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Growing up watching her single mother struggle financially, Halston understood early that money shapes far more than purchasing power. But it wasn't until an economics professor recommended Lyn Alden's Broken Money that she began questioning everything she had been taught about the financial system.

That discovery led her down the Bitcoin rabbit hole, eventually changing her career, her outlook on life, and her vision for the future.
In this episode, Beau and Halston explore the financial challenges facing Gen Z, whether college is still worth the cost, the tradeoffs between self-custody and institutional adoption, and why Bitcoin's growing presence on Wall Street may be inevitable.

A few highlights:

The $100K+ education question: Why Halston learned more about money from Bitcoin books than from her economics degree.

A new path to the American Dream: How Bitcoin gave her hope amid rising costs, student debt, and financial uncertainty.

“Wall Street can't change Bitcoin. Bitcoin can change Wall Street.” Halston's perspective on institutional adoption and the future of Bitcoin.

Not all Bitcoin treasury companies will survive: Why she believes real operating businesses and value creation matter more than simply accumulating Bitcoin.

Timestamps

00:00 – Highlights & Introduction
03:11 – Halston's Story: Growing Up With Financial Uncertainty
06:18 – Three Jobs, Burnout & Discovering Broken Money
09:26 – Natalie Brunell, Jack Mallers & the Bitcoin Rabbit Hole
10:29 – Leaving Traditional Finance for a Career in Bitcoin
13:20 – Is a College Degree Still Worth the Cost?
17:04 – Gen Z, Financial Nihilism & Bitcoin as a Source of Hope
19:23 – How Bitcoin Changed Her Worldview & the American Dream
24:27 – Social Media, Comparison & the Cost of Instant Gratification
30:50 – Self-Custody vs. ETFs: Is There One Right Way to Own Bitcoin?
38:16 – Can Bitcoin Change Wall Street?
42:01 – Are We Losing Touch With Real Bitcoin?
47:27 – Bitcoin ETFs, Treasury Companies & Preferred Equity
51:35 – What Makes a Good Bitcoin Treasury Company?
55:36 – Halston's Advice to a Generation Facing Financial Uncertainty
58:23 – Final Thoughts & Where to Follow Halston

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They also explore Bitcoin custody, AI and quantum computing, the future of Bitcoin payments, and why Parker believes the next major financial crisis could accelerate global Bitcoin adoption.

Timestamps:

00:00 Introduction
03:32 Bitcoin's growth: Price vs. adoption
08:03 Bitcoin treasury companies and financialization
10:59 Bitcoin custody, security, and AI
20:04 The hidden risks of perpetual preferred equity
29:20 Can Wall Street change Bitcoin?
37:43 Financial success vs. monetary sovereignty
45:14 Quantum computing and Bitcoin's security
53:53 Creating value vs. chasing financial returns
58:19 Bitcoin payments and Zaprite
1:06:16 Gradually, Then Suddenly: When does mass adoption arrive?

Five Biggest Takeaways:

Bitcoin adoption is still early. Rising prices and institutional investment don't necessarily indicate widespread understanding or adoption.

Not all Bitcoin financial products are equally beneficial. Parker distinguishes between useful institutional access and complex securities that may create unnecessary risks.

Sovereignty remains central. Bitcoin's value depends on maintaining permissionless access, censorship resistance, and the ability to transact independently.

Bitcoin must become usable money. Payments, mining, and custody infrastructure are essential parts of the broader monetary transition.

The next financial crisis could change everything. Parker believes the existing monetary system's fragility could eventually drive a much larger wave of Bitcoin adoption.

About Parker Lewis:
Parker Lewis is a Bitcoin advocate, author of Gradually, Then Suddenly, and a leading voice in the sound money movement. With a background in traditional finance, he brings a critical perspective to Bitcoin's growing integration with Wall Street.

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In this episode of the Hosting Bitcoin Podcast, Beau Turner sits down with Peter to explore the economic forces behind that transformation, from inflation and money printing to technological deflation, investing, Bitcoin, and the future of work.

Peter shares the path that led him from mainstream economics to Austrian economics and eventually Bitcoin, and explains why technological progress should naturally make life cheaper, how monetary policy can absorb those gains, and why inflation affects asset owners and everyday savers very differently.

The conversation also looks ahead to what happens as AI accelerates productivity and transforms entire industries. While many see disruption, Peter sees extraordinary opportunity for those willing to adapt.

Inside this conversation:

• How Peter found Austrian economics and Bitcoin
• Why technology should naturally make things cheaper
• Why money itself isn’t wealth
• How money printing redistributes access to real resources
• Bitcoin’s role in an inflationary monetary system
• Trading vs. long-term capital allocation
• How AI could transform jobs and the economy
• Why your skills have to evolve as the economy changes
• Why Peter believes the opportunities ahead outweigh the reasons for fear

This is a conversation about understanding where the world is going and how to think about your money, your skills, and your future as it changes.

