The Bitcoin Matrix
Let's explore Bitcoin, the future of money and the social, cultural, economical and philosophical implications of this new technology. Hosted by Cedric Youngelman.
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Joe Burnett - AI Singularity & Bitcoin
<p>In this episode, I’m sitting down with Joe Burnett for the fourth time to discuss his piece “The Singularity Has Begun” and this might just be our most important conversation yet.</p> <p>Joe makes a bold case: as intelligence becomes abundant and essentially free, wealth itself starts to melt. When AI models write their own code and you can spin up a trillion Albert Einsteins on demand, what happens to your savings? Your assets? Everything you’ve worked for?</p> <p>This goes deep into scarcity, abundance, money, and what it means to preserve wealth in a world be...
Andy Schoonover - Turning Healthcare Into Bitcoin Circularity
<p>In this episode, I'm chatting with Andy Schoonover, the founder and CEO of CrowdHealth, a revolutionary community-powered alternative to health insurance that’s helping thousands of people fund their healthcare through crowdfunding, not corporate middlemen.</p> <p>But here’s where it gets really interesting: Andy’s not just disrupting healthcare, he’s building Bitcoin circularity into the system, working with major hospital networks to accept Bitcoin payments and create a parallel economy where your healthcare dollars never touch the broken fiat system.</p> <p>In this conversation, we dive deep into medical freedom, why the insurance industry is fundamen...
Dave Collum - Fourth Turning Meets Market Collapse
<p>In this episode, I sit down with Dave Collum. We dive deep into why the financial legends who warned us about insane market bubbles back in 2015 might not have been wrong – they might have just been early. We’re talking about an economy at 35,000 feet with its engines on fire, and the solution has been to climb to 45,000 feet. That doesn’t fix the problem.</p> <p>This is raw, unfiltered truth about corruption, fake jobs, market insanity, and why keeping your head on a swivel has never been more important.</p> <p>––– Offers & Discounts –––</p> <p>🏥 CrowdHealth - Ditch your fiat healt...
Beau Turner - The Truth About Bitcoin Mining
<p>In this episode, I’m sitting down with Beau Turner, co-founder and CEO of Abundant Mines. What starts as a conversation about mining quickly becomes something bigger: a deep exploration of what it means to convert energy into sovereignty. Beau’s path here wasn’t easy. From real estate empires to catastrophic losses in sketchy mining operations. Now he’s on the other side, helping everyday investors participate in something that was once reserved for industrial giants. This isn’t just about hash rate and electricity costs. It’s about conviction. It’s about understanding that while everyone else is chasing nar...
Lauren Rodriguez - The Samurai Wallet Story
<p>In this episode, I chat with Lauren Rodriguez, wife of Keonne Rodriguez, co-founder of the privacy-focused Samurai Wallet, about her family’s harrowing journey through the U.S. justice system. Keonne was indicted by the DOJ and sentenced to five years in federal prison for developing non-custodial Bitcoin privacy tools. Lauren walks us through the shocking pre-dawn FBI raid, the trial that never happened, the political motivations behind the charges, and the personal toll of what she believes is a deeply unjust prosecution. </p> <p>We dive into the philosophical fight for privacy, the role of open-source software, and th...
The Very Best of The Bitcoin Matrix in 2025
<p>In a year of noise, we looked for the signal. 53 episodes - one truth. This is the best of The Bitcoin Matrix Podcast in 2025. </p> <p>––– Offers & Discounts ––– </p> <p>🎟️ BitcoinDay Tickets - 10% OFF Join us at BitcoinDay (including the carnivore dinner!) Use code: MATRIX 👉 https://pay.zaprite.com/pl_Rp6KoSWWOi </p> <p>🏥 CrowdHealth - First 3 Months Just $99 Not insurance. Freedom. Take your power back. This is how we win. Use code: MATRIX || https://joincrowdhealth.com </p> <p>🛡️ Meanwhile - Bitcoin Life Insurance The world's FIRST regulated Bitcoin life insurance Use code: YTPFYD || https://meanwhile.bm/start?referralCode=YTPFYD </p> <p>🔐 MicroSeed...
Aaron Day - The Rise of Technocracy
<p>In this episode, I chat with Aaron Day, a freedom movement architect, serial entrepreneur, and outspoken opponent of global technocracy. After government regulations destroyed his healthcare business, Aaron walked away from the fiat system, becoming an early advocate for Bitcoin and decentralized alternatives. He’s also the author of The Final Countdown, and a former presidential candidate who used his campaign to warn Americans about the growing threat of surveillance, CBDCs, and global governance.</p> <p>We dive deep into the rise of technocracy, the ideology behind it, and how key players like Elon Musk, Peter Thiel, and institutions li...
Jason Leibowitz - This Solves Bitcoin’s Biggest Unspoken Problem
<p>In this episode, I chat with Jason Leibowitz, Head of Strategy at Meanwhile, about a game-changing financial product that blends Bitcoin with the powerful concept of infinite banking.Jason takes us on a journey through how Bitcoin-denominated whole life insurance works—and why it might be the smartest way for Bitcoiners to unlock liquidity, plan for the future, and ensure their wealth outlives them. </p> <p>He also breaks down the mechanics of policy loans, estate planning, and why traditional life insurance fails in a fiat-debased world.</p> <p>Whether you’re thinking about passing your Bitcoin on to your...
Jeff Booth - The Real Reason Why Bitcoin Will NEVER Fail
<p>In this episode, I sit down with Jeff Booth, entrepreneur, author of The Price of Tomorrow, and one of the clearest thinkers on how technology, money, and human agency collide. We explore why Bitcoin is not just an asset but a protocol, how broken money distorts society, and why deflation is the natural state of free markets.</p> <p>We also dig into AI, privacy, self-custody, family, time, and what a Bitcoin standard could mean for human consciousness itself.</p> <p>If you’re trying to understand Bitcoin beyond price, grapple with the implications of AI, or make sense of...
Walker America - This Is Why Governments Are Trapped (And Bitcoin Isn’t)
<p>In this episode, I sit down with Walker America, host of the Bitcoin podcast and one half of The Crypto Couple, to explore his journey into Bitcoin, content creation, and podcasting. We discuss the separation of money and state, the power of independent media, low time preference living, homeschooling, and what it truly means to build a Bitcoin family. </p> <p>This conversation dives deep into why Bitcoin is not just a financial tool, but a framework for reclaiming time, sovereignty, and generational legacy. </p> <p>––– Support My Work –––</p> <p>Paypal: https://www.paypal.biz/BitcoinMatrix</p> <p>Strike/Bitco...
