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It's been...emotional. Onwards.
#Bitcoin
This is the big one!
Today, we put some Bitcoin (1,432,047 Satoshis to be precise) in the hands of kids. It’s theirs, they own it, and we don’t have any say in how they save it or spend it.
I’ll not spoil the results here, but I do have some thankyous to give.
The Artists and their Parents
Bowdog Jr; Charlotte; Jasper; Evie; Harriet; Niels; Regan; India; Luna; Archer; Sabine; Frankie; Sena; Bellemy; Claudia; Samuel; and, Ava.
The Judges
Our kids
Those who kindly donated.
With a special mention to:
Scott, Mallory and Charlotte from www.shamory.com
HaggisHodl and AnAverageSalmon whose generosity kicked this off
The Inspiration
Pixel and Paul
To see the winning entries, go to:
We’ve always wanted to do an “Orange Pill Live” episode, to test our abilities in answering the questions of a precoiner and to see if (during the course of a podcast) we could convince someone to buy themselves their first Bitcoin.
That was the intention of this episode, but in the time it’s taken us to schedule the pod with Bernie, he’d already got himself off zero!
However, Bernie is Brendo’s mate, so we thought we’d go ahead with the call and press record anyway, and only publish it if we thought it might help someone out there.
It turns out, Bernie has gone from zero to well down the road of hero in 2 short months, but he gave us a great perspective on the issues and questions a new Bitcoiner has right now.
We discuss:
Bulked-up Brendo
“Crypto” misconceptions
What made Bernie take the first step into Bitcoin
The challenge of buying a home and deposit requirements
University (HECS) debt indexation
Lack of government support, lies about inflation, stimulus cheques, UBI and something having changed
Trying to outrun inflation
Savings accounts, stocks, risk taking and having a go
What Bernie did practically when he decided to buy some Bitcoin
Hot and Cold wallets
Understanding a non-physical asset
Personal responsibility, 2FA and key storage
Steel Seedplates
Speaking in Bitcoin or Sats
The gradually then suddenly event horizon
Volatility, risk taking and bag pumping
Rewards programmes
Why does Bitcoin crash and is it a buying opportunity
Murrurundi golf
Pod Shout-outs
HardBlock
https://www.hardblock.com.au/join/hats
The Bitcoin Adviser (Peter Dunworth)
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Bitcoin Bush Bash
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If you’ve not heard Peter Dunworth’s valuation model for Bitcoin (frankly, what are you doing with your life), go back and listen to episodes 70 and 77, but although he’s been spruiking it all over town and asking someone to challenge it, no one has...until now.
We, completely unfairly invited Pete back on under false pretences and then hit him with “his nemesis waiting in the green room”. We wanted to see if we could shake his conviction or rattle his composure. Listen to find out if we could.
Settle in with a coffee. This is long one. We discuss:
Exponential rise of Bitcoin and fall of Fiat
Positioning and wealth preservation
The distinction between risk and volatility
Resistance to change
The opportunity of buying in a SMSF
The importance of mobile
Kids with Bitcoin wallets
Never needing a bank account
Blackrock, ETF’s and what does Larry Fink
Liquidity drain
Client’s will demand Bitcoin exposure from their financial adviser
Banking restrictions
Why does the bull run ever stop and the point of no return
Taking profit, a risk on behaviour
What happens when AI and the machines start draining liquidity
Why ransomware only ever wants Bitcoin
Uber
ELI5 and ELI2
The Bitcoin Adviser
Starved of original thought
Unit bias
Moving towards self-actualisation
Lambos and Yachts
Holy Moly and It’s a Knockout
An App Store for Keys
Pod Shout-outs
https://twitter.com/MichaelDunwort1
https://twitter.com/w_s_bitcoin
https://twitter.com/luke_broyles
https://twitter.com/BTCSchellingPt
https://twitter.com/AndyBTCAdviser
https://twitter.com/JakeBTCAdviser
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Jesse (@Jessenostr) is a cafe owner (Rise Mofo in Toukley) and former pastor based on the Central Coast in NSW, Australia. This one was an absolute pleasure to do. I hope you get as much from it as we did. We hope we offend you all at least once. Deal with it, it’s fine.
