"What are we actually about? It's to an extent an open question. It's not like the Cypherpunks knew at all. It's part of our job to continue to try and figure it out. In a way we've been given this Arthurian sword or something. This very powerful thing. And so it's like, what are we going to do with it? I think that's a big part of our homework." ~ Tuur Demeester Tuur Demeester joins us to day as we dig into Bitcoin's past halvings and market cycles and how they compare to today. With 12 years of perspective, where are we in reference to the larger trends and what may lie ahead in the coming future? Tuur is deeply knowledgeable on the macro landscape and in seeing how the pieces of the puzzle fit together, explains the differences that allow us to know that Bitcoin's destiny will not end up like gold's, and a worthy note, he is also incredibly bullish. The world is changing, and Bitcoin is changing it. Don't miss this excellent conversation with Tuur Demeester Links to check out: The Bitcoin Reformation - by Tuur Demeester (Link: https://tinyurl.com/yc6n8scc)CryptoQuikRead_243 - Bitcoin in Heavy Accumulation (Link: https://tinyurl.com/avna4j89)How Buildings Learn by Stewart Brand (Link: https://tinyurl.com/3f2u2rev)Strong Towns Website by Charles Marohn (Link: https://www.strongtowns.org/)Bullshit Jobs by David Graeber (Link: https://t.ly/dejM2)The Unsettling of America by Wendell Berry  (Link: https://tinyurl.com/ymzrk7z8)The Capital Strip Mine by Allen Farrington (Link: https://tinyurl.com/m48ueuzk) Guest Links Tuur Demeester on X (Link: https://tinyurl.com/5dk93w6m) Host Links Guy on Nostr (Link: http://tinyurl.com/2xc96ney)Guy on X (Link: https://twitter.com/theguyswann)Guy on Instagram (Link: https://www.instagram.com/theguyswann/)Guy on TikTok (Link: https://www.tiktok.com/@theguyswann)Guy on YouTube (Link: https://www.youtube.com/@theguyswann)⁠Bitcoin Audible on X⁠ (Link: https://twitter.com/BitcoinAudible) Check out our awesome sponsors! Get 10% off the COLDCARD with code BITCOINAUDIBLE ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠(Link: bitcoinaudible.com/coldcard⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠)Swan: The best way to buy, learn, and earn #Bitcoin (Link: https://swanbitcoin.com) --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/bitcoinaudible/message

"I'm a Bitcoin skeptic. I'm not buying Bitcoin in 2024, even if it goes back to its recent all-time highs, or higher. Here's why." ~ Ben Gran Ben breaks down his view of Bitcoin and why he cannot see or understand any reason it would go higher. Why he doesn't invest in things that don't produce anything, because this is antithetical to investment. Why he doesn't see how something that has no purpose could possibly continue increasing in value. And how something that people claim will be the most valuable asset in the world, will also be the dominant money, because (obviously) these two ideas are contradictory. It's important to refresh our understanding of the typical person's perspective of Bitcoin, in order to be able to relate to, and hopefully explain where their thinking is wrong. So that is what I hope to do in today's episode, reading "Why I'm Still Not Buying Bitcoin in 2024" from the Motley Fool... Check out the original article at Why I'm (Still) Not Buying Bitcoin in 2024. (Link: https://tinyurl.com/5xnxbe5x) Links to check out Book "When Money Dies" by Adam Ferguson for a historical perspective on economic collapses. (Link: https://a.co/d/8E8AVpZ) Guest Links Ben Gran on X (Link: https://twitter.com/kcryptoinvest)Ben Gran Website (Link: https://www.asx.capital/) Host Links Guy on Nostr (Link: http://tinyurl.com/2xc96ney)Guy on X (Link: https://twitter.com/theguyswann)Guy on Instagram (Link: https://www.instagram.com/theguyswann/)Guy on TikTok (Link: https://www.tiktok.com/@theguyswann)Guy on YouTube (Link: https://www.youtube.com/@theguyswann)⁠Bitcoin Audible on X⁠ (Link: https://twitter.com/BitcoinAudible) Check out our awesome sponsors! Get 10% off the COLDCARD with code BITCOINAUDIBLE ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠(Link: bitcoinaudible.com/coldcard⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠)Swan: The best way to buy, learn, and earn #Bitcoin (Link: https://swanbitcoin.com) “I believe that a scientist looking at nonscientific problems is just as dumb as the next guy — and when he talks about a nonscientific matter, he will sound as naive as anyone untrained in the matter.” ~ Richard Feynman --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/bitcoinaudible/message

