Value Stack: A Bitcoin Podcast

Jameson Lopp is a cypherpunk and co-founder of Casa. In this episode we discuss how privacy in the US and bitcoin are UNDER ATTACK. And Testnest v3 is also UNDER ATTACK.... by Jameson Lopp? CHAPTERS * 00:00 Intro * 01:30 Why Jameson Lopp is attacking Bitcoin Testnet * 12:10 The State of Bitcoin Mining Post-Halving * 20:30 Lopp's view on current bitcoin mainnet development like OP_CAT * 24:15 Privacy is under attack * 29:00 Our gainz are under attack * 35:00 Outro - resist the narrative wars! LINKS * Jameson's website has many great bitcoin resources: https://lopp.net * ⁠Follow Jameson on Twitter⁠: https://twitter.com/lopp * Support the show: https://valuestack.xyz/support

What is cloud-computing and why is it a paradigm we should be uncomfortable with? Matt Hill of @Start9 [https://studio.youtube.com/channel/UCGEw4HJDvOn3Oy8ykR36P7Q] joins Value Stack Podcast for a discussion about the current state of computing and why self-hosting and running a home server is more important than ever before. StartOS is an open source Linux distribution optimized for running a personal server. It facilitates the discovery, installation, network configuration, service configuration, data backup, dependency management, and health monitoring of self-hosted software services. Check out the chapters below! * 00:00 Intro * 00:28 How did we get to the cloud computing paradigm? * 03:30 Computer client and server architecture explained * 11:30 How does relying on centralized servers affect freedom? * 15:00 How are servers and clients designed differently? * 18:05 The fight over privacy, personal data, and politics * 26:55 How will the Bitcoin ETF change bitcoin? * 29:10 Does technology push sovereignty forward? * 37:20 How culture, education, and technology are interlinked * 42:25 Why trust is essential in a flourishing human society * 46:30 About Start9 and StartOS - Run a Sovereign Personal Server * 52:30 Why SaaS needs to disappear * 01:00:11 Why StartOS is fully FOSS * 01:11:00 DNS, encryption, Google and search * 01:14:33 On censorship and ransomware * 01:19:58 Why running a home server is more secure than cloud computing * 01:26:30 Why you should start with self-hosting a password manager like Vaultwarden * 01:31:09 What’s on the StartOS roadmap? * 01:37:16 How Start9 is building a new product category - the personal server * 01:45:00 Daemon and Freedom TM book recommendations- Daniel Suarez * 01:47:15 How is StartOS different than UmbrelOS, CasaOS, etc? * 01:58:23 The AI and LLM revolution * 02:03:43 IoT and the future of the computing paradigm * 02:13:55 Outro

How do you get a job in the bitcoin industry? Is bitcoin even an industry? What kind of skills are companies in the bitcoin industry looking for? Are crypto and bitcoin companies looking for different things? How will an ETF change the industry? What sort of mindsets help bitcoiners get hired? In Episode 46, I'm joined by Eric Podwojski of Bitcoin Talent Co to talk all about bitcoin jobs and wrap up with a little bit of reflection, mindfulness and motivation on working in an industry and on building things we enjoy. If you're looking for a job in bitcoin or your company has roles to fill, this is an episode for you about bitcoin culture and hiring in the bitcoin industry. Check out the chapters below! Check out bitcoin talent co [https://bitcointalent.co] ⁠Follow Eric [https://x.com/epodrulz] on X Support the show [https://valuestack.xyz/support] CHAPTERS * 0:00 Intro - Let’s do less podcasts in 2024 * 2:45 What would you do if you were rich AF? * 4:40 Starting Bitcoin Talent Co * 5:50 Bitcoin vs Crypto Companies * 7:15 How do you find bitcoin jobs? * 8:15 What personality traits help bitcoiners get hired? * 11:30 What kind of skills do you need to work in bitcoin? * 16:00 Can you get a bitcoin job in a bear market? * 18:30 How to get a job in the bitcoin industry? * 21:00 How do bitcoin adoption incentives work? * 26:00 How will the Bitcoin ETF change bitcoin? * 28:45 On reading books and building skillsets * 31:00 How do you define the bitcoin industry? * 37:00 Flex hiring and TalentOS through Bitcoin Talent Co * 41:00 Does prior industry experience matter in bitcoin? * 42:00 Skills to help you get hired in the bitcoin industry * 50:00 The importance of consistency in content creation * 52:00 Becoming indifferent to price action and monetary gains * 1:01:00 On paradigm shifts * 1:04:00 On making an impact with content creation * 1:08:00 Self-awareness and behavior patterns * 1:10:30 On meditation, motivation, and facing mortality * 1:17:00 The Story of the Stonecutter * 1:21:30 Libraries are cool again in 2023 * 1:24:00 Making commitments * 1:25:15 The Bitcoin Tao draft excerpt * 1:31:00 On the ever-changing nature of life * 1:35:30 How writing and journalling helps process emotions * 1:38:30 The importance of atomic habits * 1:39:45 Outro

