What Bitcoin Did

Danny Knowles
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What Bitcoin Did

What Bitcoin Did unpacks Bitcoin’s role in reshaping money, freedom, and the future of finance.

  1. 1D AGO

    BITCOIN: A TROJAN HORSE FOR FREEDOM w/ Alex Gladstein

    Alex Gladstein is the Chief Strategy Officer at the Human Rights Foundation and author of Check Your Financial Privilege, Hidden Repression and The Trojan Horse of Freedom. In this episode, we discuss whether Bitcoin’s adoption by governments and Wall Street threatens its original mission, the Trojan Horse theory of Bitcoin and why nation-state adoption may be essential to separating money from state. We also get into the IMF’s decades-long role in global debt traps, the potential endgame of Bitcoin as a global reserve and debate quantum threats to Bitcoin. FOLLOW: Danny Knowles: https://x.com/_DannyKnowles & https://primal.net/danny  Alex Gladstein: https://x.com/gladstein or https://primal.net/gladstein THANKS TO OUR SPONSORS: IREN: https://www.iren.com/   RIVER: https://river.com/wbd  CASA: https://casa.io/  LEDGER: https://www.ledger.com/  ANCHORWATCH: https://www.anchorwatch.com/

    1h 35m

  2. 3D AGO

    BITCOIN IS WINNING w/ Matt Odell

    Matt Odell is host of Citadel Dispatch, co-host of Rabbit Hole Recap, managing partner at Ten31 and co-founder of OpenSats and Bitcoin Park. In this episode, we discuss the risks of Bitcoin’s increasing financialisation, why only a small minority may ever use it as true “freedom money,” and whether Bitcoin is on track to become a global reserve currency. We also get into the rise of stablecoins and their impact on adoption, MicroStrategy’s role in reshaping public market exposure to Bitcoin, and a potential quantum computing threat. Plus, we cover why sats should be the standard, the Gamestop pivot to Bitcoin, and the ways Nostr and censorship resistance might shape the future of speech. FOLLOW:  Danny Knowles: https://x.com/_DannyKnowles & https://primal.net/danny Matt Odell: https://primal.net/odell  THANKS TO OUR SPONSORS: IREN: https://www.iren.com/  RIVER: https://river.com/wbd CASA: https://casa.io/ LEDGER: https://www.ledger.com/ ANCHORWATCH: https://www.anchorwatch.com/

    1h 53m

  3. APR 18

    HAS BITCOIN ACTUALLY DONE ANYTHING? W/ Junseth

    Junseth is the co-founder of the legendary Bitcoin Uncensored podcast and a longtime Bitcoiner. In this episode, we discuss whether Bitcoin has actually “done anything yet,” why financialisation might be both Bitcoin’s future and a serious threat, and how MicroStrategy’s could play a key role in that. We also get into the risks of leverage and ETFs, Junseth’s unique investment strategy based on volatility and diversification, why most Bitcoiners aren’t truly prepared for sovereign-level adoption, and the missing financial tools — like insurance and mortgages. FOLLOW:  Danny Knowles: https://x.com/_DannyKnowles & https://primal.net/danny Junseth: https://x.com/verysmallclaims   THANKS TO OUR SPONSORS: IREN: https://www.iren.com/  RIVER: https://river.com/wbd CASA: https://casa.io/ LEDGER: https://www.ledger.com/ ANCHORWATCH: https://www.anchorwatch.com/

    1h 56m

  4. APR 16

    THE RISKS OF BITCOIN MINING CENTRALISATION w/ Bob Burnett

    Bob Burnett is the Chairman and CEO of Barefoot Mining and board member of Ocean. In this episode, we discuss why the future of Bitcoin mining is about much more than just hashing, how control of block space could determine who holds true economic power in a Bitcoinised world, and why building from the bottom up — starting with energy production — may be the only path to sovereignty. We also get into complacency amongst bitcoiners, the issue of centralised mining pools, why financial institutions and nation states alike are waking up to the strategic value of block space and the future financialisation of block space. FOLLOW:  Danny Knowles: https://x.com/_DannyKnowles & https://primal.net/danny Bob Burnett: https://x.com/boomer_btc  THANKS TO OUR SPONSORS: IREN: https://www.iren.com/  RIVER: https://river.com/wbd CASA: https://casa.io/ LEDGER: https://www.ledger.com/ ANCHORWATCH: https://www.anchorwatch.com/

