We're joined by Dennis Porter and Mandy Gunasekara to debunk the Mining FUD coming from The NY Times and the work they're doing with the "Satoshi Action Fund" in progressing Bitcoin mining. We also are joined by SVN and Wesley from the "Tampa Bay Bitcoiners" meetup about their upcoming "Bitcoin for Business Workshops" and living on a Bitcoin standard. Bitcoin Bay Workshop: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/bitcoin-bay-business-workshop-registration-588627449547?lang=en-us&locale=en_US&status=...
Apr 11, 2023•2 hr 4 min•Ep. 317
Adam O and Blockbain join us for another edition of "Bitcoin Mining 101 and Q&A". We pick-apart The NY Times article on Bitcoin mining and how they are using it as a way to creative false narratives around bitcoin and their history of doing it with other life-changing technologies. We also discuss how Fox News is speaking out about the dollar losing world reserve currency status and how Bitcoin could be a good solution out. Lastly, Natalie Brunell joins us for an update on what she is seeing...
Apr 10, 2023•2 hr 4 min•Ep. 316
BTC Sessions joins us to talk about his new "DIY Bitcoin Space Heater" video that released on YouTube (link below). We discuss the benefits of heating your home with Bitcoin, if it's worth being a solo miner or joining a mining pool and his upcoming episode of "Why Are We Bullish" premiering tonight. We're then joined by Steven Lubka and Sam Callahan for another edition of "Swan Private Macro Friday". BTC Sessions "DIY Bitcoin Space Heater" Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=csmHvuzUECU Swan...
Apr 07, 2023•2 hr 8 min•Ep. 315
We're joined by Greg Foss, Lawrence Lepard, Dr.Jeff Ross and David Foley for "MacroStrategy Ep. 6". We talk about the current macro landscape, our thoughts on how Bitcoin has performed this year and where it may be headed. We also talk with Natalie Brunell about her upcoming "Hard Money" episode on Swan Bitcoin Youtube Channel and more. Swan Private Team Members: Alex Stanczyk Twitter: https://twitter.com/alexstanczyk Café Bitcoin Crew: Ant: https://twitter.com/2140data Tomer: https://twitter.co...
Apr 06, 2023•2 hr 6 min•Ep. 314
We catch up with Tomer Strolight and the Café Bitcoin Crew to discuss Michael Saylor purchasing more Bitcoin, his comments on how the US dollar will someday be backed by Bitcoin and Donald Trump's comments on the threat to the US dollar hegemony. We also discuss speculative theories surrounding Satoshi's coins and why Bitcoin "doesn't care". We then are joined by Rene Aaron to talk about his company "Plug and Play", using lightning to pay for goods from vending machines. Link to "Plug and Play" ...
Apr 05, 2023•1 hr 58 min•Ep. 313
We're joined by John Vallis for an in-depth conversation on the evolution of money and how Bitcoin will reshape society for the better. We also talk about Bitfeed.Live with the Café Bitcoin crew and talk with Greg Foss about running pubs in Canada and spending lightning at various places such as "Pubkey" in NYC! Bitfeed.Live Website Link: https://bitfeed.live Swan Private Team Members: Alex Stanczyk Twitter: https://twitter.com/alexstanczyk Café Bitcoin Crew: Ant: https://twitter.com/2140data To...
Apr 04, 2023•2 hr 4 min•Ep. 312
We're joined by Will Reeves from the Fold App to talk about how they're making it easy to stack sats globally and earn bitcoin rewards on purchases. We also chat with Tone Vays, Dr.Jeff Ross, Greg Foss, Tomer Strolight and others about Elizabeth Warren starting a "anti-crypto" team and dispute the most recent FUD coming out about Bitcoin. Swan Private Team Members: Alex Stanczyk Twitter: https://twitter.com/alexstanczyk Café Bitcoin Crew: Ant: https://twitter.com/2140data Tomer: https://twitter....
