
Pleb UnderGround
This is a Bitcoin Pleb YouTube show/Podcast covering weekly events in and around the bitcoin space. You'll find entertainment as well as signal here. We cover news, altcoin disasters and we bring special guests on for interviews and discussions on major topics. Come join us as we dive down the bitcoin rabbit hole.
Latest episodes

Jan 20, 2025 • 53min
It Was Bleak But Now We Have Bitcoin! | Guest: Joseph Tetek | EP 120
We are joined by fellow bitcoiner Joseph Tetek from trezor. we discuss his role at trezor and what the global south experience is like using bitcoin and educating about bitcoin. We also dive into all the REKT that happened this week, is the Trumpster becoming the shitcoin president? maybe it he always has been.
✔ Special Guest/Fireside Chat:
► @JosefTetek
► @TrezorAcademy
► @Trezor
► https://t.co/qudJiu56oV
► https://bitbox.swiss/blog/does-airgap-make-bitcoin-hardware-wallets-more-secure/
✔ Numbers:
► https://youtu.be/lua47EFK8JI
✔ REKT:
► https://youtu.be/lua47EFK8JI
✔ Twitter Handles: @coinicarus @AEHW1
✔ Links Mentioned:
► https://timechaincalendar.com/en
► https://timechainstats.com/
✔ Check out our Sponsor, support Bitcoin ONLY Businesses:
► https://cyphersafe.io/
We offer a full line of physical stainless steel and brass products to help you protect your bitcoin from various modes of failure. CypherSafe creates metal BIP39 / SLIP39 bitcoin seed word storage devices that backup your bitcoin wallet and protect them from physical disaster
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Thunder Funder is a funding portal registered with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) and a member of the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA). Their mission is to provide retail investors access to investments while supporting the growth of open-source projects.
► https://nohhue.com/
NOHhue is a community of Bitcoiners dedicated to building solutions and services with their own talent and work. Through NOHhue and Bitcoin we want to give global space and voice to talent within our community.
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GM #Bitcoin (mon-fri 10:00 am ET) and The #Bitcoin Council of Autism Spaces on twitter
Timecodes:
0:00 - Intro
0:23 - Waltons Rap
1:52 - The Numbers
4:35 - Fiat currencies lose purchasing power at different times.
7:39 - Big bitcoin price predictions!
9:42 - The future we were promised was fake and we got scammed!
13:31 - Joseph going to South Africa to provide bitcoin education
17:02 - Flying is a shitcoin
18:04 - The fireside Chat: Joseph Tetek
19:45 - Joseph's rabbit hole story
26:50 - Why joseph started working for trezor
29:11 - Joseph and trezor bitcoin academy what do they do?
31:34 - How bitcoin is being used in the global South
33:24 - The global south and paid propaganda campaigns
39:20 - Aqua wallet really just a wrapped for tether and liquid?
40:32 - Blink wallet and stablesats
42:40 - Debunking airgap FUD about trezor
47:06 - Is trezors UX turning off more 'hardcore' bitcoiners?
50:44 - Do you have to use trezors software to use a trezor?
52:18 - REKT
52:49 - MARA and their 1.244BTC fee to put trump on the bitcoin blockchain
55:14 - Trump endorsing altcoins for Strategix reserve
56:00 - Trumps first days in office, free Ross?
58:52 - Guy who was DCA'ing bitcoin quit and started buying XRP at multi year ATH's REKT AF!
1:00:00 - Is Dave Portnoy getting REKT with XRP?
1:03:09 - HOPIUM
1:05:08 - Walton loves Nunchuk
1:07:02 - When will trezor fully integrate taproot?
#Bitcoin #crypto #cryptocurrency #weekly
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Jan 16, 2025 • 6min
Is Meta About To Make a MASSIVE Bitcoin Purchase?
