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- EP81: Seize the Day with @beefbackbetter (Chapter 4)
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
www.elsalvadorinenglish.com
Nostrica
www.nostrica.com
General Bitcoin adoption and friction in all financial transactions
Paying almost all bills in Bitcoin
Where to Buy Beef in El Salvador
www.beefbackbetter.com
Ways to Earn Bitcoin
https://bitcoin-first.com/earn
Pod Shout-outs
www.twitter.com/bitcoinbushbash
www.twitter.com/PoweredbyIBEX
www.twitter.com/blinkbtc
www.twitter.com/GaloyMoney
www.twitter.com/BitcoinJungleCR
www.twitter.com/ElSalvadorVisas
www.twitter.com/jack
www.twitter.com/AthenaBitcoin
www.twitter.com/modernTman
www.twitter.com/BitcoinAlive
www.twitter.com/PrinceySOV
Npubs
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1 hr 3 min - EP80: Bitcoin Alive After Party
Are you home? Did you survive?
A huge shout out to @lungdoge, @dylanhashmurray and Jess (the @BitcoinAlive team) for putting together a fantastic first Bitcoin Only conference for Australia.
We’re yet to speak to someone who didn’t enjoy the day, and the opportunity it gave so many solid bitcoiners to be in the same city at the same time.
Many of us milked it and made it a loonnngggg weekend. Too many people to thank, but you know who you are.
For those who didn’t manage this time, here’s a glimpse into what happens in Jack’s closet.
Til next time.
PS – The language is appalling in this one. Blame Brendo.
For Jack from Brisbane
Ways to Earn Bitcoin
https://bitcoin-first.com/earn
Pod Shout-outs
www.twitter.com/BitcoinAlive
www.twitter.com/the_Bowdog
www.twitter.com/knutsvanholm
www.twitter.com/Mtheadventuross
www.twitter.com/dazbea1
www.twitter.com/BTCBrisket
www.twitter.com/TboneHODL
www.twitter.com/JP_Technology
www.twitter.com/roger__9000
www.twitter.com/aurelian_btc
www.twitter.com/bitcoinbushbash
www.twitter.com/farmerjen55
www.twitter.com/jakeeswoodhouse
www.twitter.com/HodlersWay
www.twitter.com/tommyr345
www.twitter.com/jackmallers
www.twitter.com/KellyCNBC
www.twitter.com/BTCsessions
www.twitter.com/BTCSchellingPt
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35 min - EP79: Smart as Saylor – Hats and Brendo
It’s been all interviews the last little while, so we thought it was about time we burned our listener stats and did another Hats and Brendo.
It’s largely inane waffle, but there’s some good stuff in there too, including:
Why Brendo takes his shorts off in my house.
Bitcoin Alive
When: 15th April 2023
Where: The Roundhouse, Sydney
Tickets: www.bitcoinalive.io
Discount: 10% off with codes HATS or BRENDO at checkout
Property debt
Fixed rate mortgage maturities
Credit card debt
Millennials versus Boomers
How long would your savings last?
Bankruptcy
Anaerobic digestion mining (if anyone can put us in touch with Tom Campbell please get in touch)
Solar power
How much Bitcoin does each country need to HODL
Microstrategy is the 27th biggest country in the world
Hash rate
Rising political tensions
Tweet of the Week
https://twitter.com/Inchhighprivate/status/1639642006434504704?s=20
Ways to Earn Bitcoin
https://bitcoin-first.com/earn
Pod Shout-outs
www.twitter.com/BitcoinAlive
www.twitter.com/Dale21M
www.twitter.com/swaaalla
www.twitter.com/efebitcoin
www.twitter.com/ScillingMining
www.twitter.com/BTCBrisket
www.twitter.com/mempool
www.twitter.com/ODELL
www.twitter.com/_k3tan
www.twitter.com/dunworth_peter
www.twitter.com/MichaelDunwort1
www.twitter.com/RnaudBertrand
www.twitter.com/elsultanbitcoin
Npubs
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Contact Us
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56 min - EP78: Behind Enemy Lines with @Dale21M
(Pushing this one out quickly for those making the trek to Beechworth. Have a great weekend)
Those of you that pay attention (or those that attended the last bush bash at Murrurundi) will recognise Dale from there, but for those that don’t, we wanted to have him on the pod to give us an insight into the incentives at play in shitcoin land, working behind enemy lines for a shitcoin publication.
