Recorded Jan 29th 2025. Lots of interesting things going on lately with Bitcoin and politics. I don't care for Trump much but let's talk about what he's doing in relation to Bitcoin, crypto, taxes and the Federal Reserve. Notes from the show: Ross Ulbricht Pardoned by Trump for Silk Road American Kingpin book Digital Gold: talks about early Bitcoin personalities including Ross Ulbricht Trump Bitcoin Conference talk in Nashville Executive Order on Digital Assets Czech central bank hea...
Feb 01, 2025•19 min•Ep. 105
Recorded Jan 29th 2025. New Year, new goals. Might be wondering why I don't have a goal to buy bitcoin, but I don't make goals for things I would normally do anyway. Also EarlyBird allows Bitcoin exposure for custodial brokerages. Notes from the show: Bitopoly Bitcoin Game Early Bird - The easiest way to invest for your kids future with your friends and family This podcast is brought to you by Orange Manufacturing Group's Bitcoin Lightning Keychain, save 21% with the code "21bitc...
Jan 31, 2025•15 min•Ep. 104
This was recorded mid November after we met to discuss my pick for book club. Lots of ground covered in that discussion with 2 other dudes. In the end I couldn't even give them $25 bucks of Bitcoin for free and they missed out on the run from 70k to 90k+. Notes from the show: Check Your Financial Privilege F3 Nation Metcalfe Models This podcast is brought to you by Orange Manufacturing Group's Bitcoin Lightning Keychain, save 21% with the code "21bitcoinfi": OMG21BTC - Bitcoin NF...
Dec 18, 2024•13 min•Ep. 103
In the last 4 years being involved with Bitcoin, I've found that it has led me down some interesting paths, particularly when it comes to health. Today I overview some of the changes I've made in my life in the last few years. Notes from the show: First Principles Thinking The Aggregation of Marginal Gains Zero Drop Wide toe box shoes: Steven Lubka Barefoot Will Xero Shoes - literally a barefoot shoe, very flexible sole, just protects your foot and offers no support. Whitin Shoes - These...
Dec 04, 2024•17 min•Ep. 102
What does a Trump presidency mean for Bitcoin? Links from the show: Trump's Nashville speech American Kingpin Silk Road Ross Ulbricht Gary Gensler JD Vance owns Bitcoin States accepting Bitcoin for taxes Strategic Bitcoin Reserve Bill - Cynthia Lummis This podcast is brought to you by Orange Manufacturing Group's Bitcoin Lightning Keychain, save 21% with the code "21bitcoinfi": OMG21BTC - Bitcoin NFC Keychain How it's made NFC resources Places to get an unchanging lightning a...
Nov 15, 2024•9 min•Ep. 101
Links from the show: FIRE movement VOO VTSAX Bogleheads Dividend investing Swing & momentum trading options trading Retire Early with Real Estate Brrrr Strategy fix and flip wholesaling real estate Crowdfunded real estate AHP Servicing Streitwise REIT's Hard money lending Strategic job hopping Nick Loper Side Hustle Nation Flipping items Mega Backdoor Roth IRA 1031 Exchange Donor Advised Funds Microstrategy analysis (Quant Bros) This podcast is brought to you by Orange Manufacturing Grou...
Nov 01, 2024•23 min•Ep. 100
Links from the show: F3Nation Trump Bitcoin Conference Speech RFK Jr. Speech Cynthia Lummis/Tim Scott Speech Vivek Ramaswamy Speech The Fourth Turning Check Your Financial Privilege Broken Money The Lords of Easy Money Peach Blossom Spring The Ocean at the End of the Lane Hidden Repression This podcast is brought to you by Orange Manufacturing Group's Bitcoin Lightning Keychain, save 21% with the code "21bitcoinfi": OMG21BTC - Bitcoin NFC Keychain How it's made NFC resources Plac...
Sep 07, 2024•24 min•Ep. 99
I was interviewed on Robin Seyr's daily Youtube Podcast recently and wanted to share the interview here. You can follow Robin here: Twitter This podcast is brought to you by Orange Manufacturing Group's Bitcoin Lightning Keychain, save 21% with the code "21bitcoinfi": OMG21BTC - Bitcoin NFC Keychain How it's made NFC resources Places to get an unchanging lightning address: LightningAddress.com Strike Fountain GetAlby Bitrefill Check out getbitcoinfi.com for more blog posts an...
