2-Bit Idiots

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February 06, 2023EP71: Can I Speak to Your Manager - Hats and Brendo
It’s easy to talk a big game. Backing it up is harder. However, what we’ve found over the last 7 years, is that the closer you align yourself with Bitcoin, the better things turn out.
Look at all aspects of your life; health; work; relationships; family; education et al and apply the Bitcoin filter. Allow it to affect your decision making and voila...things magically improve.

Brendo and I talk all things Bitcoin, with tangents along the way:
Stopping smoking

Bitcoin Alive ticket discount

10% off. Use code “HATS” or “BRENDO”

https://bitcoinalive.io/

Selling your house for Bitcoin

Legionella

Phillip Hammond

US interest rates rise 0.25%

90% currency devaluation in Lebanon

https://fountain.fm/episode/13105194653 (the Bitcoin Standard pod)

US debt ceiling

Satsback companies

The Bitcoin Company

https://links.thebitcoincompany.com/xadB

Fold

https://use.foldapp.com/r/ALTHXAUK

Lolli

https://lolli.com/ref/iwsWU5BUz3

The Jacks

Nostr

Value 4 Value Music

Lightning remittances

Pod Shout-outs
https://twitter.com/BitcoinAlive
https://twitter.com/dunworth_peter
https://twitter.com/honeybadgerdabs
https://twitter.com/MikeStillBTC

Tweets of the Week
3rd Place
https://twitter.com/dazbea1/status/1616734150274478080?s=20&t=EvZSwzr9MzeGn7W6mXlgow
2nd Place
https://twitter.com/jackmallers/status/1620486166964477952?s=20&t=EvZSwzr9MzeGn7W6mXlgow
1st Place
https://twitter.com/AbhayHodl/status/1620476538516041729?s=20&t=EvZSwzr9MzeGn7W6mXlgow

Dick of the Day
The Jacks
1 hr 6 min
January 23, 2023EP70: What the High-Net-Worth think of Bitcoin with @PeterBTCAdviser
Peter Dunworth, runs a multi-family office and leads The Bitcoin Adviser, offering tailored Bitcoin investment services to high-net-worth clients. Specialising in Collaborative Custody, Estate Planning, and Bitcoin Education, he's a trusted guide in the complex world of Bitcoin. Engage with Peter on Twitter @PeterBTCAdviser

*** Get your first 3 months free with The Bitcoin Adviser when you use referral code "SECURE" at
https://www.thebitcoinadviser.com/contact
Our conversation touches on:
Our prize winner, fraternising with the enemy and leech trauma

Bitcoin custody and estate planning

Bitcoin being the rational choice when considering all major asset classes

Providing conservative financial/investment advice for those 60+

Being cognitive of your own biases

Property

Capital destruction in bonds

Preservation of capital being the No.1 concern

Asymmetric risk

Peak debt

Being a professional financial advisor when all markets move on the decision of the US Federal Reserve

Hope, inspiration and your outlook on life

Stupid numbers

How to prevent losing Bitcoin

The truest form of altruism

Censorship resistance. Seizure resistance. Absolute scarcity. Immutable ledger.

Timelocks

Self-Actualisation and the Bitcoin Golden Age

Price manipulation

Volatility versus Risk

Pod Shout-outs
www.twitter.com/jakeeswoodhouse
www.twitter.com/PrestonPysh
www.twitter.com/dergigi
www.twitter.com/MichaelDunwort1
www.twitter.com/BTCSchellingPt
www.twitter.com/FossGregfoss
www.twitter.com/JasonPLowery
www.twitter.com/knutsvanholm
www.twitter.com/JeffBooth
www.twitter.com/BVBTC
www.twitter.com/bronzefozzz
www.twitter.com/100trillionUSD
www.twitter.com/saylor
www.twitter.com/Croesus_BTC
www.twitter.com/BitcoinAlive

https://bitcoinmagazine.com/culture/bitcoin-is-time-traveling-energy
https://www.citadel21.com/why-the-yuppie-elite-dismiss-bitcoin#:~:text=A%20typical%20member%20of%20the,in%2C%20that's%20where%20Bitcoin%20remains.

www.2bitidiots.com
1 hr 34 min
January 14, 2023EP69: Paging @Terla
We tried to give away 111,000 sats but Terla hasn’t got in touch! Terla...are you out there? Call me. DM me. Swipe right.
Anyway...Happy New Year bitcoiner. It’s good to be back.
Just Brendo and I today talking shit and helping you pass the time until hyperbitcoinisation, or at least until next week when we have a really good guest. Seriously...next week is important.

