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Mentor Sessions Ep. 059: The War Behind the War — Iran Conflict's Impact on Geopolitics, Energy, Money & Bitcoin | Simon Dixon & Dave CollumThe Iran conflict isn't just a military story — it's a financial renegotiation between the world's most powerful institutions, and Bitcoin sits at the center of what comes next. Simon Dixon and Professor Dave Collum join Nathan Fitzsimmons to break down the global reset already underway: why the closure of the Strait of Hormuz triggered renegotiations of 50 critical energy and resourceagreements, how 45 years of compounding market overvaluation is unwinding, and what Dubai's quiet rotation from gold into Bitcoin signals about where smart money is moving.This is the framework for understanding 2026 conflict as we shift to a multipolar world— and why the private credit game being over is actually the opening Bitcoin has been waiting for.Blog Link Mentioned by Simon: https://www.simondixon.com/blog/al-qaeda-boss-white-house-911-truth⏱️ Timestamps:00:00 - Iran War Simplest Form: China, BlackRock & JP Morgan Negotiation00:00:50 - Simon Dixon & Dave Collum Full Iran War & Markets Update00:02:43 - 12 Day War Theatrics vs Real Escalations in Strait of Hormuz00:05:23 - Strait of Hormuz Closure: Nuclear Bomb of Global Reset & Commodities00:08:15 - Financial Industrial Complex vs Military Industrial Complex Explained00:12:35 - Trump, Putin, Europe & Forever Wars Strategy00:17:13 - BlackRock Rise: ETFs, Aladdin & Shift from Goldman Sachs00:20:20 - S&P 500 Overvaluation, Nikkei Reset & Market Crash Warning00:22:42 - US Debt Crisis, 10-Year Yields & Money Printing Trap00:27:36 - Fiscal Dominance, Big Print & Coming Recession00:32:25 - Iran-China Leverage & Crashing Oil Prices for Deal00:35:34 - Iran Factions, US Bases Hit & Engineered Middle East Tension00:41:37 - Petrodollar History, Iran-Contra, Saudi & 9/11 Connections00:58:08 - Israel's Future: Weakened, Privatized in Multipolar World01:19:29 - AI Technocracy, Surveillance State & Gaza Model01:37:59 - Dubai Gold Sell-Off to Bitcoin & Self-Custody Boom01:54:54 - Private Credit Collapse, Valley of Death & System Reset02:00:29 - Final Predictions: Multipolar Deal, Bitcoin & Global TransitionAbout Simon DixonX: @SimonDixonTwittYouTube: https://www.youtube.com/ ⁨@SimonDixon21⁩ About Dave CollumX: https://x.com/DavidBCollum ⚡ POWERED by Abundant Mines: Fully managed Bitcoin mining. Learn more at https://qrco.de/bgYKPB🔒 Lockdown your Bitcoin with the BEST gear on the market from Coinkite. Get the 5% Off the COLDCARD visit: https://qrco.de/bfiDBV🛡️ Bury Your Bitcoin Secrets Deep: The ultimate underground vault for seed phrases and hardware—rugged, weatherproof, and built to vanish. Grab 10% off Dirty Man Safe with code BTCSESSIONS at https://dirtymansafe.com 🏠 Unlock Home Equity for Bitcoin: Convert your home's future value into BTC without loans, payments, or interest—stay in control and grow your stack tax-free. Start at https://joinhorizon.com/?ref=BTCSESSIONS💡BOOK Private Sessions with Nathan, Gary, or Ben at Bitcoin Mentor: Master self-custody, hardware, multisig, Lightning, privacy, and more. 👉 Visit btcmentor.io Previous Episodes with Simon on Iran: https://youtu.be/Z-i0C-CD1wAPrevious Episodes with Dave: https://youtu.be/tJ10JkReFrAFollow Us on X:• BTC Sessions: @BTCsessions• Nathan: @theBTCmentor• Gary: @GaryLeeNYC#Bitcoin #SimonDixon #Dave Collum #preciousmetals #gold #IranWar #GeopoliticsExplained #FollowTheMoney #GlobalReset #MultiPolarWorld #StraitOfHormuz #FinancialIndustrialComplex #BitcoinMacro #BTCSessions #Geopolitics #WorldOrder #ChinaSummit #BitcoinPodcast #SelfCustody #Bitcoiners #MacroEconomics #MiddleEast #IranConflict

