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   Number 1: Chat_178 - Our Burden To Carry with American HODL, Erik Cason, and Brandon Quittem

   ***"In the early days, the average user could probably use a Coldcard and know the amount of entropy required. The average Bitcoin user today, no clue. And so the times have changed, our message should have changed. And where I come down to is essentially what you said HODL, you should custody your bitcoin at the level that you are ready for. And that is a process. Day 1, don't shame someone for using an ETF. Applaud them for exposure and remind them that this isn't the end and as your experience, your knowledge, your position size increases, you may want to change that custody model and that's okay." ~ Brandon Quittem*** Today, I'm sitting down with American HODL, Erik Cason, and Brandon Quittem for a conversation that swings between total despair and genuine optimism. We are facing a massive reckoning in the Bitcoin space right now. The recent Coldcard exploit and other vulnerabilities have shattered a lot of illusions. And frankly, we misled a lot of newcomers into thinking self-custody was easy. The fallout has been tragic for many who lost their savings. In this chat, we confront the uncomfortable truth about toxic maximalism, groupthink, and the arrogance that led us to trust blindly. But it's not all doom and gloom. We discuss the practical tools we have at our disposal today to build real resilience. We debate the true meaning of self-custody, why holding ETFs isn't a sin, and how local AI models can actually help you harden your setup. The stakes are simply too high to keep relying on bad heuristics. You need to hear this if you want to protect your stack and your family from what's coming next. Chapters (00:00:00) - Introduction (00:05:34) - Self-custody gut punch (00:14:22) - Bullet-proof multisig (00:29:23) - Why this hack hurts more (00:38:07) - Self-custody for the many (00:49:32) - Diversify your attack surface (01:13:02) - Freedom tech to stay free (01:35:43) - What's on the horizon (01:56:30) - White pill your neighbors Guests Links American HODL on X (Link: https://twitter.com/americanhodl8) Erik Cason on X (Link: https://twitter.com/Erikcason) Brandon Quittem on X (Link: https://twitter.com/Bquittem) Affiliate Links\ Become sovereign, hold your keys, be censorship resistant with the Bitbox hardware wallet. Get 5% off everything in the store with code GUY (Link: https://bitbox.swiss/)\ Get 10% off the best Bitcoin board game in the world, HODLUP! Or any of the other great games from The Free Market Kids! Use code GUY10 at checkout for 10% off your cart! (Link: https://www.freemarketkids.com/collections/games-1) Host Links ⁠⁠Guy on Nostr ⁠(Link: http://tinyurl.com/2xc96ney) ⁠Guy on X ⁠(Link: https://twitter.com/theguyswann) Guy on Instagram (Link: https://www.instagram.com/theguyswann) Guy on TikTok (Link: https://www.tiktok.com/@theguyswann) Guy's Takes on YouTube (Link: https://www.youtube.com/@GuysTake) Guy Swann on YouTube (Link: https://www.youtube.com/@theguyswann) ⁠Bitcoin Audible on X⁠ (Link: https://twitter.com/BitcoinAudible) The Guy Swann Network Broadcast Room on Keet (Link: https://tinyurl.com/3na6v839)

   September 01, 2026·2h 17min
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   Number 2: The Great Hackening of 2026

