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Self-Custody After Coldcard: Who Do You Trust Now? | The Bitcoin Policy Hour
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Is self-custody dead? One week after the Coldcard entropy bug came to light, the attacks are still ongoing — and the BPI team is back to unpack what it means for Bitcoin. On this episode of The Bitcoin Policy Hour, Zack Cohen, Zack Shapiro, and Ken Egan debate whether anyone can credibly recommend self-custody after the gold-standard wallet failed, why covenants and on-chain vaults may be the path forward, and whether this marks the end of a certain Bitcoin maximalist orthodoxy. Then: the AI policy fallout — why Zack wants a much bigger Project Glasswing that gives thousands of vetted white hats access to frontier models before open-source equivalents like Kimi K3 hit the wild. Plus: the CLARITY Act vote slips to September, the Situational Awareness hedge fund blowup (and the Citadel theory), and Scott Bessent's elegant yen intervention. ⚠️ If you still have funds secured by seeds…
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Is self-custody dead? One week after the Coldcard entropy bug came to light, the attacks are still ongoing — and the BPI team is back to unpack what it means for Bitcoin. On this episode of The Bitcoin Policy Hour, Zack Cohen, Zack Shapiro, and Ken Egan debate whether anyone can credibly recommend self-custody after the gold-standard wallet failed, why covenants and on-chain vaults may be the path forward, and whether this marks the end of a certain Bitcoin maximalist orthodoxy. Then: the AI policy fallout — why Zack wants a much bigger Project Glasswing that gives thousands of vetted white hats access to frontier models before open-source equivalents like Kimi K3 hit the wild. Plus: the CLARITY Act vote slips to September, the Situational Awareness hedge fund blowup (and the Citadel theory), and Scott Bessent's elegant yen intervention. ⚠️ If you still have funds secured by seeds generated on a Coldcard, move them immediately — and if you were affected, don't throw away the device. 🔶 Connect with Zack Shapiro on X: 🔶 Connect with Zack Cohen on X: 🔶 Connect with Ken Egan on X: 🔶 Learn more about the Bitcoin Policy Institute: 🔶 Join us at Freedom Tech DC this September: Chapters: 0:00 — Warning: Coldcard Attacks Are Ongoing, Move Your Funds 1:07 — Today's Rundown 2:26 — The Fallout Continues: Tracking the Stolen Bitcoin 3:32 — Ken: Self-Custody Isn't Dead, But the Industry Must Evolve 7:37 — Zack Shapiro: When the Gold Standard Fails, Who Do You Trust? 10:01 — What Actually Went Wrong at Coinkite 11:02 — The Impossible Bar for DIY Self-Custody 13:18 — Covenants, Vaults, and the Optimistic Path Forward 14:42 — The End of Bitcoin Maximalist Orthodoxy? 17:15 — Bitkey, River, and Force Field vs. On-Chain Protection 19:50 — The AI Policy Question: Open Source, Guardrails, and Kimi K3 23:03 — Zack's Prescription: A Much Bigger Project Glasswing 27:09 — Gold Eagle, VirusTotal, and Widening Access to Frontier Models 34:15 — One More Time: Move Your Coldcard Funds 34:50 — CLARITY Update: The Vote Slips to September 42:13 — Situational Awareness: A $45B Hedge Fund Takes a Hit 46:58 — The Citadel Theory 48:55 — Bessent's Yen Intervention Explained 52:43 — Why the Yen Move Is Really About AI and National Security 55:07 — Freedom Tech DC: Beefsteak, PubKey, and a Live Rip? #Bitcoin #BitcoinPolicy #Coldcard #ColdcardBug #SelfCustody #HardwareWallet #BitcoinSecurity #Covenants #BitcoinVaults #Miniscript #AIPolicy #OpenSourceAI #KimiK3 #CyberSecurity #ProjectGlasswing #CLARITYAct #CryptoRegulation #Congress #SituationalAwareness #HedgeFund #YenIntervention #Treasuries #FreedomTech #BitcoinPolicyHour #BPI