🎧 Latest pod: Max Hillebrand ( @Max ) is a Bitcoin builder, educator, and privacy advocate. Max has contributed to open-source Bitcoin projects including BISQ, JoinMarket, and Wasabi Wallet, while also talking about individual freedom and self-sovereignty. We dive straight into the concept of The Second Realm, which is focussed on building parallel economic systems in which sovereign individuals are empowered to pursue life, liberty and happiness without the harassment of the State. Along the way we discuss anarchy, agorism, praxeology, and natural law. Max is a wealth of knowledge and I enjoyed this conversation with him, I hope you do too.

Towards Liberty and the Second Realm with Max Hillebrand | The Transformation of Value - Exploring Freedom, Energy, and Creativity through the lens of Bitcoin.

Max Hillebrand is a Bitcoin builder, educator, and privacy advocate. Max has contributed to open-source Bitcoin projects including BISQ, JoinMarke...

I am looking forward to Saturday. See you all at Bitkiwi in Christchurch. The event runs 1 - 5pm & the talk panel is at 1:30pm. Learn about Bitcoin, buy a beer with sats, or just have a yarn. Free and open to all.

🎧 I speak with Ian from the Victorian Bitcoin Technology Club @npub1g7un...yt4j, a not-for-profit incorporated club supporting Bitcoin education and grassroots bitcoin adoption in the state of Victoria, Australia. We discuss the background to starting the club, how it acts as a backwards-compatible organisation for interfacing with the legacy world while also embracing Bitcoin principles. We also talk about the club’s mission, their plans for the future, and how they are trying to operate on a Bitcoin standard.

Introducing the Victorian Bitcoin Technology Club | The Transformation of Value - Exploring Freedom, Energy, and Creativity through the lens of Bitcoin.

I speak with Ian from the Victorian Bitcoin Technology Club, a not-for-profit incorporated club supporting Bitcoin education and grassroots bitcoin...

Quick sketch from Prague day 1. This city is incredible.

Bitcoin vs. The State: four phases of war A great video by @gsovereignty

It seems we went from "new innovations in digital money are being tentatively explored by a small team..." to "TIME TO GET READY FOR THE CBDC NEW ZEALAND: ITS COMING" in a period of about 6 months. It's not looking good for privacy and human rights. Interestingly it looks like they already have an internal project titled "Digital Cash Campaign" designed to push this narrative out there: I have heard that the RBNZ's unelected oafdom are also beginning the rounds in the local media to plant the seeds for their new magic money.

I'm making an effort to use nostr more. It is a much better way to communicate.

🎧 The Economic Violence of the New Zealand State and the RBNZ with Ben Jarvie Ben Jarvie is a writer and kiwi Bitcoiner working for Amber App, a Bitcoin-only exchange. We talk about Ben’s recent travels to El Salvador and Madeira, and we reflect on the declining situation of my beloved home country, New Zealand, and in particular the economic violence that the State and the Reserve Bank of New Zealand continues to unleash upon the people through its egregious manipulation of the money. But that said, we know that Bitcoin fixes this, and we are here to build bridges and meet people where they are at!

The Economic Violence of the New Zealand State and the RBNZ with Ben Jarvie | The Transformation of Value - Exploring Freedom, Energy, and Creativity through the lens of Bitcoin.

Ben Jarvie is a writer and kiwi Bitcoiner working for Amber App, a Bitcoin-only exchange. We talk about Ben’s recent travels to El Salvador and M...

CC @NZ on NOSTR @AmberApp @maddnz @TIP_NZ

🎧 Kiwi Bitcoin Builders: Satflow, Bitcoin Alive, Lightning Pay, and Fedimint

Kiwi Bitcoin Builders: Satflow, Bitcoin Alive, Lightning Pay, and Fedimint | The Transformation of Value - Exploring Freedom, Energy, and Creativity through the lens of Bitcoin.

I host the Kiwi Bitcoin Builders monthly catchup for April 2024. This is a way to bring together people working on awesome Bitcoin businesses and p...

