Bitcoin Mining and Adoption Narratives with Charlie Spears | Value Stack 24
Charlie Spears is the founder of Nakamotor Partners and Tusla Bitcoin meetup.
In this episode, we talk all about running a bitcoin mining operation in a bear market, green energy narratives and the oil & gas industry, how language shapes our reality, and more! Check out the full show notes below.
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- 0:00 Intro – Charlie Spears of Nakamotor Partners (nakamotor.io)
- 0:45 Nakamotor Partners – bitcoin at the wellsite
- 3:20 Vertical integration in the oilfield
- 7:50 Structuring bitcoin mining contracts
- 9:55 Path to working in the bitcoin industry
- 13:30 Bitcoin Reddit and the Block Size Wars
- 15:45 Importance of bitcoin narratives
- 20:00 Why we should rename bitcoin mining
- 22:00 Challenges of decentralization
- 23:10 Defending against the ESG narrative
- 26:00 Bitcoin wallets = signing device
- 38:00 Tulsa DAO, Sports & eSports / League of Legends bitcoiners
- 44:45 Balancing hobbies & interests
- 47:14 Investing in your business vs buying bitcoin
- 48:30 Mining bitcoin in a bear market
- 55:28 Proof of work in life
- 57:30 Bitcoin maximalism
- 1:00:06 Fountain app – “best web3 app” – podcasting 2.0
- 1:02:47 Comparing independent vs mainstream media narratives
- 1:06:13 The Drilldown – #1 oil & gas podcast
- 1:12:30 Beauty of complexity behind the scenes
- 1:15:05 Money and political history
- 1:17:00 Scaling human trust worldwide
- 1:19:19 Catallaxy vs economy – empowering individuals
- 1:21:50 To the moon – bitcoin and space travel
- 1:23:25 Maintaining childlike creativity as you get older
- 1:25:45 Weighing bitcoin narratives
- 1:31:20 Question for next guest – @HighresROBERT – Favorite ASIC and why?
- 1:32:52 Outro/ Social media links