodlberry Discussed: https://www.thegospelcoalition.org/article/christian-invest-bi…

Austin Jones of Atlas Arms joins me to talk about their project, the Dagny Dagger and how Bitcoin has played a part in their funding. We also talk about the loss of wilderness and frontier, his prior work in the space industry and how government regulations and contracts stifle innovation, especially in the weapons industry. Follow: Austin on Twitt…

Phil Gibson aka Mr.Pseu joins me to discuss his road to Bitcoin via a series of podcast hops and a stint in the bcash camp, and his new single "ETF" out now on Citadel21. Follow: Twitter - https://twitter.com/mrpseu Article/Single - https://www.citadel21.com/etf-economic-earworms-of-the-sound-money-revolution Music - https://etf615.com Phil's Main …

Hodlberry joins me to discuss how he got into Bitcoin, how it changes you, and we review the sad tale of the Liberty Dollar. Follow Hodlberry on Twitter - https://twitter.com/hodlberry Discussed: Bitcoin Banner - https://twitter.com/hodlberry/status/1279602552250777603?s=20 Locha Mesh - https://locha.io Liberty Dollar - https://en.wikipedia.org/wik…

Haseeb Awan joins me to discuss his history with Bitcoin ATMs as well as SIM swaps and how his company Efani protects their customer from SIM swapping. Follow: Haseeb on Twitter - https://twitter.com/haseeb Efani on Twitter - https://twitter.com/efani Efani website - https://efani.com Referenced: Efani blog - https://www.efani.com/blog/ -------- Su…

DiverterNoKYC joins me to talk about his report "Mining for the Streets" - using Bitcoin miners in your home for acquiring Bitcoin without bending the knee to KYC. We discussed: -Diverter's story -Why no KYC -Mining goals for home mining -What miners / where to get them -How to insulate them for sound and heat -What flavor crayons are best Follow D…

Jeff See and I discuss using the Socratic method when dealing with the State. While this theoretically works in any non-violent offense, we discuss it in the frame of potential future laws about KYC'd Bitcoin. Twitter - https://twitter.com/defundthestate_ Referenced: Never Talk to the Cops - https://t.co/U4XMSAgJdc?amp=1 Defending Against the State…

Brian Harrington joins me to talk about spending Bitcoin and involving Bitcoin in your family budget process. We also talk about pushing back on the theft of taxation by using Bitcoin, what the Jesus said about taxes and government, the power of local meetups and more. Follow Brian: Twitter - https://twitter.com/brainharrington Youtube - https://ww…

In this episode Matt Odell and I discuss how the state uses your phone and computer to take in massive amounts of data to use against you in the future, and what steps you can take to reduce the amount of data they have on you on your phone, your computer and physical appearance. We also discussed focusing on what you can do positively instead of w…

Bitcoin Sign Guy joins me to talk about the work he is doing with the Urbit project, a simplified operating system designed to make running servers and decentralized applications easy for the common man. We discuss the architecture and current capabilities of Urbit, as well as how it could be used with Bitcoin in the future. Twitter: https://twitte…

Marty Bent joins me to discuss Great American Mining, a company making use of waste gas from oil fields to power bitcoin mining here in the USA. We talk about mining costs and variables, the importance of decentralizing mining and the power of incentivizing one of the most politically powerful industries to fight for Bitcoin. Marty: Twitter - https…

This week I'm joined by Scott Sibley to talk about his forthcoming board game SHAmory, that helps teach concepts of Bitcoin mining in a way that is fun and easy to understand. Scott also talks about how his background in Ed Tech helped him create something that doesn't over-complicate the message so anyone can play, even if they know nothing about …

Guy Swann of The Cryptoconomy and I discuss how government meddling causes the economic fragility we saw in 2008 and we're seeing again now, as well as how the money printing they use to try and fix it only makes it worse for the next crash. Follow Guy: Twitter - https://twitter.com/thecryptoconomy Web - https://thecryptoconomy.com Referenced: Leon…

