Fix the Money - Bitcoin podcast

In this conversation, Niko Jilch interviews Lyudmyla Kozlovska and Gracjan Pietras about the intersection of Bitcoin, human rights, and European regulation. They discuss the role of the Open Dialogue Foundation in advocating for human rights and the use of Bitcoin as a tool for crowdfunding and humanitarian aid, especially in the context of authoritarian regimes. The conversation delves into the implications of EU regulations, particularly the travel rule, on financial privacy and the potential for regulatory abuse against dissidents and civil society. The speakers emphasize the need for awareness and action to protect financial privacy and human rights in the face of increasing regulation. Gracjan Pietras and Lyudmyla Kozlovska discuss the implications of privacy laws and state intrusion on financial privacy, particularly in the context of Bitcoin and other freedom technologies. They explore the widening regulations affecting self-hosted wallets and the challenges faced by European citizens in protecting their financial privacy. The speakers emphasize the importance of legal actions, lobbying, and building freedom technologies as means to combat these challenges. They also highlight the need for civil society to mobilize and advocate for change, addressing key regulations that threaten financial freedom. The conversation concludes with actionable steps for individuals to take in order to protect their rights and privacy.Chapters00:00 Introduction to Bitcoin and Human Rights03:12 The Role of Open Dialogue Foundation05:49 Understanding EU Regulations on Bitcoin09:04 The Impact of the Travel Rule12:00 Regulatory Intent vs. Human Rights14:49 Financial Privacy and State Overreach17:56 Weaponization of Financial Data21:04 The Dangers of Regulatory Abuse24:02 Conclusion: The Future of Financial Privacy31:56 Understanding Privacy Laws and State Intrusion35:01 The Impact of Regulations on Financial Privacy37:41 Fighting Back: Legal and Technological Solutions41:04 Mobilizing for Change: The Role of Civil Society44:13 Key Regulations to Address for Financial Freedom48:26 The Importance of Bitcoin in Authoritarian Regimes52:59 Defending Our Rights: The Need for Vigilance58:21 Taking Action: Steps to Protect Financial Privacy This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.fixthemoney.net

In this conversation, Niko Jilch and Peter Dunworth (X) discuss the current state of Bitcoin, investment strategies, and the role of Bitcoin advisors. Peter emphasizes the importance of timing in Bitcoin investments, the unique custody solutions offered by his firm, and the potential for significant future gains in the Bitcoin market. They also touch on the regulatory landscape in Australia and the growing institutional interest in Bitcoin, highlighting the need for better custody solutions and the potential for Bitcoin-backed loans. In this conversation, Peter discusses the political motivations behind cryptocurrency regulation, the saturation of debt in the global financial system, and how Bitcoin could serve as a solution to these issues. He emphasizes the potential of Bitcoin to create equity and provide equal opportunities for all, while also addressing the implications of an equity-based system on global politics and economics. The discussion highlights the transformative power of Bitcoin in reshaping financial landscapes and empowering individuals worldwide.* The Bitcoin Adviser (English)* The Bitcoin Adviser (Deutsch)Chapters00:00 Bitcoin's Current Landscape and Investment Opportunities07:59 The Role of Bitcoin Advisors and Custody Solutions16:01 Market Dynamics and Future Predictions for Bitcoin23:56 Regulatory Environment and Institutional Adoption in Australia28:29 Political Motivations Behind Cryptocurrency Regulation30:51 Debt Saturation and the Role of Bitcoin35:16 Bitcoin as a Solution to Global Financial Issues40:33 The Future of Bitcoin and Global Credit Systems42:46 Bitcoin: An Equal Opportunity Asset45:02 Political Implications of an Equity-Based System This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.fixthemoney.net

Niko and Lyn Alden (X, YouTube) explore the themes surrounding Bitcoin, its significance in the current financial landscape, and the insights from Lyn's book 'Broken Money' - that has been published in German language by Aprycot Media. They discuss the evolution of monetary systems, the role of central banks, and the implications of Bitcoin as a decentralised monetary technology. Lyn shares her personal journey from gold to Bitcoin, analyses the current market dynamics, and emphasises the importance of understanding the Cantillon effect and wealth disparity in the context of monetary policy. Lyn and Niko discuss the evolving role of Bitcoin and stablecoins in the global financial landscape. They explore the concept of Bitcoin as a store of value, the challenges of currency debasement in emerging markets, and the potential for Bitcoin to serve as a solution for individuals in countries with unstable currencies. The discussion also touches on the shifting attitudes of central banks and institutions towards Bitcoin, the political implications of Bitcoin adoption, and the long-term impact of Bitcoin on the global economy.* Lyn on X* Lyn’s Strategic Investment Letter* “Broken Money” in German: Amazon, Aprycot Media This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.fixthemoney.net

Fred Krueger (Twitter, YouTube) a mathematician and entrepreneur, discusses the power law and its implications for Bitcoin. He explains that the power law, which shows a consistent correlation between the price of Bitcoin and time, suggests that Bitcoin is a unique and fundamentally new asset. He believes that the power law indicates a high likelihood of Bitcoin reaching a million-dollar price within a decade and potentially even higher in the future. Krueger also discusses the adoption of Bitcoin as a savings mechanism and its advantages over traditional assets like gold. He concludes that Bitcoin is a digital life form that is growing through human adoption. Other talking points* Bitcoin as perfect money and the obstacles it faces. * The evolving views of Michael Saylor. * The concept of Bitcoin as a universal measuring stick. * Real estate investors' perspective on Bitcoin. * The power law and its implications for Bitcoin's future. * The role of fear and media narratives in the market. * The long-term belief in Bitcoin's value.Chapters00:00 Introduction and Background06:38 The Power Law and Bitcoin's Price09:10 Understanding the Power Law21:15 Bitcoin's Future Trajectory25:13 The Speculation and Uncertainty Surrounding Bitcoin27:27 Bitcoin's Distribution and Adoption32:06 Bitcoin as a Transactional Currency33:29 Bitcoin as Perfect Money35:35 Evolving Views of Michael Saylor38:14 Bitcoin as a Universal Measuring Stick39:30 Real Estate Investors and Bitcoin43:42 The Power Law and Bitcoin's Future53:03 Fear, Media Narratives, and Market Sentiment59:41 The Long-Term Belief in Bitcoin's Value This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.fixthemoney.net

“The best investment idea is something everybody needs, nobody can stop and just about everybody disagrees with you on.” - Michael SaylorIn this fireside chat at BTCPrague, Michael Saylor (Twitter, Website) discusses the paradigm shift for property rights and Bitcoin as capital. Michael starts by explaining the concept of capital and how it is the economic energy that is stored through work. He compares different capital assets, such as sovereign debt and stocks, and highlights the limitations and risks associated with them. Saylor then introduces Bitcoin as perfect capital, a digital asset that has a hard cap of 21 million and can be stored and transferred without the need for a trusted intermediary. He discusses the role of regulations and the potential for Bitcoin to be used as capital. Saylor also emphasizes the need for clarity and courage to embrace Bitcoin as a capital asset. He shares examples of companies, like MicroStrategy, that have adopted Bitcoin as part of their capital strategy and have seen significant benefits. Saylor concludes by highlighting the global paradigm shift towards digital capital and the potential for reinvigorating the capital markets and capitalism as a whole.Takeaways* Capital is the economic energy that is stored through work.* Bitcoin is perfect capital, a digital asset with a hard cap of 21 million.* Bitcoin can be stored and transferred without the need for a trusted intermediary.* Embracing Bitcoin as a capital asset requires clarity and courage.* Companies like MicroStrategy have adopted Bitcoin as part of their capital strategy and have seen significant benefits.* The global paradigm shift towards digital capital has the potential to reinvigorate the capital markets and capitalism.Chapters00:00 Introduction and Defining Capital03:26 Bitcoin as Perfect Capital06:49 Regulations and the Potential for Bitcoin as Capital12:37 Embracing Bitcoin as a Capital Asset33:10 The Global Paradigm Shift towards Digital CapitalLinks* Watch Michaels presentation in Prague* Michaels personal website* Michaels Twitter This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.fixthemoney.net

