In this conversation, Shravan Jhangiani, host of the Why Bitcoin Wins podcast, sits down with Canadian Bitcoiner John Ely, Chief Innovation Officer at Block Rewards, to unpack why Bitcoin is the internet’s native money and what it’s like building on the Bitcoin standard.

If you are interested in the foundational case for Bitcoin, network effects, building a career in Bitcoin, and the intersection of Bitcoin and AI, this conversation is for you.

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In this episode of Why Bitcoin Wins, host Shravan Jhangiani sits down with Scott Dedels, co-founder of Block Rewards, to explore how Bitcoin is transforming the workplace.

Scott spent fifteen years in traditional finance before discovering Bitcoin in 2020. What started as simple inflation concerns led him into Austrian economics, compelling him to read Jeff Booth’s The Price of Tomorrow twice, and ultimately shaping his conviction in Bitcoin as sound money.

This episode breaks down what’s broken in today’s financial compensation systems, why the issue may be the money itself, and how Bitcoin Savings Plans can better align incentives over time.

Topics Covered

• Discovering Bitcoin in 2020

• Lessons from the Terra Luna collapse

• Real estate vs. Bitcoin as a store of value

• Bitcoin as a workplace benefit

• Fixing compensation through sound money

• Why every company may become a Bitcoin company

Timestamps

00:00 Opening

02:45 Introduction of Scott Dedels

05:08: Discovering Bitcoin in 2020

12:30 The collapse of Terra Luna

14:55 Starting Block Rewards

19:58 Real estate vs Bitcoin

24:47 Why Canadian housing may reprice

29:39 What does Block Rewards do?

33:19 What’s fundamentally broken in the traditional compensation system?

39:19 The business case for Bitcoin Savings Plans

42:38 Do employees actually get orange pilled?

46:09 Bitcoin culture inside companies

48:07 Why every company may become a Bitcoin company

50:18 Lightning Round

51:59 Closing message

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In this episode of Why Bitcoin Wins, host Shravan Jhangiani sits down with Brad Mills, Canadian OG Bitcoiner and investor, to explore the psychology of Bitcoin conviction.

Brad traces his journey from growing up in Cape Breton to entrepreneurship, learning about gold and silver, and finally discovering Bitcoin in 2011 through the lens of digital gold. He shares the mistakes he still regrets, the lessons learned across multiple bear markets, and how extreme volatility can create a real fight or flight response into your body.

If you want to hear the OG side of Bitcoin, why selling too early becomes a lifelong regret, why simple dollar cost averaging beats trading, and how volatility can mess with your head and body, this conversation is for you.

Topics covered:

• Growing up poor and how it shaped Brad’s relationship with money

• Discovering Bitcoin in 2011 through gold and silver

• Bear markets, volatility, and the body’s fear response

• Financial trauma, somatics, and the back pain indicator

• Why most people still do not have enough Bitcoin

• Dealing with FUD

• Advice on ignoring noise and holding long term

Timestamps:

0:00 Opening

02:20 Introduction

03:21 Brad’s origin story

08:12 Side Hustles and early “saving” instincts

11:20 The dream to make a movie and learning entrepreneurship

13:38 Making $100k/month through Facebook apps

17:37 Making the film

19:04 First investments

29:06 First time hearing Bitcoin

37:23 Why Dollar Cost Averaging and hold wins long term

40:23 The Sell mistake

45:56 Surviving multiple crashes

51:59 Financial trauma and the back pain signal

55:58 ICO era

1:02:26 Cutting noise and reclaiming calm

1:12:25 Advice for scared holders

1:16:00 Lightning round

1:20:38 Closing message

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