612: 25 Years of LinuxFest Northwest

Imho we have let the crypto skeptics get inside our heads. I think as a community we should lean into the fact that boost are powered by bitcoin. As a small business, I’m grateful to have support in a hard asset. It’s helped me fight inflation and keep my head above water. Bitcoin is an intelligence test, and I don’t need everyone in the world listening. I want a great audience, not the biggest audience possible. These are things we should lean into as a podcasting community trying to offer an alternative to mainstream crap. Go Podcasting!

Just wanted to say I really appreciate the work you guys do behind the scenes for the us Podcasters out here! Also +1 to the idea of putting an on-chain Address in the funding tag. I’ve definitely heard from a few listeners that would support via onchain, because that’s where they already have their stats.

Surprise surprise, I'm still making my way up to the current episodes lol. Lesson for everybody, do not ever get behind! I think I've been catching up since The Bitcoin dad pod. It's been a while since we had a good old-fashioned Chris soap box! I enjoy them for no other reason than you are clearly passionate, and in this case people are actively (while maybe accidentally) advocating to keep podcasting stagnant. Keep up the good work!

Fresh TWiB: Why I think a rate cut was a lock and it’s not because of the jobs revision. That’s a smoke screen. Also, why this cut Isn’t a ripper for the price, yet.

Getting reports of boosts failing from Fountain.fm, so test boooost/zaaap!

Thanks, Chris!

Fresh episode! This one is mostly my take on the Bitcoin Core drama/arbitrary data storage battle that really heated up this week.

So excited about LIT support in Castamatic, great work!

Happy to help test / transition things at Jupiter Broadcasting as app’s transition off the Alby API. After listening today, my biggest concern would be losing the info in the TLV record. And how to handle the transition in our value tags.

Killer value to the community this week in taking time to talk patiently with Rob at Libsyn. Good work! Really been enjoying the board meetings recently. Happy belated birthday Podfather 🍻

Sending a little love from the new Fountain update! 🫡

Thanks for another great TWIB. Here’s a vote for continued macro coverage, please.

The show is back after a week, and there are two big topics I wanted to focus on.

Thanks, Chris!

Enjoy a fresh TWiB hot off the encoder. If you think the Genius Act doesn’t impact Bitcoin, I’m gonna try to change your mind this week.

You mentioned the JB website in this episode, and it reminded me of Office Hours. I know it's on hiatus, but it would be awesome to have a new episode that talks about how the websites doing, and how features like self-hosted RSS is coming along! Maybe there could be a "Office Hours Tax" on each JB show, were a small split goes to the Office Hours fund? (Also, this is a Star Trek boost, since the original is under the sat limit)

Please don't cancel the show!

Long time listener, first time Booster! Love it!

Appreciation boost! Sometimes you just feel the need!

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A new TWiB is OUT! One of those weeks where three major threads come together. Fountain: https://fountain.fm/episode/dTEBJWfB7s6YhdS43Mlr YouTube: https://youtu.be/OFKJRklDjRs Key Topics: Energy sector instability and rising inflation Federal Reserve rate hikes Bond market pressure Failure of the Senate Clarity Act Strategic Bitcoin Reserve proposal AI industry slowdown and the 'AI doomer' narrative Impact on Bitcoin of AI capital allocation changes

A new TWiB is OUT! I start with the macro-economic pressures, the ongoing conflict in Iran, U.S. treasury bond buybacks, and then share my personal experience with a security vulnerability affecting the Liquid Network. Fountain: https://fountain.fm/episode/mIwdiPrv65Uuxt9WRoEa YouTube: https://youtu.be/iruK5siFmXg

A fresh This Week in Bitcoin is OUT. Fountain: https://fountain.fm/episode/bLqFK0gCm5IGbciB7UQx YouTube: https://youtu.be/CFUJ7RD_Jp4 Kind of an exciting week for Bitcoiners, a structural shift is taking hold across markets, institutions, and Bitcoin.

This Week in Bitcoin 120 is OUT! We pick up right where we left off after a historic couple of weeks. With some very good long-term signs for Bitcoin. Fountain: https://fountain.fm/episode/oUfv7KZfztfznV7Ia03C YouTube: https://youtu.be/gz7yq4oswi4

From DOGE to Bessent breaking out the checkbook and buying his own supply. I’ll explain why Treasury is buying back its own bonds, and why Bitcoin is ripping on the news. Plus some Bitcoin Core32 news, wallet security updates, and more. Fountain: https://fountain.fm/episode/mINbvSG83CfjIsCCRoAE YouTube: https://youtu.be/eF5VA-ogQMo

