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BitCorner Β· April 7 Β· 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 β€” earn sats while you listen. 🧠 Support independent podcasts. Escape the algorithm. πŸ‘‰ Listen & subscribe here: https://tinyurl.com/yck8u6saπŸ‡ΈπŸ‡» SUPPORT THE SHOW 🎧⚑ 🟦 Blockstream Jade – The BEST Bitcoin hardware wallet. πŸ” Use promo code BITCORNERPODCAST for 10% off: πŸ‘‰πŸΌ https://rewards.blockstream.com/bitcornerpodcast🟠 Bitcoin Conference 2026 – The world's biggest Bitcoin event returns to Las Vegas. 🎫 Use code BITCORNER πŸ‘‰ https://tickets.b.tc/event/bitcoin-2026πŸ‚ Bull Bitcoin – Buy Bitcoin directly into self-custody. No banks. No middlemen. πŸ‘‰ 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 β€” creative entrepreneur, Bitcoin educator, and host of the Bitcoin for Millennials podcast (250+ episodes) β€” 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 β€” 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 β€” Who Needs Bitcoin Most? 31:00 El Salvador's Bet on the Next Generation 32:00 Bitcoin in the Global South β€” Why It's Hard to Adopt 34:50 The Kenya Example: Seeing the Problem, Missing the Solution 37:00 Austrian vs Keynesian Economics β€” 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 β€” Regardless of Race, Class, or Religion πŸ“² SUBSCRIBE TO THE PODCAST 🎧 Fountain: https://tinyurl.com/yck8u6sa🎡 Spotify: https://tinyurl.com/bdcsyy4u🍎 Apple Podcast: https://tinyurl.com/cj5wkhxv🎬 Rumble: https://tinyurl.com/3bc6bvtnπŸ“Ί YouTube: /@bitcornerpodcast πŸ‘€ CONNECT πŸŽ™οΈ Bram Kanstein: @bramk (X/Twitter) | Podcast: youtube.com/@bramk⁩ 🌐 Juan / BitCorner Website: https://bitcornershow.framer.ai/πŸ“Έ Instagram: @bitcorner_official 🐦 Twitter/X: https://x.com/TheJuanSCπŸ“§ Email: bitcornerpodcast@proton.me

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🎧 WATCH ON FOUNTAIN.FM & EARN SATS! ⚑ This episode PREMIERES FIRST on Fountain β€” earn sats while you listen.

🧠 Support independent podcasts. Escape the algorithm.

πŸ‘‰ Listen & subscribe here: https://tinyurl.com/yck8u6saπŸ‡ΈπŸ‡» SUPPORT THE SHOW 🎧⚑

🟦 Blockstream Jade – The BEST Bitcoin hardware wallet. πŸ” Use promo code BITCORNERPODCAST for 10% off:

πŸ‘‰πŸΌ https://rewards.blockstream.com/bitcornerpodcast🟠 Bitcoin Conference 2026 – The world's biggest Bitcoin event returns to Las Vegas. 🎫 Use code BITCORNER

πŸ‘‰ https://tickets.b.tc/event/bitcoin-2026πŸ‚ Bull Bitcoin – Buy Bitcoin directly into self-custody. No banks. No middlemen.

πŸ‘‰ 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 β€” creative entrepreneur, Bitcoin educator, and host of the Bitcoin for Millennials podcast (250+ episodes) β€” 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 β€” 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 β€” Who Needs Bitcoin Most?

31:00 El Salvador's Bet on the Next Generation

32:00 Bitcoin in the Global South β€” Why It's Hard to Adopt

34:50 The Kenya Example: Seeing the Problem, Missing the Solution

37:00 Austrian vs Keynesian Economics β€” 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 β€” Regardless of Race, Class, or Religion

πŸ“² SUBSCRIBE TO THE PODCAST

🎧 Fountain: https://tinyurl.com/yck8u6sa🎡 Spotify: https://tinyurl.com/bdcsyy4u🍎 Apple Podcast: https://tinyurl.com/cj5wkhxv🎬 Rumble: https://tinyurl.com/3bc6bvtnπŸ“Ί YouTube: /@bitcornerpodcast

πŸ‘€ CONNECT

πŸŽ™οΈ Bram Kanstein: @bramk (X/Twitter) | Podcast: youtube.com/@bramk⁩

🌐 Juan / BitCorner Website: https://bitcornershow.framer.ai/πŸ“Έ Instagram: @bitcorner_official

🐦 Twitter/X: https://x.com/TheJuanSCπŸ“§ Email: bitcornerpodcast@proton.me

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