

BTC Sessions
Ben Perrin
Get your dose of Bitcoin with weekly news roundups and "Why Are We Bullish" panel shows featuring Bitcoiners from around the world!
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Mar 18, 2021 • 29min
Morgan Stanley: FIRST US Bank To Offer BITCOIN! ep158
📰 Morgan Stanley will begin offering Bitcoin “ownership” to wealthy clients.
https://www.cnbc.com/2021/03/17/bitcoin-morgan-stanley-is-the-first-big-us-bank-to-offer-wealthy-clients-access-to-bitcoin-funds.html
📰 Bitcoin users who’ve been front-running the Morgan Stanley Elite for over a decade remain unaffected 😂
https://twitter.com/BTCsessions/status/1372253582339108868
📰 Gradually Then Suddenly: VISA will soon enable Bitcoin payments on its network of 70 million merchants.
https://www.btctimes.com/news/visa-plans-to-enable-bitcoin-purchases
📰 New data suggests that retail investors are literally giving Wall Street a run for its money when it comes to buying Bitcoin.
https://web.archive.org/web/20210315194712/https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2021-03-15/retail-bitcoin-traders-rival-wall-street-buyers-as-mania-builds
📰 UBI Smash-Buy: New study suggest that nearly 10% of US Stimulus payments could be funneled into Bitcoin.
https://www.btctimes.com/news/10-percent-of-stimulus-may-go-into-bitcoin
📰 Keeping its low-interest rate train on the tracks, the Fed aims to keep its policy fixed until 2023.
https://www.zerohedge.com/markets/fomc-statement-confirms-nothing-will-change-rates-policy-through-2023
📰 India will attempt to ban Bitcoin. Again. (Could gravity be next? 😂)
https://www.btctimes.com/news/india-bitcoin-ban-again
📰 Cash App now allows instantly sending bitcoin to other “$cashtags” — for free.
https://twitter.com/CashApp/status/1372216492352241667
📰 A week after calling the Fed a cartel, Playboy Playmate Jessica Vaugn buys Bitcoin 🔥
https://twitter.com/JessicaVaugn/status/1371997314881970178
https://twitter.com/JessicaVaugn/status/1369735471857885194
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Cobo Vault: secure your Bitcoin!
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BillFodl: get your wallet backups in solid steel.
https://privacypros.io/btcsessions
Bitrefill: use Bitcoin to purchase gift cards
https://www.bitrefill.com/buy/?code=O04UMic9
LIGHTNING tips:
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Mar 12, 2021 • 1h 17min
WHY ARE WE BULLISH? Bitcoin Surges Back To All-time Highs! ep157
In a week of Bitcoin surging back towards all-time highs and increasing its market dominance, today’s panel — a CoinCorner takeover! — riffs on what has them feeling bullish 🐂
👉 Danny Scott: CEO of CoinCorner and MtSocks and Co-host of the Britcoiners podcast.
https://twitter.com/CoinCornerDanny
👉 Molly Spiers: Head of Marketing/PR/Comms at CoinCorner, Co-founder of MtSocks, and Co-host of the Britcoiners podcast.
https://twitter.com/CoinCornerMolly
👉 Zakk Lakin: Tech Lead at CoinCorner, Co-founder of MtSocks, and Co-host of the Britcoiners podcast.
https://twitter.com/coincornerzakk
👉 David Boylan: Accountant at CoinCorner who frequently deals with sets of 8 decimals 🤔
https://twitter.com/CoinCornerDave
🔗 CoinCorner: https://twitter.com/CoinCorner
💪 SUPPORT THE SHOW:
LEDN Bitcoin backed loans – get $25 free
https://bit.ly/397rlLN
Get Wasabi wallet for Bitcoin privacy
https://wasabiwallet.io/
Cobo Vault: secure your Bitcoin!
https://bit.ly/2GgMFlH
BillFodl: get your wallet backups in solid steel.
https://privacypros.io/btcsessions
Bitrefill: use Bitcoin to purchase gift cards
https://www.bitrefill.com/buy/?code=O04UMic9
LIGHTNING tips:
https://tippin.me/@BTCsessions
Audio-only version of the show:
https://anchor.fm/btcsessions
Telegram channel:
https://t.me/btc_sessions

