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Swan Signal Live brings you interviews, news, analysis, and commentary on Bitcoin, macro, finance, and how Bitcoin is the foundation for a brighter future for us all.
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Jun 13, 2024 • 53min
The Bitcoin & Energy Revolution with Harry Sudock | EP 160
Harry Sudock, CSO of GRIID Infrastructure, discusses Bitcoin's energy use, mining's impact on the energy industry, and the potential for grid integration. Topics include traditional finance's shortcomings, Bitcoin's proof-of-work vs proof-of-stake, and the impact of the halving on mining. Sudock also shares his Bitcoin journey and the challenges of starting a Bitcoin venture.

Jun 5, 2024 • 60min
Bitcoin & the Winner-Take-All Game with Rapha Zagury | EP 159
Swan CIO, Rapha Zagury, discusses Bitcoin's regulatory focus, risk profile compared to Bonds, and Bitcoin's game theory. Topics include government attitudes towards Bitcoin, SEC approval of Bitcoin vs Ethereum ETFs, pension funds adopting Bitcoin, impact of Biden's veto on pension funds, and innovations in the mining industry.

May 29, 2024 • 1h 2min
Financial Independence & Bitcoin with Trey Sellers | EP 158
Sam sits down with Unchained's Trey Sellers to discuss Bitcoin and the FIRE (Financial Independence, Retire Early) movement, the current state of Bitcoin custody, and where he thinks we are in the cycle.Connect with Sam: https://twitter.com/samcallahConnect with Trey: https://x.com/ts_hodlTimestamps:00:00:00 “Marathon Digital Holdings” Ad Read00:00:57 Swan $10k00:01:18 Get Tickets to the “Pacific Bitcoin Festival”00:01:50 Introducing Trey Sellers00:02:16 Banker Turned Bitcoiner: How Trey Found Bitcoin00:06:04 Institutional Adoption Coming to Bitcoin00:11:18 “Vanguard”, “Fire Movement,” and Planning for Retirement00:14:24 “F.I.R.E. - Financially Independent, and Retire Early”00:16:38 Difference Between “Saving” and “Investing”00:21:58 Political Shift in Bitcoin00:24:32 Trump’s Comments from the Libertarian Conference00:29:27 Bitcoin ETF, and Wall.ST Coming into "Crypto"00:33:16 Self-Custody, and Education00:37:15 Most Common Mistakes with Self-Custody00:41:17 Benefits of Collaborative-Custody00:44:19 Where Are We in the Bitcoin-Bull-Cycle?00:51:04 “Gradually, then Suddenly”00:53:16 Understanding the Energy Implications of Bitcoin00:56:40 “Bitcoin Golf Championship”01:00:06 How to Connect with Trey01:01:14 Get Tickets to the “Pacific Bitcoin Festival” Connect with Swan Bitcoin: YouTube: https://youtube.com/@Swan_Bitcoin Twitter (X): https://twitter.com/Swan Instagram: https://instagram.com/SwanBitcoin Telegram: https://t.me/swanbitcoin LinkedIn: https://linkedin.com/company/swanbitcoinSwan Bitcoin does not provide any investment, financial, tax, legal or other professional advice. We recommend that you consult with financial and tax advisors to understand the risks and consequences of buying, selling and holding Bitcoin. Swan Bitcoin is the best way to accumulate Bitcoin with automatic recurring buys and instant buys from $10 to $10 million. Start your Bitcoin journey today, and your first $10 purchase is on us https://swanbitcoin.com/yt Download the all-new Swan Bitcoin App https://www.swanbitcoin.com/app/?utm_medium=social&utm_source=youtube&utm_campaign=youtube_description Get your ticket for the Pacific Bitcoin Festival 2024 before prices increase! https://www.pacificbitcoin.com/?utm_medium=social&utm_source=youtube&utm_campaign=youtube_description Secure your bright orange future with the Swan IRA today! Real Bitcoin, no taxes https://www.swanbitcoin.com/bitcoin-ira/?utm_medium=social&utm_source=youtube&utm_campaign=youtube_description For high-net-worth individuals and corporations seeking to build generational wealth with Bitcoin, Swan Private is your guide https://www.swanbitcoin.com/private/?utm_medium=social&utm_source=youtube&utm_campaign=youtube_description Want to learn more about Bitcoin? Check out the Bitcoin Canon a curated list of the best Bitcoin resources from your favorite experts https://swanbitcoin.com/cannon/?utm_medium=social&utm_source=youtube&utm_campaign=youtube_description Get paid to recruit new Bitcoiners by joining Swan Force https://www.swanbitcoin.com/enlist/?utm_medium=social&utm_source=youtube&utm_campaign=youtube_description
Swan Private helps HNWI, companies, trusts, and other entities go beyond legacy finance with BItcoin. Learn more at swan.com/private. Put Bitcoin into your IRA and own your future. Check out swan.com/ira.Swan Vault makes advanced Bitcoin security simple. Learn more at swan.com/vault.