Is gold losing its edge… as Bitcoin gains momentum?James Lavish reveals a potential $3 trillion signal that could point to a major shift from gold into Bitcoin and digital assets. As capital rotates and macro conditions change, some believe Bitcoin could outperform gold in the years ahead. Is this the beginning of a massive Bitcoin vs gold transition?👉 Join BTC Sessions as we break down this hidden Bitcoin signal and what it means for investors.--BOOK private one-on-one sessions with BITCOIN MENTOR! Learn self custody, hardware, multisig, lightning, privacy, running a node, and plenty more - all from a team of top notch educators that I've personally vetted.https://bitcoinmentor.io/—------------------------------FOLLOW BTC Sessions on X: x.com/BTCsessions—------------------------------SHOW SPONSORS:BITCOIN WELL BUY BITCOINhttps://qrco.de/bfiDC6COINKITE/COLDCARD (5% discount):https://store.coinkite.com/promo/BTCSessions ABUNDANT MINES:https://qrco.de/bgYKPBAQUA WALLEThttps://qrco.de/bfiD8gNUNCHUK HONEYBADGER INHERITANCEhttps://qrco.de/bfiDARHODLHODL NO KYC P2P EXCHANGEhttps://hodlhodl.com/join/BTCSESSIONDEBIFI LOANShttps://qrco.de/bfiDCp#btc #bitcoin #crypto

Mentor Sessions Ep. 058: Private Credit Breakdown, US Economic Risk, Canada Collapsing, Bitcoin vs CBDC | Richard Dias$1.8 trillion in private credit — and the cracks are already showing. Richard Dias, macro strategist and co-host of the Loonie Hour, lays out exactly why the next financial shock may already be in motion.Rich breaks down how decades of easy money built a private credit empire — and why rising rates, fund gating, and hidden markdowns signal the unraveling has begun. You'll learn why this rhymes with 2008 but hits differently, what central banks will likely do when it blows, and why Bitcoin may be the only credible exit from a system built on valuation lies.🔔 Subscribe for weekly Bitcoin Podcasts and Tutorials https://www.youtube.com/@BTCSessions⏱️ Timestamps:0:00 - Intro & The Private Credit Warning4:30 - What Is Private Credit & Why It Grew So Fast14:15 - Blackstone, KKR, Apollo: How the Empires Were Built26:40 - Fund Gating, Markdowns & Early Warning Signs41:00 - Is This Worse Than 2008?55:20 - Central Banks: Will They Bail Everyone Out?1:08:45 - AI, Rate Shocks & the Perfect Storm1:22:10 - Contagion Risk: Banks, Pensions & Your Savings1:33:30 - Gold, Bitcoin & Protecting Your Wealth1:40:00 - The CBDC Threat & Why It's the Bigger Risk🔗 Links & Resources→ Follow Richard Dias on X: @RichardDias_CFA→ Follow Richard Dias on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@IceCapAssetManagement→ Ice Cap Management: https://icecapassetmanagement.com/→ Loonie Hour Podcast: https://thelooniehour.ca/⚡ POWERED by Abundant Mines: Fully managed Bitcoin mining. Learn more at https://qrco.de/bgYKPB🔒 Lockdown your Bitcoin with the BEST gear on the market from Coinkite. Get the 5% Off the COLDCARD visit: https://qrco.de/bfiDBV🛡️ Bury Your Bitcoin Secrets Deep: The ultimate underground vault for seed phrases and hardware—rugged, weatherproof, and built to vanish. Grab 10% off Dirty Man Safe with code BTCSESSIONS at https://dirtymansafe.com 🏠 Unlock Home Equity for Bitcoin: Convert your home's future value into BTC without loans, payments, or interest—stay in control and grow your stack tax-free. Start at https://joinhorizon.com/?ref=BTCSESSIONS💡BOOK Private Sessions with Nathan, Gary, or Ben at Bitcoin Mentor: Master self-custody, hardware, multisig, Lightning, privacy, and more. 👉 Visit btcmentor.io Previous Episodes with Matt Hill: https://youtu.be/Dv1-JfjxuAYFollow Us on X:• BTC Sessions: @BTCsessions• Nathan: @theBTCmentor• Gary: @GaryLeeNYC#Bitcoin #CBDC #BTCSessions #BitcoinPodcast #privatecredit #richarddias #macro #looniehour #bitcoininvestment #creditmarkets #marketanalysis

