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Location: Remote
Date: Tuesday 28th December
Project: Tales from the Crypt, the Rabbit Hole Recap
Role: Co-host, host

Twelve months ago, we felt 2020 had been a defining year for Bitcoin, yet it pales into insignificance compared to what bitcoin has done in 2021. Microstrategy, Elon Musk, El Salvador, China, the list goes on. And now we have a football club run on the Bitcoin standard!

Each event was surprising and seismic. And yet, we end the year feeling like the price has tracked sideways (albeit with the characteristic volatility). Now, the year ends with some red lines being drawn by powerful players on either side of the Web3 debate. 

It’s time to take stock, review what just happened and what is in store for 2022.

To round off 2021, I talk to Matt Odell, co-host of Tales From the Crypt and host of the Citadel Dispatch. We discuss everything in Bitcoin in 2021, from the Bitcoin podcast space, price action, Elon Musk, El Salvador, Web3 and a Bitcoin Football Club.

00:02:43: Introductions
00:09:14: Matt's year in brief
00:12:02: A changing New York
00:14:31: Citadel Dispatch and its funding model
00:21:59: Advertising on podcasts
00:33:14: Corporate media vs independent media
00:40:50: BitcoinTV
00:52:49: Price review and broken cycles
01:00:42: Elon Musk and Tesla
01:07:05: El Salvador and President Bukele
01:36:41: Web 3.0 and a16z
01:49:32: Real Bedford FC
01:58:47: 2022 predictions
02:01:04: Final comments

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Mentioned in the interview:

• Opensats

• Citadel Dispatch

• Rabbit Hole Recap

• Bitcoin Magazine

• Bitcoin TV.com

• Fountain Podcasts

• Spotify Has Now Deleted 42 Episodes of ‘The Joe Rogan Experience’

• Joe Rogan Dr. Peter A. McCullough

• Surveillance capitalism

• Wiz (@wiz)

• Bitkite (Rod) (@bitkite)

• YouTube deletes and restores Bitcoin bull Anthony Pompliano’s channel

• PeerTube

• Nico (@BITVOLT7)

• Svetski (@GhostofSvetski)

• Tesla buys $1.5 billion in bitcoin, plans to accept it as payment

• Michael Saylor on Tucker Carlson show

• Venezuela's Socialist Regime Is Mining Bitcoin In a Bunker to Generate Cash

• What Is North Korea's Role in Bitcoin and Does It Affect Prices?

• The Rise And Fall Of Bitcoin Billionaire Arthur Hayes

• Peter McCormack on Twitter: "1/ The following thread explains in detail our vision for @realbedford . The presentation is available on our website and we are open to discussing it with anyone."

• UK Supreme Court denies Maduro claim to Venezuelan gold

• El Salvador's President Nayib Bukele To Speak At Bitcoin 2022 Conference

• The Village And The Strongman: The Unlikely Story Of Bitcoin And El Salvador - Alex Gladstein

• Peter McCormack on Twitter: "Tushar blocked me, I wonder what I said. I am always so nice to people..."

• Peter McCormack on Twitter: "Except I have been critical of web 3 narratives since 2019 and Jack's first mention was December. I'll await your apology."

• Shades of Grey - Biohazard 

• Bedford

• Real Bedford

• SEC Spurns Crypto Industry Again, Denying Two Spot-Bitcoin ETFs

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