E508 – "Bitcoin Dave" Bradley, Bitcoin’s Shift from Fringe to Financial Power*
“The value of our purchasing power is being siphoned away. And that’s why we’re feeling inflation, because that value that is supposed to be attached to our dollars has already been spent.”
What if Bitcoin isn’t about getting rich, but getting free? Dave “Bitcoin” Bradley has been part of Canada’s crypto scene since the very beginning. From selling mining rigs and hardware wallets in downtown Calgary to co-founding Bitnational and launching one of the country’s first Bitcoin ATMs, he’s seen every high and low the industry has to offer. But Dave didn’t stick around for the hype, he stayed for the philosophy. He talks about why he believes the industry has strayed from its roots. As centralized exchanges, meme tokens, and institutional investors dominate the space, Dave is doubling down on simplicity, sovereignty, and the original promise of peer-to-peer money. He unpacks what’s broken in crypto today, how Canada’s policy approach is affecting innovation, and why it’s time to reintroduce people to what Bitcoin was actually built for.