We're joined by Tomer Strolight for another edition of "Bitcoin Beginner Q&A". We get great questions coming from the audience and are also joined by Greg Foss, TC, Neil Jacobs and many more to credibly explain each persons question. We also catch up on SEC Chair Gary Gensler's comments around everything in crypto NOT Bitcoin is a security. Lastly, we talk about the exciting social communication protocol, NOSTR and how Café Bitcoin is now live there! Swan Private Team Members: Alex Stanczyk ...
Feb 27, 2023•2 hr 7 min•Ep. 287
John haar guest hosts today for another edition of "Swan Private Macro Friday". We discuss with Sam Callahan the unethical nature of CBDCs, debunk the Fed's stance on the technology behind Bitcoin and dive into the latest macro trends and bitcoin price movement. Swan Private Team Members: Alex Stanczyk Twitter: https://twitter.com/alexstanczyk Sign up for Swan Private today: https://www.swanbitcoin.com/private/ "Buy, Learn and Earn" with the Swan Bitcoin Mobile App: https://www.swanbitcoin.com/a...
Feb 24, 2023•2 hr 5 min•Ep. 286
We're joined by Greg Foss, Lawrence Lepard, James Lavish and Dr. Jeff Ross for "MacroStrategy" episode 5! We dive what's on each of their minds as to what is the most important macro trends we should be looking at as investors, how they believe Bitcoin is "insurance you must own" and the likelihood of various scenarios in which Bitcoin would be able to function without the traditional banking system. We also talk about what their 6 month - 1 year outlook is for FANG stocks and Bitcoin. Swan Priv...
Feb 23, 2023•2 hr 2 min•Ep. 285
We're joined by Nate Harmon from OceanBit to talk about how they're using the power of the ocean to mine Bitcoin with "OTEC" renewable energy! We have an in-depth conversation on how they see OTEC mining being a positive for human flourishing and how combined with bitcoin mining, it can change the world. We also speak with Tomer, Greg Foss and others about Nostr and decentralized social applications. Connect with OceanBit: Nate: https://twitter.com/messages/784501546969096192-1415850598587457537...
Feb 22, 2023•2 hr 10 min•Ep. 284
We're joined by Brady Swenson to talk about him retiring from podcasting, the lessons he learned while educating others about bitcoin and what in store for him in the future for he and Swan Bitcoin! We also talk about the latest bull run with Tone Vays, Greg Foss and Tomer Strolight, and catch up on the latest Bitcoin news. Swan Private Team Members: Alex Stanczyk Twitter: https://twitter.com/alexstanczyk Sign up for Swan Private today: https://www.swanbitcoin.com/private/ "Buy, Learn and Earn" ...
Feb 21, 2023•2 hr 7 min•Ep. 283
We're joined by Bitcoin OG and digital nomad Dread to talk about his experiences traveling the world to talk and educate others about Bitcoin! We also talk about his podcast, "One Love Bitcoin" and visit with Tomer Strolight and many others to talk about the latest Bitcoin news from over the weekend. Swan Private Team Members: Alex Stanczyk Twitter: https://twitter.com/alexstanczyk Sign up for Swan Private today: https://www.swanbitcoin.com/private/ "Buy, Learn and Earn" with the Swan Bitcoin Mo...
Feb 20, 2023•2 hr 3 min•Ep. 282
Sam Callahan hosts today's Café Bitcoin with Justin Rezvani from Zion joins us to talk about how they're building "Web5" decentralized web apps on top of Bitcoin using the lightning network and incentivizing creators to opt-out of the monopoly on content creation that there currently is. We then are joined by Steven Lubka, Terrance Yang and John Haar of the Swan Private team to talk about the latest comments from Peter Zeihan, Charlie Munger and the latest bitcoin rally! Swan Private Team Member...
Feb 17, 2023•2 hr 1 min•Ep. 281
We're joined from Adam from Upstream Data and BlockBain, two legendary minds in the Bitcoin mining space for an in-depth Q&A and intro course into Bitcoin. We also catch up on the latest bitcoin news with Neil Jacobs, Tomer Strolight, Ant and the rest of the Café Bitcoin Crew! Swan Private Team Members: Alex Stanczyk Twitter: https://twitter.com/alexstanczyk Sign up for Swan Private today: https://www.swanbitcoin.com/private/ "Buy, Learn and Earn" with the Swan Bitcoin Mobile App: https://ww...
