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Vlad, Bitcoin Takeover Podcast

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2024-11-05 14:22:58

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So you’d rather have the teleprompter lady who’s basically a walking puppet of her party and never expressed anything positive about the bitcoin industry?

2024-11-05 14:08:00

this is what’s on the ballot today for bitcoiners
please vote! https://image.nostr.build/60c12361fd65955f6f89804f08476b0a37152fa5b39584b7d3ebcf8f4abc54ef.jpg

2024-11-04 18:43:32

don’t let the election circus distract you from the fact that
zcash & monero are pumping
while bitcoin is dumping

2024-10-29 11:41:54

no btc all-time high until $80k
that's the 2021 all-time high adjusted to inflation

2024-10-28 05:06:37

donald trump: chaotic good
kamala harris: lawful evil
joe biden: lawful neutral
jd vance: lawful good
rfk: true neutral
tim waltz: hufflepuff

2024-10-27 15:56:41

if bitcoin activates drivechains and a couple of covenants (op_cat + op_ctv, or great script restoration), it will empower the builders to bring everything to the network and add more value to btc.
the competitive advantage won’t only be political/memetic, there will be solid technical reasons to abandon alts like ethereum and build everything on bitcoin.
it would also solve issues related to miners’ revenue, as people will use bitcoin transactions for lots of different reasons which include interacting with layer 2s.
all it takes is 2-3 soft forks.

2024-10-27 02:22:55

if bitcoin development can be stalled by the argument “but these guys in suits invested billions of dollars and we don’t want to upset them”
then it became a fancy delegated proof of stake system
dan larimer’s wildest dream lol

2024-10-26 03:46:46

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Great Script Restoration would be a good start to bring the cypherpunk builders back to Bitcoin.
Then MWEB for extra scaling and privacy.
BIP300 too, though this one is likely to happen if Paul convinces a majority of miners to deploy it. Won’t pursue the BIP process anymore.
Let the devs do the deving, stop all this purity test nonsense which doesn’t even pay the miners to compensate for the diminishing subsidy.

2024-10-26 02:21:06

i became interested in bitcoin because of its potential to build a parallel economy that offers an alternative to the censorship-friendly & orwellian mainstream financial system
so of course i want it to become private/fungible + scale to onboard millions of people at a cost much lower than western union/banks
so i get angry when i see a bunch of suits hijacking the narrative by providing “education” that makes sure hundreds of thousands of new community members only want to use it as a pet rock and actively oppose any improvement whatsoever
it’s a sybil attack on consensus which effectively freezes the ability to do any network upgrades
if guys like saylor can decide which dev gets funding and from where, then they discourage the medium of exchange function and manipulate the narrative on something as significant as self-custody, millions of people miss out on the once in a generation opportunity to fix the broken money system
if guys like saylor amass this much influence, bitcoin is effectively a delegated proof of stake system
i’m fine with finance bros using bitcoin for whatever. bitcoin is for enemies, right?
but when you weaponize your army of trolly ngu simps to effectively stall the progress of the project, i will do my best to remind people why i came here and what the mission used to be until just a few years ago
use bitcoin as a pet rock if you want, but don’t try to tell others what they should do with something that’s supposed to be freedom money
don’t ruin the lives of millions of people living under tyranny only because you want to see your number go up and you’re afraid of regulators
i may not have the same platform as saylor and i may not pass arbitrary purity tests from high priests, but at least i am honest and willing to use my significantly smaller platform to remind people why bitcoin was created and what it should ultimately become

2024-10-25 13:01:58

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Not directly implying that, but it’s very possible. Maybe they deleted this data, maybe they didn’t and the feds have it now.
The issue is that it was possible to have it in the first place.

2024-10-25 04:48:13

saylor demoralized you with his “self-custody is for paranoid crypto anarchists” rant?
watch s15 e61 of the bitcoin takeover podcast to take your self-custody game to the next level!
which hardware wallet is best for you?
do you need a multisig?
which software wallets should you use on desktop and mobile?
what’s the difference between multisig and shamir?
how many backups do you need?
how should you manage your backups?
what is the 3-2-1 rule and why should you use it?
take 90 minutes of your time to find out the answers to these questions 💪🏻
https://www.youtube.com/live/GPZKJUyICvI?si=if86Nc6zic1iE_JS

2024-10-25 04:38:18

last week an audit of the samourai wallet whirlpool code revealed that the coordinator could match a coinjoin’s inputs and outputs – thus providing zero privacy against samourai.
@npub1v6q…nzyr reported it, didn’t see too many reactions.
why aren’t more people talking about this?

