"Ultimately we determined that the only true solution–TRUE solution–to a wrench attack is insurance."
In this episode of THE Bitcoin Podcast, host Walker America sits down with Becca Rubenfeld, co-founder of AnchorWatch, for a conversation on the future of Bitcoin insurance, self-custody security, and wrench attack protection.
They dive deep into how AnchorWatch is revolutionizing Bitcoin custody through its insured multi-sig Trident Vault, using MiniScript to blend cryptographic guarantees with traditional Lloyd’s of London insurance. Becca shares AnchorWatch’s journey from startup to becoming the only retail-accessible Lloyd’s crypto coverholder and explains how their solution solves critical pain points for Bitcoiners—including inheritance, estate planning, and fraud prevention.
You’ll learn:
• Why AnchorWatch created a Bitcoin-native insurance layer
• How their recovery layer ensures foolproof inheritance for families
• Why ransomware and wrench attacks are rising—and how AnchorWatch defends against them
• The difference between K&R insurance and standard Bitcoin loss coverage
• AnchorWatch’s future plans for Bitcoin-denominated policies and Bitcoin-backed yield
• How their infrastructure could power future Bitcoin mortgage collateralization
• The surprising problem with most Bitcoiners’ “treasure map” inheritance plans
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https://www.anchorwatch.com/
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“The right to transact actually precedes all other rights. I hope the Bitcoin community engages in what I think is actually the most important fight that we could possibly wage, is to get inserted into the Bill of Rights of freedom to transact.”
In this episode of THE Bitcoin Podcast, host Walker America sits down with Kent Halliburton, co-founder of Sazmining, for an eye-opening conversation on Bitcoin mining, KYC-free sats, the future of Bitcoin policy, and why wild sats are the ultimate form of financial freedom.
Kent shares his orange-pill journey from rooftop solar to building a mining-as-a-service company that empowers everyday Bitcoiners to mine real, untouched, surveillance-free Bitcoin—without the noise, hassle, or KYC. We dive deep into:
🛠 Mining Misconceptions: Why most Bitcoiners misunderstand ROI, capex, and mining economics—and how Sazmining simplifies it all
🌍 Bitcoin Policy & Double Taxation: Why DC is still clueless, and how Bitcoiners are the intransigent minority reshaping politics
💥 Wild Sats vs. Surveillance Sats: Why mining your own Bitcoin restores privacy and boosts circular economy adoption
⚡ Renewables & Energy FUD: How Bitcoin mining is actually saving the planet by monetizing wasted and renewable energy
⛏️ Mining Pool Centralization: Why Ocean, Stratum V2, and decentralizing block template construction are critical for Bitcoin’s future
🔐 Quantum Threats: Are they real? And is Bitcoin ready?
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PETER IS NOT SATOSHI, STRATEGIC BITCOIN RESERVE, TAIL EMISSIONS, OPENTIMESTAMPS | PETER TODD
In this live stream from the Rumble booth in Vegas, Walker from THE Bitcoin Podcast interviews Bitcoin developer Peter Todd on topics ranging from the HBO documentary where Todd was portrayed as Satoshi Nakamoto to the Strategic Bitcoin Reserve to open timestamps to tail emissions to the filtering debate and much more.
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BITCOIN ADOPTION, SELF-CUSTODY, ECASH & FIGHTING STATE CONTROL | Evan Kaloudis of Zeus
"I think if Bitcoin stays where it's at with the small community it has and it's just used as it is now–store value, ETFs, shiny rock under the bed, gold 2.0–I'll consider it a colossal failure. So we need to build out these circular economies and make sure Bitcoin gets used for commerce everywhere."
In this episode of the Bitcoin Podcast, Walker America talks with Evan Kaloudis, founder of Zeus, to discuss Bitcoin adoption, improving UX, orange pilling struggles, merchant adoption, self-custody, the Lightning Network, eCash (Cashu), CBDCs, resisting state overreach, and the future of Bitcoin development. They also discuss how Evan kept developing Zeus in the USA, even when other companies were leaving the country and cutting off access for Americans.
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POLITICAL EVOLUTION & BITCOIN POLICY IN THE UNITED KINGDOM | Freddie New
"Bitcoin is both a top down movement and a bottom up movement. So individual people realizing the government isn't going to come and save them and preserving their wealth in Bitcoin is a valid and valuable thing that you can do, but at the same time, we should also engage with our elected representatives and try and educate them to understand the same thing."
On this Bitcoin Talk episode of THE Bitcoin Podcast, Walker America interviews Freddie New, CHIEF POLICY OFFICER & CO-FOUNDER of Bitcoin Policy UK, about Bitcoin adoption, policy, and the current political climate in the UK. They also discuss the overall UK political landscape and the rise of Reform Party, CBDCs, Government debt and economic collapse, and Bitcoin as a solution to current economic problems in the UK and around the world.
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