Once Bitten! A Bitcoin Podcast.

Why are more musicians moving across to the V4V verse? $ BTC 82,859 Block Height 970,623 Aaron comes back on the show to discuss his ongoing efforts to integrate live music into the Bitcoin Value-for-Value ecosystem and promote the upcoming BitFest festival. Key Topics: The evolution and growth of the Bitcoin Value-for-Value music economy Strategies for onboarding independent musicians to Bitcoin...

Are you looking to escape your fiat job? $ BTC 83,159 Block Height 961,185 James of Arc joins the show to discuss the importance of physical world infrastructure, the role of Bitcoin accelerators in emerging markets like Sri Lanka, and jurisdictional strategies for individuals and businesses. Key Topics: The growth and importance of Bitcoin accelerator hubs Jurisdictional arbitrage and the 'govern...

Not your keys not your coins. $ BTC 81,490 Block Height 967,962 Seed, the creator of SeedSigner, joins the podcast to discuss the vital importance of open-source self-custody and the best practices for secure Bitcoin storage. Key Topics: Self-custody and trustless entropy generation Security risks of commercial hardware wallets The SeedSigner DIY project ethos and development Air-gapped transactio...

Antidote accelerates founders from zero to seed over 6 months, providing office space, legal support, dev resources, mentorship and talent matching. $ BTC 77,013 Block Height 966,495 Ben Cousins joins the show to discuss his transition from traditional finance in Mergers and Acquisitions and Venture Capital to his current role at ZBD and his work founding Antidote, a London-based Bitcoin hub and a...

Why is the US Cattle Herd at a 75 year low? $ BTC 81,288 Block Height 965,472 Texas Slim joins the Once Bitten Podcast to discuss the state of the U.S. cattle industry, the push for food sovereignty, and the impact of technocratic control on our food supply. Key Topics: The 75-year low of the national cattle herd Technocratic control and centralisation of the food supply Project Nimbus and data su...

VAERS stands for the 'Vaccine Adverse Effects Reporting System.' $ BTC 63,961 Block Height 961,091 Today's guest is Dr. Jessica Rose, PhD, MSc, BSc. Jessica is a Senior Fellow specializing in Computational Biology from Canada. She holds a Bachelor’s Degree in applied mathematics and a master’s degree in Immunology from Memorial University of Newfoundland, and a PhD in Computational Biology from Ba...

Accepting Bitcoin, HODL Bombing James Martin on TV and Agentic Payments. $ BTC 64,3321 Block Height 960,086 Today's guests are David Parkinson, Ben De Waal, and TV personality Merlin Griffiths who join me to discuss how UK based payments company, Muqet, is utilising AI and Bitcoin to help small businesses reduce costs and modernise operations. Key Topics: Merchant adoption of Bitcoin point-of-sale...

$ BTC 65,825 Block Height 956,106 Today's guest on the show is Luke deWolf who joins me to discuss his updated stance on BIP 110 and the evolving landscape of Bitcoin security and governance. Key Topics: BIP 110 activation and risk analysis The role of node runners versus miners in Bitcoin consensus Cybersecurity and self-custody principles Hash rental markets and decentralized mining Governance c...

The Cathedral project is a long-term model for regenerative silvopasture, cattle grazing, tree lanes and soil fertility. $ BTC 64,598 Block Height 958,254 Today's guest on the show is Dave Bennett (Nunya Bidness), the host of the Bitcoin And podcast, who joins me to discuss his visionary project, "The Cathedral," a regenerative agriculture system designed for multi-generational land health and sus...

Grass roots Bitcoin Education is spreading around the world. $ BTC 60,260 Block Height 956,255 Today's guest on the show is Trevor Schrock, the founder of Bitcoin School Argentina, based in Córdoba. Trevor shares his personal journey, revealing he was born in Southern California but has strong family ties to Córdoba, Argentina, where his father was born. He first encountered MyFirstBitcoin's open-...

Inspiring Bitcoin education around the world! $ BTC 59,669 Block Height 955,483 This episode features Roark Janis, founder of bitbooks.com and btcaccounting.org , who discusses his Bitcoin education initiative in Pakistan, inspired by My First Bitcoin, and his Bitcoin-native accounting software project. Key Topics: Roarke's background in accounting, auditing (including for Apple), and supply chain...

El Salvador State of Exception Security Measure Extended for the 51st Consecutive Time. $ BTC 62,579 Block Height 954,388 Today's guest on the show is Ricci Frega, an Italian activist and storyteller, who discusses his journey into Bitcoin, the issues surrounding El Salvador's Chivo Wallet, and the critical implications of the country's "State of Exception" law on privacy and human rights. Key Top...