"Bitcoin is a scaling variant system. It grows in a proportional and efficient manner, finding the least resistance path." - Giovanni SantostasiThis conversation with Giovanni Santostasi (Website, Twitter) explores the concept of the power law and its significance for Bitcoin. The power law is a mathematical formula that describes the relationship between price and time in Bitcoin. It shows that the price of Bitcoin follows a regular pattern over time, with distinct cycles of growth and decline. The power law is a universal phenomenon found in nature and human activity, and Bitcoin is no exception. The conversation also discusses the predictability of lows and highs in Bitcoin's price and addresses skepticism about the power law. Bitcoin's price behavior follows a power law, which is a mathematical relationship between different variables. The power law in Bitcoin is a combination of two other power laws: the growth of addresses (a proxy for Bitcoin adoption) and the hash rate (a measure of computational power). Bitcoin's power law behavior is a result of feedback loops and scaling variance, which allow the system to efficiently grow and adapt. Based on the power law, it is estimated that Bitcoin's price could reach $1 million in 10 years and $4 million in 15 years. The prediction of future price movements is based on the understanding of power laws and the historical behavior of Bitcoin.Takeaways* The power law is a mathematical formula that describes the relationship between price and time in Bitcoin.* Bitcoin follows a regular pattern over time, with distinct cycles of growth and decline.* The power law is a universal phenomenon found in nature and human activity.* The predictability of Bitcoin's price is higher for lows than for highs.* Skepticism about the power law in Bitcoin can be addressed by understanding its scientific basis. Bitcoin's price behavior follows a power law, which is a mathematical relationship between different variables.* The power law in Bitcoin is a combination of the growth of addresses (a proxy for adoption) and the hash rate (a measure of computational power).* Bitcoin's power law behavior is a result of feedback loops and scaling variance, allowing the system to efficiently grow and adapt.* Based on the power law, it is estimated that Bitcoin's price could reach $1 million in 10 years and $4 million in 15 years.* The prediction of future price movements is based on the understanding of power laws and the historical behavior of Bitcoin.Chapters* 00:00 Introduction and Overview* 02:22 The Power Law Equation and its Significance* 09:37 The Power Law Chart and its Uniqueness* 11:42 The Logarithmic Transformation and Straightening the Chart* 15:38 Predictability of Lows and Highs in Bitcoin's Price* 23:24 Addressing Skepticism about the Power Law in Bitcoin* 25:28 Scientific Basis and Further Research* 29:27 Power Laws and Bitcoin's Price Behavior* 31:27 Scaling Variance and Bitcoin's Growth* 35:46 Predicting Bitcoin's Future Price* 41:55 The Timing of Bull Markets This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.fixthemoney.net

I’m restarting the podcast in preparation for the huge conference in Prague. I will be hosting a fireside chat with gigachad Michael Saylor and do a keynote presentation on the lessions Bitcoiners can learn from the rebels of 1989.Looking forward to see you all in Prague!Join us and use code WASBITCOINBRINGT to get 10% off! SummaryMy conversation with Matyas Kuchar covers the upcoming Bitcoin Prague conference, the significance of Bitcoin in Europe, the VIP stage, side events, and the global impact of Bitcoin. It also delves into the importance of personal connections and the role of Bitcoin in uniting people across different continents.Takeaways* Bitcoin Prague conference is a significant event with a focus on Bitcoin and its impact on Europe.* The VIP stage offers a curated environment for business networking and in-depth discussions with speakers.* Side events and parties at the conference venue provide opportunities for networking and informal discussions.* Bitcoin plays a crucial role in uniting people across different continents and fostering lasting connections.* The conversation highlights the importance of personal connections and face-to-face interactions in the Bitcoin community.Chapters* 00:00 Bitcoin Prague: An Overview and Expectations* 03:19 The VIP Stage: Networking and In-Depth Discussions* 06:13 Side Events and Networking Opportunities* 10:23 Bitcoin's Impact on Europe and Unifying Force* 15:46 The Global Impact of Bitcoin and Uniting PeopleFull TranscriptNiko (00:00.843)Welcome back everyone, welcome back to the Fix The Money podcast. I'm restarting my English channel with a new and fresh mission. I'll write about that soon, but today we'll talk about Prague and we'll talk about me meeting Michael Saylor there, interviewing him there. This will be interesting at the VIP stage and with me today is Matthias who is behind it all. Hi, Matthias.Matyas (00:22.798)Hello everyone, hello and thanks Nico for being a part of this great mission.Niko (00:28.491)Well, thank you for taking the time. I'm very much looking forward to Prague. I'll be doing two things there. And of course, I want to promote what I'll be doing. Yes, Michael Saylor, but before we go into the details, how are preparations going? What's it going to be like in Prague this year?Matyas (00:46.478)man, it's so much things to do still. We are now in the sprinting mode with the whole team. We are very looking forward to it. It's gonna be awesome. The only unpredictable thing is the weather, but it's June, so probably it will be nice summer weather, hot and the beer will be cold. So the perfect combination and...And you know, in the even organizing business, you have one certainty that always something will go wrong, but we are prepared for everything. So you will definitely enjoy it.Niko (01:25.387)Who are the main headliners of this year's edition of Bitcoin Prague, BTC Prague? Well, there is Michael Saylor, of course, and who else?Matyas (01:34.734)Yeah, so I'm very proud to say that we are bringing Jack Mallers to Prague for the first time. I met him in another two conferences and confirmed his attendance just a few weeks ago. So Jack Mallers, then Adam Beck, then for the first time, Tour de Mestre. I'm sorry if I butchered his name. Then...Niko (01:59.178)He's a great guy. I haven't met him personally, but I'm very much looking forward to meeting him. He's amazing.Matyas (02:06.126)He is amazing and I didn't know how he looks. Of course, I read all of his work and we just met in Honey Badger conference while waiting for a burger and we were chatting for 20 minutes. I didn't know he's a tour. Yeah. So I thought that I'm chatting to some random guy and then he introduced himself and I'm just like, okay. It's tour and this actually helped me to convince him because I was talking to just aNiko (02:23.466)I see.Matyas (02:36.238)normal guy random play yeah and then we made a very very good connection and he will he will he's preparing like perfect very very interesting talk it's titled bitcoin is a mythril for Europe so maybe some connection to Lord of the Rings I don't knowNiko (02:55.759)Well, I'll be talking in my keynote, I'll be talking about the lessons from 1989. I am obsessed with communism and I see lots of strategic lessons that we can learn from the collapse basically of the Soviet Union and especially I'm very excited talking about that in Prague.There's a reason why there's so much going on in Prague. You also had it in your amazing video. There's a reason why there's so much Bitcoin stuff going on in Eastern Europe in general. We're not supposed to call it Eastern Europe anymore, right? But you know what I mean.Matyas (03:35.886)Yeah, no, it's fine. No offense taken. I'm actually proud about our history, you know, because the scars made us what we are today.Niko (03:47.243)Absolutely. I mean, there's a reason why the Satoshi Nakamoto statue is in Budapest and there's a reason why the Honey Badger is in Riga and in Warsaw

Today we sit down with 21Bitcoin CEO Daniel Winklhammer to discuss the “business” of being a Bitcoin brokerage in Europe. What happens behind the scenes? Is the regulatory landscape improving for bitcoin companies? How much will lightning integration play in the future of bitcoin business?All that and more. Enjoy!Best,YaëlContact:[email protected]: @nikojilch / nostr: npub1st4elxz4dphx2qxpuaklvs855zetnkglu8dvszdxamgqn5q3pk5svflv5pYaël: @yaeloss / nostr: npub15dnln6cukw3yrflnv3hnrntdt9amh0uw466u6tns05ymqp3nal4qzz3lfcThis episode is sponsored by…21bitcoin - The easy way to buy, sell, save and send Bitcoin.21bitcoin is a Bitcoin-only app, not an exchange. No distractions, individual savings plan, very low fees, first-class personal support, and a German bank account. Based in the Austrian Alps, available throughout Europe. Download now.Use code “FIXTHEMONEY” to get up to 20% off your fees :)Not your keys, not your coins! You need a hardware wallet. Check out the Bitbox02- Swiss-made, secure, beautiful, open source, Tor support, Bitcoin only and all-around awesome!Use code “FIXTHEMONEY” to get 5% off :) This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.fixthemoney.net

