Chat_131 – DEBATE: The US vs China/Guy Swann vs Alex Svetski [Liberty Lockdown]
“For me, the most important war, the thing that we are fighting for in the world today more than anything else for me is the spirit of the West. The spirit of the West has been under attack by globalists, by fucking adversaries, the trader parasite money changer class. That class, whoever the fuck that is, has been looking to destroy the productive spirit and soul of the West in any way that it can. Weaponizing everything from Chinese to fucking Indians to central banks to everything. And if that war can be fought without dropping fucking bombs and fought in a non-kinetic manner through economic means, that is the win of fucking wins in the history of humanity.”
~ Aleks Svetski
What happens when you put an Austrian-leaning Bitcoiner and a self-described mercantilist in the same room to debate the future of America’s economic policy?
In this special re-release from the Liberty Lockdown Podcast, hosted by Clint Russell, I join Alex Svetski for a spirited roundtable on tariffs, the US-China dynamic, and the existential questions facing the West.
Are tariffs a necessary evil to restore American industry, or just another tax that will hollow out the middle class? Can a nation preserve its culture and sovereignty without sacrificing economic freedom? And is Trump’s chaos a sign of strategic genius or just more turbulence for a world already on edge?
We dig into the real-world consequences of policy, the role of great men in history, and whether Bitcoin is the answer—or just a hope for the next generation. Special thanks to Clint Russell and Liberty Lockdown for hosting this debate and letting me share it with you here.Link to original episode on Liberty Lockdown: DEBATE: The US vs China/Guy Swann vs Alex Svetski (Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pmELRv_Y8H8)
Bitcoin Audible & Guy Swann Links
Guy on Nostr (Link: http://tinyurl.com/2xc96ney)
Guy on X (Link: https://x.com/theguyswann)
Guy on Instagram (Link: https://www.instagram.com/theguyswann)
Guy on TikTok (Link: https://www.tiktok.com/@theguyswann)
Guy on YouTube (Link: https://www.youtube.com/@theguyswann)
Bitcoin Audible on X (Link: https://x.com/BitcoinAudible)
The Guy Swann Network Broadcast Room on Keet (Link: https://tinyurl.com/3na6v839)
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Chat_130 – Bitcoin Will Replace Fiat [Rajat Soni]
“All fiat dies because it’s a trusted token that governments can arbitrarily change. Every fiat with every single powerful military behind it fell when the entity decided that they were just going to change the rules. And the military didn’t protect them, the military protected them abusing the rules from the population.Argentina’s military did not protect the Argentine population from hyperinflation. It protected the government from a revolution. The Venezuelan, the Zimbabwean, the huge list of fiat hyperinflations, the military was not your friend. It did not back the currency. It protected the government of their ability to defraud the population and eviscerate everyone’s life savings, eviscerate their paychecks, and make the entire country poor to keep the elite rich.”
~ Guy Swann
Bitcoin isn’t part of the crypto casino—it’s something entirely different. In this conversation with Rajat Soni, we break down why Bitcoin operates more like language than a speculative asset and why trusted money inevitably falls apart. We explore the network effects that will keep more dollars chasing Bitcoin forever, the myth that the dollar is backed by military power, and why Bitcoin’s constant bid will bring long-term stability.
We also get into why altcoins can’t survive as global money, how the entire stock market has turned into a gambling machine, and the harsh reality of the U.S. government’s financial position. But beyond all of this, what is the most important downstream effect of Bitcoin? We dive into it all.
Huge thanks to Rajat for hosting this discussion on his YouTube channel – be sure to check out his work on Bitcoin and personal finance!Link to original episode: Bitcoin will replace fiat – Conversation with @theguyswann (Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e8OQ6HbFpO4)
Rajat Soni Links
Rajat on X (Link: https://x.com/rajatsonifnance)
Rajat on YouTube (Link: https://www.youtube.com/@rajatsonifinance)
Bitcoin Audible & Guy Swann Links
Guy on Nostr (Link: http://tinyurl.com/2xc96ney)
Guy on X (Link: https://x.com/theguyswann)
Guy on Instagram (Link: https://www.instagram.com/theguyswann)
Guy on TikTok (Link: https://www.tiktok.com/@theguyswann)
Guy on YouTube (Link: https://www.youtube.com/@theguyswann)
Bitcoin Audible on X (Link: https://x.com/BitcoinAudible)
The Guy Swann Network Broadcast Room on Keet (Link: https://tinyurl.com/3na6v839)
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Chat_129 – Building the UX Last Mile with UTXO
“The last thing we should want to do is the government to print up a bunch of money, which steals from the poor, so that they can buy Bitcoin to enrich us. Or fill up the SBR by seizing coins, which is basically what it is now.
