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Juan Cienfuegos

BitCorner is a Bitcoin podcast born in El Salvador: The Bitcoin Country podcast. Hosted by Juan, the show delivers deep, uncompromising conversations on money, sovereignty, and freedom, straight from the front lines of Bitcoin adoption.

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August 4 · 1 hr 4 min
Bitcoin Solved Digital Scarcity. But It Has a Privacy Problem w/ Max Hillebrand
🎧 WATCH ON FOUNTAIN.FM & EARN SATS! ⚡ This episode PREMIERES FIRST on Fountain — earn sats while you listen. 🧠 Support independent podcasts. Escape the algorithm. 👉 Listen & subscribe here: https://tinyurl.com/yck8u6sa 🇸🇻 SUPPORT THE SHOW 🎧⚡ 🟦 Blockstream Jade – Secure, self-custody Bitcoin hardware wallet. 🔐 Use promo code BITCORNERPODCAST for 10% off: 👉🏼 https://rewards.blockstream.com/bitcornerpodcast 🟠 Bitcoin Conference 2026 – The world’s biggest Bitcoin event returns to Las Vegas. 🎫 Use code BITCORNER 👉 https://tickets.b.tc/event/bitcoin-2026 🐂 Bull Bitcoin – Buy Bitcoin directly into self-custody. No banks. No middlemen. 👉 https://app.bullbitcoin.com/registration/bitcornerpodcast 🎯 EPISODE THESIS What does privacy have to do with economics? And what happens when you combine Austrian economics, cypherpunk technology, and Bitcoin? In this episode of BitCorner Podcast, Max Hillebrand — Austrian economist, cypherpunk, privacy engineer, and author of The Praxeology of Privacy — joins us for a deep conversation about human action, privacy, money, and freedom. We explore why privacy isn't simply about “having something to hide,” but a fundamental part of being able to act freely. Max explains how surveillance can distort economic behavior, why Bitcoin’s digital scarcity matters, the risks surrounding manipulation and censorship, and the difficult engineering trade-offs involved in developing an open monetary network. We also discuss: • Austrian economics and the lessons of El Salvador’s Bitcoin experiment • Why privacy follows naturally from praxeology and human action • How surveillance can distort prices, incentives, and economic decisions • Bitcoin as digital base money • The difference between Bitcoin and money substitutes built on top of it • Whether Bitcoin can be manipulated despite its decentralized architecture • Censorship, spam, block space, and Bitcoin development • The trade-offs involved in changing Bitcoin’s rules • The future of Satoshi’s coins • Bitcoin scaling and the challenges ahead • Cypherpunk technology and the broader freedom stack • Why economics and privacy technology need to be understood together • The philosophical foundations behind The Praxeology of Privacy This is not simply a conversation about Bitcoin privacy. It is a conversation about human freedom — and whether individuals can continue to control their money, information, and choices in a world where observation and financial control are becoming increasingly powerful. Bitcoin solved something extraordinary: digital scarcity without a trusted third party. But what does that mean for privacy, sovereignty, and human action? ⏱️ CHAPTERS 0:00 Bitcoin as an engineered system 0:59 Austrian economics and the Salvadoran experiment 10:12 Privacy as a necessity through praxeology 24:06 Manipulation risks and base money nature 30:27 Censorship, spam and Bitcoin development 38:28 The future of Satoshi's coins and Bitcoin scaling 50:18 Reflections on El Salvador and closing thoughts 📖 MAX'S BOOK The Praxeology of Privacy by Max Hillebrand. The book connects Austrian economics, human action, privacy, and the technology developed by the cypherpunk movement. 👤 CONNECT 🎙️ Max Hillebrand Austrian economist, cypherpunk & privacy engineer. Juan / BitCorner Website: https://bitcornershow.framer.ai/ 📸 Instagram: @bitcorner_official 🐦 Twitter/X: https://x.com/BitCornerPod 📧 Email: bitcornerpodcast@proton.me 📲 SUBSCRIBE TO THE PODCAST 🎧 Fountain: https://tinyurl.com/yck8u6sa 🎵 Spotify: https://tinyurl.com/bdcsyy4u 🍎 Apple Podcasts: https://tinyurl.com/cj5wkhxv 🎬 Rumble: https://tinyurl.com/3bc6bvtn 📺 YouTube: /@bitcornerpodcast Bitcoin #Privacy #Cypherpunk #AustrianEconomics #BitcoinPrivacy #SelfCustody #Freedom #ElSalvador #BitCorner
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August 1 · 13 min
The Coldcard Bug: What Broke, Why It Was Missed, and What To Do Right Now
🎧 WATCH ON FOUNTAIN.FM & EARN SATS! ⚡ This episode PREMIERES FIRST on Fountain — earn sats while you listen. 🧠 Support independent podcasts. Escape the algorithm. 👉 Listen & subscribe here: https://tinyurl.com/yck8u6sa ━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━ 🎯 EPISODE THESIS ━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━ "Not your keys, not your coins" only protects you if the keys were actually random in the first place. This week, Coinkite disclosed that certain Coldcard devices generated recovery phrases with weakened randomness — and updating the firmware doesn't fix a seed that's already out there. Coinkite's founder NVK called it "heartbroken" territory in a public apology, and committed to full transparency on how it happened. In this episode, I break down exactly what went wrong in the code, why it slipped past review for years, and — most importantly — the exact steps to check if you're affected and migrate your funds safely. This is the episode you send to anyone you know holding a Coldcard, especially if they're not glued to crypto Twitter. Every hour matters. ━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━ ⏱️ TIMESTAMPS ━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━ 0:00 Cold open: what happened and why it matters right now 0:45 Intro 1:30 The short version: what actually broke 3:15 How bad is "weaker randomness," really 5:00 Coinkite's response: NVK's statement and accountability 6:45 How the bug hid in open-source code for years 8:15 Exactly what to do if you're affected 9:45 Two habits to keep permanently 10:45 Close: help spread the word ━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━ 📖 SOURCES & FURTHER READING ━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━ Coinkite's official advisory: https://blog.coinkite.com/ NVK's full statement: https://x.com/nvk Full written breakdown (this episode's source article): [link] ━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━ 🟧 SUPPORT THE SHOW ━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━ 🟦 Blockstream Jade – The BEST Bitcoin hardware wallet. Not affected by this week's Coldcard vulnerability. 🔐 Use promo code BITCORNERPODCAST for 10% off: 👉🏼 https://rewards.blockstream.com/bitcornerpodcast 🟠 Bitcoin Conference 2027 – The world's biggest Bitcoin event is coming back to Nashville, TN. July 15–17. This is the one you don't miss. 🎫 Use code BITCORNER: 👉 https://track.flexlinkspro.com/g.ashx?foid=24.245444.6669831&trid=1537115.245444&foc=16&fot=9999&fos=6 🐂 Bull Bitcoin – Buy Bitcoin directly into self-custody. No banks. No middlemen. 👉 https://app.bullbitcoin.com/registration/bitcornerpodcast ━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━ 📲 SUBSCRIBE TO THE PODCAST ━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━ 🎧 Fountain: https://tinyurl.com/yck8u6sa 🎵 Spotify: https://tinyurl.com/bdcsyy4u 🍎 Apple Podcasts: https://tinyurl.com/cj5wkhxv 🎬 Rumble: https://tinyurl.com/3bc6bvtn 📺 YouTube: /@bitcornerpodcast ━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━ 👤 CONNECT ━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━ 🌐 Juan / BitCorner Website: https://bitcornershow.framer.ai/ 📸 Instagram: @bitcorner_official 🐦 Twitter/X: https://x.com/TheJuanSC 📧 Email: bitcornerpodcast@proton.me ━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━ Bitcoin #Coldcard #BitcoinSecurity #SelfCustody #HardwareWallet #BitCorner #NotYourKeysNotYourCoins #BitcoinEducation #SeedPhrase #BitcoinNews #KeepYourKeysSafe #BitcoinPodcast
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June 30 · 59 min
I Spent 800 Days in 42 Countries Using Only Bitcoin — Here's What I Found | Paco de la India
