Crypto Voices: Episode 169 Donations to Porkopolis Economics via BTCPay are appreciated: https://donations.porkopolis.io/ Show support appreciated: donations.cryptovoices.com Alec Harris's havenX: https://thehavenx.com/ In this episode, Michel and Matthew are joined by special guest, John Sirianni, the newly appointed CEO of Tropic Square, a pioneering company in the realm of transparent and auditable secure chip solutions. With over two decades of experience in the semiconductor and cybersecurity industries, Sirianni is leading Tropic Square as they prepare for the pre-production tape of their flagship product, TROPIC01, later this year. Tune in to hear Sirianni discuss the importance of security through transparency, the innovative engineering behind TROPIC01, and Tropic Square's mission to meet the growing demand for secure hardware solutions. Don't miss this insightful conversation about the future of cryptographic processing and secure device design. Learn about Tropic Square: https://satoshilabs.com/news/john-sir... Contents 00:00:12 Intro 00:01:33 Genesis of Tropic Square 00:06:00 The Semi-Conductor Landscape 00:09:02 Quantum Communication and the Hardware Wallet 00:11:55 TROPIC01 Features 00:15:51 Satoshi Labs 00:18:40 Autonomous Edge 00:20:50 Open Source Ethos 00:24:57 Show Sponsor - Trezor 00:25:43 Big Players in Chip Making 00:27:29 Tropic Square Limitations 00:31:00 Innovation in the Industry 00:33:30 Tropic Square's Chips 00:38:00 Decentralization in the Industry 00:44:27 What Makes Tropic Square Stand Out 00:46:43 Closing Thoughts Hosts: Matthew Mezinskis, Michel, Alec Harris Music: New Friend Music newfriendmusic.com/ Podcast & videos Bitcoin, privacy, crypto, economics & liberty Thanks for listening!

Josef Tětek from Trezor discusses Trezor Academy's Bitcoin education in Africa, challenges with mining, regulatory issues, and the importance of self-custody. The podcast explores Bitcoin adoption in Africa, sourcing Bitcoin, and the need for Bitcoin to address economic issues in the region.

Crypto Voices: Episode 167 Donations to Porkopolis Economics via BTCPay are appreciated: https://donations.porkopolis.io/ Show support appreciated: donations.cryptovoices.com Alec Harris's havenX: https://thehavenx.com/ Today Alec and Matthew are joined by special guest, Derek Odom. Derek is the CEO of Non-Von, a revolutionary Dartmouth-affiliated startup bridging the gap between algorithms and computing hardware. In this episode, Derek shares insights into his company's groundbreaking work on neuromorphic hardware architecture—a technology inspired by brain circuitry. This innovative approach is set to drastically improve AI and multivariate sensor processing applications both on the edge and eventually in data centers. By leveraging cutting-edge algorithms and novel parallel hardware design, Derek's team is achieving an unprecedented cost and power consumption reduction, effectively overcoming the limitations of traditional monolithic memory units. Learn about Derek and Non-Von here: https://www.linkedin.com/in/derek-odom/ https://www.non-von.com/ Contents 00:00:35 Derek's Intro 00:03:36 Energy Efficiency 00:06:14 Constraints Against Devices 00:09:20 Edge Computing within Government and Near-Peers 00:11:21 Decentralization with Non-Von 00:15:47 Relationship with TSMC 00:20:29 The Chip Race 00:25:53 TSMC 2 00:27:06 The Future of the Chip Industry 00:30:33 Show Sponsor - Trezor 00:31:23 Geo-political Concerns with China 00:32:40 How Non-Von Stands Out 00:37:27 Comparing Processes 00:40:03 Use Cases for AI 00:42:45 Who's Processing the Data 00:47:27 Fail-Safe and Government Regulation 00:48:28 Other Use Cases 00:51:01 Democratizing AI 00:55:10 Closing Thoughts Hosts: Matthew Mezinskis, Michel, Alec Harris Music: New Friend Music newfriendmusic.com/ Podcast & videos Bitcoin, privacy, crypto, economics & liberty Thanks for watching!

