Economics and sound money

S17 E42: Bob Summerwill on Ethereum Classic & Bitcoin’s Fork Season

I first met Bob Summerwill in person at the Proof of Work Summit in September 2023: the event where Bitcoiners, Litecoiners…

S1 E3 Remastered: Zack Voell on Bitcoin & Politics

(This remaster is sponsored by Helen’s Pizza, 183 Newark Avenue, Jersey City, where you can buy pizza, pasta, and coffee with…

S17 E34: Cory Klippsten on Bitcoin Cafe, Swan & Big Bitcoin

Cory Klippsten is the CEO of Swan and one of the most persistent voices in the “Bitcoin, not crypto” camp. He’s also…

S17 E26: Calin Culianu, Steve Thurmond & The Phenomenal Big Blockers on Nine Years of Bitcoin Cash

Almost nine years after the big split of the Bitcoin community, it was time. Time to sit down with the people who…

S17 E18: Dr. K on Scaling Proof of Work, Soaping the Competition with Quai & Unifying Physics

Dr. K (Karl Kreder), architect of the Quai Network, came back for his second appearance on Bitcoin Takeover to defend his…

S16 E10: Eric Voskuil & John Carvalho on Bitcoin

This record-breaking episode of the Bitcoin Takeover podcast, whose running time exceeds 8 hours, features John Carvalho and Eric…

S15 E22: Eric Voskuil on Libbitcoin & Bitcoin Culture

Eric Voskuil embodies one of the most harmonious combinations of cypherpunk ethos and Austrian economics… with a twist! As the…

S15 E5: Edan Yago on Sovryn, Bitcoin DeFi & Challenging the Orthodoxy

Edan Yago is a core contributor to the Sovryn project: a decentralized finance (DeFi) layer that’s built on top of Bitcoin’s…

S15 E3: Hernán Marino on Bitcoin in Argentina & Becoming a Core Dev

Hernán Marino is a software engineer, academic, and Bitcoin enthusiast from Argentina. In this episode, he delves into the impact…

S15 E1: Max Hillebrand & Lando Rothbardian on Wasabi’s New “Buy Anything” Button

With the launch of version 2.0.5, Wasabi wallet now includes a “Buy Anything” button. Though it might sound banal, what it does…

S14 E19: Martin and Igor on Firefish, a Bitcoin-Backed Lending Platform

Firefish is an ambitious project which takes on the massive challenge to create a trust-minimized version of BlockFi or Celsius…

S14 E18: Lisa Neigut & Calle on Scaling Bitcoin & Free Open Source Software

During the 10th edition of Hackers Congress at Paralelni Polis (HCPP), I’ve had the pleasure to meet Lisa Neigut and Calle. The…

S14 E17: Rodolfo Andragnes on Labitconf 2023 & Argentinian Elections

In times of hyperinflation and political uncertainty, the 11th annual edition of Labitconf makes the bold decision to have a…

S14 E5: Ben Arc on LNBits and Nostr

Ben Arc is the creator of LNBits: a modular Lightning wallet which empowers users to pick their desired features (presented as…

S14 E7: Martin Habovštiak on Firefish & Rust Bitcoin Development

Martin Habovštiak is one of the most prolific Slovakian Bitcoin developers. Better known as Kixunil, he currently maintains the…

S13 E6: Tomek Kolodziejczuk & Pierre Corbin on Bitcoin FilmFest (Warsaw, 24-26 March 2023)

Tomek Kolodziejczuk and Pierre Corbin are the masterminds behind Bitcoin FilmFest: a movie festival which takes place in Warsaw…

S11 E5: Charlie Lee on Mimble Wimble Extension Blocks (MWEB)

Mimble Wimble and Extension Blocks are two interesting Bitcoin proposals that were heavily discussed by Core developers, but…

S9 E3: Joshua Scigala on the Philosophy of Anarcho-Capitalism & Voluntaryism

Imagine there’s no government, it’s easy if you try. Roads still built by privates, above us only sky. Imagine all the people…

At $41k, Bitcoin is still massively undervalued against gold and Silver

Bitcoin is digital gold. And it isn’t just the memes of Twitter cartoon characters that acknowledge this fact: we’re talking…

It’s Time to Replace BTC-USD with BTC-Gold

As we watch the price of bitcoin hit new all-time highs against the US dollar, it’s hard not to feel like this…

Companies Can’t Wait to Buy Your Bitcoins To Opt-out from Inflation & Taxation

Bitcoin has finally gotten to the point where companies truly understand its value proposition and the political context provides…

No 2020 Bitcoin All-Time High Until $21.300

I’m sorry to be the party pooper, but we shouldn’t pop the champagne just yet.

S6 E11: Joshua Scigala on Bitcoin and Gold

Joshua Scigala (@JScigala) has been in the Bitcoin space for longer than 10 years and he is also a lifelong gold bug. In this…

S5 E8: Eric Voskuil on Libbitcoin Development, Cryptoeconomics Book & Austrian Economics

Eric Voskuil talks about his breakthroughs with the Libbitcoin project, his new “Cryptoeconomics” book, and his axiomatic view on…

Bitcoin Will Soon Reach New All-Time Highs – But USD Valuation Becomes Irrelevant

Money printer go BRRRRR, Bitcoin number go up!

Institutions Suck, Bitcoin Is Always Bullish

The time has come for Bitcoin to shine. And it’s our duty to spread the word about BTC as a hedge against QE, low interest rates…

S3 E6: Gigi on Bitcoin as a Living Organism

Paradoxically, Austrian bitcoiner Gigi has had no exposure to the Austrian School of Economics before he got into Bitcoin…

S1 E10: Alena Vranova on Bitcoin and Fairer Politics

Rockstar business developer and strategist Alena Vranova talks about how Bitcoin can improve politics and international finance.

S1 E3: Zack Voell on Bitcoin as a Political Instrument, The Opt-In Economy & Dating

Before becoming a researcher on markets and data journalism at Coindesk, and even prior to his Blockstream adventure, Zack Voell…