The 4B's

By Four Bitcoin Plebs

A weekly podcast by 4 bitcoin plebs that discuss the most recent bitcoin news. We venture into wider business topics, touch on sport but everything comes back to bitcoin and why we're bullish on if we... more

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September 14, 202267: Queeny
Pod 67:
queens dead, King Charles will bring on the great reset https://twitter.com/klaus4pm/status/1567936786168430594?s=46&t=H3PNF7lVEzJ7eWBqiemttw
also, no inheritance tax for Charles III https://twitter.com/cwt_news/status/1568605085474893830?s=46&t=H3PNF7lVEzJ7eWBqiemttw
microstrategy raise $500m, is this for bitcoin or saylors tax bill? https://twitter.com/kerooke/status/1568346432322826240?s=46&t=H3PNF7lVEzJ7eWBqiemttw
Canada has a new leader of the opposition, Pierre Poilievre https://twitter.com/bitcoinmagazine/status/1568759825915383808?s=46&t=D13SWs9DE5n6DNOX3omW8w Trudeau takes his first swing https://twitter.com/justintrudeau/status/1569489034673815552?s=46&t=eSaj-d0IsZAd8KwhW_Qzuw
bitcoin to be carbon neutral by 2024 https://finbold.com/bitcoin-projected-to-become-first-monetary-system-to-hit-net-zero-emissions-by-2024/
US to consider banning bitcoin mining https://twitter.com/bitcoinmagazine/status/1567883215733460994?s=46&t=ZkpNdM9ozo56ox1macqhiA
Aaaaaand finally: pomp loses his laser eyes https://twitter.com/businessfamous/status/1567976255831801856?s=46&t=H3PNF7lVEzJ7eWBqiemttw
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1h 34min
September 07, 202266: Shakin Saylor
Pod 66:
Michael saylor sued for tax evasion https://twitter.com/agkarlracine/status/1565031380471382019?s=21&t=VYNwCxZv5iJBOZuIQAAI4A
peach, the new app that lets you buy up to 100Euro kyc/aml free bitcoin; https://twitter.com/proofofsteph/status/1565355174599737344?s=21&t=hABD9_JWWqH5mxFrWur8zw
Trezor and Wasabi link up to provide coinjoin natively on a hardware wallet https://twitter.com/callebtc/status/1566405424517111809?s=21&t=mNIT2yB1F_OIyFIaQ3V_Jw
hack of the week; guy screenshots his backup words, loses his money https://www.reddit.com/r/ethereum/comments/x4cl9d/wallet_hacked/?utm_source=share&utm_medium=ios_app&utm_name=iossmf
Exchange rug pull of the week; crypto founder arrested for running off with customer funds, faces 40,000 years in prison https://wccftech.com/crypto-exchange-founder-arrested-in-turkey-for-fleeing-the-with-2-billion-us-faces-40000-years-in-jail/
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1h 5min
August 31, 202265: Daddy
Pod 65:
When someone purchases BTC who holds the cash?

What happens if the government outlaws BTC?

Who monitors and regulates BTC?

If there is a massive digital warfare event what happens to BTC if they disappear

Currently there is an 85k government backed guarantee on Bank Accounts, what is the BTC guarantee?

If the companies that buy and sell BTC go bust, how do you complete transactions

Is it possible to lose all of your money without any help and support?

Couldn't new technologies currently developed will make Bitcoin much less secure in time i.e. new computers with immense power

What happens if people just stop buying BTC? Surely it becomes worthless?

People need to use money they don't need bitcoin and there lies a problem?

