Five years ago Michael Saylor created a 20 part podcast series with Robert Breedlove, he talked about history and first principles. I listened to it twice and it helped me deepen my understanding of Bitcoin and build conviction. I shared it with friends. Now when I listen to him talk I don’t even understand what the words mean. I do not share any of his talks with Bitcoin newbies any more. He’s a different guy focusing on different things. Good luck to him, I’m just glad I came across the old Saylor when I did.

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This Week in Bitcoin • 104: The K Trap • Listen on Fountain

They want to blame the war, but the split was already there. This week, I follow the K-shaped economy under the headlines, and Bitcoin’s uncomfor...

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Thanks for the signal as always. I’m watching some of the Las Vegas conference and it’s so far from the cypherpunk and freedom ideals Bitcoin started from so we need shows like this. Following on from last week, tell us more about what you’d like to do with memberships? Something similar to LUP? Is there a membership model you’ve seen somewhere else you like? Tell us more, we’re the test market, so tell us what you’re thinking brother.

This Week in Bitcoin • 101: Stress Test • Listen on Fountain

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I enjoyed Ep 100 a lot and am happy to hear you’ll keep going. Don’t know where my week would be without TWIB Thursdays! I want to ask you a question. Imagine you had a team of 5 (humans and/or agents) working on TWIB full time. What would you want them to do and what would your vision for TWIB be? What would it look like? What do you wish TWIB had right now? Some food for thought. Thanks for the signal, and the sound fx, I love the sound fx!

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This Week in Bitcoin • 100: The Market Fit • Listen on Fountain

The pattern is getting harder to miss: the dollar loses power, and Bitcoin gains relevance. As war, sanctions, and financial stress expose the old ...

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I enjoy the AI subject matter and the way you cover it. I’m fairly new to the Linux and FOSS world and now I have to weave AI into it all, so I appreciate the way you bring it into the Linux ecosystem, give examples of practical use cases and also potential hooks to be aware of. AI is here to stay and everyone needs to understand how to use it, so leep the content coming, that’s my vote. https://fountain.fm/episode/7Sh0zLhKyMh11lciQhiR View quoted note →

For anyone interested is starting a node from scratch here’s a guide I wrote last year. It’s a little bit technical as you do it all yourself, from sourcing the hardware to installing Linux and running it through the command line. Includes Bitcoin Core and an Elecctrum server to connect to your wallet. I’ve done this on two servers now, it’s a lot of fun if you like this kind of thing and you’re a sovereign actor on the Bitcoin network.

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Learn how to set up your own Bitcoin node from scratch using Ubuntu and off-the-shelf hardware. A complete guide for Kiwi Bitcoiners seeking sovere...

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This Week in Bitcoin • 98: Demand by Chaos • Listen on Fountain

History is moving whether anyone is ready or not. How the system is under pressure, and why it will flow toward Bitcoin. Episode Links 🇺🇸 Bu...

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Loved this format Chris, this would be a great model for a members feed I think. The next step on my node is to set up Alby hub and NWC to connect my Primal wallet to my LND node. I’m still not zapping on Nostr yet (shame). I’d like to hear more about OpenCode. Do you run that in the terminal or with the GUI? Which models do you connect to? You said you use it to ssh into your node to review configs and settings, I’d love to hear more about how you’re using OpenCode to manage your nodes. Thanks.

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This Week in Bitcoin • 97: The New Operator • Listen on Fountain

Managing a Bitcoin node is changing. We dig into the tools and guard rails that let agents monitor, maintain, and interact with your stack without ...

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Great interview Cody, this really got me thinking. It seems like many of us are no longer questioning narratives or thinking adversarially and we’re weaker for it. I no longer think Bitcoin is a done deal and all we have to do is sit on our stacks and post toxic memes to anyone who disagrees with us. I think there’s a lot of work to do and we’re a lot further from our goals than most Bitcoiners realize. Really enjoyed Roger’s takes and your questions. Thanks. https://fountain.fm/episode/fOhZ42PYNun9zuosqghN View quoted note →

Hey Chris. I want to echo some of the other comments here and say that TWIB is a highlight of my week and that the signal and value you provide is awesome. The fact that you live and breathe Open Source and live off V4V means the content is of the highest quality. It seems like all the other Bitcoin pods have either lost their values, sold out to advertisers or just gone bat shit crazy, so we need you here buddy. I’d like to see more of the membership for TWIB and think there must be opportunities there for you. An Open Source Bitcoin community centered around TWIB, learning new skills and helping each other out, I’d be a part of that. Over and out. https://fountain.fm/episode/oNdTVbg0WoYvNkUh8Uyi View quoted note →

Thanks for the signal Chris, as always. Can you help us understand the game theory for BIP110 in relation to mining. If they have very low hashrate (<10%) can this still cause a disruption and potential chain split? My initial thoughts were that they won’t get a significant amount of hash so it will just die on the vine. But the proponents of 110 are talking like they can still force a counter fork if they have minority hash. Maybe I’ve got this wrong so can you talk us through this pls. https://fountain.fm/episode/rcW9yFF6VJmWiO6Q55Wk View quoted note →

Loved this episode. Hearing Mehdi’s personal story over decades and his insights into how things were in Iran before the revolution was fascinating. Listening to a conversation like this is a much better way to understand what’s happening there now than all the headlines and clickbait on MSM. Bravo Cody and Medhi. Thank you. https://fountain.fm/episode/X91Bjp1uOmK8nzSqq0XW View quoted note →

