Podcasts about Satoshi Nakamoto

A deep dive into the secrets and lies of Faketoshi. $ BTC 112,344 Block Height 911,968 Today's guests on the show are the authors of a new book about Craig Wright and his claim to be Satoshi Nakamoto. Mark Hunter and Arthur Van Pelt have followed this story from the very beginning and have been completely astounded by the saga's ten-year continuation. Follow this story as it takes you on a journey through Craig's past life, his initial claim, and the fallout that has ensued ever since. Learn more about the authors and their book here: https://drbitcoinpod.com/faketoshi_vol1/ Follow: Mark hunter - @Twentynothing00 Arthur van Pelt - @ArthurvanPelt Check out my book ‘Choose Life' - https://bitcoinbook.shop/search?q=prince ALL LINKS HERE - FOR DISCOUNTS AND OFFERS - https://vida.page/princey - https://linktr.ee/princey21m Pleb Service Announcements: Join 17 thousand Bitcoiners on @orangepillapp https://signup.theorangepillapp.com/opa/princey Support the pod via @fountain_app -https://fountain.fm/show/2oJTnUm5VKs3xmSVdf5n The Once Bitten YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/@Princey21m The Bitcoin And Show: https://www.bitcoinandshow.com/ https://fountain.fm/show/eK5XaSb3UaLRavU3lYrI Shills and Mench's: CONFERENCES 2025: BSE - BTC - BURY ST EDMUNDS - ENGLAND - 20TH SEPTEMBER 2025. https://www.bsebtc.co.uk/events/bse-bitcoin-sovereignty-economics/ BULGARIA - SOFIA - 18th - 19th October 2025 https://www.btcbalkans.com/ USE CODE BITTEN - 10% BITFEST - MANCHESTER - ENGLAND - 21st - 23rd November 2025. https://bitfest.uk/ PAY WITH FLASH. Accept Bitcoin on your website or platform with no-code and low-code integrations. https://paywithflash.com/ RELAI - STACK SATS - www.relai.me/Bitten Use Code BITTEN SWAN BITCOIN - www.swan.com/bitten BITBOX - SELF CUSTODY YOUR BITCOIN - www.bitbox.swiss/bitten Use Code BITTEN BUBBL - Curate your Podcast listening. https://bubbl.fm?via=Bitten Never miss another life-changing Bitcoin story! AURA by Bubbl.fm monitors thousands of podcasts 24/7 to find every conversation about Bitcoin adoption, investment strategies, and real-world success stories—delivering only the moments that matter. Set your topics (Bitcoin for families, inflation hedging, self-custody, Lightning Network, regulatory updates) and let AURA surface insights from Bitcoiners and experts you haven't even discovered yet. You'll find shows like Once Bitten, with our branded search portal, full transcripts, with easy to clip and share tools. Transform 10,000 hours of Bitcoin content into 10 minutes of relevant insights. ZAPRITE - https://zaprite.com/bitten - Invoicing and accounting for Bitcoiners - Save $40 KONSENSUS NETWORK - Buy bitcoin books in different languages. Use code BITTEN for 10% discount - https://bitcoinbook.shop?ref=bitten SEEDOR STEEL PLATE BACK-UP - @seedor_io use the code BITTEN for a 5% discount. www.seedor.io/BITTEN SATSBACK - Shop online and earn back sats! https://satsback.com/register/5AxjyPRZV8PNJGlM HEATBIT - Home Bitcoin mining - https://www.heatbit.com/?ref=DANIELPRINCE - Use code BITTEN. CRYPTOTAG STEEL PLATE BACK-UP https://cryptotag.io - USE CODE BITTEN for 10% discount. PLEBEIAN MARKET - BUY AND SELL STUFF FOR SATS; https://plebeian.market/ @PlebeianMarket

Your mid-week commentary is a day early this week because I am putting out a special film tomorrow all about everyone's favourite metal. Watch your inboxes.There is a shift of enormously significant proportions taking place. In magnitude it will prove as significant as Bretton Woods in 1944, when the dollar became the de facto global reserve currency, and the Nixon Shock of 1971, when the US abandoned the last vestiges of its gold standard.This shift is going to shape the global financial landscape over the next few years. You need to understand what is happening, so that you can position yourself and your family.You may even be able to profit handsomely from the transition.Today we explain US dollar policy: what is going on and, more importantly, where it is all going.Ready? Here goes.The Manufacturing Imperative and The Curse of the Reserve CurrencyAmerica wants to bring manufacturing back on shore. We all know this. US President Donald Trump has said it repeatedly, his VP JD Vance has said it, and so has his Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent, who keeps reminding us that it is now time to prioritise Main Street over Wall Street.Part of the reshoring of US manufacturing involves tariffs, as we know all too well. Part of it involves weakening the US dollar to make US exports more competitive. Again Trump, Vance and Bessent have all said it.However, there is a problem, and that problem has a name: Triffin's Dilemma.You might think it's an advantage to issue the global reserve currency. You can issue dollars. Everyone else has to work for them. The French called it "America's exorbitant privilege." But this was a status the US engineered for itself during the Bretton Woods Agreement that determined the monetary order at the end of World War Two.What has happened, however, is that it has made the US fat and lazy, especially since 1971 when the US abandoned the ties of the dollar to gold.To supply the world with dollars, the US must run trade deficits. That is to say it must buy more than it sells. Persistent trade deficits have, over time, eroded its industrial base. Factories and jobs have gone offshore. Foreign nations have used their profits to invest in US capital markets and its debt. Meanwhile financial markets - aka Wall Street - have grown and grown, as America financialized.The Trump administration gets it in a way its predecessors did not. Vance has actually called the dollar's reserve status a "tax" on American producers.What's more, as this process has continued, the credibility of the dollar itself is being called further into doubt.Trump wants to revitalise America's Rust Belt. But there is more to it than that. As the curtains pulled back with Covid, the extent to which the US has been operating with its trousers down was exposed: an excessive dependence on China and its supply chains for too many strategically essential products, especially related to health, tech and the military. Then, during the Ukraine conflict, NATO found itself unable to match Russian production. The US, in short, is struggling to produce critical goods. It's why Trump keeps harping on about rare earth metals. It is vulnerable.The answer is to engineer a "managed decline" of the dollar as global reserve asset.The Golden Exit StrategyThis was already happening organically. China, for example, has been reducing its holdings of US treasuries for ten years now - quite gradually - although its US dollar holdings remain above $3 trillion.Meanwhile, China - and many other countries along the Silk Road besides - have been increasing their gold holdings, and quite dramatically. (In my view China has at least four times as much gold as it says it does. You can read more on this in my book). The process is known as de-dollarisation. Just a few months ago gold overtook the euro to become the second most held asset by central banks, while the dollar itself fell beneath 50% for the first time this century.We are not seeing a move towards any other national currency as global reserve, but towards the neutral but universal asset that is gold, as analyst Luke Groman points out. That suits all the main players. Gold is neutral, and both the US (supposedly) and China have lots of it.Indeed, a gold revaluation would be a "win-win" for both. A higher gold price would strengthen US fiscal flexibility while boosting Chinese consumers' wealth, encouraging domestic consumption and reducing trade imbalances.There is the potential to leverage the US's 261 million ounces (8,133 tonnes) of gold reserves, currently marked to market at just $42/oz. There are two ways this might be done. Economist Judy Shelton has proposed issuing Treasuries that are in part backed by gold to offset the inflation/debasement risk to make them more attractive to buyers. The other possibility (which has gone from, as Bessent put it, "we are not doing this" to "we are not doing this yet") is to revalue the gold from $42 to the current price of $3,300/oz, which would create over $850 billion of reserves without having to incur any extra debt. That would help with the US's current fiscal challenges: true interest expenses (including entitlements and veterans' affairs) currently exceed 100% of Treasury receipts.If you buying gold or silver coins to protect yourself in these “interesting times” - and I urge you to - as always I recommend The Pure Gold Company. Pricing is competitive, quality of service is high. They deliver to the UK, the US, Canada and Europe or you can store your gold with them. More here.In short, the US administration is leaning into a weaker dollar and neutral reserve assets like gold to rebalance trade and rebuild domestic industry, even at the cost of short-term economic pain.Your really should subscribe.Bitcoin's Digital Advantage and The Stablecoin BridgeBitcoin, as the world's best neutral digital currency, is going to have a role to play in all of this as well.The US is quite happy with that, as evidenced by its pro-bitcoin rhetoric. At the national, corporate and individual levels the US has a lot of bitcoin. The US itself has 198,000 coins, the most of any nation, Strategy (NYSE:MSTR) has 630,000 and many other companies besides also hold, and at least 15% of US citizens own bitcoin. Of the eventual 21 million supply, of which probably 15% has been lost and another 1.3 million are locked up by Satoshi Nakamoto and will likely never appear (he is almost certainly dead), the US has a hefty chunk.Which brings us to the recent Genius Act. This effectively nixed CBDCs just as the EU's Christine Lagarde was planning to phase them in (LOL). However, it supported stablecoins (that is coins backed by dollars). The more bitcoin grows the more the stablecoin market will grow. As the stable coin market grows so will its demand for treasuries. Today, roughly half the entire US dollar stablecoin market, estimated at $250 billion, is invested in US treasuries (maybe 2% of the overall treasuries market). Tether is the world's 7th largest buyer.The market is small, but growing rapidly. 2035 projections include $500 billion (J.P.Morgan's projection) to $2 trillion (Standard Chartered) and $4 trillion (Bernstein) by 2035."If the stablecoin market meets these growth projections," says the Kansas City Fed, "it could lead to a substantial redistribution of funds within the financial system."In other words the stablecoin market is going to help the US fund its debt, just as other nations move away from treasuries to gold and bitcoin.Gold might suit the US, but bitcoin suits it better, especially if there are complications surrounding the Fort Knox gold, which it seems there are. Why no audit yet?Tell people about this.Gold vs Bitcoin, Analogue vs Digital: The Coming ShowdownIt's likely a few years from now there is going to be some sort of showdown between gold and bitcoin in the battle for primary reserve asset status. It's unlikely to be both. Governments will favour gold, as they have lots of it. Tradition is on their side. Eternal gold has a track record that is unrivalled. But it is an analogue asset in a digital world. Bitcoin is much more practical. Which will win out? Practical digital or impractical analogue?This is a contest that is still a way off. For now all roads lead to gold and bitcoin as the world de-dollarizes.Own both is what I say.Needless to say the UK is absolutely clueless in all of this, having sold two-thirds of its gold in 1999, made it near impossible for UK citizens to buy bitcoin, now planning to sell its bitcoin holdings, now the largest holder of US treasuries in the world after Japan and making no attempt to buy any gold.With the threat of AI and automation to America's jobs - especially in driving where millions work - there is the risk of mass unemployment coming quite quickly, and with it plentiful defaults on mortgages and loans. This could force the U.S. to print money, driving inflation and providing yet another reason to own gold and bitcoin, which cannot be debased.From October 8th, UK citizens will finally be able to buy bitcoin ETNs.I was lucky enough over the weekend to find myself as a house guest under the same roof as Interactive Investor CEO Richard Wilson. We talked a lot. He knows how landmark the date October 8th is for UK investors and has made sure II are well positioned in a way that other brokerages are not. You might not be able to buy the US ETFs due to FCA nonsense, but anything listed in the UK will be available. So if you don't already have an account at II you might do well to open an account now. Click this link and the first year is free.In short, the dollar will weaken significantly over the next three years. The pound is a basket case. National currencies are not stores of wealth. Gold and bitcoin are. Own both as the Trump administration addresses Triffin's Dilemma through a managed dollar decline. They will use gold and potentially bitcoin to restore US industrial and military strength.You have been warned.Tell people about this post.Watch your inboxes. Tomorrow I'll be putting out a 15-minute film all about gold called The Eternal Metal. On which note, The Secret History of Gold is out now. Got yours yet?The Secret History of Gold is available at Amazon, Waterstones and all good bookshops.Amazon is currently offering 20% off. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.theflyingfrisby.com/subscribe

