In this timely rip Cedric sits down with Aleks Svetski and Mark Moss to discuss their new book The UNcommunist Manifesto. The Most Influential Book In History, Got It All Wrong! It's Time To Fix The Book and Change The World! Aleks Svetski is a Speaker, Author, and Founder of the world’s first Bitcoin accumulation app; Amber. Host of the Wake Up Podcast, and Creator of The Bitcoin Times publication Mark Moss is Speaker, and Educator, host of the Mark Moss radio show and Podcast. His long lens of...
Aug 01, 2022•1 hr 36 min•Season 1Ep. 117
In this eye-opening and revealing episode Cedric sits down with Phil Gibson AKA Mr. Pseu to talk about how Davos is out to embarrass America, destroy the US Dollar and how Jerome and the Federal Reserve are doing everything that they can to save capitalism inflation be damned. - Who is Davos - Why does Davos want to destroy America - Why Jerome Powell's policies are bullish for Bitcoin - How the Federal Reserve continues to create economic conditions ripe for a Bitcoin bull market as capital see...
Jul 25, 2022•1 hr 19 min•Season 1Ep. 116
In this very enjoyable conversation Cedric sits down with Natalie Brunell to discuss Bitcoin, macroeconomics, finance, the glamorization of consumer debt, bringing savings back, origin and success stories. Natalie is the host of the Coin Stories Bitcoin Podcast, a media commentator, the host of the Hard Money show and an investor, educator and writer. Natalie is also an Emmy award winning journalist, 1st generation American and one of the most articulate and informed voices that you'll come acro...
Jul 18, 2022•50 min•Season 1Ep. 115
In this very special episode Dr. Adam Back, the CEO and co-founder of Blockstream has a very candid conversation as Adam reflects on the cypherpunk movement, cryptography, privacy, ecash, inventing hashcash (used in Bitcoin mining), Bitcoin and Satoshi. TBH, I still can't believe that this happened and I really hope that you enjoy this rip as much as I did. SwanBitcoin is by far the easiest and most affordable way to accumulate Bitcoin with automatic recurring purchases. Just set it and forget i...
Jul 11, 2022•1 hr 6 min•Season 1Ep. 114
In this wide-ranging and free flowing conversation Surfer Jim rejoins the Ced for another epic rip about the state of America, Bitcoin, Fire Island, and how he's more stoked than you - regularly. Surfer Jim has been on three prior episodes that you should check out here: #17: Surfer Jim: The Bitcoin Radical on First Principles & Bitcoin as Real Estate https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/surfer-jim-the-bitcoin-radical-on-first-principles/id1534519469?i=1000498453474 #22: Pierre Rochard, Jim...
Jul 05, 2022•1 hr 54 min•Season 1Ep. 113
In this very special and heartwarming episode Tomer Strolight returns for the third time to discuss five more of his wonderful pieces. We cover Beautiful Bitcoin, Why Bitcoin is the World's Most Inclusive Institution, Why Bitcoin is the Path to Economic Stability, Why Bitcoin is Worthy of Being Loved and Why Bitcoin is a Declaration of Peace. I specifically chose these particular pieces from Tomer's amazing catalog because I felt that we all could use some more beauty, honor, inclusiveness, opti...
Jun 26, 2022•1 hr 31 min•Season 1Ep. 112
This was one of my favorite conversations from 2020, when I first started the show, that I want to share again at this particular moment. I think this episode encapsulates such a wide range of ideas about bitcoin, bitcoiners and monetary freedom and expresses them is such an entertaining and dramatic fashion. From white collar worker to poker player to Twitter jail. Relevant Peter Schiff has the juice. He hard-forked the irrelevant Peter Schiff Classic with his biting tweets aimed at the frivolo...
Jun 19, 2022•45 min•Season 1Ep. 111
In this important and eye-opening episode Cedric sits down with Sam Callahan from behind enemy lines to talk about the Bank of International Settlements, it's formation and dubious history. What exactly is the BIS? What do they do? Do they have a moral compass? Why is there a bank above all governments? Why is it not accountable? What have they learned from China about social control? How much data do they have access to? Is there a war on cash? What can be done? You bought a hardware wallet rig...