Boost for the road! I’d like to hear your opinion on Open Source LLMs. If an LLM is Open Source, how much can we know about the security and telemetry of that model? If the source code is visible and we can audit it, can we be reassured of what’s being logged or used for training, or is it still a black box? I’m having a debate with a friend at the moment, he says that LLMs are black boxes, even if they are Open Source. What say you? https://fountain.fm/episode/YHmbWUNnBcQv7PmlM3pS View quoted note →

A question about nodes and one for Wes. What is Nix Bitcoin? I hear you talk about Nix on LUP, and as I understand it Nix is a distro, but maybe it’s not? And how does Nix Bitcoin fit in? Is it a node implementation? Or not? Help me out with this one please. For Wes: What would it take for more Open Source believers to get into Bitcoin more? I’d love to hear his thoughts on this, hopefully you have some time on the road for some Bitcoin chat. Safe travels. https://fountain.fm/episode/Oz8GZDAxHzqozajATIMf View quoted note →

Has AI affected my job? Yes, in a positive way. I am self employed and take care of clients’ website and e-commerce infrastructure. AI allows me to do way more than before. An example is testing, I use AI to write scripts to automate testing, saves me hours each time. AI helps me troubleshoot issues on tools I have very little experience with. And this is just the beginning, I haven’t even gone deep into the Agent world yet. AI is going to disrupt and create opportunities at the same time. It’s up to all of us to make sure we’re in the right place to benefit. https://fountain.fm/episode/Oz8GZDAxHzqozajATIMf View quoted note →

The bear market getting you down? BIP110 doing your head in? Well here’s just what you need, all of you! A Bitcoin meetup in New Zealand. We run these really relaxed and friendly meetups, called Bitkiwi, three times a year and all Bitcoiners are welcome. We often have overseas Bitcoiners come along too. The next one is real soon, we’ll let you off Chris cos I know you’re at Planet Nix. But next time. Everyone welcome!

Bitkiwi XV - March 7th, 2026, Christchurch

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OpenClaw Question: What are the pros and cons of self hosting OpenClaw on a server in a home LAN? After looking at my options, I thought I’d try hosting the agent on a Pi at home. But a friend pointed out malware and security vulnerabilities and suggested a VPS. What would you suggest? (And can you recommend a good VPS service suitable for this task) https://fountain.fm/episode/p3JZGfncqmJdUzZB8ZFy View quoted note →

Part 2: I’d love to hear more about your node config on Bitcoin Core and what version you’re running. I’ve been holding off upgrading and am still running v28 but as v31 is coming out soon I think I need to upgrade to keep within the maintenance window. What configuration changes have you made to the defaults and what do you suggest for version updates and basic config changes?

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This Week in Bitcoin • 92: Bears Smell Blood • Listen on Fountain

The macro shifts, the media smells blood, and Bitcoin is back on trial. I dismantle the latest attacks and the whale tactics behind the dips. Plus,...

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+1 for ppq.ai This has been my go to AI for about a year now. It’s built by a Bitcoiner, you get discount when you pay in Sats and if you pay over LN, there’s zero KYC and the built in privacy of Lightning. Use it with a VPN (like Mullvad, also paid for in Sats) and offers pretty good privacy for general use. You can connect via a browser or with API keys. I use it for general topics or learning, not for anything private is sensitive. You can connect to all the latest models and it’s really good value as you pay per query (PPQ). There are more and more online services like this that accept sats and if we’re going to get the world using Bitcoin as money, these are great places to support the global P2P Bitcoin economy.

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This Week in Bitcoin • 92: Bears Smell Blood • Listen on Fountain

The macro shifts, the media smells blood, and Bitcoin is back on trial. I dismantle the latest attacks and the whale tactics behind the dips. Plus,...

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Could you give us some beginners tips for trying OpenClaw. In a FOSS way, what’s a safe way to play with this without losing the farm. I was thinking of spinning it up on an old Raspberry Pi 4 I’m not using. How do you think that would work? I’d like to play around with this but aren’t quite ready to unleash it on my main computers. Thanks. https://fountain.fm/episode/DuEsFuxQuEdGNcZLv5FM View quoted note →

Part 2… When sentiment is low (and fuck me, it is as low as I have ever seen it), my happy place is a deep technical rabbit hole. When the price is crashing or the sky falling in, work on your skills and learn new things. Like running your own node on a self hosted Linux server. This week I’m hardening my node and learning all about reverse proxies. It really is the gift that keeps on giving and if you don’t get rich off Bitcoin, you’ll have some valuable skills to hit the job market with!

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This Week in Bitcoin • 91: The Wrong Kind of Hawk • Listen on Fountain

Power shifted, expectations broke, and markets blinked. Short-term thinking is being rewarded again, even as the long-term bill quietly grows. Epis...

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Bitcoin meetups and events are the best. Meeting other Bitcoiners IRL is like being reunited with old friends. I attend all the meetups and events I can and even travel to some. I would definitely attend a TWIB event. Thanks for the quality content every week, and for the laughs too! Gotta keep smiling (and stacking) through the bear :)

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This Week in Bitcoin • 91: The Wrong Kind of Hawk • Listen on Fountain

Power shifted, expectations broke, and markets blinked. Short-term thinking is being rewarded again, even as the long-term bill quietly grows. Epis...

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