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- Bitcoin, Lightning & the Agentic Web with Shone Anstey
Timestamps
00:00 Intro: The Internet's Missing Layer00:54 Welcome & Guest Introduction02:03 Shone's Background & Bitcoin Journey07:04 Why Bitcoin Feels Like the Internet Did in the 90s08:03 Bitcoin as the 8th Layer of the OSI Stack09:03 Why Lightning Exists24:45 HTTP 402 — The Payment Code the Internet Was Always Missing31:06 AI Agents & the Agentic Economy44:20 Abundant Mines Ad49:16 What Agents Mean for the Real World59:35 Is Bitcoin the Ultimate Money for AI Agents?1:05:41 Lightning's "Channels on Demand" Moment1:11:33 Treasury 2.0 — Putting Bitcoin to Work1:24:33 Advice for Business Owners Adding Bitcoin to Their Treasury1:29:14 The Nakamoto EffectAbout Shone Anstey:
is the CEO and Founder of LQwD FinTech Corp (TSXV: LQWD), the world's first public Bitcoin Lightning Network company, where he brings over 20 years of experience as a tech entrepreneur in regtech, analytics, data centers, and cryptocurrency.Connect with Shone:
https://x.com/shoneanstey
https://ca.linkedin.com/in/shone-ansteyAbout Abundant Mines:
Abundant Mines is a U.S.-based Bitcoin mining company powered by renewable energy, focused on transparency, education, and long-term partnerships.Subscribe for more conversations on Bitcoin, energy, and the future of money.
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About Seb Bunney:
Seb is the author of The Hidden Cost of Money and a writer focused on the intersection of money, human behavior, and society.Connect with Seb:
Website: https://sebbunney.comTwitter/X: x.com/sebbunneyAbout Abundant Mines:
Abundant Mines is a U.S.-based Bitcoin mining company powered by renewable energy, focused on transparency, education, and long-term partnerships.Subscribe for more conversations on Bitcoin, energy, and the future of money.
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⏱️ Timestamps
00:00 Why Privacy Is Essential in a Bitcoin World
02:13 Frank Corva’s Path Into Bitcoin
07:39 Financial Struggle, Fiat Failure, and Finding Bitcoin
12:33 Bitcoin Circular Economies & Real-World Impact
19:00 Bitcoin, Consciousness, and Personal Transformation
25:40 Abundant Mines & Bitcoin Mining Explained
35:00 Bitcoin as Money That Respects Time and Labor
43:00 Bringing Bitcoin Stories to the Mainstream
01:03:20 Financial Privacy, Samurai Case & Open-Source Developers
01:12:21 Navigating Bear Markets & Building ConvictionLearn more: https://abundantmines.com/
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We'll cover:
🔹 What success really costs when things are “working”
🔹 Why stepping back before burnout matters
🔹 How boredom and patience become strategic advantages
🔹 Letting go of old definitions of winning
🔹 Building smarter systems instead of grinding harder
🔹 The role of leverage, distribution, and community
🔹 How a Bitcoin mindset shapes long-term decisions🎙Guest: Robin Seyr
https://x.com/RobinSeyr⏱️ Timestamps
00:00 The Inevitable Money Printing and Bitcoin's Role
00:55 Introduction to Today's Guest: Robin Ser
01:50 Robin Ser's Journey and Market Insights
02:52 Bitcoin's Market Perception and Misconceptions
19:20 The Importance of Cash Reserves and Financial Planning
30:58 Navigating Business and Personal Financial Strategies
38:01 The Turning Point: Hiring the First Employees
38:35 Negotiating with Sponsors for Support
38:58 Struggles and Successes of Scaling Up
39:49 Reevaluating the Podcast Format
40:21 Exploring New Content Strategies
41:33 The Importance of Taking Breaks
42:59 Cost Savings and Efficiency Improvements
45:30 Advice for Entrepreneurs: Embrace Change
48:29 The Power of Boredom and Reflection
55:48 Launching Micros Seeded: The Journey
01:07:34 Looking Ahead: Plans for 2026
01:11:20 Final Thoughts and Closing RemarksLearn more: https://abundantmines.com/
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We cover:
🔹 What the Zeta Hash milestone actually signals for miners
🔹 Why hash rate alone is no longer the dominant metric
🔹 How efficiency and capital discipline are reshaping mining economics
🔹 The impact of AI and HPC on mining infrastructure
🔹 What’s changing in ASIC cycles and hardware strategy
🔹 How energy strategy is becoming a competitive advantage
🔹 Where mining stocks and capital markets are heading next🎙 Guests:
Nico Smid - Founder, Digital Mining Solutions
Cindy Feng - Founder, BitcoinMiningStock.io⏱️ Timestamps (Highlights)
00:00 – Guest introductions & episode overview
04:20 – Bitcoin ETFs and institutional interest
11:30 – Bitcoin treasury strategies
