Midwest Bitcoin Summit 2026 — Columbus, OH · Sept 23–24, 2026 · Up to 10,000 Bitcoiners expected
Columbus, OH · Sept 23–24, 2026
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Are Corporate Giants ACCELERATING the Paper Bitcoin Attack? | NVK
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NVK from Coinkite joins Marty to break down why Bitcoin self-custody remains a niche market despite mainstream adoption. They explore Bitcoin development controversies around OP_CTV and covenant proposals, while discussing Coinkite's latest hardware wallet innovations including key teleport and dummy PIN features. The conversation shifts to AI's massive productivity gains and how it's reshaping education, work, and society. NVK shares his bullish Bitcoin outlook, explains why treasury strategies make sense for institutions, and argues that most people should focus on building profitable businesses rather than engaging in Twitter doomerism. They also touch on Canada's economic decline and the importance of developing personal agency in an increasingly automated world. STACK SATS hat: https://tftcmerch.io/ Our newsletter: https://www.tftc.io/bitcoin-brief/ TFTC Elite (Ad-free & Discord): https://www.tftc.io/#/portal/signup/ Discord: https://discord.gg/VJ2dABShBz Opportunity Cost Extension: https://www.opportunitycost.app/ NVK on Twitter: https://x.com/nvk NVK on Nostr: https://primal.net/nvk 0:00 - Intro 0:44 - Wallets and products for the 80% 13:22 - Speculative attack 17:53 - Bitkey & Opporunity Cost 19:31 - AI tools 25:53 - Protocol development 41:55 - Unchained 42:24 - What's up at Coinkite 1:00:37 - We're arriving at cypherpunk future 1:07:41 - Education 1:14:22 - Agency and optimism 1:29:12 - Coinkite and Canada Bitkey https://bit.ly/TFTCBitkey20 Unchained https://unchained.com/tftc/ Zaprite https://zaprite.com/tftc Salt of the Earth https://drinksote.com/tftc Join the TFTC Movement: Main YT Channel https://www.youtube.com/c/TFTC21/videos Clips YT Channel https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCUQcW3jxfQfEUS8kqR5pJtQ Website https://tftc.io/ Twitter https://twitter.com/tftc21 Instagram https://www.instagram.com/tftc.io/ Nostr https://primal.net/tftc Follow Marty Bent: Twitter https://twitter.com/martybent Nostr https://primal.net/martybent Newsletter https://tftc.io/martys-bent/ Podcast https://www.tftc.io/tag/podcasts/
