In this episode, Brad teams up with Alex Stanczyk — an avid Bitcoiner, a daily Bitcoin chat host on Twitter spaces and a former gold and silver trader who now works as private team MD at Bitcoin savings company Swan Bitcoin. Alex's Bitcoin backstory as someone in those capacities and who only recently had an epiphany about Bitcoin is teeming with interesting tidbits.
What's more, he's a former co-host of "The Gold Chronicles with Alex Stanczyk and Jim Rickards" podcast with popular American lawyer and economist Jim Rickards. Tune in and listen to him and Brad talk about all things Bitcoin, how he landed a role at Swan Bitcoin, his relationship with Pickard, the concept of "alien money," and more!
Time Stamps:
00:00:00: Brad on his own history and relationship with Swan Bitcoin
0009:41: Jack Dorsey's, Cory Klippsten and Michael Saylor's roles in Bitcoin
00:15:29: Delving into 2022's bankruptcies including BlockFi and FTX
00:25:52: Introducing Alex and diving into his role at Swan Bitcoin
00:32:31: Alex's long road to Bitcoin
00:37:59: Is the gold market manipulated?
Orange pilling people about Bitcoin
00:45:50: Is intrinsic value a thing? What makes something money?
01:05:32: PayPal's $2,500 fine debacle in the face of Bitcoin
01:15:02: Circling back to Alex's beginnings in Bitcoin and Swan Bitcoin
01:23:12: The fascinating contrast of Jim Rickard's background and his activism
01:24:39: God's law vs man's law on
money plus Bitcoin's virtues
01:31:03: Why you need to listen in to Alex's show
01:34:48: Closing out
Links to Mentions in the Show:
The Terra Luna collapse and the FTX collapse
Something Deeply Hidden by Sean Carroll: a Book
Find Alex Stanczyk on:
The Cafe Bitcoin Podcast on Apple
The Cafe Bitcoin Podcast on Spotify
The Gold Chronicles with Alex Stanczyk and Jim Rickards
Find Brad Mills on: