Crypto Voices: Episode 166

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Today Alec, Keto, and Matthew are joined by Seth for Privacy. Seth is a privacy advocate who strives to educate and learn more about where technology and privacy meet and is deeply enthusiastic about the ability these technologies grant people to take back control of their data, and more broadly, their digital lives. Learn about Seth's endeavors here:

https://sethforprivacy.com/

Seth for Privacy's X Account: @sethforprivacy

Freedom.Tech's X Account: @freedomtech

Freedom.Tech's Website: https://freedom.tech/about/

Contents

00:00:00 Matt's Episode Intro

00:02:12 Episode Starts Here

00:07:08 Bitcoin News

00:10:07 Seth for Privacy Joins

00:10:48 Seth's Take on Current Events

00:19:31 Why Now?

00:21:34 Privacy Tools for Legacy Industries

00:26:26 What is the Message?

00:30:25 "The Chilling Effect"

00:33:15 Gaining Absolute Privacy

00:44:00 Personal Privacy

00:55:37 Show Sponsor - Trezor

00:56:47 Bitcoin's Future

01:08:03 War on Cash

01:14:30 Closing Thoughts

Hosts: Matthew Mezinskis, Michel, Alec Harris

Music: New Friend Music newfriendmusic.com/

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Crypto Voices: Episode 165

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Today Alec, Keto, and Matthew are joined by guest Yves Bennaïm to discuss all things Bitcoin. Yves Bennaïm has focused since 2011 on the societal and political implications of Bitcoin and its Blockchain technology. In 2017, he founded 2B4CH, a not-for-profit think tank dedicated to helping industries and governments comprehend the social and financial impacts of Bitcoin, cryptocurrencies, and cryptoassets. He currently serves as the chair of this organization.

Since 2017, Yves has been a regular contributor to the Swiss business magazine Bilan with his column "Bitcoin and its Blockchain." Additionally, he writes the "Swindles in the World of Cryptoassets" column for the Swiss daily newspaper Le Temps. He chairs CEN and ISO technical committees, representing Switzerland.

With a passion for spreading impactful ideas, he launched and curated TEDxGeneva in 2009 and 2010. His expertise and contributions to the field have been recognized in various media, including an interview-focused portrait by Le Temps newspaper.

Learn more about Yves here: https://yves.bennaim.com/

Contents

00:00:37 Intro to guest Yves Bennaïm

00:01:35 Yves's Bitcoin Initiative

00:11:08 Getting the Vote Moving in Switzerland

00:17:41 Bitcoin Initiative Interest

00:23:30 Bitcoin's Acceptance in Switzerland

00:35:15 What is Needed for the Vote

00:35:58 Show Sponsor - Trezor

00:36:48 Voting Continued

00:43:25 Yves on Swiss Banking Secrecy

00:51:35 Samourai Wallet in the News

01:01:28 Satoshi's Quote and What it Means Today

01:09:07 Closing Thoughts

Hosts: Matthew Mezinskis, Michel, Alec Harris

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Crypto Voices: Episode 164

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This episode was recorded on April 18th, 2024.

Matthew and Alec talk about the upcoming Bitcoin halving and Matt breaks down some of his latest charts, featuring the United States M3 Money and the importance of repos and Eurodollars. They also look at the Bitcoin price Power law percentiles.

Contents

00:06:14 Intro + Bitcoin Halving

00:08:16 Top Monetary Assets Worldwide

00:20:28 Top Ten Stocks & Bitcoin

00:22:30 NVIDIA Shareholder Meeting

00:24:29 Bitcoin Price

00:25:54 M3 Money

00:33:48 Show Sponsor - Trezor

00:34:38 What's Next for Matt's Charts?

00:35:16 Viability of BRICS

00:40:06 Bitcoin's Adoption

00:42:20 Who Can Carry Cash?

00:48:14 Paraguay and the $100 Bill

00:49:30 Closing Thoughts

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Hosts: Matthew Mezinskis, Michel, Alec Harris

Music: New Friend Music newfriendmusic.com/

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Crypto Voices: Episode 163

Donations to Porkopolis Economics via BTCPay are appreciated: https://donations.porkopolis.io/

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Matthew and Alec talk with Peter Todd about supporting Ukraine, and knowing when to *not* be a contrarian. We run the gamut on global security, focusing on Ukraine, but also Israel, Taiwan, and Bitcoin.

Contents

00:00:00 Intro

00:01:45 Idiotic contrarianism

00:04:30 Why aren't we standing up to Russia?

00:10:35 What about NATO?

