Natalie Brunell - Bitcoin is for Everyone

Nov 18, 2025

In this discussion, Natalie Brunell, a Bitcoin educator and host of the Coin Stories podcast, shares her insights on Bitcoin as a moral technology. She recounts her family's immigration story and the financial hardships that fueled her passion for monetary history. Natalie emphasizes the importance of women in Bitcoin and explores how the current fiat system erodes trust. She advocates for Bitcoin's potential to reshape society and highlights its role in providing financial freedom and equality for all.

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INSIGHT

Money Printing Drives Real Estate Inequality

Natalie points out money printing flows into assets, inflating real estate and reducing affordability for new buyers.
She argues pricing homes in Bitcoin shows deflation and restores housing as a utility rather than speculative asset.

ADVICE

Protect Your Store Of Value From Fiat

Remove your store of value from fiat dollars that can be printed by a small group of unelected people.
Consider Bitcoin as a mathematically and energetically backed store of value to protect your time and energy.

ANECDOTE

Reporting Burnout Led To Renewed Hope

Natalie describes how covering traumatic news as a reporter made her lose hope until Bitcoin restored optimism about the future.
She credits Bitcoin's permissionless, neutral network as a rare technological gift that rekindled her hope.

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In this episode, I chat with Natalie Brunell, host of Coin Stories, a top-ranked Bitcoin podcast and one of the most powerful voices in Bitcoin education and financial media.

We dive into her debut book Bitcoin is for Everyone, while also exploring the role of women in Bitcoin, and why she sees Bitcoin as a deeply moral technology.

If you’re looking to reconnect with the idea of financial freedom, discover how Bitcoin might reshape society, or simply hear an inspiring story of resilience and conviction, this episode is for you.

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