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Chat_110 – The Global Monetary Rebellion [Swan Signal]

August 21, 2024 Guy 01:16:11 Comments Off

“The government is more than half of the economy. They control everything.What this new battleground is showing is that in the Bitcoin world, within the Bitcoin environment, they’re going to have to Samourai Wallet every one of us to get that money, which means it’s not going to work. There’s either going to be a revolution or society goes from a quiet fraud of 60% of our wealth to guns and whips stealing 60% of our wealth. That second one is not sustainable.”- Guy Swann

In this episode of the Bitcoin Audible podcast, I’m excited to share my conversation from the Swan Signal podcast. Sam and I dive headfirst into the hidden truths behind money hoarding and the insidious effects of inflation on our society.We peel back the layers on how these economic forces shape our daily lives, often in ways we don’t even realize. We also discuss why we celebrate Bitcoin Pizza Day – an iconic moment in Bitcoin history that symbolizes so much more than just a couple of pizzas – and much more.This episode is a deep dive into the forces that drive our financial world and how Bitcoin stands as a beacon of hope in the midst of it all. It’s an episode that will challenge what you think you know about money and inflation.
Link to the original episode on Swan Signal Youtube.
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⁠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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Read_840 – Godzilla Returns

August 20, 2024 Guy 00:58:16 Comments Off

“The Fed, knowingly or not, is basically in charge of the global financial system. They may shout, “We raise rates in the US to fight inflation, global consequences be damned!!” – But that’s a hell of a lot more difficult to follow when large G7 countries are in the early stages of a full blown currency crisis.The most serious implication is that the Fed is responsible for supplying dollars to everyone. When they raise rates, they trigger a margin call on the entire world.” — Peruvian Bull
What happens when the world’s third-largest economy faces the impossible trilemma? As central banks play a dangerous game of monetary policy, will the dominoes fall, triggering a worldwide economic meltdown? We dive into a great exploration from The Dollar Endgame, on what is happening in Japanese markets, why there was such a sharp drop in the Nikkei, and how the situation amounts to a decision between two great disasters: currency collapse, or economic collapse? Which Godzilla will they choose?
Check out the original article at Godzilla Returns (Link: https://tinyurl.com/bdf4se5y)

Links to check out

Strong Towns: A Bottom-Up Revolution to Rebuild American Prosperity (Link: https://www.strongtowns.org/strong-towns-book)
China’s Hidden Banking Crisis (Link: https://tinyurl.com/yc6wp386)

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“For money as for all other activities of man, “liberty is the mother, not the daughter, of order.” ― Murray N. Rothbard

Chat_109 – Bitcoin, Privacy, Sovereignty and the Future with Daniel Prince [Once Bitten!]

August 16, 2024 Guy 01:33:50 Comments Off

“The government and the corporate environment so desperately want us to centralize so they can they can have total surveillance and they can have backdoors into everybody’s stuff.They’re abusive and everything, but not everything’s imploded yet. And that continues on. But we continue in this trajectory until at some point, the some little thing breaks or somebody actually makes a concerted effort to land an attack. And just because it’s so clear that we are so vulnerable, and we realize that we have committed suicide.We have set up all of the tools and all of the environment necessary for someone else to absolutely obliterate us. And we did it because we just wanted to spy on everybody’s $600 transactions.”~ Guy Swann
What drives a Bitcoiner to dive deep into the world of decentralized finance and privacy-focused tools? Join me in this episode as I sit down with Daniel Prince to explore the intersections of Bitcoin, privacy, and personal freedom, discussing everything from the power of homeschooling to the future of digital sovereignty. Could these tools and philosophies be the key to unlocking a truly decentralized future?Links to check out

Codebreakers by David Kahn (Link: https://tinyurl.com/32r2ncvw)
Read_788 – Stone Ridge 2023 Investor Letter (Link: https://tinyurl.com/pkyf3b45)