Feb 16, 2023•1 hr 57 min•Ep. 280
We're joined by Erik Cason to talk about the early days of Bitcoin, his time working at Coinbase and how the block size wars lead him to leaving and how he is focused on educating others on why Bitcoin is the best tool for freedom. We're also joined by Pubby and Anders to talk about the upcoming "Pleb Party" in Miami, Nostr and more. Swan Private Team Members: Alex Stanczyk Twitter: https://twitter.com/alexstanczyk Sign up for Swan Private today: https://www.swanbitcoin.com/private/ "Buy, Learn ...
Feb 15, 2023•2 hr 4 min•Ep. 279
NVK and Dee from ColdCard join us to talk about the newest hardware wallet, the “Q1” we talk about the new features they’re adding and why its the most secure Bitcoin hardware wallet on the market. We’re then joined by Mike Schmid to talk about how he is creating the “Bitcoin hot water heater” for his home! Swan Private Team Members: Alex Stanczyk Twitter: https://twitter.com/alexstanczyk Sign up for Swan Private today: https://www.swanbitcoin.com/private/ "Buy, Learn and Earn" with the Swan Bit...
Feb 14, 2023•2 hr 7 min•Ep. 278
Guy Swan joins us to talk about Nostr and “Nostr-Relays”. We go in-depth on the new social apps that are being built with bitcoin and how to get connected with them. We’re then joined by Fernando of Bitcoin Beach Brazil and Lukas from Global BTC Fest to talk about how they’re revolutionizing communities in Brazil by creating circular economies with bitcoin. Swan Private Team Members: Alex Stanczyk Twitter: https://twitter.com/alexstanczyk Sign up for Swan Private today: https://www.swanbitcoin.c...
Feb 13, 2023•2 hr 3 min•Ep. 277
We talk about Gary Gensler's latest video talking about the risks of guaranteed yield from crypto lending platforms and how that has led to it being banned for Kraken and soon for other non-compliant crypto exchanges. We talk about the impact of this with Greg Foss, Dr.Jeff, Tone Vays, Tomer Strolight and more. We're then joined by the Swan Private team for another edition of "Swan Private Macro Friday"! Swan Private Team Members: Alex Stanczyk Twitter: https://twitter.com/alexstanczyk Sign up f...
Feb 10, 2023•2 hr 7 min•Ep. 276
We’re joined by Nozomi Hayase and Roger 9000 to talk about their new podcast, Bitcoin is Love: The Great Renaissance 2.0. We talk about their paths to Bitcoin and how they see it liberating human consciousness and love. We also get a market update from Greg Foss, Dr.Jeff, Tone Vays and Joe Carlasare and catch up on the latest Bitcoin news. Swan Private Team Members: Alex Stanczyk Twitter: https://twitter.com/alexstanczyk Sign up for Swan Private today: https://www.swanbitcoin.com/private/ "Buy, ...
Feb 09, 2023•2 hr 3 min•Ep. 275
Dennis Porter and Justin Orkney from the Satoshi Action Fund join us to talk about how their experiences from talking with legislators in various states in the U.S. on the positive effects of Bitcoin Mining and how it should be embraced by the U.S. We also get into a conversation around ordinals with Dee from Coinkite, Neil Jacobs, Tomer Strolight and more. Swan Private Team Members: Alex Stanczyk Twitter: https://twitter.com/alexstanczyk Sign up for Swan Private today: https://www.swanbitcoin.c...
Feb 08, 2023•2 hr 6 min•Ep. 274
A Sly Roundabout Way, an IBEX documentary in collaboration with PIAF Producciones, tells the story of the first Bitcoin Diploma in the world to be offered as part of the curriculum in a high school. The Ignacio Pacheco Castro public school, in the outskirts of San Salvador, took the lead within the first year of Bitcoin being adopted as legal tender in El Salvador. The film was directed by Guatemalan filmmaker Javier Borrayo and produced by Carliño. It is presented on YouTube in alliance with Sw...
