• 💬: Can you tell us a bit about yourself and your background in the Bitcoin Cash space?
• 💬: What inspired you to start BCHpodcast, and what do you hope to achieve with it?
• 💬: How do you choose the topics and guests for your podcast episodes?
• 💬: What do you think sets BCHpodcast apart from other cryptocurrency podcasts?
• 💬: What are the biggest challenges facing crypto today?
• 💬: What role do you see Bitcoin Cash playing in the future?
• 💬: Any advice for newcomers to Bitcoin Cash?
• Why republish this interview now?

Editor’s note: This interview was originally published in 2023 on my previous publishing platforms. I’m republishing it here on Substack for archival purposes and for new readers, as the content and ideas remain highly relevant to the Bitcoin Cash ecosystem. The interview itself is unchanged, aside from minor formatting adjustments.

Long before Bitcoin Cash became fashionable again to talk about, there were people quietly building, educating, and resisting the noise. One of those people is Jeremy, the founder and host of The Bitcoin Cash Podcast.

In this interview, originally conducted in 2023, we go deep into Jeremy’s personal journey — from discovering Bitcoin during the Silk Road era, through the Blocksize War, censorship, forks, and finally to launching one of the most consistent Bitcoin Cash–focused podcasts in the ecosystem.

If you care about peer-to-peer cash, historical context, and why Bitcoin Cash still matters, this conversation is worth revisiting today.

On this exclusive interview we will talk about the life story that gave rise to what is now The Bitcoin Cash Podcast by the voice of its founder and host, Jeremy. I particularly appreciate The Bitcoin Cash Podcast and have been learning a lot through this means of promoting Bitcoin Cash to the world.

Jeremy is a Bitcoin Cash enthusiast and host of The Bitcoin Cash Podcast, where he discusses topics related to Bitcoin Cash and interviews experts in the space. Jeremy became interested in Bitcoin in 2013 when he learned about the Silk Road shutdown and how it affected Bitcoin’s price.

He was heavily involved in the Bitcoin community during the infamous “Blocksize War” and was eventually banned from /r/Bitcoin for advocating for the truth about Bitcoin’s potential. After the BTC/BCH split, Jeremy became interested in Bitcoin Cash and eventually started The Bitcoin Cash Podcast in 2021. He hopes to inspire the rise of BCH as a global reserve currency and provides education and motivation to the growing community of Bitcoin Cash adopters.

Jeremy selects podcast topics and guests based on trending news and the guest’s expertise in the BCH space. He believes that his podcast sets itself apart by its focus on BCH and by featuring guests that are not known anywhere else in the broader crypto scene.

In today’s interview, we have the pleasure of speaking with Jeremy, the host of The Bitcoin Cash Podcast who has achieved great success in the Bitcoin Cash ecosystem. Let’s dive into Jeremy’s journey and learn from his experiences.

§💬: Can you tell us a bit about yourself and your background in the Bitcoin Cash space?

🎙️: Sure. I got involved in Bitcoin in 2013 when a friend told me that the government had shut down the Silk Road website used to trade drugs and that had crashed the price of Bitcoin. I immediately became interested in Bitcoin because I wasn’t interested in trading drugs online but I was interested in how that could operate financially.

From 2014–2016 I was one of the most popular posters on /r/Bitcoin, as an unknown commenter, which gave me an early sense that I really understood Bitcoin in a way that resonated with its advocates. This was during the infamous “Blocksize War” as the community debated whether or not to raise the Bitcoin blocksize and how to deal with rising fees and expanding the technology to more and more adopters.

I was eventually banned by the moderators, as were many, many others, for simply advocating the truth instead of complying with the false takeover narrative that Bitcoin was meant to have only 1MB blocks forever and that high fees would somehow ensure it reached mass adoption.

After Bitcoin split into BTC and BCH, I immediately sold my BTC for BCH because it was clearly the project that I was excited about and which the Bitcoin whitepaper described. However, the BCH community quickly fell into a mess with the further arguments and fork of BSV — so I lost interest in all the squabbling and became busy with other things in my life.

I did keep an eye on what was happening in the BCH community though, but didn’t make any efforts to actively contribute because I wasn’t convinced there was long-term potential in the project.

In late 2020, I decided to return to the BCH community as an active contributor. For the last two years I have created 71 episodes of The Bitcoin Cash Podcast, two BCH songs, been a guest on other podcasts advocating for BCH, collected a lot of BCH information on bitcoincashpodcast.com, and continue working on plans to spread BCH to more of the world.

§💬: What inspired you to start BCHpodcast, and what do you hope to achieve with it?

🎙️: I was monitoring BCH quietly for potential during 2017–2020 but wasn’t convinced it was going to work out. After the split of BCH / XEC eCash in November 2020, and the start of the crypto bull run, I saw that BCH had a unique opportunity to finally deliver on the peer-to-peer economy that Bitcoin was supposed to create.

I thought very carefully about what I could do to maximise the chance of that mission succeeding, and so in 2021 I started The Bitcoin Cash Podcast.

What I realised was that BCH had passed through a gauntlet that no other cryptocurrency has ever done — establishing a multi-node ecosystem capable of governance without central control and proven to resist takeover attempts on multiple occasions.

My hope is to inspire and contribute to the rise of BCH as a global reserve currency by providing motivation, education, and historical context to both new adopters and disillusioned early Bitcoiners.

§💬: How do you choose the topics and guests for your podcast episodes?

🎙️: I monitor the news closely to see what is trending in BCH and crypto overall each week. I then find guests who are involved in or knowledgeable about those topics so the discussion feels natural and relevant.

§💬: What do you think sets BCHpodcast apart from other cryptocurrency podcasts?

🎙️: The focus on BCH and the fact that I invite guests organically from within the community — not the usual rotating crypto influencers. The BCH community is forging its own path, and I want the podcast to reflect that.

§💬: What are the biggest challenges facing crypto today?

🎙️: The lack of historical context and the shift from building an alternative economy to gambling on pump-and-dump tokens. The podcast tries to bring the focus back to real utility and peer-to-peer cash.

§💬: What role do you see Bitcoin Cash playing in the future?

🎙️: Bitcoin Cash will be the global reserve currency used by 80–90% of people and eventually computers on the planet. Other coins will exist, but BCH will be the backbone.

§💬: Any advice for newcomers to Bitcoin Cash?

🎙️: Action matters more than words. Build something real, accept criticism, improve, and don’t waste energy arguing online. Success speaks louder than opinions.

§Why republish this interview now?

Two years later, many of the ideas discussed here — peer-to-peer cash, community-driven media, and building without permission — are even more relevant than when this interview was first published. I’m gradually archiving my long-form Bitcoin Cash work on Substack so new readers can access it in one place, without it getting lost to time or platform changes.

If you’re new here, welcome. If you’ve been around for years, thank you for still being part of this journey.

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