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Gabriel Custodiet discusses the complex politics surrounding Bitcoin with guest Zelko.

Gabriel Custodiet speaks with Zelko of RoninDojo and Samourai Wallet. They unpack the crazy politics in the Bitcoin community: from the fuzzy "red lines" of Bitcoin company, to the gradual diminishment of Bitcoin's cypherpunk origins, to FOSS gaslighting and the recent Ocean Mining censorship. Oh, and Bitcoin is not for Progressives. Note: Originally recorded December 2023 ZELKO & RONINDOJO → https://twitter.com/BTCxZelko → https://twitter.com/RoninDojoNode → https://www.podpage.com/citadeldispatch/citadel-dispatch-e026-using (Node comparison) SAMOURAI WALLET → https://billandkeonne.org/ → https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hPY-5SR-jPQ (Bitcoin: An Experiment in Anarchism) WATCHMAN TORCH PREMIUM NEWSLETTER → https://watchmanstorch.com → Latest updates from Watchman Privacy MY PRIVACY TUTORIALS → https://escapethetechnocracy.com (including consulting) → https://watchmanprivacy.com (Gabriel's personal site) → https://twitter.com/watchmanprivacy SUPPORT INDEPENDENT TECHNO-ADVENTURE JOURNALISM → No sponsors. No ads. Just truth. → https://watchmanprivacy.com/donate.html

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