Learning Bitcoin

S1 E4 Remastered: Omar Faridi on Bitcoin in Pakistan, Brain Drain & the Case for Moderate Thinking

In January 2019, I was still an editor at Crypto Insider. Working a fixed salary and editing other people’s articles while…

S1 E3 Remastered: Zack Voell on Bitcoin & Politics

(This remaster is sponsored by Helen’s Pizza, 183 Newark Avenue, Jersey City, where you can buy pizza, pasta, and coffee with…

S17 E34: Cory Klippsten on Bitcoin Cafe, Swan & Big Bitcoin

Cory Klippsten is the CEO of Swan and one of the most persistent voices in the “Bitcoin, not crypto” camp. He’s also…

S17 E18: Dr. K on Scaling Proof of Work, Soaping the Competition with Quai & Unifying Physics

Dr. K (Karl Kreder), architect of the Quai Network, came back for his second appearance on Bitcoin Takeover to defend his…

S17 E13: Charlie Spears on Blockspace Media, the Purity Spiral & the Case for Classical Maximalism

Editor’s note: this conversation was streamed live in mid-March 2026, a week after the US switched to daylight saving time (which…

S15 E3: Hernán Marino on Bitcoin in Argentina & Becoming a Core Dev

Hernán Marino is a software engineer, academic, and Bitcoin enthusiast from Argentina. In this episode, he delves into the impact…

S14 E20: Lea Petrasova on Vexl & Why P2P Bitcoin Exchanges Matter

Vexl is the new kid on the SatoshiLabs block – and Lea Petrasova is the proud CEO and main advocate of this…

S14 E18: Lisa Neigut & Calle on Scaling Bitcoin & Free Open Source Software

During the 10th edition of Hackers Congress at Paralelni Polis (HCPP), I’ve had the pleasure to meet Lisa Neigut and Calle. The…

S14 E4: Peter Todd vs Sergej Kotliar on Full RBF

In the first half of 2023, before ordinal inscriptions emerged and Drivechains stole the spotlight for the rest of the year, Full…

S14 E7: Martin Habovštiak on Firefish & Rust Bitcoin Development

Martin Habovštiak is one of the most prolific Slovakian Bitcoin developers. Better known as Kixunil, he currently maintains the…

Breaking ChatGPT’s Bitcoin FUD #9: Education

According to ChatGPT, many people still do not understand the technology behind Bitcoin. Presumably, this lack of education could…

Breaking FUD: How a Father’s Devotion Led a Sceptic to Bitcoin

(This article is written by Grafton Clark, with assistance from his good friend Garry Rominger. Grafton is a technical writer at…

The BTCTKVR Magazine Is Now Open Sourced on GitHub

The time has come for the BTCTKVR magazine project to take its final step towards open sourceness. For months, it has been…

S9 E10: David St-Onge on Bitcoin Books

When David St-Onge fell down the Bitcoin rabbit hole, he took his studying very seriously. He didn’t only skim through a few…

S8 E11: Stepan Snigirev on Specter DIY & Free Open Source Software

Stepan Snigirev is the creator of Specter, a project which spawned one of the most popular software wallets for multisig setups…

Bitcoin Takeover Is Now Listed On Lopp.net Under 3 Categories

Jameson Lopp’s “Bitcoin Education and Resources” list is often regarded as one of the best places to discover high-quality and…

S3 E6: Gigi on Bitcoin as a Living Organism

Paradoxically, Austrian bitcoiner Gigi has had no exposure to the Austrian School of Economics before he got into Bitcoin…