🎧 WATCH ON FOUNTAIN.FM & EARN SATS! ⚡ This episode PREMIERES FIRST on Fountain — earn sats while you listen. 🧠 Support independent podcasts. Escape the algorithm. 👉 Listen & subscribe here: https://tinyurl.com/yck8u6sa ━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━ 🎯 EPISODE THESIS ━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━ What happens when you spend 800 days crossing 42 countries using only Bitcoin? You stop being a fanatic. You become a realist. Then a pilgrim. That's the journey of Paco de la India — Indian traveler, Bitcoin nomad, and author of the upcoming book Proof of Work. In this episode of BitCorner Podcast, Paco shares what no conference talk or Twitter thread can: what Bitcoin actually looks like on the ground, from the Congo-South Sudan border to a Bitcoin circular economy in a South African township. From human rights activists in Ghana using Bitcoin to rescue refugees from pirates, to P2P traders in Kenya, to cypherpunks in Prague — Paco has seen every use case. And his verdict? Bitcoin is a tool. A human tool. And the humans using it are kind. This is the episode you send to someone who thinks Bitcoin is only for the wealthy West. ━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━ ⏱️ TIMESTAMPS ━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━ 0:00 Bitcoin & activism: rescuing refugees with sats 1:15 Run With Bitcoin: 42 Countries 4:39 Lessons from the Bitcoin Journey 9:20 Global Bitcoin Use Cases 16:38 Challenges in Restricted Countries 23:15 Bitcoin in North America and Europe 27:16 Surprising Experiences on the Road 34:00 Paco de la India: The Journey's Origin 44:37 Update on Paco's Book: Proof of Work 51:51 Thoughts on El Salvador and Bukele 55:00 The Future of Satoshi's Bitcoin ━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━ Connect with Paco: https://x.com/RunwithBitcoin ━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━ 🟧 SUPPORT THE SHOW ━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━ 🟦 Blockstream Jade – The BEST Bitcoin hardware wallet. 🔐 Use promo code BITCORNERPODCAST for 10% off: 👉🏼 https://rewards.blockstream.com/bitcornerpodcast 🟠 Bitcoin Conference 2027 – The world's biggest Bitcoin event is coming back to Nashville, TN. July 15–17. This is the one you don't miss. 🎫 Use code BITCORNER: 👉 https://track.flexlinkspro.com/g.ashx?foid=24.245444.6669831&trid=1537115.245444&foc=16&fot=9999&fos=6 🐂 Bull Bitcoin – Buy Bitcoin directly into self-custody. No banks. No middlemen. 👉 https://app.bullbitcoin.com/registration/bitcornerpodcast ━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━ 📲 SUBSCRIBE TO THE PODCAST ━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━ 🎧 Fountain: https://tinyurl.com/yck8u6sa 🎵 Spotify: https://tinyurl.com/bdcsyy4u 🍎 Apple Podcasts: https://tinyurl.com/cj5wkhxv 🎬 Rumble: https://tinyurl.com/3bc6bvtn 📺 YouTube: /@bitcornerpodcast ━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━ 👤 CONNECT ━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━ 🌐 Juan / BitCorner Website: https://bitcornershow.framer.ai/ 📸 Instagram: @bitcorner_official 🐦 Twitter/X: https://x.com/TheJuanSC 📧 Email: bitcornerpodcast@proton.me ━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━ Bitcoin #ProofOfWork #BitcoinTravel #BitcoinPodcast #BitCorner #FixTheMoney #BitcoinActivism #HumanRights #CircularEconomy #LightningNetwork #BitcoinAfrica #BitcoinLatinAmerica #OrangePill #BitcoinNomad #SoundMoney
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May 27 · 1 hr 9 min
Fiat Money Is Modern Slavery: A Philosopher & Veteran Makes the Moral Case for Bitcoin| Neil Flesher
🎧 WATCH ON FOUNTAIN.FM & EARN SATS! ⚡ This episode PREMIERES FIRST on Fountain — earn sats while you listen. 🧠 Support independent podcasts. Escape the algorithm. 👉 Listen & subscribe here: https://tinyurl.com/yck8u6sa ━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━ 🎯 EPISODE THESIS ━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━ Before, if you wanted to extract productive work from another human being, you had to physically dominate them. Today, they just print the money. Same crime. Different tool. That's the thesis of Neil Flesher — philosopher, U.S. Army veteran, and author of Monetary Slavery. In this episode of BitCorner Podcast, Neil makes the most powerful case for Bitcoin you've probably never heard: not the economic case, not the price case — the moral case. Fiat money isn't broken. It's evil. And Bitcoin isn't just a better investment — it's the first tool in history that lets you opt out of a system designed to extract everything you've ever earned. This is the episode you send to the person who still doesn't get Bitcoin. ━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━ ⏱️ TIMESTAMPS ━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━ 0:00 Modern slavery and fiat money 1:09 Welcome and guest introduction 2:40 Modern Change: A moral analysis of money 6:30 Money as a moral tool: Evil, not broken 16:31 Fiat's twin evils: Debasement and usury 25:55 Fiat's moral crime: Modern slavery 32:25 Fighting fiat for future generations 44:26 Bitcoin: Hope for Gen Z 49:50 Fiat and forever wars 1:01:17 Bitcoin for dignity and meaning ━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━ 📖 NEIL'S BOOK ━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━ Monetary Slavery — https://modernchains.com/aboutConnect with Neil: https://x.com/NealFlesher━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━ 🟧 SUPPORT THE SHOW ━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━ 🟦 Blockstream Jade – The BEST Bitcoin hardware wallet. 🔐 Use promo code BITCORNERPODCAST for 10% off: 👉🏼 https://rewards.blockstream.com/bitcornerpodcast 🟠 Bitcoin Conference 2027 – The world's biggest Bitcoin event is coming back to Nashville, TN. July 15–17. This is the one you don't miss. 🎫 Use code BITCORNER: 👉 https://track.flexlinkspro.com/g.ashx?foid=24.245444.6669831&trid=1537115.245444&foc=16&fot=9999&fos=6 🐂 Bull Bitcoin – Buy Bitcoin directly into self-custody. No banks. No middlemen. 👉 https://app.bullbitcoin.com/registration/bitcornerpodcast ━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━ 📲 SUBSCRIBE TO THE PODCAST ━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━ 🎧 Fountain: https://tinyurl.com/yck8u6sa🎵 Spotify: https://tinyurl.com/bdcsyy4u🍎 Apple Podcasts: https://tinyurl.com/cj5wkhxv🎬 Rumble: https://tinyurl.com/3bc6bvtn📺 YouTube: /@bitcornerpodcast ━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━ 👤 CONNECT ━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━ 🌐 Juan / BitCorner Website: https://bitcornershow.framer.ai/📸 Instagram: @bitcorner_official 🐦 Twitter/X: https://x.com/TheJuanSC📧 Email: bitcornerpodcast@proton.me ━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━ Bitcoin #MonetarySlavery #BitcoinPhilosophy #BitcoinPodcast #BitCorner #FixTheMoney #SoundMoney #AustrianEconomics #Fiat #HardMoney #BitcoinEducation #BitcoinStandard #MilitaryBitcoin #MoralCaseForBitcoin #Debasement ━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━
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May 12 · 49 min
Gen Z Had No Hope in the Old System. Then She Found Bitcoin w/ ⁨Nicki Sharma
🎧 WATCH ON FOUNTAIN.FM & EARN SATS! ⚡ This episode PREMIERES FIRST on Fountain — earn sats while you listen. 🧠 Support independent podcasts. Escape the algorithm. 👉 Listen & subscribe here: https://tinyurl.com/yck8u6sa ━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━ 🟧 SUPPORT THE SHOW ━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━ 🟦 Blockstream Jade – The BEST Bitcoin hardware wallet. 🔐 Use promo code BITCORNERPODCAST for 10% off: 👉🏼 https://rewards.blockstream.com/bitcornerpodcast 🟠 Bitcoin Conference 2027 – The world's biggest Bitcoin event is coming back to Nashville, TN. 🎫 Use code BITCORNER for a discount on your tickets: 👉 https://track.flexlinkspro.com/g.ashx?foid=24.245444.6669831&trid=1537115.245444&foc=16&fot=9999&fos=6 🐂 Bull Bitcoin – Buy Bitcoin directly into self-custody. No banks. No middlemen. 