TIMESTAMPS

0:00 – AI, Money Printing & the Opportunity Ahead
3:16 – Peter St Onge’s Path to Austrian Economics
5:04 – Currency Debasement & Monetary History
6:35 – How Monetary History Led Peter to Bitcoin
12:38 – Bitcoin, Investing & Building a Portfolio
23:17 – Trading vs. Long-Term Capital Allocation
26:00 – Why AI Could Be Bigger Than the Internet
43:11 – Automation, Jobs & the Future of Work
44:49 – Why Technology Should Make Things Cheaper
48:23 – Building Wealth in an Inflationary System
50:01 – Why Money Itself Isn’t Wealth
50:25 – “If Degrees Were Actually Worth Something…”
51:05 – Who Benefits From Money Printing?
52:52 – Why Your Skills Have to Keep Changing
1:06:59 – Peter’s Advice for What Comes Next
1:08:16 – “Never Before in Human History Have We Had This Kind of Opportunity”

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Robert traces the path that led him to Bitcoin, from an early obsession with reading and first-principles thinking to discovering the problems of central banking and eventually recognizing Bitcoin as an engineering solution to a problem he had spent years trying to understand.

But this conversation goes far beyond money.

Robert explains why he believes Bitcoin can unlock more than financial freedom. It can create greater freedom over your time, where you live, what you pay attention to, and ultimately what you choose to do with that freedom.

Because eventually, as Robert puts it, the question becomes: “Yeah, but so what? What are you going to do?”

That question takes Beau and Robert into a much broader conversation about entrepreneurship, ambition, faith, responsibility, relationships, and the tradeoffs we make in pursuit of meaningful work.

They explore why entrepreneurship can be a way of living beyond yourself, why the price of anything can be measured by the amount of life you exchange for it, and why achieving greater freedom may ultimately create a greater responsibility to decide what your life is actually for.

As Robert puts it:
“History is a live event.”

Inside this conversation:

• How Robert’s search to understand money ultimately led him to Bitcoin
• Why Bitcoin is an engineering solution to a monetary problem
• Why “What is money?” reveals more than you might expect
• How Bitcoin can unlock financial, temporal, spatial, and cognitive freedom
• What happens when freedom forces you to ask: What are you going to do with it?
• The tradeoffs between entrepreneurship, ambition, and living a fulfilling life
• How faith, responsibility, and legacy shape Robert’s worldview

This is a conversation about Bitcoin, but it’s also about what comes after grasping Bitcoin.

What do you do with the freedom it can create? What deserves your time? What are you willing to trade your life for? And when it’s all said and done, what do you want your life to have been about?

TIMESTAMPS
0:00 – Bitcoin, Freedom & What Comes Next
2:07 – Robert Breedlove’s Origin Story
6:50 – The Search to Understand Money
9:26 – Why Bitcoin Was the Engineering Solution
13:53 – Why “What Is Money?” Is a Meta Question
17:35 – Money as a Psychological Mirror
19:18 – The Idea Behind the What Is Money? Show
20:07 – Why Bitcoin Education Shouldn’t Start With Technology
34:29 – The Questions Beyond Money
37:11 – Bitcoin & Financial, Temporal, Spatial and Cognitive Freedom
40:50 – “Yeah, But So What?”
42:06 – Finding the Thing You “Can’t Not Do”
46:16 – Bitcoin, Plato’s Cave & the “Bright Orange Future”
48:39 – The Cost of Ambition & Entrepreneurship
57:10 – Don’t Do Things You Hate for Money
58:47 – Bitcoin, High Achievers & Faith
1:02:34 – Faith as Openness to the Unknown
1:04:32 – Risk, Reward & the Unknown
1:07:49 – Patience in a World of “Emergencies”
1:10:31 – What Do You Want Your Life to Be About?
1:12:26 – Learning to Live in the Tension
1:13:22 – It’s Up to You

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Larry has spent decades studying monetary history and investing through multiple market cycles. His thesis is clear: growing debt, persistent money printing, and currency debasement are putting increasing pressure on the current fiat system.

But his outlook on what comes next is far more optimistic than you might expect.

Larry reflects on some of his biggest missed opportunities, including passing on companies like Amazon because he underestimated the power of network effects, and explains how those experiences completely changed the way he evaluates Bitcoin today.

He also shares why conviction is earned through understanding, how he navigates Bitcoin’s volatility without losing sight of the bigger picture, and why some of the greatest investing lessons come from being willing to admit when you were wrong.

This conversation is about far more than investment returns. It’s about Larry’s belief that sound money can create the foundation for a more honest, productive, and abundant future.

As Larry puts it:

“The point is that things will get better. They will get much, much better.”

Inside this conversation:

If you’ve heard Larry Lepard before, you know his passion and conviction.

