We could be building great businesses, creating jobs, and adding a lot of value to civilization
But it’s much more profitable to buy magic internet money and sell it for the kind of profits that a company could never bring.
Even Donald Trump would have been much wealthier if he invested everything in S&P500 instead of building any of his real estate projects.
The incentives are fucked. But one must choose to build something meaningful and create value. I guess it’s always been this way.
I’ve just listened to an AI-generated podcast about The Beatles
Very informative, I thoroughly enjoyed it and felt like I’ve learned something new
Bitcoin maximalist podcasts don’t stand a chance, they’re so predictable you can have them replaced with AI super easily.
2018: I lost my coins in a boating accident
2026: I lost my coins after Bitcoin Core v30 deleted my wallet file
Season 16 was a blast!
65 episodes featuring some of the smartest people in Bitcoin.
Here’s a short recap featuring 7 of the guests: Mike Belshe, Vitalik Buterin, Zooko, Paul Sztorc, Sean Bowe, Mert Mumtaz & Yonatan Sompolinsky!
Season 17 is gonna be even better! Subscribe to Bitcoin Takeover!
About 6 months ago I met a fellow Bitcoin podcaster who told me he’s really sorry that I stopped doing my show after the Roger Ver interview
I replied “are you kidding? I’m doing better than ever!”
He looked perplexed. But #SpotifyWrapped agrees, I had an amazing year!
Running a full node used to be considered the safest and most conservative way to hold and manage your coins.
But thanks to the recent Bitcoin Core fuckup, even Ledger looks super safe in comparison 🥲
If only they adopted BIP39, this file deletion wouldn’t be a big deal.
Not your keys, not your coins.
Not your node, not your rules.
Not your hashrate, not your network.
Would genuinely be interested to interview the triple maxis who mortgaged their house and got into more debt to buy bitcoin because Saylor told them to do so
If you did that anytime in 2025 because you expected $200k+
How are you managing it? Are you happy about your investment?
Because I am part of the generation that only used dispensable income to buy Bitcoin. Only money we could afford to lose. Could have been much richer in hindsight, but being able to sleep well and stay productive is valuable too.
Been thinking about this all day
Paper Bitcoin Summer worked beautifully until Zcash started pumping
Bitcoin was at $125k, everyone was expecting $150k and beyond this year
And then Zcash flipped the narrative to privacy. The Winklevii even started paper Zcash winter to obliterate paper Bitcoin summer.
It’s tragic, really. So stop blaming the paper Bitcoin companies, the Coretards, or the Knotzis. It was the Zcashers everyone should blame.
Even the Monero bros lost the spotlight and have to cope with the idea that their narratives were useless and now they ride on the coattails of the Zcash pump!
Trying to hang on to the digital gold narrative while gold is pumping is useless. Just accept that Zcash is leading the market trends now. Talk about Bitcoin privacy, shill every half baked solution that vaguely resembles the privacy of Zcash. Talk about the Zside drivechain and the Shielded CSV paper, maybe more people will buy bitcoin.
But most importantly, never stop blaming Zcash. Paper Bitcoin Summer was perfectly executed and the influencers who orchestrated it are saints! Did you thank David Bailey, Cory Klippsten & Jack Mallers today? Did you post about the virtues of buying the top when your favorite toxic maxi podcaster told you so?
DID YOU BLAME ZCASH TODAY? You are not mentally deranged enough about Zcash!
Paper Bitcoin Summer was a free pass to shitcoin for the people who spent a decade LARPing about the immoral nature of shitcoins
Suddenly, it became socially safe to shill your paper asset while using shitcoin promises of 100x
At least it’s bitcoin… sort of
Then everyone got rightfully rekt and would’ve been better off buying ethereum, which they spent a decade calling a shitcoin that’s doomed to fail 🤷🏻♂️
Merry Christmas, y’all!
Keep dreaming at them Lambos and Supras and Skyline GTRs
Maybe next year we’ll get them 😆
Lonely this Christmas Eve?
Listen to this interview with
@moonsettler and you will feel smarter… but not necessarily better 😅
https://www.youtube.com/live/C1Il2Tvte5U?si=8EhIizUW3UcT_p66Will interview
@moonsettler in about 5 hours
We’ll talk about BIP119 (OP_CTV) and how we failed to improve Bitcoin
Got any comments or questions? Join the livestream!
Upcoming Bitcoin Takeover podcast episodes:
S16 E65 with
@moonsettler – tomorrow afternoon CET
S16 E66 with Bruce Fenton – after Christmas
S16 E67 with Amir Taaki – new year marathon livestream
Are you ready?
Listening to Bitcoin Uncensored episodes from 2016
Chris & Junseth argue that if these blockchain devs were any good, they would be working for Bitcoin Core
10 years later, some of the best devs from “blockchain” want to bring their work to Bitcoin. But Core won’t activate any OP codes to let them bring their users to the mother ship.
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Where can I find Billy the male prostitute?
You know, the gay escort featured on Bitcoin Uncensored in 2016, who was using bitcoin for everything.
Would be interesting to interview him 10 years later, see how he’s doing.
Maybe Borack the escort Uber driver too, he was fun.
All I want for Christmas is 1 million podcast downloads
I’m already half way there, but I still need your help
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With a little luck, we’ll get there 😇
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Check it out if you want to understand what’s up with NAKA, how Bitcoin Magazine is doing & what he thinks about the 4 year market cycle.
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