Bitcoin Audible

Guy Swann
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Nov 9, 2020 • 1h 35min

Shitcoin Insider #002 - The Pungent Smells of a Bitcoin Fork

Back with another episode! In #2 we dive into the increasingly irrelevant fork of Bitcoin. What are they, where did they come from, and what exactly is going on in the delusional world of those who who forked consensus, and created a centralized political mess in a backwards attempt to chase the ghost of Satoshi's vision. More hard forks on the horizon, bugs abound, no transactions, and the conclusion of the large block experiment. All this and more in Episode 2 of Shitcoin Insider! To check out the thread and Reddit convo detailing the incredibly timely bug in the BSV multisig, find it on the link here. (Link: https://tinyurl.com/2wmks532)   Host Links ⁠Guy on Nostr ⁠(Link: http://tinyurl.com/2xc96ney) ⁠Guy on X ⁠(Link: https://twitter.com/theguyswann) Guy on Instagram (Link: https://www.instagram.com/theguyswann) Guy on TikTok (Link: https://www.tiktok.com/@theguyswann) Guy on YouTube (Link: https://www.youtube.com/@theguyswann) ⁠Bitcoin Audible on X⁠ (Link: https://twitter.com/BitcoinAudible) The Guy Swann Network Broadcast Room on Keet (Link: https://tinyurl.com/3na6v839) Check out our awesome sponsors! Fold: The best way to buy, use, and earn #Bitcoin on everything you do! Sats back on your debit card, gift cards, auto-buys, round-ups, you name it. Fold is the true bitcoiner's banking. Get 20K sats for FREE using referral code bitcoinaudible.com/fold Ready for best-in-class self custody? Get the Jade here and use discount code 'GUY' to get 10% off (Link: bitcoinaudible.com/jade) Trying to BUY BITCOIN? River, secure, trusted, bitcoin only, lightning enabled, simple. (Link: https://bitcoinaudible.com/river) Bitcoin Games! Get 10% off the best Bitcoin board game in the world, HODLUP! Or any of the other great games from the Free Market Kids! Use code GUY10 at checkout for 10% off your cart! (Link: https://www.freemarketkids.com/collections/games-1) Bitcoin Custodial Multisig Want to get into Bitcoin but not ready for self custody? Use custodial multisig for the best way to distribute trust across multiple institutions and even jurisdictions! Check out OnRamp. (Link: BitcoinAudible.com/onramp) Education & HomeSchooling Get the lesson in real economics that you never got in school, and teach your kids the truth, not the statist insanity that is Keynesianism. Liberty Classroom is the invaluable resource you are looking for! (Link: BitcoinAudible.com/Liberty)
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Nov 6, 2020 • 23min

Read_459 - Call me Ishmael [BitMex]

"One can use a “brainwallet”. Refugees need to carry nothing with them, all they would need to do is remember a Bitcoin wallet passphrase. Funds, potentially millions of US dollars, can therefore be effectively stored inside of one’s mind." - Bitmex research What is a bran wallet and what exactly are the risks and benefits of trying to store Bitcoin in your mind? Is it so simple as generating a key from your favorite quote? Or could this just be a recipe for disaster?  In a time where it is more important than ever to hold your own keys and prepare yourself for the raging bull, Bitmex Research brings us a timely article about the security and concerns of storing Bitcoin in your brain? Check out the phenomenal amount of research at the Bitmex blog: https://blog.bitmex.com/call-me-ishmael/ Don't forget to check out the awesome wallet by our sponsor Hexa Wallet! So many great features available to hold your own keys and protect yourself from loss in the case of disaster. Find them at Hexawallet.io --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/bitcoinaudible/message
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Nov 5, 2020 • 45min

Read_458- The Lightning Liquidity Marketplace [Peter Chawaga]

“Lightning Labs is positioning this release as a step toward an ecosystem of Lightning-based financial products, which it called “LiFi.” - Peter Chawaga A new ecosystem has just begun. With Bitcoin native financial markets, Lightning Labs has released the beginning of an entirely new structure of Bitcoin finance with Lightning Pool Marketplace. An open, global, noncustodial auction for liquidity on the lightning network, and a novel way to execute contracts off-chain. This is the beginning of something big.  Don’t miss this excellent article from Bitcoin Magazine and author Peter Chawaga.  The future of lightning is coming into focus. Check out the original at Bitcoin Magazine, and follow Peter Chawaga at the links below: https://bitcoinmagazine.com/lightning-network https://twitter.com/PeterChawaga Much love to our sponsor, Hexa Wallet for supporting Bitcoin Audible and bringing the best in Bitcoin to audio for all those who don’t have the time to read it. Check them out at Hexawallet.io --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/bitcoinaudible/message
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Nov 4, 2020 • 1h 20min

Read_457 - Our Most Brilliant Idea [Robert Breedlove]