The real adoption comes from people actually using it, from individuals and businesses creating circular economies, trading goods and services, increasing the velocity. This is what real Bitcoin adoption is all about.”
~ UTXO
The irony of posting on Twitter, how Nostr isn’t decentralized enough, is not lost on UTXO. He’s back! UTXO and I have a much needed catch up on the many projects he has been building and explore the ups and down of Nostr, why its so misunderstood, the state of Ai and how it is changing the market, and how to build the UX that Bitcoin and Lightning deserve. Also… the SBR is stupid. Enjoy!
Guest Links
utxo on nostr (Link: https://tinyurl.com/ycymfms2)
Jumble (Link: https://jumble.social/)
Bitvora – Bitcoin & Lightning API (Link: https://bitvora.com/)
AlgoRelay – Empower Your Nostr Experience (Link: https://algo.utxo.one/)
Host Links
Guy on Nostr (Link: http://tinyurl.com/2xc96ney)
Guy on X (Link: https://x.com/theguyswann)
Guy on Instagram (Link: https://www.instagram.com/theguyswann)
Guy on TikTok (Link: https://www.tiktok.com/@theguyswann)
Guy on YouTube (Link: https://www.youtube.com/@theguyswann)
Bitcoin Audible on X (Link: https://x.com/BitcoinAudible)
The Guy Swann Network Broadcast Room on Keet (Link: https://tinyurl.com/3na6v839)
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Chat_128 – The Voice of Bitcoin [Bitcoin Infinity Show]
I joined Knut Svanholm and Luke de Wolf on the Bitcoin Infinity Show to explore the fundamental role of money, incentives, and sound economics in shaping society. We dug into the “Give-a-Shit Matrix”, a powerful framework for understanding how people allocate resources—and how broken incentives lead to systemic waste.
We also unpacked why Bitcoin is the apex of financial responsibility, how fiat incentivizes inefficiency, and why Ethereum’s staking model is fundamentally flawed. Along the way, we explored miner incentives, the real problem with ordinals, and the deeper economic distortions caused by inflation.
Why does technology keep advancing, yet people feel like they have less time? Why does the system seem designed to trap people in endless work? And how does Bitcoin realign incentives toward genuine prosperity?
This was a great conversation with some hard truths and a few laughs along the way.
Link to original episode: The Voice of Bitcoin with Guy Swann – Bitcoin Infinity Show 133 (Link: https://tinyurl.com/3rebmb4y)
Bitcoin Infinity Show Links
Website (Link: https://www.bitcoininfinityshow.com/)
Store (Link: https://bitcoininfinitystore.com/)
Bitcoin Infinity Show on Nostr (Link: https://primal.net/freedom/)
Knut on Nostr (Link: https://primal.net/knut/)
Luke on Nostr (Link: https://primal.net/luke/)
Bitcoin Infinity Show on X (Link: https://x.com/btcinfinityshow/)
Knut on X (Link: https://x.com/knutsvanholm/)
Host Links
Guy on Nostr (Link: http://tinyurl.com/2xc96ney)
Guy on X (Link: https://twitter.com/theguyswann)
Guy on Instagram (Link: https://www.instagram.com/theguyswann)
Guy on TikTok (Link: https://www.tiktok.com/@theguyswann)
Guy on YouTube (Link: https://www.youtube.com/@theguyswann)
Bitcoin Audible on X (Link: https://twitter.com/BitcoinAudible)
The Guy Swann Network Broadcast Room on Keet (Link: https://tinyurl.com/3na6v839)
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Chat_127 – The Hijacking Bitcoin Debate [Liberty Lockdown]
In a past episode, I joined Steve Patterson and the host for what was supposed to be a discussion but quickly turned into one of the most heated debates I’ve had on the show. Along with Steve, who co-authored Hijacking Bitcoin with Roger Ver, we dove into a fiery debate about Michael Saylor—his influence, his ideas, and whether Bitcoin has been hijacked.
