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Hansen, author of The Belief Machine and Bitcoin Not Crypto, joins Michael Jordan to explore why intelligent, successful people often reject Bitcoin. They dissect the psychology of belief, identity preservation, and how Bitcoin acts as a mirror for our worldview. Hansen shares his Bitcoin origin story, why property rights became his core conviction, and why most people orange-pill themselves. They also discuss tribalism, the tension between freedom and safety, the challenge of living on a Bitcoin standard, and why pricing everything in fiat undermines Bitcoin as peer-to-peer cash.⏳ TIMESTAMPS:

01:20 Intro and prologue story

03:27 The insurance question

05:32 Why people say no

08:31 Beliefs are investments

12:55 Map vs territory

18:28 Lessons for everyone

25:34 Identity and work

30:31 Tribalism is a drug

36:06 Bitcoin Not Crypto

41:19 Brett’s Bitcoin origin

42:35 Property rights core

49:04 Orange pill yourself

53:27 Freedom versus safety

58:25 Fiat denominator problem

01:03:39 Living Bitcoin standard

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This week on Bitcoin Banter Michael, Katie and Adam chat about the Revolut KYC leak affecting almost 700 wealthy crypto clients, and why big centralized KYC databases keep turning into honeypots for criminals and fraudsters.

We also dig into Bull Bitcoin challenging the EU DAC8 rules in French courts, how DAC8 forces crypto companies to share customer data with tax authorities across borders, and what that means for Bitcoin privacy and self custody.

Plus we cover the Federal Reserve's latest interest rate hike and inflation outlook, Trump's proposed $5,000 dividend for all US adults, and our Donkey of The Week - Canadian PM Mark Carney! Join us for a casual roundup of Bitcoin regulation, global economic trends, and government control debates.

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00:00 Revolut KYC Data Breach Exposes 700 Crypto Clients

09:13 Bull Bitcoin vs DAC8 EU Crypto Data Sharing Rule

15:52 Trump $5000 Dividend Proposal and Inflation Risk

20:52 Fed Hikes Rates 0.25 Percent and Bitcoin Impact

25:44 Donkey of the Week - Canada's PM Mark Carney!

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A self-proclaimed white hat hacker exploited Blockstream's Liquid Network, minting fake LBTC and draining nearly 4,000 Bitcoin worth around $320M. The funds were held on-chain during public negotiations conducted through blockchain messages, with 85% eventually returned and around 600 BTC kept as a claimed 'consultancy fee'.

This breakdown explains how the Liquid hack happened, what it reveals about federated sidechains, custodial risk, and Bitcoin security. We also cover UK mandatory phone surveillance and digital ID proposals, arrests for communications offenses, rising Europe-Russia tensions, LG TV privacy concerns, plus our Donkeys of the Week, who are offering the opportunity to own a brand new meme coin and pair of Strategy-branded shoes.

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00:00 - Liquid Network hack: $320M fake LBTC minted, Bitcoin drained

07:47 - UK phone surveillance & mandatory digital ID

14:25 - Germany, Russia tension & war threats

19:25 - LG TV privacy: what is your smart TV recording?

23:38 - Donkey of the week - Hunter Biden meme coin

26:05 - Strategy-themed Jordans!

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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.

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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

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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.

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⏱️ 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

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