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by Sovreign
The home of Bitcoin for business. Hosted by the team at Sovreign, this show explores how forward-thinking companies are using Bitcoin to preserve value, streamline operations, and rethink outdated financial models. We sit down with the leaders building the next generation of Bitcoin-powered businesses—hearing firsthand how they think, what they’ve learned, and how you can replicate the most successful financial strategy in the world.
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- Yesterday32 min
Work From Anywhere, Belong Somewhere
In this episode of the Becoming Sovereign podcast the Conversation Series, host Brandon Karpeles is joined by Eric from Zeal Remote to discuss the powerful intersection of digital and financial sovereignty.They explore the immense lifestyle autonomy that Bitcoin and crypto can provide, analyzing incredible real-world stories of people taking unconventional paths to freedom. From an individual who sold their family home for 100 Bitcoin a decade ago to build a $10 million net worth, to people funding years of international living in the Philippines entirely through previous crypto cycle gains, Eric highlights what is possible when you merge remote work with decentralized finance.In this episode, we cover:Digital & Financial Sovereignty: How combining remote work with sound money creates ultimate agency and autonomy over your time.The 100 Bitcoin House Sale: Exploring the viral case study of trading traditional real estate for a Bitcoin treasury over a 10-year horizon.Funding International Travel: Real-world examples of individuals using previous cycle gains to sustain long-term international living in places like the Philippines.Getting Started with Zeal Remote: How to break free from the traditional rat race and transition into a decentralized, location-independent lifestyle.Connect with Eric & Zeal Remote:Instagram/X: @ZealRemotePersonal Socials: @EricGoesRemoteConnect with Brandon & Sovreign:Website: sovreign.ioLinkedIn: Brandon KarpelesNostr: @plebiAnonX: @sovreignBTC
- 1 weeks ago38 min
Tech Moves Too Fast for Slow Education
In this 30-minute sprint from the Becoming Sovereign Conversation Series, host Brandon Karpeles sits down with John to discuss the breakneck speed of innovation across both the AI and Bitcoin landscapes.When entire industries change week to week, relying on legacy knowledge is no longer an option. John breaks down why top performers treat online courses and continuous education like going to the gym—you have to put in the reps to upskill your career and stay competitive. From navigating recent Bitcoin volatility to leveraging AI tools and even mastering everyday life skills, this episode is a wake-up call to stop stagnating and start learning.In this episode, we cover:The Gym for Your Career: Why taking online courses and upskilling is the ultimate separator for top performers.Rapid Industry Volatility: Surviving and adapting when the Bitcoin and AI spaces experience massive, weekly paradigm shifts.The Power of Continuous Learning: How accelerating your skill set applies to everything from macro-economics and artificial intelligence to simple household skills.
- 2 weeks ago1h 6m
Sean Milmoe on 360 Energy, Stranded Gas, and Off-Grid Bitcoin Mining
In this episode of the Becoming Sovereign podcast, host Brandon Karpeles sits down with Sean Milmoe, CFO of 360 Energy. Sean shares his fascinating transition from traditional oil and gas investment banking at Credit Suisse and Blackstone to deploying fully off-grid Bitcoin mines in the harsh oil fields of West Texas.The conversation breaks down the mechanics of 360 Energy's operations, where they utilize 1.5 megawatt natural gas generators to consume associated gas that would otherwise be flared, turning a stranded byproduct into monetized hashrate. Sean provides an insider's look at the steep physical learning curve of generating reliable power in an oil field, the unique economics of the Permian Basin's Waha hub where natural gas frequently hits negative prices, and why major investments from entities like Halliburton Labs are helping bridge the gap between traditional energy and Bitcoin.In this episode, we cover:• The Origin of 360 Energy: How an initial Excel model for mining with cheap natural gas turned into a boots-on-the-ground reality in the Barnett and Permian Shales.• Off-Grid Infrastructure: The logistics of deploying skid-mounted natural gas generators and ASIC containers on isolated 5-acre pads in Tarzan, Texas, supported by 24/7/365 field crews.• The Waha Hub & Negative Gas: Why a lack of takeaway pipeline capacity in West Texas results in an oversupply of associated gas, driving local prices below zero and creating massive opportunities for miners.• The AI Grid Squeeze: How the explosive power demands of AI data centers are forcing mega-miners to unplug from systems like ERCOT, dispersing the Bitcoin network's hashrate toward off-grid, stranded energy.• Bridging Oil & Gas with Bitcoin: Navigating the corporate ladder of major energy producers, overcoming "cowboy" industry stigmas, and leveraging 360 Energy's 2024 partnership with Halliburton Labs.• Historical & Energy Rabbit Holes: A deep dive into the Malthusian undertones of the green energy transition, the revival of nuclear power for AI, alternative histories, and the Bretton Woods secrets detailed in The Wealth of Shadows.Connect with Sean Milmoe & 360 Energy:• Website: 360energyco.com• LinkedIn: Sean Milmoe / 360 EnergyConnect with Brandon & Sovreign:Website: sovreign.ioLinkedIn: Brandon KarpelesNostr: @plebiAnonX: @sovreignBTC
