Bitcoin Rapid-Fire

Jeremy Rubin is a contributor to the Bitcoin Core software project, among other projects and initiatives in the technology space.   I'm extremely fascinated by the people who contribute to improving the technology that underpins bitcoin - how they think about bitcoin, their personal philosophies and ideologies, and how and why they have decided to devote their time to contributing to this project.   I'm also not a very technologically inclined person myself, so I feel its important to speak with those who are, so I can gain further insight and understanding into how bitcoin truly works 'under the hood'.   One fascinating question to me is "does everyone who supports, contributes or uses bitcoin have to be 'ideologically aligned' on what bitcoin 'is'?".  We explored this question and lots more in this discussion.    Enjoy!    --    More from Jeremy:   TWITTER: https://twitter.com/JeremyRubin   BLOG: https://rubin.io/   JUDICA WEBSITE: https://judica.org/    More from me:       TWITTER: http://bit.ly/2P7PUjA       YOUTUBE: https://bit.ly/3aBbZxg       MEDIUM: http://bit.ly/2Zk0Dex       INSTAGRAM: http://bit.ly/30r7IqY The BitBox02 Bitcoin-Only Hardware Wallet is a safe and easy way to do so. Get 5% off here: https://shiftcrypto.ch/bitbox02/bitcoin-only/?utm_source=rapidfire&utm_medium=webcast&utm_campaign=landingpage&ref=rapidfire Get 10% off on the BITCOIN 2022 CONFERENCE IN MIAMI! The 2021 conference was EPIC, and 2022 is going to be even bigger and better. Use the promo code 'RAPIDFIRE' at checkout: http://tixr.com/pr/rapidfire/26217 If you're in Canada and looking to buy bitcoin at competitive rates, with an emphasis on privacy and security, check out bullbitcoin.com. If you're in the US, the best option is Swan Bitcoin. Use this link to get $10 of free bitcoin! http://bit.ly/3rvxVlA Once you buy bitcoin, you should take self-custody.

Dr. Paul Saladino is THE leading expert on what has become known as ‘The Carnivore Diet’. His extensive research, and clinical experience, have led him to the conclusion that a diet composed of almost exclusively ‘nose-to-tail’, properly raised animal foods is the diet which aligns with how the human body has evolved, and therefore allows it to function most optimally.   Paul recognizes that such a proposition may be surprising, even offensive to some people, which is why he has taken it upon himself to make sure he has studied every aspect of the diet, and every critique, in extreme depth.   He recently published the results of his research and experience in a book called ‘The Carnivore Code’, which covers many of the details of the diet, clears up many misconceptions, and explains why animal food is all the body needs to thrive.   Myself, as well as a lot of other bitcoiners, have begun experimenting with the Carnivore Diet, or at least a diet with a greater focus on animal meat, so I thought it would be interesting to have him on and pick his brain a bit.   A lot more than 90 minutes would be required to fully explain all the details of this approach to eating, and I could have easily spoken to Paul for 4-5 hours, but he’s a busy guy, so we covered as much ground as we could with the time we had.   For more info from Paul, check out the links below.    Enjoy!    —    More from Paul:    TWITTER: https://twitter.com/CarnivoreMD   WEBSITE (Heart and Soil): https://heartandsoil.co/   WEBSITE (Personal): https://carnivoremd.com/  Continuous Glucose Monitor: nutrisense.io     More from me:     TWITTER: http://bit.ly/2P7PUjA     YOUTUBE: https://bit.ly/3aBbZxg     MEDIUM: http://bit.ly/2Zk0Dex     INSTAGRAM: http://bit.ly/30r7IqY The BitBox02 Bitcoin-Only Hardware Wallet is a safe and easy way to do so. Get 5% off here: https://shiftcrypto.ch/bitbox02/bitcoin-only/?utm_source=rapidfire&utm_medium=webcast&utm_campaign=landingpage&ref=rapidfire Get 10% off on the BITCOIN 2022 CONFERENCE IN MIAMI! The 2021 conference was EPIC, and 2022 is going to be even bigger and better. Use the promo code 'RAPIDFIRE' at checkout: http://tixr.com/pr/rapidfire/26217 If you're in Canada and looking to buy bitcoin at competitive rates, with an emphasis on privacy and security, check out bullbitcoin.com. If you're in the US, the best option is Swan Bitcoin. Use this link to get $10 of free bitcoin! http://bit.ly/3rvxVlA Once you buy bitcoin, you should take self-custody.

