

The Peter McCormack Show
Peter McCormack
The Peter McCormack Show is a podcast covering politics, economics, free speech, and Bitcoin.
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Aug 16, 2024 • 1h 27min
MicroStrategy, Metaplanet, & Real Bedford with Dylan LeClair - WBD853
Dylan LeClair is the Director of Bitcoin Strategy at MetaPlanet and Senior Market Analyst at Bitcoin Magazine Pro. In this interview, we discuss Michael Saylor’s Bitcoin strategy, and how they are implementing this at Metaplanet. – Show notes: https://www.whatbitcoindid.com/podcast/microstrategy-metaplanet-real-bedford This episode’s sponsors: IREN - Bitcoin Mining. Done Sustainably. Swan Bitcoin - Invest in Bitcoin with Swan Ledger - State of the art Bitcoin hardware wallet Bitcasino - The Future of Gaming is here Casa - Take control of your digital wealth CheatCode - Sydney, Australia Oct 25–26 XAPO Bank - The only way to bank your Bitcoin Ledn - Save. Borrow. Trade.

Aug 14, 2024 • 1h 21min
Protecting Your Bitcoin with Jameson Lopp - WBD852
Jameson Lopp, co-founder and CTO of Casa, shares insights on important Bitcoin security strategies and the rising physical threats to Bitcoin holders. He recounts his harrowing swatting experience, illustrating the dangers of public visibility. The discussion also highlights the role of politicians in the cryptocurrency landscape, specifically touching on El Salvador's Bitcoin holdings and implications for geopolitical dynamics. Lopp encourages a multifaceted approach to security, emphasizing community collaboration and evolving measures to protect investments.

Aug 12, 2024 • 1h 47min
Bitcoin Reformation or Revolution? With American HODL & Erik Cason - WBD851
American HODL is an OG Bitcoin investor and Erik Cason is a cypherpunk and author of Cryptosovereignty: The Encrypted Political Philosophy of Bitcoin. In this interview, we discuss the transcendent orange political movement, re-forging the American meritocracy, and Bitcoin reformation vs revolution. – Show notes: https://www.whatbitcoindid.com/podcast/bitcoin-reformation-or-revolution This episode’s sponsors: IREN - Bitcoin Mining. Done Sustainably. Swan Bitcoin - Invest in Bitcoin with Swan Ledger - State of the art Bitcoin hardware wallet Bitcasino - The Future of Gaming is here Casa - Take control of your digital wealth CheatCode - Sydney, Australia Oct 25–26 XAPO Bank - The only way to bank your Bitcoin Ledn - Save. Borrow. Trade.

Aug 9, 2024 • 1h 15min
Escaping Hyperinflation with Mauricio Di Bartolomeo - WBD850
Mauricio Di Bartolomeo is a Founder & the Chief Strategy Officer of Ledn. In this interview, we discuss mining Bitcoin in Maduro’s Venezuela, the mining crackdown, escaping hyperinflation, shorting fiat, and how the world will come to Bitcoin. – Show notes: https://www.whatbitcoindid.com/podcast/escaping-hyperinflation This episode’s sponsors: IREN - Bitcoin Mining. Done Sustainably. Swan Bitcoin - Invest in Bitcoin with Swan Ledger - State of the art Bitcoin hardware wallet Bitcasino - The Future of Gaming is here Casa - Take control of your digital wealth CheatCode - Sydney, Australia Oct 25–26 XAPO Bank - The only way to bank your Bitcoin Ledn - Save. Borrow. Trade.

Aug 7, 2024 • 1h 6min
Lyn Alden on Japan's Unwinding, US Recession & Social Unrest - WBD849
In this discussion, Lyn Alden, a macroeconomist and investment strategist at Ego Death Capital, shares her expertise on urgent economic issues. She delves into Japan's economic shifts, especially the impacts of yen depreciation on global markets. Lyn connects fiscal challenges with rising youth protests and social unrest, emphasizing how broken monetary systems fuel discontent. The conversation also explores the role of Bitcoin as a potential solution to financial challenges, making the case for personal financial management amidst economic turbulence.

