Magic Internet Money

Thank you for tuning into the Magic Internet Money Podcast! I'm Brad Mills and this is the podcast where you can learn how to short the banks and bank on being your own bank!

Today's episode is with the legendary Jameson Lopp! He's well known in the space as a great adversarial thinker, privacy advocate, defender of bitcoin and one hell of a model American. I hope you guys enjoy this podcast because I learned a thing or 2 from this episode. Enjoy!

Jameson's goal is to spread knowledge of cryptosystems and liberating technologies. If you can offer an opportunity to reach a large audience, please use the low priority form. If you're seeking specific answers for your own understanding, please check the educational resources page on his website. More info on Jameson can be found here:

Website: https://www.lopp.net/

Twitter: https://twitter.com/lopp

Casa: https://keys.casa/

More info on Stratum: https://en.bitcoin.it/wiki/Stratum_mining_protocol

Topics discussed:

4:14 How has Casa been affected by the Covid lockdowns in 2020?

12:52 Why Did  Jameson Lopp Leave BitGo And How Did That Help Casa?

29:20 Should we be worried about institutions changing bitcoin fundamentally?

43:48  Brads Idea For Casa & The Future Of Finance

54:15 The Ultimate Cold Storage and Bitcoin Security Using Casa

1:08:17 How much will bitcoin be worth in the future?

1:24:05 Will Bitcoin Scale?

1:39:17Alt Coins vs Bitcoin, the final battle!

Produced by Brad Mills - Twitter, Hamilton - YouTube, Jason Sanderson - Podcast TechOther Credits: bitconnect theme by schmoyoho, graphics by CryptoScamHub, Magic Internet Money inspired by u/mavensbot, invention of bitcoin & all cryptocurrencies by satoshi nakamoto.

Brad Mills is a partner at Xsquared Ventures. All opinions expressed by Brad & his guests do not reflect the opinions of Xsquared Ventures or Xsquared Ventures Management. Investing in cryptocurrencies is high risk and can get you rekt, do not treat any opinion expressed on this show as investment advice, but only as an expression of Brad’s opinion. This podcast is for informational purposes only. Do not attempt to HODL without doing your research first. 

In this episode, Brad teams up with Janine Roem, a privacy advocate, and cypherpunk journalist. Janine was the first woman to appear on Brad's podcast, which is big. She's the author of the newsletter This Month in Bitcoin Privacy, where she covers everything between new tech and info to protect yourself while using Bitcoin. Privacy has become a hot-button issue, especially in this age of hyperconnectivity and mass surveillance. But not everyone has woken up to this reality. What does it take to jolt such people? Also, learn why Bitcoin doesn't just represent economic freedom but also privacy and human rights. And, what's a cypherpunk? Listen to an enlightening explanation of this interesting movement and its origins. 

Timestamps

00:00:00 - Janine's Bitcoin story

00:16:58 - India and gold plus its war on cash

00:18:41 - Coinbase's open financial system irony 

00:33:39 - Altcoins are not worth it

00:37:48  - Janine's recommendation on pro-privacy exchanges

00:40:26 - The thing with anti-maskers

00:45:00 - Smartphones are tracking devices that conveniently make phone calls

00:55:43 - Privacy is like health - better pay attention now

01:01:19 - The paradox of national security agencies

01:17:10 - Who's a cypherpunk anyway?

01:32:59 - Resources to learn about the

cypherpunk movement 

01:38:31 - How to support Janine's work and social media plugs

01:40:29 - Bitcoin is the ultimate truth

Podcast Mentions

The episode with Jamie King 

Jack London's Before Adam 

Coinbase's Chainalysis controversy 

That one privacy guy 

The Ledger wallet hack 

Wasabi wallet

Freedom And Future Of The Internet 

Samurai wallet's PayNyms

LibrePatreon

When Google Met WikiLeaks

Find Janine:

Janine Twitter

Janine Newsletter 

Find Brad Mills:

Brad Mills Twitter

Magic Internet Money Twitter

Magic Internet Money Facebook

Magic Internet Money Instagram

Produced by Brad Mills - Twitter, Hamilton - YouTube, Jason Sanderson - Podcast Tech

Other Credits: bitconnect theme by schmoyoho, graphics by CryptoScamHub, Magic Internet Money inspired by u/mavensbot, invention of Bitcoin & all cryptocurrencies by Satoshi Nakamoto.