We discuss:
Emerging from the Bitcoin wilderness
Was COVID the orange pill tipping point for learning
Starting a Central Coast Bitcoin meetup after attending the Newcastle meetup
I, Pencil
How to orange pill a lady who just popped in for a coffee
The power of asking a question
A growth and fixed mindset
Encouraging effort over success
Being drawn into Christianity, becoming a pastor and then ultimately disillusioned
Having everything invested in your religion and losing it all
The similarities and differences between finding religion and finding Bitcoin
Don’t Trust, Verify
Community building in Bitcoin
The whole is greater than the sum of its parts
Faith
Evolutionary science
The HeartMath Institute
Energy shift in a room
Brain wallet bitcoiners
Pure truth
Accepting Bitcoin in your business and helping others to do the same
Long-term thinking for the Central Coast
Paying your staff to learn about Bitcoin
Bitcoin discounts
VoltPay
Freedom
Pod Shout-outs
https://twitter.com/MichaelDunwort1
https://twitter.com/HodlersWay
https://twitter.com/VoltPayApp
https://twitter.com/theamberapp
https://twitter.com/Nackoo2000
Book Recommendations
Mindset: The New Psychology of Success, by Carol Dweck
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Jeremy Majid is the CEO of the Australian Bitcoin Industry Body www.bitcoinindustrybody.org.au whose mission statement is:
“To serve as a voice for the Australian Bitcoin Industry. We welcome open and constructive dialogue with Government and Media and are available to assist with any and all Bitcoin related matters.”
There will be sceptics amongst you (I’m one of them), but not about the intentions of ABIB, more the willingness of government to engage in an honest and sincere dialogue. In this one we discuss the problem and how ABIB can be part of the solution. As always...make your own mind up.
“Knowing” bitcoiners you’ve never met
Anger at fiat jobs
Forex trading, gold, silver and why we're not going back to a gold standard
Taking control of your finances
Finding like-minded friends at a Bitcoin meetup
Product Manager at HardBlock
Self-taught learning
Blockchain Australia
Long-term thinking makes volatility easier to manage
You don’t need a lot
Use Bitcoin and testnet
Price inflation examples
Changing beliefs
Survivors guilt
Feature development at HardBlock
Who is ABIB
Interacting with AUSTRAC
Holding 2% of foreign exchange reserves in Bitcoin
The Moon Landings and conspiracy
Scams in Bitcoin
Bitcoin business networking
Pod Shout-outs
https://twitter.com/AusBTCIndBody
https://twitter.com/rusty_twit
https://twitter.com/JP_Technology
https://twitter.com/stephanlivera
https://twitter.com/citadeldispatch
https://twitter.com/PrestonPysh
https://twitter.com/EthanBitcoin
https://twitter.com/RobertKennedyJr
https://twitter.com/OdyseeTeam
https://twitter.com/BitcoinMoonFund
Book Recommendations
The Bitcoin Standard by Saifedean Ammous
Enter or Support the Kids Art Competition
https://bitcoin-first.com/kids-art-competition/
At least 1,432,047 sats to be won!
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If you don’t know what they are, whatever you do, don’t look it up or listen to this podcast.
There is no one that can segue from high voltage power transmission to upper decker’s and back quite like Daz Bea. Yes, what’s happening in our world right now is damn serious, but we all need to find the fun in it too and that’s why we keep asking Daz onto the pod.
He brings a wealth of knowledge around electricity, net zero targets, issues and opportunities in Australia and beyond, is a founding member of Looking Glass Education, is a proud family man and Queenslander, sings at the weekend and writes books in his ‘spare’ time. I’m tired just reading that!
