Crypto lawyers Rafael Yakobi and Jake Chervinsky join Brady to dive into the legal and regulatory aspects of #Bitcion. The Travel Rule, regulations regarding Bitcoin privacy, banking regs, and more.Summary:01:01 Introduction06:31 New Bitcoin Regulations09:22 Travel Rule Implications12:56 FINCEN Proposals and Concerns14:54 Lowering Thresholds v.s Expanding Requirements17:08 Potential Problems with New Rules Requirements19:01 Effects on Financial Privacy23:09 FATF Functionality and Global Impact28:46 Bitcoin and Legal Attack Vectors35:51 On the Topic of Privacy48:01 Privacy and the Lightning Network52:08 The War AGainst End-to-End Encryption55:01 Cypher Punks Write Code1:00:40 Legal Action Against BitMEX1:11:01 Closing Thoughts1:14:37 SSL Sign-OffSwan Signal Live pairs great guests for compelling discussions about Bitcoin and economics. Subscribe and turn on notifications for more content from one of the best Bitcoin channels on YouTube. Find the audio podcast at https://swansignalpodcast.comConnect with Swan on social media:Twitter: https://twitter.com/SwanBitcoinTelegram: https://t.me/swansignalLinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/swan...Connect with Jake on social media: https://twitter.com/jchervinskyConnect with Rafael on social media: https://twitter.com/CACryptoLawyerSwan Signal Live is a production of Swan Bitcoin, the best way to accumulate Bitcoin through automatic recurring buys at https://swanbitcoin.com.Get paid to recruit new Bitcoiners: https://swanbitcoin.com/enlist Start buying your first Bitcoin in just minutes, with no fees on your first $10k. Search "Swan Bitcoin" in your app store or visit swan.com/app.Put Bitcoin into your IRA and own your future. Check out swan.com/ira.Swan Vault makes advanced Bitcoin security simple. Secure your BItcoin in a multisignature vault that requires 2 of 3 keys to access. You hold two keys for complete control, but you don't have to go it along. Learn more at swan.com/vault.Swan Private helps HNWI, companies, trusts, and other entities go beyond legacy finance with BItcoin.   

Robert Breedlove and Brandon Quittem discuss how to conceptualize Bitcoin, how profoundly it will affect society, and its role in the 4th Turning.Summary:0:00 Introductions4:49 Summary of 4th Turning and Bitcoin13:32 Summary of Breedlove's "Most Brilliant Idea"31:47 Tinkering vs Thinking34:50 Order vs Entropy45:49 Bitcoin as Decentralized Mycelium58:36 Law of Decimation1:02:47 Natural distributions of Inequality1:14:33 Bitcoin and War1:25:00 Peaceful capitalism aligns with nature1:32:27 Bitcoin and property rights1:42:00 Closing Thoughts1:46:36 Wrap upSwan Signal Live pairs great guests for compelling discussions about Bitcoin and economics. Subscribe and turn on notifications to make sure you can join us live. We often work in questions and comments from the live chat!Subscribe to the audio podcast here: https://swansignalpodcast.comFollow Brandon on Twitter: https://twitter.com/bquittemFollow Breedlove on Twitter: https://twitter.com/Breedlove22Connect with Swan on social media:Twitter: https://twitter.com/SwanBitcoinTelegram: https://t.me/swansignalLinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/swan...Swan Signal Live is a production of Swan Bitcoin, the best way to accumulate Bitcoin through automatic recurring buys. Sign up using this link to get $10 of free Bitcoin: https://swanbitcoin.com/satoshiGet paid to recruit new Bitcoiners: https://swanbitcoin.com/enlist Start buying your first Bitcoin in just minutes, with no fees on your first $10k. Search "Swan Bitcoin" in your app store or visit swan.com/app.Put Bitcoin into your IRA and own your future. Check out swan.com/ira.Swan Vault makes advanced Bitcoin security simple. Secure your BItcoin in a multisignature vault that requires 2 of 3 keys to access. You hold two keys for complete control, but you don't have to go it along. Learn more at swan.com/vault.Swan Private helps HNWI, companies, trusts, and other entities go beyond legacy finance with BItcoin.   

