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
112 episodes
TCB Short - Isn't Volatility a Problem for Bitcoin?
Today we answer the question: Isn't Volatility a Problem for Bitcoin?Is Bitcoin Volatility a Problem—or Proof It’s Still Monetizing?TCB argues that Bitcoin’s volatility is not evidence it is failing as money, but evidence it is s...
TCB Short - Won't Bitcoin Fall into a Deflationary Spiral?
Today we answer the question: Won't Bitcoin Fall into a Deflationary Spiral?Will Bitcoin Trigger a Deflationary Spiral? Productivity, Inflation, and AI AbundanceTCB addresses the objection that Bitcoin would cause a d...
Taking Care of Bitcoin with Cale McQuitty
Bitcoin, AI, and the Future of Money with Cale McQuittyTCB talks to Cale McQuitty, a Houston-based fabrication company co-owner who has pivoted into data centers, about how he first encountered Bitcoin, moved past “get rich quick” impre...
TCB Short - Won't the Finite Amount of Bitcoin Be a Limitation?
Today we answer the question: Won't the Finite Amount of Bitcoin Be a Limitation?Is Bitcoin’s Fixed 21M Supply a Limitation? Divisibility, Deflation, and Sound MoneyTCB addresses the criticism that Bitcoin’s fixed 21 million supp...
TCB Short - Does Bitcoin Unfairly Benefit Early Adopters?
Today we answer the question, Does Bitcoin Unfairly Benefit Early Adopters?TCB argues that criticism of Bitcoin “unfairly” enriching early adopters reflects a double standard, since early investors in companies like Amazon or Apple are ...
TCB Short - Is Bitcoin a Ponzi Scheme?
Today we answer the question: Is Bitcoin a Ponzi Scheme?TCB examines the claim that Bitcoin is a Ponzi scheme and argues instead that the modern fiat monetary system more closely matches Ponzi characteristics. It defines a Ponzi scheme ...
TCB Short - Is Bitcoin a Bubble?
Today we answer the question: Is Bitcoin a Bubble?TCB argues that Bitcoin is often labeled a bubble, but true bubbles don’t solve problems and, after collapsing, don’t recover (as with 1637 tulip mania). While Bitcoin is highly volatile...
TCB Short - Can Bitcoin Become Worthless?
Today we answer the question: Can Bitcoin Become Worthless?We examine whether Bitcoin can become worthless, defining worthless as when no one subjectively sees value in something. We argue that historically money becomes worthless mainl...
TCB Re-Hash with Matt Marfil
TCB Re-Hash with Matt Marfil: Volatility, Self-Custody, ETFs, and Fiat DebasementToday we revisit Matt Marfil, three and a half years after our November 2022 talk near Bitcoin’s ~$15,700 low, discussing its rise to 126k and pu...
TCB Short - What Determines Bitcoin's Price?
Today we answer the question: What Determines Bitcoin's Price?Supply/DemandNetwork AdoptionMonetary DebasementPriced at the MarginPotential UpsideAnd more!
TCB Short - Why Does Bitcoin Have Value?
Today we answer the question: Why Does Bitcoin Have Value?Bitcoin isn't backed by anythingMonetary parameters that give something valueAbsolute scarcityDecentralization/Trust minimizationSecurity/...
Taking Care of Bitcoin with Dave Scotese
Tale from the front lines: accused of operating an unlicensed money transmitting business! Today we talk with Dave Scotese about...Discovery of digital scarcityDifficulty of replicating BitcoinFirst mover adv...
Taking Care of Bitcoin with Trey Musgrave
Bitcoin is for Non-Profits! Today we talk with The Bitcoin District Initiative Founder and President Trey Musgrave about...Patience required to build Bitcoin convictionImportance of building a Bitcoin circular ...
TCB Short - How is Bitcoin Created?
Today we answer the question: How is Bitcoin Created?Bitcoin mining processBitcoin creation vs. Fiat money creationWhat happened in 1971?Societal ills caused by monetary inflationBitcoin is a retu...
TCB Re-Hash with Mike Albert
Today we check back in with TCB Episode 7 guest Mike Albert! We discuss...Intersection of Bitcoin and Artificial IntelligenceBitcoin as a tool to pay down the national debtBitcoin store of value vs. me...
TCB Short - Can Bitcoin Scale to Become a Major Payment Network?
Today we answer the question: Can Bitcoin Scale to Become a Major Payment Network?Bitcoin transactions per secondBitcoin is a protocol, not a productScalability challengesEvolutionary process of monetizati...
Taking Care of Bitcoin with Shane Anthony
Bitcoin is for Entrepreneurs! Today we talk with Bitcoin Timber Company Founder Shane Anthony about...Never ending learning in BitcoinThe Bitcoin Timber CompanyRepurposing Bitcoin mining heatB...
Taking Care of Bitcoin with John Balkam
Bitcoin is for Chief Marketing Officers! Today we talk with Sovreign CMO John Balkam about...Aligned incentives in BitcoinEthical businesses need ethical moneyEffects of inflation on small business
Taking Care of Bitcoin with Josh Swift
Bitcoin is for Developers! Today we talk with developer Josh Swift and hear his amazing story about recovering Bitcoin from 2010!Early days of BitcoinRediscovering Bitcoin over a decade laterBitcoin is...
TCB Short - What Happens When Bitcoin is Lost?
Today we answer the question: What Happens When Bitcoin is Lost?Self-custody means self-controlBitcoin never leave the networkCommon causes of lost BitcoinConsequences of lost BitcoinWill we "Run ...
Taking Care of Bitcoin with Amber Harris
Bitcoin is for Policy Advocates! Today we talk with Michigan Bitcoin Trade Council Executive Director Amber Harris about...Need to understand the problem to see the solutionBitcoin is a non-partisan issue<...
Taking Care of Bitcoin with Betsy Morem
Bitcoin is for CPAs! Today we talk with Certified Public Accountant and Entrepreneur Betsy Morem about...Risk happens fastBitcoin is not an investment, it's a monetary migrationS-curve of technology ad...
TCB Re-Hash with Mark Young
Today we check back in with TCB Episode 18 guest Mark Young! We discuss...The innovation of digital scarcityPrimary demand driversApproaching a threshold of inevitabilityRemaining addressable ...