"When governments play God, civilizations burn in Hell." - Robert Breedlove The 3 pillars of free markets all hinge on fair, honest, reliable money. Without it, monumental errors within the markets are unable to be corrected. By enforcing reliable, incorruptible rule of law, undeniable private property, through a system of verifiable sound money... Bitcoin is the capstone of free market innovation.  Don't miss this incredible piece by Breedlove. Check out the original article here and drop some massive applause: https://breedlove22.medium.com/our-most-brilliant-idea-aced329f8941 If you want to support Breedlove's work, check out the many links below: • Subscribe to my YouTube Channel: bit.ly/321Lzm0 • Follow me on Twitter: https://twitter.com/Breedlove22 • Stack sats with me, get $10 in free Bitcoin through this link: https://www.swanbitcoin.com/breedlove • Journey with me as I write my first book: https://bit.ly/3aWITZ • If you enjoyed this, please send sats: https://tippin.me/@Breedlove22 • Or, send sats via Lightning Network with Strike: https://strike.me/breedlove22 And Don't forget to check out our awesome sponsor, Hexa Wallet! A non-custodial, mobile wallet packed with great features. Check them out at the link below: hexawallet.io --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/bitcoinaudible/message
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Nov 3, 2020 • 32min

Read_456 - Bitcoin at 12 [Nic Carter]

"I believe Bitcoiners have this in common. They recognize that they have undertaken a near-hopeless task. Creating a global, neutral, apolitical settlement medium and standard of value will not happen overnight. We have barely begun the project." - Nic Carter Bitcoin represents a hope for a better future, and the longest time horizon in building a sustainable solution for the generations to come after us. Like the cathedrals that took centuries to build, those who labored placed bricks into the structure and toiled their lives knowing they they may never see the completion of their project, but that they were building something far bigger than themselves, that would last for centuries to come. Another brilliant piece from Nic Carter, Bitcoin at 12 years. Hit the original below and drop some incredible applause on the article: https://medium.com/@nic__carter/bitcoin-at-12-f6fce39cb9bb Kudos to Hexa Wallet for the amazing update & as always a major thanks for supporting the show! Check out their amazing mobile wallet packed with features at Hexawallet.io --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/bitcoinaudible/message
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Oct 30, 2020 • 29min

Guy's Take #35 - The Next Domino...

We may have just seen the beginnings of central banks entering the Bitcoin game theory. The game is about to get real. Bitcoin has suddenly broken onto the political stage with the announcement that the Iranian Central Bank is officially purchasing Bitcoin from its licensed miners in order to use it to increase imports and get around the destructive US sanctions. Don't miss this Guy's take where we dig into this major development and exactly what it could mean. Now is the time to hold your own keys! Get a hardware wallet, look into multisig, and get yourself a non-custodial mobile wallet. Our sponsor has a great one to check out, that's Hexa Wallet! A huge thanks to them for supporting Bitcoin Audible and keeping this show bringing the best in Bitcoin to your ears. Check them out at Hexawallet.io Links to a few articles discussing this development: https://elexonic.com/2020/10/30/bitcoin-miners-in-iran-have-a-new-buyer-the-central-bank/ https://www.trustnodes.com/2020/10/29/iran-changes-law-to-use-bitcoin-for-imports --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/bitcoinaudible/message
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Oct 30, 2020 • 1h 31min

Read_455 - Bitcoin and the Rhythms of History [Brandon Quittem]

"Individuals can opt-out of their local currency by joining the Bitcoin life raft. Protect purchasing power, rather than go down with the sinking ship that is their state." - Brandon Quittem A fascinating journey through the concept of the Fourth Turning and analysis of the incredible times we live in. More will change in the next decade than in the previous 8 combined. We are entering a time where our old institutions are torn down and built anew. Do we devolve into collectivism and totalitarian rule? Or can we find a way to protect and fan the flames of individual liberty and sustain a prosperous future for the next generation. Listen to this excellent piece to find out! Follow Brandon on Twitter if you haven't yet! And check out his page, the many great graphics on the article, & all the other great writing available on his site: https://www.brandonquittem.com/ Thanks Hexa Wallet for supporting the Audible of the Bitcoin space! Making all the best in Bitcoin accessible to everyone! https://twitter.com/HexaWallet --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/bitcoinaudible/message
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Oct 27, 2020 • 47min

Read_454 - The Last Word on Bitcoin's Energy Consumption [Nic Carter]

