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🎙️ Podcast on Personal #Bitcoin Stories & Insights 🧠 Education, Philosophy, Mindset & FreedomTech ⚡ Empowering the world, one block at a time ∞/21M

  1. One Life. One Mission. Destroy The Fiat. w/ Francis Pouliot | YBS #135

    OCT 2

    One Life. One Mission. Destroy The Fiat. w/ Francis Pouliot | YBS #135

    In this episode, I chat with Francis Pouliot, founder of Bull Bitcoin and unapologetic champion of self-sovereignty, about building Bitcoin-only tools that normal people and power users both love. If you want a no-BS roadmap to opt out of fiat and help destroy fiat, this one’s for you. Join the Become Unruggable Self-Custody Mentorship Hands-on guidance to take control of your Bitcoin https://tally.so/r/w4D8y5 Official Partner's: ️ Get 5% off at MicroSeed (Titanium seed phrase backup for life) Use code BTCSTORY → https://microseed.io/?ref=BTCSTORY ⛏️Start your mining journey with Sazmining! Get $50 off your first rig: https://store.sazmining.com/purchase?ref=HFqPJJo38IWX ₿ Buy Bitcoin the Sovereign Way - Bull Bitcoin Sign up using this link at get 0.5% discount of fee's → https://bullbitcoin.com/btcstory Follow Us GG on Nostr: https://primal.net/gg GG on X: https://x.com/YourBTCStory Francis on X: https://x.com/francispouliot_ Francis on Nostr: https://primal.net/francis His website: https://www.bullbitcoin.com 00:00 - Intro 00:47 - Francis’ mission   02:35 - Building for hardcore bitcoiners (and why UX matters)   11:01 - From Embassy days to fixing real user problems 21:28 - The Wallet: Coldcard Q integration & non-custodial controller   29:16 - Why crypto casinos stagnate Bitcoin progress   36:28 - No VC, long horizon, and self-funding through cycles   50:23 - CBDCs vs. opting out; stablecoins feeding the Ponzi?   56:54 - The consequences of ignoring Bitcoin   1:38:17 - Fiat, war, and the soldier’s test of “real money”   1:49:30 - Closing thoughts Block height: 917293 #Bitcoin #Selfcustody #DestroyFiat #BTC #Freedom #EndTheFed

    1h 51m
  2. The True Path to Sovereignty w/ Jan | YBS #134

    SEP 25

    The True Path to Sovereignty w/ Jan | YBS #134

    In this episode, I chat with Jan “Stallion” Marvan, CEO of Hacking Lives, about building real-world optionality: plan-B residencies, tax-optimized structures, and day-one self-custody. We dive into why Bitcoin is first a tool for freedom, and why Paraguay has quietly become a top residency hub for mobile Bitcoiners. If you want practical steps to become harder to stop, financially and physically, this one’s for you. Join the Become Unruggable Self-Custody Mentorship Hands-on guidance to take control of your Bitcoin https://tally.so/r/w4D8y5 Official Partner's: ⛏️Start your mining journey with Sazmining! Get $50 off your first rig: https://store.sazmining.com/purchase?ref=HFqPJJo38IWX ₿ Buy Bitcoin the Sovereign Way Sign up using this link at get 0.5% discount of fee's → https://bullbitcoin.com/btcstory ️ Get 15% off at StampSeed (Seed phrase titanium backup) Use code BTCSTORY → https://stampseed.com Follow Us GG on Nostr: https://primal.net/gg GG on X: https://x.com/YourBTCStory Jan on X: https://x.com/stalliondelsur Jan on Nostr: https://primal.net/p/nprofile1qqsrlzyv3lm80g9mlxe28dktcx25y49nge845suugrz4kuw8jyjpd8c26jecu His website: https://hackinglives.com/ 00:00 - Intro 00:53 - Who is Stallion & Hacking Lives 05:47 - PSA: self-custody + show mission 07:57 - This cycle is different: ETFs, treasuries, retail lull 10:40 - Store of value vs medium of exchange 19:07 - Numbers-go-down tech: pricing life in sats 23:03 - Time in the market beats timing the market 24:31 - Low time preference spending & priorities 33:08 - Why self-custody is non-negotiable 39:36 - Prepping for mobility: passports, wallets, go-bag 44:21 - Inheritance planning: cypherpunk vs legal-estate paths 53:49 - Optionality as freedom; segue to Hacking Lives 1:12:40 - Paraguay residency basics: visit cadence & permanence 1:24:07 - Next rabbit holes: safety, mobility, OPSEC online 1:26:10 - Closing: freedom is built, not granted Block height: 916264 #Bitcoin #Selfcustody #BitcoinPR #BitcoinMindset #BitcoinMedia

