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84: Jacinda Brown on Mining Bitcoin with Natural Gas

Jacinda Brown from CryptoKnight Energy joins us to talk about her experience of developing bitcoin mining farms alongside oil and gas wells. Jacinda brings her decades of experience as a geologist and working with oil companies to the relatively new space of using bitcoin miners to create more efficiencies within the systems of oil and gas extraction.
 
(00:00) - Introduction
(01:29) - Jacinda's background, and using excess Natural Gas to mine Bitcoin 
(8:00) - Discussing Jacinda's Bitcoin journey
(13:24) - Natural Gas 101, and parallels between Bitcoin, and Oil and Gas
(29:00) - Finances, transactions and profits, when running a company that mines Bitcoin
(34:25) - The ecological and environmental impact of extracting Natural Gas
(43:37) - The energy expenditure required for the mining of Bitcoin
(51:17) - CryptoKnight Energy, Economy, and local jobs
(1:01:59) - Other challenges, and how to get in touch with the CryptoKnight Energy team
(1:09:04) - Closing Thoughts
 
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83: Sue Ennis from Hut8 Mining on Bitcoin Mining

Sue Ennis is the Vice President of Corporate Development at Hut8 Mining. Hut8 is a mining company that is publicly traded on the NASDAQ and the TSX. Sue joins us to talk about to talk about how the company works and how the future of mining will evolve. The discussion ventures into the environmental impact of bitcoin and the potential of bitcoins growth in the future.
 
(00:00) - Introduction
(01:35) - Hut 8 Mining as OG HODL'ers 
(6:30) - Sue's background as a Bitcoiner
(10:47) - Operational basics of GPU Mining
(16:23) - Using cold climate and renewable energy for mining
(23:06) - Thoughts on Mining, and Energy Consumption
(31:01) - One thing Sue wishes was asked and discussed more, and the GFC Origin story
(36:54) - Discussing Bitcoin vs Fixed Income
(42:14) - Is it too late to get into Bitcoin?, and Closing Thoughts
 
Edited and Mixed by Kaushik Sethunath.
 
Sue Ennis Social Links
LinkedIn
Twitter
 
Hut 8 Mining Social Links
LinkedIn
Facebook
Twitter
YouTube
 
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82: Tristan Lamonica‘s Bitcoin Story

Tristan Lamonica is the director of digital strategy for the Parliament of Canada. He got into bitcoin in 2013 and has been researching it ever since. His master thesis was on how bitcoin can be integrated into social media platforms in order to fix some of their prevalent issues. We explore a wide range of topics in this episode ranging from Canadian politics, to the lightning network, to the "good ole days" of bitcoin.
 
Timestamps:
(00:00) - Introduction
(01:54) - Tristan's early Bitcoin story
(13:49) - Learning about Tristan's background
(26:05) - Discussing the STEEM - HIVE split
(29:58) - The Lightning Network, and the many ways the Digital Generation gets into Bitcoin
(43:30) - How Bitcoin was procured 'back in the day'
(48:33) - Global perception of Bitcoin outside the US and Canada
(1:01:39) - Tristan's Thesis, and how the academic community responded to it
(1:09:18) - Other Cryptocurrencies, and can there be a "next Bitcoin"?
(1:21:56) - The practical experience of Bitcoin as a currency
(1:26:30) - Tristan's experience working in Parliament
(1:32:43) - Wrapping up
 
Edited and Mixed by Kaushik Sethunath.
 
Mentions from the Show
2020 Masters Thesis - Peer to Peer Decentralized Social Media Platform using 2nd Layer Blockchain Technology
Best Exchange in Canada - ShakePay
Adopting Bitcoin Summit in El Salvador
Lightning.Network
 
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Twitter
Instagram
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81: What is Behind Bitcoin‘s Wave of Adoption?

Is there more to bitcoin than just the current price? What exactly is driving bitcoin to achieve new all time highs? Mrugakshee and Keegan discuss recent events in the bitcoin space. Bitcoin ETFs, the difference between Spot trading and Futures trading. They discuss the various layers of bitcoin that form the wider ecosystem. The blockchain (settlement), the payments layer (lightning), and the DeFi layer (Sovryn). The show ends with Keegan sharing an idea about the richest person in the world.
 
Mentions from the Show
Deep dive into Sovryn Letter
El Salvador Adopting Bitcoin Letter
Timestamps:
 
(00:00) - Introduction
(01:02) - The recent price of Bitcoin, and does Bitcoin's price matter?
(08:19) - The curious case of El Salvador
(18:48) - Discussing Sovryn, and DeFi Lending
(29:41) - Bitcoin ETFs, and The Houston Firefighters Pension Fund
(41:43) - Keegan shares a meme
(44:28) - Wrapping Up, and Closing Thoughts
 
Edited and Mixed by Kaushik Sethunath.
 
