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S17 E29: Grafton Clark on Vibe Coding, Privacy & Bitcoin Culture
Jun 19, 2026
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S16 E28: Josh Swihart on Zcash & ZODL
Jun 13, 2026
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S17 E27: Kieran Mesquka on Railgun & Building Privacy
Jun 1, 2026
1h 42m 41s
S17 E26: Steve Thurmond, Calin Culianu & The Phenomenal Big Blockers
May 27, 2026
8h 14m 44s
S17 E25: Milan De Reede on Nano GPT, AI & Vibe Coding
May 19, 2026
1h 24m 26s
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| 6/19/26 | ![]() S17 E29: Grafton Clark on Vibe Coding, Privacy & Bitcoin Culture | Grafton Clark is best known in the Bitcoin space for his work at SatoshiLabs and Vexl. But more recently, he discovered vibe coding and completely fell in love with it. In this episode, we talk about all the cool stuff you can just build with help from AI... and where Bitcoin fits into this equation. Hopefully, this dialogue will inspire you to create something cool, that reignites your love for computers. Time stamps: 00:00:36 Intro: Grafton on freedom of transactions & cash 00:01:45 Breaking FUD: onboarding a friend through gaming 00:03:13 Writing for humans or for AI to summarize? 00:05:40 The internet's resurgence & discovering Nostr 00:07:42 Digital ID & age verification fears 00:08:03 Gem: the "Cool For Free" iPod scheme story 00:09:30 Cake Wallet Zcash giveaway setup 00:10:14 "I don't want hardware anymore" — build your own tools 00:12:04 Building an Apple Watch live-music app in 3 days 00:13:28 Roadstr, mesh networks & freedom tech 00:16:27 The vibe coding debate 00:20:18 Grafton's setup: Mac Mini, OpenClaw & self-hosting 00:23:25 Taming a giant live-music library with AI 00:25:35 Learning vs regurgitating: AI and education 00:26:38 Two sides of everything: Bitcoiners love to argue 00:28:28 Why a Zcash giveaway? Zerocash history explained 00:30:03 "That was the whole idea of maximalism" 00:30:48 The Monero address troll 00:32:20 Sending Zcash via Cake Wallet 00:33:22 No CEO, no HR: why Satoshi disappearing matters 00:35:08 Zcash vs Monero: comparing the privacy tech 00:36:46 The culture problem: HODLing vs spending 00:40:03 Hot take: "If you don't use Bitcoin as money, it's a Ponzi" 00:40:47 Michael Saylor, pizza day & the Manhattan quote 00:41:57 Pokemon cards & what makes a "real" Bitcoiner 00:43:21 Buying a Nintendo Switch with Bitcoin 00:44:35 Find "digital gold" in the white paper 00:46:36 Satoshi never envisioned KYC 00:48:14 Gem: privacy means "dance like no one's watching" 00:51:08 The Hawk Tuah girl & normalizing overexposure 00:54:25 Brands as verbs & Gen Z's "ask chat" 00:57:05 Millennials, analog cravings & LLM imperfections 00:59:01 Futurama, AI dependence & moving to a farm 01:01:09 Impostor syndrome & the meaning of work 01:02:46 UBI, Idiocracy & doomscrolling 01:04:31 Gem: the Super Bowl's most powerful ad 01:06:35 Is today's propaganda any different? 01:07:44 AI voice-cloning scams & protecting your parents 01:10:24 Data leaks, KYC & living life in public 01:12:08 Building forts, kids' dreams & role models today 01:17:26 Building an empire from the bedroom: EA & N64 01:18:47 Grafton's mom, the video game champion 01:21:18 Community, church & Hurricane Katrina 01:24:58 Work from home vs real socialization 01:26:46 "Is this still a Bitcoin podcast?" Does Bitcoin fix it? 01:30:01 Spend it, earn it: value for value & Juraj Bednar 01:33:31 Why onboarding friends so often fails (& Dentacoin) 01:37:08 Bitcoin is the revenge of the nerds 01:39:16 Mississippi roots & cowboy boots