Bitrefill's To the Moon Podcast

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Bitrefill's To the Moon Podcast is a conversational Bitcoin show built around people using crypto in ordinary, messy, real-world ways. Its interviews move from personal backstories into wallets, wages, remittances, Lightning games, merchant onboarding, and what daily life on Bitcoin actually feels like.

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About Bitrefill's To the Moon Podcast

Bitrefill's To the Moon Podcast is a conversational Bitcoin show about the awkward, useful, human side of adoption. It is strongest when it gets away from slogans and asks what people actually do next. How does someone get paid in Bitcoin. Where do they spend it. What app makes it less intimidating. What happens when the price drops and rent, family, savings, or retirement are still real concerns. Episodes often begin with personal histories before moving into practical mechanics. Mary talks about saving small amounts, building a Bitcoin retirement fund, paying for subscriptions, and sending money to family. A miner describes mining, fatherhood, El Salvador, and the mental shift from fiat framing toward stacking more sats over time. Renato Salazar connects Bitcoin Beach, New Story, medicines, remittances, education, tourism, and local confidence in Elzonte. Hermann Vivier explains Bitcoin Ekasi through wages, shops, township geography, cash risk, and the slow work of making a circular economy credible. The THNDR Games conversations turn onboarding into something playful and familiar, with mobile games, referrals, sats, app-store scrutiny, and the importance of a first Bitcoin experience that does not feel broken. Oscar Merry brings the lens of Fountain, Podcasting 2.0, Lightning, small startup teams, wallets, podcasters, and value moving through listening. Bill McDonald adds the meetup angle, including the messy path from first hearing about Bitcoin to helping gather a local scene. The hosting style is relaxed and generous. Guests get room to wander. The show does not rush every answer into a neat takeaway, which is part of the appeal. It feels closer to a friendly industry conversation than a scripted lesson. There is light banter, casual skepticism, and a steady return to ordinary use cases. The result is useful for listeners who already care about Bitcoin but want contact with people building, teaching, spending, and experimenting with it in public.

Made for: For Bitcoin-curious listeners who want practical stories about spending, earning, saving, gaming, mining, meetups, and community adoption. It especially suits people who prefer relaxed builder conversations over market monologues.

What sets it apart: The show keeps pulling Bitcoin back into everyday behavior: cards, subscriptions, remittances, wages, shops, games, apps, and local education. Its edge is the long-form patience it gives guests who are actually trying to make those behaviors work.

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Welcome to Bitrefill's To The Moon Podcast. To The Moon is Bitrefill's new weekly podcast to discuss Bitcoin, altcoins, adoption, news & current events, and all things crypto. Join host Lawrence Ray, along with Jerry Okai, and Ricardo Martinez, for a light-hearted and humorous weekly discussion about the latest developments in the crypto economy.Follow us on Twitter:https://twitter.com/ToTheMoonPodBrowse Bitrefill's catalog of gift cards and mobile refills:https://www.bitrefill.com/Sign up for a Bitrefill account:https://www.bitrefill.com/signupDownload the Bitrefill app:iOS - htt

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Based on 5 episodes we listened to · September 2026

Concrete interviews show how Bitcoin products meet payments, gaming, remittances, platform rules, and the habits of daily use.

Bitrefill's To the Moon Podcast follows Bitcoin out of the wallet and into ordinary decisions. Lawrence Ray, often joined by Ricardo Martinez, conducts relaxed interviews about earning and spending Bitcoin, with conversations grounded in what guests actually do with it.

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This is where Bitcoin leaves your price chart and starts paying for ordinary life.

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  • to hear how people actually save, spend, and send Bitcoin
  • Lawrence Ray asking builders how Lightning games turn curiosity into a first wallet
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Living on Crypto and Gaming with Mary Imasuen and Koty AuditoreJan 13, 2023

Bitcoin as savings, spending, and creator work.

Living on Crypto focuses on what a Bitcoin-centered life looks like in practice: Mary's work at Bitnob, her Bitcoin-only gaming on Twitch, and Cody's savings plans, subscriptions, and remittances to family in the Philippines.