Someone at the top is making a fortune out of this and they seem to be untraceable
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1h 52min
August 24, 202264: Bitcoiners are Mentally ill
Pod 64:
hodlonaut is fighting CSW https://twitter.com/hodlonaut/status/1560319056732983296?s=21&t=SsztOU6Xb2DInM8KiaGeqg
Bitcoin for Nigeria: https://bitcoinmagazine.com/business/built-with-bitcoin-completes-water-well-project-in-igbaruku-nigeria
The base, bull and bear case for bitcoin: https://bitcoinmagazine.com/markets/the-base-bull-and-bear-cases-for-bitcoin-returns?
Inflation weekly; the US deflation bill https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2022-08-15/us-inflation-reduction-act-is-a-climate-bill-by-another-name
Shitcoin corner: bitcoin maxis have a mental illness and are misogynists from 33:13 https://youtu.be/xXmaD3lqEC4
aaaaaaand finally: Andrew rate gets banned from social media https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2022-08-22/youtube-bans-andrew-tate-over-sexist-remarks-still-on-twitch
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1h 40min
August 19, 202263: Misinformation 4
Pod 63:
G: finally, an article in the mainstream that explores bitcoin and why crypto is a scam https://www.nytimes.com/2022/08/02/technology/crypto-bitcoin-maximalists.html
G: arbitrage mining is still a thing https://twitter.com/alessan72994896/status/1556225113724436480?s=21&t=_kn_aqbVs95PnC-Gv6EYMw
G: Argentina tries to stop the flight from fiat to bitcoin: https://decrypt.co/105772/bitcoin-traders-argentina-restricted-buying-dollars
G: inflation weekly: the US isn’t in a recession if you change the definition of a recession: https://twitter.com/greg_price11/status/1552396404240310274?s=21&t=J4mUCBQMcH8zS77xkgxjMw
fud of the week: end the fud, an article for everything https://endthefud.org/
hack of the week: solana wallets hacked, millions stolen: https://watcher.guru/news/solana-wallets-faces-attack-over-7m-exploited-in-hours
D: 8000 bitcoins lost https://youtu.be/VZaMC3DLO6M
G: Shitcoin corner: guy loses $150k fake bidding on an nft https://twitter.com/franklinisbored/status/1549838025882042373?s=20&t=BcXtL5riGCDJCiTtHDbsQg
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1h 29min
July 26, 202262: Oh Nancy
Pod 62:
D: Binance CEO Downplays Tesla's Bitcoin Snub https://cryptonews.net/9452619/utm_source=CryptoNews&utm_medium=app&utm_campaign=shared
D: First female fighter to be paid in bitcoin: https://bitcoinmagazine.com/business/luana-pinheiro-to-be-paid-in-bitcoin-through-bitwage
D: Not necessarily a story but more awareness that Slovenia has an entire shopping all that is dedicated to crypto currency. I was told this from a key contact who works at an exchange who was surprised at how far forward Slovenia was and believes it could be the next best place to visit in Europe - https://www.visitljubljana.com/en/poi/btc-city/
G: insider trading at coinbase gets busted https://www.justice.gov/usao-sdny/pr/three-charged-first-ever-cryptocurrency-insider-trading-tipping-scheme
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1h 16min
July 13, 202261: Illegal Horses
Pod 61:
G: Zimbabwe bypassing inflation and sanctions with bitcoin https://bitcoinmagazine.com/culture/bitcoin-can-change-zimbabwes-future?
G: China is banning bank withdrawals, needs bitcoin https://twitter.com/BitcoinMagazine/status/1546469436659482624?s=20&t=8dQpJGsVgCkYPOg3srk6gw
D: Bank of England announce crypto regulation https://www.finextra.com/newsarticle/40603/bank-of-england-to-announce-crypto-regulation
R: inflation weekly: Sri Lanka has turned to anarchy https://twitter.com/spriteer_774400/status/1544931202305368064?t=truKTjr4ybT_FS3lJWmDVg&s=09
G: the catch all thread for inflation riots globally. Dr 10% 💦💦 https://twitter.com/ab_brammer/status/1546198402559606792?s=21&t=IdfgZ48GPdt6TJJqXxvdQ
G: Shitcoin corner: etc is a security says head of SEC: https://twitter.com/omegahodl/status/1546835336361385989?s=21&t=Dp3T-xPVm2WqfqgwuKp3cA
G: aaaaaand finally; selling a bitcoin to have IVF : https://www.reddit.com/r/Bitcoin/comments/vx7om3/my_son_cost_me_1_btc/
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1h 22min
July 06, 202260: Nic Farter
Pod 60:
G: GigaChad and El Salvador still stacking, $10m for Saylor https://twitter.com/saylor/status/1542117682207678465?s=20&t=xm_CNSp-IgK6CQjze9Q8oA and $1.5m for Bukele https://twitter.com/nayibbukele/status/1542672286490271744
G: bitcoin conference comes over from Miami to Amsterdam https://bitcoinmagazine.com/business/bitcoin-magazine-to-launch-bitcoin-amsterdam-conference-in-october?
G: FTX bails out a few yield companies to save them going the way of Celsius, all this just makes bitcoin stronger https://bitcoinmagazine.com/business/blockfi-and-voyager-get-bailed-out-by-ftx?
G: Blockfi bust, lets see who supported them https://simplybitcoin.substack.com/p/bear-markets-expose-bad-actors-and
R: Ecuadors economy has collapsed, people protesting cost of living and cost of lockdown https://twitter.com/jamesmelville/status/1539870310547202048?s=21&t=ksEiVTpHZLlMe6RqZ8HHHw
D: Gemini promoting their own coin. Where have we seen this before…. (crypto.com) Is this the exchange killer that puts exchanges back as opposed to propelling them forward? 🤔
G: inflation weekly: putin calls out the west and their ‘putin inflation’ narrative https://twitter.com/stackhodler/status/1539888526589820929?s=21&t=QdgAGzB7TsLBAEJuHVQneg
G: Ukraine MP wife gets caught with $20m and 1.3m Euro crossing a boarder https://twitter.com/MissValerie_/status/1542865715027271682?s=20&t=xm_CNSp-IgK6CQjze9Q8oA
G: Russia and China building a new reserve currency to rival the dollar https://markets.businessinsider.com/news/currencies/dollar-dominance-russia-china-rouble-yuan-brics-reserve-currency-imf-2022-6
D: Jordan Belfort has changed his mind on bitcoin https://uk.finance.yahoo.com/news/bitcoin-long-term-hedge-warns-jordan-belfort-074255765.html
G: aaaaaaand finally: Peter Schiff gets his bank closed https://twitter.com/peterschiff/status/1543729010278113281?s=21&t=Tj4VAHrvFIJsfmrDm2tYfA
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1h 15min
June 22, 202259: Thoughts and Prayers
Pod 59:
G: Micro strategy is worth less than its bitcoin holdings https://twitter.com/Excellion/status/1537663778204323842?s=20&t=RFuY2jNoY8AmOLRo2W300g
G: bitcoin not shitcoin, Lyn explains why she likes bitcoin and that shitcoins (like Solana) aren’t even in the same category https://twitter.com/LynAldenContact/status/1538669596592447488?s=20&t=jox0oAOYmKRu8TSrejbioQ
D: Nik Bhatia is a lecturer at USC: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dodl4rM8TjA

