The O'Leary Review Podcast - Taking the "orange pill" w/ bitcoin leader Wesley Schlemmer - Episode 18 - Wesley Schlemmer
Release Date: 03/09/2023
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Episode 18
Guest: Wesley Schlemmer
Show notes available: https://briandoleary.substack.com/p/taking-the-orange-pill-w-bitcoin?sd=pf
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Wesley Schlemmer – Quick Bio
Wesley Schlemmer is a 26-year-old Chemical and Biological Engineer turned Bitcoin leader and educator.
Wesley is a born and raised “Florida man” working to make America Florida.
website: https://bitcoinbay.live/
Tom Woods School of Life
Tom Woods 100
One of the goals of this program is to get at least 100 people within the Tom Woods orbit on the podcast. “Tom’s orbit” is loosely defined, but we have less than 90 to go now!
WhoIsInTheTomWoodsWorld.com — A page with all the #TomWoods100 conversations.
Universities mentioned
Boston College – the world’s foremost university
“Crypto”
The fall of FTX
The Collapse of FTX: What Went Wrong with the Crypto Exchange? (Investopedia)
Price of Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies
CoinGecko – Cryptocurrency prices, charts, and crypto market cap
Bitcoin – Swallowing the “Orange Pill”
A discussion that touches on the various “pills” one can take in today’s crazy world:
https://briandoleary.substack.com/p/revisiting-the-matrix-podcast-ep#details
As far as I understand it all, being “orange-pilled” means that bitcoin informs nearly everything in one’s life.
Resource page: “Bitcoin - Taking the Orange Pill”
Buying your “coin”
Bisq — buy and sell bitcoin privately and securely. No registration required. (bisq.network)
Storing your coin – “wallets”
“Wallets don’t store your bitcoin, they store your keys!”
Sparrow Wallet — financial self sovereignty. “Despite being a wallet suitable for advanced users, Sparrow is not difficult to use.”
Muun — self-custodial wallet for bitcoin and lightning (muun.com)
“Everyone should download an easy-to-use bitcoin wallet like Muun.”
Advice: Don’t share your bitcoin keys anywhere. Keep them safe in a literal safe.
“You are your own bank in bitcoin”
- Wesley Schlemmer
Seed Signer – Next level bitcoin security
Lightning Network
Lightning Network — scalable, instant bitcoin/blockchain transactions
Mempool
Mempool.space — “mempool and blockchain explorer for the Bitcoin community, focusing on the transaction fee market and multi-layer ecosystem, completely self-hosted without any trusted third-parties.”
Podcasts mentioned
The Peter Schiff Show
The Bitcoin Standard Podcast (Saifedean Ammous)
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“Fountain is the only place where listeners and podcasters get rewarded for the value they provide for others.”
Fountain is powered by the Bitcoin Lightning Network, “the payment system which allows us to transact with other people or businesses around the world using Bitcoin - the world’s first and leading cryptocurrency.”
Saifedean Ammous
Links to The Bitcoin Standard by Saifedean Ammous at briandoleary.com/bitcoin
- Probably the best “starter book” out there if you want to get the background on bitcoin, but it is also advanced reading for those who are unfamiliar with any of the economics behind bitcoin and fiat currencies.
- The Bitcoin Standard comes highly recommended by The O’Leary Review.
Satoshi Nakamoto
Does it really matter who he is or what he is?
Crypto Cloaks
CryptoCloaks LLC was born from the love of 3D printing and the idea of Bitcoin.
Monero
Monero is a private, decentralized cryptocurrency that keeps your finances confidential and secure.
Monero is not bitcoin. “It’s a whole separate blockchain.”
Wesley’s Links
Bitcoin Bay Guides and Resources
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