Max Keiser, cohost of the Orange Pill Podcast and Daniel Prince, host of the Once BITten Podcast join Brady to discuss WallStreetBets, Elon Musk and Bitcoin. Connect with Max Keiser: https://twitter.com/maxkeiser https://orangepilldailydose.com Connect with Peter Todd: https://twitter.com/Peterktodd Swan Signal Live pairs great guests for compelling discussions about Bitcoin and economics. Subscribe and turn on notifications for more content from one of the best Bitcoin channels on YouTube....
Feb 11, 2021•1 hr 23 min•Ep. 49
Peter Todd, a Bitcoin developer who has been around from the very beginning and even well before Bitcoin was released and Guy Swann who bought his first Bitcoin on Mt. Gox in early 2011, join us to dive into Bitcoin's fascinating history. Connect with Peter Todd: https://twitter.com/peterktodd https://petertodd.org Connect with Guy Swann: https://twitter.com/TheCryptoconomy https://twitter.com/BitcoinAudible https://twitter.com/Shitcoininsider Summary: 00:00 Introduction 4:30 Bitcoin's Pr...
Jan 29, 2021•1 hr 39 min•Ep. 47
Preston Pysh, host of the Investor's Podcast, and Andy Edstrom, author of "Why Buy Bitcoin" discuss the lates Bitcoin, macroeconomics and finance news. There's a reason these two guys are regulars on the show. 🔥🔥🔥 . Swan Signal Live pairs great guests for compelling discussions about Bitcoin and economics. Subscribe and turn on notifications for more content from one of the best Bitcoin channels on YouTube. Find the audio podcast at https://swansignalpodcast.com Connect with Swan on social me...
Jan 21, 2021•1 hr 37 min•Ep. 46
Lyn Alden of Lyn Alden Investment Strategy and Jeff Booth, entrepreneur and author of The Price of Tomorrow held a lively discussion about technology as a deflationary force, long-term debt cycles, and Bitcoin as a solution to unpayable sovereign debt. Why Bitcoin is Not a Ponzi Scheme https://www.swanbitcoin.com/why-bitco ... The Fraying of the US Global Currency Reserve System https://www.lynalden.com/fraying-petr ... 7 Misconceptions about Bitcoin, and Where to Buy https://www.lynalden.com...
Jan 15, 2021•1 hr 22 min•Ep. 45
Bitcoin authors Nik Bhatia (forthcoming book Layered Money) and Yan Pritzker (Inventing Bitcoin) join us for episode 44 of Swan Signal Live. Swan Signal Live pairs great guests for compelling discussions about Bitcoin and economics. Subscribe and turn on notifications for more content from one of the best Bitcoin channels on YouTube. The video podcast is available at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DnwSaw7nsNA Connect with Swan on social media: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DnwSaw7nsNA Twitter...
Jan 07, 2021•1 hr 19 min•Ep. 44
Max Keiser of Orange Pill Podcast and Keiser Report, and Bitcoin TINA, a Wall Street vet and Bitcoin gigabull, join Brady for a bullish episode. Summary: 00:00 Introduction 4:15 Max’s Take on Bitcoin’s “End of an Era” 6:50 TINA’s Expectations for the Market 12:58 “The Big Long” 20:30 A Fiat Collapse & Entering a New Monetary System 35:05 What Could Slow Bitcoin Down? 40:00 World Game Theory for Bitcoin 45:15 Consequences of Phenomenal Returns 57:10 Bitcoin Narratives and Use Case Maturity 1:...
Dec 16, 2020•2 hr 6 min•Ep. 43
Preston Pysh of The Investors Podcast Network and Mark Moss, finance and investing YouTuber, join Brady to discuss the latest Bitcoin and economics news. Summary 00:00 Introduction 03:30 Microstrategy Launches Speculative Attack? 11:30 Logistics of the MSTR Strategy 15:10 Convertible Debt Note 101 29:00 Bitcoin As An Official Store of Value 36:15 Repercussions On Regulating Bitcoin 59:15 Bitcoin Shortage On Exchanges 1:11:30 Bitcoin vs. Gold & Fiat’s Erosion of Trust 1:30:59 SSL Sign-Off Swa...