May 27, 2024•1 hr 6 min•Ep. 95
How many people understand how cars work, how email, texting WiFi and more work yet they use it every day. I think this will be the case with Bitcoin. You don't have to understand it to benefit from it, though it definitely doesn't hurt. Notes from the show: YZER App - referral code is 0J7SVYV This podcast is brought to you by Orange Manufacturing Group's Bitcoin Lightning Keychain, save 21% with the code "21bitcoinfi": OMG21BTC - Bitcoin NFC Keychain How it's made NFC re...
Apr 09, 2024•13 min•Ep. 97
Notes from the show: HeyApollo ETF tracker Buying Bitcoin at All Time High's - Dante Cook's pre and post Halving analysis Fred Krueger on Xwitter James Van Straten on Xwitter Eric Balchunas on Xwitter James Seyffart on Xwitter Ryan McGinnis on Xwitter Fidelity All-in-one ETF Allocates Up To 3% In Bitcoin As Institutional Crypto Investing Normalized BlackRock Plans to Acquire Spot Bitcoin ETPs for Its Global Allocation Fund Microstrategy's Bitcoin Strategy Bill Miller on Microstrategy...
Mar 14, 2024•20 min•Ep. 96
Notes from the show: OMG21BTC - Bitcoin NFC Keychain How it's made NFC resources Places to get an unchanging lightning address: LightningAddress.com Strike Fountain GetAlby Bitrefill Check out getbitcoinfi.com for more blog posts and articles. Swan Bitcoin : Lower fees than Coinbase with a strong focus on education Strike - the Venmo of crypto. Buy, sell and send crypto with no fees. Use my link to get $5, no purchase necessary. Cash App has low fees and Bitcoin only. Get $5 when you sign up...
Feb 14, 2024•6 min•Ep. 95
Notes from the show: Financial Advisors Origin Wealth Advisors Morgen Rochard Bitcoin Advisory The Bitcoin Way Vanguard Blocks Spot Bitcoin ETF Trading, Prompting Some Investors to Close Accounts Vanguard Now Owns $560 Million Worth of Bitcoin Mining Stocks Eric Balchunas - Senior ETF Analyst @ Bloomberg Eric Balchunas Twitter Check out getbitcoinfi.com for more blog posts and articles. Swan Bitcoin : Lower fees than Coinbase with a strong focus on education Strike - the Venmo of crypto. Buy, se...
Jan 13, 2024•15 min•Ep. 94
Notes from the show: NPR Planet Money episode: A black market, a currency crisis, and a tango competition in Argentina Hal Finney Running Bitcoin Challenge SEC Bitcoin ETF Hack ============================== Check out getbitcoinfi.com for more blog posts and articles. Swan Bitcoin : Lower fees than Coinbase with a strong focus on education Strike - the Venmo of crypto. Buy, sell and send crypto with no fees. Use my link to get $5, no purchase necessary. Cash App has low fees and Bitcoin only. Ge...
Jan 10, 2024•13 min•Ep. 93
"Time is money" - Ben Franklin "If time is money why are they moving in different directions?" Tip_NZ Links from the show: Live performance at Bitcoin Conference Tip_NZ Youtube More of Tip_NZ's music on Wavlake (you can stream and tip artists in Bitcoin on WavLake) tipnz's website ============================== Check out getbitcoinfi.com for more blog posts and articles. Swan Bitcoin : Lower fees than Coinbase with a strong focus on education Strike - the Venmo of crypto....
Dec 03, 2023•7 min•Ep. 92
With the holidays coming up, I wanted to reshare my interview with EarlyBird custodial brokerage account founder Jordan Wexler. Hopefully this can be useful to you in getting more long term gifts for your kids and avoid the wasteful consumerism of Christmas, holidays and birthdays. Links from the show: EarlyBird: Get $25 to invest for your kid and no fees for the first month EarlyBird VC Raise ============================== Check out getbitcoinfi.com for more blog posts and articles. Swan Bitcoi...
