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Renaud Cuny joins the Bitcoin Infinity Show to talk about measuring the monetary health of the Bitcoin network through hard data, from the percentage of block space consumed by spam to the concentration of mining pools and hardware manufacturers. He walks through his Bitcoin Portal project, which scores decentralization and security across mining, block space, and node diversity, and explains why direction matters more than any single number. The conversation digs into BIP-110, the OP_RETURN debate, Bitcoin Knots adoption, hash renting through Ocean and Datum, and what self-custody and node-running mean for keeping Bitcoin sound money.

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Josh, AKA Secure Sovereign, joins the Bitcoin Infinity Show to talk about Bitcoin Core governance, the case for alternative node implementations, and Bitcoin Commons, a new Rust implementation he says specifies and locks down Bitcoin consensus while making it far easier to fork and run your own node. Josh recovered a life-changing stack of Bitcoin he had held since 2010, then turned to analyzing Bitcoin Core as an informal oligarchy, running a full-chain analysis of BIP-110 across more than 900,000 blocks and building selective synchronization so node runners can skip non-monetary data. The conversation covers self-custody, consensus specification, mining decentralization, the...

Bitcoin Mechanic joins the Bitcoin Infinity Show to talk about BIP-110, the minority soft fork now activating on hard mode, and why he believes node runners rather than miners ultimately control the network. Drawing on his front-row view of the 2017 block size wars, he breaks down the game theory that pushes miners toward enforcing new consensus rules, the UTXO bloat and OP_RETURN abuse that motivated the fork, and how Ocean, Datum, and hash rate renting are quietly redecentralizing Bitcoin mining. The conversation closes on a reframing of censorship resistance and self-custody, arguing that keeping Bitcoin usable as money...

Max Hillebrand joins the Bitcoin Infinity Show to talk about his new book The Praxeology of Privacy and why privacy sits at the foundation of sound money, self-custody, and the entire cypherpunk project. The conversation traces the prehistory of Bitcoin from David Chaum's anonymous eCash through Hal Finney's proof of work, explains how surveillance distorts prices the same way money printing does, and digs into the tools that make resistance cheap, including CoinJoin, the Lightning Network, and the new White Noise messaging protocol over Noster. Along the way Max makes the case that defending your privacy is far cheaper...

Paco de la India joins the Bitcoin Infinity Show to talk about his Run with Bitcoin journey across 40 countries, the reality of Bitcoin adoption in the global South, and what he learned about freedom, circular economies, and money along the way. Knut and Paco dig into the BIP-110 spam debate, India's 2016 demonetization, why running different node software is not censorship, and how Bitcoin acts as the immune system of a free society. They also cover geopolitics, hyper-bitcoinization, self-custody, paper Bitcoin treasury companies, and Paco's upcoming book Proof of Work which is crowdfunded on Geyser Fund.

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Matthew Kratter joins the Bitcoin Infinity Show to talk about the escalating fight against spam on Bitcoin, why he believes Bitcoin Core has been compromised, and how the pleb migration to Bitcoin Knots has gone from 1% to 25% of the network in under two years. Kratter walks through the case for BIP-110 as a temporary soft fork, explains why mining pool centralization is the structural problem underneath everything else, and shares his own setup for renting hashrate at industrial scale from home using Datum Gateway and Ocean. The conversation also covers the rotting culture inside Bitcoin Core, why slaying our...

Luke de Wolf joins the Bitcoin Infinity Show to talk about his upcoming book Defending Bitcoin: Industrial-Grade Cybersecurity for the Monetary Grid, the cybersecurity case for treating Bitcoin as critical infrastructure, and why arbitrary data on Bitcoin should be considered a textbook availability vulnerability. The conversation covers Luke's reversal on BIP-110, the governance concentration around Bitcoin Core, and why decentralized mining through Ocean, Datum, and Stratum V2 is essential for keeping the network resilient. Knut and Luke also preview BTC Prague, the Dublin conference, and the upcoming BTCHEL event in Helsinki this September, with its tracks on Nordic sovereignty...

Erik Aronesty joins the Bitcoin Infinity Show to talk about his role in BIP 148 and the User-Activated Soft Fork that reshaped the block size wars, and why he eventually traded his big-block stance for a small-block one rooted in bandwidth and node decentralization. He shares hard-earned lessons on Bitcoin mining economics, the long-term security budget question, and why he believes Bitcoin still needs protocol-level privacy through ideas like Mimblewimble alongside covenants like OPCTV for vaulting and self-custody. The conversation digs into BIP 110, OPRETURN policy, the difference between consensus and mempool rules, the dangers of KYC exchanges and Coinbase, and...

