Blockware Podcast

Joe Burnett interviews Matthew Black and Tony Cai. Matthew and Tony are the Co-Founders of Atomic Finance, a Bitcoin-native financial platform. Joe, Matthew, and Tony discuss this product, why they build on Bitcoin instead of ETH, Discrete Law Contracts, and more!

Blockware Intelligence is sponsored by Foundation Devices.

Foundation builds Bitcoin-centric tools that empower you to reclaim your digital sovereignty, starting with Passport, the new standard for Bitcoin hardware wallets. Passport combines best-in-class user experience with air-gapped security, and pairs perfectly with our companion mobile app, Envoy. Get yours today at: https://foundationdevices.com/?mtm_campaign=Blockware

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Timestamps:

00:00 Matt and Tony’s Bitcoin Background

05:01 Why Bitcoin and not ETH

06:55 AtomicFinance

11:31 Trading Strategies

12:41 DeFi vs Sound Finance

15:23 Building on Bitcoin

19:18 How will people use Atomic Finance?

26:07 Discrete Law Contracts

30:30 Bitcoin Scaling

40:16 Use cases of Atomic Finance for Miners

42:28 Miners & Treasury Management

47:03 Back-testing, over-fitting, & Building Atomic Finance

52:08 NOSTR

56:49 Long-term vision for Bitcoin

Joe Burnett interviews Matthew Schultz, Executive Chariman and Co-Founder of CleanSpark, one of the top publicly traded Bitcoin mining companies. Joe and Matthew discuss CleanSpark's strategic acquisition of 20,000 new S19j Pro+'s, why Bitcoin mining is so important for energy grids, how CleanSpark was able to thrive in the bear market, and more! 

Blockware Intelligence is sponsored by Foundation Devices.

Foundation builds Bitcoin-centric tools that empower you to reclaim your digital sovereignty, starting with Passport, the new standard for Bitcoin hardware wallets. Passport combines best-in-class user experience with air-gapped security, and pairs perfectly with our companion mobile app, Envoy. Get yours today at: https://foundationdevices.com/?mtm_campaign=Blockware  Use code "BLOCKWARE" at check out for $10 off. 

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Timestamps:

00:00 CleanSpark buying 20,000 new ASICs

04:30 Mining in Georgia

09:44 Energy Companies integrating w/ Bitcoin Mining

16:43 Preferred Energy Sources

21:33 Managing a Bitcoin Treasury

28:15 Will miners lever up again in the next bull market?

32:53 Are halvings priced in?

39:02 Matthew’s Career in Energy

46:41 Long-term Outlook for Bitcoin

Joe Burnett invites Trey Sellers, Head of Client Solutions at Unchained Capital, for a discussion on all things Bitcoin. Joe and Trey talk about Charlie Munger and Ray Dalio's recent comments on Bitcoin, FIRE (Financial Independence Retire Early), self-custody, NOSTR, and more! 

Foundation builds Bitcoin-centric tools that empower you to reclaim your digital sovereignty, starting with Passport, the new standard for Bitcoin hardware wallets. Passport combines best-in-class user experience with air-gapped security, and pairs perfectly with our companion mobile app, Envoy. Get yours today at: https://foundationdevices.com/?mtm_campaign=Blockware 

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Timestamps: 

00:00 Charlie Munger, SEC, and Crypto

07:12 FIRE and Bitcoin

13:37 Self custody and BTC loans w/ Unchained Capital

19:35 Institutional Custody of BTC

28:06 Ray Dailo’s BTC comments

34:14 Lightning, NOSTR, BTC as a Medium of Exchange

43:19 Bitcoin Mining and Unchained Capital

49:04 What does the future hold for Unchained?

51:11 Hyper-Bitcoinization

Joe Burnett invites Sam Callahan, Head Analyst at Swan Bitcoin, onto the podcast to discuss different Bitcoin accumulation strategies, GBTC, macro, and CBDCs.

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Timestamps: 

00:00 Is this a bear market rally?

06:15 Can the Fed pull off a soft-landing?

08:39 Real wage cuts vs Layoffs

13:46 Genesis, Gemini, and GBTC

18:46 Swan Bitcoin IRAs

22:41 Buying Bitcoin: DCA vs Lump Sum?

28:19 CBDCs and a Surveillance State 

42:57 Bitcoin Haters

46:27 Fiat currencies going to zero

49:50 How could Bitcoin fail?

Joe Burnett welcomes Danny Condon, Chief Revenue Officer of Blockware Solutions, for a conversation on why right now is a great time to start mining Bitcoin.

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Timestamps:

00:00 Expectations for Bitcoin Mining in 2023

06:23 The growing secondary market for ASICs

16:59 ASICs commoditizing

29:47 Mining out performing HODLing Bitcoin

35:33 ASICs as a downside hedge

Joe and Joe discuss key macroeconomic indicators for 2023, Bitcoin adoption cycles, and Bitcoin valuation methodology.

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Timestamps: 

00:00 Joe’s Background

04:27 Macro Outlook for 2023

09:52 Do peaking bond yields signal a Bitcoin bottom?

14:28 Does the curve inversion signal a coming recession?

20:03 How can you value Ethereum?

23:18 How can you value Bitcoin?

28:12 Bitcoin adoption cycles

37:21 Is the halving priced in?

39:59 Explaining Bitcoin to risk averse investors

Joe and Luke discuss how humans today have more in common with humans from 2000 years ago, than we will with humans from 100 years in the future. Given the exponential growth of technology and living standards, the emergence of an absolutely scarce, immutable monetary ledger (Bitcoin), was an inevitable outcome. 

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Timestamps: 

00:00 Fast Changing Technology and Societal Evolution

09:15 Increasing Quality of Life and Life Expectancy

17:50 What is Bitcoin and why is it important?

26:16 Bitcoin Absorbing Value from Real Estate

37:00 Bitcoin Absorbing Value from Stocks

46:38 Humans and Horses

57:23 Can you be too late to Bitcoin?

Joe and John discuss Bitcoin scaling solutions, Layer 2's, Lightning, ZK Rollups, Drivechains, and more! 

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Timestamps: 

00:00 Intro/Johns Background

02:39 Why can’t Bitcoin scale 100% on-chain (on the base layer?)

10:11 The Lightning Network vs Rollups

19:08 Validity (ZK) Rollups

27:59 Layer 2 Limitations

34:21 Drivechains

40:26 Synergy Between Validity Rollups and Drivechains

50:00 Are Bitcoin Devs Interested in Validity Rollups?

54:41 Drawbacks of Validity Rollups

Joe and Allen discuss DeFi, HyperBitcoinizatoin, and Financial Theory in this episode of the Blockware Intelligence Podcast 

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Timestamps: 

00:00 Green Eggs and Ham, and DeFi

07:59 Defi and Gambling? 

20:51 Stablecoins, Liquid, and Zero

37:32 Can the Dollar Coexist with Bitcoin?

43:52 HyperBitconization, Bitcoin as a Unit of Account, and Debt

Joe and Dan discuss Iris Energy, Bitcoin Mining and it's energy usage, the 2024 halving, transaction fees, and catalysts for the next bull run.

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Timestamps: 

00:00 What makes Iris different from other Bitcoin Miners?

06:35 Bitcoin Mining's Effect on Retail Energy Prices

13:25 Lagging Hashrate Growth

17:39 Running a Publicly Traded Mining Company

22:15 Approaching the 2024 Halving

28:22 Bitcoin Transaction Fees as Miner Revenue

33:29 Macro

39:45 Catalyst for the Next Bull Run