This is the second Podcast Episode of our Happy Hashing Holidays Special. The series covers all you need to know about mining as the holidays approach. On this episode about mining growth in the United States, Amanda Fabiano is joined by Jason Les, Ben Gagnon, and Todd Garland.
This is the first episode of our Holiday Hashing Special. The series covers all you need to know about mining as the holidays approach. Amanda Fabiano is joined by Nic Carter, Edward Evenson, and Kevin Zhang on this episode about Fighting Bitcoin Mining FUD
Personal Finance is one of the biggest struggles for the average person today. Many Bitcoiners claim that Bitcoin has been a pivotal part of their own personal finance journey! Brian Harrington is an advocate for Bitcoin as a personal finance tool today and thinks that Bitcoiners should their family involved on their Bitcoin journey.To Brian, Bitcoin is both a mindset and a lifestyle, he does not think it is helpful for Bitcoiners to keep their Bitcoin journey private from their families. Harrin...
South America finds itself as the new cutting edge for Bitcoin adoption globally. With El Salvador becoming the first country to adopt Bitcoin as legal currency and many other South American countries discussing the benefits of Bitcoin, South America is the most critical place for Bitcoin to prove its viability. In this interview, Christian Keroles, sits down with Gabriel Kurman on the RSK project and Juan Pablo of Kripton Market to discuss how the Bitcoin community in South America is stepping ...
In this episode of The Bitcoin Magazine Podcast, host Alex McShane is joined by Jonathan Chester, CEO and co-founder of BitWage. BitWage is the leading solution for employees to receive their paycheck in Bitcoin. They discuss how Jonathan got into the Bitcoin space, his experience building a Bitcoin company from scratch in the very early days (circa 2014), the future of Bitcoin payroll payments specifically on the lightning network, and much more. Follow Jonathan on Twitter @jonchester ---------...
"Curiously, neither Vorhees nor Buterin are keen to mention an aspect of Ethereum that is metaphorically labeled as destructive physical violence enshrined in code, known as the “difficulty bomb,” which is designed to override the very free market forces Vorhees espouses. The difficulty bomb is code that incrementally increases the difficulty level of Ethereum’s proof-of-work mining in order to slowly reduce block production times, until the chain becomes unusable . It was released as a means to...
On this episode of The Bitcoin Magazine Podcast, host Christian Keroles (@ck_snarks) is joined by founder and CEO of GetZion, Justin Rezvani (@justinrezvani). Zion is a censorship-resistant social media company built on top of the Lightning network that allows that aims to eliminate rent-seeking middlemen and create free, unstoppable internet communities for communicating and sharing ideas. Justin details his entrepreneurial background, his Bitcoin story and how he got involved in the space, the...
In this episode of The Biz, Junseth and John have a candid conversation about Bitcoin businesses and strategies: past, present, and future. They explore how eventually every single business will become a "Bitcoin business", the idea of ownership regarding NFTs, Bitcoin maximalism, and much more. --------------------------------------------- Bitcoin Magazine is back in print! Get Bitcoin Magazine shipped directly to your front door! Get 21% off with promo code: MAG21 https://store.bitcoinmagazine...
In this episode of the Bitcoin Magazine podcast, host Christian Keroles (@ck_snarks) is joined by comedian, freedom advocate, and co-founder of Zion, JP Sears (@AwakenWithJP). JP describes how an interview with Tony Robbins and Michael Saylor initially catapulted him down the Bitcoin rabbit hole and allowed him to see Bitcoin as an amazing tool for freedom and sovereignty. After gaining an understanding of Bitcoin, JP took action and became gotten heavily involved in the Bitcoin space as the co-...
In this episode of The Bitcoin Magazine Podcast, host Christian Keroles (@ck_snarks) is joined by Bitcoin entrepreneur and founder and CEO of Coinfloor, Obi Nwosu (@obi). Obi found out about Bitcoin in an email in 2011, and has been building in the Bitcoin space since 2013 when he created Coinfloor, the longest-running UK Bitcoin exchange. He tells his story of getting into Bitcoin, building a successful Bitcoin company and selling it to CoinCorner, and he shares his passion of helping people se...
"In short, the U.S. was able to convince other nations to save in dollars instead of in gold by guaranteeing that the dollars could be redeemed for gold. But eventually, U.S. officials rug-pulled the world, refusing to redeem billions of dollars that had been spent into the hands of foreign governments under the promise that they were as good as gold through fixed rate redemption.This deceit allowed the U.S. government to finance an ever-expanding military-industrial complex and inefficient welf...
