Eric Wall, crypto blogger and investor, and Udi Wertheimer, a recovering Bitcoin maxi, discuss everything about Bitcoin Maximalism, whether BTC can survive, and whether Ethereum constitutes a threat for Bitcoin.

Show highlights:

how Eric and Udi got involved with Bitcoin
what Bitcoin was like in the first days
how Bitcoin maxis appear to have a script to engage in discussions
the philosophy behind Bitcoin maximalism
why Eric believes Bitcoin maximalism is like a “weird cult”
how Eric thinks that the BTC community has an unspoken rule forbidding criticisms
whether Bitcoin has lost intellectual power
why people have recently been turning away from Bitcoin maximalism
why the poor Bitcoin culture doesn't mean it's the end for Bitcoin, according to Eric
the perception of the Lightning network and how people are not interested in faster blockchains
whether Bitcoin should increase the use cases of the blockchain, like DeFi, NFTs, and stablecoins
El Salvador's adoption of BTC and whether it had an impact
what happens to internet subcultures and how the behavior of Bitcoiners could be predicted
whether Ethereum is a threat to Bitcoin

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Episode Links

Previous Coverage of Unchained:

Bitcoin Culture and Security

The Rise and Fall of Bitcoin Culture by Paul J. Dylan-Ennis
Geeks, MOPs, and sociopaths in subculture evolution by David Chapman
Surprisingly, Tail Emission Is Not Inflationary by Peter Todd
Justin Bond’s thread on BTC security model
A (brief and incomplete) history of censorship in /r/Bitcoin

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