The Bitcoin Matrix

<p>The Bitcoin 2022 Conference celebrates bitcoin over 4 days (April 6-9th, 2022) with 4 different passes. The four days include Industry day, 2 days of main events and speakers, and lastly, a festival day which is a day of music and networking. </p> <p>Prices will continue to rise over the next few months so get in early and use the code BitcoinMatrix for 10% off at <a href="http://tixr.com/pr/BitcoinMatrix/26217">http://tixr.com/pr/BitcoinMatrix/26217</a></p> <p>__________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________</p> <p>Mark Moss is a Student of History, Sound Money Advocate, Freedom Maximalist, the host of the Mark Moss Show on Youtube and the first nationally syndicated radio show about Bitcoin on I Heart Radio. </p> <p>In this fascinating conversation, Mark and I discuss how three revolution cycles are happening at once, how that effects the political, economic, social, technological, financial, cultural spheres, peak globalization, the rejection of centralization, censorship, massive wealth transfers, how solutions are supposed to come to problems, the war on information, Bitcoin and how you can prepare.</p> <p>I hope you enjoy this fantastic rip as much as I did. </p> <p>This episode was brought to you by LEDN, Bitcoin Magazine and the Bitcoin 2022 conference.</p> <p>LEDN.IO is a secure, simple and easy to use platform for managing and growing your digital wealth. If you want to see what it’s all about and get $50 free in USDC when you take out your first LEDN loan head over to start.ledn.io/bitcoinmatrix.</p> <p>Make sure to subscribe, listen, learn and share the Bitcoin Matrix podcast.</p> <p>Folllow Mark Moss on twitter at @1MarkMoss</p> <p>Follow Mark Moss online at https://www.1markmoss.com/optin1632748012468</p> <p>Follow the Bitcoin Matrix on twitter at @delabtcmatrix</p> <p>Follow me on Twitter at @CedYoungelman</p> <p>iTunes: https://tinyurl.com/bitcoinitunes</p> <p>YouTube: https://tinyurl.com/bitcoinonyoutube</p> <p>Google Podcasts: https://tinyurl.com/bitcoingoogle</p> <p>https://www.facebook.com/TheBitcoinMatrixPodcast</p> <p>Web: https://bitcoinmatrix.libsyn.com/</p> <p>Spotify: https://tinyurl.com/bitcoinspotify</p>

<p>The Bitcoin 2022 Conference celebrates bitcoin over 4 days (April 6-9th, 2022) with 4 different passes. The four days include Industry day, 2 days of main events and speakers, and lastly, a festival day which is a day of music and networking. </p> <p>Prices will continue to rise over the next few months so get in early and use the code BitcoinMatrix for 10% off at <a href="http://tixr.com/pr/BitcoinMatrix/26217">http://tixr.com/pr/BitcoinMatrix/26217</a></p> <p>_____________________________________________________________________</p> <p>Tomer Strolight 丰 Slayer of Lies 丰 Lover of Truths returns to the show to discuss our current crisis of meaning, how society is divided in so many ways, moral codes, acting on principles, pragmatism, the golden rule, the platinum rule, the unnamed rule and the bitcoin rule. </p> <p>In this very special conversation, Tomer and I cover two more of his dope af pieces, Bitcoin Is For Everyone and The Bitcoin Rule.</p> <p>This episode was brought to you by LEDN, Bitcoin Magazine and the Bitcoin 2022 conference.</p> <p>LEDN.IO is a secure, simple and easy to use platform for managing and growing your digital wealth. If you want to see what it’s all about and get $50 free in USDC when you take out your first LEDN loan head over to start.ledn.io/bitcoinmatrix.</p> <p>Make sure to subscribe, listen, learn and share the Bitcoin Matrix podcast.</p> <p>Folllow Tomer Strolight on twitter at @TomerStrolight</p> <p>Follow Tomer on Medium at https://tomerstrolight.medium.com/</p> <p>Follow the Bitcoin Matrix on twitter at @delabtcmatrix</p> <p>Follow me on Twitter at @CedYoungelman</p> <p>iTunes: https://tinyurl.com/bitcoinitunes</p> <p>YouTube: https://tinyurl.com/bitcoinonyoutube</p> <p>Google Podcasts: https://tinyurl.com/bitcoingoogle</p> <p>https://www.facebook.com/TheBitcoinMatrixPodcast</p> <p>Web: https://bitcoinmatrix.libsyn.com/</p> <p>Spotify: https://tinyurl.com/bitcoinspotify</p>

<p>In this very special chat, Vijay Boyapati returns for the third time to discuss where we are in the current Bitcoin cycle, his macroeconomic outlook, the history of the cypherpunk movement, Satoshi, the power to control the transmission of value, Facebook's Libre, and Bitcoin's Nuclear Option. </p> <p>This episode was brought to you by LEDN, Bitcoin Magazine and the Bitcoin 2022 conference.</p> <p>LEDN.IO is a secure, simple and easy to use platform for managing and growing your digital wealth. If you want to see what it’s all about and get $50 free in USDC when you take out your first LEDN loan head over to start.ledn.io/bitcoinmatrix.</p> <p>Bitcoin2022 Conference which celebrates bitcoin over 4 days (April 6-9th, 2022) with 4 different passes. The four days include Industry day, 2 days of main events and speakers, and lastly, a festival day which is a day of music and networking. Prices will continue to rise over the next few months so get in early and use my affiliate code for 10% off.</p> <p>My affiliate code is: BitcoinMatrix</p> <p>My affiliate link is: tixr.com/pr/BitcoinMatrix/26217</p> <p>Make sure to subscribe, listen, learn and share the Bitcoin Matrix podcast.</p> <p>Folllow Vijay Boyapati on twitter at @real_vijay</p> <p>Follow the Bitcoin Matrix on twitter at @delabtcmatrix</p> <p>Follow me on Twitter at @CedYoungelman</p> <p>iTunes: https://tinyurl.com/bitcoinitunes</p> <p>YouTube: https://tinyurl.com/bitcoinonyoutube</p> <p>Google Podcasts: https://tinyurl.com/bitcoingoogle</p> <p>https://www.facebook.com/TheBitcoinMatrixPodcast</p> <p>Web: https://bitcoinmatrix.libsyn.com/</p> <p>Spotify: https://tinyurl.com/bitcoinspotify</p>