Today I have a special treat for you. I just spent a couple of days with the amazing Jeff Booth in the beautiful mountains of Tyrol, Austria. The setting was the European Forum Alpbach, where I hosted a couple of sessions on Bitcoin and money featuring the likes of Jeff Booth and the equally brilliant Izabella Kaminska.Let’s just say: the Normies are ready! :) I haven’t seen reactions this positive yet.So here is my fireside chat with Jeff - in front of an audience of students from Club Alpbach Liechtenstein, who invited us to their house.The first part is a conversation between Jeff and me, for the second part Jeff answers a couple of interesting questions from the audience. Oh - and afterwards Jeff showed everyone how to use Nostr. :)Enjoy!Best,NikoContact:[email protected]: @nikojilch / nostr: npub1st4elxz4dphx2qxpuaklvs855zetnkglu8dvszdxamgqn5q3pk5svflv5pYaël: @yaeloss / nostr: npub15dnln6cukw3yrflnv3hnrntdt9amh0uw466u6tns05ymqp3nal4qzz3lfcThis episode is sponsored by…21bitcoin - The easy way to buy, sell, save and send Bitcoin.21bitcoin is a Bitcoin-only app, not an exchange. No distractions, individual savings plan, very low fees, first-class personal support, and a German bank account. Based in the Austrian Alps, available throughout Europe. Download now.Use code “FIXTHEMONEY” to get up to 20% off your fees :)Not your keys, not your coins! You need a hardware wallet. Check out the Bitbox02 - Swiss-made, secure, beautiful, open source, Tor support, Bitcoin only and all-around awesome!Use code “FIXTHEMONEY” to get 5% off :) This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.fixthemoney.net

Today’s podcast interview is with Norwegian lawyer and author Rune Østgård, who has written a definitive long history of inflation and redistribution of wealth through bad money.Join us as we weave down the path of failed monetary history, prospects for Bitcoin as an alternative, and what we can learn from the non-EU, energy-rich part of northern Europe.Rune’s book:Fraudcoin: 1000 Years with Inflation as a Policyhttps://a.co/d/5L4HV8jRune’s Twitter: https://twitter.com/enur72Rune’s nostr npub: npub1sv4zk080fvt4f3982u5kffzdkex3nm0kylky29um2xws5h4wsxvswtsrw4best,NikoContact:[email protected]: @nikojilch / nostr: npub1st4elxz4dphx2qxpuaklvs855zetnkglu8dvszdxamgqn5q3pk5svflv5pYaël: @yaeloss / nostr: npub15dnln6cukw3yrflnv3hnrntdt9amh0uw466u6tns05ymqp3nal4qzz3lfcThis episode is sponsored by…21bitcoin - The easy way to buy, sell, save and send Bitcoin.21bitcoin is a Bitcoin-only app, not an exchange. No distractions, individual savings plan, very low fees, first-class personal support, and a German bank account. Based in the Austrian Alps, available throughout Europe. Download now.Use code “FIXTHEMONEY” to get up to 20% off your fees :)Not your keys, not your coins! You need a hardware wallet. Check out the Bitbox02 - Swiss-made, secure, beautiful, open source, Tor support, Bitcoin only and all-around awesome!Use code “FIXTHEMONEY” to get 5% off :) This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.fixthemoney.net

For today’s episode, we speak with Dutch startup founder and advisor Bram Kanstein to get a sense of why fiat founders and entrepreneurs should move into Bitcoin.We cover the Bitcoin startup ecosystem, the tech-to-economics pipeline of entrepreneurial discovery in Bitcoin, and why many bankers still don’t understand why we need to fix the money.More about Bram: Personal website: https://kanstein.co/MVP Canvas: https://themvpcanvas.com/No Code MVP: https://nocodemvp.com/His monster Tweet: https://twitter.com/bramk/status/1674077383744278529Bram’s Twitter: https://twitter.com/bramkbest,NikoContact:[email protected]: @nikojilch / nostr: npub1st4elxz4dphx2qxpuaklvs855zetnkglu8dvszdxamgqn5q3pk5svflv5pYaël: @yaeloss / nostr: npub15dnln6cukw3yrflnv3hnrntdt9amh0uw466u6tns05ymqp3nal4qzz3lfcThis episode is sponsored by…21bitcoin - The easy way to buy, sell, save and send Bitcoin.21bitcoin is a Bitcoin-only app, not an exchange. No distractions, individual savings plan, very low fees, first-class personal support, and a German bank account. Based in the Austrian Alps, available throughout Europe. Download now.Use code “FIXTHEMONEY” to get up to 20% off your fees :)Not your keys, not your coins! You need a hardware wallet. Check out the Bitbox02 - Swiss-made, secure, beautiful, open source, Tor support, Bitcoin only and all-around awesome!Use code “FIXTHEMONEY” to get 5% off :) This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.fixthemoney.net

Bitcoin is our next great hope to fix the money. Lightning, Bitcoin’s second-later solution, will help us make that a reality.To understand lightning’s progress as the next-generation payment network that will scale to meet global demand, I speak with Jose Lemus, CEO of IBEX Pay.His company is onboarding thousands of merchants so they can accept Bitcoin for goods and services, and I wanted to hear more about how this will continue to evolve.More about IBEX: https://ibexpay.ioJose’s Twitter: https://twitter.com/jllemusbest,NikoContact:[email protected]: @nikojilch / nostr: npub1st4elxz4dphx2qxpuaklvs855zetnkglu8dvszdxamgqn5q3pk5svflv5pYaël: @yaeloss / nostr: npub15dnln6cukw3yrflnv3hnrntdt9amh0uw466u6tns05ymqp3nal4qzz3lfcThis episode is sponsored by…21bitcoin - The easy way to buy, sell, save and send Bitcoin.21bitcoin is a Bitcoin-only app, not an exchange. No distractions, individual savings plan, very low fees, first-class personal support, and a German bank account. Based in the Austrian Alps, available throughout Europe. Download now.Use code “FIXTHEMONEY” to get up to 20% off your fees :)Not your keys, not your coins! You need a hardware wallet. Check out the Bitbox02 - Swiss-made, secure, beautiful, open source, Tor support, Bitcoin only and all-around awesome!Use code “FIXTHEMONEY” to get 5% off :) This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.fixthemoney.net

For this week’s episode, I sit down with Viktor Vecsei, a privacy activist and COO at IVPN. We discuss the various use cases for VPNs, and why they matter to Bitcoiners. We also outline some of the risks of online surveillance from governments, companies, and bad actors. Plus, Viktor explains what you should look for in a VPN, and why you basically can’t trust anyone.Viktor’s toolkit for evaluating VPNs: resistsurveillance.com/how_to_choose_2.pdfTwitter: https://twitter.com/vonthedockNostr: npub1zgslsp25mx6fqunfyedg4e5g060qmh5hlcv6jkvygdlk9xrrj88sw9ldg4Contact:[email protected]: @nikojilch / nostr: npub1st4elxz4dphx2qxpuaklvs855zetnkglu8dvszdxamgqn5q3pk5svflv5pYaël: @yaeloss / nostr: npub15dnln6cukw3yrflnv3hnrntdt9amh0uw466u6tns05ymqp3nal4qzz3lfcThis episode is sponsored by…21bitcoin - The easy way to buy, sell, save and send Bitcoin.21bitcoin is a Bitcoin-only app, not an exchange. No distractions, individual savings plan, very low fees, first-class personal support, and a German bank account. Based in the Austrian Alps, available throughout Europe. Download now.Use code “FIXTHEMONEY” to get up to 20% off your fees :)Not your keys, not your coins! You need a hardware wallet. Check out the Bitbox02 - Swiss-made, secure, beautiful, open source, Tor support, Bitcoin only and all-around awesome!Use code “FIXTHEMONEY” to get 5% off :)Thanks for reading Fix the money! Subscribe for free to receive new posts and support my work. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.fixthemoney.net

