About this episode

The episode discusses BIP 110, Bitcoin spam, and the influence of narratives on protocol and geopolitics, while exploring freedom tech solutions.

We weigh up BIP 110 and Bitcoin spam without pretending anger is a strategy, then zoom out to how narratives shape both protocol fights and geopolitics. We end on hands-on freedom tech, from Start9 and Nostr to self-hosted AI, plus a reminder that most Bitcoin “disasters” start with a basic node check. • why BIP 110 is framed as a fix by some and a protest by others • the uncomfortable idea that fees may be the only neutral filter • how knee-jerk reactions and online behavio...

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