Sovereignty, freedom and philosophy

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 E40: Amir Taaki & Prof. Richard Werner on Decentralization, Community Banks & the Coming CBDC Panopticon

(Recorded live at Mallorca Blockchain Days in front of an audience, this episode is a crossover between the conference’s final…

S17 E38: Keagan McClelland on Lightning Metrics, Covenants, Consensus Politics & Verifying Bitcoin

There is a certain genre of Bitcoin Twitter argument that never quite resolves into a conversation. People trade metrics, memes…

S17 E36: Yonatan Sompolinsky on Kaspa Covenants, DAGKnight & Coordination Markets

Yonatan Sompolinsky came to Europe for a reason he would only describe on record as a secretive meeting of DAGKnight magicians…

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 E29: Grafton Clark on Vibe Coding, Privacy & Bitcoin Culture

Some podcast episodes are about a product, a protocol, or a company. This one is about a feeling: the feeling that the…

S17 E20: Amir Taaki, Harry Halpin & Christopher Cialone on Palantir’s Technofascism, the Roman Storm Trial & the Privacy Arms Race

Some episodes are planned for months. This one happened because Zach Herbert postponed, I panicked, and the universe compensated…

S17 E16: Summer Meng on Bitmars, Selling Bitcoin ASICs & Heating Your Home with Miners

There is a reason people call Summer Meng the ASIC Queen. If you want the latest Bitmain hardware anywhere in Europe or…

S17 E14: Kristian Csepcsar on the History of Bitcoin Mining, Braiins Hashpower & the Centralization Nobody Talks About

Editor’s note: this conversation was recorded in person at the undisclosed Braiins office in Prague, most likely in March 2026…

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 E31: Ray Youssef on NoOnes, Freedom Money & Why Roger Ver Was Right

Ray Youssef on why he said Roger Ver was right, freedom money for the Global South, the limits of Liquid and Lightning, and the…

S15 E24: Bryan Bishop on BIPs, Webcash & Biohacking

Bryan Bishop first heard about Bitcoin from the cryptography mailing list in January 2009 – but instead of quickly downloading…

S15 E5: Edan Yago on Sovryn, Bitcoin DeFi & Challenging the Orthodoxy

Edan Yago is a core contributor to the Sovryn project: a decentralized finance (DeFi) layer that’s built on top of Bitcoin’s…

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…

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 E17: Rodolfo Andragnes on Labitconf 2023 & Argentinian Elections

In times of hyperinflation and political uncertainty, the 11th annual edition of Labitconf makes the bold decision to have a…

S14 E5: Ben Arc on LNBits and Nostr

Ben Arc is the creator of LNBits: a modular Lightning wallet which empowers users to pick their desired features (presented as…

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…

10 Reasons You Should Run Your Own Bitcoin Full Node

In Bitcoin, you’re not a first class citizen of the network until you run your own full node and also use it…

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…

S12 E6: Talking Politics with Ben de Waal, Alexandra Moxin & Karo Zagorus

I’ve been meaning to bring Ben de Waal on the Bitcoin Takeover podcast for longer than a year. Back in June 2021,…

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…

S9 E7: Knut Svanholm on Sovereignty & Bitcoin in El Salvador

Knut Svanholm is the kind of bitcoiner who looks for the bullish perspective into every situation. As the author of “Bitcoin…

S9 E5: Matt Hill on the Philosophy of Sovereignty

Today, sovereignty is more important than ever. As the internet centralizes around a handful of actors and data becomes more…

S9 E3: Joshua Scigala on the Philosophy of Anarcho-Capitalism & Voluntaryism

Imagine there’s no government, it’s easy if you try. Roads still built by privates, above us only sky. Imagine all the people…

S9 E1: Chris DeRose on the Philosophy of Demoralization

Five years ago, Chris DeRose was at the top of his podcasting game. His show “Bitcoin Uncensored” would break norms and…

S8 Special: Max Hillebrand on Wasabi Wallet, Hardware Wallets, Privacy & Anarchy

Wasabi works great with almost every hardware wallet on the market – and Max Hillebrand is the man who is responsible for…

Are You Here For The Pump Or For The Revolution?

During moments of extreme exuberance or pain, it’s easy to lose focus and forget why you got involved in the Bitcoin space.…

Can’t Withdraw To Your Own Wallet? It’s Not Your Bitcoin

Nowadays, bitcoin has turned into a fashionable asset that traditional financial institutions make available to their clients. As…

S8 E6: Lazy Ninja on Hacking Hardware Wallets

You definitely don’t want to mess with Lazy Ninja, the legendary hardware wallet hacker who found vulnerabilities in the Coldcard…

S8 E5: Zach Herbert on the Foundation Devices’ Passport

In a market that seems to be oversaturated with hardware wallets, Foundation Devices CEO Zach Herbert comes with a bold plan: to…

S8 E3: Erik Voorhees on KeepKey, Open Source & Self Custody

Erik Voorhees has been involved in the Bitcoin space for almost a decade. Which means that, depending on the moment when you…

The 2018 Bear Market Came Because Bitcoin Was Misunderstood. It won’t happen Again.

For years, Bitcoin was misunderstood and misused. Early adopters thought it was just a convenient instrument to make rapid…

S6 E4: Justin Wales on Bitcoin Law, Free Speech, Regulation & Taxes

Justin Wales is a Bitcoin lawyer at Carlton Fields and you’ll probably never meet a cooler attorney. In this episode we talk…

S6 E2: Crypto Coder Bob on Sovereignty and Bingo Cards

Crypto Coder Bob (8333tcoin on Twitter) talks about sovereignty through nodes and cryptography, as well as using Bingo cards as…

S4 E7: Peter Todd on Hardware Wallets, Security & Proofmarshall

Does Peter Todd use hardware wallets? Definitely not, and he’ll explain why he dislikes them. But does he offer great security…

S4 E3: Lazy Ninja on Hacking Hardware Wallets

Lazy Ninja talks about hacking hardware wallets and how you should protect yourself.

S4 E1: ShapeShift COO Jon on the KeepKey Hardware Wallet

Season 4 of the Bitcoin Takeover Podcast is all about hardware wallet makers and the people who break them. Therefore, the next…

S3 E10: Christian “CK” on Shitcoins and Sovereignty

Are shitcoins just a convenient smokescreen which keeps governments and regulated distracted from Bitcoin? This has to be the…

S2 E6: Patrick Miller on Bitcoin, Sovereignty, and Responsibility

In his 6+ years of being in the Bitcoin space, Patrick Miller has been able to observe many of the developments and…