The Bitcoin Collective

Welcome to The Bitcoin Collective podcast with Jordan Walker. Are you sick of finance bros and techie nerds saying to learn Bitcoin but then leaving you high and dry? Don’t worry, I’ve got you. On this podcast, you’ll hear real, honest and relatable stories, news and guests from the Bitcoin space. Nothing techie and geared towards helping you understand and keep up with Bitcoin.

The Bitcoin Collective is a business podcast hosted by Jordan Walker, with 227 episodes on record and a Required Pod Score of 80. PitchCentric scores this show on Booking Probability, Listen Score, and live audience signals refreshed every 24 hours.

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  Britain's £135 Billion Premium Bonds Delusion | Jordan Walker #229

  Aug 19, 202615 min

  14.3 million people in the UK hold premium bonds and have never won a single prize. Not £25. Not once. That stat sent Jordan down a rabbit hole this week, and what he found underneath it is worse. 23 million people hold £135 billion in premium bonds, making it the UK's most popular savings product — while the average prize winner is sitting on around £23,400 and 94% of £1 million jackpot winners held over £10,000 in bonds. Then there's the bigger problem: £610 billion of long-term UK cash with no job to do at all. Premium Bonds Article: https://bitcoincollective.co/blog/premium-bonds-why-winning-feels-like-losing In this solo episode: • Where premium bonds came from in 1956, and why ERNIE has a Bletchley Park connection • The Freedom of Information request that revealed who never wins • Why even winning can still be losing once you account for purchasing power • How premium bonds became the cheapest borrowing the state has • The £610 billion sitting idle, and why the UK has the lowest investing rate in the G7 Chapters: 00:00 Why premium bonds sent me down a rabbit hole 00:55 1956: ERNIE, Colossus and a "squalid raffle" 02:00 The UK's most popular savings product 02:55 Two thirds have never won a prize 03:40 Why the wins go to the already wealthy 04:35 Even winning is losing 06:15 The cheapest borrowing the state has 07:30 £610 billion with no job to do 09:15 Rates rose and Britain saved harder 11:15 8% vs 33% — and why I talk about Bitcoin Join the UK Bitcoin Business Network here: https://www.joinbbn.com/ CONTACT JORDAN: X: https://x.com/JayW132 LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jordan-walker-293955106/ Email: hello@bitcoincollective.co READ OUR NEWSLETTER: https://newsletter.bitcoincollective.co/ LISTEN / SUBSCRIBE: Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/06sBiOznJDxuhafDmkE9VK?si=3f0a8bb8abd64eec Apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/the-bitcoin-collective/id1561573613 Fountain: https://fountain.fm/show/AYHiNhTTv0HOgGEjRjWN YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@bitcoincollective?sub_confirmation=1 All content provided by The Bitcoin Collective and guests in this episode is for informational and educational purposes only and is not financial, trading, or investment advice. ⸻ EDITED BY JAMES PEARCE www.selectedfrequencies.com Available now on YouTube and all major podcast platforms. This episode is for educational purposes only and does not constitute financial advice. Always do your own research.

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  There Is Up To £2m Of Bitcoin Still Hidden In Yorkshire | Nic Cary #228

  Aug 6, 202638 min

  Nic Cary reckons there is still up to £2m of Bitcoin buried in geocaches across Yorkshire. He hid it himself, more than thirteen years ago. He first heard about Bitcoin in 2011, on a small fishing boat on the Long Island Sound. A few years later he moved from the United States to York with a backpack and helped build the first block explorer for Bitcoin out of a two-bedroom flat near the racecourse. That project became Blockchain.com. It now has offices in six countries, an FCA registration, a MiCA licence covering Europe, and a confidential SEC filing ahead of a US listing. In this episode: • The fishing trip that started it • Why the company was built in York rather than London • The paper wallets hidden across Yorkshire, and what they were worth • From block explorer to wallet, and the case for holding your own keys • Polymarket, Snap Markets and tokenised stocks • How to explain Bitcoin without arguing with people • Why machines, not people, may make most payments within ten years • The three things he thinks everyone should read Timestamps: 00:00 Coming Up 00:40 Intro 01:13 Hearing about Bitcoin on a fishing boat in 2011 06:12 Websites, clams and Pipeline CRM 08:42 Why blockchain.com started in York 12:46 Bitcoin hidden in geocaches across Yorkshire 14:57 What it was worth at the time 15:43 From block explorer to building a wallet 18:03 Self-custody versus handing your money over 20:26 Polymarket, Snap Markets and tokenised stocks 22:20 How Nic's approach to explaining Bitcoin changed 25:06 Store of value, stablecoins and peer-to-peer cash 27:14 Why machines will transact in digital money 29:33 FCA approval, MiCA and the SEC filing 32:12 Three things everyone should read Join the UK Bitcoin Business Network here: https://www.joinbbn.com/ CONTACT JORDAN: X: https://x.com/JayW132 LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jordan-walker-293955106/ Email: hello@bitcoincollective.co CONTACT Nic: X: https://x.com/niccary?lang=en LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ncary/ READ OUR NEWSLETTER: https://newsletter.bitcoincollective.co/ LISTEN / SUBSCRIBE: Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/06sBiOznJDxuhafDmkE9VK?si=3f0a8bb8abd64eec Apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/the-bitcoin-collective/id1561573613 Fountain: https://fountain.fm/show/AYHiNhTTv0HOgGEjRjWN YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@bitcoincollective?sub_confirmation=1 All content provided by The Bitcoin Collective and guests in this episode is for informational and educational purposes only and is not financial, trading, or investment advice. ⸻ EDITED BY JAMES PEARCE LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/james-pearcesf/ Available now on YouTube and all major podcast platforms. This episode is for educational purposes only and does not constitute financial advice. Always do your own research.

