Gareth Jenkinson

Ever wondered how nostr:nprofile1qqsyx708d0a8d2qt3ku75avjz8vshvlx0v3q97ygpnz0tllzqegxrtgpz3mhxue69uhhyetvv9ujuerpd46hxtnfduq3samnwvaz7tmjv4kxz7fwwdhx7un59eek7cmfv9kqfwmcsr discovered Bitcoin? His famous book, The Bitcoin Standard, has orange-pilled millions. I’ve always wanted to ask Saif about his history with and impact on Bitcoin. We sat down for a wide ranging chat at Bitcoin Amsterdam. This is the backstory behind his Bitcoin journey AND a TL;DR of his newest book - The Gold Standard. https://blossom.primal.net/f59be9eaeec56c867589f40ccb565586909c4b7546d7f5f4b3ef4efb2c46dd13.mp4

So, why is Elon Musk finally talking about Bitcoin's intrinsic connection to physics and energy? As nostr:nprofile1qqsglmzzvfrcgk7aymek4e8hxaggc9wmasrag08p37xpx64euddvyyspr9mhxue69uhhyetvv9ujumn0wdmksetjv5hxxmmd9uq3camnwvaz7tmwdaehgu3wd46hg6tw09mkzmrvv46zucm0d5v5rfs6 eloquently explains, Elon has firsthand experience trying to stop excess government spending with DOGE. "He's run that experiment and he knows that it is not possible to rein in government spending when you have access to infinite money printing." The answer? "You have to have something that decouples money from the ability to infinitely print money. Because of his background in physics, he's clearly gone well, energy, that's not something you can print into existence. That's a fundamentally better way to create sound money. So gradually he's coming towards a conclusion that Bitcoin is it." Batten believes Elon is inevitably edging towards the truth. "Not because he's not incredibly smart, but just slowly because he hasn't had much of his cognitive bandwidth on this." https://blossom.primal.net/f10f05a3d7cbd4f07336bc393cc010af6449652b6c9973e93c38a365b3f87899.mp4

“Zcash is a shitcoin.” Another absolute banger from my interview with nostr:nprofile1qqsyx708d0a8d2qt3ku75avjz8vshvlx0v3q97ygpnz0tllzqegxrtgppamhxue69uhkummnw3ezumt0d5q36amnwvaz7tmwdaehgu3dwp6kytnhv4kxcmmjv3jhytnwv46qdn9uv9. We had a long chat about privacy as a characteristic of money. For Saif, money that holds or accrues value overtime is far more important than money that preserves privacy. "This is the question. How much demand is there for money that does not get debased versus how much demand is there for money that allows you to maintain your privacy?" I’ll be dropping the full interview soon! https://blossom.primal.net/50c2175cd4da231a814325789b747bcd591d8233d8b7c50c5c5a47e4d81fd65e.mp4

So, does it matter that Bitcoin seems to be moving away from its cypherpunk roots with the arrival of Bitcoin ETFs and Treasury companies? I asked @saifedean this very question at Bitcoin Amsterdam. His answer might surprise you 👀👇 "If you have very strong feelings about how people should and shouldn't use Bitcoin, you're in for a rough time,” Ammous said. "To be honest, a lot of people project too much onto Bitcoin. Ultimately, it's just a bunch of software and anybody can use it in any way they want. Initially, it's a small subset of people that use it and then they start projecting their values onto it. And then over time, they expect it to continue to abide by that.” "If it's a successful technology, it's going to be used by everybody. It's going to be used by small businesses, large businesses, governments, individuals. It's money. Everybody uses money. There are 8.5 billion people on Earth, they all use money and they're all going to continue to use money. And Bitcoin is just the best money." I’ll be dropping the full interview right here on Nostr. Please 🧡&🔂 https://blossom.primal.net/1b5fd36788f5233203b0f90b8a4f7481e8cc33cbaf3841fa244a1ec4ee18b163.mp4

Excited to drop my full interview with nostr:nprofile1qqsyx708d0a8d2qt3ku75avjz8vshvlx0v3q97ygpnz0tllzqegxrtgppamhxue69uhkummnw3ezumt0d5q3gamnwvaz7tmjv4kxz7fwv3sk6atn9e5k78de0g7 this week! We had a fantastic conversation at Bitcoin Amsterdam, here’s the TL;DR 👇 🪙Truth about Bitcoin Treasuries 🔏Is Bitcoin losing its cypherpunk roots? 🥊Bitcoin vs Zcash ("Zcash is a 💩coin") 💸Hyperbitcoinization may take 15-20 years to achieve. Like, repost and follow - full video drops soon 👌 https://blossom.primal.net/c1088a7c2d0854945887e8ae0969f77f208548113b896a42a2c3b34c329d9b8b.mp4