Feb 07, 2023•2 hr 3 min•Ep. 273
We're joined by CEO and Co-Founder of Luxor Mining, Nick Hansen and Japan Mellerud for an in-depth conversation about Bitcoin mining. We discuss the economic incentives behind Bitcoin mining, how to calculate hash price and the energy used to secure the network. We also catch up on the latest Bitcoin news with Tone Vays, Greg Foss, Tomer Strolight and more. Swan Private Team Members: Alex Stanczyk Twitter: https://twitter.com/alexstanczyk Sign up for Swan Private today: https://www.swanbitcoin.c...
Feb 06, 2023•2 hr 4 min•Ep. 272
We're joined by Pierre Rochard, Natalie Brunell and more to talk about Ray Dalio's comments on Bitcoin and try to answer his questions, "what is money?". We also discuss Charlie Munger's recent comments regarding Bitcoin and how America should try and ban it to maintain "control". We then are joined by John Haar, Steven Lubka and Terrance Yang to talk about the latest FOMC meeting, job report numbers and the latest macro news. Swan Private Team Members: Alex Stanczyk Twitter: https://twitter.com...
Feb 03, 2023•2 hr 6 min•Ep. 271
We're joined by Natalie Smolenski and Sam Callahan for an in-depth conversation about Bitcoin vs CBDCs and Natalie's experience presenting in front of the IMF. We talk about the freedom technology behind Bitcoin and why its one of the most important inventions to help human flourishing. We're also joined by Derek Ross for a Nostr 101 crash course and talk with Dr.Jeff, Tone Vays and more about the fed hike and what we can expect from the Bitcoin price going forward. Swan Private Team Members: Al...
Feb 02, 2023•2 hr 4 min•Ep. 270
On this episode of Café Bitcoin, we go deep down the rabbit hole on Bitcoin Ordinals, explaining what they are, some reasons why they could be beneficial and not beneficial to bitcoin and the similarities to the conversation around it compared to the blocksize wars. Swan Private Team Members: Alex Stanczyk Twitter: https://twitter.com/alexstanczyk Sign up for Swan Private today: https://www.swanbitcoin.com/private/ "Buy, Learn and Earn" with the Swan Bitcoin Mobile App: https://www.swanbitcoin.c...
Feb 01, 2023•1 hr 49 min•Ep. 269
We cover the latest Bitcoin news with the Café Bitcoin crew, we get a market update with Tone Vays and Dr.Jeff and discuss the similarities with the "Bitcoin Ordinals NFT" project and the block size war fud from people that were there and go down the rabbit hole of importance of learning bitcoin fundamentals. Swan Private Team Members: Alex Stanczyk Twitter: https://twitter.com/alexstanczyk Sign up for Swan Private today: https://www.swanbitcoin.com/private/ "Buy, Learn and Earn" with the Swan B...
Jan 31, 2023•2 hr•Ep. 268
We're joined by Stephan Livera and Tomer Strolight for another exciting "Bitcoin Beginner Q&A". We start the episode by recapping some of the latest Bitcoin news and then take guests most commonly asked questions about Bitcoin! Swan Private Team Members: Alex Stanczyk Twitter: https://twitter.com/alexstanczyk Sign up for Swan Private today: https://www.swanbitcoin.com/private/ "Buy, Learn and Earn" with the Swan Bitcoin Mobile App: https://www.swanbitcoin.com/app/ Hello and welcome to The Ca...
Jan 30, 2023•2 hr 5 min•Ep. 267
BTC Sessions joins us for an in-depth conversation about his latest video, "Nunchuk: Bitcoin Inheritance Multisig". We discuss how to best ensure your family and loved ones are able to receive your bitcoin and some of the best custody solutions. We're then joined by Sam Callahan and Terrance Yang for the latest edition of, "Swan Private Macro Friday". Swan Private Team Members: Alex Stanczyk Twitter: https://twitter.com/alexstanczyk John Haar: https://twitter.com/john_at_swan Sam Callahan: https...