"If you care about your...country, read Ludwig von Mises and the six lessons of the Austrian economic school." ~ Renato Moicano With a surge in interest thanks the UFC fighter Renato Moicano, Mises's Six Lessons is suddenly in the popular lexicon. After knocking out his opponent he took to the mic to share his love of freedom, and the critical importance in understanding Austrian economics. Is the tide of freedom and the culture of common sense turning? And what are Mises's six lessons, and what can they teach us? All this and more in today's episode with a read from Jonathan Newman at the Mises Institute. Check out the original article at What are Mises’s Six Lessons? (Link: https://tinyurl.com/3bkpvxub) Link to check out Chat_090 - The Danger of Being Right Too Early with Devon Eriksen (Link: https://tinyurl.com/57akzped) Guest Links Renato Moicano on X (Link: https://tinyurl.com/mt9wweyh)Renato Moicano Website (Link: https://moneymoicano.com/) Host Links Guy on Nostr (Link: http://tinyurl.com/2xc96ney)Guy on X (Link: https://twitter.com/theguyswann)Guy on Instagram (Link: https://www.instagram.com/theguyswann/)Guy on TikTok (Link: https://www.tiktok.com/@theguyswann)Guy on YouTube (Link: https://www.youtube.com/@theguyswann)⁠Bitcoin Audible on X⁠ (Link: https://twitter.com/BitcoinAudible) Check out our awesome sponsors! Get 10% off the COLDCARD with code BITCOINAUDIBLE ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠(Link: bitcoinaudible.com/coldcard⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠)Swan: The best way to buy, learn, and earn #Bitcoin (Link: https://swanbitcoin.com) “He who is unfit to serve his fellow citizens wants to rule them.” ~ Ludwig Von Mises --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/bitcoinaudible/message

Many people make the serious miscalculation, that if the CPI isn't too high, then printing money isn't a problem and doesn't really cost them anything. This couldn't be further from the truth. All it means is that the cost is just that much harder to see. But if you want to look at something that is truly dominated by the fiat culture and incentives of the money, there is no better example, than finance. This is where the money printing begins, and so all of the disastrous effects of monetary inflation and fiat, occur first, and to the greatest degree, in the financial sector. So take a dive, into fiat finance. Its time for a guy's take episode... Links to check out AI Unchained Podcast: Another podcast by Guy Swan. (Link: https://tinyurl.com/fjt7satz) Devs Who Can't code: You don't need to be a coding wizard to build apps (Link: https://tinyurl.com/35rsnm7j)Bit Block Boom Talk: Guy Swan's speech on the consequences of fiat money [7:27:22 - 8:04:22] (Link: https://tinyurl.com/29pvevc7)Alan Farrington’s Article: "Only the Strong Survive" (Link: https://tinyurl.com/krzbu87p)Alan Farrington’s Article: "Green Eggs and Ham" (Link: https://tinyurl.com/yne2az8y) Host Links Guy on Nostr (Link: http://tinyurl.com/2xc96ney)Guy on X (Link: https://twitter.com/theguyswann)Guy on Instagram (Link: https://www.instagram.com/theguyswann/)Guy on TikTok (Link: https://www.tiktok.com/@theguyswann)Guy on YouTube (Link: https://www.youtube.com/@theguyswann)⁠Bitcoin Audible on X⁠ (Link: https://twitter.com/BitcoinAudible) Check out our awesome sponsors! Get 10% off the COLDCARD with code BITCOINAUDIBLE ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠(Link: bitcoinaudible.com/coldcard⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠)Swan: The best way to buy, learn, and earn #Bitcoin (Link: https://swanbitcoin.com) --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/bitcoinaudible/message

"That dogma was necessary — without it the people who have built this ecosystem into what it is today wouldn’t have had the motivation to do so. Without that dogma, those people would not have had customers and users to build anything for in the first place. It was the foundation of everything we have around us today. Now the inevitable is happening: the foundation is cracking." ~ Shinobi Guy Swan delves into an article by Shinobi from Bitcoin Magazine, exploring the complexities of ideological dogmas within the Bitcoin community. The episode questions the sustainability of foundational beliefs that have driven the cryptocurrency's ecosystem thus far. What happens when the dogmatic pillars that supported the growth of Bitcoin begin to crumble? Tune in as Guy Swan offers a deep dive into these evolving controversies, providing insights that challenge the conventional wisdom of Bitcoin's invulnerability to ideological shifts. Check out the original article at Dogma Kills Brain Cells. (Link: https://tinyurl.com/3ma2pu56) References from the show Devs Who Can't Code #1 (Link: https://tinyurl.com/35rsnm7j)Devs Who Can't Code #2 (Link: https://tinyurl.com/25juuzbt)Read_783 - Ordinals Are Fiat, Inscriptions Aren't Rare (Link: https://tinyurl.com/yu8aurbw) Guy's Take #66 - Pooping in the Park (Link: https://tinyurl.com/38xkkfrs) Guest Links Brian Trollz on X (Link: https://twitter.com/Brian_trollz)Brian Trollz on Bitcoin Magazine (Link: https://tinyurl.com/bded6sw8) Host Links Guy on Nostr (Link: http://tinyurl.com/2xc96ney)Guy on X (Link: https://twitter.com/theguyswann)Guy on Instagram (Link: https://www.instagram.com/theguyswann/)Guy on TikTok (Link: https://www.tiktok.com/@theguyswann)Guy on YouTube (Link: https://www.youtube.com/@theguyswann)⁠Bitcoin Audible on X⁠ (Link: https://twitter.com/BitcoinAudible) Check out our awesome sponsors! Get 10% off the COLDCARD with code BITCOINAUDIBLE ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠(Link: bitcoinaudible.com/coldcard⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠)Swan: The best way to buy, learn, and earn #Bitcoin (Link: https://swanbitcoin.com) "Why do you want to kill me? [Joker Laughs] I don't want to kill you! God what would I do without you? Go back to ripping off mobsters? No. You. You... complete... me." ~ The Dark Knight --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/bitcoinaudible/message

