Satoshi's Plebs

In this episode, McIntosh and Kenshin dive into the recent ups and downs of Bitcoin’s price and explore why volatility has been so pronounced lately.  Throughout, they stress the importance of long-term conviction, highlighting dollar-cost averaging (DCA) as a strategy to keep stacking sats without the emotional roller coaster.

Stick around to the very end for a new v4v track, “Daydreamer” by Ainsley Costello!

Bitcoin  Price at Time of Recording

March 12th, 2025: 82,800 USD | 76,000 EUR

Block Height at Time of Recording

887,507

News and Notes

Trump Crypto Summit
EU to Launch CBDC in October


Software Updates

Phoenix Wallet v2.5.0
Core Lightning v25.02


Episode Page

https://satoshis-plebs.com/episode-201

Music Credits

Ainsley Costello
Daydreamer

Website

https://satoshis-plebs.com

Podcasting 2.0 Apps available at http://podcastapps.com and Value4Value information page available here: https://value4value.info

McIntosh can be reached by email at [email protected] and on Twitter at @McIntoshFinTech. His mastodon handle is @[email protected] and his Nostr.  Kenshin can be reached on Twitter at @kenshin_ninja or on Nostr. Kenshin’s email is [email protected]. You can also follow the Satoshi’s Plebs podcast account on Nostr. We are looking forward to hearing from you!

We are looking forward to hearing from you!

McIntosh and Kenshin discuss questions that we received from Nostr. A dozen questions cover a wide range of topics. All Bitcoin related and thought provoking. A little celebration is in order for episode 200 along with news and notes.

Bitcoin  Price at Time of Recording

March 5th, 2025: 89,500 USD | 83,300 EUR

Block Height at Time of Recording

886,450

News and Notes

Trump Crypto Summit
Europe Encryption News … Not Good

Software Updates

Ark v0.5.0
BitBanana v0.9.0
Alby Go v1.10.0

Episode Page

https://satoshis-plebs.com/episode-198

Music Credits

My Favorite Band
Tyrannosaurus Rocks
Racer Why

https://wavlake.com/my-favorite-band

Website

https://satoshis-plebs.com

Podcasting 2.0 Apps available at http://podcastapps.com and Value4Value information page available here: https://value4value.info

McIntosh can be reached by email at [email protected] and on Twitter at @McIntoshFinTech. His mastodon handle is @[email protected] and his Nostr.  Kenshin can be reached on Twitter at @kenshin_ninja or on Nostr. Kenshin’s email is [email protected]. You can also follow the Satoshi’s Plebs podcast account on Nostr. We are looking forward to hearing from you!

We are looking forward to hearing from you!

Music Credits

Protofunk by Kevin MacLeod

Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4247-protofunk
License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license

Ethernight Club by Kevin MacLeod

Link: https://filmmusic.io/song/7612-ethernight-club
License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license

Going to Zero

McIntosh and Kenshin discuss the recent Bitcoin price drop, market volatility, and why Bitcoin is not going to zero. They also share updates on mining, mempool congestion, and upcoming events for the podcast’s 200th episode.

Bitcoin  Price at Time of Recording

February 26th, 2025: 83,657 USD | 79,500 EUR

Block Height at Time of Recording

885,450

News and Notes

German Elections
Ukraine/Russia Peace Deal?

Software Updates

https://www.nobsbitcoin.com/bisq-v1-9-19-bisq2-v2-1-6/
https://www.nobsbitcoin.com/alby-hub-v1-14-2/
https://www.nobsbitcoin.com/robosats-v0-7-4-alpha/
https://www.nobsbitcoin.com/vls-v0-13-0/
https://www.nobsbitcoin.com/blitz-wallet-v0-4-1-beta/
https://www.nobsbitcoin.com/grain-v0-3-0/

Episode Page

https://satoshis-plebs.com/episode-198

Music Credits

Protofunk by Kevin MacLeod

Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4247-protofunk
License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license

Ethernight Club by Kevin MacLeod

Link: https://filmmusic.io/song/7612-ethernight-club
License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license

Website

https://satoshis-plebs.com

Podcasting 2.0 Apps available at http://podcastapps.com and Value4Value information page available here: https://value4value.info

McIntosh can be reached by email at [email protected] and on Twitter at @McIntoshFinTech. His mastodon handle is @[email protected] and his Nostr.  Kenshin can be reached on Twitter at @kenshin_ninja or on Nostr. Kenshin’s email is [email protected]. You can also follow the Satoshi’s Plebs podcast account on Nostr. We are looking forward to hearing from you!

We are looking forward to hearing from you!

