Bitcoin for Millennials

Bram Kanstein

Explore the inner workings of our flawed financial system with Bram Kanstein (https://x.com/@bramk) and his guests. Discover why Bitcoin stands out as the most groundbreaking technological discovery of our time, and why you need to understand and embrace it.

  1. 3d ago

    I Was a BIG Bitcoin Hater: Here's Why I Went ALL IN | Brett Watson | BFM288

    Brett Watson is a CFA Charterholder and former Bitcoin skeptic who went from despising it to becoming a maxi in one week in 2022. › https://x.com/5and2fish_bw PARTNERS 🔐 The Bitcoin Way is your personal Bitcoin security team. Schedule a free, 30-minute consult: http://www.thebitcoinway.com/bram?utm_medium=podcast&utm_source=partner-bram-kanstein ⚡ Stack Bitcoin faster with Invity Turbo Buy: https://invity.onelink.me/yIY4/BRAM — use code BRAM to get €50 after 10 completed transactions PRODUCTS I ENDORSE › Get 10% off a Bitaxe open-source Bitcoin home miner using code BRAM at https://shop.powermining.io/?ref=BRAM › Heat your home and Earn Bitcoin with Heatbit - Get 5% off with code BRAM https://heatbit.com/?ref=BRAM › Blockstream Jade Plus: The simplest and most secure hardware wallet on the planet - Get 10% off with code BRAM at https://store.blockstream.com › Stamp Seed: The safest way to backup your hardware wallet - Get 15% off with code BRAM at https://stampseed.com 🔔 SUBSCRIBE TO GET NOTIFIED › https://youtube.com/@bramk⁠⁠ › https://x.com/bramk 🕑 TIMESTAMPS 00:00 - From hating Bitcoin to curious 02:45 - Satoshi’s intent, Genesis block 05:51 - TradFi language 09:30 - Intrinsic value does not exist 12:18 - Why money is broken 17:53 - CFA mindset: risk vs volatility 19:36 - Three epiphanies about money 22:21 - Why Bitcoin wins as money 27:05 - Three core misconceptions about Bitcoin 38:51 - What the CFA curriculum misses 51:16 - Bitcoin vs gold, settlement speed 58:58 - Bitcoin to infinity in dollars 1:06:14 - Debt-based money requires expansion 1:29:00 - Why smart people still miss it 1:34:10 - You only HODL what you understand 1:44:25 - Core belief ℹ️ EPISODE SUMMARY Bram Kanstein and Brett Watson discuss how a CFA who despised Bitcoin flipped his conviction in one week. A 15 minute video, Satoshi’s Genesis block message, and the double spend problem crack open what money actually is. They confront why TradFi definitions like “risk equals volatility” keep people blind to debasement, Cantillon effects, and monetary premium in stocks, housing, and gold. Brett argues hard money rewires time preference, and exposes why deflation is not a bug. It ends with Bitcoin as an ego test, sovereignty, and faith.

  2. 6d ago

    I Spent My 20s Flying First Class (Then I Found Bitcoin) | Ricky Zhang | BFM287

    Ricky Zhang hosts Age of Abundance, a daily live show on the civilizational shift underneath the headlines: money, intelligence, energy, and humanity. › https://x.com/realricky › https://www.youtube.com/@AgeofAbundanceLive PARTNERS 🔐 The Bitcoin Way is your personal Bitcoin security team. Schedule a free, 30-minute consult: http://www.thebitcoinway.com/bram?utm_medium=podcast&utm_source=partner-bram-kanstein ⚡ Stack Bitcoin faster with Invity Turbo Buy: https://invity.onelink.me/yIY4/BRAM — use code BRAM to get €50 after 10 completed transactions PRODUCTS I ENDORSE › Get 10% off a Bitaxe open-source Bitcoin home miner using code BRAM at https://shop.powermining.io/?ref=BRAM › Heat your home and Earn Bitcoin with Heatbit - Get 5% off with code BRAM https://heatbit.com/?ref=BRAM › Stamp Seed: The safest way to backup your hardware wallet - Get 15% off with code BRAM at https://stampseed.com 🔔 SUBSCRIBE TO GET NOTIFIED › https://youtube.com/@bramk⁠⁠ › https://x.com/bramk 🕑 TIMESTAMPS 00:01 - From travel points to Bitcoin 08:08 - Abundance lens and time to think 10:38 - Credit card points, incentives and scams 14:58 - Manufactured spending, extractive games 20:55 - How incentives shape behavior 27:23 - Fiat blocks opportunity, abundance reframed 31:41 - Onboarding people to Bitcoin 35:05 - Personal responsibility and asking “why” 43:49 - Jeff Booth and cooperative competitiveness 48:02 - Could the Bitcoin transition be too fast? 52:59 - Adoption tipping points 1:10:31 - One takeaway for listeners ℹ️ EPISODE SUMMARY Bram Kanstein and Ricky Zhang discuss how a travel points optimizer ends up staring straight at Bitcoin. Ricky breaks down credit cards, manufactured spending, and why rewards programs feel like a game inside a game. They confront fiat incentives, Cantillon effects, and the way scarcity hijacks time, work, and identity. The conversation rewires “abundance” into hard money, energy, AI, and personal sovereignty. It ends with a call to model the future, not just argue for it.

  3. Sep 24

    Why You’ll Get Bitcoin At The Price You Deserve | American HODL | BFM286

    American HODL is a Bitcoin OG and prominent figure in the Bitcoin community, known for his strong advocacy and philosophical takes. › https://x.com/AmericanHODL PARTNERS 🔐 The Bitcoin Way is your personal Bitcoin security team. Schedule a free, 30-minute consult: http://www.thebitcoinway.com/bram?utm_medium=podcast&utm_source=partner-bram-kanstein ⚡ Stack Bitcoin faster with Invity Turbo Buy: https://invity.onelink.me/yIY4/BRAM — use code BRAM to get €50 after 10 completed transactions 🗓️ Join The Bitcoin Way's "Future of Self-Custody" free webinar on September 30: thebitcoinway.com/webinars/the-future-of-self-custody?utm_source=partner-bram PRODUCTS I ENDORSE › Get 10% off a Bitaxe open-source Bitcoin home miner using code BRAM at https://shop.powermining.io/?ref=BRAM › Heat your home and Earn Bitcoin with Heatbit - Get 5% off with code BRAM https://heatbit.com/?ref=BRAM › Stamp Seed: The safest way to backup your hardware wallet - Get 15% off with code BRAM at https://stampseed.com 🔔 SUBSCRIBE TO GET NOTIFIED › https://youtube.com/@bramk⁠⁠ › https://x.com/bramk 🕑 TIMESTAMPS 00:00 - Psychonaut years and DMT 05:14 - Psychedelics and Bitcoin overlap 10:47 - Seeing through fake paradigms 17:15 - You get Bitcoin at price deserve 19:27 - HODLing through crashes, no shortcuts 26:11 - Luck vs edge in Bitcoin journey 29:55 - One thing leads to another, faith 33:59 - Accidents, determinism, acceptance 41:40 - Are we doing this for kids? 43:36 - Bitcoin legacy, history will judge 49:30 - Integrity over virtue signaling 53:41 - Ketamine, near death clarity 56:14 - Blips of free will vs autopilot 58:44 - Defining sovereignty with Bitcoin 1:10:55 - Living truthfully, community matters 1:21:03 - Advice for Gen Z 1:26:23 - If Bitcoin wins, responsibility and humility ℹ️ EPISODE SUMMARY Bram Kanstein and American HODL discuss how a heavy psychedelic experience can rewire a person toward Bitcoin. They link DMT, free will, and lived experience to the conviction it takes to hodl through volatility. They confront Cantillon effects, institutional tokenization narratives, and why rich people will still buy Bitcoin, just later. Sovereignty shows up as money you can keep, thoughts you can think, and words you can say. The thread is simple, Bitcoin is a tool for personal sovereignty, not a vibe.

