Relai Bitcoin Podcast

Michael Saylor is the founder and chairman of Strategy, formerly MicroStrategy. He is the permanent Bitcoin bull and best known for having turned around his firm with Bitcoin into a $100 billion company. In this live conversation with Relai CEO Julian Liniger, Michael discussed his path as an entrepreneur, what he would do today to start a new company, why Bitcoin is so vital for Strategy, and what digital credit actually is. The interview was recorded at BTC Prague. Make sure to grab your tickets for next year! https://btcprague.com/ You can follow Michael on X: https://x.com/saylor — ⏱ Timestamps: 00:00 - Intro 01:25 - How were the early days of Strategy? 18:03 - What would Michael do as a founder today? 35:28 - What happens to Strategy if Bitcoin goes down another 50%? 49:37 - Why did Strategy sell 32 Bitcoin? 59:49 - What would Michael say to people calling the company a systemic risk to Bitcoin? 01:09:35 - Outro — Prefer to enjoy this show in audio format? 🎧Listen on Apple Podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/at/podcast/relai-bitcoin-podcast/id1543267066 🎧Listen on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/06BdZid57RlCgBNsgr703A?si=5ec60cc680534b44 -- The opinions expressed on the show are the opinions of the individual guests and may not reflect the opinions of Relai. The information on the podcast may be changed without notice, and is not guaranteed to be correct, complete or up-to-date. -- 🎓 Get Smarter About Bitcoin: 🧠 Free Bitcoin Mini‑Course: https://relai.app/21-bitcoin-basics/ 📥 Free Weekly Bitcoin Newsletter: https://relai.app/newsletter 👀 Need help? Send us a message: https://support.relai.app/en/ Connect with us: Instagram: https://instagram.com/relai.app Twitter/X: https://twitter.com/relai_app LinkedIn: https://linkedin.com/company/relai Disclaimer: Relai is authorized to provide crypto-asset services in Switzerland and across the European Union under the MiCA regulatory framework. The company is actively expanding its services to EU member states following the completion of passporting notifications. Bitcoin #Finance #Investing #RelaiApp #SwissBitcoin #StackSats #21BitcoinBasics #BitcoinEducation

Paolo Ardoino is the CEO of Tether, the world's largest stablecoin issuer, and the CTO of Bitfinex. Paolo discovered the cypherpunk movement in his early teens and has been fascinated by the movement. This led to him discovering Bitcoin in 2013 and joining Bitfinex a year later. In this conversation with Relai CEO Julian Liniger, Paolo discusses the evolution of Tether’s USDT stablecoin, how they use Bitcoin as a backing asset, why they decided also to use gold and treasuries as reserves, and why they invested billions of dollars in companies and projects to further evolve the space. You can follow Paolo on X: https://x.com/paoloardoino — 00:00 - Intro 03:10 - Early life and Paolo’s introduction to technology 06:19 - Paolo’s transition from technology to finance 12:23 - Paolo’s rise to CTO of Bitfinex and CEO of Tether 16:08 - The success of Tether and its impact on digital assets 20:21 - The importance of self-custody in Bitcoin 30:00 - Investing in Bitcoin startups and Paolo’s outlook for the future 43:38 - Paolo’s Bitcoin position in his portfolio — Prefer to enjoy this show in audio format? Listen on Apple Podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/at/podcast/relai-bitcoin-podcast/id1543267066 Listen on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/06BdZid57RlCgBNsgr703A?si=5ec60cc680534b44 -- The opinions expressed on the show are the opinions of the individual guests and may not reflect the opinions of Relai AG. The information on the podcast may be changed without notice, and is not guaranteed to be correct, complete or up-to-date. -- Relai is Europe’s easiest bitcoin investment app. The ‘Made in Switzerland’ bitcoin investment app enables anyone in Europe to invest in bitcoin within minutes. You can buy bitcoin instantly or set up a weekly/monthly savings plan for as little as 50 CHF/EUR and invest in bitcoin automatically over time. Disclaimer: Relai services are exclusively recommended for Swiss and Italian residents. 