Dale is a South African who has lived in Australia for 5 years. His background is in law and political philosophy, which he credits with his ability to think critically. As Wiz would say, he’s “found his tribe” in Bitcoin.
We discuss:
His path to Bitcoin only
Challenges of visas in Australia, regional living and covid restrictions
The difficulties of “working in Bitcoin”
Revenue streams (adverts, affiliates, paid articles etc) and the machine behind media
Learning to think like a normie
The race to the bottom (CumRocket)
NFTs
The sophistication (or lack thereof) of readers
The dangers of AI
Commercial real estate
UFC
Gaming
The potential for a shitcoin casino sting
What is exciting us in Bitcoin right now
South Africa
Pod Shout-outs
www.twitter.com/BTCBrisket
www.twitter.com/bitcoinbushbash
www.twitter.com/PrestonPysh
www.twitter.com/SimonDixonTwitt
www.twitter.com/MartyBent
www.twitter.com/LynAldenContact
www.twitter.com/parkeralewis
www.twitter.com/jameslavish
www.twitter.com/case4bitcoin
www.twitter.com/MMFlint
www.twitter.com/rjames_BTC
www.twitter.com/dunworth_peter
Npubs
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Contact Us
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1 hr 3 min - EP77: Crazy Numbers with @PeterBTCAdviser
PUBLIC SERVICE ANNOUNCEMENT: Please listen til the end as Pete will blow your tiny mind.
We spoke with Pete just a few short weeks ago (EP70) about what high-net-worth clients think of Bitcoin. You liked him. Actually, you liked him a lot. A lot of you tuned in... thank you.
We got nowhere near the end of that conversation, as we also wanted to talk to him about inheritance planning. So, he kindly agreed to go again. Settle in and pour yourself a coffee, this is a long one!
If you’re a connoisseur of bullish price valuation models, this one is also for you. He gets more bullish as we go, and we can’t fault any of his logic.
*** Get your first 3 months free with The Bitcoin Adviser when you use referral code "SECURE" athttps://www.thebitcoinadviser.com/contactWe discuss:
What is a family office. Generational wealth, legal structures, preservation of capital.
Systemic risk in “risk free” bonds.
Credit Suisse, bank runs and what’s happening in trad fi markets right now.
Interest rates and mortgage pain.
Why everyone focuses on the US.
Are US regulators starting to take a more pro Bitcoin stance.
Legal entities for holding your assets.
The importance of a will or testamentary trust.
Multi-sig security with clients
Time locking Bitcoin
Element zero at absolute zero
The first triple point quantum asset.
Solving bond duration risk with Bitcoin
Bitcoin valuations for those who love “crazy numbers”
Pod Shout-outs
www.twitter.com/MichaelDunwort1
www.twitter.com/saylor
www.twitter.com/stephanlivera
www.twitter.com/knutsvanholm
Couldn’t find the timelock article, but start here for great content
www.knutsvanholm.com
www.twitter.com/juniorwaugh349
www.twitter.com/FossGregfoss
www.twitter.com/luke_broyles
www.twitter.com/BitcoinAlive
www.twitter.com/bitcoinbushbash
Npubs – cya Twitter
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Brendo: npub1jsauhxc6hjyk5th86qc5z02c9f0cfc7dwszzlj7e9s8wt54w490q4kglr9
Contact Us
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2 hr 2 min - EP76: Bitcoin Mining with Renewables in NZ with @simonocollins
There’s nothing a bitcoiner enjoys more than bursting a mainstream narrative.
If we really are “bOiLinG tHE oCEans”, why is it that Simon and his colleagues at www.Stackr.co.nz are Bitcoin mining with renewable energy and providing stability to the electricity grid in New Zealand’s South Island. It really is a head scratcher, isn’t it.
