Rolling Your Retirement Into Bitcoin via Unchained Capital
block #791819
synopsis
Ian talks with his father's wife about Bitcoin retirement accounts via Unchained Capital, discusses the Celsius acquisition by "Fahrenheit," Fedi entering alpha testing, and Azteco Bitcoin vouchers launching in Costa Rica. The episode also covers the Memorial Day weekend, their first night out since baby Kian, and Ian's conviction that Bitcoin appreciation will fundamentally outpace traditional retirement planning.
quotes
"what inflation? everything's going down for me" — Ian's elevator pitch
"the invention that is bitcoin, it can only move in one direction" — Ian on long-term trajectory
"you could fight world war three, four, five and six, it's not going to stop the fact that bitcoin works a certain way and it works better than our current system" — Ian
"bitcoin is giving us a way to measure human output" — Ian
"I'm not gonna sit there and be like babe we gotta run you need to memorize 12 words real fast" — Ian on border wallets (callback to ep 061)
"those people... the same people that invaded iraq, afghanistan, vietnam... those people" — Ian on who's trying to create CBDCs
topics
Unchained Capital retirement accounts (IRA rollover for Bitcoin)The halving as the core investment thesisCelsius bankruptcy: Fahrenheit acquisition, internal chat leaks showing customer funds used to buy back CEL tokensFedi (Fedimint) entering alpha testing — federated Bitcoin custody for communitiesAzteco Bitcoin vouchers in Costa Rica (7% + $1 fee)Bitcoin Bull + Canadian postal service integration for Bitcoin purchasesStrike moving global HQ to El SalvadorCash-to-Bitcoin voucher systems as the next wave of onboardingEl Salvador halving party — Ian talks himself out of going, then back in