i just interviewed the lead dev of segwit2x 7 years after segwit2x didn’t get consensus & the new york agreement fell apart the og big blocker, who proposed 7mb blocks in 2010 he’s still excited about bitcoin and works on bridges that extend its features did you listen? https://www.youtube.com/live/no_Nj-MX53w?si=cxTUhziRUzT8FkY4

listened to billie eilish on npr’s tiny desk show (basically today’s mtv unplugged) i was blow away, the performance was amazing and the songwriting is unexpectedly good then i searched for the album version of each song and i hate them all overproduced, borderline annoying am i just getting old or does music on the radio suck?

watched “jingle all the way” with my girlfriend i love these 1990s movies with arnold schwarzenegger because they depict the peak of the american culture everyone is financially careless and enjoys stuff the rest of the world can only dream about and nobody is lecturing anyone for unapologetically enjoying life in this great civilization makes me feel like i was born in the wrong place, at the wrong time – which used to be the whole point of hollywood

In S15 E68 of the Bitcoin Takeover podcast, Paul Sztorc defends CUSF activation against the criticism of @Peter Todd (as expressed during the OP_Next conference). Listen to the entire interview: https://www.youtube.com/live/p2zXzG9-abc?si=WWPUB2ktXkxY5GSq

will interview @truthcoin in 2 hours he will talk about bringing more soft forks to bitcoin via cusf (core untouched soft fork) got any questions for him? join the livestream and ask them in the chat!

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10 years ago, i used to hate 1980s bands like the cure & tears for fears. hell, even hall & oates was too cheesy for my ears. but now i love this shit.

✅ phil zimmermann (s14 e15) ✅ jeff garzik (tomorrow, s15 e68) ⚠️ david chaum (soon) 💭 nick szabo (almost joined, then stopped replying) 🤔 gavin andresen (never replies to me) ❌ mike hearn (replied, not interested) 😶‍🌫️ pieter wuille (didn’t reply) 😏 greg maxwell (would be super fun) 🐺 wladimir van der laan (dream interview) ⛓️craig wright (when he finally goes to jail and he doesn’t have to cosplay anymore)

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it’s happening! this week i will interview the man who proposed a bitcoin block size increase in 2010, which satoshi nakamoto suggested was too early! builder of bridges, believer in double segwit. if you don’t know his name, you’re either new here or else got brainwashed.

later today i will publish my interview with rocelo lopes 🇧🇷 we talk about securing your bitcoin stash, number go up hopium, and why the “t” in usdt stands for “trojan horse” make sure you subscribe to the bitcoin takeover podcast!

some people i meet at conferences are genuinely surprised when i tell them i’ve been doing my podcast for almost 6 years & i’m still going strong then they scroll through the guest list and remark “oh, really nice! why didn’t i know about your pod?” i don’t kiss ass, that’s why. i reject any tribal label, i don’t fit into any mold, i’m unapologetically myself, i think for myself, i don’t suck up to anyone just to get invited into some social club i do my interviewing job, try to do it well, then troll you on twitter for being a stupid cult member this is who i am. and if my tweeting style is preventing you from checking out my actual work, it’s your loss! this app is free, you get what you paid for.

just active op_ctv already let the builders build and add more value to the network under the same considerations, keep op_cat and bip300 in the back of your mind everyone should get their chance to build layer 2s on bitcoin, let the market decide which one wins

watch out for my interview with @Jameson Lopp, which i will be publishing tomorrow we talk about bitcoin upgrades vs ossification, we share some hot takes on hardware wallets & self-custody solutions jameson even names the 3 cryptos he doesn’t believe are scams (hint: running grin)

in case you missed it: in s15 e65 of the bitcoin takeover podcast, Avihu Levy talks about enabling covenants on bitcoin without any soft fork. give it a listen!

how come using your mobile wallet with your bitcoin full node is still difficult? you gotta install the right version of electrum personal server that’s still maintained or else go for blockbook. really cumbersome. wish bitcoin core could add the extra indexing as an opt-in feature, so then you can scan a qr code with your phone and connect.

nothing humbles your ego better than a free market that contradicts your expectations. it can’t be and it won’t be “up only”, you gotta stomach brutal dips too!

bitcoin couldn’t exist in the absence of a fiat economy not just because it wouldn’t be necessary under a gold standard but without money printing incentivizing investors to beat inflation, it would take much longer to mass produce computers & spread internet adoption

coinbase appstore ranking a week ago: 484 coinbase appstore ranking 2 days ago: 154 coinbase appstore ranking yesterday: 70 coinbase appstore ranking today: 18

“Everyone’s a triple maxi anti-paranoid crypto anarchist gigachad until he gets punched in the face” – Mike Tyson, probably