Music Credits

Protofunk by Kevin MacLeod

Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4247-protofunk
License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license

Ethernight Club by Kevin MacLeod

Link: https://filmmusic.io/song/7612-ethernight-club
License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license

Mining Basics

Mining is fundamental to the Bitcoin Network. Without it, there wouldn't be Bitcoin.  Understanding how mining works is a little complicated so in this episode  we take the time to break things down and explain how mining actually works. In addition we cover some of the concerns about bitcoin mining. Let's dive right in!! 

Bitcoin  Price at Time of Recording

February 19th, 2025: 96,100 USD | 92,100 EUR


Block Height at Time of Recording

884,487

News and Notes

Argentina’s Milei Faces Fraud Charges, Impeachment Calls After Failed Memecoin Launch

https://learnmeabitcoin.com/technical/mining/

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EqizJTbxAEM
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ud6GuH7gSDw

Episode Page

https://satoshis-plebs.com/episode-198

Music Credits

Protofunk by Kevin MacLeod

Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4247-protofunk
License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license

Ethernight Club by Kevin MacLeod

Link: https://filmmusic.io/song/7612-ethernight-club
License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license

Website

https://satoshis-plebs.com

Podcasting 2.0 Apps available at http://podcastapps.com and Value4Value information page available here: https://value4value.info

McIntosh can be reached by email at [email protected] and on Twitter at @McIntoshFinTech. His mastodon handle is @[email protected] and his Nostr.  Kenshin can be reached on Twitter at @kenshin_ninja or on Nostr. Kenshin’s email is [email protected]. You can also follow the Satoshi’s Plebs podcast account on Nostr. We are looking forward to hearing from you!

We are looking forward to hearing from you!

Music Credits

Protofunk by Kevin MacLeod

Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4247-protofunk
License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license

Ethernight Club by Kevin MacLeod

Link: https://filmmusic.io/song/7612-ethernight-club
License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license

Our Bitcoin Fears

Kenshin and McIntosh discuss our deepest, darkest fears - about Bitcoin that is! Even though we have both been involved in Bitcoin for years we have doubt and fears just like anyone else. So of course, being the Satoshi's Plebs Podcast , we discuss them. In addition, there are some fears that many new people have that we dive into as well.

Nostr Zapathon

We are going to give away a total of 42,000 satoshis as a celebration of the new Satoshi's Plebs Podcast Nostr Page. After this episode is release we will posting a new note on the show's account. Anyone who comments on our post AND reposts it will get zapped 210 sats. As an added bonus - the first 21 people who comment/repost will get 420 sats!!!

The nip-05  for the Podcast account is [email protected]

Bitcoin  Price at Time of Recording

February 12th, 2025: 97,=587 USD | 94,100 EUR

Block Height at Time of Recording

883,480

News and Notes

The Human Rights Foundation Awarded All 11 Bitcoin Development Bounties


Shamir's secret sharing
Bullish.Space Shop of a Satoshi's Pleb listener - Great products!
Software Updates

Alby Go v1.9.0: Push Notifications, Pay 0-amount Invoices & More

Proton Wallet Is Now Available to All Users on Android, iOS, and Web

Primal v2.1: NWC Support for Primal Wallet and Web App

Episode Page

https://satoshis-plebs.com/episode-197

Music Credits

Protofunk by Kevin MacLeod

Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4247-protofunk
License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license

Ethernight Club by Kevin MacLeod

Link: https://filmmusic.io/song/7612-ethernight-club
License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license

Website

https://satoshis-plebs.com

Podcasting 2.0 Apps available at http://podcastapps.com and Value4Value information page available here: https://value4value.info

McIntosh can be reached by email at [email protected] and on Twitter at @McIntoshFinTech. His mastodon handle is @[email protected] and his Nostr.  Kenshin can be reached on Twitter at @kenshin_ninja or on Nostr. Kenshin’s email is [email protected]. You can also follow the Satoshi’s Plebs podcast account on Nostr. We are looking forward to hearing from you!

We are looking forward to hearing from you!

Music Credits

Protofunk by Kevin MacLeod

Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4247-protofunk
License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license

Ethernight Club by Kevin MacLeod

Link: https://filmmusic.io/song/7612-ethernight-club
License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license

Lightning at your finger tips!

It is pretty clear at this point that lightning will be a major part of the Bitcoin financial system. How can you use it? What is it useful for? And where can it be used right now? We talk about all this and a number of other items on this epiosode!

