128 episodes

Firefighters explore economics, finance, & the most important monetary technology of the 21st century—Bitcoin. Why it’s important. Its future implications. How this protocol & network functions. The reason it matters within your investment portfolio.

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Firefighters explore economics, finance, & the most important monetary technology of the 21st century—Bitcoin. Why it’s important. Its future implications. How this protocol & network functions. The reason it matters within your investment portfolio.

    BCB128_TIM NIEMEYER: History Echoes Bitcoin

    BCB128_TIM NIEMEYER: History Echoes Bitcoin

    Tim Niemeyer — Author of History Echoes Bitcoin — joins Josh and Dan for a stimulating discussion about the characteristics of Bitcoin in the context of history.  These characteristics have been with us into antiquity, Tim has highlighted some of the most relevant in his book.
    WE COVER:
    The Iroquois Confederacy
    Getting Drunk at a Wedding
    Communism V Capitalism
    Incentive’s Rule the World
    History Echoes Bitcoin
    BLUE COLLAR BITCOIN PODCAST DISCLAIMER HERE 
    Watch video of this chat on YouTube here
    ITEMS MENTIONED:
    History Echoes Bitcoin
    Bitcoin Exemplifies Fair and Transparent Rules
    Helicopter Parents and Snowflake Kids
    SHOW SPONSORS:
    HEATBIT— Earn Passive Income while heating and purifying the air in your home!  The Heatbit is a Bitcoin miner that can produce up to $25 of Bitcoin per month while using the same amount of energy as  any regular heater. HEAT. PURIFY. EARN. REPEAT.  Use code BCB or Click the link for 5% off here 
    CROWDHEALTH BTC — Visit joincrowdhealth.com/bcb and use code BLUE to get 1st 3 months massively reduced at $49/month. Harness the Power of Bitcoin + Health Care.
    SWAN — The place we choose to buy Bitcoin. Dollar cost average daily, weekly or monthly with a company that’s Bitcoin only and encourages you to hold your own private keys. Visit Swan.com. For Swan PREMIUM FREE click HERE and use PASSWORD: bluecollarbitcoin
    COINKITE — code BCB for discount on ColdCard. Industry leaders in Bitcoin security hardware and fun devices, makers of the COLDCARD and other prominent items including opendime, satscard, tapsigner, the seedplate, coldpower, blockclock mini & blockclock micro. All available at coinkite.com
    START9 — Sovereign computing. Take back control of your data. Run a Bitcoin & Lightning node. Server Lite: A small uncompromising personal server, capable of running BTC Core. Server One: Perfect for someone who wants to run 25-35 services Server Pro: The most powerful, secure, and reliable private server in the world. Visit Start9.com
    BITCOIN 2024 — code BCB for 10% off tickets. Happening in Nashville July 25-27 2024, Get tickets early and get the best price possible! Visit b.tc/conference
    BITCOIN AMSTERDAM — code BCB for 10% off tickets.  Happening THIS OCTOBER 12-13th.  Get tickets early for the best price! Visit b.tc/conference/amsterdam
    SUPPORT THE BCB PODCAST: Podcast 2.0 streaming on our favorite pod app, Fountain: You can earn & stream sats on Lightning Network while listening to pods! Also share and listen to standout clips with the Fountain community.
    SOCIAL MEDIA
    X → find Josh & Dan @blue_collarbtc, find Tim Neimeyer @tim_niemeyer_
    NOSTR → Blue Collar Bitcoin Pub Key: npub1a3hrd4wfawr578d5y5l0qgmh7lx8q6tumfq0h7eymmttt52veexqkcfg3
    YouTube → Subscribe Here
    Instagram & TikTok → find them on our website
    EMAIL: Send questions or comments to bluecollarbitcoinpodcast@gmail.com

