

Bitcoin for Millennials
Bram Kanstein
Explore the inner workings of our flawed financial system with Bram Kanstein (https://x.com/@bramk) and his guests. Discover why Bitcoin stands out as the most groundbreaking technological discovery of our time—and why you need to understand and embrace it.
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Aug 1, 2024 • 1h 24min
Scott Dedels: The Dao of Bitcoin | BFM069
Scott Dedels is the CEO of Block Rewards and the author of The Dao of Bitcoin: Towards a Cosmology of Energy Money. He is also the host of The Block Reward Podcast. Dao of Bitcoin is a spiritual exploration of the energetics of money, manifestation, and a bullish dive into why Bitcoin’s fundamental principles are in harmony with universal law.
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Timestamps
00:00 - Introduction and Overview
03:02 - Bitcoin's Potential to Change Faster Than Expected
08:07 - The Theft Nature of Fiat Money
15:00 - Money as a Natural Process
29:02 - Bitcoin's Efficiency in Exchanging Energy
36:03 - The Impact of the Fiat Money System on Society
41:53 - Bitcoin and Daoism: Principles of Decentralization and Harmony
48:32 - Bitcoin as a New Paradigm for Consensus and Societal Values
53:05 - The Potential Societal Changes of Bitcoin Adoption
56:47 - Challenges in Aligning Economic Practice with Daoist Principles
01:09:38 - The Journey into Daoism and Bitcoin: Tranquility and Presence
01:17:26 - The Core Belief: Never Use Words as Weapons

Jul 30, 2024 • 1h 37min
Anastasia: Escape the fiat money illusion with Bitcoin | BFM068
In this lifetime, Anastasia has a BA in Philosophy and an MA in Classical Languages and Literature. She has been in the technology industry as a software engineer and technical writer since the 90s and still works in that industry today. Guided by source energy, she also works with people to guide them on a path to greater clarity, well-being, awareness, and a higher level of consciousness through energetic dialogue. I discovered Anastasia’s Twitter/X account and was captivated by her intelligent, deep, and thought-provoking posts about reality, consciousness, manifestation, and Bitcoin.
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Timestamps
00:00 - Introduction and Background
01:30 - Exploring Reality, Consciousness, and Bitcoin
10:12 - The Impact of the Fiat System on Individuals and Society
16:23 - Bitcoin: An Anchor into a New Paradigm of Abundance
32:18 - The Interconnectedness of the Physical, Psychic, Mental, and Emotional Worlds
35:36 - Manifesting Our Own Diseases and the Importance of Self-Acceptance
38:17 - Embracing Our True Selves for Freedom
42:59 - The Illusion of Control and the Outsourcing of Energy
45:51 - Fixing the Money System to Fix the World
56:52 - Our Responsibility in Creating a Better Future
01:01:36 - The Deep Time of Humanity
01:15:44 - Believing in Bitcoin's Success
01:22:26 - The Power of Belief and Manifestation
01:34:52 - Embracing Love and Positivity

Jul 25, 2024 • 1h 30min
Rodrigo Cuesta: From multi-million acquisition to all-in on Bitcoin | BFM067
Rodrigo Cuesta is a Medical Doctor and Surgeon who could not find a good job despite having a great CV. This led him to entrepreneurship and he founded his first company in Telehealth. He sold that and blew 50% of the money trying to invest in different things with leverage. The rest of the money was invested in a venture studio that also got acquired. All of that reward was converted into Bitcoin and Rodrigo never looked back. He stopped being a speculator and is now following a low-risk strategy to accumulate more Bitcoin.
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Timestamps
00:00 - Introduction and Background
03:08 - Learning from Mistakes
09:17 - The Impact of Broken Money
14:22 - Building vs. Consuming
23:24 - Personal Growth and Regaining Lost Time
25:57 - Transparency and Forming Your Own Opinion
28:01 - Saving for the Future
30:35 - Enjoying Today and Planning for Tomorrow
36:26 - Owning Your Time and Achieving Autonomy
47:24 - Bitcoin as a Tool to Save Time and Break Free
53:19 - Bitcoin as a Store of Value and True Property
58:22 - Taking Control of Your Financial Future with Bitcoin
01:09:38 - The Safety of Bitcoin
01:14:21 - Rethinking the Education System
01:19:57 - The Future of Bitcoin
01:24:19 - The Value of Humbleness