👉 https://app.bullbitcoin.com/registration/bitcornerpodcast ━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━ 🎯 EPISODE THESIS ━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━ She's 20 years old, studying computer science in Australia, comes from a Bitcoin family — and just released her 100th episode. In this episode of BitCorner Podcast, we sit down with Nikki, Gen Z Bitcoin & AI educator and host of her own podcast, to talk about what it's actually like to grow up right now: rent going up three times in a year, AI eating the job market, a broken monetary system no one taught you about in school — and then discovering Bitcoin. We go deep on why Gen Z might be the most important generation for Bitcoin adoption, how AI is reshaping content creation and careers, low time preference as a life philosophy, and the one hypothetical that will keep you thinking for days: if Satoshi walked up to you in a coffee shop and handed you their private keys — what would you do? ━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━ ⏱️ TIMESTAMPS ━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━ 0:00 Cold Open — "Money Is the Problem" 1:45 Welcome & Intro: Three Generations of Bitcoiners in One Season 3:10 Introducing Nikki — Gen Z Podcaster, Bitcoin & AI Educator 4:30 Growing Up in a Bitcoin Family — How It Actually Happened 7:00 Moving to Australia, Rising Rent & the Moment Money Became Real 10:00 What Is Money? — Watching "What's the Problem?" by Joe Bryan 13:00 Reading The Bitcoin Standard & Broken Money — Then Starting a Podcast 16:00 100 Episodes in 7 Months: The Release Schedule That Worked 19:30 What Gen Z Actually Faces: AI, Job Market & The Broken Path 24:00 Why Universities Still Only Teach Keynesian Economics 27:00 Bitcoin Education for El Salvador vs. Gen Z Content — The Same Mission 30:00 How to Get Anyone Curious About Bitcoin: Start With "What Is Money to You?" 34:00 The Psychology of Money — The Book That Started It All at 16 37:00 Bitcoin & AI: Why Nikki Covers Both Together 41:00 AI in 2023 vs. AI Now — From Useless Chatbot to Full Workflow Automation 46:00 Using AI to Run a Podcast: Outreach, Scheduling, Research, Editing 50:00 Bitcoin Is Scarcity in a World of AI Abundance 53:00 Question from Bram (Bitcoin for Millennials): What's Your Foundational Motivation? 57:00 "I Needed Something to Believe In" — Bitcoin as Hope for Gen Z 62:00 The Immaculate Conception of Bitcoin — Why No One Can Copy It 65:00 What Had to Change: Low Time Preference, Shopping Addiction & Social Media 69:00 Question from Gio (WallAxe): Will Bitcoin Succeed for Future Generations? 73:00 Bitcoin as Generational Wealth — $10/Day and 1,000 Years Down the Line 77:00 The Hypothetical: Satoshi Walks Into a Coffee Shop and Gives You the Keys 82:00 What Bitcoin Has Given Nikki Beyond Money: Faith & Accountability 84:00 Wrap-Up & Final Thoughts ━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━ 🔗 CONNECT WITH NIKKI ━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━ 👉 X: https://x.com/orangepeelpodYT: https://www.youtube.com/@OrangePeelPod ━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━ 📲 SUBSCRIBE TO THE PODCAST ━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━ 🎧 Fountain: https://tinyurl.com/yck8u6sa🎵 Spotify: https://tinyurl.com/bdcsyy4u🍎 Apple Podcasts: https://tinyurl.com/cj5wkhxv🎬 Rumble: https://tinyurl.com/3bc6bvtn📺 YouTube: /@bitcornerpodcast ━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━ 👤 CONNECT ━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━ 🌐 Juan / BitCorner Website: https://bitcornershow.framer.ai/📸 Instagram: @bitcorner_official 🐦 Twitter/X: https://x.com/TheJuanSC📧 Email: bitcornerpodcast@proton.me ━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━ Bitcoin #GenZ #BitcoinPodcast #BitCorner #ArtificialIntelligence #BitcoinEducation #LowTimePreference #FixTheMoney #BitcoinStandard #SoundMoney #HardMoney #AustrianEconomics #BitcoinAdoption #AIandBitcoin #21Million ━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━
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April 21 · 53 min
La Conferencia Bitcoin que Nadie Más Hace en España — Barcelona Cypher Conference 2025
🎧 ESCÚCHALO EN FOUNTAIN.FM Y GANA SATS! ⚡ Este episodio se estrena PRIMERO en Fountain — gana sats mientras escuchas. 🧠 Apoya los podcasts independientes. Escapa del algoritmo. 👉 Escucha y suscríbete aquí: https://tinyurl.com/yck8u6sa ━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━ 🎯 DE QUÉ VA ESTE EPISODIO ━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━ ¿Y si hubiera una conferencia Bitcoin en España donde en lugar de charlas de precio y especulación, se hablara de soberanía real, permacultura, privacidad, estructuras paralelas, homeschooling y economía circular? Existe. Se llama Barcelona Cypher Conference, y regresa en 2025 con su segunda edición. En este episodio de BitCorner Podcast me siento con los tres organizadores: Albert, Rafa y Marlene. Hablamos de por qué esta conferencia es diferente, qué esperar del evento del 29 y 30 de mayo en el Campus La Salle de Barcelona, y por qué el mundo cypherpunk va mucho más allá de Bitcoin. ━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━ ⏱️ TIMESTAMPS ━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━ 0:45 - Introducing the Barcelona Cypher Conference 6:37 - The Aha Moment for Each Guest 13:43 - The Cypher Conference Focus 14:35 - Main Topics 16:08 - Sovereignty: Food and Education 19:45 - Barcelona Cypher Conference Feedback 23:31 - Previewing the Second Conference 28:35 - The Importance of Permaculture 31:18 - Bitcoin's Future With the Next Generation 40:23 - Is Spain Anti-Bitcoin? ━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━ 🟧 APOYA EL SHOW ━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━ 🟦 Blockstream Jade — La MEJOR hardware wallet Bitcoin. 🔐 Usa el código BITCORNERPODCAST para un 10% de descuento: 👉🏼 https://rewards.blockstream.com/bitcornerpodcast 🟠 Bitcoin Conference 2026 — El mayor evento Bitcoin del mundo. Las Vegas. Usa el código BITCORNER 👉 https://tickets.b.tc/event/bitcoin-2026 🐂 Bull Bitcoin — Compra Bitcoin directo a tu custodia. Sin bancos. Sin intermediarios. 👉 https://app.bullbitcoin.com/registration/bitcornerpodcast ━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━ 🔗 BARCELONA CYPHER CONFERENCE 2025 ━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━ Fecha: 29 y 30 de mayo de 2025 Lugar: Campus La Salle, Barcelona Aforo máximo: 300 personas Formato: charlas + workshops hands-on + barbacoa de cierre Entradas Early Bird disponibles (plazo ampliado hasta el martes) 👉 Más info y entradas: https://www.bcc8333.xyz/ ━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━ 📲 SUSCRÍBETE AL PODCAST ━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━ 🎧 Fountain: https://tinyurl.com/yck8u6sa 🎵 Spotify: https://tinyurl.com/bdcsyy4u 🍎 Apple Podcasts: https://tinyurl.com/cj5wkhxv 🎬 Rumble: https://tinyurl.com/3bc6bvtn 📺 YouTube: /@bitcornerpodcast ━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━ 👤 CONECTA ━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━ 🌐 Web BitCorner: https://bitcornershow.framer.ai/ 📸 Instagram: @bitcorner_official 🐦 Twitter/X: https://x.com/TheJuanSC 📧 Email: bitcornerpodcast@proton.me ━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━ Bitcoin #BitcoinEspaña #BarcelonaCypherConference #Cypherpunk #SoberaníaFinanciera #BitcoinPodcast #BitCorner #Permacultura #EstructurasParalelas #PrivacidadDigital #Bitcoin2025 #EconomíaCircular #BitcoinMaximalista #FixTheMoney #Homeschooling ━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━
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April 14 · 52 min
He Built a Bitcoin Miner You Plug Into the Wall — And It's Changing Mining Forever | WallAxe
🎧 WATCH ON FOUNTAIN.FM & EARN SATS! ⚡ This episode PREMIERES FIRST on Fountain — earn sats while you listen. 🧠 Support independent podcasts. Escape the algorithm. 👉 Listen & subscribe here: https://tinyurl.com/yck8u6sa ━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━ 🟧 SUPPORT THE SHOW ━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━ 🟦 Blockstream Jade – The BEST Bitcoin hardware wallet. 🔐 Use promo code BITCORNERPODCAST for 10% off: 👉🏼 https://rewards.blockstream.com/bitcornerpodcast 🟠 Bitcoin Conference 2026 – The world's biggest Bitcoin event. Las Vegas. Use code BITCORNER 👉 https://tickets.b.tc/event/bitcoin-2026 🐂 Bull Bitcoin – Buy Bitcoin into self-custody. No banks. No middlemen. 👉 https://app.bullbitcoin.com/registration/bitcornerpodcast ━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━ 🎯 EPISODE THESIS ━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━ What if you could plug a Bitcoin miner directly into your wall — like a phone charger — and start contributing to mining decentralization right now? That's exactly what Gio built. In this episode of BitCorner Podcast, we sit down with Gio, the creator of WallAxe: an open-source conversion kit that turns your Bitaxe into a discreet, wall-plugged Bitcoin miner. No cables. No clutter. No excuses. Just plug in and hash away. We go deep on the future of home Bitcoin mining, solo mining, mining decentralization, the OP_RETURN debate, and why building on open-source Bitcoin projects is one of the most powerful things a pleb can do right now. ━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━ ⏱️ TIMESTAMPS ━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━ 0:00 - Custom PCB Interfaces with Bitaxe Pins 3:51 - Gio's Bitcoin Journey Started During COVID 6:46 - Moving Coins From an Exchange 13:13 - Government Handouts 19:13 - Tips for Starting Projects on Geyser 26:42 - What is Wallax? 