Sam sits down with Bitcoin authors Eric Yakes and Allen Farrington, to chat about the current and future outlook of Bitcoin and venture investing in the space. Connect with Sam: https://twitter.com/samcallah Connect with Eric: https://x.com/ericyakes Connect with Allen: https://x.com/allenf312 Timestamps: 00:00:00 “Swan Signal Live” Intro 00:00:28 “Marathon Digital Holdings” 00:00:50 “Cloaked Wireless” 00:01:16 Introducing Allen and Eric 00:02:45 BTC Prague Recap 00:03:45 Bitcoin Venture Investing 00:10:24 “Timing” in Investing 00:17:48 Lightning Network: Misconceptions and Realities 00:26:20 ..read more

Sam, Vijay, and Brady review all the events of Q2 2024, discuss where we are in this bull cycle, and make predictions on where we may be headed next quarter and beyond. Connect with Sam: https://twitter.com/samcallah Connect with Brady: https://x.com/CitizenBitcoin Connect with Vijay: https://x.com/real_vijay Timestamps: 00:00:00 “Swan Signal” Intro 00:01:06 “Cloaked Wireless” 00:01:30 “Pacific Bitcoin Festival” 00:02:10 Introducing Vijay Boyapati and Sam Callahan 00:02:38 Game Theory in American Politics: Trump's Support for Bitcoin 00:08:26 Political Capture of Bitcoin: Impact on US Election ..read more

Sam is joined by Andrew M. Bailey, co-author of “Resistance Money,” and Steven Lubka, Managing Director of Swan Private, to discuss how Bitcoin empowers individuals to resist authoritarians, inflation, surveillance, and financial exclusion. Connect with Sam: https://twitter.com/samcallah Connect with Steven: https://x.com/DzambhalaHODL Connect with Andrew: https://x.com/resistancemoney Timestamps: 00:00:20 “Cloaked Wireless” 00:00:53 “Marathon Digital” 00:01:18 Introducing Andrew and Steven 00:02:28 “Journey of Writing the Book, ‘Resistance Money: A Philosophical Case for Bitcoin’” 00:06:30 Bi ..read more

Sam sits down with BTC Sessions for an in-depth conversation about the latest innovations happening in Bitcoin. They also discuss traveling the world to spread Bitcoin adoption, how to start a career in Bitcoin, and the importance of self-custody. Connect with Sam: https://twitter.com/samcallah Connect with BTC Sessions: https://x.com/BTCsessions Timestamps: 00:00:00 “Cloaked Wireless” 00:01:05 “Pacific Bitcoin Festival” 00:01:27 Introducing BTC Sessions 00:02:05 Standout Moments from “Bitcoin Prague” 00:11:48 “Oslo Freedom Fest” 00:16:57 Examples of How Bitcoin Helps Protect Human Rights 00:2 ..read more

Sam sits down with Swan CIO Rapha Zagury, to discuss the recent regulatory, political and institutional focus on Bitcoin, the risk and volatility profile of Bitcoin vs Bonds, and how the game theory of Bitcoin is playing out before our very eyes. Connect with Sam: https://twitter.com/samcallah Connect with Rapha: https://x.com/alphaazeta Timestamps: 00:00:00 - Swan $10k 00:01:43 - Shift in Sentiment in Washington, DC 00:02:16 - Governments Embracing Bitcoin 00:03:08 - Bitcoin and Politics: Embracing Scarcity 00:04:12 - Political Debate on Bitcoin 00:05:17 - Bitcoin vs. Altcoins: Monetary Polic ..read more

Sam sits down with Unchained's Trey Sellers to discuss Bitcoin and the FIRE (Financial Independence, Retire Early) movement, the current state of Bitcoin custody, and where he thinks we are in the cycle. Connect with Sam: https://twitter.com/samcallah Connect with Trey: https://x.com/ts_hodl Timestamps: 00:00:00 “Marathon Digital Holdings” Ad Read 00:00:57 Swan $10k 00:01:18 Get Tickets to the “Pacific Bitcoin Festival” 00:01:50 Introducing Trey Sellers 00:02:16 Banker Turned Bitcoiner: How Trey Found Bitcoin 00:06:04 Institutional Adoption Coming to Bitcoin 00:11:18 “Vanguard”, “Fire Movement ..read more

Sam sits down with Zack Shapiro, Managing Partner of the law firm Rains LLP and Legal Fellow at the Bitcoin Policy Institute to discuss all of the regulatory developments occurring in the broader cryptocurrency space including the recent enforcement actions against Tornado Cash and Samourai Wallet and what they could mean for the Bitcoin ecosystem moving forward. Connect with Sam: https://twitter.com/samcallah Connect with Zack: https://twitter.com/zackbshapiro Timestamps: 00:00:00 - Pacific Bitcoin Festival 00:00:41 - Swan $10k No Fees 00:01:08 - Intro to Zach Shapiro 00:01:51 - FinCen Propos ..read more

Sam sits down with James Lavish for a wide-ranging macro discussion where they touch on the ramifications of the ongoing collapse of the Japanese yen, whether the latest Treasury auctions are signalling trouble or not, and what exactly the Treasury buyback program is and what Yellen hopes to accomplish with it. Connect with Sam: https://twitter.com/samcallah Connect with James: https://twitter.com/jameslavish Timestamps: 0:00 - 0:39 - Marathon Digital Holdings 0:39 - 1:04 - Pacific Bitcoin Festival 1:04 - 1:54 - Intro to James Lavish 1:54 - 9:02 - MicroStrategy Event & Institutional Adopti ..read more

Sam sits down with Chris from Quoth the Raven to discuss his recent reversal on Bitcoin, the Bitcoin vs Gold debate, intrinsic value, Bitcoin as a peoples revolution against an unjust system and the uncharted territory we find ourselves in economically. Connect with Sam: https://twitter.com/samcallah Connect with Quoth: https://twitter.com/QTRResearch Timestamps: 00:00:00 - "Swan Signal Live" Intro 00:01:44 - Reversal on Bitcoin 00:05:13 - Gold vs Bitcoin Community Reactions 00:14:10 - Intrinsic Value & Bitcoin vs Gold Properties 00:22:37 - What Clicked for you When Learning about Bitcoin ..read more

Sam sits down with Matyáš Kuchař and Knut Svanholm to discuss Bitcoin adoption in Europe, why we're already living through hyperbitcoinization, and why the European Bitcoin community is primed to "level up." Connect with Sam: https://twitter.com/samcallah Connect with Knut: https://twitter.com/knutsvanholm Connect with Matyas: https://twitter.com/Matyas44Cook 00:00:03 - Intro 00:00:17 - Marathon Digital Holdings 00:00:47 - Pacific Bitcoin Festival 00:01:17 - Intro Knut and Matyas 00:02:40 - Bitcoin Growth in Europe 00:07:35 - CBDCs and Freedom in Europe 00:13:40 - Dangers of Collectivism & ..read more