Vlad, Bitcoin Takeover Podcast

2018: I lost my coins in a boating accident 2026: I lost my coins after Bitcoin Core v30 deleted my wallet file

Season 16 was a blast! 65 episodes featuring some of the smartest people in Bitcoin. Here’s a short recap featuring 7 of the guests: Mike Belshe, Vitalik Buterin, Zooko, Paul Sztorc, Sean Bowe, Mert Mumtaz & Yonatan Sompolinsky! Season 17 is gonna be even better! Subscribe to Bitcoin Takeover!

About 6 months ago I met a fellow Bitcoin podcaster who told me he’s really sorry that I stopped doing my show after the Roger Ver interview I replied “are you kidding? I’m doing better than ever!” He looked perplexed. But #SpotifyWrapped agrees, I had an amazing year!

Running a full node used to be considered the safest and most conservative way to hold and manage your coins. But thanks to the recent Bitcoin Core fuckup, even Ledger looks super safe in comparison 🥲 If only they adopted BIP39, this file deletion wouldn’t be a big deal.

Not your keys, not your coins. Not your node, not your rules. Not your hashrate, not your network.

Would genuinely be interested to interview the triple maxis who mortgaged their house and got into more debt to buy bitcoin because Saylor told them to do so If you did that anytime in 2025 because you expected $200k+ How are you managing it? Are you happy about your investment? Because I am part of the generation that only used dispensable income to buy Bitcoin. Only money we could afford to lose. Could have been much richer in hindsight, but being able to sleep well and stay productive is valuable too.

Merry Christmas, y’all! Keep dreaming at them Lambos and Supras and Skyline GTRs Maybe next year we’ll get them 😆

Lonely this Christmas Eve? Listen to this interview with @moonsettler and you will feel smarter… but not necessarily better 😅 https://www.youtube.com/live/C1Il2Tvte5U?si=8EhIizUW3UcT_p66