Some quick macro, then we get into why BIP-110 failed. I have thoughts. And I brought the receipts. Fountain: https://fountain.fm/episode/h6lhMkYx4bERAAPXZXTf YouTube: https://youtu.be/RWyu5YanEGU

A new TWiB is out. I guess I’m at the anger phase over this Coldcard situation. But there’s a lot of other important stuff in this episode too. Enjoy! 🍻

A Fresh TWiB is OUT: https://fountain.fm/episode/UWgdr9MLVIo4Z1UHWy3S YouTube: https://youtu.be/icity09i_KM Things are moving quick this week, and I do my best to get you up to date with nothing but signal. Enjoy! 🍻

Fresh TWiB is out! Don’t miss this one, enjoy! 🍻

A fresh TWiB is OUT. King Dollar is back, the debasement trade is supposedly dead, and Bitcoin is left testing the one question that matters: what happens when Saylor stops buying? Foutain: https://fountain.fm/studio/40huHEEF6JMPGYctMuUI/nfKPiMVds7O… YouTube: https://youtu.be/bHcefWnhxzM Enjoy 🍻

🍻 This Week in Bitcoin 110 is out: https://fountain.fm/episode/GpjNLzVOziMYPPw6rEPW Key Topics: Macro Emerging AI Bubble Concerns and Debt Financing in Tech Bitcoin's Fading Narrative and Future Price Projections Analysis of the BIP-110 Soft Fork and its Activation Challenges The Potential of AI and Bitcoin for Societal Advancement And… well a lot more. Enjoy! YouTube: https://youtu.be/jDa-SQPuUXA

A fresh TWiB is OUT: https://fountain.fm/episode/qdVm5302Frm2o4XoTo8k * This week, the market forced peace. * And the Fed gets a new face. * The Iran deal wasn’t just geopolitics. * It was oil, debt, and inflation finally putting a hard limit on American power. * And why Bitcoiners can’t afford to look away. Two stories, one signal. I break it all down. YouTube version: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Oxan8KDlkdE Enjoy 🍻

A fresh TWiB is out: https://fountain.fm/episode/PqxZpjyPpvk6a5R8qRxl Now with video, which can be helpful for some of the clips! (And on YouTube: https://youtu.be/yzZBNvBxkSI) Key Topics: Inflation and purchasing power erosion Global energy crisis and market disconnects Central bank monetary policy and interest rates Fiscal dominance and government intervention in tech/AI AI's potential market disruption long-term Diverging retail vs. institutional sentiment in Bitcoin Bitcoin's value proposition as a hedge against debasement Efforts for US Bitcoin tax reform Zcash's critical bug and centralization risks Sam Bankman-Fried's pardon appeal Enjoy 🍻

Fresh TWiB and it’s packed with research. Key Topics: AI pump and its distortion of Q1 U.S. GDP growth Unprecedented valuations and financial challenges of upcoming AI IPOs (SpaceX, OpenAI, Anthropic, XAI) Circular revenue models and rapid hardware obsolescence in the AI industry Impact of rising interest rates and inflation on debt-laden AI companies Geopolitical risks, energy shocks, and the depletion of strategic petroleum reserves Bitcoin's performance compared to AI stocks and the "digital gold" narrative SpaceX's significant Bitcoin treasury holdings MicroStrategy's evolving Bitcoin strategy The Clarity Act and its implications for stablecoins and surveillance Misinformation regarding U.S. seizure of Iranian "crypto" Discussion of a potential U.S. "strategic Bitcoin reserve" Bitcoin as an "information arbitrage" and its future price potential Bitcoin network fundamentals and long-term stacking strategy Enjoy!

A packed This Week in Bitcoin is out! Key Topics: - Bitcoin's market underperformance compared to AI and tech stocks - Mark Cuban's criticisms of Bitcoin and the host's rebuttal - Macroeconomic factors and "liquidity black holes" influencing Bitcoin, including major upcoming IPOs - Lynn Alden's analysis of AI as a competitor for capital and the stagnation of the broader altcoin market - The "narrative exhaustion" and collapse in the altcoin sector, particularly Ethereum - Agentic use cases for Bitcoin, including Nunchuck wallet's CLI for multi-sig setups - The controversial BIP-110 soft fork and its game theory implications for miner adoption - Proposed "Mind in America Act" and its potential impact on Bitcoin mining decentralization in the US - Discussions around a potential US strategic Bitcoin reserve and the use of seized assets - The quantum computing threat to Bitcoin, and why experts are not concerned - Michael Saylor's ongoing Bitcoin accumulation strategy Enjoy! 🍻

A fresh TWiB is out. Packed, and the first episode with a video version as an alternative enclosure. Check it out and let me know what you think!