Dec 09, 2020•1 hr 36 min•Ep. 42
Author of 21 Lessons and Swan Bitcoin engineer Gigi and longtime Bitcoiner and dollar-cost averaging advocate Hass McCook join Brady to discuss the inspiration for a bitcoin-only, dollar-cost averaging focused company that became Swan Bitcoin. Summary: 00:00 Introduction 02:47 Reflections on Bitcoin All-Time High 06:45 ATH Predictions 11:00 Looking Back From March 13 Crash 18:30 Bicoin’s Reliability and Benefits of DCA 23:20 Hass’s Story 26:15 Gigi On Bitcoiners’ Conviction 30:00 The Moral Faili...
Dec 07, 2020•1 hr 18 min•Ep. 41
Investment strategist Lyn Alden and financial advisor Andy Edstrom join Brady to discuss the latest bullish Bitcoin news including the Niall Ferguson endorsement, Guggenheim Investments eyeing a $530M buy, passing the ATH price by some measures, the general trend toward holding for the longterm and the potential supply shock it could induce. Summary: 00:00 Introduction 03:25 Analyzing Niall Ferguson’s Bitcoin Endorsement 16:30 Guggenheim Investments Eyeing $530 MM Bitcoin Buy 28:17 Bitcoin Takin...
Dec 03, 2020•1 hr 14 min•Ep. 40
Alex Adelman, CEO and co-founder of Bitcoin rewards app Lolli, and Desiree Dickerson, Vice President of Business Operations of Lightning Labs discuss Bitcoin, lightning, payments, and the development of Bitcoin. Summary: 00:00 Introduction 4:58 Desiree’s Bitcoin Story & Take On The Bull Run 7:36 Alex’s Story & Take On The Bull Run 14:00 Lightning Pool 25:28 Lightning & Gaming: Mint Gox 30:38 Connecting the World Through Commerce and Lightning 42:43 Intersection of the Virtual & R...
Nov 27, 2020•1 hr 12 min•Ep. 39
Crypto lawyers Rafael Yakobi and Jake Chervinsky join Brady to dive into the legal and regulatory aspects of #Bitcion. The Travel Rule, regulations regarding Bitcoin privacy, banking regs, and more. Summary: 01:01 Introduction 06:31 New Bitcoin Regulations 09:22 Travel Rule Implications 12:56 FINCEN Proposals and Concerns 14:54 Lowering Thresholds v.s Expanding Requirements 17:08 Potential Problems with New Rules Requirements 19:01 Effects on Financial Privacy 23:09 FATF Functionality and Global...
Nov 18, 2020•1 hr 17 min•Ep. 38
Robert Breedlove and Brandon Quittem discuss how to conceptualize Bitcoin, how profoundly it will affect society, and its role in the 4th Turning. Summary: 0:00 Introductions 4:49 Summary of 4th Turning and Bitcoin 13:32 Summary of Breedlove's "Most Brilliant Idea" 31:47 Tinkering vs Thinking 34:50 Order vs Entropy 45:49 Bitcoin as Decentralized Mycelium 58:36 Law of Decimation 1:02:47 Natural distributions of Inequality 1:14:33 Bitcoin and War 1:25:00 Peaceful capitalism aligns with nature 1:32...
Nov 11, 2020•1 hr 52 min•Ep. 37
Alex Gladstein, Chief Strategy Officer of the Human Rights Foundation, and Marty Bent, author of influential newsletter that often examines the state of our nation, Marty's Bent, and host of the Tales from the Crypt podcast join us. We'll talk about the founding principles of our country, the current state of the union, the fight for privacy, and how Bitcoin might alter our nation's path. Swan Signal Live pairs great guests for compelling discussions about Bitcoin and economics. Subscribe and tu...
Nov 03, 2020•1 hr 16 min•Ep. 36
Will Reeves of Fold App and Yan Pritzker of Swan Bitcoin join us to talk about building on Bitcoin, the future of the Bitcoin industry, and the Brave New Card everyone's excited about. Sign up for the new sats back card from Fold here: https://foldapp.com/cardConnect with Will on social media: https://twitter.com/wlrvs Summary: 0:00 Introduction 4:18 Growth of Bitcoin-only companies 9:50 Introduction to Fold App 17:00 Finding product-market fit 28:20 Corporate Bitcoin standard 37:44 Bitcoin's gr...