Aug 5, 2024 • 1h 22min
Resistance Money with Andrew Bailey, Bradley Rettler, & Craig Warmke - WBD848
Andrew Bailey, is a Professor of Philosophy at Yale-NUS College, Bradley Rettler is a Professor of Philosophy at the University of Wyoming and Craig Warmke is a Professor of Philosophy at Northern Illinois University. In this episode we discuss their book Resistance Money and the global net-benefits of Bitcoin. – Show notes: https://www.whatbitcoindid.com/podcast/resistance-money This episode’s sponsors: IREN - Bitcoin Mining. Done Sustainably. Swan Bitcoin - Invest in Bitcoin with Swan Ledger - State of the art Bitcoin hardware wallet Bitcasino - The Future of Gaming is here Casa - Take control of your digital wealth CheatCode - Sydney, Australia Oct 25–26 XAPO Bank - The only way to bank your Bitcoin

Aug 2, 2024 • 1h
Bitcoin Marginalism with Eric Yakes - WBD847
Eric Yakes is the Managing Partner at Epoch and the Author of The 7th Property: Bitcoin and the Monetary Revolution. In this interview, we discuss the economic theory of marginalism, how this translates to Bitcoin, Bitcoin adoption cycles and the challenges of investing in Bitcoin companies. – Show notes: https://www.whatbitcoindid.com/podcast/bitcoin-marginalism This episode’s sponsors: IREN - Bitcoin Mining. Done Sustainably. Swan Bitcoin - Invest in Bitcoin with Swan Ledger - State of the art Bitcoin hardware wallet Bitcasino - The Future of Gaming is here Casa - Take control of your digital wealth CheatCode - Sydney, Australia Oct 25–26

Jul 31, 2024 • 48min
Will Trump be the First Bitcoin President? With Vivek Ramaswamy - WBD846
Vivek Ramaswamy is an American entrepreneur. In this interview, we discuss fears about America’s current path, burgeoning state power, regulatory capture, dismantling the administrative state, restoring America's prosperity, and why American ideals are fundamentally aligned with Bitcoin. – Show notes: https://www.whatbitcoindid.com/podcast/will-trump-be-the-first-bitcoin-president This episode’s sponsors: IREN - Bitcoin Mining. Done Sustainably. Swan Bitcoin - Invest in Bitcoin with Swan Ledger - State of the art Bitcoin hardware wallet Bitcasino - The Future of Gaming is here Casa - Take control of your digital wealth CheatCode - Sydney, Australia Oct 25–26

Jul 29, 2024 • 1h 15min
The US Government Needs Bitcoin with Luke Gromen & Preston Pysh - WBD845
Luke Gromen is the Founder and President of Forest for the Trees and Preston Pysh is a founder of The Investor Podcast Network. In this interview, we discuss the desperate global debt problem, American decline & global monetary strategies, Bitcoin vs dollar milkshake scenarios, and how the US could back treasuries with Bitcoin to alleviate its looming debt burden. – Show notes: https://www.whatbitcoindid.com/podcast/the-us-government-needs-bitcoin This episode’s sponsors: IREN - Bitcoin Mining. Done Sustainably. Swan Bitcoin - Invest in Bitcoin with Swan Ledger - State of the art Bitcoin hardware wallet Bitcasino - The Future of Gaming is here Casa - Take control of your digital wealth CheatCode - Sydney, Australia Oct 25–26

Jul 27, 2024 • 2h 11min
Bitcoin War Games with Matthew Pines - WBD844
Matthew Pines is the Director of Intelligence at SentinelOne and a National Security Fellow at the Bitcoin Policy Institute. In this interview, we discuss geopolitical flashpoints of destabilisation, global nuclear-threat game theory, the implications of extraterrestrial technology, and the nation-state Bitcoin race. – Show notes: https://www.whatbitcoindid.com/podcast/bitcoin-war-games This episode’s sponsors: IREN - Bitcoin Mining. Done Sustainably. Swan Bitcoin - Invest in Bitcoin with Swan Ledger - State of the art Bitcoin hardware wallet Bitcasino - The Future of Gaming is here Casa - Take control of your digital wealth CheatCode - Sydney, Australia Oct 25–26