2024-10-24 22:00:05

in august 2017, i don’t recall anyone saying that btc will become a store of value from institutions, while bch will pursue the medium of exchange path.
no such narrative existed – it was only a disagreement on how to scale: btc went for layer 2s, bch chose to increase the block size.
it was years later that the capitulation to institutions happened: when big money started flowing into lightning network development and companies started gaslighting us that home nodes are slowing down the network and we should use easily-regulated and censorship-bound lsps or else surrender custody when the amounts are small.
a lot of developers i’ve interviewed over the years told me that they were never against increasing the block size: they were only against the terms of the new york agreement and didn’t see the urgency of taking action back in 2016-2017… but would agree with a block size increase later when there’s constant network demand.
but in the end, a bunch of guys stepped in and created a toxic culture which regards any attempt to improve bitcoin as an attack.
who benefits from this status quo? custodians, banks, credit card companies that no longer feel endangered, western union that is somehow still around and thriving, politicians and central bankers.
somewhere along the line, bitcoin lost its cypherpunk spirit… and i am here to bring it back every week with my podcast.
listen to the bitcoin takeover podcast, there’s nothing quite like it.

2024-10-16 23:16:34

Just in case you were wondering, here are some stats concerning the most recent episodes of the Bitcoin Takeover podcast.
It ain't much, but it's the highest quality audience in the world!
Thank you Sideshift, StarkWare, LayerTwoLabs & Hodling.ch for sponsoring!
Also thanks to everyone who listened to the show, as well as everyone who joined as a guest! https://image.nostr.build/e5cdb57cdd506908a61e015942864757ef55e68cdad7b5e093f9a741dd40b0d9.jpg

2024-10-16 11:55:33

Is something still a scam if it’s completely honest about what it is and how it works?

2024-10-15 00:21:21

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🐸

2024-10-15 00:21:00

Your teenage kids will become what you call today "shitcoin scammers".
And there's nothing you can do about it.

2024-10-14 13:27:58

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Hit me up!

2024-10-14 10:16:18

Too many bitcoiners are fucking communists who expect others to work for free to only please them, and also live like monks.
Then they complain when open source projects or podcasts get money from people/companies that aren't pure enough.
How about you start paying for the stuff you like instead of being a cheap ass who posts pictures of socks with holes in them while bragging that they never sold any bitcoin?
It's no rocket science, someone has to pay for all the work. And if it ain't you and your friends, it's probably someone you don't like.
But if you don't want to pay/donate and enjoy having everything handed to you for free, at least don't waste everyone's time with your complaints. Nobody cares outside of your circlejerk.

2024-10-12 15:11:07

I miss the days when being a “Bitcoin educator” meant that you explain complicated technical concepts in layman terms.
Now it’s mostly about posting bullish memes that project confidence, writing articles about irrational bullishness, and making up silly metaphors that are meant to provide reassurance that “everything is good for Bitcoin” (even if it’s not good for a majority of the users).

2024-10-11 21:15:09

Is anyone here using Rumble?
You can now subscribe to the Bitcoin Takeover podcast on this free speech-friendly video sharing service:
https://rumble.com/c/c-6823437

2024-10-10 21:15:36

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Thank you for enjoying my work, sir!

2024-10-10 17:12:17

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lol no
It’s a protocol just like Counterparty, which uses ZK SNARKS and Client Side Validation. Nodes can either choose to use it or ignore it.
Can be built today without any soft fork using multisigs, but would become much more powerful with a covenant that makes it trust minimized.

2024-10-10 16:38:54

What if privacy comes to Bitcoin, but the Saylor'd community rejects it and it never gets adopted?
Listen to Robin Linus (BitVM), Liam Eagen (Alpen Labs) & Jonas Nick (Blockstream) answer this question on S15 E38 of the Bitcoin Takeover podcast, during which they explain their Shielded Client Side Validation paper – a proposal that can help Bitcoin get 100 private transactions per second!
https://www.youtube.com/live/f8aNWuBNnik?si=4GRjjElHtafAsfn3

2024-10-10 15:37:28

I don't practice Sayloria, I ain't got no moonboi goal,
If I had a million bitcoins... but I'd burn it all!
If I could find Satoshi
And those coins that he mined
Well I'd tell him "make them private!"
And I'd slap him down!
What I really wanna know, my plebby
What I really wanna say, I will define
It's privacy I need, mmmm
My soul will have to wait till I get back to find Satoshi, get privacy of my own.

