Should someone else be in charge of your finances? Your knowledge? Your future? In this episode, John Dennehy makes the case for why financial literacy is essential to personal power, and how Bitcoin offers a way to reclaim control. š§ Watch the full episode to explore how education and Bitcoinā¦
When education becomes empowerment, it doesnāt end in the classroom. Graduates of the Bitcoin Diploma are launching grassroots projects that spread from one community to the next. This is how real change begins ā and itās only growing. š§ Watch the full episode to see the impact of open-source, Bitcoin-poweredā¦
After 15 years in journalism, John Dennehy witnessed how corporate funding corrupted the media ā turning journalism into PR. Now heās building an alternative: open-source, community-led Bitcoin education that resists those same incentives. Could Bitcoin be the foundation for a new kind of public good? š§ Watch the full episodeā¦
š§ āIf we donāt understand how money works, we donāt understand how our power works.ā -John Dennehy John Dennehy founded My First Bitcoin to tackle one of the most urgent gaps in global education: financial literacy. Follow the Podcast: Twitter: https://twitter.com/ReDeFined_talks Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-redefined-podcast/id1655798659 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/0f7eB4hl90sRijPxOHFxIA?si=d_BGCbN8TPaf99rzvZDC8w&nd=1 Hype: https://hype.co/@redefinedpodcast Through aā¦
In this episode of reDeFined, host @jeremyalmond sit down with John Dennehy, founder of My First Bitcoin, a nonprofit in El Salvador offering free Bitcoin education to students, teachers and communities. John explains why money is power ā if we don't understand how our money works, we donāt understand howā¦
āPeople were dying. Stores were closed. I had no food to give.ā Valentine Popescu shares how, in the darkest moment of the pandemic in Peru, when everything shut down, Bitcoin became the only tool left to reach thousands in need. š„ Watch the full Episode on our channel Follow ourā¦
AI data centers must stay online. Bitcoin miners? They can switch on and offāwithout disrupting the network. This makes Bitcoin mining a flexible loadāperfect for stabilizing power grids during energy spikes. From wind in Texas to stranded gas in Argentina, Nico Smid explains why mining is uniquely positioned in theā¦
Becca Rubenfeld breaks it down: Bitcoin custody is so secure, it uses the same cryptographic protections as nuclear codes. So why has insurance been so hard to get? This is the breakthrough AnchorWatch brought to Bitcoin holders. š„ Watch the full Episode on our channel Follow our Hosts: Jeremy Almondāsā¦
Joe Wood built Satoshi Pacioli to fix a growing problem: Bitcoin doesnāt fit into traditional accounting systems. If your ledger runs in dollars, your Bitcoin lives outside the system. Thatās broken, and and Satoshi Pacioli is fixing it. š„ Watch the full Episode on our channel Follow our Hosts: Jeremyā¦
Crypto on the balance sheet gets attention. But companies with revenue, cash flow, and solid operations are showing long-term strength. In this clip, we explore how public markets are testing the differenceāand why it matters more in private markets, too. š„ Watch the full Episode on our channel Follow ourā¦
For global companies with large treasuries, crypto is becoming more than a hedgeāitās a strategic consideration. In this clip, Steve Bennett shares why holding only U.S. treasuries may no longer be the safest long-term move. š„ Watch the full Episode on our channel Follow our Hosts: Jeremy Almondās X: https://twitter.com/jeremyalmondā¦
Jeremy Almond sits down with Valentin Popescu, a core leader at Motiv Peru, to explore how Bitcoin is transforming remote communities in the Andes. Motiv combines vocational training, circular economies, and practical Bitcoin education to help villagers, especially women and youth, gain income, use sound money, and build independence. Valentinā¦
It's 2025. Why are we still dealing with friction in global payments? In this clip, CFO Steve Bennett calls out the inefficiencies in cross-border payroll and explains why blockchain-based rails are long overdue. š„ Watch the full Episode on our channel Follow our Hosts: Jeremy Almondās X: https://twitter.com/jeremyalmond Megan Guyāsā¦
After SVB, many finance leaders are revisiting what āsafeā really means. In this clip, Jeremy Almond and Steve Bennett explore how treasury strategy is shifting, and where crypto might fit in. š„ Watch the full Episode on our channel Follow our Hosts: Jeremy Almondās X: https://twitter.com/jeremyalmond Megan Guyās LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/megan-guy-krc/ā¦
Jeremy Almond sits down with Nico Smid, founder of Digital Mining Solutions, to explore the evolving role of Bitcoin mining in global energy and infrastructure systems. Nico shares how his background in international business and policy led him to build portable mining units that support local communities and capture strandedā¦
Becca Rubenfeld, co-founder of AnchorWatch, discusses her journey into the Bitcoin insurance space. Anchor Watch provides affordable, insured Bitcoin custody designed to protect long-term holders. Backed by Lloydās of London, the company addresses the growing need for institutional-grade insurance products for Bitcoin. Becca elaborates on the challenges of obtaining insuranceā¦
What happens when students hear every job they want is about to vanish? Steve Bennett shares a raw classroom momentāand why the AI era doesnāt mean no jobs... it means better ones. š„ Watch the full Episode on our channel Follow our Hosts: Jeremy Almondās X: https://twitter.com/jeremyalmond Megan Guyās LinkedIn:ā¦
Jeremy Almond, CEO of Paystand, sits down with Joe Wood, founder of Satoshi Patrol, a company specializing in accounting for Bitcoin businesses. They discuss the niche but growing sector of Bitcoin accounting, the challenges and innovations in integrating Bitcoin into traditional financial systems, and the recent changes in financial accountingā¦
Steve Bennettāfinance professor and investorāwatched Bitcoin go from classroom curiosity to a life-changing asset for his students. Some used it to pay for college. Others used it to launch startups. This isnāt theory. Itās the new financial reality. š„ Watch the full Episode on our channel Follow our Hosts: Jeremyā¦
In this episode, Jeremy and Megan sit down with Steve Bennet, seasoned CFO and professor at San Jose State University, to explore the intersection of traditional finance and blockchain innovation in the modern business landscape. Steve shares his journey from early crypto investments to advising startups on treasury management strategiesā¦
In this episode, Jeremy interviews Matthew Swift at a Bitcoin conference to discuss Concordia, the largest private sector summit held parallel to the UN General Assembly. Matthew delves into how Concordia addresses public policy issues through market-based solutions and the significance of educated policy-making. They talk about the evolution ofā¦
When employees get paid in Bitcoin, something starts to shift. ā”ļø It begins with a $10 Lightning wallet. Then a bonus. Then 5% of payroll. Suddenly, it's not about priceāit's about long-term wealth and smarter money habits. Bitcoin payroll is becoming the new 401(k)āand it's unlocking a new level ofā¦
Innovation isnāt always born in labs. Sometimes, it comes from an 8-year-old in China building tools just to get online. Or developers in Iran creating VPNs not for funābut because the alternative is silence. Where people have to be resourceful, truly transformative technology emerges. This is where agentic tech begins.ā¦
El Salvador went from 30% to 43% financial inclusion in under 2 years. How? By using Bitcoin as a Trojan horse for building a national digital banking system. Despite the criticism, the data speaks. šļø Watch the full episode on reDeFined Follow our Hosts: Jeremy Almondās X : https://twitter.com/jeremyalmond Meganā¦