Thanks for tuning into the podcast, my name is Brad mills and I'm the host of the Magic Internet Money Podcast. Today, my guest is Janine! She is a privacy advocate journalist and cypherpunk bitcoiner. The price has been going wild this last month, we're near all time highs and you've probably come to the show to learn about bitcoin and how to invest in bitcoin. You're probably hearing a little bit about it recently so this podcast will hopefully shed some light on the use cases and potential for bitcoin. I'm grateful to be able to learn from great thinkers like Janine with such insightful opinions. I hope you listen to her case for why bitcoin is important, not just as an investment but for privacy and human rights! Thanks for listening to another episode of Magic Internet Money.

Janine’s Twitter: https://twitter.com/j9roem?lang=en

Produced by Brad Mills - Twitter, Hamilton - YouTube, Jason Sanderson - Podcast TechOther Credits: bitconnect theme by schmoyoho, graphics by CryptoScamHub, Magic Internet Money inspired by u/mavensbot, invention of bitcoin & all cryptocurrencies by satoshi nakamoto.

Brad Mills is a partner at Xsquared Ventures. All opinions expressed by Brad & his guests do not reflect the opinions of Xsquared Ventures or Xsquared Ventures Management. Investing in cryptocurrencies is high risk and can get you rekt, do not treat any opinion expressed on this show as investment advice, but only as an expression of Brad’s opinion. This podcast is for informational purposes only. Do not attempt to HODL without doing your research first. 

Chapters:

2:00 Who Is Janine?

13:14 Janine’s Distrust For Banks Before Bitcoin Was Even Invented

20:28 Coinbase Acquisition of a Hacking Team Story

37:48 Janine’s recommended exchanges that are pro privacy

55:43 That Biggest and Best Argument for keeping your identity private

Welcome back to the Magic Internet Money Podcast! It’s been about one year since we started the podcast and we’d just like to say thanks for listening! 

Preston is a macro investor that invests in real estate, stocks, bonds and all the complicated stuff that normal people look at and avoid based on the complexity of it. Preston started talking about bitcoin a few years ago on his podcast which is called “We Study Billionaires” and it's listened to by some of the smartest and most influential minds in financial space. Ever since then, Preston has been one of the best thinkers in the bitcoin space. He's been an instrumental, leading voice in helping coerce Wall Street billionaires and hedge fund managers into taking the red pill on bitcoin and to see the bullish case for why bitcoin is so important. So, subscribe to this podcast and subscribe to Preston's podcast!

In this Podcast, we discuss Life, Warren Buffett, Hyper-inflation and the effects that might have on btc, when to actually sell after your HODL is over (which is super important when you think about it), And some other amazing stories with our amazing guest. This has been one of our best podcasts yet and it’s clear as day that Preston Pysh is a highly intelligent investor and speculator. Not just on monetary ground but in all aspects of life. Big thanks for everyone who watched this and We’ll see you in the next episode!

You can find more on Preston here:

Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCLTdCY-fNXc1GqzIuflK-OQ

Twitter: https://twitter.com/PrestonPysh

Podcast: https://www.theinvestorspodcast.com/our-team/

 Books: https://www.amazon.co.uk/Books-Preston-Pysh/s?rh=n%3A266239%2Cp_27%3APreston+Pysh

Book Recommendations:

1) The Seat Of The Soul : 

https://www.amazon.co.uk/Seat-Soul-Gary-Zukav-ebook/dp/B000SEHS8Khttps://www.amazon.co.uk/Seeds-Soul-Living-Source-Who/dp/1591810620

2) Atomic Habits :

https://www.booktopia.com.au/summary-key-notes/book/9781096612230.html

3) The Power Of habits

https://www.amazon.co.uk/Power-Habit-Why-What-Change/dp/1847946240

4) think & grow rich

https://www.amazon.co.uk/Think-Grow-Rich-Napoleon-Hill/dp/0091900212

5) as a man thinketh

https://www.amazon.co.uk/As-Man-Thinketh-Original-Masterpiece/dp/1523643102/ref=pd_lpo_14_t_0/260-3242045-9544410?_encoding=UTF8&pd_rd_i=1523643102&pd_rd_r=13a5b754-b10a-479f-aac8-cb7140c9e131&pd_rd_w=rpID6&pd_rd_wg=jWiic&pf_rd_p=7b8e3b03-1439-4489-abd4-4a138cf4eca6&pf_rd_r=7XBBQQJ06NSXVQB9SDE8&psc=1&refRID=7XBBQQJ06NSXVQB9SDE8

Chapters:

2:24 Intro

3:58 Sailing Against The Wind In Life And Succeeding

21:48 Is Warren Buffett About To Buy Paypal?

38:53 Will A 1 Million Dollar Bitcoin Even Matter?

