Pierre Rochard is the VP of Research at Riot Platforms, a Bitcoin mining company that supports the BTC blockchain through rapidly expanding large-scale mining in the US. Rochard is also a co-founder of the Satoshi Nakamoto Institute, and Catholic Bitcoiners. Pierre holds Bachelor’s and Master’s degrees in Accounting from the University of Texas at Austin. Follow Pierre on Twitter https://twitter.com/BitcoinPierre In this episode we discuss the following article from the New York Times on Bitcoin Mining: https://www.nytimes.com/2023/04/09/business/bitcoin-mining-electricity-pollution.html --- Partners: Coin Stories is powered by Swan Bitcoin the best way to build your Bitcoin stack with automated Bitcoin savings plans and instant purchases. Swan serves clients of any size, from $10 to $10M+. Visit https://www.swanbitcoin.com/nataliebrunell for $10 in Bitcoin when you sign up. If you are planning to buy more than $100,000 of Bitcoin over the next year, the Swan Private team can help.  BITCOIN 2023 by Bitcoin Magazine will be the biggest Bitcoin event in history May 18-20 in Miami Beach. Speakers include Michael Saylor, Lyn Alden and Michelle Phan, plus a Day 3 music festival. Nearly 30,000 people attended Bitcoin 2022. Get an early bird pass at a steep discount at https://b.tc/conference code HODL for 10% off your pass.   Fold is the best Bitcoin rewards debit card and shopping app in the world! Earn Bitcoin on everything you purchase with Fold's Bitcoin cash back debit card, and spin the Daily Wheel to earn free Bitcoin. Head to https://www.foldapp.com/natalie for 5,000 in free sats!  Health insurance needs an overhaul. The government and insurance companies have jacked the price, increased complexity, and made insurance almost unusable. You send your money to the health insurance black hole and never see it again. Then, when you get hurt you have to send them more money. The great news is now you have an alternative: CrowdHealth. It’s totally different from insurance. Instead of sending your hard earned money to an insurance company, you hold your money in an account CrowdHealth helps you set up when you join. You can even convert dollars in that account into Bitcoin. When someone in the community has a health need, you help them out directly and if there is Bitcoin or $ left over in your account when you leave, you take it with you. https://www.joincrowdhealth.com/natalie  With iTrustCapital you can invest in crypto without worrying about taxes or fees, through an individual retirement account. IRAs are tax-sheltered accounts, which means all your crypto trading is tax-free and can even grow tax-free over time. The best part is it’s totally free to open an account, and there are no hidden fees, monthly subscriptions or membership fees. Your account is FDIC insured up to $250,000. Get a $100 funding bonus if you open and fund an account. Go to https://itrust.capital/nataliebrunell to learn more and open a free account. --- OTHER RESOURCES  Natalie’s website https://talkingbitcoin.com/ Riot Platforms https://www.riotplatforms.com/ Catholic Bitcoiners https://catholicbitcoiners.com/ --- VALUE FOR VALUE — SUPPORT NATALIE’S SHOWS Strike ID https://strike.me/coinstoriesnat/  Cash App $CoinStories  BTC wallet bc1ql8dqjp46s4eq9k3lxt0lxzh6f2wcu35cl6944d --- FOLLOW NATALIE ON SOCIAL MEDIA Twitter https://twitter.com/natbrunell Instagram https://www.instagram.com/nataliebrunell Linkedin https://www.linkedin.com/in/nataliebrunell --- Producer: Aron Bender https://www.linkedin.com/in/aron-bender/    DISCLAIMER This show is for entertainment purposes only and does not give financial advice. Before making any decisions consult a professional. #bitcoin #cryptocurrency #money

