Hosting Bitcoin

We dive into: 
🔹 Why Bitcoin stands alone in its unshakable monetary principles 
🔹 The evolution of Bitcoin education and how to teach non-technical users 
🔹 The rise of mining and how it’s shaping decentralization 
🔹 Building a circular Bitcoin economy and how it’s taking root in Calgary 
🔹 How to level up your Bitcoin journey, from self-custody to running your own node

Whether you’re new to Bitcoin or a seasoned Bitcoiner looking to sharpen your skills, this conversation is packed with insights you won’t want to miss. 
🎙 Guest: Ben Perrin | BTC Sessions 
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Timestamps: 
00:00 - Intro 
00:31 - Introducing BTC Sessions (Ben Perrin) 
01:55 - How Ben chooses what to film 
03:42 - What Ben finds interesting right now 
08:40 - Speaking to beginners about Bitcoin 
13:33 - Ben's approach to Bitcoin 
18:44 - How Ben creates viral content 
21:52 - How to speak to non-technical people about Bitcoin 
29:30 - Building a Bitcoin community 
37:46 - Bitcoin education methods 
44:34 - Why Ben is so passionate about Bitcoin 
52:57 - What inspires Ben to keep working 
59:19 - Ben's final thoughts on what everyone should know 
1:01:35 - Outro

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🔹 Storm’s path from law to Bitcoin mining
🔹 Founding Red Dirt Mining after a bad hosting experience
🔹 Launching the Oklahoma Bitcoin Association
🔹 How the Blockchain Basics Act got passed
🔹 Why Oklahoma is ideal for mining growth
🔹 Educating lawmakers on mining and energy
🔹 Reframing mining as energy infrastructure
🔹 Why trade groups matter for state advocacy
🔹 Bitcoin as a mirror for money, time, and values
🔹 The power of grace and patience in orange-pilling
🔹 How to replicate Oklahoma’s success in other states

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Oklahoma Bitcoin Association: https://www.oklahomabitcoin.org/ 
Oklahoma Right to Mine Bill: https://www.coindesk.com/policy/2024/05/15/sweeping-bitcoin-rights-bill-becomes-law-in-oklahoma/ http://www.oklegislature.gov/BillInfo.aspx?Bill=HB3594&Session=2400

00:00 – Storm’s background, journey into Bitcoin mining, and starting Red Dirt Mining
09:18 – How a bill becomes law in Oklahoma and the legislative process for Bitcoin advocacy
15:54 – Electricity use, industry framing, and building economic buy-in with legislators
22:14 – The power of trade associations like the Oklahoma Bitcoin Association
29:14 – How personality, patience, and compassion have helped advance Bitcoin advocacy
35:31 – Why Bitcoin education needs warmth, curiosity, and local impact
41:14 – How Bitcoin changed Storm’s views on money, time, and personal priorities
50:49 – Final thoughts: building grassroots momentum and making Oklahoma a Bitcoin hub

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We dive into:
🔹 How Bitcoin enables low-cost, borderless transactions without centralized control
🔹 Bitcoin’s role as resistance money in authoritarian regimes
🔹 Why decentralized transparency makes Bitcoin hard to censor
🔹 How speculative use in the West fuels freedom in oppressed regions
🔹 Bitcoin’s energy use, renewables, and potential environmental upside
🔹 How Bitcoin could help end redlining and financial discrimination
🔹 The volatility challenge and why it may never go away
🔹 Why Bitcoin pushes governments toward better digital currencies
🔹 The Bitcoin Research Institute’s mission to fix academic misconceptions

🎙 Guest: Bradley Rettler
Resistance Money Link - https://www.resistance.money/ 
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Bitcoin Research Institute - www.uwyo.edu/bitcoin

00:00 – How American speculation in Bitcoin empowers global resistance
02:01 – Brad’s philosophical entry point into Bitcoin and early impressions
05:34 – What philosophy has to say about Bitcoin's nature and value
09:01 – The “veil of ignorance” test: is Bitcoin good for the world?
12:30 – Defining resistance money and how Bitcoin challenges centralized control
15:04 – Bitcoin vs. makers, managers, and mediators of money
19:48 – Comparing Bitcoin’s externalities to fiat systems
23:33 – Why Bitcoin’s energy use may lead to cleaner, waste-reducing innovation
28:26 – The academic bias against Bitcoin and the need for better research
32:51 – What most Bitcoin critics misunderstand—including Nature Climate Change
38:51 – Teaching Bitcoin through analogies, from Fort Knox to email
45:50 – How Bitcoin shifts thinking on control, trust, and monetary reform
50:00 – The powerful human rights case for Bitcoin
54:47 – Where to follow Bradley and get involved with the Bitcoin Research Institute