53:37 Don’t Ever Label Yourself As Anything

66:30 You Used To Be Called Crazy For Talking About Bitcoin

81:56 Just Because You Buy Something And It Goes Up Doesn’t Mean You’re Right

91:35 The Shoe Shine Story 

Produced by Brad Mills - Twitter, Hamilton - YouTube, Jason Sanderson - Podcast TechOther Credits: bitconnect theme by schmoyoho, graphics by CryptoScamHub, Magic Internet Money inspired by u/mavensbot, invention of bitcoin & all cryptocurrencies by satoshi nakamoto.

Brad Mills is a partner at Xsquared Ventures. All opinions expressed by Brad & his guests do not reflect the opinions of Xsquared Ventures or Xsquared Ventures Management. Investing in cryptocurrencies is high risk and can get you rekt, do not treat any opinion expressed on this show as investment advice, but only as an expression of Brad’s opinion. This podcast is for informational purposes only. Do not attempt to HODL without doing your research first. 

Brad teams up with Preston Pysh in this episode to talk life and Bitcoin. Preston is a successful investor and host of the podcast "We Study Billionaires." He's also an author and former navy officer. Preston is one of the leading voices in Bitcoin, and he's played a big role in persuading Wall Street elite to see the bullish case for Bitcoin. He's also a big reader, with a wealth of knowledge and wisdom to dispense. Tune in for topics like what really brings us happiness, cashing out your Bitcoin and Warren Buffet. 

Timestamps

00:00:00 - Weather forecaster Frankie McDonald's now forecasting Bitcoin

00:01:51 - Introducing Preston Pysh 

00:07:08 - Write down your goals

00:16:29  - Brad's comedy past

00:19:05 - Warren Buffet

00:29:07 - Value investing vs. momentum investing

00:36:13 - Will Bitcoin become a unit of account?

00:39:31 - Is all Bitcoin owned by 2% of the people?

00:42:56 - Goal setting, and what really brings happiness

00:51:14 - Is Bitcoin going to hit $100k?  

00:53:58 - Don't ever label yourself 

00:59:03 - Remaining positive despite online trolls 

01:00:53 - Bitcoin can take care of itself 

01:08:15 - What's Preston's history with Bitcoin? 

01:20:03 - Just stick to Bitcoin

01:31:35 - The shoeshine story

01:43:45 - Books/habits recommended by Preston

01:48:02 - Social media plugs

Podcast Mentions

Frankie McDonald

Lyn Alden 

Michael Saylor 

Trace Meyer

Mimble Wimble 

Mayer Multiple

Moore's law, Bitcoin 

Book Recommendations

The Seat of the Soul

Atomic Habits

The Power of Habits

Think and Grow Rich 

As a Man Thinketh

Thoughts are Things 

Influence by Robert Cialdini 

Love Yourself Like Your Life Depends On It 

Find Preston Pysh on:

YouTube 

Twitter 

Podcast 

Books 

Find Brad Mills on:

Brad Mills Twitter

Magic Internet Money Twitter

Magic Internet Money Facebook

Magic Internet Money Instagram

Produced by Brad Mills - Twitter, Hamilton - YouTube, Jason Sanderson - Podcast Tech

Other Credits: bitconnect theme by schmoyoho, graphics by CryptoScamHub, Magic Internet Money inspired by u/mavensbot, invention of Bitcoin & all cryptocurrencies by Satoshi Nakamoto.

Hope you enjoyed this week’s episode with Philip McKernan!

Philip is an Irish author, filmmaker and keynote speaker. He is best known for his Rich on Paper Poor on Life book and his Give & Grow feature film. In 2012, he founded One Last Talk, a live speaking platform that helps ordinary people tell they're extraordinary stories. 

You can find out more about him here:

https://www.youtube.com/c/PhilipMcKernan

https://twitter.com/philipmckernan

https://philipmckernan.com/

This episode of the podcast is with Phillip McKernan. Lately, the price of bitcoin has been going up and you've been probably hearing that it's up in the last month. You may have missed the run or you may be thinking “I'm gonna kick myself because I didn't buy it more bitcoin” or you may just be coming to this because you've heard about Philip and you heard he was on another podcast and you do want to hear what he's discussing on a bitcoin podcast well. The coin doesn't quite come up a lot in this conversation. We talk about money, people's relationships and Phillips history. We discussed some philosophical things about what's going on in the world and maybe why people are being split into these camps and there's so much divisiveness 

Thank you for the reviews and ratings that have been coming in. I don't have too many and I would like more so please send some more! I would appreciate it as that helps me to get higher on the algorithms. 

thanks again for tuning back into the show a really appreciate everybody who's listening, sharing and reaching out to me. It gives me a lot of confidence to keep doing this so thanks again and here's Phillip McKernan.

