Natalie Brunell ⚡️
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Coin Stories Host: #1 Bitcoin-First Financial Education Show | Author, Bitcoin is for Everyone | Awarded Journalist | First Generation 🇺🇸
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My favorite episode with Eric Balchunas yet. Ahead of his new book with James Seyffart, he walked me through his path from skeptic to Bitcoin believer, what his mom said the first time she heard about Bitcoin, what happened when he actually tried self-custody, and the inside story of how BlackRock’s ETF almost never got filed at all. We also got into why he calls Bitcoin a teenager, what Jack Bogle and Bitcoiners have in common, whether the government ends up buying stocks, and who he thinks is quietly stealing Bitcoin’s best argument. TIMESTAMPS: 00:00 Trailer 00:53 Why nothing stops the stock market 3:47 What actually turned Bitcoin around 8:45 Why gold stopped working and Bitcoin took over 10:39 The strange new ETFs Wall Street is launching 13:47 How easy it is to launch an ETF? 17:02 Why so many young men are losing money trading 19:28 Will the government start buying stocks? 23:04 Who actually owns the stock market 27:41 How a skeptic ended up writing a Bitcoin book 31:50 Why Bitcoin keeps coming back from the dead 35:16 "Funny money from space" 40:41 The inside story of BlackRock's Bitcoin ETF 43:38 The first asset that came from the people 47:09 What happened when he tried cold storage 48:39 What Bitcoiners can learn from Jack Bogle 54:30 Where this goes over the next 10 years
Natalie Brunell ⚡️107,063 Aufrufe • vor 8 Tagen
I asked Simon Dixon why the stock market hasn't crashed with bond yields this high. He credits Lyn Alden's framing of fiscal dominance, where a recession and falling stocks simply aren't allowed, so the only way through is growth by any means. Full interview streaming now.
Natalie Brunell ⚡️265,023 Aufrufe • vor 21 Tagen
Last week Cem Karsan 🥐 told me the government will end up buying stocks through a sovereign wealth fund. This week Eric Balchunas said he wrote a similar call in a Bloomberg Intelligence note, and he explains why he thinks it's politically unavoidable. Full show streaming now:
Natalie Brunell ⚡️61,521 Aufrufe • vor 5 Tagen
Our first in-person show with Simon Dixon, and after watching a lot of his interviews, I think this is the most complete version of his thesis he's given. We got into why he believes the chaos everyone's feeling is by design, why UBI is coming, and what would have to happen for him to sell every Bitcoin he owns. You can't win unless you understand the Game of Money. TIMESTAMPS: 00:00 Trailer 00:57 The book Simon Dixon has been writing since Covid 1:37 Is the chaos actually the point? 3:04 Who's really running things? 7:04 Is anyone trying to save the dollar? 15:11 The number that decides how long this lasts 22:27 Why is everything going up except your paycheck? 26:36 How do you stop being a debt slave? 34:33 Will anyone under 40 ever own a home? 48:36 Does the national debt even matter anymore? 56:03 Who decides what your mortgage costs? 1:09:20 There's a second dollar system nobody can measure 1:16:31 What would make him sell all his Bitcoin? 1:27:18 How would Simon invest $100,000 today?
Natalie Brunell ⚡️258,165 Aufrufe • vor 23 Tagen
This week's News Block 🎙️ - Bitcoin dipped under $80K after a hot inflation print - Paul Tudor Jones says he'll be short stocks all of 2027 - Strategy and Metaplanet could get kicked out of a major index. - Strive launches $SATS, a new preferred stock with a 15% dividend 00:00 Intro 00:03 Bitcoin Price, CPI & the $5M American Dream 01:39 Paul Tudor Jones has a stock market warning 03:36 MSTR dropped by MSCI? 05:44 SATS: 15% fixed yield
Natalie Brunell ⚡️24,283 Aufrufe • vor 2 Tagen
Don’t miss my new interview with Strategy CEO Phong Le. We discuss STRC’s recovery, the outlook for MSTR shareholders, how Strategy is navigating volatility, and its ambition to be the JPMorgan of digital capital. Watch our full conversation. TIMESTAMPS: 00:00 Trailer 1:03 AI Needs a Satoshi Nakamoto 8:40 STRC’s Recovery: Buybacks or Higher Dividends? 11:36 What Caused STRC’s Selloff? 14:36 Strategy’s Plan to Restore Stability 20:05 How Strategy’s Cash Reserves Work 22:46 New Financial Products Built on STRC 27:02 Can Bitcoin and Wall Street Coexist? 34:35 MSTR Shareholders and Executive Compensation 40:41 Strategy’s Plans for STRC and Digital Credit 46:21 Why Strategy Wants to Be the JPMorgan of Digital Capital
