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The European Bitcoin Ban Hiding In Plain Sight with Matyas Kuchar - State of Bitcoin Ep. 238
Until last year, more than 1,000 restaurants in Czech Republic accepted Bitcoin. Then it all stopped.
The MiCA regulation didn't ban Bitcoin in Europe. It did something far more effective — it made the rails impossible to operate. And as the Czech merchant economy quietly disappeared, two bigger forces started moving in the background: the petrodollar dying, and CBDCs coming online in Europe THIS YEAR.
In this episode, I sit down with Matyas Kuchar — co-founder of BTC Prague, the largest Bitcoin-only conference in Europe, and one of the most thoughtful voices on European Bitcoin policy — to break down why Czech Republic became the Bitcoin capital of Europe, why the European surveillance state is spreading faster than Americans realize, and why he believes Bitcoin must win because the alternative is just so much worse.
You'll learn:
→ How MiCA quietly killed 1,000+ Bitcoin-accepting restaurants in Czech Republic — and why it wasn't even a direct ban
→ Why Czech Republic became the Bitcoin capital of Europe (Trezor, Slush Pool, BIP-39, General Bytes — all started in Prague)
→ Why the petrodollar is dying — and what the loss of US hegemony means for global decentralization
→ Why Europeans use Bitcoin as money while Americans treat it as digital gold — and which approach is right
→ The European CBDC threat: pilots are launching THIS YEAR — and why most Americans haven't heard about it
→ The CBDC mechanism in Matyas's words: "You can analyze, you can control, you can surveil, you can send from a helicopter"
→ Why even an anarcho-capitalist now meets with politicians — and what changed his mind
→ Why Bitcoin is no longer just savings — it's the network of people building the future you actually want to live in
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📊 REFERENCED IN THIS EPISODE
• MiCA regulation (EU 2023/1114) — Markets in Crypto-Assets framework
• Czech Republic Bitcoin tax exemption (3-year hold rule)
• Slush Pool (founded 2010 in Prague, first ever Bitcoin mining pool)
• BIP-39 seed phrase standard (developed in Prague)
• Trezor hardware wallet (first ever, founded in Prague)
• EU CBDC pilot programs (launching 2026)
• BTC Prague 2026 conference — June 11-13
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9 Mar 2026
I Spoke To Bitcoin's Most Connected Insider. He Told Me Everything with David Bailey - State of Bitcoin Ep. 237
David Bailey reveals that 30-40 countries are secretly mining Bitcoin and 10+ nations are quietly building strategic Bitcoin reserves. The CEO of Nakamoto and Bitcoin Magazine joins Brandon to break down the Nakamoto-BTC Inc merger, why Bitcoin treasury companies are struggling, how the convertible note strategy backfired, what the Trump administration has actually delivered for Bitcoin, and why the nation-state Bitcoin race is bigger than anyone realizes.
David shares hard-won lessons from his first year as a public company CEO, explains why you can't out-Saylor Saylor, and reveals the asymmetric advantage of accumulating Bitcoin in a bear market. He also discusses why no government wants to announce their Bitcoin holdings — and why that's about to change.
Guest: David Bailey — CEO of Nakamoto, Founder of Bitcoin Magazine & BTC Inc
Twitter: @DavidFBailey
Timestamps:
0:00 - Nations Are Secretly Stacking Bitcoin
0:40 - The Nakamoto & Bitcoin Magazine Merger
3:37 - Bear Market Strategy: Plant Seeds Now, Harvest Later
8:00 - Bitcoin Treasury Companies: What Went Wrong
10:00 - The Saylor Problem: Why You Can't Copy Strategy
13:00 - Too Many DATs, Not Enough Value
16:00 - The $200M Convertible Note Mistake
21:14 - Can Treasury Companies Time The Market?
25:00 - Lessons From A First-Time Public Company CEO
35:00 - Trump Administration: A+ For Bitcoin
38:00 - 30-40 Countries Mining Bitcoin Right Now
42:00 - Why Governments Won't Announce Their Bitcoin
47:00 - Bitcoin Conferences: Vegas, Prague & Global Expansion
49:00 - Bitcoin Culture As A Force Multiplier
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8 Mar 2026
A 10,000x Bitcoin Return Sounds Insane Until You Hear His Argument | Peter Dunworth - State of Bitcoin Ep. 236
Bitcoin is down 50% from its all-time high. Sentiment is the worst it's been in years. And yet, this might be the most important conversation I've had about where Bitcoin is actually going.
Peter Dunworth is a Bitcoin advisor who has been in this space since 2016. He's survived every crash, every bear market, and every time people said Bitcoin was dead. Today he laid out the case for why Bitcoin could see a 10,000x return from current levels — and why the real crisis nobody is talking about makes that not just possible, but necessary.
We broke down the collateral crisis hiding underneath the debt problem, what happens when two nation states with money printers start competing for Bitcoin, why the gold and silver blow-off top actually confirms the parabolic thesis, and why this bear market might be the last real buying opportunity before everything changes.
🔗 Peter Dunworth — The Bitcoin Adviser
Website: https://www.thebitcoinadviser.com/ (https://www.thebitcoinadviser.com/)
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