Joël Valenzuela discusses the unstable momentum on privacy coins as 2026 starts, using crypto for payments, the new/returned DashCon, some BTC drama, and more. Enjoy the discussion and please share your thoughts in the comments. Smash that LIKE if you're bullish on sound money & privacy!

Links:

Joël on X: https://twitter.com/TheDesertLynx

Episode slides:

https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1uUzAtTKHTzlm3WbAzojSQXO5579oQwAA/

Donations:

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Sponsors:

- Thank you very much to our FundMe.Cash contributors: https://fundme.cash/campaign/78

- BCH BULL: https://bchbull.com Be the bull & leverage or hedge with Bitcoin Cash - Non-custodial, permissionless, fully collateralized DeFi

Socials:

Website: https://www.bitcoincashpodcast.com

Timestamps:

00:00 Video starts

00:36 Intro and market update

02:25 Joël Valenzuela

11:13 What coins is Joël following?

18:34 eCash XEC

19:42 Thoughts on BCH

41:52 DASH and Dash Evolution

1:00:50 Crypto for payments, again

1:07:54 Zcash and privacy coins

1:24:00 DashCon

1:36:50 Michael Saylor getting salty

1:44:17 Matthew Kratter & BTC chain split

2:07:13 Quantum computing and crypto

2:17:29 Meme of the week

2:21:18 Message to the community

2:24:02 Podcast supporter appreciation

2:24:52 Shoutouts

2:26:46 "The circle of exit liquidity" outro song

Join us for a unique, in-depth Bitcoin Cash strategy whiteboard session where we brainstorm and discuss key development initiatives for 2026! We sit down with 4 key community figures: Emergent Reasons, Jonathan Silverblood, imaginary_username, and FiendishCrypto. This episode goes behind the scenes, exploring what it takes to build the BCH ecosystem in public and chart a winning path for the future of peer-to-peer electronic cash. Enjoy the discussion and please share your thoughts in the comments.

Links:

Emergent Reasons on X: https://twitter.com/EmergentReasons

Jonathan Silverblood on X: https://twitter.com/monsterbitar

imaginary_username on X: https://twitter.com/im_uname

FiendishCrypto on X: https://twitter.com/FiendishCrypto

Episode slides:

https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1FcGJ9Osnw-kPV7aCtXi689PERwU0mpIw/

Donations:

bitcoincash:zpsvkfqt8gykz2rfxc9selpxf8dkjucfjq4q4m0tze

Sponsors:

- Thank you very much to our FundMe.Cash contributors: https://fundme.cash/campaign/78

- BCH BULL: https://bchbull.com Be the bull & leverage or hedge with Bitcoin Cash - Non-custodial, permissionless, fully collateralized DeFi

Socials:

Website: https://www.bitcoincashpodcast.com

Timestamps:

00:00 Video starts

00:38 Intro and market update

02:14 Emergent Reasons intro

03:54 imaginary_username intro

06:47 Fiendish Crypto intro

09:08 Jonathan Silverblood intro

13:09 People revisiting BCH

23:22 Apocryphal strategy

24:58 Strategy whiteboard: building in public

32:20 Who are the stakeholders?

43:51 Metrics and KPIs

1:00:32 Keeping BCH permissionless

1:17:02 Building credibility

1:32:28 "Official" BCH channels

1:43:47 Getting the BCH narrative out

1:48:56 Final thoughts from Fiendish

1:55:13 Lessons from Ethereum & EVM

2:00:47 Community comment of the week

2:01:36 Podcast supporter appreciation

2:02:38 Shoutouts

2:04:52 "The circle of exit liquidity" outro song

The yearly Christmas episode, with a full breakdown of the year's progress, top narratives & predictions for 2026! Merry Christmas, Happy New Year & we'll be back in January!

Links:

Ryan on Twitter: https://twitter.com/RyanMGiffin

Kallisti on Twitter: https://twitter.com/kzKallisti

Fiendish on Twitter: https://twitter.com/FiendishCrypto

Episode slides: https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/16y7IHquQaLUu9CfwkW17mEyxUBIxi1My/

Donations:

bitcoincash:zp2n9strrvlwmwswkc35j4w3gu2mfvl52g5g4vcds8

Sponsors:

- Thank you very much to our FundMe.Cash contributors: https://fundme.cash/campaign/78

- BCH BULL: https://bchbull.com Be the bull & leverage or hedge with Bitcoin Cash - Non-custodial, permissionless, fully collateralized DeFi

Socials:

Website: https://www.bitcoincashpodcast.com

Timestamps:

00:00 Video starts

00:37 Intro and market update

03:30 Ryan Giffin

13:20 Kallisti - Selene update

30:56 Fiendish

47:10 BCH hashrate hits ATH

49:10 BCH news

1:05:32 2024 storylines recap

1:25:18 Storyline 1: BCH starts to shine

1:40:45 Storyline 2: AI, ZK, Quantum

1:51:30 Storyline 3: BTC spam war

2:19:26 2026

2:32:00 Predictions: Fiendish

2:40:50 Predictions: Ryan

2:51:00 Predictions: Kallisti

2:59:00 Predictions: Jett

3:03:40 Predictions: Jeremy

3:17:07 Message to the community

3:20:24 Supporter appreciation & shoutouts

3:21:55 "Forever Young" outro song

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