This week I have three quick interviews with Bitcoiners in various places. Brian Lockhart from the greater Seatle area, Beefsteak Josh from NYC, and Marshall Long who is working on 3d printed masks to hopefully help relieve the growing shortage. Twitter: Brian - https://twitter.com/brianlockhart Josh - https://twitter.com/awayslice Marshall - https…

This week I chat with Carlos from Satoshi's Games to talk about the upcoming release of Lightnite, a battle royale style video game that makes use of Bitcoin and will hopefully bring Bitcoin into the gaming culture. Follow Lightnite: Web - https://lightnite.io Twitter - https://twitter.com/lightnitegame Medium - https://medium.com/lightnite Instagr…

This week is a double header about nodes with Pierre Rochard and Ketan Gulabdas from Ministry of Nodes. We talk about various ways to run a Bitcoin node and why you should. Pierre: Twitter - https://twitter.com/pierre_rochard BitcoinACKs - https://bitcoinacks.com/ Node Launcher: Github - https://github.com/lightning-power-users/node-launcher Medium…

Ragnar Lifthrasir joins me to talk about his project Guns N' Bitcoin, helping bitcoiners and gun owners understand both. We talk about their pistol and hardware wallet case, the similar natures of gun and bitcoin communities and the new GnB podcast. Ragnar on Twitter - https://twitter.com/ragnarly Guns N Bitcoin on Twitter - https://twitter.com/gun…

I hung out with Marty Bent at BitBlockBoom in Dallas for episode 50(!) and we talked about his Bitcoin origins, creating content and more. Marty on Twitter - https://twitter.com/martybent Marty's Bent - https://tftc.io/martys-bent/ Tales from the Crypt - https://tftc.io/tales-from-the-crypt/ Hayek's "Use of Knowledge in Society" (text)- https://mis…

Conner Brown joins me to talk about his recent article on Bitcoin's lack of intrinsic value, and how using non-moneys for stores of value degrade their primary uses. Conner on Twitter - https://twitter.com/_connerbrown_ Conner's article on Medium - https://medium.com/coinmonks/bitcoin-has-no-intrinsic-value-and-thats-great-e6994adbfe0f Conner's art…

DJ Seeds, creator of LNCast.com and TFTC.io, joins me to talk about better podcasting revenue models, specifically with LNcast, a pay-per-episode podcatcher running on lightning and BTCPay. We talk about the traditional methods of podcasting advertisements, various details of RSS and get a little bit into the new tftc.io site with lightning payment…

I'm joined in this episode by Miljan of Rise Wallet to discuss their mobile software wallet and gift card based bitcoin purchasing. We also dig in to what features make a wallet easy for onboarding new users. Give it a listen! https://twitter.com/risewallet - Rise on Twitter https://risewallet.com - Rise's website https://www.risewallet.com/locatio…

Just me this week reading some Bitcoin fiction. I read a story I wrote called 'The Signal' and a thread from @obiwankenobit about a dystopian Libra future.ObiwanKenobits - https://twitter.com/obiwankenobitsObiwan's Thread - https://twitter.com/ObiWanKenoBit/status/1141408826731593728 Reddit post of Bitcoin future - https://www.reddit.com/r/Bitcoin/…

The Bitcoin Rabbi joins me to talk about his great new children's book, "Bitcoin Money" Bitcoin rabbi on Twitter - https://twitter.com/thebitcoinrabbiBitcoin Money - https://bitcoinmoneybook.comBitcoin Money on Amazon - https://www.amazon.com/Bitcoin-Money-Tale-Bitville-Discovering/dp/0578490676/ref=sr_1_1?keywords=bitcoin+money&qid=1560180719&s=ga…

I sat down with Matt Odell to talk about his latest project Final Message, adversarial thinking, hopes and fears for the future, non-KYC Bitcoin, multi-sig and more. Don't forget to check out LN Cast to drop some sats on TFTC and this podcast as well. Follow Matt: Twitter Final Message Tales from the Crypt Non-KYC Bitcoin Rise Wallet Azteco Fast Bi…

