Taking Care of Bitcoin

Taking Care of Bitcoin

New to Bitcoin? Well, everyone was new to Bitcoin at some point. Taking Care of Bitcoin is the first stop on your Bitcoin journey. We talk to people from all walks of life and answer the basic questions common to every Bitcoin noob. We're trying to onboard as many freedom fighters as possible. Let's take care of it! TCB baby!

Episodes

June 30, 2025 13 mins

Today we answer the question: Is Bitcoin Anonymous?

  •  What does "Anonymous" mean?
  • How Bitcoin works
  • Who says Bitcoin is for criminals?
  • Bitcoin vs. Cash
  • Transparency is a feature
  • Why the focus on crime and not inflation?

And more!

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Bitcoin is for the Shipyard!

  Today we talk with Sheet Metal Mechanic Russell Thomas about...

  • De-mystifying self-custody
  • Bitcoin emerging as a safe haven asset
  • It is not a trade, it's a monetary migration
  • Bitcoin as a bearer asset
  • The discovery of digital scarcity
  • Bitcoin draining the fixed income market
  • Filters on Bitcoin
  • Are there any other uses for blockchain?
  • Will Bitcoin be currency?

And more!


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Yes, THE Jason Maier, author of A PROGRESSIVE'S CASE FOR BITCOIN!

  Today we talk with Jason about...

  • Concern over continued politicization of Bitcoin
  • Recent political wins for Bitcoin
  • Hostility of the prior presidential administration
  • Need for Democrats to differentiate themselves on Bitcoin
  • Lack of fundamental fairness in the current economic system
  • Myth that inflation is required for a healthy economy
  • Paradox of requiring growt...
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Today we answer the question: What is Bitcoin "Backed" By?

  • Evolution of money
  • Parameters of good money
  • Why did gold fail as money?
  • Monetary premium locked in other assets
  • Benefits of intangible money
  • Bitcoin is engineered to replace all inferior moneys

And more!

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May 23, 2025 58 mins

Today we check back in with TCB Episode 16 guest Valerie Minos!

  We discuss...

  • What is Bitcoin "backed" by?
  • Is 21 million Bitcoin enough?
  • Bitcoin is not a trade, it is a monetary migration
  • Parallel money systems proving Bitcoin's superiority
  • Faltering bonds and the dire U.S. fiscal position
  • Are you taxed for holding Bitcoin?
  • Simplicity of the Bitcoin value proposition
  • Is Bitcoin a threat to Real Estate?
  • Broken money is ca...
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Today we answer the question: Can I Make Money with Bitcoin?

  • Bitcoin is the best performing asset
  • 5 year return of Bitcoin vs. other assets
  • Feeling that you're too late
  • Overall addressable market for Bitcoin
  • Risk of trading Bitcoin and missing best days
  • Bitcoin is a monetary migration
  • Bitcoin is the money
  • "It might make sense just to get some in case it catches on."

And more!

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Bitcoin is for Public Servants!

  Today we talk with former USAID Senior Advisor Bhavna Patel about...

  • Bitcoin overcomes the shortcomings of gold
  • Realization that asset appreciation comes at the expense of your fellow man
  • Will Bitcoin fulfill the promise of peer-to-peer money?
  • Continual loss of Bitcoin over time
  • Value density that accrues to a finitely scarce denominator
  • Deflation is the normal state of the free market
  • Global monetary ...
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Today we answer the question: Why Do People Trust Bitcoin?

  • Trust in centralized vs. decentralized systems
  • Shift from trusting humans to trusting mathematics
  • Counterparties involved in traditional finance
  • Diminishing faith in institutions
  • Core reasons people trust Bitcoin
  • Adoption telegraphing growing confidence in the network

And more!

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Bitcoin is for Riders!

  Today we talk with Glenn Alan Bartels of Bartels' Harley-Davidson about...

  • Asymmetry of Bitcoin progress vs. overall Bitcoin adoption
  • Government involvement in Bitcoin
  • Bitcoin as a threat to international financial interests
  • Complete monetary reset on the horizon
  • Is there gold in Ft. Knox?
  • Risk of BlackRock market manipulation
  • What is Blockchain?
  • Lack of counterparty risk in Bitcoin
  • Was Satoshi a group? Or a...
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April 7, 2025 68 mins

Today we check back in with TCB Episode 15 guest Joey Bullock!

  We discuss...

  • Surviving the inevitable Bitcoin gut check
  • Bitcoin resilience during recent market downturn
  • Bitcoin's place in a macroeconomic restructuring
  • Ability for Bitcoin to address U.S. debt problem
  • Strategic Bitcoin Reserve and nation state game theory
  • Tariffs reflect misunderstanding of what causes trade imbalance
  • Stablecoins and forced treasury buying
  • Owning B...
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Today we answer the question: What are the Disadvantages of Bitcoin?