2024-10-09 20:32:45

Watch this today if you want to learn more about the future of Bitcoin privacy!
https://www.youtube.com/live/f8aNWuBNnik?si=trYteCef8gImQGxl

2024-10-09 17:08:16

In 1 hour I will go live with Robin Linus, Jonas Nick & Liam Eagen to talk about Satoshi Nakamoto’s favorite scaling and privacy solution: shielded client side validation!
Be there or stay square!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f8aNWuBNnik https://image.nostr.build/648945e22a3d498e184110e47c7424978d9fd842914b5ad53506d23d76bd171c.jpg https://image.nostr.build/227ab9b14977c3182fee6ee7bb50d63bf9311b6e08a637c0dc9ba4579ee9cae6.jpg https://image.nostr.build/56311bbca4e2be9713d2d4b93e2db4361839ba90f87ac07f024a11b9e5a61223.jpg

2024-10-09 08:58:19

According to HBO, I’ve interviewed Satoshi Nakamoto 5 times on my podcast.
Anyway, don’t miss today’s livestream interview with @robin_linus @liameagen @n1ckler at 8 PM CET/1 PM EST.
They will talk about shielded client side validation, one of Peter Todd’s ideas 🤯
Link: https://www.youtube.com/live/f8aNWuBNnik?feature=shared https://image.nostr.build/afa30604e4ea499a0b526e061d45b8a5e1493503f2ead2d654496ca9c2533d8d.jpg

2024-10-07 10:20:15

Upcoming Bitcoin Takeover podcast episodes:
– David Burkett talks about MWEB and the kind of privacy it brings with only a soft fork
– Robin Linus, Jonas Nick, Liam Eagen on their new Shielded Client Side Validation paper and what it means for Bitcoin privacy

2024-10-06 14:59:13

Just in case you were wondering, my girlfriend cooked lamb with potatoes and carrots 🥕
Hope you’re having a lovely Sunday too! https://image.nostr.build/740abe5c3d39fc26fb77770a428f478e04a853a3950232e25685448e99db8bba.jpg

2024-10-05 02:35:45

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Speaking of implementing Lighting, Decred has built a much more reliable version of it which has nearly 0% failed payments.
They also have base layer privacy.
Haven’t heard anyone in Bitcoin speaking about it.
https://www.youtube.com/live/jKDJ06Pgu9A?si=4XjrrWAgQYCCGfAs

2024-10-05 02:32:52

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I don’t make a living off of these posts and I wouldn’t qualify them as “articles” either.
I get it, you got triggered. But shooting the messenger due to cherry picked details won’t improve the underlying issue.

2024-10-05 00:17:59

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Serious question: did you ever listen to my podcast or read one of my long-form articles?

2024-10-05 00:09:10

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Read chapter 10 of the Bitcoin whitepaper and Satoshi’s comments on ZK proofs from this Bitcoin Talk thread:
https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=770.msg9074#msg9074

2024-10-04 23:32:53

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Yes, they are much better at the local level.

2024-10-04 23:32:21

This has to be the cheapest shot I’ve ever received.
I’ve written hundreds of articles over the last 7 years without stirring up any drama and I’ve published more than 200 interviews that didn’t upset anyone.
I can count the controversial moments on one hand. #note1rgz…efy5

2024-10-04 23:22:44

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I’m fine, thanks.

2024-10-04 23:20:52

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There’s CashFusion on BCH. It inspired WabiSabi (the protocol behind Wasabi 2.0).
Roger was also the first investor in Zcash, which produced some really useful research in the field of ZK proofs. Today we have ZK rollup proposals on Bitcoin because of this little science project.
I get your point, but people aren’t entirely good or evil. Your question actually has a couple of good answers.

2024-10-04 23:14:23

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Thanks for the explanation, Sjors! I was wondering: why don’t you join my show to explain why Bitcoin doesn’t have better privacy to provide fungibility to the monetary asset?
Or better yet, explain why nothing out there (including Zcash’s Halo2 and MWEB) is good enough for Bitcoin. So that nobody ever assumes negligence or malevolence when it comes to protocol development, granted that the reasons are purely technical.

