Flirting With Bitcoin

Is Bitcoin love? [Block #774916]

It’s February and with another consumerism based holiday ahead of us, Mandana wants to do another #FlirtingWithBitcoinChallange. Gift your honey, or yourself, Bitcoin and one lucky winner will get matched by the pod! Post on #Nostr to get matched up to $50 USD in Bitcoin, or $25 USD on Twitter or Instagram. Ian pitches dimes and satscards as the best way to gift Bitcoin.

This week Ian further explains how Nostr and Bitcoin are intertwined, why it’s worth paying attention to its growth, and what it could mean for countries like China. Mandana reflects on 2 years of marriage, and more importantly 50 episodes of the pod. We’re just getting started!

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* Bitcoin is Love

* SATSCARD

* OPENDIME

* Damus

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Why are only Bitcoiners on Nostr?

Looks like the Nostr protocol is has found its groove as the new Twitter for Bitcoiners. Mandana, officially a Nostr OG, wonders what it’ll take for non-Bitcoiners to “get it” and join. Photo sharing? Make it the new TikTok? Ian says it’s bigger than that. Also, last week Mandana did her first Key Check. Do you know how to do yours? And finally, the Bukelle administration is paying off debt that was taken on by previous corrupt administrations… unlike any administration in the US in the last 20 years. Ain’t that interesting!

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Nostr - https://github.com/nostr-protocol/nostr

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Well, well, well. After a rough 2022, Bitcoin just moved +25% in a week. Is Ian gloating? Does Mandana have more conviction for Bitcoin? Or more importantly, does she want to sell? What does this “pump” mean amidst the SEC coming after Gemini and Genius. Could this be the year that alt coins finally get taken down? Ian and Mandana think so. What do you think?

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Bitcoin Price And Risk Assets Jump In Correlated Move

KYC-Free Bitcoin

* https://relai.app/

* https://www.bittr.org/

* https://peachbitcoin.com/

Android Nostr Clients:

* https://github.com/KoalaSat/nostros

* https://github.com/vitorpamplona/amethyst

SEC Charges Gemini and Genisis

Genesis Files For Bankruptcy

GBTC 2% Management Fees

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New Year, Same Schemes [Block #771180]

Looks like we’ve made it! Mandana and Ian celebrate their first anniversary of making the pod and Bitcoin’s 14th birthday. Hello terrible teens? Mandana wonders if Bitcoiners have learned their lesson yet when it comes to storage. Ian catches her up to the latest imploding crypto company. Seems like the Winklevoss twins’ (remember them? Think Facebook origin story) crypto exchange Gemini and Genesis, owned by Barry Silbert’s Digital Currency Group, just cost their customers $900 million worth of coins. Oh, and a non-crypto bank, Silvergate, may also collapse. Check your money storage folks! No one is safe.

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* Kings Day

* Bitcoin in Puerto Rico

* Fountain App Update v0.6.x

* Bitcoin Turns 14

* Spend Your Bitcoin

* Bitcoin Tulips

* Bitcoin Cards

* Proof Of Keys Day

* Bitcoin core developer claims to have lost 200+ BTC in hack

* Sydney airport seizure of phone and laptop 'alarming', say privacy groups

* Bitcoin Hash Rate Suffers Near 40% Drop Amid U.S. Deadly Winter Storm

* Gemini vs DCG

* Genesis Owes Gemini Earn Users $900M: Report

* Winkelvii Public Letter to DCG

* Gemini Officially Terminates Crypto Earn Program Amid DCG, Genesis Spat

* Block Wars

* Silvergate Bank Run

* Letter From Silvergate CEO

* Ukraine Partners With FTX, Everstake to Launch New Crypto Donation Website

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Am I a real bitcoiner yet?

After a year of making the pod, Ian and Mandana reflect on major stories, lessons learned, and what lies ahead for Bitcoin next year. If this was your first year learning about Bitcoin, are you convinced that Bitcoin is the best money? After experiencing this year’s volatility, will you HODL next time Bitcoin goes up? Or will you cash out? Do you have the conviction of a Bitcoin Maxi, or like Mandana, are you just not there yet?

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250k Satoshi Giveaway!

As the holidays approach that can only mean one thing, Ian’s 40th Birthday is right around the corner and Mandana has finally figured out a gift he actually wants. The gift of Bitcoin. Not for himself, but for everyone else. This year Ian is asking everyone to get Bitcoin for themselves instead of buying him a gift for his birthday and we are encouraging our listeners to do the same with friends & family this holiday season.

The “challenge”,

* Buy $40 of Bitcoin for yourself and/or convince someone to buy Bitcoin for themselves instead of buying you a gift.

* Follow us on Twitter and/or Instagram

* Share proof of purchase on Twitter or Instagram by tagging the pod and using the hashtag #FlirtingWithBitcoinHolidayChallange.

* On December 26th, Ian’s Birthday, we will pick one lucky winner and match up to $40 for his 40th birthday.

We hope this challenge resonates with you, and this episode helps you get a few more friends and family on the Bitcoin path. Let’s all spread some Bitcoin cheer!

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Why has no one been arrested from the FTX collapse?

Ian fills Mandana in on the latest developments that include outrageously biased media coverage, Kanye-esque SBF interviews, laundering stolen funds through Ethereum, and even a mysterious death… Maybe murder! Will SBF join our pod next to explain himself? The first question would be… How was FTX the biggest exchange but they didn’t hold any Bitcoin?

NOTE!

After we recorded the episode, Coffeezilla got SBF to do an interview with him. It appears that he got him to admit to fraud. You be the judge.

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Bloomberg Passed on the FTX Story?!

Coffezilla Grills SBF on Twitter Spaces

Larry David Super Bowl Commercial

Hackers Laundering Stolen FTX Funds Using Ethereum

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Does Bitcoin vibe with the holidays?

Mandana pokes fun at Ian's schtick of calling almost every aspect of their lives "fiat". Is Thanksgiving fiat? Black Friday? Christmas? Ian makes the case against Santa Claus. Mandana agrees not to lie to their future children about imaginary men who watch them in exchange for gifts. The Bitcoin mindset is here to make your life easier this holiday season. You're welcome!

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Another day, another major Crypto company falls. Mandana wonders why FTX news has crept into her normal media outlets. Ian reviews what she’s learned without his help thanks to Roca News, and fills in the gaps that only Bitcoiners seem to see. Mandana asks if this will finally end the trading of cryptocurrencies tied to exchanges such as FTX’s token FTT. Ian tries to drive the point home that ignoring crypto and Bitcoin is no longer an option. If you care about your hard-earned money, you need to pay close attention to who you “trust” to store your money. And if you trust no one, there is always Bitcoin.

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Can Bitcoin help the international Free Iran movement?

Mandana, a child of Iran, wants to learn step by step how Iranians and the diaspora can utilize Bitcoin for financial freedom during this historic fight against the oppressive Islamic Republic of Iran. Ian, who always points to Bitcoin as a tool for revolution, identifies a reliable Bitcoin exchange and wallet that can be used by those in Iran to convert their Tomans to Bitcoin. Mandana asks how it all works in terms of foreign sanctions against Iran and the privacy needed to move money around during this volatile time of high inflation and national instability. Ian walks her through the varying degrees of security and privacy that can be achieved and opens the door for more questions from our listeners around the world.

Women. Life. Freedom!

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Crypto exchange Binance helped Iranian firms trade $8 billion despite sanctions

Iranian Bitcoin Exchange

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Muun Wallet

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