31:34 - Future Plans for Wallax 33:35 - Solo Mining and Mining Pools 40:04 - Quantum Threat 46:35 - Bitcoin Provides Purpose ━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━ 🔗 WALLAXE PROJECT ━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━ WallAxe is an open-source conversion kit for Bitaxe miners — turning them into discreet wall-plugged devices compatible with v40x and v60x Bitaxe models. No cables, no clutter. Just plug in and contribute to Bitcoin mining decentralization. 👉 Find Gio & WallAxe: https://geyser.fund/project/wallaxefoss X: https://x.com/Gioluz\_ ━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━ 📲 SUBSCRIBE TO THE PODCAST ━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━ 🎧 Fountain: https://tinyurl.com/yck8u6sa 🎵 Spotify: https://tinyurl.com/bdcsyy4u 🍎 Apple Podcasts: https://tinyurl.com/cj5wkhxv 🎬 Rumble: https://tinyurl.com/3bc6bvtn 📺 YouTube: /@bitcornerpodcast ━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━ 👤 CONNECT ━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━ 🌐 Juan / BitCorner Website: https://bitcornershow.framer.ai/ 📸 Instagram: @bitcorner_official 🐦 Twitter/X: https://x.com/TheJuanSC 📧 Email: bitcornerpodcast@proton.me ━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━ Bitcoin #BitcoinMining #Bitaxe #SoloMining #HomeMining #WallAxe #MiningDecentralization #BitcoinPodcast #BitCorner #OpenSource #FixTheMoney #HardMoney #AustrianEconomics #BitcoinEducation #LightningNetwork ━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━
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April 7 · 49 min
Why Millennials Are Screwed by the Banking System (And How Bitcoin Changes Everything) with Bram K
🎧 WATCH ON FOUNTAIN.FM & EARN SATS! ⚡ This episode PREMIERES FIRST on Fountain — earn sats while you listen. 🧠 Support independent podcasts. Escape the algorithm. 👉 Listen & subscribe here: https://tinyurl.com/yck8u6sa🇸🇻 SUPPORT THE SHOW 🎧⚡ 🟦 Blockstream Jade – The BEST Bitcoin hardware wallet. 🔐 Use promo code BITCORNERPODCAST for 10% off: 👉🏼 https://rewards.blockstream.com/bitcornerpodcast🟠 Bitcoin Conference 2026 – The world's biggest Bitcoin event returns to Las Vegas. 🎫 Use code BITCORNER 👉 https://tickets.b.tc/event/bitcoin-2026🐂 Bull Bitcoin – Buy Bitcoin directly into self-custody. No banks. No middlemen. 👉 https://app.bullbitcoin.com/registration/bitcornerpodcast 🎯 Episode Thesis You think the money in your bank is yours. It isn't. In this episode of BitCorner Podcast, Bram Kanstein — creative entrepreneur, Bitcoin educator, and host of the Bitcoin for Millennials podcast (250+ episodes) — walks us through the wake-up call that changed how he sees everything: a lunch conversation with a colleague at the biggest bank in the Netherlands, where he learned the money in his account legally didn't belong to him. We go deep on the system nobody explains to you: ⏱️ TIMESTAMPS 0:00 The Money In Your Bank Is Not Yours (Cold Open) 2:08 Welcome & Episode Intro 3:06 Introducing Bram Kanstein — Bitcoin for Millennials 4:00 From Digital Entrepreneur to Bitcoin Educator 5:26 Bought Bitcoin at $100-300. Sold at $4,000. The Regret. 7:39 Why Bram Started "Bitcoin for Millennials" 10:00 Millennials: The Generation Stuck Mid-Game 11:45 The Aha Moment: "Your Money in the Bank Isn't Yours" 12:30 Fractional Reserve Banking Explained Simply 17:00 The Legal Reserve: 0% in the US, 1% in Europe 22:30 The Millennial Dilemma: Big Decisions, Broken System 25:28 Boomers, Millennials & Gen Z — Who Needs Bitcoin Most? 31:00 El Salvador's Bet on the Next Generation 32:00 Bitcoin in the Global South — Why It's Hard to Adopt 34:50 The Kenya Example: Seeing the Problem, Missing the Solution 37:00 Austrian vs Keynesian Economics — What School Never Taught You About Money 42:10 Question from Cristian: Bitcoin Circular Economies in Latin America 43:00 Bitcoin as Store of Value vs Medium of Exchange 45:40 What Bitcoin Has Given Bram: Thinking for Yourself 47:00 Bitcoin Unites Everyone — Regardless of Race, Class, or Religion 📲 SUBSCRIBE TO THE PODCAST 🎧 Fountain: https://tinyurl.com/yck8u6sa🎵 Spotify: https://tinyurl.com/bdcsyy4u🍎 Apple Podcast: https://tinyurl.com/cj5wkhxv🎬 Rumble: https://tinyurl.com/3bc6bvtn📺 YouTube: /@bitcornerpodcast 👤 CONNECT 🎙️ Bram Kanstein: @bramk (X/Twitter) | Podcast: youtube.com/@bramk⁩ 🌐 Juan / BitCorner Website: https://bitcornershow.framer.ai/📸 Instagram: @bitcorner_official 🐦 Twitter/X: https://x.com/TheJuanSC📧 Email: bitcornerpodcast@proton.me
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April 1 · 56 min
La Primera Comunidad Indígena en Colombia en Adoptar Bitcoin con Cristian Geraldo
🎧 MÍRALO EN FOUNTAIN.FM Y GANA SATS ⚡ Este episodio se ESTRENA PRIMERO en Fountain — gana sats mientras escuchas. 🧠 Apoya podcasts independientes. Escapa del algoritmo. 👉 Escucha y suscríbete aquí: https://tinyurl.com/yck8u6sa 🇸🇻 APOYA EL SHOW 🎧⚡ 🟦 Blockstream Jade – La MEJOR billetera hardware de Bitcoin. 🔐 Usa el código BITCORNERPODCAST para 10% de descuento: 👉🏼 https://rewards.blockstream.com/bitcornerpodcast 🟠 Bitcoin Conference 2026 – El evento de Bitcoin más grande del mundo regresa a Las Vegas. 🎫 Usa el código BITCORNER 👉 https://tickets.b.tc/event/bitcoin-2026 🐂 Bull Bitcoin – Compra Bitcoin directamente en autocustodia. Sin bancos. Sin intermediarios. 👉 https://app.bullbitcoin.com/registration/bitcornerpodcast 🎯 Tesis del Episodio Bitcoin no es lo que crees. En este episodio de BitCorner Podcast, Cristian Giraldo — trabajando directamente con comunidades indígenas en Colombia — comparte una historia poderosa sobre la adopción de Bitcoin en el pueblo Arhuaco. La primera comunidad indigena de Colombia en adoptar Bitcoin. Vamos mucho más allá de las narrativas típicas: • Comunidades a las que no les importa el dinero… pero entienden profundamente el valor • Por qué el oro no resuena — pero Bitcoin sí • Bitcoin como herramienta de ahorro en lugares sin acceso bancario • El reto de construir economías circulares desde cero • Cómo la cultura, el lenguaje y la confianza moldean la adopción • Por qué arreglar el dinero puede significar arreglar el mundo Esto es Bitcoin como herramienta humanitaria en su máxima expresión. ⏱️ TIMESTAMPS 0:00 Un mundo con dinero roto 0:52 Introducción a Cristian Giraldo 5:00 Crecer en Colombia y contexto inicial 10:00 Descubriendo Bitcoin en El Salvador 18:00 Bitcoin como herramienta social, no inversión 25:00 Primer contacto con comunidades indígenas 35:00 Entendiendo la cultura Arhuaca 45:00 El desafío: “¿Para qué necesitamos Bitcoin?” 55:00 Ahorro, economías circulares y adopción real 1:05:00 Construyendo un centro Bitcoin en Pueblo Bello 1:15:00 El futuro de Bitcoin en comunidades indígenas 📲 SUSCRÍBETE AL PODCAST 🎧 Fountain: https://tinyurl.com/yck8u6sa 🎵 Spotify: https://tinyurl.com/bdcsyy4u 🍎 Apple Podcast: https://tinyurl.com/cj5wkhxv 🎬 Rumble: https://tinyurl.com/3bc6bvtn 📺 YouTube: /@bitcornerpodcast 👤 CONECTA 🎙️ Cristian Giraldo Paystand: https://x.com/paystand Mi Primer Bitcoin: https://x.com/MyFirstBitcoin\_ Juan / BitCorner Website: https://bitcornershow.framer.ai/ 📸 Instagram: @bitcorner_official 🐦 Twitter/X: https://x.com/TheJuanSC 📧 Email: bitcornerpodcast@proton.me
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March 24 · 1 hr 7 min
Bitcoin Is the Only Way Out | Bob Burnett on Broken Money, Energy & Global Sovereign
