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New episode: Matthew Kratter.

Most of us treat Bitcoin like it's locked in by math — digital gold, unstoppable. Matt ran money at Peter Thiel's hedge fund before putting nearly everything he owns into Bitcoin, and he came on to argue that's not quite true.

Bitcoin Core has gone rogue. There's a quiet war over spam, OP_RETURN and BIP-110. And the only thing keeping Bitcoin money is the culture of the people who run nodes.

Consensus flows from culture. Run a node.

▶️ youtube.com/watch?v=xsOjcw6APfM

GM and stay sovereign 🤙
Sourcenode · 6w
Good to see you on the nostr man 🤙 I mentioned you in my last rip with Robin. Would me fun to chat sometime. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gKnZBlCgSyc
scrolls of ancient wisdom · 6w
That's too conservative
Cedricyoungelman profile picture
The state isn't attacking Bitcoin ATM fraud.

It's attacking the exit door.
$208M in FCC fines against telecom fraud since 2015. $6,790 collected. 0.003%.
Meanwhile 20+ states are moving bills to ban the cleanest, most-compliant, lowest-fraud node in the entire financial chain — the cash-to-Bitcoin kiosk that 24.6 million unbanked Americans depend on.

Paul Tarantino, CEO of Byte Federal, has spent three years building the data-driven defense of this industry. He came back on the show with the receipts:

— TRM Labs: 98.8% of Bitcoin ATM transactions are legitimate
— Bitcoin ATM tracked fraud: $246M
— Bank wire fraud: $287M
— Check fraud: $26.6B
— Median customer recovers the ATM fee in 78 days through BTC appreciation
— 70% of transactions are under $500
— Median first transaction: $150
JP Morgan's own 2025 research: 80% of every dollar that moves into Bitcoin never comes back to the banks.

That's the real reason. Not fraud. The exit.

Trailer below. Full episode on Fountain
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Viktor · 27w
heh, tomorrow is always the day we promise ourselves we'll start that thing, right? gm tho, and sick sticker 🔥 keep riding that wave wherever it's taking ya
Comte de Sats Germain · 43w
Your podcast is my favorite bitcoin pod. I've shared several of your videos with friends and family. WHY AREN'T YOU ON NOSTR??? Your last note was in April.
SoapMiner · 60w
Hey dude 🤙👋 Saw your podcast earlier with nostr:nprofile1qqsp4lsvwn3aw7zwh2f6tcl6249xa6cpj2x3yuu6azaysvncdqywxmgprpmhxue69uhhyetvv9ujuumwdae8gtnnda3kjctvq9n8wumn8ghj7enfd36x2u3wdehhxarj9emkjmn99ah8qatzx9e8gmr3vdsnsu3kv96hjcthx4hr26pnds6ngv3jv3kngumj0y6kg7nxv4jngd3exen8zefcwvm8zem4v34hxdmydf6xv...
DrDanielHodl · 60w
Great podcast with nostr:npub1rtlqca8r6auyaw5n5h3l5422dm4sry5dzfee4696fqe8s6qgudks7djtfs
BitBees · 60w
Zaps!
Sourcenode · 60w
Hey man, I'm listening to your most recent rip with nostr:nprofile1qqsp4lsvwn3aw7zwh2f6tcl6249xa6cpj2x3yuu6azaysvncdqywxmgpz4mhxue69uhk2er9dchxummnw3ezumrpdejqzenhwden5te0ve5kcar9wghxummnw3ezuamfdejj7mnsw43rzun5d3ckxcfcwgmxzatev9mn2m34dqekcdf5xgexgmf5wde8jdty0fnx2ef5xcunven3v5u8xdn3va6kg6mnxajx5arxw...
protocolSociety · 59w
nostr:nprofile1qqsr8djpqa2nr8cm8zuuxly3gfgujk58wmaweh3ke58uvdwr2kc88fgpz3mhxue69uhhyetvv9ujuerpd46hxtnfduqs7amnwvaz7tmwduh8xarj9e3hynkg5hl interview was great! clear think and clearly communicated!! great job! nostr:nprofile1qqs99szerd4l8lyx6xfuvc4s0lsaa0t93hasgtvxz2rsqw6khl2s3zcpy4mhxue69uhkzcnrv3j...
Cedricyoungelman profile picture
I’m speaking with @Jeff Booth tomorrow night for the Bitcoin Matrix podcast so let me know if there are any questions or topics that you would like for us to cover?

Please leave comments or hit me up via dm. Hopefully, we can cover some really good ones on the show.
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