Introducing 21 Questions:
A new spinoff show which aims to collect parallel data from multiple bitcoiners and find out where they agree and where they disagree
In this first trailer, you can hear
@Max
@niftynei() 🇺🇸💸🧡 @fiatjaf @Super Testnet @John Carvalho & more answer the question:
“Can a majority of miners activate soft forks?”
The result might surprise you!
drivechains are the only bitcoin “banks” i can accept
fuck federations that cosplay as sidechains, fuck custodians, fuck layer 2 solutions with no unilateral exit
the miners have most skin in the game, they invest most money in this network
i’d rather trust them than coinbase
did an interview with a romanian documentary maker and in it i was super bullish about bitcoin
i even bought $20 worth from an atm (on camera) and encouraged everyone to do the same and wait for a few years to see what happens
in my mother tongue, i’m almost always optimistic – 2013 roger ver levels of shilling, alex gladstein levels of virtue signaling
it’s only when i interact with you guys on the purple ostrich app that i get depressed
such stupid takes, so much hopium, so little consideration for onboarding the next hundred million people in a non-custodial way and giving them the privacy to escape authoritarianism
but i might have different personalities in different languages too, i’m far more polite in romanian
today is a good day to read the bitcoin whitepaper and reflect
vlad discovers natural sparkling water from the tap
as recorded by my confused girlfriend👸🏻
borsec, romania 🇷🇴
pac man says good morning
(direct translation of wacka wacka wacka wacka)
say it back!
will interview
@Super Testnet in about 4 hours
make sure you tune in if you wanna learn more about the privacy of the lightning network ⚡️
upcoming bitcoin takeover podcast episodes:
tomorrow, s16 e5 with reuben yap: he’ll talk about firo, zk proofs, lelantus, dandelion++ & other privacy protocols
thursday, s15 e6 with
@Super Testnet: he’ll explain why he thinks lightning is more private than monero
subscribe!
Made pizza with my girlfriend.
What did you have for dinner?
bitcoin takeover podcast season 15 stats
🎤 number of episodes: 71
📈 total downloads: 322037
🥇most popular episode: s15 e26 with Roger Ver (60965 downloads)
🥈2nd most popular episode: s15 e47 with Justin Bons (15615 downloads)
🥉3rd most popular episode: s15 e28 with Deadalnix (12729 downloads)
🎖️longest episode: s15 e71 with Amir Taaki (7h 09m 26s, 12354 downloads in 16 days!)
thank you all for listening! let’s break all records in 2025 🫡
new day, new bitcoin takeover podcast episode!
at 3 pm est/9 pm cet i will interview john light
we’ll talk about zk proofs, rollups on bitcoin, his work at alpen labs, sidechains, and other tech to scale bitcoin and make it more private ❤️
make sure you tune in!
Bitcoin OG Charlie Shrem is now the chief evangelist of a new project called Digital Gold (DGD)
So I’ve decided to ask him all the important questions, to empower everyone to get informed before investing.
Hope someone will find this useful!
https://www.youtube.com/live/6hbnozFEBWg?si=nyInk_PGjOcQLpOV7 years ago, bitcoin maximalism was the counterculture
rejecting any other blockchain, believing that btc will be the one network that does everything on a solid monetary foundation
today, as bitcoin is getting dangerously close to ossification, privacy coins are the new punk rock
Don’t miss my interview with Charlie Shrem on Monday, 11 AM EST
He’s got a new project to announce and I have questions 😎
Why should bitcoin activate op_cat?
Cryptographer Liam Eagen explains how concatenation can enable zk starks and why they're important for both privacy & scalalbility
Listen to s16 e2 of the bitcoin takeover podcast to find out more!
Nicest compliment I’ve ever received 😍
Bitcoin Takeover Podcast is loaded, man!
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i spent the last couple of days analyzing other bitcoin podcasts, trying to understand why they get more listeners
the short obvious explanation: they are less technical, more approachable to the masses
the more in-depth explanation: they paint a narrative of "bitcoin vs them".
for example, tales from the crypt is hardly distinguishable from other american conservative shows like tucker carlson's or alex jones' - the major difference is that it inserts bitcoin in the middle of issues as the solution that fixes them.
another example is peter mccormack's show, which admittedly is not about bitcoin anymore. but it does dive into politics and follows certain trends that are popular, while also inserting bitcoin into the conversation as a potential solution.
in stephan livera's case, the narrative is more along the lines of "bitcoin vs cbdcs" or "bitcoin vs the fed". it's a tried and true libertarian plot that seems to work since 2011 or so.
other shows also go deep into the "bitcoin vs vc-funded shitcoins" dichotomy, emphasizing on points about immaculate conception while ignoring any possible criticism that can be addressed to bitcoin. it's simply perfect, no point in ever trying to improve anything.
in comparison, i approach topics from the perspective of my own curiosity and explore technical matters in a way that helps me understand them. the approach is selfish, i know. but it also attracts the kind of audience that i like and to which i can relate.
will the bitcoin takeover podcast become political and start following popular mainstream narratives just to attract a wider audience? no, i'm not interested in any of that. but sometimes it's a little bit frustrating to notice that the growth is slower than my expectations. there's definitely an increase in views/downloads all across the board, but it doesn't really go "viral" in the space.
anyway, i'll just keep going and hope that people in the space get smarter and more interested in finding out what's new and/or understanding how some technical aspects work.
now i know what i'm doing wrong, but i'm not sure it's that "wrong".
Will interview Mike Belshe, CEO of BitGo in 2 hours
This will mark the season 16 premiere of the Bitcoin Takeover Podcast 😍
Awesome graphics by my girlfriend Annie
Got any questions for Mike?
Most downloaded Bitcoin Takeover podcast episodes of 2024 (according to Spotify & Apple Podcasts):
1. Justin Bons (s15 e47)
2. Orkun Kilic (s15 e18)
3. Roger Ver (s15 e26)
4. Aaron Day (s15 e32)
5. Deadalnix (s15 e28)
6. Charlie Lee (s15 e34)
7.
@fiatjaf (s15 e21)
8.
@Ray Youssef (s15 e31)
9.
@Ben Arc (s15 e52)
10. Adam Soltys (s15 e27)
11. Murch (s15 e50)
12.
@Kruw (s15 e54)
13.
@Jameson Lopp (s15 e66)
14. John Carvalho (s15 e23)
bought the lexus es 300h for 0.3 bitcoin
took it home for christmas, my family was in awe. couldn’t believe that the guy who used to live in mom’s basement can now afford this kind of car
been hodling for almost 8 years, when i started 0.3 btc was around $850
patience pays off