We talk to Simon about:
- The abundance of energy sources the further south you go in New Zealand (Hydro, Wind, Solar and Geothermal)
- Flexible demand management to lift the performance of the grid
- Texas and power purchasing agreements
- Vertical integration with power producers
- The transition from public sector consultant to full-time degen Bitcoin miner
- Is NZ one of the best places to mine
- His progress from CPU to GPU to Shitcoins to Bitcoin mining
- Scaling up, building resilience and staying profitable in a bear market
- The current explosion in hash rate
- Funding
- Home mining
- Using “crypto” as a test bed for anything worth doing on Bitcoin
- Ethereum rugpulls
- Doing a PhD on the last financial crisis
- The duck curve
- Bitcoin Alive
When: 15th April 2023
Where: The Roundhouse, Sydney
Tickets: www.bitcoinalive.io
Discount: 10% off with codes HATS or BRENDO at checkout
- What Brando does when the video is switched off
Pod Shout-outs
www.twitter.com/Breedlove22
www.twitter.com/JeffBooth
www.twitter.com/saylor
www.twitter.com/LynAldenContact
www.twitter.com/BitcoinAlive
www.twitter.com/dazbea1
www.twitter.com/mineracks
www.twitter.com/1andipitt
www.twitter.com/BTCBrisket
Npubs – cya Twitter
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Brendo: npub1jsauhxc6hjyk5th86qc5z02c9f0cfc7dwszzlj7e9s8wt54w490q4kglr9
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1 hr 12 min - EP75: Empty Passenger Seat with @JoeMartinMusic
Bitcoiners branching out into other industries is great, but what I really want to see is people in other industries adopting Bitcoin.
I’m particularly keen for musicians, athletes and sports teams to figure this out (shout out to Perth Heat for leading by example). That's why I was very excited to discover Joe Martin.
Joe is a singer-songwriter who is a musician first but also a bitcoiner. He gets it, and the best bit...he’s good!
We want Joe to be able to take a message to his friends in the music industry, so we’re passing on all donations (streams, boosts etc) from value-for-value enabled podcasting apps.
Have a listen to Joe's story and his current single / title track from his new album. If you like what you hear, please send a few sats his way.
We discuss:
- His backstory as Country/Americana artist
- Crafting story-based songs and the creative process of making an album
- What it means to be a professional (completely independent) musician today
- Generating a revenue from gigs and merchandise.
- How many streams you need to make $1
- Personal investment and risk
- Nashville, networking and playing at the Bluebird Cafe
- UK Tour – kicks off April 13th @ the Yacht Club in Teignmouth
- Monetising information that wants to be free
- Lightning and microtransactions
- Removing friction to value transfer
- Nostr
- Selling tickets for Bitcoin!
- Value 4 Value pack
Links to Joe’s Music, Merch, Tour and Socials:
www.joemartinmusic.com
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Pod Shout-outs
www.twitter.com/KaceyMusgraves
www.twitter.com/ChrisStapleton
www.twitter.com/JasonIsbell
www.twitter.com/Brent_Cobb
www.twitter.com/bluebirdcafeTN
www.twitter.com/dergigi
www.twitter.com/wavlake
www.twitter.com/getAlby
www.twitter.com/Strike
www.twitter.com/fountain_app
www.twitter.com/MerryOscar
www.twitter.com/rheedio
www.twitter.com/sammeans
www.twitter.com/Lightsats21
Contact Us
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1 hr 1 min - EP74: Bitcoin Alive FOMO Update with @lungdoge and @dylanhashmurray
When: 15th April 2023
Where: The Roundhouse, Sydney
Tickets: www.bitcoinalive.io
Discount: 10% off with codes HATS or BRENDO at checkout
With less than 6 weeks to go, we catch up with the boys from Bitcoin Alive (Chris and Dylan) to find out how the planning for Australia’s first big-scale, Bitcoin Only conference is going.
When we last spoke in mid-December (EP67) they had just announced the event and location, but tickets hadn’t been released and speakers hadn’t been confirmed. Less than 3 months on (which I’m sure has felt like 3 days to them), we thought it was time for an update for those of you that know you’re attending and others that might still be on the fence.
We discuss:
- Brendo wins a competition with The Bitcoin Company
- https://links.thebitcoincompany.com/q5rP
- Not checking the price
- Is the next bull run the panic cycle
- BitRefill
- https://www.bitrefill.com/signup?code=tu6wub71
- Spending Sats (and replacing)
- Real estate
- Speaker announcements and diversity of topics
- Format of the day (groups, firesides, presentations, workshops)
- Exhibitors, bar, break-out space and VIP
- Ticket pricing
- High and lows of organising an event on this scale
- Turning away shitcoiners
- Raising capital in a bear market
- Bitcoiner Events/Jobs/List
- https://www.bitcoinerevents.com/
- https://bitcoinerjobs.com/
- https://www.bitlist.com/
- Peer to peer trading
- Bitcoin versus CBDC’s
For Twigs
Pod Shout-outs
www.twitter.com/BTCsessions
www.twitter.com/_k3tan
www.twitter.com/beefinitiative
www.twitter.com/Talej
www.twitter.com/dazbea1
www.twitter.com/BTCBrisket
www.twitter.com/tarik_sammour
www.twitter.com/Pete_Winn
www.twitter.com/JP_Technology
www.twitter.com/jakeeswoodhouse
www.twitter.com/bitcoinbushbash
www.2bitidiots.com
1 hr 6 min - EP73: Bear Market Crickets with @dazbea1 and Special Guest
3 is the magic number. 4, and we talk all over each other (I’m probably the worst at it).
