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2-Bit Idiots

StackingHats & BitcoinBrendo
The journey from Normie to Bitcoiner. Normal people tell the story of how they found the greatest money ever invented. Contact www.twitter.com/2BitIdiots if you'd like to come on as a guest. Hosted by: www.twitter.com/StackingHats and www.twitter.com/BitcoinBrendo More info: www.2bitidiots.com
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EP70: What the High-Net-Worth think of Bitcoin with @PeterBTCAdviser

Peter Dunworth , runs a multi-family office and leads The Bitcoin Adviser , offering tailored Bitcoin investment services to high-net-worth clients. Specialising in Collaborative Custody, Estate Planning, and Bitcoin Education, he's a trusted guide in the complex world of Bitcoin. Engage with Peter on Twitter @PeterBTCAdviser *** Get your first 3 months free with The Bitcoin Adviser when you use referral code "SECURE" at https://www.thebitcoinadviser.com/contact Our conversation touches on: Our ...

Jan 23, 20231 hr 34 minSeason 1Ep. 70

EP69: Paging @Terla

We tried to give away 111,000 sats but Terla hasn’t got in touch! Terla...are you out there? Call me. DM me. Swipe right. Anyway...Happy New Year bitcoiner. It’s good to be back. Just Brendo and I today talking shit and helping you pass the time until hyperbitcoinisation, or at least until next week when we have a really good guest. Seriously...next week is important. For now, we talk: Not being able to give away sats! Price. Is it a temporary pump? Global recession incoming Doxx jar binned Job ...

Jan 14, 202332 minSeason 1Ep. 69

EP68: Christmas Doxx Jar Giveaway

The Bitcoin conversation in this one is minimal at best, but there are free sats to be won, so you might have to listen to find out if you’re the winner! Thanks to everyone that’s contributed to the podcast this year. Guests, listeners, boosters, sat streamers, trolls, people that gave us gifts, everyone at the bush bash and all the Twitter psychopaths. We appreciate you all. Bitcoin will fix the world. It’s the only money. But...IT’S ONLY MONEY. Take some time off at Christmas with your people ...

Dec 24, 202248 minSeason 1Ep. 68

EP67: Bitcoin Alive – Saturday, April 15th, 2023 – Sydney, Australia

The list of large-scale Bitcoin only events is growing all over the world, but we didn’t have one in Australia. Until now. Quick Links Twitter @BitcoinAlive @dylanhashmurray @lungdoge Website www.bitcoinalive.io Frustrated by the time and expense required to attend the conferences overseas, Chris, Dylan and Jess have decided to put that right. On Saturday, 15th of April 2023, Bitcoin Alive will make its debut. A single day conference at the Roundhouse, Sydney ( www.arc.unsw.edu.au/roundhouse ), ...

Dec 20, 20221 hr 2 minSeason 1Ep. 67

EP66: The Bitcoiner Next Door with @plebHODLBadger

We live in the sticks. We’re happy living in the sticks. You couldn’t pay us enough (even sats!) to live in the city. The problem with living in the sticks, however, is that you may be the only bitcoiner. That was true until Brendo came along. 2 of us fighting the good fight. But...it turns out we weren’t even the first in our part of the sticks. Enter plebHODLBadger ! We’ve found another Maxi and he has a friend too! 4 of us. IN THE STICKS! More Bitcoin Maxis than Post Offices. We’re winning, a...

Dec 05, 20221 hr 5 minSeason 1Ep. 66

EP65: Murra Roundup

This is our light-hearted take on the Bitcoin Bush Bash in Murrurundi, NSW. It was just as expected. A few words that spring to mind: Welcoming. Old friends. New friends. Honest (sometimes brutally). Intellectually Stimulating. Steak. Beers. Art. Proof of Work. Growing. Committed. Humble. Curious. Family. Fun. That was our third and certainly not our last. We’d love to make it to QLD, VIC and WA to attend theirs someday. Let’s see. Most importantly. If you haven’t yet been to a bush bash and you...

Nov 27, 202258 minSeason 1Ep. 65

EP64: Hats and his Weird Questions - Hats and Brendo

It’s nearly Bush Bash time again, so here’s one for the road. On the agenda today: Welfare checks from your postman Weird questions Sugar is the biggest shitcoin Lightning node problems The friend that will tell you when you look like shit Why citadels won’t work Our favourite bush basher Are you prepared to not be liked Grayscale and Coinbase Proof of Reserves are a shitcoin Microstrategy Volcano bonds How did you feel safe as a child Taking responsibility for yourself Can you trust Bitcoin mor...

