What Bitcoin Did with Peter McCormack
What Bitcoin Did with Peter McCormack

What Bitcoin Did with Peter McCormack

Peter McCormack

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With What Bitcoin Did, host Peter McCormack talks to experts in the world of Bitcoin, economics and politics. From developers to investors, journalists to authors, you will learn about everything in the world of Bitcoin.

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Bitcoin & AI Power Scarcity with Daniel Roberts
MAY 17, 2024
Bitcoin & AI Power Scarcity with Daniel Roberts
<p><em>“This insatiable demand for energy &amp; compute was…going to fuel the next wave of how society works and interacts together; and I think, 6 years on it’s playing probably faster than even we expected.”</em><br><em>— Daniel Roberts</em></p><p>Daniel Roberts is the co-founder of IREN. In this interview, we discuss surging demand vs power scarcity chokepoints, balance sheet strategies, changing AI &amp; Bitcoin energy use narratives, mining in a bull-run and a multi-decade outlook.</p><p>- - - -</p><p>This episode’s sponsors: <a href="https://irisenergy.co"><strong>IREN</strong></a> - Bitcoin Mining. Done Sustainably <a href="https://www.swanbitcoin.com"><strong>Swan Bitcoin</strong></a><strong> - </strong>Invest in Bitcoin with Swan <a target="_blank" href="https://bitcasino.io"><strong>Bitcasino</strong></a> - The Future of Gaming is here <a target="_blank" href="https://www.ledger.com"><strong>Ledger</strong></a>- State of the art Bitcoin hardware wallet <a href="https://casa.io"><strong>Casa</strong></a> - Take control of your digital wealth -----</p><p><a href="https://www.whatbitcoindid.com/podcast/bitcoin-ai-power-scarcity"><strong>WBD814 - Show Notes</strong></a></p><p>----- If you enjoy The What Bitcoin Did Podcast you can help support the show by doing the following: Become a <a target="_blank" href="https://www.patreon.com/whatbitcoindid/membership"><strong>Patron</strong></a>and get access to shows early or help contribute Make a tip: <strong>Bitcoin: </strong>3FiC6w7eb3dkcaNHMAnj39ANTAkv8Ufi2S <strong>QR Codes: </strong><a target="_blank" href="https://www.whatbitcoindid.com/bitcoin-tipjar"><strong>Bitcoin</strong></a> If you do send a tip then please <a target="_blank" href="mailto:[email protected]"><strong>email me</strong></a> so that I can say thank you Subscribe on <a target="_blank" href="https://itunes.apple.com/gb/podcast/what-bitcoin-did-podcast-bitcoin-crypto-trading-strategy/id1317356120?mt=2"><strong>iTunes</strong></a> | <a target="_blank" href="https://open.spotify.com/show/0mWUJuONiilW5JSBBFZ0s7?si=5qcbjpjYSRyKpi8wycEZUw"><strong>Spotify</strong></a> | <a target="_blank" href="https://www.stitcher.com/podcast/what-bitcoin-did"><strong>Stitcher</strong></a> | <a target="_blank" href="https://soundcloud.com/what-bitcoin-did"><strong>SoundCloud</strong></a> | <a target="_blank" href="https://www.youtube.com/c/WhatBitcoinDidPodcast"><strong>YouTube</strong></a> | <a target="_blank" href="https://www.deezer.com/us/show/592752"><strong>Deezer</strong></a>| <a target="_blank" href="https://tunein.com/radio/What-Bitcoin-Did-p1079869/"><strong>TuneIn</strong></a> | <a target="_blank" href="https://www.whatbitcoindid.com/podcast?format=RSS"><strong>RSS Feed</strong></a>Leave a review on <a target="_blank" href="https://itunes.apple.com/gb/podcast/what-bitcoin-did-podcast-bitcoin-crypto-trading-strategy/id1317356120?mt=2"><strong>iTunes</strong></a>Share the show and episodes with your friends and family Subscribe to the newsletter on my <a target="_blank" href="https://www.whatbitcoindid.com/subscribe/"><strong>website</strong></a>Follow