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Scaling Bitcoin
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S1 E2 Remastered: John Carvalho on Bitcoin Politics, the Foundation’s Failures & That Roger Ver Interview
(Recorded January 2019, remastered 2025. Sponsored by Helen’s Pizza in Jersey City, 183 Newark Avenue, where you can pay with…
S17 E39: Kurt Wuckert Jr on the Big Block Wars, BSV, Craig Wright & the Road Not Taken
Every community has its designated villains, and in Bitcoin’s longest running morality play, Kurt Wuckert Jr has worn the black…
S17 E19: Amaury Séchet on Forking Bitcoin Twice, Quantum FUD & Scars from the Block Size Wars
Two years after our first interview, I decided to invite Amaury Séchet(@deadalnix) to find out what the Greg Maxwell of big…
S17 E15: Danny Plainview & Chad Master on OP_NET, Smart Contracts on Bitcoin L1 & the Great Stablecoin Unlock
Editor’s note: this conversation was recorded in late March 2026, in the days surrounding OP_NET’s mainnet activation. The…
S17 E11: John Carvalho on Bitcoin Depression, Lightning Derangement & the Atomic Economy
John Carvalho was the second guest in the history of this podcast, way back in season one, episode two, when he was…
S16 E10: Eric Voskuil & John Carvalho on Bitcoin
This record-breaking episode of the Bitcoin Takeover podcast, whose running time exceeds 8 hours, features John Carvalho and Eric…
S15 E36: Eli Ben-Sasson on STARKs, Rollups & Privacy
Eli Ben-Sasson of StarkWare explains STARKs vs SNARKs, OP_CAT, quantum risk, Zcash's UX problem and why Bitcoin could scale 1000x…
S15 E30: Charlie Lee on Lightning, Litecoin & Why Payment Coins Survived
Charlie Lee on why Litecoin still tops BitPay and beats Lightning on Bitrefill, plus atomic swaps, Lightning Labs and MWEB…
S15 E6: John Light, Super Testnet & Alexei Zamyatin on Improving Bitcoin
Bitcoin is still a young project that’s bound for disruption. While the money layer is supposed to never change, the advancements…
S15 E16: Paul Sztorc Talks Bitcoin Scaling, But Can’t Say Drivechains
A drunkast with Paul Sztorc about scaling Bitcoin: covenants, BitVM, Lightning, Rootstock and Liquid, discussed without him being…
S15 E1: Max Hillebrand & Lando Rothbardian on Wasabi’s New “Buy Anything” Button
With the launch of version 2.0.5, Wasabi wallet now includes a “Buy Anything” button. Though it might sound banal, what it does…
Preview: Bitcoin Takeover Podcast Season 15
Season 15 of the Bitcoin Takeover podcast marks two significant milestones: the 5th anniversary of the show, as well as the 200th…
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 E3: Matej Zak on Trezor’s New Hardware
As the new CEO of Trezor, Matej Zak takes on the responsibility to expand and optimize a Bitcoin security empire. Trezor, the…
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…
S14 E6: Mike in Space on STAMPs and Attacking Bitcoin
Mike in Space’s journey into the world of Bitcoin began with his popular show Bitcoin Car Talk, back in 2016. His latest…
S13 E3: Casey Rodarmor on Ordinals, Inscriptions & Bitcoin Culture
Ordinal inscriptions are all the rage. They obsoleted the concept of NFTs by offering artists a permanent way to display their…
Comic Strip: Bitcoin Eating Popcorn #2 (Scaling Debate Edition)
Over the years, Bitcoin has undergone numerous centralizing attacks. The idea of increasing the block size to enable more…
Elon Musk ne saisit pas ce qu’est la décentralisation, mais vous, vous devriez
La décentralisation est un concept difficile à apréhender et manifestement Elon Musk ne le comprend pas. Non seulement il a une…
Elon Musk Doesn’t Understand Decentralization – But You Should
Decentralization is hard and Elon Musk clearly doesn’t understand it. Not only that he has a childish view on blockchain scaling…
Why Does Bitcoin Have Small Blocks?
We thought this debate would get settled once and for all in 2017, when Bitcoin Cash forked off to pursue big block…
Lightning vs Liquid: The New Bitcoin Scaling War
The ongoing tensions between Lightning Network proponents and Liquid sidechainers bring back memories from another scaling debate.
S1 E8: Anthony Lusardi on Why Bitcoin Is King
Anthony Lusardi talks about getting into Bitcoin, using BTC for purchases, and his vision on the Lightning Network.