✔️ Sources:
► https://www.dlnews.com/articles/markets/think-tank-presses-meta-to-join-bitcoin-renaissance/
► https://x.com/Coinicarus/status/1879163416973320629
► https://x.com/Cointelegraph/status/1878951508336623826
Timestamps:
00:00 - Intro
00:52 - Meta to purchase bitcoin on their balance sheet
01:46 - Who is asking for bitcoin on Metas balance sheet?
04:20 - History doesn't repeat but it often rhythms
05:45 - Final thoughts/Summary
#Bitcoin #crypto #cryptocurrency #dailybitcoinnews
The information provided by Pleb Underground ("we," "us," or "our") on Youtube.com (the "Site") our show is for general informational purposes only. All information on the show is provided in good faith, however we make no representation or warranty of any kind, express or implied, regarding the accuracy, adequacy, validity, reliability, availability, or completeness of any information on the Site. UNDER NO CIRCUMSTANCE SHALL WE HAVE ANY LIABILITY TO YOU FOR ANY LOSS OR DAMAGE OF ANY KIND INCURRED AS A RESULT OF THE USE OF THE SHOW OR RELIANCE ON ANY INFORMATION PROVIDED ON THE SHOW. YOUR USE OF THE SHOW AND YOUR RELIANCE ON ANY INFORMATION ON THE SHOW IS SOLELY AT YOUR OWN RISK.

Jan 15, 2025 • 13min
Don't Let This Scare You About Bitcoin!
✔️ Sources:
► https://bitcoin.stackexchange.com/questions/10986/what-is-meant-by-bitcoin-dust/41082#41082
► https://www.investopedia.com/terms/u/utxo.asp
✔️ Resources:
► https://river.com/learn/bitcoins-utxo-model/
► https://www.swanbitcoin.com/education/utxo/
Timestamps:
00:00 - Intro
01:15 - Viewer question about UTXO's
02:24 - My first exposure to UTXO's
02:55 - What is the UTXO model?
03:28 - What is dust?
04:40 - Simplifying the idea behind dust
06:24 - UTXO consolidation within the same signing device
06:38 - Understanding UTXO privacy
07:15 - Spending from consolidated UTXO's what is the risk?
08:40 - Sizing your UTXO's for Future use and maintenance
10:47 - UTXO privacy
12:01 -
#Bitcoin #crypto #cryptocurrency #dailybitcoinnews
The information provided by Pleb Underground ("we," "us," or "our") on Youtube.com (the "Site") our show is for general informational purposes only. All information on the show is provided in good faith, however we make no representation or warranty of any kind, express or implied, regarding the accuracy, adequacy, validity, reliability, availability, or completeness of any information on the Site. UNDER NO CIRCUMSTANCE SHALL WE HAVE ANY LIABILITY TO YOU FOR ANY LOSS OR DAMAGE OF ANY KIND INCURRED AS A RESULT OF THE USE OF THE SHOW OR RELIANCE ON ANY INFORMATION PROVIDED ON THE SHOW. YOUR USE OF THE SHOW AND YOUR RELIANCE ON ANY INFORMATION ON THE SHOW IS SOLELY AT YOUR OWN RISK.

Jan 14, 2025 • 11min
ONE MILLION BITCOIN: The U.S. is backing out of their promise
#dwug #bitcoin #gold
The Strategic Bitcoin Reserve Bill is driving a lot of market sentiment. But what is true about it, what is not? Even the author of the bill seems to shrink back from her own language on record. Lets figure out what is realistic with the U.S.'s venture into the Bitcoin network.
TIMESTAMPS
0:00 Introduction
1:01 Federal Reserve Gold Certificates
1:52 Lummis Word for Word
4:05 Ser Ulric's Thoughts about Lummis Clip
5:28 U.S. Marshalls Service Bitcoin Stockpile Transfer
6:36 Where is the "1 Million?"
