Here's a super dense chat from Bitcoin Amsterdam 2024 with my favorite TradFi Bitcoiner friend, Richard Byworth! Richard is Managing Partner at alternative investment manager Syz Capital. With 25 years of investment experience, he leads the $1.3bln Liquid Alternatives business and is a member of the Executive Committee. › My previous episode (BFM078) with Richard: https://spotifyanchor-web.app.link/e/3kUsediSDNb › Follow Richard: https://twitter.com/richardbyworth SPONSOR 🧘‍♂️ Gain peace of mind with Onramp’s Multi-Institution Custody solution. Receive $250 in Bitcoin when you join via ⁠https://bfmlinks.com/onramp⁠ PRODUCTS I ENDORSE › Foundation Passport: a premium Bitcoin hardware wallet that I love. Get $10 off: ⁠https://foundation.xyz/bram⁠ › CRYPTOTAG: The world's strongest seed phrase storage - ⁠https://bfmlinks.com/cryptotag⁠ › Buy Bitcoin in the EU 🇪🇺 via ⁠https://relai.me/bram⁠ and use code BRAM to reduce fees by 0.5% 🔔 SUBSCRIBE TO GET NOTIFIED → YouTube: ⁠⁠https://youtube.com/@bramk⁠⁠ → Follow Bram on ⁠⁠https://x.com/bram

Bevan Waite runs a cinematography and filmmaking business called Mountain Grown Media. Upon trying to solve his challenge of deciding how to manage incoming funds, he ended up studying Bitcoin. Now, he has pivoted part of his business to creating interview videos about Bitcoin, featuring well-known voices, experts, authors, and advocates who discuss our broken monetary system and how Bitcoin can provide solutions. › Follow Bevan on https://twitter.com/bevan_waite › Bevan’s YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@bitintelligence SPONSOR 🧘‍♂️ Gain peace of mind with Onramp’s Multi-Institution Custody solution. Receive $250 in Bitcoin when you join via https://bfmlinks.com/onramp PRODUCTS I ENDORSE › Foundation Passport: a premium Bitcoin hardware wallet that I love. Get $10 off: https://foundation.xyz/bram › CRYPTOTAG: The world's strongest seed phrase storage - https://bfmlinks.com/cryptotag › Buy Bitcoin in the EU 🇪🇺 via https://relai.me/bram and use code BRAM to reduce fees by 0.5% 🔔 SUBSCRIBE TO GET NOTIFIED › YouTube: ⁠⁠https://youtube.com/@bramk⁠⁠ › Follow Bram on ⁠⁠https://x.com/bramk TIMESTAMPS 00:00 - Introduction and Bitcoin Journey 05:12 - Flaws of the Fiat System 11:26 - Financial Colonialism 15:33 - Challenges of Discussing Bitcoin and Wealth-Building 25:11 - The Need for a Paradigm Shift 40:20 - Future Certainty and Bitcoin 46:32 - Bitcoin: Focusing on What You Love 48:47 - Bitcoin: Optionality in the Future 01:01:24 - Bitcoin: Influencing Decisions and the Future 01:06:02 - Bitcoin: A Moral Form of Money 01:13:06 - BitIntelligence: Films that Capture the Emotional and Philosophical Aspects of Bitcoin

Arvind Shanmuga Nathan founded The Bitcoin Curve, a research publication exploring how to scale Bitcoins’ principles beyond money. Based out of Melbourne, Australia he is currently a Non-Executive Director at Melba Support Services, Group Strategy and Performance Lead at Telstra. He draws on these experiences alongside his work as a PhD candidate to tackle his research efforts. › Follow Arvind: https://x.com/ArvsNotes › Arvind’s publication: https://thebitcoincurve.substack.com SPONSORS 🧘‍♂️ Gain peace of mind with Onramp’s Multi-Institution Custody solution. Receive $250 in Bitcoin when you join via https://bfmlinks.com/onrampPRODUCTS I ENDORSE › The Foundation Passport is a premium Bitcoin hardware wallet you already know how to use. Get $10 off with code BRAM via https://foundation.xyz/bram › CRYPTOTAG: The world's strongest seed phrase storage - https://bfmlinks.com/cryptotag › Buy Bitcoin in the EU 🇪🇺 via https://relai.me/bram and use code BRAM to reduce fees by 0.5% 🔔 SUBSCRIBE TO GET NOTIFIED › YouTube: ⁠⁠https://youtube.com/@bramk⁠⁠ › Follow Bram on ⁠⁠https://x.com/bramk TIMESTAMPS 00:00 - Introduction and Background 02:21 - Bitcoin: Solving for Human Behavior 09:40 - Bitcoin's Decentralization and Merit-Based System 17:41 - The Fiat System and Exposing Sinful Behaviors 24:47 - Bitcoin's Influence in Politics, Education, and Healthcare 32:01 - The Unstoppable Idea of Bitcoin 35:44 - Bitcoin's Potential to Disrupt Modern Slavery 51:19 - The Importance of Education and Value Discernment 59:59 - The Geopolitical Impact of Bitcoin and Responsible Government Spending 01:05:20 - Driving Adoption: Tailoring the Narrative of Bitcoin

