Full audio recordings from our weekly X Spaces, recorded in the parlor above a PubKey. We invite our event guests to sign the wall and join us live for candid discussions about anything and everything that’s happening in Bitcoin and the world at large. You never know who might drop by!


PubKey Spaces

<a href="https://x.com/QTRResearch" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">Quoth the Raven</a> pre-games at the NYC Parlor with <a href="https://x.com/tpacchia" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">Thomas Pacchia </a>and <a href="https://x.com/kitathinking" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">Matt Kita</a> in preparation for his LIVE AT PUBKEY show downstairs. They let loose for an unfiltered, beer-fueled conversation about: <ul><li>Quoth the Raven's journey from disillusioned English major to bartender to short-seller... to accidental Bitcoin convert</li><li>Why the Fed is cornered the U.S. fiscal outlook is “beyond repair,” leaving most market participants due for a brutal reckoning</li><li>What the Sydney Sweeney American Eagle ad campaign says about the state of the nation</li><li>Why Bitcoin works not despite its culture, but because of it (“tattooed freaks,” dive bars, and all)</li></ul>▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬Catch the next Pre-game livestream by following us on X: ⁠⁠⁠<a href="https://x.com/PubKey%E2%81%A0%E2%81%A0%E2%81%A0" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">https://x.com/PubKey⁠⁠⁠</a>

PRE-GAMING (w/ Quoth the Raven & Matt Kita)

<a href="https://x.com/tpacchia" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferer">Thomas Pacchia</a> sits down for a livestreamed chat in the PubKey Parlor with <a href="https://x.com/AlexLi98" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferer">Alex Li</a> (Bitcoin development lead at the <a href="https://x.com/HRF" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferer">Human Rights Foundation</a>) and <a href="https://alexgleason.me/work/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferer">Alex Gleason</a> (currently <a href="https://x.com/SoapboxTech" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferer">Soapbox</a>, formerly ex-Head of Engineering at Truth Social). They discuss:<ul><li>Why Nostr&#39;s keypair system makes it more secure than Twitter (or even Mastodon)</li><li>How Alex Gleason’s open-source software got co-opted by Truth Social, and how he discovered Trump Media wasn&#39;t TRULY interested in free speech</li><li>The massive vulnerabilities in Bluesky’s architecture and why it’s still “fake decentralization”</li></ul><ul><li>How AI is unlocking creative potential for both activists and developers on the frontlines of freedom tech</li><li>Why Bitcoin is still the glue that holds it all together... and why we need “freedom go up” alongside number go up</li></ul>▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬Catch the next Spaces by following us on X: ⁠⁠⁠<a href="https://x.com/PubKey%E2%81%A0%E2%81%A0%E2%81%A0">https://x.com/PubKey⁠⁠⁠</a>

How AI Unlocks Free Speech Social Media (w/ HRF & Alex Gleason)

<a href="https://x.com/tpacchia" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferer">Thomas Pacchia</a>⁠⁠ and ⁠<a href="https://x.com/_drewarmstrong_ " target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferer">Drew Armstrong</a>⁠ sit down for a livestreamed chat in the PubKey parlor with ⁠⁠<a href="https://x.com/Leishman" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferer">Alex Leishman⁠⁠ </a>(CEO and CTO of ⁠<a href="https://x.com/River" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferer">River⁠</a>). They discuss:<ul><li>Why River prioritizes operational excellence over financial engineering</li><li>How states like Ohio and cities like Roswell, NM are quietly becoming pro-Bitcoin</li><li>Why the rise of Bitcoin treasury companies could create systemic risks (and how River’s approach differs from the $MSTR playbook )</li></ul><ul><li>Whether "paper Bitcoin" is a threat among custodians like Coinbase</li></ul>▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ Catch the next Spaces by following us on X: ⁠⁠⁠<a href="https://x.com/PubKey%E2%81%A0%E2%81%A0">https://x.com/PubKey⁠⁠</a>

What's the 2025 Bitcoin Meta? (w/ Alex Leishman)