You’ve seen the clickbait. Perhaps you’ve even elevated and retweeted it: BRICS countries adopting a gold-backed money to compete with the US dollar and Euro!But it’s basically fake news.That said, it does bring up some interesting questions about the desirability of the US dollar, Bitcoin’s ultimate pitch as a reserve currency, the moves for geopolitical strength, and just how super inflation-jacked our global economies are.—Niko and Yaël discuss in studio in Vienna, Austria.For those interested further in the topic, check out Niko’s contributions to the “In Gold We Trust” Report produced by Ronald-Peter Stöferle and Mark Valek’s asset management company Incrementum AG, which also received some 🔥 on Twitter and Nostr this week for its interview with former Credit Suisse analyst Zoltan Pozsar.Contact:[email protected]: @nikojilch / nostr: npub1st4elxz4dphx2qxpuaklvs855zetnkglu8dvszdxamgqn5q3pk5svflv5pYaël: @yaeloss / nostr: npub15dnln6cukw3yrflnv3hnrntdt9amh0uw466u6tns05ymqp3nal4qzz3lfcThis episode is sponsored by…21bitcoin - The easy way to buy, sell, save and send Bitcoin.21bitcoin is a Bitcoin-only app, not an exchange. No distractions, individual savings plan, very low fees, first-class personal support, and a German bank account. Based in the Austrian Alps, available throughout Europe. Download now.Use code “FIXTHEMONEY” to get up to 20% off your fees :)Not your keys, not your coins! You need a hardware wallet. Check out the Bitbox02 - Swiss-made, secure, beautiful, open source, Tor support, Bitcoin only and all-around awesome!Use code “FIXTHEMONEY” to get 5% off :)Thanks for reading Fix the money! Subscribe for free to receive new posts and support my work. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.fixthemoney.net

There’s a huge crypto rules package in the European Union. It’s called MiCA, and it’s somewhat different from the regulatory approach in the US.To learn more, we speak with Bryan Hollmann, an American attorney and counsel at Stadler Völkel in Vienna, Austria. He focuses on blockchain and digital assets regulation.We discuss what MiCA and other crypto rules mean for Bitcoin, and for US firms that want to set up in the EU. We also compare the regulatory approaches to Bitcoin and the broader crypto world on either side of the ocean.* More on Stadler Völkel: https://www.sv.law/* Connect with Bryan: https://www.linkedin.com/in/bryan-hollmann/Contact:[email protected]: @nikojilch / nostr: npub1st4elxz4dphx2qxpuaklvs855zetnkglu8dvszdxamgqn5q3pk5svflv5pYaël: @yaeloss / nostr: npub15dnln6cukw3yrflnv3hnrntdt9amh0uw466u6tns05ymqp3nal4qzz3lfcThis episode is sponsored by…21bitcoin - The easy way to buy, sell, save and send Bitcoin.21bitcoin is a Bitcoin-only app, not an exchange. No distractions, individual savings plan, very low fees, first-class personal support, and a German bank account. Based in the Austrian Alps, available throughout Europe. Download now.Use code “FIXTHEMONEY” to get up to 20% off your fees :)Not your keys, not your coins! You need a hardware wallet. Check out the Bitbox02 - Swiss-made, secure, beautiful, open source, Tor support, Bitcoin only and all-around awesome!Use code “FIXTHEMONEY” to get 5% off :)Thanks for reading Fix the money! Subscribe for free to receive new posts and support my work. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.fixthemoney.net

This week’s episode is with Ioni Appelberg, a Swedish doctor turned Bitcoin author and creative mastermind.We sat down in Prague in between sessions and socials at BTC Prague, where we both had the privilege of sessions and panels on stage.Ioni has a cosmic mind, and has a futuristic view of Bitcoin that stands apart. We talk about futurism and Bitcoin, the potentials for energy advancements, and why Bitcoin’s limited 21 million coins will bring us more wealth than we can imagine.Definitely check out his book, follow his writings, and enjoy our conversation!* Ioni on Twitter: https://twitter.com/IoniAppelberg* Ioni’s book Abundance Through Scarcity: https://bitcoinbook.shop/products/abundance-through-scarcityContact:[email protected]: @nikojilch / nostr: npub1st4elxz4dphx2qxpuaklvs855zetnkglu8dvszdxamgqn5q3pk5svflv5pYaël: @yaeloss / nostr: npub15dnln6cukw3yrflnv3hnrntdt9amh0uw466u6tns05ymqp3nal4qzz3lfc This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.fixthemoney.net

Today we talk about four political figures in North America who have embraced Bitcoin: Robert F. Kennedy (D), Ron DeSantis (R), Vivek Ramaswamy (R) and Danielle Smith (Conservative Party, Canada). The first three are running for President - or at least for the nomination. The only lady already won an election and is now a fiercely pro Bitcoin premier of the rich Canadian province of Alberta.Yael knows all their stories and gives us the low down. We also contrast this to what ist happening in Europe regarding Bitcoin. And we talk about our expectations for BTCPrague. If you want to attend, use the code NIKOPRAGUE to get 10% off your ticket!Best, NikoMore reading:Contact:[email protected]: @nikojilch / nostr: npub1st4elxz4dphx2qxpuaklvs855zetnkglu8dvszdxamgqn5q3pk5svflv5pYaël: @yaeloss / nostr: npub15dnln6cukw3yrflnv3hnrntdt9amh0uw466u6tns05ymqp3nal4qzz3lfcThis post is sponsored by…21bitcoin - The easy way to buy, sell, save and send Bitcoin.21bitcoin is a Bitcoin-only app, not an exchange. No distractions, individual savings plan, very low fees, first-class personal support, and a German bank account. Based in the Austrian Alps, available throughout Europe. Download now.Use code “FIXTHEMONEY” to get up to 20% off your fees :)Not your keys, not your coins! You need a hardware wallet. Check out the Bitbox02 - Swiss-made, secure, beautiful, open source, Tor support, Bitcoin only and all-around awesome!Use code “FIXTHEMONEY” to get 5% off :) This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.fixthemoney.net

Today I got the chance to sit down with Luc Froehlich, global head of digital assets at Fidelity International. The US Investment giant is one of the most important mainstream players who got into Bitcoin early - and so did Luc himself. We talk about institutional adoption of Bitcoin and the dominating narratives that drive the market.Luc also compares Bitcoin to gold and asks: “Where is all the gold stored? You are putting yourself into a position where you have to put trust in someone.”We debate the role of altcoins and “digital assets” - from tokenisation of assets like art and real estate to DeFi and other topics. We also cover the question of Bitcoin as a reserve asset and ponder if central banks will buy Bitcoin any time soon.* Luc on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/lucfroehlich* Luc on Twitter: https://twitter.com/lucfroContact:[email protected]: @nikojilch / nostr: npub1st4elxz4dphx2qxpuaklvs855zetnkglu8dvszdxamgqn5q3pk5svflv5pYaël: @yaeloss / nostr: npub15dnln6cukw3yrflnv3hnrntdt9amh0uw466u6tns05ymqp3nal4qzz3lfcThis post is sponsored by…21bitcoin - The easy way to buy, sell, save and send Bitcoin.21bitcoin is a Bitcoin-only app, not an exchange. No distractions, individual savings plan, very low fees, first-class personal support, and a German bank account. Based in the Austrian Alps, available throughout Europe. Download now.Use code “FIXTHEMONEY” to get up to 20% off your fees :)Not your keys, not your coins! You need a hardware wallet. Check out the Bitbox02 - Swiss-made, secure, beautiful, open source, Tor support, Bitcoin only and all-around awesome!Use code “FIXTHEMONEY” to get 5% off :) This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.fixthemoney.net

Hardware signing devices (hardware wallets) are the key to self-custody in the world of Bitcoin. How do they work, and who are they for? For today’s episode, I speak with Douglas Bakkum, co-founder & CEO at Shift Crypto, maker of the Bitbox02.We discuss the Swiss advantage, why hardware wallets matter, how the US will play a role in advancing Bitcoin worldwide, and how self-custody will continue to evolve in the future to be a key part of Bitcoin life.Best, Niko* Douglas on Twitter: https://twitter.com/douglasbakkum* Shift Crypto: https://shiftcrypto.ch/ Use “FIXTHEMONEY” to get 5% offContact:[email protected]: @nikojilch / nostr: npub1st4elxz4dphx2qxpuaklvs855zetnkglu8dvszdxamgqn5q3pk5svflv5pYaël: @yaeloss / nostr: npub15dnln6cukw3yrflnv3hnrntdt9amh0uw466u6tns05ymqp3nal4qzz3lfcThis post is sponsored by…21bitcoin - The easy way to buy, sell, save and send Bitcoin.21bitcoin is a Bitcoin-only app, not an exchange. No distractions, individual savings plan, very low fees, first-class personal support, and a German bank account. Based in the Austrian Alps, available throughout Europe. Download now.Use code “FIXTHEMONEY” to get up to 20% off your fees :)Not your keys, not your coins! You need a hardware wallet. Check out the Bitbox02 - Swiss-made, secure, beautiful, open source, Tor support, Bitcoin only and all-around awesome!Use code “FIXTHEMONEY” to get 5% off :) This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.fixthemoney.net