Living on Bitcoin as a Bitcoin Miner - An Interview with Gerson MartinezNov 21, 2022

A Bitcoin miner's family life and sats logic keep the conversation grounded.

Lawrence and Jason Martinez keep Bitcoin in an everyday frame: a small mining business spread across North America, an expansion toward South America, and a father staying home with a three-year-old.

Renato Salazar - New Story Charity - Complete Interview - To the Moon - Episode 55Sep 2, 2022

Bitcoin is shown as part of daily life through medicines, remittances, and school training.

Lawrence Ray and Ricardo Martinez steer a practical conversation about what changes when Bitcoin is used for medicines, remittances, and school training instead of kept as a talking point.

Jack Everitt & Desiree Dickerson - THNDR Games - Complete Interview - To the Moon - Episode 54Aug 22, 2022

Thunder Games frames Bitcoin referrals as a live test of onboarding, loyalty, and sats.

Thunder Games comes across as a Lightning-integrated Bitcoin gaming studio that is trying to make play, earnings, and cash-out feel immediate and usable.

Pt. 2 - Orange Pilling With Games, Designing Games With BTC In Mind, Women & Mobile Gaming with Jack & Desiree from THNDR GamesAug 18, 2022

Mobile games emerge as a Bitcoin on-ramp, with familiar app stores and Lightning doing the heavy lifting.

The piece keeps its attention on a practical Bitcoin question: how mobile games can draw people in without making the first step feel unfamiliar or risky. Jack frames games as a familiar flow, and the case for Lightning is clear, since it shows Bitcoin working quickly.

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Episodes

  1. 1

    Living on Crypto and Gaming with Mary Imasuen and Koty Auditore

    Hidden gem

    Mary starts with a quick run-through of the Bitcoin work she keeps stacked up.

    Jan 13, 2023·57m·3 clips
  2. 2

    Living on Bitcoin as a Bitcoin Miner - An Interview with Gerson Martinez

    Hidden gem

    Lawrence talks with Jason Martinez, an El Salvadorian living in the United States, who says he is a Bitcoin miner.

    Nov 21, 2022·46m·3 clips
  3. 3

    Renato Salazar - New Story Charity - Complete Interview - To the Moon - Episode 55

    Hidden gem

    Lawrence Ray opens the show and brings in Ricardo Martinez and Renato Salazar.

    Sep 2, 2022·50m·3 clips
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    Pt. 2 - Bitcoin Education in El Salvador, Inadequate Housing & New Story, Craziness in El Zonte

    Sep 1, 2022·16m
  5. 5

    Pt. 3 - Bitcoin As A Catalyst For Social Aid, Importance Of Transparency, 3D Printed Communities & New Story

    Sep 1, 2022·19m
  6. 6

    Pt. 1 - Orange Pilled By Bitcoin Beach, Joining Strike in El Salvador, Housing for Families With Bitcoin with Renato Salazar of New Story

    Aug 30, 2022·15m
  7. 7

    Jack Everitt & Desiree Dickerson - THNDR Games - Complete Interview - To the Moon - Episode 54

    Hidden gem

    Lawrence Ray opens the interview with Desiree Dixon and Jack Everett from Thunder Games.

    Aug 22, 2022·58m·4 clips
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    Pt. 3 - Managing Lightning Nodes, Lightning Network Maturation, What's Next for THNDR?

    Aug 19, 2022·16m
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    Pt. 2 - Orange Pilling With Games, Designing Games With BTC In Mind, Women & Mobile Gaming with Jack & Desiree from THNDR Games

    Hidden gem

    Jack and his co-host spend the conversation on mobile gaming and Bitcoin onboarding.