<a href="https://x.com/tpacchia" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">Thomas Pacchia</a>⁠ and <a href="https://x.com/mikegermano" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">Mike Germano</a> sit down for a livestreamed chat in the PubKey parlor with ⁠<a href="https://x.com/PeterMcCormack" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">Peter McCormack</a>⁠ and his son ⁠Conor⁠, the father-son duo behind <a href="https://x.com/realbedford" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">Real Bedford FC</a>. They discuss: <ul><li>How buying an F-tier football team accidentally became a Bitcoin branding masterstroke </li><li>What it takes to build a winning squad while orange-pilling a town in real time </li><li>Why Bedford might become the first truly Bitcoin-native city </li><li>The challenges of stacking sats, managing payroll, and selling out stadiums without fiat crutches </li><li>How Real Bedford balances serious football ambition with a global internet cult following </li></ul>▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ Catch the next Spaces by following us on X: ⁠⁠<a href="" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">https://x.com/PubKey⁠</a>

The Importance of Bitcoin Culture (w/ Peter & Conor McCormack)

<a href="https://x.com/tpacchia" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">Thomas Pacchia</a> and <a href="https://x.com/_drewarmstrong_" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">Drew Armstrong</a> sit down for a livestreamed chat in the PubKey parlor with ⁠<a href="https://x.com/darosior" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">Antoine Poinsot</a>⁠ and ⁠<a href="https://x.com/arbedout" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">ArbedOut</a>⁠. Partway through, ⁠<a href="https://x.com/MrHodl" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferer">MrHODL</a>⁠ crashes our studio to stir the pot. They discuss: <ul><li>What really caused the OP_RETURN firestorm, and why it’s about more than just inscriptions </li><li>How the push for more data storage is creating incentives for harmful workarounds and network bloat </li><li>Why Bitcoin Knots is no longer “just a slightly modified Core," and why that should concern you </li><li>The tension between “community values” and miner incentives in the age of alternate implementations </li><li>The uncomfortable legacy of mempool policy: from anti-spam fixes to today’s shadow consensus </li><li>BONUS: the French idiom that perfectly captures why decentralized decision-making is so hard </li></ul>▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ Catch the next Spaces by following us on X: ⁠<a href="" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">https://x.com/PubKey⁠</a>

The OP_RETURN Limit Debate (w/ Antoine Poinsot , ArbedOut, & American HODL)

The team is back from Bitcoin 2025 and the Oslo Freedom Forum! <a href="https://x.com/tpacchia" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">Thomas Pacchia</a> hosts a packed post-conference debrief with <a href="https://x.com/mikegermano" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">Mike Germano</a>, <a href="https://x.com/_drewarmstrong_" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">Drew Armstrong</a>, and <a href="https://x.com/frankcorva" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">Frank Corva</a> to break down what went down in Las Vegas and Oslo: <ul><li>What ACTUALLY happened behind-the-scenes at the Bitcoin Conference </li><li>Why corporate treasury strategies dominated this year’s Bitcoin conference </li><li>What it means when Bitcoin miners start acting like MicroStrategy </li><li>Why some fear the next crash will be triggered by the new wave of public BTC holders </li><li>How Pubkey’s Oslo Freedom Forum after-parties helped activists decompress </li><li>Why Vegas felt like Bitcoin’s Madison Square Garden moment… and whether that’s a good thing </li></ul>▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ Catch the next Spaces by following us on X: ⁠⁠⁠https://x.com/PubKey⁠⁠

The Bitcoin Las Vegas 2025 Recap (w/ Frank Corva)

<a href="https://x.com/tpacchia" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">Thomas Pacchia</a> and <a href="https://x.com/mikegermano" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">Mike Germano</a> sit down for a livestreamed chat with ⁠<a href="https://x.com/iancr" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">Ian Rogers⁠</a>, who went from managing the Beastie Boys’ digital presence to running Beats Music, building luxury tech at LVMH, and now pushing self-custody mainstream as Chief Experience Officer at Ledger. They discuss: <ul><li>What the Beastie Boys taught Ian about decentralization LONG before Bitcoin </li><li>How iTunes reshaped digital commerce (and what it got wrong) </li><li>Why Louis Vuitton made him rethink scarcity, status, and what it means to “own” something </li></ul><ul><li>How Ledger is designing hardware wallets for the next 100 million users </li><li>Why streetwear, skating, and Bitcoin all thrive on earned identity, not marketing </li></ul>▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ Catch the next Spaces by following us on X: ⁠⁠<a target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">https://x.com/PubKey⁠</a>

From Louis Vuitton to Ledger (w/ Ian Rogers)