   In this Take episode, I break down the “Great Hackening” ripping through Bitcoin right now – from Coldcard’s catastrophic entropy bug to Liquid’s recent 4,000 BTC exploit, Lightning implementation issues, and a few major wallet update and data breaches. I also explain how AI has completely flipped the economics of attack and defense, why Bitcoin is the canary in the digital coal mine, and what practical steps you must take to protect your stack. This episode is a roadmap for surviving and ultimately benefiting from this brutal security stress test. Chapters (00:00:00) - The Great Hackening begins (00:00:54) - Coldcard RNG catastrophe (00:04:50) - Liquid's 4,000 BTC hack (00:10:18) - BitBox vulnerability disclosure (00:13:32) - Core Lightning bugs (00:18:31) - LND and Eclair disclosures (00:20:06) - Sparrow Wallet security hardening (00:21:13) - Trezor and Ledger data breaches (00:25:03) - AI and new attack economics (00:30:29) - Hardening Bitcoin and sovereignty Affiliate Links Become sovereign, hold your keys, be censorship resistant with the Bitbox hardware wallet. Get 5% off everything in the store with code GUY (Link: https://bitbox.swiss/guy/) Get 10% off the best Bitcoin board game in the world, HODLUP! Or any of the other great games from The Free Market Kids! Use code GUY10 at checkout for 10% off your cart! (Link: https://www.freemarketkids.com/collections/games-1) Host Links ⁠Guy on Nostr ⁠(Link: http://tinyurl.com/2xc96ney) ⁠Guy on X ⁠(Link: https://twitter.com/theguyswann) Guy on Instagram (Link: https://www.instagram.com/theguyswann) Guy on TikTok (Link: https://www.tiktok.com/@theguyswann) Guy's Takes on YouTube (Link: https://www.youtube.com/@GuysTake) Guy Swann on YouTube (Link: https://www.youtube.com/@theguyswann) ⁠Bitcoin Audible on X⁠ (Link: https://twitter.com/BitcoinAudible) The Guy Swann Network Broadcast Room on Keet (Link: https://tinyurl.com/3na6v839) References from the episode Liquid docs: https://tinyurl.com/4344k3j9 https://tinyurl.com/yc88rx74 https://tinyurl.com/4cxy9z7t Liquid Network Hack: https://tinyurl.com/464h9xdk Liquid Network incident update: https://tinyurl.com/mw7r8ss6 BitBox 08.2026 Dixence: https://tinyurl.com/zma42ps9 LND vulnerability disclosures: https://tinyurl.com/3j8m5vr5 https://tinyurl.com/248s2faa Eclair v0.14.2: https://tinyurl.com/2j3vzme4 Sparrow v2.5.4: https://tinyurl.com/cpeh9w3k Trezor shipping provider breach: https://tinyurl.com/39udu3nn Ledger payment processor breach: https://tinyurl.com/27dntpu8

   September 18, 2026·38min
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   Number 3: How Does Bitcoin Self Custody Recover From This? (Coldcard Q&A P3)

   In this third Coldcard Q&A, I tackle entropy, device trust, DIY signers, and why I’m leaning harder than ever on multi-sig. I walk through why understanding encryption must become a mandatory survival skill, rather than a niche hobby, if we want to resist a dystopian future. I also share where I moved my personal stack, explain how multisig actually saved me, and explore the impossible ethical nightmare of white-hat hackers trying to rescue compromised wallets. Chapters (00:00:00) - Introduction (00:00:22) - The future of Coinkite (00:02:28) - Refunds or going dark? (00:03:57) - DIY signing devices (00:05:24) - The end of mass adoption? (00:07:55) - Guy's personal setup (00:11:18) - Trusted companies and multisig (00:12:15) - RBF, Knots and slipstream (00:14:54) - White-hats and ethics challenges (00:18:07) - Closing thoughts Affiliate Links Become sovereign, hold your keys, be censorship resistant with the Bitbox hardware wallet. Get 5% off everything in the store with code GUY (Link: https://bitbox.swiss/guy/) Get 10% off the best Bitcoin board game in the world, HODLUP! Or any of the other great games from The Free Market Kids! Use code GUY10 at checkout for 10% off your cart! (Link: https://www.freemarketkids.com/collections/games-1) Host Links ⁠Guy on Nostr ⁠(Link: http://tinyurl.com/2xc96ney) ⁠Guy on X ⁠(Link: https://twitter.com/theguyswann) Guy on Instagram (Link: https://www.instagram.com/theguyswann) Guy on TikTok (Link: https://www.tiktok.com/@theguyswann) Guy's Takes on YouTube (Link: https://www.youtube.com/@GuysTake) Guy Swann on YouTube (Link: https://www.youtube.com/@theguyswann) ⁠Bitcoin Audible on X⁠ (Link: https://twitter.com/BitcoinAudible) The Guy Swann Network Broadcast Room on Keet (Link: https://tinyurl.com/3na6v839)

   September 10, 2026·20min
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   Number 4: Roundtable_024 - The Aftermath