🎧 WATCH ON FOUNTAIN.FM & EARN SATS! ⚡ This episode PREMIERES FIRST on Fountain — earn sats while you listen. 🧠 Support independent podcasts. Escape the algorithm. 👉 Listen & subscribe here: https://tinyurl.com/yck8u6sa 🇸🇻 SUPPORT THE SHOW 🎧⚡ 🟦 Blockstream Jade – The BEST Bitcoin hardware wallet. 🔐 Use promo code BITCORNERPODCAST for 10% off: 👉🏼 https://rewards.blockstream.com/bitcornerpodcast 🟠 Bitcoin Conference 2026 – The world’s biggest Bitcoin event returns to Las Vegas. 🎫 Use code BITCORNER 👉 https://tickets.b.tc/event/bitcoin-2026 🐂 Bull Bitcoin – Buy Bitcoin directly into self-custody. No banks. No middlemen. 👉 https://app.bullbitcoin.com/registration/bitcornerpodcast 🎯 Episode Thesis Bitcoin mining isn’t what you think. In this episode of BitCorner Podcast, Bob Burnett — engineer, energy entrepreneur, and Bitcoin miner — breaks down the reality behind mining, energy, and why Bitcoin is reshaping the physical world. We go far beyond the usual narratives: • Mining doesn’t “produce Bitcoin” — it produces blockspace • The hidden economics of transaction fees and future security • How Bitcoin turns wasted energy into economic value • Why mining is key to national sovereignty • The truth about energy FUD and grid stability • Why Bitcoin may be a once-in-history phenomenon This is not a technical discussion. It’s a conversation about how Bitcoin connects energy, economics, and freedom — and why it may be the only viable path to a more stable future. If you want to understand Bitcoin beyond price: this episode delivers. ⏱️ TIMESTAMPS 0:00 The World With Broken Money 0:52 Introducing Bob Burnett of Bitcoin Boomers 5:07 Discussing Geopolitics With John Highbush 7:39 Bitcoin's Connection to Broken Systems 10:18 The Establishment Is Taking Bitcoin Seriously 12:52 Satoshi's Selflessness 14:44 Who Raised Satoshi? 19:56 Bob's Background in Computer Engineering 25:55 Misconceptions Around Bitcoin Mining 36:31 The Scarcity of Block Space 47:37 Institutional Adoption: Alex Stansik's Question 53:53 Economic Sovereignty and Bitcoin 54:43 Bob's Experience in El Salvador 1:02:13 Quantum Computing and Satoshi's Wallet 📲 SUBSCRIBE TO THE PODCAST 🎧 Fountain: https://tinyurl.com/yck8u6sa 🎵 Spotify: https://tinyurl.com/bdcsyy4u 🍎 Apple Podcast: https://tinyurl.com/cj5wkhxv 🎬 Rumble: https://tinyurl.com/3bc6bvtn 📺 YouTube: /@bitcornerpodcast 👤 CONNECT 🎙️ Bob Burnett: @boomer_btc Website: https://www.barefootmining.com/🌐 Juan / BitCorner Website: https://bitcornershow.framer.ai/ 📸 Instagram: @bitcorner_official 🐦 Twitter/X: https://x.com/TheJuanSC 📧 Email: bitcornerpodcast@proton.me
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February 24 · 1 hr 15 min
Bitcoin vs Gold: Which One Wins the Next Financial Crisis? w/ Alex Stanczyk
🎧 WATCH ON FOUNTAIN.FM & EARN SATS! ⚡ This episode PREMIERES FIRST on Fountain — earn sats while you listen. 🧠 Support independent podcasts. Escape the algorithm. 👉 Listen & subscribe here: https://tinyurl.com/yck8u6sa 🇸🇻 SUPPORT THE SHOW 🎧⚡ 🟦 Blockstream Jade – The BEST Bitcoin hardware wallet. 🔐 Use promo code BITCORNERPODCAST for 10% off: 👉🏼 https://rewards.blockstream.com/bitcornerpodcast 🟠 Bitcoin Conference 2026 – The world’s biggest Bitcoin event returns to Las Vegas. 🎫 Use code BITCORNER 👉 https://tickets.b.tc/event/bitcoin-2026 🐂 Bull Bitcoin – Buy Bitcoin directly into self-custody. No banks. No middlemen. 👉 https://app.bullbitcoin.com/registration/bitcornerpodcast 🎯 Episode Thesis Gold isn’t obsolete. The system is. In this episode of BitCorner Podcast, Alex Stanczyk, a former gold fund manager turned Bitcoin advocate, breaks down the monetary transition unfolding in real time. We go beyond surface-level inflation talk and into structural shifts: • The legacy of Bretton Woods • The truth about Fort Knox • Why gold never fixed the system • And why Bitcoin represents something categorically different This is not a “gold vs Bitcoin” debate. It’s a conversation about broken monetary architecture, institutional fragility, and why capital is migrating toward harder assets in an era of accelerating debasement. If you want macro clarity without noise: this episode delivers. ⏱️ TIMESTAMPS 0:00 – From gold fund manager to Bitcoin conviction 4:12 – What gold taught Alex about monetary systems 9:40 – Bretton Woods and the illusion of backing 15:22 – Inflation is structural, not temporary 22:08 – Fort Knox & trust in institutions 29:35 – Gold vs Bitcoin: Similarities and limits 38:11 – Why Bitcoin changes the game 46:27 – The next phase of the monetary transition 📲 SUBSCRIBE TO THE PODCAST 🎧 Fountain: https://tinyurl.com/yck8u6sa 🎵 Spotify: https://tinyurl.com/bdcsyy4u 🍎 Apple Podcast: https://tinyurl.com/cj5wkhxv 🎬 Rumble: https://tinyurl.com/3bc6bvtn 📺 YouTube: /@bitcornerpodcast 👤 CONNECT 🎙️ Alex Stanczyk: https://x.com/alexstanczyk 🎬 Simply Bitcoin: https://rumble.com/c/SimplyBitcoin 🌐 Juan / BitCorner Website: https://bitcornershow.framer.ai/ 📸 Instagram: @bitcorner_official 🐦 Twitter/X: https://x.com/TheJuanSC 📧 Email: bitcornerpodcast@proton.me
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February 13 · 42 min
Netflix vs Hollywood (Part 2): The Deal That Exposes a Broken Industry [Subtitulos ESP/ENG]
🎧 WATCH ON FOUNTAIN.FM & EARN SATS! ⚡ This episode PREMIERES FIRST on Fountain — earn sats while you listen. 🧠 Support independent podcasts. Escape the algorithm. 👉 Listen & subscribe here: https://tinyurl.com/yck8u6sa 🟠 Bitcoin Conference 2026 – The world’s biggest Bitcoin event returns to Las Vegas. 🎫 Use code BITCORNER 👉 https://tickets.b.tc/event/bitcoin-2026 🐂 Bull Bitcoin – Buy Bitcoin directly into self-custody. No banks. No middlemen. 👉 https://app.bullbitcoin.com/registration/bitcornerpodcast 🎯 Episode Thesis (Part II) Hollywood isn’t just consolidating. It’s entering a phase of systemic decay. In Part II of our 100th episode, we go beyond the Netflix–Warner deal and examine the deeper structural consequences: how monopolized distribution reshapes storytelling, how financial engineering replaces creative risk, and why studios are trapped inside their own incentive models. In this episode of BitCorner Podcast, Zack Mahoney (IndieHub) breaks down what happens after consolidation becomes the norm: shrinking opportunity for filmmakers, algorithm-driven greenlights, theaters losing leverage, and audiences being fed optimized content instead of cultural moments. This is a conversation about second-order effects: what monopoly does to art, to creators, and to culture itself. And more importantly, what emerges in response. We explore how parallel creative infrastructures are forming: where funding, distribution, and sovereignty no longer depend on gatekeepers. Part II isn’t about diagnosing the bleed. It’s about what replaces a collapsing system. 2:12 - IndieHub: A solution using Bitcoin 3:41 - Why Bitcoin? Permissionless transactions 10:32 - The IndieHub vision: Connecting audience and filmmaker 11:06 - Streaming money like data: Per-second payments 20:11 - Netflix: Giving away your baby 21:39 - Art versus propaganda 26:38 - How IndieHub and Bitcoin reshape storytelling 33:45 - Decentralized creative economy benefits 35:56 - How to measure success: Iterating faster 39:14 - Never, never, never quit 📲 SUBSCRIBE TO THE PODCAST 🎧 Fountain: https://tinyurl.com/yck8u6sa 🎵 Spotify: https://tinyurl.com/bdcsyy4u 🍎 Apple Podcast: https://tinyurl.com/cj5wkhxv 🎬 Rumble: https://tinyurl.com/3bc6bvtn 📺 YouTube: /@bitcornerpodcast 👤 CONNECT 🎙️ Zack Mahoney: https://indeehub.studio/🎬 Bitcoin Film Fest: https://bitcoinfilmfest.com/ 🌐 Juan / BitCorner Website: https://bitcornershow.framer.ai/ 📸 Instagram: @bitcorner_official 🐦 Twitter/X: https://x.com/TheJuanSC 📧 Email: bitcornerpodcast@proton.me
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February 7 · 40 min
Netflix vs. Hollywood: The Deal That Exposes a Broken Industry
🎧 WATCH ON FOUNTAIN.FM & EARN SATS! ⚡ This episode PREMIERES FIRST on Fountain — earn sats while you listen. 🧠 Support independent podcasts. Escape the algorithm. 👉 Listen & subscribe here: https://tinyurl.com/yck8u6sa 🟠 Bitcoin Conference 2026 – The world’s biggest Bitcoin event is back in Las Vegas. 🎫 Use code BITCORNER here: 👉 https://tickets.b.tc/event/bitcoin-2026 🐂 Bull Bitcoin – Buy Bitcoin directly into self-custody. No banks. No middlemen. 🪙 Sign up here: 👉 https://app.bullbitcoin.com/registration/bitcornerpodcast 🎯 Episode Thesis Hollywood isn’t collapsing because people stopped loving movies. It’s collapsing because capital, distribution, and creative power have been centralized into too few hands. In this episode of BitCorner Podcast, we sit down with Zack Mahoney, founder of IndieHub, to break down what the Netflix–Warner Bros. mega-deal really signals: the end of competitive filmmaking, the erosion of theaters, and an industry optimized for algorithms—not art. This is a conversation about media monopolies, broken incentive systems, and why independent creators are being squeezed out—and how Bitcoin introduces a radically different model for funding, distribution, and creative sovereignty. A structural diagnosis of why Hollywood is bleeding—and what comes next. ⏱️ TIMESTAMPS 00:00 – Why Netflix broke the incentive system 00:30 – Netflix–Warner Bros deal explained ($82.7B shock) 01:35 – Consolidation, fewer films & the death of theaters 01:40 – Nolan & Spielberg fight to protect cinema 02:01 – Who decides what gets made — and who gets shut out 02:08 – Introducing Zack Mahoney (IndieHub) 03:06 – Zack’s background: actor, filmmaker, entrepreneur 05:56 – 2008 financial crisis & Hollywood’s first collapse 06:17 – Technology, politics & economics converge 07:22 – Why artists ignored money — until