Episode 10: Cross Input Monetary Death Cult

April 16th, 2022  |  1 hr 20 mins

bitcoin, btc, cisa, ecash, lightning, ripple, strike, wallets

Your Bitcoin Dad and Chris get back together after a hiatus. They touch on the bearish and bullish news of the week and introduce Cross Input Signature Aggregation.

Episode 9: Maximal Critique

April 11th, 2022  |  52 mins 3 secs

The Bitcoin Dad flies solo this week and presents a smorgasbord of bitcoin criticism to prompt thought and self reflection in the bitcoin community. The ECASH act returns with approval, and an unorthodox monetary pairing is suggested....can you be an MMT Maximalist?

Episode 8: Deep Dive: Intro to Decentralized Exchanges

April 8th, 2022  |  22 mins 21 secs

bisq, bitcoin, dao, hodlhodl, kyc

The Bitcoin Dad has been trying to use two of the decentralized exchanges for kyc-light or no-kyc bitcoin purchases. He shares some ideas for getting started with these power-user tools for bitcoin.

Episode 7: FUD vs Education

April 2nd, 2022  |  1 hr 2 mins

bitcoin, cryptocurrency, energy, eth, fud, gary, sec, vitalik

The Bitcoin Dad and Chris talk about endless energy FUD attacking bitcoin, easy ways to educate yourself, and how even Vitalik Buterin is a bitcoin maximalist.

Episode 6: Touching hot stoves

March 27th, 2022  |  1 hr 17 mins

bitcoin, data, defi, nabiullina, privacy, russia, terra/luna

Chris and the Bitcoin Dad discuss touching the hot stove of DEFI speculation, having fun shooting money around the internet with lightning, and their favorite central banker. They then share their saddest bitcoin stories as a lesson of what not to do.

Episode 5: End of the Petrodollar - Weirdly, not alarmist

March 20th, 2022  |  1 hr 14 mins

arthurhayes, bitcoin, bitmex, hodlhodl, petrodollar, samourai, warren

Chris and the Bitcoin Dad cover the end of a monetary era, how bitcoin fixes this, and how to get bitcoin on your own wallet fast.

Episode 4: Petrodollars, ICOs, and Podcasting 2.0

March 12th, 2022  |  1 hr 4 mins

btc, gold, lightning, petrodollar, trx

Chris and the Bitcoin Dad discuss news of gold sanctions further destabilizing the international monetary order, the many scams of Justin Sun, and why there's still hope for independent podcasting.

Episode 3: Sanctions vs Self Custody

March 7th, 2022  |  1 hr 32 mins

blocksize, btc, eth, pos

Financial sanctions hit Russia as ordinary Russians and Ukrainians run to bitcoin to protect their savings. The big block discussion has moved to Etherium while sanctions hit that network. Also, privacy is not dead.

Episode 2: Of Coinjoins and Steak Coins

February 26th, 2022  |  1 hr 26 mins

btc, eth, pos, pow

Bitcoin Dad and Chris talk about the differences between proof of work (POW) and proof of stake (POS), when coinjoins are bad (and good), and when to use a Memory Palace.

Episode 1: The Bitcoin Dad Pod and Wyoming is for Stable Coins

February 23rd, 2022  |  1 hr 8 mins

bitconnect, opendime, specter

The Bitcoin Dad and Chris discuss Wyoming stable coins, Specter Desktop, and how a new ruling in the Bitconnect case might leave crypto promoters high and dry.