<p>Mauricio Di Bartolomeo is the co-founder and Chief Strategy Officer of LEDN.IO.</p> <p>LEDN provides financial products with a mission to help clients across the globe unlock the power of digital assets to build wealth for the long term. Operating in over 100 countries, LEDN offers interest-bearing savings accounts and Bitcoin-backed loans, enabling clients to access dollars or additional Bitcoin without needing to sell any of their existing holdings.</p> <p>Mauricio grew up in Venezuela where he and his family learned about Bitcoin. Now based in Canada, Mauricio holds HBA and MBA degrees from the Richard Ivey School of Business in London, Ontario in Canada.</p> <p>Mauricio is also the author of Why Proof of Reserves is Important to Bitcoin published in Bitcoin Magazine.</p> <p>I am really excited to share this conversation that I recently had with Mauricio.</p> <p>We go hard on Venezuela, Bitcoin savings, credit, & collaterlized loans programs, the pros and cons, the risks and benefits, the ins and outs of the financial services industry, El Salvador, Mauricio’s background and more.</p> <p>I’ve really enjoyed getting to know Mauricio and the team over at LEDN.IO these past few months and I think you guys will really enjoy this rip.</p> <p>This episode was brought to you by LEDN, Bitcoin Magazine and the Bitcoin 2022 conference.</p> <p>LEDN.IO is a secure, simple and easy to use platform for managing and growing your digital wealth. If you want to see what it’s all about and get $50 free in USDC when you take out your first LEDN loan head over to start.ledn.io/bitcoinmatrix.</p> <p>Bitcoin2022 Conference which celebrates bitcoin over 4 days (April 6-9th, 2022) with 4 different passes. The four days include Industry day, 2 days of main events and speakers, and lastly, a festival day which is a day of music and networking. Prices will continue to rise over the next few months so get in early and use my affiliate code for 10% off.</p> <p>My affiliate code is: CEDRIC2022</p> <p>My affiliate link is: tixr.com/pr/CEDRIC2022/26217</p> <p>Make sure to subscribe, listen, learn and share the Bitcoin Matrix podcast.</p> <p>Folllow Mauricio Di Bartolomeo on twitter at @cryptonomista</p> <p>Follow LEDN at @hodlwithLedn</p> <p>Follow the Bitcoin Matrix on twitter at @delabtcmatrix</p> <p>Follow me on Twitter at @CedYoungelman</p> <p>iTunes: https://tinyurl.com/bitcoinitunes</p> <p>YouTube: https://tinyurl.com/bitcoinonyoutube</p> <p>Google Podcasts: https://tinyurl.com/bitcoingoogle</p> <p>https://www.facebook.com/TheBitcoinMatrixPodcast</p> <p>Web: https://bitcoinmatrix.libsyn.com/</p> <p>Spotify: https://tinyurl.com/bitcoinspotify</p>

<p>Morgen Rochard is a Certified Financial Advisor, Certified Financial Planner, Registered Life Planner, podcaster, founder of Origin Wealth Advisors and the author of Personal Finance, The Simplified Beginners Guide to Eliminating Financial Stress, Building Wealth, and Achieving Financial Freedom. </p> <p>At Origin, Morgen focuses on driving personal connections and getting to the root of the financial success of her clients. This is a natural extension of her mission to help others live their most fulfilled, financially stress-free lives. </p> <p>Morgen’s approach is designed to help her clients find peace of mind with all aspects of their situation – financial and beyond. As a Registerd Life Planner her role is to help others truly live their passion. This framework helps clients explore what is most important to them, dive deeper into what they want to prioritize, and remove any obstacles that may get in their way. </p> <p>We discuss risk management, diversification, asset allocation, money worship, making huge economic life decisions, weddings, retirement, renting vs buying, how to raise financially successful kids and the acceptable amount of chairs that one should own.</p> <p>I hope that you enjoy this one as much as I did.</p> <p>This episode was brought to you by LEDN, Bitcoin Magazine and the Bitcoin 2022 conference.</p> <p>LEDN.IO is a secure, simple and easy to use platform for managing and growing your digital wealth. If you want to see what it’s all about and get $50 free in USDC when you take out your first LEDN loan head over to start.ledn.io/bitcoinmatrix.</p> <p>Bitcoin2022 Conference which celebrates bitcoin over 4 days (April 6-9th, 2022) with 4 different passes. The four days include Industry day, 2 days of main events and speakers, and lastly, a festival day which is a day of music and networking. Prices will continue to rise over the next few months so get in early and use my affiliate code for 10% off</p> <p>My affiliate code is: CEDRIC2022</p> <p>My affiliate link is: tixr.com/pr/CEDRIC2022/26217</p> <p>Make sure to subscribe, listen, learn and share the Bitcoin Matrix podcast.</p> <p>Folllow Morgen Rochard on twitter at @MorgenRochard</p> <p>Buy Morgen's book: <a href="https://t.co/O7RegPwICu?amp=1">https://amzn.to/37mgyN0</a></p> <p>Check out her company <a href="https://t.co/DRchd0jTXj?amp=1">at www.originwa.com</a></p> <p>Follow the Bitcoin Matrix on twitter at @delabtcmatrix</p> <p>Follow me on Twitter at @CedYoungelman</p> <p>iTunes: https://tinyurl.com/bitcoinitunes</p> <p>YouTube: https://tinyurl.com/bitcoinonyoutube</p> <p>Google Podcasts: https://tinyurl.com/bitcoingoogle</p> <p>https://www.facebook.com/TheBitcoinMatrixPodcast</p> <p>Web: https://bitcoinmatrix.libsyn.com/</p> <p>Spotify: https://tinyurl.com/bitcoinspotify</p>