Mar 11, 2021 • 34min
GOLDMAN SACHS ON BITCOIN: Client Demand Is Rising ep156
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📰 Goldman Sachs reports that customers' demand for Bitcoin is rising -- and they're struggling to fill it 😂
https://www.reuters.com/article/us-goldman-sachs-conference-waldron/goldman-sachs-customers-demand-for-bitcoin-rising-coo-idUSKBN2B22E2
📰 All-in… all-out… Oslo energy giant Aker ASA announces a dedicated company for investing treasury reserves in Bitcoin.
https://www.coindesk.com/norway-listed-aker-to-put-100-bitcoin-in-treasury-reserves-of-new-investment-unit
📰 A third Canadian Bitcoin ETF launch on the Toronto Stock Exchange. 🚀
https://www.coindesk.com/third-bitcoin-etf-expected-to-launch-in-canada-this-week
📰 Ensuring its clients don’t stay too poor, JPMorgan launches a ‘Cryptocurrency Exposure Basket’ of Bitcoin proxy stocks.
https://www.coindesk.com/jpmorgan-to-launch-cryptocurrency-exposure-basket-of-bitcoin-proxy-stocks
📰 Getting Desperate? Nigeria begins rewarding citizens for funneling remittances through “official channels” instead of using Bitcoin.
https://www.coindesk.com/nigeria-is-now-rewarding-citizens-for-using-licensed-money-senders-not-crypto
📰 Another Way to Buy: Digital Currency Group (DCG) allots $250 million to purchase GBTC on the open-market. 🟢
https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20210310005273/en/Digital-Currency-Group-Announces-Plan-to-Purchase-Shares-of-Grayscale-Bitcoin-Trust-OTCQX-GBTC
📰 Oceans 21: IRS announces Operation Hidden Treasure to track omissions of cryptocurrency activity on theft tax returns.
https://www.forbes.com/sites/irswatch/2021/03/06/operation-hidden-treasure-is-here-if-you-have-unreported-crypto-its-time-to-get-legal-advice/
📰 U.S. House of Representatives approves another round of stimulus checks sent by the IRS.
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2021-03-09/u-s-stimulus-set-to-boost-global-economy-as-europe-lags-behind?srnd=premium
📰 nO INflaTiOn… according to the US Consumer Price Index 🤔
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2021-03-10/measure-of-u-s-core-consumer-prices-rises-less-than-forecast
💪 SUPPORT THE SHOW:
LEDN Bitcoin backed loans – get $25 free
https://bit.ly/397rlLN
Get Wasabi wallet for Bitcoin privacy
https://wasabiwallet.io/
Cobo Vault: secure your Bitcoin!
https://bit.ly/2GgMFlH
BillFodl: get your wallet backups in solid steel.
https://privacypros.io/btcsessions
Bitrefill: use Bitcoin to purchase gift cards
https://www.bitrefill.com/buy/?code=O04UMic9
LIGHTNING tips:
https://tippin.me/@BTCsessions
Audio-only version of the show:
https://anchor.fm/btcsessions
Telegram channel:
https://t.me/btc_sessions

Mar 6, 2021 • 1h 14min
WHY ARE WE BULLISH? Bitcoin Obsoletes National Currencies ep155
In a week of more jurisdictions warming to Bitcoin as fiat currency crises continue reaffirming its value proposition, today’s panel guests riff on what has them feeling bullish 🐂.
👉 Brandon Quittem: Communications Lead at Swan Bitcoin and host of the Bitcoiners in Minneapolis Meetup.
https://twitter.com/Bquittem
👉 BITVOLT7: Bitcoin miner, gamer, and co-Host of Simply Bitcoin on YouTube.
https://twitter.com/BITVOLT7
👉 Coinicarus: Host of the Fun with Bitcoin podcast and co-host of Simply Bitcoin on YouTube.
https://twitter.com/Coinicarus
👉 : FartFace 2000: Creator of Bit Piggys, Bitcoin-powered piggy banks for children.
https://twitter.com/fartface2000
💪 SUPPORT THE SHOW:
LEDN Bitcoin backed loans – get $25 free
https://bit.ly/397rlLN
Get Wasabi wallet for Bitcoin privacy
https://wasabiwallet.io/
Cobo Vault: secure your Bitcoin!
https://bit.ly/2GgMFlH
BillFodl: get your wallet backups in solid steel.
https://privacypros.io/btcsessions
Bitrefill: use Bitcoin to purchase gift cards
https://www.bitrefill.com/buy/?code=O04UMic9
LIGHTNING tips:
https://tippin.me/@BTCsessions
Audio-only version of the show:
https://anchor.fm/btcsessions
Telegram channel:
https://t.me/btc_sessions