    1h 30m

  5. APR 12

    THE BIG PRINT IS COMING w/ Lawrence Lepard

    Lawrence Lepard is an investment manager and author The Big Print, which covers the broken monetary system and how Bitcoin fixes this. In this episode, we discuss Trump’s tariffs, their real economic impact, and why Lawrence believes they could trigger a major market crash and sovereign debt crisis. We also discuss how the fiscal doom loop is accelerating, why Powell may soon be forced into another round of money printing, and why Bitcoin will benefit. FOLLOW: Danny Knowles: https://x.com/_DannyKnowles & https://primal.net/danny Lawrence Lepard: https://x.com/LawrenceLepard THANKS TO OUR SPONSORS: IREN: https://www.iren.com/  RIVER: https://river.com/wbd CASA: https://casa.io/ LEDGER: https://www.ledger.com/ ANCHORWATCH: https://www.anchorwatch.com/

    1h 19m

  6. APR 10

    THE CASE FOR BITCOIN w/ Joe Bryan

    Joe Bryan is a Bitcoin educator and the creator of What’s the Problem? In this episode, we discuss why our current system is rigged, how the hidden theft of inflation quietly corrodes everything from quality of life to trust in society, and why the “big red button” — the ability to print money — sits at the heart of so many global crises including the breakdown of family structures, mental health crises, and broken incentives all stem from the same monetary flaw. We also get into how this knowledge spreads, why people sense the system is broken even if they can’t articulate why, and why Bitcoin offers a hopeful, practical alternative. FOLLOW:  Danny Knowles: https://x.com/_DannyKnowles or https://primal.net/danny Joe Bryan: https://x.com/satmojoe & https://x.com/SatsVsFiat THANKS TO OUR SPONSORS: IREN: https://www.iren.com/  RIVER: https://river.com/wbd CASA: https://casa.io/ LEDGER: https://www.ledger.com/ ANCHORWATCH: https://www.anchorwatch.com/

    1h 45m

  7. APR 4

    THE DOLLAR MILKSHAKE & BITCOIN w/ Brent Johnson

    Brent Johnson is the CEO of Santiago Capital and the creator of the Dollar Milkshake Theory. In this episode, we discuss why the dollar may strengthen before it dies, how global debt markets rely on an insatiable demand for US dollars, and why Brent believes a global sovereign debt crisis will force a dramatic monetary reset. We get into the mechanics of the Eurodollar system, why stablecoins entrench dollar hegemony, and why attempts to escape the dollar could make it stronger in the short term and Bitcoin’s potential role in this endgame. FOLLOW:  Danny Knowles: https://x.com/_DannyKnowles or https://primal.net/danny Brent Johnson: https://x.com/SantiagoAuFund THANKS TO OUR SPONSORS: IREN: https://www.iren.com/  RIVER: https://river.com/wbd CASA: https://casa.io/ LEDGER: https://www.ledger.com/ ANCHORWATCH: https://www.anchorwatch.com/

    1h 18m

  8. APR 2

    BITCOIN BRAIN MELT w/ Michael Dunworth

    Michael Dunworth is an Australian entrepreneur and was one of the co-founders of Wyre, a Bitcoin payments and infrastructure provider established in 2013. In this episode, we discuss nation-states strategically acquiring Bitcoin, why the integration of Bitcoin mining into national energy strategies could become a key geopolitical advantage, and how Bitcoin adoption could revitalise struggling companies like GameStop. We also get into the risks of quantum computing for Bitcoin encryption, the significance of unsolved mathematical problems for humanity, and the transformative potential of solving these equations. We also explore Bitcoin as an antidote to consumerism, the future possibility of encoding ourselves into light for space travel, and whether the real existential risk to Bitcoin could be societal apathy in a world of free energy. FOLLOW: Danny Knowles: https://x.com/_DannyKnowles or https://primal.net/danny Michael Dunworth: https://x.com/MichaelDunwort1 THANKS TO OUR SPONSORS: IREN: https://www.iren.com/  RIVER: https://river.com/wbd CASA: https://casa.io/ LEDGER: https://www.ledger.com/ ANCHORWATCH: https://www.anchorwatch.com/

    1h 21m
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What Bitcoin Did unpacks Bitcoin’s role in reshaping money, freedom, and the future of finance.

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  • Creator
    Danny Knowles
  • Years Active
    2019 - 2025
  • Episodes
    45
  • Rating
    Explicit
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    What Bitcoin Did

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