But hey, we wanted to have a special guest and we got a special guest. We just didn’t count on the crickets!
This episode contains the following ramble:
- Non-existent pods
- Sydney sleeping arrangements
- Diet and addictions
- Coals versus Gas
- Lake Tinaroo
- www.lookingglasseducation.com
- Who is it for?
- Assumed knowledge
- Follow up courses
- Creating timeless content
- School curriculum
- Bitcoin for beginners
- Book launch
- Block 777,777
- Nostr
- Protocol, Nodes, Relays, Notes, Events
- Clients: Damus, Amethyst, Iris, Nostrgram, Nostros, Snort
- www.getalby.com
- www.zaplife.lol
- www.voltpay.app
- Bitcoin Alive
- Building a node box
Pod Shout-outs
www.twitter.com/sebbunney
www.twitter.com/CarnivoreMD
www.twitter.com/parman_the
www.twitter.com/LookingGlassEdu
www.twitter.com/MiprimerBTC
www.twitter.com/getAlby
www.twitter.com/Talej
www.twitter.com/Blue_CollarBTC
www.twitter.com/BitcoinAlive
www.twitter.com/Mtheadventuross
www.twitter.com/FossGregfoss
www.twitter.com/knutsvanholm
www.twitter.com/GazLarking
www.twitter.com/_k3tan
Npubs – cya Twitter
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1 hr 13 min - EP72: Talking the Corn with @GazLarking
I finally stepped out of Brendo’s shadow and did one of these interview thingies by myself. Turns out the tech side is way easier than he makes it sound!
The problem though, is that Gary (Gaz) and I can talk the corn! I think it was 3 hours 53 minutes to be precise, but don’t worry we only recorded an hour or so.
Gaz is as bullish on Bitcoin as the rest of us, but his knowledge and life experience also gives him a perspective on risk that many of those that have recently been rekt by leverage could learn from. You don’t need to risk the farm; you just need to get off zero.
We discuss:
- Brendo. A man on the edge.
- Gaz’s Bitcoin story, international work life and approach to investing
- Learning via books, podcasts, YouTube, Twitter and ultimately real-life humans
- The Bitcoin Standard: http://amzn.to/3KwBTDq
- 100 Baggers: www.amazon.com.au/100-Baggers-Stocks-100-1/dp/1621291650
- Finding your tribe
- Correcting “journalists”
- Will the mainstream turn up to Bitcoin Alive
- Adoption
- Rebel FM
- www.rebelfm.com.au
- Contract negotiation in an inflationary environment
- Value investing, diversification and investing in Bitcoin companies
- Risk management
- Fidelity
- https://www.fidelitydigitalassets.com/sites/default/files/documents/bitcoin-first.pdf
- Debt in the system
- Microstrategy. Strike. Pouch.
- Nostr
- Sats for Stats
Pod Shout-outs
- www.twitter.com/PrestonPysh
- www.twitter.com/saylor
- www.twitter.com/BTCSchellingPt
- www.twitter.com/paybtc_au
- www.twitter.com/bitcoinbushbash
- www.twitter.com/BitcoinAlive
- www.twitter.com/LawrenceLepard
- www.twitter.com/dunworth_peter
- www.twitter.com/FossGregfoss
- www.twitter.com/parkeralewis
- www.twitter.com/stevennelkovski
Contact Us
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1 hr 11 min
About 2-Bit Idiots
From the publisher's feed
The journey from Normie to Bitcoiner.
Normal people tell the story of how they found the greatest money ever invented. Contact www.twitter.com/2BitIdiots if you'd like to come on as a guest.
Hosted by:
www.twitter.com/StackingHats and www.twitter.com/BitcoinBrendo
More info:
www.2bitidiots.com