For now, we talk:
Not being able to give away sats!

Price. Is it a temporary pump?

Global recession incoming

Doxx jar binned

Job cuts Coinbase, Blackrock, Amazon, Salesforce

Blackstone

Gradually then Suddenly

Who or What can move the price?

Fidelity

Why you should only compare you with you

How good is Solitaire, but you need a Sudoku!

Satsback in Australia

Mortgage rollovers in Australia in 2023

2022 CPI numbers

Is there another bubble to blow?

We are only 3 halving's in

Not seeing your privilege

Tweet of the Week
Alan B Watts
https://twitter.com/alanbwt/status/1607150830418886656?s=20&t=MJvdlcGNyaV-Tz85-yUKVg

Dick of the Day
Mary Daly, Federal Reserve President of San Francisco
https://twitter.com/sidewayskoyote/status/1554996402165452800?s=20&t=MJvdlcGNyaV-Tz85-yUKVg

Pod Shout-outs
www.twitter.com/VailshireCap
www.twitter.com/PrestonPysh
www.twitter.com/THNDRGAMES
www.twitter.com/fold_app
www.twitter.com/efebitcoin
www.twitter.com/relai_app
www.twitter.com/sidewayskoyote

Contact Us
www.2bitidiots.com

For Norma. Xx
32 min
December 24, 2022 EP68: Christmas Doxx Jar Giveaway
The Bitcoin conversation in this one is minimal at best, but there are free sats to be won, so you might have to listen to find out if you’re the winner!
Thanks to everyone that’s contributed to the podcast this year. Guests, listeners, boosters, sat streamers, trolls, people that gave us gifts, everyone at the bush bash and all the Twitter psychopaths. We appreciate you all.
Bitcoin will fix the world. It’s the only money. But...IT’S ONLY MONEY. Take some time off at Christmas with your people and enjoy life. Otherwise, what are we doing this for?
Merry Christmas and see you in 2023,
Hats and Brendo

Tweet of the Week
www.twitter.com/DrBitcoinMD/status/1604044848562339845
Original by @0xMajinBobo but of course CZ deleted his reply.

Pod Shout-outs

https://bitcoinbushbash.info

www.twitter.com/luzdonahue
www.twitter.com/BitcoinAlive
www.twitter.com/danWilcz
www.twitter.com/Talej
www.twitter.com/VoltPayApp
www.twitter.com/dazbea1
www.twitter.com/coryklippsten
www.twitter.com/BTCBrisket
www.twitter.com/bi_t_crispy
www.twitter.com/the_Bowdog
www.twitter.com/bitcoinbushbash
Plus many more, including...Matt, Ben, Stephan, Parman, Ketan and Fozzz. Go find them yourself. ;-)

Contact Us
www.2bitidiots.com
48 min
December 20, 2022EP67: Bitcoin Alive – Saturday, April 15th, 2023 – Sydney, Australia
The list of large-scale Bitcoin only events is growing all over the world, but we didn’t have one in Australia. Until now.

Quick Links

Twitter
@BitcoinAlive
@dylanhashmurray
@lungdoge

Website
www.bitcoinalive.io

Frustrated by the time and expense required to attend the conferences overseas, Chris, Dylan and Jess have decided to put that right.
On Saturday, 15th of April 2023, Bitcoin Alive will make its debut. A single day conference at the Roundhouse, Sydney ( www.arc.unsw.edu.au/roundhouse ), Bitcoin Alive will “bring together Australia’s Bitcoin community for a day of the highest quality Bitcoin content from the best minds in Bitcoin from both Australia and overseas”.
We sat down with Chris and Dylan to find out more about their motivations and plans for the day. We discussed:
Why we need a Bitcoin conference in Australia

Who the event is pitched at

Event management experience

The value of meeting bitcoiners face-to-face

Providing a platform for the bitcoiner talent in Australia

Date, Location, Venue Capacity, 20+ Speakers

900-seat main stage, keynote presentations, VIP area, breakout rooms, panels, fireside chats and beer garden

Fitting in to the circuit of global Bitcoin events and adding an Aussie spin with satellite events

Risks involved and work required

Timescales for announcement of Speakers and Costs (sign up for Presale Tickets)