    Aug 18, 2022·24m·1 clip
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    Pt. 1 - Benefiting From BTC Adoption, Creating Bitcoin-Only Games, How Lightning Integrates into Games with Desiree Dickerson & Jack Everitt of THNDR Games

    Aug 16, 2022·19m
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    Pt. 2 - The Distrust Of S. African Banks, Bitcoin Wages & Onboarding Shops, Bitcoin Beach Wallet Fork? with Hermann Vivier of Bitcoin Ekasi

    Jul 26, 2022·21m
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    Hermann Vivier - Bitcoin Ekasi, South Africa - Complete Interview - To the Moon - Episode 53

    Jul 26, 2022·1h 3m
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    Pt. 3 - Crypto Scams in S. Africa, The Meaning Of Ekasi, First Exposure To Digital Money Via Bitcoin

    Jul 26, 2022·21m
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    Pt. 1 - The Wealth Gap in S. Africa, Testing Bitcoin In Mossel Bay, S. Africa's Strict Regulations with Bitcoin Ekasi

    Jul 25, 2022·22m
  15. 15

    Perth Heat - The Bitcoin Baseball Team - Complete Interview - To the Moon - Episode 52

    Jul 21, 2022·56m
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    Pt.3 - Bitcoin Is Simplifies Pay, Players Will Demand BTC, Easier Than Ever To Onboard, BTC Jersey Contest with Patrick & Steven from Perth Heat

    Jul 20, 2022·15m
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    Pt.2 - Players & Salary Paid in BTC, EX-Perth Players in the MLB, Education For Businesses About Bitcoin with Patrick & Steven from Perth Heat

    Jul 19, 2022·20m
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    Pt. 1 - Perth Heat - The Bitcoin Baseball Team, Operating On A Bitcoin Standard, & Lightning Integration

    Jul 18, 2022·21m
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    Patrick Melder - Bitcoin Lake, Panajachel, Guatemala - Full Interview - To The Moon - Episode 51

    Jul 15, 2022·54m
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    Pt. 3 - Biomining For BTC Universal Basic Income, Sats In The Community, & Incentives To Clean Lake Atitlán with Patrick Melder of Bitcoin Lake

    Jul 14, 2022·19m
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    Pt. 2 - Challenges of Bootstrapping Bitcoin Lake, Onboarding Merchants, How to Visit Bitcoin Lake with Patrick Melder

    Jul 13, 2022·18m
  22. 22

    Pt. 1 - Patrick Melder on Bitcoin Lake, Guatemala, Bitcoin Beach Wallet, & The Christian Case For BTC

    Jul 12, 2022·18m
  23. 23

    CK Snarks - Bitcoin Magazine & The Bitcoin Conference - Complete Interview - To the Moon Episode 50

    Jul 11, 2022·49m
  24. 24

    Pt. 1 - CK Snarks - Buying the 2017 Top, Working at Bitcoin Magazine, Executing The Bitcoin Conference

    Jul 8, 2022·18m
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    Pt. 2 - Bitcoin Magazine Issue #1 Collectible, Uncompromising Bitcoin Content, Bitcoin Conference Logistics with CK Snarks

    Jul 8, 2022·20m
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    Pt. 3 - Future of The Bitcoin Conference, Floyd Mayweather Jr. & EthereumMax, Bitcoin Magazine in Ukraine with CK Snarks

    Jul 8, 2022·12m
  27. 27

    Michael Schmid - ASIC Powered Water Heaters - Full Interview - To the Moon - Episode 49

    Jul 4, 2022·1h 5m
  28. 28

    Pt. 3 - Michael Shows The Entire ASIC-Powered Water Heater Setup, Best Way To Orange Pill

    Jul 1, 2022·23m
  29. 29

    Pt. 2 - Michael Schmid on Mining while Showering for around $1000, Starlink & Offgrid Mining, Home Miners & Network Decentralization

    Jun 30, 2022·21m
  30. 30

    Michael Schmid on Bitcoin Miners and Heat recycling, Heating an RV with an ASIC, Waterheaters w/S9's

    Jun 28, 2022·21m
  31. 31

    Bill MacDonald - Bay Area Bitcoiners - Complete Interview - To the Moon Episode 48

    May 14, 2022·1h 2m
  32. 32

    Pt. 3 BTC in El Salvador & Bukele's Intentions, Lobbying & Bitcoin, Decentralization in Crypto

    May 12, 2022·20m
  33. 33

    Pt. 2 Making Bitcoin Noob-Friendly, Bitcoin Attaining Gold Parity, Growing the Bitcoin Community

    May 12, 2022·21m
  34. 34

    Pt. 1 - Bill MacDonald Starting Bitcoin Meetups in SF, Bitcoin vs. Crypto Meetups, Growth of Events & Size with Bill MacDonald of Bay Area Bitcoiners

    Host Lawrence Ray interviews Bill McDonald, a Bitcoin meetup organizer, about his journey into Bitcoin and the crypto scene.