This podcast is a message to those who still believe in Life, Liberty and the pursuit of happiness. A message from a European who calls on America to lead the Bitcoin revolution - if nothing else because it is in the interest of the United States and its people.This is not about making money. It’s not about getting more fiat. It’s about fixing the money by getting out of fiat. About getting away from inflation and centralized control.The Bitcoin revolution has only started.Best, NikoBTC Prague starts at June 8th. If you want to attend, use the code NIKOPRAGUE to get 10% off your ticket! https://btcprague.comContact:[email protected]: @nikojilch / nostr: npub1st4elxz4dphx2qxpuaklvs855zetnkglu8dvszdxamgqn5q3pk5svflv5pYaël: @yaeloss / nostr: npub15dnln6cukw3yrflnv3hnrntdt9amh0uw466u6tns05ymqp3nal4qzz3lfcThis post is sponsored by…21bitcoin - The easy way to buy, sell, save and send Bitcoin.21bitcoin is a Bitcoin-only app, not an exchange. No distractions, individual savings plan, very low fees, first-class personal support, and a German bank account. Based in the Austrian Alps, available throughout Europe. Download now.Use code “FIXTHEMONEY” to get up to 20% off your fees :)Not your keys, not your coins! You need a hardware wallet. Check out the Bitbox02 - Swiss-made, secure, beautiful, open source, Tor support, Bitcoin only and all-around awesome!Use code “FIXTHEMONEY” to get 5% off :) This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.fixthemoney.net

The plans are ambitious, the schedules are jam-packed, and the Czech flavor of freedom money is strong and intoxicating. Today we speak with Matyáš Kuchař, co-founder and organizer of BTC Prague, a yearly Bitcoin conference that will take place June 8-10 in Czechia.We discuss some high-level aspects of the event, the genesis of Bitcoin life for Czechs and Slovaks, how to best travel with Bitcoin, and why it’s vital to have a Bitcoin community near you. Both Niko and I will be there in person, and we’re stoked to be a part of it.If you want to attend, use the code NIKOPRAGUE to get 10% off your ticket!Best, Yaël* Matyáš on Twitter: https://twitter.com/Matyas44Cook* BTCPrague on Nostr: [email protected]* https://btcprague.comContact:[email protected]: @nikojilch / nostr: npub1st4elxz4dphx2qxpuaklvs855zetnkglu8dvszdxamgqn5q3pk5svflv5pYaël: @yaeloss / nostr: npub15dnln6cukw3yrflnv3hnrntdt9amh0uw466u6tns05ymqp3nal4qzz3lfcThis post is sponsored by…21bitcoin - The easy way to buy, sell, save and send Bitcoin.21bitcoin is a Bitcoin-only app, not an exchange. No distractions, individual savings plan, very low fees, first-class personal support, and a German bank account. Based in the Austrian Alps, available throughout Europe. Download now.Use code “FIXTHEMONEY” to get up to 20% off your fees :)Not your keys, not your coins! You need a hardware wallet. Check out the Bitbox02 - Swiss-made, secure, beautiful, open source, Tor support, Bitcoin only and all-around awesome!Use code “FIXTHEMONEY” to get 5% off :) This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.fixthemoney.net

Ivan is one of the most convinced and passionate Bitcoiners I’ve ever met. The Bulgarian has recently joined the team of Breez and is busy onboarding all his family and friends. Join us for a conversation on Bitcoin in Europe and Bulgaria and why the next bull market will be huge.Best, Niko* Ivan on Twitter: https://twitter.com/Nackoo2000* Ivan on Nostr: [email protected]* Breez: https://breez.technology/Contact:[email protected]: @nikojilch / nostr: npub1st4elxz4dphx2qxpuaklvs855zetnkglu8dvszdxamgqn5q3pk5svflv5pYaël: @yaeloss / nostr: npub15dnln6cukw3yrflnv3hnrntdt9amh0uw466u6tns05ymqp3nal4qzz3lfcThis post is sponsored by…21bitcoin - The easy way to buy, sell, save and send Bitcoin.21bitcoin is a Bitcoin-only app, not an exchange. No distractions, individual savings plan, very low fees, first-class personal support, and a German bank account. Based in the Austrian Alps, available throughout Europe. Download now.Use code “FIXTHEMONEY” to get up to 20% off your fees :)Not your keys, not your coins! You need a hardware wallet. Check out the Bitbox02 - Swiss-made, secure, beautiful, open source, Tor support, Bitcoin only and all-around awesome!Use code “FIXTHEMONEY” to get 5% off :) This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.fixthemoney.net

Niko and Yael talk about the surprising push by French President Emmanuel Macron to move Europe away from the US and the Dollar and towards China (and Russia). Can Europe really be a "third superpower"? What role does the Euro still play? Is it all just a way for Macron to distract from Problems at home?Plus: The rise of "Value-4-Value. The rise of Ijoma Mangold. The rise of Bitcoin.Best, Niko* Check out our merch at https://satoshistore.io/collections/niko-collection - Use code FIXTHEMONEY to get 5% off the entire collectionContact:[email protected]: @nikojilch / nostr: npub1st4elxz4dphx2qxpuaklvs855zetnkglu8dvszdxamgqn5q3pk5svflv5pYaël: @yaeloss / nostr: npub15dnln6cukw3yrflnv3hnrntdt9amh0uw466u6tns05ymqp3nal4qzz3lfcThis post is sponsored by…21bitcoin - The easy way to buy, sell, save and send Bitcoin.21bitcoin is a Bitcoin-only app, not an exchange. No distractions, individual savings plan, very low fees, first-class personal support, and a German bank account. Based in the Austrian Alps, available throughout Europe. Download now.Use code “FIXTHEMONEY” to get up to 20% off your fees :)Not your keys, not your coins! You need a hardware wallet. Check out the Bitbox02 - Swiss-made, secure, beautiful, open source, Tor support, Bitcoin only and all-around awesome!Use code “FIXTHEMONEY” to get 5% off :) This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.fixthemoney.net

Peter is an economist at the Heritage Foundation. He writes a newsletter about Hyperbitcoinization on Substack and posts daily videos about the economy on his YouTube-Channel.We talk about the danger of hyperinflation, the road to Hyperbitcoinization and why my soft spot for the disfunctional Euro is misplaced in Peters eyes.* Peter on Twitter: https://twitter.com/profstonge* Peter on Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/@profstonge* Peter on Substack:Best, NikoContact:[email protected]: @nikojilch / nostr: npub1st4elxz4dphx2qxpuaklvs855zetnkglu8dvszdxamgqn5q3pk5svflv5pYaël: @yaeloss / nostr: npub15dnln6cukw3yrflnv3hnrntdt9amh0uw466u6tns05ymqp3nal4qzz3lfcThis post is sponsored by…21bitcoin - The easy way to buy, sell, save and send Bitcoin.21bitcoin is a Bitcoin-only app, not an exchange. No distractions, individual savings plan, very low fees, first-class personal support, and a German bank account. Based in the Austrian Alps, available throughout Europe. Download now.Use code “FIXTHEMONEY” to get up to 20% off your fees :)Not your keys, not your coins! You need a hardware wallet. Check out the Bitbox02 - Swiss-made, secure, beautiful, open source, Tor support, Bitcoin only and all-around awesome!Use code “FIXTHEMONEY” to get 5% off :) This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.fixthemoney.net