2024-10-04 22:49:58

Money that has no privacy is money that will be stolen away from you.

2024-10-04 22:34:47

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Monero wallets are optimized to sync from the block height where the first incoming transaction happened.
Even light mobile wallets like Cake will download block filters to avoid reliance on any Electrum-type of server.
They also use a BIP39-style backup as default in all wallets including the full node/CPU mining one.
Maybe you should give it a try, the amount of progress that they made is really impressive.

2024-10-04 22:30:41

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What you cannot hide, someone will steal from you.

2024-10-04 22:29:31

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Please do!

2024-10-02 09:03:46

Bitcoin’s lack of privacy is not an accident & it’s not the result of negligence.
It’s a deliberate choice, as cowardly devs & sellout community members deliberately ignore a decade of research & experimentation.
This is why I’m making a magazine about privacy. To change the culture, remind readers that there’s still a chapter 10 in the Bitcoin whitepaper, and explain how we can learn from projects such as Monero, Zcash, Litecoin, Nym, Firo, Zano, and more.
I’m not doing this alone: more than a dozen of writers are joining me to explain to you why privacy is important, why you should desire it, and how you can currently use it.
I expect this magazine to get launched on time for @npub1j0y…0hd9 next month. So stay tuned! And if you want to sponsor the project, DM me and you’ll get a full page ad.
Hope you like this front cover: it combines the origins of a popular meme with the realities of Bitcoin privacy. Pepe cheers for the pumper in chief, but surrenders his privacy and cypherpunk ethos for some NGU.
And before you jump at me and say that adding privacy to Bitcoin is premature and might lead to hidden inflation, remember that even Dandelion++ (a protocol which hides your wallet’s IP address from the rest of the network, which was built for BTC but adopted by Monero) is currently not part of the software client.
Think about it! And watch out for this magazine next month when it gets released! https://image.nostr.build/312bdc49fc9d54182da9c99f841b5710428c379d7c7d07ed5f6253da2492a80c.jpg

2024-10-01 14:49:13

Tomorrow I’ll publish S15 E57 of the Bitcoin Takeover podcast, featuring Orkun Kilic!
We talk about Citrea, ZK rollups vs sidechains, use cases for rollups, and what building a BTC economy is about.
Subscribe! 🐸
https://youtube.com/@bitcointakeover https://image.nostr.build/89d39561fb96218731f631f6cb095c2efcd43864f1305dcf649556a0e3d46517.jpg

2024-09-27 01:33:20

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We talked about 15 minutes longer, but the footage was cut short by my camera’s sudden shutdown 🙈

2024-09-26 19:35:31

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Had to restart the stream due to a connection issue.
New link:
https://youtube.com/live/MmKr3uyvqFg?feature=share

2024-09-26 19:35:01

Prof. Richard Werner is the author of “Princes of the Yen” and the mainstream economist who created quantitative easing.
Today, he is a fan of Bitcoin, hates CBDCs, and supports small community banks.
Find out more from S15 E56 of the Bitcoin Takeover podcast!
https://youtube.com/live/MmKr3uyvqFg?feature=share

2024-09-26 19:09:17

You won’t hear Prof. Richard Werner on any other Bitcoin podcast 🙃
https://www.youtube.com/live/EkJA067lAfA?feature=shared

2024-09-26 02:20:42

Thrilled to announce that today at 9 PM CET/2 PM EST, I will publish my interview with Professor Richard Werner:
World-renown economist who predicted the credit bubbles + banking crisis of 2008, wrote the best-seller “Princes of the Yen”, and is also a big fan of Bitcoin!
Tune in to learn more about economics based on empirical data, the importance of local community banks, and what role Bitcoin can play in the grand scheme of things!
Bitcoin Takeover podcast S15 E56, let’s go! 💪🏻 https://image.nostr.build/a38dfb5e08b707d24f77eccf008dd758fac1b03ea4275fdec3fd884ba4bdfc3a.jpg

2024-09-25 14:04:39

Antagonizing cash is one of the biggest mistakes in promoting Bitcoin. Or potentially a psyop.
Cash is cypherpunk as fuck: private, permissionless, fungible, easily transportable, relatively easy to verify with a UV light pen.
It’s the banks + the cashless society who are the enemy. It’s the CBDCs. But not cash, the most convenient way to make local payments.
We should think of ways to turn bitcoin into cash for transactions when the internet is off, not tell people to pay with Visa to earn points. https://image.nostr.build/d940a0d3bf5bdef91244b8703bffb11e2b59220191128dec0bdcafb9d91db910.jpg

2024-09-16 23:02:30

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Thank you, sir!
Supras & girlfriends soon 🤪

2024-09-16 22:24:45

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Anything that sparks your imagination when you think about my pod 🤪

2024-09-16 13:35:44

When I tell you that the Bitcoin Takeover podcast has THE SMARTEST LISTENERS in the world, I’m not kidding.
Look at this comment I just got.
READ IT!!!
You think McCormack’s listeners ever referenced Dostoyevsky in their comments? Maybe Livera’s?
LOL https://image.nostr.build/789fef7ea6fba9c7907e1b3cb74645ca1da7b21ecae9f337a1ccda12db796662.jpg

2024-09-16 12:06:24

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Followed!

2024-09-16 08:11:12

To all listeners of the Bitcoin Takeover podcast: I need your help!
For 5+ years, I had to answer to the question “who are your listeners?”
I have some rough stats, but don’t know specifics.
If you see this message + listen to the show, please leave a comment.

2024-09-16 07:00:58

Here’s the private Bitcoin transaction that @npub1pww…en60 has sent me during S15 E54 of the Bitcoin Takeover podcast.
This is what it looks like when you send directly from a CoinJoin – thus improving the sender’s privacy.
What Bitcoin needs right now in order to become fungible is confidentiality – the ability to hide amounts.
Think you can deanonymize this? Give it a try:
https://mempool.space/tx/52a1f40b1d1dae560c02f0bb65304172d936e01d67ee633c2f846c139fef8c0b?mode=details https://video.nostr.build/c2528d4dd422a8f414783a717a547cc55b1da9e16ae32d6cb8d7d8e77631f5e0.mp4

2024-09-15 18:59:14

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What year is this?

2024-09-15 17:11:45

Only big brain Chads are allowed to listen to the Bitcoin Takeover podcast 🤩
I love my audience 🫡 https://image.nostr.build/17650df64af5bd48579f2c602ff92219e553485bdcd4ae98130145e2fa308913.jpg

2024-09-14 14:41:56

Every Samourai wallet supporter should listen go my podcast episode with @npub1pww…en60
If you don't have the patience to sit through a 3-hour recording, I've added timestamps.
Just skip to 00:42:46, you will learn something new today.
Now also available on Spotify & whatever!
https://www.youtube.com/live/v952Fd1vmOs

2024-09-14 09:40:02

If you haven’t already, listen to my interview with @npub1pww…en60
He talks about running the most successful @npub167h…schc coordinator, why Bitcoin privacy matters & how blockchain analysis works!
https://www.youtube.com/live/v952Fd1vmOs?si=eOnBrv2TJ2ptY8mm

2024-09-13 07:48:52

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Oh, that looks tasty!

2024-09-12 19:31:21

Tonight it was my turn to cook dinner, so I went full Romanian and made “mămăligă cu brânză și smântână”.
Added a sausage to make it more unhealthy 🥓 https://image.nostr.build/dec0389a90f1bdffe1f5a607c0a801751cc128c1f111b59792669e4baf883874.jpg

2024-09-11 20:29:49

Rate my girlfriend’s pizza 🍕 https://image.nostr.build/7d7ec3738656da4e1f55f18c8c52bd5f9fce118b2e6d93a856d80fe9c5817deb.jpg

2024-09-11 18:26:07

On Friday I’ll livestream S15 E54 of the Bitcoin Takeover podcast with @npub1pww…en60
He currently runs one of the most popular Wasabi 2.0 coordinators, takes no fees for mixes & is a big advocate for Bitcoin privacy!
Subscribe! https://image.nostr.build/4534c60f4f7cd924a0e3b2e3cc8b4cf332911c4b649bdd57b72686f5cfc09d61.jpg

2024-09-11 18:25:10

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Did he press the “buy” button on behalf of these people? Or are they mentally disabled to the extent that they have no ability to think for themselves?

2024-09-09 23:27:49

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Why should he apologize?

2024-09-09 14:10:52

Listen to my recent interview with Bitcoin OG Charlie Shrem, the former CEO of BitInstant and one of the first people to go to jail for defending Bitcoin’s monetary fungibility.
https://www.youtube.com/live/8ApXdU1QRvM?si=QzSnGJvkgtfCLkMd

2024-09-02 08:50:43

What happens if everyone who wanted to buy bitcoin already bought it, but nobody really needs it outside the speculative investment thesis?