👋 New to Relai? Visit our website to learn more: https://relai.app/ 💡 Also, don't forget to subscribe to our YouTube channel to watch the episode in video format and enjoy the best bits from new episodes: https://www.youtube.com/c/Relai Follow us on Twitter ➡️ https://twitter.com/Relai_app Follow us on Instagram ➡️ https://www.instagram.com/relai.app/ Like our Facebook page ➡️ https://www.facebook.com/pg/RelaiApp/community/ bitcoin #personalfinance #savings #buybitcoin

Dennis Porter is the co-founder and CEO of Satoshi Action Fund, where he and his team work closely with lawmakers to make Bitcoin-friendly legislation. Dennis is the go-to resource for information about Bitcoin adoption amongst policymakers. In this conversation with Relai CEO Julian Liniger, Dennis discusses Bitcoin's success in the recent U.S. elections, why the Bitcoin vote is growing rapidly, how likely it is that other nations will adopt Bitcoin, and what we can expect from the U.S. in the coming months. You can follow Dennis on X: https://x.com/Dennis_Porter_ Find out more about the Satoshi Action Fun here: https://www.satoshiaction.io/ — 00:00 - Intro 01:35 - What has changed in the interest of nation-states? 03:54 - What is the motivation behind the Bitcoin vote in the U.S.? 07:18 - Do lawmakers take Bitcoin and its incentives seriously? 08:53 - Is the younger generation pushing Bitcoin in politics? 09:46 - How big can Bitcoin and proper legislation become? 12:47 - What’s going on with Bitcoin and politics in China? 14:07 - What does it take for a Bitcoin-friendly bill? 15:25 - Will nation-states also mine Bitcoin? 17:48 - When will a strategic Bitcoin reserve bill happen? 19:58 - Why we need to take action! 21:15 - What’s Dennis’ motivation? 22:20 - Bitcoin allocation in the portfolio — Prefer to enjoy this show in audio format? Listen on Apple Podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/at/podcast/relai-bitcoin-podcast/id1543267066 Listen on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/06BdZid57RlCgBNsgr703A?si=5ec60cc680534b44 -- The opinions expressed on the show are the opinions of the individual guests and may not reflect the opinions of Relai AG. The information on the podcast may be changed without notice, and is not guaranteed to be correct, complete or up-to-date. -- Relai is Europe’s easiest bitcoin investment app. The ‘Made in Switzerland’ bitcoin investment app enables anyone in Europe to invest in bitcoin within minutes. You can buy bitcoin instantly or set up a weekly/monthly savings plan for as little as 25 CHF/EUR and invest in bitcoin automatically over time. 👋 New to Relai? Visit our website to learn more: https://relai.app/ 📲 Download our Android App: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.relai 📲 Download our iPhone App: https://apps.apple.com/app/id1513185997 💡 Don't forget to subscribe to the podcast, so you never miss an episode! 💡 Also, don't forget to subscribe to our YouTube channel to watch the episode in video format and enjoy the best bits from new episodes: https://www.youtube.com/c/Relai Follow us on Twitter ➡️ https://twitter.com/Relai_app Follow us on Instagram ➡️ https://www.instagram.com/relai.app/ Like our Facebook page ➡️ https://www.facebook.com/pg/RelaiApp/community/ bitcoin #personalfinance #savings #buybitcoin

