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.

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.