Principles of Bitcoin presents a holistic, first-principles-based framework for understanding one of the most misunderstood inventions of our time. By stripping away the hype, jargon, and superficial analysis that often surrounds the crypto industry, this book uncovers the true ingenuity behind Satoshi Nakamoto's creation—and its profound implications for the future of money, governance, and individual freedom. Vijay Selvam analyzes the technology, economics, politics, and philosophy of Bitcoin, making the case that only through this holistic understanding can we gain an appreciation of its true meaning and significance. Readers are invited to consider Bitcoin as a tool for individual empowerment, a catalyst for economic autonomy, and a challenge to traditional monetary systems. Selvam demonstrates why Bitcoin stands alone in the digital asset space as a path-dependent once-in-history invention that cannot be replicated. Principles of Bitcoin is an invaluable resource for professionals in the financial world seeking a rigorous and accessible understanding of Bitcoin. Students, curious thinkers, and all who find the technology daunting will also benefit from its clear, foundational approach. Equipping readers with the tools to grasp the many facets of Bitcoin, this book is an ideal guide to exploring its role in shaping a more decentralized, transparent, and equitable future. Vijay Selvam is a corporate lawyer and financial services expert with nearly twenty years of experience across the United States, United Kingdom, and Asia. He spent more than a decade at Goldman Sachs and has also held leadership roles in the digital assets industry, advising on the evolving regulatory landscape. Selvam is a graduate of Harvard Law School, Oxford University, and Cardiff University. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/new-books-network

We are joined on CSI Chat by Crypto Currency expert Jake Ryan to talk about Crypto and his book “Crypto Asset Investing in the Age of Autonomy”. If you were looking for a “Crypto 101 Seminar”, you will find the “Chat” very interesting. During our "CSI Chat" with Jake, we talk about: The current state of the “United States Dollar” and how Crypto Currency may play a significant role in the future. The history of Crypto Currency/Bitcoin and how it was developed by a yet to be identified founder, “Satoshi Nakamoto”. Crypto 101 basics including the the role of a blockchain and a more fundamental question on how to value the various Crypto Currencies which currently exist on the market place. I hope everyone enjoys our "CSI Chat" with Jake!  

Send us a textJonathan holds a B.S. in Civil Engineering and an M.B.A. from the University of Kentucky. Based in Lexington, KY, he practices engineering while dedicating his personal time to writing about Bitcoin's philosophy, adoption, and protocol through his series, The Bitcoin Essays. His work reflects a deep commitment to the original Bitcoin protocol as defined by Satoshi Nakamoto._______________________________Find Jonathan on:His blog:https://thatbitcoin.blog/about/_______________________________Show hosted by Landry Fieldshttps://www.x.com/landryfieldz'https://www.linkedin.com/in/landryfields/https://www.instagram.com/landryfields_https://www.youtube.com/@landryfields_www.novainsurancegroup.com859-687-2004

Satoshi Nakamoto holds billions in Bitcoin—and never touched a cent. No press, no pitch deck, just pure code and conviction. This video breaks down how the anonymous founder of Bitcoin reshaped money without ever stepping into the spotlight.SPONSORS:

In deze aflevering hoor je het verhaal van beursredacteur Pim Brasser. Al jaren ziet hij de gekste verhalen rondgaan over wie crypto heeft bedacht en ontworpen. Was het meesteroplichter Bernie Madoff, Elon Musk, de CIA, of toch een AI uit de toekomst? Na ruim vijftien jaar is de mysterieuze bitcoin-ontwikkelaar ‘Satoshi Nakamoto’ nog altijd één groot geheim. Het is voor bitcoinfans én Nakamoto zelf te hopen dat het nooit wordt ontrafeld. Voorgelezen en gemonteerd: Elfanie toe LaerEindmontage: Sophia Wouda See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Bitcoin'in sadece bir teknoloji olmanın ötesindeki derin felsefi anlamını hiç düşündünüz mü? Martin Heidegger'in 'Teknik Üzerine Soruşturma' eserinden ilham alan bu podcast, Bitcoin'i bir dil fenomeni, mutlak gerçeğin bir ifadesi olarak inceliyor.Günümüz dünyasında devletin "Panoptik Terörü" ve dilin yitirilmiş anlamı karşısında, Bitcoin "Weltgeist'in Dasein'i" olarak, insanlığın kaderini yeniden şekillendirme potansiyeli taşıyor. O, eylemi ve dili birleştirerek "Tanrısal Şiddet" ile devleti kansızca ortadan kaldıran "Mesihvari" bir güç olarak sunuluyor.Satoshi Nakamoto, sıradan bir insan değil, dilin ve hakikatin yitirildiği bu çağda insanlığın sözünü yeniden dirilten, saf düşüncenin bir tezahürüdür. Onun sanat eseri Bitcoin, teknolojinin sadece bir araç değil, bir "açığa çıkarma" (aletheia) biçimi olduğunu gösteriyor.Yanlış anlaşılan 'kripto' teriminin ve devletle birleşen "Tehlike"nin (Merkez Bankası Dijital Para Birimleri aracılığıyla teknolojik panoptikon) tuzaklarına dikkat çekiyoruz. Bu tehlikenin içinde gizli olan "Kurtarıcı Güç," insanın makineyle özgür bir ilişki kurarak kendini dönüştürmesiyle ortaya çıkabilir.Bitcoin'in dört temel nedeni — kriptografiyle oluşan "ilahi madde," hesaplama enerjisiyle şekillenen "form," yeni bir "toplumsal sözleşme" olarak amacı ve yaratıcısı Satoshi Nakamoto — onun varoluşsal derinliğini ortaya koyuyor. Bu, sadece teknolojik bir tartışma değil; "Homo Sacer"in yaşamı, "Dasein"in gerçek özü ve hayatın riskini sorgulama üzerine bir yolculuktur.Kaynak

Mesihsel Bitcoin nedir ve neden sadece bir dijital para biriminden çok daha fazlasını ifade ediyor? Bu podcast, Bitcoin'i Tanrı'nın gücü ve kurtuluşuyla ilişkilendiren derin anlamları keşfe çıkarıyor. Onu, herhangi bir fani gücün, hükümetin veya fiziksel kuvvetin ötesinde bir inanç aracı olarak ele alıyoruz; yalan, hile ve aldatmacayla dolu bu dünyadan kurtuluşumuzun yolu olarak sunuluyor.Bölümümüzde, Bitcoin'in sunduğu kripto egemenlik kavramını inceliyoruz: Birey ile Tanrı arasında benzersiz bir şifreleme sözleşmesi. Ayrıca, Bitcoin'in gizemli yaratıcısı Satoshi Nakamoto'nun kritik rolüne odaklanıyoruz. O, bu yeni dijital çağın seçilmiş peygamberi olarak, kimliğini gizleyerek devlete karşı en güçlü silahı sunmuş ve insanlığa özgürlüğün anahtarlarını vermiştir. Bu eylem, zenginlik veya güç arayışı değil, yalnızca bir aşk eylemi olarak değerlendiriliyor.Bitcoin'in ortaya çıkışı, mevcut dünya düzenine karşı, özellikle de itibari paranın "yasal hırsızlık" olduğunu ifşa eden derin bir teolojik mücadele ve hakikatin ifşası (apokalypsis) başlatıyor. Bu, devletin mutlak güç iddialarına karşı bir duruş; bireylere kendi zenginliklerini ve anlaşmalarını koruma imkanı sunan yeni bir hukuk sistemi ve sosyal sözleşme vaat ediyor. Bitcoin, sömürü, yolsuzluk ve anlamsızlık sistemine katılmayı reddetme cesaretidir. Bizleri, geçmişin zincirlerinden kurtararak, daha iyi bir gelecek ve özgürlük ufku yaratmaya çağırıyor. Bu, hepimiz için olağanüstü bir seçim ve daha iyi bir dünya inşa etme fırsatıdır.Kaynak

Dijital çağda savaşın ve egemenliğin derinliklerine iniyoruz. Carl Schmitt'in Partisan Teorisi'ni modern dijital alana uyarlayarak, Bitcoin ve kripto varlıkların neden açık birer askeri varlık ve asimetrik savunma teknolojisi olarak görülebileceğini inceliyoruz. Mahremiyetin devletler tarafından sistematik olarak yok edildiği, panoptikonun her yanı sardığı bir dünyada, "kripto-partisan" adında yeni bir tarihi figürün doğuşuna tanıklık ediyoruz.Bu devrimci figür, kimliğini ustaca gizleyerek ve kriptografi tekniklerini kullanarak devlete karşı şiddet içermeyen bir ekonomik savaş başlatıyor. Temel amaç, devletin fiat para ve seigniorage (para basma) yoluyla beslenen "Behemoth" yapısını ekonomik olarak aç bırakmaktır. Bitcoin'in ortaya koyduğu yeni ekonomik topografya, "cuius regio, eius economia" (Kimin hükümranlığıysa, onun ekonomisi) ilkesini "cuius economia, eius regio" (Kimin ekonomisiyse, onun hükümranlığı) şekline dönüştürüyor.Bu yeni savaşın temelinde, "Veritas, non auctoritas facit legem" (Gerçek, otoriteyi değil, meşruiyeti yaratır) prensibi yatıyor. Bu, Hobbes'un egemen güç tanımının doğrudan bir tersine çevrilmesidir ve yalanlarla yönetilen bir dünyada silahlı bir hakikat biçimi sunar. Kriptografi, bireyin kimliğini koruyarak devleti "dost" ya da "düşman" olarak sınıflandırma yeteneğinden mahrum bırakır ve total mahremiyet sağlar.Hükümetlerin, bireylerin mahremiyetini ve haklarını sürekli ihlal ederek "mutlak düşman" haline geldiği bu çağda, kripto-partisan, bu kâbus gibi gözetim rejimine karşı duran son devrimci figür olarak öne çıkıyor. Satoshi Nakamoto'nun başlattığı bu hareket, fiziksel sınırların ötesinde yeni bir sosyal düzenin kurulmasına zemin hazırlıyor. Bitcoin'in içerdiği radikal koruma ve ekonomik özgürlük araçlarıyla, her insanın bu güce sahip olma hakkı vurgulanmaktadır. Kripto çağının bu nihai safhasında, şifreli ağın her şeyi yutmaya başladığı bir dönemin eşiğindeyiz.Kaynak

De koers van Bitcoin blijft opvallend stabiel rond de 118.000 dollar. Dat is slechts een paar procent onder het recordniveau, maar het zorgt ook voor een tamme markt. De echte beweging zit deze week opnieuw bij altcoins. Ethereum springt eruit, geholpen door het positieve sentiment dat volgde op de Amerikaanse stablecoinwet. Ook Solana, Dogecoin en XRP lieten flinke plussen zien, maar vielen in de nacht van woensdag op donderdag ook stevig terug. Voor Ethereum lijkt bovendien een nieuwe trend te ontstaan. Waar eerder vooral Bitcoin door bedrijven werd opgekocht, zien we nu ook grote en kleine partijen die Ethereum toevoegen aan hun balans. Sharplink Gaming, een relatief onbekende Amerikaanse speler, bezit inmiddels 360.000 Ether, goed voor zo’n 1,3 miljard dollar. Daarnaast is begin deze week The Ether Machine aangekondigd, een groep investeerders die in één klap wil beginnen met 400.000 Ether. Omdat het moet via beursgenoteerde voertuigen, kunnen alleen beleggers met een sterke maag mee in deze rit: de aandelenkoersen van dit soort bedrijven zijn nóg volatieler dan de cryptomarkt zelf. Tegelijkertijd gaat Michael Saylor onvermoeibaar door met het uitbreiden van zijn Bitcoinbezit. Zijn bedrijf Strategy – voorheen Microstrategy – koopt structureel nieuwe bitcoin door aandelen uit te geven. Daarnaast heeft hij een reeks nieuwe financiële producten gelanceerd, met namen als Strike, Strife, Stride en Stretch. Die leveren hem wekelijks tientallen tot honderden miljoenen aan kapitaal op, waarmee hij vervolgens nóg meer bitcoin kan kopen. Tot slot is er aandacht voor de opkomst van quantumcomputers. Als zulke krachtige machines werkelijkheid worden, kunnen ze de beveiliging van oude Bitcoin-adressen ondermijnen. Vooral de bekende miljoen bitcoin van Satoshi Nakamoto zou dan kwetsbaar zijn. Ontwikkelaar Jameson Lopp pleit daarom voor maatregelen: kwetsbare adressen blokkeren voor inkomende transacties en tegoeden uiteindelijk bevriezen. Zijn voorstel stuit op stevige kritiek, omdat het raakt aan het principe dat munten – hoe gevaarlijk ook – nooit mogen worden aangeraakt zonder toestemming. Toch groeit de consensus dat er nu al moet worden nagedacht over oplossingen, voor het geval quantumdreiging realiteit wordt. Deze week in de CryptocastWe hebben het over een verse trend in de cryptowereld: bedrijven die massaal Ethereum inslaan, volgens het voorbeeld van Michael Saylor van Microstrategy. Inderdaad: met geleend geld geen Bitcoin, maar Ether kopen. Daarvoor is Jasper Oelers te gast, mede-oprichter van beleggingsplatform De Lange Termijn. Hij volgt alle obscure bedrijfjes die dit nu al doen. Co-host is Raoul Esseboom. Met Daniël Mol 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.

