S17 E1: Bruce Fenton on Suitcoiners & The Spirit of Bitcoin

Lately, Bruce Fenton has been on fire with his characterization of Bitcoin sellouts who put on suits in order to appeal to institutional investors. Cordially, these people are referred to as ”suitcoiners” -- and in this episode we're roasting them. Time stamps: 00:01:16 Introducing Bruce Fenton, the Wall Street guy who's turned into a cypherpunk 00:02:04 Bruce Fenton's Journey from Wall Street to Cypherpunk 00:02:36 Tokenization, Ravencoin & Bitcoin Maximalism 00:03:26 Early Bitcoin Ethos of Self-Sovereignty 00:09:53 Hal Finney’s Vision for Bitcoin-Backed Banking 00:11:25 Bruce Fenton's Senate Campaign & Political Disillusionment 00:12:19 Limits of Political Change & The Swamp 00:16:25 Generational Shifts & Aging OGs 00:18:06 Campaign Funding with Bitcoin 00:21:14 Bruce Fenton's Filibuster Record 00:23:06 Video Games & Economics 00:28:42 Bitcoin as MMORPG 00:32:20 Maximalism & Community Schisms 00:40:09 5 Altcoins That Aren't Scams 00:45:51 Attack Vectors & Centralization 00:55:17 Legal Risks & Suppression 01:06:01 Libertarian Martyrs: A Tribute to Irwin Schiff, conviction, and cost of principles 01:09:05 Bitcoin Treasury Companies Critique 01:11:33 ETF Hype & Alienation 01:13:46 Store of Value vs Sound Money 01:28:21 Lightning Network Issues 01:31:31 Decline in Payments 01:32:20 Block Size Wars. Lost Innovation & Brain Drain 01:51:16 Satoshi’s Roundtable History 02:02:45 Satoshi's Roundtable Impact 02:03:50 Moving to Dubai 02:27:07 Libertarianism and UAE 02:38:49 Cypherpunk Revival 02:42:00 Early Bitcoin Resources 02:47:37 Tribalism & Open Source 03:00:11 Closing Thoughts