"On the face of it, Bitcoin’s existence seems to violate Mises’s theorem, unless a preceding non-monetary use can be demonstrated. That is, Bitcoin would have to be first valued for its direct utility before it could hold indirect exchange value. So have the criteria been met, or does Bitcoin violate the theorem?" - Emile Phaneuf You've inevitably come across the argument that Bitcoin violates Mises's Regression Theorem if you've been in bitcoin long enough, but is this really true? And with the obvious and undeniable emergence of Bitcoin, what can this tell us about Mises's observation, and how it applies with the dynamics of the digital age?" Check out the original article at: Mises’s Regression Theorem, Bitcoin, and Subjective Value Theory | AIER (Link: https://tinyurl.com/49udz4pp) Guest Links Emile Phaneuf on X⁠ (Link: https://tinyurl.com/3c87c2tt)⁠Emile Phaneuf on AIER⁠ (Link: https://tinyurl.com/4w9b5an9)⁠Emilie Phaneuf Website⁠ (Link: emilephaneuf.com) Host Links Guy on Nostr (Link: http://tinyurl.com/2xc96ney)Guy on X (Link: https://twitter.com/theguyswann)Guy on Instagram (Link: https://www.instagram.com/theguyswann/)Guy on TikTok (Link: https://www.tiktok.com/@theguyswann)Guy on YouTube (Link: https://www.youtube.com/@theguyswann)⁠Bitcoin Audible on X⁠ (Link: https://twitter.com/BitcoinAudible) Check out our awesome sponsors! Get 10% off the COLDCARD with code BITCOINAUDIBLE ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠(Link: bitcoinaudible.com/coldcard⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠)Swan: The best way to buy, learn, and earn #Bitcoin (Link: https://swanbitcoin.com) “All rational action is in the first place individual action. Only the individual thinks. Only the individual reasons. Only the individual acts.” ~ Ludwig von Mises --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/bitcoinaudible/message

"Hedgehog uses relative time locks. So that if they don't have to worry about closing that channel with a relative time lock, it's whenever you do close the channel, now you've got 2016 blocks to sweep the money using the pre-image. Otherwise I can sweep it after those 2016 blocks go by... And because it only uses relative time locks, it's much more delay tolerant... In the Lightning Network today, you've got hours to settle these things. And often if someone sends a zap to somebody and then they turn off their computer or turn off their phone and go to the supermarket or whatever, they come back and their channel's been forced closed because it's not very delay tolerant. It only gives you hours. But the Hedgehog Network can give you months." ~ Super Testnet In this episode, I dive into the challenging yet fascinating topic of offline payments with my guest, Super Testnet. Super Testnet, a seasoned independent freelance software developer, shares his latest venture into solving some of the Lightning Network's most persistent challenges through a new protocol called Hedgehog. We discuss the technical nitty-gritty of Lightning transactions, the innovative approach of revocable scripts, and how Hedgehog might just change the game for Lightning Network payments.The conversation covers the mechanics of the Lightning Network, the complexities of conducting seamless transactions without both parties being continuously online, and the promising solutions Hedgehog proposes. Additionally, we touch upon BitVM, delving into its development, functionality, and potential impact on the broader Bitcoin ecosystem.If you are interested in understanding the technical foundations of Bitcoin's second-layer solutions and the cutting-edge developments aimed at refining digital transactions for enhanced efficiency, security, and ease of use, then this one's for you. Guest Links Super Testnet on X (Link: https://twitter.com/super_testnet)Super Testnet on Nostr (Link: https://tinyurl.com/3454693p) Host Links Guy on Nostr (Link: http://tinyurl.com/2xc96ney)Guy on X (Link: https://twitter.com/theguyswann)Guy on Instagram (Link: https://www.instagram.com/theguyswann/)Guy on TikTok (Link: https://www.tiktok.com/@theguyswann)Guy on YouTube (Link: https://www.youtube.com/@theguyswann)⁠Bitcoin Audible on X⁠ (Link: https://twitter.com/BitcoinAudible) Check out our awesome sponsors! Get 10% off the COLDCARD with code BITCOINAUDIBLE ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠(Link: bitcoinaudible.com/coldcard⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠)Swan: The best way to buy, learn, and earn #Bitcoin (Link: https://swanbitcoin.com) --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/bitcoinaudible/message

