The O'Leary Review Podcast - Taking the "orange pill" w/ bitcoin leader Wesley Schlemmer - Episode 18 - Wesley Schlemmer

<p>The O’Leary Review Podcast</p> <p><em>Episode 18</em></p> <p>Guest: Wesley Schlemmer</p> <p>Show notes available: <a href="https://briandoleary.substack.com/p/taking-the-orange-pill-w-bitcoin?sd=pf">https://briandoleary.substack.com/p/taking-the-orange-pill-w-bitcoin?sd=pf</a></p> <p>Fountain.FM</p> <p>Listen and support us at the same time over at <a href="https://fountain.fm/briandoleary?code=2f1a9cad53">Fountain.FM</a></p> <p>We talk more about <a href="https://fountain.fm/briandoleary?code=2f1a9cad53">Fountain</a> in the show!</p> <p>Wesley Schlemmer – Quick Bio</p> <p>Wesley Schlemmer is a 26-year-old Chemical and Biological Engineer turned Bitcoin leader and educator.</p> <p>Wesley is a born and raised “Florida man” working to make America Florida.</p> <p>website: <a href="https://bitcoinbay.live/">https://bitcoinbay.live/</a></p> <p>Tom Woods School of Life</p> <p><a href="https://tomschooloflife.com/">https://tomschooloflife.com/</a></p> <p>Tom Woods 100</p> <p>One of the goals of this program is to get at least 100 people within the Tom Woods orbit on the podcast. “Tom’s orbit” is loosely defined, but we have less than 90 to go now!</p> <p><a href="https://whoisinthetomwoodsworld.com/">WhoIsInTheTomWoodsWorld.com</a> — A page with all the #TomWoods100 conversations.</p> <p>Universities mentioned</p> <p><a href="https://www.tufts.edu/">Tufts</a></p> <p><a href="https://www.bc.edu/">Boston College</a> – the world’s foremost university</p> <p>“Crypto” The fall of FTX</p> <p><a href="https://www.investopedia.com/what-went-wrong-with-ftx-6828447">The Collapse of FTX: What Went Wrong with the Crypto Exchange?</a> (Investopedia)</p> <p>Price of Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies</p> <p><a href="https://www.coingecko.com/">CoinGecko</a> – Cryptocurrency prices, charts, and crypto market cap</p> <p>Bitcoin – Swallowing the “Orange Pill”</p> <p>A discussion that touches on the various “pills” one can take in today’s crazy world:</p> <p><a href="https://briandoleary.substack.com/p/revisiting-the-matrix-podcast-ep#details">https://briandoleary.substack.com/p/revisiting-the-matrix-podcast-ep#details</a></p> <p>As far as I understand it all, being “orange-pilled” means that bitcoin informs nearly everything in one’s life.</p> <p>Resource page: <a href="https://briandoleary.com/bitcoin/">“Bitcoin - Taking the Orange Pill”</a></p> <p>Buying your “coin”</p> <p><a href="https://bisq.network/">Bisq</a> — buy and sell bitcoin privately and securely. No registration required. <a href="https://bisq.network/">(bisq.network)</a></p> <p>Storing your coin – “wallets”</p> <p><em>“Wallets don’t store your bitcoin, they store your keys!”</em></p> <p><a href="https://sparrowwallet.com/">Sparrow Wallet</a> — financial self sovereignty. “Despite being a wallet suitable for advanced users, Sparrow is not difficult to use.”</p> <p><a href="https://muun.com/">Muun</a> — self-custodial wallet for bitcoin and lightning <a href="https://muun.com/">(muun.com)</a></p> <p><em>“Everyone should download an easy-to-use bitcoin wallet like Muun.”</em></p> <p>Advice: Don’t share your bitcoin keys anywhere. Keep them safe in a literal safe.</p> <p><em>“You are your own bank in bitcoin”</em></p>