The Bitcoin Game

Rob Mitchell
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The Bitcoin Game, hosted and produced by Rob Mitchell since 2014, is a podcast dedicated to exploring Bitcoin.

  1. Bitcoin Knots vs Core v30: Part 6 with Tone Vays, Jimmy Song, and Giacomo Zucco

    11/14/2025

    Bitcoin Knots vs Core v30: Part 6 with Tone Vays, Jimmy Song, and Giacomo Zucco

    Tone Vays and Jimmy Song continue their series of interviews examining the current tensions between Bitcoin Knots and Bitcoin Core. Because Tone is only releasing this series as streaming video on X and YouTube, "The Bitcoin Game" podcast feed was revived to host this interview series for people who prefer a low-bandwidth audio podcast to consume this long-form content. This is Part 6 of the series, this time featuring Giacomo Zucco. The interview was recorded on November 13, 2025, in a side room at the Bitcoin Historico event in El Salvador.

    1h 46m
  2. Bitcoin Knots vs Core v30: Part 5 with Tone Vays, Jimmy Song, and Knut Svanholm

    11/13/2025

    Bitcoin Knots vs Core v30: Part 5 with Tone Vays, Jimmy Song, and Knut Svanholm

    Tone Vays and Jimmy Song continue their series of interviews examining the current tensions between Bitcoin Knots and Bitcoin Core. Because Tone is only releasing this series as streaming video on X and YouTube, "The Bitcoin Game" podcast feed was revived to host this interview series for people who prefer a low-bandwidth audio podcast to consume this long-form content. This is Part 5 of the series, this time featuring Knut Svanholm. The interview was recorded on November 12, 2025, in a side room at the Bitcoin Historico event in El Salvador. The beginning of the recording has been edited to remove issues setting up mics, etc.

    1h 20m
  3. Bitcoin Knots vs Core v30: Part 4 with Tone Vays, Jimmy Song, and Murch

    11/12/2025

    Bitcoin Knots vs Core v30: Part 4 with Tone Vays, Jimmy Song, and Murch

    Tone Vays and Jimmy Song continue their series of interviews examining the current tensions between Bitcoin Knots and Bitcoin Core. Because Tone is only releasing this series as streaming video on X and YouTube, "The Bitcoin Game" podcast feed was revived to host this interview series for people who prefer a low-bandwidth audio podcast to consume this long-form content. This is Part 4 of the series, featuring Bitcoin Core contributor Murch. The interview was recorded on November 7, 2025.

    2h 51m
  4. Bitcoin Knots vs Core v30: Part 3 with Tone Vays, Jimmy Song, and Bob Burnett

    11/11/2025

    Bitcoin Knots vs Core v30: Part 3 with Tone Vays, Jimmy Song, and Bob Burnett

    Tone Vays came out of retirement as a content creator to host a new series of interviews focusing on the current tensions between Bitcoin Knots and Bitcoin Core. Together with Jimmy Song, he is speaking with a wide range of well-known Bitcoiners on all sides of the debate to help users understand what is at stake. Since Tone didn't set up an audio RSS feed for this series, and a lot of people prefer a low-bandwidth podcast over streaming video on YouTube or X, I brought this podcast feed out of retirement to make the audio easily available. This is Part 3 of the series, featuring Bob Burnett of Barefoot Mining.

    1h 33m
  5. Bitcoin Knots vs Core v30: Part 2 with Tone Vays, Jimmy Song, Luke Dashjr, and BitcoinMechanic

    11/10/2025

    Bitcoin Knots vs Core v30: Part 2 with Tone Vays, Jimmy Song, Luke Dashjr, and BitcoinMechanic

    Tone Vays came out of retirement as a content creator to host a new series of interviews focusing on the current tensions between Bitcoin Knots and Bitcoin Core. Together with Jimmy Song, he is speaking with a wide range of well-known Bitcoiners on all sides of the debate to help users understand what is at stake. Since Tone didn't set up an audio RSS feed for this series, and a lot of people prefer a low-bandwidth podcast over streaming video on YouTube or X, I brought this podcast feed out of retirement to make the audio easily available. This is Part 2 of the series, featuring Luke Dashjr and BitcoinMechanic. The interview was recorded on October 17, 2025.