Jul 23, 2024 • 1h 19min
Phil Geiger: Bitcoin Reduces Your Financial Risk | BFM066
Phil Geiger is the Vice President of Product Marketing at Unchained, a prominent Bitcoin financial services company. Before joining Unchained, he actively introduced Bitcoin to newcomers by explaining its underlying economics. His efforts included giving educational presentations for beginners, offering one-on-one consulting, writing featured articles for various publications, and engaging in discussions about Bitcoin and cryptocurrency on social media.
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Timestamps
00:00 - Introduction and Background
06:19 - The Importance of Money
11:32 - Flaws of Central Banking
25:45 - Price as a Reflection of Understanding
29:55 - Central Banking and Communism
37:48 - The Importance of Understanding Bitcoin
39:42 - Bitcoin as a Philosophical and Conservative Form of Money
42:20 - The Cantillon Effect and the Flaws of Traditional Financial Systems
47:46 - Bitcoin's Fixed Supply and Verifiability: A Low-Risk Investment
56:46 - The Adoption of Bitcoin: A Bullish Sign for the Future
01:07:12 - Loaning and Borrowing Against Bitcoin
01:15:44 - Bitcoin: A Transformative and Optimistic Force in the World

Jul 18, 2024 • 1h 20min
Fernando Nikolić: Bitcoin is financial freedom | BFM065
Fernando Nikolić is the Marketing & Communications Director at Blockstream, and founder of the media research firm Bitcoin Perception, where he tracks and analyzes the mainstream media's coverage of Bitcoin. His other Bitcoin-related side projects include knowyourbitcoinmeme.com and bitcoinerbooks.com.
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→ Bitcoin Perception: https://bitcoinperception.com
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Timestamps
00:00 - Introduction and Background
03:01 - Understanding Bitcoin's Price Fluctuations
09:55 - The Challenge of Explaining Bitcoin
15:37 - Bitcoin: A Neutral and Political Technology
24:35 - The Challenges of Entrepreneurship and Capitalism
30:48 - The Rise of Solopreneurship
36:22 - Bitcoin as a Solid Measuring Stick of Value
43:44 - The Philosophical Impact of Bitcoin
46:47 - Exploring Bitcoin Memes and Perspectives
49:08 - Bitcoin as a Hard Money Standard and Value Exchange
54:05 - The Power of Memes in Bitcoin Education
56:48 - The Importance of Tracking the Perception of Bitcoin in the Media
59:41 - Addressing the Environmental Angle
01:12:46 - Objection Handling in Bitcoin
01:15:22 - The Positive Impact of Bitcoin Mining in Remote Areas

Jul 16, 2024 • 58min
James van Straten: Q3 Bitcoin Market Update | BFM064
James van Straten is Lead Analyst at CryptoSlate, where he conducts in-depth structured research on Bitcoin, Layer-One tokens, Central Bank Digital Currencies, and macroeconomics. He is passionate about data, technology, and trend-spotting. As a tech and liberty maximalist, James hails Bitcoin as the 21st century's paramount invention.
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Timestamps
00:00 - The Journey of Discovering Bitcoin
07:38 - The Impact of the Halving on the Market
14:57 - The Selling of Bitcoin by Governments
21:30 - The Long-Term Value of Bitcoin
28:24 - The Impact on Bonds and Real Estate
32:16 - Bitcoin as a Risky Asset
35:38 - The Risks of Buying Property
40:47 - Bitcoin as a Store of Value
45:26 - The Trend of Companies Adopting Bitcoin
54:09 - The Potential for Global Game Theory
55:26 - The Importance of Respect and Community

Jul 11, 2024 • 1h 16min
Bryan Solstin: Everything will be cheaper priced in Bitcoin | BFM063
Bryan Solstin is an aerospace systems engineer, Bitcoiner since 2017, and ran for US Senate on a zero-tax Bitcoin platform. Bryan brings a unique perspective to the discourse on conservation (savings) within a debt-based monetary system and conservation within a commodity-based monetary system. In his book, “Apex Environmental Solution: Bitcoin”, Brian argues that all conservation efforts within our current monetary system are futile and that we are driven into hyper-consumption, behavior that does not improve our lives.
› Follow Bryan on https://x.com/BryanBSolstin
› Bryan’s book, “Apex Environmental Solution: Bitcoin” https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0CR1FYZ2L
› Bryan’s website: https://solstin.com
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TIMESTAMPS
00:00 - Introduction and Background
01:19 - Flaws in the Centralized Monetary System
06:22 - The Importance of a Standard Measure of Value
08:26 - The Impact of the Current Monetary System on Society
37:45 - The Potential Impact of Bitcoin on the Monetary System
45:17 - Bitcoin as a Store of Wealth, Medium of Exchange, and Unit of Exchange
48:13 - Challenges and Obstacles to Bitcoin Adoption
56:21 - The Role of Traditional Banks in a Bitcoin-Based System
01:03:08 - The Sustainable Benefits of Bitcoin