Knut Svanholm is a former sailor, singer, and crew manager at an offshore shipping company, best known for brining philosophical components to Bitcoin, and his books Bitcoin: Sovereignty Through Mathematics and Bitcoin: Everything Divided by 21.We discuss the network power of Bitcoin, breaking through corruption of the system, what we leave behind for our children, and what Bitcoin teaches us about the division of labor. It’s not about getting rich, it’s about getting wise.* Knut on Twitter* Knut’s Satoshi Store Merch* Knut’s website* ‘Bitcoin: Everything Divided by 21’ and his other booksBest, NikoContact:[email protected]: @nikojilch / nostr: npub1st4elxz4dphx2qxpuaklvs855zetnkglu8dvszdxamgqn5q3pk5svflv5pYaël: @yaeloss / nostr: npub15dnln6cukw3yrflnv3hnrntdt9amh0uw466u6tns05ymqp3nal4qzz3lfcThis post is sponsored by…21bitcoin - The easy way to buy, sell, save and send Bitcoin.21bitcoin is a Bitcoin-only app, not an exchange. No distractions, individual savings plan, very low fees, first-class personal support, and a German bank account. Based in the Austrian Alps, available throughout Europe. Download now.Use code “FIXTHEMONEY” to get up to 20% off your fees :)Not your keys, not your coins! You need a hardware wallet. Check out the Bitbox02 - Swiss-made, secure, beautiful, open source, Tor support, Bitcoin only and all-around awesome!Use code “FIXTHEMONEY” to get 5% off :) This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.fixthemoney.net

In streets of Latin America, Bitcoin rules.Today we talk to Paz Gómez, an analyst at Econ Americas, blockchain educator, and co-founder of Libre Razón, a free market think tank in Ecuador.We discuss the roll-out of El Salvador’s Bitcoin legal tender law, as well as President Nayib Bukele himself, how ordinary Latin Americans are using Bitcoin for everyday use, and the most exciting aspects of Bitcoin and blockchain development.* Paz on Twitter* Paz’s LinkTree* Libre Razón* Her article on use of Bitcoin in ArgentinaBest, YaëlContact:[email protected]: @nikojilch / nostr: npub1st4elxz4dphx2qxpuaklvs855zetnkglu8dvszdxamgqn5q3pk5svflv5pYaël: @yaeloss / nostr: npub15dnln6cukw3yrflnv3hnrntdt9amh0uw466u6tns05ymqp3nal4qzz3lfcThis post is sponsored by…21bitcoin - The easy way to buy, sell, save and send Bitcoin.21bitcoin is a Bitcoin-only app, not an exchange. No distractions, individual savings plan, very low fees, first-class personal support, and a German bank account. Based in the Austrian Alps, available throughout Europe. Download now.Use code “FIXTHEMONEY” to get up to 20% off your fees :)Not your keys, not your coins! You need a hardware wallet. Check out the Bitbox02 - Swiss-made, secure, beautiful, open source, Tor support, Bitcoin only and all-around awesome!Use code “FIXTHEMONEY” to get 5% off :) This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.fixthemoney.net

There’s a run on the banks! And finally, the Federal Reserve is in the hot seat, but maybe not for the reasons it should be.Today we talk to Matthew Mežinskis, macro-analyst extraordinaire, OG Bitcoiner, purveyor of Porkopolis Economics, and host of the long-running Crypto Voices podcast.You may have seen his beautiful charts on Twitter, giving great macro data on Bitcoin adoption, dollar monetary base, and the actual figure of both base money and “fiduciary media” out in the world.We discuss why long-term government bonds are doomed to fail, how banks and the Fed will respond, the threat of CBDCs (real and imagined), Balaji’s $1 million Bitcoin bet, compare some Bitcoin trends in both the European Union and the United States.* Matthew on Twitter* His beautiful charts on Porkopolis.io* The Crypto Voices Podcast* The Pre-Bitcoin History You Should Know: Basic Cash Versus Fiduciary MediaBest, YaëlContact:[email protected]: @nikojilch / nostr: npub1st4elxz4dphx2qxpuaklvs855zetnkglu8dvszdxamgqn5q3pk5svflv5pYaël: @yaeloss / nostr: npub15dnln6cukw3yrflnv3hnrntdt9amh0uw466u6tns05ymqp3nal4qzz3lfcThis post is sponsored by…21bitcoin - The easy way to buy, sell, save and send Bitcoin.21bitcoin is a Bitcoin-only app, not an exchange. No distractions, individual savings plan, very low fees, first-class personal support, and a German bank account. Based in the Austrian Alps, available throughout Europe. Download now.Use code “FIXTHEMONEY” to get up to 20% off your fees :)Not your keys, not your coins! You need a hardware wallet. Check out the Bitbox02 - Swiss-made, secure, beautiful, open source, Tor support, Bitcoin only and all-around awesome!Use code “FIXTHEMONEY” to get 5% off :) This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.fixthemoney.net

Hey Fix The Money fam — Yaël here.Today I made an appearance on the Bitcoin Magazine daily Twitter space, talking up my recent article The Silent March of Bitcoin Policies Across US States for the Bitcoin Policy Institute, which I recently joined as a visiting fellow.We wanted to splice it up and offer it to Fix The Money listeners, so here’s the podcast version for your digestion.We talk money transmitter licenses (why they matter), friends and enemies of Bitcoin at the state level, protecting proof-of-work, and how to advance good model policy that empowers ordinary people to interact with Bitcoin, with or without the state.Don’t worry, America is not the world, but I do think there are good lessons here for global plebs.Other panelists:* Grant McCarthy, Co-Executive Director, Bitcoin Policy Institute* Kyle Schneps, Director of Public Policy, Foundry Services* Sam Callahan, Lead Analyst, Swan Bitcoin* Dan Spuller, Head of Industry Affairs, Blockchain AssociationThanks for listening!Contact:[email protected]: @nikojilch / nostr: npub1st4elxz4dphx2qxpuaklvs855zetnkglu8dvszdxamgqn5q3pk5svflv5pYaël: @yaeloss / nostr: npub15dnln6cukw3yrflnv3hnrntdt9amh0uw466u6tns05ymqp3nal4qzz3lfcThis post is sponsored by…21bitcoin - The easy way to buy, sell, save and send Bitcoin.21bitcoin is a Bitcoin-only app, not an exchange. No distractions, individual savings plan, very low fees, first-class personal support, and a German bank account. Based in the Austrian Alps, available throughout Europe. Download now.Use code “FIXTHEMONEY” to get up to 20% off your fees :)Not your keys, not your coins! You need a hardware wallet. Check out the Bitbox02 - Swiss-made, secure, beautiful, open source, Tor support, Bitcoin only and all-around awesome!Use code “FIXTHEMONEY” to get 5% off :)Thanks for reading Fix the money! Subscribe for free to receive new posts and support our work.Thanks for reading Fix The Money! Subscribe for free to receive new posts and support our work. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.fixthemoney.net

Block number: 779595The Nostr protocol continues to bring Bitcoin dividends, the US gov’t is still a Bitcoin whale, and ETFs and crypto banks are either on the brink or about to explode.This week, Niko and Yaël sit down at Fix The Money headquarters to resume the latest and great articles and interviews on the site, and follow the news of the week.Links we discussed:* https://bitcointreasuries.net/* https://www.ceicdata.com/en/indicator/austria/gold-reserves* https://www.bitrefill.com/Recent Fix The Money articles and podcasts:Here's What We Can Learn from Bitcoin's Moment in Currency-Doomed Nigeria and LebanonNostr: a funky decentralized protocol as the ultimate Bitcoin playgroundA Central Bank Ponzi Blowing Up: Hyperinflation and the Rise of Bitcoin in Lebanon - FTM10 with Sooly KobayashiContact:[email protected]: @NikoJilch / nostr: npub1st4elxz4dphx2qxpuaklvs855zetnkglu8dvszdxamgqn5q3pk5svflv5pYaël: @yaeloss / nostr: npub15dnln6cukw3yrflnv3hnrntdt9amh0uw466u6tns05ymqp3nal4qzz3lfcThis post is sponsored by…21bitcoin - The easy way to buy, sell, save and send Bitcoin.21bitcoin is a Bitcoin-only app, not an exchange. No distractions, individual savings plan, very low fees, first-class personal support, and a German bank account. Based in the Austrian Alps, available throughout Europe. Download now.Use code “FIXTHEMONEY” to get up to 20% off your fees :)Not your keys, not your coins! You need a hardware wallet. Check out the Bitbox02 - Swiss-made, secure, beautiful, open source, Tor support, Bitcoin only and all-around awesome!Use code “FIXTHEMONEY” to get 5% off :) This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.fixthemoney.net