it broke everything 08:33 – From actor to producer: learning how capital works 09:27 – Discovering Bitcoin & understanding what’s broken 10:00 – Why existing “crypto” solutions failed filmmakers 11:29 – IndieHub vs Netflix: opposite incentives 12:11 – Why you can’t understand Hollywood without money 13:49 – Post-war Hollywood & decades of consolidation 15:11 – Universal → Comcast → NBC: consolidation in real life 16:04 – Fixing the incentive system (IndieHub’s mission) 17:10 – Why filmmaking requires risk (and CEOs can’t take it) 18:17 – Sequels, remakes & creative decay explained 19:12 – Why public companies destroy storytelling 20:46 – How films used to be financed (equity & incentives) 22:40 – Streaming broke the unit-sales model 22:50 – “You pay Netflix $35 and they decide everything” 24:00 – Why the system is mathematically doomed 25:05 – Hollywood as junk food culture 26:30 – Can Hollywood decentralize? (Short answer: no) 27:10 – Why Netflix can’t copy IndieHub 28:29 – Hollywood as a location is finished 29:06 – Technology destroyed the studio monopoly 30:35 – Anyone can make films now — but distribution is broken 31:35 – The real problem: delivery + payment 32:44 – Why filmmakers must get paid or the industry dies 33:04 – Zero-rate capital & why studios outcompete everyone 34:19 – Production vs infrastructure: picking a lane 35:25 – Why media became a propaganda system 37:01 – Dopamine economics & attention harvesting 38:13 – Streaming value per second (Bitcoin model) 39:06 – Money as the only honest feedback loop 39:53 – Attention is the most valuable resource 40:23 – Centralized decay vs conscious creation 40:51 – Final reflections: choosing what you support 📲 SUBSCRIBE TO THE PODCAST 🎧 Fountain: https://tinyurl.com/yck8u6sa 🎵 Spotify: https://tinyurl.com/bdcsyy4u 🍎 Apple Podcast: https://tinyurl.com/cj5wkhxv 🎬 Rumble: https://tinyurl.com/3bc6bvtn 📺 YouTube: /@bitcornerpodcast 👤 CONNECT 🎙️ Zack Mahoney: https://indeehub.studio/🎬 Bitcoin Film Fest: https://bitcoinfilmfest.com/ 🌐 Juan / BitCorner Website: https://bitcornershow.framer.ai/ 📸 Instagram: @bitcorner_official 🐦 Twitter/X: https://x.com/TheJuanSC 📧 Email: bitcornerpodcast@proton.me
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January 27 · 49 min
Bitcoinismo: La Primera Riqueza Inconfiscable de la Historia (con Adrián Bernabeu)
🇸🇻 APOYA EL SHOW 🎧⚡🟦 Blockstream Jade – La MEJOR hardware wallet de Bitcoin.🔐 Usa el código BITCORNERPODCAST y obtén 10% de descuento:👉 https://store.blockstream.com/?code=BITCORNERPODCAST🟠 Bitcoin Conference 2026 – El evento de Bitcoin más grande del mundo vuelve a Las Vegas.🎫 Usa el código BITCORNER aquí:👉 https://tickets.b.tc/event/bitcoin-2026🐂 Bull Bitcoin – Compra Bitcoin directamente en autocustodia. Sin bancos. Sin intermediarios.🪙 Regístrate aquí:👉 https://app.bullbitcoin.com/registration/bitcornerpodcast🎯 TESIS DEL EPISODIOAntes de Bitcoin creíamos que teníamos propiedad privada.Resulta que sólo teníamos permiso.En este episodio conversamos con Adrián Bernabeu, autor de Bitcoinismo y del documental Inconfiscable, sobre cómo Bitcoin inaugura una nueva era: la de la riqueza inconfiscable. Hablamos de por qué nunca antes en la historia existió una forma de propiedad realmente absoluta y cómo el dinero fiat, ligado al Estado y a la banca, convierte nuestro trabajo en una forma de servidumbre moderna.Esto no va de precio.Va de entender qué es realmente la propiedad, el dinero y la libertad en la era de Bitcoin.🎙 SOBRE EL EPISODIO¿Qué significa que Bitcoin marque un “antes y un después” en la historia humana?Adrián nos guía por:- El concepto de riqueza inconfiscable y por qué la “propiedad privada” tradicional es, en realidad, un usufructo dependiente de terceros.- Cómo el dinero fiat, la inflación y el señoreaje funcionan como una extracción silenciosa de tiempo y esfuerzo del trabajador asalariado.- La idea de bitcoinismo como nueva era histórica: un hito tecnológico, monetario y filosófico.- La escuela austriaca de economía y sus raíces en la Escuela de Salamanca, Juan de Mariana y la crítica temprana a la manipulación de la moneda.- Por qué Bitcoin es la primera propiedad absoluta: custodia soberana, claves privadas, nuda propiedad y diferencia entre “tener” y “usar” un activo.- Bitcoin y la energía naranja: proof of work, dinero energético y cómo la minería permite capturar energía desperdiciada en el mundo físico.Si quieres entender Bitcoin más allá del meme y del “number go up”, este episodio es una exploración profunda de dinero, poder, propiedad y libertad.⏱️ TIMESTAMPS00:00 – Intro: Europa 1984, regulaciones y por qué Bitcoin es lo contrario al control01:50 – Bienvenida a 2026 y contexto del episodio 10103:00 – Presentación de Adrián Bernabeu, Bitcoinismo e Inconfiscable03:45 – ¿Qué es la riqueza inconfiscable?07:00 – Propiedad privada vs usufructo: bancos, inmobiliario y terceros de confianza11:30 – Bitcoin como primera forma de propiedad absoluta en la historia15:00 – Dinero fiat, inflación y servidumbre moderna del trabajador asalariado20:00 – Escuela Austriaca, Escuela de Salamanca y Juan de Mariana27:30 – Cómo el Estado roba mediante señoreaje e inflación32:00 – Bitcoin como antídoto a un dinero “enfermo”38:00 – ¿Por qué Bitcoin está respaldado por energía? Dinero energético y proof of work45:00 – Minería, energía naranja y aprovechamiento de energía desperdiciada52:00 – Soberanía, custodia y por qué “not your keys, not your coins”58:00 – Educación monetaria, malentendidos y críticas superficiales a Bitcoin1:05:00 – Bitcoinismo: una nueva era de libertad, propiedad y responsabilidad individual📲 SUSCRÍBETE AL PODCAST🎧 Fountain: https://tinyurl.com/yck8u6sa🎵 Spotify: https://tinyurl.com/bdcsyy4u🍎 Apple Podcast: https://tinyurl.com/cj5wkhxv🎬 Rumble: https://tinyurl.com/3bc6bvtn📺 YouTube: /@bitcornerpodcast👤 CONECTA CON ADRIÁN BERNABEU📖 Libro Bitcoinismo: https://bitcoinismo.com/🐦 Twitter/X: https://x.com/BernabeuAdrian👤 CONECTA CON JUAN🌐 Website: https://flow.page/bitcorner📸 Instagram: @bitcorner_official🐦 Twitter/X: https://x.com/TheJuanSC📧 Email: bitcornerpodcast@proton.me This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit thejuansc.substack.com
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Dec 23, 2025 · 49 min
Why Europe Is Still Afraid of Bitcoin (And Why the Narrative Is Breaking)
🇸🇻 SUPPORT THE SHOW 🎧⚡ 🟦 Blockstream Jade – The BEST Bitcoin hardware wallet. 🔐 Use promo code BITCORNERPODCAST for 10% off: 👉 https://store.blockstream.com/?code=BITCORNERPODCAST 🟠 Bitcoin Conference 2026 – The world’s biggest Bitcoin event is back in Las Vegas. 🎫 Use code BITCORNER here: 👉 https://tickets.b.tc/event/bitcoin-2026 🐂 Bull Bitcoin – Buy Bitcoin directly into self-custody. No banks. No middlemen. 🪙 Sign up here: 👉 https://app.bullbitcoin.com/registration/bitcornerpodcast 🎯 Episode Thesis In this episode of BitCorner Podcast, we sit down with Kristýna Mazánková, Head of PR at BTC Inc. and Director of Europe’s first university Master’s Degree fully dedicated to Bitcoin, to unpack why Europe—and especially Spain—is hostile to Bitcoin, how CBDCs are being framed as “convenience”, and why Bitcoin represents a real threat to centralized power. This is a deep conversation about money, narrative, education, and control—and why Bitcoin must be understood as a peer-to-peer electronic cash system, not a speculative asset or political slogan. 🎙️ About the Episode We explore: How narratives around Bitcoin change while the protocol stays the same Why Europe struggles with sovereignty and sound money Academia vs propaganda Bitcoin education done right CBDCs as control wrapped in shiny paper El Salvador as a real-world counterexample This episode is essential listening for anyone trying to understand Bitcoin’s role in the next phase of global power. ⏱️ TIMESTAMPS 00:00 – Introduction & welcome to BitCorner 02:10 – Kristyna’s background & how she entered Bitcoin 05:20 – Bitcoin as a story: narratives vs. protocol reality 09:10 – “Wrapped in shiny paper”: crime, bubbles, energy & politics 14:30 – Why Europe — and Spain in particular — is anti-Bitcoin 19:40 – Media, institutions, and who controls the narrative 24:30 – Teaching Bitcoin at university: where do you even start? 29:10 – Separating Bitcoin from “crypto” in academia 33:40 – CBDCs: convenience wrapped as control 38:10 – Bitcoin as infrastructure, not an investment product 42:30 – What the next generation misunderstands about Bitcoin 46:10 – The future of Bitcoin education & closing thoughts 📲 SUBSCRIBE TO THE PODCAST 🎧 Fountain: https://tinyurl.com/yck8u6sa 🎵 Spotify: https://tinyurl.com/bdcsyy4u 🍎 Apple Podcast: https://tinyurl.com/cj5wkhxv 🎬 Rumble: https://tinyurl.com/3bc6bvtn 📺 YouTube: /@bitcornerpodcast 👤 CONNECT WITH KRISTÝNA MAZÁNKOVÁ 🎓 Hesperides University – https://hesperides.edu.es/estudios/master-en-bitcoin 👤 CONNECT WITH JUAN 🌐 Website: https://flow.page/bitcorner 📸 Instagram: @bitcorner_official 🐦 Twitter/X: https://x.com/TheJuanSC 📧 Email: bitcornerpodcast@proton.me This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit thejuansc.substack.com