May 23, 2024 • 1h 11min
The Global Monetary Rebellion with Guy Swann | EP 157
Sam sits down with Bitcoin legend Guy Swann to discuss the lies in money hoarding, the negative effects inflation has on society and why we celebrate Bitcoin Pizza Day.Connect with Sam: https://twitter.com/samcallahConnect with Guy: https://x.com/TheGuySwannTimestamps:00:00:00 Pacific Bitcoin Festival00:01:21 Swan $10k No Fees00:01:45 Introducing “Guy Swann”00:02:10 Bitcoin and A.I.00:12:41 “Architecture of the Internet”00:23:19 Competition and Free Speech00:26:55 The Future of Decentralized Tools00:36:52 Building Decentralized Tools and Changing Communication Layers00:47:55 Optimism about Bitcoin's Impact on Technology and Politics00:54:05 “Hedgehog,” and the Future of Layer-Two Bitcoin Applications01:06:00 “Bitcoin Pizza Day!”01:08:44 How to Connect with Guy Swann01:10:17 OutroConnect with Swan Bitcoin: YouTube: https://youtube.com/@Swan_Bitcoin Twitter (X): https://twitter.com/Swan Instagram: https://instagram.com/SwanBitcoin Telegram: https://t.me/swanbitcoin LinkedIn: https://linkedin.com/company/swanbitcoinSwan Bitcoin does not provide any investment, financial, tax, legal or other professional advice. We recommend that you consult with financial and tax advisors to understand the risks and consequences of buying, selling and holding Bitcoin. Swan Bitcoin is the best way to accumulate Bitcoin with automatic recurring buys and instant buys from $10 to $10 million. Start your Bitcoin journey today, and your first $10 purchase is on us https://swanbitcoin.com/yt Download the all-new Swan Bitcoin App https://www.swanbitcoin.com/app/?utm_medium=social&utm_source=youtube&utm_campaign=youtube_description Get your ticket for the Pacific Bitcoin Festival 2024 before prices increase! https://www.pacificbitcoin.com/?utm_medium=social&utm_source=youtube&utm_campaign=youtube_description Secure your bright orange future with the Swan IRA today! Real Bitcoin, no taxes https://www.swanbitcoin.com/bitcoin-ira/?utm_medium=social&utm_source=youtube&utm_campaign=youtube_description For high-net-worth individuals and corporations seeking to build generational wealth with Bitcoin, Swan Private is your guide https://www.swanbitcoin.com/private/?utm_medium=social&utm_source=youtube&utm_campaign=youtube_description Want to learn more about Bitcoin? Check out the Bitcoin Canon a curated list of the best Bitcoin resources from your favorite experts https://swanbitcoin.com/cannon/?utm_medium=social&utm_source=youtube&utm_campaign=youtube_description Get paid to recruit new Bitcoiners by joining Swan Force https://www.swanbitcoin.com/enlist/?utm_medium=social&utm_source=youtube&utm_campaign=youtube_description
Swan Private helps HNWI, companies, trusts, and other entities go beyond legacy finance with BItcoin. Learn more at swan.com/private. Put Bitcoin into your IRA and own your future. Check out swan.com/ira.Swan Vault makes advanced Bitcoin security simple. Learn more at swan.com/vault.