Pierre Corbin joins the Bitcoin Infinity Show to talk about why most corporate Bitcoin reserves might be paper Bitcoin, how AI is accelerating the collapse of fiat currencies, and why Bitcoin is the only asset built to survive a world where everything trends toward zero. They also dig into copyright in the internet age, Nostr as proof of authenticity, and how Pierre's company Flash is helping businesses build real Bitcoin treasuries through self-custody.

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Unhosted Marcellus joins the Bitcoin Infinity Show to talk about how any Bitcoiner can now rent hash power for as little as $1 per day and run their own mining pool through Ocean's Datum Gateway. The conversation covers BIP 110 as a grassroots response to Bitcoin Core's controversial mempool policy changes, the game theory of soft fork activation, and why mining might be the final step in the Bitcoiner sovereignty journey that takes you from holding your keys to running your node to actually directing hash power yourself.

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Samson Mow and Jimmy Song join the Bitcoin Infinity Show to talk about ProductionReady, their new nonprofit funding a conservative third Bitcoin node client designed to preserve Bitcoin's monetary properties and break Core's monopoly on the reference implementation. The conversation covers the dangers of developer-driven feature creep, the inflation bug that slipped past Core review, why multiple client implementations strengthen Bitcoin's decentralization, and the case for prioritizing sound money over bleeding-edge changes. They also weigh in on BIP-110, the OP_RETURN controversy, Taproot's unintended consequences, and why the market wants Bitcoin left alone.

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Ed Juline joins the Bitcoin Infinity Show to talk about whether Bitcoin treasury companies are a necessary bridge to mass adoption or a dangerous recreation of fiat financial engineering on top of Bitcoin. Drawing on his experience as former Director of Bitcoin Advocacy at Strategy and years of organizing Bitcoin events, Ed explores the tension between self-custody principles and institutional onboarding, the case that orange pilling is over, and how the early majority can be kept honest as Bitcoin enters the capital markets. The conversation dives into what makes a real Bitcoin company, the risks of paper Bitcoin, and...

Nick Hudson joins the Bitcoin Infinity Show to talk about how billionaire bankers spent 150 years building the institutional framework of socialism to centralize control of assets, his personal persecution by professional bodies and intelligence assets for questioning the COVID narrative, and why extreme fragmentation of ownership through stock markets destroys sound stewardship. Knut and Nick explore the parallels between Austrian economics and Bitcoin's design philosophy, the epistemological case against central planning, and why programmable CBDCs destroy the fungibility that makes money function.

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Jon Atack joins the Bitcoin Infinity Show to talk about his years-long insider experience as a Bitcoin Core contributor, revealing how DEI-influenced selection criteria, centralized developer pipelines at Chaincode Labs, and social power dynamics reshaped the culture of Bitcoin's most important open source project. The conversation covers how hand-picked developers were fast-tracked while independent contributors struggled for funding, why the OP_RETURN controversy was the culmination of years of eroding trust, and Jon's case for why Bitcoin needs multiple competing implementations to restore meritocracy and decentralization. Jon also shares the untold story of how he helped Knut rewrite his...

Giacomo Zucco joins the Bitcoin Infinity Show to talk about why he opposes BIP-110 despite being firmly anti-spam, arguing that a controversial soft fork without overwhelming consensus sets a dangerous precedent for future Bitcoin rule changes. The conversation covers the security budget debate, whether stablecoins on Lightning help or harm Bitcoin, the parallels to the block size wars, and whether Bitcoin's real defense lies in status quo resistance or user-driven action. Knut and Giacomo steelman each other's positions in one of the most substantive BIP-110 debates to date.

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Zuby joins the Bitcoin Infinity Show to talk about what COVID revealed about human nature, why most people failed the compliance test, and how the authoritarian instinct in 20-30% of the population should terrify everyone. He explains why he left UK democracy for a UAE monarchy, why he judges governments by results rather than labels, and how Bitcoin remains the only peaceful escape hatch from a monetary system designed to extract wealth from the people who can least afford it.

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Stephan Kinsella joins the Bitcoin Infinity Show to talk about why praxeology is the hardest science in economics, how Austrian theory explains Bitcoin's unique monetary properties, and whether you can truly own a Bitcoin or merely act as if you do. The conversation covers the foundations of property rights and natural law, the subjective nature of fungibility, and what a hyperbitcoinized future might actually look like. Kinsella and Knut also explore why intellectual property restrictions threaten the very knowledge accumulation that makes humanity richer over time.

