Bitcoin for Millennials

Rajat Soni is a Certified Financial Advisor with 10 years of finance industry experience, dealing with hundreds of clients on a personal level. As a personal finance educator and content creator, he simplifies complicated concepts with weekly insights on personal finance, investing, stocks, and Bitcoin with his audience of 200,000 followers across Instagram, X, Substack, and Linkedin. I hope you enjoy this episode! → Follow Rajat on https://x.com/rajatsonifnance → Rajat’s newsletter: https://substack.com/@rajatsonifinance → Rajat’s Linktree: https://linktr.ee/rajatsonifinance Timestamps 02:01 - Discovering Bitcoin 03:03 - The Flaws of the Current Financial System 07:52 - How the Financial System Profits from the Illiterate 09:23 - The Pizza Analogy: Decreasing Value of Money 12:14 - The Difference Between Price and Value 13:33 - The Rising Cost of Living 16:12 - Real Estate and Stocks as Wealth-Building Options 18:11 - The Mental Space and Time Preference of Bitcoin 20:28 - The Exploitative Nature of Real Estate 23:44 - The Difficulty of Grasping the Broken System 29:32 - The Internet's Role in Exposing Financial Issues 32:32 - The Challenge of Changing Beliefs 36:12 - The Brokenness of the Financial System 37:27 - Understanding the Current Financial System 39:19 - Bitcoin as an Alternative System 43:03 - Getting Started with Bitcoin 46:24 - Understanding Bitcoin vs. Traditional Investments 50:29 - Aligning Incentives and Building on Bitcoin 53:48 - The Importance of Educating Financial Advisors on Bitcoin 59:35 - Volatility vs. Risk in Bitcoin 01:16:05 - The Importance of Following the Rules of Bitcoin 01:17:39 - The Current System is Based on Debt 01:19:31 - The Value of Fiat Money and Building True Value 🔔 Subscribe to never miss an upcoming episode of Bitcoin for Millennials, → YouTube: ⁠⁠https://youtube.com/@bramk⁠⁠ → Follow Bram on ⁠⁠https://x.com/bramk

In this episode, I talk with Tony Yazbeck, a founding partner of the Bitcoin consultancy firm, the Bitcoin Way. We discuss the flaws of the current financial system and the importance of Bitcoin for millennials. Tony shares his personal experience with the economic collapse in Lebanon and how it shaped his understanding of money and trust in third parties. We explore the need to unlearn the current structure of money and the urgency of Bitcoin adoption and also cover the funding of wars, the importance of self-custody, and the psychological journey of Bitcoin adoption. Timestamps 00:00 - Introduction to Bitcoin and the Current Financial System 01:18 - Personal Experience with Economic Collapse in Lebanon 05:07 - The Trust in Third Parties and the Reality of Money 10:09 - The Need to Unlearn the Current Structure of Money 12:24 - The Difficulty of Understanding Financial Collapse 15:46 - The Connection Between Poverty and the Need for Bitcoin 19:01 - The Funding of Wars and the Importance of Bitcoin 20:34 - The Urgency and Relevance of Bitcoin for Everyone 23:24 - The Flawed System and the Potential for Collapse 27:22 - The Importance of Self-Custody and Personal Responsibility 34:09 - Debunking Myths and Challenging Beliefs about Bitcoin 40:17 - The Impact of Economic Collapse on Individuals 41:24 - The Desire for Personal Sovereignty and Control 48:30 - The Psychological Journey of Bitcoin Adoption 52:28 - The Importance of Being Uncomfortable and Thinking for Yourself 56:37 - The Connection and Mutual Support Among Bitcoiners 01:00:17 - Helping Millennials Build Safe Wealth in Bitcoin 01:03:06 - Inheritance Planning and Bitcoin 01:04:44 - Tony’s Core Belief → Follow Tony on https://x.com/v4btc → The Bitcoin Way company website: https://www.thebitcoinway.com → Follow The Bitcoin Way on https://x.com/Thebitcoinway_ 🔔 Subscribe to never miss an upcoming episode of Bitcoin for Millennials, → YouTube: ⁠⁠https://youtube.com/@bramk⁠⁠ → Follow Bram on ⁠⁠https://x.com/bramk