De koers van Bitcoin blijft opvallend stabiel rond de 118.000 dollar. Dat is slechts een paar procent onder het recordniveau, maar het zorgt ook voor een tamme markt. De echte beweging zit deze week opnieuw bij altcoins. Ethereum springt eruit, geholpen door het positieve sentiment dat volgde op de Amerikaanse stablecoinwet. Ook Solana, Dogecoin en XRP lieten flinke plussen zien, maar vielen in de nacht van woensdag op donderdag ook stevig terug. Voor Ethereum lijkt bovendien een nieuwe trend te ontstaan. Waar eerder vooral Bitcoin door bedrijven werd opgekocht, zien we nu ook grote en kleine partijen die Ethereum toevoegen aan hun balans. Sharplink Gaming, een relatief onbekende Amerikaanse speler, bezit inmiddels 360.000 Ether, goed voor zo’n 1,3 miljard dollar. Daarnaast is begin deze week The Ether Machine aangekondigd, een groep investeerders die in één klap wil beginnen met 400.000 Ether. Omdat het moet via beursgenoteerde voertuigen, kunnen alleen beleggers met een sterke maag mee in deze rit: de aandelenkoersen van dit soort bedrijven zijn nóg volatieler dan de cryptomarkt zelf. Tegelijkertijd gaat Michael Saylor onvermoeibaar door met het uitbreiden van zijn Bitcoinbezit. Zijn bedrijf Strategy – voorheen Microstrategy – koopt structureel nieuwe bitcoin door aandelen uit te geven. Daarnaast heeft hij een reeks nieuwe financiële producten gelanceerd, met namen als Strike, Strife, Stride en Stretch. Die leveren hem wekelijks tientallen tot honderden miljoenen aan kapitaal op, waarmee hij vervolgens nóg meer bitcoin kan kopen. Tot slot is er aandacht voor de opkomst van quantumcomputers. Als zulke krachtige machines werkelijkheid worden, kunnen ze de beveiliging van oude Bitcoin-adressen ondermijnen. Vooral de bekende miljoen bitcoin van Satoshi Nakamoto zou dan kwetsbaar zijn. Ontwikkelaar Jameson Lopp pleit daarom voor maatregelen: kwetsbare adressen blokkeren voor inkomende transacties en tegoeden uiteindelijk bevriezen. Zijn voorstel stuit op stevige kritiek, omdat het raakt aan het principe dat munten – hoe gevaarlijk ook – nooit mogen worden aangeraakt zonder toestemming. Toch groeit de consensus dat er nu al moet worden nagedacht over oplossingen, voor het geval quantumdreiging realiteit wordt. Deze week in de CryptocastWe hebben het over een verse trend in de cryptowereld: bedrijven die massaal Ethereum inslaan, volgens het voorbeeld van Michael Saylor van Microstrategy. Inderdaad: met geleend geld geen Bitcoin, maar Ether kopen. Daarvoor is Jasper Oelers te gast, mede-oprichter van beleggingsplatform De Lange Termijn. Hij volgt alle obscure bedrijfjes die dit nu al doen. Co-host is Raoul Esseboom. Met Daniël Mol 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.

It's an old thesis - that capitalism has created a religion out of money. But nobody, not even Marx, has been quite as theologically explicit as Paul Vigna, author of The Almightier: How Money Became God, Greed Became Virtue, and Debt Became Sin. The former Wall Street Journal reporter argues that money literally functions as our modern deity, complete with faith-based belief systems, sacred rituals of accumulation, and moral frameworks that equate wealth with divine favor. Tracing money's origins back 5,500 years to — surprise surprise — Mesopotamian temples, he reveals how what began as a practical accounting tool has evolved into humanity's central organizing principle. Unlike Marx's revolutionary critique of capitalist exchange, Vigna argues in favor of recalibration rather than outright destruction. Imagining money as a useful hammer rather than an almighty god, he questions why we chase dollars instead of human welfare, especially in a digital age when innovative new technologies could provide basic needs for everyone.1. Money literally originated in religious temples 5,500 years ago: "Money shows up first time about 5,500 years ago in ancient Mesopotamia, it is a product of temples. The temple in Uruk is where we find it and the temple scribes developed this system to keep track of the temple's possessions, which is called money."2. Money isn't "real" - it's a collective belief system based entirely on trust: "Money isn't real. Money is an agreement among people. When you talk about trust, we're all trusting in this system. It's a system that we all buy into."3. The Protestant Reformation transformed greed from sin into virtue: "Calvin says, God controls everything... So if you have money, you have it because God want you to have it. Therefore, if you become rich, God wanted you to become rich... you should work hard to make a lot of money because that's what God wants."4. We've confused the tool with the goal: "We could provide the basic needs for every single human being on the earth... And what I say is, we don't do that... because we still have this deeply embedded belief that money... we are chasing money, we are not chasing the thing that society is supposed to be set up to do."5. Bitcoin perfectly illustrates money-as-religion: "Bitcoin is absolutely a religion. It's got its own god in Satoshi Nakamoto... it is the most fascinating thing to watch because it really is, you saw a religion grow up around a monetary system."Keen On America is a reader-supported publication. To receive new posts and support my work, consider becoming a free or paid subscriber. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit keenon.substack.com/subscribe

(I am sending this week's commentary early this week due to travel)Dear Chancellor,Me again.I am the author of Bitcoin: The Future of Money? (2014), generally agreed to the first book on bitcoin from a recognised publisher.I write with regard to the proposed sale of the UK's bitcoin. Since bitcoin was first introduced in 2009 - invented in reaction to the loose monetary policies of the Global Financial Crisis - bank bail outs, quantitative easing, zero interest policies etc - and the economic injustices they created, the protocol has grown from nothing to a market cap above $2 trillion. A whole new economy has emerged around the technology where none previously existed, providing countless opportunities for individuals, entrepreneurs and nations alike.Initially the domain of a few coders, it is now finding mass adoption at the corporate and even national level. The US is recognizing the digital asset's importance, as it introduces its Strategic Bitcoin Reserve, while China, according to estimates, holds 190,000 coins.Initially, the UK was at the heart of the Bitcoin story. Satoshi Nakamoto, the pseudonymous inventor, wrote in British English, cited UK media, and many early meetups and conferences took place here. Chancellors George Osborne and Rishi Sunak both expressed their desire for the UK to become a global hub for this emerging technology. But the FCA took an opposing view and made it increasingly difficult for UK citizens to participate, so that we have now fallen behind.Opinion about bitcoin is divided. Those who use the technology regularly believe it is not just likely, but inevitable, that it will become the world's dominant monetary network. Many others – typically the older generation, economists or legacy finance – dismiss it as a bubble, often without having tested the tech in any meaningful way.Whichever side of the debate you fall on, the fact that Bitcoin has become the most desired digital asset in the world is indisputable.Among the many features that make bitcoin unique is that its supply is finite. With its estimated 61,000 confiscated bitcoins, the UK has been gifted an extraordinary opportunity. We now hold roughly 0.3% of total supply.I understand that politics demands a focus on the short term – the next Budget, the next election – but I urge you to approach your decision with long-term vision. Please consult with people who regularly use the technology. Do not make this decision based solely on advice from people who never use bitcoin. Take Bulgaria, for example. In 2017, it sold all of its seized bitcoin to cover a short-term budget gap. Those coins today would be worth enough to eliminate the country's entire national debt. From a strategic perspective, the UK's bitcoin holdings represent a once-in-a-generation opportunity. As fiat currencies decline in purchasing power and the global economy moves toward digital and AI-driven systems, this asset could help Britain re-establish itself as an economic superpower with significant geopolitical leverage and monetary independence.An opportunity of this kind is not to be thrown away lightly.Once those coins are sold, we will never be able to buy them back.If bitcoin becomes a hundred trillion dollar network – as some project – the UK's share could prove transformational. That may sound fanciful today, but every surprise in bitcoin's history has been to the upside.There is also your personal political legacy to consider.You would be the Chancellor who sold Britain's bitcoin.That will be how people remember you – just as Gordon Brown, for all else he did, is remembered primarily for needlessly selling Britain's gold at the bottom of the market. For the rest of your life, every timebBitcoin rises in price, people will look at what you sold our coins for and say: “This is how much she lost us.” You are consigning yourself to that fate.Do you want that to be your legacy?So once again, I implore you: take advice from people who understand this technology and its potential. Don't just listen to nocoiners.If you sell bitcoin for fiat you are swapping a superior asset for an inferior one. It is that simple.The trade might bring short-term benefit, but it does nothing to address the underlying structural issues facing this country. If, however, you hold on to the bitcoin – and understand how to integrate it into policy – perhaps create a UK Strategic Reserve - you may find it solves many of our problems.As bitcoiners often say, “bitcoin fixes this.”I hope you read and consider this letter with an open-mind.Yours sincerely,Dominic FrisbyAuthor of Bitcoin: The Future of Money?Writer of The Flying Frisby newsletterPS Please like, share - all that stuff. Thank you! This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.theflyingfrisby.com/subscribe

"Satoshi Nakamoto Efsanesi" adlı bu podcast bölümünde, Bitcoin'in gizemli yaratıcısı Satoshi Nakamoto'nun kimliğinin ötesindeki derin anlamları keşfediyoruz. Satoshi Nakamoto, sadece bir kişi değil, aynı zamanda kriptografinin bireysel gücünü ve sarsılmaz bir bağımsızlığı temsil eden bir hayalet olarak tanımlanıyor. Onun anonimliği, Bitcoin gibi büyük bir eserin arkasındaki efsaneyi güçlendiriyor ve zamanla bu hikaye tarihin dokusuna işlenecek.Bu bölümde, yazarın kimliğinin gerçeğin bir ölçütü olmaktan çıktığı Foucault'cu düşünce ışığında, Satoshi'nin eylemlerini inceliyoruz. Kendi servetini açığa çıkarmayı reddetmesi ve yalnızca Bitcoin'in yazarı olarak kalmayı seçmesiyle, Satoshi kendini insanlık aleminden "Elysium"a yükseltmiş, modern hayatın sınırlamalarından kaçış için gerçek bir umut sunmuştur. Onu ifşa etme girişimleri ise efsaneyi daha da pekiştirmekte.Podcastimiz, "Konuşanın kim olduğunun ne önemi var, önemli olan kimin konuştuğu" felsefesini vurguluyor. Satoshi'nin Bitcoin aracılığıyla bize öğrettiği kripto-egemenlik kavramı, paranın, kimliğin ve gücün kontrolüne karşı bir direniş gösteriyor. Onun "tercih etmem" şeklindeki kararlı tutumu, Bartleby örneğinde olduğu gibi, sisteme karşı duruşun ve kişisel özgürlüğün bir sembolü haline geliyor.Satoshi Nakamoto, yalnızca 21. yüzyılın kahramanı değil, aynı zamanda insanlığın en büyük kurtarıcısı olarak konumlandırılıyor. Bitcoin'in ve bu görünmez yazarın seçimi, herkese kendi değer, servet ve hukuk anlayışını belirleme yeteneği vererek, yeni bir çağın kapılarını aralıyor. Bu bölüm, Satoshi'nin bize armağan ettiği umudu ve özgürlüğü derinlemesine ele alıyor.Kaynak