Natalie Brunell ⚡️219,353 Aufrufe • vor 29 Tagen
The world’s youngest self-made woman billionaire took on the U.S. government…and won. Luana Lopes Lara, co-founder of Kalshi, opens up about taking on the feds, her billionaire moment, and her Bitcoin story. I really enjoyed this interview and I hope you will too! TIMESTAMPS: 00:00 Ballerina to in Brazil 03:41 Meeting Her Co-Founder at MIT 09:18 65 Lawyers Said It Was Impossible 13:59 How Kalshi Stops Insider Trading 16:56 The Most Surprising Market on Kalshi 17:32 Why She Sued the U.S. Government 21:00 Why Women Are Joining Prediction Markets 22:25 Her First Bitcoin: A $100 Story 23:49 Becoming the Youngest Female Billionaire 27:16 Advice for Young Women and Founders 29:23 Is the American Dream Still Alive? 32:36 Where Crypto and Prediction Markets Collide 35:48 Kalshi Goes Global 37:33 The Currency Problem No One Talks About 39:06 Are Prediction Markets Actually Right? 40:23 Can You Create Your Own Market? 42:29 The Moment They Almost Gave Up 45:09 What She’d Tell Her Younger Self 46:58 The One Market She Wants to Trade
Natalie Brunell ⚡️1,180,077 Aufrufe • vor 5 Monaten
Don't miss my brand new show with Jordi Visser. Jordi Visser says he sees Bitcoin differently than anyone he knows, and that includes Saylor. He agrees it will serve as the collateral of the system, but he disagrees about what gets it there. We get into the latest AI warnings, whether the data center spending ends the way 2008 did, what actually starts Bitcoin's next bull run, and why he thinks worrying is waste of energy. Let us know what you think in the comments. Timestamps: 00:00 Trailer 00:56 Was the AI safety scare coordinated? 6:24 Who really benefits from regulation 9:49 Why the government can't let prices fall 15:18 Is the data center boom another housing bubble? 21:05 Why so few people own so much 26:40 What comes next for Bitcoin and digital money 32:36 The $184 trillion nobody talks about 43:40 The one thing he says survives everything 54:52 Why worrying is the worst investing habit
Natalie Brunell ⚡️195,769 Aufrufe • vor 1 Monat
In our brand new sit-down, I handed Michael Saylor every anti-Bitcoin argument the internet has and he responded to ALL of them. I dare any Bitcoin critic to watch this interview and not reconsider at least one of their arguments. TIMESTAMPS: 00:00 Michael Saylor address Bitcoin bear market and negative sentiment 8:37 Big Tech was once doubted but ultimately won 10:22 Why Bitcoin didn’t hit higher price predictions 16:57 Long-term return expectations 23:12 Why retail didn't participate in last bull market 33:55 How is $STRC performing? 56:49 Handling the critics and volatility cycles 1:13:54 Is quantum computing a threat to Bitcoin? 1:33:47 What's the strongest argument against Bitcoin? 1:35:53 Does Strategy's Bitcoin cost basis matter? 1:43:30 Bitcoin mentioned in the Epstein files
Natalie Brunell ⚡️1,462,323 Aufrufe • vor 8 Monaten
Your bank pays you almost nothing on your savings...on purpose. Because you're not rich enough to matter to them. STRC pays 11.5%. Tax-deferred. Whether you have $100 or $1 million. Strategy's CEO Phong Le explains why this changes everything. Full show:
Natalie Brunell ⚡️1,029,514 Aufrufe • vor 6 Monaten
By popular demand, I’m releasing this interview with Mike Alfred a day early. We discuss his investment playbook, AI outlook, picking winning stocks, why Bitcoin is the “most important asset in human history” and exactly how he would allocate a $1 million portfolio today. TIMESTAMPS: 00:00 Mike Alfred origin story 2:33 Building retail following 4:18 Gemini Bitcoin Credit Card | Bitwise | Bitdeer (BTDR) 6:02 Bitcoin miners pivoting to AI 11:21 Options, leverage 13:44 Influence, pressure 19:33 Speculation, gambling mindset 27:38 Speed Wallet | Bitkey | The Bitcoin Way | Genius Academy 29:28 Why Bitcoin is sluggish 32:36 AI’s 20-year cycle and power competition 37:46 Industrial policy 42:12 Bitcoin reserves 48:25 Bitcoin vs equities 52:48 Conviction during volatility
Natalie Brunell ⚡️1,602,729 Aufrufe • vor 11 Monaten
Jack Mallers on walking away from Twenty One: "I failed, and I own that." His message to the people who believed in him, why he calls it a failure, and the question he says the universe put to him: are you who you say you are? Thank you Jack Mallers for this honest, unfiltered conversation. New episode streaming wherever you get your podcasts.