This made me so bullish on Bitcoin. I’ve earned ~9000 sats posting content on nostr:nprofile1qqs9xtvrphl7p8qnua0gk9zusft33lqjkqqr7cwkr6g8wusu0lle8jcpzemhxue69uhhyetvv9ujuurjd9kkzmpwdejhgqgcwaehxw309ac8yetdd96k6tnswf5k6ctv9ehx2aquntzdg this year. I just used that Bitcoin to pay for coffee at Bitcoin Amsterdam. Earn sats creating content, then let the Bitcoin flow with Lightning ⚡️ nostr:npub1lr2zzf989mvf393y0tv39ara6a4vddkd6y87z784up9vl6ks6j3qtudl6a did I do this right 😏 https://blossom.primal.net/b606e0bd5feaa3835cde0d5de4bf1b6bd98cbd302339ba82f8b3f0f86b3d1013.mp4

Did you know that Trevor invented seed phrases that over 300 million wallets use today? "The seed phrase, the wallet backup, the way you write down those 12, 20, 24 words, was actually invented by Trezor, the original founders. That is BIP39." This was an absolute gem of an insight from Trezor CEO Matej Zak on our latest Chain Reaction show. https://blossom.primal.net/be857bfd1d1369e9076e33c0aadf87dce526dab663b3f9a3ee412f2ca1ddb105.mov

Bitcoin as money vs Bitcoin as a store of value. Jesse Myers (Croesus) from The Smarter Web Co breaks down WHY Bitcoin can be all these things at once: 🕊️Feedom money for the sovereign individual. 🪙 Unrivalled store of value for institutions and companies. https://blossom.primal.net/17119e0604993fdb31932ca093423f03aac22d82c221f2564e9f8ae55715bcff.mp4

"Why would I spend my Bitcoin? It's your one chance to save generational wealth." ❌ You'll often hear that from Bitcoiners in the Western world. But in 🇿🇦, we have a different relationship with money. "When you do start spending Bitcoin, you buy more Bitcoin so you can spend it as well, then you end up saving more as well. So you actually end up in a better position," says Carl van Wyk from nostr:nprofile1qqsz85k206vm3vqdmlvcy9l4kyfqchlnf4hnctasxufa3ph0ck9decgpz3mhxue69uhkummnw3ezummcw3ezuer9wcq3wamnwvaz7tmwdaehgu3wvekhgtnhd9azucnf0g6jvr3g. It's even more powerful in Bitcoin circular economies, as Hermann Vivier from nostr:nprofile1qqsptpha27kgrdnpw7cqs7ascrayvheshxy4jjwgjd5rdmz7dngnzvspz4mhxue69uhkummnw3ezummcw3ezuer9wchsz9thwden5te0wfjkccte9ehx7um5wghxyee00p2zjr explains. "What we're trying to do is to get Bitcoin to flow within the local community. It's not about how many merchants you onboard. It's about what happens to the sats that you spend," Vivier explains. "It's not about going out and onboarding shops. It's about onboarding one shop and then playing detective and finding out what they are doing with the sats that they are receiving." "You want to try and circulate the sats in the local community. You don't want those sats to leave the local community as far as possible. And with the effect being that when people are spending sats in our local circular economy, the value stays within the community." This was one of my favourite Bitcoin-focused #CHAINREACTION shows to date. You can find the full video on X. https://blossom.primal.net/0d17725d1d01780df23803d5f1a96d195c4a6140a6286b42cbe692bc2fcd5649.mp4

“Bitcoin doesn’t need you, YOU need Bitcoin” - nostr:nprofile1qqsvf646uxlreajhhsv9tms9u6w7nuzeedaqty38z69cpwyhv89ufcqpzpmhxue69uhkummnw3ezuamfdejszxnhwden5te0dehhxarj9ehhyctwvajhq6tvdshxgetk0a3wm8 At the individual level 👨‍💼 At the family level 🧑‍🧑‍🧒‍🧒 At the corporate level 💼 At the country level 🌍 I’ll be posting our fantastic conversation from Bitcoin Las Vegas this week ⚡️& 🔁 https://blossom.primal.net/b381380eb0d76492b99157a5364d6d1a0f23bcdc584e8d804df78550f007e120.mp4

Bitcoin neon sign has arrived. About to level up the home studio! Brady the cat approves 🐱

Why are so many Bitcoiners skeptical about Bitcoin Treasury Companies 🤔 🤯 Hard to understand financial engineering 💹 Share shilling tied to BTC Bitcoin OG nostr:nprofile1qqstn8du5qvy5vkw2kgyevn8kghyxjpre9l5rrekmt6a9hlsm4a4cfcprpmhxue69uhhyetvv9ujuumwdae8gtnnda3kjctvqythwumn8ghj7un9d3shjtnrw4e8yetwwshxv7tfhkp82w unpacks the core reasons and also explains Nakamoto PIPE unlock situation Full 📺 in the comments 👇 https://blossom.primal.net/7d3d6a606857ad5827561189afd399f77d0942da53ec351fa9a5e520c23d1048.mp4

I’m to be heading to Bitcoin 2025 in Las Vegas next week. I’ll be talking about the media’s role in covering the Bitcoin industry and the challenges therein. It’s not easy to report accurately on Bitcoin news. The space has become incredibly complex. But I also believe journalists that have been writing about Bitcoin for years are becoming more important than ever. You need only look at FT’s recent documentary on Saylor and Strategy to understand that legacy media do not understand what Bitcoin is and how it works and also have a vested interest in defending the status quo of the legacy financial system. Let’s change that narrative. Bitcoin is sound money. Let’s get people saving and spending sats and show that Bitcoin is useful beyond measure.