The small country of Lebanon is hitting the world headlines for all the wrong reasons. After decades of civil war, a corrupt elite of politicians and central bankers plundered the country, plunging it into hyperinflation and collapse.I talk to Sooly, a Bitcoiner from Lebanon who I met on Twitter. He gives us the inside scoop on what’s going on in his country and how young people are turning to Bitcoin.* Sooly on Twitter* His thread on Lebanon* Soolys extensive Bitcoin reading listBest, NikoContact:[email protected]: @nikojilch / nostr: npub1st4elxz4dphx2qxpuaklvs855zetnkglu8dvszdxamgqn5q3pk5svflv5pYaël: @yaeloss / nostr: npub15dnln6cukw3yrflnv3hnrntdt9amh0uw466u6tns05ymqp3nal4qzz3lfcThis post is sponsored by…21bitcoin - The easy way to buy, sell, save and send Bitcoin.21bitcoin is a Bitcoin-only app, not an exchange. No distractions, individual savings plan, very low fees, first-class personal support, and a German bank account. Based in the Austrian Alps, available throughout Europe. Download now.Use code “FIXTHEMONEY” to get up to 20% off your fees :)Not your keys, not your coins! You need a hardware wallet. Check out the Bitbox02 - Swiss-made, secure, beautiful, open source, Tor support, Bitcoin only and all-around awesome!Use code “FIXTHEMONEY” to get 5% off :) This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.fixthemoney.net

This episode on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, and the Podcast Index.Subscribe in your podcast player by adding the direct RSS feed.Bitcoin? Useless!!Well, except for the Nigerian companies who seem to use it to buy goods from China.Today we’re taking a deep dive into Bitcoin in Africa and Nigeria specifically. This is a country where Bitcoin can have an immediate positive impact. And Mary Imasuen will not stop until all her countrymen know about it. She is a young Bitcoiner from Nigeria, she runs two podcasts, a Twitch stream and is an avid Bitcoin gamer. In this episode of “Fix the money” she tells me about…* The state of Bitcoin in Nigeria* The chaos induced by the central banks push against cash* The totally unsuccessful E-Naira CBDC* How amazing Bitcoin-games are* And how Chinese companies are accepting Bitcoin payments for goods - a lot of goods apparentlyPlease check out Mary’s socials and her content…* Mary's Twitter: https://twitter.com/mary_imasuen* Bitcoin Gamer Chat Podcast Twitter: https://twitter.com/BTCGamerChat* Bitnob Twitter* The Nobcast (Bitnob's podcast)* Mary's TwitchBest, NikoContact:[email protected]: @nikojilch / nostr: npub1st4elxz4dphx2qxpuaklvs855zetnkglu8dvszdxamgqn5q3pk5svflv5pYaël: @yaeloss / nostr: npub15dnln6cukw3yrflnv3hnrntdt9amh0uw466u6tns05ymqp3nal4qzz3lfcThis post is sponsored by…21bitcoin - The easy way to buy, sell, save and send Bitcoin.21bitcoin is a Bitcoin-only app, not an exchange. No distractions, individual savings plan, very low fees, first-class personal support, and a German bank account. Based in the Austrian Alps, available throughout Europe. Download now.Use code “FIXTHEMONEY” to get up to 20% off your fees :)Not your keys, not your coins! You need a hardware wallet. Check out the Bitbox02 - Swiss-made, secure, beautiful, open source, Tor support, Bitcoin only and all-around awesome!Use code “FIXTHEMONEY” to get 5% off :) This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.fixthemoney.net

Block height: 776352This episode on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, and the Podcast Index.Subscribe in your podcast player by adding the direct RSS feed.Niko and Yaël broadcast from Vienna, running through the latest happenings on the Fix The Money substack, the casino clown world, and Bitcoin in action: * When elites lose control, it’s a Revolt of the (Bitcoin) Public* Used your slavecoin “digital” Euro or pound yet? It’s not like you can unsubscribe.* How do the private banks fit into a CBDC world? Surveillance is the point.* The SEC is coming for the stakers (whether or not Gensler is a secret Bitcoiner)* Why Sam Bankman-Fried was filling the pockets of Agriculture Senators* Innovations of Podcasting 2.0 and NOSTR showing Bitcoin’s use case* Inscriptions, ordinals, and “I will fight for your right to Bitcoin”Recent Fix The Money articles:The Revolt of the (Bitcoin) PublicEuropean Central Bankers are truly scared of Bitcoin: Here’s how I knowThey say all hell is gonna break loose, and you’re gonna need a BitcoinContact:[email protected]: @nikojilch / nostr: npub1st4elxz4dphx2qxpuaklvs855zetnkglu8dvszdxamgqn5q3pk5svflv5pYaël: @yaeloss / nostr: npub15dnln6cukw3yrflnv3hnrntdt9amh0uw466u6tns05ymqp3nal4qzz3lfcThis post is sponsored by…21bitcoin - The easy way to buy, sell, save and send Bitcoin.21bitcoin is a Bitcoin-only app, not an exchange. No distractions, individual savings plan, very low fees, first-class personal support, and a German bank account. Based in the Austrian Alps, available throughout Europe. Download now.Use code “FIXTHEMONEY” to get up to 20% off your fees :)Not your keys, not your coins! You need a hardware wallet. Check out the Bitbox02 - Swiss-made, secure, beautiful, open source, Tor support, Bitcoin only and all-around awesome!Use code “FIXTHEMONEY” to get 5% off :) This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.fixthemoney.net

This episode on Apple Podcasts and SpotifyGreg Foss is a lovely guy. I had the pleasure to spend a couple of days in Bulgaria with him - in autumn 2022. And we even found time to sit down and talk about his Bitcoin-story.Well, it’s almost not a Bitcoin-story at all. Greg knew about the problems with the “fiat ponzi” since he started his banking career in the late 1980ies - when I was just born :)So Bitcoin found Greg rather late in his career. This gives him a unique perspective within a space, that is dominated by younger people with less experience in the “real” world. But that’s also the heart of the story here. Greg doesn’t think that the fiat world is any more real than the Bitcoin world. Greg: “Fiat is a ponzi and Bitcoin will change the world.”I want to thank Greg for his time and being so open and honest with me. I think it made for a great conversation - and I hope you, the listeners, will see it the same way.Thanks for reading Fix the money.! Subscribe for free to receive new posts and support my work.Till next time, Niko* Greg on Twitter* Check out Looking Glass EducationThis post is sponsored by…21bitcoin - The easy way to buy, sell, save and send Bitcoin.21bitcoin is a Bitcoin-only app, not an exchange. No distractions, individual savings plan, very low fees, first-class personal support, and a German bank account. Based in the Austrian Alps, available throughout Europe. Download now.Use code “FIXTHEMONEY” to get up to 20% off your fees :)Not your keys, not your coins! You need a hardware wallet. Check out the Bitbox02 - Swiss-made, secure, beautiful, open source, Tor support, Bitcoin only and all-around awesome!Use code “FIXTHEMONEY” to get 5% off :) This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.fixthemoney.net