me on <a target="_blank" href="http://twitter.com/whatbitcoindid"><strong>Twitter Personal</strong></a><strong> | </strong><a target="_blank" href="http://twitter.com/whatbitcoindid"><strong>Twitter Podcast</strong></a> | <a target="_blank" href="http://instagram.com/whatbitcoindid"><strong>Instagram</strong></a> | <a target="_blank" href="https://medium.com/@whatbitcoindid/"><strong>Medium</strong></a>|<a target="_blank" href="https://www.youtube.com/c/WhatBitcoinDidPodcast"><strong>YouTube</strong></a>If you are interested in sponsoring the show, you can <a target="_blank" href="https://www.whatbitcoindid.com/sponsorship/"><strong>read more about that here</strong></a> or please feel free to <a target="_blank" href="mailto:[email protected]"><strong>drop me an email</strong></a> to discuss options.</p>
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66 MIN
Bitcoin vs The Fiat Decline with Macro Alf
MAY 15, 2024
Bitcoin vs The Fiat Decline with Macro Alf
<p class="" style="white-space:pre-wrap;"><em>“Artificial stability brings instability into the system…when you try to push a balloon underwater, you can keep it under water but then the pressure starts building...”<br>— Macro Alf</em></p><p class="" style="white-space:pre-wrap;">Macro Alf is the founder of The Macro Compass, an investment strategy firm. In this interview, we discuss QE &amp; debt in Japan, instability from artificial stability, if a recession is imminent, and the globally managed fiat decline.</p><p class="" style="white-space:pre-wrap;">- - - -</p><p class="" style="white-space:pre-wrap;">This episode’s sponsors: <a href="https://irisenergy.co"><strong>IREN</strong></a> - Bitcoin Mining. Done Sustainably <a href="https://www.swanbitcoin.com"><strong>Swan Bitcoin</strong></a><strong> - </strong>Invest in Bitcoin with Swan <a href="https://bitcasino.io" target="_blank"><strong>Bitcasino</strong></a> - The Future of Gaming is here <a href="https://www.ledger.com" target="_blank"><strong>Ledger</strong></a>- State of the art Bitcoin hardware wallet <a href="https://casa.io"><strong>Casa</strong></a> - Take control of your digital wealth -----</p><p class="" style="white-space:pre-wrap;"><a href="https://www.whatbitcoindid.com/podcast/bitcoin-vs-the-fiat-decline"><strong>WBD813 - Show Notes</strong></a></p><p class="" style="white-space:pre-wrap;">----- If you enjoy The What Bitcoin Did Podcast you can help support the show by doing the following: Become a <a href="https://www.patreon.com/whatbitcoindid/membership" target="_blank"><strong>Patron</strong></a>and get access to shows early or help contribute Make a tip: <strong>Bitcoin: </strong>3FiC6w7eb3dkcaNHMAnj39ANTAkv8Ufi2S <strong>QR Codes: </strong><a href="https://www.whatbitcoindid.com/bitcoin-tipjar" target="_blank"><strong>Bitcoin</strong></a> If you do send a tip then please <a href="mailto:[email protected]" target="_blank"><strong>email me</strong></a> so that I can say thank you Subscribe on <a href="https://itunes.apple.com/gb/podcast/what-bitcoin-did-podcast-bitcoin-crypto-trading-strategy/id1317356120?mt=2" target="_blank"><strong>iTunes</strong></a> | <a href="https://open.spotify.com/show/0mWUJuONiilW5JSBBFZ0s7?si=5qcbjpjYSRyKpi8wycEZUw" target="_blank"><strong>Spotify</strong></a> | <a href="https://www.stitcher.com/podcast/what-bitcoin-did" target="_blank"><strong>Stitcher</strong></a> | <a href="https://soundcloud.com/what-bitcoin-did" target="_blank"><strong>SoundCloud</strong></a> | <a href="https://www.youtube.com/c/WhatBitcoinDidPodcast" target="_blank"><strong>YouTube</strong></a> | <a href="https://www.deezer.com/us/show/592752" target="_blank"><strong>Deezer</strong></a>| <a