“This insatiable demand for energy & 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.”
— Daniel Roberts Daniel Roberts is the co-founder of IREN. In this interview, we discuss surging demand vs power scarcity chokepoints, balance sheet strategies, changing AI & Bitcoin energy use narratives, mining in a bull-run and a multi-decade outlook. - - - - This episode’s sponsors:  IREN - Bitcoin Mining. Done Sustainably 
Swan Bitcoin - Invest in Bitcoin with Swan 
Bitcasino - The Future of Gaming is here 
Ledger- State of the art Bitcoin hardware wallet 
Casa - Take control of your digital wealth 
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“This is the way these tools are going to be sold to us, convenience, entertainment, and, we have to decide as individuals, families, communities, etc., where is the line for us?”
— Derrick Broze Derrick Broze is an investigative journalist, author, documentary filmmaker, and activist. In this interview, we discuss Trump & Bitcoin, the Ross Ulbricht case, the rise of the technocratic state, surveillance & privacy and the AI digital arms race. - - - - This episode’s sponsors: IREN - Bitcoin Mining. Done Sustainably 
Swan Bitcoin - Invest in Bitcoin with Swan 
Bitcasino - The Future of Gaming is here 
Ledger- State of the art Bitcoin hardware wallet 
Casa - Take control of your digital wealth 
----- WBD823 - Show Notes ----- If you enjoy The What Bitcoin Did Podcast you can help support the show by doing the following: Become a Patronand get access to shows early or help contribute Make a tip: Bitcoin: 3FiC6w7eb3dkcaNHMAnj39ANTAkv8Ufi2S QR Codes: Bitcoin If you do send a tip then please email me so that I can say thank you Subscribe on iTunes | Spotify | Stitcher | SoundCloud | YouTube | Deezer| TuneIn | RSS FeedLeave a review on iTunesShare the show and episodes with your friends and family Subscribe to the newsletter on my websiteFollow me on Twitter Personal | Twitter Podcast | Instagram | Medium|YouTubeIf you are interested in sponsoring the show, you can read more about that here or please feel free to drop me an email to discuss options.

The Technocratic State with Derrick Broze

“I still think this is going to be a massive bull market, it’s going to set your hair on fire, I think it’s going to be kind of scary at times how fast this is going to move.”
— Tuur Demeester Tuur Demeester is a Bitcoin investor and economist. In this interview, we discuss government corruption and the spending spiral, the creep of communism, the need to embrace volatility, if we can salvage democracy in a humble revolution, and why 2024 is the year of Bitcoin mass adoption. - - - - This episode’s sponsors: IREN - Bitcoin Mining. Done Sustainably 
Swan Bitcoin - Invest in Bitcoin with Swan 
Bitcasino - The Future of Gaming is here 
Ledger- State of the art Bitcoin hardware wallet 
Casa - Take control of your digital wealth 
----- WBD822 - Show Notes ----- If you enjoy The What Bitcoin Did Podcast you can help support the show by doing the following: Become a Patronand get access to shows early or help contribute Make a tip: Bitcoin: 3FiC6w7eb3dkcaNHMAnj39ANTAkv8Ufi2S QR Codes: Bitcoin If you do send a tip then please email me so that I can say thank you Subscribe on iTunes | Spotify | Stitcher | SoundCloud | YouTube | Deezer| TuneIn | RSS FeedLeave a review on iTunesShare the show and episodes with your friends and family Subscribe to the newsletter on my websiteFollow me on Twitter Personal | Twitter Podcast | Instagram | Medium|YouTubeIf you are interested in sponsoring the show, you can read more about that here or please feel free to drop me an email to discuss options.

