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Bitcoin is a journey. Hosts Faris (economist) & Gordon (technologist) make the complex world of Bitcoin simple by interviewing experts & translating key concepts for the Bitcoin beginner. Need help? bitcoinbasics.help
- Update frequency
- every 8 days
- Average duration
- 29 minutes
- Episodes
- 212
- Years Active
- 2019 - 2025
Bitcoin & Macro Markets: Sep 2022 | Bitcoin Basics (175)
Bitcoin & macro market update for September 2022: a look at bitcoin, equities, USD, Euro, gold, silver & oil charts
00:51:30 |
Wed 07 Sep 2022
Francesco in El Salvador | Bitcoin Basics (174)
Francesco joins us to discuss why he moved to El Salvador, current projects & education, WW3, Bitcoin's importance to the developing world, saving vs surviving, adopting bitcoin conference & not rest…
01:02:52 |
Sat 03 Sep 2022
Bitcoin & Web3 #1 | Bitcoin Basics (173)
In part 1 of our Bitcoin & Web3 series we discuss the history of The Internet & the world wide web right up until the current day
00:23:52 |
Wed 24 Aug 2022
Stadicus: Shift Crypto & BitBox02 | Bitcoin Basics (172)
Stadicus from Shift Crypto: BitBox02, open source, Bitcoin-only firmware, security theater, Bitcoin nodes, RaspiBolt & a pragmatic approach to hardware wallets
01:10:24 |
Wed 10 Aug 2022
Jaime Garcia: El Salvador | Bitcoin Basics (171)
Jaime Garcia: Bitcoin in Canada vs El Salvador, adoption, ugly truth, game theory, Nayib Bukele, remittances, legal tender, safety, Global Bitcoin fest & visiting El Salvador all from a candid perspe…
01:16:00 |
Fri 29 Jul 2022
Faris on Fresh FM | Bitcoin Basics (170)
Faris on Fresh FM (NZ) talking about Bitcoin fundamentals, how to get started, being your own bank, hedging against inflation, best way to buy bitcoin BTC, being your own bank & other newbie-friendly…
00:25:00 |
Tue 12 Jul 2022
Bitcoin Debit Cards | Bitcoin Basics (169)
We explore the idea of Bitcoin debit cards. How do they work? Why you might & might not want to use them?
00:17:53 |
Tue 05 Jul 2022
Risks of staking on exchanges | Bitcoin Basics (168)
We answer more great audience questions. Is Bitcoin staking even possible? Difference in terms of risk between staking vs just leaving coins on exchanges?
00:17:47 |
Fri 01 Jul 2022
Nicki & James: El Salvador | Bitcoin Basics (167)
Nicki & James join us to talk about Bitcoin (Lightning) in El Salvador, why the move from NZ, experiences on the frontier, reality of Bitcoin adoption, poisonous critters, Bitcoin education, costs, t…
01:11:07 |
Tue 28 Jun 2022
Lord Fusitu’a: Bitcoin in Tonga | Bitcoin Basics (166)
Lord Fusitu'a joins us to talk about Bitcoin (and Lightning) in Tonga & his personal journey down the rabbit hole including: remittances; legal tender; bitcoin geothermal mining; dying 3 times; Tonga…
02:07:33 |
Fri 17 Jun 2022
Buying bitcoin privately? | Bitcoin Basics (165)
What's the safest & most secure way to buy bitcoin btc privately? What payment methods do we recommend? How about KYC & OpSec best practices?
00:13:42 |
Wed 25 May 2022
Bitcoin private key management | Bitcoin Basics (164)
How does a bitcoin hardware wallet work behind the scenes? What is bitcoin private key management? What are the InfoSec (cybersecurity) & OpSec (privacy) best practices?
00:13:49 |
Thu 05 May 2022
Bitcoin privacy: VPN vs TOR | Bitcoin Basics (163)
What is a VPN? Why should or shouldn't you use one? What is TOR? If you have bitcoin, should you use a VPN or TOR or both? Can you self-host?
00:23:42 |
Tue 05 Apr 2022
Bitcoin, tax & investing | Bitcoin Basics (162)
To HODL #bitcoin is great but how to get #yield? How safe is exchange/third-party staking? #Tax? Can btc be used for collateral to buy other assets? What about plausible deniability for custody of my…
00:23:05 |
Tue 29 Mar 2022
Andrew Howard: financial & individual freedom | Bitcoin Basics (161)
Andrew Howard joins us again to go beyond the financial freedom of bitcoin btc to achieving individual freedom in today's world.
00:55:37 |
Sat 26 Mar 2022
Govt telling you to buy bitcoin? | Bitcoin Basics (160)
With frozen bank accounts, confiscated funding campaigns, impending hyperinflation via CBDCs & requests to Bitcoin wallet providers, governments are highlighting problems with their own fiat currenci…
00:16:17 |
Fri 04 Mar 2022
What is Bitcoin hashrate? | Bitcoin Basics (159)
What is hashrate? How about proof work? Why is it so important to the Bitcoin network? We discuss the basics of bitcoin btc mining
00:11:09 |
Thu 24 Feb 2022
Bitcoin & Markets: 18 Feb 2022 | Bitcoin Basics (158)
Bitcoin & Markets update for 18 Feb, 2022. Canadian bank accounts frozen & a digital run on the banks? Creation of a cryptocurrency unit in the FBI? Everything is bullish!
00:06:15 |
Fri 18 Feb 2022
Canada’s Emergencies Act to launch CBDC? | Bitcoin Basics (157)
Will Canada's Emergencies Act be the perfect 'crisis' to launch a central bank digital currency? How could a CDBC be launched? How do you wipe out debt? How does all this relate to Bitcoin BTC?
00:17:03 |
Tue 15 Feb 2022
Bitcoin & Markets: 24 Jan 2022 | Bitcoin Basics (156)
Bitcoin & Macro Markets for 24 Jan 2022. Welcome to Crypto Winter. Will indices follow & what to do next? $BTC targets? Also a look at the traditional markets
00:29:17 |
Mon 24 Jan 2022
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