

Coin Stories
Natalie Brunell
Learn about the future of money and how Bitcoin proposes a solution to the problems in our monetary system. Why is wealth concentration growing? Will the U.S. dollar always be the world reserve currency? Is Bitcoin the "internet of money?" Journalist and educator Natalie Brunell shares one-on-one interviews with thought leaders. Whether you're eager to start learning about Bitcoin, or already follow the world of cryptocurrency and its pioneers, this show has something for you to HODL. Join us every week and connect with us at info@talkingbitcoin.com.
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Apr 15, 2022 • 1h 1min
Live from Miami: Adam Back on Bitcoin's History, Satoshi, Blockstream and More
Adam Back is the co-founder and CEO of Blockstream. The world-renowned cryptographer invented Hashcash in 1997, which eventually served as the foundation for Bitcoin mining. His work is referenced in Satoshi Nakamoto's original Bitcoin white paper. You can follow Adam on Twitter at https://twitter.com/adam3us Coin Stories is brought to you in part by The Bitcoin Conference and Okcoin. BITCOIN 2023 will be the BIGGEST BITCOIN EVENT IN HISTORY held in Miami on April 8-10, 2023. For 10% Off your Bitcoin Conference Ticket head to https://b.tc/conference/2023 and use code COINSTORIES *** Okcoin is on a mission to make crypto investing and trading easily accessible to anyone around the world. We are building the next generation of tools to help onboard the investors and traders who have been on the fence about crypto. Okcoin a globally licensed exchange with offices in San Francisco, Miami, Malta, Hong Kong, Singapore and Japan. We are a collective of global citizens with a common passion to help decentralize finance and level the economic playing field for everyone around the world. Visit https://go.okcoin.com/natalie for $10 in Bitcoin when you sign up. *** With iTrustCapital, you can actually invest in crypto without worrying about taxes, or fees. iTrustCapital allows their clients to invest in crypto through an individual retirement account, or an IRA. IRAs are tax sheltered accounts, which means all your crypto trading is tax-free and can even grow tax-free over time. The best part is that it's totally free to open an account, and there are no hidden fees.You don't need to pay any monthly subscription or membership fees either. If you open and fund an account, you will get a $100 funding bonus added to your account. To learn more, click the link below and open a free account to learn more. https://itrust.capital/nataliebrunell

Apr 6, 2022 • 1h 13min
JP Sears: Bitcoin is Freedom
JP Sears is a comedian, YouTuber, podcast host, businessman and life coach, who stands for "free speech and fun," encouraging people to "free themselves from fear." For more information on JP, his videos, new book and his comedy tour visit: awakenwithjp.com. Coin Stories is brought to you in part by The Bitcoin Conference and Okcoin. BITCOIN 2022 will be the BIGGEST BITCOIN EVENT IN HISTORY held in Miami on April 6-9, 2022. For 10% Off your Bitcoin Conference Ticket head to https://b.tc/conference and use code COINSTORIES *** Okcoin is on a mission to make crypto investing and trading easily accessible to anyone around the world. We are building the next generation of tools to help onboard the investors and traders who have been on the fence about crypto. Okcoin a globally licensed exchange with offices in San Francisco, Miami, Malta, Hong Kong, Singapore and Japan. We are a collective of global citizens with a common passion to help decentralize finance and level the economic playing field for everyone around the world. Visit https://go.okcoin.com/natalie for $10 in Bitcoin when you sign up. *** With iTrustCapital, you can actually invest in crypto without worrying about taxes, or fees. iTrustCapital allows their clients to invest in crypto through an individual retirement account, or an IRA. IRAs are tax sheltered accounts, which means all your crypto trading is tax-free and can even grow tax-free over time. The best part is that it's totally free to open an account, and there are no hidden fees.You don't need to pay any monthly subscription or membership fees either. If you open and fund an account, you will get a $100 funding bonus added to your account. To learn more, click the link below and open a free account to learn more. https://itrust.capital/nataliebrunell