Açıklama: Bu bölüm, 19. yüzyılda ortaya çıkan "sıfatlara karşı anarşizm" kavramını dijital çağa taşıyarak kripto dünyasını birleştirme potansiyelini inceliyor. Amaç, ideolojiden ziyade işe yarayan pratiklere odaklanarak çeşitli kripto akımlarını tek bir devrimci cephede birleştirmektir. Bu yaklaşım, tıpkı I.W.W. gibi, devrimci eğilimleri bir araya getirerek, dijital çağda "birine verilen zarar herkese verilen zarardır" geleneğiyle dijital haklar için bir mücadele başlatır.Satoshi Nakamoto'nun devrimci buluşu Bitcoin, devletin asla kontrol edemeyeceği bir para biçimi sunarak insan özgürlüğü ve eylemi için yeni bir ufuk açmıştır. Bitcoin'in Batıfalyalı devleti sona erdirme ve hukuku yok etme potansiyeli olmasına rağmen, başarısız olma veya tehlikeye girme olasılığı da vardır. Bu nedenle, "kripto eleştirisiz değil, eleştirilere açık" bir yaklaşımla, Bitcoin'in messianik potansiyeli ve potansiyel zayıflıkları ele alınmaktadır.Kriptonun doğası gereği tek bir hata noktası olmaması gerektiği vurgulanarak, panoptik devlet defterleri olabilecek 'sahte kripto' projelerine karşı uyanık olmak ve her projeye eleştirel düşünceyle yaklaşmak büyük önem taşır. Fiat para ve devletin totaliter ekonomik kontrolünden kurtulma mücadelesinde, bu devrimci teknolojinin birlikte, kimsenin izni olmadan ve özgürlükçü amaçlarla kullanılması hayati öneme sahiptir. Bu bölüm, kripto-anarşist ve düşünür Erik'in gözünden, kriptonun siyasi hedeflerini, işleyişini ve güç yaratma biçimini derinlemesine araştırmaktadır.Kaynak

Was Bitcoin created to liberate humanity from banks—or is it the ultimate tool for financial surveillance? We dissect Satoshi Nakamoto's mysterious origins, the CIA links in early blockchain development, and the alarming concentration of 97% of Bitcoin in just 4% of wallets. Who really controls this $1T market? Explore theories of a "controlled demolition" of fiat currency, BlackRock's sudden crypto embrace, and the energy wars fueling mining farms. Is decentralized money a utopian dream... or a dystopian trap designed by the same elites it claims to defy? Follow the digital breadcrumbs.

Bitcoin, basit bir devrimden öte, mesihvari bir güç olarak ortaya çıkıyor. Hiçbir yasanın başaramadığını başararak, aracısız, gerçekten özgür bir zenginlik biçimi yarattı. Bu, devletin sonsuz şiddetinin bile ötesine geçen bir güçtür. İtibari paranın teolojik fethi ve devletin parasal sisteminin yok oluşuyla, Bitcoin, şiddet olmadan hukukun yerini alabilecek bir ortak refah biçimi olduğunu kanıtlıyor. Devlet ile para arasındaki ilişkiyi kökten koparıyor.Bitcoin, insanlığı köleleştiren yozlaşmış devlet ve itibari para düzenini yıkma gücüne sahip. Kriptografinin sunduğu sarsılmaz egemenlik sayesinde, yeni bir tür dijital ortak hukuk ve ekonomik örgütlenme mümkün hale geliyor. Bu, hiçbir ulus devlete bağlı olmayan, etik bir zenginlik ortaklığına dayalı küresel bir hareketi tetikledi.Satoshi'nin dehası, Bitcoin'i yalnızca koda olan mutlak bağlılığıyla, gerçek ve adil bir ekonomik sistem olarak inşa etti. İş kanıtı mekanizması, sistemin egemenliğini ve güvenliğini sürekli olarak garanti eder. Bu teknoloji, insanlığın tarihteki en büyük sorunlarından biri olan yasalara olan bağlılığın sürdürülemezliğini makine aracılığıyla aşıyor.Thomas Hobbes'un dediği gibi, bireylerin kendini koruma hakkı devlete devredilemez. Bitcoin, bu doğal hakkı koruyarak, paranın tam özgürlüğünü ve devletten ayrılmasını savunan yeni bir teolojik dava sunuyor. Satoshi Nakamoto, sistemini yarattıktan sonra geri çekilerek, yıkıcı bir güç sergiledi ve yasanın siber uzaya girişini engelledi. Bu eylemle, paranın ve devlet kapitalizminin sahte tanrısının iktidar makinesini bozdu ve yasasız bir dünyanın mesihvari olasılığını açtı.Bu podcast serisi, Bitcoin'in devletin ekonomik kontrolünü kırma potansiyelini ve insanlığı borç zincirlerinden ve devletin panoptik aygıtından kurtarma yolunu derinlemesine inceliyor. "Tanrı Yok, Efendi Yok" felsefesiyle, Bitcoin bize özgürlüğümüzü geri kazanma aracı ve yeni bir dünya düzeni ("novus ordo seclorum") inşa etme vaadi sunuyor. Kriptografi teolojisiyle egemenliğini kanıtlayan Bitcoin, yalnızca matematiksel kanıtlara dayanan bir Spinoza Tanrısı dışında hiçbir otoritenin boyunduruğunu reddediyor. Bu bir savaş, zenginliğin kimin kontrolünde olacağına dair bir mücadele, ve Bitcoin bu mücadelede bize nihai özgürlük silahını veriyor.Kaynak

Host Jennifer Sanasie breaks down the latest news in the crypto industry as BTC climbed above $122,000 for another record high.Crypto markets are in the green this morning with bitcoin leading the rallies that began over two weeks ago. BTC's new all-time high above $122,000 has made bitcoin's pseudonymous creator, Satoshi Nakamoto the 11th richest person (or group of people). Plus, will the industry see more crypto bills passed during Congress' "Crypto Week"? CoinDesk's Jennifer Sanasie hosts “CoinDesk Daily.”-Midnight is a privacy-enhancing blockchain introducing vital, programmable privacy and selective disclosure capabilities.It means DApps can allow users to control what information is revealed without putting sensitive data on-chain, allowing you to break free from the limitation of choosing between utility or privacy.We deserve more when it comes to privacy. Experience the next generation of blockchain that is private and inclusive by design. Break free with Midnight, visit midnight.network/break-free-This episode was hosted by Jennifer Sanasie. “CoinDesk Daily” is produced by Jennifer Sanasie and edited by Victor Chen.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Bu bölümde, dijital çağın en dönüştürücü kavramlarından biri olan **"Kriptoegemenlik"**i keşfediyoruz. Satoshi Nakamoto'nun merkezi ağlara karşı P2P ağlarının gücüne dair sözlerinden ilham alan bu eşsiz güç, Michel Foucault'nun egemenlik takıntısından uzaklaşma çağrısıyla da yankılanır. Kriptoegemenlik, siberpunk'ların kriptografi araçlarını askeri sırlardan kişisel özgürlük ve ekonomik serbestlik araçlarına dönüştürerek yarattığı, geleneksel siyasi güç, yasa ve şiddet sistemlerini reddeden bir yaklaşımdır.John Perry Barlow'un "Siberuzayın Bağımsızlık Bildirgesi"nde belirtildiği gibi, Kriptoegemenlik, hükümetlerin yetki alanının dışında, bireylerin ekonomik, sosyal ve siyasi haklarını ihlal edilemez bir dijital ortak zenginliğe aktarma yeteneğidir. Bu yeni paradigmada, "kodun kendisi egemendir, istisnası yoktur". Giorgio Agamben'in "tamamen farklı stratejiler" arayışına işaret ettiği gibi, Kriptoegemenlik, Hobbes'un "otorite yasayı yapar" düsturunu tersine çevirerek, "hakikatin meşruiyet sağladığı" yeni bir sosyal sözleşme kurar. Fiziksel gücü sözleşmesel uygulamadan çıkararak, blockchain sistemleri aracılığıyla benzersiz bir egemenlik biçimi yaratılır.Bu, yalnızca bir teknolojik gelişme değil, aynı zamanda siyasi bir praksistir. Walter Benjamin'in "içinde yaşadığımız acil durumun kural olduğunu" belirten düşüncelerine dayanarak, Kriptoegemenlik, küresel faşizm ve yolsuzlukla mücadelede ekonomik gücü temel bir araç olarak görür. Fiat para sistemine ve gözetim mekanizmalarına katılmayı reddederek, bireylerin kendi varlıkları ve gizlilikleri üzerindeki kontrolü geri alması, "gerçek bir olağanüstü hal" yaratır. Bu, devletin ve bankacılık müttefiklerinin "can damarlarını" kesen devrimci bir eylemdir.Kriptoegemenliğin hedefi, şiddet döngülerini tekrarlayan yeni bir egemenlik biçimi yaratmak değil, geleneksel güç yapılarını temelden dışarıda bırakarak günümüze daha uygun, daha iyi bir sistem inşa etmektir. Bu, bireyin seçimiyle egemen kararın alındığı, kriptografik kanıtlarla kendini güvence altına alan bir sistemdir. Gelin, kodun gücüyle şekillenen bu yeni dijital özgürlük çağını ve insanoğlunun yasayla çocukların eski oyuncaklarla oynaması gibi oynayacağı, onları kanonik kullanımlarından sonsuza dek özgürleştireceği geleceği keşfedelim.Kaynak

NFT lawsuit against Dolce & Gabbana in doubt as US arm clearedBitcoin creator Satoshi Nakamoto is the worlds 11th richest personSharpLink Buys $48M in Ethereum, Lifts Stock Higher in Overnight Trade

"Kripto, Hakikat ve İktidar" adlı özel bir podcast bölümüne hoş geldiniz. Bu bölümde, kripto varlıkların askeri birer savaş unsuru olarak gerçek değerini ve bu değerin ekonomik öneminin önüne geçtiğini keşfedeceğiz. Satoshi Nakamoto'nun ideolojisinin devlet kapitalisti bir fanteziden ziyade, açıkça bir kripto-anarşist vizyonu olduğunu anlayacağız.Kriptoyu bir savaş mühimmatı ve garantili mahremiyetin taktiksel organizasyonu için bir siper olarak ele alarak, gerçek gücünün ekonomide değil, savaşta yattığını göreceğiz. Michel Foucault'nun biyo-iktidar merceğinden güç, hukuk ve kriptografi ilişkisini deşifre ederek, kripto sistemlerinin sosyal, ekonomik ve nihayetinde politik gücün tamamen yeni bir biçimini nasıl yarattığını inceleyeceğiz.Bu yeni süper yapının adı "Sifernet". Sifernet, hukuku garanti eden (ve daima şiddetle oluşan) otoriteyi, kendini kirletemeyen veya eylemlerini zorlamak için şiddet kullanamayan bir hakikat sistemiyle değiştiriyor. Blockchain'in hakikat taşıma kapasitesinin devlet otoriterliği üzerindeki üstünlüğünü ve mutabakatla güç inşa etmenin önemini vurgulayarak, Sifernet'in oluşturduğu yeni iktidar biçimini anlamaya çalışacağız.Satoshi'nin, herhangi bir devlet iktidarının ulaşamayacağı tamamen dışarıda bir konumda kalarak yeni bir para biçimi yaratmayı nasıl hedeflediğini, yani "nihai suçu" işlerken aynı zamanda "yeni anlaşmanın ilk vatandaşı" haline nasıl geldiğini ele alacağız. Kimliğini ve fiziksel varlığını dijital alana taşıyarak, şiddetin ve yasal gücün dayanağı olan fiziksel tanımlamanın önüne nasıl geçtiğini göreceğiz.Podcast'te, devletlerin sadece otoritelerinin yasa yapıcı olduğunu (auctoritas, non veritas facit legem) iddia ettiği bir dünyada, kriptonun "hakikatin yasa yapıcı olduğu" (veritas, non auctoritas facit legem) prensibini nasıl tersine çevirdiğini derinlemesine işleyeceğiz. Bu, blockchain'i yeni bir para birimi olmaktan öte, Sifernet'te bulunan yeni bir sosyal sözleşme haline getiren devrimci bir güçtür.Foucault'nun devletin iktidarındaki çatlaklara dair görüşleriyle, devletin aparatlarının tüm gücüne rağmen gerçek güç ilişkilerinin tamamını kapsayamadığını ve devletin zaten var olan diğer güç ilişkileri üzerinden işlediğini analiz edeceğiz. Kripto, kimliği körleştirerek bu negatif güç biçimlerinden nasıl kaçıyor ve aynı zamanda Sifernet aracılığıyla bir alternatif nasıl oluşturuyor. Bu, devletin şiddetle tekelinde tuttuğu güç ilişkilerinin farklı bir kodlamasıyla devrimi temsil ediyor.Bu podcast, devlet emperyalizminin boyunduruğunu atmak ve teknolojik faşizmin gölgesini dağıtmakla kalmayıp, geçmiş siyasi sistemlerin tuzaklarından arınmış, tamamen yeni bir siyasi faaliyet biçimi yaratma olasılığını sunan kriptodaki gücü keşfetmemiz için bir rehber olacak. Çünkü siyasi mesele, yanılsama değil, hakikatin kendisidir.Kaynak