19:00 – Who is getting into Bitcoin mining
27:20 – Mining, compute & new business models
35:10 – AI, HPC and power demand
43:30 – How to evaluate mining companies
49:34 – Power access, valuations & the next halving
59:45 – Hash price pressure and global mining shifts
1:09:55 – Report highlights and 2026 outlook
1:14:15 – Final thoughts and where to followLearn more: https://abundantmines.com/
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We cover:
🔹 Why hashrate heating does not increase energy consumption
🔹 The biggest misconception about mining profitability at home
🔹 Why consumer-grade mining requires different engineering than warehouses
🔹 UL/CSA safety testing and what it takes to be home-safe
🔹 Pool mining vs solo mining and why some users choose the odds
🔹 Why halvings and efficiency plateaus push mining toward energy reuse
🔹 Adoption barriers: upfront cost vs heater utilization
🔹 What HeatBit is building next and where this movement is headed🎙 Guest: Alex Busarov
https://heatbit.com/
https://www.linkedin.com/in/alexanderbusarov/00:00 – Heat, hashrate & the idea of productive energy
05:10 – Alex’s journey into Bitcoin and energy systems
11:00 – The HeatBit origin story
18:30 – Why consumer-grade mining ≠ industrial miners
26:40 – The physics of hashrate heating (common misconceptions)
34:10 – Pool vs solo mining and user behavior
41:20 – Halvings, efficiency limits & energy reuse
48:50 – Adoption barriers and cost realities
52:40 – What HeatBit is building next & closing thoughtsLearn more: https://abundantmines.com/
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We cover
🔹 Why block space must become a commodity and what happens when demand exceeds supply
🔹 The subsidy era is ending and why users have been “spoiled” for 16 years
🔹 How FPPS payout structures break once fees dominate miner revenue
🔹 Institutional adoption, corporate treasuries & the coming demand shock
🔹 The personal computer revolution as a blueprint for Bitcoin’s future
🔹 Why the next wave of Bitcoin innovation will come from unexpected places
🔹 Energy vs capital vs hardware, the Miner’s Triad explained
🔹 AI, inference, and how compute competition will reshape mining
🔹 Mining vs hashing: why most “miners” aren’t miners at all
🔹 The psychology of adoption across innovators → early adopters → early majority
🔹 Bob’s mission: protecting the base layer so the world can build on top🎙 Guest: Bob Burnett, Founder of Barefoot Mining
https://www.barefootmining.com/
https://twitter.com/BarefootMining
https://www.youtube.com/@UCnDwR61LZCThM6o4p700EQQhttps://www.linkedin.com/in/bob-burnett-995960108
https://twitter.com/boomer_btc?lang=en
https://www.facebook.com/bob.burnett.125/Bob’s shows:
https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLxdf8G0kzsUVyfT8CuL56TDvi3ZVuyJie
https://open.spotify.com/show/4JZbiBDz5paCVWq6AjcB3Y🎙 Timestamps
00:00 – Block space, fees & the end of “free settlement”
06:10 – From PC revolution to Bitcoin mining
16:45 – Ethereum, centralization & why proof-of-work matters
27:30 – What most miners get wrong: hashing vs mining
37:55 – Institutional adoption & settlement guarantees
48:40 – Block space as a commodity: futures, hedging & delivery
1:00:25 – The Miner’s Triad & why energy becomes the dominant constraint
1:10:50 – AI vs Bitcoin mining: competition, opportunity & risk
1:21:15 – Why Bitcoin won’t scale without UX for the early majority
1:33:05 – Global adoption curves & why innovation comes from the edges
1:45:20 – Bob’s mission: securing Bitcoin’s base layer for generationsLearn more: https://abundantmines.com/
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We cover
🔹 Bitcoin as the “entropy engine” for unused global energy
🔹 The Calm Pond Hypothesis & mental pollution
🔹 Ancient mindfulness vs the modern default mode network
🔹 Hunting, fasting & cold exposure as natural mind training
🔹 Thermodynamics, Taoism & aligning with nature
🔹 Computers as thinking machines that free human attention
🔹 Bitcoin, energy, sovereignty & aligned incentives
🔹 Why teaching custody/mining is really teaching agency🎙 Guest: Sydney Bright, Client Success Lead, Abundant Mines; Author, The Ancient Way of the Mind
https://twitter.com/brightmindsco
https://www.linkedin.com/in/sydneysbright📚 To get the book – The Ancient Way of the Mind: How Modern Thinking Blinds Us From Wisdom of the Past https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0FR3MX7F7
🎙 Timestamps
00:00 – Intro & Sydney’s path through economics, medicine & Bitcoin
05:12 – Ancient mindfulness vs the modern “monkey mind”