2024-08-31 19:48:42

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Hi!

2024-08-30 20:55:27

Last week on @npub1png…l5ms , I taught Douglas Tuman the meaning of penis buying monero 🍆💰
So I basically bought 1 XMR every 10 minutes.
Usually, I’d use this money to buy #bitcoin. But its privacy no longer satisfies me 🦁🙃
Thank you Ragnarok for the nice edit!
@npub1xmr…5022 @npub1v87…ydp6 @npub1x5e…vd26 @npub1l2x…6ndl @npub1j5j…qcwm @npub1j0y…0hd9 https://video.nostr.build/1c06af18f86dc8f3d843f38388a41b00cd0b2388c66d2097d32e0134ef387af2.mp4

2024-08-29 19:54:11

In this interview, @npub1c87…8avm explains why he is still bullish on Lightning, but ecash (Cashu, Fedi) is not the solution.
Enjoy!
https://youtube.com/live/KSttiXqsU3g?feature=share

2024-08-27 13:49:24

Next Friday I’m interviewing Charlie Shrem!
He said he would clarify his views on the Bitcoin block size wars. Maybe also reflect on the current state of Bitcoin.
He’ll also tell some cool OG stories from the BitInstant days.
It might get spicy 🥵🌶️ https://image.nostr.build/2f6e95aecf8224310c21fe70d6ff84e3c7838b49aa470d16e8b6e7d94396257e.jpg

2024-08-27 13:48:38

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Have you looked into MWEB?

2024-08-27 13:38:05

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I am not here for good looks 🙃

2024-08-27 13:21:41

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Until we have that figured out, Monero, Zcash, MWEB Litecoin, Zano and everything else is fair game and has every right to exist + build.

2024-08-27 13:18:34

Any Monero people here? I want to follow you!
@npub14a6…z6rn who else is a privacy maxi?

2024-08-27 13:17:23

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I’m still here. Trying to make a point about privacy & price.

2024-08-23 11:30:21

Not gonna lie, Cake Wallet looks pretty amazing.
Puts many Bitcoin-only wallets to shame by integrating Lightning, Silent Payments, debit cards, ChatGPT, buying, selling & swapping in a very simple user interface.
It deserves more credit for prioritizing privacy! Even if it doesn’t pass the silly “purity test”. https://image.nostr.build/c26eb0f5f5a2bfd3b3f4740fcd216e489c763c6de3a2109dbc2b9dbbd967cdb9.jpg https://image.nostr.build/a0b32d56e1b71aad28640414248e45a490f631e38342bf438daa469e1e412cd7.jpg https://image.nostr.build/01c9f23ff741a35c61ea374241f343889fff1cd8549ac96cbdfb1914548cce58.jpg

2024-08-21 16:37:01

Enjoying Romanian food with my girlfriend 🥓 https://image.nostr.build/81055b446911664f680b571f45b468e49aa3c6607449ff17822447128894a276.jpg

2024-08-21 15:51:38

https://www.youtube.com/live/DWxNfI3m8jY?si=t8fdZpkjc50koN2V

2024-08-20 15:38:17

Tomorrow I’ll livestream S15 E51 of the Bitcoin Takeover podcast 🤩
The guest is Eric Carson and we’ll talk about digital identity on Bitcoin and why it’s a better idea than the current KYC/AML practices.
Make sure you subscribe & tune in!
https://youtube.com/@bitcointakeover https://image.nostr.build/5dd262770d32155bf8735416b461cc9ae64cc290b811b97cf9e65b970f7bf0c6.jpg

2024-08-20 15:30:42

Read Eric Hughes’ “A Cypherpunk’s Manifesto” today!
If you previously read it, give it another go!
https://nakamotoinstitute.org/library/cypherpunk-manifesto/

2024-08-20 15:29:20

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Have you been listening to Bitcoin Takeover lately?
Season 15 is killing it and is the most aspirational one so far. There are more talks about what Bitcoin can be than what it currently is. There’s little to no hopium.
https://youtube.com/@bitcointakeover?si=D9Ip3WePUrLpv8Hw
Give it a chance whenever you can!

