Happy new year! My goals for 2026 are to fill in the gaps of my knowledge when it comes to self custody and mining. I also plan hit hit the 1 petahash milestone between home miners and hosted.
QT is over. Bring on the money printer!
https://fountain.fm/episode/qJvzUyUrWgaKyGocl9CO
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Texas just bought 10 million dollars worth of Bitcoin. Proud to be a Texan.
Just wish it was real sats instead of IBIT. Baby steps.
https://fountain.fm/episode/LCHvtqGAP4hoU4nsJY12
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You want to know how a raise would get processed by the economy? Well I'd increase my DCA. Also would have a bit more for smash buys when the price drops.
There's also talks of a $2000 stimmy coming in. That should cover the cost of a Canaan Avalon Q and a few months of electricity.
So I guess both of them would get processed as more sats in my wallet.
https://fountain.fm/episode/ESiLMwmjgT3EKg7VfEhg
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I will resort to bribing if I must. More Bitcoin fiction into my ears!
https://fountain.fm/episode/eXet6jaBQO5lcLa492xQ
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Linux and Bitcoin do go well together!
I've been listening to you since 2014 and bought Bitcoin for the first time 2 years ago just to boost the shows because I wanted to support JB. I've only gotten orange pilled this year after doing the research. I wish I was there for the Plan B days.
I remember awhile ago you and Alan sold Bitcoin to buy a server. I wonder how much that server costs now in fiat fun bucks given today's Bitcoin price...
https://fountain.fm/episode/WOslYaeXHkGPni8BznUK
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It's been awhile since I've checked in with the lunch. Hope y'all are doing great and cooking up some delicious recipes!
I do miss Brunch with Brent. Sad he's going through a bit of a villain arc now.
https://fountain.fm/episode/wRGKdcz4aib99hGDAJuR
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Speaking of node-ing up, I was looking the mempool of my node during block 919953 which was also during the AWS outage. I was confused why a block would be taking almost 6 times as long as it should be. The best thesis I can come up with is maybe the big pools use AWS for orchestration software.
Is there a better explanation that you could think of, or am I just inexperienced and don't realize these anomalies just happen sometimes?
Also odd that after almost an hour, it gets mined by an unknown solo miner.
https://fountain.fm/episode/sP3uJ6IM6krMt8WNatvn
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For now I'm pretty happy learning all of the interesting technical aspects of Bitcoin and various apps to run on my node and how to integrate that with my homelab! Is there an OSI model like tool to understanding how consensus layer interacts with mempool and how layer 2s like Lightning and Liquid can transfer sats without using block space?
https://fountain.fm/episode/dEVrFEYiwHe7CjjkJ2zM
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Live video? In my Fountain app? We're living in the future guys!
https://fountain.fm/episode/9dFdG8aVwBVawmozJhmQ
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I have a goal of getting to 1 BTC. I have DCA setup and a hardware wallet, but as I look more into price targets that people set, I feel like I need to stack faster than I can normally DCA. I feel like I'm going crazy trying to find ways that I can stack faster with mining, loans, treasury companies, etc.
As someone whose been in Bitcoin for a long time, do you think I'm focusing too much on an arbitrary goal and I should just stay humble and stack when I can? I'm 29 for context.
https://fountain.fm/episode/H5lo1HQmAk34SY3FDwe7
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I've recently heard a lot of people mention The Fourth Turning. I've already read that book. I've also heard Bitcoiners say "Fix the money, fix the world". Could you give me some book or lecture recommendations that explain this connection?
https://fountain.fm/episode/EmNtdDbOkzkFy0G2aZe8
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I would be interested in hearing your guide on setting up Knots on Start9. I got Knots setup on Umbrel this weekend and that was incredibly easy. I hear people I respect use Start9, but I don't see the appeal to it. Seems like it has less applications and still has the same hardware limitations.
https://fountain.fm/episode/vNS3UnEX1NMhmngvCl9m
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I noticed that you don't talk a lot about mining in TWIB like you did in PlanB.
I'm thinking that mining would be a fun hobby to get into and learn more about Bitcoin while helping the decentralization. Right now I'm looking at the Bitaxe Gamma and might scale out from there. Right now I have an AlbyHub hosted by Alby. Is there anything you think I should know before getting into it, or any tips you could give me would be greatly appreciated.
https://fountain.fm/episode/pIK01qcjeeU884gIpQKA
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Always great to catch y’all live!
https://fountain.fm/live/zpzMPx9wIwtptKFoJtj8
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Always great to catch y’all live!
https://fountain.fm/live/zpzMPx9wIwtptKFoJtj8
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