THE Bitcoin Podcast

On this Bitcoin Talk episode of THE Bitcoin Podcast, Walker talks with Guy Swann, host of Bitcoin Audible and AI Unchained. They dig deep into the power of stories and how narratives and power structures are shifting in front of our eyes. Walker and Guy discuss the importance of peer-to-peer money (Bitcoin) and communication (Nostr, Holepunch) in the era of the Censorship Industrial Complex, and how AI fits into the story of our collective future.

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GUY'S LINKS:

Nostr: https://damus.io/npub1h8nk2346qezka5cpm8jjh3yl5j88pf4ly2ptu7s6uu55wcfqy0wq36rpev

X/Twitter: https://twitter.com/theguyswann

Website: https://bitcoinaudible.com

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"To be against Bitcoin is to be against freedom, fairness, non-violence, and voluntary choice. A crusade against Bitcoin is a crusade against truth."

Elizabeth Warren's totalitarian crusade against Bitcoin and what it reveals about the hypocrisy of Washington.

Read the article with reference links here or on btctimes.com: Washington's Revolving Door

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Walker talks with Giacomo Zucco, a Bitcoin entrepreneur, consultant, speaker, and adviser. I wanted to talk to Giacomo about Ordinals and Inscriptions, because there’s quite a debate raging around these topics right now, and I always appreciate Giacomo’s perspective. We start the conversation off talking about what the purpose of Bitcoin is and setting up some definitions for "what is spam," then discuss the "free market" and what exactly that means in terms of active or passive response.

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GIACOMO’S LINKS:

Twitter: https://twitter.com/giacomozucco

Website: https://www.giacomozucco.com

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THE BITCOIN PODCAST LINKS:

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Walker is joined by Aleks Svetski, an author, speaker and entrepreneur. He co-authored a fantastic book with Mark Moss called The Uncommunist Manifesto, a rebuttal to Marx and Engels The Communist Manifesto.

He’s also building Spirit of Satoshi, a Bitcoin-centric AI.

The conversation centers around Communism, Capitalism, Bitcoin and Energy. We unpack some of the misconceptions people have about both communism and capitalism, and talk about how to reframe these discussions. We also dig into how much communism has already infected our world, even here in the supposedly “capitalist” United States of America.

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SVETSKI’S LINKS:

X: https://twitter.com/SvetskiWrites

Website: https://linktr.ee/svetski

Spirit of Satoshi: https://www.spiritofsatoshi.ai/

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00:00 Introduction and Setting the Stage

02:56 The Incompatibility of Bitcoin and the Current Paradigm

11:09 The Absurdity of the Current Monetary System

20:27 The Misunderstanding of Communism and the Communist Manifesto

35:36 The Destructive Nature of Communist Ideals

46:16 The Absurdity and Contradictions of Marx's Ideas

47:04 Understanding Communism and its Authoritarian Nature

52:33 The Infiltration of Communism and its Destruction

59:11 Reclaiming the Meaning of Authority

01:00:08 The Importance of Energy and its Efficient Use

01:08:31 The Relationship Between Energy and Human Flourishing

01:19:08 The Three Buckets of Wastage: Money, Misallocation, and Consumerism

01:31:19 The Intersection of AI and Bitcoin

01:35:57 Bitcoin as an Educational Tool

01:36:40 Recommended Reading

01:38:31 Bitcoin Times Publication

"Traditional social media companies – our true communications networks – are held captive to advertising revenue, which is held captive to TBTF banks, which are held captive to government agencies. But what if that model could be disrupted? Disrupted in a way where content creators, and all the people making billions of posts, directly get compensated from other users?"

In this Bitcoin Out Loud episode of THE Bitcoin Podcast, Walker reads Preston Pysh's latest piece for Bitcoin Magazine: How to Actually Get Free Speech

Follow Preston on Nostr: https://primal.net/preston

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What is Nostr? How Does it Work? Why Does it Matter?

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THE BITCOIN PODCAST LINKS:

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“We have to be wary of making changes to Bitcoin because there will always be unforeseen consequences. The flipside of that, that few people talk about, is that not making changes to Bitcoin also has unforeseen consequences.” - Jameson Lopp

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LOPP’S LINKS:

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https://bitcoin.page

https://casa.io

In this episode of THE Bitcoin Podcast, Walker is joined by Jameson Lopp. They discuss various topics related to Bitcoin, including Bitcoin memetics, self-custody solutions, the evolution of SMTP, sovereignty vs society, the dangers of centralization with CBDCs, and the Lightning Network. He emphasizes the importance of continuously improving Bitcoin before it becomes too ossified. Lopp also highlights the need for individuals to understand the risks and trade-offs involved in using Bitcoin and the importance of empowering people to take control of their own finances. Jameson and Walker discuss various topics related to Bitcoin and the Nostr protocol. Lopp highlights the importance of permissionless innovation and the potential unforeseen consequences of not making changes to Bitcoin's protocol. He also explores long-term concerns for Bitcoin's protocol, such as maximum integers and quantum computing. Additionally, he delves into the evolution and potential of Nostr as a censorship-resistant messaging protocol and discusses the concept of content-specific paid relays. Jameson concludes by recommending the book 'Outlive' by Dr. Peter Attia, which focuses on longevity.

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Mike is Lightning Ventures's Managing Partner and Co-Founder. From punk rock to venture capital, the dude's got some stories. We go deep down the Bitcoin Venture Capital rabbit hole in this episode, so whether you’re a Bitcoin founder or aspiring founder looking for advice, an investor looking to put some money in Bitcoin-only companies, or just a pleb who like to hear Bitcoiners talk shit about shitcoiners, this episode is for you. Mike also digs into some of the Bitcoin companies he’s passionate about, and these are definitely names you should pay attention to.

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MIKE’S LINKS

Twitter: https://twitter.com/MikeJarmuz

Nostr: https://snort.social/p/npub1q3kyx6e22fg9npnmgrypu35mdkpsq9zzl3jnzty85l88404sytlstdg0vl

Lightning Ventures: https://ltng.ventures

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THE BITCOIN PODCAST LINKS:

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Walker talks with Brett Morrison, creator of TrueVote – an open-source solution for tamper-proof ballot data, built on Bitcoin, opentimestamps, and Nostr.

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BRETT'S LINKS:

https://twitter.com/morrisonbrett

https://primal.net/profile/npub1u8um5vstlax9p60644zygvhc7w5mkzfyhwyvj453l3j7l9mrf5rspnc3c3

https://truevote.org/

https://truevote.org/TrueVote.pdf

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"WE'RE the terrorists? No, you guys are the f***ing terrorists. We're just trying to protect our money from you psychopaths."

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NOSTR 101:

https://www.btctimes.com/news/what-is-nostr-how-does-it-work-why-does-it-matter

https://nostr.how/en/what-is-nostr

https://nostr-resources.com/

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"Bitcoin is the tool that is touching these peoples' lives. It's not fiat money, it's not some credit card… It's Bitcoin."

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JOE’S LINKS:

LinkTree: https://linktr.ee/joenakamoto

YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@JoeNakamoto

X: https://twitter.com/JoeNakamoto

Nostr: https://primal.net/p/npub1lr2zzf989mvf393y0tv39ara6a4vddkd6y87z784up9vl6ks6j3qtudl6a

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