Nov 10, 2023•43 min•Ep. 91
Nothing like a good Facebook thread to get some drama going for a podcast episode. In all seriousness - be careful orange pilling, don't sacrifice friendships over it and let people go at their own pace. Links from the show: What is Money - Saylor Series This is Water - David Foster Wallace Non Aggression Principle Bretton Woods Agreement Executive 6102 WTFHappenedIn1971.com When Money Dies Fiat Ruins Everything - Jimmy Song Hedonic Treadmill ============================== Check out getbitco...
Oct 10, 2023•17 min•Ep. 90
I feel lost as far as how to allocate to stocks and real estate, but pretty sure about Bitcoin. Also feel crazy that I think Bitcoin is the most sure thing some days. Links from the show: Thrive Market Robert Lufkin Motley Fool Jimmy Song interview on Stephen Livera ============================== Check out getbitcoinfi.com for more blog posts and articles. Swan Bitcoin : Lower fees than Coinbase with a strong focus on education Strike - the Venmo of crypto. Buy, sell and send crypto with no fees...
Oct 07, 2023•18 min•Ep. 89
How much indirect exposure do you get through the S&P500? Let's find out. Links from the show: BTC Sessions Microstrategy Buys More Bitcoin Berkshire Hathaway's Stake in Nubank Nubank, Brazil’s Largest Digital Bank, Launches Bitcoin and Ether Trading .017% exposure is the answer ============================== Check out getbitcoinfi.com for more blog posts and articles. Swan Bitcoin : Lower fees than Coinbase with a strong focus on education Strike - the Venmo of crypto. Buy, sell and...
Sep 25, 2023•6 min•Ep. 88
This is how I'm orange pilled my friends lately. It's somewhat like imposing a little bet on them and still giving them a cost to own it and a reason to pay attention to it. ============================== Check out getbitcoinfi.com for more blog posts and articles. Swan Bitcoin : Lower fees than Coinbase with a strong focus on education Strike - the Venmo of crypto. Buy, sell and send crypto with no fees. Use my link to get $5, no purchase necessary. Cash App has low fees and Bitcoin onl...
Aug 28, 2023•9 min•Season 4Ep. 87
As was concisely said on Nostr by Bitcoin Diary: "Bitcoin is your energy Nostr is your voice" Notes from the show: Twitter’s founder donated a quarter of a million to a new social media app How To Get Started With Nostr, Jack Dorsey’s Favorite Decentralized Social Network - Forbes Nostr.com Why Nostr Matters - Jameson Lopp Mark Zuckerberg’s new Twitter-like app already censoring users Zuckerberg is betting on partisan censorship to make Threads superior to Twitter =======================...
Jul 21, 2023•14 min•Ep. 86
Today I follow up on Episode 83 and where Kevin Kelly misses the big picture on Bitcoin in a recent podcast episode. Links from the show: Alex Gladstein Hidden Repression: How the IMF and World Bank Sell Exploitation as Development Kevin Kelly's Episode on Invest Like the Best ============================== Check out getbitcoinfi.com for more blog posts and articles. Swan Bitcoin : Lower fees than Coinbase with a strong focus on education Strike - the Venmo of crypto. Buy, sell and send cryp...
Jul 16, 2023•13 min•Ep. 85
Today's episode is about getting more Bitcoin via leverage or other ways and the risks and considerations you need to make. Please do your own research as this podcast is not financial advice and is for entertainment and informational purposes only. Links from the show: Leverage and crypto/Bitcoin DO NOT MIX Cathie Wood says Ark's Bitcoin ETF Is First In Line HELOC vs Home Equity Loan LEDN B2X Unchained Loans Atomic.Finance Swan IRA Unchained IRA Choice IRA $WGMI - Bitcoin miner fund ===...
Jul 10, 2023•18 min•Ep. 84
Kevin Kelly has written about the power of networks and their value over time. I talk about the basics of the Metcalfe Model, the Law of Plentitude, the Fax Effect, in addition to the old simple dynamic we are all aware of - supply and demand Links from the show: Metcalfe's Law Kevin Kelly's New Rules for the New Economy 68 Bits of Unsolicited Advice 99 Additional Bits of Unsolicited Advice Yellen says Americans should expect a decline in USD BRICS - alternative to USD trade network Timo...