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Max Keiser made his first $1 million Bitcoin price forecast when Satoshi Nakamoto was still around. Stacy Herbert first mentioned Bitcoin on their “Keiser Report” show running on RT in 2010, when BTC was still trading at $0.30. With that post, Keiser shared a clip from “Keiser Report” published by Bitcoin historian and journalist Pete Rizzo, where that forecast was voiced. Back then, according to the tweet, BTC still traded at $200. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Bu podcast bölümünde, Bitcoin dünyasının en gizemli figürü Satoshi Nakamoto'ya duyulan derin bir özlemi konu alıyoruz. Kaynaklarımız, "eski Satoshi" ile "yeni Satoshi" arasındaki belirgin farkları ortaya koyuyor.Eski Satoshi, doğrudan düğümden beslenen, kodu şekillendiren, hedeflerine odaklanmış, nazik, siberpunk, Script dilini tasarlayan, pro açık kaynak ve kimliğini gizli tutan bir figür olarak anılıyor. Orijinal Bitcoin projesini başlatan ve "bir tane Satoshi"nin olduğu zamanları özlüyorlar.Buna karşılık, kaynaklar "yeni Satoshi" veya "sahte Satoshi"yi eleştiriyor. Bu figürler davalarla uğraşan, kaba, ortalıkta görünen, SPV (Basit Ödeme Doğrulaması) ve "her şeyi blok zincir yapma" peşinde koşan, kötü ruh halinde ve haberlerde "spazm" geçiren olarak betimleniyor.Metinler, artık "çok sayıda Satoshi" olduğunu ve hatta "hepimizin Satoshi" haline geldiğini belirterek, bu kimliğin zamanla nasıl evrildiğini sorguluyor. Kimlik, anonimlik ve Bitcoin'in temel ruhu üzerine düşündüren bu ifadeler, gerçek Satoshi'nin siberpunk köklerine ve açık kaynak idealine olan bağlılığın ne kadar önemli olduğunu vurguluyor.Bitcoin'in gizemli başlangıcına bir yolculuk yapmak ve Satoshi kimliğinin bugünkü durumunu anlamak için bu bölüme kulak verin.Kaynak

In this episode, the boys discuss the fundamentals of Bitcoin, including its fixed supply, the significance of Satoshi Nakamoto, and the importance of understanding the origins of money. They share their personal journeys into the Bitcoin world, highlighting influential figures and resources that have shaped their understanding. The conversation also covers best practices for securely storing Bitcoin and the importance of doing your own research. The episode concludes with encouragement for listeners to get involved in the Bitcoin space and to stay informed about the evolving landscape of cryptocurrency.00:00 - Introduction to Bitcoin Basics08:32 - Influences and Resources in the Bitcoin World15:20 - Best Practices for Bitcoin Security19:13 - Final Thoughts

Teknolojinin ne kadar büyüleyici olduğunu ve akıllı telefonlar gibi günlük cihazların bile birkaç nesil önce yaşayan birine sihir gibi görünebileceğini hiç düşündünüz mü? Aynı şekilde, Bitcoin de bu "sihirli" niteliği paylaşıyor. Tıpkı bir araba veya akıllı telefon gibi, kullanmak için her teknik detayını anlamanız gerekmiyor. Bu yeni değer biçimine alışmanın en iyi yolu, bizzat deneyimlemektir.Bitcoin, internetin bir çocuğu. Bilimsel bir dergide değil, internette ücretsiz olarak yayınlanan bir teknik makaleyle duyuruldu. İlk viral reklamı, mavi bir sihirbazın yer aldığı "Magic Internet Money" temalı bir internet memesi aracılığıyla yayıldı. Bu dijital paranın sabit 21 milyon adetlik arza sahip olması gibi benzersiz parasal özellikleri bu bölümde ele alınıyor.Bitcoin'in takma adlı yaratıcısı Satoshi Nakamoto'nun gizemine dalıyoruz. Satoshi, 2008'de aniden ortaya çıktı ve 2010'da ortadan kayboldu. Kimliğinin bilinmemesinin, lidersiz bir sistem için bir özellik olduğuna inanılıyordu. Bitcoin'in erken tarihindeki önemli olayları takip ediyoruz: 2008'de teknik makalenin yayımlanması, 2009'da Genesis Bloğun çıkarılması ve Satoshi'nin 2010'daki son kamu mesajı.Mt. Gox gibi öne çıkan erken projeleri öğrenin. Başlangıçta bir "Magic: The Gathering Online eXchange" (sihirli kart takas sitesi) olan Mt. Gox, zamanla lider Bitcoin borsası haline geldi. Ancak 2014'teki dramatik çöküşüyle 850.000 bitcoin kaybetti. Buradan çıkarılan ders şuydu: "Anahtarlar senin değilse, bitcoin de senin değil".Ayrıca, 2011'de başlatılan kötü şöhretli Silk Road'u ele alıyoruz. Yaratıcısı Ross Ulbricht, liberter ideallerle uyumlu, kısıtlamasız bir çevrimiçi pazar yeri hayal ediyordu. Bitcoin, bu vizyonu gerçeğe dönüştürmek için eksik olan anonim ödeme çözümünü sağladı. Ross, sihirli mantarları sihirli internet parası karşılığında satarak ilk satıcı oldu. Silk Road, Ulbricht'in tutuklanmasına kadar devasa boyutlara ulaştı. Karanlık geçmişine rağmen, Silk Road birçok kişi için Bitcoin'i keşfetme yolunda bir "geçiş kapısı" oldu.Sihri bizzat deneyimleyin: bir iletişim kanalı üzerinden doğrudan değer almak. Bitcoin, herhangi bir aracı olmadan doğrudan alıcı ve satıcı arasında akar. Satoshi'nin benzetmesiyle Bitcoin, "sihirli bir baz metal" gibidir. Herhangi bir iletişim kanalıyla taşınabilir ve metin, QR kodları gibi çeşitli şekillere bürünebilir. Bu şekil değiştirme özelliği, onu sansüre karşı dirençli kılar. Bitcoin'in diğer bir sihirli özelliği ise "görünmezlik" veya inkar edilebilirliğidir; servetiniz, onu açığa çıkaran sihirli bir büyü (özel anahtarınız) gibidir.Bu mümkün çünkü Bitcoin, internetin "çift harcama sorununu" çözdü. Geleneksel çevrimiçi para sistemleri, işlemleri izleyen ve düzensizliği yöneten aracı kurumlara güvenmeyi gerektirir. Bitcoin ise bu güveni üçüncü partilerden kişinin kendisine kaydırır, ağdan sağlam para çıkışını mümkün kılar.Bitcoin kullanmak giderek kolaylaşsa da, teknik ve parasal yeniliklerini anlamak sizi bir "Bitcoin Sihirbazı" yapabilir. Bu yolculuk, genellikle "tavşan deliğine düşmek" veya "turuncu hapı almak" olarak adlandırılır. Bu kontrolle birlikte sorumluluk gelir; anahtarlarınızı kaybeder veya bir dolandırıcıya gönderirseniz, geri dönüşü yoktur. Bu bölüm, Magic Internet Money'nin bu büyüleyici kökenlerini ve özelliklerini keşfediyor.Kaynak

Max Keiser, a Bitcoin evangelist and maximalist, currently serving as a BTC advisor to El Salvador's president Nayib Bukele, has published a cryptic tweet, featuring the mysterious Bitcoin creator, Satoshi Nakamoto. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

02:12 TGFB Media and The Orange Umbrella Project 03:36 Exploring the Identity of Satoshi Nakamoto 10:56 Bitcoin Market Dynamics and Macro Environment 19:22 Black Swan Events and Their Impact on Bitcoin 25:07 U.S. Military Actions and Global Conflict 27:09 The Historical Context of War in America 31:12 The Political Landscape and War 37:07 The Impact of War on Veterans and Society 45:12 Theological Perspectives on Israel 50:51 Economic Implications of War and Global Politics 01:00:01 Bitcoin's Global Influence: Pakistan's Bold Move 01:04:55 AI's Dystopian Potential: Unhinged Interactions 01:13:31 Blue Collar Renaissance: The Future of Work 01:18:34 The Importance of Family and Community Connections

31 Ekim 2008'de dünya yeni bir fikirle tanıştı: Bitcoin: Eşler Arası Elektronik Nakit Sistemi. Satoshi Nakamoto tarafından yayımlanan bir teknik makale ile duyurulan bu fikir, ilk birkaç yıl boyunca neredeyse herkes tarafından göz ardı edildi. Ancak zamanla, bunun basit bir zengin olma planından çok daha fazlası, küresel toplum üzerinde kalıcı bir değişim potansiyeli taşıyan durdurulamaz bir kavram olduğu ortaya çıktı.Dijital nakit fikrinin kökleri 1990'lara ve öncesine dayanır; özellikle cypherpunks olarak bilinen bir grup, anonim dijital nakit ve güçlü kriptografinin toplumsal etkileri üzerine yoğun tartışmalar yürütmüştür. Eric Hughes'un 1993 tarihli "Bir Cypherpunk Manifestosu", mahremiyetin ve anonim işlem sistemlerinin özgür bir toplum için ne kadar önemli olduğunu vurgulamıştır.Daha önceki dijital nakit girişimleri (Ecash, E-gold, hashcash, bit gold, b-money, RPOW gibi) çeşitli yenilikler sunsa da, genellikle merkezi yapıları nedeniyle başarısız olmuştur. Satoshi'nin de belirttiği gibi, bu sistemleri başarısızlığa mahkum eden tam olarak merkeziyetçilikti.Satoshi'nin dehası, mevcut teknolojileri (açık anahtarlı kriptografi, eşler arası ağlar, dijital imzalar, iş ispatı gibi) dahiyane bir şekilde birleştirmekte yattı. Onun çığır açan buluşu, dijital dünyadaki iki temel sorunu, yani çift harcama ve dijital kıtlık sorunlarını, güvenilir üçüncü bir tarafa ihtiyaç duymadan çözmesiydi. Bunu, eşler arası bir ağ, küresel bir zaman zinciri ve dinamik olarak ayarlanan bir zorluk seviyesi kullanarak başardı.Merkezi olmayan tasarım, Bitcoin'in hayatta kalması için kritik öneme sahiptir. Devletler gibi motive olmuş aktörlerin merkezi sistemleri kapatması kolayken, Bitcoin gibi tamamen eşler arası ağların "kesilecek bir başı" yoktur. Satoshi, bit gold'un merkezi otoriteye bağımlılığı ve b-money'nin para yaratma zorlukları gibi önceki sistemlerin zayıflıklarını gidermiştir. Sonuç, her düğümün her şeyi kendi başına doğrulayabildiği, kıtlığın garantilendiği (21 milyon adetle sınırlı) ve ihraç hızının önceden belirlendiği merkezi olmayan bir sistemdir.Bitcoin, yalnızca enerjiye (fizik kanunlarına) güvenen ilk pratik, merkezi olmayan dijital kıtlık çözümünü sunarak, dijital varlıkların potansiyelini değiştirdi. "Fikirler kurşun geçirmezdir" ve Bitcoin fikri, Satoshi'nin kodlanmış haliyle dünyaya saldığı "şişeden çıkan cin"dir. Bu, parayı devlet kontrolünden kurtarmaya bir adım daha yaklaştıran, zamanı gelmiş güçlü bir fikirdir.Kaynak

