The Bitcoin Way Podcast

🗓️ Living in the EU? Our free Plan B webinar series starts 28 October. Save your seat: https://www.thebitcoinway.com/webinars/you-need-a-second-residency?utm_source=tbw&utm_medium=fountain&utm_campaign=1026-webinar-series&utm_content=banter-desc 📖 Stories like France's exit tax, explained every week. Join 14,000 subscribers to our free newsletter: https://www.thebitcoinway.com/resources/newsletter?utm_source=tbw&utm_medium=fountain&utm_campaign=bitcoin-banter&utm_content=desc 📞 Wondering if a Panama Plan B is right for you? Book a free 30-minute call: https://www.thebitcoinway.com/contact?utm_source=tbw&utm_medium=fountain&utm_campaign=bitcoin-banter&utm_content=desc ========================= France and Germany are coming for Bitcoin holders. France has proposed a 31.4% exit tax on unrealised gains and compulsory declaration of self-custody wallets, while Germany could end Bitcoin's tax-free status after a year of holding. Michael, Tony and Katie ask whether it's time for European Bitcoiners to get out. Then a Ledger reseller in Southeast Asia is caught selling devices with a hidden implant, and Tony doesn't think the recent run of attacks on self-custody is a coincidence. Plus Denmark's population register breach, a cyber attack on French supermarket fridges, the CFTC chairman on self-custody and Australia's digital duty of care bill. And a $1.2 billion fine earns this week's Donkey of the Week. ========================= ⏱️ TIMESTAMPS: 00:00 - France and Germany Bitcoin Taxes 08:33 - Ledger Supply Chain Attack 17:31 - Denmark Breach and Supermarket Cyber Attack 23:26 - CFTC Chairman on Self-Custody 28:03 - Australia's Digital Duty of Care Bill 33:20 - Donkey of the Week ========================= 🎧 LISTEN TO OUR POD & OTHER EPISODES: YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@TheBitcoinWayRumble: https://rumble.com/user/thebitcoinwayRSS: https://feeds.buzzsprout.com/2334006.rss 🎙ABOUT OUR SHOW: On Bitcoin Banter, Michael and members of The Bitcoin Way team discuss current events related to Bitcoin, macroeconomics, finance, politics, and more. Follow Michael on X: https://x.com/theothermjordanFollow Tony on X: https://x.com/V4BTCFollow Katie on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@BitcoinKatie 🔗CONNECT WITH US: X: https://twitter.com/thebitcoinway_N: npub1lrj3lsskez59qu68v5fpnur7ythe7s5e4qcelclha6t6r9q5pqgsl2m LI: https://www.linkedin.com/company/thebitcoinway/IG: https://www.instagram.com/thebitcoinway_TT: https://www.tiktok.com/@thebitcoinway🗞️: https://www.thebitcoinway.com/resources/newsletter ❗DISCLAIMER: This show is for entertainment purposes only. Before making any financial or legal decisions, consult a professional.

Bitcoin Katie, an educator and creator focused on self-custody and financial sovereignty, shares hard-earned lessons from exchange failures, Celsius, FTX, and a costly seed phrase mistake. The conversation explores hardware wallet risks, collaborative custody, multisig, inheritance, privacy, and whether technical skills are necessary. They also unpack how running a Bitcoin node changes the journey toward independence.

Adam Simecka, a Bitcoin commentator, veteran, and sovereignty advocate, joins a lively discussion on government pressure targeting personal wealth. Topics include the Netherlands’ proposed self-custody tax, Illinois’ Bitcoin transaction levy, rising adoption, Germany’s military service plans, UK property seizures, and Spain’s rent controls. The conversation explores monetary policy, geopolitical risk, jurisdictional arbitrage, and why self-custody matters.

A lively comparison of Bitcoin singlesig and multisig self-custody. The discussion explores passphrases, redundant and geographically separated backups, inheritance planning, hardware wallet security, air gaps, and generating strong entropy offline. It also examines multisig privacy and interoperability tradeoffs, plus how to practice recovery and choose a setup suited to your technical confidence.

Brett Hansen, author of The Belief Machine and Bitcoin Not Crypto, explores why intelligent, successful people reject Bitcoin. They examine belief, identity, tribalism, and the tension between freedom and safety. Hansen shares his path from poker and Silk Road to Bitcoin, explains why property rights are central, and discusses orange-pilling yourself, fiat pricing, and living on a Bitcoin standard.

Adam Simecka, a Bitcoin commentator focused on privacy, cybersecurity, and self-custody, joins a lively discussion on the Revolut breach exposing nearly 700 crypto clients. They explore Bull Bitcoin’s legal challenge to EU DAC8 data sharing, the risks of centralized KYC databases, Trump’s proposed $5,000 dividend, Fed rate hikes, inflation, and Canada’s closer ties with the EU.

A self-proclaimed white-hat hacker drains nearly 4,000 BTC through counterfeit Liquid tokens, sparking a debate over federated networks and custodial risk. The discussion turns to UK device surveillance, digital IDs, escalating Europe-Russia tensions, and smart TVs that may be watching back. Plus, a Hunter Biden meme coin and Bitcoin-branded Jordans earn the week’s mockery.

The creator of SeedSigner — a former cop turned stay-at-home dad turned open-source Bitcoin developer — joins Michael Jordan to break down the ColdCard entropy bug, what it revealed about hardware wallet trust, and why NVK waged a years-long campaign against the SeedSigner project. "Seed" explains how SeedSigner's intentional statelessness and air-gapped design minimizes the trust required from non-technical users, what actually happened with the OpenSats funding rejections, why DIY cold storage is more accessible than the Bitcoin community gives it credit for, and his strong take on why cloud-connected multi-sig solutions like BitKey are the wrong lesson to learn from the ColdCard incident. —------------------------ 🔑 Learn how to take 100% self-custody of your Bitcoin: https://www.thebitcoinway.com/services/bitcoin-self-custody-training?utm_source=tbw&utm_medium=fountain&utm_campaign=podcast&utm_content=desc 📖 Subscribe to our newsletter: https://www.thebitcoinway.com/resources/newsletter?utm_source=tbw&utm_medium=fountain&utm_campaign=podcast&utm_content=desc 📞 Schedule a FREE call: https://www.thebitcoinway.com/contact?utm_source=tbw&utm_medium=fountain&utm_campaign=podcast&utm_content=desc —------------------------ ⏱️ TIMESTAMPS: 00:00 Intro 01:26 The Cold Card entropy bug, explained 07:35 "The most notable feature of SeedSigner is how unambitious it is" 09:02 Dice rolls, BIP39 lottery and camera entropy 12:35 Why air-gapped QR signing shrinks the attack surface 13:38 From digital forensics cop to Bitcoiner 17:01 SeedSigner's origins: Specter DIY and a Raspberry Pi 25:57 A volunteer project, not a company 32:36 The NVK feud and the SeedQR criticism 38:32 Raspberry Pi firmware and supply chain trade-offs 44:03 Four OpenSats applications, four rejections 50:00 Single SeedSigner multisig vs multi-vendor multisig 1:01:03 Why "trust harder" is the wrong lesson from Cold Card —------------------------ Follow Seed on X: https://x.com/sesi_the_man Follow Michael Jordan on X: https://x.com/theothermjordan —------------------------ 🎧 LISTEN TO OUR OTHER EPISODES: Rumble: https://rumble.com/user/thebitcoinway Apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-bitcoin-way-podcast/id1736983610 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/2XXxtNdPsoGXIALpIOwByz Fountain: https://fountain.fm/show/XiUs8SaIGhj52qzET4P6 RSS: https://feeds.buzzsprout.com/2334006.rss ABOUT OUR SHOW: On The Bitcoin Way Podcast, Michael Jordan talks to guests with a wide range of expertise and skillsets related to Bitcoin, including investing, macroeconomic and financial trends, mining, education, and more. CONNECT WITH US: X: https://twitter.com/thebitcoinway_ N: npub1lrj3lsskez59qu68v5fpnur7ythe7s5e4qcelclha6t6r9q5pqgsl2m LI: https://www.linkedin.com/company/thebitcoinway/ IG: https://www.instagram.com/thebitcoinway_ TT: https://www.tiktok.com/@thebitcoinway Newsletter: https://www.thebitcoinway.com/resources/newsletter DISCLAIMER: This show is for entertainment purposes only. Before making any financial or legal decisions consult a professional.