11:20 – Thermodynamics, entropy & the flow of energy
17:45 – The Calm Pond Hypothesis & mental pollution
24:30 – Technology as cure vs curse
31:10 – Bitcoin, energy, and sovereign systems
39:55 – Hunting, fasting & cold exposure as natural mind training
47:18 – Aligning with nature in a digital world
57:40 – Mining, mastery & the future of human sovereigntyLearn more: https://abundantmines.com/
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We cover:
🔹 Energy & Entropy- why wealth is flow, not matter
🔹 How Bitcoin reduces societal entropy and anchors value
🔹 Europe’s crisis of control vs America’s culture of freedom
🔹 Economic freedom and entrepreneurship as energy systems
🔹 Open vs closed systems- why Bitcoin mirrors life itself
🔹 Hayek, Saylor, and the battle for sound money
🔹 Mining as a moral and energetic act
🔹 How tying money to energy restores human sovereignty🎙 Guest: Pierre Noizat, Co-founder and CEO of Paymium
https://www.paymium.com/
https://twitter.com/paymiumhttps://twitter.com/PierreNoizat
https://www.linkedin.com/in/pierrenoizat/🎙 Timestamps
00:00 – Intro & Pierre’s journey from payments to Bitcoin
05:12 – Energy, entropy, and the meaning of wealth
11:08 – Gold, fiat, and proof-of-stake vs Bitcoin’s energy counterparty
17:45 – Entropy as hidden information and why it matters
24:30 – The third law of energy and self-organization
31:40 – Freedom vs control: America vs Europe
39:55 – Entrepreneurship as an energy system
47:20 – Financial engineering & Bitcoin treasuries
54:10 – Freedom of speech = freedom to transact
1:01:00 – Miners, legacy, and the future of monetary freedomLearn more: https://abundantmines.com/
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We cover
🔹The origin story: turning a host’s problem into Air BTC
🔹Why “short-term rentals = mining with property” (earn natively in BTC)
🔹Store-of-value vs medium-of-exchange: spending, replacing, and living on Bitcoin
🔹Lower fees and better service vs Airbnb/VRBO + Bitcoin-back & micro-loans
🔹Lightning vs on-chain in the wild (and why UX education matters)
🔹El Salvador, Costa Rica, & LATAM: where circular economies are exploding
🔹From D.C. policy rooms to local meetups
🔹Building patiently: shipping a new platform and 10× property expansion goal
🔹Mining crossover: Bitaxe in rentals + solo-CK “split the block” idea
🔹Teaching the next generation: Hope House, nodes, and real skills🎙 Guest: Jake Seifert, Co-founder, Air BTC
https://www.airbtc.online
https://twitter.com/airbtconlinehttps://www.linkedin.com/in/jake-seifert-b4821151/
⏱️ Timestamps
00:00 – Intro & Jake’s “host-to-builder” journey
05:08 – From “how do I accept BTC?” to launching Air BTC
11:20 – Spending sats vs stacking only: making Bitcoin useful
17:45 – Fees, service, and why Air BTC can beat Airbnb/VRBO
22:33 – Travel guides for Bitcoiners: wallets, rides, restos, meetups
28:10 – D.C. conference vibes, policy momentum & Lummis moment
34:02 – El Salvador, Costa Rica & LATAM adoption on the ground
41:55 – Onboarding hosts without going “all or nothing”
47:18 – Bitcoin-back, credit-card rails, and micro-loans
52:36 – Mining meets travel: Bitaxe in rentals & solo-mining perks
57:40 – New platform, AI features, and 10× listings planDisclaimer: The information shared in this episode is for informational and entertainment purposes only. Nothing discussed should be considered financial, legal, or tax advice. Always do your own research and consult with a qualified professional before making any investment or financial decisions.
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About Hosting Bitcoin
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Welcome to Hosting Bitcoin, a podcast where the world of Bitcoin mining gets personal, practical, and powerful.
Hosted by Beau Turner of Abundant Mines, this show is your backstage pass into the wild and rapidly evolving landscape of Bitcoin mining. Whether you're a curious beginner, a builder, or a miner scaling your operation, you’ll find real conversations, tactical insights, and visionary thinking to help you navigate and thrive in the Bitcoin energy revolution.
From behind-the-scenes breakdowns of hosting deals and infrastructure to deep dives on sovereignty, energy, and the future of money, we keep it raw, real, and rooted in freedom.
Disclaimer: The information shared on this podcast is for informational and entertainment purposes only. Nothing discussed should be considered financial, legal, or tax advice. Always do your own research and consult with a qualified professional before making any investment or financial decisions.