Jun 13, 2022•1 hr 36 min•Season 1Ep. 110
In this episode Cedric sits down with Dr. Patrick C. Melder from the Bitcoin Lake project to talk about all things Lago Bitcoin, Guatemala, lake Atitlan, biomining and the holy grail of Bitcoin. Inspired by Bitcoin Beach in El Salvador, Bitcoin Lake wants to educate the local community on the various benefits and possibilities of Bitcoin and the lightning network. You bought a hardware wallet right? So you take your bitcoin security seriously, now go that extra step and secure it from physical d...
Jun 06, 2022•1 hr 25 min•Season 1Ep. 109
For this insightful and highly informative episode Cedric sits down again with Bitcoin author and thinker Brandon Quittem for a wide ranging conversation about Bitcoin as a pioneer species, ecology, how utilizing more energy and not less will save the planet and why he's so optimistic about the future even as we go through another fourth turning. Brandon is an entrepreneur, writer, speaker, and passionate Bitcoiner. He's currently building SwanBitcoin.com which is the best place to buy Bitcoin i...
May 24, 2022•2 hr 3 min•Season 1Ep. 108
In this important episode Cedric sits down with Alex Gladstein the Chief Strategy Office for the Human Rights Foundation to discuss France's history of monetary colonialism, the mechanics of the CFA system, Senegal, assassinations, economic apartheid & how Bitcoin fixes this. You bought a hardware wallet right? So you take your bitcoin security seriously, now go that extra step and secure it from physical disaster with a CypherWheel seed storage device. Go to cyphersafe.io to keep your Sats ...
May 17, 2022•40 min•Season 1Ep. 107
In this deeply philosophical conversation Cedric sits down with Knut Svanholm, the author of Sovereignty Through Mathematics, Independence Reimagined and his latest tour de force Bitcoin: Everything Divided By 21 Million to discuss his background as a deck officer, how time preference is connected to civility, existential inflation, how with Bitcoin knowing is owning and the map is the territory, memetics, suicide bombers and how Bitcoin forms a symbiotic relationship with its host. Shoutouts to...
May 08, 2022•1 hr 44 min•Season 1Ep. 106
In this insightful episode Cedric sits down with independent journalist Jordan Schachtel for a wide-ranging conversation about independent journalism, the pandemic, China, Twitter, Trump, Alex Jones, Bitcoin, his rabbit hole story, the idolization of celebrity figures and his advice for independent journalists that are just starting out. You bought a hardware wallet right? So you take your bitcoin security seriously, now go that extra step and secure it from physical disaster with a CypherWheel ...
May 02, 2022•1 hr 3 min•Season 1Ep. 105
In this very special episode Cedric sits down with David Fraser the CEO/Founder of Citadel Cabins to discuss bunkie life, fleeing Canada, homeschooling before it was cool and his rabbit hole story. You bought a hardware wallet right. So you take your bitcoin security seriously, now go that extra step and secure it from physical disaster with a CypherWheel seed storage device. Go to cyphersafe.io to keep your Sats Safe and use the code Matrix for 10% off your order. LEDN is a secure, simple and e...
Apr 25, 2022•54 min•Season 1Ep. 104
In this episode Cedric sits down with Adam Curry, the Pod-father himself to discuss everything from the early days at MTV, to Trump, Hip-Hop and New York City in the 1980’s, to his family's history in the CIA, how he views the current institutional corruption and decay, is ESG the penultimate attack on the petrodollar and how he sees Bitcoin as America 2.0 for the future. You bought a hardware wallet right. So you take your bitcoin security seriously, now go that extra step and secure it from ph...