2024-08-14 15:03:42

https://www.youtube.com/live/p-BADWRNCRY?si=crceXr5RDhERQBFZ

2024-08-14 11:10:27

In 2 hours I will interview Chaincode Labs engineer & Bitcoin Stack Exchange champion Murch!
Make sure you tune in to the livestream!
We’ll talk about whether or not ordinal inscriptions are spam, ossification vs popular soft fork proposals, tail emission, and many more topics that are generally misunderstood by bitcoiners. https://image.nostr.build/1b3188a9d39cde3dd33b6544ab532949a7fb524950029a17ef16cc5f448bd9a6.jpg

2024-08-13 11:16:38

Tomorrow I will livestream S15 E50 of the Bitcoin Takeover podcast, featuring Murch: Bitcoin StackExchange champion, co-host of BitDevs & engineer at Chaincode Labs.
We will be discussing common misconceptions about Bitcoin.
If this post gets enough zaps, I will also broadcast the interview on @npub1eaz…rcgz https://image.nostr.build/7f7fbde3cc1a4048d0ab38db32ba42a4a36b931a3fa6fe7e099c103ac2d32c3e.jpg

2024-08-09 15:00:46

There are only 2 kinds of people in Bitcoin: those who are listening to the Bitcoin Takeover podcast and those who should be listening to the Bitcoin Takeover podcast.
Everything in between is mostly noise. https://video.nostr.build/1084a7523070aa5f62d26f9e52616f6d7b00c06f4b913759e743596864460960.mp4

2024-08-09 15:00:05

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Sir, that’s a custodian. Banking with extra steps.

2024-08-05 23:19:13

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I will, don’t worry!

2024-08-05 23:18:27

Stop what you’re doing and listen to @npub1sn0…jdv9's speech from the Bitcoin 2024 conference.
He makes some very good points about Bitcoin’s lack of privacy, how exchanges have data about their users & share them with governments & why AI will make linking transactions much easier.
He also explains why metadata is enough to construct an entire story about your daily habits – they don’t have to know the specifics of what you buy and why, they already see with whom you are transacting and building a profile.
I can’t believe people don’t talk about this more!!!
https://youtu.be/f3NBhSXtE5g?si=KFAJkxhn7yd2NnhZ

2024-08-05 18:04:20

The world needs sound money.
Sound money is fungible.
Fungibility requires privacy.
Privacy makes the world a better place.

2024-08-05 10:56:04

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See his references: https://www.reddit.com/r/Bitcoin/comments/2m30j6/comment/cm1bton/

2024-08-04 21:18:10

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Read the article yourself: https://blog.ethereum.org/2014/11/20/bitcoin-maximalism-currency-platform-network-effects

2024-08-04 21:17:15

Bitcoin won’t reach $100k until we adopt the bits standard as the only denomination.
1 bitcoin = 1 million bits
Until $1 million per bitcoin, everyone can buy a bit below $1.
It’s so simple, beautiful & clear – unlike the sats clusterfuck that makes everyone ask questions.

2024-08-04 16:48:27

Buy my book, pay $500 to join my steak dinner ($500 extra if you want to sit closer to me), buy my stonk because there is no second best, buy your BTC from this extremely compliant exchange because at least it has no shitcoins, listen to my podcast:
https://www.youtube.com/live/NRYFjS8UT1M

2024-08-04 16:36:28

Bitcoin maximalism used to mean “this network is the most robust, so every successful experiment that has market demand will be built on top of it”.
It somehow degenerated into “anything but this one network is a scam, so we’ll ignore markets by calling participants scammers & frown upon different tech by calling it scammy for even being developed”

2024-08-04 14:59:55

Will Bitcoin’s layer 1 get replaced with something else that secures the network in perpetuity, as the coins only get transferred on an L2?
In S15 E58 of the Bitcoin Takeover podcast, Paul Puey makes this bold prediction!
He also talks about privacy & how light wallets work!
https://www.youtube.com/live/NRYFjS8UT1M?si=tior9wxrp1tAH72v

2024-08-02 17:58:27

Listen to Edge wallet CEO Paul Puey, as he talks about Bitcoin scaling, privacy, and why the UX is important 🫡
https://www.youtube.com/live/NRYFjS8UT1M?feature=shared

2024-08-02 12:13:04

Will go live with Paul Puey in 3 hours!
We’ll talk about Bitcoin privacy, Edge wallet & more. https://image.nostr.build/30306885f76ad819e987018d65b98afe58c0c03b78e183ce511e1930f68c447a.jpg