HRH Prince Filip of Serbia is the first monarch to publicly announce being a Bitcoiner. With a background in finance, he is currently the Chief Strategy Officer at JAN3, a Bitcoin technology company focused on expanding access to Bitcoin and financial freedom around the world. As CSO, he engages with high-level actors and oversees strategic initiatives to accelerate Bitcoin adoption for nation-states around the world. I hope you enjoy this episode! → Follow Prince Filip on https://x.com/PrincFilip1 → JAN3 company website: https://jan3.com/ 🔔 Subscribe to never miss an upcoming episode of Bitcoin for Millennials, → YouTube: ⁠⁠https://youtube.com/@bramk⁠⁠ → Follow Bram on ⁠⁠https://x.com/bramk

Michael Dunworth is the co-founder of Wyre Payments (and the brother of Peter Dunworth, who was a guest in episode 002). And in my opinion, Michael is one of the craziest and smartest brains that I follow in the Bitcoin space. He’s diving into mathematics, cryptography, and thermodynamics, all at the same time. I have been looking forward to chatting with him. This conversation went all over the place and I hope you enjoy it! → Follow Michael on https://x.com/MichaelDunwort1 → Michael’s GitHub: https://github.com/MikeD123/Energy → Bitcoin Timelock Explorer GPT: https://chat.openai.com/g/g-6lwKMzs1e-bitcoin-timelock-explorer 🔔 Subscribe to never miss an upcoming episode of Bitcoin for Millennials, → YouTube: ⁠⁠https://youtube.com/@bramk⁠⁠ → Follow Bram on ⁠⁠https://x.com/bramk

Knut Svanholm is a prolific thinker and author of several books on Bitcoin. He writes about the philosophical impacts of Bitcoin and how it can change the world for the better, and his books are by some described as a “guided meditation that soothes the experienced and tutors the uninitiated in the ways of Bitcoin”. In his latest book about Praxeology, Knut talks about this approach to economics and social science, where logic and deductive reasoning alone could provide more robust explanations for people's actions than empiricism ever could. I have already learned so much from Knut’s thinking and I was very excited to talk to him. I hope you enjoy this episode! → Follow Knut on https://x.com/knutsvanholm → The Freedom Footprint show: https://www.youtube.com/@FreedomFootprint → Knut’s website: https://www.knutsvanholm.com/ → Knut’s latest book on Praxeology: https://bitcoinbook.shop/products/praxeology/ 🔔 Subscribe to never miss an upcoming episode of Bitcoin for Millennials, → YouTube: ⁠⁠https://youtube.com/@bramk⁠⁠ → Follow Bram on ⁠⁠https://x.com/bramk

James Lavish is a reformed hedge-fund manager with over 25 years of institutional investing and risk management experience, having worked for investment banks and hedge funds. Currently, he is Managing Partner of the Bitcoin Opportunity Fund, a hybrid hedge fund that makes public and private investments in companies and assets in the Bitcoin ecosystem. He also teaches financial fundamentals and the benefits of Bitcoin through his newsletter called The Informationist, and as a co-founder of the educational platform Looking Glass Education. As someone without a background in Economics and Finance, James’ content has helped me a lot in learning about these topics, as they are pivotal to understanding the potential of Bitcoin. I was super excited to talk to him, and I hope you enjoy this episode! → Follow James on: https://x.com/jameslavish → James’ newsletter: https://jameslavish.substack.com → Looking Glass Education: https://lookingglasseducation.com → Bitcoin Opportunity Fund: https://www.bitcoinopportunity.fund 🔔 Subscribe to never miss an upcoming episode of Bitcoin for Millennials, → YouTube: ⁠⁠https://youtube.com/@bramk⁠⁠ → Follow Bram on ⁠⁠https://x.com/bramk