Apr 14, 2022•1 hr 29 min•Season 1Ep. 103
In this episode Cedric sits down with Samson Mow the outgoing CSO of Blockstream to discuss the 2017 Blocksize War, the Liquid Network, NFTs, Atomic Swaps, El Salvador, Nation State Adoption, Bitcoin Bonds, Volcano Mining, how Bitcoin fixes all of this and, if he will run for mayor of Bitcoin City. PUBLIC SERVICE ANNOUNCEMENT: Only 4 days until the biggest Bitcoin event ever. Bitcoin 2022 will be held on Miami Beach from 6-9th April and you can use code BitcoinMatrix at check out to get a 10% di...
Apr 03, 2022•54 min•Season 1Ep. 102
In this episode Cedric sits down with Daniel Bayerdorffer, the founder of CypherSafe. CypherSafe is a Numberall Stamp & Tool Company DBA owned and operated by Daniel Bayerdorffer, a third-generation maker and inventor. Bayerdorffer has continued the tradition started in 1930 by his grandfather, the founder of Numberall, by venturing into new territory with two Numberall DBAs: Reuleaux Models, which has revived the practice of building kinematic models for academics, hobbyists, and collectors...
Mar 20, 2022•55 min•Season 1Ep. 101
In the 100th episode Cedric sits down with Kenny Florian to discuss his near-death experience in Brazil, Ju-Jitsu, MMA, the UFC, reality tv, chokeholds, dealing with anxiety as a kid, running towards fear, preparing for the unknown, thinking about things conceptually, being creative in the moment, his rabbit hole story and being free. Did you get your tickets for Bitcoin Day OKC? Don’t miss the Bitcoin mining event of the year. Many thought leaders from the mining space will be in Oklahoma City ...
Mar 07, 2022•1 hr 34 min•Season 1Ep. 100
In this fun but poignant episode Cedric sits down with Dan and Josh, two firefighters and the co-hosts of the Blue Collar Bitcoin Podcast. We talk finance, we talk economics, we talk shit and of course we talk about the most important monetary technology of the 21st century and how bitcoin is like a slippery hog in this awesome rip. Citadel Cabins exists to help individuals achieve shelter, rest, security and location independence. Head over to citadelcabins.com to fill out an application now. Y...
Feb 28, 2022•1 hr 29 min•Season 1Ep. 99
In this smart and insightful episode Cedric sits down with Phil Geiger from Unchained Capital to discuss his articles All 21 Million Bitcoin Exist Already, 21 Million is Non-Negotiable, multi-sig, Bitcoin key management and how bitcoiners trade short-term volatility for long-term stability. I hope that you get as much out of this one as much as I did. Citadel Cabins exists to help individuals achieve shelter, rest, security and location independence. Head over to citadelcabins.com to fill out an...
Feb 17, 2022•1 hr 18 min•Season 1Ep. 98
In this incredibly deep and insightful episode Cedric sits down with LaserHodl to discuss central banking imperialism, monetary colonialism, how war is a balance sheet maneuver, scientism, authoritarianism as a field of study, the careful demolition of the West, why Malthusian fear spell mongers are threatening to eliminate free will and how Bitcoin is your first line of defense in this new type of information war that we are all living through. LaserHodl is a husband, former software engineer, ...
Feb 07, 2022•2 hr 18 min•Season 1Ep. 97
In this episode Cedric sits down with Sebastian Bunney, the author of several notable pieces including The Truth Behind Bitcoin's Opposition, Bitcoin and the Illusion of Reality, Bitcoin and the Myth that is Capitalism and Facing the Chasm: The Future of Bitcoin and the Metaverse that were all published in Bitcoin Magazine. We discuss: - How Bitcoin represents a threat to the United States dollar and its global hegemony backed by endless war? - What do Saddam Hussein, Hugo Chavez, Muammar Gaddaf...
Feb 01, 2022•1 hr 18 min•Season 1Ep. 96
In this eye-opening and important wake-up call Texas Slim returns to expand on the medical, pharmaceutical, agricultural complex, Monsanto, Coca-Cola, the source of our seed and how do-gooding is modern day feudalism. We discuss: - The digitization of our food - How Monsanto really got it's start over 100 years ago as a failed chemical company until Coca-Cola stepped in - Protecting the rancher's legacy - Stakeholder capitalism, hedge funds and human capital bond markets - The doomsday global se...