Michael Peyton is a survivor of five years in a mind-control cult, giving him a unique perspective on modern manipulation and the influence of groupthink in today’s political movements. He loves the spiritual impact of Bitcoin and the problems it could solve. And argues that Bitcoin is the antithesis of a cult. › Michael’s book: https://www.amazon.com/Family-Cult-Trump-Important-President/dp/B08MV1P1S1 SPONSORS 🧘‍♂️ Gain peace of mind with Onramp’s Multi-Institution Custody solution. Receive $250 in Bitcoin when you join via https://bfmlinks.com/onramp 🔐 The Foundation Passport is a premium Bitcoin hardware wallet you already know how to use. Get $10 off with code BRAM via https://foundation.xyz/bram PRODUCTS I ENDORSE › CRYPTOTAG: The world's strongest seed phrase storage - https://bfmlinks.com/cryptotag › Buy Bitcoin in the EU 🇪🇺 via https://relai.me/bram and use code BRAM to reduce fees by 0.5% 🔔 SUBSCRIBE TO GET NOTIFIED › YouTube: ⁠⁠https://youtube.com/@bramk⁠⁠ › Follow Bram on ⁠⁠https://x.com/bramk TIMESTAMPS 🕥 00:00 - Introduction and Background 07:20 - Breaking Away from the Cult 14:09 - The Spiritual Element of Bitcoin 18:54 - Bitcoin's Potential for Positive Change 26:42 - Bitcoin as a Worldwide Phenomenon 34:31 - Bitcoin and the Erosion of Freedom 39:48 - The Network Effect and the Real Value of Bitcoin 52:35 - Bitcoin as the Antithesis of a Cult 57:05 - Bitcoin as a Solution to the Debt Crisis 01:00:17 - Bitcoin as a Spiritual Movement 01:03:01 - Belief in God and the Search for a Deeper Reality

Christian Keroles (”CK”) has been a passionate and dedicated advocate for Bitcoin throughout his career. He’s the Director of Financial Freedom at the Human Rights Foundation, focusing on advancing open-source Bitcoin development and global Bitcoin adoption. › Follow Christian: https://x.com/ck_snarks SPONSORS 🧘‍♂️ Gain peace of mind with Onramp’s Multi-Institution Custody solution. Receive $250 in Bitcoin when you join via https://bfmlinks.com/onramp 🔐 The Foundation Passport is a premium Bitcoin hardware wallet you already know how to use. Get $10 off with code BRAM via https://foundation.xyz/bram PRODUCTS I ENDORSE › CRYPTOTAG: The world's strongest seed phrase storage - https://bfmlinks.com/cryptotag › Buy Bitcoin in the EU 🇪🇺 via https://relai.me/bram and use code BRAM to reduce fees by 0.5% 🔔 SUBSCRIBE TO GET NOTIFIED › YouTube: ⁠⁠https://youtube.com/@bramk⁠⁠ › Follow Bram on ⁠⁠https://x.com/bramk TIMESTAMPS 🕑 00:00 - Introduction and Bitcoin Journey 10:03 - Approach to Personal Finance 14:04 - Bitcoin as an Engineered Truth 16:22 - Bitcoin and Religion: A Comparison 19:15 - Bitcoin's Cultural and Academic Revolution 26:18 - Bitcoin's Impact on Lives 29:29 - Bitcoin's Paradigm Shift and Reflection on Human History 31:15 - Bitcoin's Potential to Improve Lives 34:42 - Bitcoin: Changing the World 44:23 - Hyper Bitcoinization 47:40 - The Game of Bitcoin Adoption 54:45 - Preparing for the Paradigm Shift