<a href="https://x.com/tpacchia" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">Thomas Pacchia</a> sits down for a livestreamed chat with <a href="https://x.com/gladstein" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">Alex Gladstein</a>, Chief Strategy Officer at the Human Rights Foundation. They discuss: <ul><li>How HRF became an early Bitcoin-native organization (yes, even before Strategy) </li></ul><ul><li>The hidden power of activist-developer collisions at the Oslo Freedom Forum </li><li>Why authoritarian regimes (like North Korea) embracing Bitcoin might actually accelerate their collapse </li><li>The plan to bring open-source AI tools to human rights defenders and keep them out of OpenAI and Worldcoin's hands </li><li>... and what scaling really means for Bitcoin’s next 100 million users </li></ul>▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ Catch the next Spaces by following us on X: ⁠<a href="https://x.com/PubKey" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">https://x.com/PubKey</a>

The Non-Profit MSTR (w/ HRF & Alex Gladstein)

<a href="https://x.com/BertaValle" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">Berta Valle</a>, a Nicaraguan journalist and vocal critic of the Daniel Ortega regime, joins <a href="https://x.com/arshmolu" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">Arsh Molu</a> (Financial Freedom at the Human Rights Foundation) and <a href="https://x.com/tpacchia" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">Thomas Pacchia</a> for a live-streamed chat in the PubKey Parlor, where they dive deep into:<ul><li>How Berta’s husband Félix Maradiaga went from professor to political prisoner</li><li>The moment her family lost access to all their savings overnight</li><li>How Nicaraguan police used banking data to hunt journalists and dissidents</li></ul><ul><li>How exiled Nicaraguans are using freedom tech like to stay connected and fed</li><li>The terrifying legal trap of being declared stateless (and what it means for families)</li><li>A daughter's letter that helped free her father from solitary confinement</li></ul>▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬Catch the next Spaces by following us on X: ⁠https://x.com/PubKey⁠

Stateless, Exiled, Still Fighting (w/ HRF & Berta Valle)

<a href="https://x.com/pastorevanlive" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">Evan Mawarire</a>, a Zimbabwean pastor-turned activist who led a peaceful uprising against dictator Robert Mugabe, joins <a href="https://x.com/Ayelen_Osorio" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">Ayelen Osorio</a> of the Human Rights Foundation, <a href="https://x.com/femilonge" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">Femi Longe</a>, and <a href="https://x.com/tpacchia" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">Thomas Pacchia</a> for a live-streamed chat in the PubKey Parlor, where they dive deep into:<ul><li>The chilling story of Zimbabwe’s $100 trillion banknote—and what it felt like to hold worthless money</li></ul><ul><li>How Evan’s citizen movement started with a four-minute video and grew into a national protest</li></ul><ul><li>What it’s like to watch your parents’ $80,000 life savings disappear overnight</li></ul><ul><li>How Zimbabweans survive when their government zeros out their bank accounts without warning</li></ul><ul><li>The underground networks and WhatsApp groups people use to find fuel, food, and basic necessities</li></ul><ul><li>Why Bitcoin and freedom tech matter in countries where the financial system is weaponized against the people</li></ul>▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬Catch the next Spaces by following us on X: ⁠https://x.com/PubKey⁠Recorded on April 3rd, 2025 at PubKey NYC.

We Shall Overcome (w/ HRF & Evan Mawarire)

<a href="https://x.com/frankcorva" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">Frank Corva</a> (political correspondent at <a href="https://bitcoinmagazine.com/" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">Bitcoin Magazine</a>) and <a href="https://x.com/jdennehy_writes" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">John Dennehy</a> (founder of <a href="https://myfirstbitcoin.io/" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">My First Bitcoin</a>) join The Daniel for a live-streamed chat in the PubKey Parlor, where they dive deep into:<ul><li>The insane story of how John was detained by British police—and how he got out of it</li><li>How My First Bitcoin went from one classroom to 25 countries without VC money or corporate sponsorship</li><li>Why Bitcoin education is still stuck in “step zero” (and what it &#39;ll take to move beyond it)</li></ul><ul><li>The tension between Bitcoin adoption as a top-down state project versus a bottom-up liberation tool</li></ul>▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ Catch the next Spaces by following us on X: ⁠https://x.com/PubKey⁠ Recorded on March 31st, 2025 at PubKey NYC.