in Europe 01:45:04 Bitcoin.com news 01:46:26 Layer Two Labs & drivechains 01:47:17 SideShift.ai for stablecoin payments 01:48:33 Vexl: peer-to-peer, face-to-face Bitcoin trading 01:50:37 KYC kills: kidnappings & "kill your customer" 01:53:35 Coinbase & Binance KYC leaks 01:54:19 Why Saylor doesn't represent every Bitcoiner 01:56:02 Why base-layer privacy ends the Knots debate 01:57:05 AI eating Bitcoin mining & US hash rate 02:01:27 MiCA is killing European Bitcoin adoption 02:05:33 Gem: grandpa's secret $20 & why cash matters 02:07:07 Switzerland, Alexis Roussel & the right to a human 02:10:05 Privacy as the major concern with AI 02:11:18 Where to find Grafton's open source projects | — | ||||||
| 6/13/26 | ![]() S16 E28: Josh Swihart on Zcash & ZODL | Josh Swihart is the founder of ZODL: the Zcash Open Development Lab. Basically a for profit reincarnation of the old Electric Coin Company, which inherited the dev teams and projects. During his previous Bitcoin Takeover podcast appearance in November 2024 (S15 E62), Zcash was a struggling privacy project with very little support and a rather disappointing price action. In June 2026, Zcash is the rising star of the cryptocurrency market, with plans to scale to billions of users and ever-improving shielding technology. In this episode, we talk about the good, the bad, and the controversial moments in the recent history of Zcash... and why Bitcoin didn't activate Zerocash yet. Time stamps: 00:01:14 Intro: Josh Swihart returns after 20 months 00:02:07 Why Zcash is "in a class of its own" (and self-defeating) 00:03:28 Shielded note Q: the run on the Orchard pool before Iron Wood 00:05:22 What are shielded pools? Sprout, Sapling, Orchard explained 00:06:26 The Orchard vulnerability found by Taylor Hornby 00:06:48 Why Zcash matters to Bitcoin: Zerocoin, Zerocash, Halo 2 00:09:06 The secret: from near-delisting at $30 to near top 10 00:11:03 Governance battles, killing the dev fund, refocusing ECC 00:13:03 Peacemonger research and focusing on the first 100 users 00:14:09 Keystone, NEAR intents swaps, and shielded pool growth 00:15:23 Reflexivity and the macro case (Canadian truckers, seizures) 00:16:32 Cake Wallet, Vic Sharma, and the ZEC integration recognition problem 00:17:57 The Monero rivalry and the privacy renaissance 00:19:35 "Cypherpunk does not mean criminal": Samourai vs Wasabi 00:23:04 Railgun comparison and why fungibility matters 00:25:02 Zmap, Flexa, and spending shielded ZEC in stores 00:26:21 Buying lunch at Chipotle and a Ford F150 truck with Zcash 00:27:33 Giveaway setup + sponsors 00:30:32 Why is Zcash "lied about a ton"? 00:34:03 Debunking the low anonymity-set myth and DeFi integrations 00:35:48 "Main character syndrome," paid FUD, and the influencer claim 00:38:50 Uncorrelated price + maximalist FUD around the Orchard bug 00:40:40 The ethics of disclosure and Taylor Hornby's character 00:45:03 The security budget problem and Network Sustainability Module 00:46:56 Scaling Zcash: Tachyon, recursion, and off-chain services 00:49:35 Do shielded memos bloat the chain? 00:51:32 The shielded stablecoins / shielded assets debate 00:58:31 Last giveaway call + ZODL phone overheating 00:59:12 New user Q: where's the privacy when you spend? 01:01:02 Shielded vs transparent transactions explained 01:03:22 Number reveal and winners 01:06:39 Crypto Visa/Mastercard debit cards: winning or losing? 01:09:56 Has Bitcoin been co-opted? Adam Back and incentives 01:15:20 What stops Zcash from being co-opted like Bitcoin? 