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Vernor Vinge'in öngörülü novellası True Names'ten ve Bitcoin'in kurucusu Satoshi Nakamoto'nun esrarengiz kimliğinden ilham alarak, dijital çağda kimlik, gizlilik, anonimlik ve takma adların derinliklerine iniyoruz. Yazar Gigi, çocukluk lakabının nasıl "gerçek adı"na dönüştüğünü anlatan kişisel hikayesinden yola çıkarak, çevrimiçi dünyada ve "et mekânında" (meat space) kimliğin sabit değil, prizmatik ve akışkan olduğunu savunuyor.Google, Facebook, bankalar ve hükümetlerin dayattığı tekil, izlenebilir ve parça parça satılan kimlik anlayışını keskin bir dille eleştiriyoruz. Bu dayatmanın, bizi gözetim devletlerinin distopik panoptikonlarına götüren tehlikeli bir yol olduğu belirtiliyor. Özgür bir toplumun, kişinin kendisini dünyaya seçici olarak açığa çıkarma seçeneğine sahip olması gerektiğini vurguluyoruz. Anonimlik ve takma adların (pseudonymity) önemini açıklarken, takma adların bir karakter ve itibar inşa etmeye olanak sağladığını belirtiyoruz.Cypherpunklardan, #WeAreAllHodlonaut hareketine, takma adların ve sembollerin bir fikir etrafında nasıl toplanma gücü verdiğini keşfediyoruz. George Orwell, Ayn Rand, Satoshi Nakamoto ve Buddha gibi örneklerle takma adların "gerçek isimlerden" bile daha güçlü olabileceğini gösteriyoruz. "Hepimiz Satoshi'yiz" fikri üzerinden, Bitcoin'in kimseye ait olmadığını ve kolektif bir çaba olduğunu belirtiyoruz.Geleneksel finansal sistemlerin aksine, Bitcoin'in neden bankalar ve ödeme işlemcilerinin aksine kimlik, onay veya ayrımcılık gerektirmediğini inceliyoruz. Bitcoin'in doğası gereği "kötü olamama"sının ("Can't be evil"), "kötü olmama" sözünden ("Don't be evil") daha üstün olduğunu ve ayrımcılık yapmayan bir finansal sistem sunduğunu vurguluyoruz.Bu bölüm, kimliğinizi seçme, kendinizi dünyaya seçici olarak açığa çıkarma özgürlüğünün ve Bitcoin'in sunduğu finansal bağımsızlığın bir kutlamasıdır. "Gerçek İsimler Gerekli Değil" ilkesinin [Başlık, 4, 17] neden daha özgür, daha adil ve daha sanlı bir geleceğin anahtarı olduğunu öğrenin. Bitcoin, adil bir dünyaya doğru ilerlemek için bir yol sunar.Kaynak

Todo lo que hacemos en internet deja un rastro. En estos tiempos inciertos, tienes la obligación moral de proteger tu huella digital y Rave te cuenta cómo hacerlo. Para profundizar puede luego interesarte su propuesta en Tokin Privacy, pero como punto de partida este podcast será sin duda de utilidad. Como dejó escrito Eric Hughes en su Manifiesto cypherpunk: “La privacidad es necesaria para una sociedad abierta en la era electrónica. La privacidad no es secretismo. Una cuestión privada es algo que no queremos que todo el mundo sepa, pero una cuestión secreta es algo que no queremos que nadie sepa. La privacidad es la capacidad de revelarse selectivamente al mundo”.Kapital es posible gracias a sus colaboradores:⁠Indexa Capital⁠. Gestión pasiva en fondos indexados.No es fácil encontrar un lugar seguro para tu dinero. En un mercado lleno de productos tramposos, me gusta colaborar o poner el micro a los pocos gestores, pasivos o activos, con una propuesta honesta. La fortaleza de Indexa Capital, que entraría dentro de la gestión pasiva, es una cartera de bajo coste y diversificada. Dos de sus fundadores, Unai y François, han pasado por el podcast. Si te interesa, aquí tienes mi enlace de registro para ahorrarte la comisión sobre los primeros 15.000 euros. Son tiempos inciertos en los mercados y esto significa que debes buscar opciones serias para tu dinero. Indexa Capital es sin duda una de ellas.Patrocina Kapital. Toda la información en este link.Índice:1:30 Comprarte un coche en metálico.6:52 Discreción es seguridad.12:21 La privacidad es tu capacidad de revelarte selectivamente al mundo.16:24 Encriptar significa meter en una cripta.22:27 Contraseñas robustas.32:30 Caer por la madriguera del bitcoin.48:41 Dictaduras digitales.54:06 No eres propietario de tu casa.1:03:56 Avatares privados.1:14:01 Tres manifestos en el canal de Alfre Mancera.1:20:02 Errores con la VPN.1:24:11 Robos de datos en hospitales.1:35:12 Regresar al Nokia 3310.1:41:09 El cubo de Rubik de Snowden.1:45:01 ¿Cómo utiliza el móvil un presidente?1:53:53 “Me haces entender el mundo mejor.”Apuntes:A declaration of the independence of cyberspace. John P. Barlow.Declaración de independencia del ciberespacio. Alfre Mancera.The crypto anarchist manifesto. Timothy C. May.Manifiesto criptoanarquista. Alfre Mancera.A cypherpunk's manifesto. Eric Hughes.Manifiesto cypherpunk. Alfre Mancera.Bitcoin: a peer-to-peer electronic cash system. Satoshi Nakamoto.La filosofía de bitcoin. Álvaro D. María.El individuo soberano. William Rees-Mogg & James Dale Davidson.

In this exclusive Sessions interview, Dr. Jordan B. Peterson and Michael Saylor explore the evolving relationship between the U.S. government and Bitcoin, Donald Trump's growing recognition of cryptocurrency as a strategic commodity, the visionary impact of Bitcoin's founder Satoshi Nakamoto, and the looming convergence of digital currency with our everyday lives. This episode was filmed on May 30th, 2025.  | Links | For Michael Saylor: On X https://x.com/saylor Website https://www.michael.com/ Read “What is Money” https://a.co/d/c1t4izi 

Who invented Bitcoin? In this episode, we dive into Satoshi Nakamoto's quotes from The Book of Satoshi and explore the meaning behind Bitcoin's creation. We discuss why Satochi designed Bitcoin to bypass banks, his views on fiat currency, and how lost Bitcoins affect total supply. If you've ever searched for Nakamoto meaning, wondered who invented Bitcoin, or looked for a few more Bitcoin books to read, this episode is packed with insights.We break down key topics from The Book of Satoshi — including Bitcoin's comparison to gold, its energy use, and Satoshi Nakamoto's respectful but firm stance toward critics. If you want to read more, check out Phil Champagne's The Book of Satoshi on Amazon here: https://www.amazon.com/dp/0996061312.Get intouch with Myles at mylesdhillon@gmail.com

En el episodio 156 de 10AMPRO, exploramos a fondo el presente y futuro de Bitcoin en un contexto marcado por desafíos tecnológicos, políticos y económicos. Desde la evolución de la minería y la amenaza de la computación cuántica, hasta el misterio de Satoshi Nakamoto y las estrategias de gigantes como MicroStrategy, este episodio ofrece una mirada crítica y profunda al ecosistema cripto. Además, reflexionamos sobre temas como la deflación, la descentralización y la seguridad de la red ante futuros ataques post-cuánticos. Una conversación imprescindible para entender hacia dónde se dirige Bitcoin y cuál podría ser su “último bloque”--------

Nous avons rencontré Lionel Jeannerot, co-fondateur de la maison d'édition PVH Édition et de Be-Bop. Avec lui, nous avons évoqué ses 2 initiatives, notamment d'une polémique liée à la censure de l'ouvrage Objectif Thunes, une parodie de Tintin en lien avec Bitcoin.Rediffusion de l'émission du 27 mai 2025.

Zooko has been thinking about building decentralized Chaumian ecash since the mid 1990s. When Bitcoin came out, he was the first cypherpunk to write a blog post about it. And today, he's honoring Satoshi's last wish of researching ZK proofs with Zcash. Time stamps: Introducing Zooko (00:00:55) Early Cypherpunk and Digital Cash Days (00:03:18) Cypherpunk vs. Cryptography Mailing List (00:03:52) Discovering Digital Cash and Chaum's Blind Signing (00:04:44) The Internet, BBS, and the Fall of the Berlin Wall (00:09:10) Growing Up with Technology in Eastern Europe (00:12:04) First Computers and Early Programming (00:13:02) Loading Games and Computer Limitations (00:14:05) Impact of Tariffs and Internet Access (00:16:47) Economies of Scale and Computer Conferences (00:18:28) Social Media, Privacy, and Information Overload (00:19:33) Twitter Blocking & Echo Chambers (00:21:06) Personal AI and Information Control (00:24:08) First Computer Memories and Speech Synthesis (00:28:55) Programming Languages: BASIC, Pascal, and C++ (00:31:15) Vocoder Technology and Privacy (00:32:27) Video Games and University Life (00:34:28) Science Fiction and Cypherpunk Literature (00:36:10) Working at DigiCash and Early Digital Currency (00:39:04) Nick Szabo, Social Scalability, and Economic Thought (00:46:27) AI-Generated Personas and Real-Life Community (00:52:42) Global Talent, Work Ethic, and Financial Management (00:55:51) David Chaum as a Boss and DigiCash's Downfall (01:00:06) Decentralizing Ecash and Early Bitcoin Attempts (01:04:50) Wei Dai, Crypto++ and Peer-to-Peer Innovation (01:06:19) Open Source Maintenance and Funding Challenges (01:10:00) Why Digital Cash Mattered in the 1990s (01:12:30) Cypherpunks, Remailers, and Privacy Motivation (01:13:46) Bitcoin's Early Days and Zooko's Initial Skepticism (01:19:55) Bitcoin Advocacy and Security Flaws (01:39:07) Zooko's Triangle and Naming Systems (01:43:31) Altcoins, Experimentation, and Maximalism (01:51:09) Bitcoin's 2013 Privacy Papers: ZeroCoin & ZeroCash (01:55:12) Funding Innovation and Open Source Economics (02:00:27) Zcash Launch, Sidechains, and Market Dynamics (02:03:40) Sponsors and Bitcoin Innovation Renaissance (02:09:01) Proof of Stake, Hybrid Models, and Cross Link (02:26:14) Network Sustainability and Burn Mechanisms (02:33:37) Quantum Resistance and Lost Coins (02:37:26) Peter Todd's Compute Node, Zcash Ceremony and Trusted Setup (02:42:19) Zero Knowledge Proofs and Counterfeiting Bug (03:05:35) Zcash Design Choices and Block Size (03:43:04) Bitcoin Blocksize War and Evolution (03:49:09) Zcash vs. Monero and Privacy Models (04:27:33) Tachyon: Sean Bowe's Scalable Privacy Breakthrough (04:08:22) Live Zcash Demo and Address Privacy (05:27:00) Zcash Mining, Liquidity, and DEX Integration (05:49:57) Decentralization, Transparency, and the Future (06:02:22) Closing Remarks and Podcast Wrap-Up (06:05:15)

