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This is the Bitcoin Infinity Show, a Bitcoin philosophy podcast hosted by Knut Svanholm and Luke de Wolf! In each episode, we explore the infinite potential of Bitcoin from a philosophical perspective. Join us if you want to go deeper down the rabbit hole of Bitcoin and related freedom-go-up technologies and ideas! Formerly the Freedom Footprint Show.
Episodes
Tuesday Jul 18, 2023
Tuesday Jul 18, 2023
In this episode we welcome investment manager and Bitcoin advocate Lawrence Lepard. We discuss inflation, deflation, the current failures of the banking system, the time frame of hyperbitcoinization, the ossification of bitcoin, and much more.
Connect with Lawrence on Twitter: https://twitter.com/LawrenceLepard
00:00:00 - Intro
00:02:30 - Welcoming Lawrence Lepard
00:03:08 - Dealing with Twitter
00:06:05 - Madeira Connections
00:07:57 - Orange Pilling Techniques
00:10:19 - Hyperbitcoinization
00:18:35 - Will Bitcoin Save the World?
00:25:06 - Bitcoin as Democracy Money
00:28:04 - The Ossification of Bitcoin
00:30:33 - Scaling Bitcoin
00:35:26 - Bitcoin as a Truth Machine
00:40:23 - Bitcoin, Energy, and Power
00:45:50 - Companies and Governments Owning Bitcoin
00:51:54 - Bitcoiners and Conspiracy Theories
00:55:56 - Bitcoin and Responsibility
00:57:16 - Running a Node
01:00:42 - What Bitcoin Does for Adopters
01:13:18 - Wrapping Up - Where to Find Lawrence Lepard
The Freedom Footprint Show is hosted by Knut Svanholm and BTCPseudoFinn. We are concerned about your Freedom Footprint! Join us as we talk to #bitcoin philosophers about how #bitcoin can expand your Freedom Footprint and much more!
The show is sponsored by Wasabi Wallet, the privacy-focused desktop wallet with Tor and coinjoin built in. The coins you send to the wallet are coinjoined through Tor, so when you take the coins out they are private. Visit https://wasabiwallet.io/ and download Wasabi Wallet!
The show is sponsored by Orange Pill App, the social network for bitcoiners aiming to increase hyperbitcoinization in your local area. Download the Orange Pill App today! See https://www.theorangepillapp.com/ for details and connect with them on Twitter https://twitter.com/orangepillapp
The show is sponspored by bitcoinbook.shop, the #bitcoin only bookshop by Konsensus Network. Check out https://bitcoinbook.shop/ for Bitcoin books in more than a dozen languages, both original and in translation. Use code FOOTPRINT for 10% off at bitcoinbook.shop!
Follow us on Twitter:
https://twitter.com/FootprintShow
https://twitter.com/knutsvanholm
https://twitter.com/BtcPseudoFinn
https://twitter.com/KonsensusN
Visit our websites for more info:
https://konsensus.network/
https://bitcoinbook.shop/
https://www.knutsvanholm.com/
Tuesday Jul 11, 2023
Tuesday Jul 11, 2023
In this episode we are joined by Brian De Mint, author of Bitcoin Evangelism and Chief Marketing Officer at Orange Pill App.
Today we dig more into how Orange Pill App is connecting Bitcoiners around the world, we discuss Bitcoin’s marketing problem, and we hear about how Brian is spreading the bitcoin message to no-coiners and alt-coiners through his book, Bitcoin Evangelism.
Connect with Brian on Orange Pill App! And also on Twitter: https://twitter.com/BrianDeMint
00:00:00 - Intro
00:02:41 - Welcoming Brian De Mint
00:04:41 - Introduction to Brian
00:07:06 - Bitcoin Evangelism
00:08:19 - Orange Pill App
00:18:21 - Conferences and Events
00:23:45 - Evangelizing Bitcoin
00:32:01 - Centralization vs Decentralization
00:41:41 - Brian's Business Background
00:49:48 - Bitcoin's Marketing Problem
00:57:13 - When Did Bitcoin Make It?
01:08:41 - Bitcoin and Violence
01:12:06 - Bitcoin is Keeping a Secret
01:18:44 - Wrapping Up - Where to Find Brian De Mint
The Freedom Footprint Show is hosted by Knut Svanholm and BTCPseudoFinn. We are concerned about your Freedom Footprint! Join us as we talk to #bitcoin philosophers about how #bitcoin can expand your Freedom Footprint and much more!