01:19:52 Decentralization and killing the trademark agreement 01:21:31 Many orgs now: Foundation, Shielded Labs, Tachyon, Valor 01:23:21 No funding from exchanges or mining pools 01:26:04 ZODL origin: Balaji, fundraising, and the ECC split 01:29:17 ZODL's business model: 50 bps on swaps 01:30:01 Hardware wallets: Keystone, Passport, Trezor Safe 7 01:34:07 How Slush discovered Bitcoin through Zooko 01:35:37 Zcash ASIC demand and decentralizing mining 01:38:51 ECC wind-down, the Bootstrap settlement, and dev funds 01:42:38 Thoughts on ZNS (Zcash Naming Service) 01:44:47 Living with the FUD and "Zionist coin" conspiracies 01:46:31 Why disclose the bug publicly? Transparency vs trust 01:48:18 Inside the emergency coordination with pools and exchanges 01:49:52 Echoes of Bitcoin's 2013 hard fork 01:51:49 Iron Wood and Tachyon upgrade timelines 01:53:31 Closing: the Zcash dance and where to follow Josh | — | ||||||
| 6/1/26 | ![]() S17 E27: Kieran Mesquka on Railgun & Building Privacy✨ | privacy technologyEthereum+4 | Kieran Mesquka | RailgunEthereum+2 | — | RailgunEthereum+5 | Orange Rock | 1h 42m 41s | |
| 5/27/26 | ![]() S17 E26: Steve Thurmond, Calin Culianu & The Phenomenal Big Blockers✨ | Bitcoin Cash developmentBitcoin community split+4 | Calin CulianuSteve Thurmond | Bitcoin CashFulcrum+2 | — | Bitcoin CashFulcrum+5 | — | 8h 14m 44s | |
| 5/19/26 | ![]() S17 E25: Milan De Reede on Nano GPT, AI & Vibe Coding✨ | AIcryptocurrencies+4 | Milan De Reede | BitcoinMonero+4 | — | Nano GPTAI models+8 | Nano GPTQx83bnwz | 1h 24m 26s | |
| 5/15/26 | ![]() S17 E24: Zach Herbert on AI & Hardware Wallets✨ | AIhardware wallets+4 | Zach Herbert | Passport PrimeYubiKey+3 | — | hardware walletssecurity+5 | FoundationBTCTKVR | 2h 36m 12s | |
| 5/10/26 | ![]() S17 E23: Hunter Beast & Mark Karpelès on Bitcoin's Quantum Upgrade✨ | quantum computingBitcoin+5 | Hunter BeastMark Karpelès | Surmount SystemsMt. Gox+3 | USA | quantum upgradeBIP360+5 | — | 1h 04m 21s | |
| 5/6/26 | ![]() S17 E22: Jeremy Rubin on CTV, Char & Building on Bitcoin✨ | Bitcoin developmentCheck Template Verify+4 | Jeremy Rubin | LayerTwo LabsBlockstream+1 | — | BIP 119OP_CTV+8 | — | 1h 23m 28s | |
| 4/24/26 | ![]() S17 E21: Paul Sztorc Hard Forks Bitcoin to Launch Ecash with Drivechains!✨ | Bitcoin hard forkEcash+4 | Paul Sztorc | EcashLayerTwo Labs | — | BitcoinEcash+5 | — | 2h 07m 47s | |
| 4/23/26 | ![]() S17 E20: Talking Privacy with Amir Taaki, Harry Halpin & Christopher Cialone✨ | privacycypherpunks+4 | Amir TaakiHarry Halpin+1 | NymTornado Cash+1 | USChina | Bitcoinprivacy+6 | — | 2h 42m 12s | |
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| 4/18/26 | ![]() S17 E19: Deadalnix (Amaury Séchet) on Forking Bitcoin & Ecash✨ | Bitcoin forkscryptocurrency evolution+4 | Amaury Séchet | Bitcoin CashEcash+2 | — | Bitcoin CashEcash+7 | — | 4h 29m 29s | |
| 4/12/26 | ![]() S17 E18: Dr. K (Karl Kreder) on Quai & Scaling Proof of Work✨ | Quai networkproof of work+4 | Karl Kreder | QuaiKraken+4 | — | Quaiproof of work+8 | — | 3h 46m 47s | |
| 4/7/26 | ![]() S17 E17: Lukas Hozda on BIP110, Bitcoin & Rust✨ | BitcoinBIP110+4 | Lukas Hozda | Braiiins Mini Miner (BMM101)Cake Wallet+10 | — | BitcoinBIP110+6 | — | 1h 38m 38s | |
| 3/27/26 | ![]() S17 E16: Summer Meng on Bitmars & Selling Bitcoin ASIC Miners✨ | ASIC minersBitcoin mining+3 | Summer Meng | BitmarsBitmain+1 | ChinaUS | BitcoinASIC miners+5 | — | 1h 03m 29s | |
| 3/25/26 | ![]() S17 E15: OPNET Smart Contracts on Bitcoin L1 with Danny & Chad✨ | smart contractsDeFi+5 | Chad MastersonCharlie Plainview | OPNETBitcoin+7 | — | OPNETsmart contracts+5 | — | 1h 46m 20s | |
