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The UK social media ban is here — and it’s a warning sign for the rest of us. In this week’s Bitcoin Banter, Tony and Katie join Michael to break down Keir Starmer’s Labour government plan to ban social media for under-16s, and the unintended (or intended?) consequences for online privacy, free speech, and digital freedom in Orwell’s 1984 Britain.



The team also unpacks the rise of the world’s first trillionaire, Elon Musk; the dangerous concentration of the S&P 500 in a handful of AI stocks; the Trump family’s crypto windfall while everyday investors lose out; and of course our Donkey of the Week, who’s begging Trump for a presidential pardon.



From Big Brother Britain to taking self-custody of your Bitcoin, this episode is about protecting your money, your privacy, and your freedom.



⏱️ TIMESTAMPS:

00:00 Intro

01:01 UK to enact social media ban for under 16s

08:28 UK also wants to ban VPNs

12:25 Elon Musk is the world’s first trillionaire

16:40 S&P500 AI-related stock concentration reportedly at 49%

20:18 Trump family profit from crypto while investors lose

23:39 Our Donkey of the week wants a Presidential Pardon



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War, inflation, and growing government surveillance have made a “Plan B” residency more essential than ever. In this special edition of Bitcoin Banter, Michael and Tony sit down with entrepreneur Adam Hudson to count down the top 5 reasons you should get a second residency, citizenship, or passport abroad. This episode breaks down how to build real freedom and financial sovereignty.

Drawing on Adam’s own journey from Australia to Panama, the conversation covers offshore residency, second passports, territorial tax systems, self-custody Bitcoin, privacy and cybersecurity, and how everyday people (not just the rich) can create an exit plan in an increasingly restrictive world. Whether you’re an Australian, a Bitcoiner, or anyone seeking more freedom and optionality, this is your roadmap to getting started.

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⏱ TIMESTAMPS

00:00 Intro

01:41 Lifestyle

09:15 Jurisdictional optionality

16:52 Bitcoin-friendliness

26:47 Surveillance

34:47 Taxes

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In this episode of Bitcoin Banter, Michael, Katie, and Sophi discuss why Bitcoin's price is crashing, while the US stock market has never been more over-valued. They also talk about the latest crypto adoption numbers, the country that will allow banks to accept Bitcoin as collateral for small businesses, which asset has now replaced US treasuries as the top global reserve asset, and finally our 'Donkey of the Week'!



⏱️ TIMESTAMPS:

00:00 - Intro

00:45 - Why is Bitcoin's price crashing?

06:15 - US stocks now more overvalued than ever before

10:18 - New crypto adoption figures

15:40 - This country wants small businesses to use Bitcoin as loan collateral

20:32 - The asset that has replaced US treasuries as the top global reserve asset

25:05 - Our Donkey of the Week says Strategy's Bitcoin sale made him rethink Bitcoin!



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In episode #117 of The Bitcoin Way Podcast, Michael Jordan sits down with industrial cybersecurity expert Luke de Wolf to break down the real threats facing Bitcoin — and how to defend against them.

Drawing on his book Defending Bitcoin, Luke makes the case that Bitcoin is becoming critical infrastructure, and walks through security at every layer: from individual self-custody, privacy, and multisig to the systemic risks that matter most.

The conversation covers mining pool centralization, governance concentration around Bitcoin Core, financial attacks like debanking and CBDCs, and the surprising truth about how Bitcoin could actually die — not from quantum or a single attack, but from complacency.

Essential viewing for anyone serious about understanding Bitcoin’s true security and how to protect it.

Follow Luke on X at https://x.com/lukedewolf, get his book Defending Bitcoin at https://defendingbitcoin.com, and check out BTC Hel at https://btchel.com.

TIMESTAMPS:

00:00 Introduction

01:46 Defending Bitcoin & the Monetary Grid

06:11 Self-Custody & Getting Off Exchanges

08:43 Privacy as a Defense Layer

10:40 The CIA Triad & Digital Security

12:00 Network-Level Threats & Decentralization

16:15 Node Threats & Implementations

18:30 Mining Pool Centralization

20:23 Decentralization as Personal Responsibility

21:57 Security vs. Convenience

24:29 Self-Custody, Nodes & Hash Rate

26:16 Renting Hash Rate & Multisig

28:38 Governance & Bitcoin Core

37:01 The Book's Endorsers

38:15 Larry Lepard's SIM-Swap Story

42:16 Debanking, CBDCs & Operation Chokepoint

46:30 How Bitcoin Dies: Complacency & Quantum

52:06 Call to Action

52:52 BTC Hel Conference

55:29 Where to Get the Book

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In this episode of Bitcoin Banter, Michael, Tony, and Sophi discuss Turkey's latest currency crisis as the Lira continues to plummet, whether the US could revalue their gold reserves and use the 'profits' to buy Bitcoin, how South African doxxed citizens who made submissions about their controversial Capital Flow draft bill, developments in privacy and Bitcoin payments and finally a very deserving 'Donkey of the Week'!



⏱️ TIMESTAMPS:

00:00 - Turkey pulling out all the stop to defend the lira from collapse

04:19 - Will US gold reserves be revalued to buy Bitcoin?

16:10 - South African Treasury doxxes citizens' emails

18:54 - Decentralized Nostr VPN on Umbrel

23:05 - Wallet of Satoshi non-custodial POS lightning wallet released

25:06 - Ferrari accepting Bitcoin payments

29:30 - Donkey of the Week thinks Bitcoin 'lost the plot'



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