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- Drew Armstrong Trace Mayer Fireside Chat at Pubkeyhttp://media.blubrry.com/bitcoinruntogold/p/www.satoshisdeposition1.com/podcast/BTCK-274-2025-03-21.mp3Subscribe: Apple Podcasts | Android | RSS
Trace Mayer sits down with Drew Armstrong for a fireside chat at PubKey, tracing his path from playing online games and trading digital currencies in the 90s to writing a 60-page law school paper on the history of money in American law. He discusses how that research led him to Austrian economics, sound money, and eventually Bitcoin at $0.25. The conversation covers the seven network effects of Bitcoin, the innovations Trace helped pioneer at Armory including cold storage and hierarchical deterministic wallets, the growing financialization of Bitcoin through ETFs and options, and why he sees Bitcoin entering a new great gate in history as nation states begin to adopt it as a strategic reserve asset.
Resources- Run to Gold
- Trace Mayer at Crypsa
- Mayer Multiple
- GATA
Show Notes- Intro - 0:00 - 01:56
- Trace’s background with Bitcoin, digital currency, and encryption - 01:57 - 03:24
- RuntoGold blog targets gold bugs and Libertarians - 03:25 - 04:44
- Impromptu talk at Cryspa event and network effects - 04:45 - 13:03
- Changing phase for the Bitcoin industry - 13:04 - 14:56
- Early turning point and understanding of Bitcoin - 14:57 - 19:27
- Lowering the cost of monetary sovereignty - 19:28 - 26:53
- New great gate in history - 26:54 - 30:26
- Ethical responsibility of Bitcoiners - 30:27 - 36:57
- Principles of provident living; the light and dark sides of Bitcoin - 36:58 - 41:29
- The long game - 41:30 - 49:24
- Financialization of Bitcoin - 49:25 - 50:44
- 20-40 year outlook - 50:45 - 1:06:14
- Biggest threats previously and to come - 1:06:15 - 1:14:51
- ...
1 hr 36 min - Thomas Pacchia Interviews Trace Mayer about Bitcoin Humanityhttp://media.blubrry.com/bitcoinruntogold/p/www.satoshisdeposition1.com/podcast/BTCK-273-2025-03-19.mp3Subscribe: Apple Podcasts | Android | RSS
Trace Mayer joins Thomas Pacchia at PubKey to share his journey from selling virtual items in online games to discovering Bitcoin, driven by a deep study of monetary history and Austrian economics in law school. They explore the history of sound money, the power of triple-entry bookkeeping, and the censorship and financial repression that come with fiat monetary systems. The conversation turns philosophical as they discuss whether humanity deserves Bitcoin, the importance of monetary sovereignty and individual rights, and how self-reflection and personal growth are at the heart of the fight for freedom.
Resources- Pieces of Eight
- Run to Gold
- GATA
Show Notes- Intro - 0:00 - 01:17
- Video games and selling shields - 01:18 - 02:49
- Trace’s law school research on history of money - 02:50 - 13:20
- Strength of triple-entry bookkeeping - 13:21 - 14:31
- Sharing early Bitcoin knowledge with gold bugs - 14:32 - 21:33
- Censorship - 21:34 - 25:35
- The fourth turning – inflation, surveillance, and financial repression - 25:36 - 34:09
- Sound money and monetary sovereignty - 34:10 - 38:23
- Do we deserve Bitcoin? - 38:24 - 41:56
- Making the most of your life, self-love, and actualizing change - 41:57 - 55:50
Transcript- Trace Mayer on Bitcoin and Humanity - Transcript
56 min - Pete Rizzo Interviews Trace Mayer about the Fourth Turninghttp://media.blubrry.com/bitcoinruntogold/p/www.satoshisdeposition1.com/podcast/BTCK-272-2025-03-17.mp3Subscribe: Apple Podcasts | Android | RSS
Trace Mayer discusses the Fourth Turning with Pete Rizzo.