Oct 29, 2020•1 hr 32 min•Ep. 35
Jeff Deist, President of the Mises Institute, and Stephan Livera, host of The Stephan Livera Podcast, discuss the recent IMF announcement about Bretton Woods 2.0, economic education, Austrian economics, and the proper role of government. Summary 0:00 Introduction 2:30 History of Bretton Woods 10:31 The IMF and Bretton Woods 2.0 14:34 What would the world like on a hard money standard? 22:10 Moral component of monetary policies 29:44 What is the Cantillon Effect? 35:41 Is Bitcoin any fairer than ...
Oct 21, 2020•1 hr 13 min•Ep. 34
Michael Saylor is CEO of MicroStrategy, a publicly-traded business intelligence company. Michael burst onto the Bitcoin scene when he put MicroStrategy onto a Bitcoin standard by converting nearly all of the company treasury to Bitcoin with a $450 MILLION buy over the past few months. Michael, welcome to Swan Signal Live. Danielle DiMartino Booth is a former Fed insider, she was a right-hand analyst for Dallas Fed President Richard Fisher during the 2008 financial crisis. Through that experience...
Oct 14, 2020•1 hr 40 min•Ep. 34
Robert Breedlove, author of "The Number Zero and Bitcoin" and "Masters and Slaves of Money" and Parker Lewis, author of the "Gradually then Suddenly" series of Bitcoin essays get cosmic about Bitcoin. They discuss how: --fiat perpetuates inequality --central banking causes the problems it is supposed to fix --everybody follows their incentives (including the Fed) --fiat money distorts pricing and communication --Bitcoin is free speech and a fundamental monetary right. Summary: 0:00 Introduction ...
Oct 07, 2020•1 hr 21 min•Ep. 32
This week we were joined by two Dans: Dan Tapiero, the founder of DTAP Capital and 10T holdings, and Dan Matuszewski, previously Head of Trade at Circle and a member of the early Kraken team). Dan Tapiero is a gold bug investor and entrepreneur who has recently become bullish on Bitcoin, and Dan Matuszewski is a Bitcoiner who has built his career helping source, route, and provide liquidity for the Bitcoin market. In this episode, we discussed Bitcoin's apparent correlation to traditional assets...
Oct 01, 2020•1 hr 13 min•Ep. 31
Summary: What is the history of fiat? Deflation Role Bitcoin in the future Thoughts of Microstrategy news DeFi (Bitcoin vs Etheruem) What are biggest risks Bitcoin faces Bitcoin's adoption Curve Bitcoin price manipulation and regulation Bitcoin transition to medium of exchange Raoul's friends are buying Bitcoin Swan Private helps HNWI, companies, trusts, and other entities go beyond legacy finance with BItcoin. Learn more at swan.com/private . Put Bitcoin into your IRA and own your future. Check...
Sep 23, 2020•1 hr 13 min•Ep. 30
Preston and Andy join Brady for a deep dive on MicroStrategy's double down on Bitcoin. Swan Signal pairs great guests for compelling discussions about Bitcoin and economics. Watch the show live on YouTube: youtube.com/swansignal Swan is the best way to accumulate Bitcoin with automatic recurring buys. Swan Private helps HNWI, companies, trusts, and other entities go beyond legacy finance with BItcoin. Learn more at swan.com/private . Put Bitcoin into your IRA and own your future. Check out swan....
Sep 18, 2020•1 hr 9 min•Ep. 29
In this episode we discuss: Thoughts on Microstrategy purchasing more Bitcoin Forks of Bitcoin + death of Bitcoin cash Which nation will adopt Bitcoin first? Buying Bitcoin to pump stock prices Sovereign debt and Cantillon effect Bitcoin regulations Central Bank Digital Currencies Bitcoin’s energy usage Bitcoin and eradicating poverty Bitcoin price predictions Cosmic perspectives on Bitcoin Swan Private helps HNWI, companies, trusts, and other entities go beyond legacy finance with BItcoin. Lear...
Sep 17, 2020•1 hr 20 min•Ep. 28
Summary: Introduction Summary of Erik's book about digital currencies Why Bitcoin is the likely winner Bitcoin as a bearer asset Silicon Valley coin Why people will choose Bitcoin Central Bankers knowledge and goals Capital controls by governments Geopolitical control of currency Governments will force their citizens onto "The Orwell" currency. Black market currencies Bitcoin's proof of work and difficulty adjustment Bitcoin's layers and distributed architecture Building a decentralized financia...