Jan 24, 2022•1 hr 50 min•Season 1Ep. 95
Ed Latimore is a best-selling Author, former professional heavyweight boxer who retired with a 13-1-1 record, a competitive chess player, and veteran of the U.S. Army National Guard. Ed holds a B.A. in Physics from Duquesne University. His writing focuses on self-improvement and a practical approach to stoic philosophy. Ed and I discuss: - What he learned growing up - Why everyone should get in the ring at least once - Controlling your emotions, dealing with fear and loss - What it means to be a...
Jan 17, 2022•1 hr 28 min•Season 1Ep. 94
TRIGGER WARNING!!! In this wide-ranging and epic conversation with anonymous twitter personality Mind over Matter we discuss body, mind and spirit building. Topics include: - Returning to tradition - Getting our beauty back - Aesthetics - How the body and mind are connected - Spiritual energy - Autism Awareness - Anti family forces - How the low testosterone in men is by design - The soy boy meme, hook-up culture, semen retention and how it all comes down to the birthrate Citadel Cabins exists t...
Jan 12, 2022•1 hr 15 min•Season 1Ep. 93
In this wide ranging conversation Cedric sits down with CJ Wilson again to find out just how busy CJ has been this year writing, mining and educating. We discuss educating the political class on Bitcoin and how it can make America stronger through strengthening energy grids, revitalizing rural economies and giving those on the bottom economic rung equal access to a financial system. CJ is the co-author of the new book Bitcoin and The American Dream: The New Monetary Technology Transcending our P...
Jan 09, 2022•1 hr 14 min•Season 1Ep. 92
In this inspiring and heartwarming episode, Cedric sits down with Phil Champagne, the author of The Book of Satoshi: The Collected Writings of Bitcoin Creator Satoshi Nakamoto to discuss Satoshi's emails and posts before he dissapeared from public life. LEDN is a secure, simple and easy to use platform for managing and growing your digital wealth. If you want to see what it’s all about and get $50 free in USDC when you take out your first LEDN loan head over to www.start.ledn.io/bitcoinmatrix Ci...
Jan 03, 2022•1 hr 42 min•Season 1Ep. 91
In this deeply, fascinating conversation author and frequent guest Vijay Boyapati sits down with Cedric to discuss: - How this bitcoin cycle is different - Educating politicians in DC - The Fermi Paradox -The Great Filter, black swan events, artificial intelligence and if we will wipe ourselves out LEDN is a secure, simple and easy to use platform for managing and growing your digital wealth. If you want to see what it’s all about and get $50 free in USDC when you take out your first LEDN loan h...
Dec 22, 2021•1 hr 8 min•Season 1Ep. 90
Scott and Mallory Sibley launched SHAmory in mid-2020 to make Bitcoin education fun for all ages. SHAmory is the first and only STEM authenticated Bitcoin card game and was ranked best of STEM 2021 by Newswek and Stem.org. Now they are introducting Goodnight Bitcoin, the book and movie. I thought it would be fun to sit down with Scott and Mallory to discuss the genesis of SHAmory, the severe gap in fun, educational Bitcoin products for all ages and what their mission with SHAmory is going forwar...
Dec 18, 2021•49 min•Season 1Ep. 89
Rob Hamilton is a data scientist, consultant and author. Rob and Cedric sit down to discuss his two most recent pieces published in Bitcoin Magazine "Why Has The Physical World Not Progressed Like The Digital?" and "Dissecting Mark Cuban's Thoughts On Bitcoin". LEDN is a secure, simple and easy to use platform for managing and growing your digital wealth. If you want to see what it’s all about and get $50 free in USDC when you take out your first LEDN loan head over to www.start.ledn.io/bitcoinm...
Dec 13, 2021•1 hr 30 min•Season 1Ep. 88
