Episode 226 - What We Hate About Bitcoin

Hosts McIntosh and Kenshin discuss their frustrations with Bitcoin, focusing on security concerns for holders, lack of built-in privacy features, and toxic community drama. They also analyze why Trump isn't truly the "Bitcoin president" despite his rhetoric. The episode covers recent regulatory threats to Bitcoin privacy tools and updates on market conditions.Stick around to the very end for the v4v track, “I Play Guitar” by Doerfel Family Bluegrass.Resourceshttps://reason.com/2025/09/12/donald-trump-is-not-the-bitcoin-president/https://bitcoinmagazine.com/takes/nepalese-protestors-should-permanently-embrace-bitchat-as-well-as-bitcoin-and-other-freedom-techhttps://www.therage.co/us-government-to-bring-patriot-act-to-digital-assets/https://www.therage.co/bsa-reform/Bitcoin Price at Time of RecordingSep 17th, 2025: 116,110 USD | 98,200 euroBlock Height at Time of Recording915,140Episode Pagehttps://satoshis-plebs.com/episode-226Music CreditsDoerfel Family BluegrassI Play Guitar Websitehttps://satoshis-plebs.comPodcasting 2.0 Apps available at http://podcastapps.com and Value4Value information page available here: https://value4value.infoMcIntosh can be reached by email at [email protected] and on Twitter at @McIntoshFinTech. His mastodon handle is @[email protected] and his Nostr.  Kenshin can be reached on Twitter at @kenshin_ninja or on Nostr. Kenshin’s email is [email protected]. You can also follow the Satoshi’s Plebs podcast account on Nostr. We are looking forward to hearing from you!We are looking forward to hearing from you!