It is such a pleasure to sit down and talk to financial journalist Izabella Kaminska. She has one of the sharpest minds of her generation - and she doesn’t hold back once an opinion is formed. In more than 10 years at the Financial Times she put the “Alphaville” blog on the map. Izabella left the FT in 2022 to start her own project “The Blind Spot”. Recently she also joined Politico Europe as a Senior Finance Editor. After covering it for over a decade, she sees Bitcoin as a “good challenger” to the legacy system, a “check on power” - and Izabella is very sceptical about CBDCs. She speculates that the “end of Dollar neutrality” could help Bitcoin find its role in the world: “There is no political class that doesn’t potentially benefit from Bitcoin, it could serve anybody.”In this wide ranging conversation we taped in autumn 2022 she tells me how her views on Bitcoin and the world of digital fiat currencies evolved: “I realized Bitcoiners have a point when I saw the potential of government overreach during Covid. Until then I underestimated the importance of censorship resistance.” Izabella has covered CBDCs “even before they were called CBDCs”. But what really sets her apart is her story as the daughter of Polish immigrants and her parents fate under Communism. Her father was even involved in moving “hard currency” from the UK to the homeland, then part of the Communist “Eastern Block”. And yes, we do speculate if he would have been a Bitcoiner :)All the best, Niko* The Blindspot* Izabella on Twitter* Izabella at Politico EuropeThis post is sponsored by…21bitcoin - The easy way to buy, sell, save and send Bitcoin.21bitcoin is a Bitcoin-only app, not an exchange. No distractions, individual savings plan, very low fees, first-class personal support, and a German bank account. Based in the Austrian Alps, available throughout Europe. Download now.Use code “FIXTHEMONEY” to get up to 20% off your fees :)Not your keys, not your coins! You need a hardware wallet. Check out the Bitbox02 - Swiss-made, secure, beautiful, open source, Tor support, Bitcoin only and all-around awesome!Use code “FIXTHEMONEY” to get 5% off :) This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.fixthemoney.net

This is the incredible and sad story of Pasha B. - a young woman from the Ukraine who used Bitcoin to flee her war torn country. Pasha is originally from Crimea, has lived in Canada, came back to a Russian occupied home, had to flee to Kiew and finally to Western Europe.Money and the use of Bitcoin/crypto has played a big role in all of this, starting with traveller checks.We taped this interview in the Summer of 2022 in Alpbach, Tyrol. I do apologize to Pasha for taking so long to publish this. Unfortunately her story hasn’t lost any relevance since then as the war is still going on.This is the charity, Pasha mentioned in the podcast: https://savelife.in.ua/en/donate-en/#donate-army-cryptoThis post is sponsored by…21bitcoin - The easy way to buy, sell, save and send Bitcoin.21bitcoin is a Bitcoin-only app, not an exchange. No distractions, individual savings plan, very low fees, first-class personal support, and a German bank account. Based in the Austrian Alps, available throughout Europe. Download now.Use code “FIXTHEMONEY” to get up to 20% off your fees :)Not your keys, not your coins! You need a hardware wallet. Check out the Bitbox02 - Swiss-made, secure, beautiful, open source, Tor support, Bitcoin only and all-around awesome!Use code “FIXTHEMONEY” to get 5% off :) This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.fixthemoney.net

Block height: 772222The green candles are adding up and another block has cleared the mempool.For this edition of the Fix The Money podcast, Niko and Yaël cover the latest articles from the Substack:* The importance of publishing on “block time”* A small BTC rally and some fiat pontificiations* The Davos crowd and Bitcoin (FT on the crypto train?)* Use of satoshis by ordinary Ukrainians* The rise of maximalism (as a good thing)* The fragile excitement of the Bitcoin Lightning Network.Recent articles:Getting 'Down and Dirty' on the Bitcoin Lightning NetworkMay the fireworks continue: three trends in Bitcoin that will strengthen in 2023Contact:[email protected]: @nikojilchYaël: @yaeloss / nostr: a367f9eb1cb3a241a7f3646f31cd6d597bbbbf8eaeb5cd2e707d09b00633efeaThis post is sponsored by…21bitcoin - The easy way to buy, sell, save and send Bitcoin.21bitcoin is a Bitcoin-only app, not an exchange. No distractions, individual savings plan, very low fees, first-class personal support, and a German bank account. Based in the Austrian Alps, available throughout Europe. Download now.Use code “FIXTHEMONEY” to get up to 20% off your fees :)Not your keys, not your coins! You need a hardware wallet. Check out the Bitbox02 - Swiss-made, secure, beautiful, open source, Tor support, Bitcoin only and all-around awesome!Use code “FIXTHEMONEY” to get 5% off :) This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.fixthemoney.net

If there is one financial juggernaut that embraced Bitcoin early, it’s Fidelity. The US asset manager has been exploring opportunities since 2015 and is even mining Bitcoin. Recently, Fidelity added Bitcoin as an investable option to their 401k pension plans.For this episode of the Fix the Money podcast, I sit down with Chris Tyrer. He is the head of Fidelity Digital Assets in Europe. We talk about the history of Fidelity’s involvement with Bitcoin, how it all started - and where he sees Bitcoin’s role going forward.* Chris Tyrer on LinkedIn* Chris Tyrer on Twitter* Fidelity Digital Assets(This interview was taped in autumn 2022.)This post is sponsored by…21bitcoin - The easy way to buy, sell, save and send Bitcoin.21bitcoin is a Bitcoin-only app, not an exchange. No distractions, individual savings plan, very low fees, first-class personal support, and a German bank account. Based in the Austrian Alps, available throughout Europe. Download now.Use code “FIXTHEMONEY” to get up to 20% off your fees :)Not your keys, not your coins! You need a hardware wallet. Check out the Bitbox02 - Swiss-made, secure, beautiful, open source, Tor support, Bitcoin only and all-around awesome!Use code “FIXTHEMONEY” to get 5% off :) This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.fixthemoney.net

It’s January 3rd, Happy Birthday Bitcoin! 🎉Today we open a new chapter on this newsletter/podcast. I sit down with my good friend Yaël Ossowski who has been the second author on “Fix the Money” for a while. Yaël is a long-term Bitcoiner and freedom advocate who’s been actually using Bitcoin in his daily business for a while. He is also deep into all the technical stuff — something I’m getting better at!We talk about our plans for “Fix the money,” what to expect from the world in 2023, and the ideas and history behind Bitcoin, the Internet’s Native Currency. Expect to hear/read much more from us in 2023 as we take this Substack to the next level! There will be plenty of interviews with various personalities and experts of all types, plus those who are using Bitcoin actively in their lives to Fix the Money.Be sure to subscribe to the podcast here via Substack or by RSS on the Podcast Index.Best, NikoContact:[email protected]: @nikojilchYaël: @yaeloss / nostr: a367f9eb1cb3a241a7f3646f31cd6d597bbbbf8eaeb5cd2e707d09b00633efeaWe’re already podcasting 2.0 compatible! Download your podcast app with a lightning wallet (Fountain, Breez, Podverse, etc.) and start streaming sats!Sponsors:21bitcoin - The easy way to buy, sell, save and send Bitcoin.21bitcoin is a Bitcoin-only app, not an exchange. No distractions, individual savings plan, very low fees, first-class personal support, and a German bank account. Based in the Austrian Alps, available throughout Europe. Download now.Use code “FIXTHEMONEY” to get up to 20% off your fees :)Not your keys, not your coins! You need a hardware wallet. Check out the Bitbox02 - Swiss-made, secure, beautiful, open source, Tor support, Bitcoin only and all-around awesome!Use code “FIXTHEMONEY” to get 5% off :)Thanks for reading Fix the money! Subscribe for free to receive new posts and support my work. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.fixthemoney.net

Out of all definitions of Bitcoin I hear, “Bitcoin is hope” probably comes up the most. It’s really cool to see how people start to get their life in order and build things once they go down the Bitcoin route. The social network of Bitcoin helps a lot here. I could talk to Bitcoiners locally (here in Vienna) or internationally (on Zoom) all day long. Sometimes I do.And I get to meet the most amazing people. One of my favourites is - of course - Jeff Booth. The incredibly humble Canadian is a role model for me - when it comes to explaining Bitcoin, thinking about Bitcoin - and keeping your ego in check while you’re doing it. Jeff even called his new fund “Ego Death Capital” :)This interview was taped in August 2022. I apologise for the delay. But I promise, it hasn’t lost any of its relevance. Probably the opposite.* Jeff Booth on Twitter* His book “Price of Tomorrow”* Ego Death CapitalThis post is sponsored by…21bitcoin - The easy way to buy, sell, save and send Bitcoin.21bitcoin is a Bitcoin-only app, not an exchange. No distraction, individual savings plan, very low fees, first class personal support, and a German bank account. Based in the Austrian Alps, available throughout Europe. Download now.Use code “FIXTHEMONEY” to get up to 20% off your fees :)Not your keys, not your coins! You need a hardware wallet. Check out the Bitbox02 - Swiss made, secure, beautiful, open source, Tor support, Bitcoin only and all around awesome!Use code “FIXTHEMONEY” to get 5% off :) This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.fixthemoney.net