00:14:06 Why should we protect Ukraine?

00:17:00 Russian liberal cause & Navalny

00:19:47 What about US wars?

00:27:00 What about freezing reserves?

00:34:45 What about Russian disinfo?

00:38:45 What about infrastructure risks?

00:45:02 How to strike back?

00:47:20 What does history tell us about diplomacy?

00:54:53 Russia parallels with Gaza

00:55:31 Russia parallels with China

01:01:40 Russia parallels with Gaza

01:11:40 Other wars show no ambiguity in Ukraine

01:15:37 Bitcoin: On-chain vs. Layers vs. Banks

01:19:10 Closing Thoughts

More info on Peter: https://twitter.com/peterktodd

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Porkopolis Economics: Episode 100

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Porkopolis Economics covers macroeconomics, money, and sports from the creator of the Crypto Voices podcast, Matthew Mezinskis.

Today, we fact-check the age-old (in Bitcoin terms!!) comparisons that have always been made between Bitcoin and PayPal. You need to simply understand that Bitcoin is basic money, and whatever is happening inside of PayPal, is not.

This is also my 100th episode of Porkopolis Economics! As discussed at the video start, please note that from now on these macro and chart-type videos will only continue on YouTube and Rumble.

Crypto Voices, our long-form podcast on Bitcoin and privacy with Alec from Halo Privacy and Michel from nodl, will continue to be streamed via the RSS feed as it has since 2017 (via Spotify, Apple Podcasts, etc.).

As always, thank you for watching, and listening!

Contents

00:42 The Future of Porkopolis Economics

02:48 Trezor is Sponsoring Porkopolis Economics

04:00 PayPal's comparisons to Bitcoin

06:41 PayPal and Bitcoin's Transaction Payment Volume

09:46 PayPal Mafia

11:32 Issues with PayPal

14:18 Where Bitcoin Stands Out

17:42 Bitcoin and PayPal Market Cap Chart

21:10 The Backing of Bitcoin

22:32 Closing Thoughts

Host: Matthew Mezinskis

https://porkopolis.io

https://twitter.com/crypto_voices

Show content is not investment or financial advice in any way.

Porkopolis Economics: Episode 99

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Porkopolis Economics covers macroeconomics, money, and sports from the creator of the Crypto Voices podcast, Matthew Mezinskis.

Today, we are looking at the Bitcoin market cap vs. Meta's. Towards the end of the video, I show you where Meta and Bitcoin rank among other top assets.

Contents

00:09 Chart Breakdown

01:07 Meta's Market Cap History

0256 Bitcoin's Market Cap History

03:42 Comparing The Two

06:13 Top Assets by Market Cap

08:40 Closing Thoughts

Host: Matthew Mezinskis

https://porkopolis.io

https://twitter.com/crypto_voices

Show content is not investment or financial advice in any way.

Porkopolis Economics: Episode 98

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Porkopolis Economics covers macroeconomics, money, and sports from the creator of the Crypto Voices podcast, Matthew Mezinskis.

Today, we are following up on last week's United States 10-year Government Bond Yield video. In this video, we are comparing the U.S. 10-year Government Bond Yield to the Federal Reserve ownership of U.S. debt.

Contents

00:57 What Does the Fed Control?

02:03 Fed Funds Target Rate

04:21 Who Controls Who?

05:06 Federal Reserve's Ownership of U.S. Debt

06:51 Global Financial Crisis

08:33 All-Time Record High

09:50 Printing Money to Buy Government Debt

11:06 Closing Thoughts

Host: Matthew Mezinskis

https://porkopolis.io

https://twitter.com/crypto_voices

Show content is not investment or financial advice in any way.

Porkopolis Economics: Episode 97

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Porkopolis Economics covers macroeconomics, money, and sports from the creator of the Crypto Voices podcast, Matthew Mezinskis.

Today, we review the United States 10-year Government Bond Yield, also known as the 10 Year Note.

A History of Interest Rates, Fourth Edition (Wiley Finance) by Sydney Homer: https://www.amazon.com/History-Interest-Rates-Fourth-Finance/dp/0471732834

Contents

00:10 Understanding the Bond Yield

02:20 Outside Sources - Good Read

03:08 Mean Over the Last 60 Years

03:32 One Sigma Down | Up

04:54 Two Sigma Down | Up

06:33 Looking at the Extremes

07:28 Closing Thoughts

Host: Matthew Mezinskis

https://porkopolis.io

https://twitter.com/crypto_voices

Show content is not investment or financial advice in any way.