- 3 weeks ago1h 16m
Building vs. Buying Bitcoin: Why Sazmining Built Software First to Scale Hashrate
In this episode of the Becoming Sovereign podcast, host Brandon Karpeles sits down with Kent Halliburton, COO and late-stage co-founder of Sazmining. The conversation opens with an exploration of cultural shifts, examining the Portuguese concept of saudade, the lost American frontier spirit, and the modern discipline required to navigate an enshittified world.Kent shares his transition from computer engineering and a decade leading rooftop solar rollouts to discovering Bitcoin while living abroad in Portugal and wandering the digital frontier. He details how Sazmining took a software-first approach to create an "Airbnb for Bitcoin mining," aligning incentives through a 15% service fee rather than profiting on markup margins for hardware or power. Kent and Brandon break down the mathematical case for mining versus dollar-cost averaging on centralized exchanges, the value of unencumbered non-KYC "wild sats," and how the convergence of AI agents, robotics, and powered land will redefine global energy markets.In this episode, we cover:Cultural Shifts & the New Frontier: The loss of analog simplicity, the concept of saudade, and viewing the Bitcoin network as the digital continuation of the American pioneering spirit.The Parallels Between Solar & Bitcoin Mining: How decentralized rooftop solar dynamics match Bitcoin mining's grid disruption, hardware reliance, and energy network constraints.The Sazmining Model: Why taking a software-as-a-service approach creates an aligned "mining-as-a-service" platform that bridges trust in a historically adversarial industry.Mine vs. Buy Economics: Why comparing fiat ROI to mining is fundamentally flawed, and how producing wild sats mitigates long-term exchange access and capital control risks.The 2013 Timeline Rift: How the simultaneous arrival of specialized ASICs and Coinbase centralized mining power, and why everyday Bitcoiners must own the means of production.AI, Robotics, and Powered Land: The massive CapEx divergence between AI data centers and Bitcoin mining, and why autonomous AI agents will naturally adopt Bitcoin and Lightning as native money.Connect with Kent Halliburton & Sazmining:Website: sazmining.comX/Twitter: @Sazmining / Kent HalliburtonConnect with Brandon & Sovreign:Website: sovreign.ioLinkedIn: Brandon KarpelesNostr: @plebiAnonX: @sovreignBTC
- 4 weeks ago45 min
The Antidote to the Bitcoin Lending Rehypothecation Trap
In this episode of the Becoming Sovereign podcast, host Brandon Karpeles sits down with Kevin Bell, CFA and Founder of Cadena Bitcoin. Kevin breaks down how Cadena is building an essential piece of the Bitcoin economy by offering non-custodial, peer-to-peer lending and borrowing directly on Bitcoin's base layer.They discuss the critical need for financial services that allow users to access liquidity or earn yield without surrendering their private keys or facing margin calls. Kevin explains how Cadena utilizes Discreet Log Contracts (DLCs) to eliminate counterparty risk, creating a transparent, El Salvador-registered platform that empowers the global Bitcoin community to leverage their wealth safely.In this episode, we cover:The Bitcoin Economy: Why offering true financial services is the crucial next step for Bitcoin adoption.Cadena Bitcoin: How the platform enables 12% annualized USD yield on Bitcoin and 50% LTV borrowing without giving up custody.DLCs and Self-Custody: Utilizing Discreet Log Contracts on the base layer to ensure no rehypothecation and no active margin calls.Institutional & Retail Access: Providing transparent, peer-to-peer credit markets for everyone from individual holders to corporate treasuries.Connect with Kevin Bell & Cadena Bitcoin:Website: cadenabitcoin.comX/Twitter: @cadenabitcoinLinkedIn: Kevin BellBook: Endgame — Bitcoin, Sovereign Debt, and the Return of Sound CapitalConnect with Brandon & Sovreign:- Website: sovreign.io- LinkedIn: Brandon Karpeles- Nostr: @plebiAnon- X: @sovreignBTC
- Sep 21, 20261h 8m
Bison, Wagyu, and Sovereign Food Systems with Tony Beck & JP Bulow
In this episode of the Becoming Sovereign podcast, host Brandon Karpeles sits down with Tony Beck and JP Bulow, co-founders of the Santa Fe-based regenerative meat purveyor Beck & Bulow. Tony and JP share their journey from slinging wild-harvested bison steaks out of a cooler at local farmers markets to operating a 120-acre guest ranch, serving hundreds of premier restaurants, and managing their corporate treasury and 401(k) allocations in Bitcoin.The conversation pulls back the curtain on the consolidation of the global food system, exposing how the "Big Four" meatpackers control over 90% of the market and revealing the widespread chemical and repackaging fraud across the commercial seafood and cattle industries. Tony, JP, and Brandon explore the biohacking benefits of a carnivore-leaning diet, the dangers of inflammatory seed oils, and why achieving true personal sovereignty requires taking control of both your money and your biological fuel.In this episode, we cover:• The Origin of Beck & Bulow: Transitioning from traditional culinary sales to harvesting pasture-raised bison, full-blood Wagyu, elk, wild boar, and wild Alaskan seafood.