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Daniel Prince on Twitter (Link: https://x.com/Princey21M)
Daniel Prince on The Orange Pill App (Link: https://tinyurl.com/ys995vdk)
Konsensus Network on YouTube (Link: https://www.youtube.com/@KonsensusNetwork)
Daniel Prince on YouTube (Link: https://www.youtube.com/@danielprince1038)
Once Bitten on Spotify (Link: https://open.spotify.com/show/4wWzXFEyAJtM6aOLA6c4Q2?si=73ec8d7b173b44b2)

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Read_839 – The Power of Nostr

August 14, 2024 Guy 01:48:52 Comments Off

“In fact, this is the key feature that re-energized me toward Nostr a second time after my initial experience with it. Bitcoin and Nostr combined together work like an international decentralized open-source Venmo. It’s a method of payment combined with payment discovery.”— Lyn Alden
How might Nostr’s open-source protocol transform our digital identities and interactions? What challenges lie ahead for its adoption and sustainability? Join us as we explore the power of Nostr with Lyn Alden’s recent piece, and its implications for the future of the internet and Bitcoin ecosystem.
Check out the original article at The Power of Nostr: Decentralized Social Media and More by Lyn Alden.
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The Power of Open Source by Jack Dorsey & Lyn Alden (Link: https://tinyurl.com/mpv5sxn5)

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“Lenin was certainly right. There is no subtler, no surer means of over- turning the existing basis of society than to debauch the currency. The process engages all the hidden forces of economic law on the side of destruction, and does it in a manner which not one man in a million is able to diagnose.” ~ John Maynard Keynes

Read_838 – Crypto Rebels

August 12, 2024 Guy 01:24:04 Comments Off

“It would be wrong to think of Cypherpunks as a formal group. It’s more a gathering of those who share a predilection for codes, a passion for privacy, and the gumption to do something about it. Anyone who decides to spread personal crypto or its gospel is a traveler in the territory of Cypherpunk.” — Steven Levy
Today we journey back to 1993 to explore a seminal article on the cypherpunk movement and the battle for digital privacy. How have the concerns raised three decades ago evolved in our modern digital landscape? What progress has been made, and what challenges remain? Join us as we examine the roots of the crypto revolution and its implications for our future, asking: Are we any closer to achieving the cypherpunks’ vision of a privacy-preserving and sovereign digital world?
Check out the original article at Crypto Rebels (Link: https://tinyurl.com/5bxfrp7v)Guest Links

Steven Levy on Twitter (Link: https://x.com/StevenLevy)
Steven Levy Website (Link: https://www.stevenlevy.com/)

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“When making public policy decisions about new technologies for the Government, I think one should ask oneself which technologies would best strengthen the hand of a police state. Then, do not allow the Government to deploy those technologies.” — Phil Zimmermann

Chat_108 – Private Email & Unstoppable Money with Andy from Protonmail

August 7, 2024 Guy 01:12:07 Comments Off

“My thinking is always resilience. How did I make Proton resilient? And the conclusion I came to after thinking about it for a long time is actually the best way to be resilient is to enable the entire Proton community of 100 million people to very, very easily adopt Bitcoin, which is a form of money that’s outside of centralized control.” ~ Andy Yen
In this episode of Bitcoin Audible, we dive into a fascinating conversation with Andy Yen, the CEO of Proton, uncovering the intriguing story of how Proton’s origins are deeply intertwined with Bitcoin. Discover how this privacy-focused company is challenging the norms by integrating Bitcoin into its ecosystem and offering a non-custodial wallet service. Could Proton’s innovative approach be the key to unlocking a new era of digital privacy and financial freedom?
Links to check out

ProtonMail (Link: https://mail.proton.me/)
Proton VPN (Link: https://protonvpn.com/)
Proton Wallet (Link: https://proton.me/wallet)
Proton Wallet on Twitter (Link: https://twitter.com/ProtonWallet)
Phoenix Wallet (Link: https://phoenix.acinq.co/)
Breeze SDK (Link: https://breez.technology/sdk/)
Nunchuk Wallet (Link: https://nunchuk.io/)
LightSpark (Link: https://www.lightspark.com/)

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Andy Yen on Twitter (Link: https://twitter.com/andyyen)

