MATA up 60% in a week
Very nice to see
First time since IPO that it's traded up from the launch price
One of many interesting Bitcoin / public market equity plays around
Building the Future of Bitcoin Banking w/ Hubertus Hofkirchner (JWP47)
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In Episode 47 of The Jake Woodhouse Podcast, I’m joined by Hubertus Hofkirchner to explore the fundamentals of Austrian economics, how Jeff Booth’s deflationary thesis fits into a sound money future, and the history of free banking. We discuss the destructive incentives of inflationary credit and unpack Hubertus’ new project, BitCredit: a free market lending protocol built on Bitcoin rails. We cover its real-world applications, long-term implications for savings and entrepreneurship, and how deregulating banking could lead to a more honest and efficient economy.
Website: https://www.bit.cr/home
Telegram: https://t.me/bitcredit_community
X: https://x.com/hubertusvie and https://x.com/bitcr_org
New episodes drop Monday, Wednesday, and Friday. Let's learn together.
TIMESTAMPS:
0:00 - Austrian Econ 101
3:18 - Bitcoin and Austrian Economics
9:25 - Jeff Booth’s Deflationary Thesis
18:10 - The History of Free Banking
23:41 - What is BitCredit?
31:16 - Real World Example Using BitCredit
33:40 - The Ramifications of BitCredit
37:43 - Navigating Futures Markets
43:35 - Deregulating Modern Banking
47:40 - The Future of BitCredit
50:26 - How to Connect with Hubertus
If you want to learn more or connect, visit my website: https://jakewoodhouse.io/
The Bitcoin Power Law and Diminishing Returns
w/ Kostas Ouzas
“Bitcoin and the internet's adoption is very similar. I'm seeing almost identical in terms of growth and adoption. You go through, in adoption of any new technology, you go through dismissal, ridicule, attack, accept, adopt. And we're somewhere between accept and adopt now on Bitcoin. But we’ve gone through the whole gamut with Bitcoin.
You have to understand, in the mid-90s, most people said the internet would never work. ‘The internet’s only ever used by criminals and pornographers.’ Genuinely, the internet had that. And I was deep in the internet — building websites, hosting websites — and everybody thought the internet was only that. Now, is that a familiar message with Bitcoin? You see the same message with Bitcoin.”
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Bitcoin Today Is Like the Internet in the Early 1990s
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Mike Hardcastle draws striking parallels between the early internet and Bitcoin, explaining how both faced dismissal, ridicule, and fierce resistance before gaining mass adoption. He compares Bitcoin's current adoption stage to the internet in the mid-1990s, still in the dial-up phase, with massive upside ahead.
“Know what you want” is the key
Been a bit all over the place for us if honest. In a town. Out of a town. Near a beach. On a hill. Build it? Buy it?
So very much a work in progress
The episode where nostr:npub137c5pd8gmhhe0njtsgwjgunc5xjr2vmzvglkgqs5sjeh972gqqxqjak37w is mentioned
https://fountain.fm/episode/4hTr1KBwcM3wIXbhqvjD
Great interview nostr:npub1ltz38gwwmmg740r5qlqjn96gth5thv5wmhkwlgqks9lu3485q7jsy6k4fh & nostr:npub1aqakd28d95muqlg6h6nwrvqq5925n354prayckr424k49vzjds4s0c237n
Thanks for supporting the show Dan!
Nostr.build is a critical tool in our content production process
Look forward to seeing it go from strength to strength
As we make it back to 100k, it’s fascinating how it’s just not that big a deal to me
A good pointer as to why price action to the upside and downside is important
We’re making higher highs and higher lows each time
This means the baseload to attach the next big lines of resistance are far more powerful
Going to be mad when it motors to 150k…
Early Internet Pioneer Breaks Down Why He’s All-In on Bitcoin
Mike Hardcastle joins me to share his journey from discovering the internet in 1989 to helping legalize commercial internet use in the UK. Mike explains how decades in tech shaped his conviction in Bitcoin and Nostr, and why he sees them as the next evolution of open, global infrastructure.
It’s when you start to look at what you can control, ie yourself, that the journey to happiness actually begins
Constantly requiring help from the Government is the total opposite…
How Nostr Aligns with Bitcoin's Principles
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Mike Hardcastle explains how Nostr protects against digital censorship, aligns with the ethos of self-custody, and empowers users to truly own their data, identity, and communication.
How Bitcoin Protects You From "Daylight Robbery"
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Early to the Internet, Early to Bitcoin & Nostr w/ Mike Hardcastle (JWP46)
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In Episode 46 of The Jake Woodhouse Podcast, Mike Hardcastle joins me to explore the power of Nostr, how censorship resistance is being rebuilt from the ground up, and what it takes to run your own relay. We discuss leaving the UK due to its draconian tax policies, the early days of the internet, the parallels between Bitcoin and TCP/IP, and how protocols, not platforms, will shape the future of freedom online.
Website: https://mikehardcastle.com/
Nostr: https://primal.net/p/npub1aqakd28d95m...
Book: https://mikehardcastle.com/my-book-wh...
New episodes drop Monday, Wednesday, and Friday. Let's learn together.
TIMESTAMPS:
0:00 - Why Nostr?
6:06 - Nostr and Digital Censorship
13:17 - Leaving the UK (Taxes)
24:04 - Mike’s Background in Technology and the Early Internet
32:57 - Similarities Between Bitcoin and the Internet
38:53 - Running Your Own Nostr Relay
48:55 - The Power of the Internet
53:49 - How to Connect with Mike Hardcastle
If you want to learn more or connect, visit my website: https://jakewoodhouse.io/
“Fedi is built for communities. The whole idea is to empower communities. So we have an Indonesian community federation inside the Fedi app, and you can only access this federation via an invite link or if somebody shows you the QR code—so it's a closed system. And with this, we make sure that it's not an open system and therefore not a threat for the Indonesian Rupia, because it's only for the community. We just send Bitcoin within the community, from one person to the other. Merchants can be part of this community. We don't say circular economy, we say closed loop system.”
Diana Bitcoin Indonesia / Ep.45 / 18:10
Money Shapes Civilization: So What Happens When We Break It?
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The Founding of "Bitcoin Indonesia"
Diana explains how Bitcoin Indonesia operates as a nonprofit, providing free Bitcoin education across the country through workshops, meetups, and hands-on education.
Moving house…
Simultaneously
1) a opportunity to get rid of the old, spring clean, and gift to people stuff you no longer have value for, and
2) a test on the family unit like nothing else, with extra work, unknowns to solve, and a new location, forcing change
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(I know having asked before it's unlikely, but figured worth a try!)
Great question. How do you manage your team? (Assuming you have one..)
A moderated debate would be very helpful I agree. Would you be willing to join one? Anyone that runs a node or is a user has a very valid opinion
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Feels a very important topic to get across
Who would be willing to come on the podcast and teach me about Bitcoin Core vs Bitcoin Knots?
🙏
Dr. Explains How to Sharpen Your Intuition
Luke Wallace joins me to explore how tuning into your body can help guide everything from health to major financial decisions.
I had a very similar experience. Bought in 2015, and still had some in 2020
Realised it wasn’t just the best roi id ever achieved, but also the counter-party risk was low, there was no opex, it was a true light bulb moment
Grateful that I was open-minded enough in 2015 to be taking those kind of risks
We’re all early. We’re all lucky