    1h 28m
  3. Building Bitcoin Bridges on Layer 2 w/ Kilian | YBS #133

    SEP 18

    Building Bitcoin Bridges on Layer 2 w/ Kilian | YBS #133

    In this episode, I chat with Kilian, CEO of Boltz, the non-custodial Bitcoin bridge making fast, trust-minimized swaps across Lightning, on-chain, Liquid, and even Rootstock. If you want a clear, no-nonsense map of Bitcoin layers, and how to ship real products on them, this one’s for you. Join the Become Unruggable Self-Custody Mentorship Hands-on guidance to take control of your Bitcoin https://tally.so/r/w4D8y5 Official Partner's: ⛏️Start your mining journey with Sazmining! Get $50 off your first rig: https://store.sazmining.com/purchase?ref=HFqPJJo38IWX ₿ Buy Bitcoin the Sovereign Way Sign up using this link at get 0.5% discount of fee's → https://bullbitcoin.com/btcstory ️ Get 15% off at StampSeed (Seed phrase titanium backup) Use code BTCSTORY → https://stampseed.com Follow Us GG on Nostr: https://primal.net/gg GG on X: https://x.com/YourBTCStory Juraj on X: https://x.com/kilrau Juraj on Nostr: https://primal.net/p/nprofile1qqsvruq6rlme6k9ucs9yueql07qvpr0w8eet2thshm3jg745lm0y9tsyejsvd His website: https://boltz.exchange/ 00:00 - Intro 00:39 - What Boltz does? 02:06 - Shanghai to BTC China 07:18 - Crackdowns in China and the exit in 2017 11:13 - From liquidity pain to product: the birth of Boltz 19:04 - How a Boltz swap works 28:30 - Risks, refunds, and the new 12-word “rescue key” flow 32:59 - Auto-refunds in wallets and making failure painless 37:05 - Non-custodial by design 46:03 - On-chain upgrades: CTV, plus BitVM-style bridges beyond federations 49:49 - ARC & Arcade explained 58:38 - Advice to builders: solve real problems, start with a web app   1:01:12 - Closing Thoughts Block height: 915146 #Bitcoin #Selfcustody #BitcoinPR #BitcoinMindset #BitcoinMedia

    1h 3m
  4. Hack Yourself to Full Privacy w/ Juraj | YBS #132

    SEP 11

    Hack Yourself to Full Privacy w/ Juraj | YBS #132

    In this episode, I sit down with Juraj Bednár, a hacker-entrepreneur and freedom maximalist. We talk about his path from hacking Linux as a kid to building businesses on a Bitcoin standard. Juraj also breaks down his critical but nuanced perspective on Michael Saylor’s approach. If you’re looking for practical tactics and big ideas on how to expand your freedom and sovereignty with Bitcoin, this episode is for you. Join the Become Unruggable Self-Custody Mentorship Hands-on guidance to take control of your Bitcoin https://tally.so/r/w4D8y5 Official Partner's: ⛏️Start your mining journey with Sazmining! Get $50 off your first rig: https://store.sazmining.com/purchase?ref=HFqPJJo38IWX ₿ Buy Bitcoin the Sovereign Way Sign up using this link at get 0.5% discount of fee's → https://bullbitcoin.com/btcstory ️ Get 15% off at StampSeed (Seed phrase titanium backup) Use code BTCSTORY → https://stampseed.com Follow Us GG on Nostr: https://primal.net/gg GG on X: https://x.com/YourBTCStory Juraj on X: https://x.com/jurbed Juraj on Nostr: https://primal.net/p/nprofile1qqsd4dkxqewy8xum47ctpu0ltgxxsfemeewpjkdyzk9ddfcg286s0dskfad46 His website: https://hackyourself.io/ 00:00 - Intro 00:46 - Host intro & why Juraj’s story matters. 02:12 - Origins of liberty; Linux as a first taste of freedom. 03:11 - Windows vs. Linux and learning abundance by hacking. 06:16 - Early internet & hacker culture 13:13 - Three kinds of freedom & why optionality matters. 20:12 - Global optionality: place, people, money, time. 25:18 - “Hack everything”: experiments beyond computers. 31:00 - Hacking vs. science & entrepreneurship; learn by doing. 38:29 - Juraj’s Bitcoin origin 47:48 - First sats by mail & the Parallelni Polis experiment. 56:01 - Operating on a Bitcoin standard: pay-now, short payrolls, 30% rule. 1:03:00 - Speculation vs. freedom; fiat friction & frozen accounts. 1:20:36 - The Full Privacy playbook Block height: 914140 #Bitcoin #Selfcustody #BitcoinPR #BitcoinMindset #BitcoinMedia

