The Why Bitcoin Show Dale Warburton

Today's guest is Ketan, a well-known Bitcoin security expert based out of Australia who amongst many things, is an advocate for privacy and running your own node.



In this episode, we spoke about the importance of privacy and what you can do to fundamentally secure your Bitcoin stack. With great power comes great responsibility, and self-custody is indeed a great responsibility. If you're keen to learn about some of the basic things you can do to up your security game, this is the episode for you.


00:00 - Why privacy matters and what you can do
17:29 - Social engineering attacks
36:32 - Hot wallet vs Cold wallet
40:14 - Four reasons to run your own node
45:11 - Different node options



For more commentary on the world of Bitcoin and what makes it different to crypto, follow me on X at @Dale21M or the show at @whybitcoinshow, or visit www.thewhybitcoinshow.com for more episodes.



Thanks to K3tan for coming on the show – you can follow his work on X at @_k3tan, or visit his website https://shop.ministryofnodes.com/ and his YouTube channel for setting up your own node https://www.youtube.com/ministryofnodes


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Today's guest is the co-founder of Looking Glass Education and author Seb Bunney, a well-known Canadian Bitcoiner who has written two superb books - "B is for Bitcoin" and "The Hidden Cost of Money".



In this episode, we tackle the question of why the financial system as it exists today is fundamentally broken and unfair. We also decided to do a little Bitcoin FUD-busting 101. So often, we're asked by family or friends about this or that issue with Bitcoin, and it's always helpful to hear from educators as to how best to respond.



Timestamps:



00:00 - Travel is nice but...

04:06 - What's going on in Canada?

12:04 - Gov is trying to create change through money

29:11 - How do you valuate bitcoin?

35:40 - Why is bitcoin volatile and is it a bad thing?

44:58 - Bitcoin is slow and can't scale counter-arguements

51:39 - Should we help people with Bitcoin for free?

56:37 - His controversial Bitcoin view



For more commentary on the world of Bitcoin and what makes it different to crypto, follow me on X at @Dale21M or the show at @whybitcoinshow, or visit www.thewhybitcoinshow.com for more episodes.



Thanks to Seb for coming on the show – you can follow his work on X at @@sebbunney, or visit his website for all his work including his new book https://sebbunney.com/the-hidden-cost-of-money/.


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Today's guest is the one and only Jeff Booth, an author, technology entrepreneur and founding partner of ego death capital - a Bitcoin venture capital fund focused on investing in bitcoin layer 3 projects.



This was an eye-opening discussion and I learnt a lot from the conversation including how Jeff sees the world, the importance of Bitcoin and where ultimately all of this is going in the future. I left feeling incredibly inspired and I hope you find as much value in the conversation as I did.



Timestamps:



00:00 - Where his temperament comes from

07:04 - Why "fix the money fix the world" is true

16:27 - AI & Robotics & BTC

22:49 - Building bitcoin rails of the future

30:08 - I should run a node

37:14 - What's his most controversial Bitcoin view?

40:25 - Career path for techie 18 year old

42:33 - Thoughts on Saylor's Digital ID solution

47:02 - Key drivers for next 3-5yrs

49:53 - Will he be at Bitcoin Alive 2025?



For more commentary on the world of Bitcoin and what makes it different to crypto, follow me on X at @Dale21M or the show at @whybitcoinshow, or visit www.thewhybitcoinshow.com for more episodes.



Thanks to Jeff for coming on the show – you can follow his work on X at @@JeffBooth, NOSTR at npub1s05p3ha7en49dv8429tkk07nnfa9pcwczkf5x5qrdraqshxdje9sq6eyhe or his website at https://www.jeffbooth.ca/.


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Today’s episode features Sam Callahan, a Senior Analyst at Swan Bitcoin and host of Swan Signal.



Sam is super knowledgeable about macro, finance and history, so it was an absolute pleasure picking his brain on all the "big picture" topics of the day, as well as Bitcoin.



Timestamps:



(2:45) The era of fiscal dominance explained
(7:53) History of the Fed's independence
(14:08) Are we in 'The 4th Turning'?
(17:58) Saving in bitcoin
(22:46) Bitcoin is a risk-off asset for many
(26:29) What the money managers are thinking
(33:04) Risk tolerance and risk reward
(44:35) Bitcoin's success is it's store-of-value
(46:37) Careful with multi-sig



For more commentary on the world of Bitcoin and what makes it different to crypto, follow me on X at @Dale21M or the show at @whybitcoinshow, or visit www.thewhybitcoinshow.com for more episodes.



Thanks to Sam for coming on the show – you can follow his work on X at @samcallah or on Swan's website ⁠swan.com/samcallahan⁠.


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Today’s episode features Joe Burnett, the Senior Product Marketing Manager at Unchained Capital out of Austin, Texas.

Joe has written a superb report titled “Your Wealth is Melting”, where he looks at Bitcoin relative to all other investment asset classes, including real estate. I found his thoughts on real estate particularly fascinating, so he was the perfect guest to answer the question: “Should you buy real estate?”



In this episode, we dug deep into the pros and cons of real estate, followed by a discussion on all things Bitcoin. It was a subject that I’ve had a lot of listeners reach out about, so I hope you find it valuable!



Timestamps:


(2:17) His background

(06:06) His Wealth is Melting Thesis explained

(10:33) Advantages of real-estate investing

(18:22) Real estate, utility and ordinary people

(23:48) Downsides of investing in real-estate

(29:07) Buying your own home

(34:33) Post-Halving

(37:30) What does he predict for this cycle top?

(45:54) Hyper-bitcoinisation



For more commentary on the world of Bitcoin and what makes it different to crypto, follow me on X at @Dale21M or the show at @whybitcoinshow, or visit www.thewhybitcoinshow.com for more episodes.



Thanks to Joe for coming on – you can follow his tremendous work on X at @IIICapital or on YouTube at https://www.youtube.com/@JoeBurnett27. Otherwise check out his report at https://unchained.com/go/your-wealth-is-melting.


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This week’s episode features Checkmate, a leading on-chain analyst who recently launched a new on-chain analytics platform, checkonchain.

In this discussion with Checkmate, we cover a wide range of issues including:



0:00 Intro

4:28 His bitcoin journey
8:10 Checkonchain is your personal Bitcoin trainer
12:44 What he sees in the bitcoin data
25:52 Is bitcoin hitting the mainstream?
30:13 Bitcoin measures everything else
40:28 The Bitcoin Halving
45:15 The USA can't service their debt

For more commentary on the world of Bitcoin and what makes it different to crypto, follow me on X at @Dale21M or the show at @whybitcoinshow, or visit www.thewhybitcoinshow.com for more episodes.

Thanks to Checkmate for coming on – you can follow his tremendous work on X at @_Checkmatey_. Otherwise check out https://www.checkonchain.com/ for charts, information and Checkmate's newsletter.


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