href="https://tunein.com/radio/What-Bitcoin-Did-p1079869/" target="_blank"><strong>TuneIn</strong></a> | <a href="https://www.whatbitcoindid.com/podcast?format=RSS" target="_blank"><strong>RSS Feed</strong></a>Leave a review on <a href="https://itunes.apple.com/gb/podcast/what-bitcoin-did-podcast-bitcoin-crypto-trading-strategy/id1317356120?mt=2" target="_blank"><strong>iTunes</strong></a>Share the show and episodes with your friends and family Subscribe to the newsletter on my <a href="https://www.whatbitcoindid.com/subscribe/" target="_blank"><strong>website</strong></a>Follow me on <a href="http://twitter.com/whatbitcoindid" target="_blank"><strong>Twitter Personal</strong></a><strong> | </strong><a href="http://twitter.com/whatbitcoindid" target="_blank"><strong>Twitter Podcast</strong></a> | <a href="http://instagram.com/whatbitcoindid" target="_blank"><strong>Instagram</strong></a> | <a href="https://medium.com/@whatbitcoindid/" target="_blank"><strong>Medium</strong></a>|<a href="https://www.youtube.com/c/WhatBitcoinDidPodcast" target="_blank"><strong>YouTube</strong></a>If you are interested in sponsoring the show, you can <a href="https://www.whatbitcoindid.com/sponsorship/" target="_blank"><strong>read more about that here</strong></a> or please feel free to <a href="mailto:[email protected]" target="_blank"><strong>drop me an email</strong></a> to discuss options.</p>
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66 MIN
How Bitcoin Changes the World with NVK
MAY 13, 2024
How Bitcoin Changes the World with NVK
<p><em>“The people that changed the world were not the activists, they were the entrepreneurs, and in order to be an entrepreneur, you have to not be in jail.”— NVK</em></p><p>NVK is the founder of Coinkite and a board member at OpenSats. In this interview, we discuss new incentives with increasing attacks on privacy, oppressive vs small government, market stoicism, and how entrepreneurs change the world.</p><p>- - - -</p><p>This episode’s sponsors: <a href="https://irisenergy.co"><strong>IREN</strong></a> - Bitcoin Mining. Done Sustainably <a href="https://www.swanbitcoin.com"><strong>Swan Bitcoin</strong></a><strong> - </strong>Invest in Bitcoin with Swan <a target="_blank" href="https://bitcasino.io"><strong>Bitcasino</strong></a> - The Future of Gaming is here <a target="_blank" href="https://www.ledger.com"><strong>Ledger</strong></a>- State of the art Bitcoin hardware wallet <a href="https://casa.io"><strong>Casa</strong></a> - Take control of your digital wealth -----</p><p><a href="https://www.whatbitcoindid.com/podcast/how-bitcoin-changes-the-world-with-nvk"><strong>WBD812 - Show Notes</strong></a></p><p>----- If you enjoy The What Bitcoin Did Podcast you can help support the show by doing the following: Become a <a target="_blank" href="https://www.patreon.com/whatbitcoindid/membership"><strong>Patron</strong></a>and get access to shows early or help contribute Make a tip: <strong>Bitcoin: </strong>3FiC6w7eb3dkcaNHMAnj39ANTAkv8Ufi2S <strong>QR Codes: </strong><a target="_blank" href="https://www.whatbitcoindid.com/bitcoin-tipjar"><strong>Bitcoin</strong></a> If you do send a tip then please <a target="_blank" href="mailto:[email protected]"><strong>email me</strong></a> so that I can say thank you Subscribe on <a target="_blank" href="https://itunes.apple.com/gb/podcast/what-bitcoin-did-podcast-bitcoin-crypto-trading-strategy/id1317356120?mt=2"><strong>iTunes</strong></a> | <a target="_blank" href="https://open.spotify.com/show/0mWUJuONiilW5JSBBFZ0s7?si=5qcbjpjYSRyKpi8wycEZUw"><strong>Spotify</strong></a> | <a