Bitcoin And The Long Game

Peter Lane and George Boyd

Bitcoin and the Long Game is a podcast about sport, life, money—and the investment decisions athletes make during their careers. Hosted by Peter Lane (wealth management professional) and George Boyd (former Premier League footballer & Scotland international), each episode features honest conversations with sportspeople and experts (agents, lawyers, advisors) about careers, pressure, and planning for life after the game. Careers are short. Life is long. Play the long game.

Episodes

  1. 1d ago

    Steve Baker: The West is Broke & Bitcoin is the Answer | Bitcoin & The Long Game

    Peter Lane and George Boyd go political with Steve Baker — former Conservative MP and likely the first person to say "Bitcoin" in the Houses of Parliament.Peter Lane and George Boyd go political with Steve Baker — former Conservative MP and likely the first person to say "Bitcoin" in the Houses of Parliament. From his background as an aerospace engineer turned Austrian School economist, Baker explains why state money has been failing since long before most people noticed, how money is actually created, and why almost nobody inside regulated finance or government truly understands it. The conversation covers unsustainable debt, the demographic squeeze, and whether crisis is the only thing that forces real reform — with a sharp take on why wealth inequality is a monetary problem, not a tax one. Baker outlines his Fighting for a Free Future project, and Peter and George bring it home through Bitcoin and gold as the only assets that are nobody else's liability — and why that matters more than ever as purchasing power quietly disappears. 0:00 Intro 2:00 Sponsor mentions — CoinCorner, XCE, VEIN 3:00 Meet Steve Baker — skydiving, sailing, and Austrian economics 4:00 George's million-dollar football tournament in North Carolina 5:00 Bitcoin in Parliament: Steve's 2014 speech and the Cobden Centre 7:00 How money is actually created — the Bank of England paper explained 8:00 Fractional reserve banking: what it meant then and why it barely applies now 11:00 Why even financial professionals don't know where money comes from 12:00 Crossing the chasm: Bitcoin moving from early adopters to the mainstream 13:00 Political leadership and Bitcoin adoption — Trump, UAE, and the UK's problem 14:00 The "blob" and why paradigm shifts in government are so slow 15:00 Austrian economics, production time, and the limits of central planning 18:00 Political chaos as a symptom of unsustainable debt 19:00 1971, Nixon, and the near-vertical inflation line 21:00 Argentina's crisis versus the UK's slow-burn problem 23:00 AI, nuclear energy, and productivity gains as the best escape route 24:00 The Ray Dalio fourth turning — mid-2030s reckoning 29:00 Brain drain and the quarter-million British people who've already left 33:00 Farage, Bitcoin treasury companies, and the messenger effect 36:00 Populism and door-to-door campaigning — do voters engage with policy? 38:00 The great political realignment: identity versus economics as the main axis 39:00 Steve's most memorable doorstep conversation 41:00 CPI, asset prices, and why the wrong metrics masked the financial crisis 43:00 Fighting for a Free Future — reaching opinion formers, not just politicians 45:00 Financial education, asset allocation, and the world post-Bretton Woods 47:00 Recommended reading: three short books to think differently about money 49:00 What a fair world actually looks like for footballers and investors 51:00 Jeff Bezos, tax debates, and what actually drives the wealth divide 54:00 The two things wrong with the welfare state model 55:00 Bitcoin and gold as sound money — no one else's liability 58:00 Storing your work and energy: why fiat fails as a long-term store of value 59:00 Wrap-up Follow: Steve Baker - https://www.linkedin.com/in/stevebakerfrsa/ Peter Lane - https://x.com/peterlane1985 George Boyd - https://x.com/gboyd9 CoinCorner - https://x.com/coincorner XCE - https://x.com/xceofficial VEIN - https://x.com/VEIN_intel Sponsors CoinCorner XCE VEIN Edited by James Pearce https://www.linkedin.com/in/james-pearcesf/ #Bitcoin #BTC #SteveBaker #SoundMoney #BitcoinAndTheLongGame #Podcast

    58 min
  2. May 8

    Ben Mee: From Man City's Academy to Premier League Captain | Bitcoin & The Long Game Podcast

    Former Premier League and England under-21 defender Ben Mee joins Peter Lane and George Boyd for a wide-ranging conversation about elite sport, business, and long-term wealth. Early on, they dig into the Man City academy, what it meant to win the FA Youth Cup, and how training alongside world-class players like Aguero, De Bruyne, and Hazard shaped Ben's development long before he played a first-team minute.The discussion turns to his move to Burnley under Eddie Howe, 11 years of Premier League football under Sean Dyche, and the sharp contrast of then joining Brentford's data-driven, analytics-first environment — a culture shock that tested even a seasoned professional. They work through what that transition revealed about adaptability, how elite managers approach the game differently, and what the art of defending looks like in an era obsessed with attacking flair.The latter half touches on Ben's plans beyond football, including Season One — his education and recruitment platform helping young people find careers inside the game — and why having a financial plan from the start of your career matters more than most players realise.The Bitcoin side of things comes in through Ben's own journey: buying in 2018, selling on his financial advisor's advice, buying back in, and gradually going deep down the rabbit hole. Peter and George explore why traditional financial advice has a structural blind spot around Bitcoin, and what it means when a lifelong learner like Ben describes spending over a thousand hours researching it.Follow on X:Ben Mee - https://x.com/Ben6MeePeter Lane - https://x.com/peterlane1985George Boyd - https://x.com/gboyd9CoinCorner - https://x.com/coincornerXCE - https://x.com/xceofficialVEIN - https://x.com/VEIN_intelSponsorsCoinCornerXCEVEINEdited by James Pearcehttps://www.linkedin.com/in/james-pearcesf/#Bitcoin #BTC #BenMee #Football #BitcoinAndTheLongGame #Podcast

    56 min
  3. Apr 16

    Mark Cueto: Life After Rugby for an England International | Bitcoin & The Long Game Podcast

    England international rugby winger Mark Cueto joins Peter Lane and George Boyd for a wide-ranging conversation about what elite sport teaches you about performance, resilience, and money. They start with grassroots sport and why the culture around rugby can build better habits in young players, from processing wins and losses to learning how to handle conflict properly. Mark reflects on his unusual path into professional rugby, how quickly things changed once he arrived at Sale, and what it felt like going from a modest first contract to believing he could genuinely make a career at the top level. The conversation moves through England call-ups, the realities of international rugby, and how elite sport trains you to move on fast, even after the biggest moments. They also discuss life after retirement, running businesses, and why financial decisions matter even more when your peak earning window is short. Peter and George introduce Mark to Bitcoin through the lens of long-term savings, broken money, and the importance of understanding the system before choosing a solution. Follow on X: Mark Cueto - https://x.com/Mark_Cueto Peter Lane - https://x.com/peterlane1985 George Boyd - https://x.com/gboyd9 CoinCorner - https://x.com/coincorner XCE - https://x.com/xceofficial VEIN - https://x.com/VEIN_intel Sponsors CoinCorner XCE VEIN Edited by James Pearce https://www.linkedin.com/in/james-pearcesf/ #Bitcoin #BTC #MarkCueto #Rugby #BitcoinAndTheLongGame #Podcast

    1h 21m

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Bitcoin and the Long Game is a podcast about sport, life, money—and the investment decisions athletes make during their careers. Hosted by Peter Lane (wealth management professional) and George Boyd (former Premier League footballer & Scotland international), each episode features honest conversations with sportspeople and experts (agents, lawyers, advisors) about careers, pressure, and planning for life after the game. Careers are short. Life is long. Play the long game.