Satoshi's Plebs

In this episode, McIntosh and Kenshin dive into the recent ups and downs of Bitcoin’s price and explore why volatility has been so pronounced lately.  Throughout, they stress the importance of long-term conviction, highlighting dollar-cost averaging (DCA) as a strategy to keep stacking sats without the emotional roller coaster. Stick around to the…

McIntosh and Kenshin discuss questions that we received from Nostr. A dozen questions cover a wide range of topics. All Bitcoin related and thought provoking. A little celebration is in order for episode 200 along with news and notes. Bitcoin  Price at Time of Recording March 5th, 2025: 89,500 USD | 83,300 EUR Block Height at Time of…

Going to Zero McIntosh and Kenshin discuss the recent Bitcoin price drop, market volatility, and why Bitcoin is not going to zero. They also share updates on mining, mempool congestion, and upcoming events for the podcast’s 200th episode. Bitcoin  Price at Time of Recording February 26th, 2025: 83,657 USD | 79,500 EUR Block Height at Time of…

Mining Basics Mining is fundamental to the Bitcoin Network. Without it, there wouldn't be Bitcoin.  Understanding how mining works is a little complicated so in this episode  we take the time to break things down and explain how mining actually works. In addition we cover some of the concerns about bitcoin mining. Let's dive right in!!  Bitcoin…

Our Bitcoin Fears Kenshin and McIntosh discuss our deepest, darkest fears - about Bitcoin that is! Even though we have both been involved in Bitcoin for years we have doubt and fears just like anyone else. So of course, being the Satoshi's Plebs Podcast , we discuss them. In addition, there are some fears that many new people have that we dive…

Lightning at your finger tips! It is pretty clear at this point that lightning will be a major part of the Bitcoin financial system. How can you use it? What is it useful for? And where can it be used right now? We talk about all this and a number of other items on this epiosode! Cool use cases for lightning and how we use it… El Salvador…

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…