
Why Millennials Are Screwed by the Banking System (And How Bitcoin Changes Everything) with Bram K
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🎯 Episode Thesis
You think the money in your bank is yours. It isn't.
In this episode of BitCorner Podcast, Bram Kanstein — creative entrepreneur, Bitcoin educator, and host of the Bitcoin for Millennials podcast (250+ episodes) — walks us through the wake-up call that changed how he sees everything: a lunch conversation with a colleague at the biggest bank in the Netherlands, where he learned the money in his account legally didn't belong to him.
We go deep on the system nobody explains to you:
⏱️ TIMESTAMPS
0:00 The Money In Your Bank Is Not Yours (Cold Open)
2:08 Welcome & Episode Intro
3:06 Introducing Bram Kanstein — Bitcoin for Millennials
4:00 From Digital Entrepreneur to Bitcoin Educator
5:26 Bought Bitcoin at $100-300. Sold at $4,000. The Regret.
7:39 Why Bram Started "Bitcoin for Millennials"
10:00 Millennials: The Generation Stuck Mid-Game
11:45 The Aha Moment: "Your Money in the Bank Isn't Yours"
12:30 Fractional Reserve Banking Explained Simply
17:00 The Legal Reserve: 0% in the US, 1% in Europe
22:30 The Millennial Dilemma: Big Decisions, Broken System
25:28 Boomers, Millennials & Gen Z — Who Needs Bitcoin Most?
31:00 El Salvador's Bet on the Next Generation
32:00 Bitcoin in the Global South — Why It's Hard to Adopt
34:50 The Kenya Example: Seeing the Problem, Missing the Solution
37:00 Austrian vs Keynesian Economics — What School Never Taught You About Money
42:10 Question from Cristian: Bitcoin Circular Economies in Latin America
43:00 Bitcoin as Store of Value vs Medium of Exchange
45:40 What Bitcoin Has Given Bram: Thinking for Yourself
47:00 Bitcoin Unites Everyone — Regardless of Race, Class, or Religion
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