"It's going up forever, Laura." ~ Michael Saylor I know to many people that sounds crazy, and I can still see in my mind why it sounds crazy. Today, I'm going to make the argument for why it isn't crazy, but both natural and intuitive. Also, why it *doesn't* mean what you are probably picturing in your head. I'm going to make the case today, and I hope that you walk away realizing that this isn't unrealistic at all, but is the way it's *supposed to work,* that Bitcoin is, in fact, going up forever, Laura. Links to check out Fountain App (Link: https://www.fountain.fm/) Mises Caucus (Link: https://lpmisescaucus.com/) TAPSIGNER (Link: https://tapsigner.com/) Bitcoin Canon (Link: https://www.swanbitcoin.com/canon/) Host Links Guy on Nostr (Link: http://tinyurl.com/2xc96ney)Guy on X (Link: https://twitter.com/theguyswann)Guy on Instagram (Link: https://www.instagram.com/theguyswann/)Guy on TikTok (Link: https://www.tiktok.com/@theguyswann)Guy on YouTube (Link: https://www.youtube.com/@theguyswann)⁠Bitcoin Audible on X⁠ (Link: https://twitter.com/BitcoinAudible) Check out our awesome sponsors! Get 10% off the COLDCARD with code BITCOINAUDIBLE ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠(Link: bitcoinaudible.com/coldcard⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠)Swan: The best way to buy, learn, and earn #Bitcoin (Link: https://swanbitcoin.com) "It's the questions we can't answer that teach us the most. They teach us how to think. If you give a man an answer, all he gains is a little fact. But give him a question and he'll look for his own answers." ~ Patrick Rothfuss, The Wise Man's Fear --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/bitcoinaudible/message

"People that are in the Western world and specifically in the United States, what they're realizing, whether they can say it this way or not, is you're watching the end of an empire. I said this for a long time, and it's not the empire is going to collapse. The empire is collapsing right now. We are in the midst of, and people say economic collapse, it's empire collapse, which means economic is part of it." ~ Jack Spirko In this episode I interview Jack Spirko, host of The Survival Podcast, delving into the intersection of self-reliance, Bitcoin, and navigating the complexities of modern society.We explore the significance of preparedness in the digital age, the evolution of Bitcoin and its role in fostering financial autonomy, and discuss practical strategies for building a self-sufficient lifestyle amidst the challenges of a rapidly changing world. Guest Links Jack Spirko on X (Link: https://twitter.com/TheSurvivalPodc) Jack Spirko on Nostr (Link: https://tinyurl.com/axmfppx5) Jack Spirko Podcast (Link: https://www.thesurvivalpodcast.com/) Host Links Guy on Nostr (Link: http://tinyurl.com/2xc96ney) Guy on X (Link: https://twitter.com/theguyswann) Guy on Instagram (Link: https://www.instagram.com/theguyswann/) Guy on TikTok (Link: https://www.tiktok.com/@theguyswann) Guy on YouTube (Link: https://www.youtube.com/@theguyswann) ⁠Bitcoin Audible on X⁠ (Link: https://twitter.com/BitcoinAudible) Check out our awesome sponsors! Get 10% off the COLDCARD with code BITCOINAUDIBLE ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠(Link: bitcoinaudible.com/coldcard⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠) Swan: The best way to buy, learn, and earn #Bitcoin (Link: https://swanbitcoin.com) --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/bitcoinaudible/message

