Michael Tidwell is the organizer of Tabconf, the longest running Bitcoin technical conference which takes place every year in Atlanta. In this episode, we talk about Bitcoin drama & use a fun roulette game to figure out who's guilty of it.

Time stamps:

00:01:09 - Welcome and episode gimmick intro

00:01:30 - Sponsors shoutout

00:01:36 - Bitcoin drama discussion starts

00:03:38 - Bitcoin Core vs Knots debate

00:04:28 - Wheel spin: Blame the plebs

00:06:52 - Egg pick: Solution is "use tabs"

00:07:56 - Adam Back's "use tabs" context from 2017

00:09:09 - Paul Sztorc's role and personality

00:10:52 - Defining "pleb" in Bitcoin culture

00:13:42 - Hodlonaut story and Lightning Torch

00:16:32 - Roger Ver interview drama

00:18:43 - Hijacking Bitcoin book discussion

00:22:58 - Layer 2 Labs sponsor plug and drivechains

00:25:14 - Citrea ZK rollup explanation

00:27:48 - Liquid federation vs true sidechains

00:32:39 - Core vs Knots diffs and risks

00:33:52 - Peter Todd's OP_RETURN proposal

00:34:56 - CSAM fears and cultural debates

00:38:05 - Illicit content already on chain

00:40:54 - Multiple Bitcoin implementations history

00:44:03 - Libbitcoin rewrite and optimizations

00:44:37 - Bitcoin Cash fork and implementations

00:46:42 - Potential hard fork predictions

01:46:05 - MEV in Bitcoin via game example

01:47:57 - Drivechains delay: Blame the spooks

01:50:27 - Solution: Hard fork

01:51:59 - Drivechains on Litecoin pros/cons

01:55:01 - Litecoin as testbed for Bitcoin tech

01:57:59 - Stablecoins on Bitcoin layers

02:00:16 - Lightning Network limitations meme

02:01:35 - Lightning critique and distractions

02:04:49 - Lightning wheel spin: Blame Jack Dorsey

02:07:34 - Solution: Listen to Bitcoin Takeover

02:08:28 - Too many Bitcoin conferences issue

02:10:45 - Early Bitcoin conferences like San Jose 2013

02:13:00 - Craig Wright blame: Roger Ver

02:17:08 - Solution: Sell all your Bitcoin

02:18:24 - Reasons to sell all Bitcoin

02:19:47 - BSV community and Craig Wright claims

02:23:28 - Mental health in Bitcoin and seeking clarity

02:27:23 - Bitcoin's robustness to issues

02:31:26 - Advice for newcomers on understanding Bitcoin

02:32:41 - TabConf plug and history books

02:35:05 - Fortune-telling wrap-up and farewell