target="_blank" href="https://www.stitcher.com/podcast/what-bitcoin-did"><strong>Stitcher</strong></a> | <a target="_blank" href="https://soundcloud.com/what-bitcoin-did"><strong>SoundCloud</strong></a> | <a target="_blank" href="https://www.youtube.com/c/WhatBitcoinDidPodcast"><strong>YouTube</strong></a> | <a target="_blank" href="https://www.deezer.com/us/show/592752"><strong>Deezer</strong></a>| <a target="_blank" href="https://tunein.com/radio/What-Bitcoin-Did-p1079869/"><strong>TuneIn</strong></a> | <a target="_blank" href="https://www.whatbitcoindid.com/podcast?format=RSS"><strong>RSS Feed</strong></a>Leave a review on <a target="_blank" href="https://itunes.apple.com/gb/podcast/what-bitcoin-did-podcast-bitcoin-crypto-trading-strategy/id1317356120?mt=2"><strong>iTunes</strong></a>Share the show and episodes with your friends and family Subscribe to the newsletter on my <a target="_blank" href="https://www.whatbitcoindid.com/subscribe/"><strong>website</strong></a>Follow me on <a target="_blank" href="http://twitter.com/whatbitcoindid"><strong>Twitter Personal</strong></a><strong> | </strong><a target="_blank" href="http://twitter.com/whatbitcoindid"><strong>Twitter Podcast</strong></a> | <a target="_blank" href="http://instagram.com/whatbitcoindid"><strong>Instagram</strong></a> | <a target="_blank" href="https://medium.com/@whatbitcoindid/"><strong>Medium</strong></a>|<a target="_blank" href="https://www.youtube.com/c/WhatBitcoinDidPodcast"><strong>YouTube</strong></a>If you are interested in sponsoring the show, you can <a target="_blank" href="https://www.whatbitcoindid.com/sponsorship/"><strong>read more about that here</strong></a> or please feel free to <a target="_blank" href="mailto:[email protected]"><strong>drop me an email</strong></a> to discuss options.</p>
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68 MIN
The Fiat Apocalypse with Lawrence Lepard & Quoth the Raven
MAY 10, 2024
The Fiat Apocalypse with Lawrence Lepard & Quoth the Raven
<p class="" style="white-space:pre-wrap;"><em>“There is no way back, I think we’ve crossed the event horizon…they’re going to do everything they can to keep it together as best they can, but at the end of the day it all leads to monetary debasement.”<br>— Lawrence Lepard</em></p><p class="" style="white-space:pre-wrap;">Lawrence Lepard is an Investment Manager and Austrian Economist and Quoth The Raven is an independent financial researcher. In this interview, we discuss how the dollar could fall, signals in the bond market, what central banks can do, and the debt spiral unwinding.</p><p class="" style="white-space:pre-wrap;">- - - - </p><p class="" style="white-space:pre-wrap;">This episode’s sponsors:<br><a href="https://irisenergy.co"><strong>IREN</strong></a> - Bitcoin Mining. Done Sustainably <br><a href="https://www.swanbitcoin.com"><strong>Swan Bitcoin</strong></a><strong> - </strong>Invest in Bitcoin with Swan<br><a href="https://bitcasino.io" target="_blank"><strong>Bitcasino</strong></a> - The Future of Gaming is here<br><a href="https://www.ledger.com" target="_blank"><strong>Ledger</strong></a><strong> </strong>- State of the art Bitcoin hardware wallet<br><a href="https://casa.io"><strong>Casa</strong></a> - Take control of your digital wealth<br><br>-----</p><p class="" style="white-space:pre-wrap;"><a href="https://www.whatbitcoindid.com/podcast/the-fiat-apocalypse"><strong>WBD811 - Show Notes</strong></a></p><p class="" style="white-space:pre-wrap;">-----<br><br>If you enjoy The What Bitcoin Did Podcast you can help support the show by doing the following:<br><br>Become a <a href="https://www.patreon.com/whatbitcoindid/membership" target="_blank"><strong>Patron</strong></a><strong> </strong>and