Chapters:

Produced by Brad Mills - Twitter, Hamilton - YouTube, Jason Sanderson - Podcast TechOther Credits: bitconnect theme by schmoyoho, graphics by CryptoScamHub, Magic Internet Money inspired by u/mavensbot, invention of bitcoin & all cryptocurrencies by satoshi nakamoto.

Brad Mills is a partner at Xsquared Ventures. All opinions expressed by Brad & his guests do not reflect the opinions of Xsquared Ventures or Xsquared Ventures Management. Investing in cryptocurrencies is high risk and can get you rekt, do not treat any opinion expressed on this show as investment advice, but only as an expression of Brad’s opinion. This podcast is for informational purposes only. Do not attempt to HODL without doing your research first.

Philip is an Irish author, filmmaker and keynote speaker. He is best known for his Rich on Paper Poor on Life book and his Give & Grow feature film. In 2012, he founded One Last Talk, a live speaking platform that helps ordinary people tell they're extraordinary stories.

In this episode, Brad teams up with Jamie King to talk about Bitcoin vs. Fiat and other relevant topics in our times. Jamie is a filmmaker, a podcast host, and an early and huge fan of the peer-to-peer concept. His 2006 film: Steal This Film is a documentary pushing back against the concept of intellectual property and a promotion of peer-to-peer distribution. As someone who was always a proponent of peer to peer way before Bitcoin, Jamie provides a fascinating take on his discovery and journey with Bitcoin. Plus, what's up with these modern monetary theorists, and how did Trump rise? Also, it's time to completely re-imagine how you view money (hint: as commanding power). Tune in for these and more. 

Timestamps

00:00:00 - Intro by Brad 

00:03:16 - Brad on his podcast's name and Real Vision's crypto series 

00:13:39 - Discussion on deceiving mainstream media narratives 

00:15:16 - Why do we need the state? And re-conceptualizing money

00:21:43 - Modern monetary theorists and the corruption of money printing 

00:28:16 - Bitcoin gives you liberty 

00:33:47 - Why Bitcoin is like a Tesla car 

00:34:38 - Jamie's exciting discovery of Bitcoin 

00:41:54 - Jamie's YouTube show, Charles Manson, NXVIM cults, Qanon, Trump, and more

00:58:58 - Delving into Marxism, capitalism, socialism, and corporatism

01:17:19 - Brad on his movie, Jamie on VODO, and his Steal the Show Podcast 

01:33:01 - Jamie's amusing story on how he almost became uber-rich

01:36:01 - Why you should care about privacy and encryption 

Podcast Mentions

Real Vision's crypto series 

Money theorist Stephanie Kelton

Jamie King's Schism show

Wireguard (for privacy)

Charles Manson and NXVIM cults

The Road to Ruin by James Rickhart

Find Jamie King:

Jamie King Twitter 

Steal This Show Podcast

Jamie's YouTube

Find Brad Mills:

Brad Mills Twitter

Magic Internet Money Twitter

Magic Internet Money Facebook

Magic Internet Money Instagram

Hope you enjoyed this week’s episode with the incredible Twitter personality, Mike In Space.

Topics Discussed:

• Maximalists And The One True Coin
• Was The De-Fi Bubble Successful Or Was It A Casino?
• What Is The Use Case For Bitcoin In 2020?
• Floppyblock.com And Mikes Rabbit Hole Story
• Mikes Thoughts On Big Companies Buying btc
• Should You HODL BTC Or Play AltCoin Bubbles?
• De-Fi Yield Investments Explained

Mike’s Twitter: https://twitter.com/mikeinspace

Mikes Medium: https://medium.com/bitcoin-car-talk

Produced by Brad Mills - Twitter, Hamilton - YouTube, Jason Sanderson - Podcast TechOther Credits: bitconnect theme by schmoyoho, graphics by CryptoScamHub, Magic Internet Money inspired by u/mavensbot, invention of bitcoin & all cryptocurrencies by satoshi nakamoto.

Brad Mills is a partner at Xsquared Ventures. All opinions expressed by Brad & his guests do not reflect the opinions of Xsquared Ventures or Xsquared Ventures Management. Investing in cryptocurrencies is high risk and can get you rekt, do not treat any opinion expressed on this show as investment advice, but only as an expression of Brad’s opinion. This podcast is for informational purposes only. Do not attempt to HODL without doing your research first.

Topics Discussed:

Maximalists And The One True Coin

Was The De-Fi Bubble Successful Or Was It A Casino?

What Is The Use Case For Bitcoin In 2020?

Floppyblock.com And Mikes Rabbit Hole Story

Mikes Thoughts On Big Companies Buying btc

Should You HODL BTC Or Play AltCoin Bubbles?

De-Fi Yield Investments Explained