Mentor Sessions Ep. 057: Iran War Hidden Motivations - Financial Industrial Complex vs Military Industrial Complex | Simon DixonNobody can agree on why this war started. Some say it's about nukes. Some say Israel. Some say protecting America. Simon Dixon says they're all wrong — and when you follow the money, the real picture is unlike anything you're hearing in mainstream or alternative media. In this episode, Simon breaks down the financial industrial complex behind the Iran conflict, why China is letting America bomb Iran, who actually benefits from closing the Strait of Hormuz, and why a single meeting in April could restructure the entire world order. This isn't a war between nations. It's a war between the military industrial complex and the financial industrial complex — and the Middle East is just the battlefield. Simon Dixon is the founder of BnkToTheFuture and one of the sharpest macro minds in Bitcoin. If you want to understand what's really happening, where the money is flowing, and what it means for Bitcoin and your stack — this is the episode. Watch to the end for Simon's prediction on the April China Summit and exactly what Bitcoiners should be doing right now.🔔 Subscribe for weekly Bitcoin Podcasts and Tutorials https://www.youtube.com/@BTCSessionsChapters: 00:00:00 The War Nobody Can Explain — Simon Dixon's Take00:00:43 Iran Conflict Overview: Fog of War & Missing Narrative00:01:30 The Proof of Weapons Network Explained00:02:23 Transition to a Multipolar World: The Big Picture00:04:19 How the Financial Industrial Complex Controls America00:05:10 The End of the Gold Standard & the Fiat Ponzi00:06:48 How a $50,000 Drone Changed Modern Warfare00:07:48 China's Manufacturing Dominance & Rare Earth Control00:09:22 America's Debt Crisis & Fiscal Dominance Stage00:12:29 Gulf Sovereign Wealth Funds & the New World Order00:15:26 Zionism, the Greater Israel Project & Strategic Tension00:17:48 Iran-Contra Decoded: How America Funded Both Sides00:21:51 Follow the Money: Who Actually Benefits From This War00:29:41 This Isn't America vs Iran — Here's Who's Actually Fighting00:33:06 What Is Really Happening Right Now in the Middle East00:38:08 How the Gulf Countries Bought Trump & Co-opted America00:41:59 Iran Is Not a Monolith: The Two Factions of Power00:48:10 Iran Nuclear Deal: The Agreement That Triggered the War00:53:57 The Real Battle: Financial Capital vs Military Capital00:57:11 Regional Stability & the Biggest Trade of the Century01:00:11 The Strait of Hormuz: The World's Most Powerful Weapon01:04:35 The April China Summit: Simon Dixon's Prediction01:07:27 Peace in the Middle East — Is It Actually Possible?01:15:44 What Bitcoiners Should Do Right NowAbout Simon DixonX: @SimonDixonTwittYouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@SimonDixon21💡BOOK Private Sessions with Nathan, Gary, or Ben at Bitcoin Mentor: Master self-custody, hardware, multisig, Lightning, privacy, and more. 👉 Visit btcmentor.io Previous Episodes with NVK & Francis Pouliot: https://youtu.be/nA4T-66itoAFollow Us on X:• BTC Sessions: @BTCsessions• Nathan: @theBTCmentor• Gary: @GaryLeeNYC#Bitcoin #SimonDixon #IranWar #GeopoliticsExplained #FollowTheMoney #GlobalReset #MultiPolarWorld #StraitOfHormuz #FinancialIndustrialComplex #BitcoinMacro #BTCSessions #Geopolitics #WorldOrder #ChinaSummit #BitcoinPodcast #SelfCustody #Bitcoiners #MacroEconomics #MiddleEast #IranConflict