This conversation reveals a more personal side of Larry, exploring the stories, mistakes, and pivotal moments that shaped his thinking and ultimately led him to Bitcoin.

TIMESTAMPS

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Human error, inheritance planning, social engineering, and custody decisions all play a role in keeping your Bitcoin secure for the long term.

In this episode of Hosting Bitcoin, Beau Turner sits down with Becca Rubenfeld, Co-Founder and COO of AnchorWatch, to discuss how Bitcoin custody is evolving and why many individuals, businesses, and family offices are rethinking how they protect their Bitcoin.

Together, they discuss:

• What actually happened with the recent Coldcard security incident

Abundant Mines is proud to partner with AnchorWatch to help clients explore their Bitcoin custody options. Through this partnership, Abundant Mines clients and community receive preferred pricing and exclusive client incentives on AnchorWatch's Bitcoin custody platform, along with access to optional insurance.

Protecting your mining operation is only part of the equation. Protecting the Bitcoin it produces deserves just as much attention, and this conversation is designed to help you think through your options.

Timestamps:

00:00 Why Most People Lose Their Bitcoin

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Along the way, strangers rallied behind her, seeing their own hardships, hopes, and determination reflected in her story. They celebrated every milestone and opened doors she never expected.

In this episode of Hosting Bitcoin, Beau Turner sits down with Lindsay Stamp to reflect on what it means to build wealth with intention, and why the journey matters just as much as the destination. Together, they explore how sharing the messy middle inspired thousands, reshaped Lindsay's life, and offers lessons anyone can apply to their own financial journey.

In this episode:

Timestamps

Lindsay's platform continues to inspire others. Will the Uber Chronicles return? What's next in her journey? Beau asks both.

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Walker America joins Beau Turner to discuss how one of the hardest seasons of his life reshaped the way he thinks about Bitcoin, wealth, family, and what we're ultimately building.

If you've been around Bitcoin for any length of time, you're probably familiar with Walker and Carla. Their humor and creativity helped propel them into the heart of the Bitcoin community. And if Carla's recent medical emergency proved anything, it's just how deeply that community cares for them.

Heavy topics are discussed, but rest assured, Walker hasn't lost the wit that made him one of Bitcoin's most recognizable voices.

We invite you to laugh with us, cry with us, and, in typical Walker fashion, go on a few rants with us.

Rants include, but are not limited to:

Timestamps:

Topics covered:

Ultimately, this is a conversation about remembering why Bitcoin matters in the first place.

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Nik Bhatia challenges several assumptions commonly held by Bitcoiners.

Not because he's bearish, but because he believes strong ideas deserve strong scrutiny.

In this episode of Hosting Bitcoin, Beau Turner sits down with Nik Bhatia, author of Layered Money, Bitcoin Age, and founder of The Bitcoin Layer, for a wide-ranging conversation on money, credit, Bitcoin, AI, investing, and the future of the global financial system.

At the same time, Nik makes one of the strongest long-term cases for Bitcoin you'll hear anywhere.

He explains why he believes Bitcoin becoming the world's monetary base layer is a realistic possibility, why even a modest probability of that outcome implies enormous upside, and why investors continue to underestimate the significance of absolute digital scarcity.

Among the ideas Nik explores:

• Bitcoin is not replacing the financial system

Topics Covered:

• Why people only buy Bitcoin when it's going up

Timestamps:

00:00 Why Nobody Buys Bitcoin When It's Cheap

Whether you agree with him or not, this conversation will challenge the way you think about Bitcoin's role in the world. It's one of the most thought-provoking conversations we've had on Hosting Bitcoin.

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As a Bitcoiner, there's a good chance you've followed Assange's story closely. When he was finally released in June 2024 after years of confinement and legal battles, many in the Bitcoin community felt more than relief.

It was emotional. It was personal. It forced people to reflect on the cost of telling the truth, the power of information, and what happens when individuals challenge the world's most powerful institutions.

The connection between Bitcoiners and truth-seekers like Assange runs deeper than most realize. Both have spent years questioning centralized power, advocating for transparency, and defending individual sovereignty.

When traditional financial networks cut WikiLeaks off from receiving donations, Bitcoin became one of the few tools that allowed the organization to continue operating, demonstrating in real time the power of money beyond the control of gatekeepers.

In this conversation, Eugene shares the remarkable story behind the film, the six-year investigation that spanned fifteen countries, the extraordinary measures taken to protect sensitive information, and why Assange's story is ultimately about much more than one man.

Together, they explore censorship, state power, freedom of information, and the enduring connection between financial sovereignty and the pursuit of truth.

Topics Covered:

• The untold story of Julian Assange

Timestamps:

00:00 Assange, Satoshi & Freedom

Learn how Bitcoiners are helping bring The $6 Billion Movie directly to the public and how you can become a Bitcoin Producer before the June 27 premiere featuring Edward Snowden and Jack Dorsey.

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