THE Bitcoin Podcast

"One bitcoin from a self-custody investor is basically infinitely more valuable in setting the price than thousands of bitcoin held elsewhere if they aren't able to sell that fork… that's one of the positive findings from our paper is that's actually a rather anti-fragile aspect of the network: that some of the most committed and smaller entities actually have kind of a disproportionate impact com...

"Fix the money, fix the world. Yes, that's one thing. But if we want to starve the beast, we can't keep feeding it our kids, hearts, minds and souls because it's not going to work. It can't just be that one thing. We've got to separate education from state and we've got to bring the family back to the family unit." On this Bitcoin Talk episode of THE Bitcoin Podcast , Walker talks with Daniel Prin...

“All of us matter because we are Bitcoin. We're defending it. We're building the path forward so it's used as a medium of exchange. We are the network.” On this Bitcoin Talk episode of THE Bitcoin Podcast , Walker talks with Jeff Booth and Uncle Rockstar. This was an impromptu Nostr-only live stream and if you want to watch this show live, you can only do that on Nostr. It’s also the first time Ro...

A BUNCH OF CRAZY BITCOINERS RANTING FOR TWO HOURS WHILE DRINKING HEAVILY. Today’s episode is Titcoin Talk, where I bring together friends for an impromptu livestream on Nostr and talk about whatever the heck we feel like. Today, those guests are my wife, Carla, and my friends Derek Ross and Tatum Turnup. We also had the one and only Uncle Rockstar surprise us by joining, and even taking his shirt...

"Fuck this fiat bullshit, fuck CBDCs… it's time for us to really start rebuilding in a meaningful and thoughtful way on top of a Bitcoin standard because that's really an American standard." On this Bitcoin Talk episode of THE Bitcoin Podcast , Walker talks with Bitcoin OG legends American Hodl and Erik Cason. They discuss Trump winning the 2024 election and what it means for America and Bitcoin....

"My view for the future is that the way that we keep podcasting open and protect the precious medium that we have is to help podcasters get paid with this open payment protocol called Lightning. And also now with Nostr to help listeners and podcasters and whoever's interested in podcasts to share episodes, discover new episodes, have conversations around episodes without that being locked to any o...

“The best beefsteak course is the one that speaks to your tongue." On this Bitcoin Talk episode of THE Bitcoin Podcast , Walker talks Awayslice, AKA "The Beefsteak Guy." Awayslice's Beefsteak events are truly legendary, and he’s managed to create an incredible culture around getting people together to eat meat cooked over an open fire with their bare hands. We get into a lot today including the or...

“It's not just Suriname… It's a chance to have Bitcoin be the unit of account. It's a chance to actually separate money from State.” On this Bitcoin Talk episode of THE Bitcoin Podcast , Walker talks with Suriname Presidential Candidate Maya Parbhoe. Maya is a Bitcoiner and an entrepreneur first, and a politician second. We dig into a lot in this talk including her plans to make Bitcoin legal tend...

"We need to go back to the basic problem is that there is no climate crisis. It's all a crock and nothing that we do. None of this control, all of this money spent, none of it's gonna prevent any bad weather at all in 2075 or ever." On this Bitcoin Talk episode of THE Bitcoin Podcast , Walker talks with Tom Nelson. Tom is a climate and energy realist, and producer of “Climate: The Movie.” Tom and...

“The thing that you keep in mind while you're stacking sats is, have a dream. I have dreams. I want to accomplish these dreams. And that's what you're working for. We now have a way to save our value and not have it be stolen from us.” On this Bitcoin Talk episode of THE Bitcoin Podcast , Walker talks with SAT, AKA Lightning Goats. I met Sat through Nostr because I stumbled upon his awesome projec...

“The great thing about technological innovation like Bitcoin is that regardless of what people are able to do about their local politicians or central banks, they can opt in and use Bitcoin. That is now available to 8 billion people, and that's going to change the world. ” On this Bitcoin Talk episode of THE Bitcoin Podcast , Walker talks with Natalie Smolenski. Natalie is an Anthropologist, Execu...

“The wave hasn't even come… we're just kind of like on the beach and the wave's kind of creeping up, but it's still so much liquidity that's going to come in.” On this Bitcoin Talk episode of THE Bitcoin Podcast , Walker talks with Sam Callahan. Sam is a macro analyst who recently worked on a report with Lyn Alden called Bitcoin: A Global Liquidity Barometer, and we dig deep into this report today...

