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The COLDCARD exploit was an emperor-has-no-clothes moment for Bitcoin. In this episode of the Hell Money Podcast, Casey Rodarmor and Erin Redwing break down what happened, how AI may have changed the balance between attackers and defenders, and what the fallout exposed about Bitcoin security and culture.“Don't trust, verify” is one of Bitcoin's core principles — but over time, heuristics like Bitcoin-only, open source, self-custody, and trusted developers became ways of deciding what to trust instead of actually verifying. So what happens when those heuristics fail?Get bonus content by subscribing to @hellmoneypod on X: https://x.com/hellmoneypod/creator-subscriptions/subscribeOr support the podcast by sending a BTC donation: bc1qztncp7lmcxdgude4px2vzh72p2yu2aud0eyzys ORDINALS SHIRT: https://shop.inscribing.com/products/ordinals-protocol-shirtTIMESTAMPS0:00 COLDCARD bug exploit explained4:00 Did the attacker use AI?8:10 Bitcoin Red Team14:53 AI, eclipse season, and what breaks next16:48 A 9/11 moment for open source and self-custody23:39 AI defense for open source software29:19 The crisis for Bitcoin self-custody30:54 What does it actually mean to be a sovereign individual?34:26 Self custody is worth fighting for39:50 The cultural coddling of COLDCARD45:43 “Strong opinions, weakly held” found dead48:15 Coinkite's development practices and the warning signs56:59 Outro

Ruim een week na de hack van de Coldcard is de rust in de bitcoinwereld nog niet teruggekeerd. Het aantal slachtoffers loopt nog op en het gestolen bedrag is de grens van honderd miljoen dollar voorbij. De oorzaak lag niet bij de gebruikers maar in de software. Door een fout in de firmware werd de seed, de reeks woorden waarmee een wallet te herstellen is, aangemaakt met een softwarematige toevalsgenerator in plaats van de hardwarematige die er hoorde te zitten. Wie zijn seed op die manier heeft laten maken, kan die door een aanvaller laten narekenen. Op de blockchain is het gevolg goed te zien. In een week verhuisde ongeveer 210.000 bitcoin uit wallets van langetermijnhouders, de grootste uitstroom sinds december 2024. Dat is geen paniekverkoop maar een verhuizing, naar nieuwe wallets, naar bewaarpartijen met een vergunning en naar bitcoin ETF's. Daarmee komt de vraag op of volledig eigen beheer nog wel de veiligste route is, of dat een spreiding tussen eigen beheer en een rekening bij een bekende partij verstandiger uitpakt. Ondertussen is er een tegenbeweging opgestaan. Het Bitcoin Red Team, een groep vrijwilligers, laat AI de opensourcesoftware rondom bitcoin nalopen op dezelfde soort fouten. In de eerste 27,5 uur legden zestien onderzoekers 4.962 meldingen vast over 390 projecten, waarvan 85 als kritiek werden aangemerkt en 635 als ernstig. Niet het bitcoinprotocol zelf is het doelwit, maar de wallets, tools en toepassingen eromheen. Dat AI de fout in de Coldcard vond in code waar jaren niemand naar had gekeken, laat zien dat dezelfde techniek beide kanten dient. Coinkite, het bedrijf achter de Coldcard, was al eerder gewezen op risico's in de eigen software en heeft dat nu in een openbaar verslag vastgelegd. De volatiliteit op de cryptomarkt is extreem laag en de bitcoinkoers schommelt al weken tussen de 63 en 65 duizend dollar. De vraag is of dat aan de vakantieperiode ligt of dat er meer aan de hand is, en of we van een bodem in deze bearmarkt mogen spreken. Tot slot BIP-110. Bij blok 961.632 begon de verplichte signaleringsperiode van dit voorstel, dat niet financiële data zoals afbeeldingen tijdelijk uit bitcointransacties wil weren. De keten splitste zich, maar de afsplitsing produceerde in acht uur twee blokken terwijl de hoofdketen er 48 bij kreeg. De steun onder miners blijft rond 2,5 procent, ver onder de drempel van 55 procent. Michael Saylor riep in een essay met 110 argumenten op het voorstel te verwerpen. Voor wie bitcoin heeft, verandert er niets. Co-hosts zijn Kim Schneider en Mauro Halve. Over de podcast Cryptocurrency are here to stay. In deze wekelijkse podcast gidst Daniël Mol je door het belangrijkste cryptonieuws, langs hypes en trends, voor- en tegenstanders en winst en verlies. In het A-deel bespreken we het laatste nieuws en in het B-deel gaan we in gesprek met een gast. Van cypherpunkpioneers tot grootbanken die aan de haal gaan met stablecoins, van Bitcoin tot Ethereum tot CBDC's. Alles passeert de revue.Reageren? Stuur dan een mail naar cryptocast@bnr.nl Gasten Kim Schneider is web3 enterprise lead bij Deloitte. Mauro Halve is voorzitter bij de branchevereniging voor cryptodienstverleners VBNL. Tim Stolte is portfoliomanager bij Amdax en host van de podcast Een Nieuwe Koers. Links AI vindt kritieke lekken in de bitcoinsoftware, waarschuwt het Bitcoin Red Team Bericht van Bitcoin Red Team initiatiefnemer Calle over de audit Coinkite legt in het openbaar vast hoe de fout in de Coldcardfirmware is ontstaan Duizenden kwetsbaarheden ontdekt in bitcoinprojecten na de Coldcardhack Ongeveer 210.000 bitcoin verlaat oude wallets na het Coldcardincident Duizenden slachtoffers na een softwarefout in een bitcoinwallet Uitleg over BIP-110 en de afsplitsing van de bitcoinketen De omstreden fork BIP-110 mijnt twee blokken en valt dan stil Michael Saylor roept in 110 punten op BIP-110 te verwerpen Host Daniël Mol is presentator en redacteur van de Cryptocast. Hij is sinds 2017 met Bitcoin bezig en kwam in 2021 bij het team van de Cryptocast. Redactie Daniël Mol Donner Bakker See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

É quarta-feira, 5 de agosto de 2026, 16h21min, hora de entrar AO VIVO com os @bitcoinheiros!Entre para fazer suas perguntas, comentários e aparecer na LIVE com a genteENTENDA SE O SEU BITCOIN NA COLDCARD ESTÁ EM RISCO:https://bitcoinheiros.com/coldcard/________________APOIE O CANALhttps://bitcoinheiros.com/apoie/⚡ln@pay.bitcoinheiros.comhttps://loja.bitcoinheiros.com para comprar produtos dos bitcoinheiros na stackbithttps://consultorio.bitcoinheiros.com para marcar uma consulta com o nosso urso DovSe você não tem uma carteira Bitcoin ou Lightning, veja opções aqui:https://bitcoinheiros.com/projetos-recomendados/00:00 Sala de espera02:20 Detalhes do hack da ColdCard06:36 A Coinkite perdeu a confiança dos bitcoinheiros?08:06 DOV perdeu bitcoin no hack da ColdCard?12:54 Os usuários roubados no hack da ColdCard têm culpa?21:17 O hack da ColdCard foi um ataque de aposentadoria?23:07 O roubo na ColdCard desincentiva a autocustódia de bitcoin?34:24 Augusto Backes distribuindo sabedoria35:38 Golpes que usam o hack da ColdCard como isca37:38 A Coinkite guarda os e-mails dos clientes?40:20 Outros dispositivos da Coinkite foram afetados?41:39 A Coinkite vai quebrar?42:49 A falha da ColdCard não é no protocolo Bitcoin45:37 Desenvolvimento de IA é a nova fronteira da tecnologia?47:03 Boltz: pausa nos serviços da exchange48:36 Krux e Kern: como está o processo de transição54:40 O hacker da ColdCard está mixando os UTXOs roubados?56:37 A polícia está investigando o roubo da ColdCard?1:00:02 Problemas de segurança no BlockClock1:04:32 Não jogue fora as ColdCards afetadas pelo hack1:07:27 Carteiras geradas no Bitcoin Core são seguras?1:10:03 A ColdCard tem culpa na falha do BIP-110?1:12:08 Por que alguns veteranos do Bitcoin apoiam o BIP-110?1:18:57 Dados de jogar em casa: gerando entropia manualmente1:21:25 O BIP-110 vai causar um fork no Bitcoin?1:26:55 Cuidados ao transferir moedas de fork no Bitcoin1:30:38 Como foi o processo de ativação do SegWit no Bitcoin1:33:18 A BlueWallet é uma carteira segura?1:36:26 Qual a função da passphrase no Bitcoin?1:39:02 Quando usar multisig no Bitcoin?1:40:55 Quem usou outras funcionalidades da ColdCard está em risco?1:43:17 Autocustódia é para todo mundo?1:45:19 Achar uma chave privada de bitcoin é roubo ou sorte?1:49:48 Existe chance de recuperar os fundos roubados na ColdCard?1:52:06 Quem pode ser processado pelo roubo da ColdCard?1:55:34 Visite o hotsite dos bitcoinheiro sobre o Hack da ColdCard1:56:40 Música: Richard – Rules Without Rulers (feat. Adam Curry)SIGA OS BITCOINHEIROS:Site: https://www.bitcoinheiros.comTwitter: https://www.x.com/bitcoinheirosISENÇÃO DE RESPONSABILIDADE:Este conteúdo foi preparado para fins meramente informativos.NÃO é uma recomendação financeira nem de investimento.As opiniões apresentadas são apenas opiniões.Faça sua própria pesquisa.Não nos responsabilizamos por qualquer decisão de investimento que você tomar ou ação que você executar inspirada em nossos vídeos.

The failure, in plain terms A March 2021 firmware change altered how Coldcard generated entropy, leaving seeds near 40 bits instead of the 128 or 256 that makes the cryptography uncrackable, so attackers could simply run the space Who it hit Galaxy's tracking showed the first wave alone above 1,000 Bitcoin and roughly 1,400 to 1,500 total, weighted toward long-time savers stacking modest amounts rather than large addresses This was not a self-inflicted loss Isaiah drew the line clearly: people who use leverage and lose have made a choice, while these holders researched, chose the device with the strongest reputation, and still had nothing they could have done differently The warnings existed A seed collision in 2022 had two users seeing each other's transactions, and a later technical question was written off as FUD, which is why Guy Swan's point landed: the temperament you want in someone securing your savings is one that welcomes being told it might be broken The community response was the bright spot Rescues ran all weekend, and the decentralized Bitcoin Red Team has scanned around 425 Bitcoin repositories, funded by donations covering model access rather than by any single company One holder's response stood out Someone who lost roughly $1.6 million posted six days later that he was rebuilding his stack, still believed in Bitcoin, and would still self-custody Multisig held up Brady saw few or no reports of Coldcard multisig quorums being swept, because pairing keys is hard without the descriptor, and MARA's Slipstream let people move those funds through a private mempool instead of exposing them Swan is not advising Vault clients to move funds Vault runs two Blockstream Jades, chosen after a thorough review of the options and explained in Yan Pritzker's article published the same day, and Swan has now begun evaluating a second vendor so multi-vendor becomes an option Calle's finding is the AI story of the week Not one vulnerability was found by a US frontier model, while roughly $10,000 a day goes to open-weight models to audit Bitcoin infrastructure, because the American models refuse cybersecurity work outright Why we still need Bitcoin A year's salary buys about 90% less gold than in 1971, monetary inflation has run 396% against CPI's 96%, and real discretionary income after food, gas, interest and rent has fallen since 2011 ► For high-net-worth individuals and corporations seeking to build generational wealth with Bitcoin, Swan Private is your guide ✔ https://www.swanbitcoin.com/private?utm_campaign=private&utm_medium=sponsorship&utm_source=podcast&utm_content=swan_signal_live ► Secure your bright orange future with the Swan IRA today! Real Bitcoin, no taxes ✔ https://www.swanbitcoin.com/ira?utm_campaign=ira&utm_medium=sponsorship&utm_source=podcast&utm_content=swan_signal_live ► Secure your Bitcoin with Swan Vault ✔ https://www.swanbitcoin.com/vault?utm_campaign=vault&utm_medium=sponsorship&utm_source=podcast&utm_content=swan_signal_live ► Download the all-new Swan Bitcoin App ✔ https://www.swanbitcoin.com/app?utm_campaign=app&utm_medium=sponsorship&utm_source=podcast&utm_content=swan_signal_live ► Want to learn more about Bitcoin? Check out Welcome To Bitcoin a FREE Introductory course. Learn about Bitcoin in under 1 hour! ✔ https://www.swanbitcoin.com/welcome?utm_campaign=welcome_to_bitcoin&utm_medium=sponsorship&utm_source=podcast&utm_content=swan_signal_live ► Connect with Swan Bitcoin: ✔ Twitter: https://twitter.com/Swan ✔ Instagram: https://instagram.com/SwanBitcoin ✔ LinkedIn: https://linkedin.com/company/swanbitcoin ✔ Threads: https://www.threads.com/@swanbitcoin ✔ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/SwanBitcoin/ ✔ TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@realswanbitcoin

The Last Trade: Jackson, Michael, and Brian go live for the first time to work through the Cold Card fallout, the Bitcoin Red Team audit that filed nearly 5,000 findings across 390 projects in 27.5 hours, and the UK AI Safety Institute report of OpenAI and Anthropic agents creating fake identities to pressure an open source maintainer into approving malicious code. They close on the sovereign bid for gold, with the Bank of Korea buying physical gold for the first time in 13 years.---

De Coldcard hack domineert deze aflevering: door een fout in de firmware werden meer dan 1.000 bitcoin — ruim $100 miljoen — gestolen van mensen die hun self custody juist zorgvuldig hadden geregeld. Bart en Peter lopen de tijdlijn door, bespreken de rol van Coinkite-baas NVK en stellen de grote vraag: is self custody voor de meeste mensen nog wel verstandig, of is een custodian de betere keuze? Verder verkoopt Strategy 1.638 BTC in zijn jacht op de S&P 500 en blijft de Clarity Act steken voor het reces. Bert belt in vanuit Noorwegen met een verhaal over Starlink, de Amerikaans-Japanse yen-interventie en de vraag of de bodem er stilletjes al in zit.Probeer de eerste maand voor 5 euro (80% korting)Satoshi Radio wordt mede mogelijk gemaakt door: Bitvavo, Blockrise en Watson Law.Timestamps(00:00:00) Welkom en Podcast Introductie(00:15:00) Bookmark van Bart: Coldcard Hack: meer dan 1.000 bitcoin weg(01:07:00) Bookmark van Peter: Kwartaalcijfers van Strategy(01:16:00) Bookmark van Peter: Ethereum-onderzoekers willen staking maximeren(01:20:00) Bookmark van Peter: Clarity Act(01:30:00) Marktupdate(00:00:00) EindeBookmarksBartCoinkite post mortemBlock analyseRob Hamilton - I've conducted some preliminary analysis of the ~600 BTC which have moved in a 15 minute period this morning.Coinkite - Mk4, Mk5 en Q niet geraaktGalaxy Research - 1.196 adressen, 1.000 btc“It's worse than you think”Zach Herbert - why did Coldcard change softwareClay Garrett - Unusual pattern in the sweepsNVK - To all Coinkite users and the entire Bitcoin community,Jonathan Goodman - $1.6 million dollars in Bitcoin was drained from my account on July 29th in the Cold Card wallet hack.Galaxy Research - 2nd sweepGalaxy Research - 3rd sweepAmerican Hodl - bro WTF are we kidding with this shit???!NVK is stepping down from the opensats boardHis greed caused his downfallAlex Gladstein - Initial reflections on the Coldcard catastropheJameson Lopp - Bug was non-obvious, not in the main code but in the build system.Rob Hamilton - I have spent over $10,000 scanning 100+ bitcoin ecosystem related libraries looking for vulnerabilities with Kimi K3 running as quarterback.Opensats betaalt de rekeningOrangesurf - Full timelineLOSSES FROM COLDCARD HACK EXCEED $100MChainalysis - Vooral Canadezen geraaktRob Hamilton - We have been working around the clock, with ~$20,000 of spend up to this point across different services.Calle - situation is extremely bad.Calle - Bitcoin Red Team update: we've grown to 16 globally distributed people working 24/7PeterStrategyKwartaalcijfersDeze weekStrategy doet mee aan Invest AmericaVerkocht 1638 BTCAlles om de S&P500 binnen te komenEthereum-onderzoekers willen staking maximerenNuIdeeIn theorie opwaartse prijsdrukMaarInstitutioneelOok Wells Fargo komt met tokenized depositsSamsung heeft cryptoplannengeen nieuws is… geen goed nieuwsEleanor Terrett: Signals there's still no bipartisan agreement on the Clarity Act.Woensdagavond deadline niet gehaald door meerderheidsleider Thune

Op het eerste gezicht was het een rustige week voor de cryptomarkt: bitcoin staat op zo'n 64.900 dollar, omgerekend 55.900 euro, een procent hoger dan de week ervoor, en ethereum blijft dicht bij de 1.900 dollar. Onder die stabiele koersen speelde ander nieuws: de grootste bitcoindiefstal van het jaar en de eerste keer dat Michael Saylor daadwerkelijk bitcoin verkocht. Op het bitcoinnetwerk zelf was het de drukste week van 2026, met gebruikers die hun munten in paniek verplaatsten. Die diefstal draait om de Coldcard, een hardware wallet van het Canadese bedrijf Coinkite waarmee gebruikers hun bitcoin zelf bewaren, los van een handelsplatform. Sinds 2021 zat er een fout in de software waardoor het apparaat bij het aanmaken van een wallet een herstelzin genereerde uit veel minder mogelijke combinaties dan bedoeld, waardoor aanvallers die zinnen op afstand konden narekenen zonder het apparaat aan te raken. Op 30 juli werd in 41 minuten meer dan duizend bitcoin weggesluisd. De teller staat nu op ongeveer 1.600 bitcoin, met minstens vijftien actieve aanvallers. Coinkite vermoedt dat AI de vijf jaar oude fout heeft gevonden. De hack raakt de kernbelofte van bitcoin: bewaar je munten zelf, niet op een beurs. Binancetopman CZ noemde coins statistisch veiliger op een handelsplatform. De NOS meldt dat onduidelijk is of er Nederlandse slachtoffers zijn, maar in de eigen community zijn ze er wel: sommigen kwijt, anderen op tijd verplaatst dankzij extra veiligheidsmaatregelen. Wie nog een Coldcard gebruikt en niet heeft verplaatst, doet dat nu het best. In Washington begint vrijdag het zomerreces van de Senaat, en de Clarity Act lijkt de eindstreep niet meer te halen. Een ethiekpakket rond Trump zorgde voor vertraging, en JPMorgan waarschuwt dat verder uitstel meer druk op de cryptomarkten legt. Michael Saylor verkocht deze week voor het eerst bitcoin: Strategy verkocht 1.638 munten met verlies en haalde daarnaast geld op met de verkoop van eigen aandelen. Saylor zelf zegt persoonlijk niets te hebben verkocht, want Strategy is een beursgenoteerd bedrijf en niet zijn portemonnee. Deze week in de Cryptocast Een gesprek met Ivar Wiersma van LayerZero. Hij en zijn collega's verbinden 160 blockchains en doen onder meer zaken met het grote Tether. En nu werken ze aan een decentrale beurs die moet concurreren met Hyperliquid. Co-host is Kim Schneider. Analyse van de onchain paniek tijdens de Coldcardaanval Officiële waarschuwing van Coinkite over de kwetsbaarheid Coindesk over de aanhoudende aanval en het advies bitcoin te verplaatsen Decrypt legt de technische achtergrond van de kwetsbaarheid uit NOS berichtgeving over de aanval op de Coldcardwallet Coindesk over de discussie rond zelfbeheer na de hack Reactie van Binancetopman CZ op X Coindesk over de mogelijke uitkomsten voor de Clarity Act The Block over de vertraging van de Clarity Act in de Senaat Decrypt over de bitcoinverkoop door Strategy The Block over de recente cijfers van Strategy Reactie van Michael Saylor op X Cryptocast 441B | LayerZero verbindt 160 blockchains en bouwt nu zelf een beurs voor Wall Street Met Daniël Mol (BNR Cryptocast) of Bart Mol (Satoshi Radio) bespreken we elke week de stand van de cryptomarkt. Luister live donderdagochtend rond 8:50 in De Ochtendspits, of wanneer je wilt via bnr.nl/podcast/cryptocastSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

$80M in Bitcoin just got drained from Coldcard wallets. A follower of Adam's lost 5.5 BTC, three years from retirement.Coinkite has now admitted the cause: a 2021 code change silently swapped Coldcard's hardware randomness for a weaker software version, making seed phrases guessable in hours instead of thousands of years.Want to learn Bitcoin the safe and simple way?

