<p>🔑 Learn about our self-custody services: <a href="https://www.thebitcoinway.com/services/bitcoin-self-custody-training?utm_campaign=podcast&utm_medium=podcast&utm_source=fountain">https://www.thebitcoinway.com/services/bitcoin-self-custody-training?utm_campaign=podcast&utm_medium=podcast&utm_source=fountain</a></p> <p>📞 Schedule a FREE call: <a href="https://www.thebitcoinway.com/contact?utm_campaign=podcast&utm_medium=social&utm_source=fountain">https://www.thebitcoinway.com/contact?utm_campaign=podcast&utm_medium=social&utm_source=fountain</a></p> <p>📖 Subscribe to our newsletter: <a href="https://www.thebitcoinway.com/resources/newsletter?utm_campaign=podcast&utm_medium=social&utm_source=fountain">https://www.thebitcoinway.com/resources/newsletter?utm_campaign=podcast&utm_medium=social&utm_source=fountain</a></p> <p>In episode #117 of The Bitcoin Way Podcast, Michael Jordan sits down with industrial cybersecurity expert Luke de Wolf to break down the real threats facing Bitcoin — and how to defend against them.</p> <p>Drawing on his book Defending Bitcoin, Luke makes the case that Bitcoin is becoming critical infrastructure, and walks through security at every layer: from individual self-custody, privacy, and multisig to the systemic risks that matter most.</p> <p>The conversation covers mining pool centralization, governance concentration around Bitcoin Core, financial attacks like debanking and CBDCs, and the surprising truth about how Bitcoin could actually die — not from quantum or a single attack, but from complacency.</p> <p>Essential viewing for anyone serious about understanding Bitcoin’s true security and how to protect it.</p> <p>Follow Luke on X at <a href="https://x.com/lukedewolf">https://x.com/lukedewolf</a>, get his book Defending Bitcoin at <a href="https://defendingbitcoin.com">https://defendingbitcoin.com</a>, and check out BTC Hel at <a href="https://btchel.com">https://btchel.com</a>.</p> <p><strong>TIMESTAMPS:</strong></p> <p>00:00 Introduction</p> <p>01:46 Defending Bitcoin & the Monetary Grid</p> <p>06:11 Self-Custody & Getting Off Exchanges</p> <p>08:43 Privacy as a Defense Layer</p> <p>10:40 The CIA Triad & Digital Security</p> <p>12:00 Network-Level Threats & Decentralization</p> <p>16:15 Node Threats & Implementations</p> <p>18:30 Mining Pool Centralization</p> <p>20:23 Decentralization as Personal Responsibility</p> <p>21:57 Security vs. Convenience</p> <p>24:29 Self-Custody, Nodes & Hash Rate</p> <p>26:16 Renting Hash Rate & Multisig</p> <p>28:38 Governance & Bitcoin Core</p> <p>37:01 The Book's Endorsers</p> <p>38:15 Larry Lepard's SIM-Swap Story</p> <p>42:16 Debanking, CBDCs & Operation Chokepoint</p> <p>46:30 How Bitcoin Dies: Complacency & Quantum</p> <p>52:06 Call to Action</p> <p>52:52 BTC Hel Conference</p> <p>55:29 Where to Get the Book</p> <p><strong>LISTEN TO OUR POD & OTHER EPISODES:</strong></p> <p>YouTube: <a href="https://www.youtube.com/@thebitcoinway">https://www.youtube.com/@thebitcoinway</a></p> <p>Rumble: <a href="https://rumble.com/user/thebitcoinway">https://rumble.com/user/thebitcoinway</a></p> <p>Apple: <a href="https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-bitcoin-way-podcast/id1736983610">https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-bitcoin-way-podcast/id1736983610</a></p> <p>Spotify: <a href="https://open.spotify.com/show/2XXxtNdPsoGXIALpIOwByz">https://open.spotify.com/show/2XXxtNdPsoGXIALpIOwByz</a></p> <p>Fountain: <a href="https://fountain.fm/show/XiUs8SaIGhj52qzET4P6">https://fountain.fm/show/XiUs8SaIGhj52qzET4P6</a></p> <p>RSS: <a href="https://feeds.buzzsprout.com/2334006.rss">https://feeds.buzzsprout.com/2334006.rss</a></p> <p><strong>ABOUT OUR SHOW:</strong></p> <p>On The Bitcoin Way Podcast, Michael Jordan talks to guests with a wide range of expertise and skillsets related to Bitcoin, including investing, macroeconomic and financial trends, mining, education, and more.</p> <p><strong>CONNECT WITH US:</strong></p> <p>X: <a href="https://twitter.com/thebitcoinway_">https://twitter.com/thebitcoinway_</a></p> <p>N: npub1lrj3lsskez59qu68v5fpnur7ythe7s5e4qcelclha6t6r9q5pqgsl2m</p> <p>LI: <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/company/thebitcoinway/">https://www.linkedin.com/company/thebitcoinway/</a></p> <p>IG: <a href="https://www.instagram.com/thebitcoinway_">https://www.instagram.com/thebitcoinway_</a></p> <p>TT: <a href="https://www.tiktok.com/@thebitcoinway">https://www.tiktok.com/@thebitcoinway</a></p> <p>Newsletter: <a href="https://www.thebitcoinway.com/resources/newsletter">https://www.thebitcoinway.com/resources/newsletter</a></p> <p><strong>DISCLAIMER:</strong></p> <p>This show is for entertainment purposes only. 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