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Cypherpunk’d

Welcome to Cypherpunk’d, where we explore the intersection of privacy, technology, and personal freedom in the digital age.Hosted by Matty Ice, this podcast delves into the challenges posed by government surveillance and big tech’s intrusion into our lives. We bring you thought-provoking conversations with thought leaders, authors, computer scientists, Bitcoiners, entrepreneurs, and human rights activists who are at the forefront of the digital resistance.Each episode cuts through the noise to

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63:16

How We Build 7-Figure Bitcoin Mining Operations For...

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2025/09/10

Ever wonder how you can get into the profitable world of Bitcoin mining without the operational headaches? In this special episode, we flip the script. Matty and John Michael Drew of Curated Mining sit down with artist Tony Torres to give a complete masterclass on their white-glove Bitcoin mining partnership model.We break down exactly how we partner with investors to build, manage, and scale profitable Bitcoin mining operations through custom LLCs. Learn about the huge information asymmetry in the

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51:41

Suitcases of Cash, Mt. Gox Collapse & How Bitcoin...

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2025/09/05

Michael Moro, former CEO of Genesis Trading and current Chief Strategy Officer at INX, takes us inside Bitcoin's early institutional days when anarchists showed up with suitcases full of cash and nobody trusted regulated brokers. From witnessing Bitcoin's rise from $100 to $1,300 in 2013, to surviving the Mt. Gox collapse that nearly killed crypto, Michael shares untold stories from the trenches of building the first institutional Bitcoin trading desk.In this raw conversation, we explore: • The

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41:55

Why Hyperinflation Makes Bitcoin Inevitable | Reilly...

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2025/09/01

In this episode of Cypherpunk’d, we sit down with Reilly Combs, Executive Bitcoin Advisor at Bitcoin Well Infinity, to talk about: * Growing up with friends from Venezuela and witnessing currency collapse firsthand * Why Alex Gladstein’s call to check your financial privilege hits hard in the U.S. and G7 nations * The difference between swiping Apple Pay in America and surviving hyperinflation in South America * How Bitcoin is the easiest *orange pill* for people who’ve lost savings multiple times *

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02:30:45

Freedom Convoy's BJ Dichter: AI's Woke Agenda,...

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2025/08/29

Welcome back to Cypherpunk'd! In this explosive episode, we sit down with B.J. Dichter—author of "Honking for Freedom," journalist, and former spokesman for Canada's Freedom Convoy.B.J. dives deep into the weaponization of financial systems, the urgent need for a separation of money and state, and how his experience on the front lines of the Freedom Convoy revealed the dark underbelly of government power. We explore the rapidly evolving world of Artificial Intelligence, dissecting the political

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01:17:52

Former UBS Executive Reveals Why He Went ALL IN on...

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2025/08/26

Paul Tarantino, CEO of ByteFederal, shares his incredible journey from traditional finance executive to Bitcoin evangelist. After years at UBS and a 140-year-old trust company, Paul became the "water cooler Bitcoin preacher" - until compliance came calling. In this revealing conversation, Paul explains: • Why he told clients he was "irresponsibly long Bitcoin" • How his clients' Bitcoin positions grew from 1% to 30% of portfolios • The compliance confrontation that ended his TradFi career • How

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56:25

Why Quai Is Built For The Future | AI, GPUs, MEV...

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2025/08/20

Ever wondered what REALLY goes on behind the scenes in the crypto world with exchanges and market makers? In this eye-opening final episode of our series on Qui Network, we sit down with Dr. K, CTO and co-founder, to expose the shocking realities of exchange listings, the "unethical" incentives driving them, and the insane costs projects face.But it's not all bad news! Dr. K also shares Quai Network's ambitious roadmap to reach a BILLION users in just 18 months and their revolutionary vision for a

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39:56

Answering the Critics | FUD, Centralization Claims,...

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2025/08/16

In this raw and unfiltered episode of Cypherpunk, Quai Network's CTO Dr. K directly addresses every major criticism and FUD surrounding the project. From centralization claims to tokenomics debates, he holds nothing back in this comprehensive response to critics.🔥 ADDRESSING THE FUD: Why proof-of-work isn't "archaic" - it's the only scalable solution The truth behind "node wrangler" early mining controversy KYC requirements explained: legal realities vs. idealistic wishes Tokenomics transparency:

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01:46:57

Scalability, Network Design, & The Blockchain...

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2025/08/14

In this explosive episode of Cypherpunk’d, we sit down with Dr. K, CTO of Quai Network, to uncover a breakthrough that could redefine blockchain, economics, and money itself.From dismantling Vitalik’s blockchain trilemma to building a system that mirrors a grand unified theory of physics, Dr. K reveals how his team solved scaling in a way no one else dared to attempt. We dig into PoEM (Proof of Entropy Minima), multi-way graphs, causal invariance, and why Chi—Quai’s energy-based currency—is

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01:46:57

How Quai's Tokens Work: The Qi + Quai Dual System,...

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2025/08/09

In our latest interview, Dr. K @mechanikalk from @QuaiNetwork sits down with @MattyIceSensei and explains how Gresham's Law creates a fatal paradox: Bitcoin is TOO GOOD as money, so people hoard it instead of spending it.70% of crypto transactions happen in stablecoins - not BTC or ETH. That's not adoption, that's dependency on fiat systems. Even if Lightning could do 50k TPS tomorrow, there's still the core problem: would YOU sign an employment contract paying 2 BTC/year with no dollar

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01:27:26

Consensus Mechanism: PoEM, Proof-of-Work at Scale &...

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2025/08/05

What if everything you know about blockchain scaling is wrong? What if proof-of-work could outperform proof-of-stake at massive scale while maintaining true decentralization? In Episode 2 of our Quai Network deep dive, CTO Dr. K breaks down their revolutionary PoEM (Proof of Entropy Minima) consensus mechanism - a next-generation proof-of-work algorithm that eliminates selfish mining, enables instant finality, and scales to 100,000+ TPS through merge mining and sharding. We explore: Why

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51:45

Dr. K Reveals The Fiat End Game: 97% Inflation,...

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2025/07/25

Is the current financial system a giant Ponzi scheme? According to Quai Network co-founder Dr. K, the numbers don't lie. A shocking 97% of all US dollars in existence were printed in just the last 18 years, leading to a system of "mouse-click money" that disproportionately hurts the average person while benefiting a select few.In this explosive episode, @MattyIceSensei sits down with @MechanikAlk (Dr. K) of @QuaiNetwork to dissect the systemic rot at the heart of the fiat monetary system. They

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01:30:38

Bitcoin's Anti Fragile Evolution | Dr. K On Digital...

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2025/07/17

In this episode of Cypherpunk’d, we sit down with Dr. K—co-founder and CTO of Quai Network—to explore the forgotten roots of Bitcoin, the antifragile power of crypto experimentation, and the future of decentralized money in an increasingly authoritarian digital age.We trace how Satoshi's vision went beyond Bitcoin, how Monero emerged from Bitcoin’s privacy flaws, and why gold's fate is a cautionary tale for BTC. Dr. K shares how his engineering mindset led him from Grid+ and BlockReduce to building

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40:11

The Big Print Series: Fix the Money, Fix the World |...

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2025/07/03

Welcome to the FINAL episode of The Big Print Series! In this powerful conclusion, Lawrence Lepard delivers his ultimate call to action—showing us the path forward from our broken fiat system to a sound money future that could usher in a new golden age of human prosperity.In this climactic episode: The Sound Money Revolution: Why educating others isn't optional—it's our most critical mission From Broken to Beautiful: How Ecuador's hyperinflation reset proves sound money transitions work The Great

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01:01:13

The Big Print Series: Why Digital Scarcity Changed...

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2025/06/29

Welcome back to The Big Print Series! In this mind-bending Episode 11, Lawrence Lepard reveals why Bitcoin isn't just "digital gold"—it's something humanity has NEVER seen before. We're witnessing the birth of perfectly inelastic money that no army can overrun.In this episode: • The invention of digital scarcity: How Bitcoin solved the impossible problem • Why Bitcoin is the most inelastic commodity in human history • Power Law predictions: $326K in 5 years, $1.1M in 10 years, $7M in 20 years •

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38:01

The Big Print Series: Bitcoin, Decentralization & the...

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2025/06/26

Welcome back to The Big Print Series! In Episode 10, we shift focus from macro numbers to the philosophical—and structural—core of the new world: decentralization. From ancient revolutions to Bitcoin, this episode traces the long arc of human resistance to centralized power—and shows why the next leap is not just technical, but evolutionary. Larry Lepard joins to explore how decentralization isn’t just a feature of Bitcoin—it’s its very soul. In this episode: • Why decentralization leads to

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01:18:19

The Big Print Series: Bitcoin, Real Estate, and the...

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2025/06/21

Welcome back to The Big Print Series! In Episode 9, Lawrence Lepard joins Matty to unpack one of the most seismic shifts unfolding right now: the collapse of legacy wealth stores and the rise of Bitcoin as the new sound money.In this deeply personal and eye-opening conversation, Larry reveals how decades of bad incentives—fueled by fiat money and Keynesian policy—have distorted housing, stocks, and even human behavior. Now, as the money-printing machine accelerates, a new generation is opting

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01:52:57

The Big Print Series: "Bitcoin is God's Gift to...

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2025/06/17

Welcome back to The Big Print Series! In this mind-blowing Episode 8, Lawrence Lepard delivers his most profound revelation yet: Bitcoin isn't just an investment—it's literally a "God-given tool" to save humanity from monetary tyranny. For the first time in human history, we have perfect, immutable digital scarcity that can never be diluted. In this episode:• Why Bitcoin is a "once-in-humanity" event that will never happen again • The deflation "boogeyman": How Keynesians weaponized the Great

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31:41

The Big Print Series: The Sovereign Currency Bubble...

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2025/06/14

Welcome back to The Big Print Series! In this explosive Episode 7, Lawrence Lepard delivers his most urgent warning yet: we've reached the highest level of financial bubbles—the sovereign currency itself. Unlike dot-com or housing bubbles that can be "bailed out," when a currency bubble bursts, there's nowhere left to run.In this episode: • Silicon Valley Bank's collapse: How $42 trillion vanished in one day—a preview of currency failure • Why yield curve control is coming and what it means for

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01:00:22

The Big Print Series: Economic War - Austrian vs...

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2025/06/10

In this episode: • Why Keynesian economics punishes savers and rewards reckless spending • How Austrian School economists predicted every major economic crisis • The St. Matthew Island reindeer story—a perfect metaphor for unsustainable growth • Modern Monetary Theory: The most dangerous economic delusion of our time • Stein's Law: If something can't go on forever, it will end • The debt doom loop that's destroying the world's reserve currency • Why the Fed has "purchased economic thought

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01:35:30

The Big Print Series: How Powell & Yellen Broke the...

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2025/06/09

Jerome Powell oversaw the largest monetary expansion in U.S. history. Janet Yellen told us inflation was “transitory.” But what actually happened behind closed doors — and what’s coming next — will shock you. In this explosive clip from The Big Print series with Larry Lepard, we dive into: 🔺 The $5 trillion print no one voted on 🔺 Why 2008 and 2020 were just warm-ups 🔺 The “Mrs. Magoo” moment that defined Yellen’s legacy 🔺 Why the Fed doesn’t know what it’s doing — and never did 🔺 And what the

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