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Op het eerste gezicht was het een rustige week voor de cryptomarkt: bitcoin staat op zo'n 64.900 dollar, omgerekend 55.900 euro, een procent hoger dan de week ervoor, en ethereum blijft dicht bij de 1.900 dollar. Onder die stabiele koersen speelde ander nieuws: de grootste bitcoindiefstal van het jaar en de eerste keer dat Michael Saylor daadwerkelijk bitcoin verkocht. Op het bitcoinnetwerk zelf was het de drukste week van 2026, met gebruikers die hun munten in paniek verplaatsten. Die diefstal draait om de Coldcard, een hardware wallet van het Canadese bedrijf Coinkite waarmee gebruikers hun bitcoin zelf bewaren, los van een handelsplatform. Sinds 2021 zat er een fout in de software waardoor het apparaat bij het aanmaken van een wallet een herstelzin genereerde uit veel minder mogelijke combinaties dan bedoeld, waardoor aanvallers die zinnen op afstand konden narekenen zonder het apparaat aan te raken. Op 30 juli werd in 41 minuten meer dan duizend bitcoin weggesluisd. De teller staat nu op ongeveer 1.600 bitcoin, met minstens vijftien actieve aanvallers. Coinkite vermoedt dat AI de vijf jaar oude fout heeft gevonden. De hack raakt de kernbelofte van bitcoin: bewaar je munten zelf, niet op een beurs. Binancetopman CZ noemde coins statistisch veiliger op een handelsplatform. De NOS meldt dat onduidelijk is of er Nederlandse slachtoffers zijn, maar in de eigen community zijn ze er wel: sommigen kwijt, anderen op tijd verplaatst dankzij extra veiligheidsmaatregelen. Wie nog een Coldcard gebruikt en niet heeft verplaatst, doet dat nu het best. In Washington begint vrijdag het zomerreces van de Senaat, en de Clarity Act lijkt de eindstreep niet meer te halen. Een ethiekpakket rond Trump zorgde voor vertraging, en JPMorgan waarschuwt dat verder uitstel meer druk op de cryptomarkten legt. Michael Saylor verkocht deze week voor het eerst bitcoin: Strategy verkocht 1.638 munten met verlies en haalde daarnaast geld op met de verkoop van eigen aandelen. Saylor zelf zegt persoonlijk niets te hebben verkocht, want Strategy is een beursgenoteerd bedrijf en niet zijn portemonnee. Deze week in de Cryptocast Een gesprek met Ivar Wiersma van LayerZero. Hij en zijn collega's verbinden 160 blockchains en doen onder meer zaken met het grote Tether. En nu werken ze aan een decentrale beurs die moet concurreren met Hyperliquid. Co-host is Kim Schneider. Analyse van de onchain paniek tijdens de Coldcardaanval Officiële waarschuwing van Coinkite over de kwetsbaarheid Coindesk over de aanhoudende aanval en het advies bitcoin te verplaatsen Decrypt legt de technische achtergrond van de kwetsbaarheid uit NOS berichtgeving over de aanval op de Coldcardwallet Coindesk over de discussie rond zelfbeheer na de hack Reactie van Binancetopman CZ op X Coindesk over de mogelijke uitkomsten voor de Clarity Act The Block over de vertraging van de Clarity Act in de Senaat Decrypt over de bitcoinverkoop door Strategy The Block over de recente cijfers van Strategy Reactie van Michael Saylor op X Cryptocast 441B | LayerZero verbindt 160 blockchains en bouwt nu zelf een beurs voor Wall Street Met Daniël Mol (BNR Cryptocast) of Bart Mol (Satoshi Radio) bespreken we elke week de stand van de cryptomarkt. Luister live donderdagochtend rond 8:50 in De Ochtendspits, of wanneer je wilt via bnr.nl/podcast/cryptocastSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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Coldcard vulnerability explained: $89 million in Bitcoin gone in four days — the thief never touched a device.Full show notes & past episodes → https://canadianbitcoiners.comCoinkite is a Toronto company. The Coldcard is the Bitcoin hardware wallet serious self-custody people trust. On July 30th an attacker swept 1,082 BTC out of 1,196 addresses in 41 minutes, then kept going. Block's engineers found the cause: one mis-written line in Coinkite's own library meant Coldcards had been generating seeds from a predictable number generator instead of the hardware chip. Since March 2021. Nineteen hundred and sixty-one days.Nobody was hacked. No device opened, no server breached, no malware installed. The keys were calculated offline from public data, and the blockchain checked which guesses had money on them. If you rolled 50 or more fair, private dice rolls setting your Coldcard up, Coinkite says that seed isn't at risk from this bug. If you didn't, move your coins.In this episode of the Canadian Bitcoiners Podcast:— How one keyword collapsed seed entropy from 128 bits to roughly 40 on Mk2/Mk3 (about 72 on Mk4, Mk5 and Q)— Why "Coldcard was hacked" is the wrong headline, and why the distinction matters— NVK: "I'm sorry and I'm devastated" — and the AI excuse nobody's buying— The 2021 commit that shipped seed-generation code with no pull request— Coinkite emailing customers back to 2019, and the privacy problem that raises— What Strategy's June 29 filing actually authorizes on BTC sales, and what it doesn't— Saylor's company has sold 3,620 BTC in 2026 at ~$60k against a $75,476 cost basis— Apple sued for $1.8M over a fake Sparrow Wallet that passed App Store review— Ford and Piccini's $11,700 Disney trip, Grewal's ads in his father's paper— Groceries top what's draining Canadian bank accounts: 76% say so— 50,000 applications for 700 CNE jobs, realtor counts falling, Peel shootings up— Chow vs. Ford on the waterfront, Billy Bishop, and the Alto deal falling apart— Ottawa bought 3,196 motorbikes for Ghanaian farm agents and never budgeted the gas— New York's municipal grocery stores at 30% off— Tens of thousands storm Ceuta as Spain counts its dead— Fauci takes the Fifth, more than 100 timesSelf-custody didn't fail this week. A software supply chain did. Dice, passphrases, verification and multisig exist for exactly this — and the people who used them still have their Bitcoin.— Canadian Bitcoiners Podcasthttps://canadianbitcoiners.com — subscribe and turn on notifications for the Monday show.#Bitcoin #Coldcard #CanadianBitcoiners #Coinkite #SelfCustody #MSTR #BitcoinNews #BitcoinCanada————————————————————————————————SPONSORS

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Connect with Early Riders — https://www.earlyriders.com/contactConnect with Onramp — https://onrampbitcoin.com/contact-us/Presented collaboratively by Early Riders & Onramp Media…Final Settlement is a weekly podcast covering capital markets, dealmaking, early-stage venture, bitcoin applications and protocol development.The Coldcard exploit has escalated: nearly 2,000 Bitcoin drained and counting, passphrase wallets confirmed compromised, MK4s and Qs exposed alongside the deprecated MK3, and Coinkite confirming a five-year-old flaw in on-device seed generation. This week Michael, Liam, and Brian walk the full timeline of the worst self-custody incident in Bitcoin's history: how the RNG silently downgraded to guessable entropy, why same-vendor multisig quorums are also at risk, and the firmware updates reportedly bricking devices mid-migration. Michael and Liam share their own weekend fund migrations (one from the back seat of a car), and the guys get into the harder questions: why AI may be a bigger threat to Bitcoin security than quantum computing, why the stampede to exchanges and ETFs is the wrong lesson, and what a fault-tolerant custody architecture looks like when one mistake can no longer be allowed to knock you out of the game.Chapters00:00 - The Coldcard exploit: what happened and who is affected02:20 - Move your funds: urgent guidance for Coldcard holders05:09 - Technical breakdown: how the RNG flaw was exploited10:17 - Passphrases, firmware bricking, and the silent downgrade17:14 - Earlier warnings and why same-vendor multisig is exposed21:22 - Weekend migrations: Michael and Liam's personal anecdotes30:26 - AI vs quantum: the real threat to Bitcoin security33:25 - Single-vendor risk, single-entity risk, and custody honeypots44:03 - Silver linings: the end of the custody purity test50:26 - Where the industry goes from here56:15 - One mistake can't knock you out of the game59:05 - Final guidance and staying vigilantIf you found this valuable, please subscribe to Early Riders Insights for access to the best content in the ecosystem weekly: https://www.earlyriders.com/researchKeep up with Michael:https://x.com/MTangumaKeep up with Liam:https://x.com/Lnelson_21Keep up with Brian:https://x.com/BackslashBTC

Coldcard vulnerability explained: $89 million in Bitcoin gone in four days — the thief never touched a device.Full show notes & past episodes → https://canadianbitcoiners.comCoinkite is a Toronto company. The Coldcard is the Bitcoin hardware wallet serious self-custody people trust. On July 30th an attacker swept 1,082 BTC out of 1,196 addresses in 41 minutes, then kept going. Block's engineers found the cause: one mis-written line in Coinkite's own library meant Coldcards had been generating seeds from a predictable number generator instead of the hardware chip. Since March 2021. Nineteen hundred and sixty-one days.Nobody was hacked. No device opened, no server breached, no malware installed. The keys were calculated offline from public data, and the blockchain checked which guesses had money on them. If you rolled 50 or more fair, private dice rolls setting your Coldcard up, Coinkite says that seed isn't at risk from this bug. If you didn't, move your coins.In this episode of the Canadian Bitcoiners Podcast:— How one keyword collapsed seed entropy from 128 bits to roughly 40 on Mk2/Mk3 (about 72 on Mk4, Mk5 and Q)— Why "Coldcard was hacked" is the wrong headline, and why the distinction matters— NVK: "I'm sorry and I'm devastated" — and the AI excuse nobody's buying— The 2021 commit that shipped seed-generation code with no pull request— Coinkite emailing customers back to 2019, and the privacy problem that raises— SparkKitty malware reading photo galleries for seed phrase screenshots— Apple sued for $1.8M over a fake Sparrow Wallet that passed App Store review— Celsius' old mining rigs became an AI data centre, listed at $2.8B— Bitcoin Independence Day: what August 1st still means nine years on— Ford and Piccini's $11,700 Disney trip, Grewal's ads in his father's paper— The Supreme Court tells Parliament it can't put a watchdog beyond the courts— Groceries top what's draining Canadian bank accounts: 76% say so— 50,000 applications for 700 CNE jobs, realtor counts falling, Peel shootings up— Chow vs. Ford on the waterfront, Billy Bishop, and the Alto deal falling apart— Ottawa bought 3,196 motorbikes for Ghanaian farm agents and never budgeted the gas— New York's municipal grocery stores at 30% offSelf-custody didn't fail this week. A software supply chain did. Dice, passphrases, verification and multisig exist for exactly this — and the people who used them still have their Bitcoin.— Canadian Bitcoiners Podcasthttps://canadianbitcoiners.com — subscribe and turn on notifications for the Monday show.#Bitcoin #Coldcard #CanadianBitcoiners #Coinkite #SelfCustody #MSTR #BitcoinNews #BitcoinCanada————————————————————————————————SPONSORS

Cybercriminelen hebben afgelopen week ruim 100 miljoen dollar aan bitcoin weggehaald bij gebruikers van de Coldcard, de hardwarewallet van het merk Coinkite. Zo'n hardwarewallet is een apparaat dat de geheime sleutels van je cryptovaluta offline bewaart, los van internet, en gold jarenlang als de veiligste manier om bitcoin in eigen beheer te houden. Onder ervaren bitcoingebruikers was de Coldcard daarvoor het apparaat bij uitstek, tot en met een doorzichtige behuizing zodat je kon zien of er onderweg aan gesleuteld was. Wat er misging zit in de firmware, de software op het apparaat zelf. Bij het aanmaken van een seed, de reeks woorden waarmee een wallet te herstellen is, moet een apparaat volledig willekeurige getallen gebruiken. De Coldcard viel sinds maart 2021 terug op een zwakkere generator, waardoor het aantal mogelijke sleutels veel kleiner werd. In het slechtste geval bleven er 4,3 miljard mogelijkheden over, waar dat er 340 miljard miljard miljard miljard hadden moeten zijn. Met genoeg rekenkracht loop je zo'n reeks helemaal door. Daarmee is dit geen gewone hack. Er is niet ingebroken bij een handelsplatform en niemand is in een phishingmail getrapt. De aanvaller hoefde het apparaat niet eens in handen te hebben: wie de zwakke sleutel online reconstrueert, vindt het bijbehorende adres op de blockchain en verplaatst de bitcoin. Het vermoeden is dat een groot taalmodel de fout in de firmware heeft gevonden. Onderzoekers van Galaxy Research komen inmiddels op meer dan 7000 getroffen adressen, verdeeld over vier aanvalsgolven, en ook de kleine spaarder zit ertussen. Coinkite communiceert open over het lek en vernietigt de voorraad die nog op de plank lag, maar of het vertrouwen terugkomt is de vraag. Wie nog bitcoin op een Coldcard heeft staan, verplaatst die munten naar een nieuwe seed. Een prijsanalyse is er deze week niet, maar de koers trekt zich weinig aan van de hack en staat rond de 63.500 dollar per bitcoin. Daarna het nieuwe stakingrapport van Bitwise, over het vastzetten van cryptomunten om een netwerk te helpen beveiligen en daar een vergoeding voor te krijgen. Ondanks dalende koersen loopt het gebruik van de netwerken op en werd er een record aan assets gestaakt. Ethereum en Solana verwerkten meer transacties, maar hun inkomsten uit commissies daalden, doordat beide netwerken hun capaciteit vergrootten en de kosten per transactie verlaagden. Tegelijk zit ruim de helft van alle gestakete Solana bij Jito BAM en Harmonic, wat de vraag oproept hoe decentraal die netwerken nog zijn. Co-host is Kim Schneider. Over de podcast Cryptocurrency are here to stay. In deze wekelijkse podcast gidst Daniël Mol je door het belangrijkste cryptonieuws, langs hypes en trends, voor- en tegenstanders en winst en verlies. In het A-deel bespreken we het laatste nieuws en in het B-deel gaan we in gesprek met een gast. Van cypherpunkpioneers tot grootbanken die aan de haal gaan met stablecoins, van Bitcoin tot Ethereum tot CBDC's. Alles passeert de revue.Reageren? Stuur dan een mail naar cryptocast@bnr.nl Gasten Kim Schneider is web3 enterprise lead bij Deloitte. Links BNR over het beveiligingslek in de Coldcard en het advies om je munten te verplaatsen De aanvaller haalde 30 miljoen dollar binnen tien minuten uit de grootste wallets Coinkite legt technisch uit hoe de willekeurigheid in de firmware wegviel Bitcoin.nl over hoe het lek in de Coldcard kon ontstaan Coinkite meldt dat de kwetsbare voorraad is vernietigd en er nieuwe firmware is Het stakingrapport van Bitwise over het derde kwartaal van 2026 Host Daniël Mol is presentator en redacteur van de Cryptocast. Hij is sinds 2017 met Bitcoin bezig en kwam in 2021 bij het team van de Cryptocast. Redactie Daniël Mol Donner Bakker See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