Resources- Supply Shock Podcast
- Pete Rizzo
- Run to Gold
Show Notes- Intro - 0:00 - 01:16
- Early Bitcoin Advocacy and Libertarian Roots - 01:17 - 03:43
- Monetary Sovereignty & the Fourth Turning - 03:44 - 09:03
- Ads (Core, Ledger, Ledn) - 09:04 - 10:36
- Bitcoin as a Strategic Reserve - 10:37 - 14:19
- Geopolitical Implications of Bitcoin - 14:20 - 19:21
- U.S. and China Economic Warfare - 19:22 - 24:05
- Stablecoins & Global Financial Power - 24:06 - 25:53
- Ads (Core, Ledger, Ledn) - 25:54 - 27:59
- Technological Evolution in Bitcoin - 28:00 - 29:47
- The Changing Nature of Warfare - 29:48 - 31:24
- Bitcoin & Money Optionality - 31:25 - 34:03
- Historical Perspectives on Digital Currency - 34:04 - 39:43
- The Future of Bitcoin and Bitcoin Wealth - 39:44 - 48:03
- Responsibilities of Bitcoin Wealth Holders - 48:04 - 50:59
- The Fight for Freedom and Liberty - 51:00 - 55:09
Transcript- Trace Mayer on Bitcoin and the Fourth Turning - Transcript
56 min - Ballet CEO Bobby Lee about bearer Bitcoin walletshttp://media.blubrry.com/bitcoinruntogold/p/www.satoshisdeposition1.com/podcast/BTCK-271-2020-03-17.mp3Subscribe: Apple Podcasts | Android | RSS
Ballet CEO Bobby Lee on bearer Bitcoin wallets.
About the episode.
Resources- Ballet Crypto
- Bobby Lee
Show Notes- Intro - 0:00 - 0:45
- War Stories - 0:46 - 25:00
- Tools and best practices - 25:01 - 35:00
- Bearer Bitcoin wallets - 35:01 - 40:00
- Thoughts on the future - 40:01 - 54:29
- Outro - 54:30 - 55:09
56 min - Stephan Livera interviews Trace Mayer about Proof of Keys.http://media.blubrry.com/bitcoinruntogold/p/www.satoshisdeposition1.com/podcast/BTCK-270-2020-01-14.mp3Subscribe: Apple Podcasts | Android | RSS
In SLP133 on 13 December 2019 Stephan Livera, Host of The Stephan Livera Podcast interviews Trace Mayer about Proof of Keys and privacy.
About halfway through this episode Mayer declared:
When claiming our monetary sovereignty we have two massive theaters of war like Europe and the Pacific. Europe that is scarcity. That is having the hardest money ever. And with Bitcoin we are winning that battle. We are winning that war in that particular theater.
The privacy, anonymity and fungibility battle will have to take place over in the Pacific. It is a different battle. And there are going to be different tools that people are going to have to use when fighting that battle. Even Satoshi himself in Section 10 of the Bitcoin whitepaper acknowledged that Bitcoin had a very problematic technological hampering when it came to privacy...
That privacy, anonymity and fungibility debate being an entirely new front where the war for monetary sovereignty is going to get opened up and there is going to be a lot of stuff happening over there that is not going to be happening on the scarcity front with Bitcoin.
About the episode.
Resources- Kraken Exchange
- Bitcoin Trading
- Proof of Keys
- Mimble Wimble Coin
- Smart Custody
- Glacier Protocol
Show Notes<...1 hr 2 min - Nelson Minier is the Head of OTC trading at Kraken and discusses the markets.http://media.blubrry.com/bitcoinruntogold/p/www.satoshisdeposition1.com/podcast/BTCK-269-2019-11-27.mp3Subscribe: Apple Podcasts | Android | RSS
Nelson Minier is Head of OTC trading at Kraken and he discusses the Bitcoin trading markets.
About the episode.
Resources- Kraken Exchange
- Bitcoin Trading
- The Great Educator
- Proof of Keys
- Smart Custody
- Glacier Protocol
Show Notes- Intro - 0:00 - 0:45
- Background - 0:46 - 5:00
- Emerging Market Debt Trading - 5:01 - 10:00
- Smart Custody - 10:01 - 15:00
- Glacier Protocol - 15:01 - 20:00
- Monetary Sovereignty - 20:01 - 25:00
- Proof of Keys - 25:01 - 28:21
- Outro - 28:22 - 29:33
42 min - Peter McCormack interviews Trace Mayer on claiming your monetary sovereignty with Bitcoin.http://media.blubrry.com/bitcoinruntogold/p/www.satoshisdeposition1.com/podcast/BTCK-268-2019-10-29.mp3Subscribe: Apple Podcasts | Android | RSS
Peter McCormack of What Bitcoin Did Podcast interviews Trace Mayer on claiming your monetary sovereignty with Bitcoin.
