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Daniel Prince interviews Brendan Guest about his alternative political system called ValueArchy and various topics related to Bitcoin and community living.

Valuarchy is the novel system which solves the centuries long problems inherent with democracy. In this episode of the Once Bitten podcast, Daniel Prince interviews Brendan Guest, a Canadian Bitcoiner and author of "ValueArchy," about his journey into Bitcoin, his move back to his wife's family farm, homeschooling, and his alternative political system called ValueArchy. Key Topics: Bitcoin meetups and community building Self-custody of Bitcoin Distrust in institutions Home birth and homeschooling Homesteading and food sovereignty Critique of democracy and taxation ValueArchy: A proposed alternative political system Property rights and the role of government Connect with Brendan: X - @TipToeBTC NOSTR - npub14erlvhtvp444cknx4k79jyr0hn0npyvuzu9vpm589u84tsws8eqsq2msm2 https://valuarchy.com/ Check out my book ‘Choose Life’ - https://bitcoinbook.shop/search?q=prince Pleb Service Announcements: Join 20 thousand Bitcoiners on @cluborange https://signup.cluborange.org/co/princey CONFERENCES: BITCOIN IRELAND - 22ND -25TH MAY 2026 - DUBLIN https://bitcoinireland.eu/ Use code BITTEN for - 10% BTC PRAGUE - 11th - 13th June 2026 http://btcprg.me/BITTEN - Use code BITTEN for - 10% BTC HEL…

People in this episode

Host: Daniel Prince

Guest: Brendan Guest

Topics covered

• Bitcoin
• alternative political systems
• homeschooling
• self-custody
• community building
• democracy critique
• food sovereignty

Keywords

• ValueArchy
• Bitcoin
• homesteading
• self-custody
• democracy
• taxation
• food sovereignty
• homeschooling

Sponsors

BITBOX, Swan Bitcoin, The Meetup Breakdown

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: ValueArchy, Bitcoin

Places: Canada, Dublin, Helsinki

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