In this episode, Brad teams up with Alex Stanczyk — an avid Bitcoiner, a daily Bitcoin chat host on Twitter spaces and a former gold and silver trader who now works as private team MD at Bitcoin savings company Swan Bitcoin. Alex's Bitcoin backstory as someone in those capacities and who only recently had an epiphany about Bitcoin is teeming with interesting tidbits.

What's more, he's a former co-host of "The Gold Chronicles with Alex Stanczyk and Jim Rickards" podcast with popular American lawyer and economist Jim Rickards. Tune in and listen to him and Brad talk about all things Bitcoin, how he landed a role at Swan Bitcoin, his relationship with Pickard, the concept of "alien money," and more!

Time Stamps:

00:00:00: Brad on his own history and relationship with Swan Bitcoin

0009:41: Jack Dorsey's, Cory Klippsten and Michael Saylor's roles in Bitcoin

00:15:29: Delving into 2022's bankruptcies including BlockFi and FTX

00:25:52: Introducing Alex and diving into his role at Swan Bitcoin

00:32:31: Alex's long road to Bitcoin

00:37:59: Is the gold market manipulated?

Orange pilling people about Bitcoin

00:45:50: Is intrinsic value a thing? What makes something money?

01:05:32: PayPal's $2,500 fine debacle in the face of Bitcoin

01:15:02: Circling back to Alex's beginnings in Bitcoin and Swan Bitcoin

01:23:12: The fascinating contrast of Jim Rickard's background and his activism