7:43 Gold to Bitcoin Possible Allocation
9:13 Hopium Narratives
9:52 Conclusion
The information provided by Pleb Underground ("we," "us," or "our") on Youtube.com (the "Site") our show is for general informational purposes only. All information on the show is provided in good faith, however we make no representation or warranty of any kind, express or implied, regarding the accuracy, adequacy, validity, reliability, availability, or completeness of any information on the Site. UNDER NO CIRCUMSTANCE SHALL WE HAVE ANY LIABILITY TO YOU FOR ANY LOSS OR DAMAGE OF ANY KIND INCURRED AS A RESULT OF THE USE OF THE SHOW OR RELIANCE ON ANY INFORMATION PROVIDED ON THE SHOW. YOUR USE OF THE SHOW AND YOUR RELIANCE ON ANY INFORMATION ON THE SHOW IS SOLELY AT YOUR OWN RISK.

Jan 13, 2025 • 1h 2min
Bitcoin To 400 Million Dollars! | Guest: ANT | EP 119
Bitcoin To 400 Million Dollars! We are joined by fellow bitcoiner, programmer and pleb, ANT. We talk everything TimeChainStats and TimeChainArcade. We also dive into the biggest hopium we have ever had or is it REKT? you be the judge.
✔ Special Guest/Fireside Chat:
► @2140data
► http://TimechainStats.com
► http://TimechainArcade.com
✔ Numbers:
► https://x.com/anilsaidso/status/1877029649043107970?s=52&t=CKH2brGypO5fEYTgQ-EFhQ
✔ REKT:
► https://x.com/LukeDashjr/status/1877195691535052862
► https://x.com/TheBitcoinConf/status/1877779213714952214
✔ Bitcoin Hopium:
► https://x.com/xrpmickle/status/1877151048424460412?s=52&t=CKH2brGypO5fEYTgQ-EFhQ
► https://x.com/tier10k/status/1877176406905356670?s=46&t=CKH2brGypO5fEYTgQ-EFhQ
► https://cryptodnes.bg/en/heres-the-first-company-with-a-bitcoin-strategy-set-to-join-the-sp-500/
► https://x.com/documentingbtc/status/1877726809048895819?s=52&t=CKH2brGypO5fEYTgQ-EFhQ
✔ Twitter Handles: @coinicarus @AEHW1
✔ Check out our Sponsor, support Bitcoin ONLY Businesses:
► https://cyphersafe.io/
We offer a full line of physical stainless steel and brass products to help you protect your bitcoin from various modes of failure. CypherSafe creates metal BIP39 / SLIP39 bitcoin seed word storage devices that backup your bitcoin wallet and protect them from physical disaster
► https://thunderfunder.com/
Thunder Funder is a funding portal registered with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) and a member of the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA). Their mission is to provide retail investors access to investments while supporting the growth of open-source projects.
► https://nohhue.com/
NOHhue is a community of Bitcoiners dedicated to building solutions and services with their own talent and work. Through NOHhue and Bitcoin we want to give global space and voice to talent within our community.
► Join Our telegram: https://t.me/PlebUnderGroundChat
For Awesome pleb content daily http://plebunderground.com/
GM #Bitcoin (mon-fri 10:00 am ET) and The #Bitcoin Council of Autism Spaces on twitter
Timecodes:
0:00 - Intro
0:23 - Waltons Rap
2:53 - The Numbers
4:57 - Luxury goods charts priced in bitcoin
11:16 - Customizing timechainstats.com
15:52 - the 5 hardest words to say in the English language
16:50 - The fireside chat: Ant talks about timechainstats.com and timechainarcade.com
18:50 - The evolution of timechainstats.com
20:30 - Bitcoin games that teach you about bitcoin!
26:10 - Why ANT started making timechainstats BTC lexicon and making bitcoin games?
33:29 - TimeChainArcade.com
34:09 - hashcorp
35:00 - Mining Tycoon
36:50 - BanHammer
39:57 - Bitcoin scrabble game coming soon?
41:02 - REKT
41:20 - Luke dashjr on ordinals attacking bitcoin...
55:14 - Bitcoin will be worth 400,000,000 by 2050...