Brian De Mint is the Chief Marketing Officer for Orange Pill App. He is also a multi-time Amazon best seller with his two books Bitcoin Evangelism and Parallel. He's been an entrepreneur for 16 years, in Bitcoin for 10 years, he's a father of four and a black belt in Brazilian jiu-jitsu. › Follow Brian: https://x.com/BrianDeMint › Brian’s books: https://www.amazon.com/stores/author/B0B4V9WXYB/allbooks SPONSORS 🧘‍♂️ Gain peace of mind with Onramp’s Multi-Institution Custody solution. Receive $250 in Bitcoin when you join via https://bfmlinks.com/onramp 🔐 The Foundation Passport is a premium Bitcoin hardware wallet you already know how to use. Get $10 off with code BRAM via https://foundation.xyz/bram PRODUCTS I ENDORSE › CRYPTOTAG: The world's strongest seed phrase storage - https://bfmlinks.com/cryptotag › Buy Bitcoin in the EU 🇪🇺 via https://relai.me/bram and use code BRAM to reduce fees by 0.5% 🔔 SUBSCRIBE TO GET NOTIFIED › YouTube: ⁠⁠https://youtube.com/@bramk⁠⁠ › Follow Bram on ⁠⁠https://x.com/bramk TIMESTAMPS 🕥 00:00 - Introduction and the Importance of Bitcoin 02:42 - Bitcoin's Impact on Society 07:00 - The Connection Between Central Banks and COVID 11:02 - Bitcoiners Leading the Paradigm Shift 17:03 - The Power of Economic Votes 23:51 - Tailoring the Bitcoin Conversation 28:05 - Decentralized Consensus and the Rules of Bitcoin 31:18 - The Chess Analogy: Understanding Decentralized Consensus 32:10 - Money: Understanding its Nature and Significance 35:08 - Breaking Free from Propaganda and Nihilism 47:09 - The Power of Optimism and Conviction in Bitcoin

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. › Follow Thomas on https://x.com/thomas_fahrer › Thomas’ company Apollo: https://heyapollo.com/ SPONSORS 🧘‍♂️ Gain peace of mind with Onramp’s Multi-Institution Custody solution. Receive $250 in Bitcoin when you join via https://bfmlinks.com/onramp 🔐 The Foundation Passport is a premium Bitcoin hardware wallet you already know how to use. Get $10 off with code BRAM via https://foundation.xyz/bram PRODUCTS I ENDORSE › CRYPTOTAG: The world's strongest seed phrase storage - https://bfmlinks.com/cryptotag › Buy Bitcoin in the EU 🇪🇺 via https://relai.me/bram and use code BRAM to reduce fees by 0.5% 🔔 SUBSCRIBE TO GET NOTIFIED › YouTube: ⁠⁠https://youtube.com/@bramk⁠⁠ › Follow Bram on ⁠⁠https://x.com/bramk Timestamps 00:00 - Introduction and Bitcoin ETFs 03:07 - Performance and Impact of Bitcoin ETFs 07:49 - Price Manipulation and Proof of Reserves 12:55 - Bitcoin as a Store of Value and the Housing Market 20:09 - Scalability of Bitcoin as a Payments System 25:55 - Defining Success for Bitcoin and Its Impact 47:01 - The Potential of Bitcoin as Internet Money 48:47 - Institutional Validation and Adoption of Bitcoin 50:09 - AI and Bitcoin: A Perfect Fit 57:25 - Catalysts for Bitcoin's Price in the Next 12-18 Months 01:07:54 - Global Game Theory and Bitcoin Adoption by Countries 01:17:31 - BlackRock: Straddling the Fiat Money System and Bitcoin 01:19:21 - The Thin Line for Kicking Off Global Game Theory 01:28:26 - Bitcoiner President and the Future of Bitcoin

Seb Bunney is the co-founder and CEO of Looking Glass Education, a platform dedicated to financial literacy. He is also the author of "The Hidden Cost of Money," where he explores the profound effects of monetary systems on society, including their influence on mental health, family dynamics, and economic inequality. With a background in value investing, Seb aims to simplify complex financial concepts and challenge conventional wisdom about money. › Follow Seb: https://x.com/sebbunney › Seb’s book “The Hidden Cost of Money”: https://sebbunney.com/the-hidden-cost-of-money SPONSORS 🧘‍♂️ Gain peace of mind with Onramp’s Multi-Institution Custody solution. Receive $250 in Bitcoin when you join via https://bfmlinks.com/onramp 🔐 The Foundation Passport is a premium Bitcoin hardware wallet you already know how to use. Get $10 off with code BRAM via https://foundation.xyz/bram PRODUCTS I ENDORSE › CRYPTOTAG: The world's strongest seed phrase storage - https://bfmlinks.com/cryptotag › Buy Bitcoin in the EU 🇪🇺 via https://relai.me/bram and use code BRAM to reduce fees by 0.5% 🔔 SUBSCRIBE TO GET NOTIFIED → YouTube: ⁠⁠https://youtube.com/@bramk⁠⁠ → Follow Bram on ⁠⁠https://x.com/bramk TIMESTAMPS 🕥 00:00 - Introduction and the Influence of Money on Society 02:12 - Money as a Medium of Expression 07:02 - The Impact of a Broken Monetary System 16:15 - The Challenges of Intervention 23:21 - Bitcoin: Disrupting the Financial System 30:23 - Flaws of Interventionist Economics 36:05 - The Need for Change: Bitcoin 45:21 - Deteriorating Money and Consumerism 51:35 - Promoting Saving and Creating an Abundant Society 56:15 - Distorted Capital Flow and Informed Decisions 58:50 - Bitcoin's Potential to Outperform Traditional Assets 01:07:52 - Bitcoin's Impact on Government and Politics 01:20:38 - Bitcoin's Impact on Individual Behavior and Sense of Meaning