May 16, 2024 • 1h 20min
Bitcoin Regulation & Enforcement Action with Zack Shapiro | EP 156
Sam sits down with Zack Shapiro, Managing Partner of the law firm Rains LLP and Legal Fellow at the Bitcoin Policy Institute to discuss all of the regulatory developments occurring in the broader cryptocurrency space including the recent enforcement actions against Tornado Cash and Samourai Wallet and what they could mean for the Bitcoin ecosystem moving forward.Connect with Sam: https://twitter.com/samcallahConnect with Zack: https://twitter.com/zackbshapiroTimestamps:00:00:00 - Pacific Bitcoin Festival00:00:41 - Swan $10k No Fees00:01:08 - Intro to Zach Shapiro00:01:51 - FinCen Proposal & Mixers vs CoinJoin00:10:02 - DOJ Enforcement & What Constitutes a Money Transmitter00:17:46 - Attack on Bitcoin/Crypto & Self Custody?00:23:34 - Tornado Cash Ruling & Code as Free Speech00:29:21 - Question of Decentralization00:43:48 - Samourai Wallet Money Laundering Charges00:45:45 - Incentivizing Development of Open Source Freedom Tech00:58:42 - Consensus Lawsuit & Ethereum as a Security01:16:09 - Zach Outro & Final Words01:18:19 - OutroConnect with Swan Bitcoin: YouTube: https://youtube.com/@Swan_Bitcoin Twitter (X): https://twitter.com/Swan Instagram: https://instagram.com/SwanBitcoin Telegram: https://t.me/swanbitcoin LinkedIn: https://linkedin.com/company/swanbitcoinSwan Bitcoin does not provide any investment, financial, tax, legal or other professional advice. We recommend that you consult with financial and tax advisors to understand the risks and consequences of buying, selling and holding Bitcoin. Swan Bitcoin is the best way to accumulate Bitcoin with automatic recurring buys and instant buys from $10 to $10 million. Start your Bitcoin journey today, and your first $10 purchase is on us https://swanbitcoin.com/yt Download the all-new Swan Bitcoin App https://www.swanbitcoin.com/app/?utm_medium=social&utm_source=youtube&utm_campaign=youtube_description Get your ticket for the Pacific Bitcoin Festival 2024 before prices increase! https://www.pacificbitcoin.com/?utm_medium=social&utm_source=youtube&utm_campaign=youtube_description Secure your bright orange future with the Swan IRA today! Real Bitcoin, no taxes https://www.swanbitcoin.com/bitcoin-ira/?utm_medium=social&utm_source=youtube&utm_campaign=youtube_description For high-net-worth individuals and corporations seeking to build generational wealth with Bitcoin, Swan Private is your guide https://www.swanbitcoin.com/private/?utm_medium=social&utm_source=youtube&utm_campaign=youtube_description Want to learn more about Bitcoin? Check out the Bitcoin Canon a curated list of the best Bitcoin resources from your favorite experts https://swanbitcoin.com/cannon/?utm_medium=social&utm_source=youtube&utm_campaign=youtube_description Get paid to recruit new Bitcoiners by joining Swan Force https://www.swanbitcoin.com/enlist/?utm_medium=social&utm_source=youtube&utm_campaign=youtube_description
Swan Private helps HNWI, companies, trusts, and other entities go beyond legacy finance with BItcoin. Learn more at swan.com/private. Put Bitcoin into your IRA and own your future. Check out swan.com/ira.Swan Vault makes advanced Bitcoin security simple. Learn more at swan.com/vault.