While we all agreed it wouldn’t be a debate, the conversation sparked intense back-and-forths about Bitcoin’s direction and the potential dangers it faces. It’s a passionate exchange that touches on crucial issues within the Bitcoin space, and it’s a conversation that’s well worth sharing.Link to original episode: Michael Saylor: Genius or Madman? Has Bitcoin been hijacked? FIERY DEBATE Guy Swann|Steve Patterson (Link: https://tinyurl.com/yrm4fy7w)
Host Links
Guy on Nostr (Link: http://tinyurl.com/2xc96ney)
Guy on X (Link: https://twitter.com/theguyswann)
Guy on Instagram (Link: https://www.instagram.com/theguyswann)
Guy on TikTok (Link: https://www.tiktok.com/@theguyswann)
Guy on YouTube (Link: https://www.youtube.com/@theguyswann)
Bitcoin Audible on X (Link: https://twitter.com/BitcoinAudible)
The Guy Swann Network Broadcast Room on Keet (Link: https://tinyurl.com/3na6v839)
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Education & HomeSchooling
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Chat_126 – Bitcoin In Real Life with Wyatt O’Rourke
“We’ve planted our orange flag in the ground. We’ve made it known this is a space where we will try to propagate and spread the mission, values and ethos of Bitcoin. And we hope that not only spreads to other cities around the country or the world, but we really view this as a greater movement of how we can really take back our cities.
We do need to organize and align ourselves. You know, online, but when it actually comes time to take action, the in real life aspect can’t be understated. And, you know, you need to lock arms as a collective and move forward. Supporting cause that is bigger than oneself. And to the younger generation, I think that’s something they really crave. I think the space is really going to give them an outlet to contribute their skills to something that will live beyond them.”
– Wyatt O’Rourke
While we always talk about the new network, how we can build Nostr, use Keet, implement new OP_CODES, and solve all of our problems with some new software or protocol, something really important can get left out of the conversation.
Everything in the Bitcoin Revolution really begins and ends in real life. What does it take to bring bit coiners together in the real world, make a real life space sustainable, and build a true community in a world severely lacking it. Today we chat with a good friend and valuable builder in Bitcoin, Wyatt O’Rourke.
Guest Links
The Space (Link: https://denver.space/)
Wyatt on X (Link: https://x.com/WROrourke)
Personal Website & Blog (Link: https://wyattorourke.com/)
Basilic Financial Website (Link: https://basilic.io/)
Super lame but obligatory disclaimer (Link: https://wyattorourke.com/disclaimer/)
Wyatt’s Blog Articles
“What do people mean when they say fix the money fix the world”? (Link: https://tinyurl.com/4uz66pwe)
“Bitcoin and Catholicism” (Link: https://tinyurl.com/rxammzf3)
Host Links
Guy on Nostr (Link: http://tinyurl.com/2xc96ney)
Guy on X (Link: https://twitter.com/theguyswann)
Guy on Instagram (Link: https://www.instagram.com/theguyswann)
Guy on TikTok (Link: https://www.tiktok.com/@theguyswann)
Guy on YouTube (Link: https://www.youtube.com/@theguyswann)
Bitcoin Audible on X (Link: https://twitter.com/BitcoinAudible)
The Guy Swann Network Broadcast Room on Keet (Link: https://tinyurl.com/3na6v839)
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Chat_125 – Distributed Hosting in Bloom with Hzrd
“That’s a really cool aspect of the Bitcoin community and the nostr community as things are right now is most of our users are not your typical what you consider like dumb TikTok users. most of them are like borderline developers. And when people bring up the typical conversation of like we need slicker apps that have easier user interfaces and don’t make me think kind of stuff We don’t have those users. We have a user base that is like Exponentially more curious than any any other user base out there. As long as the app does something and isn’t broken, if you throw it out to the Bitcoin community, they will figure out how to use it.” ~ hzrdWhat if it wasn’t merely your profile and social graph that was mirrored and available through numerous relays and networks, making it nearly impossible to censor. What if it was also your files, and where they are being hosted, and how they are accessed? Building on the simplicity and elegant solutions of Nostr, hzrd149 has brought us Blossom, a tool for distributing and hosting content through a set of media servers. Don’t miss this wild conversation all about Nostr, censorship resistance, simplicity and robustness, P2P, and new solutions to old problems.