Crypto Voices: Episode 166 Donations to Porkopolis Economics via BTCPay are appreciated: https://donations.porkopolis.io/ Show support appreciated: donations.cryptovoices.com Alec Harris's havenX: https://thehavenx.com/ Today Alec, Keto, and Matthew are joined by Seth for Privacy. Seth is a privacy advocate who strives to educate and learn more about where technology and privacy meet and is deeply enthusiastic about the ability these technologies grant people to take back control of their data, and more broadly, their digital lives. Learn about Seth's endeavors here: https://sethforprivacy.com/ Seth for Privacy's X Account: @sethforprivacy Freedom.Tech's X Account: @freedomtech Freedom.Tech's Website: https://freedom.tech/about/ Contents 00:00:00 Matt's Episode Intro 00:02:12 Episode Starts Here 00:07:08 Bitcoin News 00:10:07 Seth for Privacy Joins 00:10:48 Seth's Take on Current Events 00:19:31 Why Now? 00:21:34 Privacy Tools for Legacy Industries 00:26:26 What is the Message? 00:30:25 "The Chilling Effect" 00:33:15 Gaining Absolute Privacy 00:44:00 Personal Privacy 00:55:37 Show Sponsor - Trezor 00:56:47 Bitcoin's Future 01:08:03 War on Cash 01:14:30 Closing Thoughts Hosts: Matthew Mezinskis, Michel, Alec Harris Music: New Friend Music newfriendmusic.com/ Podcast & videos Bitcoin, privacy, crypto, economics & liberty Thanks for watching!

Crypto Voices: Episode 165 Donations to Porkopolis Economics via BTCPay are appreciated: https://donations.porkopolis.io/ Show support appreciated: donations.cryptovoices.com Alec Harris's havenX: https://thehavenx.com/ Today Alec, Keto, and Matthew are joined by guest Yves Bennaïm to discuss all things Bitcoin. Yves Bennaïm has focused since 2011 on the societal and political implications of Bitcoin and its Blockchain technology. In 2017, he founded 2B4CH, a not-for-profit think tank dedicated to helping industries and governments comprehend the social and financial impacts of Bitcoin, cryptocurrencies, and cryptoassets. He currently serves as the chair of this organization. Since 2017, Yves has been a regular contributor to the Swiss business magazine Bilan with his column "Bitcoin and its Blockchain." Additionally, he writes the "Swindles in the World of Cryptoassets" column for the Swiss daily newspaper Le Temps. He chairs CEN and ISO technical committees, representing Switzerland. With a passion for spreading impactful ideas, he launched and curated TEDxGeneva in 2009 and 2010. His expertise and contributions to the field have been recognized in various media, including an interview-focused portrait by Le Temps newspaper. Learn more about Yves here: https://yves.bennaim.com/ Contents 00:00:37 Intro to guest Yves Bennaïm 00:01:35 Yves's Bitcoin Initiative 00:11:08 Getting the Vote Moving in Switzerland 00:17:41 Bitcoin Initiative Interest 00:23:30 Bitcoin's Acceptance in Switzerland 00:35:15 What is Needed for the Vote 00:35:58 Show Sponsor - Trezor 00:36:48 Voting Continued 00:43:25 Yves on Swiss Banking Secrecy 00:51:35 Samourai Wallet in the News 01:01:28 Satoshi's Quote and What it Means Today 01:09:07 Closing Thoughts Hosts: Matthew Mezinskis, Michel, Alec Harris Music: New Friend Music newfriendmusic.com/ Podcast & videos Bitcoin, privacy, crypto, economics & liberty Thanks for watching!

Crypto Voices: Episode 164 Donations to Porkopolis Economics via BTCPay are appreciated: https://donations.porkopolis.io/ Show support appreciated: donations.cryptovoices.com Alec Harris's havenX: https://thehavenx.com/ This episode was recorded on April 18th, 2024. Matthew and Alec talk about the upcoming Bitcoin halving and Matt breaks down some of his latest charts, featuring the United States M3 Money and the importance of repos and Eurodollars. They also look at the Bitcoin price Power law percentiles. Contents 00:06:14 Intro + Bitcoin Halving 00:08:16 Top Monetary Assets Worldwide 00:20:28 Top Ten Stocks & Bitcoin 00:22:30 NVIDIA Shareholder Meeting 00:24:29 Bitcoin Price 00:25:54 M3 Money 00:33:48 Show Sponsor - Trezor 00:34:38 What's Next for Matt's Charts? 00:35:16 Viability of BRICS 00:40:06 Bitcoin's Adoption 00:42:20 Who Can Carry Cash? 00:48:14 Paraguay and the $100 Bill 00:49:30 Closing Thoughts Show Sponsor: hodlhodl.com/join/cryptovoices Hosts: Matthew Mezinskis, Michel, Alec Harris Music: New Friend Music newfriendmusic.com/ Podcast & videos Bitcoin, privacy, crypto, economics & liberty Thanks for watching!