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Dec 16, 2025 · 51 min
Cómo Bitcoin está cambiando El Salvador | Negocio 100% Bitcoin con BitDriver
🇸🇻 APOYA EL SHOW 🎧⚡ 🟦 Blockstream Jade – La MEJOR hardware wallet de Bitcoin. 🔐 Usa el código BITCORNERPODCAST y obtén 10% de descuento: 👉 https://store.blockstream.com/?code=BITCORNERPODCAST 🟠 Bitcoin Conference 2026 – El evento de Bitcoin más grande del mundo vuelve a Las Vegas. 🎫 Usa el código BITCORNER aquí: 👉 https://tickets.b.tc/event/bitcoin-2026 🐂 Bull Bitcoin – Compra Bitcoin directamente en autocustodia. Sin bancos. Sin intermediarios. 🪙 Regístrate aquí: 👉 https://app.bullbitcoin.com/registration/bitcornerpodcast 🎯 Tesis del Episodio La adopción de Bitcoin no empieza en conferencias. Empieza en la calle. En este episodio conversamos con Napoleón Osorio, fundador de BitDriver, el primer servicio de transporte Bitcoin-only en El Salvador. Desde sobrevivir a la violencia y el colapso económico hasta construir un negocio completamente sobre sats, Napo nos muestra cómo se ve la adopción real cuando Bitcoin no es una idea… sino una necesidad. Esto no es teoría. Esto es Bitcoin como herramienta de soberanía, seguridad y libertad. 🎙️ Sobre el Episodio ¿Qué significa realmente operar un negocio sobre Bitcoin en un país que está reconstruyéndose? Napo nos lleva por: La vida en El Salvador antes de Bitcoin. Operar un negocio 100% en Bitcoin. Educación, economías circulares y adopción real. Mitos y realidades de “Bitcoin Country” Por qué Bitcoin no es una moda, sino un proceso. Este episodio es una mirada humana y honesta a la adopción en el Timechain. ⏱️ TIMESTAMPS 00:00 – Bienvenida y por qué este episodio importa 02:10 – El Salvador antes de Bitcoin 06:45 – Violencia, miedo y supervivencia 11:30 – Bitcoin como herramienta, no como narrativa 16:20 – Nace BitDriver 21:05 – Primeros pagos en Bitcoin 26:40 – Operar un negocio 100% en sats 32:10 – Volatilidad, liquidez y realidad diaria 37:55 – Educación y economía circular 44:30 – Turistas, locales y patrones de adopción 49:15 – Chivo vs autocustodia 53:40 – Lo que los extranjeros no entienden de El Salvador 58:10 – El futuro de Bitcoin Country 📲 SUSCRÍBETE AL PODCAST 🎧 Fountain: https://tinyurl.com/yck8u6sa 🎵 Spotify: https://tinyurl.com/bdcsyy4u 🍎 Apple Podcast: https://tinyurl.com/cj5wkhxv 🎬 Rumble: https://tinyurl.com/3bc6bvtn 📺 YouTube: /@bitcornerpodcast 👤 CONECTA CON NAPOLEÓN OSORIO 🚗 BitDriver: https://bitdriver.taxi/ 🐦 Twitter/X: @bitdriver_sv 👤 CONECTA CON JUAN 🌐 Website: https://flow.page/bitcorner 📸 Instagram: @bitcorner_official 🐦 Twitter/X: https://x.com/TheJuanSC 📧 Email: bitcornerpodcast@proton.me This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit thejuansc.substack.com
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Dec 2, 2025 · 1 hr 3 min
Bitcoin, Nostr & AI: The New Internet Stack Nobody Is Ready For with Aleks Svetski
🇸🇻 SUPPORT THE SHOW 🎧⚡ 🟦 Blockstream Jade – The BEST Bitcoin hardware wallet. 🔐 Use promo code BITCORNERPODCAST for 10% off: 👉 https://store.blockstream.com/?code=BITCORNERPODCAST 🟠 Bitcoin Conference 2026 – The world’s biggest Bitcoin event is back in Vegas! 🎫 Use code BITCORNER here: 👉 https://tickets.b.tc/event/bitcoin-2026 🐂 Bull Bitcoin – Buy Bitcoin directly into self-custody, the no-KYC way to stack sats. 🪙 Sign up here: 👉 https://app.bullbitcoin.com/registration/bitcornerpodcast 🎯 Episode Thesis Season 5 begins with a deep dive into Nostr, Bitcoin, AI, and the future of the experience economy. Aleks, co-founder of Satlantis, explains why Bitcoin is the most important tool humanity has, why Nostr matters as an identity layer for the web (not a Twitter replacement), and how AI + Bitcoin + Nostr create a completely new design space for real-world experiences. We explore why censorship resistance matters for money—not social content—why protocols evolve slower than businesses, what “as Nostr as possible” really means, and how events, mobility, and connection are becoming the core pillars of modern culture. 🎙️ About the Episode What does it mean to build on Bitcoin, Nostr, and AI in a world that’s more connected—and more disconnected—than ever? ⏱️ TIMESTAMPS 00:00 – Welcome to Season 5 + long-time-preference intro 02:42 – Why BitCorner is different + educational focus 05:28 – What to expect this season (Bitcoin, Nostr, AI, Atlantis) 08:10 – Introducing Aleks & Satlantis 15:12 – What is Nostr? Identity layer vs. social protocol 18:55 – Difference between protocol and platform 21:10 – Why Nostr ≠Twitter (and why people get confused) 23:20 – The origin story of Satlantis 28:05 – Why meetup.com sucks for Bitcoiners 29:40 – How Satlantis works: creating, hosting & discovering events 33:12 – Why Bitcoin + Nostr + AI unlock a new generation of apps 35:45 – Building a global events app with Bitcoin-native payments 38:20 – The Game: Which famous person would secretly be a Bitcoiner? 44:00 – Back to Nostr: location, borderless living & new digital tribes 46:15 – How young people can use Bitcoin + Nostr + AI in real life 48:55 – Global communities, travel, and the new experience economy 53:40 – Returning to El Salvador: visible progress & safety 56:15 – Impatience, TikTok culture, and why Bitcoin takes decades 57:55 – Quantum computing question from previous season 59:40 – Should Bitcoiners “rescue” vulnerable early wallets? (Alex’s take) 1:02:35 – What’s next for Satlantis (2024–2025 roadmap) 📲 SUBSCRIBE TO THE PODCAST 🎧 Fountain: https://tinyurl.com/yck8u6sa 🎵 Spotify: https://tinyurl.com/bdcsyy4u 🍎 Apple Podcast: https://tinyurl.com/cj5wkhxv 🎬 Rumble: https://tinyurl.com/3bc6bvtn 📺 YouTube: /@bitcornerpodcast 👤 CONNECT WITH ALEKS 🐦 Twitter/X: https://x.com/SvetskiWrites 👤 CONNECT WITH JUAN 🌐 Website: https://flow.page/bitcorner 📸 Instagram: @bitcorner_official 📞 Twitter/X: https://x.com/TheJuanSC 📧 Email: bitcornerpodcast@proton.me This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit thejuansc.substack.com
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Oct 26, 2025 · 46 min
The Block: Where Every Bitcoiner Leaves a Question for the Next
🇸🇻 SUPPORT THE SHOW 🎧⚡ 🟦 Blockstream Jade – The BEST Bitcoin hardware wallet. 🔐 Use promo code BITCORNERPODCAST for 10% off: 👉 https://store.blockstream.com/?code=BITCORNERPODCAST 🟠 Bitcoin Conference 2026 – The world’s biggest Bitcoin event is back in Vegas! 🎫 Use code BITCORNER here: 👉 https://tickets.b.tc/event/bitcoin-2026 🐂 Bull Bitcoin – Buy Bitcoin directly into self-custody, the no-KYC way to stack sats. 🪙 Sign up here: 👉 https://app.bullbitcoin.com/registration/bitcornerpodcast Every story, every spark, every question led us here — to The Block. The moment where one Bitcoiner hands the mic to the next, and together we build something bigger than ourselves. To everyone who made this season possible — from El Salvador to every corner of the world — thank you. You didn’t just show up for Bitcoin. You showed up for truth, freedom, and education. 🎬 The Block is now live — our season finale that connects every guest through one question. Watch it, feel it, and get ready for Season 05… Because what’s coming next will raise the bar again. 📲 SUBSCRIBE TO THE PODCAST 🎧 Fountain: https://tinyurl.com/yck8u6sa 🎵 Spotify: https://tinyurl.com/bdcsyy4u 🍎 Apple Podcast: https://tinyurl.com/cj5wkhxv 🎬 Rumble: https://tinyurl.com/3bc6bvtn 📺 YouTube: /@bitcornerpodcast 👤 CONNECT WITH JUAN 🌐 Website: https://flow.page/bitcorner 📞 X / Twitter: https://x.com/TheJuanSC 📸 Instagram: @bitcorner_official 📧 Email: bitcornerpodcast@proton.me This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit thejuansc.substack.com
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Sep 26, 2025 · 1 hr 2 min
Adopting Bitcoin: Grassroots Education & The Future of Bitcoin in El Salvador 🇸🇻 | Season Finale