"If your local energy cost is effectively zero but you cannot sell your energy anywhere, the existence of a global buyer for energy is a godsend." - Nic Carter What do all the "boiling oceans" alarmist miss about the nature & incentives of Bitcoin's energy consumption? Can we determine anything meaningful about Bitcoin's energy use by looking at the state of mining today, and the trends leading us into the future? Today we read a great piece from CoinDesk by the many times Bitcoin Audible author Nic Carter, on the fallacies of the general thinking, why Bitcoin gets picked on, & the simple thing the complainers could do to solve it. Nic Carter's "The Last Word on Bitcoin's Energy Consumption": https://www.coindesk.com/the-last-word-on-bitcoins-energy-consumption?amp=1 Other excellent pieces by Nic Carter available in audio: A Most Peaceful Revolution: https://anchor.fm/thecryptoconomy/episodes/CryptoQuikRead_293---A-Most-Peaceful-Revolution-Nic-Carter-e5bfpm The Cat is Out of the Bag: https://anchor.fm/thecryptoconomy/episodes/CryptoQuikRead_340---The-Cat-is-Out-of-the-Bag-Nic-Carter-ea6ffl Don't Fear the Reaper: https://anchor.fm/thecryptoconomy/episodes/Read_436---Dont-Fear-the-Reaper-Nic-Carter-ej3h3l Unpacking Bitcoin's Assurances: https://anchor.fm/thecryptoconomy/episodes/CryptoQuikRead_281---Unpacking-Bitcoins-Assurances-Nic-Carter-e4sn3r If you would like to support the show & be a part of the anointed Satoshi's Audionauts, become a patron at Patreon.com/thecryptoconomy! This show wouldn't be possible without all the incredible supporters of my work, and I cannot thank you guys enough! And a thanks to Hexa Wallet for a great, non-custodial, seedless, multi-factor and multi-account mobile wallet that's great for a whole range of users, experienced and new to the space! Check them out at Hexawallet.io --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/bitcoinaudible/message
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Oct 27, 2020 • 53min

Read_453 - Lies, Deception, & Unnatural Money [Nik Hoffman]

"money printing only “works” if the majority of people don’t even realize that it is steadily devaluing their earnings and savings. People must be deceived into believing a false ideology about this practice, but that can only work for so long; as we’ve seen throughout history, bad money doesn’t last forever." - Nik Hoffman What determines a good money and a bad money, and what exactly does it mean for a money to have value? A brief journey through the concepts that define a money, and the history that informs how and why money becomes a tool for lies and deception to the ultimate detriment of society. Are we doomed to forever repeat the past, or can Bitcoin solve this problem and close the book on monetary manipulation?  Find out in today's Bitcoin Magazine article from author Nik Hoffman. Check out the original at the link below to explore his other works, his monthly roundups, and of course follow Nik on Twitter: https://bitcoinmagazine.com/articles/lies-deception-and-unnatural-money Thanks to Hexa wallet for supporting Bitcoin Audible. If you want an great, noncustodial wallet to hold your on keys, don't forget to check them out at hexawallet.io --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/bitcoinaudible/message
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Oct 23, 2020 • 1h 5min

Read_452 - How Will Bitcoin Lead to More Freedom [Jim Epstein]

"It had a big impact on May, who melded the "Other Plane" with "Galt's Gulch" from Ayn Rand's Atlas Shrugged, which was a safe haven for rational and productive people protected from government coercion and taxation by an invisible shield. Instead of the Colorado mountains, May's cyberspace Galt's Gulch would exist on the internet, with cryptography providing protective cover." - Jim Epstein The argument between the "blockchain technology" and the "Bitcoin anarchists" happens to be a lot older than most know. Whether this is a technology that's outside the system, built to replace it, or one that is supposed to work within the system to make it faster and cheaper, can be traced all the way back to a debate between Eric Salin and crypto-anarchist Timothy C. May. What can the origins of the cypherpunk movement tell us about teh direction of Bitcoin today? Hear this amazing piece from Jim Epstein at Reason Magazine to find out! Other great pieces to accompany this read: The Truth About Smart Contracts by Jimmy Song https://anchor.fm/thecryptoconomy/episodes/CryptoQuikRead_092---The-Truth-About-Smart-Contracts-e2ndrq Bit Gold by Nick Szabo https://anchor.fm/thecryptoconomy/episodes/CryptoQuikRead_275---Bit-Gold-Nick-Szabo-e4o0vp Securing Property with Owner Authority by Nick Szabo https://anchor.fm/thecryptoconomy/episodes/CryptoQuikRead_118---Securing-Property-with-Owner-Authority-e2ndqs The Crypto Anarchist Manifesto by Tim May https://anchor.fm/thecryptoconomy/episodes/CryptoQuikRead_300-----The-Crypto-Anarchist-Manifesto-Timothy-C--May-e5p7j4 For a great and feature rich mobile, non-custodial Bitcoin wallet, our awesome supporter of Bitcoin Audible HexaWallet is where its at! Now in beta, you can get the wallet on the app store or at the link below. Fell free to ask any questions and feedback is hugely appreciated. hexawallet.io --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/bitcoinaudible/message

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