Mar 4, 2021 • 37min
Shark Tank’s Kevin O'Leary (AKA Mr. Wonderful) Dives Into Bitcoin ep154
Bitcoin news for the week of March 4th 2021
💪 SUPPORT THE SHOW:
LEDN Bitcoin backed loans – get $25 free
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Get Wasabi wallet for Bitcoin privacy
https://wasabiwallet.io/
Cobo Vault: secure your Bitcoin!
https://bit.ly/2GgMFlH
BillFodl: get your wallet backups in solid steel.
https://privacypros.io/btcsessions
Bitrefill: use Bitcoin to purchase gift cards
https://www.bitrefill.com/buy/?code=O04UMic9
LIGHTNING tips:
https://tippin.me/@BTCsessions
Audio-only version of the show:
https://anchor.fm/btcsessions
Telegram channel:
https://t.me/btc_sessions

Feb 28, 2021 • 1h 19min
WHY ARE WE BULLISH? Complacent Bears About To Get REKT! ep153
Why are we feeling bullish this week? Featuring American Hodl, Denver Bitcoin and Mr Pseu
💪 SUPPORT THE SHOW:
LEDN Bitcoin backed loans – get $25 free
https://bit.ly/397rlLN
Get Wasabi wallet for Bitcoin privacy
https://wasabiwallet.io/
Cobo Vault: secure your Bitcoin!
https://bit.ly/2GgMFlH
BillFodl: get your wallet backups in solid steel.
https://privacypros.io/btcsessions
Bitrefill: use Bitcoin to purchase gift cards
https://www.bitrefill.com/buy/?code=O04UMic9
LIGHTNING tips:
https://tippin.me/@BTCsessions
Audio-only version of the show:
https://anchor.fm/btcsessions
Telegram channel:
https://t.me/btc_sessions

Feb 26, 2021 • 34min
SMASH BUY: MicroStrategy & Square Purchase a Combined $1.2 BILLION of Bitcoin ep152
📰 MicroStrategy reveals a purchase of ~19,452 BTC for ~$1.026 billion in cash. 🐋🐋🐋
https://twitter.com/michael_saylor/status/1364561973363490817?s=09
📰 Square reveals a purchase of ~3,318 BTC for ~$170 million in cash. 🐋
https://cointelegraph.com/news/square-bought-more-bitcoin-almost-doubling-its-holdings
📰 1 down… 99 to go: Michael Saylor predicts an eventual $100 Trillion USD market value for Bitcoin.
https://www.cnbc.com/amp/2021/02/23/microstrategy-ceo-michael-saylor-sees-bitcoin-100-trillion-market-value-one-day.html?__twitter_impression=true&s=09
📰 Craig Wright’s litigation attacks on Bitcoin continue — this time with an increasing focus on Core developers.
https://twitter.com/CobraBitcoin/status/1364555614144323585?s=09
📰 Amid massive Fedwire outages and continuous warfare to preserve the USD hegemony, Janet Yellen calls Bitcoin inefficient.
https://www.barrons.com/articles/bitcoin-is-tumbling-after-janet-yellen-called-it-inefficient-51614088006
📰 Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell announces future events to “engage with the public” about a digital US dollar.
https://www.coindesk.com/fed-chairman-powell-we-will-engage-the-public-on-the-digital-dollar-this-year
📰 Fedwire, the Federal Reserve’s electronic system for money transactions between financial institutions, suffers massive multi-hour outage.
https://www.cnbc.com/2021/02/24/the-feds-system-that-allows-banks-to-send-money-back-and-forth-is-down.html?utm_term=Autofeed&utm_medium=Social&utm_content=Main&utm_source=Twitter#Echobox=1614192790
💪 SUPPORT THE SHOW:
LEDN Bitcoin backed loans – get $25 free
https://bit.ly/397rlLN
Get Wasabi wallet for Bitcoin privacy
https://wasabiwallet.io/
Cobo Vault: secure your Bitcoin!
https://bit.ly/2GgMFlH
BillFodl: get your wallet backups in solid steel.
https://privacypros.io/btcsessions
Bitrefill: use Bitcoin to purchase gift cards
https://www.bitrefill.com/buy/?code=O04UMic9
LIGHTNING tips:
https://tippin.me/@BTCsessions
Audio-only version of the show:
https://anchor.fm/btcsessions
Telegram channel:
https://t.me/btc_sessions