Swell reports from Coogee Beach

Support from and giving back to the Bitcoin community

Sponsorship and maintaining your integrity while staying Bitcoin Only

Positive/negative feedback and being judged on their Proof of Work

Not looking at the Bitcoin price for a year (and guessing where we are now)

Pod Shout-outs
www.twitter.com/the_Bowdog
www.twitter.com/saylor
www.twitter.com/jackmallers
www.twitter.com/TheGuySwann
www.twitter.com/JeffBooth
www.twitter.com/BTCSchellingPt
www.twitter.com/stephanlivera
www.twitter.com/pacificbitcoin
www.twitter.com/AdoptingBTC
www.twitter.com/knutsvanholm
www.twitter.com/gregzaj1
www.twitter.com/FossGregfoss

Contact us:
www.2bitidiots.com
1 hr 3 min
December 05, 2022EP66: The Bitcoiner Next Door with @plebHODLBadger
We live in the sticks. We’re happy living in the sticks. You couldn’t pay us enough (even sats!) to live in the city. The problem with living in the sticks, however, is that you may be the only bitcoiner.
That was true until Brendo came along. 2 of us fighting the good fight.
But...it turns out we weren’t even the first in our part of the sticks. Enter plebHODLBadger!
We’ve found another Maxi and he has a friend too! 4 of us. IN THE STICKS! More Bitcoin Maxis than Post Offices. We’re winning, and each one of you is the reason why. Here’s his story:
Running core in 2011, but turning it off to not waste his sister’s electricity

Always stacking

Getting burned in shitcoins and learning not to spend time thinking about them

When does a scam become a scam

The progress of the Lightning network and what’s still required

Maintaining your passion for your fiat life and what comes next

Hallucinogens and the mixing of the senses

Rights, freedoms and your political opinions through a Bitcoin filter

Getting paid in Bitcoin

Validation

Misconceptions around Bitcoin meetups

What does the “fight you” stage look like

Real estate. Investment or the family home

SBF and FTX

Working out what’s important to you

The Bush Bash Tour
NB:
I was quiet for the first ten minutes. Apparently, I still don’t know what I’m doing.
You’re Welcome / Sorry (delete as appropriate)

Tweet of the Week
https://twitter.com/milessuter/status/1598151381189550080?s=20&t=vJv3acOj56IiFab33XsUgA

Pod Shout-outs
https://twitter.com/Dale21M
https://twitter.com/Talej
https://twitter.com/BTCSchellingPt
https://twitter.com/timevalueofbtc
https://twitter.com/BitarooExchange
https://twitter.com/lnbits
https://twitter.com/bitcoinbushbash
https://twitter.com/tommyemmanuel
https://twitter.com/johnkvallis
https://twitter.com/Burning_Seed
https://twitter.com/FractalEncrypt
https://twitter.com/beefbackbetter

Contact Us
www.2bitidiots.com
1 hr 5 min
November 27, 2022 EP65: Murra Roundup
This is our light-hearted take on the Bitcoin Bush Bash in Murrurundi, NSW.
It was just as expected. A few words that spring to mind:
Welcoming. Old friends. New friends. Honest (sometimes brutally). Intellectually Stimulating. Steak. Beers. Art. Proof of Work. Growing. Committed. Humble. Curious. Family. Fun.

That was our third and certainly not our last. We’d love to make it to QLD, VIC and WA to attend theirs someday. Let’s see.
Most importantly. If you haven’t yet been to a bush bash and you’re wondering whether to come, please do. You’ll certainly be made welcome. Better yet, start your own and send us all an invitation.
Thank you to all those that didn’t want to be thanked! Bitcoin for the win.

If we have not made the connection yet (Twitter is best), please reach out to one/both of us as it’s not always easy to connect the online persona with the real-life human. Safe travels.

Pod Shout-outs
https://twitter.com/bitcoinbushbash
https://twitter.com/swaaalla
https://twitter.com/AP_Bitcoin
https://twitter.com/Dale21M
https://twitter.com/Pete_Winn
https://twitter.com/obi
https://twitter.com/jack
https://twitter.com/sc ;-)

Contact Us
www.2bitidiots.com
www.twitter.com/StackingHats
www.twitter.com/BitcoinBrendo
58 min
November 22, 2022EP64: Hats and his Weird Questions - Hats and Brendo
It’s nearly Bush Bash time again, so here’s one for the road.

