BITCOIN REALISM: SCALING, GOVERNMENT CAPTURE, & THE LIGHTNING NETWORK | John Carvalho (THE Bitcoin Podcast)

"I think that what people need to realize is that bitcoins biggest enemy is the government… basically what we don't want is Bitcoin captured, and it CAN be captured." On this Bitcoin Talk episode of THE Bitcoin Podcast, Walker talks with John Carvalho, CEO of Synonym. They discuss hard truths about Bitcoin scaling, ossification, the threat of the government capture and Strategic Bitcoin Reserves, shitcoining, and more. JOHN'S LINKS: Nostr: https://primal.net/p/npub13ndpm2hm9hud4azsq5euhf5mv3d05r90wymwxsd7rdn29609hhvqp60svh X: https://x.com/BitcoinErrorLog SYNONYM: https://synonym.to PLAN B FORUM: https://rumble.com/v6k9td4-the-atomic-economy-beyond-centralized-systems-plan-forum-el-salvador-2025.html ***** THE Bitcoin Podcast Partners: > Download Primal for Nostr: https://primal.net/downloads > http://bitbox.swiss/walker -- use promo code WALKER for 5% off the Bitcoin-only Bitbox02 hardware wallet. > BUY BITCOIN WITH RIVER: http://partner.river.com/walker > FOLD BITCOIN REWARDS CREDIT CARD WAITLIST HERE: https://foldapp.com/credit-card?r=UZoiP ***** If you enjoy THE Bitcoin Podcast you can help support the show by doing the following: FOLLOW ME (Walker) on @WalkerAmerica on X | @TitcoinPodcast on X | Nostr Personal (walker) | Nostr Podcast (Titcoin) Subscribe to THE Bitcoin Podcast (and leave a review) on Fountain | YouTube | Spotify | Rumble | EVERYWHERE ELSE