Feb 25, 2021 • 1h 39min
Bitcoin DROPS $10,000 - What Should You Do? ep151
Calm down, everyone! Enjoy this taste of Zen as myself and a few friends discuss this VERY normal Bitcoin dip. When in doubt, zoom out!
💪 SUPPORT THE SHOW:
LEDN Bitcoin backed loans – get $25 free
https://bit.ly/397rlLN
Get Wasabi wallet for Bitcoin privacy
https://wasabiwallet.io/
Cobo Vault: secure your Bitcoin!
https://bit.ly/2GgMFlH
BillFodl: get your wallet backups in solid steel.
https://privacypros.io/btcsessions
Bitrefill: use Bitcoin to purchase gift cards
https://www.bitrefill.com/buy/?code=O04UMic9
LIGHTNING tips:
https://tippin.me/@BTCsessions
Audio-only version of the show:
https://anchor.fm/btcsessions
Telegram channel:
https://t.me/btc_sessions

Feb 20, 2021 • 1h 19min
WHY ARE WE BULLISH? Bitcoin Record Highs Keep Coming! ep150
In a week of Bitcoin breaking $50K, a major ETF approval, and no-coiner FUD getting more obviously outlandish, today’s panel guests riff on what has them feeling bullish 🐂.
👉 Alexandra Moxin: Bitcoiner, cypherpunk and founder/host of The Advance Tech Podcast.
https://twitter.com/Alexandra933
👉 Will Reeves: CEO of Fold, one of the leading apps for Bitcoin rewards.
https://twitter.com/wlrvs
👉 Rohun Vora: Creator of bitcoinorshit.com
https://twitter.com/rohunvora
👉 Crypto Mags: Self-described Bitcoin addict with a vast array of entrepreneurial experience across digital asset management, carbon & electricity markets, business growth, innovation, and more.
https://twitter.com/Crypto_Mags
💪 SUPPORT THE SHOW:
LEDN Bitcoin backed loans – get $25 free
https://bit.ly/397rlLN
Get Wasabi wallet for Bitcoin privacy
https://wasabiwallet.io/
Cobo Vault: secure your Bitcoin!
https://bit.ly/2GgMFlH
BillFodl: get your wallet backups in solid steel.
https://privacypros.io/btcsessions
Bitrefill: use Bitcoin to purchase gift cards
https://www.bitrefill.com/buy/?code=O04UMic9
LIGHTNING tips:
https://tippin.me/@BTCsessions
Audio-only version of the show:
https://anchor.fm/btcsessions
Telegram channel:
https://t.me/btc_sessions

Feb 19, 2021 • 36min
50k Bitcoin Blows Minds As First North American ETF Goes Live ep149
In a week of Bitcoin breaking $50K, a major ETF approval, and no-coiner FUD getting more obviously outlandish, today’s panel guests riff on what has them feeling bullish 🐂.
👉 Alexandra Moxin: Bitcoiner, cypherpunk and founder/host of The Advance Tech Podcast.
https://twitter.com/Alexandra933
👉 Will Reeves: CEO of Fold, one of the leading apps for Bitcoin rewards.
https://twitter.com/wlrvs
👉 Rohun Vora: Creator of bitcoinorshit.com
https://twitter.com/rohunvora
👉 Crypto Mags: Self-described Bitcoin addict with a vast array of entrepreneurial experience across digital asset management, carbon & electricity markets, business growth, innovation, and more.
https://twitter.com/Crypto_Mags
💪 SUPPORT THE SHOW:
LEDN Bitcoin backed loans – get $25 free
https://bit.ly/397rlLN
Get Wasabi wallet for Bitcoin privacy
https://wasabiwallet.io/
Cobo Vault: secure your Bitcoin!
https://bit.ly/2GgMFlH
BillFodl: get your wallet backups in solid steel.
https://privacypros.io/btcsessions
Bitrefill: use Bitcoin to purchase gift cards
https://www.bitrefill.com/buy/?code=O04UMic9
LIGHTNING tips:
https://tippin.me/@BTCsessions
Audio-only version of the show:
https://anchor.fm/btcsessions
Telegram channel:
https://t.me/btc_sessions