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Bitcoin Basics Help

Bitcoin is a journey. Hosts Faris (economist) & Gordon (technologist) make the complex world of Bitcoin simple by interviewing experts & translating key concepts for the Bitcoin beginner. Need help? bitcoinbasics.help

Episodes

Totally Human Writing: Philip Charter | Bitcoin Basics (205)

April 30, 2025 • 27 mins
https://bitcoinbasics.help/205 | Philip Charter joins us to discuss his proof of words, 21 futures, totally human writing & his fresh Bitcoin writings | 16-APR-2025 | $??? | ???
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We’re still alive: a retrospective | Bitcoin Basics (204)

February 11, 2025 • 31 mins
https://bitcoinbasics.help/204 | What we've learned (and unlearned) so far on our Bitcoin journey, what has stayed the same & what opinions have changed. A big thankyou to our guests and most importantly listeners | 16-JAN-2025 | $100,320 | 879,431
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Custody, Cybersecurity & Casa w/ Jameson Lopp | Bitcoin Basics (203)

September 26, 2024 • 71 mins
Jameson Lopp (Cypherpunk, co-founder & CSO @ Casa) joins us to discuss: the importance of self-custody, duress wallets, physical bitcoin attacks, multisig best practices, InfoSec, OpSec, the state of Bitcoin privacy & buttcoin.
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The Bushido of Bitcoin: Aleks Svetski | Bitcoin Basics (202)

July 24, 2024 • 59 mins
Aleks Svetski: his new book The Bushido of Bitcoin; Satlantis travel app; social as a service using Nostr; The UNCommunist Manifesto; AI & the Spirit of Satoshi; bulding a new civilization on Bitcoin; The Bitcoin Times & what's next for Aleks?
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Fix the Money, Fix the World: Economies of War | Faris on FreshFM (10)

July 10, 2024 • 20 mins
What's wrong with the economy & why is it getting harder for average people to make ends meet? Every day we receive news & statistics about the economy, but what does it all mean? Join Faris Mali as he goes behind the headlines & figures out how decisions by governments, central banks, & other organisations impact us in our daily lives.
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Fix the Money, Fix the World: Economies of EVs | Faris on FreshFM (09)

July 10, 2024 • 27 mins
What's wrong with the economy & why is it getting harder for average people to make ends meet? Every day we receive news & statistics about the economy, but what does it all mean? Join Faris Mali as he goes behind the headlines & figures out how decisions by governments, central banks, & other organisations impact us in our daily lives.
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Fix the Money, Fix the World: Keynes vs Hayek | Faris on FreshFM (08)

July 10, 2024 • 26 mins
What's wrong with the economy & why is it getting harder for average people to make ends meet? Every day we receive news & statistics about the economy, but what does it all mean? Join Faris Mali as he goes behind the headlines & figures out how decisions by governments, central banks, & other organisations impact us in our daily lives.
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Fix the Money, Fix the World: CBDCs #2 | Faris on FreshFM (07)

July 10, 2024 • 24 mins
What's wrong with the economy & why is it getting harder for average people to make ends meet? Every day we receive news & statistics about the economy, but what does it all mean? Join Faris Mali as he goes behind the headlines & figures out how decisions by governments, central banks, & other organisations impact us in our daily lives.
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Fix the Money, Fix the World: CBDCs #1 | Faris on FreshFM (06)

July 10, 2024 • 26 mins
What's wrong with the economy & why is it getting harder for average people to make ends meet? Every day we receive news & statistics about the economy, but what does it all mean? Join Faris Mali as he goes behind the headlines & figures out how decisions by governments, central banks, & other organisations impact us in our daily lives.
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Fix the Money, Fix the World: Cybersecurity | Faris on FreshFM (05)

July 10, 2024 • 23 mins
What's wrong with the economy & why is it getting harder for average people to make ends meet? Every day we receive news & statistics about the economy, but what does it all mean? Join Faris Mali as he goes behind the headlines & figures out how decisions by governments, central banks, & other organisations impact us in our daily lives.
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Fix the Money, Fix the World: Can’t Stop Oil | Faris on FreshFM (04)

July 10, 2024 • 27 mins
What's wrong with the economy & why is it getting harder for average people to make ends meet? Every day we receive news & statistics about the economy, but what does it all mean? Join Faris Mali as he goes behind the headlines & figures out how decisions by governments, central banks, & other organisations impact us in our daily lives.
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Fix the Money, Fix the World: Bank Bailouts | Faris on FreshFM (03)

July 10, 2024 • 21 mins
What's wrong with the economy & why is it getting harder for average people to make ends meet? Every day we receive news & statistics about the economy, but what does it all mean? Join Faris Mali as he goes behind the headlines & figures out how decisions by governments, central banks, & other organisations impact us in our daily lives.
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Fix the Money, Fix the World: The US Dollar | Faris on FreshFM (02)

July 10, 2024 • 24 mins
What's wrong with the economy & why is it getting harder for average people to make ends meet? Every day we receive news & statistics about the economy, but what does it all mean? Join Faris Mali as he goes behind the headlines & figures out how decisions by governments, central banks, & other organisations impact us in our daily lives.
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Fix the Money, Fix the World: Economics 101 | Faris on FreshFM (01)

July 10, 2024 • 26 mins
What's wrong with the economy & why is it getting harder for average people to make ends meet? Every day we receive news & statistics about the economy, but what does it all mean? Join Faris Mali as he goes behind the headlines & figures out how decisions by governments, central banks, & other organisations impact us in our daily lives.
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Sebastian Vollm (Digtal Orion): Bitcoin Mining in Paraguay | Bitcoin Basics (201)

June 25, 2024 • 50 mins
Sebastian Vollm (Digtal Orion) joins us to talk about Bitcoin mining in Paraguay as well as electricity, energy, politics, economics & everyday life. Paraguay isn't the next El Salvador it's already ahead.
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Orange pilling nation states w/ Prince Filip Karađorđević of Serbia | Bitcoin Basics (200)

June 6, 2024
Our 200th episode is celebrated w/ Prince Filip Karađorđević of Serbia: orange-pilling nation states, JAN3, hyperbitcoinization, Bitcoin adoption in Serbia, fiat food, money printing & the debt spiral, his current rabbit hole & Novak Djokovic
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Bitcoin turning Japanese w/ Cody Ellingham | Bitcoin Basics (199)

May 8, 2024 • 69 mins
Cody Ellingham (The Transformation of Value podcast) on the ground insights into the Japanese economy, society & Bitcoin adoption
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Proof of Work (PoW) vs Proof of Stake (PoS) | Bitcoin Basics (198)

May 3, 2024 • 42 mins
What's Proof of Work (PoW)? Proof of Stake (PoS)? Why does Bitcoin use PoW? Advantages & disadvantages over PoS? Consensus? Staking? Key differences?
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Why running a Bitcoin full node isn’t enough privacy | Bitcoin Basics (197)

February 12, 2024 • 20 mins
What's a Bitcoin full node? What privacy does & doesn't it offer? How can you easily & cheaply get started? Initial Block Download (IBD)? Security best practices? Are there any alternatives?
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Q45: How do Bitcoin wallets manage addresses? | Bitcoin Basics (196)

February 8, 2024 • 17 mins
We answer another great community question: How do I manage my private keys? How do I send them? Who controls my private keys? Offline vs hardware wallets? Seed phrase security best practices?
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