Episodes

Nine surprise puppies were born on a Colorado farm during a cold winter. They were saved with an Avalon Q Bitcoin miner and one resourceful man. In this episode, I speak with Adam Ortolf about how he kept a litter of livestock guardian puppies warm, saved over $300 in monthly heating costs with the Avalon Q, and earned Bitcoin while doing it. We talk about puppy growth, farm life, the cost of electric heat, Bitcoin mining economics, and the massive potential for using miner heat in barns, chic...

Japan has been the “monetary experiment lab” for decades and the consequences are rippling outward. In this episode, I’m joined by Roberto Rios (Peruvian Bull) to unpack Japan’s 1980s bubble, and how decades of financial repression set the stage for the yen carry trade. We break down why the carry trade exploded, and what it means when it unwinds for risk assets, bonds, bitcoin. We also connect the macro picture to hard assets: why physical markets in the East are pressuring gold/silver paper m...