I host the Kiwi Bitcoin Builders monthly catchup for April 2024 (Recorded 7 April). This is a way to bring together people working on awesome Bitcoin businesses and projects in New Zealand. We share what we have been working on and what has been happening in the space. We hear about the Bitcoin Alive conference that was held over in Sydney, follow up on the success of the Lightning Pay beta, as well as hear from Satflow, a new Kiwi Bitcoin business exploring MEV on Bitcoin. If you would like to share a Bitcoin project or business that you are working on in New Zealand do please reach out to me and we can connect, just send me an email me at hello@thetransformationofvalue.com [Episode Details](https://www.thetransformationofvalue.com/episodes/kiwi-bitcoin-builders-satflow-bitcoin-alive-lightning-pay-and-fedimint) [Follow The Transformation of Value on X](https://twitter.com/TTOVpodcast)

🎉 Queenstown as New Zealand's Gateway to the Bitcoin World? ‍Renowned for its breathtaking vistas of Lake Wakatipu and the Southern Alps, as well as its attraction as a luxury tourist destination, Queenstown could become a premier hub for Bitcoin innovation in New Zealand. Alongside exotic locales like El Zonte in El Salvador and the lakeside city of Lugano in Switzerland, Queenstown has been establishing its own local Bitcoin economy of innovators, businesses, and initiatives. From burgeoning startup ventures to Bitcoin community events and the building of Bitcoin infrastructure, Queenstown could become a hub for this new monetary technology in New Zealand. @NZ on NOSTR @maddnz @TIP_NZ @ODELL

Queenstown as New Zealand's Gateway to the Bitcoin World | Bitcoin Article from The Transformation of Value

‍Renowned for its breathtaking vistas of Lake Wakatipu and the Southern Alps, as well as its attraction as a luxury tourist destination, Queensto...

📷 Hanami.

Simplicity: Bitcoin’s Last Soft Fork? With Christian Lewe, Blockstream Research

Simplicity: Bitcoin’s Last Soft Fork? With Christian Lewe of Blockstream Research | The Transformation of Value - Exploring Freedom, Energy, and Creativity through the lens of Bitcoin.

I talk with Christian Lewe from Blockstream Research. Christian is working on Simplicity, a more robust programming language designed as an alterna...

I talk with Christian Lewe from Blockstream Research. Christian is working on Simplicity, a more robust programming language designed as an alternative to Bitcoin Script. To own Bitcoin is to be able to spend it, and the way we currently do this is with Bitcoin Script which has challenges and limitations that means it can be very unforgiving to work with, and it limits more complex transactions and arrangements because you cannot formally verify what will actually happen. Simplicity seeks to fix this. The project that has been in the works for over ten years and has been described by Adam Back as “the last soft fork”. There is some technical nuance to this statement, but as Christian shares, enabling simplicity could bypass a lot of the contentious soft fork discussions about things like covenants as this functionality is possible with Simplicity. We talk about the proof of work and low time preference of Simplicity, as well as the plans to launch on the Liquid testnet and mainnet to validate the project through actual financial use before an eventual proposal to bring it into Bitcoin. [Episode details](https://www.thetransformationofvalue.com/episodes/simplicity-bitcoins-last-soft-fork-with-christian-lewe-of-blockstream-research) [The Transformation of Value on X](https://twitter.com/TTOVpodcast)

Two strategic opportunities for Bitcoin growth in New Zealand are sustainable Bitcoin mining as an export industry + self-sovereignty options for New Zealand Māori organisations. The self-sovereignty aspects for NZ Māori presents some promising pathways, and the combination of this alongside Bitcoin mining in particular is a big opportunity given the amount of natural resources and energy assets that Māori tribes and organisations have in their custody. The overall development of Bitcoin infrastructure and awareness could help significantly grow employment and local wealth creation especially in rural areas.

Bitcoin Briefing for New Zealand 2024: Situation Report and Opportunities for Bitcoin Mining and Māori Self-Sovereignty | Bitcoin Article from The Transformation of Value

Bitcoin mining could become a major export industry for New Zealand and the overall development of Bitcoin infrastructure and awareness could help ...

I talk with @James Viggiano 🇳🇿 about recent comments made by the Governor of the Reserve Bank of New Zealand. Not soon after we spoke, James shared a clip that went viral of the governor talking frankly about the exorbitant privilege of money printing that the central banks and governments have. James and I talk about some of the game theory from the perspective of the Reserve Bank of New Zealand to defend the Kiwi Dollar and their attempts to talk down inflation, and shift the narrative even as the cost of living crisis continues. We also talk about the opportunity for what New Zealand could look like on a Bitcoin standard and how that could interface with the legacy financial system. Listen now:

The Reserve Bank of New Zealand’s Money Printer with James Viggiano | The Transformation of Value - Exploring Freedom, Energy, and Creativity through the lens of Bitcoin.

I talk with James Viggiano about recent comments made by the Governor of the Reserve Bank of New Zealand. Not soon after we spoke, James shared a ...

I am excited about the possibilities of Lighting Payouts and Ocean Mining.