"We know the law is unconstitutional. FinCEN knows the law is unconstitutional. FinCEN knows we know the law is unconstitutional. And yet we're supposed to pretend like nothing happened and comply with an illegal law." ~ Jameson Lopp What do we do when a regulatory agency continues to enforce an illegal law against a judicial verdict? Jameson Lopp explores the Corporate Transparency Act (CTA), revealing how it mandates extensive reporting to the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network, compromising individual privacy and security under the guise of legal compliance. How does this act, despite being challenged for its constitutionality, reflect broader tensions between privacy rights and government surveillance in the digital age? Check out the original article at Congress is Unconstitutionally Criminalizing Privacy. (Link: https://tinyurl.com/46h3swp3) Guest Links Jameson Lopp on X (Link: https://twitter.com/lopp)Casa (Link: https://casa.io/)Jameson Loop Website (Link: https://tinyurl.com/5n863ah7) Host Links Guy on Nostr (Link: http://tinyurl.com/2xc96ney)Guy on X (Link: https://twitter.com/theguyswann)Guy on Instagram (Link: https://www.instagram.com/theguyswann/)Guy on TikTok (Link: https://www.tiktok.com/@theguyswann)Guy on YouTube (Link: https://www.youtube.com/@theguyswann)⁠Bitcoin Audible on X⁠ (Link: https://twitter.com/BitcoinAudible) Check out our awesome sponsors! Get 10% off the COLDCARD with code BITCOINAUDIBLE ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠(Link: bitcoinaudible.com/coldcard⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠)Swan: The best way to buy, learn, and earn #Bitcoin (Link: https://swanbitcoin.com) “People have only as much liberty as they have the intelligence to want and the courage to take.” ~ Emma Goldman --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/bitcoinaudible/message

"You have to decide how to move forward. You have to decide what game you want to play; how much responsibility you are willing to shoulder. Do you want to stay stuck in the machine? A machine that uses and abuses you? A machine that feeds itself by extracting and devouring your time, attention, and value? Or do you have the courage to take control of your wealth, health, thoughts, and speech?" ~ DerGigi Free speech is a non-negotiable foundation for society and human progress, as the open exchange of ideas allows us to productively clash perspectives and arrive at truth. Free speech and societal evolution are inextricably linked, our discussion today underscores how critical unrestricted discourse is to confronting humanity's most complex problems. But there is a huge concern in our current era... how can we ensure robust protections for free speech in an era of increasing censorship and centralized control over communication platforms? Check out the original article at Speaking Freely - On the Oxymoron of Free Speech Platforms. (Link: https://tinyurl.com/4aem73sy) Guest Links Gigi on X (Link: https://twitter.com/dergigi)Gigi on Nostr (Link: hhttps://tinyurl.com/2jhz4y6t)Gigi Website (Link: https://dergigi.com/) Host Links Guy on Nostr (Link: http://tinyurl.com/2xc96ney)Guy on X (Link: https://twitter.com/theguyswann)Guy on Instagram (Link: https://www.instagram.com/theguyswann/)Guy on TikTok (Link: https://www.tiktok.com/@theguyswann)Guy on YouTube (Link: https://www.youtube.com/@theguyswann)⁠Bitcoin Audible on X⁠ (Link: https://twitter.com/BitcoinAudible) Check out our awesome sponsors! Get 10% off the COLDCARD with code BITCOINAUDIBLE ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠(Link: bitcoinaudible.com/coldcard⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠)Swan: The best way to buy, learn, and earn #Bitcoin (Link: https://swanbitcoin.com) "If freedom of speech is taken away, then dumb and silent, we may be led like sheep to the slaughter." ~ George Washington --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/bitcoinaudible/message

Guy Swann and Preston Pysh explore the dramatic shifts in global finance and the pivotal role of Bitcoin amidst rising inflation and the banking sector's vulnerabilities. They discuss how Bitcoin's growing influence could recalibrate financial power dynamics, offering a stark contrast to traditional economic mechanisms prone to manipulation and control. How might Bitcoin's ascent challenge the existing financial order and catalyze a shift towards more decentralized, resilient economic structures? Guest Links Preston Pysh on X (Link: https://tinyurl.com/mru7sfrk)Preston Pysh on Nostr (Link: https://primal.net/preston) Host Links Guy on Nostr (Link: http://tinyurl.com/2xc96ney)Guy on X (Link: https://twitter.com/theguyswann)Guy on Instagram (Link: https://www.instagram.com/theguyswann/)Guy on TikTok (Link: https://www.tiktok.com/@theguyswann)Guy on YouTube (Link: https://www.youtube.com/@theguyswann)⁠Bitcoin Audible on X⁠ (Link: https://twitter.com/BitcoinAudible) Check out our awesome sponsors! Get 10% off the COLDCARD with code BITCOINAUDIBLE ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠(Link: bitcoinaudible.com/coldcard⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠)Swan: The best way to buy, learn, and earn #Bitcoin (Link: https://swanbitcoin.com) --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/bitcoinaudible/message

