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Saving Bedford with Bitcoin | Peter McCormack

By Danny Knowles

Aired Aug 19, 2025 · 1h 47m · Last boosted Sep 9, 2025

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In this episode, Peter breaks down his five-year legal battle with Craig Wright, how UK libel laws were weaponised against him, and the moment the case finally turned in his favour. We also get into his fight to save Bedford, and why running businesses there changed his political view, how government policy makes entrepreneurship harder, and turning to private solutions because of the failure of the state. In this episode: - Craig Wright’s lawsuits and the UK libel system - The real impact of government policy - The mi...

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  • 500 via Fountain
    Absolutely quality episode. Love this little old school link up and totally back everything Peter is saying
  • 500 via Fountain
    Great rip
  • 500 via Fountain
    This is the way.
  • 1,000 via Fountain
    Be the change.
  • 200 via Fountain
    Big nostalgia here! Thanks for making it
  • 1,000 via Fountain
    "If we move into a world where the institutions and governments are going to start accumulating Bitcoin, then we need Bitcoiners to take over the institutions and the governments"
  • 1,000 via Fountain
    Miss you Peter
  • 2,000 via Fountain
    Best WBD in years! Pete's long arc to Libertarianism is fascinating.
  • 500 via Fountain
    Great pod. Amazing how Peter went the from the statist guy I had to mute during covid to this.
  • 5,555 via Fountain
    Having only listened to the intro, know it's gonna be a fucking banger! Be the change you want to see in the world 🫡