The Bitcoin Powered Revolution with Tuur Demeester

“Bitcoin’s mandate to separate money and state, to disrupt an entire fiat financial system, and to act as the internet of money, that’s very broad and that encompasses a lot more than just what the Bitcoin base layer can do and what the Lightning Network can do.”
— Zack Voell Zack Voell is the Director of Marketing and Communications at Botanix Labs and Willem Schroe is Co-Founder and CEO at Botanix Labs and the Inventor of the Spiderchain. In this interview, we discuss how and why Botanix are bringing an Ethereum Virtual Machine to Bitcoin, the culture clash and building on Bitcoin. - - - - This episode’s sponsors: IREN - Bitcoin Mining. Done Sustainably 
Swan Bitcoin - Invest in Bitcoin with Swan 
Bitcasino - The Future of Gaming is here 
Ledger- State of the art Bitcoin hardware wallet 
Casa - Take control of your digital wealth 
----- WBD820 - Show Notes ----- If you enjoy The What Bitcoin Did Podcast you can help support the show by doing the following: Become a Patronand get access to shows early or help contribute Make a tip: Bitcoin: 3FiC6w7eb3dkcaNHMAnj39ANTAkv8Ufi2S QR Codes: Bitcoin If you do send a tip then please email me so that I can say thank you Subscribe on iTunes | Spotify | Stitcher | SoundCloud | YouTube | Deezer| TuneIn | RSS FeedLeave a review on iTunesShare the show and episodes with your friends and family Subscribe to the newsletter on my websiteFollow me on Twitter Personal | Twitter Podcast | Instagram | Medium|YouTubeIf you are interested in sponsoring the show, you can read more about that here or please feel free to drop me an email to discuss options.

Everything is Coming to Bitcoin with Zack Voell & Willem Schroe

“Changes to Bitcoin that are voluntary become…the most logical thing to cause some existential problem that wasn’t foreseen.”
— Parker Lewis Parker Lewis is a Bitcoin writer and educator and Head of Business Development at Zaprite. In this interview, we discuss scaling self-sovereignty vs sound money, code-changes, covenants, and risks in the regulatory, ETF, mining, and social layers. - - - - This episode’s sponsors: IREN - Bitcoin Mining. Done Sustainably 
Swan Bitcoin - Invest in Bitcoin with Swan 
Bitcasino - The Future of Gaming is here 
Ledger- State of the art Bitcoin hardware wallet 
Casa - Take control of your digital wealth 
Oslo Freedom Forum - June 3-5 2024 ----- WBD820 - Show Notes ----- If you enjoy The What Bitcoin Did Podcast you can help support the show by doing the following: Become a Patronand get access to shows early or help contribute Make a tip: Bitcoin: 3FiC6w7eb3dkcaNHMAnj39ANTAkv8Ufi2S QR Codes: Bitcoin If you do send a tip then please email me so that I can say thank you Subscribe on iTunes | Spotify | Stitcher | SoundCloud | YouTube | Deezer| TuneIn | RSS FeedLeave a review on iTunesShare the show and episodes with your friends and family Subscribe to the newsletter on my websiteFollow me on Twitter Personal | Twitter Podcast | Instagram | Medium|YouTubeIf you are interested in sponsoring the show, you can read more about that here or please feel free to drop me an email to discuss options.

Bitcoin’s Economic Incentives with Parker Lewis

“If you can enlarge the constituency of people who really, really care about Bitcoin, have a real stake in it, who are willing to fight really hard, and will vote on that basis, then politicians are going to realize that alienating or antagonising that constituency has a greater cost than going along with what they have to say.”
— Avik Roy Avik Roy is president of the Foundation for Research on Equal Opportunity think tank and a policy Editor at Forbes. In this interview, we discuss why Trump is supporting Bitcoin & crypto, the power of the growing Bitcoin voter base, and the coming fight with regulators. - - - - This episode’s sponsors: IREN - Bitcoin Mining. Done Sustainably 
Swan Bitcoin - Invest in Bitcoin with Swan 
Bitcasino - The Future of Gaming is here 
Ledger- State of the art Bitcoin hardware wallet 
Casa - Take control of your digital wealth 
Oslo Freedom Forum - June 3-5 2024 ----- WBD819 - Show Notes ----- If you enjoy The What Bitcoin Did Podcast you can help support the show by doing the following: Become a Patronand get access to shows early or help contribute Make a tip: Bitcoin: 3FiC6w7eb3dkcaNHMAnj39ANTAkv8Ufi2S QR Codes: Bitcoin If you do send a tip then please email me so that I can say thank you Subscribe on iTunes | Spotify | Stitcher | SoundCloud | YouTube | Deezer| TuneIn | RSS FeedLeave a review on iTunesShare the show and episodes with your friends and family Subscribe to the newsletter on my websiteFollow me on Twitter Personal | Twitter Podcast | Instagram | Medium|YouTubeIf you are interested in sponsoring the show, you can read more about that here or please feel free to drop me an email to discuss options.

Bitcoin & AI Power Scarcity with Daniel Roberts

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