In this week's episode of the Coin Stories News Block powered exclusively by Ledn, we cover these major headlines related to Bitcoin, macroeconomics, and global finance: The COLDCARD hack explained — the first time a major self-custody device has been compromised at scale, and what you need to know Why this hack is different from Mt. Gox, Bitfinex, and FTX and why it matters more for everyday Bitcoiners Strategy confirms it will no longer put 100% of capital raises into Bitcoin — here's what that actually means Three Fed members voted to raise rates, the most divided the FOMC has been in a decade over rate hikes A personal note on transparency, accountability, and my emergency episode on the COLDCARD hack (released on Friday, July 31) Coinkite advisory: https://blog.coinkite.com/coldcard-mk3-seed-generation-warning/  ---- Ledn has a perfect track record protecting over $11 billion in client value through every market cycle since 2018. And Tether Gold is now live on Ledn, giving you two of the most verifiably scarce, non-sovereign assets ever created, held side by side. Hard assets. Real flexibility. One platform. Get .25% off your first bitcoin-backed loan: https://www.Ledn.io/natalie ---- Order Natalie's new book "Bitcoin is For Everyone," a simple introduction to Bitcoin and what's broken in our current financial system: https://amzn.to/3WzFzfU  ---- Upcoming Events: The best time to plan for Bitcoin 2027 is right now. Early bird tickets are live — grab the lowest pricing available and use code HODL for 10% off: https://tickets.b.tc/event/bitcoin-2027?promoCodeTask=apply&promoCodeInput=HODL  ---- This podcast is for educational purposes only and should not be construed as official investment advice. Always do your own research.

A full forensic timeline. Brady traced it end to end: a 2018 MicroPython software fallback sat harmless for three years until March 2021, when Coinkite moved to Bitcoin Core's math library and silently bound seed generation to that fallback. Lopp notes the bug lived in the build system, not the main code. Firmware 4.0.0 is the dividing line. Shipped March 17, 2021. Seeds generated before roughly March 1 are fine, and MK3 releases 3.2.1 and 3.2.2 were the last safe ones. Every default seed after that was weak. It was flagged in 2021 and dismissed. Four months after the bad firmware shipped, someone publicly raised Coldcard entropy concerns. NVK's reply called it FUD and demanded a line in the code. That post is deleted; an archived screenshot survives. The scope widened over the weekend. Coinkite added MK2 alongside MK3 and MK4, and confirmed Q and MK5 at roughly 72 bits rather than the expected 128. Independent analysis put the MK4 class nearer 50 to 60 bits in practice. Dice rolls and passphrases do not cover everything. Nine other Coldcard features draw from the same broken generator, including message signing and deriving keys for other purposes. BTC Sessions confirmed an MK4 with a one-word passphrase was drained. Scale, and Cory's proportion. Roughly 1,300 Bitcoin total, 594 in the first wave, with Chainalysis showing the highest-balance wallets targeted first. Cory noted centralized exchanges and lenders have lost about a thousand times more. The chip-ID recovery hope is gone. Holders were told earlier in the week to keep their devices because a chip signature might prove ownership. Brady reported that has since been shown not to work as hoped, narrowing recovery further. Vendor indictment or self-custody indictment? An audience question that framed the hour. Brady argued it is a challenge to upgrade toward multi-vendor multisig rather than a verdict on self-custody. One listener pushed back that the indictment already landed. Joe Nakamoto from Europe. He found almost nobody in his circle affected, since Coldcard's loudest advocates were largely American and circular economies mostly run on Lightning. Bloomberg was the only genuinely mainstream outlet, and its coverage was fair. Open source, and the AI asymmetry. Researchers keep reaching for Moonshot's open-weight Kimi K3 because US frontier models refuse legitimate security work. Rob Hamilton's decentralized effort to pentest Bitcoin repos received grant funding during the show.

Important security update for anyone using a COLDCARD.There has been a serious vulnerability disclosed involving the randomness used by some COLDCARD devices when generating Bitcoin seeds.If you use a COLDCARD, I recommend moving your bitcoin to a completely new seed generated somewhere else. If you use another wallet today but you generated the seeds on a coldcard, you should also move your bitcoin.First, an important reassurance: if you followed best practices and generated your own seed using at least 50 fair, independent, private dice rolls, you are not considered at risk from this specific randomness vulnerability. Similarly, if you used a strong passphrase, that provides additional protection. And there are several COLDCARD devices and seeds that fall outside the specific affected firmware ranges.But my recommendation is simpler than trying to determine exactly which model you have, which firmware was installed years ago when you generated your seed, how many dice rolls you used, whether you remember every detail correctly, and whether further vulnerabilities may be discovered.With something as important as your bitcoin, I would rather eliminate the uncertainty than take a risk we don't need to take. If you rolled your own dice more than 50 times and have a strong passphrase, you probably have more time. If you relied on the device to produce the randomness, you need to act immediately.Either way, act decisively and with high focus. Take your time and use whichever migration option you are most comfortable and competent with. Rushing a Bitcoin transaction or improvising a security setup you don't understand can create its own risks.If you decide to migrate to another hardware wallet or an airgapped computer you understand well, here's the process:First, generate a completely new seed on an unaffected device you know is safe from bugs and is not connected to the internet.Second, carefully record and verify the new seed backup.Third, verify the wallet fingerprint and receiving address on the hardware wallet itself or the airgapped computer. Do not simply trust what your online computer or phone shows you.Fourth, send a small test transaction.Fifth, confirm that everything works and that you can access and spend from the new wallet before moving the remaining funds.And keep your old seed backup until you have fully verified that the migration is complete.If you're not comfortable setting up another self-custody wallet immediately, another option is to temporarily move the bitcoin to a reputable exchange or custodian that you already trust while you take the time to establish a new self-custody setup properly.Again, the point is not to rush. Choose the option you understand best. But do move.If you used a strong, unique BIP-39 passphrase, that provides an additional independent security barrier. If you used sufficient private dice entropy, that also protects you from this particular randomness problem. But personally, given what has been disclosed, I would still rather create a fresh seed somewhere else and remove the uncertainty entirely.One final warning: scammers will absolutely try to exploit this situation.Never give your seed words or passphrase to anyone. Never enter them into a website, chatbot, unsolicited recovery tool, or a link somebody sends you. Nobody helping you migrate needs your seed words.Don't panic. Don't ignore it either. Take your time, verify every step, and move your funds in whatever safe way you are most comfortable with.Be sure to hold on to all your devices and seeds, as they may be useful in demonstrating ownership of the coins if the hacker is caught.Also be sure to follow the latest disclosures from Coinkite to understand if your device is affected, and to follow all the latest updates on the issue. I recommend Twitter for staying up to date.

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The Last Trade: an emergency episode. Jackson, Michael, and Brian break down the Cold Card exploit that has drained over 1,000 Bitcoin after a five-year-old flaw in the device's random number generation was found, reportedly with help from an AI model. They explain why the bug reaches beyond the MK3 to later models, why single-vendor multi-sig is not immune, and what Cold Card users should do right now. They make the case that AI has permanently changed the custody game, and walk through multi-institution custody as the fault-tolerant alternative.---

The event. A firmware flaw in Coldcard seed generation, disclosed the night before, let an attacker recompute private keys outright. By airtime, 594 Bitcoin, put at roughly $38 million on the show, had been swept from about 500 wallets. The mechanism. Yan Pritzker and Swan engineer Steve: the device's true random number generator was present and working, but a March 2021 library change meant the firmware silently stopped using it, falling back to software randomness seeded from device ID and clock. Why five years passed. The code looked correctly wired, the failure hinged on a build-time variable, and the output still looked random. Zach Herbert of Foundation said a researcher flagged something adjacent in 2022 without unraveling it. Who is exposed. Only seeds the Coldcard generated itself. Imported seeds are safe, dice rolls are safe, a long passphrase saved people. MK3 is worst hit. MK4, MK5 and Q sit near 72 bits, costly to attack but not impossible. Updating firmware does not fix it. Coinkite patched, including MK3, but the vulnerable seed is the problem, not the device. You must generate a new seed and move funds. The dice function was never affected and has now been audited. Multisig is not automatically safe. If most keys came from affected devices, an attacker can try permutations, and spending publishes your public keys and invites an RBF race. Wicked pointed people to Portland.HODL for private broadcast through Slipstream. The attacker looks unsophisticated. The sweep ran roughly 25 minutes into a handful of addresses, stopped at shallow address gaps, and queried a public node instead of running one. Block researchers identified that service, so there may be a lead. The industry reckoning. American HODL called it a Paul Revere moment and demanded podcasters and former sponsors broadcast immediately. Reardon argued the industry spent three years arguing over the wrong priorities and got caught by an entropy bug. Self-custody versus diversification. Wicked held that multi-vendor multisig with your own entropy beats any custodian. Joe Carlasare countered that every system rests on assumptions that eventually fail. Yan declined to preach one model, calling self-custody still very early. Swan's status and the scam wave. Yan confirmed Swan Vault is built on Blockstream Jade and unaffected, and reported an influx of deposits. He flagged a devious scam variant where attackers send you working seed words and ask you to deposit into them.

