A Block with Mir
by Mir_Btc
Can I invite you to spend a Bitcoin block with me and the best Bitcoin personalities? What you can expect: 10 minutes (on average) interview my infamous Italian accent/ 1 personal question, 3 serious questions, 1 random question That's it, that's all! Arrivederci! :)
Episodes
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How to Hack Institutions from the Inside - A Block with Jaromil
What does it really mean to be a hacker? For Jaromil, it begins with curiosity: refusing to accept that a box simply works without looking inside, understanding its mechanisms, and learning how to change it. In Episode 16 of A Block with Mir, I sit down with Jaromil (Denis Roio), hacker…
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Beyond Lightning: Building New Layers on Bitcoin - A Block with Tiero
Bitcoin’s base layer was designed to prioritize security and decentralization. So how can we expand what Bitcoin can do without giving up the ability to return to the base layer without asking for permission? In Episode 15 of A Block with Mir, I sit down with Tiero, CEO of Ark Labs, to discuss…
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How to Escape Your Fiat Job and Build a Bitcoin Career with Dušan Matuška
Can you leave your fiat job and build a real career around Bitcoin? In Episode 14 of A Block with Mir, I sit down with Bitcoin educator Dušan Matuška during the Plan ₿ Summer School in Lugano. Before discovering Bitcoin, Dušan taught subjects ranging from mathematics and physics to English…
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Bitcoin Changed His Life, now He Gives Back - A block with Brad Mills
A conversation about Bitcoin, personal growth, protecting your attention, and building a Citadel mind and body. IN THIS EPISODE: 🧠 Building a Citadel mind 💪 Proof of work for your body 📵 Keeping spam out of your mental block space 🎮 Turning productivity into a rewarding game 📅 Making your...
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Trading Bitcoin Hash Rate Without Mining - A block with Matteo Spinosa
ucture? In Episode 12 of A Block with Mir, I sit down with Matteo Spinosa of Doefin, the second-place winner of @cyphertank selected from 159 applicants. Matteo explains how Doefin is building a platform for trading hash rate on-chain, without counterparty risk. The goal is to create a market...
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How Bitcoin Could Change Human Behavior - A Block with Roy Sheinfeld
What if Bitcoin’s greatest potential isn’t simply replacing fiat payments but transforming the way humans transfer value? In Episode 11 of A Block with Mir, I sit down with Roy Sheinfeld to explore Bitcoin’s utility, the evolution of Lightning, and the new experiences that permissionless value...
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Kevin Loaec: Vaults, Miniscripts & the Future of Bitcoin Self-Custody
In this block, I sit down with Kevin Loaec in Lugano to talk about Bitcoin culture, technical conferences & self-custody, Kevin and I go back many years in the Bitcoin space, from early events and technical conferences to the culture, memes, T-shirts, and debates that shaped Bitcoin history. We...
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Chat Control Is Coming: Why Privacy Must Be Defended Every Day - A block with Lyudmyla Kozlovska
In this block, I sit down with Lyudmyla Kozlovska, President of the Open Dialogue Foundation, to talk about privacy, human rights, Bitcoin, digital authoritarianism, and why defending freedom in the digital world is no longer optional. Lyudmyla has spent years working on human rights campaigns,...
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Who Funds Bitcoin Builders? Abubakar on Core Devs, Grants & Proof of Work
In this block, I sit down with Abubakar in Lugano during the Plan ₿ Summer School. We start with football Roma, Argentina, and a special FC Lugano jersey with “Satoshi” and the number 21 on the back, but quickly move into Bitcoin, philosophy, development, grants, and what it really means to build...
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A Block with Knut Svanholm: Bitcoin, Purpose, Praxeology and Rock’n’Roll
In this block, I sit down with Knut Svanholm in Lugano during the Summer School week. Knut is a writer, educator, musician, rockstar, and one of the most recognizable voices in Bitcoin. In this conversation, we talk about what his life looked like before Bitcoin, how he moved from traditional…
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A Block with Mir & Walter Maffione (Cypher Tank winner with Kaleidoswap)
In this block, I sit down with Walter Maffione, who leads the Kaleidoswap team, winner of the Cypher Tank Walter is building Kaleidoswap, a Bitcoin product focused on swaps across Bitcoin layers. We talk about how the project started from a real need, how the team came together through a…
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A Block with Mir & Giacomo Zucco (yes, we're married and we do a podcast together)
In this very special block, I sit down with Giacomo Zucco… Bitcoin educator, entrepreneur, Cypher Tank judge, and, yes, my husband. This conversation is personal, funny, chaotic, and deeply connected to Bitcoin history. We start by looking back at some of the most meaningful “blocks” we have…
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A Block with Mir & Preston Pysh
In this episode, I sit down with Preston Pysh, another incredible Bitcoiner who needs no introduction. Funny enough, we recorded this podcast while I was on a very long sabbatical from my own podcast. Now I’m back, and Preston is the one taking a break from his. It’s a beautiful conversation…
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A Block with Mir & Blake Kaufman (Blitz Wallet)
In this episode, we sit down with Blake, the founder of Blitz Wallet and one of the standout builders from Cypher Tank. After placing third out of 149 applicants, Blake became one of the most talked-about participants of the format, not only because of the product, but because of the vision…
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A Block with Mir & Efrat Fenigson
Are you ready for another block? Or maybe even 2 or 3? :) The amazing @efenigson and I had so many topics to discuss! She is a constant personal inspiration to me as a podcaster and a marketing pro I deeply admire. One fil rouge that emerged from our conversation was the importance of…
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A Block with Mir & Jack Mallers
A Block with Mir is back!!! With one of my favourite people in the space and he doesn't need any intro: JACK MALLERS! Not a new podcast… a comeback, actually. I started this in 2016. 10 years, 3 businesses, 2 kids, and 1 new country later, I promised myself I’d bring it back. 10-minute episodes…
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About this show
Can I invite you to spend a Bitcoin block with me and the best Bitcoin personalities?
What you can expect:
10 minutes (on average) interview
my infamous Italian accent/
1 personal question, 3 serious questions, 1 random question That's it, that's all! Arrivederci! :)
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Mir_Btc
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