55:44 - Take the poster off the wall
57:29 - Borrowing against your bitcoin
1:03:51 - Hopium
1:04:12 - Futurama Episode with bitcoin mining
1:06:49 - How much did brad garlinghouse pay to have his picture taken with trump?
1:07:43 - DOJ authorized to sell bitcoin old FUD revived?
1:14:33 - Bitcoin is the biggest payment network in the world
1:18:17 - MicroStrategy is voting on share dilution proposal
#Bitcoin #crypto #cryptocurrency #weekly
The information provided by Pleb Underground ("we," "us," or "our") on Youtube.com (the "Site") our show is for general informational purposes only. All information on the show is provided in good faith, however we make no representation or warranty of any kind, express or implied, regarding the accuracy, adequacy, validity, reliability, availability, or completeness of any information on the Site. UNDER NO CIRCUMSTANCE SHALL WE HAVE ANY LIABILITY TO YOU FOR ANY LOSS OR DAMAGE OF ANY KIND INCURRED AS A RESULT OF THE USE OF THE SHOW OR RELIANCE ON ANY INFORMATION PROVIDED ON THE SHOW. YOUR USE OF THE SHOW AND YOUR RELIANCE ON ANY INFORMATION ON THE SHOW IS SOLELY AT YOUR OWN RISK.

Jan 10, 2025 • 10min
The IRS Is Coming After Bitcoiners!
✔️ Sources:
► https://x.com/zerohedge/status/1877056454982574235?s=52&t=CKH2brGypO5fEYTgQ-EFhQ
► https://cointelegraph.com/news/bitcoin-investor-ordered-hand-over-crypto-keys-landmark-tax-case
► https://www.taxlitigator.com/thawing-the-ice-landmark-indictment-signals-new-era-in-crypto-tax-enforcement-by-sandra-r-brown-and-philipp-behrendt/
► https://casetext.com/case/ahlgren-v-ahlgren-4
► https://x.com/i/grok/share/4PkAmlQAs9a7rcveXopqHi3Ep
► https://decrypt.co/300133/us-court-greenlights-sale-of-6-5b-in-seized-silk-road-bitcoin
Timestamps:
00:00 - Intro
01:37 - Background on the tax evasion case
02:57 - A trail of breadcrumbs ....
03:21 - Background on misappropriated funds
04:40 - connecting the dots between the 2 cases
05:56 - silk road coins are on the move?
07:00 - This all seems like convenient FUD
07:20 - Final thoughts on this/Summary
#Bitcoin #crypto #cryptocurrency #dailybitcoinnews
The information provided by Pleb Underground ("we," "us," or "our") on Youtube.com (the "Site") our show is for general informational purposes only. All information on the show is provided in good faith, however we make no representation or warranty of any kind, express or implied, regarding the accuracy, adequacy, validity, reliability, availability, or completeness of any information on the Site. UNDER NO CIRCUMSTANCE SHALL WE HAVE ANY LIABILITY TO YOU FOR ANY LOSS OR DAMAGE OF ANY KIND INCURRED AS A RESULT OF THE USE OF THE SHOW OR RELIANCE ON ANY INFORMATION PROVIDED ON THE SHOW. YOUR USE OF THE SHOW AND YOUR RELIANCE ON ANY INFORMATION ON THE SHOW IS SOLELY AT YOUR OWN RISK.

Jan 8, 2025 • 10min
5 Things You Need To Know Before Buying A Hardware Wallet Signing Device
I discuss the 5 main things you need to be concerned with when buying a hardware wallet
Timestamps:
00:00 - Intro
01:23 - Buy from manufacturer only
02:11 - Supply chain attacks are real
02:53 - inspecting the device
04:00 - Best practices for firmware
06:51 - Summary, final thoughts
#Bitcoin #crypto #cryptocurrency #dailybitcoinnews
The information provided by Pleb Underground ("we," "us," or "our") on Youtube.com (the "Site") our show is for general informational purposes only. All information on the show is provided in good faith, however we make no representation or warranty of any kind, express or implied, regarding the accuracy, adequacy, validity, reliability, availability, or completeness of any information on the Site. UNDER NO CIRCUMSTANCE SHALL WE HAVE ANY LIABILITY TO YOU FOR ANY LOSS OR DAMAGE OF ANY KIND INCURRED AS A RESULT OF THE USE OF THE SHOW OR RELIANCE ON ANY INFORMATION PROVIDED ON THE SHOW. YOUR USE OF THE SHOW AND YOUR RELIANCE ON ANY INFORMATION ON THE SHOW IS SOLELY AT YOUR OWN RISK.