This time we discuss:
State of Origin
LIV Golf
Family priorities
Twitter v Nostr (particularly Primal)
Protocols v Platforms
Nostr documentary
Puppies
Net zero future and 100% renewables
Energy mix, grid stability and Bitcoin mining in Australia and beyond
Understanding at a regulatory and political level
Who pays for the grid
National Electricity Market Data
Pumped hydro, solar and hydrogen production efficiency
Being able to argue the counter argument
Electricity transmission and cost
Paid Zoom and AirBNB shitcoiners
Snakes, frogs and spiders
Rural power demands
National grid v Local generation
SWER network and outback Australia
Getting vocal with your MP
Bitcoin Bush Bash, 29-30 July, Palm Cove Surf Club, QLD
Seizing the right opportunity
Pod Shout-outs
@MirbooHodl (Nostr)
https://twitter.com/itsmaxdemarco
https://twitter.com/BTCBrisket
https://twitter.com/LookingGlassEdu
https://twitter.com/Croesus_BTC
https://twitter.com/BitcoinAlive
https://twitter.com/roger__9000
https://twitter.com/bitcoinbushbash
https://twitter.com/Mtheadventuross
https://twitter.com/Lightsats21
Book Recommendations
B is for Bitcoin, by Daz Bea and Seb Bunney
Enter or Support the Kids Art Competition
https://bitcoin-first.com/kids-art-competition/
At least 1,432,047 sats to be won!
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www.breez.technology has been around for a while, and to be honest I didn’t know much about it, so when Ivan reached out to have a chat it seemed like as good a time as any to start learning.
Located in Sofia, Bulgaria, Ivan (@Nackoo2000) is the Chief of Staff (Chief of Stuff) and first non-developer to work for Breez. He’s my favourite type of bitcoiner...the ones that are here for the mission first, knowing the money will take care of itself.
We discuss:
Primal on Nostr (desktop). 100x improvement
Being orange-pilled by your lady
Devoting a holiday to prove her wrong
We’re all on the same team. Love not money
Bitcoiners with conviction are those who first tried to prove it a scam
Bitcoin striking an intense emotional button
The ultimate measuring stick is unit of energy
The challenge of explaining Bitcoin to loved ones
Not asking for permission. Just starting and trying to make an impression
The practicalities of remote working
Being aligned on the mission and genuine care for your colleagues
Bitcoiners coming out of the shadows in Bulgaria
The functionality of Breez and the importance of Lightning as the medium of exchange
Lightning Service Providers
Business and Personal Goals
Custodial versus Non-Custodial and improving reliability
Saving versus Using Bitcoin
Spending Sats creates another node in the network
Instant settlement
Aligning incentives and split payments
Consequences for cheating
Pod Shout-outs
https://twitter.com/Breez_Tech
https://twitter.com/JasonPLowery
https://twitter.com/FossGregfoss
https://twitter.com/natbrunell
https://twitter.com/knutsvanholm
https://twitter.com/fountain_app
https://twitter.com/BullBitcoin_
https://twitter.com/Mtheadventuross
Enter or Support the Kids Art Competition
www.bitcoin-first.com/kids-art-competition
At least 1,222,047 sats to be won!
Plus, prizes from www.shamory.com
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Some would call it Karma. The more you try to do good, the more good seeks you out.
We started the Kids Art Competition with a modest 200,000 Satoshi’s to give away and our fingers crossed, but at time of writing, that prize is now 1,222,047 sats. Cool, right (thanks to all the supporters).
We also got an e-mail from Scott and Mallory Sibley, whose daughter Charlotte wanted to enter the competition, and they wanted to add a few prizes as well (if that didn’t disqualify Charlotte!)
They have kindly offered to donate a copy of their books “Goodnight Bitcoin” and “If You Give a Monster a Bitcoin” to the winner of the 0–4-year-old competition, and a copy of their game “SHAmory” to the winners of the other 3 age groups. Plus, there will be a 50% discount at www.shamory.com to all those who enter the competition.
