Roundtable_017 - Did Epstein Hijack Bitcoin?
Bitcoin Audible · Feb 12, 2026 · 2:15:47
Bitcoin Audible · Feb 12, 2026 · 2:15:47
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The Roundtable is back, and we are kicking off 2026 with some stories that I definitely didn't have on my bingo card.
After catching up on Jeff's frostbite scare and Steve getting the cops called on him for sleeping in a gym lobby, we dive headfirst into the Epstein files. The released documents have implicated some major names in the space, raising the uncomfortable question: did a compromised elite try to co-opt Bitcoin early on? We debate the "Andy" Back theories, the influence of the MIT Media Lab, and whether any of this actually threatens the protocol today. We also discuss the sudden departure of a core developer and get into a heated debate over BIP-110 and the true power of listening nodes.
Can a small but stubborn group of node runners actually block a soft fork, or are we heading toward a chaotic chain split this August? Equal parts absurd and sobering, this episode hits hard.
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