| 3/20/26 | ![]() S17 E14: Kristian Csepcsar on Braiins & The History of Bitcoin Mining✨ | Bitcoin miningBraiins history+4 | Kristian Csepcsar | Braiins Mini Miner (BMM101)Braiins Dock Device+4 | — | Bitcoinmining+8 | — | 1h 42m 23s | |
| 3/17/26 | ![]() S17 E13: Charlie Spears on Blockspace, Bitcoin Culture & OP_NEXT✨ | Bitcoin cultureAI impact+4 | Charlie Spears | BlockspaceBlockspace media+4 | — | BitcoinAI+7 | — | 2h 03m 47s | |
| 3/7/26 | ![]() S17 E12: Ray Youssef on Fighting for the Global South✨ | legal issuescrypto trading+4 | Ray Youssef | NoOnesPaxful+3 | — | Ray YoussefNoOnes+8 | — | 2h 14m 32s | |
| 3/5/26 | ![]() S17 E11: John Carvalho on Bitcoin Depression, Bitkit & Pubky | John Carvalho is the CEO of Synonym: the company behind the Bitkit wallet and the Pubky social tagging protocol. In this episode, he talks about the progress he's made with his products, the relevance of BIP110, and two concepts which he calls ”Bitcoin depression” and ”Lightning derangement”. Time stamps: 00:00:47 Introducing John Carvalho 00:01:42 Podcast Sponsorships & Cake Wallet Giveaway 00:03:40 Synonym Company Growth & AI Coding 00:07:10 Startup Lessons & Xotika History 00:10:26 Bitcoin Uncensored & Xotika Freedom 00:12:00 Stablecoins, Tether, and Omni 00:15:00 Bitcoin Block Space & Scaling 00:20:13 Blockchain Ecosystems & Class System 00:23:50 Forks, Scaling, and Store of Value 00:52:00 Blockstream, Core Devs, and Institutionalization 00:59:00 Bitcoin Depression & Lightning Derangement Syndrome 01:02:18 Community Fragmentation & Social Dynamics 01:32:55 Bitcoin Core, Trust, and Governance 01:51:32 Soft Forks, Consensus, and Node Power 02:00:04 Maximalism, Altcoins, and Experimentation 02:04:00 Payments vs. Store of Value 02:13:25 Trust, Society, and Social Scalability 02:16:04 Purpose of Bitcoin & Managing Violence 02:23:03 Synonym, Atomic Economy, and Product Vision 02:30:33 BitKit Wallet Design & Bitcoin Units 02:38:19 Bitcoin Community, Learning, and Evolution 02:55:44 Fashion Brand: Tar and Feathers 03:01:44 Social Media, Virality, and PubKy 03:05:08 Closing Remarks & Farewell | — | ||||||
| 3/1/26 | ![]() S17 E10: Mark Karpelès on Mt. Gox, 79956 Bitcoins & Chief P*ssy | Mark Karpelès is the former CEO of Mt. Gox, the defunct Bitcoin exchange. Recently, he requested the Bitcoin community to hard fork the chain in order to recover 79956 BTC that was stolen from his exchange. In this episode, he explains all about it. Time stamps: 00:01:19 Introducing Mark Karpelès & His Recent Activities 00:03:29 Mark’s Entry into Bitcoin & Move to Japan 00:06:01 Acquiring Mt. Gox from Jed McCaleb in early 2011 00:08:00 Early Challenges & First Mt. Gox Hack 00:10:20 Handling the Loss & Transparency 00:13:16 Regrets & Lessons from Early Mt. Gox 00:15:09 Mt. Gox’s Rapid Growth & Regulatory Pressure 00:17:15 Rumors: Satoshi & Silk Road Allegations 00:21:16 Security, Hacking Attempts, and Physical Breach 00:24:07 Mt. Gox Bankruptcy, Recovery, and Alexander Vinnik 00:27:00 Technical Details of the Mt. Gox Hack 00:29:05 Evolution of Bitcoin Security 00:35:14 Why Mt. Gox Dominated the Market 00:44:53 Legal Compliance in Japan vs. US 00:48:12 Mt. Gox, Talking to Satoshi, and Early Bitcoin Development 00:51:35 Speculation on Satoshi & Bitcoin’s Future 00:55:30 Mark’s Current Projects: Solana & Meme Coin (Chief Pussy) 00:59:03 Why Mark Isn’t Focused on Bitcoin Anymore 01:00:28 Bitcoin Innovation, Scaling, and Forks 01:14:00 Sidechains and Drivechains Discussion 01:36:10 Mt. Gox as a Cautionary Tale & Exchange Security 01:42:14 Mark’s Life After Mt. Gox & Prison 01:44:58 The 80,000 Bitcoin Hard Fork Proposal 01:51:11 Community Reaction To Hard Fork & Precedent Concerns 01:55:09 Bitcoin Forks & Legal Recovery 02:15:25 Bitcoin Foundation & Developer Funding 02:25:05 Mark’s Current Ventures: VPN (vp.net) & Solana Tools 02:27:02 Bitcoin’s Future in 15-17 Years & Final Thoughts | — | ||||||