Many countries around the world have experienced substantial levels of inflation in recent years, with some of the most notable being Argentina, Lebanon, Iran and Turkey.    To those of us with relatively 'stable' inflation (note: inflation is theft), we may not appreciate how life changes when money begins to rapidly loose its value.  Of course, the problems are not just economic, but they morph into social and political problems that can become extremely unpleasant and oppressive.   I thought it would be interesting to talk with some bitcoiners from these countries, to try and learn more about what life has been like for them over the last few years, and how they and others are using bitcoin to protect themselves from the injurious effects of inflation, which ultimately await us all.   Enjoy!   --   Guests on Twitter:  https://twitter.com/Klajnberg  https://twitter.com/Thomssmn  https://twitter.com/1971Bubble  https://twitter.com/Ziya_Sadr More from me:   TWITTER: http://bit.ly/2P7PUjA   YOUTUBE: https://bit.ly/3aBbZxg   MEDIUM: http://bit.ly/2Zk0Dex   INSTAGRAM: http://bit.ly/30r7IqY

Christopher Gimmer is the co-founder of Snappa, a software company that simplifies graphic design.  Chris released a blog post recently, explaining why his company made the decision to add bitcoin to their balance sheet, by converting a large portion of the company's cash balance to bitcoin.  It was an excellently written piece, which also serves as a fantastic primer for explaining the investment case for bitcoin generally.    Of course, this comes on the heels of the big announcement by MicroStrategy in early August, which announced that they were converting $250million of their balance sheet cash to bitcoin.   I believe this is a trend that we will see accelerate rapidly, so I thought it would be interesting to get Chris to come on and explain the thinking behind his companies decision, and discuss some more of the details around it.   Enjoy!    --   More from Chris:  TWITTER: https://snappa.com/app  ARTICLE: https://chrisgimmer.com/bitcoin-reserve-asset/   More from Snappa:  TWITTER: https://twitter.com/SnappaHQ  WEBSITE: https://snappa.com/app   More from me:  TWITTER: http://bit.ly/2P7PUjA  YOUTUBE: https://bit.ly/3aBbZxg  MEDIUM: http://bit.ly/2Zk0Dex  INSTAGRAM: http://bit.ly/30r7IqY

MicroStrategy, a publicly listed company with a market cap over $1billion, made waves in August by purchasing $250million dollars worth of bitcoin, an amount representing the vast majority of their ‘reserve assets’. This was a major move, that surprised many in both scale and scope, and is likely to serve as watershed moment in the story of corporate accumulation of bitcoin. There are several, albeit smaller businesses, that preceded MicroStrategy in seeing the valuable role bitcoin could play as a reserve asset on their balance sheets, and I thought it would be fun to get a few of them together to discuss their decision to do so. Enjoy! — More from the guests: Float Toronto (Twitter): https://twitter.com/float_toronto Float Toronto (Website): https://linktr.ee/float_toronto Tahinis (Twitter): https://twitter.com/TheRealTahinis Tahinis (Website): https://www.tahinis.com/ David Bailey (Twitter): https://twitter.com/DavidFBailey Bitcoin Magazine (Twitter): https://twitter.com/bitcoinmagazine Bitcoin Magazine (Website): https://bitcoinmagazine.com/ More from me: TWITTER: http://bit.ly/2P7PUjA YOUTUBE: https://bit.ly/3aBbZxg MEDIUM: http://bit.ly/2Zk0Dex INSTAGRAM: http://bit.ly/30r7IqY

This week for the Bitcoiner Book Club, we decided to discuss a phenomenal article by Robert Breedlove entitled, 'Masters and Slaves of Money'.  Robert has emerged as one of the most thoughtful and compelling writers in the bitcoin space, and this piece was so well received (I read/listened to it 6 times!), and so relevant to our era, that I couldn't resist bringing some bitociners together to dig into it. If you haven't already, I highly recommend you listen to / read the orignal (links below), and follow Robert on twitter to keep up with his incredible output and insights. Enjoy! -- TWITTER(Robert): https://twitter.com/Breedlove22 ORIGINAL ARTICLE (TEXT): https://medium.com/@breedlove22/masters-and-slaves-of-money-255ecc93404f ORIGINAL ARTICLE (AUDIO): https://anchor.fm/thecryptoconomy/episodes/Masters--Slaves-of-Money---By-Robert-Breedlove-eijlu3/a-a31d6hl Twitter of Book Club Participants: GUY: https://twitter.com/TheCryptoconomy RICHARD: https://twitter.com/rjames_BTC KORIN: https://twitter.com/til_ain More from me: TWITTER: http://bit.ly/2P7PUjA YOUTUBE: https://bit.ly/3aBbZxg MEDIUM: http://bit.ly/2Zk0Dex INSTAGRAM: http://bit.ly/30r7IqY

