The Bitcoin Way

Bought a Bitcoin Wallet? Your Address May Have Leaked | Bitcoin Banter

4K views · 3d ago · 38:36

Guest: Bitcoin Banter

Your Bitcoin might be safe, but is your home address? Learn self-custody with our training Then Apple's own privacy report says the average app has six trackers, and Tony makes his case for a privacy phone. Plus unauthorised AI agents inside US bank accounts, France's government weighing up blocking social media during the protests, and new powers for HMRC to take money straight from UK bank accounts.

Topics: Keystone and Foundation Data Breaches · Apple Privacy Report: 6 Trackers per App · Unauthorised AI Agents in US Banks · France Considered Blocking Social Media · HMRC Powers to Take Money from Bank Accounts · Donkey of the Week

Why This Entrepreneur Left Australia For Panama

2.3K views · 5d ago · 1:07:55

Want your own Plan B? Our webinar series starts 28 October. Save your seat NOW 300+ people have got Panama residency through us. Start with the free Panama Plan B Guide What does it take to walk away from the life you spent 30 years building? Adam Hudson, Australian entrepreneur and host of the Unemployable podcast, sold up three years ago and got a Plan B residency in Panama.

Topics: Why the West Is in Decline · Australia's View Tax · Running a Business from Panama · What Australians Really Pay in Tax · Why Adam Chose to Opt Out · Plan A, Plan B and Plan C Explained

You Paid $1,000 for a Spy in Your Pocket!

6.2K views · 6d ago · 9:57

Stop carrying a spy in your pocket. See how we set up privacy phones Why use a privacy or 'de-Googled' phone? Tony argues the smartphone you paid around $1,000 for is one of the most effective surveillance devices ever created, and you carry it everywhere.

Topics: Your Phone Is Watching You · Surveillance, Digital ID and AI · The "Nothing to Hide" Argument · Is a Privacy Phone Hard to Use? · What a Privacy Phone Can't Do · The $1,000 Spy in Your Pocket

France Under Curfew. Is Your Country Next? | Bitcoin Banter

4K views · 1w ago · 35:17

Guest: Bitcoin Banter

Why you need a second residency: the first of 3 free live sessions starts 28 October. Save your seat Is your Bitcoin on an exchange? Learn to hold it yourself with our self-custody training Riots and protests across France have put cities under curfew, and Limoges' 19th-century town hall has gone up in flames. Michael, Tony and Katie look at the debt behind the unrest in France and the rest of Europe, and ask whether your country could be next.

Topics: France Riots and Curfews · PHP2Shell Security Flaw · IMF Warns of a Great Repression · Russia Bans Self-Custody Transfers · Switzerland Retail Bitcoin ETF · Donkey of the Week

Army Veteran: Why Soldiers Are Turning to Bitcoin

1.6K views · 1w ago · 1:04:10

Guest: Army Veteran

Bitcoin plus a Plan B residency: free live webinars from 28 October. Save your seat Verify, don't trust. Learn to run your own node and hold your own keys Why are so many military veterans turning to Bitcoin? Gabe Lord, an Iraq veteran, former Army recruiter and co-founder of the nonprofit Operation Bitcoin, argues they're primed for it. Many have seen the system from the inside and come out looking for a new mission.

Topics: Why Veterans Are Primed for Bitcoin · Gabe's Army Service in Iraq · Life as an Army Recruiter · What Operation Bitcoin Does · How to Orange-Pill a Veteran · What Backs the US Dollar?

The Bitcoin Way: Live | October 20, 2026

1.4K views · 1w ago · 1:01:07

Join Tony and Michael LIVE every Tuesday on The Bitcoin Way: Live. We break down Bitcoin, cover the week’s most important news, welcome guests from across the space, and answer your questions in real time. Clear thinking. No noise. Bitcoin done right.

The Worst Way To Do MultiSig (And What You Can Do Instead)

11K views · 1w ago · 9:29

Bitcoin multisig is often sold as the ultimate self-custody setup. But is it really safer than a single-sig wallet? Tony walks you through how multisig works, who it suits and the two ways to set it up: collaborative custody and private multisig. He explains the hidden risks of collaborative custody that most people overlook and what you take on when you run private multisig yourself.

Topics: Is Multisig Really More Secure? · What Is Multisig? · Who Should Use Multisig · Collaborative Custody Risks · Private Multisig and Its Trade-offs · Single-Sig With a Passphrase

The EU Is Coming For Your Bitcoin! | Bitcoin Banter

7.8K views · 2w ago · 38:02

Guest: Bitcoin Banter

Living in the EU? Our free Plan B webinar series starts 28 October. Save your seat France and Germany are coming for Bitcoin holders. France has proposed a 31.4% exit tax on unrealised gains and compulsory declaration of self-custody wallets, while Germany could end Bitcoin's tax-free status after a year of holding. Michael, Tony and Katie ask whether it's time for European Bitcoiners to get out.