Apr 04, 2023•2 hr 7 min•Ep. 311
Kerri Langlais with Terawulf joins us today to talk about "Terawulf: an infrastructure-focused Bitcoin mining company accelerating the transition to zero-carbon future". We discuss how they are able to mine at almost 2 cents per kilowatt hour and what they feel that will do for the future of bitcoin mining companies. We also talk to Armani and Dante about Bitcoin for athletes and speak with the Café Bitcoin crew about power projection and Jason Lowery's "Softwar" thesis. Swan Private Team Member...
Mar 30, 2023•2 hr 5 min•Ep. 310
We're joined by Brian De Mint from the Orange Pill App to talk about how they're onboarding users onto Bitcoin, helping people transact and meet up in their local area and his book, "Bitcoin Evangelism". We also talk about Chat-GPT, the future of AI and how the future may change due to these products. Lastly, we talk about the Restrict Act and the similarities it has to the Patriot Act. Swan Private Team Members: Alex Stanczyk Twitter: https://twitter.com/alexstanczyk Café Bitcoin Crew: Ant: htt...
Mar 29, 2023•2 hr 6 min•Ep. 309
Tone Vays and the Café Bitcoin Crew breakdown the latest court filings regarding CZ and Binance. We discuss the similarities between FTX, Binance and other Crypto scams and what we think this could mean in the coming weeks regarding bitcoin price. We then are joined by John Dennehy and Dalia Platt from "My First Bitcoin", where their mission is focusing on Bitcoin education that can change the world, being community-led, open source and putting it in the students hands! My First Bitcoin: https:/...
Mar 28, 2023•2 hr 5 min•Ep. 308
Lyn Alden joins us for an in-depth conversation about banking sector instability, the fed balance sheet exploding and the implications of Open Monetary and Information Networks. We also talk about the CDS spreads of banks increasing, what this means for the markets and ask if AI is helpful or hurtful to the future of society. "The Implications of Open Monetary and Information Networks" by Lyn Alden: https://www.swanbitcoin.com/the-implications-of-open-monetary-and-information-networks/ Swan Priv...
Mar 27, 2023•2 hr 8 min•Ep. 307
We're joined by Tone Vays, Greg Foss, Dr.Jeff and the Café Bitcoin Crew to talk about Greenpeace attacking Bitcoin, the importance of bitcoin mining and why bitcoin is the most humanitarian thing on the planet. We then discuss the latest macro news surrounding bitcoin, the 25bps rate hike 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 and Earn" with the Swan Bitcoin Mobi...
Mar 24, 2023•1 hr 36 min•Ep. 306
We're joined by Tomer Strolight, Greg Foss, and the Café Bitcoin Crew to discuss if "Operation Chokepoint 2.0" is in effect and if the U.S. is specifically targeting crypto based companies. We then talk about Coinbase receiving a Wells Notice from the SEC, the breaking news of Do Kwon being arrested and lastly, Luxor Mining joins us to talk about their latest firmware update and how hash rate continues to grow! Swan Private Team Members: Alex Stanczyk Twitter: https://twitter.com/alexstanczyk Ca...
Mar 23, 2023•2 hr 8 min•Ep. 305
We're joined by Tomer Strolight, Greg Foss, and the Café Bitcoin Crew to talk about the upcoming FOMC meeting, how the debt spiral is going to continue to worsen, and the economic battle between Janet Yellen and Jerome Powell. Then we're joined by Pierre Corbin to talk about the upcoming Bitcoin Film Festival, BTC Sessions and Cory Klippsten to talk about the importance of creating Bitcoin content and Blockbain for another edition of "Bitcoin Mining 101 Q&A". Bitcoin Film Festival: https://b...
Mar 22, 2023•1 hr 57 min•Ep. 304
We're joined by Matt Odell and Pavlenex about the exciting new upgrade to the Stratum protocol, "Stratum V2". We talk about why this is such an important moment for Bitcoin and the importance of running your own node and verifying your own data. We are also joined by CK, Nolan and Root from Bitcoin Magazine team to talk about the upcoming Bitcoin Conference 2023! Donate to "Stratum V2": https://opensats.org/projects/stratumv2 Swan Private Team Members: Alex Stanczyk Twitter: https://twitter.com/...