Jan 7, 2025 • 15min
Bitcoin Is The Most Pristine Monetary Anchor In History!
✔ Sources:
► https://www.pewresearch.org/politics/2024/06/24/public-trust-in-government-1958-2024/
► https://x.com/coinicarus/status/1875394564514836618?s=52&t=CKH2brGypO5fEYTgQ-EFhQ
► https://x.com/dennis_porter_/status/1875234653466193977?s=52&t=CKH2brGypO5fEYTgQ-EFhQ
Timestamps:
00:00 - Intro
01:23 - oldest information recorded is debt!
01:31 - We are being lied to about the origins of money
02:33 - our monetary history is the history of debt
04:46 - money is all about trusting the issuing authority
08:07 - Governments are playing a shell game
11:29 - When does hyperbitcoinization begin?
13:34 - Bitcoin is the most pristine monetary anchor in history
14:39 - Governments will try to shoe horn bitcoin with the SBR
#Bitcoin #crypto #cryptocurrency #dailybitcoinnews
The information provided by Pleb Underground ("we," "us," or "our") on Youtube.com (the "Site") our show is for general informational purposes only. All information on the show is provided in good faith, however we make no representation or warranty of any kind, express or implied, regarding the accuracy, adequacy, validity, reliability, availability, or completeness of any information on the Site. UNDER NO CIRCUMSTANCE SHALL WE HAVE ANY LIABILITY TO YOU FOR ANY LOSS OR DAMAGE OF ANY KIND INCURRED AS A RESULT OF THE USE OF THE SHOW OR RELIANCE ON ANY INFORMATION PROVIDED ON THE SHOW. YOUR USE OF THE SHOW AND YOUR RELIANCE ON ANY INFORMATION ON THE SHOW IS SOLELY AT YOUR OWN RISK.

Jan 6, 2025 • 1h 33min
You Aren't Bullish Enough About Lightning | Guest: Nate BeefOrBacon | EP118
Are You Bullish Enough About Lightning? We are joined by fellow bitcoiner, pleb and friend to the show Nate. He gets us all fired up over the amazing stuff happening on lightning. We also discuss nunchuk, taproot multi sig and this new development with MARA lending their bitcoin for yield.
✔ Special Guest/Fireside Chat:
► @beeforbacon1
► lnhance.org
✔ Numbers:
► https://x.com/bitcoinpierre/status/1875378485881197025?s=52&t=CKH2brGypO5fEYTgQ-EFhQ
► https://x.com/tftc21/status/1874916495924555782?s=52&t=CKH2brGypO5fEYTgQ-EFhQ
✔ REKT:
► https://x.com/wublockchain/status/1875913061179228525?s=52&t=CKH2brGypO5fEYTgQ-EFhQ
✔ Twitter Handles: @coinicarus @AEHW1
✔ ShoutOuts:
► @BitkoYinowsky - our PlebUnderground Logo
► @WorldofRusty - Our YT backgrounds and segment transitions
► @luckyredfish - Outro Graphic
► @plebsTaverne - Intro video
► @robbieP808x - Outro music
✔ Links Mentioned:
► https://timechaincalendar.com/en
► https://timechainstats.com/
✔ Check out our Sponsor, support Bitcoin ONLY Businesses:
► https://cyphersafe.io/
We offer a full line of physical stainless steel and brass products to help you protect your bitcoin from various modes of failure. CypherSafe creates metal BIP39 / SLIP39 bitcoin seed word storage devices that backup your bitcoin wallet and protect them from physical disaster
► https://thunderfunder.com/
Thunder Funder is a funding portal registered with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) and a member of the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA). Their mission is to provide retail investors access to investments while supporting the growth of open-source projects.