Topics: France and Germany Bitcoin Taxes · Ledger Supply Chain Attack · Denmark Breach and Supermarket Cyber Attack · CFTC Chairman on Self-Custody · Australia's Digital Duty of Care Bill · Donkey of the Week

The Bitcoin Way: Live | October 13, 2026

1.5K views · 2w ago · 1:01:51

Join Tony and Michael LIVE every Tuesday on The Bitcoin Way: Live. We break down Bitcoin, cover the week’s most important news, welcome guests from across the space, and answer your questions in real time. Clear thinking. No noise. Bitcoin done right.

Where Would YOU Go If They Changed The Rules Tomorrow?

6.3K views · 2w ago · 11:23

If the rules in your country changed tomorrow, where would you go? Without an answer, you don't have a Plan B. A second residency is how you make sure your country isn't your only choice. In this video, Tony tell you why he thinks it's urgent, pointing to digital ID in the EU and Australia, the EU's limit on cash payments and age verification in the UK.

Topics: Do You Really Have a Plan B? · Digital ID and Cash Limits Worldwide · The Risk of Relying on One Country · What Most People Get Wrong About Plan B · Living in a Bitcoin Circular Economy · Why Our Research Points to Panama

What I Got Wrong About Bitcoin Self-Custody | Bitcoin Banter

4.2K views · 3w ago · 42:02

Guest: Bitcoin Banter

Most Bitcoiners make at least one self-custody mistake. Between them, our guests have made nearly all of them. In this special edition of Bitcoin Banter, Michael sits down with Mike from Bitcoin Straight Up and Bitcoin Katie to compare their journeys into Bitcoin self-custody. There are exchange collapses, Celsius and FTX, a hardware wallet bought from the wrong place and a seed phrase mistake that cost real Bitcoin.

Topics: From Gold Bug to Bitcoin · Every Custody Mistake in the Book · The Seed Phrase Mistake That Cost Bitcoin · Why Go Straight to Full Self-Custody? · Do You Need to Be Technical? · What Running Your Own Node Changes

They Want to Steal Your Wealth | Bitcoin Banter

5K views · 1mo ago · 34:50

Guest: Bitcoin Banter

Governments are showing their hand — and it's aimed directly at your wealth. The Netherlands is proposing 36% unrealized capital gains taxes on Bitcoin held in self-custody. Illinois just passed the most aggressive Bitcoin transaction tax in the US.

Topics: Netherlands Bitcoin Tax Attack · Illinois Bitcoin Transaction Tax · More People Own Bitcoin than Nvidia · Germany's Military Conscription · UK & Spain Property Seizures · Donkey of the Week

The Bitcoin Way: Live | September 29, 2026

1.7K views · 1mo ago · 1:02:20

Join Tony and Michael LIVE every Tuesday on The Bitcoin Way: Live. We break down Bitcoin, cover the week’s most important news, welcome guests from across the space, and answer your questions in real time. Clear thinking. No noise. Bitcoin done right.

Is Multisig BETTER Than Singlesig for Bitcoin Self-Custody? | Bitcoin Banter

6K views · 1mo ago · 41:44

Guest: Bitcoin Banter

About 70% of Bitcoin is secured in a single-signature setup — but is that actually a problem? In this informative episode of Bitcoin Banter, Michael sits down with his Bitcoin Way colleagues, self-custody experts Bert and Kyle, to dive deep into one of the most debated topics in self-custody: singlesig vs. multisig Bitcoin self-custody setups.

Topics: Single Sig vs. Multi-Sig Overview · The Case for Single Sig + Passphrase · Seed Backup & Redundancy · Inheritance Planning · Hardware Wallets & Air Gapping · Generating Entropy Securely: Dice Rolls & Other Options

Why Smart People Reject Bitcoin | Brett Hansen

6.3K views · 1mo ago · 1:05:48

Guest: Brett Hansen

On this episode of The Bitcoin Way podcast, Brett Hansen, author of 'The Belief Machine' and 'Bitcoin Not Crypto', joins Michael Jordan to explore why intelligent, successful people often reject Bitcoin. They dissect the psychology of belief, identity preservation, and how Bitcoin acts as a mirror for our worldview. Brett shares his Bitcoin origin story, why property rights became his core conviction, and why most people orange-pill themselves.

Topics: The insurance question · Why people say no · Beliefs are investments · Map vs territory · Lessons for everyone · Identity and work

📚 Book mentioned: The Belief Machine