Ep. 484 Stablecoins, Gold, and the Fate of the US Dollar
Adam Haman returns, to help Bob unpack a fascinating article outlining the intersection of stablecoins and monetary compeition among the global powers. Mentioned in the Episode and Other Links of Interest: The YouTube version of this conversation. This episode’s sponsors, the Scott Horton Academy and The Swan Brothers. Bob’s episode on a billionaire bunker, and the leaked briefing to the…
Ep. 451 Evaluating Strategies for Liberty
Adam Haman returns to help Bob critically assess the various strategies for promoting liberty that they and their colleagues have tried. Mentioned in the Episode and Other Links of Interest: The YouTube version of this conversation. The link for the 2025 ExPat Money Summit. This episode’s sponsor, The Swan Brothers. Bob’s interview of Patri Friedman on Prospera. His recent…
Ep. 365 Stephan Livera Makes the Case for Small Blocks in Bitcoin
Recently Steve Patterson made the case for bigger blocks in Bitcoin (in the course of summarizing Roger Ver’s new book). Stephan Livera, host of a popular Bitcoin podcast, joins Bob to make the opposite case. Mentioned in the Episode and Other Links of Interest: The YouTube version of this episode. Stephan Livera’s podcast, and Twitter profile.…
Ep. 361 Steve Patterson Defends Roger Ver’s Book, Hijacking Bitcoin
Steve Patterson is an iconoclast who always seeks to puncture the orthodox narrative. In this episode, he defends the book he helped Roger Ver write, in which they lament the alleged “hijacking” of Bitcoin away from Satoshi’s original vision. Mentioned in the Episode and Other Links of Interest: The YouTube version of this episode. The website…
Ep. 340 Bob Burnett On the Concentration of Power in Bitcoin Mining
Bob Burnett is the Founder and CEO of Barefoot Mining, with decades of experience in computers, including 13 years as the CTO of Gateway. He discusses his talk at the recent Nashville Bitcoin conference, which focused on the concentration of power in Bitcoin mining. Mentioned in the Episode and Other Links of Interest: The YouTube version of this…