How to Orange Pill the Police (w/ John Dennehy)

<a href="https://x.com/danoprey" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">Dan O’Prey</a> and <a href="https://x.com/masnak" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">Mas Nakachi</a> join <a href="http://primal.net/daniel" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">The Daniel</a> for a live-streamed chat in the PubKey Parlor, where they discuss <a href="https://1a1z.com/" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">​1A1z</a>&#39;s recent reports covering both the organizations that fund Bitcoin core devs and VC firms focused on Bitcoin companies. They dive into: <ul><li>Why are there only 41 people maintaining a trillion-dollar network—and who’s paying them? </li><li>What happens when the most important software in the world runs on a shoestring budget? </li><li>The quiet role of Jack Dorsey and a handful of anonymous benefactors... and how normal people can be even more impactful </li><li>Why Bitcoin’s biggest security risk might be a spreadsheet no one’s looking at </li><li>The bizarre funding gap between flashy altcoin projects and Bitcoin companies </li></ul><ul><li>What the VC world still doesn’t get about Bitcoin and everyday users—and how that might be changing ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ Catch the next Spaces by following us on X: <a href="https://x.com/PubKey" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">⁠https://x.com/PubKey⁠ </a>Recorded on March 20th, 2025 at PubKey NYC. </li></ul>

Who Will Build the Roads? (w/ 1A1z)

Thomas Pacchia sits down for a livestreamed chat with <a href="https://x.com/tracemayer?lang=en" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">Trace Mayer</a>, one of Bitcoin&#39;s earliest advocates. They discuss: <ul><li>How Trace discovered Bitcoin during a law school research rabbit hole</li></ul><ul><li>Why gold bugs rejected Bitcoin early (and what they failed to see)</li></ul><ul><li>The moment Trace knew he was being censored</li></ul><ul><li>Why triple-entry bookkeeping is a bigger deal than most people realize</li></ul><ul><li>How inflation, surveillance, and financial repression are all part of the same modern war</li></ul><ul><li>The mindset one needs to achieve the most good in the world</li><li>...and more!</li></ul>▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬Catch the next Spaces by following us on X: <a href="https://x.com/PubKey" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">https://x.com/PubKey</a>Recorded on March 19th, 2025 at PubKey NYC.

Humanity Deserves Bitcoin (w/ Trace Mayer)

<a href="https://x.com/frankcorva" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">Frank Corva</a> (political correspondent at <a href="https://bitcoinmagazine.com/" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">Bitcoin Magazine</a>) and <a href="https://x.com/nneuman">⁠Nick Neuman⁠</a> (CEO of <a href="https://casa.io/">⁠Casa⁠</a>) join Daniel Modell for a live-streamed chat in the PubKey Parlor, where they dive deep into: <ul><li><li>How the US suddenly woke up to Bitcoin’s strategic value </li></li><li><li>Why the government may not even know where all its seized crypto is stored </li></li><li><li>Lessons from nuclear stockpiles, Fort Knox, and even cheese reserves (yes, really) </li></li><li><li>The risks of custodianship vs. self-custody for a national Bitcoin reserve </li></li><li><li>Why time locks, multi-sig, and "vaulting" could save the US from catastrophic loss </li></li></ul><li><ul><li>How this moment could reshape Bitcoin development priorities... and what Casa is watching closely </li></ul></li>▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ Catch the next Spaces by following us on X: https://x.com/PubKey Recorded on March 13th, 2025 at PubKey NYC.

I Want Security (w/ Nick Neuman)

<a href="https://x.com/cjasonmaier" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">Jason Maier</a> (author of A Progressive&#39;s Case for Bitcoin) and <a href="https://x.com/zacguignard" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">Zac Guignard⁠</a> (Human Rights Foundation Research Associate) join The Daniel for a live-streamed chat in the PubKey Parlor, where they dive deep into:<ul><li>How a single $20 purchase (and a wave of paranoia) sparked Jason’s obsession</li></ul><ul><li>The moment Jason knew Bitcoin&#39;s optics had a long way to go</li></ul><ul><li>Why progressives misunderstand Bitcoin, and how Jason is working to bridge that gap</li></ul><ul><li>The risk of Bitcoin becoming a single-party issue, and the fight to keep it politically independent</li></ul><ul><li>Why Bitcoin adoption will be won by reaching people who don’t know they need it yet</li><li>How Jason’s own wife became a Bitcoin advocate</li></ul><ul><li>A clear-eyed take on the Trump-era Bitcoin pump, and why Bitcoiners need to keep their long-term vision sharp</li></ul>▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬Catch the next Spaces by following us on X: https://x.com/PubKeyRecorded on March 6th, 2025 at PubKey NYC.

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