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We Dive Into
🔹 Starting small and scaling smart in mining
🔹 Geographic strategy: US stability + South American seasonality
🔹 Selling BTC at highs to cover ops and build flexibility
🔹 Why uptime beats the cheapest power
🔹 Cooling tech as the next mining frontier
🔹 Market timing: buy gear in the bear
🔹 When old ASICs make more sense than new ones
🔹 Infrastructure delays and how to plan for them
🔹 Knowing when to cut losses with operators
🔹 Hash power markets and tokenized mining exposure
🔹 Buying used miners already hashing to lower risk

🎙 Guest: Nico Smid
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00:00 Introduction 
01:06 Discovering Bitcoin 
05:06 Building Digital Mining Solutions 
07:17 Advice for New Miners 
10:10 Learning by Doing 
13:05 Timing the Market 
16:03 Advances in Mining Equipment Efficiency 
18:30 Global Mining Efficiency 
21:52 Mining Strategies for North vs. South America 
23:55 Low-Cost Power Locations 
26:19 Deployment Delays and Lessons Learned 
32:56 Timing and Cash Flow 
40:43 Mining as a Counter-Cyclical Industry 
44:41 Balancing Mining and Selling Strategies for Cash Flow 
50:20 Choosing the Right Partner for Passive Mining Success 
56:19 Hash Power Services and Scaling 
58:40 Potential Market for Older ASIC Models 
1:00:19 Infrastructure as a Bottleneck in Bitcoin Mining 
1:03:51 Importance of Reliable Hosting and Avoiding Delays 
1:08:00 Passion for Bitcoin Mining and Learning About Energy 
1:13:36 Final Advice: Just Get Started with Mining 
1:14:06 Where to Follow Nico Smid and Digital Mining Solutions

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We Dive into:
🔹 The importance of privacy and protecting your digital identity
🔹 What it takes to manage an institutional-grade Bitcoin mining site
🔹 A behind-the-scenes look at the day-to-day of running a mining operation
🔹 The difficulty new miners often overlook
🔹 The steep learning curve of building and scaling industrial-grade mining operations

Whether you're already deep in the mining space or just exploring what it takes to build in this industry, this episode offers a real-world view into the infrastructure powering Bitcoin and how mining at a large facility differs from mining at home.

🎙 Guest:Todd Perlmeter

Timestamps:
00:00 - Intro
01:40 - Todd’s Bitcoin Origin Story
09:53 - Privacy and Security of Your Digital Identity
15:21 - Managing an Institutional-Grade Bitcoin Mining Facility
25:21 - Behind the Scenes of Operating a Mining Site
29:40 - The Difficulty of Mining Bitcoin On Your Own
33:22 - Unexpected Challenges in Mining
38:12 - Tools Needed To Operate a Bitcoin Mining Site
43:25 - Building Culture
45:59 - Learning Curve to Building an Institutional-Grade Bitcoin Mining Site
53:46 - Advice to Non-Bitcoiners
1:00:18 - Outro

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We Dive Into
🔹 Mining Bitcoin on a laptop in 2009
🔹 Losing early coins—and the lessons learned
🔹 Heating homes with Bitcoin miners
🔹 Getting paid to shower with SATs
🔹 How to build your own mining heater
🔹 The untapped power of waste heat
🔹 Why home mining matters for decentralization
🔹 Turning plumbers into Bitcoiners
🔹 Giving old miners a second life
🔹 The future of SAT-stacking appliances

🎙 Guest: Michael Schmid
Amazee.io - https://www.amazee.io/

00:00 - Introduction 
02:00 - Early Days of Bitcoin 
10:00 - Reusing Bitcoin Mining Heat 
19:57 - Misconceptions about Bitcoin Mining Heat Reuse 
28:00 - How to Heat A House with Bitcoin Mining 
37:01 - Incorporating Heat Re-Use into Fiat Business 
54:35 - What the Bitcoin Mining Reuse Industry Needs 
01:02:38 - What the Future of Heat Reuse Looks Like

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We dive into:
🔹 Bitcoin as the fairest and most transformative form of money
🔹 How Bitcoin improves on gold with portability and security
🔹 The inflation trap and how Bitcoin breaks the gambling cycle
🔹 Why Bitcoin’s fixed supply changes everything
🔹 The most common misconceptions about Bitcoin’s value
🔹 Why Bitcoin isn’t for everyone to hold—but benefits everyone
🔹 How Bitcoin rewires personal finance and long-term thinking