“If you want to change the world, you start with the kids.” On this Bitcoin Talk episode of THE Bitcoin Podcast , Walker talks with Jonny Vance, co-creator and writer of Tuttle Twins TV. If you’re not familiar with Tuttle Twins, it’s an educational animated children’s TV show that teaches kids principles of freedom, Austrian economics, and Bitcoin, all while being incredibly hilarious. Tuttle Twin...

“It seemed like a risky thing. But the more I did understand it, the more I was like NOT having bitcoin is the real risk. OK, the price goes up and down. But at the end of the day, even there in the worst of the bear markets, I'd be like, has anything really changed other than the price? Nothing has changed fundamentally. So why would my belief in this change?” On this Bitcoin Talk episode of THE...

“For an artist or a writer or creator of any type, you suddenly have the potential to have a worldwide audience, a connection worldwide with anybody and if any of those people choose to support you they can do so instantly and those funds are in your wallet and you can go spend them… It really is magical, and that sounds cheesy, but it truly is.” On this Bitcoin Talk (and Nostr Talk) episode of TH...

"Prosperity happens because you have good money and you have a community that trades. Government is the opposite of that. It is literally cancer. The fiat system is cancer. We have cancer. And you cannot fix cancer. You cannot just get radiation every week. You have to cut it out." In this RANDOM RANT, Walker and Guy Swann discuss FEMA, Hurricane Helene, government corruption, the illusion of owne...

"They have to create wars . They have to create chaos in order to bring about a new world order . It's that simple. And anyone that thinks that this is a conspiracy theory, go f***ing do the work!" On this Bitcoin Talk episode of THE Bitcoin Podcast , Walker talks with Efrat Fenigson . Efrat is an independent journalist, a Bitcoin and freedom maximalist, and the host of Your The Voice Podcast. Thi...

"Everyone just gets gravity. Everyone gets the protocol and we all live within that. And that's a rule without rulers. And I think Bitcoin is like gravity where it's just everyone gets free and open source money. Everyone gets programmable money, programmed and designed to maintain its purchasing power. And that's a rule." On this Bitcoin Talk episode of THE Bitcoin Podcast , Walker talks with Ada...

"Bitcoin implicates the First Amendment. As a system for collecting and communicating information ranging from payment data to art, bitcoin is speech. As a statement of protest against the government’s monopoly over money, bitcoin is expressive conduct. And as a collection of individuals that share bitcoin’s hard-coded principles of individual liberty, anti-censorship, and anti-debasement, bitcoin...

"What is lacking in order to make the developing countries as prosperous as the United States is only one thing. Capital. And, of course, the freedom to employ it under the discipline of the market and not the discipline of the government." In this Austrian Audible episode of THE Bitcoin Podcast , Walker reads Lecture 5: FOREIGN INVESTMENT , from Economic Policy: Thoughts for Today and Tomorrow by...

"We the Cypherpunks are dedicated to building anonymous systems. We are defending our privacy with cryptography, with anonymous mail forwarding systems, with digital signatures, and with electronic money. Cypherpunks write code. We know that someone has to write software to defend privacy, and since we can't get privacy unless we all do, we're going to write it. We publish our code so that our fel...

“The only barrier that you would not join Nostr right now is because the other platforms have more users and they can use that as leverage today. But that's not going to be the case in many years… those who are starting to get their followers already on Nostr are taking a significant advantage over everybody else because they're to grow faster. And we all know how network effects happen. It just s...

“What if Bitcoin were to monetize to reach some parity with gold in the next five, 10, 15 years… How should the United States make decisions now to maximize its advantage relative to its adversaries if that scenario were to pass?” On this Bitcoin Talk episode of THE Bitcoin Podcast , Walker talks with Matthew Pines. We explore the potential future of Bitcoin, particularly its possible parity with...

"When you look at the historical track record of fiat currencies, if you run out the clock long enough, they all go to zero. And that may be what's happening here. Bitcoin is demonetizing arbitrary process. And that's its promise to me." On this Bitcoin Talk episode of THE Bitcoin Podcast , Walker talks with Bill Miller IV, Chief Investment Officer of Miller Value Partners. The conversation explor...

With Peter McCormack closing down What Bitcoin Did , you may be feeling lost, unsure of what Bitcoin podcast to fill the gaping void left by Peter’s absence… Look no further than THE Bitcoin Podcast , a show for newcomers and seasoned psychopaths alike. Subscribe to THE Bitcoin Podcast (and leave a review) on Fountain | Apple Podcasts | YouTube | Spotify | HIGHLIGHTER | EVERYWHERE ELSE Follow me (...