Whitney Webb is an investigative journalist, writer, podcaster and researcher at Unlimited Hangout, mostly covering intelligence, tech, surveillance and civil liberties. In this episode we discuss: Banking crisis and whether there is a deep state plan underway to usher in CBDCs Can Bitcoin protect us from a dystopian surveillance future with no Internet privacy? The court case involving Jamie Dimon being accused of knowing Jeffrey Epstein was a sex trafficker The Rise of Jamie Dimon and how the same figures responsible for Epstein, helped put Dimon in his position as CEO of Chase WEF and intelligence agencies/law enforcement joining together to go after your data in the name of cyber security The RESTRICT Act and recent legislative developments that threaten online privacy Where it's all going and how to prepare Her latest investigative work includes a series on the Rise of Jamie Dimon: https://unlimitedhangout.com/2023/03/investigative-series/the-rise-of-jamie-dimon/ She is also the author of the new book, "One Nation Under Blackmail." Whitney's book reveals definitively that Epstein's activities were state-sponsored through his intelligence connections. Order volumes 1 & 2 at https://www.trineday.com/products/one-nation-under-blackmail-bundle  Follow Whitney on Twitter https://twitter.com/_whitneywebb Partners: Coin Stories is powered by Swan Bitcoin the best way to build your Bitcoin stack with automated Bitcoin savings plans and instant purchases. Swan serves clients of any size, from $10 to $10M+. Visit https://www.swanbitcoin.com/nataliebrunell for $10 in Bitcoin when you sign up. If you are planning to buy more than $100,000 of Bitcoin over the next year, the Swan Private team can help.  BITCOIN 2023 by Bitcoin Magazine will be the biggest Bitcoin event in history May 18-20 in Miami Beach. Speakers include Michael Saylor, Lyn Alden and Michelle Phan, plus a Day 3 music festival. Nearly 30,000 people attended Bitcoin 2022. Get an early bird pass at a steep discount at https://b.tc/conference code HODL for 10% off your pass.   Fold is the best Bitcoin rewards debit card and shopping app in the world! Earn Bitcoin on everything you purchase with Fold's Bitcoin cash back debit card, and spin the Daily Wheel to earn free Bitcoin. Head to https://www.foldapp.com/natalie for 5-10,000 in free sats!  Health insurance needs an overhaul. The government and insurance companies have jacked the price, increased complexity, and made insurance almost unusable. You send your money to the health insurance black hole and never see it again. Then, when you get hurt you have to send them more money. The great news is now you have an alternative: CrowdHealth. It’s totally different from insurance. Instead of sending your hard earned money to an insurance company, you hold your money in an account CrowdHealth helps you set up when you join. You can even convert dollars in that account into Bitcoin. When someone in the community has a health need, you help them out directly and if there is Bitcoin or $ left over in your account when you leave, you take it with you. https://www.joincrowdhealth.com/natalie  With iTrustCapital you can invest in crypto without worrying about taxes or fees, through an individual retirement account. IRAs are tax-sheltered accounts, which means all your crypto trading is tax-free and can even grow tax-free over time. The best part is it’s totally free to open an account, and there are no hidden fees, monthly subscriptions or membership fees. Your account is FDIC insured up to $250,000. Get a $100 funding bonus if you open and fund an account. Go to https://itrust.capital/nataliebrunell to learn more and open a free account.   OTHER RESOURCES  Natalie’s website https://talkingbitcoin.com/ Unlimited Hangout https://unlimitedhangout.com/   VALUE FOR VALUE — SUPPORT NATALIE’S SHOWS Strike ID https://strike.me/coinstoriesnat/  Cash App $CoinStories  BTC wallet bc1ql8dqjp46s4eq9k3lxt0lxzh6f2wcu35cl6944d   FOLLOW NATALIE ON SOCIAL MEDIA Twitter https://twitter.com/natbrunell Instagram https://www.instagram.com/nataliebrunell Linkedin https://www.linkedin.com/in/nataliebrunell   Producer: Aron Bender https://www.linkedin.com/in/aron-bender/  DISCLAIMER This show is for entertainment purposes only and does not give financial advice. Before making any decisions consult a professional. #bitcoin #cryptocurrency #money