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Episode 18. Exploring Smart Contracts Much is made of the ad ent of Smart Contract on the Blockchain and how they can revolutionize much of the transactional world.   We take a step back and see how this technology could develop/.  We  discuss: - What is a Smart Contract? - How does it work? - Does it need a Legal/Regulatory framework to Operate? - Applicability - Where is it likely to start? - Wh...

Episode 18. Exploring the Bear cases for Bitcoin There is a difference between dismissing Crypto and Bitcoin specifically out of hand and exploring the reasons for which these innovations may fail. We explore a number  We  discuss: Basic objections - Energy Consumption - Lack of Intrinsic Value - Governmental Interference Deeper Objections - How hyperbitcoinization limits Crisis response - Minimal...

Episode 17. Do you think NFT´s are nonsense? You should listen to this. We talk about NFT´s, what they are now, where they can go in the future, how to understand their value and the potential disruption  they could create in different industries. We  discuss: - What´s an NFT at its most basic - Different chains and markets where they live (Ethereum, Tezos and Solana) - Why again you need to ignor...

Episode 16. Bitcoin ATH Realized Cap And Two Trades You Should Know About We talk about the news Bitcoin all time high realized Cap and about We  discuss: - What Realized Cap on BTC tells us and Volume Weighted Average Price - The carry trade on BTC and the futures market - Why Futures based ETFs are creating an arbitrage opportunity in the Futures market - How to think of volatility  markets? - H...

Episode 15. Understanding Our Current Macro Economy Environment And Bitcoin´s Role We talk about our current Macro environment. Where are we heading and why it ´s important to understand it. We provide our view of how things are changing and unfolding going into this new decade where Inflation will be playing a major role.    We  discuss: - Structural debt - Monetary policy: Interest rates and mon...

We are often asked for a super basic, first principles explanation of Proof of Work. We make our best attempt to boil down PoW to its most basic points.  We  discuss: - What are the basics of Proof Of Work and how to think of it simply - What's a good analogy and how it can be thought at as a game - Some elegant aspects of PoW in the Bitcoin network design - Data on ESG concerns  and how to t...

Episode 13. Hot Miners? Valuing Mining Stocks In this episode we discuss publicly-traded Cryptocurrency mining companies and their trading valuations.  We talk about how to value these companies in a standardized industry based on similar metrics.    We  discuss: - $MARA, $RIOT, $HUT, $BITF primarily - How to think of their growth plans - How to think of their productivity, current and future, - T...

We are often asked for a super basic, first principles introductory primer to Bitcoin. We make our best attempt to boil down the role of Bitcoin to its most basic points.  We  discuss: - Placing Digital currencies into financial history - Why networks are important in all aspects of our lives - Why now? What was needed to make Bitcoin and crypto possible - What is a Store of Value? - Why is decent...

Bitcoin All Time High. Where do we go from here? We discuss the recent all-time high for Bitcoin and the possible road forward with institutional adoption. We also discuss: - GBTC, Spot and Futures-based ETFs and their differences - Bitcoin Mining - Possible outcomes with Spot ETF approval We do not provide financial advise in any form.  All information is our opinion and for entertainment use. Ev...

 Big News on Bitcoin ETF? We discuss the timing of the futures based Bitcoin ETF and it´s possible impact on the market. We also discuss  like - The diffrent types of ETF´s - How this impact on retail and institutional investment - How it can influence Bitcoin´s price as a possible catalyst in a bull run We do not provide financial advise in any form.  All information is our opinion and for entert...

 Is Bitcoin the Best Savings Instrument available for the masses? We discuss how the concept of savings it´s becoming more of a thing of the past and how monetary policies have changed the narrative of money. We also discuss ideas like - BItcoin from the point of view of Savings. - Investement vs savings approaches - Long term term defensive approaches against infaltion We do not provide financial...

Where we’re at with Crypto Regulations?   We discuss Gary Gensler interview with Preet Prerara and the SEC ‘s roles and possible outcomes with Crypto regulations. We also discuss Coinbase case and the lack of clarity in regulations from the other side point of view. We do not provide financial advise in any form. All information is our opinion and for entertainment use. Our Public Twitter Follow L...

In this podcast we discuss one of the large caps crypto’s: XRP (Ripple) and the capricious regulatory winds currently blowing in Government.  We discuss what’s XRP (Ripple). Parallel systems like SWIFT and their differences.  We also discuss questions and issues like:     1    Why is XRP relevant?      2    What problem is it solving      3    Regulations in crypto      4    The SEC lawsuit again...

What is Ethereum?  We talk about structural differences between Ethereum and Bitcoin: Philosophies, Blockhain differences,  We also discuss questions and issues like: What are Tokens  Different kinds of Blockhains Decentralization Security  Proof of work vs proof stake  We do not provide financial advise in any form. All information is our opinion and for entertainment use.  Every Podcast we add t...

What is Bitcoin?  We talk about the two actors in Bitcoin: Nodes and Miners and what t are the 2 rolls miners perform.  We also discuss questions and issues like: What’s bitcoin used for?  Bitcoin as a for of money  Scarcity  Transaction value  Bitcoin as a hedge against inflation  Bitcoin as a form of investment  We do not provide financial advise in any form. All information is our opinion and f...

What problems is crypto solving? What are the differences between Crypto and the Traditional Finance world?  We discuss what Crypto is trying to accomplish on a number of dimensions including: Fees Speed Security Custody Layer 2 and similar Products with a bit of a ETH vs, BTC sprinkled in there Our Public Twitter Follow List Which you can subscribe to if you use Twitter at: https://twitter.com/i/...

In this episode we dive into what ‘s crypto and what’s Blockchain technology. We discuss some of the properties of this fairly new technology compared to the traditional finance system.  Topics we cover:  -What’s crypto? Cryptography and Blockchain Technology.  -Blochain properties: security, transparency and transactions.  -Blockchain and Money as a store of value and as a method of transactions....

In today's podcast we cover a variety of topics including: Defining the Fiat system we were all born into.   The mentality of investors vs traders.  Investing in high valuation markets.   Social investing with a brief mention of $AMC, $GME and such. Can and will products and services be priced in Bitcoin? Forgive the audio reverb. It was not intentional.  In Monty Python speak, The people in...

We cover investment and market topics from a basic point of view of two neighbors having a Friday beer discussing in lay man's terms  Topics today - What is Macro?  Why does it mean, why should I care? - What's happened since COVID-19 hit? - More musings about where we are generally in the markets - Not much Bitcoin and crypto yet Go to our Facebook page if you want to suggest any topic...