🎧 Building Bitcoin-Native Banking Infrastructure at Galoy with Andrew Begin Andrew Begin is Director of Marketing at Galoy, a company building Bitcoin-native banking infrastructure for organisations.We talk about Galoy’s Bitcoin projects including the open-source Blink Wallet, made popular through Bitcoin Beach in El Salvador. I learn about the vision for the product as well as its Stablesats functionality and how this work.We discuss the power of communities taking ownership of their financial infrastructure, and the opportunities for grassroots Bitcoin adoption in Africa and Latin America. Finally we talk briefly about permaculture and regenerative farming and the connections with Bitcoin thinking.‍ Listen now:

Building Bitcoin-Native Banking Infrastructure at Galoy with Andrew Begin | The Transformation of Value - Exploring Freedom, Energy, and Creativity through the lens of Bitcoin.

Andrew Begin is Director of Marketing at Galoy, a company building Bitcoin-native banking infrastructure for organisations. We talk about Galoy’s...

I did an in-depth interview a while back with Ben Jarvie of @AmberApp about the relationship between the Te Tiriti o Waitangi and the Reserve Bank of New Zealand in case anyone missed it! It may not mean much to my friends outside of New Zealand, but the Treaty of Waitangi (signed on this day in 1840) is an important foundational document in our history. Some fascinating history around Kīngitanga and King Tāwhiao's petition to the Queen to set up a Maori-led banking system and the utter appropriation of Māori imagery by the RBNZ, which is essentially a colonial project manifest. It is an interesting case study as one of the largest crown entities (technically, a statutory corporation) in New Zealand to overtly ignore the principles of the treaty, in particular rangatiratanga. 🎧 Listen here to the episode here:

Māori Sovereignty and Self-determination Through Bitcoin with Ben Jarvie | The Transformation of Value - Exploring Freedom, Energy, and Creativity through the lens of Bitcoin.

Today I talk with Ben Jarvie. Ben is a Bitcoiner working for Amber App, a Bitcoin-only exchange, and he is also a writer. In this episode we talk a...

Read Ben's Original article here about the Reserve Bank of New Zealand:

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New Zealand’s Past, Pūtea And Future: CBDC Vs. Bitcoin

New Zealand’s Māori haven’t held economic sovereignty in the past or today. But does Bitcoin offer a chance to change the future?

🎧 Latest Bitcoin pod is out. I talk with @Dash of the Tokyo Citadel Builders Podcast & Community. We dive deep into some of the game theory and scenarios that Bitcoin and hyperbitcoinisation presents, as well as what the broader economic landscape may look like in the future. Just as the internet has become far more than merely digital version of letters and newspapers, Bitcoin may not just be digital money as we know it, but an entirely new paradigm of value transfer and wealth storage that is difficult to fathom while we still exist within the current system. Thus it is important to broach these ideas and have creative discussions to try and paint a picture of what may come to pass. I also talk with Dash about the role of faith, and purpose and meaning more broadly in these trying and changing times. Listen now:

On Hyperbitcoinisation, Game Theory, and Faith with Dash | The Transformation of Value - Exploring Freedom, Energy, and Creativity through the lens of Bitcoin.

I talk with Dash of the Tokyo Citadel Builders Podcast & Community. We dive deep into some of the game theory and scenarios that Bitcoin and hyperb...

🎧 I talk with Prince Filip of Serbia, a prominent Bitcoiner, and Chief Strategy Officer at Jan3. We talk about Prince Filip's work at Jan3 engaging in high-level conversations about Bitcoin with nation-state leaders as well as his thoughts on monarchy, democracy, and culture. We discuss the role of Bitcoin and sound money and the chance presented for smaller countries such as Serbia and New Zealand to adopt Bitcoin as legal tender. I also extend an invitation to Prince Filip and the Jan3 team to come visit and help spread awareness about what Bitcoin could mean for New Zealand, in particular its connection to energy and infrastructure.

Bitcoin Adoption by Nation States with Prince Filip of Serbia | The Transformation of Value - Exploring Freedom, Energy, and Creativity through the lens of Bitcoin.

Prince Filip of Serbia is a prominent Bitcoiner, and Chief Strategy Officer at Jan3. We talk about Prince Filip's work at Jan3 engaging in high-lev...

🎧 BTCPay Server & Bitcoin Service Providers with Nicolas Dorier. Listen now:

BTCPay Server & Bitcoin Service Providers with Nicolas Dorier | The Transformation of Value - Exploring Freedom, Energy, and Creativity through the lens of Bitcoin.

Nicolas Dorier is founder and maintainer of BTCPay Server as well as NBitcoin Library. We talk about the BTCPay Server roadmap for the coming year,...