Fiat money has a collection of malincentives and consequences for the degrading and rotting of society. As we covered in the first part of this series, it leads to mindless consumerism and a more materialist culture. As we continue, I want to cover something else that it does by stealing the value of our savings which is our bet on the future health and capacity of society to provide for us. What happens when we are forced to bet against the future. As well as artificially lowering the price to replace things in the economy, until an enormous amount of the economic engine is built around quick financing, low quality products, and then throwing it away to finance the next thing. It's time for a Guy's Take episode, This is The Fiat Replacement Theory. Link to check out Guy's Take_081 - Fiat Materialism (Link: https://tinyurl.com/2hesat23) Host Links Guy on Nostr (Link: http://tinyurl.com/2xc96ney)Guy on X (Link: https://twitter.com/theguyswann)Guy on Instagram (Link: https://www.instagram.com/theguyswann/)Guy on TikTok (Link: https://www.tiktok.com/@theguyswann)Guy on YouTube (Link: https://www.youtube.com/@theguyswann)⁠Bitcoin Audible on X⁠ (Link: https://twitter.com/BitcoinAudible) Check out our awesome sponsors! Get 10% off the COLDCARD with code BITCOINAUDIBLE ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠(Link: bitcoinaudible.com/coldcard⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠)Swan: The best way to buy, learn, and earn #Bitcoin (Link: https://swanbitcoin.com) "Everywhere I travel, tiny life, single serving sugar, single serving cream, single pad of butter, the microwave, cordon bleu, hobby kit, shampoo conditioner combos, sample packaged mouthwash, tiny bars of soap. The people I meet on each flight, they're single serving friends. Between take off and landing we have our time together, that's all we get. Welcome!" ~ Tyler Durden --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/bitcoinaudible/message

"The mechanisms enforcing this modern censorship are not confined to private sectors or individual platforms but are significantly directed and influenced by the U.S. government itself. This intertwining of state powers with censorship activities marks a troubling departure from traditional American values, where free speech has been held sacred." ~ Dr. Joseph Mercola The troubling and dangerous emergence of a modern censorship system has taken hold in the west. A partnership of the governments, the military industrial complex, tech giants, and establishment news media have together subtly transformed the internet from a freedom-promoting platform into a tightly monitored, controlled, and censored environment. Could this be the end of free speech online, and what, if anything, can we do about it? All this and more as we cover Dr. Joseph Mercola's excellent article and expand in the Guy's Take to follow. Check out the original article at The National Security State Is the Main Driver of Censorship in the US. (Link: https://tinyurl.com/4h6k67zr) Links to check out Read_781 - The Censorship Industrial Complex, CTIL Files 01 (Link: https://tinyurl.com/45rz53yw) Read_681 - The Twitter Files - Part 1 [Matt Taibbi] (Link: https://tinyurl.com/mryhtmaz) Guest Links Dr. Joseph Mercola X (Link: https://tinyurl.com/3ajtjdu5)Mercola Website (Link: https://tinyurl.com/35v6z8n6) Host Links Guy on Nostr (Link: http://tinyurl.com/2xc96ney)Guy on X (Link: https://twitter.com/theguyswann)Guy on Instagram (Link: https://www.instagram.com/theguyswann/)Guy on TikTok (Link: https://www.tiktok.com/@theguyswann)Guy on YouTube (Link: https://www.youtube.com/@theguyswann)⁠Bitcoin Audible on X⁠ (Link: https://twitter.com/BitcoinAudible) Check out our awesome sponsors! Get 10% off the COLDCARD with code BITCOINAUDIBLE ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠(Link: bitcoinaudible.com/coldcard⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠)Swan: The best way to buy, learn, and earn #Bitcoin (Link: https://swanbitcoin.com) "The world is not sliding, but galloping into a new transnational dystopia. This development has not been properly recognized outside of national security circles. It has been hidden by secrecy, complexity and scale. The internet, our greatest tool of emancipation, has been transformed into the most dangerous facilitator of totalitarianism we have ever seen." ~ Julian Assange --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/bitcoinaudible/message

"As far as I'm concerned, there's no obvious increased danger from the CCP having control over our access or our information or even modifying the algorithm, than it is the alphabets of the world or the METAs of the world or the CIA or the FBI's of the world, like these people... as far as I'm concerned, the United States federal government is way more of an existential threat to me than the CCP. I'm domiciled here, they have the ability to fine and tax and sanction and imprison me for wrong think. That's a way more clear and present danger." ~ Clint Russell The bill to ban Tiktok, the risks of legislative "solutions," blaming technology for cultural decay, the death of personal responsibility, the second wave of the banking crisis, the systemic problems of fractional reserve, and the possibility of a path out of all of this mess. All this and more in our winding chat with Clint Russell of the Liberty Lockdown and The Best Political Show podcasts. Don't miss this one. Guest Links Clint Russell on X (Link: https://twitter.com/LibertyLockPod)WeAreChange on Rumble (Link: https://rumble.com/WeAreChange) Host Links Guy on Nostr (Link: http://tinyurl.com/2xc96ney)Guy on X (Link: https://twitter.com/theguyswann)Guy on Instagram (Link: https://www.instagram.com/theguyswann/)Guy on TikTok (Link: https://www.tiktok.com/@theguyswann)Guy on YouTube (Link: https://www.youtube.com/@theguyswann)⁠Bitcoin Audible on X⁠ (Link: https://twitter.com/BitcoinAudible) Check out our awesome sponsors! Get 10% off the COLDCARD with code BITCOINAUDIBLE ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠(Link: bitcoinaudible.com/coldcard⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠)Swan: The best way to buy, learn, and earn #Bitcoin (Link: https://swanbitcoin.com) --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/bitcoinaudible/message

"In a system that depends on irresponsible government spending (especially for perpetual war) and fiat printing to cover that irresponsibility, alarm bells cannot be allowed to work. There must be no pure price signals. ~ MacroScope In "Bitter Opposition to Bitcoin," the episode delves into the reasons behind policymakers' aversion to Bitcoin, particularly the prospect of a Bitcoin ETF. What if the antagonism has nothing to do with the openly stated claims? Does Warren actually think Bitcoin is used by only criminals, or does she hate it for another reason entirely, one that cannot be admitted? We dive into a great little tweet from MacroScope in today's show to find out. Check out the original article at MacroScope on X. (Link: https://tinyurl.com/2dnxcvns) Links to check out Read_808 - Alan Kohler: Bitcoin is not a Ponzi bubble. It’s worse – an insurrection (Link: https://tinyurl.com/msvwx3fn) Read_795 - Bitcoin is Dead (Long Live IBIT) (Link: https://tinyurl.com/hdma3hb5) Atlas Shrugged by Ayn Rand (Link: https://tinyurl.com/yn3f6myd) Host Links Guy on Nostr (Link: http://tinyurl.com/2xc96ney)Guy on X (Link: https://twitter.com/theguyswann)Guy on Instagram (Link: https://www.instagram.com/theguyswann/)Guy on TikTok (Link: https://www.tiktok.com/@theguyswann)Guy on YouTube (Link: https://www.youtube.com/@theguyswann)⁠Bitcoin Audible on X⁠ (Link: https://twitter.com/BitcoinAudible) Check out our awesome sponsors! Get 10% off the COLDCARD with code BITCOINAUDIBLE ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠(Link: bitcoinaudible.com/coldcard⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠)Swan: The best way to buy, learn, and earn #Bitcoin (Link: https://swanbitcoin.com) “The first duty of a man is to think for himself” ~ Jose Marti --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/bitcoinaudible/message

"Bitcoin will probably crash again but it is neither a Ponzi scheme nor a bubble – it’s something far worse: It is an inherently secure, tightly-controlled asset with a regulated supply, and is therefore a subversion to the whole basis of free-market financial capitalism." ~ Alan Kohler What if Bitcoin is actually much worse than a Ponzi scheme? What if it's both here to stay, but also a total subversion to the very idea of the system we are currently in? Could this be another insurrectionist attack on this great nation and others? What if the systems that keep us safe and keep our financial system secure and solvent were to be undermined by a new rogue asset, that could threaten the foundations of all we have built? Find out the dangers of Bitcoin in today's read by Alan Kohler... Check out the original article at Alan Kohler: Bitcoin is not a Ponzi bubble. It’s worse – an insurrection. (Link: https://tinyurl.com/33nnhbjn) References from the show Read_794 - Open Letter To Prospective ETF Buyers (Link: https://tinyurl.com/5d5fv93d) "What does $6 trillion mean?" available on YouTube. (Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ojXxuibPLp4) Guest Links Alan Kohler on X (Link: https://twitter.com/AlanKohler)Alan Kohler on The New Daily (Link: https://tinyurl.com/4z43zusc) Host Links Guy on Nostr (Link: http://tinyurl.com/2xc96ney)Guy on X (Link: https://twitter.com/theguyswann)Bitcoin Audible on X (Link: https://twitter.com/BitcoinAudible) Check out our awesome sponsors! Get 10% off the COLDCARD with code BITCOINAUDIBLE ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠(Link: bitcoinaudible.com/coldcard⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠)Swan: The best way to buy, learn, and earn #Bitcoin (Link: https://swanbitcoin.com) --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/bitcoinaudible/message

"Of all measurement instruments, the clock is the most valuable because so many of the things we sacrifice to create are not fungible. The massive clock towers of Europe, with their enormous loud and resonant bells, broadcasting time, fairly across the town and even the countryside, rather than the last relics of the medieval, were the first building block of the wealthy modern world." ~ Nick Szabo Part 2 of "A Measure of Sacrifice" delves into the profound impact of mechanical clocks on societal structures, emphasizing how the precise measurement of time transformed economic practices and labor relations. By creating a standardized and fungible measure of sacrifice — time — clocks facilitated the shift from serfdom and slavery to wage labor, showcasing the power of technological advancements in reshaping human interactions and values. How does this illuminate the value and role of Bitcoin in creating a new revolution in the measure and exchange of sacrifice, independently and verifiably? Could it end monetary slavery? Check out the original article at ⁠A Measure of Sacrifice ⁠(Link: https://tinyurl.com/3j54336p) Links from the commentary ⁠What Does $6 Trillion Mean on Youtube⁠ (Link: https://tinyurl.com/2uf5rppp) Guest Links ⁠Nick Szabo on Twitter (Link: https://twitter.com/NickSzabo4) ⁠Nick Szabo Website (Link: https://tinyurl.com/mw9dcysa) Host Links ⁠Guy on Nostr ⁠(Link: http://tinyurl.com/2xc96ney)⁠Guy on X ⁠(Link: https://twitter.com/theguyswann)⁠Bitcoin Audible on X⁠ (Link: https://twitter.com/BitcoinAudible) Check out our awesome sponsors! Get ⁠10% off the COLDCARD⁠ with code BITCOINAUDIBLE ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠(Link: bitcoinaudible.com/coldcard⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠)⁠Swan⁠: The best way to buy, learn, and earn #Bitcoin (Link: https://swanbitcoin.com) “When you want to help people, you tell them the truth. When you want to help yourself, you tell them what they want to hear.” ~  Thomas Sowell --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/bitcoinaudible/message

"From an engineering perspective the mechanical clock with its novelty, the escapement, was by far the more important invention. In terms of its impact on contemporary temporal relationships, the mechanical clock and sandglass were of similar importance. The main innovations were the restructurings of the relationships themselves. Chief among these was the time-rate wage, which played a leading role the economic revolution that started in the late Middle Ages. -- During this era physically coerced labor gave way to worker choice; serfdom and slavery succumbed to the time-rate wage." ~ Nick Szabo In this episode, we dive deep into the fascinating history of timekeeping and its revolutionary impact on society and our economy. Join me, Guy Swan, as we explore "A Measure of Sacrifice" by Nick Szabo, uncovering the profound connection between the evolution of clocks, the concept of proof of work, and our modern understanding of value and fairness. Don't miss this journey through time—right here on Bitcoin Audible. Check out the original article at A Measure of Sacrifice | Satoshi Nakamoto Institute. (Link: https://tinyurl.com/4dhej9dc) Guest Links [Guest Name] on X (Link: https://twitter.com/guest)[Guest Name] on Nostr (Link: https://tinyurl.com/XXX)[Guest/Company Website] (Link: https://example.com/) Host Links Guy on Nostr (Link: http://tinyurl.com/2xc96ney)Guy on X (Link: https://twitter.com/theguyswann)Bitcoin Audible on X (Link: https://twitter.com/BitcoinAudible) Check out our awesome sponsors! Get 10% off the COLDCARD with code BITCOINAUDIBLE ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠(Link: bitcoinaudible.com/coldcard⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠)Swan: The best way to buy, learn, and earn #Bitcoin (Link: https://swanbitcoin.com) "There is no second best" ~ Michael Saylor --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/bitcoinaudible/message

I'm sure you have heard the claim that without inflation and the good people running the counterfeit machine, people would never spend money and it would cause an economic crisis. But have you ever seriously considered what the consequences of encouraging consumption and materialist economic activity might actually be, and whether we really need to subsidize the human desire to use up resources? What if it degrades the very process by which we even determine what our resources are worth to begin with? It's time for a Guy's Take episode. Listen to the recent read by Hulsmann to understand the foundations of this episode Bitcoin Audible - Read_805 - Dear Crypto & Fiat Bros (Link: https://tinyurl.com/y5n5fp9h) Host Links Guy on Nostr (Link: http://tinyurl.com/2xc96ney)Guy on X (Link: https://twitter.com/theguyswann)Bitcoin Audible on X (Link: https://twitter.com/BitcoinAudible) Check out our awesome sponsors! Get 10% off the COLDCARD with code BITCOINAUDIBLE ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠(Link: bitcoinaudible.com/coldcard⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠)Swan: The best way to buy, learn, and earn #Bitcoin (Link: https://swanbitcoin.com) "And were an epitaph to be my story I'd have a short one ready for my own. I would have written of me on my stone: I had a lover's quarrel with the world." ~ Robert Frost --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/bitcoinaudible/message