  • Volatility
  • Scalability
  • High Energy Consumption
  • Regulatory Uncertainty
  • Irreversible Transactions
  • Limited Adoption
  • Potential for Illegal Activity
  • Difficult to Upgrade

And more!

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Yes, THE Andy Edstrom, author of WHY BUY BITCOIN!

  Today we talk with Andy about...

  • Always feeling too late to Bitcoin
  • Did we skip the "then they fight you" stage?
  • Strategic Bitcoin Reserve
  • Are Bitcoin cycles dead?
  • Nation State game theory and the effect on mining decentralization
  • Sovereign Wealth Fund
  • Money at the core of political problems
  • Generational wealth inequality
  • Quantum computing threat

And more!

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March 13, 2025 83 mins

Bitcoin is for Law Enforcement!

  Today we talk with Law Enforcement Officer Riza Ozkan about...

  • Bitcoin separating itself from all competitors
  • Signal of a Strategic Bitcoin Reserve
  • Early stage of Bitcoin adoption
  • Politicization concerns
  • U.S. recognizing a "need" for Bitcoin
  • Demographic shifts are existential to ponzi economic systems
  • Fiat mathematically driving wealth inequality
  • Bitcoin leans into base human greed to create e...
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February 6, 2025 62 mins

Bitcoin is for Students!

  Today we talk with Legal Scholar Indra Sapkota about...

  • Bitcoin rising in mainstream culture
  • Game theory incentivizing early adoption
  • Stablecoins on Bitcoin
  • Bitcoin mining "Gold Rush"
  • Divisibility of Bitcoin
  • Convenience of Bitcoin for international payments
  • Bitcoin threatening the global monetary monopoly
  • Triffin Dilemma and tariffs
  • Power of Bitcoin lies in its users
  • Inherent value of Bitcoin

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January 8, 2025 75 mins

Today we check back in with TCB Episode 14 guest Pete Busch!

  We discuss...

  • Growing understanding of Bitcoin
  • Size of the addressable Store of Value market for Bitcoin coming into view
  • Worldwide signal of the US considering a strategic Bitcoin reserve
  • Game theory of nation state accumulation
  • Bullish setup for Bitcoin with the upcoming political transition
  • Future of Bitcoin mining/AI integration
  • Technological disruption forcin...
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December 13, 2024 74 mins

Bitcoin is for Business Owners!

  Today we talk with Quick Dumpsters Owner Jason Havner about...

  • Bitcoin proving itself to be more than a fad
  • Exponential demand vs. finite supply
  • Government spending accelerating inflation
  • Investment opportunity lies in the asymmetric misunderstanding of Bitcoin
  • What sets Bitcoin apart from other cryptocurrencies
  • Bitcoin is backed by the most secure computer network in the world
  • Inherent ineff...
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November 25, 2024 90 mins

Bitcoin is for Developers!

  Today we talk with Video Game Developer John Ratcliff about...

  • Don't ever sell all of your Bitcoin
  • Bitcoin software is technically sound
  • Bitcoin inspiring a new generation of investors
  • Psychology of unit bias
  • Bitcoin reinstituting saving, which enables investment
  • Problems of inflated asset prices
  • Always feeling too late to Bitcoin
  • Investing for the long term
  • Bitcoin incentives shifting politica...
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Today we answer the question: What are the Advantages of Bitcoin?

  • Bitcoin is a decentralized/open source monetary network
  • Bitcoin is a true Store of Value
  • Bitcoin is unconfiscatble property
  • Bitcoin is a permissionless/uncensorable network
  • Bitcoin is a monetary singularity
  • Bitcoin is a store of value, medium of exchange, and payment network

And more!

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October 24, 2024 66 mins

Today we check back in with TCB Episode 11 guest Stevan Galatian!

  We discuss...

  • Benefits of running a Bitcoin node
  • Bitcoin is an apolitical solution to broken money
  • Bitcoin Trojan horsing it's way into financial markets
  • Michael Saylor defending institutional custody
  • Central Banks recognizing Bitcoin as a threat
  • Game theory forcing adoption instead of a governmental ban
  • Addressable market of Bitcoin
  • System will blame Bit...
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October 18, 2024 84 mins

Yes, THE Paul Tarantino, President and CEO of Byte Federal!

  Today we talk with Paul about...

  • Avoid altcoins, focus on Bitcoin
  • Most things don't require decentralization or a blockchain
  • Bitcoin disrupting an unjust system
  • Phases of Bitcoin adoption
  • Bitcoin is truth because Bitcoin is math
  • Bitcoin is codified equality
  • Myth of AI productivity as an economic savior
  • Transition to an abundant future likely to be chaotic
  • Money ...
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