<p>You will not want to miss this epic rip with the Bitcoin Radical.</p> <p>In this wide-ranging and free-flowing conversation with gnarley libertarian, independent thinker & truth seeker Surfer Jim, the Bitcoin Radical, we cover his life-long passion of surfing, the parasites that write rules on paper, Chamath, shitcoins, regulatory capture, toxic maximalism, Bitcoin's immaculate conception, integrity, honesty, trustworthiness, the desire to do good, the seven habits of highly effective people and why Bitcoin is even money. </p> <p>I hope that you enjoy this fantastic chat as much as I did.</p> <p>This episode was brought to you by LEDN, Bitcoin Magazine and the Bitcoin 2022 conference.</p> <p>LEDN.IO is a secure, simple and easy to use platform for managing and growing your digital wealth. If you want to see what it’s all about and get $50 free in USDC when you take out your first LEDN loan head over to start.ledn.io/bitcoinmatrix.</p> <p>Bitcoin2022 Conference which celebrates bitcoin over 4 days (April 6-9th, 2022) with 4 different passes. The four days include Industry day, 2 days of main events and speakers, and lastly, a festival day which is a day of music and networking. Prices will continue to rise over the next few months so get in early and use my affiliate code for 10% off</p> <p>My affiliate code is: CEDRIC2022</p> <p>My affiliate link is: tixr.com/pr/CEDRIC2022/26217</p> <p>Make sure to subscribe, listen, learn and share the Bitcoin Matrix podcast.</p> <p>Folllow Surfer Jim on twitter at @surferjimw</p> <p>Follow the Bitcoin Matrix on twitter at @delabtcmatrix</p> <p>Follow me on Twitter at @CedYoungelman</p> <p>iTunes: https://tinyurl.com/bitcoinitunes</p> <p>YouTube: https://tinyurl.com/bitcoinonyoutube</p> <p>Google Podcasts: https://tinyurl.com/bitcoingoogle</p> <p>https://www.facebook.com/TheBitcoinMatrixPodcast</p> <p>Web: https://bitcoinmatrix.libsyn.com/</p> <p>Spotify: https://tinyurl.com/bitcoinspotify</p>

<p>Ben Kaufman is a young, shadowy, super-coder, unlicensed software engineer, coding at Specter Wallet and Chief Conspiracy Theorist at Clown World Today News.</p> <p>In this very special episode, Ben calls in from an undisclosed location to discuss leaving Israel, building the open-source Bitcoin project Specter Wallet, utilizing the Bitcoin Network as an underground railroad system for the 21st century and deplatforming.</p> <p>This episode was brought to you by LEDN, Bitcoin Magazine and the Bitcoin 2022 conference. </p> <p><a href="http://ledn.io/">LEDN.IO</a> is a secure, simple and easy to use platform for managing and growing your digital wealth. If you want to see what it’s all about and get $50 free in USDC when you take out your first LEDN loan head over to <a href="http://start.ledn.io/bitcoinmatrix">start.ledn.io/bitcoinmatrix</a>. </p> <p>Bitcoin2022 Conference which celebrates bitcoin over 4 days (April 6-9th, 2022) with 4 different passes. The four days include Industry day, 2 days of main events and speakers, and lastly, a festival day which is a day of music and networking. Prices will continue to rise over the next few months so get in early and use my affiliate code for 10% off </p> <p>My affiliate code is: CEDRIC2022 My affiliate link is: tixr.com/pr/CEDRIC2022/26217 </p> <p>Make sure to subscribe, listen, learn and share the Bitcoin Matrix podcast.</p> <p>Folllow Ben Kaufman on twitter at @_benkaufman</p> <p>Chief Conspiracy Theorist at <a href="https://twitter.com/cwt_news">@cwt_news</a></p> <p>Coding <a href="https://twitter.com/SpecterWallet">@SpecterWallet</a></p> <p>Substack: <a href="https://t.co/eR4SujOyG0?amp=1">https://benkaufman.substack.com</a></p> <p><a href="https://t.co/4qRFZFu3qV?amp=1">benkaufman.info</a></p> <p>Follow the Bitcoin Matrix on twitter at @delabtcmatrix</p> <p>Follow me on Twitter at @CedYoungelman</p> <p>iTunes: <a href="https://tinyurl.com/bitcoinitunes">https://tinyurl.com/bitcoinitunes</a></p> <p>YouTube: <a href="https://tinyurl.com/bitcoinonyoutube">https://tinyurl.com/bitcoinonyoutube</a></p> <p>Google Podcasts: <a href="https://tinyurl.com/bitcoingoogle">https://tinyurl.com/bitcoingoogle</a></p> <p><a href="https://www.facebook.com/TheBitcoinMatrixPodcast">https://www.facebook.com/TheBitcoinMatrixPodcast</a></p> <p>Web: <a href="https://bitcoinmatrix.libsyn.com/">https://bitcoinmatrix.libsyn.com/</a></p> <p>Spotify: https://tinyurl.com/bitcoinspotify</p>

<p>"The only way to learn is to begin by admitting to yourself: 'I don't know'. This is also the only way to be free." - Tomer Strolight</p> <p>Tomer Strolight is a long time bitcoiner who has recently started writing prolifically about the insights he has gained over the years. </p> <p>Tomer is the host of For The Love Of Bitcoin podcast and a popular writer within the Bitcoin space. </p> <p>Tomer Strolight strives for and believes in sovereignty, truth and integrity. </p> <p>In this very special chat, Tomer reads from and we discuss the following amazing pieces of his:</p> <p>- "Rich or Poor Bitcoiners Have What Money Can’t Buy"</p> <p>- "Bitcoin is a Test" </p> <p>- "Why Everything That Should Hurt Bitcoin Only Makes It Stronger"</p> <p>- "Why Bitcoin is the Most Important Thing Happening in the World Right Now?</p> <p>I hope you enjoy this conversation as much as I did as Tomer really brings the wisdom, lots of beautiful insights and his calming demeanor in this fantastic rip.</p> <p>This episode was brought to you by LEDN, Bitcoin Magazine and the Bitcoin 2022 conference. </p> <p><a href="http://ledn.io/">LEDN.IO</a> is a secure, simple and easy to use platform for managing and growing your digital wealth. If you want to see what it’s all about and get $50 free in USDC when you take out your first LEDN loan head over to <a href="http://start.ledn.io/bitcoinmatrix">start.ledn.io/bitcoinmatrix</a>. </p> <p>Bitcoin2022 Conference which celebrates bitcoin over 4 days (April 6-9th, 2022) with 4 different passes. The four days include Industry day, 2 days of main events and speakers, and lastly, a festival day which is a day of music and networking. Prices will continue to rise over the next few months so get in early and use my affiliate code for 10% off </p> <p>My affiliate code is: CEDRIC2022 My affiliate link is: tixr.com/pr/CEDRIC2022/26217 </p> <p>Make sure to subscribe, listen, learn and share the Bitcoin Matrix podcast.</p> <p>Folllow Tomer Strolight on twitter @TomerStrolight</p> <p>Follow the Bitcoin Matrix on twitter @delabtcmatrix</p> <p>Follow me on Twitter @CedYoungelman</p>