Cool use cases for lightning and how we use it…

El Salvador adoption https://bitcoinmagazine.com/technical/lightning-ballooned-since-el-salvador-bitcoin-bet

Use cases around the world:

• You can buy coffee directly from El Salvador! https://thegoodbeans.com
• Bitcoin ATMs in El Salvador support Lightning! https://decrypt.co/204933/lightning-network-hits-bitcoin-atms-in-el-salvador
• You can trade with Lightning, a non-kyc bitcoin futures trading platform! https://lnmarkets.com/
• Buy Bitcoin related books from Saifedean Ammous book shop! https://thesaifhouse.com/

• Chat with AI
  • Frankie GPT
  • Unleashed https://unleashed.chat/app/chat
• Pay for a domain
• Earn sats by listening to Podcasts on Fountain, v4v
• Read and boost news at Stacker news
• DCA with Strike
• Install android apps with zapstore and upport the developers
• Shopping https://getalby.com/discover#shopping
  • Paying with Lightning in real life https://darth-coin.github.io/merchants/bitcoin-lightning-payments-irl-en.html
• Pay for VPN with Lightning https://getalby.com/discover#privacy
  • LNVPN https://lnvpn.net
  • Top up Mullvad https://vpn.sovereign.engineering
• Buy eSIM https://silent.link

Bitcoin  Price at Time of Recording

February 5th, 2025: 97,500 USD | 93,600 EUR

Block Height at Time of Recording

882,448

News and Notes

Tether on Lightning
Trump Signs Executive Order for Soverign Wealth Fund

Discover apps:
https://getalby.com/discover

Discover local producers and services
https://btcmap.org

Technology details:
https://lightning-network.tech

Software Updates
SeedSigner v0.8.5
Sparrow Wallet v2.1.1
ZEUS v0.9.5
Damus Notedeck v0.3.0 (Alpha 2)
Rust-nostr v0.39.0

Episode Page

https://satoshis-plebs.com/episode-196

Music Credits

Protofunk by Kevin MacLeod

Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4247-protofunk
License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license

Ethernight Club by Kevin MacLeod

Link: https://filmmusic.io/song/7612-ethernight-club
License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license

Website

https://satoshis-plebs.com

Podcasting 2.0 Apps available at http://podcastapps.com and Value4Value information page available here: https://value4value.info

McIntosh can be reached by email at [email protected] and on Twitter at @McIntoshFinTech. His mastodon handle is @[email protected] and his Nostr.  Kenshin can be reached on Twitter at @kenshin_ninja or on Nostr. Kenshin’s email is [email protected]. You can also follow the Satoshi’s Plebs podcast account on Nostr. We are looking forward to hearing from you!

We are looking forward to hearing from you!

Music Credits

Protofunk by Kevin MacLeod

Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4247-protofunk
License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license

Ethernight Club by Kevin MacLeod

Link: https://filmmusic.io/song/7612-ethernight-club
License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license

In this week's episode we take a dive into the world of Nostr. Kenshin walks us through how to both set up a lightning wallet and integrate that into a Nostr client so you can join the revolution.

Getting Started with Nostr page:

https://satoshis-plebs.com/nostr/

Bitcoin  Price at Time of Recording

January 29th, 2025: 102,100 USD | 98,200 EUR

Block Height at Time of Recording

881,391

News and Notes

SEC Withdraws SAB-121
Bull Bitcoin Expands to Europe
Czech Central Bank Exploring Bitcoin Allocation

Software Updates

Zaprite integraton for BTCPay Server
Ark Labs Releases ARK Wallet SDK
Damus v1.12

Alby Extension v3.11.0: Card for Importing Nostr Keys, Pending Transactions for NWC & More
https://www.nobsbitcoin.com/alby-extension-v3-11-0/

Plebeian App Launches MVP of Plebeian.Market Platform
https://www.nobsbitcoin.com/plebeian-app-launches-mvp-of-plebeian-market-platform/

Music Credits

Protofunk by Kevin MacLeod

Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4247-protofunk
License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license

Ethernight Club by Kevin MacLeod

Link: https://filmmusic.io/song/7612-ethernight-club
License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license

Website

https://satoshis-plebs.com

Podcasting 2.0 Apps available at http://podcastapps.com and Value4Value information page available here: https://value4value.info

McIntosh can be reached by email at [email protected] and on Twitter at @McIntoshFinTech. His mastodon handle is @[email protected] and his Nostr.  Kenshin can be reached on Twitter at @kenshin_ninja or on Nostr. Kenshin’s email is [email protected]. You can also follow the Satoshi’s Plebs podcast account on Nostr. We are looking forward to hearing from you!

We are looking forward to hearing from you!