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Hodlonaut joins the Bitcoin Infinity Show to talk about his controversial decision to first support and then withdraw support for BIP-110, the proposed soft fork targeting spam and data abuse on Bitcoin. The conversation covers Bitcoin Core's uncapping of OP_RETURN, the "wokification" of Core development, lessons from the block size wars, and whether BIP-110 is the right hill for plebs to die on in defending Bitcoin as money. Knut and Hodlonaut go through BIP 110's specific restrictions point by point while debating governance, urgency, and the principled case for keeping Bitcoin simple and resistant to change.

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Daniel Batten joins the Bitcoin Infinity Show to talk about how fiat money and psychological manipulation created the overconsumption crisis destroying the environment, why Bitcoin mining on landfills turns pollution into cheap decentralized power, and how most Bitcoiners are failing to orange pill skeptics by talking instead of listening. He shares a practical framework for persuading investors, policymakers, and everyday people drawn from 20 years of pitching technology, and explains why the West is uniquely resistant to Bitcoin adoption compared to the Global South where currency debasement makes the case instantly.

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Chris Guida joins the Bitcoin Infinity Show to talk about his rebuttal to Murch's earlier appearance on the show, arguing that Bitcoin Core devs are making the spam problem worse by removing mempool filters that Satoshi built in from the beginning, and that filtering transactions is fundamentally not censorship but a necessary defense of Bitcoin as money. The conversation covers why UTXO set bloat tripled during the BRC-20 spam attacks and crippled Raspberry Pi node syncing, how the CAT proposal alone scared spammers away and proved that Bitcoiner hostility works, and the philosophical divide between Core and Knots on...

Conza joins the Bitcoin Infinity Show to talk about the praxeological foundations of money, explaining why Bitcoin is a rivalrous digital commodity on an open source monetary network rather than a database for storing arbitrary data. The conversation covers the two problems money solves, why economic literacy among Bitcoin developers matters, and the case for BIP 110 and the Cat fork as tools to preserve Bitcoin's quality as money against spam and ordinals.

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Hunter Beast joins the Bitcoin Infinity Show to talk about BIP 360 and making Bitcoin quantum-resistant, the philosophical question of whether Bitcoin can truly be owned, and how mempool policy debates like the CAT fork reflect deeper questions about Bitcoin's social consensus. The conversation ranges from Austrian economics and property rights to pushing back against woke ideology in open source development.

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Julian Figueroa joins the Bitcoin Infinity Show to talk about his journey from early Bitcoin investing to founding GetBased media and producing high-production Bitcoin content like Exit Manual, focusing on making Bitcoin concepts accessible through humor, metaphors, and real-world visuals. They discuss YouTube strategies for growth in the niche, the importance of consistent weekly shows, and how creators can balance originality with proven formats to build sustainable audiences. The conversation explores Bitcoin's role in enabling creative freedom, the challenges of standing out in a slop-filled online world, and why optimism and adaptability drive long-term success in both Bitcoin and...

Matteo Pellegrini joins the Bitcoin Infinity Show to talk about the rebrand of Orange Pill App to Club Orange, the challenges of building a location-based social network for Bitcoiners, and how features like tap zaps, geo zaps, and group chats foster real-world connections. He explains the app's paywall to eliminate bots and spam, the evolution toward offline economy focus, and future plans like ticketing and merchant integration to close the loop for Bitcoin adoption. The discussion highlights Bitcoin's role in enabling voluntary, high-signal communities in a world of increasing AI slop and centralized control.

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Knut and Luke review the Bitcoin Infinity Show 2025, and look ahead to 2026. From 16+ conferences, re-releasing Praxeology, starting the Bitcoin Infinity Academy, putting on BTC HEL in Helsinki, all while making the Bitcoin Infinity Show each week, 2025 was a hugely exciting year! We also look ahead to 2026. Tune in to see what we'll be up to!

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Walker joins the Bitcoin Infinity Show to talk about the absurdity of modern politics, free speech battles on platforms like X against EU bureaucrats, and how Bitcoin enables true agency by breaking fiat's victim mentality. They explore European vs. national identities, the American dream as universal empowerment through hard work and sound money, and why democracy often perpetuates theft while Bitcoin incentivizes voluntary cooperation and optimism. The conversation highlights privacy's role in free speech, the dangers of AI slop in media, and humanity's need to reclaim responsibility for a better future.

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Murch joins the Bitcoin Infinity Show to talk about Bitcoin Core's approach to mempool policies, OP_RETURN limits, and the practical challenges of fighting non-monetary data like inscriptions on the blockchain. He explains why harm reduction through flexible scripting and miner incentives may be more effective than strict enforcement, while pushing back on claims that developers are enabling spam or ignoring censorship resistance. From Lightning's early days to the realities of node running and block space demand, this technical deep dive explores Bitcoin's balance between innovation, decentralization, and long-term resilience.