🇸🇻 SUPPORT THE SHOW 🎧⚡ 🟦 Blockstream Jade – The BEST Bitcoin hardware wallet. 🔐 Use promo code BITCORNERPODCAST for 10% off: 👉 https://store.blockstream.com/?code=BITCORNERPODCAST 🌋 Adopting Bitcoin 2025 – The grassroots Bitcoin conference in El Salvador! 🎫 Use code BITCORNER for discounted tickets: 👉 https://pretix.eu/galoy/ab25/redeem?voucher=BITCORNER 🟠 Bitcoin Conference 2026 – The world’s biggest Bitcoin event is back in Vegas! 🎫 Use code BITCORNER here: 👉 https://tickets.b.tc/event/bitcoin-2026 🐂 Bull Bitcoin – Buy Bitcoin directly into self-custody, the no-KYC way to stack sats. 🪙 Sign up here: 👉 https://app.bullbitcoin.com/registration/bitcornerpodcast 🎯 Episode Thesis Season Finale 🎉 — We close this chapter of the BitCorner Podcast with a special conversation with Kiki, organizer of Adopting Bitcoin and board member of My First Bitcoin. This episode is about the real state of Bitcoin adoption: from El Salvador’s grassroots education movement to global macro headwinds in politics, regulation, and economics. We explore how communities are building circular economies, why education must come before adoption, and what the future of Adopting Bitcoin 2025 looks like. It’s not just El Salvador. It’s about what Bitcoin means for the world — and why this is only the beginning. 🎙️ About the Episode What does adoption look like when you zoom out from the headlines? In this episode, Kiki and I discuss: 🔸 Bitcoin adoption in El Salvador: myths vs. reality 🔸 The IMF deal and whether Bitcoin is still alive on the ground 🔸 The critical role of education before introducing money 🔸 What Adopting Bitcoin 2025 will bring — from devs to plebs 🔸 Circular economies and lessons learned from the last year 🔸 Spanish-speaking Bitcoin content and its growing impact 🔸 Europe’s role in Bitcoin adoption and what the future holds 🔸 Politics, Trump, and whether leaders will follow Bukele’s example We also reflect on what it means to build in Bitcoin long-term and leave a cliffhanger for what’s next in Season 5. ⏱️ TIMESTAMPS 🇸🇻 SUPPORT THE SHOW 🎧⚡ 🟦 Blockstream Jade – The BEST Bitcoin hardware wallet. 🔐 Use promo code BITCORNERPODCAST for 10% off: 👉 https://store.blockstream.com/?code=BITCORNERPODCAST 🌋 Adopting Bitcoin 2025 – The grassroots Bitcoin conference in El Salvador! 🎫 Use code BITCORNER for discounted tickets: 👉 https://pretix.eu/galoy/ab25/redeem?voucher=BITCORNER 🟠 Bitcoin Conference 2026 – The world’s biggest Bitcoin event is back in Vegas! 🎫 Use code BITCORNER here: 👉 https://tickets.b.tc/event/bitcoin-2026 🐂 Bull Bitcoin – Buy Bitcoin directly into self-custody, the no-KYC way to stack sats. 🪙 Sign up here: 👉 https://app.bullbitcoin.com/registration/bitcornerpodcast 🎯 Episode Thesis Season Finale 🎉 — We close this chapter of the BitCorner Podcast with a special conversation with Kiki, organizer of Adopting Bitcoin and board member of My First Bitcoin. This episode is about the real state of Bitcoin adoption: from El Salvador’s grassroots education movement to global macro headwinds in politics, regulation, and economics. We explore how communities are building circular economies, why education must come before adoption, and what the future of Adopting Bitcoin 2025 looks like. It’s not just El Salvador. It’s about what Bitcoin means for the world — and why this is only the beginning. 🎙️ About the Episode What does adoption look like when you zoom out from the headlines? In this episode, Kiki and I discuss: 🔸 Bitcoin adoption in El Salvador: myths vs. reality 🔸 The IMF deal and whether Bitcoin is still alive on the ground 🔸 The critical role of education before introducing money 🔸 What Adopting Bitcoin 2025 will bring — from devs to plebs 🔸 Circular economies and lessons learned from the last year 🔸 Spanish-speaking Bitcoin content and its growing impact 🔸 Europe’s role in Bitcoin adoption and what the future holds 🔸 Politics, Trump, and whether leaders will follow Bukele’s example We also reflect on what it means to build in Bitcoin long-term and leave a cliffhanger for what’s next in Season 5. ⏱️ TIMESTAMPS 00:00 – Intro & Season 4 recap 01:13 – Season 5 preview 03:13 – Welcome Kiki — Barcelona / Cypher Conference recap 05:00 – Kiki’s background: hospitality → Bitcoin 09:15 – First lightning & adoption stories (street vendors, merchants) 11:04 – How Adopting Bitcoin evolved: tracks, workshops, hacker lounge 16:00 – Key themes: regulation, education, circular economies 21:42 – El Salvador in the wild — grassroots adoption & conference highlights 23:16 – Hardware wallet safety tips 25:54 – Top-down moves vs bottom-up momentum 27:13 – IMF deal reality check: what’s really changed? 29:04 – Merchants, Chivo & everyday usage 33:58 – Spanish content: the 50/50 commitment 37:45 – Season finale games & audience questions 38:32 – Advice for builders & next generation 46:43 – Traveling to El Salvador for Adopting Bitcoin 01:00:09 – Final thoughts & Season 5 teaser 📲 SUBSCRIBE TO THE PODCAST 🎧 Fountain: https://tinyurl.com/yck8u6sa 🎵 Spotify: https://tinyurl.com/bdcsyy4u 🍎 Apple Podcast: https://tinyurl.com/cj5wkhxv 🎬 Rumble: https://tinyurl.com/3bc6bvtn 📺 YouTube: /@bitcornerpodcast 👤 CONNECT WITH KIKI 🐦 Twitter/X: https://x.com/bitcoinbabey 🌐 Adopting Bitcoin: https://adoptingbitcoin.org 📚 My First Bitcoin: https://miprimerbitcoin.io 👤 CONNECT WITH JUAN 🌐 Website: https://flow.page/bitcorner 📸 Instagram: @bitcorner_official 📞 Twitter/X: https://x.com/TheJuanSC 📧 Email: bitcornerpodcast@proton.me This is a public episode. 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Sep 17, 2025 · 36 min
Gen Z, Student Debt & Bitcoin: Halston Valencia on Why Young People Are Choosing Bitcoin Over Fiat
🇸🇻 SUPPORT THE SHOW 🎧⚡ 🟦 Blockstream Jade – The BEST Bitcoin hardware wallet. 🔐 Use promo code BITCORNERPODCAST for 10% off: 👉 https://store.blockstream.com/?code=BITCORNERPODCAST 🟠 Bitcoin Conference 2026 – The world’s biggest Bitcoin event is back in Vegas! 🎫 Use code BITCORNER here: 👉 https://tickets.b.tc/event/bitcoin-2026 🐂 Bull Bitcoin – Buy Bitcoin directly into self-custody, the no-KYC way to stack sats. 🪙 Sign up here: 👉 https://app.bullbitcoin.com/registration/bitcornerpodcast 🎯 Episode Thesis Millennials were told to save money, buy houses, and invest in stocks. Gen Z is realizing that path doesn’t work anymore. Halston Valencia, a 23-year-old Bitcoiner, shares why her generation is rejecting fiat advice, how Broken Money by Lyn Alden opened her eyes, and why Bitcoin is the only tool that lets young people preserve purchasing power and reclaim sovereignty. This is an honest, raw, and inspiring conversation about debt, inflation, financial education, and why Bitcoin is the lifeboat for a generation drowning in negative real wages. 🎙️ About the Episode What does it mean to be Gen Z in a world of student debt, sky-high rent, and collapsing trust in institutions? In this episode, Halston and I explore: 🔸 Why Gen Z is turning away from fiat and traditional “wealth-building” advice 🔸 How reading Broken Money changed her worldview and led to Bitcoin 🔸 The absence of Austrian economics in universities and why that matters 🔸 The parallels between Millennials (2008 crash, COVID, housing crisis) and Gen Z (student loans, rent crisis) 🔸 Self-custody as the non-negotiable path to sovereignty 🔸 Opportunities for women in Bitcoin compared to fiat finance 🔸 Why financial education must change — and what she’d redesign for the next generation 🔸 Her work with Adam O’Brien, Bitcoin Well, and Get Based, plus launching The Adam O’Brien Show ⏱️ TIMESTAMPS 00:00 – Bitcoin and Gen Z: does the new generation really care?01:40 – Welcome Halston Valencia03:20 – From university to the Bitcoin rabbit hole11:35 – Self-custody and why “not your keys, not your Bitcoin”13:40 – Millennials vs. Gen Z: what changed along the way20:10 – Rent crisis, wages, and the economic wake-up call22:50 – Orange-pilling friends & education outside the system24:05 – The Game: which Bitcoiner would you go on vacation with?30:35 – The history of money, Adam O’Brien, and new projects33:47 – What’s next for Halston in Bitcoin35:38 – Final message to young people about Bitcoin36:10 – Episode closing 📲 SUBSCRIBE TO THE PODCAST 🎧 Fountain: https://tinyurl.com/yck8u6sa 🎵 Spotify: https://tinyurl.com/bdcsyy4u 🍎 Apple Podcast: https://tinyurl.com/cj5wkhxv 🎬 Rumble: https://tinyurl.com/3bc6bvtn 📺 YouTube: /@bitcornerpodcast 👤 CONNECT WITH HALSTON 🐦 Twitter/X: https://x.com/Halstonvalencia 🎥 Podcast: The Adam O’Brien Show (Thursdays, 6 PM ET) 👤 CONNECT WITH JUAN 🌐 Website: https://flow.page/bitcorner 📸 Instagram: @bitcorner_official 📞 Twitter/X: https://x.com/TheJuanSC 📧 Email: bitcornerpodcast@proton.me This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit thejuansc.substack.com
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