

Bitcoin Rapid-Fire
John Vallis
Bitcoin is the future of money, that is my firm belief. I use this show to learn more about this phenomenon, and its various implications, from some of the brightest minds in the space, and beyond. I'm not trying to educate or inform anyone, I'm sharing my own journey of attempting to understand bitcoin, and delving in to some of the less obvious, but incredibly profound, aspects of its emergence in the global culture.
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Nov 25, 2019 • 37min
Cory Klippsten: Give the gift of Bitcoin
Cory Klippsten is the founder and CEO of GiveBitcoin. GiveBitcoin is trying to turn everyone into a ‘hodler’ with a simple proposition: Give + Timelock + Educate = Bitcoiner.
I invited Cory to come on to discuss his own road to becomming a bitcoiner and explain all the details of how GiveBitcoin works.
Enjoy!
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More from Cory:
TWITTER: https://twitter.com/coryklippsten
More from SwanBitcoin:
TWITTER: https://twitter.com/SwanBitcoin
WEBSITE: https://www.swanbitcoin.com/
More from GiveBitcoin:
TWITTER: https://twitter.com/give_bitcoin
INSTAGRAM: https://www.instagram.com/givebitcoin.io/
MEDIUM: https://medium.com/@givebitcoin21million
WEBSITE: https://givebitcoin.io/
More from me:
TWITTER: http://bit.ly/2P7PUjA
FACEBOOK: http://bit.ly/30lRjUB
INSTAGRAM: http://bit.ly/30r7IqY
YOUTUBE: http://bit.ly/2TDeMy9
MEDIUM: http://bit.ly/2Zk0Dex

Nov 25, 2019 • 24min
Rapid-Fire: Cory Klippsten
Cory Klippsten is the founder and CEO of GiveBitcoin. GiveBitcoin is trying to turn everyone into a ‘hodler’ with a simple proposition: Give + Timelock + Educate = Bitcoiner.
I invited Cory to come on to discuss his own road to becomming a bitcoiner and explain all the details of how GiveBitcoin works.
Enjoy!
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More from Cory:
TWITTER: https://twitter.com/coryklippsten
More from GiveBitcoin:
TWITTER: https://twitter.com/give_bitcoin
INSTAGRAM: https://www.instagram.com/givebitcoin.io/
MEDIUEM: https://medium.com/@givebitcoin21million
WEBSITE: https://givebitcoin.io/
More from me:
TWITTER: http://bit.ly/2P7PUjA
FACEBOOK: http://bit.ly/30lRjUB
INSTAGRAM: http://bit.ly/30r7IqY
YOUTUBE: http://bit.ly/2TDeMy9
MEDIUM: http://bit.ly/2Zk0Dex

Nov 22, 2019 • 1h 18min
Thibaud Marechal: Custody, Insurance and Explaining Bitcoin
I have been enjoying Thib’s posts on twitter, as well as some of his blog writing, so I invited him to come on for a chat!
Enjoy!
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More from Thib:
TWITTER: https://twitter.com/thibm_
More from me:
TWITTER: http://bit.ly/2P7PUjA
FACEBOOK: http://bit.ly/30lRjUB
INSTAGRAM: http://bit.ly/30r7IqY
YOUTUBE: http://bit.ly/2TDeMy9
MEDIUM: http://bit.ly/2Zk0Dex

Nov 22, 2019 • 16min
Rapid-Fire: Thibaud Marechal
I have been enjoying Thib’s posts on twitter, as well as some of his blog writing, so I invited him to come on for a chat!
Enjoy!
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More from Thib:
TWITTER: https://twitter.com/thibm_
More from me:
TWITTER: http://bit.ly/2P7PUjA
FACEBOOK: http://bit.ly/30lRjUB
INSTAGRAM: http://bit.ly/30r7IqY
YOUTUBE: http://bit.ly/2TDeMy9
MEDIUM: http://bit.ly/2Zk0Dex

Nov 15, 2019 • 15min
Rapid-Fire: Conner Brown
Conner Brown is a student at Stanford Law, who fell down the Bitcoin rabbit-hole in 2018. He’s recently gained notoriety for his thoughtful writing on some of the attributes of bitcoin (and money) that are often misunderstood by it’s critics.
I’ve really enjoyed Conner’s perspective on Bitcoin, so I thought it would be fun (and informative) to have him on for a chat.
Enjoy!
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More from Conner:
TWITTER: https://twitter.com/_ConnerBrown_
MEDIUM: https://medium.com/@Conner_
More from me:
TWITTER: http://bit.ly/2P7PUjA
FACEBOOK: http://bit.ly/30lRjUB
INSTAGRAM: http://bit.ly/30r7IqY
YOUTUBE: http://bit.ly/2TDeMy9
MEDIUM: http://bit.ly/2Zk0Dex