<p>"What happens when the oil & gas lobby become pro bitcoin? Do we even need a #btc lobby at that point!?! The Oil & Gas industry is really powerful and really wealthy!" - Adam O</p> <p>Adam O AKA Denver Bitcoin is the business development officer for the US market for Upstream Data, a company that pairs modular bitcoin mining datacenters to natural gas engines, to convert waste energy (natural gas), into the best form of money the world has ever known - bitcoin. </p> <p>Adam is a pioneer in this emerging industry, and he brings a ton of passion and energy to Bitcoin mining and the upstream oil and gas industry. His articles have been published in Bitcoin Magazine and Coinbeast Media where he also provides 1 on 1 consultations on bitcoin mining. Denver Bitcoin is also the co-founder of Stranded Energy Investments. </p> <p>We discuss the oil & gas industry, bitcoin mining, the moralization of the production and consumption of energy and those crazy digital wildcats that are squatting on magic internet money getting it from stranded and wasted energy sources. </p> <p>“The government pioneered the shitcoin” </p> <p>This episode is brought to you by LEDN. LEDN is a secure, simple and easy to use platform for managing and growing your digital wealth. LEDN is the first digital asset lender with transparency and security of a formal Proof of Reserves attestation - raising the bar in the space.</p> <p>If you want to see what it’s all about, head over to <a href="http://start.ledn.io/bitcoinmatrix">start.ledn.io/bitcoinmatrix</a> and get $50 free in USDC when you take out your first LEDN loan. </p> <p>Get started earning interest now on your Bitcoin and USDC with the industries best rates Or, use your Bitcoin as collateral with LEDN Loans to get quick access to dollars or double your bitcoin savings with the popular B2X Loan. </p> <p>Make sure to subscribe, listen, learn and share the Bitcoin Matrix podcast.</p> <p>Folllow AdamO on twitter @DenverBitcoin</p> <p>Follow the Bitcoin Matrix on twitter @delabtcmatrix</p> <p>Follow me on Twitter @CedYoungelman</p>

<p>In this chat with heavyweight boxing contender Adam Kownacki we talk about his time growing up in the Polish neighborhood of Greenepoint, Brooklyn, how he got into boxing, experiencing his first loss, his upcoming rematch with Robert Helenius in Las Vegas this October and proving yourself. </p> <p>This episode is brought to you by LEDN. LEDN is a secure, simple and easy to use platform for managing and growing your digital wealth. LEDN is the first digital asset lender with transparency and security of a formal Proof of Reserves attestation - raising the bar in the space.</p> <p>If you want to see what it’s all about, head over to <a href="http://start.ledn.io/bitcoinmatrix">start.ledn.io/bitcoinmatrix</a> and get $25 free in USDC when you take out your first LEDN loan. </p> <p>Get started earning interest now on your Bitcoin and USDC with the industries best rates—at 6.1% APY on your first 2 BTC and 8.5% for all your USDC. Or, use your Bitcoin as collateral with LEDN Loans to get quick access to dollars or double your bitcoin savings with the popular B2X Loan. </p> <p>Make sure to subscribe, listen, learn and share the Bitcoin Matrix podcast.</p> <p>Folllow Adam Kownacki on twitter @AKbabyface</p> <p>Follow the Bitcoin Matrix on twitter @delabtcmatrix</p> <p>Follow me on Twitter @CedYoungelman</p>

<p>Nik Bhatia is a financial researcher, CFA charterholder, and Adjunct Professor of Finance and Business Economics at the University of Southern California Marshall School of Securities where he teaches Applied Finance in Fixed Income Securities. Previously, Nik worked the US Treasuries trading desk for a large institutional asset manager and has extensinve trading experience in money markets and interest rate futures.</p> <p>After starting his teaching career, Nik felt the urge to bring his research on both the international monetary system and Bitcoin together as one to write Layered Money: From Gold and Dollars to Bitcoin and Central Bank Digital Currencies. He has a BA in Social Sciences from USC and a Masters in Finance from IE Business School in Madrid, Spain. </p> <p>We discuss US Treasuries, the Gold Florin, the discipline of hard money, how banks use their balance sheets to create money, the US vs China, CBDCs, are financial panics avoidable in a fractional reserve system, Hal Finney and so much more. </p> <p>Ledn provides financial products to help you unlock the power of digital assets. With a secure and easy-to-use platform, it’s the simplest way to earn interest, borrow, and trade your BTC and USDC with some of the industry’s best rates. First in class when it comes to accountability and transparency, Ledn offers Proof of Reserves attestations and a highly responsive client success team, giving you peace of mind while you make the most of your Bitcoin.</p> <p>Learn more, sign up, and start earning at <a href="https://start.ledn.io/bitcoinmatrix">https://start.ledn.io/bitcoinmatrix.</a></p> <p>Use this code to take a LEDN loan and we both get $25 USDC. </p> <p>Follow Nik @timevalueofbtc</p> <p>Check out his website <a href="https://t.co/Z39HdCuK2I?amp=1">LayeredMoney.com</a></p> <p>Buy Layered Money here: www.amazon.com/dp/1736110527</p> <p>Make sure to subscribe, listen, learn and share the Bitcoin Matrix podcast.</p> <p>Follow the Bitcoin Matrix on twitter @delabtcmatrix</p> <p>Follow me on Twitter @CedYoungelman</p>