   The roundtable is back, but we're missing a familiar face. Mechanic has officially stepped down from Ocean, so it’s just Jeff, Steve and I digging into the aftermath of BIP110, from why the soft fork failed to what Luke and Mechanic’s departure means for Ocean and Bitcoin Core’s influence. We debate whether the real existential risk is block-template centralization, how much BIP110 helped or hurt Knots and Ocean, and why some of us think the strategy overplayed its hand. We close with a wild proposal to pressure Coinbase into proving reserves using their wrapped BTC token, and what true Bitcoin “bank runs” might look like in the future. Chapters (00:00:00) - Introduction (00:04:48) - The BIP-110 aftermath (00:16:13) - Mining decentralization versus spam filtering (00:22:56) - Tapscript, OP_IF, and breaking consensus rules (00:30:31) - The importance of Stratum V2 and block templates (00:53:09) - Mining economics on the BIP 110 fork chain (01:11:29) - The Coldcard incident and state-sponsored attacks (01:31:57) - Force proof of reserves on Coinbase (01:44:32) - The Great Consensus Cleanup (01:58:44) - Ron Paul, stepping stones, and sound money Guest Links Steve Simple Nostr (Link: https://tinyurl.com/3s6a8yn8) Steve Simple on X (Link: https://x.com/stevesimple) Jeff Swann Nostr (Link: https://tinyurl.com/3sjc3bcp) Jeff Swann on X (Link: https://x.com/agoristview) Affiliate Links Become sovereign, hold your keys, be censorship resistant with the Bitbox hardware wallet. Get 5% off everything in the store with code GUY (Link: https://bitbox.swiss/) Get 10% off the best Bitcoin board game in the world, HODLUP! Or any of the other great games from The Free Market Kids! Use code GUY10 at checkout for 10% off your cart! (Link: https://www.freemarketkids.com/collections/games-1) Host Links ⁠⁠Guy on Nostr ⁠(Link: http://tinyurl.com/2xc96ney) ⁠Guy on X ⁠(Link: https://twitter.com/theguyswann) Guy on Instagram (Link: https://www.instagram.com/theguyswann) Guy on TikTok (Link: https://www.tiktok.com/@theguyswann) Guy's Takes on YouTube (Link: https://www.youtube.com/@GuysTake) Guy Swann on YouTube (Link: https://www.youtube.com/@theguyswann) ⁠Bitcoin Audible on X⁠ (Link: https://twitter.com/BitcoinAudible) The Guy Swann Network Broadcast Room on Keet (Link: https://tinyurl.com/3na6v839)

   September 08, 2026·2h 7min
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   Number 5: Is Rolling Your Own Entropy The New Standard? (Coldcard Q&A P1)

   In this Guy's Take, I walk through listener questions and comments on the Coldcard random number generation failure and what it really means for Bitcoin self-custody. We dig into why the RNG bug went unnoticed for years, the difference between source-available and truly open source hardware, and how dice rolls and strong passphrases change your threat model. I also share how I’m thinking about safer setups going forward. Chapters (00:00:00) - Why Coldcard Questions Remain (00:01:18) - Features vs Core Failure (00:03:19) - Speed Over Security Risk (00:04:54) - Car Without An Engine (00:06:06) - RNG Paths And Failsafes (00:08:32) - Open Source Trap (00:10:36) - Dice Rolls And Passphrases (00:14:30) - Rolling Your Own Entropy (00:16:21) - Using Coldcard As Signer (00:17:48) - Key Takeaways Affiliate Links Become sovereign, hold your keys, be censorship resistant with the Bitbox hardware wallet. Get 5% off everything in the store with code GUY (Link: https://bitbox.swiss/guy/) Get 10% off the best Bitcoin board game in the world, HODLUP! Or any of the other great games from The Free Market Kids! Use code GUY10 at checkout for 10% off your cart! (Link: https://www.freemarketkids.com/collections/games-1) Host Links ⁠Guy on Nostr ⁠(Link: http://tinyurl.com/2xc96ney) ⁠Guy on X ⁠(Link: https://twitter.com/theguyswann) Guy on Instagram (Link: https://www.instagram.com/theguyswann) Guy on TikTok (Link: https://www.tiktok.com/@theguyswann) Guy's Takes on YouTube (Link: https://www.youtube.com/@GuysTake) Guy Swann on YouTube (Link: https://www.youtube.com/@theguyswann) ⁠Bitcoin Audible on X⁠ (Link: https://twitter.com/BitcoinAudible) The Guy Swann Network Broadcast Room on Keet (Link: https://tinyurl.com/3na6v839)

   September 03, 2026·23min
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