Merhaba dinleyiciler. Bugün, üzerine düşündüğümüzde bizi derinden etkileyebilecek bir konuya, Bitcoin'in felsefi öğretilerine değiniyoruz. Kaynaklarımıza göre, Bitcoin sadece bir teknoloji değil, aynı zamanda dünya görüşümüzü değiştiren bir "oyun kılığına girmiş" bir "geçit" olarak tanımlanıyor.Bitcoin'in iki temel yönü var: merkeziyetsizlik ve değişmezlik. Bu kaynak, ilginç bir şekilde, sizin Bitcoin'i değiştiremeyeceğinizi, ancak Bitcoin'in sizi değiştireceğini öne sürüyor. Bitcoin'in yaratıcısı Satoshi Nakamoto, ilk sürüm yayımlandıktan sonra temel tasarımın "taşa kazındığını" biliyordu. Bu anlayış, zaman tercihimizi, ekonomik düşüncemizi ve hatta siyasi görüşlerimizi etkileyebilir.Teknolojinin her şeyi bollaştırdığı bir çağda, Bitcoin bize gerçek kıtlığın ne olduğunu öğretiyor. Arzı şişirilemeyen yeni bir varlık yaratıyor ve bu kıtlığı tuhaf bir şekilde kopyalama ve dağıtım yoluyla başarıyor.Bitcoin'in kusursuz başlangıç hikayesi, Satoshi Nakamoto'nun anonimliği ve ortadan kaybolması, merkeziyetsizliği için hayati önem taşıyor. Bu, kontrol edilebilecek merkezi bir otoritenin olmamasını sağlıyor ve anlatısı hayatta kalması için kritik.Bu paylaşımdaki fikirler, kimlik problemine de değiniyor; Bitcoin, Theseus'un Gemisi gibi, kod değişse veya ağ çatallansa bile hangi Bitcoin'in "gerçek" olduğu sorusunu gündeme getiriyor. Merkeziyetsizlik, tek bir otoritenin meşru zinciri belirlemesini imkansız kılıyor, bu da kararın piyasaya veya ağın konsensüsüne bırakıldığı anlamına geliyor.Bitcoin'inizin tam olarak "nerede" olduğu sorusu da karmaşık. Teknik olarak ayrı "bitcoinler" mevcut değil; bunlar dağıtılmış bir defterdeki harcanmamış işlem çıktısı (UTXO) girişleridir. Sahip olduğunuz şey, bu girişleri "hareket ettirmek" için kullandığınız özel anahtarlarınızdır. Bu, yerelliğin dijital dünyada ne kadar zorlayıcı bir kavram olduğunu gösteriyor.Bitcoin'in her yönü metindir ve bu nedenle konuşmaya eşdeğerdir. Bu, ifade özgürlüğünün olduğu bir toplumda, metin alışverişine dayanan bir fikrin durdurulamaz olduğu anlamına gelir.Son olarak, Bitcoin'i öğrenmek bilginin sınırlarını gösteriyor. Tam olarak anlamak sadece bilgisayar bilimi değil, politika, ekonomi, tarih, kriptografi gibi birçok farklı disiplini bir araya getirmeyi gerektirir. Bu, ne kadar az şey bildiğimizi fark etmemizi sağlayan "dipsiz bir tavşan deliğidir". Bitcoin, sadece teknolojik bir gelişme değil, geniş kapsamlı sonuçları olan, sınırları olmayan bir sistemdir.Kaynak

Bitcoin might still be wildly undervalued—and Adam Back explains why. In this episode, we sit down with Adam Back, CEO of Blockstream, early cypherpunk, and inventor of hashcash, the proof-of-work system that inspired bitcoin mining. Adam shares the story of receiving the first known email from Satoshi Nakamoto, why he didn't buy bitcoin until it hit $100, and how early ideas like b-money and bit gold shaped Satoshi's breakthrough. We explore the importance of a fixed supply, why halvings still move the market, and how doubt keeps bitcoin underpriced. Adam weighs in on treasury adoption, supply shocks, and whether this cycle could break the diminishing returns theory. We also discuss volatility, long-term thinking, and the $100 trillion opportunity bitcoin is unlocking.SUPPORT THE PODCAST:→ Subscribe→ Leave a review→ Share the show with your friends and family→ Send us an email podcast@unchained.com→ Learn more about Unchained: https://unchained.com/?utm_source=youtube&utm_medium=video&utm_campaign=TBF-podcast-description→ Book a free call with a bitcoin expert: https://unchained.com/consultation?utm_source=youtube&utm_medium=video&utm_campaign=TBF-podcast-description→ Read Joe Burnett's new report, Repricing the Economy in Bitcoin: https://www.unchained.com/go/repricing-the-economy-in-bitcoin?utm_campaign=strivereport&utm_medium=podcast&utm_source=tbf&utm_content=youtubeTIMESTAMPS:0:00 - Intro1:00 - Why selling bitcoin is like playing against a rigged casino7:38 - Why Adam didn't buy bitcoin until it hit $10010:11 - Realizing bitcoin had bootstrapped into something real13:35 - The underrated role of Nick Szabo, Wei Dai, and Hal Finney19:24 - Why the 2008 financial crisis was perfect timing for bitcoin22:32 - Is bitcoin drifting from its cypherpunk roots?26:01 - How doubt keeps bitcoin undervalued27:52 - Why $10 million bitcoin is still possible31:19 - Why volatility makes bitcoin hard to sell36:36 - Why halvings still impact the price despite being predictable42:35 - Why this cycle could invalidate the diminishing returns theory46:14 - The global unbanked: a $100 trillion bitcoin market48:12 - The 200-week moving average as a price floor50:10 - Price reflexivity: why people buy because it's going up53:07 - The shrinking tradable supply and why halvings still matterWHERE TO FOLLOW US:→ Unchained X: https://twitter.com/unchained→ Unchained Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/company/unchainedcom → Unchained Newsletter: https://unchained.com/newsletter → Joe Burnett's Twitter: https://twitter.com/IIICapital→ Jose Burgos (Director of Media Production) on Twitter: https://x.com/DeFBeD→ Adam Back's Twitter: https://x.com/adam3us

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.theflyingfrisby.comPlease do not share, copy, reproduce or distribute any part of this report without my express permission. Thank you.Many thanks to all the new subscribers who have joined this week, both paid and unpaid. I put this video of my recent North Sea Oil piece up on YouTube, X et al and it generated something of a flurry.So welcome. I hope you both enjoy and benefit from The Flying Frisby.Before we get started I just wanted to note that Comstock Lode seems to be catching a nice tail wind, which is good. Enjoy the ride. The AGM is later today for the keener of you out there.But we are looking at bitcoin today, and exploring an alternative way to invest in it.I'm going through one of those phases where I feel like I don't own enough bitcoin.So I've bought more.And I've bought it in my SIPP - UK-speak for my retirement account.I'll explain how in a second.Let's just have a quick look at the bitcoin price, and note that we are once again breaking out to new highs.I know it feels like you are late to the bitcoin story, and yes we all wish we bought it at $10, when we first heard about it. But we didn't. We are where we are, and this story is a long way from being over.The next chapter in the odyssey is corporate adoption, and that story is just getting started.I explained the bitcoin corporate treasury model a fortnight ago here, and I've made the article freely available to all, so please take a look, but the TLDR is this.Following a template set by billionaire genius Michael Saylor, more and more companies are converting their treasuries to bitcoin as a means to store value and escape currency debasement. Not only that, they are issuing paper—stock, debt, convertible notes—and using the capital raised to buy more bitcoin. In effect, they are creating fiat money from nothing—it is a debt-based system, after all—and using it to buy a finite digital resource (one that, of course, cannot be created through debt).Many are scratching their heads and saying, “How can this be? It's not possible! It's a bubble.”What Saylor is actually doing, among other things, is exposing the flaws of debt-based fiat currency. There are now some 70 companies employing this strategy. This will eventually be a stampede, which I urge you to front-run. Corporations have much deeper pockets than private investors, meaning this latest cycle in bitcoin's mass adoption could become a mega mania.Shareholders welcome dilution if it means more bitcoin. The problem of corporate dilution has been flipped on its head. Once, if a company issued 20% more stock, you would expect the stock to fall by a concomitant amount to reflect the dilution. But if you're using paper to buy bitcoin, the reverse applies. You can't dilute enough. The purpose of a bitcoin treasury company is to acquire as much bitcoin as possible on behalf of all shareholders, by whatever means.Here is a case in point.Japanese hotel company Metaplanet (3350:TYO) had a small chain of low-budget hotels across Southeast Asia. Covid decimated the business, and it never fully recovered.A year ago, seeking a new direction, CEO Simon Gerovich began copying the Saylor model and started using his cash flow to buy bitcoin, then he began issuing debt. Since spring 2024, when the company began its strategy, the stock has risen thousands of percent from below ¥20 to north of ¥1,000. Last year, it was one of the best-performing companies in the world, if not the best. How about this for a chart?In the time that bitcoin has risen 60%, Metaplanet has risen more than 7,000%. (Saylor's Strategy (NASDAQ:MSTR) has also outperformed bitcoin. Bitcoin treasury companies give you gearing).With its crap currency and suppressed bond yields, bitcoin is an obvious place for Japanese investors to put their capital, except the government has got in the way.As with the UK, dumb regulations make it very hard for Japanese investors to buy bitcoin directly. (This came as a result of Mt. Gox, the first bitcoin exchange, which went bust after being hacked in 2013-14). To give you an idea how ponderous things are, to register with a bitcoin exchange in Japan , regulators demand you get a letter by snail mail to verify your address. Nuts.What's more, when the Japanese sell, they must pay capital gains tax at 55%.But Metaplanet is a Tokyo-listed company, so investors are buying that instead in their retirement accounts and via their brokers. Far less hassle. Just as, back in 2023, I urged UK readers to buy Strategy as a way to play bitcoin (we are up around 1,000%), Metaplanet has become Japan's bitcoin vehicle—indeed, much of Asia's.For several days in a row, the company has gone limit-up, and trading has been halted. The mother of all short squeezes seems to be taking place. It's the most shorted stock in all of Japan - and the short sellers are struggling to cover.This bubble has, quite literally, been caused by state regulation. We wouldn't be in this situation if it was easy to buy bitcoin. It's enough to make you a libertarian. It's amazing that both Japan and the UK were at the vanguard in bitcoin's early days. Satoshi Nakamoto had a Japanese name and used British English. Now we are both retarded (in both the old sense of the word and the new).How to profit from the maniaIn the UK, Avis-listed The Smarter Web Company (ISIN: GB00BPJHZ015) is now following suit, as several readers have pointed out to me (thank you). It's gone from 5p to 45p in a month. Currently, The Smarter Web Company has a market cap of £72 million, while it holds only £3 million in bitcoin (rounded numbers). Insane, you might think. Probably.Bitcoin Treasury Companies are outperforming bitcoin. They are the new sh*tcoins. So which bitcoin treasury company have I gone for?Here is how I am playing all this.

