Episodes

  • #014 - Freedom Special: GoFundMe, Truckers for Freedom & Joe Rogan
    Feb 9 2022
    In today's show we discuss the GoFundMe scandal, Truckers for Freedom and attacks on Joe Rogan and free speech generally.
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    14 mins
  • #013 - Bitcoin Adoption Grows as Environmental FUD Intensifies
    Jan 25 2022

    In this weeks episode David discusses:

    • Russia's central bank proposing to ban Bitcoin mining
    • Rio De Janeiro mayor announces that the city will invest 1% of its treasury into Bitcoin and allow citizens to pay taxes in crypto with a 10% discount.
    • WEF (Davos) week ends with another attack on bitcoin regarding its environmental credentials.

    Read the full episode notes: https://bitcoin-briefing.com/

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    15 mins
  • #012 - Dorsey’s Legal Defence Fund & Jack Mallers Sets Eyes on Argentina
    Jan 15 2022

    In today's show we cover the weeks top Bitcoin news:

    • Legendary value investor Bill Miller reveals he has 50% of his net worth exposed to #Bitcoin.
    • Jack Dorsey launches a legal defence fund to protect Bitcoin developers being sued by Craig S Wright and his company Tulip Trading.
    • Jack Mallers, Strike CEO who was instrumental in El Salvador's adoption of Bitcoin and the roll-out of the nations Chivo wallet has started operations in Argentina.
    • Fidelity Digital released a report outlining how a very high stakes game theory situation may be about to play out with nation states.

    Read the full podcast notes here.

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    14 mins
  • #011 – Blood Bitcoins and the Problem of Fungibility
    Jan 15 2022
    “I don’t want to own coins with a bad provenance, for instance one’s mined in china or blood coins.”
    Kevin O’Leary
     

    I asked reddit about fungibility and the replies were pretty shocking. Hardly anyone seemed to understand the concept, either confusing it with privacy or authenticity.

    A day later Kevin O’Leary announces his change of attitude towards bitcoin and confirmed he would weight his portfolio with 3% bitcoin. However, the billionaire only wants virgin coins mined by himself with renewable technology.

    Read the full podcast notes here.

     

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    8 mins
  • #010 - Mistakes Almost All New Bitcoiners Make
    Jan 15 2022
    “Investing in Bitcoin isn’t like investing in a company. It’s a technology..”
    David Black
     

    In today’s show David talks about his history with Bitcoin and all the money and mistakes lost on alt coins. There’s a long journey we all have to make with Bitcoin before we understand how important and valuable it really is.

    Read the full podcast notes here.

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    12 mins
  • #009 - Why Corporations are Buying Bitcoin
    Jan 15 2022
    “It’s strange we didn’t have any significant market correction during covid, but of course the money printers were working in overdrive.”
     

    In today’s show we discuss Tesla purchasing $1.5 billion worth of Bitcoin and the reason for large public corporations beginning to move their balance sheets and treasury reserves into BTC.

    In the second half, David makes the case for why Tim Cook will follow Elon Musk’s and Michael Saylor’s example.

    Apple will not only buy Bitcoin, but very much realize it needs to.

    Read the full podcast notes here.

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    14 mins
  • #008 - Bank of America Betray Customers Over Capitol Riots
    Jan 15 2022
    “Bank of America went through it’s customers financial data after the Capitol Hill riots and sent a list of names to the government.”
     

    In today’s show we cover Bank of America auditing its own customers to tell the authorities which of them were in and around DC during the Capitol Hill riots.

    Jim Cramer gets fiery in support of Wall Street Bets

    A German man convicted of fraud refuses to hand over the password to access 50 million Euros.

    Read the full podcast notes here.

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    15 mins
  • #007 - Microstrategy’s Bitcoin for Corporations Conference
    Jan 15 2022
    “Money is a technology and always has been.”
     

    In today’s Bitcoin Briefing we discuss the success of the Microstrategy Bitcoin for Corporations conference.

    SEC start investigating Reddit Wall Street Bets users.

    Bank of England gives a 6 month warning before the ‘possibility’ of negative rates.

    Read the full podcast notes here.

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    14 mins