Jul 9, 2024 • 1h 1min
Niko Jilch: Kill your ego, adopt Bitcoin | BFM062
Niko Jilch is a renowned finance journalist, podcaster, and fierce advocate for Bitcoin and sound money principles. With his popular "Fix the Money" newsletter and podcast, and German-focused YouTube channel “Was Bitcoin Bringt”, he provides insightful analysis on the flaws of the current monetary system and the revolutionary potential of Bitcoin. Niko’s experiences with economic crises and his deep understanding of economics have made him a leading voice in the Bitcoin community, championing the need for a more disciplined and decentralized financial system.
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→ Niko’s publication: https://www.fixthemoney.net
→ Niko’s German Bitcoin channel: https://www.youtube.com/@WasBitcoinbringt
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Timestamps
00:00 - Introduction and Background
03:49 - Bitcoin as a Reaction to the Financial Crisis
07:59 - The Ego Barrier to Understanding Bitcoin
12:50 - The Role of Journalists and Media in Understanding Bitcoin
24:46 - Empowering Individuals with Bitcoin
30:29 - Money as a Social Construct
33:19 - The Flaws of the Current Monetary System
35:45 - Bitcoin as a Store of Value
38:07 - Bitcoin as a Currency and Unit of Exchange
45:30 - The Importance of Fixing the Money
49:36 - The Decreasing Risk of Investing in Bitcoin
55:31 - Bitcoin's Role in Building a Better Future
59:00 - The Power of the Individual

Jul 4, 2024 • 1h 24min
Keith Laska: Bitcoin is a peaceful resistance | BFM061
Keith Laska is a Professor of Bitcoin at Fordham University in New York. He is passionate about Bitcoin but got frustrated by the lack of high-quality, easy-to-understand education. To understand Bitcoin, he spent thousands of hours on YouTube, social media, books, and attending conferences. Keith concluded that Bitcoin is a once-in-a-generation money transformation, and most people won't understand it until it's too late. So he put a team of passionate Bitcoiners together and launched Learn Bitcoin, a Bitcoin Education Network.
→ Follow Keith on https://x.com/keithlaska
→ Keith’s Bitcoin Education Network: https://learnbitcoin.io
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Timestamps
00:00 - Introduction and Background
02:35 - Keith's Journey into Bitcoin
05:17 - Bitcoin as a Currency of Peaceful Resistance
08:05 - Questioning Trust in Institutions
11:54 - The Flaws of the Current Monetary System
16:35 - The Power Shift to the People
22:50 - The Adoption of Bitcoin by Institutions
25:43 - The Importance of Securing Your Bitcoin
28:58 - Financial Advisors and Wealth Managers' Interest in Bitcoin
32:28 - Encouraging Self-Reflection and Questioning
36:02 - The Need for Individual Leadership
40:10 - Investing in Bitcoin through Retirement Accounts
44:29 - Financial Advisors' Concerns about Money Printing and Inflation
46:35 - Bitcoin as a Savings Technology
53:52 - Bitcoin: The Millennials' S&P 500
56:29 - The Importance of Low Time Preference
01:19:48 - Prioritizing Family and Quality Time

Jul 2, 2024 • 1h 49min
Bert de Groot: Bitcoin invites you to build | BFM060
Bert de Groot is an engineer by trade who keeps greenhouses, warehouses, and offices warm with the Bitcoin miners he set up. He has also helped thousands of businesses, families, and plebs on their Bitcoin journey with his company bitcoinbrabant.com, as an official reseller of open-source hardware wallets, Dutch Bitcoin books, workshops, and much more. He enjoys working on the Bitcoin standard full-time. He is currently also the chairman at VBNL.org, an organisation of 13 Dutch Bitcoin companies that work together in this industry body to combat fraud and improve Bitcoin adoption in The Netherlands.
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Timestamps
00:00 Introduction and Background
03:10 The Challenge of Bitcoin Adoption
08:40 Bitcoin vs. Other Cryptocurrencies
26:21 Bitcoin's Impact on the Global Economy
38:26 The Physicality of Bitcoin
41:26 The Difference Between Owning and Physical Possession
45:59 The Challenges and Potential of Transitioning to a Bitcoin-based System
1:00:04 Being Good to Others: A Core Belief


