About this episode

Josh discusses his early experiences with Bitcoin and the implications of control within the cryptocurrency space.

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People in this episode

Host: Cedric Youngelman

Guest: Josh

Topics covered

• Bitcoin control
• blockchain history
• financial independence
• data analysis
• cryptocurrency

Keywords

• Bitcoin
• blockchain
• control
• cryptocurrency
• financial independence

Sponsors

Stamp Seed, Firefish, Unchained, Camp Nakamoto, River, Meanwhile

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Bitcoin Commons

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