Nik has also launched his own a YouTube channel and the first lesson is on LN
G: Another lender bites the dust, Babel this time, $3billion in outstanding loans https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2022-06-17/crypto-lender-babel-follows-celsius-in-withdrawal-freeze-on-rout?
G: more from Jack Dorsey, web 5.0 https://bitcoinmagazine.com/business/jack-dorseys-tbd-presents-bitcoin-based-decentralized-web5 and here’s the pdf, talks about DIDs, decentralised identity https://developer.tbd.website/docs/Decentralized%20Web%20Platform%20-%20Public.pdf
R: VC firm is close to failing, they have $18 billion under management https://twitter.com/thedefiedge/status/1537465349976694786?t=_3-Ri8bbNnADIQz895AONA&s=09
G: shitcoin corner: Elon sued for $258 billion for promoting Doge https://watcher.guru/news/elon-musk-struck-with-a-258-billion-lawsuit-alleging-him-over-dogecoin-pyramid-scheme
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1h 34min
June 17, 202258: Not Your Keys
Pod 58:
G: The bitcoin academy by Jack Dorsey and Jay Z https://bitcoinmagazine.com/business/jack-dorsey-and-jay-z-announce-the-bitcoin-academy
G: more from jack, web 5.0 https://bitcoinmagazine.com/business/jack-dorseys-tbd-presents-bitcoin-based-decentralized-web5 and here’s the pdf, talks about DIDs, decentralised identity https://developer.tbd.website/docs/Decentralized%20Web%20Platform%20-%20Public.pdf
R: blockclock mini now available, perfect desk buddy https://twitter.com/nvk/status/1532785626944311296?s=20&t=SY1jeq0H6TWxQm4AdqvxNA
G: El Salvador tourist monies https://twitter.com/bitcoinlife__/status/1532468111466799106?s=21&t=mbzzNSCIDLbXgqgYXL99_A
G: Biden wants bitcoin on proof of stake https://bitcoinmagazine.com/business/white-house-to-reduce-bitcoin-energy-use-report
G: inflation weekly: wallstreet bets talks some sense https://www.reddit.com/r/wallstreetbets/comments/v9m8ql/what_they_didnt_tell_us_about_todays_86_inflation/
R: Norway to track supermarket purchases: https://www.lifeinnorway.net/norway-to-track-all-supermarket-purchases/
G: shitcoin corner: Solana is down, again. Here are some VCs dumping their bags months ago https://twitter.com/buccocapital/status/1532149926431444993?s=21&t=kp0DUoUG3OZBUusDZ2mTkw
G: Celsius had over $3billion in customer funds and have paused withdrawals. This Twitter user explains why they are insolvent https://twitter.com/jonwu_/status/1536476104986267648?s=21&t=bHakKjSjNrL70wVuJ2gn9g
G: hack of the week: hacker gets into nft discord and then steals their bored apes https://twitter.com/watcherguru/status/1533106970630270982?s=21&t=huiwdqfhXQ0DWrarKVjjxA
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1h 4min

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