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Chat_108 – Private Email & Unstoppable Money with Andy from Protonmail

August 7, 2024 Guy 01:12:07 Comments Off

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Andy Yen on Twitter (Link: https://twitter.com/andyyen)

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Read_836 – Lightning is the Common Language of Bitcoin

August 6, 2024 Guy 00:40:32 Comments Off

“Lightning has already achieved a critical mass. It’s already obvious how a Cashu subnetwork and Fedimint subnetworks will communicate with each other: Lightning. That’s how they were designed, so switching the common language between networks would require rebuilding most of their parts. Like English, whatever language subnetworks use internally, Lightning is the language they use to speak to each other, and it’s already locked in.” ~ Roy Sheinfeld
Lightning is emerging as the common protocol, or language, for the entire ecosystem of Bitcoin subnets and payment technologies. Will this standardization accelerate innovation and adoption in the Bitcoin ecosystem? What implications does this have for the future of Bitcoin infrastructure and its competition with traditional financial systems?
Check out the original article at Lightning Is the Common Language of the Bitcoin Economy by Roy Sheinfeld (Link: https://tinyurl.com/4689txvy)
Links to check out

Breeze Technology Blog (Link: https://tinyurl.com/y7349x3r)
CASHU (Link: https://cashu.space/)
Fedimint (Link: https://fedimint.org/)
Ark Labs (Link: https://arklabs.to/)
The Power of Nostr: Decentralized Social Media and More by Lyn Alden (Link: https://tinyurl.com/3u47w3xz)
Aqua Wallet Liquid & Lightning (Link: https://aquawallet.io/)

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Roy on Twitter⁠ (Link: https://twitter.com/therealkingonly)
⁠Roy on nostr⁠ (Link: http://tinyurl.com/8vzr4zdn)

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Chat_107 – Government Out of Control w/ Dave Smith, Luke Gromen & Mark Moss [BTC24]

August 1, 2024 Guy 00:41:44 Comments Off

“Historically, what do nations do when they’re on a gold standard and they need to fight a war? They just suspend the gold standard. The difference is that what Bitcoin brings is this decentralization, where if you were truly on a Bitcoin standard, someone in Washington, D.C. couldn’t just say, “We’re going off the Bitcoin standard now.” That’s the power that Bitcoin has, that you can actually have a chance at separating money and the state, and that is the most important thing in the world to do.” ~ Dave Smith
In this episode of the Bitcoin Audible podcast, I’m releasing an insightful panel discussion from the Bitcoin 2024 event, where I was joined by three brilliant minds – Mark Moss, Luke Gromen, and Dave Smith.We dive deep into a crucial topic: the intersection of government overreach, fiscal irresponsibility, and Bitcoin’s transformative potential.We explore how government control over money has fueled endless wars, cultural manipulation, and economic distortions. Our conversation delves into the ways Bitcoin, and its decentralized nature, might be the key to separating money from state control, leading us toward a future of fiscal responsibility and economic growth.Join us as we discuss the current landscape of government spending and debt, and how Bitcoin offers a crucial solution to these pressing issues.
Original episode on the Bitcoin Magazine YouTube channel (Link: https://tinyurl.com/3xazeffm)
Bitcoin Magazine Links

BTC24 playlist on Youtube (Link: https://tinyurl.com/hrwpeau5)
Bitcoin Magazine Website (Link: https://bitcoinmagazine.com/)
BTC24 Website (Link: https://b.tc/conference/2024)

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All Episodes

Chat_110 – The Global Monetary Rebellion [Swan Signal]

Read_840 – Godzilla Returns

Chat_109 – Bitcoin, Privacy, Sovereignty and the Future with Daniel Prince [Once Bitten!]

Read_839 – The Power of Nostr

Read_838 – Crypto Rebels

Chat_108 – Private Email & Unstoppable Money with Andy from Protonmail

Chat_108 – Private Email & Unstoppable Money with Andy from Protonmail

Read_836 – Lightning is the Common Language of Bitcoin

Chat_107 – Government Out of Control w/ Dave Smith, Luke Gromen & Mark Moss [BTC24]

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