| 2/27/26 | ![]() S17 E9: Cameron Robertson on Burner & Bitcoin in 2010 | Cameron Robertson first discovered Bitcoin in 2009, after reading a post on hacker website Slashdot. About a year later, he started mining and mingling with other Bitcoin enthusiasts in the Silicon Valley area. More recently, he created a product named the Burner: an affordable, NFC-based card that enables anyone to gift, save, and spend their BTC within a simple browser-based and mobile-optimized interface. In this episode, we talk about the past, present and future of the Bitcoin project: including topics such as mining, open source development culture, and the quantum threat. Get 25% discount on your Burner card purchase with promo code ”BTCTKVR”: https://www.burner.pro/bitcoin Time stamps: 00:01:15 Introducing Cameron Robertson 00:02:45 Cameron's Bitcoin Origin Story 00:03:40 Early GPU Mining & Startup Life 00:04:46 Meeting with Brian Armstrong of Coinbase & Smart Locks 00:06:10 Evolution of the Crypto Ecosystem 00:07:20 Building Self-Custody Tools 00:08:30 Kong Cash: Physical Crypto Notes 00:10:25 Community Reactions to Physical Crypto 00:11:17 NFTs, Halos, and Physical Authentication 00:12:30 Offline Cash: Improved Bitcoin Notes 00:13:30 Denominations, Sats, and Psychological Value 00:15:30 Challenges of Issuing Physical Bitcoin 00:16:22 From Cash Notes to Burner Card 00:17:30 Web-Based Wallets & App Store Challenges 00:18:48 Bitcoin Banknotes & Physical Representations 00:21:01 Casascius, Legal Precedents & Coinage Laws 00:24:28 Mining, Spending, and Store of Value 00:28:22 Early Bitcoin Community & Mining Stories 00:30:02 Bitcoin as Money vs. Store of Value 00:32:07 Unit of Account Challenges 00:37:31 Development Culture: Then vs. Now 00:39:03 Silicon Valley, Meetups, and Early Builders 00:40:58 Money Changes Everything: 2013–2017 00:46:57 Bear Markets, Building, and Lightning 00:50:23 Future Risks: Mining, Quantum, and Hard Forks 00:54:44 Quantum Resistance: Migration and Hardware 00:56:52 Quantum Attacks: Practical Risks and Mitigations 01:03:20 Consensus, Upgrades, and Developer Culture 01:05:41 Ethereum vs. Bitcoin: Governance and Upgrades 01:14:57 Stablecoins, Sidechains, and Payments 01:18:03 Burner Card Demo & Security Model 01:22:36 Technical Details: Secure Element & Open APIs 01:25:49 Third-Party Wallets & Business Model 01:29:31 Supported Coins & Expansion Plans 01:32:44 Naming & Philosophy Behind Burner 01:34:38 Cameron's Non-Shitcoin Picks & Privacy Coins 01:40:08 Privacy vs. Scaling: ZK Tech & Future Hopes 01:44:31 ZK Apps & Privacy Onramps 01:47:24 16-Year Outlook: Bitcoin & Crypto’s Future 01:53:29 No Price Predictions, Just Tech 01:53:37 Promo Code BTCTKVR & Closing Thoughts | — | ||||||
| 2/16/26 | ![]() S17 E8: Riccardo Spagni on Bitcoin, Monero & Privacy | Between 2014 and 2019, Riccardo Spagni (aka Fluffy Pony) led the development and engineering efforts of the Monero privacy. But he's also been a prominent bitcoiner since 2011, who did mining and supported e-commerce. He built a solid reputation on the Bitcoin OTC trading platform, created the PayBee and Globee payment processors, and even invented OpenAlias in order to simplify the now-standardized address format. In this episode, we talk about his contributions and what he's currently up to. Time stamps: 00:01:32 – Introduction & Magical Crypto Friends Era 00:02:57 – Challenges