Jun 27, 2023•28 min•Ep. 83
Blackrock, Valkryie, Invesco, WisdomTree and Bitwise all filed for a Bitcoin spot ETF recently. Institutions are coming, we'll go over what this means for Bitcoin. Links from the show: Grayscale GBTC Redeeming GBTC David Bailey Interview on Redeeming GBTC and it's issues Motley Fool's Take on Blackrock Bitcoin ETF Delete Coinbase Fold - Bitcoin only Debit Card Gold Market Manipulation Joe Burnett Will Clemente Documenting BTC Cory Klippsten Crypto Exchange Backed by Citadel Securitie...
Jun 23, 2023•21 min•Ep. 82
A deeper dive into the pros and cons of qualified custodians used by exchanges vs having your own infrastructure. A bankruptcy scare that led to speculation. Seems like Swan is doing just fine as it adds 85 jobs openings, triples the sales team and 15x's marketing spend. A light touch on the Binance and Coinbase lawsuits as well. Links from the show: Strike Twitter Thread of Updates, including infrastructure Strike Infrastructure Update Blog Post Binance Lawsuit from SEC Swan Signal on Binan...
Jun 20, 2023•22 min•Ep. 81
The Foss is boss. A wide ranging conversation from passive index funds to credit default swaps, Bitcoins total addressable market and simple math. Links from the show: Blockchain Visualization Lopp's List of Bitcoin Visualizations Listen to the blockchain? BitListen Risk Parity Investing Strategy Risk Parity Radio (Investing Podcast) Why Every Fixed Income Investor Needs To Consider Bitcoin As Portfolio Insurance Executive Summary of the above paper A pricing model for Bitcoin based on calcu...
Jun 12, 2023•1 hr 3 min•Ep. 80
Where I started in the FIRE movement and how Bitcoin fits in and simplifies it. The teachings of frugality, optimization, continuous improvement and more are sound, but being based on a fiat ponzi is not. Links from the show: ChooseFI Mr. Money Mustache Afford Anything Real Estate and Financial Independence Bitcoin.rocks compound inflation calculator BLS CPI inflation calculator Truflation 4% rule safe withdrawal rate The Shockingly Simple Math Behind Early Retirement ===========================...
Jun 10, 2023•20 min•Ep. 79
Robert Kiyosaki says Bitcoin is insurance. In fact, many investors and billionaires feel the same way. He also teaches the difference between assets and liabilities and I share ways to turn liabilities into assets. Links from the show: What is Money ep 33 with Robert Kiyosaki Robert Kiyosaki urges to buy Bitcoin as insurance against corruption BITCOIN IS INSURANCE AGAINST A STATE GONE ROGUE Bitcoin Provides Insurance Against Fiat Currency Failure, Says Validus Power Corp.'s Greg Foss Bet on ...
Jun 02, 2023•17 min•Ep. 78
I was in Miami for Bitcoin Conference 2023, saw some great keynotes, met cool Bitcoiners, saw amazing art and made new friends. Here is what it was like to go. Links from the show: CryptoCloaks Orange Pill App Brian De Mint - Bitcoin Evangelism Shamory Free Market Kids Sweat activated shirt Damus - iphone Nostr client Nostr - decentralized Twitter Human Trafficking Institute Marathon Digital Holdings Cleanspark K&N Filters Ledger's controversial update Arculus Seedsigner Foundation Passp...
May 30, 2023•25 min•Ep. 77
Part 2 of my real estate episode. Comparing Bitcoin and Bitcoin Mining to real estate, and my dilemma with keeping or selling my rental. Links from the show: BTCTherapist on Real Estate vs Stocks vs Metals vs BTC MitchellHodl on BTC vs other assets BTC_For_Freedom Cory Klippsten/Alphaazeta on Bitcoin vs Real Estate Nakamotoportfolio.com Fundrise Streitwise Fintor ============================== Check out getbitcoinfi.com for more blog posts and articles, and get involved in the community . Strike...
May 25, 2023•23 min•Ep. 76