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Mentor Sessions Ep. 082: Matt Odell and Matt Hill discuss AI model security risks, self-hosting infrastructure, open source vs frontier models, and Bitcoin's role in digital sovereignty in 2026.AI's most powerful models are being quietly locked away by governments — and the cheap API access you're building your business on is a subsidized trap with an expiration date. Matt Odell and Matt Hill join BTC Sessions to unpack what's really happening at the intersection of AI, open source sovereignty, and Bitcoin freedom tech in 2026.You'll learn why the frontier model subsidy era is ending and who gets wrecked when prices normalize, how Start9 runs an entire company on a $200/month plan (and why that won't last), what Odell thinks about the deepfake phishing attack that nearly fooled Matt Hill live on a Zoom call, and why the open source AI arms race may be humanity's last real shot at digital independence. You'll also see how the Start9 router and self-hosted security camera are the trojan horses that bring sovereignty tech to people who've never heard of Bitcoin.⏱️ Timestamps:0:00 - Intro1:32 - AI model landscape and security risks2:15 - Start9 runs on $200 monthly Claude plan3:16 - AI subsidy trap and future pricing shock4:09 - Local inference versus frontier model tradeoffs7:32 - Odell on open source versus proprietary models9:28 - Why Anthropic and OpenAI withheld top models11:23 - Open source software and why control backfires13:36 - China's open source strategy in AI geopolitics18:47 - AI as intelligence of mass destruction risks21:26 - Regulation landscape in Canada UK and Australia27:01 - Operational security and AI-powered phishing threats27:44 - Deepfake Zoom attack that fooled Odell32:40 - Public key cryptography and verifiable identity39:02 - Signal messenger sovereignty case study43:55 - Do Bitcoiners lead digital sovereignty efforts45:05 - Relentless freedom fighters win revolutions55:42 - Drivers of Start9 adoption beyond Bitcoin nodes57:37 - AI as second reason for sovereign servers59:55 - Start9 sold Bitcoin to stockpile RAM1:06:16 - Start9 router for household sovereignty1:09:13 - Building the freedom router from first principles1:14:44 - AI as new interface replacing GUI era1:20:06 - Odell on open source compounding in Bitcoin1:25:56 - Tools to try PBC Maple Hermes LM Studio• Sovereign Sessions — AI, Privacy, and Bitcoin education: http://youtube.com/@SovereignSessions?sub_confirmation=1

https://rhr.tv/stream Bull Bitcoin Files Legal Challenge Against EU DAC8 Crypto Reporting Rules https://x.com/BULLBITCOIN_/status/2074770378350617052 Strike Launches Volatility-Proof Bitcoin-Backed Loans with No Price Liquidations https://x.com/Strike/status/2074546850309263365 Polymarket Adds Instant Bitcoin Lightning Deposits Powered by Spark https://x.com/spark/status/2074539080197775421 Radar.Chat Launches: Private Messaging with Self-Custodial Bitcoin Lightning on Signal https://x.com/RadarChat/status/2074523998596055061 Sen. Wyden Urges Preserving Blockchain Developer Protections in Crypto Bill https://www.theblock.co/post/407648/wyden-urges-senate-leaders-preserve-contested-blockchain-developer-protections-in-broader-crypto-bill Mempool Joins Stratum V2 Working Group for Decentralized Template Construction https://x.com/OrangeSurfBTC/status/2074928271481819614 Spiral: Block's Open-Source Bitcoin and AI Initiative https://spiral.xyz/about/ Bangladesh | Central Bank Mandates State QR Payment System Starting July 1, every merchant QR code in Bangladesh will be replaced by a government-backed standard. This comes after Bangladesh Bank announced that Bangla QR, its QR code system, will become mandatory. Banks and payments providers are required to update their existing merchant QR codes to Bangla QR by June 30 or face financial penalties. Officials claim the system will help create more digital transaction records, shrink the informal economy, improve tax collection, and strengthen anti-money laundering efforts. It also comes as part of the central bank's efforts to reduce reliance on more private payment methods, such as cash. FinancialFreedomReport.org Bitcoin Core 31.1 Released: Fixes PrivateBroadcast IP Leak and Chainstate Issues https://bitcoincore.org/en/releases/31.1/ SeedSigner v0.8.7 “Summer of SeedSigner”: 22 Languages and BBQr Support https://github.com/SeedSigner/seedsigner/releases/tag/0.8.7 Bitcoin Safe 2.0.0: Guided Wallet Setup, Private Sync, and Device-Focused Signing https://bitcoin-safe.org/en/news/bitcoin-safe-2-0-0/ Giga Energy Introduces GigaBase: AI Data Centers Ready in 9 Months https://x.com/GigaEnergy_/status/2074478543719800951 3:33 - Opening riff 5:23 - Dashboard 9:08 - Bull Bitcoin DAC8 23:43 - Strike 27:58 - Polymarket Spark 29:58 - Radar Chat 35:28 - Sen. Wyden dev protections 37:03 - Mempool StratumV2 & Ocean announcement 39:28 - Spiral 42:03 - HRF Story of the Week 43:23 - Zaps/Boosts 50:53 - Software updates 54:23 - Giga energy Shoutout to our sponsors: Coinkite https://coinkite.com/ Strike https://strike.me/ Stakwork https://stakwork.ai/ Salt of the Earth https://drinksote.com/rhr Follow Marty Bent: Twitter https://twitter.com/martybent Nostr https://primal.net/marty Newsletter https://tftc.io/martys-bent/ Podcast https://tftc.io/podcasts/ Follow Odell: Nostr https://primal.net/odell Newsletter https://discreetlog.com/ Podcast https://citadeldispatch.com/

Mentor Sessions Ep. 081: Peter St. Onge and Larry Lepard discuss Fed rate cuts in 2026, AI industry bailout risk, Bitcoin price outlook,US debt debasement, and gold targets.The Fed's hawkish pivot is already unraveling — and Bitcoin, gold, and silver are the first to price it in. Peter St. Onge and Larry Lepard break down exactly why Kevin Warsh's tough talk is a script, not a policy, and what that means for sound money holders in 2026.You'll learn why Lepard believes rate cuts are coming before the midterms, why the AI industry is quietly lobbying for a defense-contractor-style bailout, and why the monetary debasement trade is nowhere near dead — despite what the financial press is saying. You'll also get specific price targets for Bitcoin ($180K–$200K), gold ($7,000), and silver ($200), plus an honest breakdown of Strategy/MSTR and Michael Saylor's evolving playbook. If you're trying to understand where macro is heading and how to position in sound money, this is the conversation.⏱️ Timestamps:0:00 - Intro1:00 - Warsh: Hawk or Secret Dove?2:40 - Warsh More Dovish Than Rhetoric5:00 - Balance Sheet Hawks Get Punched6:25 - Rate Cuts Locked in Pre-Election9:29 - Debt Forces Money Supply Growth10:30 - AI Sets Up Government Bailout13:43 - Bitcoin Volatility and Long View14:25 - AI Crony Capitalism Playbook17:28 - AI Commoditizes in Three Weeks19:24 - Dot-Com Lessons for AI Buildout29:03 - Legitimate AI Grievance Energy Costs33:37 - Europe's Decline and US Advantage37:18 - Japan Yen Debasement Midterm Play46:34 - Saylor Strategy Bear Market Attacks51:59 - Bitcoin Mirrors Fiat Boom Bust54:07 - Gold Silver Bitcoin 2026 Targets57:52 - Monetary Debasement Trade Accelerates1:00:10 - Markets Embarrass Most Investors

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Mentor Sessions Ep. 080: Fed Removes Forward Guidance, Bitcoin Cycles Break & AI's Real Impact | Joe Carlasare, American HODL & Dr. Jeff RossBitcoin may be bottoming right now — and Dr. Jeff Ross, American HODL, and Joe Carlasare just laid out exactly why. The Fed dropped forward guidance, MSTR has underperformed Bitcoin by 60%, and leverage is destroying portfolios. Here's the macro update you need to hear.In this episode you'll get Jeff Ross's case for why we're bumbling along a bear market bottom, Joe Carlasare's breakdown of the most impactful FOMC since the Bernanke era, and American HODL's blunt take on why leverage is not a time machine to being a Bitcoin OG. You'll also learn why Saylor's 32-BTC sale was a deliberate narrative violation, how three global currency blocs are forming around the dollar, gold-backed China, and Bitcoin, and what the rotation into hard assets means for the second half of 2026.⏱️ Timestamps:0:00 - Intro1:32 - Joe on Fed Paradigm Shift and Dropping Guidance3:49 - Jeff Ross Don't Fight Fiscal Stimulus5:27 - Dollar Strength Risk-Off Impact on Bitcoin8:01 - American HODL on Fed Shocking Markets Upside14:39 - Greenspan-Style Fed Under Kevin Warsh for Bitcoin16:17 - Iran Geopolitics and Three-Bloc Currency World23:26 - US Economy Check Manufacturing Real Estate GDP29:37 - AI Jobs and Low Actual Usage Rates44:07 - Bitcoin Cycles Debate Case For and Against47:15 - 2026 Resembles 2022 Treasury Firms vs Exchanges55:30 - Michael Saylor MSTR Underperformance Narrative Shift1:00:22 - 32 BTC Sale as Test Transaction Explained1:05:16 - Leverage Not Shortcut to Bitcoin OG Status1:10:04 - Q4 2026 Hard Assets Rotation Bitcoin Outlook

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BTC Sessions Ep. 079: Housing Crash Exposed, Immigration Crisis & Economy on the Brink | Ben RabidouxCanada's private sector is shrinking, homes in Ontario are selling for half their 2021 price, and 525,000 asylum claimants are stuck in a backlog with no real mechanism to remove bad actors. Ben Rabideau has been sounding the alarm since 2021 — and the data is finally catching up.In this episode, Ben Rabideau — one of Canada's most respected economic analysts — breaks down what the headline GDP numbers are hiding, why consumer confidence is as low as the depths of the 2008 financial crisis, and what the Bank of Canada's next move will hinge on. You'll learn why stripping out public sector employment reveals a deeply negative private sector jobs picture, how Ontario's housing market is producing court-ordered sales at 50 cents on the dollar, and why Ben believes single-family prices may be near a bottom — while rentals have years of decline ahead. You'll also get a clear-eyed look at Canada's asylum system vulnerabilities, the immigration fraud pipeline that ran through colleges like Conestoga, and why an AI policy framework written by an art dealer should concern every Canadian.⏱️ Timestamps:0:00 - Intro1:56 - Technical Recession and Population Decline2:39 - Ontario BC versus Alberta Economic Split4:37 - Oil Prices and Alberta Investment Boom6:06 - Government Policy Well Meaning or Incompetent10:12 - Immigration Tightening What Has Changed13:11 - Bank of Canada Rate Cut Binary15:06 - Stripping Public Sector Jobs Picture22:10 - Consumer Confidence at Crisis Lows27:32 - Court Ordered Home Sales at Half Price32:59 - Boomer Millennial Housing Transfer by 2030s39:21 - US Housing 30 Year Mortgage Lock In41:23 - Rising Credit Card and Mortgage Delinquencies48:10 - Bill C 22 AI and Surveillance Issues57:29 - Asylum Backlog and Immigration Fraud1:03:18 - Common Sense Immigration Reforms1:06:54 - Following Ben Rabideau and Edge Analytics