    May 9, 2022·21m
  35. 35

    Oscar Merry - Fountain App & Podcasting 2.0 - Complete Interview - To the Moon - Episode 47

    Interview with the CEO of Fountain, a podcast 2.0 app integrated with the Lightning Network.

    May 3, 2022·50m
  36. 36

    Pt. 3 - Feature Parity & Podcasting Apps, Supporting Podcast 2.0 Movement, Decentralization & Walled Gardens

    May 2, 2022·15m
  37. 37

    Pt. 2 - Lightning Payments & Non Bitcoiner Podcasters, Onboarding Challenges, Podcasting 2.0 Features with Oscar Merry of Fountain

    Apr 26, 2022·17m
  38. 38

    Pt. 1 - Fountain Podcasting 2.0 App, Shareable Clips & Content Discovery, Keeping Podcasting Decentralized with Oscar Merry of Fountain

    Apr 25, 2022·18m
  39. 39

    Carol Souza - UseCripto Brazil - Full Interview - To the Moon Episode 46

    Apr 21, 2022·53m
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    Pt. 3 - Usecripto's Education Platform, Brazil's On & Offramps & Trading, Brazilian Businesses & adoption with Carol Souza of UseCripto

    Apr 19, 2022·18m
  41. 41

    Pt. 2 - BTC Adoption in El Salvador, Crypto-Friendly Cities in Brazil, Becoming Sovereign and avoiding Scams

    Apr 13, 2022·19m
  42. 42

    Pt. 1 - From Dentist to Crypto Educator, Inflation & BTC Adoption in Brazil, CBDC, Regulations, and Crypto with Carol Souza of Usecripto

    Apr 11, 2022·17m
  43. 43

    Enrico Zelocchi & Alessandro Arnodo - Bitkipi - Full Interview - To the Moon - Episode 45

    Host Lawrence Ray interviews Enrico Zalocchi of Bitcoin startup BitKippy about his Bitcoin story and the company's mission.

    Apr 7, 2022·51m
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    Pt. 3 - Bitkipi for Businesses? Alessandro Crashes the Party, Jerry Doubles Down, Bitkipi's Italian Roots with Enrico Zelocchi & Alessandro Arnodo

    Apr 6, 2022·16m
  45. 45

    Pt. 2 - Bitkipi Vision: Stack Sats on Your Own, Jerry Offends Enrico, Bringing Bitkipi to More Places with Enrico Zelocchi & Alessandro Arnodo

    Apr 5, 2022·17m
  46. 46

    Pt. 1 - The New Bitcoin Only App Bitkipi, Passion Behind Bitkipi, No AML/KYC DCA BTC for the Masses with Enrico Zelocchi & Alessandro Arnodo

    Apr 4, 2022·18m
  47. 47

    Andrew Howard - Complete Interview - Bitcoin Reserve - To the Moon Episode 44

    Mar 31, 2022·55m
  48. 48

    Pt. 3 - Privacy Coming to BTC, Sanctions and Censorship Resistance, Talking about Bitcoin for Fun & Profit with Andrew Howard

    Mar 30, 2022·13m
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    Pt. 2 - Private Cities & Sovereign Individuals, BTC in El Salvador, US Freedom vs. the World, Cyber Pandemic with Andrew Howard

    Discussion about private cities, cryptocurrency mining, and decentralized insurance in the context of Bitcoin adoption.

    Mar 29, 2022·23m
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    Pt. 1 - Learning about Bitcoin as a Marine, Becoming Libertarian Minded, Bitcoin's Censorship Resistance with Andrew Howard

    Mar 28, 2022·19m