    • 1 hr 1 min
    BCB127_AMERICAN HODL: Wisdom For Surviving The Bear

    BCB127_AMERICAN HODL: Wisdom For Surviving The Bear

    AMERICAN HODL was born to come on Blue Collar Bitcoin. This week he fulfills his destiny. Josh, Dan & HODL explore a wide variety of topics, from surviving bear markets to drivechains to Bitcoin vulnerabilities.
    WE COVER:
    Why you should reproduce
    Drivechains & sidechains
    Cancel culture & Trump
    September 11 and the years since
    Handling the Bitcoin highs & Lows
    Passing money on to your children
    How HODL thinks Bitcoin could be vulnerable
    BLUE COLLAR BITCOIN PODCAST DISCLAIMER HERE 
    Watch video of this chat on YouTube here
    SHOW SPONSORS:
    HEATBIT— Earn Passive Income while heating and purifying the air in your home!  The Heatbit is a Bitcoin miner that can produce up to $25 of Bitcoin per month while using the same amount of energy as  any regular heater. HEAT. PURIFY. EARN. REPEAT.  Use Code BCB or Click the link for 5% off https://heatbit.com/?ref=BCB
    CROWDHEALTH BTC — Visit joincrowdhealth.com/bcb and use code BLUE to get 1st 3 months massively reduced at $49/month. Harness the Power of Bitcoin + Health Care.
    SWAN — The place we choose to buy Bitcoin. Dollar cost average daily, weekly or monthly with a company that’s Bitcoin only and encourages you to hold your own private keys. Visit Swan.com. For Swan PREMIUM FREE click HERE and use PASSWORD: bluecollarbitcoin
    COINKITE — code BCB for discount on ColdCard. Industry leaders in Bitcoin security hardware and fun devices, makers of the COLDCARD and other prominent items including opendime, satscard, tapsigner, the seedplate, coldpower, blockclock mini & blockclock micro. All available at coinkite.com
    START9 — Sovereign computing. Take back control of your data. Run a Bitcoin & Lightning node. Server Lite: A small uncompromising personal server, capable of running BTC Core. Server One: Perfect for someone who wants to run 25-35 services Server Pro: The most powerful, secure, and reliable private server in the world. Visit Start9.com
    BITCOIN 2024 — code BCB for 10% off tickets. Happening in Nashville July 25-27 2024, Get tickets early and get the best price possible! Visit b.tc/conference
    BITCOIN AMSTERDAM — code BCB for 10% off tickets.  Happening this OCTOBER 12-13th.  Get tickets early for the best price! Visit b.tc/conference/amsterdam
    SUPPORT THE BCB PODCAST: Podcast 2.0 streaming on our favorite pod app, Fountain: You can earn & stream sats on Lightning Network while listening to pods! Also share and listen to standout clips with the Fountain community.
    SOCIAL MEDIA
    X → find Josh & Dan @blue_collarbtc, find AMERICAN HODL @AmericanHodl8 
    NOSTR → Blue Collar Bitcoin Pub Key: npub1a3hrd4wfawr578d5y5l0qgmh7lx8q6tumfq0h7eymmttt52veexqkcfg37
    YouTube → Subscribe Here
    Instagram & TikTok → find them on our website
    EMAIL: Send questions or comments to bluecollarbitcoinpodcast@gmail.com

    • 1 hr 20 min
    BCB126_JASON MAIER: Why The Left & Right Can Agree On Bitcoin

    BCB126_JASON MAIER: Why The Left & Right Can Agree On Bitcoin

    Jason Maier — author of A Progressive’s Case for Bitcoin — joins Dan & Josh for a discussion about bringing Bitcoin to a wider audience.  In a world filled with animosity towards opposing perspectives, it’s important to have an open mind and actually LISTEN to other viewpoints.
    WE COVER:
    Why we ALL want better money
    Meatheaded Competitions
    A Progressive’s Case for Bitcoin
    Get out of your Political Bubble
    Green Energy/Bitcoin & Progressives
    Bitcoin is not Inevitable
    BLUE COLLAR BITCOIN PODCAST DISCLAIMER HERE 
    Watch video of this chat on YouTube here
    ITEMS MENTIONED:
    A Progressive’s Case for Bitcoin (C. Jason Maier)
    Jason's website
    SHOW SPONSORS:
    HEATBIT— Earn Passive Income while heating and purifying the air in your home!  The Heatbit is a Bitcoin miner that can produce up to $25 of Bitcoin per month while using the same amount of energy as  any regular heater. HEAT. PURIFY. EARN. REPEAT.  Use Code BCB or Click the link for 5% off https://heatbit.com/?ref=BCB
    CROWDHEALTH BTC — Visit joincrowdhealth.com/bcb and use code BLUE to get 1st 3 months massively reduced at $99/month. Harness the Power of Bitcoin + Health Care. Code BLUE
    SWAN — The place we choose to buy Bitcoin. Dollar cost average daily, weekly or monthly with a company that’s Bitcoin only and encourages you to hold your own private keys. Visit Swan.com. For Swan PREMIUM FREE click HERE and use PASSWORD: bluecollarbitcoin
    COINKITE — promo code BCB for discount on ColdCard. Industry leaders in Bitcoin security hardware and fun devices, makers of the COLDCARD and other prominent items including opendime, satscard, tapsigner, the seedplate, coldpower, blockclock mini & blockclock micro. All available at coinkite.com
    START9 — Sovereign computing. Take back control of your data. Run a Bitcoin & Lightning node. Server Lite: A small uncompromising personal server, capable of running BTC Core. Server One: Perfect for someone who wants to run 25-35 services Server Pro: The most powerful, secure, and reliable private server in the world. Visit Start9.com
    BITCOIN 2024: promo code BCB for 10% off tickets. Happening in Nashville July 25-27 2024, Get tickets early and get the best price possible! Visit b.tc/conference
    BITCOIN AMSTERDAM / BITCOIN 2024: promo code BCB for 10% off tickets.  Amsterdam happening this October 12-13th.  Bitcoin 2024 happening July 25-27, 2024. Get tickets early for the best price! Visit b.tc/conference
    SUPPORT THE BCB PODCAST: Podcast 2.0 streaming on our favorite pod app, Fountain: You can earn & stream sats on Lightning Network while listening to pods! Also share and listen to standout clips with the Fountain community.
    SOCIAL MEDIA
    You can follow Josh & Dan @blue_collarbtc, and you can find Jason @cjasonmaier 
    Blue Collar Bitcoin on NOSTR: npub1a3hrd4wfawr578d5y5l0qgmh7lx8q6tumfq0h7eymmttt52veexqkcfg37
    Video on YouTube — Subscribe Here
    EMAIL: Send questions or comments to bluecollarbitcoinpodcast@gmail.com

    • 1 hr 12 min
    BCB125_STEVEN LUBKA: Is Bitcoin An Inflation Hedge?

    BCB125_STEVEN LUBKA: Is Bitcoin An Inflation Hedge?

    Steven Lubka, Head of Private Clients & Family Offices at Swan Bitcoin, unpacks the loaded and often misunderstood phenomena of inflation and whether or not Bitcoin truly serves as protection against it.
    WE COVER:
    Common inflation misconceptions
    What Bitcoin does and doesn’t protect against.
    The pitfalls of command & control economies
    Bitcoin and high net work individuals
    Sunning your balls
    BLUE COLLAR BITCOIN PODCAST DISCLAIMER HERE 
    Watch video of this chat on YouTube here
    ITEMS MENTIONED:
    Bitcoin and the True Meaning of Inflation by Steven Lubka
    SHOW SPONSORS:
    SWAN — The place we choose to buy Bitcoin. Dollar cost average daily, weekly or monthly with a company that’s Bitcoin only and encourages you to hold your own private keys. Visit Swan.com. For Swan PREMIUM FREE click HERE and use PASSWORD: bluecollarbitcoin
    HEATBIT— Earn Passive Income while heating and purifying the air in your home!  The Heatbit is a Bitcoin miner that can produce up to $25 of Bitcoin per month while using the same amount of energy as  any regular heater. HEAT. PURIFY. EARN. REPEAT.
    CROWDHEALTH BTC — Visit joincrowdhealth.com/bcb and use code BLUE to get 1st 3 months massively reduced at $49/month. Harness the Power of Bitcoin + Health Care.
    COINKITE — PROMO CODE “BCB” for discount on ColdCard. Industry leaders in Bitcoin security hardware and fun devices, makers of the COLDCARD and other prominent items including opendime, satscard, tapsigner, the seedplate, coldpower, blockclock mini & blockclock micro. All available at coinkite.com
    START9 — Sovereign computing. Take back control of your data. Run a Bitcoin & Lightning node. Server Lite: A small uncompromising personal server, capable of running BTC Core. Server One: Perfect for someone who wants to run 25-35 services Server Pro: The most powerful, secure, and reliable private server in the world. Visit Start9.com
    BITCOIN 2024: promo code “BCB” for 10% off tickets. Happening in Nashville July 25-27 2024, Get tickets early and get the best price possible! Visit b.tc/conference
    BITCOIN AMSTERDAM promo code “BCB” for 10% off tickets.  Happening THIS OCTOBER 12-13th.  Get tickets early for the best price! Visit b.tc/conference/amsterdam
    SUPPORT THE BCB PODCAST: Podcast 2.0 streaming on our favorite pod app, Fountain: You can earn & stream sats on Lightning Network while listening to pods! Also share and listen to standout clips with the Fountain community.
    SOCIAL MEDIA
    You can follow Josh & Dan @blue_collarbtc, and you can find Steven Lubka @DzambhalaHODL
    Blue Collar Bitcoin on NOSTR: npub1a3hrd4wfawr578d5y5l0qgmh7lx8q6tumfq0h7eymmttt52veexqkcfg37
    Video on YouTube, Subscribe Here
    EMAIL: Send questions or comments to bluecollarbitcoinpodcast@gmail.com