Janine Roem joins me to talk about the recent Coinbase-HackingTeam debacle and the community's response with #deleteCoinbase, as well as her ideas for revision-controlled journalism. Read Janine's thread here https://twitter.com/J9Roem/status/1100876184999596054 ----Janine https://twitter.com/j9roem - Twitter https://t.co/4Sggw8Drp7 - Janine's blog…

JW Weatherman joins me to talk about 10 Hours of Bitcoin and Mathbot.com. We also discuss state propoganda, education and crypto scams along the way. ---JW---- https://twitter.com/jwweatherman_ https://10hoursofbitcoin.com https://mathbot.com ------ Referenced: https://mises.org/library/anatomy-state - Murray Rothbard's "Anatomy of the State" https…

Space cat Hodlonaut joins me to talk about the lightning torch aka the LNTrustChain. We also discussed custodial v non-custodial wallets, shades of maximalism and having a diverse community while maintaining consensus. ---- Referenced Hodlonaut - https://twitter.com/hodlonaut Take the torch - https://takethetorch.online LN Torch video - https://www…

Clark Moody and I roll the FUD dice and discuss the 21million Bitcoin cap. Bitcoin Supply schedule - https://en.bitcoin.it/wiki/Controlled_supply Miner underpay - see note under chart at https://en.bitcoin.it/wiki/Controlled_supply#Projected_Bitcoins_Long_Term Bitcoin Private secret premine - https://coinmetrics.io/bitcoin-private/ Zcash inflation …

Alex Hardy joins me to talk about his Bitcoin origins, his Proof of Take newsletter, the importance of reputation in the space and more. Follow Alex Twitter Proof of Take Support Bottomshelf Bitcoin Tally Coin donation Donation page Bottomshelf Morale Patch Bitcoin Merit Badge Patreon Tuttle Twins Sponsors Anchor Patchion ----- Music Credits: Morni…

Randy Brito is back with updates from Venezuela, including a new project under development called Locha. Locha aims to create mesh networks from open source software and low-cost hardware that can be made wherever you live. Links Locha BitcoinVenezuela Randy Brito Locha Telegram Randy on Episode 19 Support Bottomshelf Bitcoin Tally Coin donation Do…

Justin Moon and I hung out in Austin to talk about Bitcoin, Bitcoin businesses, Buidl Bootcamp, and forming community with other Bitcoiners Follow Justin Twitter Youtube Buidl Bootcamp Bitcoin Book Club Learn Python Codecademy's Python Course SoloLearn Python Other References BlockSci Support Bottomshelf Bitcoin Tally Coin donation Donation page Bo…

Another Fudbustin' episode, this time on Small Blocks. I not only talk about the benefits of small blocks over large, but also why we have a block size limit at all. Satoshi and Small Blocks History of Consensus Forks from Bitmex Research Complete Satoshi from Nakamoto Institute Speculation on Why Satoshi created the limit Garzik's Oct 3 Patch Othe…

FUD Bustin: Deflation We're busting the FUD that Bitcoin's deflationary policy is a bad thing in this week's episode Nic Carter's FUD dice BIS paper on deflation Bitcoin Wiki Deflationary Spiral Does Hoarding Really Hurt Bitcoin? I'm Hoarding Bitcoin Spending During Deflation HODL waves Support Bottomshelf Bitcoin Tally Coin donation Donation page …

I chat with Clark Moody about Bitcoin's first ten years, and where we're going in the future. Follow Clark Clark's site Bitcoin and the Interplanetary Frontier Twitter Picks and Shovels Other References Bitcoin Podcasters Episode 7 with Clark Moody Nic Carter's FUD dice Jim BTC SmarterEveryDay video on orbital mechanics Seveneves book Support Botto…

Jeff Vandrew, attorney and CPA, joins me to discusses his practice and setting up investment accounts to allow them to include Bitcoin as well as his recent work on creating a Quickbooks integration for BTCPay Server. Follow Jeff Twitter Jeff’s site Referenced Quickbooks integration BTCPayServer Bottomshelf Episode with Nicolas Dorier – BTCPay and …