Sam Callahan and Beau Simon join me for a 2023 year-in-review of the bitcoin markets episode to wrap up the year for Value Stack Episode 45. We talk market cycles and how SBF, CZ, and other people are now going to jail. We talk about interest rates and how the economy has done this year, make predictions on monetary policy, talk the halving and 2024 bitcoin price predictions and more. Chapters 0:00 Intro 5:57 What happened with interest rates in 2023? 15:00 Regional banking crisis of 2023 17:00 Bitcoin mempool fees all time high 20:00 Bitcoin ETF and BlackRock 26:10 RIP Charlie Munger 28:40 SBF, CZ, Etc all going to jail 33:00 Is a Bitcoin ETF approval good for Bitcoin? 48:12 FedNow launches in 2023 55:00 Too big to fail US banks 59:00 Federal reserve 2024 policy predictions 1:03:00 Lyn Alden post-ww2 bond thesis correlation 1:07:00 Millennials and the 2023 housing market 1:17:30 Inflation Reduction Act and CHIPS Act 1:19:30 Bitcoin hashrate doubles in 2023 1:23:40 2024 Bitcoin halving predictions 1:25:30 Reflecting on lessons from the last cycle 1:28:30 Personal highlights of 2023 1:39:40 Revisiting our 2023 predictions 1:40:30 2024 Bitcoin predictions ⁠Follow Sam and Beau on X: https://x.com/samcallah // https://x.com/shaperfunds Support the show: https://valuestack.xyz/support

Here's a 2 hour conversation on life and surviving bear markets as a bitcoiner. Rob and Rick have both been on the show before and for this one we were LIVE in the CryptoCloaks print shop. We talk about mining, the insane math behind hashing SHA256 , cycles of equipment upgrading and how to deal with heat from mining and equipment, and a whole lot of messing around. Check out the chapters below! ____________________________________ ⁠Follow Rick on X: https://x.com/RickFromCloaks Follow Rob on X: https://x.com/BikesandBitcoin Support the show: https://valuestack.xyz/support ____________________________________ Chapters 00:00 Intro - without an introduction 5:30 Computers are hot 9:00 On starting a small business with bitcoin 11:15 How to repurpose heat from bitcoin mining 15:45 Mining downtime and ASIC repair 18:00 Why's there so much performance variation across ASICs? 23:25 Bitcoin mining is a brutal business 26:55 Rob's poetic ode to the beauty of hashing 30:35 How does the bitcoin difficulty adjustment work? 32:30 On exponential growth and really big numbers 35:45 Rob's alan watts interpretation 36:35 Why is Rick still operating in his basement? 40:00 Rick explains the CryptoCloaks printing operation 43:20 Rob teaches about how mega bitcoin miners make money with electricity 53:30 On achieving and goal-setting 56:30 On risk-taking and running a business 1:02:15 On becoming more family-oriented because of bitcoin 1:10:05 Is bitcoin a faith-based community? 1:12:55 On grokking bitcoin and it going mainstream 1:20:00 Talking about cycles of life and the fourth turning 1:26:45 On loving "the process", cycles of life, kids, and hashing 1:30:00 How mining pools changed bitcoin mining forever 1:34:45 When will the general population adopt bitcoin? 1:37:00 Why we stopped talking about bitcoin during the holidays 1:45:35 On mentally HODLing through bitcoin bear markets 1:54:00 Generations of bitcoiners 1:58:08 How will a bitcoin ETF change the market environment? 2:00:30 Are we screwed when baby boomers leave the workforce? 2:03:45 Bitcoin adoption in developing countries 2:05:30 Outro - words of wisdom from Rick & Rob