• The 'Big Four' Meat Monopoly: How meatpacking consolidation has centralized the American food supply under multinational conglomerates and compromised basic food safety.• Commercial Meat & Seafood Fraud: The hidden practices behind industrial food processing, from water-binding injections in fish carcasses to bleached, chemically treated beef fat.• Clean Animal Fats vs. Industrial Seed Oils: Why ancestral animal fats like grass-fed beef and bison tallow provide essential nutrients while industrial seed oils drive chronic bodily inflammation.• Operating a Business on Bitcoin: Integrating Strike for point-of-sale customer payments, holding a sovereign corporate reserve, and pioneering Bitcoin-backed 401(k) plans for employees.• The Santa Fe Ranch Life: Running wellness retreats, raising wolf-dogs alongside wild herds, and hosting artisanal culinary gatherings like the annual Santa Fe Wine & Chile festival.Connect with Tony Beck & JP Bulow:• Website: beckandbulow.com• Socials: @beckandbulow (Instagram, X, TikTok, Facebook)• Email: tony@beckandbulow.com | jp@beckandbulow.comConnect with Brandon & Sovreign:Website: sovreign.ioLinkedIn: Brandon KarpelesNostr: @plebiAnonX: @sovreignBTC
- Sep 16, 20261h 23m
Brendan O'Shaughnessy on Ocean & Sea, Skateboarding, and Building a Business Bitcoin Treasury
In this episode of the Becoming Sovereign podcast, host Brandon Karpeles is joined by Brendan O'Shaughnessy, founder of the Kansas City-based design and branding studio, Ocean & Sea. Brendan shares his lifelong entrepreneurial journey, detailing how he started his first company at 13 and eventually built his current studio, which has accepted Bitcoin for goods and services since 2017.The conversation explores the practical realities of operating on a Bitcoin standard as a small business, transitioning from clunky early plugins to modern tools like Square POS and the locally built Manna app. Brendan also breaks down how the spatial awareness required in skateboarding parallels the mental shift needed to understand Bitcoin, why the fiat system forces people into desperate gambling, and why Bitcoiners need to drop the FOMO tactics and focus on long-term education.In this episode, we cover:• Accepting Bitcoin as a Merchant: The evolution of small business Bitcoin adoption, from early Coinbase Commerce integrations to Lightning wallets and modern Point-of-Sale systems.• Skateboarding and Paradigm Shifts: How the creativity required to view everyday architecture as a playground translates directly to graphic design and understanding decentralized money.• Escaping the Fiat Hamster Wheel: Why inflationary money keeps society trapped in an anxious survival mode, and how holding a sound treasury provides the breathing room to reassess true value.• The Problem with "Moon Boy" Marketing: Why pitching Bitcoin as a get-rich-quick scheme creates emotional investors, and why leading with foundational economic education is critical.• Grassroots Community vs. Top-Down Politics: The strength of the Kansas City Bitcoin scene, the importance of face-to-face interactions to bridge divides, and the illusion of political salvation.Connect with Brendan O'Shaughnessy & Ocean & Sea:• Website: oceanandsea.com• X/Twitter: @ocean_andseaConnect with Brandon & Sovreign:Website: sovreign.ioLinkedIn: Brandon KarpelesNostr: @plebiAnonX: @sovreignBTC
- Sep 8, 202654 min
Becoming Sovereign - Labor Day Clip Show
This week on the Becoming Sovereign podcast, I was unable to record an episode. I am in the middle of the move and was out without internet for a portion of the week. So we decided to put together a clip show of some of our favorite highlights and moments from past episodes over the past year and a half.So please give this a listen. I hope you'll enjoy it, and if you just started listening or are new, maybe it's a good chance to hear some snippets of stuff you've never heard before. Additionally, in the coming weeks and months, we are going to be launching a separate podcast from this one called The Conversation Series, which will be shorter, more informal, live-streamed, and not only one hundred percent dedicated to Bitcoin and topics around Bitcoin.Bitcoin will be a central theme, and we will be talking to people about Bitcoin, but a lot of the people I will be interviewing are not in the Bitcoin space or not in the Bitcoin space yet. They're thinking about it. They may even dislike Bitcoin. So could be some interesting conversations, some stuff we wanted to take an opportunity to get out and start talking to people who are maybe on the fringes or tech-adjacent and just get their thoughts on Bitcoin, how they view the world.I feel like so often we are in our own bubble, and we love it. It's great. It's good information. It, uh, feeds the soul, and it's something that, of course, we will continue to do this version of the show, uh, as well going forward and something that is important for all Bitcoiners to stay up to speed on what's going on and listen to, uh, people with valued opinions in the spaces-- in the space as well.So with that, I hope you'll enjoy this clip episode, and we'll see you next week.
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