Preston Pysh is the co-host of the Investor’s Podcast and general partner at Ego Death Capital. He initially discovered Bitcoin because he was interested in the returns but quickly learned more about the network. In this conversation with Relai CEO Julian Liniger, Preston explains why more and more institutions will allocate, what the Fed got wrong in the past, and why he invests in Bitcoin companies to build a better future. You can follow Preston on X: https://x.com/PrestonPysh Follow Preston’s Investor’s Podcast at: https://www.theinvestorspodcast.com/ Find out more about Ego Death Capital at: https://egodeath.capital/ — 00:00 - Intro 03:25 - Preston’s journey into Bitcoin 09:03 - Why everyone is suddenly talking about Bitcoin 16:07 - The reason why the monetary supply is expanding 23:35 - How the Cantillon Effect is ruining investors and businesses 28:45 - Why Preston is only investing in Bitcoin and Bitcoin businesses 34:55 - How companies like MicroStrategy help in institutional adoption 38:16 - Has Donald Trump actually understood Bitcoin? 41:09 - Will Game Theory play out with Bitcoin? 47:16 - How hyperinflation will help Bitcoin thrive 52:10 - Why traditional finance is leaning into Bitcoin 55:14 - Preston’s Bitcoin allocation in his portfolio — Prefer to enjoy this show in audio format? Listen on Apple Podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/at/podcast/relai-bitcoin-podcast/id1543267066 Listen on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/06BdZid57RlCgBNsgr703A?si=5ec60cc680534b44 -- The opinions expressed on the show are the opinions of the individual guests and may not reflect the opinions of Relai AG. The information on the podcast may be changed without notice, and is not guaranteed to be correct, complete or up-to-date. -- Relai is Europe’s easiest bitcoin investment app. The ‘Made in Switzerland’ bitcoin investment app enables anyone in Europe to invest in bitcoin within minutes. You can buy bitcoin instantly or set up a weekly/monthly savings plan for as little as 25 CHF/EUR and invest in bitcoin automatically over time. 👋 New to Relai? Visit our website to learn more: https://relai.app/ 📲 Download our Android App: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.relai 📲 Download our iPhone App: https://apps.apple.com/app/id1513185997 💡 Don't forget to subscribe to the podcast, so you never miss an episode! 💡 Also, don't forget to subscribe to our YouTube channel to watch the episode in video format and enjoy the best bits from new episodes: https://www.youtube.com/c/Relai Follow us on Twitter ➡️ https://twitter.com/Relai_app Follow us on Instagram ➡️ https://www.instagram.com/relai.app/ Like our Facebook page ➡️ https://www.facebook.com/pg/RelaiApp/community/ bitcoin #personalfinance #savings #buybitcoin

John Carvalho is the CEO and founder of Synonym and has been in Bitcoin for over a decade. Right from the start, he knew he wanted to contribute to the ecosystem and dove head first into the technology. In this conversation with Relai CEO Julian Liniger, John shares his journey into Bitcoin, how he orange-pilled himself within a week, why he decided to found Synonym, and how their infrastructure contributes to growing the ecosystem. You can find John on X (Twitter) here:https://twitter.com/BitcoinErrorLog You can find out more about Synonym here: https://synonym.to/ — 00:00 - Intro 01:40 - How Silk Road influenced Bitcoin back in 2012 05:10 - Why did John decide to start working in Bitcoin 09:25 - Should there be a single Marketing entity in Bitcoin? 11:55 - Why does John think the spot Bitcoin ETFs are centralized? 14:20 - How large holders are an issue for the decentralization of Bitcoin 17:35 - Is there a way to scale Bitcoin to not lose small transactions on-chain? 23:00 - What scaling technology will be the go-to standard in the future? 28:15 - Why Lightning is the best scaling technology now, but we need to do better 36:00 - There will always be users or customers who want to use custodial services 42:25 - How do Julian and Relai rank stablecoins like Tether in the Bitcoin ecosystem? 47:15 - Are there incentives for users to use Bitcoin only in an app or with a service? 