Alex Gladstein, Chief Strategy Officer of the Human Rights Foundation, and Marty Bent, author of influential newsletter that often examines the state of our nation, Marty's Bent, and host of the Tales from the Crypt podcast join us. We'll talk about the founding principles of our country, the current state of the union, the fight for privacy, and how Bitcoin might alter our nation's path.Swan Signal Live pairs great guests for compelling discussions about Bitcoin and economics. Subscribe and turn on notifications to make sure you can join us live. We often work in questions and comments from the live chat!Summary:0:00 Introduction5:16 State of American democracy17:59 Tendency of governments toward centralization28:30 Technology changes the world; law guides it.33:47 Bitcoin should be protected as free speech39:19 The future of encryption and the Travel Rule48:25 State of privacy52:00 Bitcoin yield curve via lightning56:52 Future of privacy1:01:10 Do votes matter?1:06:30 Central banking will continue printing regardless1:12:20 Wrap upSubscribe to the audio podcast here: https://swansignalpodcast.comConnect with Swan on social media:Twitter: https://twitter.com/SwanBitcoinTelegram: https://t.me/swansignalLinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/swan...Swan Signal Live is a production of Swan Bitcoin, the best way to accumulate Bitcoin through automatic recurring buys at https://swanbitcoin.com.Get paid to recruit new Bitcoiners: https://swanbitcoin.com/enlist Start buying your first Bitcoin in just minutes, with no fees on your first $10k. Search "Swan Bitcoin" in your app store or visit swan.com/app.Put Bitcoin into your IRA and own your future. Check out swan.com/ira.Swan Vault makes advanced Bitcoin security simple. Secure your BItcoin in a multisignature vault that requires 2 of 3 keys to access. You hold two keys for complete control, but you don't have to go it along. Learn more at swan.com/vault.Swan Private helps HNWI, companies, trusts, and other entities go beyond legacy finance with BItcoin.   

Will Reeves of Fold App and Yan Pritzker of Swan Bitcoin join us to talk about building on Bitcoin, the future of the Bitcoin industry, and the Brave New Card everyone's excited about.Sign up for the new sats back card from Fold here: https://foldapp.com/cardConnect with Will on social media: https://twitter.com/wlrvsSummary:0:00 Introduction4:18 Growth of Bitcoin-only companies9:50 Introduction to Fold App17:00 Finding product-market fit28:20 Corporate Bitcoin standard37:44 Bitcoin's growing market cap and unit bias46:01 Companies selling paper Bitcoin56:37 Next big company to buy Bitcoin?1:00:56 Endowments, pension funds, and governments buying Bitcoin1:08:11 Is lightning ready?1:13:20 Price predictions1:21:45 Microstrategy earnings call1:23:41 Closing Thoughts1:27:50 Swan Force!Swan Signal Live pairs great guests for compelling discussions about Bitcoin and economics. Subscribe and turn on notifications to make sure you can join us live. We often work in questions and comments from the live chat!Subscribe to the podcast here: https://swansignalpodcast.comConnect with Swan on social media:Twitter: https://twitter.com/SwanBitcoinTelegram: https://t.me/swansignalLinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/swanbitcoinConnect with Yan  on social media: https://twitter.com/skwpSwan Signal Live is a production of Swan Bitcoin, the best way to accumulate Bitcoin through automatic recurring buys at https://swanbitcoin.com.Get paid to recruit new Bitcoiners: https://swanbitcoin.com/enlistGet a FREE copy of "Inventing Bitcoin" ebook or audiobook: https://swanbitcoin.com/freebook Start buying your first Bitcoin in just minutes, with no fees on your first $10k. Search "Swan Bitcoin" in your app store or visit swan.com/app.Put Bitcoin into your IRA and own your future. Check out swan.com/ira.Swan Vault makes advanced Bitcoin security simple. Secure your BItcoin in a multisignature vault that requires 2 of 3 keys to access. You hold two keys for complete control, but you don't have to go it along. Learn more at swan.com/vault.Swan Private helps HNWI, companies, trusts, and other entities go beyond legacy finance with BItcoin.   

Jeff Deist, President of the Mises Institute, and Stephan Livera, host of The Stephan Livera Podcast, discuss the recent IMF announcement about Bretton Woods 2.0, economic education, Austrian economics, and the proper role of government.Summary0:00 Introduction2:30 History of Bretton Woods10:31 The IMF and Bretton Woods 2.014:34 What would the world like on a hard money standard?22:10 Moral component of monetary policies29:44 What is the Cantillon Effect?35:41 Is Bitcoin any fairer than fiat?37:48 Do fiat currencies increase nationalization and tensions?45:48 How does Bitcoin change the way we govern ourselves?55:33 Central bank digital currencies1:06:02 Best Introductions to economics1:09:25 Wrap upConnect with Stephan on social media: https://twitter.com/stephanliveraConnect with Jeff on social media: https://twitter.com/jeffdeistCheck out all the resources on Austrian Economics at https://Mises.orgSwan Signal Live pairs great guests for compelling discussions about Bitcoin and economics. Subscribe and turn on notifications to make sure you can join us live. We often work in questions and comments from the live chat!Subscribe to the podcast here: https://swansignalpodcast.comConnect with Swan on social media:Twitter: https://twitter.com/SwanBitcoinTelegram: https://t.me/swansignalLinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/swan...Swan Signal Live is a production of Swan Bitcoin, the best way to accumulate Bitcoin through automatic recurring buys at https://swanbitcoin.com.Get paid to recruit new Bitcoiners: https://swanbitcoin.com/enlist Start buying your first Bitcoin in just minutes, with no fees on your first $10k. Search "Swan Bitcoin" in your app store or visit swan.com/app.Put Bitcoin into your IRA and own your future. Check out swan.com/ira.Swan Vault makes advanced Bitcoin security simple. Secure your BItcoin in a multisignature vault that requires 2 of 3 keys to access. You hold two keys for complete control, but you don't have to go it along. Learn more at swan.com/vault.Swan Private helps HNWI, companies, trusts, and other entities go beyond legacy finance with BItcoin.   