The show is sponsored by Wasabi Wallet, the privacy-focused desktop wallet with Tor and coinjoin built in. The coins you send to the wallet are coinjoined through Tor, so when you take the coins out they are private. Visit https://wasabiwallet.io/ and download Wasabi Wallet!
The show is sponsored by Orange Pill App, the social network for bitcoiners aiming to increase hyperbitcoinization in your local area. Download the Orange Pill App today! See https://www.theorangepillapp.com/ for details and connect with them on Twitter https://twitter.com/orangepillapp
The show is sponspored by bitcoinbook.shop, the #bitcoin only bookshop by Konsensus Network. Check out https://bitcoinbook.shop/ for Bitcoin books in more than a dozen languages, both original and in translation. Use code FOOTPRINT for 10% off at bitcoinbook.shop!
Follow us on Twitter:
https://twitter.com/FootprintShow
https://twitter.com/knutsvanholm
https://twitter.com/BtcPseudoFinn
https://twitter.com/KonsensusN
Visit our websites for more info:
https://konsensus.network/
https://bitcoinbook.shop/
https://www.knutsvanholm.com/
Tuesday Jul 04, 2023
Tuesday Jul 04, 2023
In this episode of the Freedom Footprint show, we are joined by Dan Leslie, Business Development Manager at HashX Mining. In the episode, we’ll shed some light into the world of bitcoin mining, in a deep dive that is both technical and philosophical. Beyond mining, we’ll discuss human cooperation, positivity and toxicity in the bitcoin community, the mysticism of Proof of Work, the relationship between bitcoin and energy, and much more.
Connect with Dan on Twitter: https://twitter.com/0dannboy
Connect with HashX on Twitter: https://twitter.com/hashX_mining
00:00:00 - Intro
00:02:28 - Welcoming Daniel Leslie
00:06:53 - HashX projects in Australia
00:09:40 - Cooperation, positivity and toxicity in the Bitcoin Community
00:14:09 - The Mysticality of Proof of Work
00:16:53 - Bitcoin and the Perfect Form of Energy
00:21:11 - Incentive Systems and Capitalism
00:23:37 - Bitcon Mining 101
00:28:47 - The Trap of Centralization
00:31:14 - The necessity of DIfficulty Adjustment
00:37:38 - Bitcoin Encoding Energy and Reverse Hacking
00:43:36 - The Game of Bitcoin
00:48:58 - Bitcoin as a Communication System
00:52:43 - Property Rights
00:56:57 - The Prospect of Violence in a Hyperbitcoinized World
01:05:33 - Investing in Bitcoin Mining
01:08:53 - A true Konsensus Mechanism
01:14:19 - The future of the Blockchain and Bitcoin Mining
01:30:23 - Materialism, High-Time Preference and Hyperinflation
01:38:51 - Living the meme and the power of the Bear Market
01:41:24 - Bitcoin as the Tower of Babel
01:44:17 - Where to find Daniel
The Freedom Footprint Show is hosted by Knut Svanholm and BTCPseudoFinn. We are concerned about your Freedom Footprint! Join us as we talk to #bitcoin philosophers about how #bitcoin can expand your Freedom Footprint and much more!
The show is sponsored by Wasabi Wallet, the privacy-focused desktop wallet with Tor and coinjoin built in. The coins you send to the wallet are coinjoined through Tor, so when you take the coins out they are private. Visit https://wasabiwallet.io/ and download Wasabi Wallet!
The show is sponsored by Orange Pill App, the social network for bitcoiners aiming to increase hyperbitcoinization in your local area. Download the Orange Pill App today! See https://www.theorangepillapp.com/ for details and connect with them on Twitter https://twitter.com/orangepillapp
The show is sponspored by bitcoinbook.shop, the #bitcoin only bookshop by Konsensus Network. Check out bitcoinbook.shop for Bitcoin books in more than a dozen languages, both original and in translation.Use code FOOTPRINT for 10% off at bitcoinbook.shop!
Follow us on Twitter:
https://twitter.com/FootprintShow
https://twitter.com/knutsvanholm
https://twitter.com/BtcPseudoFinn
https://twitter.com/KonsensusN
Visit our websites for more info:
Tuesday Jun 27, 2023
Tuesday Jun 27, 2023
In this episode we host Samson Mow, formerly of Blockstream, CEO of Jan3, and one of the most important figures in the blocksize wars.
