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Hi @npub1sn0w...jdv9 I was wondering what happened to the computer you used in 2016 during the Zcash Sprout ceremony

I programmed agents to analyze other Bitcoin and crypto podcasts: The guests they’re inviting, the hottest topics, the most popular talks of today. I read the report every morning at 9 AM and do the opposite. Everyone invited on other podcasts? I avoid them for a few months. Topics that others talk about? I barely mention them. If I do choose to follow the trend, I do it from a completely different angle. There is no value in being a relay for something that’s already being discussed. I can rarely beat everyone else in the race of presenting the information first due to the guest scheduling process. I don’t consider my personal input on news to be very valuable. So I seek guests willing to do their own thing. Talk about something that’s currently not very popular. Or have incredible exclusives that my competitors cannot get. But everything should stay evergreen and/or write history. The fun part begins when I notice that other podcasters are copying me. That’s how I know that I’m still ahead of the curve and I offer valuable information before the law of diminishing returns kicks in. It works out pretty good and have a really smart audience that makes me proud. Not mere numbers, but names: people who listen carefully, interact, provide feedback or insights, appear to care about the show. If you’re also a content creator and you’re reading this, try to be different from everyone else. You may not have access to the stories that break the news. But there are so many great stories out there if you know where to look!

Tomorrow I’m interviewing Mike Belshe, CEO of BitGo Join the livestream at 11 AM EST / 5 PM CET It will be fun, I promise!

Kimi K3 suggested me some SEO optimizations for Bitcoin Takeover They take a couple of hours to complete But instead of doing them myself, I programmed Cursor agents to do them Except that my server host has blacklisted their IP addresses So now I am running a local qwen 3.8 27b model to take the instructions from Kimi K3, as distilled by Cursor, in order to hopefully do the work The work could have taken me 2-3 hours to complete. But instead, it’s taking 2-3 days AGI is here!

Bitcoin Takeover podcast is now on imdb! 😮 I don’t have time to write a synopsis for every episode, but I will add more pictures. https://www.imdb.com/title/tt38166570 Leave your feedback ❤️

I think I have a big issue with obsessions When I find something exciting, it consumes me. I don’t eat, I cannot sleep, I just keep going until I pass out from exhaustion. I know it’s not healthy. I’m slightly envious of people who can enjoy something in small doses. But man, this AI stuff is amazing and I discover something new every week 😵‍💫

Working on a weekly newsletter for the podcast A light reading about the latest episodes, some headlines from news websites, recommendations for upcoming conferences Subscribe now or gtfo

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I think I’ve reached the point where I spend more time in a day exchanging messages with AI (especially Kimi K3 and Grok) than talking with humans Not sure if I should be worried or if this is completely normal by 2026 standards

Bitcoin Takeover podcast season 17 episodes in 2026 (so far): 41 Total episode downloads (so far): 211468 Average downloads per episode: 5158 (+658 compared to last month) Thank you for listening! Real time data at:

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The biggest problem with Bitcoin podcasts is that they’re all hosted by conformist pussies who are too afraid to step out of line I know because I used to be one too Consequently, they all compete for the same diminishing audience in a perpetual effort to repackage the same old “safe” ideas in a way that’s somehow anchored in contemporary culture The only time there was any real dissent, we witnessed the BIP110 clown show which only proved how delusional and mentally stuck in 2027 everyone is None of them provide any “education” or real debates. Only assurance that they invested their money well, they’re gonna get rich soon and everyone else is stupid Oh and they sell Coldcards to their listeners. And now that thd Coldcard cow has been milked dry, they flocked towards BitKey This isn’t what winning looks like.

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Looking for a podcast guest for Monday Tag somebody you’d like to see Tell me why you want to see/hear them!

Will livestream my interview with Prof. Richard Werner & Amir Taaki at 8 PM CET / 2 PM EST It’s about CBDCs, economic theory, and how we fight back with cryptography + small local banks Oh and we have a live audience too https://www.youtube.com/live/bNxv7wlb5_Q?is=hzbeKBgDC-sd0Wxi

If you can’t think for yourself and someone else brainwashed you to reply with predictable templates to any source of criticism and you can’t honestly FUD your bags either You aren’t just stuck in a cult You’re also not gonna make if

I really don’t understand how this “nodes control Bitcoin” narrative was manufactured The UASF movement from 2017 didn’t activate SegWit: it forced the miners to finally agree to activate it. Taproot was activated by miners vs speedy trial. There has never been a single moment in Bitcoin’s history when the nodes got together and decided to fire the miners or at least invalidate their proof of work Honest miners in a large majority were always required… and this is the best design. Because spinning up nodes is cheap, but Proof of Work mining comes with hardware, electricity & maintenance costs. 1 honest miner is more valuable to the network than 1000 idle nodes that sync with assumevalid enabled anyway.

I was just thinking that me and Saidedean are probably the only active Bitcoin podcasters who aren’t native English speakers There were definitely other guys, but most of them quit after a year or two

I’ve updated my infographic on Bitcoin forks Now it features all 8 soft forks Plus a much clearer representation of hard forks, and an update on ECX & BIP110 Feel free to use it!