AlexB has was one of my favorite twitter follows, I enjoyed listening to his thoughts here. Wish tftc would lean more into the #v4v model to lose the mid show and reads, adds lots of literal noise to the signal. #40hpw
#785: You Are Your Own Single Point Of Failure with Alex Bergeron
By Marty Bent
Aired Aug 24, 2026 · 1h 50m · Last boosted 5d ago
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Alex Bergeron of Ark Labs joins Marty Bent to unpack the Coldcard exploit, the Boltz shutdown, and what AI-driven attacks mean for Bitcoin self-custody. Bergeron argues the maximalist dogma around trustlessness held back innovation, and that collaborative custody, covenants, and vaults are the path forward. The conversation covers Arkade's smart-signer architecture, spending policies, RFQ intents for Lightning swaps, Bitcoin-backed lending markets, and why he calls it collaborative finance instead of DeFi. Plus: vibe coding, open source models, and whether AI can write secure Bitcoin software. Alex on X: https://x.com/bergealex4 Ark Labs: https...
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221 Great stories, it's pretty cool how it all came together. Bitcoiners united around Phish via this podcast realized. It's going to lead to something special at lake satoshi this summer, I know it.
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121 Great stories, it's pretty cool how it all came together. Bitcoiners united around Phish via this podcast realized. It's going to lead to something special at lake satoshi this summer, I know it.
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121 Great stories, it's pretty cool how it all came together. Bitcoiners united around Phish via this podcast realized. It's going to lead to something special at lake satoshi this summer, I know it.
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121 Great stories, it's pretty cool how it all came together. Bitcoiners united around Phish via this podcast realized. It's going to lead to something special at lake satoshi this summer, I know it.
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221 South Bend Indiana Bitcoin Meetup is first Thursday of the month at Lang Lab 630pm.
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1.1k Calling all local Bitcoiners, you can pick up Otis Bitmeyer coffee direct at meetups in the Michigan meshtadel network! Come hang with me at The South Bend Indiana Bitcoin Meetup, the first Thursday every month at Lang Lab, 630pm. Learn something, earn something, share something, buy something, build relationships and resilience with local Bitcoiners.
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rev.hodlApr 10, 2026
121 After several years of continuing to reduce my participation in the fiat system, those who have stuck with me have given up on trying to drag me back into the system. They still don't really understand what the ideals I'm striving for though.
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721 Extraction creates disconnection, unification is love, consensus governance is unification, Bitcoin is loving. To stop participating in extraction and to more deeply participate in unification, is how Bitcoin fixes this.
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rev.hodlJun 1, 2026
121 Don't download apps at conferences is good advice. Plenty other discussion worth listening to in here as well. I really like @npub12qz56plze… perspective in general. His show is where I go to learn from the shitcoiners. Very good entropy in the #40hpw. #valuechain
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1.1k I miss an episode and it's the one you guys give a massive shout out to @npub1cvcgs83gw… ! This is the #valuechain, high velocity exchange builds capital, especially if that exchange causes a chain reaction of capital to propagate. Not just financial capital (btc) but also intellectual, experiencial, social, cultural, spiritual, ect. This is how the world we want to live in gets built by participation and cooperation, big or small. The key right now is velocity in my opinion.
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rev.hodlApr 19, 2026
1.1k This entire podcast is loaded with valuable takeaways. Worth listening to twice. So damn good! Personally I resonated with the discussion on producing high quality consumable products that can't be recreated because nature is intimately involved. I feel the same way about breeding and growing cannabis.
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