Music Credits

Protofunk by Kevin MacLeod

Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4247-protofunk
License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license

Ethernight Club by Kevin MacLeod

Link: https://filmmusic.io/song/7612-ethernight-club
License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license

This isn't an episode about the weather really. But McIntosh was tangled up in the "snowstorm of the century" that snarled the entire southeast except the lower part of Florida. In addition to the brief snow talk we discuss the trust tradeoffs of using ecash based-systems like Cashu and Fediment. Scaling the Bitcoin mainchain is going to require layers and ecash-based systems backed by Bitcoin will be part of that future.

Ross is free and that's important. Other news and notes to round things out!

Bitcoin  Price at Time of Recording

January 22nd, 2025: 104,700 USD | 100,500 EUR

Block Height at Time of Recording

880,383

News and Notes

Ross is Free!!!

Trump's Memecoin

Music Credits

Protofunk by Kevin MacLeod

Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4247-protofunk
License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license

Ethernight Club by Kevin MacLeod

Link: https://filmmusic.io/song/7612-ethernight-club
License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license

Website

https://satoshis-plebs.com

Podcasting 2.0 Apps available at http://podcastapps.com and Value4Value information page available here: https://value4value.info

McIntosh can be reached by email at [email protected] and on Twitter at @McIntoshFinTech. His mastodon handle is @[email protected] and his Nostr.  Kenshin can be reached on Twitter at @kenshin_ninja or on Nostr. Kenshin’s email is [email protected]. You can also follow the Satoshi’s Plebs podcast account on Nostr. We are looking forward to hearing from you!

We are looking forward to hearing from you!

Music Credits

Protofunk by Kevin MacLeod

Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4247-protofunk
License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license

Ethernight Club by Kevin MacLeod

Link: https://filmmusic.io/song/7612-ethernight-club
License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license

Next week begins a new presidency in the United States. Promises of a Strategic Bitcoin Reserve (for better or for worse) have been made. The accumulation of Bitcoin as a national asset has begun for multiple countries.

Where does this go? Trump has suggested that a SBR could be used to pay off the national debt. Is that even possible? Let's dive into the numbers and discuss where Bitcoin might go in the coming years.

Bitcoin  Price at Time of Recording

January 15th, 2025: 99,599 USD | 96,500 EUR

Block Height at Time of Recording

879,390

News and Notes

Iran Blocking Crypto Gateways

Bhutan’s Gelephu Mindfulness City 

Music Credits

Protofunk by Kevin MacLeod

Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4247-protofunk
License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license

Ethernight Club by Kevin MacLeod

Link: https://filmmusic.io/song/7612-ethernight-club
License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license

Website

https://satoshis-plebs.com

Podcasting 2.0 Apps available at http://podcastapps.com and Value4Value information page available here: https://value4value.info

McIntosh can be reached by email at [email protected] and on Twitter at @McIntoshFinTech. His mastodon handle is @[email protected] and his Nostr.  Kenshin can be reached on Twitter at @kenshin_ninja or on Nostr. Kenshin’s email is [email protected]. You can also follow the Satoshi’s Plebs podcast account on Nostr. We are looking forward to hearing from you!

We are looking forward to hearing from you!

Music Credits

Protofunk by Kevin MacLeod

Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4247-protofunk
License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license

Ethernight Club by Kevin MacLeod

Link: https://filmmusic.io/song/7612-ethernight-club
License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license

There are some distinct reasons that Bitcoin is not the same as "Crypto". Join Kenshin and McIntosh as we discuss four major reasons that Bitcoin stands out alone from the very crowded field of crypto.

Bitcoin  Price at Time of Recording

January 8th, 2025: 94,599 USD | 91,500 EUR


Block Height at Time of Recording

878,384

News and Notes


Canaan Introduces Avalon Mini 3 & Nano 3S Bitcoin Home Miners and Heaters


Bitcoin ATM Operator Byte Federal Reports Data Breach Affecting 58,000 Users

Music Credits

Protofunk by Kevin MacLeod

Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4247-protofunk
License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license

Ethernight Club by Kevin MacLeod

Link: https://filmmusic.io/song/7612-ethernight-club
License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license

Website

https://satoshis-plebs.com

Podcasting 2.0 Apps available at http://podcastapps.com and Value4Value information page available here: https://value4value.info

McIntosh can be reached by email at [email protected] and on Twitter at @McIntoshFinTech. His mastodon handle is @[email protected] and his Nostr.  Kenshin can be reached on Twitter at @kenshin_ninja or on Nostr. Kenshin’s email is [email protected]. You can also follow the Satoshi’s Plebs podcast account on Nostr. We are looking forward to hearing from you!

We are looking forward to hearing from you!