Thomas Fahrer is a Co-Founder of Apollo. This platform on the Lightning network allows Bitcoiners to review products they love, find those they can trust, and earn Bitcoin in the process. I hope you enjoy this episode! I love his Tweets and the memes he posts about Bitcoin, which are a great way to communicate the core message of why we Bitcoin: the money we use is broken. I hope you enjoy this episode! → Follow Thomas on https://x.com/thomas_fahrer → Thomas’ company Apollo: https://heyapollo.com/ 🔔 Subscribe to never miss an upcoming episode of Bitcoin for Millennials, → YouTube: ⁠⁠https://youtube.com/@bramk⁠⁠ → Follow Bram on ⁠⁠https://x.com/bramk

Daniel Prince is a prominent figure in the Bitcoin education and podcast community and the author of Choose Life. He is on a mission to share real-life stories of how Bitcoin has changed and shaped individuals' and families' lives forever, through his podcast “Once BITten”. This was a great conversation with a fellow Bitcoiner where we share our reflections on escaping the fiat mindset and our personal journey. I hope you enjoy this episode! → Follow Daniel on https://x.com/PrinceySOV → Daniel’s podcast ‘Once Bitten’: http://www.once-bitten.com/#/episodes 🔔 Subscribe to never miss an upcoming episode of Bitcoin for Millennials, → YouTube: ⁠⁠https://youtube.com/@bramk⁠⁠ → Follow Bram on ⁠⁠https://x.com/bramk

Tim Niemeyer's journey into Bitcoin started in 2018 and is enriched by his diverse background, which encompasses being a USAF avionics technician, insights from his psychology degree, and experience as an elementary teacher. These unique perspectives culminate in his recently published book, 'History Echoes Bitcoin: Understanding the Value of Bitcoin's Properties Through the Lens of History.' In his book, Tim bridges the gap between historical events and the foundational properties of Bitcoin. These properties include permissionlessness, consensus-building, decentralization, trust minimization, censorship resistance, open-source collaboration, immutability, and scarcity. Through his writing, Tim illustrates how each of these qualities has not only been instrumental in the advancement of humanity but also how they collectively form the compelling value proposition of Bitcoin. Each historical parallel in 'History Echoes Bitcoin' serves as a lesson for us to either choose to learn from or ignore. It aims to show how the properties that give Bitcoin its value are each individually beneficial and collectively compelling. Zoom out and you will see! I hope you enjoy this episode. → Follow Tim on https://x.com/tim_niemeyer_ → Tim’s book 'History Echoes Bitcoin': https://www.amazon.com/History-Echoes-Bitcoin-Tim-Niemeyer-ebook/dp/B0C7MVH1HG → Tim’s YouTube: www.youtube.com/@ZoomOut21 🔔 Subscribe to never miss an upcoming episode of Bitcoin for Millennials, → YouTube: ⁠⁠https://youtube.com/@bramk⁠⁠ → Follow Bram on ⁠⁠https://x.com/bramk

Mitchell Askew is the Head Analyst at Blockware Solutions, an Industry leader in Bitcoin mining services, which includes a marketplace to buy or sell your own hosted Bitcoin mining rigs. He is also the host of the Blockware Intelligence Podcast. We talked about Gen Z and how they approach their life and finances, Mitchell’s (philosophical) journey into Bitcoin, why working at a Bitcoin company is very rewarding, and how Bitcoin instills cardinal values. I hope you enjoy this episode! → Follow Mitchell on https://x.com/MitchellHODL → Check out Blockware Solutions: https://www.blockwaresolutions.com 🔔 Subscribe to never miss an upcoming episode of Bitcoin for Millennials, → YouTube: ⁠⁠https://youtube.com/@bramk⁠⁠ → Follow Bram on ⁠⁠https://x.com/bramk