Guest Links
Hzrd on Nostr: (Link:https://tinyurl.com/5n86ztyb)
Blossom: (Link: https://github.com/hzrd149/blossom)
Host Links
Guy on Nostr (Link: http://tinyurl.com/2xc96ney)
Guy on X (Link: https://twitter.com/theguyswann)
Guy on Instagram (Link: https://www.instagram.com/theguyswann)
Guy on TikTok (Link: https://www.tiktok.com/@theguyswann)
Guy on YouTube (Link: https://www.youtube.com/@theguyswann)
Bitcoin Audible on X (Link: https://twitter.com/BitcoinAudible)
The Guy Swann Network Broadcast Room on Keet (Link: https://tinyurl.com/3na6v839)
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Chat_124 – The Next Web with John Carvalho
“Our philosophy with building Pubky was, all right, we’re not going to say never on a server. We’re going to say, use a server if you want. Don’t use a server if you don’t want.Either way, it’s fine because no matter what happens to you, you can redefine it later.So it’s just basically adding the censorship resistance, this credible exit to using servers. And that’s a big part of what pub key enables that other alternatives don’t really enable in quite the same way or at all.”- John CarvalhoWhat does it mean to build an “atomic economy”? In this episode, I sit down with John Carvalho to explore his journey from early Bitcoin adoption to spearheading revolutionary concepts at Synonym. We delve into the challenges of decentralizing the web, redefining self-sovereignty, and creating tools that resist censorship. What could a world look like where your public key is your universal address? How do we rethink trust, tagging, and the very nature of data ownership? From the mechanics of PubKey to philosophical reflections on the future of digital society, John’s contrarian perspective will challenge your mental models and leave you questioning everything from Google to governance. Join us as we navigate the frontier of what might replace the systems we’ve always relied on—and ask, could Bitcoin lead us to a truly independent digital future?Guest Links
John Carvalho on X: (Link: https://x.com/BitcoinErrorLog)
John Carvalho on Nostr: (Link: https://tinyurl.com/4r77wse4)
Pubky: (Link: https://pubky.org/)
Synonym: (Link: https://synonym.to/)
Host Links
Guy on Nostr (Link: http://tinyurl.com/2xc96ney)
Guy on X (Link: https://twitter.com/theguyswann)
Guy on Instagram (Link: https://www.instagram.com/theguyswann)
Guy on TikTok (Link: https://www.tiktok.com/@theguyswann)
Guy on YouTube (Link: https://www.youtube.com/@theguyswann)
Bitcoin Audible on X (Link: https://twitter.com/BitcoinAudible)
The Guy Swann Network Broadcast Room on Keet (Link: https://tinyurl.com/3na6v839)
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Chat_123 – Aliens, Demons, and Quantum Cryptography with Hunter Beast
“Bitcoin is anti-fragile it secures $2 trillion worth of value currently and there’s a huge monetary incentive to maintain that security and there’s a number of very intelligent people who are working on that problem of just making sure that is quantum resistant.There might be a period of time where there’s like you know a transitionary period that could be quite you know stressful but once that’s done then we’ve hardened Bitcoin you know for the foreseeable future.”- Hunter Beast
In this episode, I sit down with Hunter Beast to dive deep into some of the most pressing questions surrounding the future of Bitcoin and quantum computing.What happens when quantum tech advances to the point where it challenges the very security of our digital assets? Can Bitcoin’s decentralized structure withstand the rise of state-backed quantum computing efforts? We explore the relationship between energy, information, and the evolving nature of the internet. How might quantum computing fundamentally reshape our approach to privacy, security, and even communication?Hunter offers a thought-provoking perspective on the intersection of Bitcoin, quantum computing, and even the potential for intergalactic communication. It’s a conversation full of surprises, where we question the future of money, privacy, and maybe even life beyond Earth.Guest Links
Hunter Beast on X: https://x.com/cryptoquick
Hunter Beast on Nostr:https://tinyurl.com/2seyxkdf
Hunter Beast on Github: https://github.com/cryptoquick
Hunter Beast Website: https://cryptoquick.com/
Host Links
Guy on Nostr (Link: http://tinyurl.com/2xc96ney)
Guy on X (Link: https://twitter.com/theguyswann)
Guy on Instagram (Link: https://www.instagram.com/theguyswann)
Guy on TikTok (Link: https://www.tiktok.com/@theguyswann)
Guy on YouTube (Link: https://www.youtube.com/@theguyswann)
Bitcoin Audible on X (Link: https://twitter.com/BitcoinAudible)
The Guy Swann Network Broadcast Room on Keet (Link: https://tinyurl.com/3na6v839)
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Chat_122 – A Cypherpunk World for Everyone with Future Paul
“This was one of my early objections to Bitcoin is that “Well, everything gets hacked eventually”, right? Everything has some security flaw, so we’re still looking for the security flaw, but we’ll eventually find the security flaw in Bitcoin.But I didn’t have that heuristic but for the fact that Bitcoin is secured at the edges, right? It’s secured by each user’s public/private key pair. That’s such a revolution, and it needs to reach the rest of computing.”