  4. Sep 21

    Bitcoin's Next Cycle Is About To Get Crazy | James van Straten | BFM285

    James van Straten is a Senior Analyst at CoinDesk and Bullish, where he conducts in-depth structured research on Bitcoin. James hails Bitcoin as the 21st century's paramount invention. › https://x.com/btcjvs PARTNERS 🔐 The Bitcoin Way is your personal Bitcoin security team. Schedule a free, 30-minute consult: http://www.thebitcoinway.com/bram?utm_medium=podcast&utm_source=partner-bram-kanstein ⚡ Stack Bitcoin faster with Invity Turbo Buy: https://invity.onelink.me/yIY4/BRAM — use code BRAM to get €50 after 10 completed transactions 🗓️ Join The Bitcoin Way's "Future of Self-Custody" free webinar on September 30: thebitcoinway.com/webinars/the-future-of-self-custody?utm_source=partner-bram PRODUCTS I ENDORSE › Get 10% off a Bitaxe open-source Bitcoin home miner using code BRAM at https://shop.powermining.io/?ref=BRAM › Heat your home and Earn Bitcoin with Heatbit - Get 5% off with code BRAM https://heatbit.com/?ref=BRAM › Stamp Seed: The safest way to backup your hardware wallet - Get 15% off with code BRAM at https://stampseed.com 🔔 SUBSCRIBE TO GET NOTIFIED › https://youtube.com/@bramk⁠⁠ › https://x.com/bramk 🕑 TIMESTAMPS 00:00 - AI as a revolutionary technology 06:46 - Bitcoin infrastructure and institutional adoption 09:04 - Bitcoin's stability and long-term holding 10:21 - Macro environment: inflation and geopolitical risks 11:15 - Tokenization and the future of financial markets 15:02 - Bitcoin's role for different generations 16:18 - Tokenization as an extension of chaos 21:24 - Speculation and Bitcoin's digital gold status 42:12 - Market events and Bitcoin's resilience 44:44 - Traditional finance and crypto integratio 45:01 - Future macro trends and government policies ℹ️ EPISODE SUMMARY Bram Kanstein and James Van Straten discuss why Bitcoin’s traditional cycle is fading as ETFs compress volatility and mute drawdowns. They map the hot money rotation from Bitcoin to AI stocks, and back again. Tokenized stocks and 24/7 markets turn TradFi into a bigger casino, while Bitcoin gets boring, by design. Stablecoins, fiscal dominance, and bond markets expose why the Ponzi keeps extending. The punchline is conviction: sovereignty still matters, but institutions now set the tempo.

  5. Sep 17

    We Don’t Need a Crisis for $250K-$840K Bitcoin | Sam Baker | BFM284

    Sam Baker has spent 6 years in the Bitcoin industry and is currently a research analyst for River. › https://x.com/macromule › River’s report: https://x.com/River/status/2095172953935684067 PARTNERS 🔐 The Bitcoin Way is your personal Bitcoin security team. Schedule a free, 30-minute consult: http://www.thebitcoinway.com/bram?utm_medium=podcast&utm_source=partner-bram-kanstein ⚡ Stack Bitcoin faster with Invity Turbo Buy: https://invity.onelink.me/yIY4/BRAM — use code BRAM to get €50 after 10 completed transactions PRODUCTS I ENDORSE › Get 10% off a Bitaxe open-source Bitcoin home miner using code BRAM at https://shop.powermining.io/?ref=BRAM › Heat your home and Earn Bitcoin with Heatbit - Get 5% off with code BRAM https://heatbit.com/?ref=BRAM › Blockstream Jade Plus: The simplest and most secure hardware wallet on the planet - Get 10% off with code BRAM at https://store.blockstream.com › Stamp Seed: The safest way to backup your hardware wallet - Get 15% off with code BRAM at https://stampseed.com 🔔 SUBSCRIBE TO GET NOTIFIED › https://youtube.com/@bramk⁠⁠ › https://x.com/bramk 🕑 TIMESTAMPS 00:00 - Introduction to Bitcoin's Finite Supply and Adoption Trends 01:49 - The Decline of Bonds as a Stable Investment 17:49 - Stocks, Inflation, and the Role of Hard Assets 55:11 - The Multiplier Effect and Bitcoin's Price Potential 01:02:09 - Institutional Adoption and Future Capital Flows 01:06:48 - Demand, Supply, and Long-Term Holders 01:11:54 - Core Beliefs and the Future of Bitcoin ℹ️ EPISODE SUMMARY Bram Kanstein and Sam Baker discuss why the 60/40 portfolio breaks when inflation and debt printing return. Sam reveals River’s case for a 10% Bitcoin allocation, and why bonds and even stocks fail in high inflation regimes. They confront how institutions copy what is socially safe, not what is optimal, then slowly raise Bitcoin exposure. The conversation rewires the “volatility” story with rebalancing data and a 3x market cap multiplier. They also challenge Bitcoin-as-payments timelines, separating sovereignty from medium-of-exchange hype.