This is an episode that’s not about Bitcoin. It’s about Christmas. References from the Bible ESV Bible The Fall of Man Exodus Luke 2 (birth of Jesus) Mark 14-16 (Crucifixion and Resurrection) Bible Project Summary Videos Creation and Fall of Man Exodus Part 1, Part 2 The Birth of Jesus from Luke 2 Acts (part 1) Other Prophecies that Jesus fulfilled…

I talk with Vijay Boyapati about his article “The Bullish Case for Bitcoin”, as well as his time at Google and the recent Bcash Hash War. Follow Vijay Twitter Medium Stories The Bullish Case for Bitcoin Bitmain’s BCH bags Support Bottomshelf Bitcoin

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Dan Held talks with me about Interchange, a project that Picks & Shovels is working on as well as his recent article on how Proof of Work is actually efficient. Follow Dan: Twitter Medium PoW is Efficient Picks and Shovels: Main site Twitter Harmony CSV standard Recommended Other Podcasts: Noded Bitcoin Podcast Bitcoin & Markets Tales from the Cryp…

Austin Storms talks to me about mining Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies. We talked about the progression of mining hardware and the nature of mining in various regulatory environments. Follow Austin Twitter Stories Quebec changes stance on Bitcoin Mining Bitmain announces Rockdale facility UpstreamData – Bitcoin Mining with flared methane Upstrea…

Vortex joins me to talk about his new channel CryptoCast Network, as well as his project Programming with Bitcoin, a C# workshop focused on how to work with Bitcoin. Follow Vortex Twitter TheOneVortex.com CryptoCast Network CryptoCast main site Twitter Instagram Programming with Bitcoin Programming with Bitcoin site Nicolas on Twitter Other Jimmy S…

Jameson Lopp joins me to talk about OpSec and making yourself a hard target. We also discussed his work with CasaHodl. Follow Lopp Twitter Mastodon Github Medium Earn Lopp’s Projects Physical Bitcoin attacks Lopp.net statoshi.info CasaHODL Stories Reflections Upon a SWATting Wikipedia article on Swatting Swatting script kiddies Root cause of swatti…

Dhruv Bansal of Unchained Capital comes on the show to talk about how hodlers can turn long term investments into short term opportunities via cryptoasset-backed lending. Follow Dhruv

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Pierre Rochard comes on the show to talk Bitcoin governance, social signaling, Schelling points, and institutional money. Pierre Pierre on Twitter Debt jubilee tweet Pierre on Medium Bitcoin Governance Bitcoin Acks Bitcoin Advisory Noded Bitcoin Podcast Satoshi Nakamoto Institute Other The Bitcoin Standard by Saifedean Ammous Mastering Bitcoin by A…

Nik Bhatia comes on to talk about his ideas on the Lightning Network Reference Rate and Bitcoin-native finance. We also touched on the blockchain credit ratings and the CFA Charterholder’s exam including cryptocurrencies. I also gave a little speech on Bitcoin independence at the end, so listen through for a rare moment of eloquence. Nik Bhatia @ti…

StopAndDecrypt joins me to discuss the trend towards centralization in the Ethereum network, and the importance of full validation. We also reveal that his is not in fact WhalePanda. StopAndDecrypt @stopanddecrypt StopAndDecrypt on Medium on Reddit Ethereum Centralization Issues Ethereum Blockchain has exceed 1tb (listen) Sharding Centralizes Ether…

Andreas Raspitzu came on the show to discuss his project, BTC-Hotspot, enabling you to monetize your internet connection by sharing it over a Raspberry Pi. We discussed its potential as well as the challenges he’s faced and the value of other collaborators in open source projects. We also talked about his twitter bot that memes errors in the bitcoi…

I’m joined for episode 20 by LightningK0ala to talk about his creation, Satoshi’s Place, a collaborative drawing experiment powered by lightning payments. We discussed the software it’s running, the low-end hardware he’s using to process the lightning payments, and the API that has allowed some really creative interactions on the site. We also waxe…

Randy Brito, founder of BitcoinVenezuela.com, talked to me about what’s going on in Venezuela. We talked about the authoritarian regime, merchant adoption, getting people to understand what Bitcoin can do for them, the Petro and more. Randy also talked about the difference between the government sanctioned exchange rates and the real price on the s…