Apr 1, 2022 • 49min
Bitcoin and the UnCommunist Manifesto with Mark Moss & Aleks Svetski
The UnCommunist Manifesto by Aleks Svetski and Mark Moss: "Our goal was to change the axis of the "struggle." We wrote this book in the hopes it will be used as a central text in the struggle between Individual sovereignty and collective coercion we're seeing so evidently around us today. We emulated the format and length of the Communist Manifesto but re-wrote it to remind people to reach upward and become better versions of themselves, as opposed to classifying them into static groups and validating their desire to bring others down to their level. Our longer-term hope is that this text can be a beacon of hope, sanity, and sense in a world being swallowed up by the envy inherently justified by Marxist doctrine." Link: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/uncommunist/uncommunist-manifesto-fixing-what-the-original-got-wrong?ref=user_menu Sponsors and Referral links: Coin Stories is brought to you in part by The Bitcoin Conference and Okcoin. BITCOIN 2022 will be the BIGGEST BITCOIN EVENT IN HISTORY held in Miami on April 6-9, 2022. For 10% Off your Bitcoin Conference Ticket head to https://b.tc/conference and use code COINSTORIES *** Okcoin is on a mission to make crypto investing and trading easily accessible to anyone around the world. We are building the next generation of tools to help onboard the investors and traders who have been on the fence about crypto. Okcoin a globally licensed exchange with offices in San Francisco, Miami, Malta, Hong Kong, Singapore and Japan. We are a collective of global citizens with a common passion to help decentralize finance and level the economic playing field for everyone around the world. Visit https://go.okcoin.com/natalie for $10 in Bitcoin when you sign up. *** With iTrustCapital, you can actually invest in crypto without worrying about taxes, or fees. iTrustCapital allows their clients to invest in crypto through an individual retirement account, or an IRA. IRAs are tax sheltered accounts, which means all your crypto trading is tax-free and can even grow tax-free over time. The best part is that it's totally free to open an account, and there are no hidden fees.You don't need to pay any monthly subscription or membership fees either. If you open and fund an account, you will get a $100 funding bonus added to your account. To learn more, click the link below and open a free account to learn more. https://itrust.capital/nataliebrunell

Mar 31, 2022 • 1h 24min
Jack Mallers: Bitcoin is Peak Humanity
Jack Mallers is the founder and CEO of Strike, a mobile payment application using the Bitcoin blockchain to send and receive money. In 2021 he helped lead El Salvador's adoption of BTC as legal tender, and started the Pay Me in Bitcoin campaign. Sponsors and Referral links: Coin Stories is brought to you in part by The Bitcoin Conference and Okcoin. BITCOIN 2022 will be the BIGGEST BITCOIN EVENT IN HISTORY held in Miami on April 6-9, 2022. For 10% Off your Bitcoin Conference Ticket head to https://b.tc/conference and use code COINSTORIES *** Okcoin is on a mission to make crypto investing and trading easily accessible to anyone around the world. We are building the next generation of tools to help onboard the investors and traders who have been on the fence about crypto. Okcoin a globally licensed exchange with offices in San Francisco, Miami, Malta, Hong Kong, Singapore and Japan. We are a collective of global citizens with a common passion to help decentralize finance and level the economic playing field for everyone around the world. Visit https://go.okcoin.com/natalie for $10 in Bitcoin when you sign up. *** With iTrustCapital, you can actually invest in crypto without worrying about taxes, or fees. iTrustCapital allows their clients to invest in crypto through an individual retirement account, or an IRA. IRAs are tax sheltered accounts, which means all your crypto trading is tax-free and can even grow tax-free over time. The best part is that it's totally free to open an account, and there are no hidden fees.You don't need to pay any monthly subscription or membership fees either. If you open and fund an account, you will get a $100 funding bonus added to your account. To learn more, click the link below and open a free account to learn more. https://itrust.capital/nataliebrunell

Mar 25, 2022 • 1h 1min
Samson Mow: Bitcoin City's Future Mayor?