Sep 09, 2020•1 hr 55 min•Ep. 27
Lyn Alden, investment strategist, and Nic Carter, partner at Castle Island Ventures. Summary: Introduction Views on the Microstrategy and Fidelity news Will Bitcoin be rehypothecated the way gold was? Are exchanges already fractionally reserve banking? Views on the Fed’s new inflation policy How will the election affect the economy? Can Bitcoin produce a yield like treasuries? Financial products built on Bitcoin Do use cases for crypto dollars exist? Concerns about the end of the Bitcoin block r...
Sep 02, 2020•1 hr 18 min•Ep. 26
Founder of The Investors Podcast Network, Preston Pysh, and author of Why Buy Bitcoin, Andy Edstrom will mix it up on bitcoin vs gold price predictions, hard money as an asset class, bitcoin investment theses, bitcoin in corporate treasuries, and much more. Summary: Introductions Predictions for Fed’s policy announcements How inflation and debt cycles work Remembering Matt D’Souza What metrics do you watch closely? Fidelity's new investment product Wealthy individuals buying Bitcoin What is the ...
Aug 27, 2020•1 hr 21 min•Ep. 25
Summary: Introductions Perspective on current Bitcoin events How will the Bitcoin transition play out? Why were you originally interested in Bitcoin? The societal transition away from State power The most pivotal moment in Bitcoin history What does Casa do? Will keys get centralized in third party custodians? What is the Fabric Protocol? Is it challenging to building on Layer 3 of Bitcoin? Wrap up Jameson on Twitter Eric on Twitter Delete Coinbase Account in Three Easy Steps Bitcoin Wallets: How...
Aug 20, 2020•1 hr 13 min•Ep. 24
Author and educator Saifedean Ammous and host of the Rebel Capitalist show George Gammon. Summary: Introduction Microstrategy holds Bitcoin on their balance sheet Bitcoin vs Gold Bitcoin vs Real Estate Inflation's consequences Nation-state responses to Bitcoin Historical transitions between currencies Fed Coin as competition Which country will adopt Bitcoin first? How will Bitcoin narratives change? Closing thoughts LINKS Saifedean on Twitter George on Twitter Brady on Twitter Delete Coinbase Ac...
Aug 13, 2020•1 hr 20 min•Ep. 23
Cory Klippsten, founder of Swan Bitcoin, and Robert Breedlove, CEO and CIO of Parallax Digital join host Brady Swenson for Swan Signal Live E22 to talk philosophy, different types of risk, scale transformations and time theft. Summary: Introductions Rob’s writing--Masters and Slaves of Money Bitcoin settles basic arguments Central Banking steals human time Corruption in the existing financial system Fragility in the existing financial system How to avoid recessions without money printing? Valuin...
Aug 06, 2020•1 hr 31 min•Ep. 22
Investing Strategist Lyn Alden and author and entrepreneur Jeff Booth join us to discuss monetary policy, inflation/deflation, bitcoin's prospects, and much more. Episode Summary and Chapters Introductions The four models of government financing The consequences of monetary manipulation Bitcoin as a hedge against economic uncertainty The consequences of fighting against deflation Bitcoin portfolio allocations and risk management Legitimizing Bitcoin as an investment asset Lyn's Bitcoin touchpoin...
Jul 29, 2020•1 hr 14 min•Ep. 21
Samson Mow - CSO, Blockstream Parker Lewis - Head of Business Development, Unchained Capital Yan Pritzker - CTO and cofounder, Swan Bitcoin Brady Swenson - host and Head of Education, Swan Bitcoin Summary and Chapters: Introductions Geopolitical tensions International implications and game theory of a neutral money Geographic mining distribution and Blockstream Mining Contrasting the Bitcoin-only industry to the altcoin casino Legacy banks getting involved with Bitcoin and the future of banking ...
Jul 23, 2020•1 hr 19 min•Ep. 20
Episode Summary and Chapters Introductions Mark's Bitcoin story Ben's Bitcoin story How the Fed is marketing Bitcoin Broken fiat, hoarding, and deflation vs inflation Human culture and the influence of money Specialization Money as tool for collaboration Keynes (friend or foe?) and tech as a deflationary force Bitcoin Renaissance, unjust money, and capping the state's power Predicting Bitcoin Governmental pushback Geopolitical implications Power of the intransigent minority Closing thoughts Link...
Jul 16, 2020•55 min•Ep. 19