In this episode of the Bitcoin Magazine Podcast, host Christian Keroles (@ck_snarks) is joined by Anant Tapadia (@anant_tap), the founder and CEO of Hexa Wallet. Hexa Wallet is a non-custodial Bitcoin ecosystem that allows you to purchase, spend, and save Bitcoin with ease. They offer lots of features such as seedless backups, multiple accounts within the same wallet, friends & family social layer, non-custodial buys, multisig, and much more. Enjoy this discussion with Anant as he describes ...
In this episode of "The Center Cannot Hold" MMA commentator, Jiu Jitsu practitioner, and former MMA fighter Kenny Florian discusses Bitcoin with Host Alex McShane. Kenny talks about the need for a consistent, hard form of currency for MMA fighters and athletes in general. He also describes his personal journey down the rabbit hole of Bitcoin. The two also talk jiu jitsu, the art of learning, and Kenny's plans and strategy toward Bitcoin in the future. --------------------------------------------...
In this episode of the Bitcoin Magazine Podcast, host Christian Keroles (@ck_snarks) is joined by Danny Brewster (@BtcDanny), the founder and CEO of FastBitcoins. Danny is a Bitcoin OG and he describes his backstory and getting into Bitcoin, his company FastBitcoins and the variety of services they offer (in-person Bitcoin purchasing, online purchasing, and On-chain Bitcoin + Lightning services), the future of Bitcoin and how we will get to one billion bitcoiners, and much more. ----------------...
In this episode of The Center Cannot Hold, host Alex McShane talks to YouTube beauty influencer Michelle Phan about all things Bitcoin. The two discuss Bitcoin breaking all-time highs, Michelle's relationship to Bitcoin's price, her Bitcoin origin story, what has changed for Michelle Phan since she got into Bitcoin, her thoughts on the US Dollar and US economic policy. Michelle Phan also explains her strategy towards accumulating Bitcoin and keeping it in cold storage, Americans' feelings of anx...
In this episode of "The Center Cannot Hold", host Alex McShane is joined by Zuby. Zuby is a British rapper, podcast host, author, public speaker, and Bitcoiner. They discuss Zuby's journey down the Bitcoin rabbit hole, how Bitcoin can limit tyrannical governments, monetary reform in the U.S., the concept of ideas as property, and much more. --------------------------------------------- Bitcoin Magazine is back in print! Get Bitcoin Magazine shipped directly to your front door! Get 21% off with p...
In this episode of The Center Cannot Hold, host Alex McShane (@mcshane_writes) is joined by former MLB pitcher, racing team owner, and Bitcoiner CJ Wilson (str8edgeracer). The discussion focuses mainly on self-improvement, and how Bitcoin can allow everyone to achieve their full potential and be the person they were destined to be. They also touch on investing in other assets, cars and racing, physical health, debt in America, the pleb DCA army, and much more. -----------------------------------...
In this episode of The Bitcoin Magazine Podcast, host Christian Keroles (@ck_snarks) is joined by Dave Bradley (@BitcoinBrains), the founder of Bitcoin Brains, co-founder of Bull Bitcoin, and the Chief Revenue Officer at Bitcoin Well. Dave is a Bitcoin OG and he breaks down how he first got into Bitcoin, and then moves into all the things going on at Bitcoin Well such as white-glove Bitcoin services, a non-custodial Bitcoin wallet, and their Bitcoin ATM software. The discussion finishes with tal...
In this episode of The Center Cannot Hold, host Alex McShane is joined by the legendary wrestler and MMA fighter Ben Askren. They discuss Ben's journey down the Bitcoin rabbit hole, why Ben believes Bitcoin is the future of money, the fact that no one can take your Bitcoin from you and why that makes it so special, and much more. --------------------------------------------- Bitcoin Magazine is back in print! Get Bitcoin Magazine shipped directly to your front door! Get 21% off with promo code: ...
In this episode of the Bitcoin Magazine Podcast, host Christian Keroles is joined by Nik Oraevskiy, the founder and CEO of Bitcoin Reserve. Bitcoin Reserve is a European Bitcoin-only exchange that enables any individual to regularly buy Bitcoin, and also offers concierge services to high net worth individuals and institutions. Nik and CK discuss Nik's journey into Bitcoin, his background as an entrepreneur and what he's learned from being an entrepreneur in the Bitcoin space, his company Bitcoin...