On the agenda today:
Welfare checks from your postman

Weird questions

Sugar is the biggest shitcoin

Lightning node problems

The friend that will tell you when you look like shit

Why citadels won’t work

Our favourite bush basher

Are you prepared to not be liked

Grayscale and Coinbase

Proof of Reserves are a shitcoin

Microstrategy

Volcano bonds

How did you feel safe as a child

Taking responsibility for yourself

Can you trust Bitcoin more than you trust yourself

Why you will not beat bitcoiners

Selling and buying back in

Capital gains tax. Terrible “advice”. Don’t do this.

Spending your time doing something constructive

Tweet(s) of the Week
https://twitter.com/shouldbuybtc/status/1590994002408804352?s=20&t=u28DP-9voPIO-VTMSyZriA
https://twitter.com/econoalchemist/status/1594467372047290368?s=20&t=u28DP-9voPIO-VTMSyZriA

Pod Shout-outs
https://twitter.com/RTL_App
https://twitter.com/_k3tan
https://twitter.com/BTCBrisket
https://twitter.com/the_Bowdog

Coinkite
https://store.coinkite.com/promo/F7F47F1AF0ECB0D7E907

Saylor Academy
https://learn.saylor.org/course/PRDV151

Brisket’s Doxx Jar
Hats 14,900 Sats
Itty 3,000 Sats
Brendo 19,300 Sats
Bitty 4,000 Sats
Daz 300 Sats – paid!

Contact Us
www.2bitidiots.com
www.twitter.com/StackingHats
www.twitter.com/BitcoinBrendo
42 min
November 14, 2022EP63: Fly Ninja - Hats and Brendo
Possibly our best work. Definitely Brendo’s.
Other than Fly Ninja we cross off the latest big topics:
The Albury Shushing Conference

The FTX shitshow

Solvency, Liquidity and Contagion

Fiat term deposits are the same as staked shitcoins

Bank runs

Learning hard lessons

Holding your own Bitcoin

Giving hope to drain the hope

Hitler

Diversification

Leaning into the thing you don’t want to do

Gay earrings

Drink while you think

Grass roots

Tipping your favourite player

Pod Shout-outs
www.twitter.com/bitcoinbushbash
www.twitter.com/HardBlockBTC
www.twitter.com/dergigi
www.twitter.com/BitarooExchange
www.twitter.com/BTCBrisket
www.twitter.com/dazbea1
www.twitter.com/Iceman_Hof
www.twitter.com/Talej
www.twitter.com/PerthHeat

Brisket’s Doxx Jar
Hats 14,900 Sats
Itty 3,000 Sats
Brendo 19,300 Sats
Bitty 4,000 Sats
Daz 300 Sats – paid!

Contact Us
www.2bitidiots.com
www.twitter.com/StackingHats
www.twitter.com/BitcoinBrendo
33 min
November 07, 2022EP62: While We Wait with @danWilcz
Bitcoin is a game of patience. Daniel has been here a while and has shown more patience than most.
Founder of HardBlock.com.au – Australia's oldest Bitcoin only exchange – he's stayed true to his principles since finding Bitcoin in 2013. There have been hurdles and challenges along the way. Brendo and I sat down with him to hear his story and seek his advice. It left us with plenty to consider. We discuss:
What it’s like being in Bitcoin full-time for 9 years

Starting a Bitcoin business 4 months after discovering Bitcoin

Jumping in on the 2013 price spike, and being underwater for 2 years

Coming from a computer system engineering and economics background

His rapid fall down the rabbit hole

Never really having a “real job”

Seeing a Bitcoin therapist

Being part of a social revolution

Managing risk in a Bitcoin business

Being de-banked more than 20 times

Building a service you’re happy to recommend to family and friends

Encouraging customers to self-custody

Shitcoin casinos

Can you build a Bitcoin only business and why

Industry bodies

The ethics of advertising

How you reach decisions

Can a business outperform Bitcoin

Local not global

Pod Shout-outs
www.twitter.com/HardBlockBTC
www.twitter.com/AusBitcoinPod
www.twitter.com/BitcoinAdelaide
www.twitter.com/AusBTCIndBody
www.twitter.com/aantonop
www.twitter.com/bitcoinbushbash

Contact Us
www.2bitidiots.com
www.twitter.com/StackingHats
www.twitter.com/BitcoinBrendo
1 hr 16 min

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