This week we talk about kidnappings, ransoms, and bitcoin.We also discuss crypto wealth, robberies, and memecoins.Recommended Book: The Status Game by Will StorrTranscriptIn 2008, a white paper published by someone writing under the pen name Satoshi Nakamoto proposed a method for making a decentralized asset class called a cryptocurrency that led to the creation of bitcoin, which was implemented and began trading in 2009.While there were other variations on this theme, and attempts to create something like a cryptocurrency previously, bitcoin is generally considered to be the first modern incarnation of this asset class, and its approach—using a peer-to-peer network to keep track of who owns what tokens on a publicly distributed ledger called a blockchain—led to the development of many copycats, and many next-generation cryptoassets based on similar principles, or principles that have been iterated in all sorts of directions, based on the preferences and beliefs of those assets' founders.In its early days, bitcoin didn't make much of a splash and was considered to be kind of an anomaly, mostly interesting to a very small number of people who speculated about alternative currencies and how they might be developed and implemented in the real world, but as of mid-May 2025, the global market cap for all cryptocurrencies is $3.39 trillion, bitcoin accounting for more than $2 trillion of that total.That said, there are tens of thousands of cryptocurrencies available, these days, though the majority of them have been formally discontinued or simply allowed to go fallow, becoming functionally inactive.That's partly the consequence of a surge in interest during the height of the COVID-19 pandemic, the price of bitcoin popping from just over $5,000 at the start of the pandemic to around $68,000 in late-2021.Bitcoin and most of the other crypto-assets that sprung up during that tumultuous period then collapsed when the US Federal Reserve hiked interest rates, intending to temper inflation, which had the knock-on effect of reining in risky bets on things like seed-level startups and alternative assets classes, like crypto—bitcoin dropped to less than $17,000 in 2023, partly as a result of that move—but as inflation levels cooled and investors started to look for assets that might pay out big time again, there was another wave of crypto-asset launches, especially of the ‘meme coin' variety, which basically means a crypto token that's launched either as a joke, or to try to make some money off something that's trending—the most famous meme coin is probably Dogecoin, which was originally released in 2013 as a joke, but then boomed in popularity and price during the pandemic.Through it all, and well before most people knew what bitcoin or cryptocurrencies were, Coinbase has served as a central pillar of the crypto-asset ecosystem.The company was founded in 2012 by a former Airbnb engineer as a crypto exchange: a place where you can swap crypto assets for other crypto assets, but importantly, where you can also sell those assets for real world money, or buy them for real world money.And that's what I want to talk about today, and more specifically a recent hack of Coinbase, and the potential implications of that hack.—In mid-May of 2025, Coinbase reported, in a legally required Securities and Exchange Commission filing, that their company was hacked, and that the hack may end up costing Coinbase between $180 and $400 million, all told.According to that filing, Coinbase received an email from the hacker on May 11, saying that they'd obtained a bunch of information about Coinbase customers and their accounts, alongside other Coinbase documentation related to their account management systems and customer service practices. The hacker demanded $20 million from the company, which the company refused to pay.Coinbase officials have been keen to note that passwords and private keys were not compromised in the hack, so the hackers couldn't just log into someone's account and empty their crypto wallets or the real-deal money they might be keeping there, but they did access names, addresses, phone numbers, and email addresses, alongside the last four digits of some users' social security numbers, their government ID images, like drivers licenses and passports, and their account balances.All of which isn't as bad as passwords and private keys being stolen, but it's not good, either. The hackers, or people working with them, have reportedly been launching phishing attacks against some of the higher net-worth individuals whose information was stolen, those attacks—which usually involve tricking victims into divulging other information, like passwords—made a million times easier because the folks doing the attacks had that stolen information.What's more, and this isn't necessarily obvious from reading the pieces published about this hack, but it's important context surrounding all of this, people who have a lot of money in crypto-assets are increasingly likely to be targeted for other sorts of crimes, compared to people with a lot of wealth in conventional assets, like money, homes, and stocks.Case in point, in early May of this year, a trio of Florida teens kidnapped a man at gunpoint in Las Vegas, drove him to a remote desert area about an hour away, and then stole about $4 million in crypto and other digital assets, like NFTs.They apparently waited for him at his apartment complex and when he pulled up, they threatened him, and said they had his dad, and would kill him if he didn't get in their car, and then they got his account passwords and other information from him, once he was away from any possible help.In Canada, back in early November of 2024, the CEO of a crypto company based in Toronto was kidnapped during rushhour, forced into the kidnappers' vehicle and forced to pay a million dollars in ransom before he was released.According to a security firm that specializes in protecting wealthy people with crypto-assets, that CEO's kidnapping was the 171st instance of criminals using physical violence, including kidnapping, but also other types of robbery, to steal crypto assets; they also said there tend to be more such cases when the price of these assets is high.Well, the price of a bitcoin is high right now, more than $103,000 per coin, as of the day I'm recording this, and France and other Western European nations are seeing a spate of kidnappings of high net-worth crypto-holders, some of which have resulted in mutilation, as was the case with a 60-year-old man who was kidnapped in broad daylight, at 10:30am in Paris—four men in ski-masks pushed him into the back of a delivery van, and his kidnappers demanded his crypto-millionaire son pay a ransom; they cut off the older man's finger during the ordeal.The kidnappers demanded something like 5-7 million euros, which wasn't paid, and they were eventually captured by police. But law enforcement is seeing a lot of this sort of thing all over the world right now, people who made fortunes in crypto being kidnapped, and in some cases their friends and family, or partners, also being kidnapped, or kidnapped instead. Whatever the specifics, the person with the crypto-wealth is then hit up for a ransom.Often, the people being targeted are known to be wealthy because their wealth, their gains in this particular asset market, is publicized.The big concern amongst many people in the crypto-world right now, then, is that although the Coinbase hack didn't result in lost passwords or keys, the information that was stolen, including the balance of users' accounts, could make these users targets, giving anyone with access to this stolen data a list of people they might steal from, and information about where to find them, how to contact them, and how much they can probably hit them up for.On top of that, they can see who has had large balances in the past, how much cash they sold their holdings for, and who maybe previously had large holdings on Coinbase, but then transferred those assets to a private wallet—so even if they don't have large Coinbase balances, they possibly have large balances hidden on a harddrive somewhere.Crypto wealth is generally considered to be easier to steal, and to get away with said theft, because of its very nature; it's largely disconnected from traditional banking systems and many traditional banking regulations, and it's often simpler to launder crypto assets than real money, converting bitcoin into stable coins into other coins before then converting those assets into real money, for instance.So while Coinbase seems to be doing what they can to make their users whole, including paying back users whose information was lost in the breach, that information then used to phish them, successfully—so if you were conned out of money because the hackers got this information and then tricked you—Coinbase will pay you back what you lost.But it's not really possible to undo other, non-immediate damage, like the new level of threat some of these hacking victims maybe face, as the global economy gets weird, job security is iffy for many people in many industries, at best, and there's this list of people who seem to have plenty of money, that money held in more-stealable-than-usual assets, alongside what amounts to a map to where they can be found, and all sorts of information that paints an incomplete, but potentially leveragable, portrait of their lives.Show Noteshttps://www.sec.gov/ix?doc=/Archives/edgar/data/0001679788/000167978825000094/coin-20250514.htmhttps://www.cnbc.com/2025/05/15/coinbase-says-hackers-bribed-staff-to-steal-customer-data-and-are-demanding-20-million-ransom.htmlhttps://techcrunch.com/2025/05/15/coinbase-says-customers-personal-information-stolen-in-data-breach/https://www.nytimes.com/2025/04/24/magazine/crybercrime-crypto-minecraft.html?unlocked_article_code=1.Hk8.UV7K.VEEqHFsUu24g&smid=url-sharehttps://www.yahoo.com/news/florida-teens-kidnap-las-vegas-200918594.htmlhttps://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/toronto/kidnapping-toronto-businessman-cryptocurrency-1.7376679https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/may/04/french-police-investigate-spate-of-cryptocurrency-millionaire-kidnappingshttps://www.advisor.ca/investments/market-insights/the-reasons-behind-bitcoins-surge/https://www.statista.com/statistics/863917/number-crypto-coins-tokens/https://www.forbes.com/digital-assets/crypto-prices/?sh=c86585d24785https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coinbasehttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cryptocurrencyhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bitcoinhttps://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0378437122005696https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Meme_coin This is a public episode. 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In this episode, I chat with Rockstar Dev, a legendary shadowy super coder, core contributor, and cypherpunk. We explore what Lightning and eCash mean for Bitcoin's future, what it's like to live a masked identity, and how to build better systems that empower individuals. ––– Offers & Discounts –––

Does the U.S. government know the identity of Satoshi Nakamoto?Crypto lawyer James Murphy filed a Freedom of Information Act lawsuit against the U.S. Department of Homeland Security to uncover documents related to a claimed meeting with Bitcoin's pseudonymous creator. Does the U.S. government know Satoshi Nakamoto's identity? CoinDesk's Christine Lee follows the trail.This content should not be construed or relied upon as investment advice. It is for entertainment and general information purposes.-This episode was hosted by Christine Lee.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Host Christine Lee breaks down the latest news in the crypto industry as China vows to fight U.S. President Donald Trump's threats to raise tariffs.Bitcoin stabilized at about $80,000 Monday amid China's vow to fight U.S. President Donald Trump's threats to raise tariffs to 104%. Meanwhile, the U.S. Justice Department dismantles its crypto unit as Trump reduces crypto regulation and crypto lawyer James Murphy sues the U.S. government to disclose documents that could reveal the identity of Satoshi Nakamoto, the creator of bitcoin. CoinDesk's Christine Lee hosts "CoinDesk Daily."-This episode was hosted by Christine Lee. “CoinDesk Daily” is produced by Christine Lee and edited by Victor Chen.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Benjamin Wallace goes down the rabbit hole in new book to identity who Satoshi is.Freelance writer Benjamin Wallace releases a new book titled "The Mysterious Mr. Nakamoto" that probes into Satoshi Nakamoto's identity and the origins of Bitcoin.This content should not be construed or relied upon as investment advice. It is for entertainment and general information purposes.-This episode was hosted by Christine Lee and Tom Carreras.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

This week: A leaked Signal message revealed illegal use of the commercial app by the Defense Department. Felix Salmon, Emily Peck, and Elizabeth Spiers explain how this is a common issue in finance, where employees often defy SEC regulations on secure communication in favor of more convenient ways of communicating. Then, a recent study shows that people are leaving states with anti-abortion laws and other evidence suggests political migration in the US is on the rise. Finally, Dollar Tree is selling Family Dollar to private equity for $1 billion, 10 years after buying it for $8 billion. The hosts discuss what might have led to the end of the disastrous merger.  In the Slate Plus episode: Felix joins What Next host Mary Harris to talk about the godfather of crypto, Satoshi Nakamoto.  Want to hear that discussion and hear more Slate Money? Join Slate Plus to unlock weekly bonus episodes. Plus, you'll access ad-free listening across all your favorite Slate podcasts. You can subscribe directly from the Slate Money show page on Apple Podcasts and Spotify. Or, visit slate.com/moneyplus to get access wherever you listen. Podcast production by Jessamine Molli and Cheyna Roth. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This week: A leaked Signal message revealed illegal use of the commercial app by the Defense Department. Felix Salmon, Emily Peck, and Elizabeth Spiers explain how this is a common issue in finance, where employees often defy SEC regulations on secure communication in favor of more convenient ways of communicating. Then, a recent study shows that people are leaving states with anti-abortion laws and other evidence suggests political migration in the US is on the rise. Finally, Dollar Tree is selling Family Dollar to private equity for $1 billion, 10 years after buying it for $8 billion. The hosts discuss what might have led to the end of the disastrous merger.  In the Slate Plus episode: Felix joins What Next host Mary Harris to talk about the godfather of crypto, Satoshi Nakamoto.  Want to hear that discussion and hear more Slate Money? Join Slate Plus to unlock weekly bonus episodes. Plus, you'll access ad-free listening across all your favorite Slate podcasts. You can subscribe directly from the Slate Money show page on Apple Podcasts and Spotify. Or, visit slate.com/moneyplus to get access wherever you listen. Podcast production by Jessamine Molli and Cheyna Roth. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This week: A leaked Signal message revealed illegal use of the commercial app by the Defense Department. Felix Salmon, Emily Peck, and Elizabeth Spiers explain how this is a common issue in finance, where employees often defy SEC regulations on secure communication in favor of more convenient ways of communicating. Then, a recent study shows that people are leaving states with anti-abortion laws and other evidence suggests political migration in the US is on the rise. Finally, Dollar Tree is selling Family Dollar to private equity for $1 billion, 10 years after buying it for $8 billion. The hosts discuss what might have led to the end of the disastrous merger.  In the Slate Plus episode: Felix joins What Next host Mary Harris to talk about the godfather of crypto, Satoshi Nakamoto.  Want to hear that discussion and hear more Slate Money? Join Slate Plus to unlock weekly bonus episodes. Plus, you'll access ad-free listening across all your favorite Slate podcasts. You can subscribe directly from the Slate Money show page on Apple Podcasts and Spotify. Or, visit slate.com/moneyplus to get access wherever you listen. Podcast production by Jessamine Molli and Cheyna Roth. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In 2008, a mysterious figure created Bitcoin — a digital currency without banks or borders that sparked a global financial movement. And then he disappeared without a trace. Who is Satoshi Nakamoto? Why did he vanish? And why hasn't he touched his $100 billion fortune? Today on the show, we talk to journalist Ben Wallace about his search for answers.