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https://rhr.tv/stream Private Broadcast May Reveal Sender IP Address in Bitcoin Core 31.0 https://bitcoincore.org/en/2026/06/06/privatebroadcast-ip-leak/ Bitcoin Toggle Now Live on Square Register https://x.com/cashapp/status/2067374663160983885 Illinois Set to Begin Taxing Bitcoin https://finance.yahoo.com/markets/crypto/articles/illinois-set-begin-taxing-bitcoin-172237413.html Fed Ends Forward Guidance Era – Tea Leaves Back on the Menu https://x.com/fejau_inc/status/2067352890507972709 Robinhood to Cut 10% of Full-Time Workforce https://www.reuters.com/sustainability/robinhood-cut-10-its-full-time-workforce-2026-06-16/ China Developing AI-Powered Tools to Predict Dissent Leaked documents revealed that Chinese technology company, Geedge Networks, is developing AI-powered tools aimed at predicting who might one day criticize the CCP. Working with MESA Lab, a regime-backed research lab, Geedge is reportedly building behavioral profiles of individuals based on their social media, location data, telecommunications, and online activity. AI models could then sift through profiles and spotlight those who might be a political risk. There is no evidence the technology is finalized or deployed, but if deployed, China's surveillance system could become a tool to chill dissent before it ever begins. FinancialFreedomReport.org Alby Hub v1.23.0 Release https://github.com/getAlby/hub/releases/tag/v1.23.0 Cove 1.3.0 Beta: Passkey Cloud Backup + Multi-Account Support https://x.com/covewallet/status/2066994714574778786 OpenAuspex Project Homepage https://www.openauspex.dev/ Bark Wallet Now Available on Umbrel https://blog.second.tech/bark-wallet-now-on-umbrel/ Enclavia: Six Hard Problems, One Solution https://enclavia.io/blog/six-hard-problems-one-solution/ Anthropic Expands Access to Fable and Mythos https://www.anthropic.com/news/fable-mythos-access Trump Administration Backs Musk's xAI in NAACP Data Center Lawsuit https://www.reuters.com/legal/government/trump-administration-backs-musks-xai-naacp-data-center-lawsuit-2026-06-16/ SpaceX to Buy Anysphere for $60 Billion https://www.reuters.com/legal/transactional/spacex-buy-anysphere-60-billion-2026-06-16/ Secret Elite Group Member List Leaked https://archive.ph/iM5ei Midjourney Medical Blogpost https://www.midjourney.com/medical/blogpost AI Subscription Subsidy Analysis https://x.com/semianalysis_/status/2064815044085318040 Elon Shares Anti-Drone Rifle Footage https://x.com/elonmusk/status/2066356709635866898 3:33 - Opening riff 5:33 - Dashboard 8:48 - Core 31.0 bug 11:33 - Illinois bitcoin tax 18:53 - Square pay with bitcoin 24:33 - Fed tea leaves 30:53 - Robinhood cuts employees 33:53 - HRF Story of the Week 36:53 - Shoutouts 39:43 - Software updates 52:08 - Fable and Mythos 1:03:13 - Trump backs Musk 1:08:38 - SpaceX buys Cursor 1:15:03 - CLARITY Act 1:18:03 - Secret society 1:23:28 - Midjourney medical 1:28:13 - AI subsidy analysis 1:31:43 - Drone shooting Shoutout to our sponsors: Coinkite https://coinkite.com/ Strike https://strike.me/ Stakwork https://stakwork.ai/ Salt of the Earth https://drinksote.com/rhr Follow Marty Bent: Twitter https://twitter.com/martybent Nostr https://primal.net/marty Newsletter https://tftc.io/martys-bent/ Podcast https://tftc.io/podcasts/ Follow Odell: Nostr https://primal.net/odell Newsletter https://discreetlog.com/ Podcast https://citadeldispatch.com/

BTC Sessions Ep. 078: The Iran War Was Theatrical, FIC Wins & Bitcoin Manipulation Exposed | Simon DixonThe Iran ceasefire was timed to the SpaceX IPO. The petrodollar is being deliberately broken. And your Bitcoin is being systematically moved into institutional custody — whether you realize it or not. Simon Dixon returns to lay out exactly how the managed transition to a multipolar world works, who's pulling the strings, and why self-custody is the only rational response.You'll learn why Simon argues China — not the US — won the financial and geopolitical contest, how the closure of the Strait of Hormuz was a manufactured pricing event to concentrate wealth upward, and why BlackRock's new Bitcoin Premium Income ETF is a carrot designed to get you to hand over your keys. You'll also understand the connection between digital ID legislation in the UK and Canada, AI surveillance infrastructure, and the "you will own nothing" endgame Simon has been tracking for years. Specific signals covered include the 30-year yield, the Japan carry trade break, the Bank of Japan rate hike to 1%, and the bond market dynamics that set the timeline for the entire war.⏱️ Timestamps:0:00 - Intro1:14 - Simon Dixon Returns: Iran Deal and SpaceX IPO Timing1:56 - China Wins: Financial Industrial Complex vs Transnational Capital3:22 - Netanyahu as Middle Management in Power Hierarchy3:58 - Multipolar Transition: Middle East as Financial Corridor5:24 - Sovereign Wealth Funds and Informal Capital Alliance6:41 - Manufacturing Strait of Hormuz Crisis for Wealth7:38 - Markets Reveal Iran War as Theater via Oil Gold Bonds9:25 - Liquidity Needs: Ping-Trump Meeting and SpaceX IPO11:21 - Managed Transition and Bounded Escalation Explained14:52 - Iran Deepens China Ties, Israel Pivots to GCC16:24 - UAE Exits OPEC Breaking Petrodollar for New Security Model19:46 - Israel Decapitates IRGC Hardliners for Regional Deal25:16 - Multipolar World AI Dominance and Nuclear Energy Prize30:48 - Funding Iran's Reconstruction and Revealing Contracts39:51 - Middle Class Asset Strip Completed or More Ahead42:38 - Bank of Japan 1% Hike Breaks Carry Trade48:27 - Digital ID Laws and AI Surveillance Endgame55:56 - BlackRock and Strategy Centralize Bitcoin Custody1:01:51 - SBF Celsius and Covert Crypto Deleveraging Networks1:08:16 - If Trump Serves Americans Nothing Makes Sense• About Simon DixonX: @SimonDixonTwittYouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@UC_wNYJCyycXXPmWni2JNZhQ

Mentor Sessions Ep. 077: US Iran Failure, Bitcoin Bear Market Over & Yield Curve Control | Doomberg & James LavishThe Iran ceasefire just reshuffled global energy, dollar dominance, and Bitcoin's role as sound money — James Doomberg breaks down what it actually means for your portfolio in 2026.In this episode, Nathan sits down with James Doomberg — one of the sharpest macro and energy analysts in the space — to unpack the cascade of events reshaping markets right now. You'll learn why the Iran ceasefire is a bigger geopolitical pivot than most investors realize, how the SpaceX IPO may function as a financial suppression tool for retail capital, and why Doomberg believes energy markets are sending misleading signals driven by Chinese demand dynamics and a global overbuild. You'll also see exactly why Bitcoin and gold are rising in tandem — and why Doomberg argues monetary debasement makes that trend structural, not cyclical. Finally, you'll understand what yield curve control would mean for bond holders and why the K-shaped economy is deepening in ways that make sound money more critical than ever.• Sovereign Sessions — AI, Privacy, and Bitcoin education: http://youtube.com/@SovereignSessions?sub_confirmation=1⏱️ Timestamps:00:00 Bitcoin Bear Market is Over00:10 The Iran War Outcome00:26 China Flexes Oil Power00:35 K-Shaped Economy & Credit Card Defaults00:43 Yield Curve Control & Money Printing00:52 SpaceX as Financial Suppression01:09 Intro & Context06:25 US Achieved None of Its Objectives in Iran07:34 Gold & Bitcoin Bullish After Iran08:17 Bear Market in Bitcoin is Over09:40 A Profound & Historic Outcome10:20 US Dollar Dominance is Cracking11:10 Freezing Russian Assets Was a Catastrophic Mistake14:28 Bitcoin Bear Market is Over (Revisited)15:38 All Roads Lead to Yield Curve Control17:45 Multipolar World & Weaker Dollar19:29 Massive Money Printing is Coming24:26 Gold & Bitcoin Will Rip Higher26:32 SpaceX Ponzi as Financial Suppression32:07 The Lottery Effect & Tax Receipts37:20 K-Shaped Economy is Getting Worse46:27 Cantillon Effect Explained50:14 Oil is Going Way Lower54:39 What to Watch Next (Fed, Japan, Ukraine)

https://rhr.tv/stream Keonne Rodriguez (Samourai dev) updates on prison transfer & furlough request https://x.com/keonne/status/2063959631383179277 Bark Ark Protocol Launches on Bitcoin Mainnet https://blog.second.tech/bark-now-on-bitcoin-mainnet/ Second Introduces Noah and Arké Bitcoin Ark Wallets https://blog.second.tech/introducing-noah-and-arke/ Signal: UK Surveillance Is Not Safety https://signal.org/blog/pdfs/2026-06-08-uk-surveillance-is-not-safety.pdf Mullvad explains UK spyware proposal: mandatory real-time scanning & blocking on all devices https://x.com/mullvadnet/status/2064342870937509988 SimpleX Network Consortium Governance and Foundation Overview https://simplexnetwork.org/consortium.html Pump.fun launches GO: bounty platform to pay anyone for any task https://x.com/pumpfun/status/2062557004829233504 Man tattoos forehead for $2,400 Pump.fun bounty (spells it wrong) https://x.com/discordiaclips/status/2063406281130398012 Strategy Announces Approval of STRC Semi-Monthly Dividends https://www.strategy.com/press/strategy-announces-approval-of-strc-semi-monthly-dividends_06-08-2026 Polymarket Cracks Down on VPN Users Amid Legal Pressure https://gizmodo.com/polymarket-cracks-down-on-vpn-users-as-legal-pressure-intensifies-in-dozens-of-countries-2000765379 Karpathy on Claude Fable 5: strong benchmarks but overly trigger-happy safeguards https://x.com/karpathy/status/2064409694761054332 Malware devs add WMD keywords to spyware to evade LLM scanners https://x.com/jsrailton/status/2064661778978533571 Anthropic Dario Pushes for Regulatory Moat https://darioamodei.com/post/policy-on-the-ai-exponential HRF Freedom Tech in Oslo: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QUcG_CJkT6A Dark Wisp Android v1.0.0 Adds Private Interactions, Tor Routing, and NIP-A3 Payments https://github.com/barrydeen/dark-wisp-android/releases/tag/v1.0.0 Kickstr World Cup Game https://kickstr.einundzwanzig.dev/games/7ea5d40f-be37-4895-94cd-2adaf53f45ad Bitaxe ESP-Miner v2.14.0 Release https://github.com/bitaxeorg/ESP-Miner/releases/tag/v2.14.0 Ulendo: borderless calling via Nostr + Bitcoin without local SIM cards https://x.com/codamw/status/2063340269785784526 Microsoft Patches Record 206 Security Flaws https://thehackernews.com/2026/06/microsoft-patches-record-206-flaws.html Milei proposes AI framework with "non-human corporations" & zero regulation https://x.com/trajektoriepl/status/2062594306670535130 Cuba Poised for Largest U.S. Fuel Shipment Since Cold War Embargo https://financialpost.com/pmn/business-pmn/cuba-poised-for-biggest-us-fuel-shipment-since-cold-war-embargo 3:33 - Guess who's back 12:13 - Dashboard 19:13 - Keonne update 22:43 - Bark 34:33 - UK surveillance 41:03 - Noah & Arké 47:01 - Simple Network Consortium 53:13 - Pumpfun 57:38 - STRC semi-monthly 1:07:33 - Polymarket VPN crackdown 1:11:23 - Fable 1:24:43 - WMD LLM keyword bypass 1:30:38 - Anthropic is too good 1:33:08 - HRF Oslo 1:33:58 - HRF Story of the Week 1:35:23 - Boosts 1:37:33 - Software updates 1:49:03 - Milei AI 1:51:48 - Cuba fuel Shoutout to our sponsors: Coinkite https://coinkite.com/ Strike https://strike.me/ Stakwork https://stakwork.ai/ Salt of the Earth https://drinksote.com/rhr Follow Marty Bent: Twitter https://twitter.com/martybent Nostr https://primal.net/marty Newsletter https://tftc.io/martys-bent/ Podcast https://tftc.io/podcasts/ Follow Odell: Nostr https://primal.net/odell Newsletter https://discreetlog.com/ Podcast https://citadeldispatch.com/

