Blockware Podcast

Mitch Askew interviews Ben Askren, 2-time NCCA Champion, Olympic Wrestler, and Bitcoiner.

Mitch & Ben discuss UFC 294, Dillon Danis vs Logan Paul, the mental toughness of wrestlers, coaching youth wrestling, Bitcoin, and more!

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Guest:

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00:00 Intro

00:51 SVRN: Bitcoin Energy Drink

01:41 Blockware Marketplace: Mine Bitcoin Today

02:32 Stampseed: Keep your Bitcoin Secure

03:03 Mitch getting choked out by Ben

04:35 UFC 294

06:26 Dillon Danis vs Logan Paul

07:20 YouTuber Boxing, good for combat sports?

09:07 Training mentally for matches & fights

11:47 Cutting too much weight

14:16 Staying in shape & eating right

17:24 At what age should kids take wrestling seriously?

18:56 Hard work over talent, one legged wrestlers

20:55 Coaching his own children

23:29 What’s harder, Wrestling or MMA?

24:59 Growing the sport

27:24 NIL

28:05 The current monetary system is broken

30:43 Ben leveraged at the bull market top

33:42 Should you sell your Bitcoin?

37:45 Bitcoin demonetizes real estate

39:06 Trading shitcoins

44:55 Advice for young people

47:40 What does Bitcoin mean to Ben Askren?

Mitch Askew interviews Mark Yusko, Co-Founder, CEO, & CIO of Morgan Creek Capital.

Mitch & Mark go back and forth on several hot topics related to Bitcoin. Is it widely distributed enough? Do altcoins serve any purpose? Can Bitcoin emerge as a replacement to the fiat system?

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----SVRN Energy----

SVRN is more than a premium energy drink! It's your gateway to vitality and a future where every sip brings prosperity on your journey to sovereignty. Each can has a hidden QR code that could contain up to 1,000,000 sats!

Use Code "BLOCKWARE" for 10% off.

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----Follow us on Twitter----

Mitch: https://twitter.com/MitchellHODL

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Guest:

https://twitter.com/MarkYusko

00:00 Intro

00:39 Blockware Marketplace

01:29 Stampseed

02:00 SVRN Energy (Bitcoin Energy Drink)

03:00 Did Bitcoin fail as a peer to peer payment network?

10:49 Bitcoin as savings vs spending

13:00 Fiat money, inflation, debt, cronyism

18:31 Bitcoin vs Crypto

26:03 Does Bitcoin have a distribution problem?

30:02 Bitcoin Gold Market Cap Equivalence

34:52 Will Bitcoin replace the dollar system?

36:06 CBDCs as a tool of tyranny

42:13 Would US states reject a Federal CBDC?

44:20 Time horizons for Bitcoin adoption

46:05 Bitcoin self-custody, $5 wrench attacks

50:28 Spot Bitcoin ETF, Cointelegraph fakeout

1:01:12 Inflation is oppression

1:09:10 Get off zero

1:11:34 The US can’t afford a war

1:13:03 Human systems devolving into corruption

Mitch Askew interviews Zach Bradford, CEO & President of CleanSpark ($CLSK). CleanSpark is one of the largest Bitcoin mining companies in the world, both in terms of market capitalization and fleet size.

Mitch and Zach discuss how CleanSpark has positioned itself for the 2024 & 2028 halvings, the trade-offs of different energy sources, how CleanSpark is benefiting the communities in which it mines, immersion vs. air-cooled mining rigs, the spot Bitcoin ETF, stoicism, and more!

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Guest:

Zach: https://twitter.com/ZachKBradford

CleanSpark: https://twitter.com/CleanSpark_Inc

00:00 Blockware Marketplace

00:51 Transitioning CleanSpark from an energy business to a Bitcoin miner

03:47 When will the energy giants of the world embrace Bitcoin mining?

05:32 Why Nuclear Energy is a win-win source

15:07 Why CleanSpark loves the state of Georgia

18:11 Bitcoin miners benefiting small, rural communities

21:55 Trade-offs of immersion cooling

28:16 CleanSpark's balance sheet strategy

32:40 The 2024 Halving and Preparing for the 2028 Halving

39:16 Wen spot ETF approval?

40:51 FASB rule change and how it effects public miners

45:18 Stoicism tenants and how it helps running a public company

49:11 What does Bitcoin mean to Zach Bradford?