We are very grateful for this kind gesture. So, get creative kids!
We asked them to come on the podcast to tell their story. We discuss:
Pacific Time minimalism
Recognising that Bitcoin families working and learning together is important
Teaching in a fun way
Bringing the skills you have into Bitcoin
Realising that you’re part of something special
Simplifying complex concepts
Satoshi and Hal
Manufacturing a product with no experience
SHAmmy for Africa
Built with Bitcoin
Raising money to build a water well
Finding a Bitcoin designer
Selling bracelets for Satoshis
Pod Shout-outs
https://twitter.com/TheBitcoinConf
https://twitter.com/rjames_BTC
https://twitter.com/builtwithbtc
https://twitter.com/BitcoinerJobs
https://twitter.com/pacificbitcoin
https://twitter.com/BitcoinAlive
https://twitter.com/geyserfund
https://twitter.com/Paulbuybtc
https://twitter.com/PrinceySOV
https://twitter.com/CryptoCloaks
Book Recommendations
Goodnight Bitcoin, https://shamory.com/product-category/books/
If You Give a Monster a Bitcoin
Bitcoin Money: A Tale of Bitville Discovering Good Money, https://amzn.to/44BpOr7
Enter or Support the Kids Art Competition
https://bitcoin-first.com/kids-art-competition/
At least 1,222,047 sats to be won!
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We start with a quick shill for the Australian Bitcoin Industry Body’s petition for the RBA to hold 2% of assets in Bitcoin. More details at:
https://www.aph.gov.au/e-petitions/petition/EN5167
CLOSING DATE FOR SIGNATURES IS 12 JULY 2023.
For more details, listen to this discussion with Dale and Jeremy on The Why Bitcoin Show:
https://fountain.fm/episode/cRv5zTAB4DiYoTqCdFs1
Brendo and I are golfers...not great golfers, but we try. So, when MirbooHodl / GreatGrandMan (Dom. A Nostr maxi. Npub below) reached out a couple of weeks ago about a Golf meets Bitcoin project – 88 Sats – we wanted to talk about it.
I’ll be honest and say there were a couple of red flags, but after some back and forth over Nostr DM’s we realised that Dom was an open book and was happy for us to question the maxi credentials of the project.
More than anything, this a pod about community building in a Bitcoin world. We discuss:
Can 88 bitcoiners buy a golf course
How long will it take and how to store the Bitcoin until then
Why 1 Aussie “oddball” from Victoria wants to own a golf course in Canada
Running golf tournaments with Satoshi prizes
Creating a Bitcoin only community and a circular economy
88 Sats: Npub1ke3gzakud8hvdpmxxkhzymf87tkznnhmlj78gdqj4t9rqqmkhlws52gfzw
Jor: Npub103m96sra82w4agghew9cdxtzs4s8sl7qsjsvw6h653yml0gjrkzqefd3h5
Finding Bitcoin without social media
Primed for Bitcoin after going down the carnivore and regenerative agriculture rabbit holes
Wearing the Bitcoin merch in your fiat world
Low time preference
Building a node within 3 weeks of buying his first Bitcoin
Leaving the nihilism behind
Allergy to bureaucracy
Pod Shout-outs
https://twitter.com/AusBTCIndBody
https://twitter.com/farmerjen55
https://twitter.com/whybitcoinshow
https://twitter.com/triggerpod
https://twitter.com/KonstantinKisin
https://twitter.com/francisjfoster
https://twitter.com/Blue_CollarBTC
https://twitter.com/bitcoinbushbash
https://twitter.com/BTCsessions
https://twitter.com/AndyBTCAdviser
https://twitter.com/GazLarking
https://twitter.com/PeterBTCAdviser
https://twitter.com/mission_bitcoin
Npubs
Hats: npub1evkn6h4dgkk6ey8mqy90spv2fmfnnzgj8u3h8dgqyql32gs9tywqhdruxp
Brendo: npub1jsauhxc6hjyk5th86qc5z02c9f0cfc7dwszzlj7e9s8wt54w490q4kglr9
MirbooHodl: npub1jeyv5qwg4286fm68vwj93yr53xv9g799w9vcz8al8mkkz36wkt4qektpt7
Book Recommendations
The Bitcoin Standard, https://amzn.to/3PA1MIG
The Fiat Standard, https://amzn.to/3PH7loG
Golf in the Kingdom Michael Murphy, https://amzn.to/46seqQ5
Support the Kids Art Competition
https://geyser.fund/project/2bitidiots
More than a million sats to be won!