► https://nohhue.com/
NOHhue is a community of Bitcoiners dedicated to building solutions and services with their own talent and work. Through NOHhue and Bitcoin we want to give global space and voice to talent within our community.
► Join Our telegram: https://t.me/PlebUnderGroundChat
For Awesome pleb content daily http://plebunderground.com/
GM #Bitcoin (mon-fri 10:00 am ET) and The #Bitcoin Council of Autism Spaces on twitter
Timecodes:
0:00 - Intro
0:23 - Waltons Rap
3:16 - The Numbers
4:06 - Why aren't people opening more lightning channels right now?
12:31 - Bitcoin network finalized over 19 trillion USD of transactions in 2024
13:33 - Its official! satoshis are added to the dictionary
22:14 - Fireside Chat: Nate BeeforBacon
28:41 - Raspibolt the original DIY lightning node
39:23 - lightning channels might just be the most important collectibles!
43:03 - blinded paths interoperability
48:47 - A great privacy use case for lighting
50:14 - A case for taproot assets
55:31 - Voltage (hosted lightning nodes)
1:00:57 - REKT
1:01:13 - MARA lending their bitcoin for yield
1:10:16 - The Hopium
1:13:26 - Taproot multisig wallets
1:14:56 - Nunchuk is the GOAT
1:26:05 - LNhance
#Bitcoin #crypto #cryptocurrency #weekly
The information provided by Pleb Underground ("we," "us," or "our") on Youtube.com (the "Site") our show is for general informational purposes only. All information on the show is provided in good faith, however we make no representation or warranty of any kind, express or implied, regarding the accuracy, adequacy, validity, reliability, availability, or completeness of any information on the Site. UNDER NO CIRCUMSTANCE SHALL WE HAVE ANY LIABILITY TO YOU FOR ANY LOSS OR DAMAGE OF ANY KIND INCURRED AS A RESULT OF THE USE OF THE SHOW OR RELIANCE ON ANY INFORMATION PROVIDED ON THE SHOW. YOUR USE OF THE SHOW AND YOUR RELIANCE ON ANY INFORMATION ON THE SHOW IS SOLELY AT YOUR OWN RISK.

Jan 3, 2025 • 9min
Bitcoins Million Dollar Catalyst?
✔ Sources:
► https://x.com/ZLOK/status/1874065250460512282
► https://www.coingabbar.com/en/crypto-currency-news/plan-to-add-bitcoin-to-swiss-constitution-in-review-stage
► https://www.ccn.com/news/crypto/global-bitcoin-reserve-proposals/
Timestamps:
00:00 - Intro
01:05 - Countries exploring strategic bitcoin reserves
02:00 - Is Germany or the ECB onboard?
04:19 - Russia Enters the conversation?
06:24 - Switzerland has entered the chat!
06:40 - Final thoughts on this
#Bitcoin #crypto #cryptocurrency #dailybitcoinnews
The information provided by Pleb Underground ("we," "us," or "our") on Youtube.com (the "Site") our show is for general informational purposes only. All information on the show is provided in good faith, however we make no representation or warranty of any kind, express or implied, regarding the accuracy, adequacy, validity, reliability, availability, or completeness of any information on the Site. UNDER NO CIRCUMSTANCE SHALL WE HAVE ANY LIABILITY TO YOU FOR ANY LOSS OR DAMAGE OF ANY KIND INCURRED AS A RESULT OF THE USE OF THE SHOW OR RELIANCE ON ANY INFORMATION PROVIDED ON THE SHOW. YOUR USE OF THE SHOW AND YOUR RELIANCE ON ANY INFORMATION ON THE SHOW IS SOLELY AT YOUR OWN RISK.