of Producing Magical Crypto Friends 00:04:26 – Craig Wright Satire & Community Targets 00:07:59 – Early Bitcoin Community & 2011 Generation 00:08:53 – Satoshi’s Intentions & Early Bitcoin Culture 00:13:00 – Technical Openness & Developer Culture 00:16:34 – Toxicity, Bag Bias, and Gloria Zhao Incident 00:22:27 – Ordinals, Spam, and Censorship Debates 00:29:24 – Privacy, Permissionlessness, and Miner Censorship 00:31:53 – Technical Flaws of Filtering & Forking Lessons 00:41:04 – Bitcoin Cash, Forks, and Movement Unity 00:45:57 – Economic Dogma vs. Technical Reality 00:47:40 – Layer 2, Lightning, and Privacy Limitations 00:49:38 – Magic Wand: Ideal Bitcoin Privacy Upgrades 00:52:31 – ETFs, Custodians, and Institutional Privacy 00:55:00 – Sponsor Plugs & Humanitarian Use Cases 01:02:36 – Samourai Wallet, Toxic Change, and Monero Swaps 01:06:39 – Privacy Coin Market Trends & Bandwagoning 01:12:13 – AI, Privacy, and Global South Crypto Use 01:18:01 – Tron, Justin Sun, and Stablecoin Adoption 01:22:33 – Bitcoin’s Changing Role: Store of Value vs. Money 01:26:15 – MoneroTopia & Legal Restrictions 01:31:50 – Early Bitcoin Support & The Most Serene Republic 01:37:25 – Philosophical Roots of Bitcoin Maximalism 01:39:07 – Personal Stories, Watches, and Fashion 01:43:02 – Weight Loss & Life Updates 01:45:08 – Monero Criticism & Inflation Debate 01:47:29 – Ethereum, Zcash, and Privacy by Default 01:55:20 – Zcash’s Purpose and Venture Funding 02:01:30 – Tari, Zano, and Final Thoughts 02:04:17 – Outro & Future Interviews | — | ||||||
| 2/4/26 | ![]() S17 E7: Colin Harper on Bitcoin Mining, Epstein E-mails & Journalism | Colin Harper is a veteran Bitcoin journalist, who is known for the well-researched articles that he wrote for Coin Central, Bitcoin Magazine, Luxor Mining, and Blockspace Media. More recently, he became the co-host of the Blockspace Podcast. In this episode, we talk about Colin's insights into Bitcoin mining, the relevance of the recently-revealed Epstein files, and his approach to doing journalism. Read the article about this interview: https://bitcoin-takeover.com/s17-e7-colin-harper-bitcion-mining-epstein-emails-journalism/ Time stamps: 00:01:12 Reminiscing Berlin & Early Bitcoin Conferences 00:02:17 Marxism, Socialism, and Bitcoin’s Political Spectrum 00:04:00 Bitcoin’s Current State & Market Sentiment 00:06:48 Four-Year Cycle & Institutional Adoption 00:07:54 Global Macroeconomics & Liquidity Issues 00:09:43 Quantum Computing Threats & Upcoming OP_NEXT Conference 00:11:52 Exponential Technologies & Market Perception 00:13:38 Braiins BMM & Hashpower 00:15:06 Cloud Mining & Hash Power Marketplace 00:17:33 Mining Revenue, Hash Price, and Market Trends 00:18:20 Block Space Podcast Evolution & US Mining Shift 00:20:20 US Power Grid, Renewables, and Mining Economics 00:24:49 Public Miners, Shareholder Duties, and ASIC Depreciation 00:27:49 Mining Revenue, Ordinals, and Layer 2s 00:38:41 Stablecoins, Bitcoin’s Use Case, and Payments 00:45:42 Paper Bitcoin Summer & Treasury Companies 00:48:04 Treasury Company Capital Structures & Market Impact 00:58:08 Michael Saylor, Leverage, and Market Psychology 01:03:38 Epstein Files, Bitcoin Developers, and MIT Media Lab 01:16:51 Epstein, Block Size Wars, and Regulatory Influence 01:19:48 Closing Remarks & Podcast Plugs | — | ||||||
| 1/31/26 | ![]() S17 E6: Vik Sharma on Ending Wars Among Privacy Coins | Lately, Cake Wallet has become the Swiss Army knife for privacy-preserving cryptocurrencies — a description that should be an oxymoron. CEO Vik Sharma joins the show in order to explain how the project went from only supporting Monero to branching out into Bitcoin, Litecoin, Ethereum, Decred, Nano, and now Zcash and the Lightning network. Did he betray the Monero community? Time stamps: 00:01:16 – Introducing Vik Sharma 00:02:13 – Challenges of Podcasting & Sponsorship 00:03:16 – Lightning Network Integration in Cake Wallet 00:03:49 – Lightning Network Beta & Release Plans 00:04:26 – Technical Approach to Lightning Integration 00:05:25 – Multi-Coin & Lightning Support 00:06:32 – New Cake Wallet UI Overhaul 00:08:01 – Switching Between Bitcoin and Lightning 00:09:29 – Community Reactions & Tribalism 00:10:53 – Decision-Making & Adding Coins 00:12:47 – In-House Development Philosophy 00:14:00 – Zcash Integration Process 00:15:13 – Wallet Features: Node Connections & Privacy 00:16:37 – User Experience & Privacy Features 00:19:04 – Swap Providers & Tor Support 00:21:08 – Cake Pay: Gift Cards & Crypto Payments 00:22:25 – Gift Card Use Cases & Community Reception 00:24:19 – Payment Statistics & 80% Monero Dominance 00:25:52 – Zcash Community Skepticism & Open Source Trust 00:26:43 – Tribalism, Criticism, and Community Culture 00:36:13 – History of Zcash Integration & Domain Sales 00:42:11 – Exchange Listings & Monero Market Decentralization 01:03:44 – Bitcoin Security Budget & Multi-Coin World 01:06:58 – Monero Community Culture & Early Bitcoin Parallels 01:18:13 – Litecoin, Dogecoin, and Altcoin Experimentation 01:25:25 – Cake Wallet’s Growth & Monero Ecosystem 01:30:43 – Concerns About Cake's Market Dominance in Monero 01:33:24 – Upcoming Features: Lightning, Binance Chain, Desktop Focus 01:36:57 – Traditional Finance Integration & Future Plans 01:39:37 – AI in Wallets & User Suggestions 01:41:56 – Closing Remarks & Community Engagement | — | ||||||
| 1/29/26 | ![]() S17 E5: Paul Sztorc on Bitcoin Derangements | Over the last 6 months, Paul Sztorc has compiled an impressive list of inconsistencies and significant losses from the Bitcoin maximalist camp. He referred to them as ”derangements” and we cover most of them in this brutally honest wakeup call. Read Paul's article: https://www.truthcoin.info/blog/derangements/ Time stamps: 00:01:16 Introduction & Article Overview 00:02:41 Defining Derangements 00:05:31 Truth vs. Loyalty in Bitcoin Culture 00:09:55 Leadership Void & Bitcoin Core Stagnation 00:14:25 Consensus, Soft Forks, and Governance 00:17:46 Block Size Wars & Scaling Debates 00:19:11 Bitcoin Cash, Competition, and Signaling Theory 00:27:27 Bitcoin SV, Craig Wright, and Cultural Derangements 00:31:52 Lightning Network as a Sacred Cow 00:41:14 Treasury Companies & Michael Saylor 00:51:37 Layer Two Labs & Scaling Solutions 00:54:16 Drivechain, Quantum Resistance, and L2 Competition 01:07:24 Soft Forks, BIP Process, and Development Paralysis 01:11:41 Ordinals, NFTs, and Filtering Debates 01:22:36 Attacks on Developers & Community Toxicity 01:25:24 CTV, Jeremy Rubin, and Soft Fork Misunderstandings 01:41:24 Ethereum, Altcoins, and Market Competition 01:51:16 Mining, Miners’ Apathy, and Industry Scaling 02:03:09 Libbitcoin vs. Bitcoin Core 02:17:46 Final Rotation & Store of Value vs. Medium of Exchange 02:35:08 Non-Mined L2s, Rollups, and Miner Incentives 02:52:05 Purity Tests & Cancel Culture in Bitcoin 03:08:35 SegWit Discount & Taproot Critique 03:26:23 Address Formats, BIP47, and UX Derangements 03:36:50 Silent Payments, BIP47 & Privacy Features 03:55:05 Bitcoin Maximalism, Post-Maximalism, and Ideology 03:57:47 Game Theory, Politics, and Drivechain Criticism 04:00:14 Conclusion & Final Thoughts | — | ||||||
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