Episode Details

In this episode of Sat Chats, we meet #83 Alladan, the founder of Bitcoin Trading Cards, who’s on a mission to make learning about Bitcoin fun with collectible cards and an upcoming card game. Aladdin shares his journey growing up on a farm, how the 2008 financial crisis shaped his worldview, and how he finally dove into Bitcoin around 2018 with what he calls the spare change strategy: only buying Bitcoin with money he could truly afford to lose.

We break down his orange-pilling influences (like The Bitcoin Standard and Creature from Jekyll Island), talk about earning Bitcoin as generational wealth, and even crack a $50 pack of his Bitcoin Trading Cards live on the show, revealing cards featuring freedom fighters, Bitcoin villains, and sound money heroes.

We cover:

✅ How to use spare change to build your Bitcoin stack

✅ Why collectible education is the future of onboarding

✅ Behind-the-scenes details on Satoshi’s Heroes

✅ Live pack cracking of legendary cards

✅ An epic hummus-for-sats moment

Chapters

00:00 Episode Preview

00:25 Introduction to Sat Chats and Sats Giveaway

05:23 Aladdin's Bitcoin Journey: From Skeptic to Advocate

14:45 The Importance of Education in Bitcoin

23:39 Strategies for Stacking Sats: Practical Tips

26:24 Innovating Bitcoin Education: The Trading Cards Concept

28:47 The Value of Bitcoin Trading Cards

30:02 Courage and the Bitcoin Culture

30:48 Bitcoin Warriors vs. Villains

31:00 Defining Heroes and Villains in Bitcoin

31:05 The Scarcity of Bitcoin Trading Cards

33:55 Pricing and Accessibility of Bitcoin Packs

34:48 Live Pack Opening Experience

39:30 The Cyborg Athlete and Bitcoin Advocacy

40:41 Nostalgia for Collectible Cards

42:49 Introducing Satoshi's Heroes

45:33 The Future of Playable Card Games

47:26 Recap and Reflections on Bitcoin Journey

51:46 Value for Value and Community Engagement

58:19 Optimism for Bitcoin's Future and Podcasting

Alladan also drops world-exclusive alpha on a new game he’s developing called Satoshi’s Heroes— cross-universe collectible card game with a story-driven comic book element. 

And, in case you’re wondering, Alladan chooses sats over cash but donates them in a hilarious value-for-value moment.

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