Michael Saylor is CEO of MicroStrategy, a publicly-traded business intelligence company. Michael burst onto the Bitcoin scene when he put MicroStrategy onto a Bitcoin standard by converting nearly all of the company treasury to Bitcoin with a $450 MILLION buy over the past few months. Michael, welcome to Swan Signal Live. Danielle DiMartino Booth is a former Fed insider, she was a right-hand analyst for Dallas Fed President Richard Fisher during the 2008 financial crisis. Through that experience, she came to call out monetary malpractice at the Fed in her book Fed Up: An Insider's Take on Why the Federal Reserve is Bad. She now runs her own research firm, Quill Intelligence. Danielle, really appreciate your taking the time to join us today.Summary:0:00 Introduction2:49 Danielle's thoughts on Bitcoin7:07 Michael's view on central banks and Maco10:52 Are we in a currency collapse?20:20 Real estate as a store of value27:09 Onset of the virtual wave31:16 How does monetary policy affect company decisions?33:58 Zombie Companies and the deflationary transition.41:43 Bitcoin as a force for good in the world45:38 Congress waking up to the role of the Fed52:30 Bitcoin on company balance sheets54:05 History of Bitcoin57:57 Thoughts on Inflation and CPI1:01:43 Do companies take on dollar-debt to buy Bitcoin?1:09:02 BItcoin energy usage1:12:01 Bitcoin quantum computer1:13:36 People of Bitcoin1:20:11 Which big company buys Bitcoin next?1:23:38 Bitcoin gives people hope and an exit strategy.1:31:25 Michael Saylor hype video1:33:00 Video response and appreciation for early Bitcoiners.Swan Signal Live pairs great guests for compelling discussions about Bitcoin and economics. Subscribe and turn on notifications for more content from one of the best Bitcoin channels on YouTube. Find the audio podcast at https://swansignalpodcast.comConnect with Swan on social media:Twitter: https://twitter.com/SwanBitcoinTelegram: https://t.me/swansignalLinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/swan...Connect with Danielle on social media: https://twitter.com/DimartinoBoothConnect with Michael Saylor on social media: https://twitter.com/Michael_saylorSwan Signal Live is a production of Swan Bitcoin, the best way to accumulate Bitcoin through automatic recurring buys at https://swanbitcoin.com.Get paid to recruit new Bitcoiners: https://swanbitcoin.com/enlist Start buying your first Bitcoin in just minutes, with no fees on your first $10k. Search "Swan Bitcoin" in your app store or visit swan.com/app.Put Bitcoin into your IRA and own your future. Check out swan.com/ira.Swan Vault makes advanced Bitcoin security simple. Secure your BItcoin in a multisignature vault that requires 2 of 3 keys to access. You hold two keys for complete control, but you don't have to go it along. Learn more at swan.com/vault.Swan Private helps HNWI, companies, trusts, and other entities go beyond legacy finance with BItcoin.   

Robert Breedlove, author of "The Number Zero and Bitcoin" and "Masters and Slaves of Money" and Parker Lewis, author of the "Gradually then Suddenly" series of Bitcoin essays get cosmic about Bitcoin.They discuss how:--fiat perpetuates inequality--central banking causes the problems it is supposed to fix--everybody follows their incentives (including the Fed)--fiat money distorts pricing and communication--Bitcoin is free speech and a fundamental monetary right.Summary:0:00 Introduction2:47 How fiat money perpetuates inequality11:10:59 How Bitcoinization happens13:48 Are Central Bankers lying to us or ignorant?22:41 Fiat Money is a lie29:54 Central Banking is theft37:38 Bitcoin as a language and freedom of speech47:10 Bitcoin's absolute scarcity55:25 Societal incentives toward work or theft1:04:02 Who loses in the transition to a Bitcoin standard?1:11:45 Does absolute scarcity require both physical and digital realms?1:20:29 Wrap upRead the transcript: https://signal.swanbitcoin.com/parker...Listen to the podcast: https://swansignalpodcast.com/episode...Swan Signal Live pairs great guests for compelling discussions about Bitcoin and economics. Subscribe and turn on notifications to make sure you can join us live. We often work in questions and comments from the live chat!Connect with Swan on social media:Twitter: https://twitter.com/SwanBitcoinTelegram: https://t.me/swansignalLinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/swan...Connect with Parker social media: https://twitter.com/parkeralewisConnect with Breedlove on social media: https://twitter.com/breedlove22Sign up for the safest way to accumulate Bitcoin: https://swanbitcoin.comGet paid to recruit new Bitcoiners: https://swanbitcoin.com/enlist Start buying your first Bitcoin in just minutes, with no fees on your first $10k. Search "Swan Bitcoin" in your app store or visit swan.com/app.Put Bitcoin into your IRA and own your future. Check out swan.com/ira.Swan Vault makes advanced Bitcoin security simple. Secure your BItcoin in a multisignature vault that requires 2 of 3 keys to access. You hold two keys for complete control, but you don't have to go it along. Learn more at swan.com/vault.Swan Private helps HNWI, companies, trusts, and other entities go beyond legacy finance with BItcoin.   

