{"podcast":{"title":"The Bitcoin Way Podcast","slug":"the-bitcoin-way-podcast-6843432","podcast_index_feed_id":6843432,"rss_url":"https://feeds.fountain.fm/lFHn4zNybhc78I4owxOv","website_url":"http://www.youtube.com/@TheBitcoinWay","image_url":"https://feeds.fountain.fm/lFHn4zNybhc78I4owxOv/files/COVER_ART---DEFAULT---6f5d2f1b-886a-4987-b539-c2bc95e4d9f3.jpg","author":"The Bitcoin Way","episode_count":316,"summary":"Welcome to The Bitcoin Way Podcast! We are working to onboard the world onto Bitcoin the RIGHT way, through education and proper self-custody… and with peace of mind. In our weekly podcast, Michael Jordan interviews great minds in, and tangential to, the Bitcoin space to understand this technology's financial, cultural, economic, health, and other implications for our world.Our bi-weekly show, Bitcoin Banter is a discussion on related news and current events, with a dash of entertainment.Subscribe and turn on notifications to keep up with us!Check out The Bitcoin Way:(Web) https://www.thebitcoinway.com/(X) https://twitter …","last_synced_at":"2026-07-31T06:20:28.948368+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-bitcoin-way-podcast-6843432"},"episode":{"title":"Iran Demands BITCOIN for Hormuz Safe Passage","slug":"iran-demands-bitcoin-for-hormuz-safe-passage","published_at":"2026-05-22T15:28:32+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-bitcoin-way-podcast-6843432/iran-demands-bitcoin-for-hormuz-safe-passage","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-bitcoin-way-podcast-6843432","url":"https://fountain.fm/episode/SEGQbXrmEvn4ZGqFbthW","audio_url":"https://feeds.fountain.fm/lFHn4zNybhc78I4owxOv/items/jyDsacrb0p5xUGKEbcWj/files/VIDEO---DEFAULT---ff9bdaeb-d777-4e1f-97ec-1fc8906335e9.mp4/ORIGINAL.mp3","summary":"Interested in a Plan B? Download our FREE Panama Residency Guide here: https://www.thebitcoinway.com/guides/panama?utm_campaign=planb&utm_medium=social&utm_source=fountain&utm_content=banter Schedule a FREE call: http://www.thebitcoinway.com/contact?utm_campaign=bitcoin-banter&utm_medium=social&utm_source=fountain&utm_term=bitcoin-banter Subscribe to our newsletter: https://www.thebitcoinway.com/resources/newsletter?utm_campaign=bitcoin-banter&utm_medium=social&utm_source=fountain Learn about our self-custody services: https://www.thebitcoinway.com/services/bitcoin-self-custody-training?utm_campaign=bitcoin-banter&utm_medium=social&utm_source=fountain Subscribe to the Newsletter: https://www.thebitcoinway.com/resources/newsletter?utm_campaign=bitcoin-banter&utm_medium=social&utm_source=fountain In this episode of Bitcoin Banter, Michael, Tony, and Katie unpack Iran’s growing preference for Bitcoin, secret CBDC developments in the US even as some state legislatures move to ban them, fresh inflation projections, Australia’s incoming Travel Rule, SpaceX’s surprisingly large Bitcoin stash, and finally, the many ‘Donkeys of the Week!’ ⏱️ TIMESTAMPS: 00:00 - Iran demands Bitcoin-backed insurance 05:20 - Is the US secretly developing CBDCs? 09:26 - The US state that has banned CBDCs 14:28 - CPI inflation estimate raised to 5% in 2026 18:38 - Aussies see Travel Rule by July 1st 24:49 - SpaceX discloses Bitcoin holdings 27:32 - Donkey(s) of the Week 🎧 LISTEN TO OUR POD & OTHER EPISODES: YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@TheBitcoinWay Rumble: https://rumble.com/user/thebitcoinway RSS: https://feeds.buzzsprout.com/2334006.rss 🗣️ ABOUT OUR SHOW: On Bitcoin Banter, Michael and members of The Bitcoin Way team discuss current events rel…","meta_description":"Interested in a Plan B? Download our FREE Panama Residency Guide here: https://www.thebitcoinway.com/guides/panama?utm_campaign=planb&utm_medium=socia…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":1973,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/the-bitcoin-way-podcast-6843432/episodes/iran-demands-bitcoin-for-hormuz-safe-passage/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-bitcoin-way-podcast-6843432/iran-demands-bitcoin-for-hormuz-safe-passage.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}