54:10 - How John revived RGB and why he decided to do so 56:25 - Why John doesn’t believe that Splicing will work 58:21 - The main reason why John still works in Bitcoin 59:25 - John’s Bitcoin allocation in his portfolio — Prefer to enjoy this show in audio format? Listen on Apple Podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/at/podcast/relai-bitcoin-podcast/id1543267066 Listen on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/06BdZid57RlCgBNsgr703A?si=5ec60cc680534b44 -- The opinions expressed on the show are the opinions of the individual guests and may not reflect the opinions of Relai AG. The information on the podcast may be changed without notice, and is not guaranteed to be correct, complete or up-to-date. -- Relai is Europe’s easiest bitcoin investment app. The ‘Made in Switzerland’ bitcoin investment app enables anyone in Europe to invest in bitcoin within minutes. You can buy bitcoin instantly or set up a weekly/monthly savings plan for as little as 25 CHF/EUR and invest in bitcoin automatically over time. 👋 New to Relai? Visit our website to learn more: https://relai.app/ 📲 Download our Android App: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.relai 📲 Download our iPhone App: https://apps.apple.com/app/id1513185997 💡 Don't forget to subscribe to the podcast, so you never miss an episode! 💡 Also, don't forget to subscribe to our YouTube channel to watch the episode in video format and enjoy the best bits from new episodes: https://www.youtube.com/c/Relai Follow us on Twitter ➡️ https://twitter.com/Relai_app Follow us on Instagram ➡️ https://www.instagram.com/relai.app/ Like our Facebook page ➡️ https://www.facebook.com/pg/RelaiApp/community/ bitcoin #personalfinance #savings #buybitcoin

Joe Hall, or how he’s otherwise known, Joe Nakamoto, is a Bitcoin journalist and content creator. He’s most famous within the communities for orange pilling absolutely everyone on the streets, in bars, or is small communities all around the world. Just a couple of months ago he still worked for Cointelegraph, but he recently decided to go freelance and create his own content. In this conversation with Relai CEO Julian Liniger, Joe shares his journey into Bitcoin journalism and content creation, what he wants to change in the future and how he plans to expand his content creation business. You can find Joe on X (Twitter) here: https://twitter.com/JoeNakamoto You can watch Joe’s content on YouTube here: https://www.youtube.com/@JoeNakamoto Visit Joe’s website to learn more about his endeavors:https://joenakamoto.com/ — 00:00 - Intro 02:04 - Why Joe moved to Portugal 04:40 - Joe’s experience with the Madeira conference 07:40 - How Joe orange pills merchants and people 12:20 - What Joe does for a living and why he does it 19:00 - Joe’s path to becoming a journalist and content creator 26:50 - Joe’s experience at Cointelegraph and the crypto media landscape 35:55 - How Joe plans to grow his business and monetize his content 38:00 - Why Bitcoin needs an emoji and how Joe is contributing to it 47:38 - Joe’s Bitcoin allocation in his portfolio and why he decided to live on it — Prefer to enjoy this show in audio format? Listen on Apple Podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/at/podcast/relai-bitcoin-podcast/id1543267066 Listen on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/06BdZid57RlCgBNsgr703A?si=5ec60cc680534b44 Listen on Google Podcast: https://podcasts.google.com/feed/aHR0cHM6Ly9hbmNob3IuZm0vcy80MmM2M2U5MC9wb2RjYXN0L3Jzcw -- The opinions expressed on the show are the opinions of the individual guests and may not reflect the opinions of Relai AG. The information on the podcast may be changed without notice, and is not guaranteed to be correct, complete or up-to-date. -- Relai is Europe’s easiest bitcoin investment app. The ‘Made in Switzerland’ bitcoin investment app enables anyone in Europe to invest in bitcoin within minutes. You can buy bitcoin instantly or set up a weekly/monthly savings plan for as little as 25 CHF/EUR and invest in bitcoin automatically over time. 👋 New to Relai? Visit our website to learn more: https://relai.app/ 📲 Download our Android App: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.relai 📲 Download our iPhone App: https://apps.apple.com/app/id1513185997 💡 Don't forget to subscribe to the podcast, so you never miss an episode! 💡 Also, don't forget to subscribe to our YouTube channel to watch the episode in video format and enjoy the best bits from new episodes: https://www.youtube.com/c/Relai Follow us on Twitter ➡️ https://twitter.com/Relai_app Follow us on Instagram ➡️ https://www.instagram.com/relai.app/ Like our Facebook page ➡️ https://www.facebook.com/pg/RelaiApp/community/ bitcoin #personalfinance #savings #buybitcoin