This week we were joined by two Dans: Dan Tapiero, the founder of DTAP Capital and 10T holdings, and Dan Matuszewski, previously Head of Trade at Circle and a member of the early Kraken team). Dan Tapiero is a gold bug investor and entrepreneur who has recently become bullish on Bitcoin, and Dan Matuszewski is a Bitcoiner who has built his career helping source, route, and provide liquidity for the Bitcoin market.In this episode, we discussed Bitcoin's apparent correlation to traditional assets, generational differences in owning Bitcoin, posting Bitcoin as collateral, and the recent increase in Bitcoin's liquidity. As always Brady Swenson, Swan Bitcoin's Head of Education, hosted the discussion.Summary:0:00 Introduction3:07 Pump up video5:07 Most surprising story of Bitcoin 20209:36 Thoughts on Microstrategy news15:41 What are you looking at in the Macroworld25:20 Posting Bitcoin as collateral34:29 What happens to all the money being printed?40:49 Generational differences in Bitcoin ownership49:04 Bitcoin's liquidity58:40 Bitcoin vs Gold1:11:15 Wrap upWatch, listen, and find the full transcript here.Connect with Swan on social media:TwitterTelegramLinkedInConnect with our guests on Twitter:Dan TapieroDan MatuszewskiSwan Signal Live pairs guests for compelling discussions about Bitcoin and economics. Subscribe and turn on notifications on our YouTube channel. Start stacking with Swan Bitcoin's automatic recurring buys today. Go to swanbitcoin.com/satoshi for $10 of free Bitcoin when you start stacking with Swan. Start buying your first Bitcoin in just minutes, with no fees on your first $10k. Search "Swan Bitcoin" in your app store or visit swan.com/app.Put Bitcoin into your IRA and own your future. Check out swan.com/ira.Swan Vault makes advanced Bitcoin security simple. Secure your BItcoin in a multisignature vault that requires 2 of 3 keys to access. You hold two keys for complete control, but you don't have to go it along. Learn more at swan.com/vault.Swan Private helps HNWI, companies, trusts, and other entities go beyond legacy finance with BItcoin.   

Summary:What is the history of fiat?DeflationRole Bitcoin in the futureThoughts of Microstrategy newsDeFi (Bitcoin vs Etheruem)What are biggest risks Bitcoin facesBitcoin's adoption CurveBitcoin price manipulation and regulationBitcoin transition to medium of exchangeRaoul's friends are buying Bitcoin Start buying your first Bitcoin in just minutes, with no fees on your first $10k. Search "Swan Bitcoin" in your app store or visit swan.com/app.Put Bitcoin into your IRA and own your future. Check out swan.com/ira.Swan Vault makes advanced Bitcoin security simple. Secure your BItcoin in a multisignature vault that requires 2 of 3 keys to access. You hold two keys for complete control, but you don't have to go it along. Learn more at swan.com/vault.Swan Private helps HNWI, companies, trusts, and other entities go beyond legacy finance with BItcoin.   

Preston and Andy join Brady for a deep dive on MicroStrategy's double down on Bitcoin. Swan Signal pairs great guests for compelling discussions about Bitcoin and economics. Watch the show live on YouTube: youtube.com/swansignalSwan is the best way to accumulate Bitcoin with automatic recurring buys.  Start buying your first Bitcoin in just minutes, with no fees on your first $10k. Search "Swan Bitcoin" in your app store or visit swan.com/app.Put Bitcoin into your IRA and own your future. Check out swan.com/ira.Swan Vault makes advanced Bitcoin security simple. Secure your BItcoin in a multisignature vault that requires 2 of 3 keys to access. You hold two keys for complete control, but you don't have to go it along. Learn more at swan.com/vault.Swan Private helps HNWI, companies, trusts, and other entities go beyond legacy finance with BItcoin.