Bitcoin is Hard

Bitcoin is Hard

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Bitcoin is Hard episodes

  • Decentralizing Health Care with Andy Schoonover, CEO of CrowdHealth

    Andy Schoonover is the CEO of CrowdHealth, a company that set out to disrupt the old school insurance model by combining the power of bitcoin with health care crowdfunding.

    In our podcast conversation we cover:

    • The current state of health insurance
    • How introducing market forces can change the game
    • The future outlook of healthcare in the U.S.
    • How bitcoin + crowdfunding works

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      59 min
    • Applying Value Investing to Bitcoin Miner Stocks with Jaran Mellerud of Arcane Research

      Jaran is an analyst at Arcane Research and has a master’s degree in energy management. He has combined his deep knowledge of value investing analysis with an understanding of energy markets to be a top voice on how public bitcoin mining companies can be analyzed.

      In our podcast conversation we cover:

      • What is it like thinking about the US stock market from Norway
      • What is the main problem and solution that is causing so much discussion about Bitcoin’s energy use
      • What is the purpose of value investing analysis and how does it work
      • Which public mining stock is the best and why to buy mining stocks 

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        53 min
      • Breaking Down Attacks on Bitcoin Mining with Kyle Schneps of Foundry

        Kyle and I connected in DM’s over Kyle’s previous government work and an article that he published in 2013 about Central Africa Republic that

        resurfaced after the recent Bitcoin adoption announcement by that nation.


        In our podcast conversation we cover:
        - What is happening in New York, why do New York politicians not like Bitcoin?
        - If Bitcoin is incentivizing energy production how in the world can that be seen as bad?
        - Kyle’s wild LinkedIn resume
        - What Foundry does
        - Why Bitcoiners being involved in public policy matters

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        Kyle on Twitter @gobankyourself 

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        52 min
      • Using Bitcoin in Your Business with Brian Harrington and Joe Wood of Satoshi Pacioli Accounting Services

        Host: Brian Harrington

        Guest: Joe Wood of Satoshi Pacioli Accounting Services
        Record Date: July 20, 2022


        Record Location: Remote


        This episode has been a long time in the making. I onboarded a taco shop in Southern California with our Bitcoin meet up to BTC Pay Server for the first time back in 2020, and ever since then, I’ve basically been working on understanding the ins and outs of small businesses more and how they can adopt Bitcoin.


        My conversation with Joe Wood of Satoshi Pacioli is now the most succinct discussion I’ve been able to have about how a small business can use sats and hold sats and I’m pumped up about that, I hope you like it.


        We cover:
        - The history and purpose of accounting in general
        - The difference between rules for private and public company's treatment of Bitcoin
        - End to end, how can a business accept sats as payment and then buy something from a vendor in sats
        - How to think about sats and USD on a balance sheet 

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        55 min
      • Thinking About Cash Flow and Money with Samson Jagoras

        Host: Brian Harrington

        Record Date: July 14, 2022
        Record Location: RemoteSamson Jagoras is our second guest from commercial real estate company Growth Vue Properties as we continue our cross-over Bitcoin and real estate series. Brian and Samson discuss:


        - When to invest for appreciation and when to invest for cash flow
        - How cash flow could happen in any currency
        - Active vs. passive investing
        - Samson’s background trading commodities and running large companies


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        35 min
      • How do you Actually Build Wealth with Marko of Whiteboard Finance

        Host: Marko (Whiteboard Finance)

        Record Date: June 30, 2022
        Record Location: RemoteMarko of Whiteboard Finance was kind enough to swing by the show and I feel like we took it back to basics while also venting which honestly with the state of Bitcoin Twitter recently felt awesome!


        Brian and Marko cover:


        - How to make more money
        - How macro economic factors are hard for regular people to overcome
        - Financial content on YouTube
        - Cash Flow vs Appreciation


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        36 min
      • Checking In on Gen Z and Breaking Down Our Finances in the Metaverse With Satoshi Sarah

        Host: Brian Harrington

        Guest: Sarah Satoshi

        Record Date: June 2, 2022

        Record Location: Remote 

        We talk to Sarah Satoshi, founder of Ladies in Bitcoin on a mission to make the bitcoin community more diverse & inclusive. 

        Sarah and Brian discuss: 

        • Generational doom & how it's impacting Gen-Z's investing habits 
        • How Bitcoin and crypto could be the solution
        • Why better UX is needed to drive mass adoption
        • Personal finance in the metaverse

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          1 hr 1 min
        • Take More Risks with Andy Flattery

          Host: Andy Flattery

          Record Date: June 23 2022
          Record Location: Remote


          This is the fifth episode in our financial advisors series where we talk to financial advisors that have reworked their business to be able to consult others on how to build wealth with Bitcoin as a part of the toolbox and features Andy Flattery of Simple Wealth Planning.


          Brian and Andy discuss:
          - Taking more career risk in order to earn more money
          - Whether Bitcoin counts as liquidity on a personal balance sheet
          - How to prepare for recession
          - How to stay motivated on your financial journey


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          46 min
        • The Open Source and Commercial Software Landscape of Bitcoin with Bryan Bishop

          Host: Brian Harrington

          Record Date: June 15, 2022
          Record Location: Remote 

          Bryan Bishop is a contributor to Bitcoin core, the main implementation of Bitcoin and received some of the earliest emails from Satoshi about the Bitcoin project. If you have never listened to a Bitcoin core contributor talk about the early days of the software this is an awesome episode for you.


          Brian and Bryan also cover:
          - Cryptocurrency exchanges becoming banks and banks becoming cryptocurrency exchanges
          - The arbitrary distinction between commodities and securities
          - Reflections on Bitcoin changing over time
          - The future of software and computers in general
          - Side chains and layer 2's of Bitcoin as well as Bryan's project Webcash


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          55 min
        • We Interrupt this Scheduled Program to Talk about Why We are Here

          Host: Brian Harrington

          Record Date: June 14, 2022
          Record Location: Menifee, CAHey all, it’s Brian, recorded this Tuesday morning talking about why I’m doing this podcast and thoughts on the recent price action.


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          12 min

        About Bitcoin is Hard

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        Bitcoin is Hard is a Choice App production about the intersection of Bitcoin and personal finance hosted by Brian Harrington and featuring Bitcoiners of all types