Bitcoin for Millennials Bram Kanstein

Rodrigo Cuesta is a Medical Doctor and Surgeon who could not find a good job despite having a great CV. This led him to entrepreneurship and he founded his first company in Telehealth. He sold that and blew 50% of the money trying to invest in different things with leverage. The rest of the money was invested in a venture studio that also got acquired. All of that reward was converted into Bitcoin and Rodrigo never looked back. He stopped being a speculator and is now following a low-risk strategy to accumulate more Bitcoin.



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Timestamps

00:00 - Introduction and Background

03:08 - Learning from Mistakes

09:17 - The Impact of Broken Money

14:22 - Building vs. Consuming

23:24 - Personal Growth and Regaining Lost Time

25:57 - Transparency and Forming Your Own Opinion

28:01 - Saving for the Future

30:35 - Enjoying Today and Planning for Tomorrow

36:26 - Owning Your Time and Achieving Autonomy

47:24 - Bitcoin as a Tool to Save Time and Break Free

53:19 - Bitcoin as a Store of Value and True Property

58:22 - Taking Control of Your Financial Future with Bitcoin

01:09:38 - The Safety of Bitcoin

01:14:21 - Rethinking the Education System

01:19:57 - The Future of Bitcoin

01:24:19 - The Value of Humbleness

Phil Geiger is the Vice President of Product Marketing at Unchained, a prominent Bitcoin financial services company. Before joining Unchained, he actively introduced Bitcoin to newcomers by explaining its underlying economics. His efforts included giving educational presentations for beginners, offering one-on-one consulting, writing featured articles for various publications, and engaging in discussions about Bitcoin and cryptocurrency on social media.



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Timestamps

00:00 - Introduction and Background

06:19 - The Importance of Money

11:32 - Flaws of Central Banking

25:45 - Price as a Reflection of Understanding

29:55 - Central Banking and Communism

37:48 - The Importance of Understanding Bitcoin

39:42 - Bitcoin as a Philosophical and Conservative Form of Money

42:20 - The Cantillon Effect and the Flaws of Traditional Financial Systems

47:46 - Bitcoin's Fixed Supply and Verifiability: A Low-Risk Investment

56:46 - The Adoption of Bitcoin: A Bullish Sign for the Future

01:07:12 - Loaning and Borrowing Against Bitcoin

01:15:44 - Bitcoin: A Transformative and Optimistic Force in the World

Fernando Nikolić is the Marketing & Communications Director at Blockstream, and founder of the media research firm Bitcoin Perception, where he tracks and analyzes the mainstream media's coverage of Bitcoin. His other Bitcoin-related side projects include ⁠knowyourbitcoinmeme.com⁠ and ⁠bitcoinerbooks.com⁠.

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→ Bitcoin Perception: ⁠https://bitcoinperception.com⁠

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Timestamps

00:00 - Introduction and Background

03:01 - Understanding Bitcoin's Price Fluctuations

09:55 - The Challenge of Explaining Bitcoin

15:37 - Bitcoin: A Neutral and Political Technology

24:35 - The Challenges of Entrepreneurship and Capitalism

30:48 - The Rise of Solopreneurship

36:22 - Bitcoin as a Solid Measuring Stick of Value

43:44 - The Philosophical Impact of Bitcoin

46:47 - Exploring Bitcoin Memes and Perspectives

49:08 - Bitcoin as a Hard Money Standard and Value Exchange

54:05 - The Power of Memes in Bitcoin Education

56:48 - The Importance of Tracking the Perception of Bitcoin in the Media

59:41 - Addressing the Environmental Angle

01:12:46 - Objection Handling in Bitcoin

01:15:22 - The Positive Impact of Bitcoin Mining in Remote Areas

James van Straten is Lead Analyst at CryptoSlate, where he conducts in-depth structured research on Bitcoin, Layer-One tokens, Central Bank Digital Currencies, and macroeconomics. He is passionate about data, technology, and trend-spotting. As a tech and liberty maximalist, James hails Bitcoin as the 21st century's paramount invention.

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Timestamps

00:00 - The Journey of Discovering Bitcoin

07:38 - The Impact of the Halving on the Market

14:57 - The Selling of Bitcoin by Governments

21:30 - The Long-Term Value of Bitcoin

28:24 - The Impact on Bonds and Real Estate

32:16 - Bitcoin as a Risky Asset

35:38 - The Risks of Buying Property

40:47 - Bitcoin as a Store of Value

45:26 - The Trend of Companies Adopting Bitcoin

54:09 - The Potential for Global Game Theory

55:26 - The Importance of Respect and Community

Bryan Solstin is an aerospace systems engineer, Bitcoiner since 2017, and ran for US Senate on a zero-tax Bitcoin platform. Bryan brings a unique perspective to the discourse on conservation (savings) within a debt-based monetary system and conservation within a commodity-based monetary system. In his book, “Apex Environmental Solution: Bitcoin”, Brian argues that all conservation efforts within our current monetary system are futile and that we are driven into hyper-consumption, behavior that does not improve our lives.

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TIMESTAMPS

00:00 - Introduction and Background

01:19 - Flaws in the Centralized Monetary System

06:22 - The Importance of a Standard Measure of Value

08:26 - The Impact of the Current Monetary System on Society

37:45 - The Potential Impact of Bitcoin on the Monetary System

45:17 - Bitcoin as a Store of Wealth, Medium of Exchange, and Unit of Exchange

48:13 - Challenges and Obstacles to Bitcoin Adoption

56:21 - The Role of Traditional Banks in a Bitcoin-Based System

01:03:08 - The Sustainable Benefits of Bitcoin

Niko Jilch is a renowned finance journalist, podcaster, and fierce advocate for Bitcoin and sound money principles. With his popular "Fix the Money" newsletter and podcast, and German-focused YouTube channel “Was Bitcoin Bringt”, he provides insightful analysis on the flaws of the current monetary system and the revolutionary potential of Bitcoin. Niko’s experiences with economic crises and his deep understanding of economics have made him a leading voice in the Bitcoin community, championing the need for a more disciplined and decentralized financial system.

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Timestamps

00:00 - Introduction and Background
03:49 - Bitcoin as a Reaction to the Financial Crisis
07:59 - The Ego Barrier to Understanding Bitcoin
12:50 - The Role of Journalists and Media in Understanding Bitcoin
24:46 - Empowering Individuals with Bitcoin
30:29 - Money as a Social Construct
33:19 - The Flaws of the Current Monetary System
35:45 - Bitcoin as a Store of Value
38:07 - Bitcoin as a Currency and Unit of Exchange
45:30 - The Importance of Fixing the Money
49:36 - The Decreasing Risk of Investing in Bitcoin
55:31 - Bitcoin's Role in Building a Better Future
59:00 - The Power of the Individual