get access to shows early or help contribute<br><br>Make a tip:<br><strong>Bitcoin: </strong>3FiC6w7eb3dkcaNHMAnj39ANTAkv8Ufi2S<br><strong>QR Codes: </strong><a href="https://www.whatbitcoindid.com/bitcoin-tipjar" target="_blank"><strong>Bitcoin</strong></a><br>If you do send a tip then please <a href="mailto:[email protected]" target="_blank"><strong>email me</strong></a> so that I can say thank you<br><br>Subscribe on <a href="https://itunes.apple.com/gb/podcast/what-bitcoin-did-podcast-bitcoin-crypto-trading-strategy/id1317356120?mt=2" target="_blank"><strong>iTunes</strong></a> | <a href="https://open.spotify.com/show/0mWUJuONiilW5JSBBFZ0s7?si=5qcbjpjYSRyKpi8wycEZUw" target="_blank"><strong>Spotify</strong></a> | <a href="https://www.stitcher.com/podcast/what-bitcoin-did" target="_blank"><strong>Stitcher</strong></a> | <a href="https://soundcloud.com/what-bitcoin-did" target="_blank"><strong>SoundCloud</strong></a> | <a href="https://www.youtube.com/c/WhatBitcoinDidPodcast" target="_blank"><strong>YouTube</strong></a> | <a href="https://www.deezer.com/us/show/592752" target="_blank"><strong>Deezer</strong></a><strong> </strong>| <a href="https://tunein.com/radio/What-Bitcoin-Did-p1079869/" target="_blank"><strong>TuneIn</strong></a> | <a href="https://www.whatbitcoindid.com/podcast?format=RSS" target="_blank"><strong>RSS Feed</strong></a><strong><br></strong><br>Leave a review on <a href="https://itunes.apple.com/gb/podcast/what-bitcoin-did-podcast-bitcoin-crypto-trading-strategy/id1317356120?mt=2" target="_blank"><strong>iTunes</strong></a><strong><br></strong><br>Share the show and episodes with your friends and family<br><br>Subscribe to the newsletter on my <a href="https://www.whatbitcoindid.com/subscribe/" target="_blank"><strong>website</strong></a><strong><br></strong><br>Follow me on <a href="http://twitter.com/whatbitcoindid" target="_blank"><strong>Twitter Personal</strong></a><strong> | </strong><a href="http://twitter.com/whatbitcoindid" target="_blank"><strong>Twitter Podcast</strong></a> | <a href="http://instagram.com/whatbitcoindid" target="_blank"><strong>Instagram</strong></a> | <a href="https://medium.com/@whatbitcoindid/" target="_blank"><strong>Medium</strong></a><strong> </strong>|<strong> </strong><a href="https://www.youtube.com/c/WhatBitcoinDidPodcast" target="_blank"><strong>YouTube</strong></a><strong><br></strong><br>If you are interested in sponsoring the show, you can <a href="https://www.whatbitcoindid.com/sponsorship/" target="_blank"><strong>read more about that here</strong></a> or please feel free to <a href="mailto:[email protected]" target="_blank"><strong>drop me an email</strong></a> to discuss options.</p>
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76 MIN
The Power of Bitcoin with Gloria Zhao
MAY 8, 2024
The Power of Bitcoin with Gloria Zhao
<p class="" style="white-space:pre-wrap;"><em>“There’s just so much to do just in terms of understanding the code better and fortifying it…sometimes you need to invasively change something in order to make it more scalable...so it’s not ‘don’t ever change the code,’ be conservative and not try to ‘move fast and break things.’”<br>— Gloria Zhao</em></p><p class="" style="white-space:pre-wrap;">Gloria Zhao is a Bitcoin Core maintainer. In this interview, we discuss upgrading Bitcoin vs ossifying the protocol, ordinals and mempool “spam”, and the theory &amp; ‘power’ of core developers.