    2h 14m
  6. Bitcoin Knots vs Core v30: Part 1 with Tone Vays, Adam Back, and Jimmy Song

    11/10/2025

    Bitcoin Knots vs Core v30: Part 1 with Tone Vays, Adam Back, and Jimmy Song

    Tone Vays came out of retirement as a content creator to host a new series of interviews focusing on the current tensions between Bitcoin Knots and Bitcoin Core. Together with Jimmy Song, he is speaking with a wide range of well-known Bitcoiners on all sides of the debate to help users understand what is at stake. Since Tone didn't set up an audio RSS feed for this series, and a lot of people prefer a low-bandwidth podcast over streaming video on YouTube or X, I brought this podcast feed out of retirement to make the audio easily available. This is Part 1 of the series, featuring Adam Back. The interview was recorded on October 16, 2025.

    2h 57m
  7. Andrew "Cybergibbons" Tierney

    03/30/2020

    Andrew "Cybergibbons" Tierney

    Welcome to episode 76 of The Bitcoin Game, sponsored by eToro. I'm Rob Mitchell. Today's interview is with Andrew Tierney, otherwise known online as Cybergibbons. Andrew hacks everything from oil rigs at his day job, to Cryptocurrency hardware wallets and smart locks in his free time. We conducted this interview a bit before COVID-19 had taken over the planet, back in the good old days (a few weeks ago), when we were more worried about malware than going to the grocery store without an N95 mask. Andrew and I discuss hacking hardware wallets, general security, IoT devices, home routers, his day job as a hacker for hire, and other stuff too. I hope you enjoy! EPISODE LINKS Andrew's Twitter https://twitter.com/cybergibbons Andrew's Blog https://cybergibbons.com Pen Test Partners https://www.pentestpartners.com Bitfi Hardware Wallet Hack Article https://techcrunch.com/2018/08/30/john-mcafees-unhackable-bitfi-wallet-got-hacked-again Abe Snowman https://twitter.com/AbeSnowman Oversoft https://twitter.com/oversoftnl Saleem https://twitter.com/saleemrash1d Shadow Ops https://twitter.com/Shadow0pz Trezor https://trezor.io Ledger https://www.ledger.com BC Vault https://bc-vault.com/shop/bc-vault Multisig https://en.bitcoin.it/wiki/Multisignature Shamir's Secret Sharing https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shamir%27s_Secret_Sharing Secure Element (blog post) https://www.intrinsic-id.com/pros-cons-secure-elements Pen Test https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Penetration_test Caravan Multisig (Unchained Capital) https://unchained-capital.com/blog/the-caravan-arrives Rubber Ducky https://latesthackingnews.com/2017/06/16/20456 OpenWrt https://openwrt.org Tomato https://advancedtomato.com Ubiquiti Routers https://www.ui.com/products/#edgemax THE BITCOIN GAME IS SPONSORED BY ETORO Are you interested in getting into the cryptocurrency markets but don't know where to start building your portfolio? eToro has the answer for you. It's called CopyTrader. With CopyTrader, you can automatically copy every trade of eToro's top crypto traders at the exact price in real time. No need to study up on markets or develop your own strategies. Simply sign up and copy the trader of your choice. Any profits they make, you do too (proportional to your investment). With eToro, you get access to the world's most popular cryptocurrencies, with transparent trading fees, all in one easy-to-use app. Join now at b.tc/etorogame. While much of a Bitcoiner's time is spent in the world of digital assets, sometimes it's nice to own a physical representation of the virtual things you care about. For just the price of a cup of coffee or two (at Starbucks), you can own the world-famous Bitcoin Keychain. As Seen On The Guardian • TechCrunch • Engadget • Ars Technica • Popular Mechanics Infowars • Maxim • Inc. • Vice • RT • Bitcoin Magazine • VentureBeat PRI • CoinDesk • Washington Post • Forbes • Fast Company Bitcoin Keychains - BTCKeychain.com CREDITS All music in this episode was created by me, or is from a jam with me, Mike Coleman and Steve Lunn. The Bitcoin Game box art was created from an illustration by Rock Barcellos. Lightning Network tips: https://tippin.me/@TheBTCGame Bitcoin tipping address: 3AYvXZseExRn3Dum8z9tFUk9jtQK6KMU4g Note: We migrated our RSS feed (and primary content host) to Libsyn; SoundCloud is just a legacy feed.

