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“I WAS WRONG”: Bitcoin, Nostr, AI & The Reality of Freedom Tech Adoption | Matt Odell

By Walker America

Aired Jun 26, 2026 · 1h 30m · Last boosted Jul 10, 2026

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In this episode, I sit down with Matt Odell for a wide-ranging conversation on the state of Bitcoin, Nostr, and freedom tech in an era of accelerating AI surveillance. Matt opens up about why he returned to X after two years on Nostr only, what he got wrong about adoption timelines, and why he still believes open protocols are the only credible path forward. We get into the tension between self-custody and custodial convenience, the surveillance threat posed by AI-powered data harvesting, and how Odell thinks about building resilient, censorship-resistant systems from his own self-hosted stack at home. <...

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Everyone who has boosted “I WAS WRONG”: Bitcoin, Nostr, AI & The Reality of Freedom Tech Adoption | Matt Odell on Nostr, ranked by sats sent, all time.

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    Two of my favorite podcasters. Might as well shill my favorite conference, TABConf - October 12-15, 2026. Announced by Tidwell to be the LAST TABConf. October is my favorite month in Atlanta.
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    Back at you Walker 😉
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  • 3,333 via Fountain
    I appreciate ODELL's idealism (250k followers NUKED!), but I reckon he's doing more good shining a signal for precoiners on X. Nostr is well seeded, let's see what grows. Stay humble, Remnant.