Nov 22, 202242 minSeason 1Ep. 64

EP63: Fly Ninja - Hats and Brendo

Possibly our best work. Definitely Brendo’s. Other than Fly Ninja we cross off the latest big topics: The Albury Shushing Conference The FTX shitshow Solvency, Liquidity and Contagion Fiat term deposits are the same as staked shitcoins Bank runs Learning hard lessons Holding your own Bitcoin Giving hope to drain the hope Hitler Diversification Leaning into the thing you don’t want to do Gay earrings Drink while you think Grass roots Tipping your favourite player Pod Shout-outs www.twitter.com/bi...

Nov 14, 202232 minSeason 1Ep. 63

EP62: While We Wait with @danWilcz

Bitcoin is a game of patience. Daniel has been here a while and has shown more patience than most. Founder of HardBlock.com.au – Australia's oldest Bitcoin only exchange – he's stayed true to his principles since finding Bitcoin in 2013. There have been hurdles and challenges along the way. Brendo and I sat down with him to hear his story and seek his advice. It left us with plenty to consider. We discuss: What it’s like being in Bitcoin full-time for 9 years Starting a Bitcoin business 4 months...

Nov 07, 20221 hr 15 minSeason 1Ep. 62

EP61: Back Again with @beefbackbetter

It’s great having new guests on to tell us how they found their way to Bitcoin or explaining what they are doing in the Bitcoin ecosystem, but it’s also interesting to follow a story and see the progress over time. Owen is an example of the latter. We first met at the OG Bitcoin Bush Bash in Murrurundi in 2020, then we travelled to his farm in northern NSW to check out his beef operation (EP22). We spoke again as he went over to El Salvador on a scouting mission to see if it really was somewhere...

Oct 31, 202257 minSeason 1Ep. 61

EP60: Guess Who's Back - Hats and Brendo

Life’s been busy, but thanks for sticking around and waiting for us to put out another pod. Thanks also to Brisket and Daz for stepping up with some quality content while we were away. Reasons (excuses) and topics today include: Did we miss each other? Getting out of your bubble The Twitter detox Being scammed for billion-dollar notes in Zimbabwe How normal people operate in a country that has persistently high inflation How to get money out of the country (without Bitcoin) How missing the boat ...

Oct 24, 20221 hrSeason 1Ep. 60

EP59: What to do if You Can’t Afford Bitcoin – Hats and Brendo

We’ve all got that friend that “can’t afford Bitcoin” or says, “it’s too risky”, right? Well, this episode is for them. Please forward it on to them and we’ll talk them through risk free and no cost ways to earn Bitcoin (sats). Links to all the ways discussed in this episode can be found at: www.bitcoin-first.com/earn (Fountain –Breez – Fold – Lolli – Satsback – Thndr Games – Zebedee – Bitcoiner Jobs – Accepting Bitcoin) We also go off on our usual tangents, including: Being offended by deaf jok...

Oct 04, 202254 min

EP58: The Pan-demic, Beef, and Health Insurance

Hats is away and Brendo don't do show notes. Suffice to say, and as you'll hear, this was an easy ep to record... Pod Shout-outs https://twitter.com/modernTman https://twitter.com/dazbea1 https://twitter.com/BTCBrisket https://twitter.com/FossGregfoss www.2bitidiots.com

Sep 30, 202240 minSeason 1Ep. 58

EP57: 2 Itty Bitty Idiots

Even if we get Morpheus himself, these 2 will always be our favourite guests. Today, we welcome Itty and Bitty (our daughters) onto the pod to tell us what they know about Bitcoin, how annoying Bitcoin dads are and to give a kid's perspective on all these things we keep going on about. I think they surprised themselves with how much they know, and it just proves that if kids can ‘get it’ there’s no excuse for anyone else not to. Plus, it’s a doxx fest, so it’s gonna cost us! We also talk about: ...

Sep 25, 20221 hr 6 minSeason 1Ep. 57

EP56: Bitcoin 4 India with @AbhilashNair11

We were wrong. We keep doing pods with plebs from all over the world looking for how things are different where they are. And the answer is always...they’re not. Brendo even broke into “We Are the World” (sorry). This week it was our pleasure to chat with Abhilash Nair (Abi) from Hexa Wallet (hexawallet.io) the first product from BitHyve. A fully remote team, predominantly based in India, the conversation focussed on Abi’s personal journey, the parallel journey of the Hexa Wallet and the Bitcoin...