<p>Hass McCook AKA Friar Hass is a Retired Chartered Professional Civil Engineer, researching & writing on Bitcoin's environmental, economic & spiritual impact since 2014. Recently he has written several articles about Bitcoin’s positive environmental impact including Projecting Bitcoin’s Future Energy Use, Bitcoin Emits Less Than 2% of the Worlds Military-Industrial Complex Carbon Emissions, Bitcoin Emits Less Than 5% of the Legacy Financial Sector’s Carbon Emissions & A Comparison of Bitcoin’s Environmental Impact with that of Gold & Banking all published in Bitcoin Magazine along with several other notable pieces including The Passion of the Believers which was published on his medium blog & also The Bitcoin Time Volume 2.</p> <p>We discuss #Bitcoin as a religion, submission, economic judgement day, hereafter, why you shouldn't let your memes be dreams & how price is the story</p>

<p>Freelance artist Jessica Vaugn is a writer, photographer and model who is best known for her work with the legendary brand Playboy. Jessica started tumbling down the Bitcoin Rabbit Hole in 2020. She says that it completely changed her life and the way she views the world. As a freelancer, she’s always been keen on making independent choices. But it wasn’t until the pandemic lockdowns, that she realized government-run economic systems limited her personal freedoms. </p> <p>Aleks Svetski is the host of the dope af Wake Up podcast, the Founder and CEO of Bitcoin Exhange - Amber, the Editor of the Bitcoin Times, the author of several seminal and influential pieces including Utopian Dystopias, Discrimination and Diversity, Dumb People, Resistance is not Futile, Why Liberty Matters and the Rise of the Individual.</p> <p>Zooming in from on location in El Salvador, the three of us had a wide ranging conversation about reinvention, the balkanization of America, Covid, depression, slave labor in China, Hollywood, identity politics, betrayal, cultural detoxing, chemical zombies, is the MMA fight game analogous to all of life, getting arrested for not wearing a mask and how levels of consciousness are similar to floors in a Manhattan skyscraper.</p>

<p>In this wide-ranging & engaging conversation with Adam Meister AKA The Bitcoin Meister AKA The Disrupt Meister AKA The Strong Handed Unique Beast joins me to discuss:</p> <p>- The worship of complexity</p> <p>- Personal responsibility as the new counter-culture</p> <p>- The cowboy spirit of America</p> <p>- Will Elon Musk fork Btc?</p> <p>- El Salvador, Fedcoins, Roger Ver, Mike Hearn, the block-size wars, Tone Vayes, Giacomo Zuco attacking Trace Meyer in Las Vegas, Nic Carter, Richard Heart, Erik Vorhees, American Hodl, Biden, Trump, Warren, De Santis, lockdowns, tyranny of the majority, secession, Bitcoin & so much freaking more </p> <p>Adam was on fire for the whole time & there were even some tears.</p> <p>I hope you enjoy this one as much as I did.</p>

<p>"Most people don’t understand the cost of being free or the cost of having masters."</p> <p>Lamar Wilson AKA Big Marh is a long time bitcoiner, software developer & Co-founder of the Black Bitcoin Billionaires group on Clubhouse where he holds court almost every single day. In this wide-ranging conversation Lamar joins me to discuss love, freedom, humor, motivation, community building, debt slavery, the Federal Reserve, Elon Musk, entrepreneurism, spending two btc on a transmission, his rabbit hole story, the man at the bottom of the mountain, why people are in bondage because of their money & how if you're grinning, you're winning.</p> <p>"Bitcoin is planting apple trees, not weeds"</p>

<p>"I'm not leaving the world for my children the way the boomers left the world for us."</p> <p>In this wide ranging conversation with Clancy Rodgers from Citadel 21 U.S. who is also a Hodling Artist, Tolling Queen, Big Titty Toxic Bitch & the author of What Happens When Walmart Buys $1 Billion Of Bitcoin? recently published in Bitcoin Magazine, Clancy zooms in to talk about how her family's photos were hacked, the death of her ego, shitposting on Facebook & Twitter, the 2020 election, Obama, Melinda & Bill Gates, the Clinton Foundation, woke left cancel culture, civil war, Covid-19, the CDC, the memes & toxicity, normies, the battle between dark & light, her fuck you status & how Bitcoin holds everyone accountable & so much more.</p>

<p>Pierre Rochard has been involved with Bitcoin as a researcher, investor, and software developer since February 2013. He co-founded the <a href="http://nakamotoinstitute.org/">Satoshi Nakamoto Institute</a> to curate the best primary source literature on Bitcoin and cryptography. In addition to developing Bitcoin software, Pierre is an <a href="https://twitter.com/pierre_rochard">outspoken advocate</a> for Bitcoin's decentralized governance. In 2017 he began co-hosting the <a href="https://noded.org/">Noded Bitcoin Podcast</a>. Pierre is widely recognized as an authority on the investment case for Bitcoin. </p> <p>We discuss:</p> <p>- Is Gresham’s law the most misunderstood law in monetary economics </p> <p>- How 2021 separated the fixed from the variable</p> <p>- Is China preparing an attack on Bitcoin </p> <p>- How do external parties see bitcoin </p> <p>- What drives bitcoin adoption </p> <p>- Is the dollar cooked </p> <p>- Bitcoin FOMO, ADHD & PISD </p> <p>- Is El Salvador the real deal </p> <p>- How many genocides has the UN prevented </p> <p>- Btc price action, speculative attacks, China, El Salvador, the banks, NYDIG, CBDCs, commercial banks, Jack Mallers, France, nuclear power, Brad Sherman, Cypress, bank bail-ins, Thiers Law, Gresham’s Law, cultural marxism, HELOCs, George Soros, super cycles, Mircea Popescu and so much more</p>