Rodolfo Novak is the Co-Founder and CEO of Coinkite, the company behind such uber-popular bitcoin hardware products like the Coldcard, OpenDime, BlockClock and several other bad-ass pieces of hardware that allow users to engage in bitcoin safely and conveniently.   I've been a big fan of Rodolfo's for a while now, so I thought it was time we hooked up for a chat.   Enjoy!   --   More from Rodolfo and Coinkite:  TWITTER: https://twitter.com/nvk  TWITTER (Coinkite): https://twitter.com/Coinkite  WEBSITE: https://coinkite.com/   More from me:  TWITTER: http://bit.ly/2P7PUjA   YOUTUBE: https://bit.ly/3aBbZxg   MEDIUM: http://bit.ly/2Zk0Dex   INSTAGRAM: http://bit.ly/30r7IqY

Knut Svanholm is the author of the recently published book 'Bitcoin: Independence Reimagined', as well as the book 'Bitcoin: Sovereignty Through Mathematics'.   Knut has been on the show once before, but having just finished his new book, I thought it would be fun to get him back on to go over some of the major themes and ideas behind his latest work.   Enjoy!   --   More from Knut:  TWITTER: https://twitter.com/knutsvanholm  BOOK: https://www.amazon.com/Bitcoin-Independence-reimagined-Knut-Svanholm/dp/B087638GJT/ref=tmm_pap_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&qid=1597783888&sr=8-1   More from me:   TWITTER: http://bit.ly/2P7PUjA  YOUTUBE: https://bit.ly/3aBbZxg   MEDIUM: http://bit.ly/2Zk0Dex   INSTAGRAM: http://bit.ly/30r7IqY

One of the most common questions with Bitcoin is 'Ya but who controls the code?'.  While the full answer is somewhat complex, the simple answer is that many talented individuals, all over the globe, contribute to the ongoing development of the Bitcoin Network, and Amiti Uttarwar recently became one of them!   In July I heard some of Amiti's story from a profile done on her by Forbes, and was excited to have her on the show to learn more about her background and the details of what she is currently working on.   Enjoy!   --   More from Amiti:  TWITTER: https://twitter.com/amizi   More from me:   TWITTER: http://bit.ly/2P7PUjA   YOUTUBE: https://bit.ly/3aBbZxg   MEDIUM: http://bit.ly/2Zk0Dex   INSTAGRAM: http://bit.ly/30r7IqY     If you’re in Canada, and looking to buy bitcoin, Shakepay is an excellent option. They have the fastest sign up, funding and withdrawals I’ve ever seen. They also have really great rates. Use this affiliate link to buy $100+ of bitcoin and we both get $10 fee: https://shakepay.me/r/FEW1DR0

Alex Leishman is the Co-Founder and CEO of River Financial, a company that helps people acquire bitcoin and has aspirations to offer a wide range of bitcoin-native financial services as the ecosystem develops.   I invited Alex on to discuss his journey to bitcoin (he was originally studying aeropsace engineering), and what motivated him to want to contribute to building an alternative financial system on bitcoin.   Enjoy!   --   More from Alex: TWITTER: https://twitter.com/Leishman RIVER FINANCIAL TWITTER: https://twitter.com/RiverFinancial RIVER FINANCIAL WEBSITE: https://river.com/ More from me:  TWITTER: http://bit.ly/2P7PUjA  YOUTUBE: https://bit.ly/3aBbZxg  MEDIUM: http://bit.ly/2Zk0Dex  INSTAGRAM: http://bit.ly/30r7IqY   If you’re in Canada, and looking to buy bitcoin, Shakepay is an excellent option. They have the fastest sign up, funding and withdrawals I’ve ever seen. They also have really great rates. Use this affiliate link to buy $100+ of bitcoin and we both get $10 fee: https://shakepay.me/r/FEW1DR0