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  The Bitcoin Bottom, Family Offices and the UK Exodus | Richard Byworth #227

  Jul 30, 20261h 1m

  The pound has lost 95% of its purchasing power since 1971. Bitcoin is down 50% from its highs and the mood online is grim. Richard Byworth thinks the bottom is already in, and he's got the receipts to back it up. Jordan sits down with returning guest Richard Byworth to unpack why he believes the market is showing classic seller exhaustion, why family offices are quietly moving into bitcoin, and why the UK's wealthy are heading for the exit. Join the UK Bitcoin Business Network here: https://bitcoincollective.co/bbn/ CONTACT JORDAN: X: https://x.com/JayW132 LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jordan-walker-293955106/ Email: hello@bitcoincollective.co CONTACT RICHARD: X: https://x.com/RichardByworth READ OUR NEWSLETTER: https://newsletter.bitcoincollective.co/ In this episode: - Why the four year cycle narrative might be doing more harm than good Reading £17 billion of bitcoin selling as a bottom signal, not a warning - Why capital rotating into AI could eventually rotate back into bitcoin - How family offices are being educated on bitcoin without ever mentioning the word - Bitcoin treasury companies, M Nav premiums and where the next bull run could come from - Why the UK is losing its wealthiest people, and what that means for the country TIMESTAMPS: 00:00 Intro — bitcoin is the value trade 00:35 Welcome back and catching up 02:26 Is the four-year cycle still real 07:22 Reading seller exhaustion in the market 08:32 AI, SpaceX and the capital rotation debate 09:12 The STRC post that caused a stir 12:41 Four years on: how far the bottom has moved 14:32 Educating family offices on bitcoin 20:56 Will institutions dominate bitcoin adoption 23:00 A different perspective on the UK from the outside 29:44 UK wealth, tax and the talent exodus 42:28 Bitcoin treasury companies and the next bull market 52:01 European consolidation and liquidity 53:19 Do banks see bitcoin as a threat to deposits LISTEN / SUBSCRIBE: Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/06sBiOznJDxuhafDmkE9VK?si=3f0a8bb8abd64eec Apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/the-bitcoin-collective/id1561573613 Fountain: https://fountain.fm/show/AYHiNhTTv0HOgGEjRjWN YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@bitcoincollective?sub_confirmation=1 All content provided by The Bitcoin Collective and guests in this episode is for informational and educational purposes only and is not financial, trading, or investment advice. Bitcoin's Bottom: Why Richard Byworth Isn't Worried The UK Wealth Exodus No One's Talking About ⸻ EDITED BY JAMES PEARCE LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/james-pearcesf/ Available now on YouTube and all major podcast platforms. This episode is for educational purposes only and does not constitute financial advice. Always do your own research.

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  Bitcoin Treasury Companies, Digital Credit and Where Bitcoin Goes Next | Ben Harvey #226