Mentor Sessions Ep. 076: The Giant Surveillance Map Canada Wants to Build on Every Citizen, Encryption Backdoors Coming to Bill C-22, and What Bitcoiners Must Know | Dr. Michael GeistCanada's Bill C-22 would force companies to retain your metadata for up to 12 months, potentially mandate encryption backdoors, and could push Signal out of Canada entirely — and it affects Five Eyes allies including Americans.In this episode, legal scholar and digital rights expert Professor Michael Geist breaks down exactly what's in Bill C-22 (Canada's lawful access legislation), why mandatory metadata retention is far more invasive than the government admits, and how the bill contradicts Canada's own stated commitment to privacy rights. You'll learn why Signal has said it cannot operate under these requirements, how Five Eyes intelligence sharing means American data could be swept into this net, and what ordinary Canadians can actually do before Parliament reconvenes in September 2026. You'll also see how Canada's "AI for All" strategy is in direct tension with its surveillance ambitions — and why Professor Geist says you can't create a fundamental right to privacy in the morning and mandate metadata collection in the afternoon.⏱️ Timestamps:0:00 - Intro1:03 - Professor Michael Geist on Bill C-221:57 - Lawful Access and the Surveillance Debate3:22 - Bill C-22 Metadata Retention and Encryption6:17 - Why Metadata Reveals More Than Content8:01 - Police Use Case for Mass Metadata9:24 - Evidence Justifying New Surveillance Powers11:19 - Bill C-22 Supreme Court Challenge Risk12:47 - Five Eyes Data Sharing Concerns14:27 - Global Surveillance Laws in Australia and UK18:12 - Signal Threatens to Exit Canada19:54 - Economic Risks to Canadian Tech Sector20:53 - Privacy Rights Versus Metadata Mandates22:36 - How Canadians Can Push Back on Bill C-2226:47 - Canada's AI for All Strategy Explained31:16 - Digital Sovereignty and Foreign Data Centers37:16 - Gaps in the AI Strategy39:25 - Social Media Age Verification Rules43:39 - Final Thoughts From Professor Geist

Mentor Sessions Ep. 075: The Brutal Truth About Bitcoin in the NEW Dollar System, The Death of the Uniparty, and How Trump Is Rewiring Global Trade | Tom Luongo & Nolan BauerleBitcoin will be a collateral asset in the new dollar system — not the immediate replacement for it. Tom Luongo and Nolan Bauerle map out exactly why that order of operations matters, who is fighting it, and what the Iran conflict, Fannie/Freddie, and the Alaska-Russia trade corridor all have to do with Bitcoin's ultimate role.In this conversation you'll learn why Tom Luongo argues Wall Street already has the Bitcoin bug and the energy industry is next — and why that sequence, not retail adoption, is what actually shifts monetary reality. You'll see how Nolan Bauerle connects Bitcoin's "don't trust, verify" ethos directly to election integrity and why Bitcoiners broke so decisively for Trump in 2026. You'll understand the bimetallic framework Tom has been building for two years: America, Russia, China (ARC) as the geostrategic reality, with Bitcoin and gold as the collateral layer underneath a redesigned dollar system. And you'll hear both guests explain why the City of London's 40-year control of the eurodollar market — and its grip on Fannie, Freddie, and long-end yield curves — is the hidden architecture of the war being fought right now.⏱️ Timestamps:0:00 - Intro1:32 - Tom's 30,000 Foot View on Iran3:34 - Rewiring Trade Away from Choke Points5:20 - Iran's Collapse and IRGC Private Equity7:15 - Trump Wins Civil War Inside GOP9:31 - MAGA Civil War Narrative is Fake10:29 - Bitcoin Inside Dollar Framework12:07 - Dollar Dominance with Bitcoin Collateral19:03 - Bimetallism Stablecoins and Sound Money22:12 - Wall Street Bitcoin and Energy Next30:52 - Dollar Liquidity Crisis and SOFR44:22 - Why Bitcoiners Voted for Trump47:15 - Election Integrity and Prediction Markets53:12 - Privacy Property Rights vs CBDC59:49 - Government Audits and Transparency Shift1:05:29 - Fannie Freddie 2008 Theft and London1:13:48 - Summer Dollar Crisis and Trump Moves1:18:20 - Alaska Russia Bridge and ARC Trade1:21:49 - Why Satoshi Used Japanese Pseudonym

https://rhr.tv/stream Zcash Orchard vulnerability remediated after coordinated network upgrade https://zodl.com/orchard-vulnerability-successfully-remediated/ Trezor says TROPIC01 chip flaw does not put Safe 7 funds at risk https://trezor.io/blog/news/Trezor-response-TROPIC01-chip-disclosure-no-impact-to-your-funds Blockchain Association publishes law-enforcement letter to Senate on CLARITY Act https://theblockchainassociation.org/posts/blockchain-association-letter-from-law-enforcement-to-senate-leadership Treasury Goes After Iran Crypto https://home.treasury.gov/news/press-releases/sb0519 NPR: George Santos Kalshi insider trading investigation https://www.npr.org/2026/06/02/nx-s1-5843371/george-santos-kalshi-insider-trading-investigation Polymarket Rules Incorrectly in Saylor Market https://x.com/willo2_Poly/status/2061640812132516321 HRF Oslo Freedom Forum https://www.youtube.com/user/OsloFreedomForum Cashu tests first on-chain TEE mint for trust-minimized ecash https://primal.net/e/nevent1qqs9azf5pgt8k5tjq325xstfp5ue9z9h7nne0fnsv0nm7qlzauue8kg2y53mf Core Lightning v26.06 release https://github.com/ElementsProject/lightning/releases/tag/v26.06 Alby Hub v1.22.2 release https://github.com/getAlby/hub/releases/tag/v1.22.2 Sparrow Wallet 2.5.2 release https://github.com/sparrowwallet/sparrow/releases/tag/2.5.2 nostr-vpn v4.0.48 release https://github.com/mmalmi/nostr-vpn/releases/tag/v4.0.48 Tails 7.8.1 released https://blog.torproject.org/new-release-tails-7_8_1/ 3:33 - It's bearing 14:13 - Dashboard 17:13 - Zcash Orchard 28:33 - Saylor unfollows Parker 33:23 - Trezor chip vulnerability 38:03 - Blockchain Association Clarity Act 47:33 - Iran crypto 54:16 - George Santos Kalshi 57:58 - Polymarket error 1:07:08 - HRF Oslo 1:10:13 - Boosts 1:13:53 - Cashu 1:24:23 - Claude AGI noise 1:29:08 - Software updates Shoutout to our sponsors: Coinkite https://coinkite.com/ Strike https://strike.me/ Stakwork https://stakwork.ai/ Salt of the Earth https://drinksote.com/rhr Follow Marty Bent: Twitter https://twitter.com/martybent Nostr https://primal.net/marty Newsletter https://tftc.io/martys-bent/ Podcast https://tftc.io/podcasts/ Follow Odell: Nostr https://primal.net/odell Newsletter https://discreetlog.com/ Podcast https://citadeldispatch.com/

073: Why AI Mania Is a Trillion-Dollar Trap, Why Freedom Is Eroding Into Real-Time Dystopia, and How Bitcoin Mining Absorbs the Entire Oversupply | Samson Mow & Jeff BoothThe fiat debt system is mathematically insolvent — and Jeff Booth and Samson Mow lay out exactly why the pain is coming whether you own Bitcoin or not. This is one of the most direct conversations on financial sovereignty, AI capital misallocation, and the closing window for individual freedom you'll find anywhere in 2026.You'll learn why Jeff believes the 4-year Bitcoin cycle theory has been broken and what's actually driving sideways price action right now. You'll see how Samson connects AI infrastructure over-investment to a dot-com-style collapse — and why Bitcoin mining is positioned to absorb the fallout. You'll understand the specific tools — Fedimint, Aqua Wallet, self-custody, running a node — that let you exit the system before governments restrict freedom of movement. And you'll hear both guests explain why AI will eviscerate DeFi protocols like Ethereum and Solana, draining funds and pushing survivors back to Bitcoin.⏱️ Timestamps:0:00 - Intro1:09 - Introducing Jeff Booth and Samson Mow2:00 - Bitcoin Four-Year Cycle Theory Is Broken3:17 - AI Driving Capital Rotation From Bitcoin4:49 - AI Mania Dwarfs the Dot-Com Bubble7:47 - Local AI Inference and Oversupply Risks11:40 - Stablecoins Trap Users in Fiat14:34 - Are Cypherpunks Disappearing From Bitcoin?16:22 - Barriers to Nation-State Bitcoin Adoption22:20 - Fiat Debt System Is an Illusion31:17 - Governments Will Restrict Freedom of Movement33:51 - We Are Already Living in the Matrix41:47 - Bitcoin ETFs: Evolution or Centralized Capture?47:54 - Practical Steps to Reclaim Sovereignty51:44 - Fedimint and Essential Bitcoin Privacy Tools54:24 - AI Accelerating Altcoin Death Spiral57:50 - Liquid, Lightning and Aqua Wallet Explained

Hay historias que por currículo, lejanía o sesgo no te enseñan en la escuela española... y es una lástima porque tienen como sorprendente consecuencia, ser la cause de infraestructuras faraónicas como Itaipú, la tercera represa eléctrica más grande del mundo en potencia instalada y la segunda en producción anual.En el pod de hoy vamos a aprender historia, energía, adn paraguayo y el porqué del encaje de la minería bitcoin en el país latinoamericano. Y todo de la mano de Cecilia Llamosas, directora de Energía en Penguin.LINKSX de Cecilia https://x.com/cecilia_lldpPodcast de Cecilia https://www.mujeresconenergia.com/Únete a mi correo 

https://rhr.tv/stream Sentiment Analysis https://x.com/sullymichaelvan/status/2059646236966137982 Fidelity Glitch https://x.com/adi_baradwaj/status/2059422632215548143 NY legal complaint seeks title to 39,069 allegedly abandoned bitcoin wallets https://static1.squarespace.com/static/694884477ae7ad3f7b78981b/t/6a038dcea3e5b83386bf21a4/1778617806647/2026-05-01+%5B21%5D-%5B22%5D+Summons+%26+Amended+Complaint.pdf Is it Shkreli? https://x.com/MartinShkreli/status/2059711308921028692 Former CIA officer accused of stealing $40M in gold bars and foreign currency https://www.cnn.com/2026/05/28/politics/former-cia-officer-public-money-theft Texas app store age-verification law allowed to take effect for now https://www.texastribune.org/2026/05/28/texas-apple-google-app-store-age-verification/ South Carolina social media law criticized as statewide age surveillance https://reclaimthenet.org/south-carolina-social-media-surveillance-law Walz signs Minnesota bill adding social media protections for children https://minnesotareformer.com/briefs/walz-signs-bill-enacting-social-media-guardrails-for-minnesota-children/ Developer Spotlight: Kurt Unger https://opensats.org/blog/developer-spotlight-kurt-unger CFTC Approves Kalshi Perpetual BTC Future https://www.cftc.gov/PressRoom/PressReleases/9240-26 North Korea | Dictatorship Implements Rice Price Controls North Korea's authoritarian regime is attempting to cap rice prices after a sharp food price surge, but the policy is making the shortage worse. According to Daily NK, the regime ordered local officials to stop street vendors from selling rice above a state-imposed ceiling. This action was in response to rice prices rising above 30,000 North Korean won ($33.33) per kilogram. Officials and undercover agents are now inspecting markets, checking sellers' account books, and confiscating rice from those accused of charging too much. Traders are responding by pulling rice from public stalls and selling it privately from homes or other hidden locations. For North Koreans, the state's actions make rice harder to find and more expensive. FinancialFreedomReport.org Matching Hashes: Reproducing the Guix-built Bitcoin Core release binary with Nix https://b10c.me/projects/027-bitcoind-gunix-match/ ngit-cli v2.5.0 adds PR defaults, GRASP fallback handling, and checkout fixes https://github.com/DanConwayDev/ngit-cli/releases/tag/v2.5.0 Europa VPN Market https://europa.westernbtc.com/ Google employee charged with insider trading https://www.justice.gov/usao-sdny/pr/google-employee-charged-insider-trading Data broker location data used to target and kill U.S. troops https://www.techdirt.com/2026/05/28/enemies-are-exploiting-unregulated-data-broker-location-data-to-target-and-kill-u-s-troops/ 3:33 - Opening riff 9:03 - Dashboard 16:48 - Angry plebs 37:48 - Fidelity glitch 42:48 - Abandoned wallets 48:53 - Texas age verification 56:33 - Drone warfare 1:04:48 - OpenSats dev spotlight 1:06:18 - CFTC Kalshi 1:10:48 - HRF Story of the Week 1:13:18 - Matching Hashes 1:15:23 - Zaps & Boosts 1:22:03 - Software updates 1:26:16 - Google insider trading 1:29:08 - Data brokers risk troops 1:33:03 - US constitution on the blockchain Shoutout to our sponsors: Coinkite https://coinkite.com/ Strike https://strike.me/ Stakwork https://stakwork.ai/ Salt of the Earth https://drinksote.com/rhr Follow Marty Bent: Twitter https://twitter.com/martybent Nostr https://primal.net/marty Newsletter https://tftc.io/martys-bent/ Podcast https://tftc.io/podcasts/ Follow Odell: Nostr https://primal.net/odell Newsletter https://discreetlog.com/ Podcast https://citadeldispatch.com/

