

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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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
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Feb 18, 2021 • 1h 8min
Preston Pysh: The Future of Investing and Finance in a Bitcoin World ep148
Preston Pysh is the host of The Investor’s Podcast, a long-time proponent of Bitcoin, and one of the most prominent voices in finance when it comes to Bitcoin’s role in both traditional financial markets and future investment paradigms.
In this conversation, we dig deeper into those paradigms: How does Bitcoin change the way investors view interest, risk, and yield? What models are becoming obsolete as Bitcoin introduces new ones? And, especially relevant for the current moment, how does Preston feel about witnessing these two opposing systems juxtaposed on top of each other?
🔗 More ways to follow Preston
Twitter: https://twitter.com/PrestonPysh
YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCLTdCY-fNXc1GqzIuflK-OQ
The Investor’s Podcast: https://www.theinvestorspodcast.com/
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Bitrefill: use Bitcoin to purchase gift cards https://www.bitrefill.com/buy/?code=O04UMic9
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Feb 16, 2021 • 1h 24min
WHY ARE WE BULLISH? Bitcoin Buying Tsunami Swells in All Waters ep147
In a week of Tesla parking billions in Bitcoin on its balance sheet, governments admitting that Bitcoin makes their financial systems obsolete, long-time FUD-flinger Mastercard greasing its payment processing rails for Bitcoin — and more — today’s panel guests riff on what has them feeling bullish 🐂.
👉 Mark Moss: Sound money advocate, YouTube creator, and host of the Market Disruptors Podcast.
https://twitter.com/1MarkMoss
👉 Colin Aulds: Founder of Billfodl Wallet, host of The Unhashed Podcast, and Bitcoin Accelerationist.
https://twitter.com/Colin_Aulds
👉 The Littlest Hodler: Runner of nodes and drinker of good beer who’s also proudly blocked by Frances Coppola.
https://twitter.com/littlesthodler
👉 awayslice (AKA the ₿eefsteak guy): Learner, Bitcoiner, and organizer of bitcoinbeefsteak.com and btccitadel.org.
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Get Wasabi wallet for Bitcoin privacy
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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:
https://tippin.me/@BTCsessions
Audio-only version of the show:
https://anchor.fm/btcsessions
Telegram channel:
https://t.me/btc_sessions

Feb 11, 2021 • 36min
Tesla, Twitter, Mastercard and MORE Bending The Knee To Bitcoin ep146
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Feb 5, 2021 • 1h 15min
WHY ARE WE BULLISH? Did You Miss The Dip? ep145
Guests Gary Leland, Christopher Gimmer, Nick Ward and Richard James discuss their reasons for being bullish this week: Friday February 5th 2020.
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Buy a Cobo Vault to secure your Bitcoin!
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Bitrefill lets you earn sats back when purchasing gift cards with Bitcoin! Sign up here
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BillFodl is the simplest way to ditch paper and put your wallet backup in solid steel
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LIGHTNING tips:
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Feb 5, 2021 • 35min
Bitcoin Flirts With 40k As Michael Saylor Pitches the Long Game ep144
Bitcoin news round-up for Thursday February 4th
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Wasabi Wallet helps you maintain your Bitcoin privacy
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Buy a Cobo Vault to secure your Bitcoin!
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Bitrefill lets you earn sats back when purchasing gift cards with Bitcoin! Sign up here
https://www.bitrefill.com/buy/?code=O04UMic9
BillFodl is the simplest way to ditch paper and put your wallet backup in solid steel
https://privacypros.io/btcsessions
LIGHTNING tips:
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Jan 29, 2021 • 1h 13min
Bitcoin Fixes Double Standards Like WallStreetBets - Guest Gigi ep143
Gigi is the author of “21 Lessons - What I’ve Learned From Falling Down The Bitcoin Rabbit Hole”. In this episode we discuss the fallout from WallStreetBets, the halting of Gamestop trading, the systemic problems and inequalities that allowed for this to happen, and how Bitcoin does indeed fix this.
Check out everything Gigi is up to:
https://twitter.com/dergigi
https://21lessons.com/
https://dergigi.com/
https://bitcoin-resources.com/
https://www.swanbitcoin.com/gigi/
https://www.patreon.com/dergigi
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Jan 29, 2021 • 32min
WallStreetBets Captures The Ethos Of Bitcoin ep142
📰 r/WallStreetBets triggers institutional pearl-clutching after sending GameStop shares to the moon. https://www.vox.com/the-goods/22249458/gamestop-stock-wallstreetbets-reddit-citron https://kotaku.com/discord-bans-r-wallstreetbets-server-for-hateful-conten-1846146359 https://twitter.com/denverbitcoin/status/1354227501304852492 https://twitter.com/TaylorLorenz/status/1354577605744226307
📰 Marathon Patent Group buys $150 million worth of bitcoin for its treasury reserves. https://www.theblockcrypto.com/post/92378/nasdaq-marathon-patent-group-buys-bitcoin-btc-treasury-reserves
📰 Pakistan’s government commissions the funding of two Bitcoin mining farms. https://bitcoinmaximalist.net/pakistan-government-funding-two-bitcoin-mining-farms/
📰 Valkyrie Digital Assets Files with the SEC for a Bitcoin ETF, adding to the push for a 2021 approval. https://www.coindesk.com/valkyrie-digital-assets-files-for-bitcoin-etf
📰 Grayscale is matching donations to Coin Center, up to a cool $1 million. https://www.coincenter.org/grayscale-is-matching-donations-to-coin-center-up-to-1-million/
📰 Silent Stackers: Reports suggest that Harvard, Yale, and Brown University’s endowments have been buying Bitcoin off exchanges for at least a year. https://www.coindesk.com/harvard-yale-brown-endowments-have-been-buying-bitcoin-for-at-least-a-year-sources
📰 FinCEN extends the comment period for its highly contentious exchange regulation proposals. https://www.fincen.gov/news/news-releases/fincen-extends-reopened-comment-period-proposed-rulemaking-certain-convertible
📰 Lightning’s Exchange Adoption continues. This time: OKCoin and Vietnam’s VBTC. https://bitcoinmagazine.com/articles/okcoin-to-integrate-lightning-network https://news.bitcoinvn.io/vbtc-adding-lightning-batched-segwit-withdrawals/?lang=en
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/
Bitrefill: use Bitcoin to purchase gift cards https://www.bitrefill.com/buy/?code=O04UMic9
LIGHTNING tips: https://tippin.me/@BTCsessions