  Jul 22, 20261h 10m

  Bitcoin is down around 50% from its all-time high and the sentiment is brutal. So is this the bottom? Ben, an analyst at Keyrock, thinks there are real signs it might already be in — and that what comes next is bigger than most people realise. In one of the most detailed conversations the podcast has hosted, Ben joins Jordan to explain why the current drawdown may mark a bottom, why volatility is steadily compressing, and why Bitcoin treasury companies and digital credit could unlock his whole thesis, an entire financial system built on top of Bitcoin as a reserve asset. Topics covered: - Why the largest pools of capital in the world can't hold Bitcoin directly — yet - The signs Ben is watching that suggest this could be a bottom for Bitcoin - Why volatility acts as a capital charge, and why it's in a long-term compression trend - How the shift from traders to long-term holders changed this cycle - Why Bitcoin treasury companies could unlock the entire Bitcoin thesis - What digital credit is and why it could be the most exciting part of the Bitcoin thesis - Why Strategy selling a small amount of Bitcoin was widely misunderstood - Why European treasury companies look cheap — and why that discount is a mirage - Why money backed by Bitcoin may make more sense than Bitcoin itself as money TIMESTAMPS: 00:00 Intro — Bitcoin is only stomachable for volatility 01:00 Welcome and Ben's background at QCP 02:00 QCP's shift from market maker to asset manager 04:00 Ben's unusual route into Bitcoin via smart contracts 08:00 Reasons this could be a cycle bottom 13:00 75% of holders are now long-term 21:00 Volatility as a capital charge that compresses with price 25:00 What sparked the digital asset treasury report 27:00 The endgame: a financial system built on Bitcoin 30:00 Bringing European Bitcoin treasuries into focus 32:00 Two paths to Bitcoin becoming money 48:00 Herd mentality in crypto 49:00 Why prefs haven't come to Europe yet 56:00 Smarter Web's £210m share premium unlock 1:01:00 How big could the first issuance be? 1:07:00 Final prediction: what will it be called? Join the UK Bitcoin Business Network here: https://www.joinbbn.com/ CONTACT JORDAN: X: https://x.com/JayW132 LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jordan-walker-293955106/ Email: hello@bitcoincollective.co CONTACT BEN: X: https://x.com/0xbenharvey LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ben-harvey-842495172/ READ OUR NEWSLETTER: https://newsletter.bitcoincollective.co/ LISTEN / SUBSCRIBE: Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/06sBiOznJDxuhafDmkE9VK?si=3f0a8bb8abd64eec Apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/the-bitcoin-collective/id1561573613 Fountain: https://fountain.fm/show/AYHiNhTTv0HOgGEjRjWN YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@bitcoincollective?sub_confirmation=1 All content provided by The Bitcoin Collective and guests in this episode is for informational and educational purposes only and is not financial, trading, or investment advice. ⸻ EDITED BY JAMES PEARCE LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/james-pearcesf/ Available now on YouTube and all major podcast platforms. This episode is for educational purposes only and does not constitute financial advice. Always do your own research.

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  Bitcoin Feels Like 2022 Again, And That's Not a Bad Sign

  Jul 14, 202621 min

  The mood right now is identical to late 2022. The headlines are the same. The panic is the same. But the world around bitcoin looks nothing like it did back then.Jordan's back after six weeks off the tools — not because things have calmed down, but because this moment feels too familiar to ignore. This solo episode walks through why the current sentiment mirrors the last bear market bottom, what's changed beyond recognition since then, and why going quiet and building is exactly the right move right now. 🇬🇧 Join the UK Bitcoin Business Network here: https://bitcoincollective.co/bbn/ CONTACT JORDAN:X: https://x.com/JayW132 LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jordan-walker-293955106/ Email: hello@bitcoincollective.co READ OUR NEWSLETTER: https://newsletter.bitcoincollective.co/ Topics covered:- Why mid-2026 feels so much like November 2022 — and what that actually signals- What's changed in four years: BlackRock, sovereign wealth funds, Square, JP Morgan- Bitcoin being declared dead 475 times — and what that pattern actually looks like- Why AI pulling capital makes bitcoin more relevant, not less- The Bitcoin Business Network hitting 100+ UK businesses- What's been built behind the scenes and what's coming very soonCHAPTERS 00:00 Intro — why Jordan's been quiet for six weeks01:06 Where bitcoin is right now02:30 Flashback to November 2022 and the $15k bottom04:30 What's changed in four years — JP Morgan, ETFs, Square, sovereign funds06:30 bitcoindeaths.com — declared dead 475 times08:00 The four-year cycle and shaking out the tourists09:15 AI is pulling attention and capital11:00 Why bitcoin is the one thing AI can't copy12:39 The Bitcoin Business Network — 100+ UK businesses14:30 Why in-person relationships matter in a digital age16:00 New website and removing friction for businesses18:00 A big announcement is coming20:00 Bear markets are for building20:37 What's next — podcast is back LISTEN / SUBSCRIBE: Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/06sBiOznJDxuhafDmkE9VK?si=3f0a8bb8abd64eec Apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/the-bitcoin-collective/id1561573613 Fountain: https://fountain.fm/show/AYHiNhTTv0HOgGEjRjWN YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@bitcoincollective?sub_confirmation=1 All content provided by The Bitcoin Collective and guests in this episode is for informational and educational purposes only and is not financial, trading, or investment advice. ⸻ EDITED BY JAMES PEARCE LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/james-pearcesf/ Available now on YouTube and all major podcast platforms. This episode is for educational purposes only and does not constitute financial advice. Always do your own research.

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