In this episode of The Bitcoin Magazine Podcast, host Christian Keroles is joined by Johann Kerbrat, the CTO of Robinhood Crypto. Johann has been involved in Bitcoin since the very early days and is passionate about helping more people understand and get involved with Bitcoin and crypto. He recently joined the team at Robinhood Crypto after founding a number of startups and he’s looking to make Bitcoin an integral part of Robinhood’s business strategy. Johann describes why he isn’t a Bitcoin max...
"Freedom, transparency, honesty, meritocracy, fairness, voluntaryism and hard work are great things one should strive toward, whether it is in developing money or living life and setting a good example for others. The greatest and most enduring movements in history, be they political, social or religious, have been accompanied by a full PPE stack, and with a full stack as powerful as Bitcoin’s, it is on track to being the greatest movement the world has ever or will ever see." Join Guy Swann as ...
In this episode of The Center Cannot Hold, Bill Pulte CEO of Twitter Philanthropy, grandson of the late founder of home-building giant PulteGroup talks about his charity with host Alex McShane . They discuss how Bitcoin will reshape philanthropy, how Bitcoin can be integrated into philanthropic organizations and trustless payments without commissions, and the ideal structure of philanthropic ventures.They also discussed how Twitter Philanthropy got onboarded into Bitcoin, the ways Bitcoin reduce...
In this episode of The Center Cannot Hold, host Alex McShane (@mcshane_writes) is joined by Katie The Russian (@KatieTheRussian). Katie is the founder of Plan B Passport, a company that provides secondary passports to people looking to limit their dependency on any one particular state. Alex and Katie discuss Katie's introduction to Bitcoin, the creation of Plan B Passport and how it relates to "The Sovereign Individual" thesis, the process for leaving the United States, authoritarian regimes, a...
In this episode of The Bitcoin Magazine Podcast, CK sits down with Edward Weniger and Benjamin Maenner from AlphaBTC and BitcoinDay.io to talk about everything they are doing to bring Bitcoin to smaller communities across the United States. BitcoinDay is a traveling Bitcoin conference that recently happened in Omaha and is coming to Kansas City in just a few weeks and is definitely not to be missed. Edward and Ben share their experience starting and operating a Bitcoin company, why it’s importan...
"Imagine that you are a military commander trying to invade Byzantium hundreds of years ago during the Ottoman Empire. Your army has a dozen generals, all posted in different locations. How do you coordinate a surprise attack on the city at a certain time? What if spies break through your ranks and tell some of your generals to attack sooner, or to hold off? The entire plan could go awry. The metaphor translates to computer science: How can individuals who are not physically with each other reac...
In this episode of The Center Cannot Hold, host Alex McShane is joined by Pete Rizzo to discuss his latest article in Forbes, "Against Cryptocurrency: The Ethical Argument for Bitcoin Maximalism". They explore how Bitcoin is the only cryptocurrency that truly protects users rights, the various disagreements between crypto agnostics and Bitcoin maximalists, why it's important to distinguish Bitcoin from crypto for new people coming into the space, and much more.
In the first episode of "The Center Cannot Hold", host Alex McShane is joined by Microstrategy Founder & CEO Michael Saylor to discuss Bitcoin's market dynamics. They discuss Microstrategy's decision to adopt a Bitcoin standard, why Bitcoin is the most desirable property, the human right to store your labor and energy, Michael's bullish outlook for the future, and much more. --------------------------------------------- Bitcoin Magazine is back in print! Get Bitcoin Magazine shipped directly...
In this episode of The Bitcoin Magazine Podcast, CK is joined by Whit Gibbs, the co-founder and CEO of Compass Mining. Compass Mining's mission is to support the growth of hashrate and network security by making Bitcoin mining accessible for more people. CK and Whit explore Whit's journey into Bitcoin, his experience building a Bitcoin company, the future of Bitcoin mining, and much more! --------------------------------------------- Bitcoin Magazine is back in print! Get Bitcoin Magazine shippe...
"I am not a doomsayer. I do not live in a bunker. I have seen too many investors fall victim to overly bearish narratives, missing out on great asset inflations that such negativity obfuscated. The purpose of this essay, however, is not to lay out some near-term investment thesis. That said, what I have begun to witness with increasing clarity as an investor, as a member of our society who cares about the world my children inherit, is growing evidence of an unavoidable trap. A trap with only one...