Jan 23, 2021 • 1h 14min
WHY ARE WE BULLISH? Bitcoin’s Immune System Electrifies The Haters! ep141
In a FUD-filled week that resulted in widespread white-paper hosting, CSW roasting, and other decentralization pushes across the Bitcoin community, today’s panel guests talk about what has them feeling bullish 🐂.
👉 Mr Pseu: Host of the podcast “A Boy Named Pseu” and Author of the upcoming book "On The Money”
https://twitter.com/MrPseu
👉 Justine (AKA MsHodl): Passionate advocate of freedom and Bitcoin
https://twitter.com/MsHodl
👉 Brady Swenson: Head of Education at Swan Bitcoin and host of the “Swan Signal” and “Citizen Bitcoin” podcasts
https://twitter.com/CitizenBitcoin
👉 Camila Campton (AKA Bitcoin Camila): Perpetual Bitcoin learner and Shitcoin Twitter nemesis.
https://twitter.com/camilacampton
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/
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

Jan 21, 2021 • 36min
Bitcoin PLUMMETS On Double-Spend FUD ep140
📰 Bitcoin drops on Double Spend FUD - mainstream news misinterprets a normal function of Bitcoin
https://markets.businessinsider.com/currencies/news/bitcoin-price-double-spend-flaw-critical-report-suggests-2021-1-1029990921
📰 Craig Wright threatens lawsuits over anyone hosting “his” Bitcoin whitepaper
https://cointelegraph.com/news/craig-wright-ultimatum-take-my-bitcoin-whitepaper-down-or-face-lawsuit
📰 Trillion-dollar asset manager BlackRock places SEC filing for Bitcoin futures buying.
https://www.btctimes.com/news/blackrock-may-engage-in-bitcoin-based-futures-contracts
📰 New Chainalysis report exposes the insane degree of FUD fueling the Bitcoin and crime narrative.
https://www.forbes.com/sites/haileylennon/2021/01/19/the-false-narrative-of-bitcoins-role-in-illicit-activity/?sh=192ce3133432&fbclid=IwAR1Il5bs9HFSiSVla_drB94IWSn66r31QXmw-a5PoWXKRHrcqoFblaZ83cM
📰 Captain Obvious Former Canadian PM Stephen Harper acknowledges Bitcoin’s potential as a future reserve currency.
https://www.coindesk.com/former-canada-prime-minister-stephen-harper-bitcoin-reserve-currency
📰 Bitcoin Stands Alone: NYDIG CEO says big financial institutions only have one “crypto” asset in mind.
https://www.theblockcrypto.com/linked/91500/big-institutions-are-only-interested-in-bitcoin-says-nydig-ceo
📰 The mayor of Miami is seeking a partial treasury reserve allocation in Bitcoin.
https://www.theblockcrypto.com/post/91405/miami-mayor-bitcoin-btc-investment-plan-city-treasury-reserves
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/
Bitrefill: use Bitcoin to purchase gift cards
https://www.bitrefill.com/buy/?code=O04UMic9
LIGHTNING tips:
https://tippin.me/@BTCsessions