<p>"We’re not entering a dark age, we’ve been in one." </p> <p>Michael Krieger gradually recognized that his true passion centers upon writing on issues of significant societal importance given the extremely challenging times we live in. This realization culminated with his losing interest in financial markets & eventually launching his website Liberty Blitzkrieg in early 2012.</p> <p>In this very special conversation we discuss:</p> <p>- Leaving the crowded streets of Manhattan for the open spaces of Boulder</p> <p>- How vaccine passports are a red line</p> <p>- Is humanity forking</p> <p>- Will there be free-range humans & caged humans</p> <p>- Are they trying to fundamentally change America & the nature of who we are</p> <p>- Was 2020 the nadir</p> <p>- How the entire 21st century has been a disaster for the U.S.A.</p> <p>- Gardening, cycles, dealing with nature & happenstance </p> <p>- Lehman Brothers, 9/11, Elon Musk, Elizabeth Warren, Donald Trump, El Savlador, the Berlin Wall, psy ops, egotism, the pleb network, memes, Bitcoin & so much more</p>

<p>Stephen Chow is an art patron - 100% of his savings goes to supporting his favorite living artists.</p> <p>His goal is to support living artists from as many cultures as he can, working in a wide variety of mediums and cultural traditions. He would rather sponsor ONE new masterpiece from an artist of his choosing, at his own expense, knowing full well that it could fail, than be given ALL of the lost masterpieces in the history of art.</p> <p>In his free time, he transcribes Bitcoin podcasts into the written word.</p> <p>In this chat we discuss:</p> <p>- Finding works that leave a legacy</p> <p>- Connecting with artists</p> <p>- How many neglected geniuses don't have an audience</p> <p>- Does the patron influence the work</p> <p>- The idea behind patronage</p> <p>- The effects Bitcoin has had on his mission </p> <p>- & more</p>

<p>“Everybody is up to their eyeballs in debt, but they can’t make the price of credit any cheaper.” </p> <p>Dylan LeClair is the author of The Conclusion of the Long Term Debt Cycle & the Rise of Bitcoin. He writes content about on-chain analytics & the financial markets for Bitcoin Magazine.</p> <p>We discuss:</p> <p>- How bitcoin is designed to pump forever</p> <p>- Are we at a midcycle peak</p> <p>- Is it risky to borrow to buy btc</p> <p>- QE, UBI, El Salvador, the Triffin Dilemma, Michael Saylor, how cash is trash & more</p>

<p>"Bitcoin is the most important innovation to happen to money in 1,000 years." - Vijay Boyapati</p> <p>In this very special episode, Vijay returns to talk with Ced about his new book the Bullish Case for Bitcoin & where we are in this cycle.</p> <p>We discuss:</p> <p>- What are the common mistakes made during a bull run</p> <p>- How a bull market tests your conviction more than a vicious bear market</p> <p>- Is the current cycle different than prior cycles</p> <p>- El Salvador, nation state adoption, inflation & the Berlin Wall</p> <p>- How Bitcoin poses an existential threat to government monetary policy</p> <p>- Bitcoin as a collateral asset</p> <p>- Gartner hype cycles, Bitcoin's fundamentals, the Lindy Effect & tulips</p> <p>- Will countries ban proof of work mining</p> <p>- Mike Hearn, Ron Paul, big tech, Google, Silicon Valley, altcoin season, QE, AMC, Gamestop, meme stocks & so much more</p>

<p>In this mind-blowing conversation with the author of Wikileaks: The Global Fourth Estate, History is Happening, Nozomi Hayase & I discuss:</p> <p>- Did we trade authenticity for acceptance</p> <p>- Is pyschology used to move public opinion & manufacture consent</p> <p>- The stadium of democracy</p> <p>- The post-human future, superhumans & is humanity forking off</p> <p>- How Bitcoin affects our connection to reality, natural law & instinct</p> <p>- Snowden, Assange, MLK Jr, God, religion, Jesus, liberation psychology & much more</p> <p>To support Julian Assange please visit and donate at https://assangedefense.org/</p>

<p>In this conversation, I speak with Javier Bastaro, a journalist for Cointelegraph, based in Caracas, Venezueala about hyperinflation, dollarization, the diaspora and the political, economic and human crises in Venezuela. </p> <p>Will Venezuela turn into the new Cuba? How bad did things get in 2016? How deep is the current crisis that Venezueala is facing? </p> <p>"Bitcoin makes you understand how deeply and important money is to the realization of the individual and to the realization of the citizen."</p>

<p>NVK is the Co-Founder & CEO of Coinkite, the company behind uber-popular Bitcoin hardware products like the Coldcard, OpenDime, BlockClock & several other dope ass pieces of hardware that allow users to engage in Bitcoin safely & conveniently. </p> <p>We discuss:</p> <p>- The origins of Coinkite, Coldcard Wallet, Opendime & the BlockClock Mini</p> <p>- How Bitcoin products are pinatas for security</p> <p>- What sets the Coldcard Wallet apart</p> <p>- Common errors, misconceptions & advice around Bitcoin security </p> <p>- & more</p>

<p>In this wide-ranging chat with Phil Gibson aka Mr Pseu the host of podcast A Boy Named Pseu, we wax philosophically about music, culture & freedom in society today, our love for musical earworms, music as a universal language, his Bitcoin rabbit hole story & how Bitcoin is a beautiful & poetic response to the 2008 crisis & not just a random occurence & so much more in this free-flowing conversation I had with one of the freshest & dopest Bitcoiners around.</p>

<p>In this engaging conversation, Brady Swenson the Head of Education at Swan Bitcoin & fellow Bitcoin podcaster joins me to discuss: </p> <p>- The significance of Satoshi's disappearance</p> <p>- Bitcoin as pushback against fiat</p> <p>- How civilization doesn't work without money</p> <p>- Lessons learned from the Roman Empire</p> <p>- Bitcoin as the future foundation for the empowerment of individual expression</p> <p>- His experience in the Peace Corps, starting Citizen Bitcoin, joining Swan & his rabbit hole story</p> <p>- & more</p>

<p>In this deep & wide ranging chat, David Bailey the CEO of Bitcoin Magazine & I discuss going from a hodler to a builder, what keeps him up at night, challenges that force you to figure out who you are, the Bitcoin 2021 conference, piles of Venezuelan cash to take home, Sumo wrestling for Taproot activation, his rabbit hole story, replacing the monetary system with one that is free & open to all, transforming society for a millenium, how revolutions don't pause for a pandemic & so much more.</p>