  6. Sep 14

    This Is The Dumbest Trade You Make EVERY DAY | Bram Kanstein | BFM283

    Bram Kanstein is a creative entrepreneur and the host of Bitcoin for Millennials, exploring Bitcoin not as a trade, but as essential savings technology and a rational opt-out from a failing fiat money system. › https://x.com/bramk PARTNERS 🔐 The Bitcoin Way is your personal Bitcoin security team. Schedule a free, 30-minute consult: http://www.thebitcoinway.com/bram?utm_medium=podcast&utm_source=partner-bram-kanstein ⚡ Stack Bitcoin faster with Invity Turbo Buy: https://invity.onelink.me/yIY4/BRAM — use code BRAM to get €50 after 10 completed transactions 🗓️ Join The Bitcoin Way's "Future of Self-Custody" free webinar on September 30: thebitcoinway.com/webinars/the-future-of-self-custody?utm_source=partner-bram PRODUCTS I ENDORSE › Get 10% off a Bitaxe open-source Bitcoin home miner using code BRAM at https://shop.powermining.io/?ref=BRAM › Heat your home and Earn Bitcoin with Heatbit - Get 5% off with code BRAM https://heatbit.com/?ref=BRAM › Stamp Seed: The safest way to backup your hardware wallet - Get 15% off with code BRAM at https://stampseed.com 🔔 SUBSCRIBE TO GET NOTIFIED › https://youtube.com/@bramk⁠⁠ › https://x.com/bramk ℹ️ EPISODE SUMMARY Bram Kanstein discusses why fiat money is the dumbest trade of your life. He frames money as stored energy, then confronts the Cantillon Effect and the fiat depreciation tax that quietly steals purchasing power. The episode links inflation to stress, cortisol, and broken time preference, not personal discipline. Bitcoin enters as a thermodynamic firewall, proof of work, fixed supply, and self custody. The takeaway: stop trading finite hours for infinitely printable tokens.

  7. Sep 10

    Bitcoin Is Gold With Teleportation, Here’s Why It Wins | Pio Vincenzo | BFM282

    Pio is a Bitcoin-native operator and commentator who first stacked sats in 2020, built a media business through the NFT cycle, and now focuses on Bitcoin plus the companies forming around it. › https://x.com/piovincenzo_ PARTNERS 🔐 The Bitcoin Way is your personal Bitcoin security team. Schedule a free, 30-minute consult: http://www.thebitcoinway.com/bram?utm_medium=podcast&utm_source=partner-bram-kanstein ⚡ Stack Bitcoin faster with Invity Turbo Buy: https://invity.onelink.me/yIY4/BRAM — use code BRAM to get €50 after 10 completed transactions PRODUCTS I ENDORSE › Get 10% off a Bitaxe open-source Bitcoin home miner using code BRAM at https://shop.powermining.io/?ref=BRAM › Heat your home and Earn Bitcoin with Heatbit - Get 5% off with code BRAM https://heatbit.com/?ref=BRAM › Stamp Seed: The safest way to backup your hardware wallet - Get 15% off with code BRAM at https://stampseed.com 🔔 SUBSCRIBE TO GET NOTIFIED › https://youtube.com/@bramk⁠⁠ › https://x.com/bramk 🕑 TIMESTAMPS 00:00 Bitcoin as a Savings Technology and Digital Money 04:16 Layered Perspectives on Bitcoin: Value and Functionality 11:02 Owning Bitcoin vs Other Assets (Like Gold) 15:00 Market Volatility and Risk Perception 18:36 Bitcoin's Asymmetric Opportunity and Market Signals 25:04 Lessons from Crypto and NFT Cycles 29:20 The Lifestyle of Crypto Trading and Its Risks 35:04 Financialization of Bitcoin and Its Impact 44:39 Challenges and Future Outlook for Bitcoin ℹ️ EPISODE SUMMARY Bram Kanstein and Pio Vincenzo discuss Bitcoin as savings technology, why volatility is not risk, and what Bitcoin financialization actually means for Strategy, Strive, and self-custody.Pio bought Bitcoin in April 2020, stacked a full coin before the year was over, and almost never sold it. In this conversation they talk about Bitcoin as digital money, why an ETF like IBIT can make sense for some people, and why self-custody still matters if you ever need to take your money with you. Then they get into the crypto and NFT distraction, why leaving Bitcoin wrecks your risk-adjusted return, and how companies like Strategy and Strive are turning public markets into a Bitcoin accumulation machine.In this episode Why Bitcoin is digital money, not just another investmentETF vs self-custody: who should buy IBIT, and who needs the real thingRisk vs volatility, and why “the price is down” is not a thesisThe crypto and NFT lesson: you can’t get married to anything off BitcoinBitcoin financialization: Strategy, Strive, and treasury companies

