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The COLDCARD Hack Was Bitcoin’s 9/11 The COLDCARD exploit was an emperor-has-no-clothes moment for Bitcoin. In this episode of the Hell Money Podcast, Casey Casey and Erin Redwing Erin Redwing break down what happened, how AI may have changed the balance between attackers and defenders, and what the fallout... exposed about Bitcoin security and culture. “Don’t trust, verify” is one of Bitcoin’s core principles — but over time, heuristics like Bitcoin-only, open source, self-custody, and trusted developers became ways of deciding what to trust instead of actually verifying. So what happens when those heuristics fail? TIMESTAMPS 0:00 COLDCARD bug exploit explained 4:00 Did the attacker use AI? 8:10 Bitcoin Red Team 14:53 AI, eclipse season, and what breaks next 16:48 A 9/11 moment for open source and self-custody 23:39 AI defense for open source software 29:19 The crisis for Bitcoin self-custody 30:54 What does it actually mean to be a sovereign individual? 34:26 Self custody is worth fighting for 39:50 The cultural coddling of COLDCARD 45:43 “Strong opinions, weakly held” found dead 48:15 Coinkite’s development practices and the warning signs 56:59 Outroshow more

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Lisa Hough1 month ago

@rodarmor @realizingerin Please stop calling the Coldcard attack “Bitcoin’s 9/11.” I lived in DC on 9/11. My favorite broker and dear friend worked at Cantor. Nearly 3,000 people died. We went to war. Bitcoin survived a security exploit. Perspective, please. 🙏🏻

Justine O’Beirne1 month ago

@rodarmor @realizingerin I don’t listen to podcasts, but I really enjoy you guys. You have wonderful energy and I always enjoy the conversation. It’s like I have a crush on the collective you. Perhaps thats an overshare

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radiant1 month ago

@rodarmor @realizingerin "Entropy is stored in the balls" lmao 😂

El Flaco1 month ago

@rodarmor @realizingerin Hey @realizingerin try looking up definition of open source and comparing it with coldcard's license You could even let AI do it for you, probably even models from 2 years ago Hint: Commons Clause

0xLalice🖤🩷1 month ago

@rodarmor @realizingerin "The COLDCARD Hack Was Bitcoin’s 9/11" a private company shipped a private implementation, on a private hardware wallet, and it was flawed and exploited. Nothing happened to Bitcoin. The COLDCARD Hack Was Coinkite's 9/11*

🙏🚫 Sahra 😡 👆 👽1 month ago

@rodarmor @realizingerin Nothing like enjoying a good poop, while sipping a Celsius, while hitting the nic stick, and listening to hellmoneypod. Its the American dream

newcentz 🧡 $DOG1 month ago

@rodarmor @realizingerin So it was an inside job?

₿it Cat⚡🟠🗝️🇨🇦1 month ago

@rodarmor @realizingerin "no one noticed for years" This is not true.

₿en (aka ‘Bike Tyson Guy’)1 month ago

@rodarmor @realizingerin Perfect 9/11 joke

luca shortsqeeze1 month ago

@rodarmor @realizingerin 9/11 is a deep state operation🤷‍♂️

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The Fight to Protect Bitcoin Self-Custody in South Africa with Ricki Allardice | SLP746 Ricki Allardice, one of the leaders of Property Rights Defense Group, joins to talk about South Africa’s Draft Capital Flow Management Regulations 2026, the most serious threat to Bitcoin self-custody the country has seen. Timestamps: (00:00) - Overview of the Regulation Against Self Custody (04:07) - Public Consultation Process (05:49) - Can it be challenged? (07:20) - It’s About Capital Controls (08:02) - AML, Sanctions, FATF (10:46) - What does it mean for Bitcoiners in South Africa? (12:22) - Safety or Security concern here? (14:22) - Call to Action and Support for Legal Defense

Stephan Livera

10,397 views • 3 months ago

Bitcoin just had its largest week in history. Jordi Visser and I discuss what happened, why the rally should be sustainable, and what to expect from bitcoin going forward. We also break down the collision of AI and crypto, why bitcoin is the purest AI trade, Stripe and Ramp's battle to control AI model routers, and how to think about sizing bitcoin in your portfolio. YouTube: Spotify: Apple: TIMESTAMPS: 0:00 - Intro 1:02 - Bitcoin's weekly surge & the "sigma week" behind it 5:38 - The bitcoin vibe shift & intersection with AI 15:26 - Is multiple compression a warning sign for the market? 19:03 - How much bitcoin should be in your portfolio? 23:27 - Moderna, AI & the future of biotech 29:20 - Stripe's OpenRouter deal & the fight for AI model routers 34:13 - Are model routers a threat to Anthropic and OpenAI? 44:00 - Why people fear data centers more than nuclear plants 54:46 - Jordi's bitcoin call to arms

Bitcoin just had its largest week in history. Jordi Visser and I discuss what happened, why the rally should be sustainable, and what to expect from bitcoin going forward. We also break down the collision of AI and crypto, why bitcoin is the purest AI trade, Stripe and Ramp's battle to control AI model routers, and how to think about sizing bitcoin in your portfolio. YouTube: Spotify: Apple: TIMESTAMPS: 0:00 - Intro 1:02 - Bitcoin's weekly surge & the "sigma week" behind it 5:38 - The bitcoin vibe shift & intersection with AI 15:26 - Is multiple compression a warning sign for the market? 19:03 - How much bitcoin should be in your portfolio? 23:27 - Moderna, AI & the future of biotech 29:20 - Stripe's OpenRouter deal & the fight for AI model routers 34:13 - Are model routers a threat to Anthropic and OpenAI? 44:00 - Why people fear data centers more than nuclear plants 54:46 - Jordi's bitcoin call to arms

Anthony Pompliano 🌪

288,490 views • 1 month ago