Mar 21, 2023•1 hr 57 min•Ep. 303
We deep dive down the events of the weekend with Credit Suisse and the banking crisis with Greg Foss, Sam Callahan, and many others. We also talk about how Bitcoin price rally is finally the decoupling we have been waiting for and speak with Cory Klippsten, Anders and Pubby about the upcoming Toxic Happy Hour Pleb Party 6.15 happening in Miami during the Bitcoin Conference 2023! Get your ticket to the "Toxic Happy Hour Pleb Party 6.15 in Miami" - https://www.eventbrite.com/e/toxic-happy-hour-ple...
Mar 20, 2023•2 hr 3 min•Ep. 302
We're joined by John Haar, Greg Foss, Tone Vays, Tome Strolight and many others to talk about the Bitcoin price rally, Janet Yellen's comments regarding the bailout of major banks and the latest comments from Jerome Powell on inflation being 2%. We also have people share their thoughts on investing strategies for Bitcoin and where we see it headed throughout 2023. Swan Private Team Members: Alex Stanczyk Twitter: https://twitter.com/alexstanczyk Sign up for Swan Private today: https://www.swanbi...
Mar 17, 2023•2 hr 7 min•Ep. 301
We're joined by Greg Foss, Lisa Hough, Sam Callahan, Joe Carlasare and many others to talk about the Bitcoin price rally, how they anticipate the next few months going and how we can best fight the CBDC agenda from the FED. We're then joined by Aleks Svetski to talk about his newest writing, "The Three Generations Theory: How Bitcoin reaches Mass Adoption in 60 years". Link to Article: https://bitcoinmagazine.com/culture/bitcoin-reaches-mass-adoption-in-60-years Swan Private Team Members: Alex S...
Mar 16, 2023•2 hr 6 min•Ep. 300
Credit Suisse is in crisis. We are joined by Greg Foss, Sam Callahan, Tomer Strolight and Joe Carlasare to breakdown whats going on and what the fallout of the EU banking crisis could be. We also discuss Jerome Powell's thoughts on why we need 2% inflation and talk with Alladan from BTC Trading cards ( link in bio ) about how he is using trading cards to educate others on Bitcoin! Bitcoin Trading Cards: https://btc-tc.com Swan Private Team Members: Alex Stanczyk Twitter: https://twitter.com/alex...
Mar 15, 2023•2 hr 3 min•Ep. 299
We're joined by Tone Vays, Greg Foss, Tomer Strolight and many others to talk about the Bitcoin price rally, Silvergate/SVB and USDC contagion and what their thoughts are on why Bitcoin is the best tool to fight inflation. We also joined by Moritz from the Specter Wallet team for an in-depth conversation about their Wallet, the importance of self custody and how to setup with multisig. Swan Private Team Members: Alex Stanczyk Twitter: https://twitter.com/alexstanczyk Sign up for Swan Private tod...
Mar 15, 2023•1 hr 59 min•Ep. 298
We're joined by Greg Foss, Tone Vays, Lawrence Lepard, Joe Carlasare and many others to talk about the SVB/Silvergate/USDC banking crisis. We go in-depth on the Fed's comments around bailing them out, what this means for the taxpayers and how Bitcoin was built for these times. We also talk about the Bitcoin price gaining momentum due to this news and what we expect the Fed to regarding interest rates this coming week. We're also joined by Swan Private team member, Dante Cook to talk about how he...
Mar 13, 2023•2 hr 2 min•Ep. 297
We're joined by Greg Foss, Dr.Jeff, Tone Vays, Joe Carlasare, and many others to discuss Silicon Valley bank, "Silvergate Bank" going bankrupt. We talk in-depth on how this happened, the ramifications from the fallout and what we can expect going forward. Then Steven Lubka, Terrence Yang and John Haar join us from the Swan Private Macro team. Hosted by Sam Callahan. Connect with Swan Private Team Members: Alex Stanczyk: https://twitter.com/alexstanczyk Sam Callahan: https://twitter.com/samcallah...
