117: Coldcard Fallout
By Chris Fisher
Ep. 117 · Aired Aug 5, 2026 · 1h 29m · Last boosted 1h ago
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We unpack the widening Coldcard fallout, the uncomfortable lessons Bitcoiners need to face, and a major macro intervention that reveals just how trapped the financial system has become. Episode Links 🎉 Boost from the Web 🇺🇸 Buy Sats on River - The best way to stack in the US 🇨🇦 The Bitcoin Well - An amazing automatic self-custody Bitcoin platform 💳 The Bitcoin Company - Spending your Bitcoin Via Lightning 🏦 Fold Card - Pay bills Stack Sats 💵 SALT Lending - Get access to your BTC Value w/out Selling ⚡ Strike - Ultra-low fees, high trading limits, and easy loans. Show Notes COLDCARD M...
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I can't swap in Bull. Bolts problem? Bessent: honest respectful question. What's he supposed to say. "If we don't bail Japan out, they will sell our Ponzi paper."? Bitcoin Well was first to my inbox about cold card.
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As Fred Rogers said, “look for the helpers.” There were so many people that wanted to get the word out and help folks save their hard earned bitcoin. I feel terrible for those that lost Bitcoin in this attack. Coinkite’s negligence will only make us more resilient. I understand why some people may keep part of their stack on an exchange, or with an ETF, or have self custody spread over multi vendors or multi sig. Se…
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A new TWiB is out. I guess I’m at the anger phase over this Coldcard situation. But there’s a lot of other important stuff in this episode too. Enjoy! 🍻