<p>In this fresh & timely chat, Flip from Bitcoin Magazine & I discuss:</p> <p>- A very exciting day in Bitcoin, $10k candles & Elon Musk</p> <p>- Bitcoin 2021 FOMO, surprises & anticipation</p> <p>- Bitcoin as a ubiquitous data layer</p> <p>- Proof of existence, decentralized identity & sparse data</p> <p>- How Bitcoin is really a global database for deriving truth</p> <p>- Working at a media company squarely in the middle of a financial revolution</p> <p>- His rabbit hole story & how Bitcoin made him think deeply about freedom</p>

<p>In this insightful & endearing conversation with Mir Liponi, the Godmother of Italy's Bitcoin Community, co-founder of the BHB Network & former CEO of Satoshi Design, we discuss her article Bitcoin & Motherhood, the history of the Bitcoin scene in Europe, the Milan Protocol, always doing the best thing for Bitcoin, how Bitcoin is for normal people & what a better future for our children in a Bitcoin world would look like. </p> <p>I hope you enjoy this conversation as much as I did.</p>

<p>Nick Neuman & Jameson Lopp, CEO & CTO of Casa join me to talk about the world of multi-signature, hardware wallets, personal security & more. </p> <p>We discuss:</p> <p>- The dos & don'ts of Bitcoin key management & security</p> <p>- The differences between wallet types</p> <p>- The spectrum of security options </p> <p>- The tradeoffs between security & convenience</p> <p>- Hardware wallets, paper wallets, multi-sig, seeds vs seedless, decoy wallets, honeypots & the $5 wrench attack</p> <p>- How Casa secures your bitcoin</p> <p>- & more</p>

<p>Justin Rhedrick is best known as the Bitcoin Vegan & a Bitcoin Educator. After getting released from prison, Justin was tired of running the rat race, the seemingly never-ending paycheck to paycheck cycle & that’s when he decided to learn about Bitcoin.</p> <p>We discuss:</p> <p>- His opportunities & plans coming out of prison</p> <p>- Breaking cycles</p> <p>- Mindset of an early adopter</p> <p>- How to stop caring about obstacles</p> <p>- Levelling up & staying the course</p> <p>- How there is no privilege here</p> <p>- & more</p>

<p>Erik Cason is a crypto-anarchist, makarismos, & iconoclast thinker writing about the social ramifications of bitcoin & the Director of Client Services at Unchained Capital.</p> <p>We discuss:</p> <p>- The place of law in society</p> <p>- Who gets to create the exception</p> <p>- How Bitcoin creates a new social contract</p> <p>- The perpetual & exceptional state of emergency since WW2</p> <p>- Bitcoin as the base layer for a new kind of commonwealth</p> <p>- The secret nature of the war against you</p> <p>- Blinding the sovereign</p> <p>- & so much more</p>

<p>Greg Foss has over 30 years experience in high-yield credit trading & capital structure arbitrage. We sit down to discuss:</p> <p>- High yield trading, credit default swaps & Bitcoin as the Anti-Fiat - Why Bitcoin is extremely cheap default insurance & the best asymmetric trade - The wholesale transfer of risk to government - If the next financial crisis is the last - How there is no other buyer of last resort - 2008 GFC, The Big Short, QE, TARP, bailouts, LTCM, CBDCs & pension funds - & so much more</p>

<p>Knut Svanholm author of Sovereignty through Mathematics, Independence Reimagined, Everything There is Divided by 21 Million Bitcoin & Bitcoin & the Separation of Money & State calls in to discuss:</p> <p>- Bitcoin is a mathematical battery & positive force for humanity</p> <p>- The connection between central banking, statism & nationalism</p> <p>- The State as a network in the way that Cancer is a network</p> <p>- How something born of the internet is taking hold of the physical world outside of it</p> <p>- Atheism, Aliencoin & more</p>

<p>Gigi, author of 21 Lessons, What I've Learned from Falling Down the Bitcoin Rabbit Hole, Bitcoin is Time & Proof of Life sits down to discuss: </p> <p>- Bitcoin as a force away from a centralized structure - perfect error correction in the digital world - Bitcoin's difficulty adjustment as the magic sauce - can privacy be reclaimed - Bitcoin as a form of speech - how speech is inherently linked to value - time as a non sensical concept - is time even real - is Bitcoin alive - & so much more</p>

<p>Marty Bent, Editor in Chief of Marty’s Bent, Host of Tales from the Crypt & bringing market to molecule at Great American Mining sits down to discuss:</p> <p>- Harvesting organic waste fuels while securing the world’s first engineered monetary network aka Bitcoin</p> <p>- The moralization of energy cosumption</p> <p>- Government overreach</p> <p>- The amount of energy it takes to secure the US Dollar</p> <p>- Bitcoin, Covid, Dave Portnoy, Barstool Sports, Coinbase, Ben Hunt, Clubhouse & his outlook for 2021</p> <p>- & so much more</p>

<p>Mark Yusko, Founder, CEO & CIO of Morgan Creek Capital & the Managing Partner of Morgan Creek Digital Assets sits down to discuss:</p> <p>- the difference between price & value - hanging out with the bad guys - the importance of conviction - cash as an investment - the mathematics of loss - the 3:15 train problem- the fads, the frauds & the phonies - demographics as destiny - in & out politics - how money over IP is a substantive, transformative, technological advance - & much more about Bitcoin & investing</p>

<p>In this episode, I sit down with Max Hillebrand, the Rothbardian Crypto Anarchist, Sound Money Agorist, Free software entrepreneur building Bitcoin defensive weapons of war at Wasabi Wallet to discuss:</p> <p>- What the State Is Not</p> <p>- What the State Is</p> <p>- How the State Preserves Itself</p> <p>- Is Science the New God of the State</p> <p>- How the State Transcends Its Limits</p> <p>- The Use of Intellectuals by the State</p> <p>- What the State Fears</p> <p>- How States Relate to One Another</p> <p>- History as a Race Between State & Social Power</p>