Jan 27, 2023•2 hr 5 min•Ep. 266
We're joined by Matthew McClintock and Paul Tarantino for Bitcoin Inheritance Planning Series Ep.3! We discuss the various custody solutions to storing your bitcoin, the laws in your jurisdiction, directed trusts, and the best practices to ensuring your bitcoin can safely be inherited through a trust. We also talk about some of the best practices in storing your bitcoin with multi-sig solutions and discuss the latest bitcoin news. Connect with Alex: Alex Stanczyk Twitter: https://twitter.com/ale...
Jan 26, 2023•2 hr 3 min•Ep. 265
Senior Fellow at the Mises Institute and Associate Professor in Entrepreneurship at Oklahoma State University, Per Bylund joins us for an in-depth conversation about Austrian economics, his book, "How to Think About the Economy" and Bitcoin. We also discuss the game theory behind Bitcoin adoption with Ant, Wicked, Peter and the rest of the Café Bitcoin crew! Swan Private Team Members: Alex Stanczyk Twitter: https://twitter.com/alexstanczyk Sign up for Swan Private today: https://www.swanbitcoin....
Jan 25, 2023•2 hr 9 min•Ep. 264
We're joined by Texas Slim of to talk about how he is spreading the knowledge of food intelligence and the side effects of government funded processing plants. We discuss his work starting "The Beef Initiative", the importance of shaking your ranchers hand and some of the best tips to onboarding businesses and people onto Bitcoin. We also cover the latest Bitcoin news and discuss various remedies that help your mental and psychical performance. Swan Private Team Members: Alex Stanczyk Twitter: h...
Jan 24, 2023•2 hr 6 min•Ep. 263
We're joined by Paolo Ardoino from Keet by Holepunch to talk about they're revolutionizing the way we interact online with text, video and file sharing. We talk about how not only is it better quality than traditional video sharing software but its encrypted and brining us back to the way that the internet was intended to be used. Keet also utilizes the Bitcoin lightning network and allows for payments! We also talk with Dr.Jeff, Terrence Yang and Rob Soltan about the Bitcoin market and Janet Ye...
Jan 23, 2023•2 hr 1 min•Ep. 262
We're joined by Sam Callahan, Terrence Yang and John Haar from the Swan Private team to talk about the Genesis bankruptcy filing, how they we're impacted in the crypto contagion, Jamie Dimon's latest comments, Bitzlato crackdown and more. We also talk with Dr.Jeff, Big Sean Harris, TXMC and more about the importance of educating yourself and "don't trust, verify". Swan Private Team Members: Alex Stanczyk Twitter: https://twitter.com/alexstanczyk Sign up for Swan Private today: https://www.swanbi...
Jan 20, 2023•2 hr 7 min•Ep. 261
Greg Foss, Dr.Jeff, James Lavish and Lawrence Lepard join us again for the January edition of "MacroStrategy". We discuss the comments coming out of Davos, Jamie Dimon's thoughts on Bitcoin, The Japanese markets, Saudi Arabia, and much more in the macro landscape. We also have Joe Carlsare, Sam Callahan and Tone Vays join the panel to share their insights. Join us for Pacific Bitcoin Festival 2023! Purchase your tickets with discount code "CAFE" now before prices go up: https://PacificBitcoin202...
Jan 19, 2023•2 hr 3 min•Ep. 260
Prolific Bitcoiner and thinker, Robert Breedlove joins us to talk about the philosophical question, "what is money?", we also discuss how the state will be the best at onboarding people onto bitcoin due to their policies. Robert also discusses his latest series "principles of bitcoin" and we catch up on the latest Bitcoin news! Swan Private Team Members: Alex Stanczyk Twitter: https://twitter.com/alexstanczyk Sign up for Swan Private today: https://www.swanbitcoin.com/private/ "Buy, Learn and Ea...
Jan 18, 2023•2 hr 3 min•Ep. 259
Today Lead Research Analyst for Swan Bitcoin, Sam Callahan joins us to talk about how "CBDCs are the Feds Final Hope". We discuss the latest news coming out of Davos, how the leaders of the central banks are concerned with losing control of the economy due to crypto and how Bitcoin is a tool for freedom. We also cover some of the hype surrounding the Bitcoin price and speculate on whats in store for the rest of the week regarding Bitcoin price! Swan Private Team Members: Alex Stanczyk Twitter: h...
Jan 17, 2023•1 hr 59 min•Ep. 258