~ Future Paul
A new set of tools and networks have slowly been realized over recent years. Soon there will be a breaking point in realizing use cases and capabilities that we’ve been building toward for decades. with bitcoin, lightning, Nostr, pear, and so many dev kits, libraries, and various projects all working together.Today we explore the world of possibilities, the lessons of the past, and the way we get there with FuturePaul.
Guest Links
Future Paul on X (Link: https://x.com/futurepaul)
Harbor (Link: https://harbor.cash)
Host Links
Guy on Nostr (Link: http://tinyurl.com/2xc96ney)
Guy on X (Link: https://twitter.com/theguyswann)
Guy on Instagram (Link: https://www.instagram.com/theguyswann)
Guy on TikTok (Link: https://www.tiktok.com/@theguyswann)
Guy on YouTube (Link: https://www.youtube.com/@theguyswann)
Bitcoin Audible on X (Link: https://twitter.com/BitcoinAudible)
The Guy Swann Network Broadcast Room on Keet (Link: https://tinyurl.com/3na6v839)
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Chat_121 – Surviving Bitcoin Adoption with Jack Spirko
“The payment network has no value if your asset is not desirable. Like this is not, you cannot have this, like I’m just gonna build all of this stuff on top of it. And if none of the assurances of the underlying, those things don’t matter because its value is in the quote unquote utility of payments.
Money is its own utility. Money is its own utility because where on earth do you hold value in something that can hold enormous amounts of value that has no counterparty risk, that has nobody in charge, that has nobody that can rug pull you. You do not understand that is a $100 trillion problem.
That is the biggest problem on earth.”
~ Guy Swann
In this episode, I sit down with Jack Spirko, host of The Survival Podcast, to dive deep into the world of Bitcoin, the future of stablecoins, and the evolving landscape of digital currency.
How do you separate speculation from real-world value in an ever-changing market? Is Bitcoin destined to become a purely digital store of value, or is there more to its role in everyday life? We explore the limitations of altcoins and whether the rise of stablecoins might reshape the way we think about money itself. And what does it mean for personal sovereignty when the financial system is transitioning to something entirely digital?
Jack shares his insights, challenges some of the prevailing narratives, and offers thought-provoking perspectives on the intersection of Bitcoin, survival, and true independence.
Guest Links
Jack Spirko on YouTube (Link: https://www.youtube.com/@survivalpodcasting)
Links to check out
When Should You Sell Bitcoin? (Link: https://youtu.be/3YdMXC9fpVY)
Host Links
Guy on Nostr (Link: http://tinyurl.com/2xc96ney)
Guy on X (Link: https://twitter.com/theguyswann)
Guy on Instagram (Link: https://www.instagram.com/theguyswann)
Guy on TikTok (Link: https://www.tiktok.com/@theguyswann)
Guy on YouTube (Link: https://www.youtube.com/@theguyswann)
Bitcoin Audible on X (Link: https://twitter.com/BitcoinAudible)
The Guy Swann Network Broadcast Room on Keet (Link: https://tinyurl.com/3na6v839)
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Chat_120 – How P2P is changing the Internet [Pears]
“There are so many reasons to be interested in peer-to-peer. You can be interested in it for resilience, because there are no middlemen, so it’s going to work if any of your devices are online. You can also just be interested in it from this angle, the idea that if you have full control of your data, and the code that you’re using, that you’re running on that data, then anybody can fork it, modify it, tweak it, and create a whole… That’s where the Cambrian explosion comes in, this whole proliferation of apps that give users very different experiences.”~ Andrew OsheroffIn this conversation, I had the privilege of joining Mathias Buus, David Clements, and Andrew Osheroff from Pears.com, Keet, and Holepunch for an engaging fireside chat about the transformative power of peer-to-peer technology. Together, we explored how P2P is reshaping the internet, enabling greater freedom, and redefining how we communicate and collaborate in a decentralized world.
This conversation delved into the intersection of technology and liberty, highlighting the potential of P2P to challenge centralized systems and empower individuals. Whether you’re passionate about Bitcoin, decentralization, or the future of digital freedom, this was an inspiring and valuable discussion that I’m excited to share again.
Original episode on Pears YouTube – How P2P is changing the Internet – A fireside chat with Guy Swann & the Holepunch/ Keet team (Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=InmemKYD6ZM)
Guest Links
Mathias Buus on X: (Link: https://x.com/mafintosh)
Andrew Osheroff on X: (Link: https://x.com/andrewosh)
David Clements on X: (Link: http://twitter.com/davidmarkclem)
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The Guy Swann Network Broadcast Room on Keet (Link: https://tinyurl.com/3na6v839)
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