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Thank you Chris for your level headedness. What a crazy week. Yes - Value for Value all the way. Screw product sponsored podcasts actually, screw the celebrity hierarchy cult that’s crept in to the space, VIP areas, egos and hero worship. None of this has a place in this new world. Massive wake up resulting in a good new direction I think. We all just have to keep on asking questions!

Thank you Chris for your level headedness. What a crazy week. Yes - Value for Value all the way. Screw product sponsored podcasts actually, screw the celebrity hierarchy cult that’s crept in to the space, VIP areas, egos and hero worship. None of this has a place in this new world. Massive wake up resulting in a good new direction I think. We all just have to keep on asking questions!

Great tune!

Hi Chris, Thanks for the show and your unerring reliability. A 5 year bear market for me would mean a change in time preference. My basic strategy doesn’t change, only how long it takes to enact and which generation benefits more. It is a fascinating question in general though, i.e. how long to HODL and when to spend. Just how long do you want to defer your gratification for? At the end of the day it seems to be a balance between your own personal financial situation ( and survival now) vs btc price vs when you bought in and how much. Great to see a small, but growing, group meet-up in my neighbourhood calling themselves the ‘Freedom Cafe’, promoting Open Source Software and privacy tech, (mostly Linux) … I see an ‘in’ for Orange Pilling! : )

Hey Chris, thanks for your consistency over time with the show, even hearing your theme music calms my nerves and lifts my spirits each week. I totally understand you need to shake things up a bit, and give yourself a boost! I’ve noticed you getting more and more upset over the bip110 situation as the weeks go by, and not your usual calm self. Change is as good as a rest. Really looking forward to going to Cheatcode Bedford next week and seeing Lyn Alden (et al) do their thing. Also I just discovered the Women of Bitcoin UK group, and logged into Women of Bitcoin online conference in early March, it was excellent! Have to say I am over the moon to see this finally happening, here’s to more women in the space. I switched jobs last year and am working from home, used AI extensively to help me with my new tech. set up, integrating CRM to my email etc. invaluable. It’s incredibly useful in my work, helping me to navigate the legal and governmental mazes.. but is only useful if you ( the human) ask it the RIGHT questions. Whatever new format you decide on next Chris, I know it will be good. : )

Hey Chris, great content, great format, your show checks all the boxes for me.. I’d definitely miss it hugely if you stopped. On the other hand I’m a big believer in leaving the party while you’re still having a good time, as a rule for life in fact. You’re such an energetic and innovative guy, it’s clear to me that if you pause the show, something else will soon emerge into that space that best fits your current life. Happy 100th episode Chris! Massive achievement. Ps I side with Lyn’s much more pragmatic approach. So many variables and no one simple answer, just a slow shift.

Very brave man. Thank you both ✌🏼

Thank you Chris for all your work and content. Always so entertaining and such a good listen. I’m just a low key Hodler, working my way up to running a node some day.

Thanks for the Saifdean clip, really handy to send to friends and family who are teetering and getting more open.. they are less likely to shut me down, more likely to ask questions. There are more and more ordinary, hard working people in ireland really feeling the pinch, day by day it’s becoming harder to ignore the signals in the noise. K curve is very very real here. Chris, please can you big-up (!) the Irish Bitcoin Conference happening this weekend 23/24th May in Dublin. This year bigger and better than ever, with some great names, all thanks to a few brave pioneers- overcoming opposition and adversity. Thanks very much!

Maybe it’s wider cycles in the economy and beyond that are creating the 4 year Bitcoin cycle? After all, zoom in or zoom out everything has cycles ( ‘Everything is in flux’ - Marcus Aurelius AD 121-180.) from atoms to planets.

Top show Chris. I just love the way you pull everything together for us!

Compelling and complex content. Thanks guys.

Of course I stick with the DCA (€CA) Chris! That’s the whole point ; )

Chris, the content is great, and so valuable, please keep doing it.

This was so useful. I think I was just at the right stage to move up a level in my understanding. Wierd how information seems to arrive at the right time… Thanks Danny for your work.

Really interesting stuff from Torched there about the solar powered mining. I agree with hgw39 that a bit of politics is good- and often provides a welcome laugh, but the hardware, software, storage, usage conversations are the most valuable. For example an interesting conversation came up recently on our local Telegram group about gap limits on wallets- man there’s so much to know! Yes.. record your journey to Linux and beyond Chris. 👍🏽

I love your show Chris, in fact as a simple pleb marooned in Western Europe, I rely on your take for some sanity (you and a handful of others) in the craziness. Some advice on the best cold storage options in your opinion for 25/26 would be very very useful.

Thanks Chris for a consistently interesting and entertaining show. If some of your content was video, I’d definitely give it a watch. Sometimes feel a bit stranded here in the Western Islands of Europe, when it comes to developments in BTC, but the meet-ups are definitely building.

Thanks so much guys for starting this podcast.. it is so needed! I’m using Primal, Damus and I know I’m missing so many features and need to better understand the value proposition of this technology and using relays

Thanks Chris. Will miss your update next week. Come back soon!

Thanks Chris. We’ll miss the roundup next week.