Satoshi's Plebs

In this week's episode we take a dive into the world of Nostr. Kenshin walks us through how to both set up a lightning wallet and integrate that into a Nostr client so you can join the revolution. Getting Started with Nostr page: https://satoshis-plebs.com/nostr/ Bitcoin  Price at Time of Recording January 29th, 2025: 102,100 USD | 98,200…

This isn't an episode about the weather really. But McIntosh was tangled up in the "snowstorm of the century" that snarled the entire southeast except the lower part of Florida. In addition to the brief snow talk we discuss the trust tradeoffs of using ecash based-systems like Cashu and Fediment. Scaling the Bitcoin mainchain is going to require…

Next week begins a new presidency in the United States. Promises of a Strategic Bitcoin Reserve (for better or for worse) have been made. The accumulation of Bitcoin as a national asset has begun for multiple countries. Where does this go? Trump has suggested that a SBR could be used to pay off the national debt. Is that even possible? Let's dive…

There are some distinct reasons that Bitcoin is not the same as "Crypto". Join Kenshin and McIntosh as we discuss four major reasons that Bitcoin stands out alone from the very crowded field of crypto. Bitcoin  Price at Time of Recording January 8th, 2025: 94,599 USD | 91,500 EUR Block Height at Time of Recording 878,384 News and…

2024 was a banger of year. Kenshin and McIntosh sit down and discuss the good (NGU!!), the bad (Senator Warren) and the ugly (Operation Chokepoint 2.0). We also look forward to the new year. Where is Bitcoin going? What will the incoming US administration be doing and how is this going to affect Bitcoin? Bitcoin  Price at Time of…

Bitcoin has hit 100k. Multiple times. Where do we go from here? And is it "too late" to be investing in Bitcoin???  I'm sure you have heard the arguments. What is the truth? Let's discuss. Bitcoin  Price at Time of Recording December 25th, 2024:  98,792 USD | 94,860 EUR Block Height at Time of Recording 876,370 News and notes Argentina…

Sometimes Bitcoin is called a "hard asset". What makes something a hard asset?  As an investment what does that mean to you?  We discuss and more in today's episode of Satoshi's Plebs. Join us! Bitcoin  Price at Time of Recording December 18th, 2024: 103,238 USD | 99,750 EUR Block Height at Time of Recording 875,341 News and notes Canga buys…

Well we fixed the audio issues..sorry about that. Now that Microsoft has decided not buy Bitcoin will this go down as one of the worst decisions in corporate history? And a deputy of the  Russian State Duma has proposed a Strategic Bitcoin Reserve for Russia. Will Putin beat Trump in the Bitcoin Race? And Argentina pulls a fast one. Bitcoin  Price…

Are we about to break $100,000? Why is Trump so angry about BRICS countries talking about using something besides USD for trade? And most importantly, what is Microsoft going to do about Bitcoin? Bitcoin  Price at Time of Recording December 4th, 2024: 96,810 USD | 90,889 EUR Block Height at Time of Recording 873,253 News and notes Microsoft…

This week we celebrate Thanksgiving in America - a time to be thankful. At Satoshi's Plebs podcast we are thankful for Bitcoin and what it has done in our lives. We take a few minutes to talk about that as well as the news, notes and software updates. Bitcoin  Price at Time of Recording November 27th, 2024: 96,569 USD | 91,366 EUR Block Height…