Declare Your Independence

Declare Your Independence

From Declare Your Independence

April 24, 2026

About this episode

Ernest Hancock interviews Paul Sztorc about the upcoming hardforking of Bitcoin and the importance of sidechains and prediction markets.

Declare Your Independence with Ernest Hancock - Radio Radio/Video Program on 2026-04-24 Your browser doesn't support video. Please download the file: video/mp4 LIVE STREAM ON FREEDOM'S PHOENIX and DLIVE Front page of Freedom's Phoenix (player only active when we are live, and it's located under Roberts & Roberts Banner ad) https://dlive.tv/ErnestHancock PODCASTS 1 - Paul Sztorc (Truthcoin; eCash.com) comes on the show to promote hardforking of Bitcoin later in 2026... -30- PODCAST 1 Paul Sztorc Creator: BIPs 300/301, "Drivechain", Blind Merged Mining, "BitWindow" (Wallet/GUI), CUSF (the "Core Untouched Soft Fork"), "Truthcoin" (decentralized prediction markets), and many L2 chains. Author of "Nothing is Cheaper than Proof of Work" and "Security Budget in the Long Run" (on truthcoin.info). Advocate for sidechains and prediction markets -- the two most neglected ideas of our time. Former statistician and academic. LayerTwo Labs, Founder and C

People in this episode

Host: Ernest Hancock

Guest: Paul Sztorc

Topics covered

  • Bitcoin
  • hardforking
  • decentralized prediction markets
  • sidechains
  • cryptocurrency

Keywords

  • Bitcoin
  • hardfork
  • Paul Sztorc
  • Truthcoin
  • decentralized markets
  • cryptocurrency
  • sidechains

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Truthcoin, eCash.com, LayerTwo Labs

Books & works: Nothing is Cheaper than Proof of Work, Security Budget in the Long Run

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