    • 1 hr 26 min
    Basics_09: Bitcoin Misconceptions & FUD Busting

    Basics_09: Bitcoin Misconceptions & FUD Busting

    Bitcoin Basics Series Episode 9. Daz Bea, Seb Bunney, Dan & Josh discuss the misconceptions and FUD surrounding Bitcoin 
    Full Bitcoin Basics Series here
    BCB Pod disclaimer here
    Watch video of this chat on YouTube here
    WE COVER:
    Will the government ban Bitcoin?
    Does Bitcoin have intrinsic value?
    Does Bitcoin waste energy?
    Will another cryptocurrency supplant Bitcoin?
    Is Bitcoin better than stuffing cash in someone's bra?
    Is Bitcoin too Volatile?
    Is Bitcoin a Ponzi?
    RESOURCE PICKS:
    Daz & Seb’s new book B is for Bitcoin: The Essential Guide to All Things Bitcoin does and EXCELLENT job covering Bitcoin technicalities (https://www.amazon.com/Bitcoin-Essential-Guide-All-Things/dp/B0C1JDKS7Q)
    Josh’s Pick: 7 Misconceptions about Bitcoin by Lyn Alden (https://www.lynalden.com/misconceptions-about-bitcoin/)
    Daz’s Pick: Debunking All The Bitcoin Misconceptions One by One
    Seb’s Pick: Saylor Series on What is Money Show (Robert Breedlove) 
    Dan’s Pick: Addressing the Ponzi Scheme Characterization by Lyn Alden
    Extra Pick:  Bitcoin: Fee-Based Security Modeling by Lyn Alden
    GET CODLED:
    The overprotective approach to self custody.  Receive help from Daz or Seb themselves to help walk you through your custodial setup.
    LookingGlass/CODL
    SHOW SPONSORS:
    HEATBIT— Earn Passive Income while heating and purifying the air in your home!  The Heatbit is a Bitcoin miner that can produce up to $25 of Bitcoin per month while using the same amount of energy as  any regular heater. HEAT. PURIFY. EARN. REPEAT.
    COINKITE — PROMO CODE “BCB” for discount on ColdCard. Industry leaders in Bitcoin security hardware and fun devices, makers of the COLDCARD and other prominent items including opendime, satscard, tapsigner, the seedplate, coldpower, blockclock mini & blockclock micro. All available at coinkite.com
    START9 — Sovereign computing. Take back control of your data. Run a Bitcoin & Lightning node. Server Lite: A small uncompromising personal server, capable of running BTC Core. Server One: Perfect for someone who wants to run 25-35 services Server Pro: The most powerful, secure, and reliable private server in the world. Visit Start9.com
    SWAN — The place we choose to buy Bitcoin. Dollar cost average daily, weekly or monthly with a company that’s Bitcoin only and encourages you to hold your own private keys. Visit Swan.com. For Swan PREMIUM FREE go to https://www.swanbitcoin.com/premium/blue-collar-bitcoin-experience-swan-premium-for-free/ and use PASSWORD: bluecollarbitcoin
    CROWDHEALTH — Visit joincrowdhealth.com/bcb and use code BLUE to get 1st 3 months massively reduced at $49/month. Harness the Power of Bitcoin + Health Care.
    BITCOIN 2024: promo code “BCB24” for 10% off tickets early bird ticket sales for Nashville, July 25-27, 2024 b.tc/conference
    BITCOIN AMSTERDAM promo code “BCB” for 10% off tickets.  Happening THIS OCTOBER 12-13th.  Get tickets early for the best price! Visit b.tc/conference/amsterdam
    SUPPORT THE BCB PODCAST: Podcast 2.0 streaming on our favorite pod app, Fountain: You can earn & stream sats on Lightning Network while listening to pods! Also share and listen to standout clips with the Fountain community.
    SOCIAL MEDIA
    Twitter: you can follow us @blue_collarbtc, follow Daz @dazbea1, follow Seb @Sebbunney
    Blue Collar Bitcoin on NOSTR: npub1a3hrd4wfawr578d5y5l0qgmh7lx8q6tumfq0h7eymmttt52veexqkcfg37
    Video on YouTube. Subscribe Here
    EMAIL: Send questions or comments to bluecollarbitcoinpodcast@gmail.com

    • 1 hr 30 min
    BCB123_JAMES LAVISH: Where’s The Recession?

    BCB123_JAMES LAVISH: Where’s The Recession?

    Hedge fund manager, CFA & macro analyst James Lavish stops by BCB to discuss recession dynamics, competition with the dollar, the sovereign debt spiral & more.
    WE COVER:
    Big Game Fishing
    Where’s The Recession?
    QE, monetary policy & “money printing”
    Bitcoin as a Reserve Asset, USD Hegemony, BRICS Rising 
    US Credit Rating Downgrade
    BLUE COLLAR BITCOIN PODCAST DISCLAIMER HERE 
    Watch video of this chat on YouTube here
    ITEMS MENTIONED:
    The Informationist Newsletter by James Lavish
    The Macro Compass by Alfonso Peccatiello
    Once In A Species by Jesse Myers 
    SHOW SPONSORS:
    HEATBIT— Earn Passive Income while heating and purifying the air in your home!  The Heatbit is a Bitcoin miner that can produce up to $25 of Bitcoin per month while using the same amount of energy as  any regular heater. HEAT. PURIFY. EARN. REPEAT.
    CROWDHEALTH BTC — Visit joincrowdhealth.com/bcb and use code BLUE to get 1st 3 months massively reduced at $49/month. Harness the Power of Bitcoin + Health Care.
    SWAN — The place we choose to buy Bitcoin. Dollar cost average daily, weekly or monthly with a company that’s Bitcoin only and encourages you to hold your own private keys. Visit Swan.com. For Swan PREMIUM FREE go to https://www.swanbitcoin.com/premium/blue-collar-bitcoin-experience-swan-premium-for-free/ and use PASSWORD: bluecollarbitcoin
    COINKITE — PROMO CODE “BCB” for discount on ColdCard. Industry leaders in Bitcoin security hardware and fun devices, makers of the COLDCARD and other prominent items including opendime, satscard, tapsigner, the seedplate, coldpower, blockclock mini & blockclock micro. All available at coinkite.com
    START9 — Sovereign computing. Take back control of your data. Run a Bitcoin & Lightning node. Server Lite: A small uncompromising personal server, capable of running BTC Core. Server One: Perfect for someone who wants to run 25-35 services Server Pro: The most powerful, secure, and reliable private server in the world. Visit Start9.com
    BITCOIN 2024: promo code “BCB” for 10% off tickets. Happening in Nashville July 25-27 2024, Get tickets early and get the best price possible! Visit b.tc/conference
    BITCOIN AMSTERDAM promo code “BCB” for 10% off tickets.  Happening THIS OCTOBER 12-13th.  Get tickets early for the best price! Visit b.tc/conference/amsterdam
    SUPPORT THE BCB PODCAST: Podcast 2.0 streaming on our favorite pod app, Fountain: You can earn & stream sats on Lightning Network while listening to pods! Also share and listen to standout clips with the Fountain community.
    SOCIAL MEDIA
    You can follow Josh & Dan @blue_collarbtc, and you can find James @jameslavish
    Blue Collar Bitcoin on NOSTR: npub1a3hrd4wfawr578d5y5l0qgmh7lx8q6tumfq0h7eymmttt52veexqkcfg37
    Video on YouTube, Subscribe Here
    EMAIL: Send questions or comments to bluecollarbitcoinpodcast@gmail.com

    • 1 hr 18 min

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