Crypto expert Peter Todd discusses supporting Ukraine, critiquing contrarianism, and the complexity of global security. Topics range from NATO involvement, Russian disinfo tactics, freezing reserves, to historical parallels with Gaza and China. The conversation also touches on Bitcoin's role in financial systems and the implications of confiscating Russian assets.

Porkopolis Economics: Episode 100 Show Sponsors: trezor.io Donations to Porkopolis Economics via BTCPay are appreciated: https://donations.porkopolis.io/ Porkopolis Economics covers macroeconomics, money, and sports from the creator of the Crypto Voices podcast, Matthew Mezinskis. Today, we fact-check the age-old (in Bitcoin terms!!) comparisons that have always been made between Bitcoin and PayPal. You need to simply understand that Bitcoin is basic money, and whatever is happening inside of PayPal, is not. This is also my 100th episode of Porkopolis Economics! As discussed at the video start, please note that from now on these macro and chart-type videos will only continue on YouTube and Rumble. Crypto Voices, our long-form podcast on Bitcoin and privacy with Alec from Halo Privacy and Michel from nodl, will continue to be streamed via the RSS feed as it has since 2017 (via Spotify, Apple Podcasts, etc.). As always, thank you for watching, and listening! Contents 00:42 The Future of Porkopolis Economics 02:48 Trezor is Sponsoring Porkopolis Economics 04:00 PayPal's comparisons to Bitcoin 06:41 PayPal and Bitcoin's Transaction Payment Volume 09:46 PayPal Mafia 11:32 Issues with PayPal 14:18 Where Bitcoin Stands Out 17:42 Bitcoin and PayPal Market Cap Chart 21:10 The Backing of Bitcoin 22:32 Closing Thoughts Host: Matthew Mezinskis https://porkopolis.io https://twitter.com/crypto_voices Show content is not investment or financial advice in any way.

Porkopolis Economics: Episode 99 Donations to Porkopolis Economics via BTCPay are appreciated: https://donations.porkopolis.io/ Porkopolis Economics covers macroeconomics, money, and sports from the creator of the Crypto Voices podcast, Matthew Mezinskis. Today, we are looking at the Bitcoin market cap vs. Meta's. Towards the end of the video, I show you where Meta and Bitcoin rank among other top assets. Contents 00:09 Chart Breakdown 01:07 Meta's Market Cap History 0256 Bitcoin's Market Cap History 03:42 Comparing The Two 06:13 Top Assets by Market Cap 08:40 Closing Thoughts Host: Matthew Mezinskis https://porkopolis.io https://twitter.com/crypto_voices Show content is not investment or financial advice in any way.

Porkopolis Economics: Episode 98 Donations to Porkopolis Economics via BTCPay are appreciated: https://donations.porkopolis.io/ Porkopolis Economics covers macroeconomics, money, and sports from the creator of the Crypto Voices podcast, Matthew Mezinskis. Today, we are following up on last week's United States 10-year Government Bond Yield video. In this video, we are comparing the U.S. 10-year Government Bond Yield to the Federal Reserve ownership of U.S. debt. Contents 00:57 What Does the Fed Control? 02:03 Fed Funds Target Rate 04:21 Who Controls Who? 05:06 Federal Reserve's Ownership of U.S. Debt 06:51 Global Financial Crisis 08:33 All-Time Record High 09:50 Printing Money to Buy Government Debt 11:06 Closing Thoughts Host: Matthew Mezinskis https://porkopolis.io https://twitter.com/crypto_voices Show content is not investment or financial advice in any way.