Mar 10, 2023•2 hr 5 min•Ep. 296
Stephan Livera joins us today to talk about the upcoming BTC Prauge Conference with founders Martin and Matyas Kuchar! We talk about the speakers at the event, what lead them to starting the conference and the best tips on how to get around and involved with the BTC Prauge Conference. We also are joined by Tone Vays, Dr.Jeff, Greg Foss and many others to talk about Silvergate going bankrupt, why people want to see a Bitcoin ETF so badly and thoughts on the current macro conditions. Swan Private ...
Mar 09, 2023•2 hr 6 min•Ep. 295
We dive into Cynthia Lummis destruction of Bitcoin FUD from the US Congress. We talk about the differences of Bitcoin proof of work mining compared to proof of stake and why energy usage is good for bitcoin. Then Steven Lubka joins us to talk about the positive effects of walking and getting sunlight. The health benefits of getting over 10k steps daily and Daniel from sMilesApp (link in bio) joins us to share how you can earn sats while walking! sMiles App Link: https://www.smilesbitcoin.com Swa...
Mar 08, 2023•2 hr 2 min•Ep. 294
Luke Broyles joins us to talk about his views on how we have more in common with someone from the year 23’ than 2123. We also discuss Bitcoin monetary history and how we feel it’ll change humanity for the good. We also discuss the AI craze, asking if it will make careers obsolete or just enhance productivity similar to the calculator. Lastly, we get a nice laugh about Crypto-bros taking altcoins out of their social homepages due to fear of investigation from the SEC. Swan Private Team Members: A...
Mar 07, 2023•1 hr 59 min•Ep. 293
We're joined by Bobby and Nate from Voltage to talk about how they're making it easier for business to on-board bitcoin lightning solutions so they can save money and help bitcoin adoption around the globe. We also open the conversation up for a Q&A around lightning and talk about the latest bitcoin news with Greg Foss, Dr.Jeff and Tone Vays. Café Bitcoin Crew: @2140data @SatsforLife @PeterAnsel9 Producer: @Producer_Jacob Swan Private Team Members: Alex Stanczyk Twitter: https://twitter.com/...
Mar 06, 2023•2 hr 3 min•Ep. 292
We're joined by BTC Sessions to talk about his latest tutorial video (link below) about cashu protocol that enables chaumian e-cash on llightning and bitcoin. We also deep dive on NOSTR protocol and zapping. We're also joined by Dan and Josh from Blue Collar Bitcoin for a special edition of Swan Private Macro Friday with Steven Lubka, John Haar and Terrence Yang. Cashu Tutorial by BTC Sessions link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=riTRD0BdMDI Blue Collar Bitcoin Podcast: https://www.youtube.com/...
Mar 03, 2023•1 hr 31 min•Ep. 291
We're joined by Tone Vays, Dr.Jeff and many more join us to talk about the latest Bitcoin Macro, CBDC development happening across the world and the likelihood that a Central Bank Digital Currency could pass in America. We also talk about the freedom Bitcoin enables with holding your own keys and why its the best tool to fight authoritarian regimes. Swan Private Team Members: Alex Stanczyk Twitter: https://twitter.com/alexstanczyk Sign up for Swan Private today: https://www.swanbitcoin.com/priva...
Mar 02, 2023•2 hr 8 min•Ep. 290
We talk about Jack Dorsey's new social media app, "Blue Sky". We discuss the impacts that decentralized social media is having and how they're utilizing the bitcoin lightning network to "ZAP" one another. We also talk about Elon Musk and his thoughts on Bitcoin being tech, money or both! Lastly we talk about Bitcoin being generational wealth. Swan Private Team Members: Alex Stanczyk Twitter: https://twitter.com/alexstanczyk Sign up for Swan Private today: https://www.swanbitcoin.com/private/ "Bu...
Mar 01, 2023•1 hr 57 min•Ep. 289
We're joined by Head of Marketing for the "Orange Pill App", Brian De Mint! We discuss how you can meet bitcoiners in your local area through the app, the benefits of the subscription model and how they're helping orange pill the world. We also are joined by Tomer Strolight, Tone Vays and Dr.Jeff to 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, Lear...
Feb 28, 2023•2 hr 6 min•Ep. 288