Natalie Brunell ⚡️369,020 Aufrufe • vor 2 Monaten
Michael Michael Saylor believes Bitcoin can 500x. The more interesting question is how. At BTC Prague, we discuss whether Bitcoin’s path forward is driven primarily by adoption and savings, or by capital flowing in through global credit markets. We also tackle mNAV, concerns around dilution, and Bitcoin per share. TIMESTAMPS: 00:00 Why Michael Saylor calls this the most exciting year in Bitcoin history 2:34 Setting the record straight: why Strategy sold 32 Bitcoin 3:55 How Strategy works like a reserve bank built on Bitcoin 6:58 How the company turns Bitcoin gains into payouts - without the tax hit 9:12 Answering the short sellers 11:40 Why a better credit rating could put Strategy in the S&P 500 13:27 Saylor responds to his critics on X 14:47 The constant balancing act: chasing growth without taking on too much risk 16:22 The balance sheet explained: what the company actually owes 20:56 What “digital credit” really means, in plain terms 24:06 What it really costs to raise money 27:31 The trade-off: more Bitcoin per share vs. more risk 41:07 Why idealism alone won’t get Bitcoin there - but big money can 49:42 The “AI summer” pulling money away and when it flows back to Bitcoin
Natalie Brunell ⚡️545,020 Aufrufe • vor 4 Monaten
Is the stock market starting to roll over? David Hunter says equities have another 30% to run – Dow to 70,000, S&P to 10,000 – before it all breaks. His warning of a global bust and his most specific calls on stocks, bonds, gold and silver. Full interview streaming now.
Natalie Brunell ⚡️374,163 Aufrufe • vor 3 Monaten
The CFTC just proposed new rules for every crypto exchange in America, and Mike Selig joined me for his first long-form interview since announcing them. I asked him what changes for you, and whether owning Bitcoin is a bet for or against America. TIMESTAMPS: 00:00 Trailer 00:53 Why the Clarity Act died 2:34 What the new rules actually do 5:13 Why this isn't "come in and register" 8:17 Which tokens count as commodities 11:14 How much leverage you'll be allowed 12:01 Policing a market that never closes 13:33 What the CFTC can see about your trades 15:16 Could these rules have stopped FTX? 19:13 His answer to the critics 21:11 Where meme coins landed 26:12 Will this survive the next administration? 28:55 Why he says America has to lead 31:43 Borrowing against your Bitcoin 34:12 How he found Bitcoin in 2011 38:06 The biggest misconception about Bitcoin 42:51 How exchanges actually sign up
Natalie Brunell ⚡️50,203 Aufrufe • vor 13 Tagen
What if you could secure your Bitcoin without ever worrying about a seed phrase? Bitkey's Clay Garrett explains how it works — even if you lose your phone and the device. Plus: what Block's engineers found investigating the #Coldcard attack, and whether the hacker left a trail. Get 10% off Bitkey using code STORIES at *I do NOT earn commissions from sales of Bitkey with this code Shout out to Joel Bomgar at the end! TIMESTAMPS: 00:00 Intro 00:46 The Bug Behind the Coldcard Hack 4:15 Finding Another $40M in Stolen Bitcoin 5:18 The Clue That Could Identify the Hacker 9:12 How Bitkey Avoids Entropy Risk 10:31 Using AI to Find Wallet Weaknesses 13:38 How Bitkey’s 3-Key Security Works 18:39 Why Bitkey Doesn’t Use a Seed Phrase 22:56 How Bitkey Keeps Your Bitcoin Safe 26:55 Why Bitkey Added a Screen 29:26 What If You Lose Your Phone AND Bitkey? 32:21 Passing Your Bitcoin to Your Family 34:19 Protecting Against Copy-and-Paste Scams 36:25 Common Misconceptions About Bitkey 38:39 Why Self-Custody Matters 40:48 Automatically Buying Bitcoin to Bitkey 43:42 Block’s Bigger Bitcoin Vision
Natalie Brunell ⚡️152,513 Aufrufe • vor 1 Monat
Where does Bitcoin go from here? Lyn Alden returns to break down price action, macro, what really happened with Strategy's $STRC, and the protocol fight dividing Bitcoin right now. We get into: - Whether Bitcoin has found its floor - The lowest sentiment Lyn's ever seen - The crash in Strategy's $STRC and whether holders should be worried - Her grounded take on the protocol fight and the "existential threat" talk - Why the Big Print everyone's waiting for still isn't coming Now streaming on all podcast platforms.
Natalie Brunell ⚡️303,422 Aufrufe • vor 3 Monaten
Many of the largest public Bitcoin miners have been pivoting to AI. I sat down with Fred Thiel, CEO of MARA, to ask the obvious question: does that mean they're walking away from Bitcoin? Don't miss his candid read on the future of mining and the network - some of his answers may surprise you.
Natalie Brunell ⚡️253,686 Aufrufe • vor 3 Monaten