<p>In this episode, Cedric sits down with Isaiah Jackson, author of Bitcoin & Black America to discuss:</p> <p>- the effects of the Federal Reserve & inflation on the Black middle class</p> <p>- the relationship between Black America & the media</p> <p>- the Golden Age of Black businesses & entrepreneurship</p> <p>- the circulation of the Black dollar</p> <p>- the state of household wealth in black america</p> <p>- how the Black community should prepare for the next 100 years</p> <p>- & so much more</p>

<p>In this special episode, Cedric sits down with Vijay Boyapati to discuss his seminal piece, The Bullish Case for Bitcoin.</p> <p>We discuss:</p> <p>- digital scarcity & how to value monetary goods</p> <p>- why do humans value scarcity</p> <p>- how money evolves through four stages</p> <p>- path dependence, Gartner hype cycles & the standard S curve</p> <p>- is this the final cycle</p> <p>- the real threats to Bitcoin</p> <p>- the future value of Bitcoin</p> <p>- the moral case for Bitcoin</p> <p>- & so much more</p>

<p>Race car driver and former professional baseball pitcher C.J. Wilson zooms in to discuss:</p> <p>- Dealing with setbacks and playing through pain</p> <p>- Life as a game and a series of calculated bets</p> <p>- Not letting anything get in your way</p> <p>- His Bitcoin rabbit hole story (of course)</p> <p>- 10 ways to be an All Star Bitcoiner</p> <p>- and much more </p> <p>Need to starting stacking sats or looking for the best place to DCA. Here's $10 of free Bitcoin to get you started:</p> <p>www.swanbitcoin.com/CedricYoungelman/</p>

<p>Kiara Bickers, author of Bitcoin Clairity: The Complete Beginners Guide to Understanding Bitcoin sits down with Cedric to discuss:</p> <p>- the challenges to understanding Bitcoin </p> <p>- separating technical concepts from industry jargon </p> <p>- finding the signal in the noise </p> <p> - control loops & feedback </p> <p>- the magic of double entry accounting & double think </p> <p>- how full nodes & miners are similar to the manager worker relationship </p> <p>- the alchemy of mining </p> <p>- the potential dangers of blockchains </p> <p>- and much more</p>

<p>Stephan Livera sits down with Ced to explore Austrian Economics from the Bitcoiners Perspective. We discuss:</p> <p>- How did government intervention make money what it is today - Is the government drinking your milkshake - How does number go up technology really work - Does fiat remove the future consequences of our bad decisions - How does soft money cut against the role of the family & community - What are the issues with fractional reserve banking - Is this the final cycle - & much, much, more</p>

<p>Ced sits down with Jordan Bush, co-author of Thank God For Bitcoin to explore the ways in which the current monetary system is broken & what can be done to fix it. We look at how Bitcoin is redeeming the ills of society & how the ongoing transition to sound money is a source of hope for a broken world.</p>

<p>In this deep & wide ranging conversation with John Vallis, the host of the Bitcoin Rapid Fire podcast we sit down to discuss the most important virtues in his life: truth, freedom, curiosity, possibility & how after an unforgettable year, he's most bullish on Bitcoiners.</p> <p>John Vallis is cool as fuck and this chat with him was such a blast. </p> <p>Just fuck me already Bitcoin.</p>

<p>In this wide ranging chat with Christopher Gimmer, the co-founder of Bitbo.io & Snappa.com we discuss how to turn your life into a giant flywheel and:</p> <p>- Why Snappa is holding Bitcoin as a treasury reserve asset - Why it pays to play the long game - Building a great team - Scaling to $1M ARR with a marketing flywheel - Purchasing the Snappa.com domain for $40,000 - Co-founding Snappa: from idea to product market fit - & so much more</p>

<p>Author of Grokking Bitcoin, Kalle Rosenbaum joins Ced to discuss:</p> <p>- How does the Bitcoin network prevent cheating - What is a cryptographic function & is it a defensive weapon of war - Will government punish their people harshly for using Bitcoin & how bloody and violent will it get - How cyptographic tools & encryption are the only ways to maintain privacy and security during the age of big brother -- Hard forks vs soft forks - Backwards compatability vs forward compatitability - & so much more</p>

<p>Cedric sits down with @Bitstein, founder of the Nakamoto Institute, co-host of Noded podcast & the meme lord himself to discuss:</p> <p>- How to meme Bitcoin to the moon - Who wants to scam your Bitcoin - Why we relish the Federal Reserve's absurd actions - Praxeology and rejecting certain forms of activism for pragmatic reasons - How to reframe, agree and amplify and then completely dominate it on social media - His call for ethical trolling - The rejuvenation of the Great American West - How to cultivate the lowest time preference possible - & much more</p>

<p>Robert Breedlove sits down with Ced to discuss:</p> <p>- Is Bitcoin the incorruptible substance that alchemists strived for</p> <p>- How the Central Bank is the greatest institution of tyranny in human history & will Bitcoin disrupt it</p> <p>- Why ancient wisdom such as yoga, meditation & pyschedelics like ayahausca are making a return</p> <p>- How property rights are the expression of the human territorial imperative</p> <p>- Can we be sovreeign on a Fiat Standard?</p> <p>- How inflation is a cancer on the socioeconomic & moral fabric of reality</p> <p>"We're transcending the false statist dichotonomy between capitalism & communism & Bitcoin enables a new mode of socioeconomic organization I'm calling sovreignism." - Robert Breedlove</p>

<p>Jimbo, the author of Orange Coin Good: The Value of Bitcoin sits down with Cedric to discuss:</p> <p>- Why green paper is bad</p> <p>- How money really enters the system</p> <p>- How have humans prevented cheating throughout history</p> <p>- The role of reciprocity in human evolution and behavior</p> <p>- What is the perspective of a holder</p> <p>- How scarcity is the feeling of not having enough of something</p> <p>- The invention of digital rivalry </p> <p>- How we measure the value of the things that we buy</p> <p>- How Bitcoin is the thing against which all other opportunities have to justify themselves</p> <p>- How unit bias effecfts the price of Bitcoin</p> <p>- Meme the change you want to see in the world</p> <p>- And so much more in this wide-ranging, free-flowing conversation about Bitcoin, economics and human behavior</p>