Nov 15, 2019 • 2h 4min
Conner Brown: Helping Bitcoin Critics Understand Why They're Wrong
Conner Brown is a student at Stanford Law, who fell down the Bitcoin rabbit-hole in 2018. He’s recently gained notoriety for his thoughtful writing on some of the attributes of bitcoin (and money) that are often misunderstood by it’s critics.
I’ve really enjoyed Conner’s perspective on Bitcoin, so I thought it would be fun (and informative) to have him on for a chat.
Enjoy!
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More from Conner:
TWITTER: https://twitter.com/_ConnerBrown_
MEDIUM: https://medium.com/@Conner_
More from me:
TWITTER: http://bit.ly/2P7PUjA
FACEBOOK: http://bit.ly/30lRjUB
INSTAGRAM: http://bit.ly/30r7IqY
YOUTUBE: http://bit.ly/2TDeMy9
MEDIUM: http://bit.ly/2Zk0Dex

Nov 12, 2019 • 1h 21min
Hector Rosekrans: Bitcoin is an Asymmetric Weapon
Over the last few months I had been enjoying Hector's output on Twitter, as well as on his blog, so I invited him to come on for a chat about Bitcoin, his time in the Navy, his work at Casa, and lots more.
Enjoy!
More from Hector:
TWITTER: https://twitter.com/HectorRosekrans
WEBSITE: https://hectorrosekrans.com/
More from me:
TWITTER: http://bit.ly/2P7PUjA
FACEBOOK: http://bit.ly/30lRjUB
INSTAGRAM: http://bit.ly/30r7IqY
YOUTUBE: http://bit.ly/2TDeMy9
MEDIUM: http://bit.ly/2Zk0Dex

Nov 12, 2019 • 17min
Rapid-Fire: Hector Rosekrans
Over the last few months I had been enjoying Hector's output on Twitter, as well as on his blog, so I invited him to come on for a chat about Bitcoin, his time in the Navy, his work at Casa, and lots more.
Enjoy!
More from Hector:
TWITTER: https://twitter.com/HectorRosekrans
WEBSITE: https://hectorrosekrans.com/
More from me:
TWITTER: http://bit.ly/2P7PUjA
FACEBOOK: http://bit.ly/30lRjUB
INSTAGRAM: http://bit.ly/30r7IqY
YOUTUBE: http://bit.ly/2TDeMy9
MEDIUM: http://bit.ly/2Zk0Dex

Nov 1, 2019 • 1h 56min
Mauricio & Adam: Venezuela, Bitcoin and Ledn.io
Mauricio Di Bartolomeo and Adam Reeds are the co-founders of Ledn.io, a Canadian-based financial services firm that currently offers bitcoin savings accounts and bitcoin-backed loans. Mauricio is also originally from Venezuela, and I recently heard him share his insights on what was going on there on the 'Tales from the Crypt' podcast. After hearing this, I really wanted to pick his brain more and ask him about how socialism got started there, what life is like now, and how the Maduro government was (reportedly) using Bitcoin to circumvent sanctions.
So, the first 50 mins or so is mainly speaking about Venezuela with Mauricio, and the second half Adam re-joins the conversation to get into all the details about why they started Ledn and how it all works.
Enjoy!
More from Mauricio and Adam:
TWITTER (Mauricio): https://twitter.com/cryptonomista
TWITTER (Adam): https://twitter.com/adamreeds
TWITTER (Ledn): https://twitter.com/hodlwithledn
WEBSITE: https://ledn.io/
More from me:
TWITTER: http://bit.ly/2P7PUjA
FACEBOOK: http://bit.ly/30lRjUB
INSTAGRAM: http://bit.ly/30r7IqY
YOUTUBE: http://bit.ly/2TDeMy9
MEDIUM: http://bit.ly/2Zk0Dex

Oct 30, 2019 • 1h 16min
Brady, Citizen Bitcoin: Journeying Towards a Bitcoin Future
Brady is the host and creator of Citizen Bitcoin, which in my opinion is one of the best podcasts in the bitcoin space. He has a very accessible style, is very well informed, and is always able to extract great insights from some of the top experts and entrepreneurs in the industry.
I thought it would be fun to connect with Brady, hear how he got started with the pod, and of course, have some fun talking about bitcoin:)
Enjoy!
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More from Brady:
TWITTER: https://twitter.com/CitizenBitcoin
WEBSITE: https://citizenbitcoin.world/
More from me:
TWITTER: http://bit.ly/2P7PUjA
FACEBOOK: http://bit.ly/30lRjUB
INSTAGRAM: http://bit.ly/30r7IqY
YOUTUBE: http://bit.ly/2TDeMy9
MEDIUM: http://bit.ly/2Zk0Dex