In this episode, we’ll learn all about Jan3, we’ll discuss the relationship between nation-states and bitcoin, and we explore how governance might look like in the future.
Connect with Samson on Twitter: https://twitter.com/Excellion
Follow Jan3 on Twitter: https://twitter.com/JAN3com
00:00:00 - Intro
00:02:42 - Introducing Samson Mow + BTCPrague Recap
00:04:18 - Jan3 and Educating Nations About Bitcoin
00:08:48 - How Do Governments Own Bitcoin?
00:11:56 - Bitcoin is the Only Thing You Really Own
00:13:42 - Does Bitcoin Obsolete Borders?
00:17:51 - The Best Protection from Nation States
00:19:10 - Prince Filip's Work at Jan3
00:20:18 - Monarchy vs Republic vs ?
00:24:40 - Gaming
00:28:05 - How To Achieve Consensus Government
00:31:30 - Would Bitcoin Work on Mars?
00:32:52 - Artificial Intelligence
00:35:31 - Lightning and Tokens in Gaming
00:38:47 - Liquid and Future Finance
00:40:08 - Bitcoin as Everything, or Half of It
00:41:33 - Bits vs Sats
00:42:46 - Satoshi's Coins
00:44:36 - Lost Coins and Inheritance
00:46:06 - HODLing vs Saving
00:48:08 - The Biggest Threat to Bitcoin
The Freedom Footprint Show is hosted by Knut Svanholm and BTCPseudoFinn. We are concerned about your Freedom Footprint! Join us as we talk to #bitcoin philosophers about how #bitcoin can expand your Freedom Footprint and much more!
The show is sponsored by Wasabi Wallet, the privacy-focused desktop wallet with Tor and coinjoin built in. The coins you send to the wallet are coinjoined through Tor, so when you take the coins out they are private. Visit https://wasabiwallet.io/ and download Wasabi Wallet!
The show is sponsored by Orange Pill App, the social network for bitcoiners aiming to increase hyperbitcoinization in your local area. Download the Orange Pill App today! See https://www.theorangepillapp.com/ for details and connect with them on Twitter https://twitter.com/orangepillapp
The show is sponspored by bitcoinbook.shop, the #bitcoin only bookshop by Konsensus Network. Check out bitcoinbook.shop for Bitcoin books in more than a dozen languages, both original and in translation.
Follow us on Twitter:
https://twitter.com/FootprintShow
https://twitter.com/knutsvanholm
https://twitter.com/BtcPseudoFinn
https://twitter.com/KonsensusN
Visit our websites for more info:
Tuesday Jun 20, 2023
Tuesday Jun 20, 2023
In this episode of the Freedom Footprint Show, we're joined by Michael Saylor, the executive chairman of MicroStrategy and a renowned Bitcoin visionary. Recorded in person at BTC Prague, this episode delves into the transformative power of Bitcoin, discussing its impact on violence, the concept of maximalism, and the philosophy of Bitcoin as a sacrificial act. Michael Saylor's unique insights provide a thought-provoking perspective on the future of Bitcoin and its role in shaping individual sovereignty and freedom.
Key Points Discussed:
🔹 Bitcoin's influence on reducing global violence
🔹 The ethical and philosophical aspects of Bitcoin maximalism
🔹 Bitcoin as a tool for preserving individual sovereignty
What You Will Discover:
🔹 Insights into Bitcoin's potential in shaping a peaceful, decentralized world
🔹 How Bitcoin upholds personal freedom and liberty
🔹 Michael Saylor's vision of Bitcoin's future impact on society
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Connect with Michael Saylor:
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Your engagement helps us keep bringing you the content that empowers and educates on bitcoin and freedom. Let's head towards the orange glowing light together!
Chapters:
00:00:00 - Intro
00:02:28 - Welcoming Michael Saylor and BTCPrague
00:03:36 - Science Fiction's Influence on Michael Saylor
00:07:25 - Human Action in Relation to Energy and Bitcoin
00:11:33 - Bitcoin's Incentives
00:15:49 - The Relationship Between Difficulty and Costliness
00:21:33 - You Are Your Bitcoin
00:23:20 - How Bitcoin Discourages Violence
00:31:17 - The Nature of Custodians
00:38:23 - How Much Bitcoin Will Make It?
00:46:53 - The Meaning of Maximalism
00:58:22 - Satoshi's Coins
01:06:20 - Will Shitcoining Get Harder?