    1h 50m
  5. Behind Bitcoin's technical evolution and privacy tools w/ Chris | YBS #131

    SEP 4

    Behind Bitcoin's technical evolution and privacy tools w/ Chris | YBS #131

    In this episode, I chat with Chris, co-founder and CEO of Seedor.io, a relentless self-custody educator, and Bitcoin meme connoisseur. We get into his wild Bitcoin origin story, the trade-offs between single-sig, passphrases, and multisig, and how to run your own node the easy way. If you’re serious about upping your self-sovereignty and protecting family wealth, this one’s for you. Join the Become Unruggable Self-Custody Mentorship Hands-on guidance to take control of your Bitcoin https://tally.so/r/w4D8y5 Gear & Discounts Start your mining journey with Sazmining! Get $50 off your first rig: https://store.sazmining.com/purchase?ref=HFqPJJo38IWX Get 15% off at StampSeed (Bitcoin backup plates) Use code BTCSTORY → https://stampseed.com Follow Us GG on Nostr: https://primal.net/gg GG on X: https://x.com/YourBTCStory Chris on X: https://x.com/coinjoined Take some time to check everything Chris is involved in the Bitcoin space: https://www.bitcoinforum.bayern/ https://www.seedor.io/en-int https://www.bitsurance.eu/en/ https://satskeeper.com/#pricing https://wizardsardine.com/liana/ https://bitcoin-safe.org/en/ https://specter.solutions/hardware/ https://meanwhile.bm/ 00:00 - Intro 00:38 - Seedor.io, memes & self-custody origins 04:11 - Chris’s Bitcoin story: mining, paper wallets & the 1,400 BTC GPU 11:43 - From engineer to steel wallet builder: creating Seedor 15:47 - Why Bitcoiners lose coins & why exchanges remain honeypots 19:26 - Multisig vs singlesig: sovereignty, passphrases & practical setups 25:24 - Liana explained: time-lock inheritance, recovery & Miniscript magic 32:50 - Running a node inside Liana & the importance of planning inheritance 36:28 - Miniscript, BTCPay, SeedSigner & collaborative custody shout-outs 1:26:24 - Finding Chris, Liana consultations & the Robinhood “James Bond briefcase” 1:29:43 - Legacy, humility & closing call to self-custody Block height: 913092 #Bitcoin #Selfcustody #BitcoinPR #BitcoinM

    1h 33m
  6. Building a Bitcoin-Only PR Agency w/ Phil | YBS #130

    AUG 28

    Building a Bitcoin-Only PR Agency w/ Phil | YBS #130

    In this episode, I chat with Phil, the founder of 21M Communications, a Bitcoin-only PR shop. We explore leaving corporate comfort for responsibility and freedom, living with lower time preference, and practical brand-building: how Bitcoiners should position, pitch, and orange-pill mainstream media. Join the Become Unruggable Self-Custody Mentorship Hands-on guidance to take control of your Bitcoin https://tally.so/r/w4D8y5 Gear & Discounts Get 15% off at StampSeed (Bitcoin backup plates) Use code BTCSTORY → https://stampseed.com Follow Us GG on Nostr: https://primal.net/gg GG on X: https://x.com/YourBTCStory Phil on X: https://x.com/coldhardsats 21M Communications on X: https://x.com/21Mcomms 00:00 - Intro 00:41 - Who's Phil and The Story Behind 21M Communications 06:00 - First touchpoints: 2012 Hawaii, 2017 hype, and the McAfee meme that pulled him in   12:00 - From “crypto” to Bitcoin-only: vaporware, VC time preference, and conviction shift   18:00 - Pain as teacher: evangelizing with love, faith, and why money amplifies character   24:00 - Responsibility over comfort: quitting the easy paycheck and building something you believe in (freedom through ownership)   31:00 - Designing your Life 38:00 - Lowering expectations, embracing failure, and staying persistent 45:00 - Beauty vs. fiat ugliness: architecture, culture, and building toward an “orange age” 52:00 - Brand-building 101 for Bitcoiners 57:00 - Mentoring plebs and early-stage founders Block height: 912029

    1 hr

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🎙️ Podcast on Personal #Bitcoin Stories & Insights 🧠 Education, Philosophy, Mindset & FreedomTech ⚡ Empowering the world, one block at a time ∞/21M

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