This week's guest is Samson Mow. We discuss: - His origin story - El Salvador's Adoption of Bitcoin - President Bukele - Volcano Bonds - Nation State Adoption - Threats to Bitcoin Samson Mow recently left his post as CSO at Blockstream in order to focus full time on nation state Bitcoin adoption. He spent five years with Adam Back at Blockstream, a leading provider of blockchain technologies, on the forefront of work in cryptography and distributed systems. Samson also founded Pixelmatic in 2011 to create engaging games that are truly social and encourage new connections to be made. Sponsors and Referral links: Coin Stories is brought to you in part by The Bitcoin Conference and Okcoin. BITCOIN 2022 will be the BIGGEST BITCOIN EVENT IN HISTORY held in Miami on April 6-9, 2022. For 10% Off your Bitcoin Conference Ticket head to https://b.tc/conference and use code COINSTORIES *** Okcoin is on a mission to make crypto investing and trading easily accessible to anyone around the world. We are building the next generation of tools to help onboard the investors and traders who have been on the fence about crypto. Okcoin a globally licensed exchange with offices in San Francisco, Miami, Malta, Hong Kong, Singapore and Japan. We are a collective of global citizens with a common passion to help decentralize finance and level the economic playing field for everyone around the world. Visit https://go.okcoin.com/natalie for $10 in Bitcoin when you sign up. *** With iTrustCapital, you can actually invest in crypto without worrying about taxes, or fees. iTrustCapital allows their clients to invest in crypto through an individual retirement account, or an IRA. IRAs are tax sheltered accounts, which means all your crypto trading is tax-free and can even grow tax-free over time. The process of signing up with iTrustCapital is really easy, and the service is awesome. The platform has a dedicated client experience team, and you can tell that they really care about helping. The best part is that it's totally free to open an account, and there are no hidden fees.You don't need to pay any monthly subscription or membership fees either. An important thing to consider in the crypto space is security. iTrustCapital happens to be best-in-class for security, as they have partnered with Coinbase Custody keep all their crypto assets in institutional storage. If you open and fund an account, you will get a $100 funding bonus added to your account. To learn more, click the link below and open a free account to learn more. https://itrust.capital/nataliebrunell

Mar 18, 2022 • 1h 1min
Why Bitcoin Over Altcoins featuring BTC All Stars
In this Special Episode of Coin Stories I wanted to explore why some of Bitcoin's all-stars and most knowledgeable leaders have conviction in Bitcoin over other cryptocurrencies. This week's guests: -Preston Pysh -Robert Breedlove -Mark Moss -Alex Gladstein -Aleks Svetski -Cory Klippsten -Max Keiser Bios: Robert Breedlove is the Founder and CEO of Parallax Digital, a global Bitcoin-focused hedge fund and consultancy firm. He is a freedom maximalist, a philosopher, writer, and podcaster eager to spread the message that Bitcoin is Honest Money. Alex Gladstein is Chief Strategy Officer at the Human Rights Foundation. He has also served as Vice President of Strategy for the Oslo Freedom Forum since its inception in 2009. He is an advocate for Bitcoin as a tool for freedom and human rights, and writes thought-provoking articles on how Bitcoin transforms lives. Max Keiser is a podcaster and revered by some as the High Priest of Bitcoin. He's been on a mission since 2011 to Orange Pill the world so countries, companies and people can mine and hoard Bitcoin to escape the despair of fiat money inflation and the impracticality of gold as a store of value. Cory Klippsten is CEO of SwanBitcoin.com. He also serves as an advisor to Riot Blockchain, Unchained Capital, and Bitcoin Venture Fund, and is a partner in Bitcoiner Ventures. As an advisor he has supported more than $250M of fundraising since 2016, and as an angel has funded 20+ early stage startups. Mark Moss is a professional investor, and host of the Market Disruptors YouTube channel and podcast. He is a startup and growth expert, helping six companies to reach seven figures in their first year, and leading businesses to the Fortune 500 promise land. Preston Pysh