Last week Senator nostr:nprofile1qqs2rqy9tprs8zg59c5h63efuzq6hz7l7x44p58tughl57y43aax4dcpr3mhxue69uhkummnw3ez6un9d3shjtnhd3m8xtnnwpskxegpy9mhxue69uhhxar4v3jkuapwvd5xzersdak8jar9vd5xu6tr9e3k7mgusm3wk confirmed that US states will likely adopt Bitcoin reserves before the federal government. This was one of the big takeaways from Bitcoin Investor Week in NYC. Lummis said that more time is needed to educate key policy makers before her Bitcoin Act can gain enough support. https://m.primal.net/PTxe.mov

Last week I was in NYC to cover Bitcoin Investor Week - which featured some big name investors and US politicians putting their weight behind Bitcoin. “The rise of the Bitcoin Standard will see companies, institutions and nations look to BTC for fiscal discipline.” Vivek Ramaswamy gives great perspective on why the fundamentals of Bitcoin will see it become a tool to address global debt issues. https://m.primal.net/PTHp.mov

Heading to New York to cover Bitcoin Investor Week. Lots of people I’m looking forward to meeting for the first time and catching up with a few others. nostr:nprofile1qqs2rqy9tprs8zg59c5h63efuzq6hz7l7x44p58tughl57y43aax4dc6s24sy nostr:nprofile1qqsvf646uxlreajhhsv9tms9u6w7nuzeedaqty38z69cpwyhv89ufcqngza3a nostr:nprofile1qqsqyredyxhqn0e4ln0mvh0v79rchpr0taeg4vcvt64te4kssx5pc0smkyggq nostr:nprofile1qqsqjqj5sqd8arjsskczuugkytcdlgdg25p5jwhjg64y9tcg7hjd9hcxzgm83

Probably an unpopular opinion - but we need to get Bitcoiners actively involved in the World Economic Forum 👇👇👇 My experience in Davos this year made it evidently clear that Bitcoin remains misunderstood and undervalued as hard money. Naturally, it’s also the antithesis of how a globalist institution like the WEF wants the world to operate. Getting the right people speaking inside the forum is crucial to changing the perception of Bitcoin and informing politicians and heads of industry to change their thinking. I’d love to see nostr:npub15dqlghlewk84wz3pkqqvzl2w2w36f97g89ljds8x6c094nlu02vqjllm5m nostr:npub1qg8j6gdwpxlntlxlkew7eu283wzx7hmj32esch42hntdpqdgrslqv024kw nostr:npub1excellx58e497gan6fcsdnseujkjm7ym5yp3m4rp0ud4j8ss39js2pn72a nostr:npub1gdu7w6l6w65qhrdeaf6eyywepwe7v7ezqtugsrxy7hl7ypjsvxksd76nak and others talking on an exclusively Bitcoin focused panel next year https://m.primal.net/OSoz.mov

If the United States adopts a Bitcoin strategic reserve, will other nations do the same? I asked South African president Cyril Ramaphosa this very question during the World Economic Forum in Davos last week. Unlike Trump, Ramaphosa has no plans to launch a memecoin. Perhaps more importantly, he says that Bitcoin is becoming a subject that nation states can no longer ignore. I’d personally love to see my home country 🇿🇦 adopt a Bitcoin standard. It would be a game changer for the value of the Rand and for SA’s treasury reserve. #Bitcoinadoption #Bitcoinreserve #southafrica #wef https://m.primal.net/OEol.mov

The US is on the verge of adopting a Bitcoin strategic reserve. The ‘WHY’ really comes down to Bitcoin’s duality as peer-to-peer electronic money and digital gold. In my recent interview withnostr:npub1qg8j6gdwpxlntlxlkew7eu283wzx7hmj32esch42hntdpqdgrslqv024kw, he explains how Bitcoin allows people to save for the future while retaining its “ability to be a very low barrier to entry global electronic money.” “The introduction of Bitcoin in some of those countries, like El Salvador as an example, actually allowed people to leapfrog from paper cash straight to peer-to-peer electronic money without going through the banking trusted intermediary phase,” Back explained in our interview at Bitcoin Amsterdam. “I think one target for Bitcoin adoption is for it to compete with gold and get somewhere near gold parity as well as its growing usage as electronic money.” My good friend @JoeNakamoto is probably the biggest proponent of this mentality. He advocates for people to spend sats - but he also understands the inherent value of BTC. Definitely a topic that will become hotly debated as more people start acquiring Bitcoin as a long-term store of value. https://m.primal.net/OEJO.mov