We've had a lot of smart guests recently, which is great, but sometimes your brain needs a break and just needs to listen to Brendo (yeah ok...me too).
In this pod we address all the low-brow issues of the day like:
Brendo not washing for 5 years and wasting so many sats on fixing a shitcoin tiler’s mistake.
How should we vett guests
Family feuds
The art competition prize up to 837,000 sats!
Giving away a million dollars to children
Imposter syndrome
Apple versus Nostr
Epic Games and Fortnite
Efficient Market Hypothesis
A ticking timebomb in Car Finance?
US public debt increase in 11 days
Bitcoin Ratchet Theory
A turd on your sandwich
Pod Shout-outs
https://twitter.com/MichaelDunwort1
https://twitter.com/PeterBTCAdviser
https://twitter.com/satstothemoon
https://twitter.com/geyserfund
https://twitter.com/the_Bowdog
https://twitter.com/DylanLeClair_
https://twitter.com/Bitcoinfinity
https://twitter.com/_Checkmatey_
Tweet of the Week
https://twitter.com/Bitcoinfinity/status/1583951526657417216
Dick of the Day
@Apple
Ways to Earn Bitcoin
https://bitcoin-first.com/earn
Npubs
Hats: npub1evkn6h4dgkk6ey8mqy90spv2fmfnnzgj8u3h8dgqyql32gs9tywqhdruxp
Brendo: npub1jsauhxc6hjyk5th86qc5z02c9f0cfc7dwszzlj7e9s8wt54w490q4kglr9
Support the Kids Art Competition
https://geyser.fund/project/2bitidiots
Nearly a million sats to be won!
Anyone we’ve met in person will verify that my hair isn’t one of my strengths. Brendo would claim it’s one of his, but that’s a matter of opinion. So, you’d be forgiven for wondering what the hell we’re doing talking to a hairdresser on the podcast.
Frankly, if you’d asked us a month ago if that would ever happen, I imagine a hearty laugh would have been the response. But...a month is a long time in Bitcoin!
Aaron reached out to have a chat and told us that we needed to hear about the confluence of Bitcoin and Hairdressing. So, who the hell are we to dismiss something we had zero knowledge of. And, you know what, he was totally right!
We discuss:
Irresponsible parenting and nasty DM’s
Eurovision
Bitcoin meetups in Essex www.t.me/bitcoinessex
Mainstream clickbait and weather warnings
Extreme career change and the importance of enjoying what you do even if it means starting from the bottom
Supermodels and A-listers
Fiat sucking the life out of the UK hairdressing industry
Shrinkflation
Fear of speaking up
The problem with minimum wages
Unintended consequences when you remove the free market and skew incentives
Our poor shampoo choices
Rip-off culture
The power of the QR code. Connecting the physical with the digital.
Win/Win relationships
95% rejection to begin with, but those early adopters are winning
Bizarro Superman
Discounts for Bitcoin gives you a double dip
“Bitcoin Accepted” on invoices
Looking for the pain points in your industry
Static URL’s for curry
Bcash trolling
Small businesses getting rekt by lockdowns
Bitcoin being easier to navigate in real life
Hanging on to a maximalist
Buying the Bitcoin domain for your town
Pod Shout-outs
https://twitter.com/satstothemoon
https://twitter.com/BitcoinErrorLog
https://twitter.com/mollsoneminding
https://twitter.com/OneMinding_
https://twitter.com/bitcoinbushbash
https://twitter.com/BitcoinerEvents
https://twitter.com/Bridge2Bitcoin
Npubs
Hats: npub1evkn6h4dgkk6ey8mqy90spv2fmfnnzgj8u3h8dgqyql32gs9tywqhdruxp
Brendo: npub1jsauhxc6hjyk5th86qc5z02c9f0cfc7dwszzlj7e9s8wt54w490q4kglr9
Support the Kids Art Competition
https://geyser.fund/project/2bitidiots
Nearly a million sats to be won!
Do you have a creative kid? Are you always talking about Bitcoin? Could they create a piece of art that is their interpretation of what it is you go on about all the time?
To celebrate reaching 100 shows on the 2-Bit Idiots podcast, we’ve decided to run a Kids Art Competition and give away 50,000 sats to the winners in each age group.
The Rules
To hear the background and inspiration for this project please listen to:
https://fountain.fm/episode/tjXExsVmrqO21cd98sNR
If you’d like to donate some sats to the project, please do so via our GeyserFund page.
https://geyser.fund/project/2bitidiots
All sats donated here will be given to the kids. Let’s see if we can do something special and mint some new maxis!
Thank you to Pixel, Paul, Haggis, Salmon and our kids for your generosity and inspiration.
#ForTheKids
While most of us spend years trying to convince our cousin/sibling/mum that we’re not crazy and that “it might make sense just to get some in case it catches on”, there are others among us that are operating at an altogether higher level. Samson Mow is one of those people.
As the CEO of JAN3, he’s working on nation-state adoption and accelerating hyperbitcoinization, but he didn’t set out to do that, it just happened one day.
He kindly took some time out of his hectic schedule to hang out with a couple of Idiots. Here’s what we discussed:
Will we ever operate on block time so that time difference is no longer a thing (we sound rough in the morning!)
The state of DMs when you have a large following
How to prioritise your workload
The mission of JAN3 (top-down and bottom-up)
How opportunities present themselves
Varying levels of knowledge, understanding and receptivity
Explaining that Bitcoin is just Money
Awareness of money being devalued versus the high time preference nature of politics
The next El Salvador. Mexico?
Bitcoin becoming a key part of political discourse. RFK
The importance of face-to-face, particularly in removing the fear of asking questions
How many of us must understand Bitcoin
Taking a break after hyperbitcoinization and the timescale for that
The most powerful force is necessity (Argentina, Lebanon)
Adopting Bitcoin before your value is destroyed
The problem with centralised power
The pros and cons of living on a Bitcoin standard
The decline in developed countries
Brendo’s unsuccessful application
Infinite Fleet and gaming
Fads
Australia and Canada
Pod Shout-outs
https://twitter.com/Pixelmatic
https://twitter.com/InfiniteFleet
https://twitter.com/jackmallers
https://twitter.com/Bitcoinbeach
https://twitter.com/nayibbukele
https://twitter.com/Blockstream
https://twitter.com/RobertKennedyJr
https://twitter.com/MiprimerBTC
https://twitter.com/PierrePoilievre
https://twitter.com/BitcoinAlive
https://twitter.com/BTCBrisket
https://twitter.com/THNDRGAMES
https://twitter.com/FossGregfoss
Book Recommendations
Check Your Financial Privilege by @gladstein
Npubs
Hats: npub1evkn6h4dgkk6ey8mqy90spv2fmfnnzgj8u3h8dgqyql32gs9tywqhdruxp
Brendo: npub1jsauhxc6hjyk5th86qc5z02c9f0cfc7dwszzlj7e9s8wt54w490q4kglr9
Support the Podcast
https://geyser.fund/project/2bitidiotspodcast
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It's like buses. You don't see one for ages and then 2 come along at once! But seriously, Christmas dinner at the Dunworth’s must be an interesting experience.