01:17:14 - Bitcoin is Inevitable
01:24:33 - Kilo Price of a Bitcoin
01:28:23 - Infinity Day 2023 (Wrapping Up)
Embark on a journey into the world of bitcoin and its role in enhancing financial freedom and personal liberty with the Freedom Footprint Show, hosted by Knut Svanholm and Luke de Wolf. This bitcoin podcast is a haven for those interested in expanding your freedom footprint by emitting as much freedom dioxide as possible!
In each episode, explore everything from deep philosophy to practical tools to expand your freedom footprint, especially focusing on Bitcoin and the related tools and technologies. The show is designed to enlighten and captivate both seasoned bitcoin enthusiasts and those new to the concept of financial autonomy through bitcoin.
Join us as we head toward the orange glowing light together!
Tuesday Jun 13, 2023
Tuesday Jun 13, 2023
In this episode we’re joined by Rahim Taghizadegan the last Austrian economist of the Austrian school. He has written more than a dozen books and is the founder of the private university scholarium in Vienna, where the Austrian School is kept alive.
In our conversation, among other things, we discuss the history of Austrian economics, we cover why Keynesian economics is a scam, and of course, the role of Bitcoin in enabling a future based on real trust.
Connect with Rahim on Twitter: https://twitter.com/scholarium_at
Information about Scholarium (in German): https://scholarium.at/
00:00:00 - Intro
00:02:26 - Introducing Rahim Taghizadegan
00:06:57 - Misconceptions About Economics
00:11:54 - Why Keynesian Economics Became Popular
00:15:14 - Money as an Adjective
00:18:52 - Bitcoin's Emergence
00:22:11 - Choice and Human Action
00:24:56 - Are Politicians Good for Bitcoin?
00:32:40 - KYC Policies
00:38:03 - Bitcoin and Trust
00:42:27 - Biological Competition vs Catallactic Competition
00:48:32 - The Origins of Austrian Economics
00:57:55 - The Praxeology Book
01:06:27 - Austrian Economics and Bitcoin
01:13:26 - Scholarium and Traditional Universities
01:20:08 - Wrapping Up - Where to Find Rahim and More on Scholarium
The Freedom Footprint Show is hosted by Knut Svanholm and BTCPseudoFinn. We are concerned about your Freedom Footprint! Join us as we talk to #bitcoin philosophers about how #bitcoin can expand your Freedom Footprint and much more!
The show is sponsored by Orange Pill App, the social network for bitcoiners aiming to increase hyperbitcoinization in your local area. Download the Orange Pill App today! See https://www.theorangepillapp.com/ for details and connect with them on Twitter https://twitter.com/orangepillapp
The show is sponsored by Wasabi Wallet, the privacy-focused desktop wallet with Tor and coinjoin built in. The coins you send to the wallet are coinjoined through Tor, so when you take the coins out they are private. Visit https://wasabiwallet.io/ and download Wasabi Wallet!
The Freedom Footprint Show is produced by Konsensus Network, the first #bitcoin only publishing house. Check out Konsensus.Network for Bitcoin books in more than a dozen languages, both original and in translation.
Follow us on Twitter:
https://twitter.com/FootprintShow
https://twitter.com/knutsvanholm
https://twitter.com/BtcPseudoFinn
https://twitter.com/KonsensusN
Visit our websites for more info:
Tuesday Jun 06, 2023
Tuesday Jun 06, 2023
In this episode we welcome Andreas Franke, aramedic, therapist, hypnotherapist and founder of Pleb Coach, a service that provides counseling and support on the topics of Bitcoin, sustainability and digitization. Andreas tells us all about his near death experience, and together we discuss trauma, stoicism, fear, invisible enemies, the dangers of isolation and how Bitcoin can help us envision a better future.
Connect with Andreas on Twitter: https://twitter.com/neacos_official
The Pleb Coach website: https://neacos.org/portfolio/pleb-coach/
00:00:00 - Intro
00:02:33 - Introduction to Andreas Franke
00:05:32 - Andreas brush with death and dealing with trauma
00:15:41 - Accepting the trauma or letting go
00:21:54 - Creating your own reality and living the meme
00:25:17 - Fear and invisible enemies
00:30:03 - The dangers of isolation
00:33:42 - Andreas experience with police and victimless crimes
00:39:24 - Housing rights and a touch of Praxeology
00:42:52 - Andreas Orange Pilling story
00:45:26 - Plep Coach and hypnotherapy
00:51:09 - The Meme Theory
00:55:05 - Overcoming fears
01:04:56 - Wrapping up and where to find Andreas
The Freedom Footprint Show is hosted by Knut Svanholm and BTCPseudoFinn. We are concerned about your Freedom Footprint! Join us as we talk to #bitcoin philosophers about how #bitcoin can expand your Freedom Footprint and much more!
