Episode 26: Sidechains for Sandwiches v2

July 3rd, 2022  |  1 hr 25 mins

bitcoin, btc, cryptocurrency, energy, loomis, multisig quorums, news

Chris and the bitcoin dad discuss the mounting news of crypto lending contagion, why oracles still don't work, and how the economic forecast looks inflationary. They cover the latest bitcoin optech, space chains, and how to de-materialize a sandwich.

Episode 25: Token Gestures

June 25th, 2022  |  1 hr 8 mins

Chris and the bitcoin dad discuss the demand destruction that means the next recession might be a doozy, the huge drama in the altcoin space, and how bitcoin, just doesn't care at all. They also discuss a new bitcoin certification, more privacy issues, and a way to get started building on the bitcoin lightning network.

Episode 24: Interview: Bryan Solstin, WA Candidate for US Senate

June 23rd, 2022  |  43 mins 2 secs

bitcoin, bryan solstin, conservationism, politics, senate, stem

The bitcoin dad sits down with US Senate Candidate for Washington State Bryan Solstin to discuss his bitcoin centric campaign platform. The conversation covers how a broken monetary system is slowing economic growth, fostering over consumption, and how Senate Candidate Solstin reconciles bitcoin, conservationism, and supporting the development of STEM in Washington state.

Episode 23: Bulls, Bears, and Pigs

June 20th, 2022  |  1 hr 58 mins

alden, arthur, bear market, bitcoin, cbdc, dex, etherium, hayes, lyn, macro, matrix, nfts, privacy, top shots

Chris is on the road so the bitcoin dad discusses bear market thoughts, why bitcoin is totally not dead, and talks about privacy proposals, by himself, for over an hour. If an hour of privacy talk is not your jam, skip over and stay to hear dad slay one of his heroes who has succumbed to altcoining.

Episode 22: Interview: Crypto Mom, Attorney at Law

June 18th, 2022  |  1 hr 8 mins

bitcoin, dpa, etherium, ico, law, notes, npa, ripple, sec, securities, stellar, web3

Crypto Mom, aka Jill Williamson, is a senior attorney at Gravis Law specializing in digital assets and earl stage crypto companies. She has a background in Anti-Money Laundering (AML) compliance from a career in corporate law and takes that granular view of legal compliance to the crypto industry. This discussion gets into the complexities of law, finance, and business trying to comply with the law while operating on open protocols.

Episode 21: Bitcoin Bill or Altcoin Shill?

June 13th, 2022  |  1 hr 33 mins

bitcoin, btc, cryptocurrency, loomis, news

Chris and the Bitcoin Dad discuss the latest bitcoin legislation in the pipeline, output descriptors, becoming an altcoiner through no fault of your own, and how to not do Bitcoin journalism.

Episode 20: Be water, my friend, not exit liquidity

June 4th, 2022  |  1 hr 57 secs

bitcoin, eth, exit liquidity, hex, lobbying, progressive

Chris and the bitcoin dad talk the latest political attacks on bitcoin, why being successful can hurt your ability to understand, and how altcoin projects turn community into exit liquidity.

Episode 19: The birds and the CBDCs

May 29th, 2022  |  1 hr 40 mins

bip, bitcoin package relay, energy, grid, high speed blockchain, monetary base, solana, wallet recovery, water

Chris and the bitcoin dad discuss the global monetary base report, potential signs of recession, and how CBDCs hurt banks. They also cover the perfect BIP (bitcoin improvement proposal), the overlap of water and energy, as well as how to rescue a bitcoin wallet from a phone.

Episode 18: Cynically Saving the Children

May 22nd, 2022  |  1 hr 32 mins

bitcoin optech, discord, etherium, lightning, matrix, node, privacy, tor

Chris and the bitcoin dad discuss the problems of etherium, expectations of privacy decreasing, and bitcoin development. They answer some questions and discuss how to run your own node.

Episode 17: Stablecoin Alchemy

May 14th, 2022  |  1 hr 9 mins

bitcoin arthur hayes, bitfinex, do kwan, energy, luna, mining, ponzi, terra, wind

Chris and the bitcoin dad discuss the recent defi crash, why the broad financial markets are selling off and actual Communists who were trying to ban bitcoin mining. Check out Episode 16 for and extended Bitcoin Education segment that walks you through taking your coins off exchange for the first time.

Episode 16: Deep Dive - Starting Self Custody and Your First Wallet

May 14th, 2022  |  37 mins 35 secs

bitcoin, exchange, exodus, self custody, sparrow, transaction, wallet

Chris and the bitcoin dad discuss not panicking and how to get your bitcoin off an exchange if it's your first time. They cover wallets, securing your seed, and checking bitcoin transactions before your click send.

Episode 15: Interview: Seth for Privacy

May 9th, 2022  |  1 hr 8 mins

bitcoin, monero, moxie, nym, optout, oxen, session, seth, sethforprivacy, signal

The bitcoin dad sits down with Seth of the Opt Out Pod to discuss privacy, fungibility, and examine the uncomfortable question of KYC and bitcoin.

Episode 14: Can't spell stagflation without oil and gas

May 8th, 2022  |  1 hr 29 mins

arthur hayes, btc, gold, luna, lyn alden, opentimesamps, sol, stagflation, terra

Chris and the bitcoin dad laugh at mainstream representations of bitcoiners, bitcoiners themselves, and just how badly corporate POS chains are failing. They dive deeper into recent economic analysis from Lyn Alden and Arthur Hayes, as well as an overlooked and awesome bitcoin project!

Episode 13: Interview: Capitalist Dog from Lightning.page

May 3rd, 2022  |  1 hr 11 mins

bitcoin, capitalist dog, lightning, lightning.page, liquid, shockwallet, urbit

The Bitcoin Dad talks to Capitalist Dog about building a business on the lightning network, how business models can be more open with bitcoin, and the potential attack vector of stablecoins on bitcoin. Some disagreements on whether sidechains make sense make for a fun back and forth.

Episode 12: Bitcoin Core is not Bitcoin

April 30th, 2022  |  1 hr 40 mins

119, bip, btc, eth, lido, opctv, pos, pow, rubin

The hosts grapple with the complexities of bitcoin upgrades, etherium has already failed, a surprise entrant adopts bitcoin, and court controversy by saying bitcoin is NOT a store of value...yet. Stay for the end to hear the dramatic next chapter of Chris' son's Roblox adventures.

Episode 11: Side Talk Spectacular

April 23rd, 2022  |  1 hr 53 mins

algocoin, btc, eth, imf, iron, justinsun, luna, netdata, photoprism, taro, terra

The Bitcoin Dad and Chris barely keep to their script and side talk on subjects like system monitoring, monero scaling, and social credit in the Middle Kingdom. Also, the IMF reveals that bitcoin is probably already won, Jihan Wu and Justin Sun are given conditional invites, and the boosts could have been an extra episode.