About the episode.
Resources- Peter McCormack
- What Bitcoin Did Podcast
- OffTheChain Email List
- Proof of Keys
- Smart Custody
- Glacier Protocol
Show Notes- Intro - 0:00 - 0:45
- Background - 0:46 - 5:00
- Monetary Science - 5:01 - 10:00
- Smart Custody - 10:01 - 15:00
- Glacier Protocol - 15:01 - 20:00
- Monetary Sovereignty - 20:01 - 25:00
- Proof of Keys - 25:01 - 28:21
- Outro - 28:22 - 29:33
1 hr 17 min - Stephen Livera interviews Trace Mayer about Bitcoin being the ultimate collateral.http://media.blubrry.com/bitcoinruntogold/p/www.satoshisdeposition1.com/podcast/BTCK-267-2019-10-22.mp3Subscribe: Apple Podcasts | Android | RSS
Stephen Livera of the Stephen Livera Podcast interviews Trace Mayer about Bitcoin being the ultimate collateral.
About the episode.
Resources- Stephen Livera
- Stephen Livera Podcast
- LedgerX
- What are derivatives?
- Proof of Keys
- Smart Custody
- Glacier Protocol
Show Notes- Intro - 0:00 - 0:45
- Background - 0:46 - 5:00
- Monetary Science - 5:01 - 10:00
- Derivatives - 10:01 - 15:00
- Ultimate Collateral - 15:01 - 20:00
- Settlement Currency - 20:01 - 25:00
- Proof of Keys - 25:01 - 28:20
- Outro - 28:21 - 29:33
32 min - Anthony Pompliano interviews Trace Mayer about Bitcoin.http://media.blubrry.com/bitcoinruntogold/p/www.satoshisdeposition1.com/podcast/BTCK-266-2019-10-15.mp3Subscribe: Apple Podcasts | Android | RSS
Anthony Pompliano of Morgan Creek Digital interviews Trace Mayer about the early days of Bitcoin, how Trace built his initial conviction, where the asset is today, what Trace thinks are the most important things to watch and where Bitcoin is heading next.
About the episode.
Resources- Morgan Creek
- Morgan Creek Digital
- OffTheChain Email List
- Proof of Keys
- Anthony Pompliano
Show Notes- Intro - 0:00 - 0:45
- Background - 0:46 - 5:00
- Monetary Science - 5:01 - 10:00
- Digital Assets - 10:01 - 15:00
- Stock to Flow - 15:01 - 20:00
- Excited Developments - 20:01 - 25:00
- Future of Bitcoin - 25:01 - 28:20
- Outro - 28:21 - 29:33
55 min - Caitlin Long with Trace Mayer and Tyler Lindholm discuss liberty.http://media.blubrry.com/bitcoinruntogold/p/www.satoshisdeposition1.com/podcast/BTCK-265-2019-10-01.mp3Subscribe: Apple Podcasts | Android | RSS
Caitlin Long, Trace Mayer & Tyler Lindholm discuss the differences between state and federal laws, the states power to nullify federal laws, cannabis, guns and if U.S politics is really like House of Cards.
About the episode.
Resources- United States Constitution
- Declaration of Independence
- Proof of Keys
- Tyler Lindholm
- What Do Wyoming's 13 New Blockchain Laws Mean?
- Glacier Protocol
- Open Dime
- Smart Custody
Show Notes- Intro - 0:00 - 0:45
- Background - 0:46 - 5:00
- Wyoming - 5:01 - 10:00
- Freedom - 10:01 - 15:00
- Liberty - 15:01 - 20:00
- Roads - 20:01 - 25:00
- Nullification - 25:01 - 28:20
- Outro - 28:21 - 29:33
1 hr 10 min
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