Mitch Askew interviews Yujia Zhai, Managing Director at Blueshirt. Yujia manages investor relations for a variety of your favorite Bitcoin companies, including Blockware Solutions, Swan Bitcoin, and Iris Energy. Yujia has over a decade of experience in investor relations and capital markets. He is using this experience to help Bitcoin companies working to build the bright, orange future!

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Blueshirt: https://twitter.com/BlueshirtGroup

Mitch Askew interviews Sam Callahan, Lead Analyst at Swan Bitcoin. In this episode, Mitch & Sam dive deep into the problems of central banking, both presently and historically. Sam discusses his recent article in which he lays out the striking similarities between the Federal Reserve and the Bank of Amsterdam, a central bank which failed in the 1700s. This is a must-see episode!

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Sam: https://twitter.com/SamCallah

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Accounting for Bitcoin in a World of Rising Oil Prices: https://www.swanbitcoin.com/accounting-for-bitcoin-in-a-world-of-rising-oil-prices/

2023 Is a Ripe Environment for Central Bank Failure: https://www.swanbitcoin.com/2023-is-a-ripe-environment-for-central-bank-failure/

00:00 Intro

01:00 Win a Free Bitcoin Mining Rig ($7,000 of value)

01:10 Divergence of Monetary and Fiscal Policy

06:49 Oil & Gasoline Prices

10:37 Current state of the US Consumer

18:52 The Fed using lagging indicators and the instability of data

22:42 2023 Is a Ripe Environment for Central Bank Failure

26:00 The collapse of the Bank of Amsterdam & similarities to the Fed

37:06 Can the Fed ever regain credibility?

39:18 Contrasting the Fiat System with Bitcoin

42:13 Is Bitcoin inevitable?

44:45 Spot ETF & FASB Rule Change: Bullish or Nothing Burger?

52:52 Are CBDCs likely to get implemented in America?

56:02 Is the Halving actually a bullish catalyst?

Joe Burnett is joined by Caitlin Long, Founder & CEO of Custodia Bank, to discuss Grayscale v. SEC and the regulatory environment surrounding Bitcoin.

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00:00 Intro

01:01 Blockware Marketplace

01:57 Grayscale Wins Lawsuit vs SEC

06:51 Biden White House cracking down on Custodia Bank

09:08 Bitcoin: Armageddon or Optimism?

12:26 Prime Trust Failure

17:22 US Regulatory Approach

24:06 Long-term evolution of US dollar system vs Bitcoin system

28:14 Bitcoin as collateral

31:26 Will the Fed keep rates higher for longer?

34:56 Will a Bitcoin ETF get rehypothecated?

38:55 Bitcoin catalysts

Joe Burnett is joined by Rob & Becca from AnchorWatch to discuss self-custody, miniscript, Bitcoin scaling solutions, and more!

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Becca: https://twitter.com/BeccaAmilee

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00:00 Intro

01:00 Huge Marketplace Announcement

01:55 Becca’s Bitcoin Story

04:30 Rob’s Bitcoin Story

10:08 Why should someone self-custody Bitcoin?

13:28 What is Miniscript?

19:49 Is Miniscript the killer app for global adoption?

30:20 Other ways self-custody can be improved? Soft-forks?

34:27 Unpopular Bitcoin opinions

40:45 Will Bitcoin have another “scaling fork war.”

Joe Burnett is joined by Fred Thiel, CEO of Marathon Digital Holdings, to discuss what its like managing one of the largest publicly traded Bitcoin mining companies in the world.

Joe & Fred dive deep into various topics surrounding Bitcoin mining. Including: Jason Lowrey's 'Softwar' thesis, JV in UAE, how miners can endure BTC's volatility, and more!

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Tuur: https://twitter.com/tuurdemeester

Blockware: https://twitter.com/BlockwareTeam

00:00 Intro

01:02 Blockware Marketplace

01:47 Managing one of the largest public mining companies in the world

03:10 Enduring bear markets

06:01 Household wealth is falling, is the worst behind us?

08:36 Bitcoin ASICs as an asset, nation-states mining Bitcoin

13:16 Jason Lowrey: Softwar

16:48 How $MARA decides whether or not to HODL

22:33 Air Cooled vs Immersion Mining

24:55 Bitcoin Narratives Changing

31:49 Was the bear market actually good for Bitcoin?

35:16 2024 Bitcoin Halving

39:23 Long term plan for $MARA

41:34 JV in UAE

47:38 Why has Bitcoin not been volatile recently?