  8. Sep 7

    Bitcoin Has Never Seen What’s Coming Next | André Dragosch | BFM281

    André Dragosch is Head of Research at Bitwise in Europe. He holds a PhD in financial history and is author of the book "Exponential Gold". › https://x.com/Andre_Dragosch PARTNERS 🔐 The Bitcoin Way is your personal Bitcoin security team. Schedule a free, 30-minute consult: http://www.thebitcoinway.com/bram?utm_medium=podcast&utm_source=partner-bram-kanstein ⚡ Stack Bitcoin faster with Invity Turbo Buy: https://invity.onelink.me/yIY4/BRAM — use code BRAM to get €50 after 10 completed transactions 🗓️ Join The Bitcoin Way's "Future of Self-Custody" free webinar on September 30: thebitcoinway.com/webinars/the-future-of-self-custody?utm_source=partner-bram PRODUCTS I ENDORSE › Get 10% off a Bitaxe open-source Bitcoin home miner using code BRAM at https://shop.powermining.io/?ref=BRAM › Heat your home and Earn Bitcoin with Heatbit - Get 5% off with code BRAM https://heatbit.com/?ref=BRAM › Blockstream Jade Plus: The simplest and most secure hardware wallet on the planet - Get 10% off with code BRAM at https://store.blockstream.com › Stamp Seed: The safest way to backup your hardware wallet - Get 15% off with code BRAM at https://stampseed.com 🔔 SUBSCRIBE TO GET NOTIFIED › https://youtube.com/@bramk⁠⁠ › https://x.com/bramk 🕑 TIMESTAMPS 00:00 - André’s Bitcoin story 5:31 - Why TradFi still dismisses Bitcoin 12:17 - Trust in institutions blocks adoption 19:18 - Why financial history beats theory 22:40 - China, credit, overcapacity, deflation exports 29:29 - US debt, margin call, treasury interventions 36:33 - Bitcoin sniffing liquidity and decoupling 45:59 - Industrialization, AI bubble parallels 53:44 - Dollar downtrend thesis, Bitcoin implications 01:00:21 - Supercycle case, commodities and inflation 01:08:16 - When the dam breaks for adoption 01:14:32 - Real estate as fiat savings vehicle 01:26:25 - What consensus misses: AI, cycle lows 01:30:30 - Core belief ℹ️ EPISODE SUMMARY Bram Kanstein and Dr. André Dragosch discuss why Bitcoin adoption moves on social proof, not rational arguments. Dragosch shares his Bitcoin aha moment after The Bitcoin Standard, plus early Dogecoin mistakes. They confront how banks create money, why trust in institutions blocks Bitcoin, and what financial history teaches that models miss. The conversation ties BlackRock ETFs, Treasury buybacks, and a potential dollar downtrend to a Bitcoin supercycle. It ends on proof of work, conviction, and sovereignty.

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Explore the inner workings of our flawed financial system with Bram Kanstein (https://x.com/@bramk) and his guests. Discover why Bitcoin stands out as the most groundbreaking technological discovery of our time, and why you need to understand and embrace it.

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  • Creator
    Bram Kanstein
  • Years Active
    2023 - 2026
  • Episodes
    294
  • Rating
    Explicit
  • Copyright
    © Bram Kanstein
  • Show Website
    Bitcoin for Millennials

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