Introducing the Indonesian My First Bitcoin Node. $ BTC 63,553 Block Height 953,474 Dimas, from MyFirstBitcoin Indonesia, discusses his journey into Bitcoin, his educational efforts in Indonesia, and the nation's complex financial history and political landscape. Key Topics: Bitcoin Education in Indonesia Financial Literacy and History Self-Custody and Security Government Control and Fiat Currency...

**Mine Bitcoin. Own Your Rigs. Ditch the Exchanges** $ BTC 63,247 Block Height 952,828 Today's guest is Kent Halliburton from Sazmining who joins me to discuss his journey from cranberry farming and solar energy to Bitcoin, the company's "mining as a service" model, and the broader implications of AI/HPC on Bitcoin mining decentralisation. Key Topics: Kent Halliburton's personal and professional j...

From Berkley University to trading for Peter Thiel, to finding Bitcoin! $ BTC 65,610 Block Height 952,238 Todays guest on the show is Matthew Kratter of Bitcoin University. We discuss Matt's journey from TradFi to Bitcoin, his critiques of financial engineering and loan products, and the ongoing "Spam Wars" and BIP-110 soft fork debate within the Bitcoin community. Key Topics: Matthew Kratter's Tr...

What can you learn from a Cybersecurity professional? $ BTC 73,686 Block Height 951,540 Today's guest on the show is Luke Dewolf, author of "Defending Bitcoin," who discusses cybersecurity challenges for critical infrastructure, including Bitcoin, drawing parallels between industrial control systems and the Bitcoin network. Key Topics: Luke's background in critical infrastructure and cybersecurity...

What is it that Bitcoin Miners produce? $ BTC 77,620 Block height 950,255 Today's guest on the show is Bob Burnett from Barefoot Mining. He discusses his extensive background in the tech industry, his strong critique of Bitcoin Core development, and his vision for the future of Bitcoin mining, including the importance of BIP-110 and the decentralisation of hash power. Key Topics: Bob Burnett's bac...

A strategic guide to risk, opportunity and adoption! $ BTC 78,461 Block Height 949,622 Today's guests are James Dewar, David Pool, and Darren Fremantle who join me to discuss their new "Bitcoin for Organisations" project, an open-source educational resource designed to help businesses understand Bitcoin as a critical risk management imperative. Key Topics: Introduction to the "Bitcoin for Organisa...

Were you under the impression Bitcoin was being suppressed in India? $ BTC 80,725 Block Height 948,748 This episode of the Once Bitten Podcast features Santosh V, Founder of Indias first Bitcoin accelerator programme and co-founder of Travel With Bitcoin. Santosh discusses his profound journey into Bitcoin including stories of setting up a Bitcoin-only juice shop in Uganda, launching an accelerato...

Seventeen years as a Royal Ballet performer! $ BTC 80,922 Block Height 947,991 Today's guest on the show is Benjamin Ella, a former career ballet dancer at the London Royal Ballet. Ben discusses his journey into Bitcoin and his efforts to promote its adoption within the arts. Ben spent 17 years dancing professionally, retired recently but dedicated the last couple of years to advocating for the Ro...

South African Bitcoiners react to the confiscation of Bitcoin bill. $ BTC 76,401 Block Height 947,296 Ricki, a co-organiser of the Adopting Bitcoin Cape Town conference, shares urgent news about new draft regulations in South Africa that threaten the Bitcoin ecosystem. Key Topics: South African Draft Crypto Regulations Criminalisation of Self-Custody Comparison to US Executive Order 6102 (Gold Con...

Trying to understand the lies and deception. $ BTC 76,140 Block Height 947,048 Authors Mark Hunter and Arthur Van Pelt join the Once Bitten podcast to discuss volume two of their "FakeToshi" trilogy, delving into Craig Wright's alleged tax fraud in Australia and his elaborate scheme to convince powerful backers and the world that he was Satoshi Nakamoto. Key Topics: Craig Wright's Australian Tax O...

The Music industry is changing and Bitcoin is fixing this. $ BTC 78,261 Block Height 946,448 Today's guests on the show are Aaron and Nat from the New Music Nudge Unit, championing the New Music Economy. They are back on once Bitten to update us with what's been happening behind the scenes, some big gig announcements and a name a huge band that signed up to NOSTR and the value Verse to release the...

Valuarchy is the novel system which solves the centuries long problems inherent with democracy. In this episode of the Once Bitten podcast, Daniel Prince interviews Brendan Guest, a Canadian Bitcoiner and author of "ValueArchy," about his journey into Bitcoin, his move back to his wife's family farm, homeschooling, and his alternative political system called ValueArchy. Key Topics: Bitcoin meetups...

A whole new Bitcoin mining market place just emerged, and it changes everything. In this episode of the Once Bitten podcast, host Daniel Prince interviews Marcel, a software developer and Bitcoin enthusiast, about decentralising Bitcoin mining by renting hash power. Marcel shares his journey into Bitcoin, starting with his initial exposure through Silk Road and a negative experience with Mt. Gox,...