Michael is the time travelling bitcoiner, that has locked Bitcoin in 2140 to ensure miners still have an incentive to mine even once the final block reward is issued. That’s a great story – it's a wonderful story – but you may have heard it at Bitcoin Alive, a bush bash or on another podcast that Michael has done (we’d recommend EP96 of Meyrick’s Dabbling Path, EP5 with Discovering Bitcoin and the recent release from The Why Bitcoin Show).
We’ve delayed doing this one, because frankly we didn’t know what we could add, but once we realised the answer to that was Nothing, we decided to just get together and shoot the shit because he’s a fun bloke to share a beer with. We discuss:
The return of the alpha
Sats or Bits
Halving, Halvening or Hal Finney-ing
Iron Man and Proof or Work
Having someone on your journey
Consistently showing up
Fixed interest rates in Australia
Dropping/Opting out of university
Startup culture, strategies, risk and Wyre
Egotistical restaurant owners
When you should change your beliefs and opinions
Seeing life through the Bitcoin filter
Bitcoin miners are just monkeys
Seeing the tech before the money
Satoshi
AI as the biggest inflection point of Bitcoin adoption
SegWit2x and the power of the node
Ordinals
Backing yourself, but having support in your corner
The warped VC industry
Pod Shout-outs
https://twitter.com/C_Shaughnessy
https://twitter.com/richardbensberg
https://twitter.com/FossGregfoss
https://twitter.com/BitcoinAlive
https://twitter.com/TonyRobbins
Npubs
Hats: npub1evkn6h4dgkk6ey8mqy90spv2fmfnnzgj8u3h8dgqyql32gs9tywqhdruxp
Brendo: npub1jsauhxc6hjyk5th86qc5z02c9f0cfc7dwszzlj7e9s8wt54w490q4kglr9
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Paul is a husband, dad, business owner and now bitcoiner, based in Victoria, Australia.
We first met at a BitcoinBushBash (are you noticing a theme) in 2022, again at Bitcoin Alive in 2023 and now he joins us on the pod to tell his story.
This one will resonate with business owner/operators who have had to navigate through a difficult few years, since that thing which we cannot mention and the government overreach in response to the thing that we cannot mention. You know the thing. THE THING.
But more importantly, as we come out the other side, the hope we all feel thanks to the positive changes and outcomes we see in our move towards a Bitcoin Standard.
We discuss:
Brendo selling his chairs
Why are Bitcoin conversations more comfortable
Surviving the business turmoil caused by the hardest lockdown in the world
Burning through the rainy-day account
The “recession we had to have”
The inevitability of our high inflation environment
Working on a 200-year plan
The manipulation of the system against everyday people
Operating in both the Bitcoin and Fiat systems
Personal responsibility
Estate planning
Government poor decision-making forcing individuals to find answers elsewhere
The Bitcoin safety net
Interest rate rises and black swan events
Spending less than you earn and living frugally
Giving yourself choices in life
Families attending Bitcoin meetups, and allowing kids to learn by being in the room
Art by Pixel
Being the example for your children and creating learning experiences
The difficulties incorporating Bitcoin payments into your business
Australians not appreciating the hardships being felt in other countries
Pod Shout-outs
https://twitter.com/BitcoinAlive
https://twitter.com/SharkGregNorman
https://twitter.com/bitcoinbushbash
https://twitter.com/theamberapp
Npubs
Hats: npub1evkn6h4dgkk6ey8mqy90spv2fmfnnzgj8u3h8dgqyql32gs9tywqhdruxp
Brendo: npub1jsauhxc6hjyk5th86qc5z02c9f0cfc7dwszzlj7e9s8wt54w490q4kglr9
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We’re testing ourselves. We’ve been around this sausage-fest so long that we’re not sure if we can still talk to girls.
But we outright refuse to do it for diVersiTY’s sake. Meritocracy in all things. And quite frankly, this young woman is way ahead of most of you guys.