Mentor Sessions Ep. 056: Bitcoin Privacy Is At Risk (But These Fixes Are Coming) | NVK & Francis PouliotAddress reuse is silently destroying Bitcoin privacy—and most Bitcoiners have no idea how exposed they are. Coinkite founder NVK and Bull Bitcoin founder Francis Pouliot break down the most critical privacy vulnerabilities in Bitcoin today, why kidnappings tied to crypto wealth are surging across Europe (one every four days in France), and the technical solutions finally closing the gap. From silent payments and async pay join to BIP322 proof of reserves and UTXO management, this is the most comprehensive Bitcoin privacy conversation of 2025. Learn why giving your xpub to an exchange is catastrophic, how 5% pay join adoption could break chain analysis entirely, and why Nostr disposable identities may be the missing piece for private payments. If you hold Bitcoin, this episode could protect your life—not just your stack.About NVK: Founder of Coinkite, creators of the COLDCARD.🐦 https://x.com/nvk | 🌐 https://coinkite.comAbout Francis Pouliot: CEO of Bull Bitcoin.🐦 https://x.com/francispouliot_ | 🌐 https://bullbitcoin.comChapters:00:00:00 Teaser & Intro – Bitcoin Privacy Risks Are Real00:01:05 Where Bitcoin Self-Custody Stands Today00:03:32 Three Unsolved Bitcoin Problems: Privacy, Speed & Inheritance00:05:46 The UX Problem: Aggregating Bitcoin Tools00:08:16 Dangers of Single-Vendor Bitcoin Solutions00:11:27 Silent Payments Explained: What They Are & Why They Matter00:13:06 Async Pay Join & BIP77: Underused Privacy Tool00:15:35 Why Receiving Silent Payments Is Hard00:17:10 Nostr as a Payment Identity Layer00:19:41 Disposable Identity: The Missing Privacy Piece00:23:00 Silent Payments Into Wasabi: The Dream Flow00:28:13 Why xpub Sharing Is a Privacy Disaster00:30:44 On-Chain Privacy vs Layer 2 Privacy00:33:38 How Pay Join Breaks Chain Analysis00:37:11 Network-Level Privacy Tools: Kyoto & Floresce00:39:43 Why Bitcoin Kidnappings Are Surging in Europe00:41:32 Identity Leaks & KYC Data Exposure00:44:04 ColdCard Firmware: BIP322 Proof of Reserves00:48:20 WIF Private Key Signing on ColdCard00:51:34 UTXO Management: The Underrated Problem00:54:14 Push Transactions & Broadcast Privacy00:59:43 Migrating Wallets Privately: The Right Way01:05:06 Lightning at Merchant Scale: Still Not There01:09:39 Cashu Mints, Federation Models & Trust Trade-offs01:14:26 MintChip: Canada's Forgotten Digital Cash01:19:57 Liquid Network, Stablecoins & Confidential Transactions01:32:44 Depix: Brazil's Liquid Stablecoin Explained01:37:00 Bitcoin Development Happening at the App Layer01:39:17 What's Coming from Coinkite & Bull Bitcoin⚡ Abundant Mines – Fully managed Bitcoin mining: https://qrco.de/bgYKPB🔒 COLDCARD – 5% off the best hardware wallet: https://qrco.de/bfiDBV🛡️ Dirty Man Safe – 10% off with code BTCSESSIONS: https://dirtymansafe.com🏠 Horizon – Unlock home equity for Bitcoin: https://joinhorizon.com/?ref=BTCSESSIONS💡 Bitcoin Mentor – Book a private session: btcmentor.ioPrevious Episode with Matt Hill: https://youtu.be/Dv1-JfjxuAYFollow Us on X: @BTCsessions | @theBTCmentor | @GaryLeeNYC#Bitcoin #BitcoinPrivacy #SilentPayments #PayJoin #ColdCard #NVK #FrancisPouliot #BullBitcoin #Coinkite #UTXOManagement #BitcoinSecurity #ChainAnalysis #BIP322 #ProofOfReserves #LightningNetwork #Nostr #BTCSessions #BitcoinPodcast #SelfCustody #HardwareWallet