KNOTS OR CORE, WE ARE ALL BITCOINERS | Michael Tidwell
By Walker America
Aired Sep 25, 2025 · 1h 52m · Last boosted Oct 20, 2025
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"Your relay policy doesn't make you a different Bitcoiner. Your consensus policy mainly does." In this episode of THE Bitcoin Podcast, Walker America is joined by Michael Tidwell — co-founder of TABConf and host of the BlockTime podcast. Together they dive into Bitcoin’s latest debates, the philosophy of what really defines Bitcoin, and why high-signal conferences like TABConf matter for the future of freedom tech. From the history of Bitcoin meetups in Atlanta, to the block size wars, to today’s controversies around Bitcoin Core v30 vs Knots, and user-activated soft forks (UASF), Tidwell brings a uniq...
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This podcast was awesome. Tidwell is a perfect example of people calmly and thoughtfully explaining a view that people don’t like getting zero engagement. Sad. Even on Nostr the ragebait gets the clicks. Well worth the listen.
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TABConf 7, October 13-16, The Atlanta Bitcoin Conference, where plebs get to listen to core contributors and gain that sense of comfort that we’re all going to win
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Yes, we want forks🍴🍴🍴
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Unify all Bitcoiners! Attend your local meetup for maximum unity.
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Great show 💪
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Excellent episode but you guys say “like” way too much you gotta work on that.
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