hosts one of the top-ranked investing podcasts on Apple Podcasts, We Study Billionaires. He's written numerous books on investing and leadership and has been ranked as a top 35 business author on Amazon. Preston also provides independent research of the stock market and central banking policy. Aleks Svetski is a writer, entrepreneur, advisor and a member of The Remnant. Svetski is also a Co-founder of Amber, a digital currency exchange, wallet and round up app. ** Coin Stories is brought to you in part by The Bitcoin Conference and Okcoin. BITCOIN 2022 will be the BIGGEST BITCOIN EVENT IN HISTORY held in Miami on April 6-9, 2022. For 10% Off your Bitcoin Conference Ticket head to https://b.tc/conference and use code COINSTORIES *** Okcoin is on a mission to make crypto investing and trading easily accessible to anyone around the world. We are building the next generation of tools to help onboard the investors and traders who have been on the fence about crypto. Okcoin is a globally licensed exchange with offices in San Francisco, Miami, Malta, Hong Kong, Singapore and Japan. We are a collective of global citizens with a common passion to help decentralize finance and level the economic playing field for everyone around the world. Visit https://go.okcoin.com/natalie for $10 in Bitcoin when you sign up. *** With iTrustCapital, you can actually invest in crypto without worrying about taxes, or fees. iTrustCapital allows their clients to invest in crypto through an individual retirement account, or an IRA. IRAs are tax sheltered accounts, which means all your crypto trading is tax-free and can even grow tax-free over time. The process of signing up with iTrustCapital is really easy, and the service is awesome. The platform has a dedicated client experience team, and you can tell that they really care about helping. The best part is that it's totally free to open an account, and there are no hidden fees.You don't need to pay any monthly subscription or membership fees either. An important thing to consider in the crypto space is security. iTrustCapital happens to be best-in-class for security, as they have partnered with Coinbase Custody to keep all their crypto assets in institutional storage. The platform also offers a growing list of over 25 different cryptocurrencies to invest in, with more being added all the time, so it's easy to diversify your portfolio. With a new mobile app that allows clients to trade whenever they want, iTrustCapital has really earned its place in the market, being voted Best Crypto Investment Platform in the US. As a special tip for my viewers, if you open and fund an account, you will get a $100 funding bonus added to your account. To learn more, click the link below and open a free account to learn more. https://itrust.capital/nataliebrunell.

Mar 9, 2022 • 1h 3min
Henrik Zeberg: A Rally in Bitcoin & Equities Before Deflationary Bust?
This week's guest is Macro Economist, Chartist, Elliott Wave practitioner Henrik Zeberg. We discuss: - Financial Markets - Deflationary Bust forecast - Bitcoin - Inflation - Russia and Ukraine Crisis Henrik Zeberg is the cofounder of TheZebergReport. TheZebergReport aspires to provide a sane voice in a financial world cluttered with ad hoc understanding of Macro and Economy. Zeberg bases his analyses and forecasts on proce structures - short- and long-term and cross-market analyses. The above approach has led Zeberg to forecast a major Deflationary Bust, which will commence later this year. Greatest crash since 1929. Zeberg is a Bitcoin Bull until top in equities, but feels it will decline with risk assets until Fed unleashes everything to continue Financial Repression. ** Coin Stories is brought to you in part by The Bitcoin Conference and Okcoin. BITCOIN 2022 will be the BIGGEST BITCOIN EVENT IN HISTORY held in Miami on April 6-9, 2022. For 10% Off your Bitcoin Conference Ticket head to https://b.tc/conference and use code COINSTORIES *** Okcoin is on a mission to make crypto investing and trading easily accessible to anyone around the world. We are building the next generation of tools to help onboard the investors and traders who have been on the fence about crypto. Okcoin a globally licensed exchange with offices in San Francisco, Miami, Malta, Hong Kong, Singapore and Japan. We are a collective of global citizens with a common passion to help