Sep 19, 20221 hr 5 minSeason 1Ep. 56

EP55: Learn to Love the Bear - Hats and Brendo

We’re back where we belong. My dingy garage. But, we do have a piece of art on the wall now. It’s a $50 note that we’re calling “nostalgia”. No guest this week I’m afraid, just Brendo asking stupid questions and then humouring my ranting responses. We cover: Modern art. That banana. Remembering every person you’ve ever met Taking time off Twitter and not checking the Bitcoin price The build, slog, patience phase is where you prepare for the bull Forcing someone to become a hodler Bitcoiners that...

Sep 12, 202253 minSeason 1Ep. 55

EP54: The Dabbling Path with @MeyrickDabs

I know, I know...we’ve been slack. More accurately, I’ve been slack, and Brendo’s been pulling his weight (I know right!). Feeble excuse given in the pod. Sorry. But we’re back, and you’ll be pleased to hear we have a guest. Meyrick kindly invited us on to his pod (Meyrick’s Dabbling Path) a month or so ago, and we decided to continue the conversation here. Born in India but now an Australian citizen, he brings a different perspective that we are keen to hear more of. Bitcoin is for everyone, an...

Sep 05, 20221 hr 13 minSeason 1Ep. 54

EP53: Finding your Conviction with @RHodlr

Let’s be honest. HODLing through a bear market is difficult. But you know what’s more difficult...coming in at the all-time high, and still HODLing. Rauri (twitter.com/RHodlr) is a relatively new bitcoiner (he’s just approaching his 1st anniversary), but he has a rock-solid conviction and we wanted to know where it comes from. We dig into the following to find out: Orange-pilled by @BronzeFozzz Winemaking and balancing the demands of work and family life Mental health challenges Green candles ve...

Aug 13, 20221 hr 10 minSeason 1Ep. 53

EP52: The Saddest Episode Ever – Hats and Brendo

We’ve had a review...and it’s not good. To be fair, it was good for Brendo and shit for me. You can’t please all of the people all of the time. We’ll try to please some of the people some of the time. Other than our mediocrity, we discuss: Brendo’s best ever tweet First-hand experience of struggle and poverty Divergence of consumer debt and savings The battle of the $50 and why Brendo might get fired The Bitcoin Bush Bash wrap-up https://twitter.com/bitcoinbushbash/status/1554332450917994496 Cop...

Aug 06, 20221 hr 1 minSeason 1Ep. 52

EP51: Dox Fest – Hats and Brendo

The quality of guests on the Australian Bitcoin Podcast hit a new low this week, so we thought we’d drop one at the same time, to go head-to-head with Justin. Hope this gives the bitcoiners heading home from Yeppoon some low-brow content after having your brain tested over the weekend. We discuss: What we’ll do with any boosts and streams Back to the Future Brendo not being fazed by the bear The pros and cons of being “all in” Bitcoin Managing consumer debt Why banks don’t act in your best inter...

Jul 31, 20221 hr 12 minSeason 1Ep. 51

EP50: Becoming Antifragile with @Talej

There are bitcoiners who are made, and there are bitcoiners who are born. The former are to be respected. They have a different perspective on life, but when presented with new information, they change their mind. Totally logical, but all too rare. However, the latter have always been bitcoiners. They’ve had a Bitcoin mindset forever; Bitcoin just didn’t exist. Michael – @Talej – is definitely in the second group, and his recent article in Bitcoin Magazine proves it. https://bitcoinmagazine.com/...

Jul 24, 20221 hr 25 minSeason 1Ep. 50

EP49: Haggis is Back!

One of the things I’m enjoying the most about doing the pod, is that we are starting to develop a little community of like-minded, no-nonsense bitcoiners. So, it’s great to have one of them back for another chat, to see where things have changed since we last spoke, what we got right and what we got wrong. Scotland has given the world many things, from the TV and telephone to the fridge and the toaster, but none of it is better than Haggis. So, if you need a good Bitcoin twitter handle, @HaggisH...