Dave Bradley is the co-founder of Bull Bitcoin, a Canadian Bitcoin company. He also organizes the Bitcoin Rodeo, a Bitcoin-only conference. He mined his first Bitcoin in 2010 and in 2013 he opened his first Bitcoin business, a brick-and-mortar store called Bitcoin Brains. › Follow Dave: https://x.com/BitcoinBrains SPONSORS 🧘‍♂️ Gain peace of mind with Onramp’s Multi-Institution Custody solution. Receive $250 in Bitcoin when you join via https://bfmlinks.com/onramp 🔐 The Foundation Passport is a premium Bitcoin hardware wallet you already know how to use. Get $10 off with code BRAM via https://foundation.xyz/bram PRODUCTS I ENDORSE › CRYPTOTAG: The world's strongest seed phrase storage - https://bfmlinks.com/cryptotag › Buy Bitcoin in the EU 🇪🇺 via https://relai.me/bram and use code BRAM to reduce fees by 0.5% 🔔 SUBSCRIBE TO GET NOTIFIED › YouTube: ⁠⁠https://youtube.com/@bramk⁠⁠ › Follow Bram on ⁠⁠https://x.com/bramk TIMESTAMPS 🕑 00:00 - Introduction and Early Bitcoin Mining Experience 03:01 - Bitcoin as a Solution to Government Control 10:52 - The Spiritual Aspect of Money and the Need for Hope 18:05 - The Degradation of Money and its Impact on Individuals 27:31 - The Attack on Individualism and the Challenge to Blind Trust in Government 29:19 - The Power of Incentives 32:18 - The Challenge of Intellectual Discourse 35:07 - Bitcoin: A Tool for Change 39:27 - The Misalignment of Incentives 43:03 - Are We Still Early? 48:02 - Progress and Prosperity 57:12 - Collective Efforts and Misaligned Incentives 59:33 - The Issue of Tribal Thinking and Collectivism 01:06:39 - Bitcoin's Removal of Non-Direct Taxation 01:19:36 - Bitcoin as the Solution to a Dystopian Economic State 01:23:18 - Currency Wars and Bitcoin's Emergence 01:26:40 - The Future of Currency: Bitcoin vs. the US Dollar

Daniel Sempere Pico is a former real estate broker and entrepreneur who got into Bitcoin in 2019 and fully orange-pilled in 2020. I’ve spent the last 3 years working in marketing at Braiins, a company that provides soft- and hardware products for Bitcoin mining companies. Daniel is currently growing a ghostwriting/personal brand strategy consultancy business. › Follow Daniel: https://x.com/BTCGandalf SPONSORS 🧘‍♂️ Gain peace of mind with Onramp’s Multi-Institution Custody solution. Receive $250 in Bitcoin when you join via https://bfmlinks.com/onramp 🔐 The Foundation Passport is a premium Bitcoin hardware wallet you already know how to use. Get $10 off with code BRAM via https://foundation.xyz/bram PRODUCTS I ENDORSE › CRYPTOTAG: The world's strongest seed phrase storage - https://bfmlinks.com/cryptotag › Buy Bitcoin in the EU 🇪🇺 via https://relai.me/bram and use code BRAM to reduce fees by 0.5% 🔔 Subscribe to never miss an upcoming episode of Bitcoin for Millennials › YouTube: ⁠⁠https://youtube.com/@bramk⁠⁠ › Follow Bram on ⁠⁠https://x.com/bramk TIMESTAMPS 🕑 00:00 - Introduction and Daniel's Bitcoin Journey 04:47 - Discovering the Value of Bitcoin 07:17 - Bitcoin as a Safe Haven Asset 10:53 - Bitcoin as the New S&P 500 Index Fund 18:18 - Questioning the Value of Fiat Currencies 23:19 - The Future of Bitcoin Adoption 27:04 - Access to Information and the Rise of Bitcoin 29:01 - Bitcoin as a Solution for Wealth Preservation 31:23 - Questioning Mainstream Media and Recognizing Biases 35:12 - Bitcoin as a Response to the Inefficiencies of the Monetary System 46:40 - The Clash Between AI and the Inflationary Nature of Money 53:26 - Leveraging Time and Income for Freedom and Sovereignty 59:32 - Sovereignty and the Importance of Options 01:02:19 - The Potential Impact of Bitcoin on Global Migration 01:06:41 - Building a Personal Brand for Opportunities and Success 01:18:08 - Owning a Business and Saving in Bitcoin for Maximum Freedom