May 9, 2024 • 58min
Global Currency Crisis & Bitcoin with James Lavish | EP 155
Sam sits down with James Lavish for a wide-ranging macro discussion where they touch on the ramifications of the ongoing collapse of the Japanese yen, whether the latest Treasury auctions are signalling trouble or not, and what exactly the Treasury buyback program is and what Yellen hopes to accomplish with it.Connect with Sam: https://twitter.com/samcallahConnect with James: https://twitter.com/jameslavishTimestamps:0:00 - 0:39 - Marathon Digital Holdings0:39 - 1:04 - Pacific Bitcoin Festival1:04 - 1:54 - Intro to James Lavish1:54 - 9:02 - MicroStrategy Event & Institutional Adoption9:02 - 15:16 - DTCC News & Bitcoin Volatility15:16 - 20:54 - MMT & Infinite Money Printing20:54 - 33:17 - Japan Currency Crisis33:17 - 40:22 - Treasury Auctions, Bonds & Liquidity40:22 - 45:45 - Hyperinflation & Currency Collapse45:45 - 53:22 - Bitcoin Short-Medium Term Outlook53:22 - 55:19 - Bitcoin Opportunity Fund Update55:19 - 58:00 - OutroConnect with Swan Bitcoin: YouTube: https://youtube.com/@Swan_Bitcoin Twitter (X): https://twitter.com/Swan Instagram: https://instagram.com/SwanBitcoin Telegram: https://t.me/swanbitcoin LinkedIn: https://linkedin.com/company/swanbitcoinSwan Bitcoin does not provide any investment, financial, tax, legal or other professional advice. We recommend that you consult with financial and tax advisors to understand the risks and consequences of buying, selling and holding Bitcoin. Swan Bitcoin is the best way to accumulate Bitcoin with automatic recurring buys and instant buys from $10 to $10 million. Start your Bitcoin journey today, and your first $10 purchase is on us https://swanbitcoin.com/yt Download the all-new Swan Bitcoin App https://www.swanbitcoin.com/app/?utm_medium=social&utm_source=youtube&utm_campaign=youtube_description Get your ticket for the Pacific Bitcoin Festival 2024 before prices increase! https://www.pacificbitcoin.com/?utm_medium=social&utm_source=youtube&utm_campaign=youtube_description Secure your bright orange future with the Swan IRA today! Real Bitcoin, no taxes https://www.swanbitcoin.com/bitcoin-ira/?utm_medium=social&utm_source=youtube&utm_campaign=youtube_description For high-net-worth individuals and corporations seeking to build generational wealth with Bitcoin, Swan Private is your guide https://www.swanbitcoin.com/private/?utm_medium=social&utm_source=youtube&utm_campaign=youtube_description Want to learn more about Bitcoin? Check out the Bitcoin Canon a curated list of the best Bitcoin resources from your favorite experts https://swanbitcoin.com/cannon/?utm_medium=social&utm_source=youtube&utm_campaign=youtube_description Get paid to recruit new Bitcoiners by joining Swan Force https://www.swanbitcoin.com/enlist/?utm_medium=social&utm_source=youtube&utm_campaign=youtube_description
Swan Private helps HNWI, companies, trusts, and other entities go beyond legacy finance with BItcoin. Learn more at swan.com/private. Put Bitcoin into your IRA and own your future. Check out swan.com/ira.Swan Vault makes advanced Bitcoin security simple. Learn more at swan.com/vault.

May 2, 2024 • 1h 22min
Joining the Bitcoin Revolution with Quoth the Raven | EP 154
Bitcoin enthusiast Quoth the Raven talks about his reversal on Bitcoin, Bitcoin vs Gold debate, intrinsic value, Bitcoin as a revolution, rigged economic system, global macro outlook, building a better system. Emphasizes ETFs as Trojan Horse for adoption and Bitcoin's potential to transform the financial sector. Discusses impact of inflation, geopolitical shifts, societal breaking points, and monetary policy consensus.

Apr 25, 2024 • 60min
Leveling Up with Bitcoin | Knut Svanholm & Matyáš Kuchař | EP 153
Knut Svanholm and Matyáš Kuchař discuss Bitcoin adoption in Europe, the dangers of collectivism, personal growth since the last halving, effects of the Bitcoin halving, and how Bitcoiners can level up. They also touch on the concept of infinite divided by 21 million and the European Bitcoin community's readiness to 'level up'.

Apr 18, 2024 • 59min
The Emergence of Bitcoin as a Superior Money with Chris Kuiper | EP 152
Chris Kuiper, Director of Research at Fidelity Digital Assets, discusses Bitcoin's emergence as an institutional-grade asset, Proof of Work superiority, Bitcoin halving impact, channels for Bitcoin exposure, and future Bitcoin maturity. Topics include Bitcoin vs. other cryptos, decentralization via electricity, risks of bypassing laws of physics, purpose of the halving, scarcity impact, halving pricing, ETF products, concerns of Bitcoin, and monetary properties.

Apr 14, 2024 • 1h 16min
The State of the Bitcoin Bull Market with Vijay Boyapati & Brady Swenson | EP 151
Vijay Boyapati and Brady Swenson discuss the state of the Bitcoin bull market, the impact of spot Bitcoin ETFs, GBTC outflow selling pressure, the MicroStrategy playbook, high interest rates' effect on Bitcoin, framework for bull market price action, financialization of Bitcoin, and Bitcoin ossification.