</p><p class="" style="white-space:pre-wrap;">- - - - </p><p class="" style="white-space:pre-wrap;">This episode’s sponsors:<br><a href="https://irisenergy.co"><strong>IREN</strong></a> - Bitcoin Mining. Done Sustainably <br><a href="https://www.swanbitcoin.com"><strong>Swan Bitcoin</strong></a><strong> - </strong>Invest in Bitcoin with Swan<br><a href="https://bitcasino.io" target="_blank"><strong>Bitcasino</strong></a> - The Future of Gaming is here<br><a href="https://www.ledger.com" target="_blank"><strong>Ledger</strong></a><strong> </strong>- State of the art Bitcoin hardware wallet<br><a href="https://casa.io"><strong>Casa</strong></a> - Take control of your digital wealth<br><br>-----</p><p class="" style="white-space:pre-wrap;"><a href="https://www.whatbitcoindid.com/podcast/the-power-of-bitcoin"><strong>WBD810 - Show Notes</strong></a></p><p class="" style="white-space:pre-wrap;">-----<br><br>If you enjoy The What Bitcoin Did Podcast you can help support the show by doing the following:<br><br>Become a <a href="https://www.patreon.com/whatbitcoindid/membership" target="_blank"><strong>Patron</strong></a><strong> </strong>and get access to shows early or help contribute<br><br>Make a tip:<br><strong>Bitcoin: </strong>3FiC6w7eb3dkcaNHMAnj39ANTAkv8Ufi2S<br><strong>QR Codes: </strong><a href="https://www.whatbitcoindid.com/bitcoin-tipjar" target="_blank"><strong>Bitcoin</strong></a><br>If you do send a tip then please <a href="mailto:[email protected]" target="_blank"><strong>email me</strong></a> so that I can say thank you<br><br>Subscribe on <a href="https://itunes.apple.com/gb/podcast/what-bitcoin-did-podcast-bitcoin-crypto-trading-strategy/id1317356120?mt=2" target="_blank"><strong>iTunes</strong></a> | <a href="https://open.spotify.com/show/0mWUJuONiilW5JSBBFZ0s7?si=5qcbjpjYSRyKpi8wycEZUw" target="_blank"><strong>Spotify</strong></a> | <a href="https://www.stitcher.com/podcast/what-bitcoin-did" target="_blank"><strong>Stitcher</strong></a> | <a href="https://soundcloud.com/what-bitcoin-did" target="_blank"><strong>SoundCloud</strong></a> | <a href="https://www.youtube.com/c/WhatBitcoinDidPodcast" target="_blank"><strong>YouTube</strong></a> | <a href="https://www.deezer.com/us/show/592752" target="_blank"><strong>Deezer</strong></a><strong> </strong>| <a href="https://tunein.com/radio/What-Bitcoin-Did-p1079869/" target="_blank"><strong>TuneIn</strong></a> | <a href="https://www.whatbitcoindid.com/podcast?format=RSS" target="_blank"><strong>RSS Feed</strong></a><strong><br></strong><br>Leave a review on <a href="https://itunes.apple.com/gb/podcast/what-bitcoin-did-podcast-bitcoin-crypto-trading-strategy/id1317356120?mt=2" target="_blank"><strong>iTunes</strong></a><strong><br></strong><br>Share the show and episodes with your friends and family<br><br>Subscribe to the newsletter on my <a href="https://www.whatbitcoindid.com/subscribe/" target="_blank"><strong>website</strong></a><strong><br></strong><br>Follow me on <a href="http://twitter.com/whatbitcoindid" target="_blank"><strong>Twitter Personal</strong></a><strong> | </strong><a href="http://twitter.com/whatbitcoindid" target="_blank"><strong>Twitter Podcast</strong></a> | <a href="http://instagram.com/whatbitcoindid" target="_blank"><strong>Instagram</strong></a> | <a href="https://medium.com/@whatbitcoindid/" target="_blank"><strong>Medium</strong></a><strong> </strong>|<strong> </strong><a href="https://www.youtube.com/c/WhatBitcoinDidPodcast" target="_blank"><strong>YouTube</strong></a><strong><br></strong><br>If you are interested in sponsoring the show, you can <a href="https://www.whatbitcoindid.com/sponsorship/" target="_blank"><strong>read more about that here</strong></a> or please feel free to <a href="mailto:[email protected]" target="_blank"><strong>drop me an email</strong></a> to discuss options.</p>
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102 MIN