🎙 Guest: Vijay Boyapati 
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00:00 — Why Bitcoin is a fair, decentralized alternative to fiat
06:58 — Bitcoin vs gold: the ultimate store of value
15:22 — Bitcoin's scarcity and how it fights inflation
20:35 — Why education matters more than mining
27:37 — Managing risk and volatility with Bitcoin
36:06 — Bitcoin’s early adoption phase and future potential
42:53 — Building long-term wealth with Bitcoin
49:37 — Bitcoin education as a form of service and impact

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We dive into: 
🔹 The Strategic Bitcoin Reserve 
🔹 The next big thing coming for Bitcoin 
🔹 The biggest risks Bitcoin still faces today 
🔹 Are there any existential risks left for Bitcoin? 
🔹 How Bitcoin improves personal and financial liberty 
🔹 Bitcoin’s growing penetration into governments and mainstream culture 
🔹 The defects of infinite money printing and why it can’t last 
🔹 Bitcoin on Mars—is it possible?

🎙 Guest: Stephan Livera Follow Stephan Livera on X/Twitter - https://x.com/stephanlivera Subscribe to the Stephan Livera Podcast on YouTube - https://www.youtube.com/@StephanLivera 
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Timestamps: 
00:00 - Intro 
00:32 - Introducing Stephan Livera 
01:18 - Strategic Bitcoin Reserve 
05:03 - Bitcoin Expectations vs Timeline 
07:50 - Diminishing Returns and Bitcoin’s Lifecycle 
14:55 - The Next Big Thing in Bitcoin 
16:46 - Biggest Risks to Bitcoin 
20:47 - Are there Any Existential Risks Left 
23:06 - The Unix Timestamp Bug 
24:30 - Improving Liberty 
28:34 - Bitcoin Penetrating Governments and Culture 
35:27 - The Defects of Infinite Money Printing 
39:19 - Holding Bitcoin vs Investing in Companies 
44:00 - Mining or Buying Bitcoin 
49:41 - Stephan’s Superpower 
52:47 - Personal Impact 
54:43 - Bitcoin on Mars 
57:23 - Outro

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We dive into:
🔹 Natalie preparation before going live
🔹 Debating Peter Schiff on Bitcoin
🔹 The role of truth in media and Bitcoin
🔹 How to simplify complex topics for a broad audience
🔹 What a "Bitcoin marriage" looks like
🔹 The debate over homeownership in today’s economy
🔹 How Bitcoin realigns broken incentives in the financial system
🔹 Why educating people about Bitcoin is more important than ever

 If you’re a Bitcoin enthusiast, media professional, or just someone who wants to better understand how Bitcoin is shaping our future, this conversation is packed with valuable insights. 

🎙 Guest: Natalie Brunell 
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Timestamps: 
00:00 - Intro 
00:26 - Introducing Natalie 
01:45 - The prep before going Live 
03:46 - Debating Peter Schiff 
05:41 - Being interviewed vs interviewing others 
12:35 - Relationship with Truth 
21:22 - Simplifying complex topics 
28:18 - Having a Bitcoin marriage 
36:59 - Importance of owning a home 
41:08 - Natalie’s mission in the Bitcoin space 
44:01 - Bitcoin fixing broken incentives 
48:31 - The importance of teaching Bitcoin 
52:42 - Outro

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We explore:
🔹 How escaping scarcity mindset unlocks the path to Bitcoin wealth
🔹 The dangers of treating Bitcoin like a hustle instead of a long-term investment
🔹 Why trading and overcomplicating mining usually leads to regret
🔹 The importance of separating your investor and entrepreneur mindsets
🔹 How building your “Bitcoin Citadel” starts with your habits, mindset, and body

🎙 Guest: Brad Mills
Brad Mills Website: https://www.bradmills.ca/ 
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00:00 Introduction 
04:08 Early Entrepreneurship and Getting Scammed 
06:15 First Success with Facebook Games 
10:07 Discovering Bitcoin in 2011 
13:33 Journey from Poverty Mindset to Abundance 
16:22 Entrepreneurial Mistakes in Bitcoin Trading 
21:23 Understanding Bitcoin as Store of Value 
27:54 Lessons from Bitcoin Mining Adventures 
35:12 The Importance of Bitcoin Conviction 
41:04 Three Cycles of Bitcoin Mining Experience 
50:53 Value Maximalism and Investment Strategy 
1:11:41 The Future of Bitcoin Lending 
1:32:07 Building a Bitcoin Citadel Mindset 
1:38:50 Personal Development and Leadership 
1:43:43 Finding Your Superpower 
1:54:55 Daily Non-Negotiables and Fitness Journey 
1:57:31 Physical Transformation Impact 
2:03:31 Closing Thoughts and Contact Information

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