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This episode of the Bitcoin Infinity Academy summarizes Independence Reimagined and looks forward to the future courses.

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The Bitcoin Infinity Academy is an educational project built around Knut Svanholm’s books about Bitcoin and Austrian Economics. Each week, a whole chapter from one of the books is released for free on Highlighter, accompanied by a video in which Knut and Luke de Wolf discuss that chapter’s ideas. You can join the discussions by signing up for one of the courses on our Geys...

Pierre Rochard joins the Bitcoin Infinity Show to talk about Bitcoin's financial evolution, from his early Lightning Network innovations to defending miners against political attacks and now leading the charge on corporate treasury companies like MicroStrategy and Riot. They dive into the debate over self-custody versus financialized Bitcoin products, the risks and rewards of leveraging debt to stack BTC, and how bridging fiat institutions could accelerate adoption in a world where fiat's collapse looms. This episode unpacks why option value and competitive products might reshape Bitcoin's future, even as self-sovereignty remains the ultimate ideal.

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This episode of the Bitcoin Infinity Academy cover Bitcoin: Independence Reimagined Chapter 13: Laws and Effects

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Natalie Brunell joins the Bitcoin Infinity Show to talk about her new book Bitcoin is for Everyone, blending personal stories from fiat struggles to Bitcoin's empowering hope for skeptics and beginners alike. They explore sound money's role in ending victim mentalities, rebuilding confidence through literacy and Austrian economics insights, and why Bitcoin represents true capitalism and freedom for all. From inflation's hidden toll to Bitcoin 101 fundamentals, this episode unpacks how perfect money rewards value, competition, and long-term thinking in a world of weak fiat illusions.

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This episode of the Bitcoin Infinity Academy cover Bitcoin: Independence Reimagined Chapter 12: The Secular Individual

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Anil Patel joins the Bitcoin Infinity Show to talk about Michael Saylor's Bitcoin treasury playbook, from the 2020 inflation panic that prompted MicroStrategy's first 10K BTC buys to the debt-financed "gears" now holding over 250,000 BTC with yields far below Bitcoin's projected 30% annual growth. They explore Saylor's board orange-pilling via his Mobile Wave thesis, the "bicycle gears" model for layered yield products like preferred shares and convertibles, and Bitcoin's first-principles design as engineered economic energy. Anil's new book The Treasury of Michael Saylor visualizes these strategies, emphasizing custody risks and why corporate treasuries like MicroStrategy enhance but cannot supplant individual self-custody.<...

This episode of the Bitcoin Infinity Academy cover Bitcoin: Independence Reimagined Chapter 11: The One Shot Principle

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Tomer Strolight joins the Bitcoin Infinity Show to talk about the true nature of Bitcoin ownership – why it’s the most powerful form of property ever created, how Bitcoin is literally alive, and why Bitcoin could fuel real-world secession movements like Alberta, Texas, and Madeira breaking free from fiat control. We dive deep into mining decentralization with OCEAN and DATUM, the sacred Satoshi, and why Bitcoin wars are actually healthy for the network. If you’re serious about understanding Bitcoin as money, philosophy, and freedom, this episode is a must-watch.

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This episode of the Bitcoin Infinity Academy cover Bitcoin: Independence Reimagined Chapter 10: Protection from What?

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Peter St Onge joins the Bitcoin Infinity Show to reveal how Bitcoin shatters 1,000-year empire money cycles, exposes fiat collapse, and flips inflation theft via Cantillon effects—plus Europe's looming 2025 meltdown and Bitcoin as the ultimate escape. As an Austrian economist, he demystifies why governments bungled banning Bitcoin, why hard money empowers the poor, and how tech like the internet echoes Gutenberg 2.0 for liberty. Dive into praxeology, statism critiques, and why Bitcoin reduces violence incentives in this must-watch for sovereign individuals.

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This episode of the Bitcoin Infinity Academy cover Bitcoin: Independence Reimagined Chapter 9: Mainstream Mediocrity

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Alexander Bard joins us for the second time to talk about the intersection between Bitcoin and spirituality. Fresh off the BTC HEL conference, Knut and Alexander dive into unique topics that they both enjoy. Follow along with us now!

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This episode of the Bitcoin Infinity Academy cover Bitcoin: Independence Reimagined Chapter 8: Violence and Silence

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The Bitcoin Infinity Academy is an educational project built around Knut Svanholm’s books about Bitcoin and Austrian Economics. Each week, a whole chapter from one of the books is released for free on Highlighter, accompanied by a video in which Knut and Luke de Wolf discuss that chapter’s ideas. You can join the...