Value oriented investor & tech entrepreneur Mike Alfred sits down with Josh & Dan to cover: Investing in Bitcoin mining Bitcoin as the best value investment of all time The risks of giving up your private keys and seeking yield on your bitcoin Gaining BTC exposure in a traditional retirement account The insanity of used car prices How to HODL like a freaking professional Blue Collar Bitcoin is powered by Coinkite Use PROMO CODE "BCB" for 5% off ColdCard purchases at coinkite.com. Coinkite is the producer of the iconic ColdCard.  ColdCard is widely regarded as the MOST secure signing device in existence.  ColdCard can be used by beginners or advanced users. Don't risk your bitcoin with an inferior signing device.  We use ColdCard ourselves, and recommend it to friends and family.   If you wanna get frisky, check out the BlockClock Mini, this beauty sits on a bookshelf or hangs on the wall and displays any metric about Bitcoin you can think of.  BlockClock Mini is a lust worthy addition to any Bitcoiners home.   SUPPORT THE BCB PODCAST: ⇨TIPS: strike.me/bcb (tips also open on Twitter) ⇨PODCAST 2.0 STREAMING: You can stream us fractions of a cent via Bitcoin sats on the Lightning Network!  We are live on Podcast 2.0 apps & wallets. BREEZ Wallet is a great way to get started→HERE is an easy tutorial that demonstrates exactly how to do it. ⇨You or someone you know is interested in having your product featured on our show?  Shoot us an email: bluecollarbitcoinpodcast@gmail.com ABOUT MIKE ALFRED: Mike has founded and sold 2 successful tech companies.  He was the Co-Founder & CEO of BrightScope (which he sold in 2016) as well as Co-Founder & CEO of Digital Assets Data, which NYDIG acquired in 2020. He’s been a seed investor in a variety of successful Bitcoin projects, and he currently serves as an advisor or on the board of a variety of companies, including Publicly Traded Bitcoin Miner Iris Energy. ITEMS MENTIONED IN THE SHOW: Iris Energy Mike on The Investor's Podcast w/ Preston Pysh TWITTER: Follow Blue Collar Bitcoin Podcast @blue_collarbtc, Follow Mike Alfred @mikealfred EMAIL: Send us questions, comments, or feedback at bluecollarbitcoinpodcast@gmail.com