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Analysis of Bitcoin privacy practices, wallet models, surveillance risks, and emerging techniques for stronger on-chain and network-level privacy.

Bitcoin’s Next Era: Digital Gold, Stablecoins, and Freedom Tech

Bitcoin’s Next Era: Digital Gold, Stablecoins, and Freedom Tech

The February 03, 2026 episode of the ARK Invest podcast features a multi-guest panel discussing Bitcoin’s evolving role alongside stablecoins and a broader class of “freedom technologies.”

Jeff Booth on Bitcoin, Debt, the Politics of Control (Bitcoin as a Freedom Protocol)

Jeff Booth on Bitcoin, Debt, the Politics of Control (Bitcoin as a Freedom Protocol)

The January 02, 2026 episode of You’re The Voice features Jeff Booth arguing that technology-driven deflation collides with debt-based money, pushing institutions toward coercion, surveillance, and narrative control.

Ecash Mints on Bitcoin: Privacy Gains, Trust Costs

Ecash Mints on Bitcoin: Privacy Gains, Trust Costs

The December 27, 2025 episode of The Transformation of Value features Erik Cativo explaining why Bitcoin-denominated ecash mints can make everyday payments feel like sending a message while restoring cash-like privacy.

When Bitcoin Privacy Becomes a Crime: The Samurai Wallet Prosecution

When Bitcoin Privacy Becomes a Crime: The Samurai Wallet Prosecution

The December 09, 2025 episode of TFTC features Keonne Rodriguez explaining how the Samurai Wallet prosecution reframes U.S. attitudes toward non-custodial Bitcoin privacy tools.

Escaping Fiat Thinking: The Big Bitcoin Measurement Error

Escaping Fiat Thinking: The Big Bitcoin Measurement Error

The December 01, 2025 episode of The Bitcoin Edge with Paula features Jeff Booth explaining why most people, including many Bitcoin holders, remain trapped in fiat thinking by measuring everything in dollars.

Privacy, Decentralization, and Federated E-Cash

Privacy, Decentralization, and Federated E-Cash

The November 20, 2025 episode of the Isabel Foxen Duke podcast features Obi Nwosu explaining why privacy is essential to Bitcoin’s cypherpunk foundations and how federated e-cash mints operationalize that principle.

America’s Bitcoin Strategy, Surveillance, and Non-Custodial Freedom

America’s Bitcoin Strategy, Surveillance, and Non-Custodial Freedom

The November 19, 2025 episode of TFTC features Kyle Olney outlining how U.S. financial surveillance and bank fragility are shaping America’s emerging Bitcoin strategy.