In this conversation, Shravan Jhangiani, host of the Why Bitcoin Wins podcast, sits down with Canadian Bitcoiner Joel Hodlman to explore the faith side of Bitcoin.

Joel shares how he first encountered Bitcoin, dismissed it, and spent years on the sidelines. When the pandemic exposed the reality of money printing, he began studying Bitcoin seriously, bought in early, and built conviction through volatility. Later, during a defining moment in the NICU with his newborn, he chose to go all in on Bitcoin as a long term commitment to protecting his family’s future.

If you’re interested in how conviction forms through lived experience, why inflation is only part of the story, how faith and morality shape views on money, and why self-custody matters, this conversation is for you.

We discuss:

• Hearing about Bitcoin in 2013 and ignoring it

• The pandemic as the moment inflation became real

• Going all in during the 2022 bear market

• How The Bitcoin Standard changed Joel’s view of money

• Relationship between Bitcoin and Faith

• Why self custody is the real reason Bitcoin wins

• Teaching Bitcoin with patience and humility

• What Joel is building toward in 2026?

Timestamps

00:00 Opening

02:04 Introduction

03:10 Origin story

07:27 Pandemic, inflation, and first buys

11:58 NICU experience and going all in

14:18 Reading The Bitcoin Standard

17:58 Faith, morality, and money

23:16 Bitcoin vs other asset classes

29:50 Self custody and sovereignty

39:39 Teaching Bitcoin without ego

52:13 Building a Bitcoin Apparel Brand

1:05:38 Rapid fire round

1:09:35 Advice for new Bitcoiners

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