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80: Brendan Wood on Government Debt and Monetary vs Fiscal Policy

In Part 2, we pick up where we left off talking about GIC's and bonds. These are actually really important concepts to learn as part of general financial and investment literacy. Brendan does a great job breaking these concepts down into digestible pieces of knowledge. We wrap up the show with a discussion on bitcoin, and currency. This was a great discussion on the nature of monetary policy and money in general.
Timestamps:
(00:00) - Picking up where we left off, discussing GIC's and bonds
(06:37) - The DeFi lending market, and putting money lending into perspective
(16:32) - Governments, Debt, and Monetary vs Fiscal Responsibility
(21:58) - The importance of lending - Borrowing from your future, to make progress now
(29:22) - What does Brendan think are smart things to invest in?
(32:11) - Bitcoin as a currency vs Bitcoin as a store of value
(44:10) - Closing Thoughts
 
Edited and Mixed by Kaushik Sethunath.
Brendan Wood Social Links:
https://passiv.com
 
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79: Brendan Wood on Traditional Finance and Passiv

Brendan Wood joins Go Full Crypto for a discussion on Mutual funds, ETFs, and the evolving cryptocurrency market. Brendan was an early bitcoin enthusiast, and went on to start Passiv, a FinTech company focused on helping clients balance their portfolios. Passiv balances thousands of clients' funds that include traditional stocks, ETFs, and cryptocurrencies. This is the first of a two-part episode.
 
Timestamps:
 
(00:00) - Introduction
(02:42) - Getting acquainted with Brendan and his long history with Bitcoin
(08:20) - Brendan's experience with Exchanges in the early days of Bitcoin
(14:35) - Brendan's journey towards financial literacy
(21:55) - Financial Literacy 101 - Mutual Funds
(30:57) - What led Brendan to start his company, Passiv, and what they do
(43:37) - The response to Passiv adding crypto
(47:37) - Financial literacy hindsight learnings, and fiat vs DeFi investments
(53:56) - Closing Thoughts
Edited and Mixed by Kaushik Sethunath.
 
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78: From Bars to Bitcoin with Bitcoin Vegan

Justin Rhedrick, A.K.A Bitcoin Vegan is the author of From Bars to Bitcoin. The book details his journey from his time growing up, to being in prison (bars), to discovering bitcoin. This episode is about life lessons, philosophies, and of course bitcoin. Justin passionately tells our audience how his life experiences and discovering bitcoin helped teach him financial literacy, and gave him the tools he needed to change his life circumstances.
 
Timestamps:
(00:00) - Introduction
(03:40) - Introducing Justin, The Bitcoin Vegan
(06:07) - Discussing 'From Bars to Bitcoin'
(17:22) - How Justin wrote his book
(25:20) - Stability, value, and parallels to Bitcoin
(32:33) - Planning for the future, and being a product of the people you surround yourself with
(43:20) - Financial Literacy, and reading some moments from the book
(54:59) - The relevance of Bitcoin in Justin's life and philosophy
(60:20) - Does Justin that there will be an imminent financial collapse?
(67:30) - Closing Thoughts
 
Edited and Mixed by Kaushik Sethunath.
 
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BitcoinVegan.com
From Bars to Bitcoin
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YouTube
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77: Announcements and Answering Audience Questions

In this episode we took the time to fill in our listeners on events that are taking place with us. For starters, we're going to El Salvador in November. We want to take used cellphones to Bitcoin Beach to give to people who need them. See our mailing address below. Secondly, we wanted to answer some questions from our listeners. One listener, in particular, is from Reason.fm, a mobile podcasting and community app. Lastly, we wanted to let you know that we've been doing lots more guest episodes lately, and have some exciting and informative interviews coming up. Stay tuned!
 
Go Full Crypto Mailing Address
2393 Robie Street, Apt 707
Halifax, Nova Scotia,
B3K6S2, Canada
 
 
Timestamps:
(00:00) - Introduction
(00:45) - Coming Soon on the Podcast, and shouting out Justin Rhedrick
(06:38) - Summarizing announcements
(07:41) - Sam’s Question: NFTs overview, what is the long term value?
(15:46) - Generational shifts, perception of value, and the relevancy of video games today
(26:10) - Minting NFTs
(28:51) - Mr. Beekeeper’s land address challenge with signing up on an exchange
(31:33) - Closing Thoughts
 
Mentions from the Show
Bitcoin Beach + Michael Peterson Episode
From Bars to Bitcoin (Upcoming Episode Interview)
Meebits
Selling of Pictures of Body Parts as NFTs
 
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