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May 18, 2026 · 1h 25m

Bitcoin Kidnappings, AI Slop, Quantum FUD, and Memetic Warfare | coinjoined Chris

Walker sits down with coinjoined Chris for a wide-ranging conversation covering Bitcoin security, privacy, memes, AI propaganda, self-custody, and the future of freedom tech. They discuss the rise in violent “$5 wrench attacks” against Bitcoiners, operational security best practices, and why privacy tools and self-custody matter more than ever in an increasingly surveilled world.

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2 They stuffed his wife into the trunk of a car for 48 hours and they took one of his fingers.

6 If cash would be a newly invented thing, they would not invent or allow it to happen.

7 We need to improve Bitcoin and make it as private and as scaled as possible.

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Every two days in France, a robbery, an abduction happened.

They stuffed his wife into the trunk of a car for 48 hours and they took one of his fingers.

Don't be an idiot such as ourselves.

Don't be public about Bitcoin.

That is something that might bite us in the ass in the future.

If cash would be a newly invented thing, they would not invent or allow it to happen.

We need to improve Bitcoin and make it as private and as scaled as possible.

before you know the government fully captures uh bitcoin in in one way or another satoshi left

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They also dive deep into Bitcoin scaling debates, covenant proposals, quantum computing fears, and whether Bitcoin should continue evolving or ossify over time. Along the way, they explore AI-generated media, the changing culture of Bitcoin, the rise of institutional “Suitcoiners,” and why memes remain one of the most powerful forms of modern propaganda.

The conversation closes with reflections on sovereignty, CBDCs, the future of money, and a philosophical speed round on plebs, voting, podcasts, and the fall of Rome.