The show is sponsored by Orange Pill App, the social network for bitcoiners aiming to increase hyperbitcoinization in your local area. Download the Orange Pill App today! See https://www.theorangepillapp.com/ for details and connect with them on Twitter https://twitter.com/orangepillapp
The show is sponsored by Wasabi Wallet, the privacy-focused desktop wallet with Tor and coinjoin built in. The coins you send to the wallet are coinjoined through Tor, so when you take the coins out they are private. Visit https://wasabiwallet.io/ and download Wasabi Wallet!
The Freedom Footprint Show is produced by Konsensus Network, the first #bitcoin only publishing house. Check out Konsensus.Network for Bitcoin books in more than a dozen languages, both original and in translation.
Follow us on Twitter:
https://twitter.com/FootprintShow
https://twitter.com/knutsvanholm
https://twitter.com/BtcPseudoFinn
https://twitter.com/KonsensusN
Visit our websites for more info:
Tuesday May 30, 2023
Tuesday May 30, 2023
In this episode we are joined by Alexander Bard - Swedish musician turned philosopher and theologian. He is the co-author of 5 books, soon to be 6, including The Netocrats, The Global Empire, and Syntheism - Creating God in the Internet Age. He is a major proponent of Syntheism, a movement focused on how atheists and pantheists can achieve the same feelings of community and awe experienced in traditional theistic religions.
This is a wide-ranging talk on many topics we’ve never tackled before. We deep dive into AI, game theory, centralization and decentralization, religion, the idea of the shamanic or shamanoid individual, attentionalism and capitalism, trust… the list goes on and on but at the core we discuss the revolution of Bitcoin.
Connect with Alexander Bard on Twitter: https://twitter.com/Bardissimo
00:00:00 - Intro
00:03:02 - Welcoming Alexander Bard
00:04:48 - AI and Bitcoin
00:07:25 - Centralization, Decentralization, and Tyranny
00:10:50 - Reasons for Bitcoin (and Not Shitcoins)
00:30:22 - Democracy and Libertarianism
00:32:48 - Capitalism Versus Attentionalism
00:35:34 - Bitcoin, Algorithms, and A
00:40:21 - How Alexander Found Knut
00:42:15 - Libertarianism vs Tribalism
00:43:49 - Shamanoids
00:49:30 - Bitcoin and the Development of Technology
00:51:55 - About Alexander's Books
00:55:32 - Shamanoids and Psychedelics
00:57:21 - Monogamy and Sex
00:59:06 - The Nature of Religions
01:05:36 - The Exodus of Bitcoiners
01:10:57 - Trust Through Religion
01:14:52 - Bitcoin vs Capitalism
01:20:54 - Bitcoin vs Crypto
01:29:16 - Closing Perspective on Bitcoin and Religion
01:31:59 - Wrapping Up - Where to Find Alexander Bard
The Freedom Footprint Show is hosted by Knut Svanholm and BTCPseudoFinn. We are concerned about your Freedom Footprint! Join us as we talk to #bitcoin philosophers about how #bitcoin can expand your Freedom Footprint and much more!
The show is sponsored by Orange Pill App, the social network for bitcoiners aiming to increase hyperbitcoinization in your local area. Download the Orange Pill App today! See https://www.theorangepillapp.com/ for details and connect with them on Twitter https://twitter.com/orangepillapp
The show is sponsored by Wasabi Wallet, the privacy-focused desktop wallet with Tor and coinjoin built in. The coins you send to the wallet are coinjoined through Tor, so when you take the coins out they are private. Visit https://wasabiwallet.io/ and download Wasabi Wallet!
The Freedom Footprint Show is produced by Konsensus Network, the first #bitcoin only publishing house. Check out Konsensus.Network for Bitcoin books in more than a dozen languages, both original and in translation.
Follow us on Twitter:
https://twitter.com/FootprintShow
https://twitter.com/knutsvanholm
https://twitter.com/BtcPseudoFinn
https://twitter.com/KonsensusN
Visit our websites for more info: