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

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/.

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/.