Everyday Bitcoin

John and Nadja Scavone, co-founders of Born to Be Free , join Keith for one of the most wide-ranging conversations yet — tallow skincare, regenerative farming, using Bitcoin to fund a small business, living on a full Bitcoin standard, and why the Bitcoiner mindset bleeds into every decision they make. Born to Be Free is a health and wellness brand making tallow-based skincare products sourced from...

Seth, creator of Zap. Cooking , joins Keith for a conversation that covers a lot of ground — Bitcoin, Nostr, food, community, and why the humble recipe website might be one of the best examples of what a better internet could look like. Zap. Cooking is a recipe platform built on Nostr where anyone can publish recipes, receive Bitcoin zaps directly from readers, and own their content completely — n...

Evan Kaloudis, founder of Zeus, joins Keith to break down what's new in Zeus v13 — and why it might be the most important Bitcoin wallet release for everyday payments in years. At the core of v13 is the "graduated wallet" — an experience that starts with Cashu eCash for instant, zero-friction onboarding, then gently guides users toward self-custody Lightning as their balance grows. Evan explains w...

Ayvan Krishan is fixing broken recycling incentives with Bitcoin Lightning. As founder of rebottle.app , he's building a network of reverse vending machines (RVMs) that pay instant Bitcoin rewards for every bottle and can recycled—no bank account required. Keith and Ayvan dive into the world of recycling, RVMs and how Bitcoin fits into the picture and can supercharge the recycling model. They also...

Jesse Shrader, co-founder of Amboss Technologies, joins Keith to break down the Lightning Network — Bitcoin's layer for fast, cheap, global payments — and explain why it may be the most misunderstood and underappreciated part of Bitcoin. Jesse covers how Lightning actually works, what Amboss builds on top of it (including their products Magma, Reflex, and Rails), and how they're creating the coord...

Julian Figueroa, co-founder of Get Based and creator of The Exit Manual YouTube channel, joins Keith for a wide-ranging conversation about what it actually takes to build Bitcoin media from scratch. Julian breaks down how he thinks about YouTube — audience demographics, bridging videos, the algorithm, and why personalities matter more than channels. He shares how Get Based targets Gen Z Bitcoiners...

In this episode of Everyday Bitcoin, Keith Meola sits down with Tomek of both Alby and The Bitcoin District Próspera in Honduras. They discuss Alby and The Bitcoin District and what is going on on the island of Roatán with Bitcoin. TOPICS DISCUSSED: Tomek's origin story Tomek's role with Alby The Bitcoin District LINKS: THE BITCOIN DISTRICT - https://thebitcoindistrict.com/ BITCOIN PROSPERA - http...

Ben Justman grows grapes at North America's highest altitude winery, makes natural low-additive wine, and sells almost exclusively to Bitcoiners — 30-50% of his sales in Bitcoin itself. He didn't plan it that way. It just happened organically, and the story of how is one of the best real-world examples of Bitcoin circular economy you'll hear. Keith and Ben dig into how Peony Lane went from farmers...

Metamick, co-founder of Geyser.fund , joins Keith to explain how Geyser is building the crowdfunding layer of the Bitcoin economy — letting anyone from individual creators to circular economies around the world raise funds via Lightning and on-chain payments. Metamick walks through how Geyser started in 2022 as a Lightning-native fundraising platform, how it's grown to facilitate over 43 Bitcoin i...

Isabella Santos left Miami, moved to Isla Mujeres — a tiny island off the coast of Cancun — and spent two years building one of the most inspiring Bitcoin circular economies in the world. BTC Isla now has around 30 merchants accepting Bitcoin, a Bitcoin Cafe, a Bitcoin-powered gym (the first in all of Mexico to run its own node), and a growing community of locals learning about sound money for the...

Nick Malster, co-founder of Fountain, joins Keith for a chat on the future of podcasting. Nick breaks down what Podcasting 2.0 actually is, why it matters, and how Fountain is using Bitcoin's Lightning Network and Nostr to build something fundamentally different from Spotify or Apple Podcasts. They cover the origin of Fountain, why Adam Curry built the Podcast Index as a censorship-resistant alter...

Nathan Day, co-founder of BTCmap.org , joins Keith for the true first episode of Everyday Bitcoin. BTCmap is the go-to tool for finding merchants that accept Bitcoin worldwide — built on OpenStreetMap, community-maintained, and now integrated with Square, Cash App, Aqua Wallet, and more. Nathan breaks down how BTCmap actually works, why data quality matters as much as the number of pins on the map...

Everyday Bitcoin is a new Bitcoin podcast that focuses on Bitcoin adoption and its use as money and as a medium-of-exchange (MoE). In this first, genesis episode, host Keith Meola talks about what the podcast will be about, and what to expect from future episodes.