Jimmy Song is a Bitcoin educator, developer, entrepreneur, and author of Programming Bitcoin and The Little Bitcoin Book. In addition, he’s a Bitcoin fellow at Blockchain Capital, a lecturer at the University of Texas, a speaker at Bitcoin conferences, an avid open source contributor, mostly in Bitcoin, and the instructor of a 2-day workshop for programmers, Programming Blockchain. He was introduced to Bitcoin by buying $100 worth of beef jerky back in 2013 for 0.25 BTC. Unfortunately he was also scammed out of 2 BTC with a Alitin Mint Adam Smith coin and knew from that moment on, that he needs to dig deeper and learn more about the ecosystem. Jimmy's goal is to bring sound money to the world. Bitcoin is the one chance at defunding and decentralizing the power of the oligarchy. Making more developers for the ecosystem is his passion. In this conversation with Relai CEO Julian Liniger, Jimmy talks about his experience in teaching fellow developers, what it takes for the Bitcoin community to succeed and why he’s so bullish on… You can find Jimmy on X (Twitter) here: https://twitter.com/jimmysong You can find Jimmy on LinkedIn here: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jimmysong/ You can read Jimmy’s newsletter here: https://jimmysong.substack.com/ You can also get in touch with Jimmy on his website: https://programmingbitcoin.com/ — 00:00 - Intro 00:50 - Jimmy’s time in Innsbruck 02:30 - What Jimmy is up to these days 05:45 - The ratrace with the fiat system 10:00 - Jimmy’s last full time fiat job in 2017 16:40 - How governments have captured businesses 24:56 - Why Bitcoin will be the fix for everything in the world 36:50 - Is Bitcoin going to stop the money printer in the next 20 years 47:20 - Jimmy’s latest book “Fiat Ruins Everything” and why he wrote it — Prefer to enjoy this show in audio format? Listen on Apple Podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/at/podcast/relai-bitcoin-podcast/id1543267066 Listen on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/06BdZid57RlCgBNsgr703A?si=5ec60cc680534b44 Listen on Google Podcast: https://podcasts.google.com/feed/aHR0cHM6Ly9hbmNob3IuZm0vcy80MmM2M2U5MC9wb2RjYXN0L3Jzcw -- The opinions expressed on the show are the opinions of the individual guests and may not reflect the opinions of Relai AG. The information on the podcast may be changed without notice, and is not guaranteed to be correct, complete or up-to-date. -- Relai is Europe’s easiest bitcoin investment app. The ‘Made in Switzerland’ bitcoin investment app enables anyone in Europe to invest in bitcoin within minutes. You can buy bitcoin instantly or set up a weekly/monthly savings plan for as little as 25 CHF/EUR and invest in bitcoin automatically over time. 👋 New to Relai? Visit our website to learn more: https://relai.app/ 📲 Download our Android App: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.relai 📲 Download our iPhone App: https://apps.apple.com/app/id1513185997 💡 Don't forget to subscribe to the podcast, so you never miss an episode! 💡 Also, don't forget to subscribe to our YouTube channel to watch the episode in video format and enjoy the best bits from new episodes: https://www.youtube.com/c/Relai Follow us on Twitter ➡️ https://twitter.com/Relai_app Join our community on Telegram ➡️ https://relai.ch/telegram Follow us on Instagram ➡️ https://www.instagram.com/relai.app/ Like our Facebook page ➡️ https://www.facebook.com/pg/RelaiApp/community/ bitcoin #personalfinance #savings #buybitcoin