🔑 Learn how to take 100% self-custody of your Bitcoin: https://www.thebitcoinway.com/services/bitcoin-self-custody-training?utm_source=tbw&utm_medium=fountain&utm_campaign=bitcoin-banter&utm_content=desc 📖 Interested in a Plan B? Download our FREE Panama 🇵🇦 Residency Guide here: https://www.thebitcoinway.com/services/plan-b-residency-programs?utm_source=tbw&utm_medium=fountain&utm_campaign=bitcoin-banter&utm_content=video-desc 📞 Schedule a FREE call: https://www.thebitcoinway.com/contact?utm_source=tbw&utm_medium=fountain&utm_campaign=bitcoin-banter&utm_content=desc 📖 Subscribe to our newsletter: https://www.thebitcoinway.com/resources/newsletter?utm_source=tbw&utm_medium=fountain&utm_campaign=bitcoin-banter&utm_content=desc —------------------------ Global bond yields are hitting decade highs as governments turn to money printing to cover rising debt. This episode explains what the bond market crisis means for your savings and purchasing power. Michael, Tony and Katie cover rising money supply, Argentina's example, EU plans for private savings, Ireland's Bitcoin tax proposal, new EU censorship rules, and the 'David and Goliath' legal fight for crypto privacy. Learn why Bitcoin in self-custody offers a path to financial sovereignty and peace of mind. —------------------------ ⏱️ TIMESTAMPS: 00:00 Global Bond Market Crisis Explained 07:09 Money Supply Growth and Argentina Lesson 13:01 EU Savings Plan and Ireland Bitcoin Tax 19:22 EU Censorship and Crypto Surveillance 25:12 Our Bitcoiner of the Week —------------------------ 🎧 LISTEN TO OUR POD & OTHER EPISODES: YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@TheBitcoinWay Rumble: https://rumble.com/user/thebitcoinway RSS: https://feeds.buzzsprout.com/2334006.rss 🏙ABOUT OUR SHOW: On Bitcoin Banter, Michael and members of The Bitcoin Way team discuss current events related to Bitcoin, macroeconomics, finance, politics, and more. Follow Michael on: https://x.com/theothermjordan Follow Tony on: https://x.com/V4BTC Follow Katie on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@bitcoinkatie 🔗CONNECT WITH US: X: https://twitter.com/thebitcoinway_ N: npub1lrj3lsskez59qu68v5fpnur7ythe7s5e4qcelclha6t6r9q5pqgsl2m LI: https://www.linkedin.com/company/thebitcoinway/ IG: https://www.instagram.com/thebitcoinway_ TT: https://www.tiktok.com/@thebitcoinway 🗞️: https://www.thebitcoinway.com/resources/newsletter ❗DISCLAIMER: This show is for entertainment purposes only. Before making any financial or legal decisions, consult a professional.

🔑 Learn how to take 100% self-custody of your Bitcoin: https://www.thebitcoinway.com/services/bitcoin-self-custody-training?utm_source=tbw&utm_medium=fountain&utm_campaign=bitcoin-banter&utm_content=desc 📖 Interested in a Plan B? Download our FREE Panama 🇵🇦 Residency Guide here: https://www.thebitcoinway.com/services/plan-b-residency-programs?utm_source=tbw&utm_medium=fountain&utm_campaign=bitcoin-banter&utm_content=video-desc 📞 Schedule a FREE call: https://www.thebitcoinway.com/contact?utm_source=tbw&utm_medium=fountain&utm_campaign=bitcoin-banter&utm_content=desc 📖 Subscribe to our newsletter: https://www.thebitcoinway.com/resources/newsletter?utm_source=tbw&utm_medium=fountain&utm_campaign=bitcoin-banter&utm_content=desc —------------------------ Bitcoin just ripped 25% in a week, demonstrating why trying to time the market is a fool's game. But what caused it to jump so quickly? In this episode of Bitcoin Banter, Michael, Tony, and Katie break down why the US Treasury is considering deploying nearly $1 trillion to suppress bond yields, a desperate move that could send capital flooding into Bitcoin. As the 30-year yield hits its highest level since 2007, your fiat wealth is at risk. Bitcoin isn't pumping; the dollar is breaking. From Palantir's new AI surveillance system, Flock's CEO telling us it's all 'for our safety' to the UK's "mansion tax" and the Bitcoiner who is fighting crime as nearly $700K in Bitcoin was stolen in violent French home invasions, this week's Banter is not to be missed! —------------------------ ⏱️ TIMESTAMPS: 00:00 Bitcoin's 25% Weekly Surge 03:46 US Treasury Bond Yields Crisis 09:01 Palantir Surveillance System 16:38 UK Property Tax Laws 22:19 Our Bitcoiner of the Week - Helping to Bring Criminals to Justice —------------------------ 🎧 LISTEN TO OUR POD & OTHER EPISODES: YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@TheBitcoinWay Rumble: https://rumble.com/user/thebitcoinway RSS: https://feeds.buzzsprout.com/2334006.rss 🎙ABOUT OUR SHOW: On Bitcoin Banter, Michael and members of The Bitcoin Way team discuss current events related to Bitcoin, macroeconomics, finance, politics, and more. Follow Michael on: https://x.com/theothermjordan Follow Tony on: https://x.com/V4BTC Follow Katie on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@bitcoinkatie 🔗CONNECT WITH US: X: https://twitter.com/thebitcoinway_ N: npub1lrj3lsskez59qu68v5fpnur7ythe7s5e4qcelclha6t6r9q5pqgsl2m LI: https://www.linkedin.com/company/thebitcoinway/ IG: https://www.instagram.com/thebitcoinway_ TT: https://www.tiktok.com/@thebitcoinway 🗞️: https://www.thebitcoinway.com/resources/newsletter ❗DISCLAIMER: This show is for entertainment purposes only. Before making any financial or legal decisions, consult a professional.