'THE FUTURE OF BITCOIN: SCALING & PRIVACY, LIGHTNING & eCASH w/ Alex B. |

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In this episode, CK sits down with Bitcoin OG Alex B for a deep, no-fluff conversation on where Bitcoin is headed. From lessons learned in the block-size war to emerging Bitcoin-native capital markets, we cover the evolution of Bitcoin’s scaling journey, Lightning, the trade-offs of privacy, and why eCash and ARK might shape the next decade of Bitcoin infrastructure. This episode is for builders, thinkers, and anyone serious about Bitcoin’s long game.

🎧 Listen now, subscribe, and follow @allinbitcoinpod to go deeper.

Disclaimer:All views expressed by me or my guests are solely our own opinions. You should not treat any opinions expressed in this podcast as a specific endorsement to make a particular investment or follow a particular strategy, but only as an expression of personal opinion. This podcast is for informational purposes only. It does not constitute financial, legal, or political advice, and it does not promote or oppose any political party, candidate, or campaign. This podcast may contain speculation, or interpretation. We encourage listeners to do their own research and verify information independently.

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TIMESTAMPS:

0:00 – Disclaimer 0:19 – Trailer

1:33 – Meet Alex B

6:04 – Separating Personal Life from Bitcoin

7:03 – Surfing & Global Travel

9:02 – Politics, and Bitcoin

10:26 – Bitcoin Capital Markets & On-Chain Contracts

13:01 – Stable Channels

15:36 – Frustrations with Bitcoin Macro Debates

16:42 – Blocksize War: History and Involvement

25:05 – Open Source Development & Bitcoin Funding

27:33 – Scaling Bitcoin with ARK Protocol

33:59 – ARK vs Lightning: How it Works

42:30 – Layers Explained: Lightning & eCash

47:15 – Lightning’s Evolution, Strengths & Limitations

53:10 – Custodianship, Trade-offs & Centralization

59:39 – Lightning Service Providers

1:03:05 – Bitcoin Capital Markets

1:07:03 – Nostr & Economic Memory

1:08:05 – Consensus, Code, and Bitcoin Governance

1:12:13 – Privacy in Bitcoin: What's Possible

1:17:08 – eCash as a Scalable, Private Layer

1:22:10 – Hawala & Informal Finance

1:24:59 – eCash Trade-offs & Reputation

1:28:05 – Lessons from the Internet & Bitcoin’s Future

1:32:02 – Bitcoin's Biggest Risk

1:33:50 – Vision for Bitcoin 10 Years From Now

1:36:05 –Trust, Identity & Reputation

1:37:27 – Advice to Aspiring Bitcoin Developers

1:38:43 – Final Thoughts

1:43:31 – Wrap-Up & Where to Follow Alex

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🎙️ UNLEARNING THE LIES: BITCOIN, FREEDOM & RECLAIMING THE TRUTH w/ Trace Mayer | All in Bitcoin

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What if everything you thought you knew about money, trust, value, and even freedom, was wrong? In this rare and raw interview, I sit down with Trace Mayer, entrepreneur, investor, and the original voice behind the Bitcoin Knowledge Podcast, to talk about unlearning the lies we’ve been told for generations. What started as a casual chat turned into a deep, improvised interview on the true purpose of Bitcoin, the war on ideas, and how monetary sovereignty fits into a much bigger fight for personal and political freedom.

We dive into:

✔️ How Bitcoin reshaped Trace’s understanding of history, law, and economics

✔️ The dangers of debt, fiat incentives, and institutional control

✔️ The relationship between money, time preference, and long-term well-being

✔️ Why Europe is already at war, and doesn’t realize it

✔️ Why ideas, not weapons, are what governments fear most

“Ideas can only be overcome by other ideas. Power and force are impotent against them.” — Ludwig von Mises

This episode is not just about Bitcoin, it’s about reclaiming your mind, your freedom, and your future. Watch now, subscribe, and share your unlearning journey in the comments. Don’t forget to follow https://www.youtube.com/@AllInBitcoinPod for more conversations that cut through the noise.

Disclaimer:All views expressed by me or my guests are solely our own opinions. You should not treat any opinions expressed in this podcast as a specific endorsement to make a particular investment or follow a particular strategy, but only as an expression of personal opinion. This podcast is for informational purposes only. It does not constitute financial, legal, or political advice, and it does not promote or oppose any political party, candidate, or campaign. This podcast may contain speculation, or interpretation. We encourage listeners to do their own research and verify information independently.

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TIMESTAMPS:

00:00 Disclaimer & Intro

01:48 Unlearning

03:00 Independent Thinking

04:03 Rethinking History

07:00 Questioning Banks & Economics

08:25 Distrust in Government

09:20 Bitcoin, Taxes, and Regulation

11:13 Speech, Privacy, and Self-Custody

13:31Time Preference and Personal Finance

14:04 Bitcoin and Privacy Awareness

15:32 Media Diet & Intellectual Nutrition

16:20 Environment and Contrarian Thinking

17:17 Money = Free Speech

19:11 Social Expectations

20:15 From Trusting to Verifying

22:15 Free Tech & Communication

23:02 Europe, War, and Mass Psychosis

28:15 Questioning Authority & the State

30:35 Outro & Where to Follow Trace

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FROM BITCOIN TO PERMISSIONLESS EVERYTHING with Martti Malmi

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In this episode of All in Bitcoin, CK sits down with Martti Malmi, the second-ever Bitcoin developer, Nostr pioneer, and the quiet builder who ran early nodes, managed bitcoin.org, helped shape the project… and then walked away.

In this rare interview, Martti bridges Bitcoin and Nostr through the eyes of someone who helped start it all but never chased the spotlight. Martti opens up about growing up in Finland, childhood games, metal music, and the libertarian values that shaped his views on freedom, money, and tech.

He reflects on building with Satoshi, shares his take on decentralization, censorship, and how Nostr could fix the internet, from decentralized social media to hosting without servers, spam resistance through social graphs, and the future of Lightning and open-source funding. We also dive into libertarianism, privacy, the dangers of KYC, the difference between rules and rulers, Europe’s regulatory direction, and how a decentralized future is being built from the ground up.

Whether you're here for Bitcoin, Nostr, or just one of the most authentic voices in freedom tech, this episode keeps echoing long after the mic drops.

Disclaimer:All views expressed by me or my guests are solely our own opinions. You should not treat any opinions expressed in this podcast as a specific endorsement to make a particular investment or follow a particular strategy, but only as an expression of personal opinion. This podcast is for informational purposes only. It does not constitute financial, legal, or political advice, and it does not promote or oppose any political party, candidate, or campaign. This podcast may contain speculation, or interpretation. We encourage listeners to do their own research and verify information independently.

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TIMESTAMPS:

2:00 – Early Tech Life

5:00 – Music, interests

8:00 – Books & Values

11:00 – Family, Hobbies & Sports

13:00 – Beliefs & Philosophy

16:00 – Politics vs Tech

19:00 – Why Bitcoin Matters

22:00 – Decentralization & Society

25:00 – Europe, Mica, Regulations

27:00 – Nostr & Identity

30:00 – Nostr Tech Deep Dive

33:00 – Why Bitcoin and Nostr are the future + where to follow Martti

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