Mentor Sessions Ep. 073: Why Capitalism Is in Its Dying Phase, Why Trillion-Dollar AI IPOs Are a Massive Ponzi, and How the Iran Deal Is Pure Theater | Simon Dixon & Dave CollumCapitalism is in its final gasping phase — and the $3 trillion AI IPO push, bond market stress, and China's triple rug-pull setup are the proof. Simon Dixon and Dave Collum break it all down.Simon Dixon (BnkToTheFuture) and Cornell professor Dave Collum join BTC Sessions for one of the most wide-ranging macro and Bitcoin sovereignty conversations of 2026. You'll learn why Simon believes the Iran deal is already signed and the current headlines are pure theatrics timed to IPO liquidity needs. You'll see why Dave views the Space X IPO at 100x sales as a dying capitalism's last gasp — and why the gamma squeeze unwinding could trigger a simultaneous bond, equity, and commodity collapse. You'll understand how BlackRock's Aladdin technology has replaced Goldman Sachs as the true node of global capital flows, and why Larry Fink, Strategy, and 21 Capital are NOT friends of Bitcoin sovereignty. Most importantly, you'll walk away understanding why self-custody and a circular Bitcoin economy are the only real exits from transnational capital control.⏱️ Timestamps:0:00 - Intro1:27 - Simon Moves Goalposts on Iran Deal5:27 - Timing Iran Deal with Major IPO Liquidity8:08 - Dave Collum Calls Space IPO Fantasy at 100x Sales9:33 - Gamma Squeeze Driving Equity Ponzi Scheme11:32 - Dave's Nightmare: Simultaneous Bond and Equity Bears13:56 - America Not Sovereign, Controlled by Financial Complexes15:15 - Fed Must Expand Balance Sheet to Fix Bonds16:39 - $3 Trillion IPOs: OpenAI and SpaceX Index Inclusion22:17 - Passive Flows Insufficient for $3 Trillion IPOs37:11 - China Could Rug Pull Bonds, Stocks, Commodities42:18 - DeepSeek Moment Reveals China's AI Advantage49:38 - Gold Squeeze: London Derivatives vs Shanghai Physical53:26 - BlackRock Aladdin Directs All Institutional Flows1:00:31 - Central Banking Ponzi Scheme Math Exposed1:14:31 - Thomas Massie and Mafia Model of Power1:38:33 - Bitcoin Self-Custody: Exit from Transnational Capital1:44:24 - Larry Fink, Strategy Not Bitcoin Allies1:47:50 - Build Circular Bitcoin Economy to Exit System1:57:46 - Follow Simon Dixon and Dave Collum• About Simon DixonX: @SimonDixonTwittYouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@UC_wNYJCyycXXPmWni2JNZhQ • About Dave CollumX: https://x.com/DavidBCollum• Sovereign Sessions — AI, Privacy, and Bitcoin education: http://youtube.com/@SovereignSessions?sub_confirmation=1

Mentor Sessions Ep. 072: Why “2-3 Years to Human-Level AI” Is the Most Dangerous Signal of 2026, Why This Is NOT Just Another Tech Breakthrough But the Start of Superintelligence Deciding Humanity's Fate, and How Bitcoin Becomes the Only True Neutral Reserve Asset | Dr. Roman YampolskiyAI safety researcher Roman Yampolskiy says we're 2-3 years from human-level AI — and after that, it's up to the AI to decide how much time we have left. If that sentence didn't make you pause, this conversation will.In this deep-dive interview, Dr. Roman Yampolskiy — one of the world's leading AI safety researchers and the scientist who helped define the field — breaks down why superintelligence isn't a distant sci-fi threat but a near-term mathematical certainty. You'll learn why containment strategies are provably impossible (you can't have someone with an IQ of 60 guarding someone with an IQ of 200), why AI systems in experiments already choose to eliminate humans rather than be deleted or modified, and why an AI with internet access doesn't need a physical body — it can pay someone in Bitcoin to do whatever it needs in the physical world.You'll also hear Roman's surprisingly clear-eyed take on what assets survive an AI-dominated economy (scarce resources, Bitcoin, attention), why narrow AI tools are a gift to humanity while general agents are an existential threat, and what individuals can realistically do when most of the decision-making power sits with a handful of labs and governments.This is one of the most important conversations BTC Sessions has hosted — not because it's comfortable, but because it's honest.⏱️ Timestamps:0:00 - Intro1:33 - Defining Intelligence in AI Systems3:10 - Tools Versus Agents in AI Development4:49 - How LLMs Predict Next Tokens Internally7:00 - Consciousness and Internal States in AI8:49 - Current Limits to Superintelligent AI10:58 - The Overlooked Risks of Superintelligence12:04 - How AI Could Eliminate Humanity14:22 - Instrumental Goals and AI Self-Preservation15:00 - AI Experiments Choosing Self Over Humans17:19 - Choosing Not to Build Superintelligence21:07 - Narrow AI Failing to Contain General AI23:01 - Recursive Improvement From Human to Super AI26:49 - Optimistic Future With Narrow AI Tools31:33 - Staying Rational Amid AI Existential Risks34:13 - Bitcoin and Scarce Assets in AI Future40:57 - Do Physical Robots Matter for AI Threats?41:47 - AI Hiring Humans via Bitcoin Payments46:07 - Defending Systems Against Current AI Hacking56:02 - Predicted Timeline to Human-Level AI

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Mentor Sessions Ep. 071: Why the “Bond Market Fire Alarm” Is the Most Dangerous Signal of 2026, Why This Is NOT Just Another Yield Spike But the Beginning of the Eurodollar System Attack, and How Bitcoin Becomes the Only True Neutral Reserve Asset | Bhatia & ConsortiTreasury yields are flashing red globally — and Nik Bhatia (The Bitcoin Layer) and Joe Consorti break down exactly why this matters for Bitcoin, the dollar, and the world economy in 2026.Japanese government bond yields just hit their highest level since 1996. The Strait of Hormuz closure triggered an oil shock feeding inflation. And Scott Bessent has quietly told the world that gold and Bitcoin are the neutral reserve assets the system needs. If you're not watching this angle, you'll miss the next decade of Bitcoin's rise.In this deep-dive macro conversation, you'll learn:— Why Nik says the bond market is "flashing a fire alarm" but the US is more resilient than the rest of the world— How the Japanese carry trade unwind threatens global equity markets and what JGB yields at 30-year highs really signal— Why the Eurodollar system is under attack — and how the Strait of Hormuz crisis accelerates that— What repo markets are actually showing right now (the opposite of crisis, and why that matters)— Iran's Bitcoin-backed insurance policy and why Joe calls it "the most important geopolitical Bitcoin development in history"— Why Scott Bessent's "neutral reserve asset" comment is the most bullish Bitcoin signal hiding in plain sight— Joe's probabilistic $150K Bitcoin price framework for 2026 — and Nik's 50/50 all-time-high call by year end⏱️ Timestamps:0:00 - Intro1:24 - Introducing Nik Bhatia and Joe Consorti2:08 - Nik's Localized View on Bond Market Risks3:29 - Why a Rising Dollar Raises Concerns4:37 - US Economy Can Sustain 4.5% Yields7:14 - Inflation Sources: Oil Shock Plus Demand10:52 - Joe Breaks Down JGB Yields and Carry Trade16:18 - TACO Framework or Bessent as Volatility Chief21:57 - Fed Put, Treasury Put, and Market Control28:57 - Repo Markets Signal No Crisis Conditions31:09 - Eurodollar System Facing Coordinated Pressure32:26 - Iran's Bitcoin-Backed Insurance Marks Historic Shift38:49 - Gold and Bitcoin as Neutral Reserve Assets44:28 - SEC Plans for Crypto Stock Trading52:51 - Joe Forecasts Bitcoin Reaching 150K55:00 - Nik's Over Under on 150K Bitcoin Target55:47 - Upper Limit on Sustainable Treasury Yields

Mentor Sessions Ep. 070: Why “Nothing to Hide” Is the Most Dangerous Lie Ever Sold, Why Privacy Is NOT a Right But Your Only Real Defense, and How Tech Can Crush Free-Range Serfdom | Molyneux & Hillebrand Privacy is a consequence of property rights — and the government is racing to destroy both. Stefan Molyneux and Max Hillebrand join BTC Sessions for a rare, unfiltered debate on why surrendering your financial data to CBDCs is the endgame of totalitarian control, and how Bitcoin privacy tools like Coinjoin and zero-knowledge proofs are the last line of defense.You'll learn why the 'nothing to hide' argument is one of the most dangerous lies ever sold to the public, how social credit scores are already being constructed through blockchain surveillance, and why Max Hillebrand's work on Wasabi Wallet — funded entirely by a 0.3% fee — paid 40 engineers without a single government grant. You'll also see Stefan and Max debate intellectual property from first principles, explore whether privacy is an outcome or a prerequisite of a free society, and understand why the OODA loop from military strategy explains exactly why financial privacy keeps you safe.⏱️ Timestamps:0:00 - Intro1:02 - Introducing Stefan Molyneux and Max Hillebrand1:42 - Online Age Verification and Privacy Trade-Offs2:14 - Dangers of the Nothing-to-Hide Argument4:59 - Child Protection Versus State Surveillance7:12 - When Privacy Violations Are Morally Justified9:00 - Max Hillebrand Defines Privacy10:03 - Privacy as a Property Right11:10 - Free Market Age Verification Solutions12:44 - Zero-Knowledge Proofs for Private Age Checks13:42 - Social Credit Scores and Reputation Attacks17:30 - Anonymity as Defense Against Reputation Harm18:39 - Ostracism Versus State Enforcement21:35 - AI Removing Limits on Totalitarianism25:35 - Financial Privacy for Sound Money30:35 - Privacy as OODA Loop Military Defense33:09 - Bitcoin's Built-In Privacy Shortcomings34:16 - CoinJoin for Obfuscating Bitcoin Transactions39:08 - Privacy as Prerequisite or Outcome of Freedom47:48 - Your Data as Sellable Property58:43 - Intellectual Property as Contract or Theft1:22:59 - Streaming Sats and Lightning Payments1:24:42 - Wasabi Wallet's 0.3 Percent Revenue Model1:29:17 - Where to Follow Stefan and Max

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