Once Brendo got passed his awkward giggling, we discuss:
The Scottish accent being better than the Aussie
Whilst freelance writing during a gap-year from studying Law, a client wanted to pay with Bitcoin.
The regret of selling your early Bitcoin
How you cannot be a personal finance “expert” without ever owning Bitcoin
Creating a savings plan with Bitnob, reviewing the app, interviewing the CEO and ultimately becoming the manager of their podcast.
Streaming Bitcoin games on Twitch, and creating your setup and affiliate account
Streaming Sats to viewers
Satoshi TV “Bitcoin Lifestyle”
Her understanding of Nigeria, Turkey and the Philippines (and how different cultures see, engage and adopt Bitcoin)
International trade between Nigeria and China using Bitcoin to settle
Raising children with the culture you set for yourself
Why living on a Bitcoin standard is easier in the Philippines
Adoption through gaming
Orange-pilling in a way that is relevant to the person you’re speaking to.
The parallel market for the Nigeria Naira
Twitch streaming THNDR games
Zebedee streamer
BitRefill
Streaming sats to your viewers
Bitcoin eSports
The use case for Bitcoin is better seen in developing countries
Watch Mary play Bitcoin Games
Ways to Earn Bitcoin
Pod Shout-outs
www.twitter.com/timevalueofbtc
www.twitter.com/Bitnob_official
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Bitcoin sends you off in directions you never dreamed you would go. In the next couple of weeks, I’ll be helping Roger at a woman’s wellness Bitcoin chocolate making session. A bunch of words I never thought I’d use in the same sentence! But here we are.
Roger is first and foremost a lovely guy, but he also has a unique story...so let’s tell it:
We discuss:
The origins of his pseudonym
My Captain Pugwash facts were NOT true
Bitcoiners as constant dreamers or the most grounded people around
Imagination and creativity
Self-Identity
The pursuit of truth
His unique style of driving
Improving your eyesight
Fasting
Trust in institutions
Bitcoin’s inclusivity
Freedom of expression
Fear of acceptance as an artist
Leaning into your weird
Satoshi ‘73
Chocolate workshops
Conferences to become festivals
Links to all of Roger’s work (music, chocolate, podcast, YouTube etc) can be found @
Ways to Earn Bitcoin
Pod Shout-outs
www.twitter.com/JoeMartinMusic
www.twitter.com/bitcoinbushbash
www.twitter.com/Mtheadventuross
www.twitter.com/BTC_honeybadger
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We’re telling a story. We didn’t set out to tell a story – in fact we rarely set out with any coherent plan – but we’re telling a story, nonetheless.
This is Owen’s story.
He’s an Aussie with a background in organic farming certification. We first met at a Bitcoin Bush Bash in 2020, visited his farm in 2021 (Episode 22), spoke to him from his El Salvador scoping trip in May 2022 (Episode 43) from next door to Mrs Bukele (Episode 61) and now here we are again. It’s a fascinating progression of a doer rather than a talker, and I’d highly recommend you go back over the previous episodes to get the full picture.
We discuss:
Starting a beef business in El Salvador and partnering with pro-Bitcoin locals
Types of farming and the challenge of the wet and dry seasons
The current quality of beef and the inclusion of chemical additives (fiat incentives)
Only accepting Bitcoin in the business
Blink wallet
Hedging volatility
Residency and visa options
Brain drain starting to reverse
Opportunity everywhere with huge tax incentives
Seeking entrepreneurial influence
Bukele’s majority means that all bills pass
Muh roads in Guatemala. Government versus Private
News from El Salvador
Nostrica
General Bitcoin adoption and friction in all financial transactions
Paying almost all bills in Bitcoin
Where to Buy Beef in El Salvador
Ways to Earn Bitcoin
https://bitcoin-first.com/earn
Pod Shout-outs
www.twitter.com/bitcoinbushbash
www.twitter.com/BitcoinJungleCR
www.twitter.com/ElSalvadorVisas
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