decentralize finance and level the economic playing field for everyone around the world. Visit https://go.okcoin.com/natalie for $10 in Bitcoin when you sign up. *** With iTrustCapital, you can actually invest in crypto without worrying about taxes, or fees. iTrustCapital allows their clients to invest in crypto through an individual retirement account, or an IRA. IRAs are tax sheltered accounts, which means all your crypto trading is tax-free and can even grow tax-free over time. The process of signing up with iTrustCapital is really easy, and the service is awesome. The platform has a dedicated client experience team, and you can tell that they really care about helping. The best part is that it's totally free to open an account, and there are no hidden fees. You don't need to pay any monthly subscription or membership fees either. An important thing to consider in the crypto space is security. iTrustCapital happens to be best-in-class for security, as they have partnered with Coinbase Custody keep all their crypto assets in institutional storage. The platform also offers a growing list of over 25 different cryptocurrencies to invest in, with more being added all the time, so it's easy to diversify your portfolio. With a new mobile app that allows clients to trade whenever they want, iTrustCapital has really earned its place in the market, being voted Best Crypto Investment Platform in the US. As a special tip for my viewers, if you open and fund an account, you will get a $100 funding bonus added to your account. To learn more, click the link below and open a free account to learn more. https://itrust.capital/nataliebrunell Approximate Timecodes: 00:00 Intro & Promo Codes 02:17 Henrik intro 03:07 Early life in Denmark 05:08 Studying economics in Copenhagen 06:13 Keynesian vs Austrian economics 07:28 Early image of the US 08:42 Visiting US 09:40 Growing up wanting to be rich? 13:45 Money system manipulation 17:18 Financial polarization 18:39 Deflationary bust coming? 22:41 Bust will happen in 2022 27:05 Triggering melt-up 30:02 What does deflationary bust look like? 32:11 Life during the bust 34:17 iTrustCapital Break 35:15 Bullish on Bitcoin 40:14 China & Russia vs US dollar 45:33 First hearing about BTC 46:04 Investing in Bitcoin 46:34 US dollar no longer global reserve currency? 51:19 Decentralization 52:49 Preparing for deflationary bust 56:36 Why can't politicians admit mistakes? 57:32 Ukraine joining NATO? 59:13 Hopeful about the future? 1:01:32 Bust creating opportunities

Feb 28, 2022 • 1h 6min
SPECIAL EPISODE: Russia-Ukraine War - Don't Trust, Verify with Jeet Sidhu
Jeet Sidhu is a fintech executive, former leveraged finance investor, and Bitcoin twitter enthusiast (@jeetsidhu_). In his free time he runs a Tik Tok on financial history(@thebitcoinfiles). After requesting knowledgable sources on the Russia-Ukraine war on Twitter, many in the Bitcoin space urged me to reach out to Sidhu, who has been tweeting updates on the conflict and threads with compelling data, articles, videos and photos. *** Coin Stories is brought to you in part by The Bitcoin Conference and Okcoin. BITCOIN 2022 will be the BIGGEST BITCOIN EVENT IN HISTORY held in Miami on April 6-9, 2022. For 10% Off your Bitcoin Conference Ticket head to https://b.tc/conference and use code COINSTORIES *** Okcoin is on a mission to make crypto investing and trading easily accessible to anyone around the world. We are building the next generation of tools to help onboard the investors and traders who have been on the fence about crypto. Okcoin a globally licensed exchange with offices in San Francisco, Miami, Malta, Hong Kong, Singapore and Japan. We are a collective of global citizens with a common passion to help decentralize finance and level the economic playing field for everyone around the world. Visit https://go.okcoin.com/natalie for $50 in Bitcoin when you sign up. *** With SoFi's all-in-one platform, you can save, spend, earn, borrow and invest. Buy stocks and ETFs, open an automated portfolio, or (my favorite part) start accumulating Bitcoin —all with no account minimums, and zero commissions on trades. Whether you're new to the world of Bitcoin, or you've been Dollar Cost Averaging or trading for years, SoFi has something for everyone. Go to sofi.com/natalie to sign up for a SoFi active invest account, and you can win up to $1,000.