Jul 17, 20221 hr 13 minSeason 1Ep. 49

EP48: The Brendo and Daz Show

Brendo doesn’t have many good ideas, but every now and then he surprises us all. I hope you enjoy the intro. He appears on podcasts more often than Nic Carter shills a shitcoin, but since Brendo was eating his steak (not a euphemism) it seemed only fair that we have @dazbea1 back on to tell us where we’re going wrong in life. Strangely though, for a Queenslander, the more you dig with Daz the more interesting he becomes...and it turns out...Brendo can sing, so it really just begs the question, w...

Jul 04, 20221 hr 22 minSeason 1Ep. 48

EP47: Orange-Pilled by Dad with @bi_t_crispy

Last time out, we finished recording early and had a bit of spare time. We could think of nothing to say to each other! So, we put out a tweet to see if anyone was up for a pleb chat, and I’m delighted to say we got Crispy ( www.twitter.com/bi_t_crispy ) With zero planning and zero agenda, what you get is a totally natural conversation, and it turns out, Crispy’s a top bloke...but then, he is a bitcoiner, so... * Win 30,000 Sats * Crispy is also about to have his 2nd child, so we have a competit...

Jun 26, 20221 hr 5 minSeason 1Ep. 47

EP46: Bond to Unbind – Bitcoin and El Salvador with @Iam_Satoshi

We all talk about Bitcoin in El Salvador, but what do we really know? Brendo and I speak to “Bond to Unbind” Director and Producer Tomer Kantor, who wanted to know the answer to that question, so he bought a plane ticket, picked up his camera and went to find out for himself. We found the documentary to be an honest portrayal of how Tomer found it. No hype, no hopium, just a real representation of the opinions of Salvadorans less than a year after President Bukele announced the Central American ...

Jun 19, 202247 minSeason 1Ep. 46

EP45: The Tax Man Buys Bitcoin – Hats and Brendo

Brendo had the shits, that gave me the shits and now we’re back talking shit. Hi. If any of these tasty nuggets grab your attention, press play: Congratulations to Matt and Marty Tubby Little Library Waddlers Would you like to know what guests are coming on so you can ask them a question? 2-Bit Idiots show stats Anchorman Plugging the other Australian podcasters Shitcoins are a car crash it’s hard not to look at Inflation is now stealing (at least) 1 month of your salary Explaining why Consumer ...

Jun 12, 202245 minSeason 1Ep. 45

EP44: Back to Work – Hats and Brendo

This one felt a bit depressing as we were doing it, but listening back, it doesn’t sound that bad. I’m definitely not being contacted by advertising companies looking for a salesman! Let us know what you think. This week’s a Hats and Brendo episode, where we discuss all the important topics and some things that will make you laugh (mostly at us): My complete ignorance of Marvel My goggles joke that seemed good in my head, but was a complete flop How long ago 1 trillion seconds was Human inabilit...

May 29, 202249 minSeason 1Ep. 44

EP43: On the ground in El Salvador with @beefbackbetter

Don’t Trust. Verify. That’s the oft repeated mantra in Bitcoin circles. But how many of us practice what we preach? We first met Owen at the inaugural @BitcoinBushBash in Murrurundi, and subsequently travelled to his farm in northern NSW to learn why a Bitcoin maximalist would move into regenerative organic beef production (EP22). So, when we heard that he had gone to El Salvador to judge for himself what is really happening there, we wanted to hear all about it. In this conversation we discuss:...

May 19, 202251 minSeason 1Ep. 43

EP42: Through the Looking Glass with @dazbea1 and @sebbunney

How do you convince friends and family that Bitcoin is the solution? First, they must understand the problem. Fortunately, Daz and Seb have you covered. Through www.lookingglasseducation.com they have created their first FREE course entitled Debt, Inflation and the Bigger Picture. The course is written in a way that makes it accessible to all and presents Bitcoin as an option (the best option) to protect your financial security. However, it in no way forces that on the student and simply offers ...

May 16, 20221 hrSeason 1Ep. 42

EP41: Bitcoin Might Tank (but where else are you going to go?) - Hats and Brendo

Let’s address the elephant in the room. Bitcoin is tanking. I mean, I’ve seen worse, but it’s not fun. In these situations, you must keep asking yourself “where else am I going to go?”. We encourage you to look for alternatives. But once you have, and have evaluated them objectively, you’ll be back stacking sats and feeling grateful you get the chance to do it so cheaply. In this episode we discuss: Tanking shitcoins Halving humpday A long time thinking nothing has happened, but then the perspec...

May 07, 202246 minSeason 1Ep. 41
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