Feb 21, 2022 • 58min
Crypto Kaleo: Trading Alts to Stack More Bitcoin
This week's guest is Crypto Kaleo. We discuss: - His inspiring origin story - Overcoming financial ups and downs - Becoming a successful trader - Serving God through his work - Alts vs. Bitcoin - Price/volatility predictions Crypto Kaleo is a popular crypto trader and analyst with a sizable following on Twitter. He's a co-founder of LedgArt — an entity whose work includes finance-inspired NFTs. You can follow Kaleo on Twitter at @CryptoKaleo. *** Coin Stories is brought to you in part by The Bitcoin Conference and Okcoin. BITCOIN 2022 will be the BIGGEST BITCOIN EVENT IN HISTORY held in Miami on April 6-9, 2022. For 10% Off your Bitcoin Conference Ticket head to https://b.tc/conference and use code COINSTORIES *** Okcoin is on a mission to make crypto investing and trading easily accessible to anyone around the world. We are building the next generation of tools to help onboard the investors and traders who have been on the fence about crypto. Okcoin a globally licensed exchange with offices in San Francisco, Miami, Malta, Hong Kong, Singapore and Japan. We are a collective of global citizens with a common passion to help decentralize finance and level the economic playing field for everyone around the world. Visit https://go.okcoin.com/natalie for $10 in Bitcoin when you sign up. *** With SoFi's all-in-one platform, you can save, spend, earn, borrow and invest. Buy stocks and ETFs, open an automated portfolio, or (my favorite part) start accumulating Bitcoin —all with no account minimums, and zero commissions on trades. Whether you're new to the world of Bitcoin, or you've been Dollar Cost Averaging or trading for years, SoFi has something for everyone. Go to sofi.com/natalie to sign up for a SoFi active invest account, and you can win up to $1,000.

Feb 14, 2022 • 1h 9min
Sven Henrich: The Debt Bubble and Bitcoin (R)Evolution
This week's Coin Stories features Market Strategist Sven Henrich. We discussed: - Sven's origin story - Sven's journey to becoming bullish on Bitcoin - America's historic debt - Market volatility - Inflation - The Fed's credibility - Will there be a significant crash? Sven is the lead market strategist for NorthmanTrader, publisher of the Daily Market Brief, host of NorthmanTrader's Straight Talk Podcast, and a highly respected technical analyst and commentator about markets & the macro economic environment. He is a frequent contributor to CNBC, CNN Business and MarketWatch. You can follow Sven on Twitter at @NorthmanTrader *** Coin Stories is brought to you in part by The Bitcoin Conference and Okcoin. BITCOIN 2022 will be the BIGGEST BITCOIN EVENT IN HISTORY held in Miami on April 6-9, 2022. For 10% Off your Bitcoin Conference Ticket head to https://b.tc/conference and use code COINSTORIES *** Okcoin is on a mission to make crypto investing and trading easily accessible to anyone around the world. We are building the next generation of tools to help onboard the investors and traders who have been on the fence about crypto. Okcoin a globally licensed exchange with offices in San Francisco, Miami, Malta, Hong Kong, Singapore and Japan. We are a collective of global citizens with a common passion to help decentralize finance and level the economic playing field for everyone around the world. Visit https://go.okcoin.com/natalie for $10 in Bitcoin when you sign up. *** With SoFi's all-in-one platform, you can save, spend, earn, borrow and invest. Buy stocks and ETFs, open an automated portfolio, or (my favorite part) start accumulating Bitcoin —all with no account minimums, and zero commissions on trades. Whether you're new to the world of Bitcoin, or you've been Dollar Cost Averaging or trading for years, SoFi has something for everyone. Go to sofi.com/natalie to sign up for a SoFi active invest account, and you can win up to $1,000.