    1h 6m
  8. 2014 Interview with Dr. Jochen "Johoe" Hoenicke

    02/28/2020

    2014 Interview with Dr. Jochen "Johoe" Hoenicke

    Welcome to episode 75 of The Bitcoin Game, sponsored by eToro. I'm Rob Mitchell. I started podcasting in late 2014, and one of the greatest things to happen in those early episodes was landing an exclusive longform interview with Dr. Jochen "Johoe" Hoenicke, the 2014 Bitcoin Hero. Badass white hat Bitcoin hacker Johoe (at least that's what I call him) rescued insecure Bitcoin UTXOs from Blockchain.info wallets before they could be taken by less-scrupulous hackers. This was after his contributions to understanding the RNG issues with Android Bitcoin wallets in 2013. He also rescued insecure Bitcoin from one other platform, which he admits for the first time in this interview. Some months after this interview, Johoe responsibly published a side-channel attack on a TREZOR, which eventually led to Satoshi Labs hiring him as a TREZOR Cryptographer. Johoe's Bitcoin mempool stats site is yet another contribution he's made to the space. This is the only audio (or video) interview with Johoe that I'm aware of, and it's worth a listen if you didn't catch it the first time. It's even educational, as Johoe explains concepts like how Bitcoin signatures work and what specifically went wrong with various wallets, in a way that's accessible for non-technical people like myself. Hope you enjoy my first "rebroadcast" to celebrate 75! EPISODE LINKS Johoe first addresses repeating R value issue due to 2013 Android RNG bug https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=251743.msg2890179#msg2890179 Counterparty Bug first addressed by Johoe on BitcoinTalk.org https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=581411.msg6354731#msg6354731 Johoe discovers the recently compromised Blockchain.info addresses https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=581411.msg9774894#msg9774894 Blockchain.info Wallet https://blockchain.info/wallet Coinbase https://www.coinbase.com Counterparty Wallet https://counterwallet.io Johoe demonstrates TREZOR side channel attack (April 2015) https://jochen-hoenicke.de/crypto/trezor-power-analysis Satoshi Labs announces hiring Johoe as TREZOR Cryptographer https://blog.trezor.io/ethical-hacker-and-bitcoin-hero-johoe-joins-satoshilabs-as-trezor-cryptographer-36c9a6b10d52 Johoe's Bitcoin Mempool Statistics site https://jochen-hoenicke.de/queue/#0,all THE BITCOIN GAME IS SPONSORED BY ETORO Are you interested in getting into the cryptocurrency markets but don't know where to start building your portfolio? eToro has the answer for you. It's called CopyTrader. With CopyTrader, you can automatically copy every trade of eToro's top crypto traders at the exact price in real time. No need to study up on markets or develop your own strategies. Simply sign up and copy the trader of your choice. Any profits they make, you do too (proportional to your investment). With eToro, you get access to the world's most popular cryptocurrencies, with transparent trading fees, all in one easy-to-use app. Join now at b.tc/etorogame. While much of a Bitcoiner's time is spent in the world of digital assets, sometimes it's nice to own a physical representation of the virtual things you care about. For just the price of a cup of coffee or two (at Starbucks), you can own the world-famous Bitcoin Keychain. As Seen On The Guardian • TechCrunch • Engadget • Ars Technica • Popular Mechanics Infowars • Maxim • Inc. • Vice • RT • Bitcoin Magazine • VentureBeat PRI • CoinDesk • Washington Post • Forbes • Fast Company Bitcoin Keychains - BTCKeychain.com CREDITS All music in this episode was created by me, or is from a jam with me, Mike Coleman and Steve Lunn. The Bitcoin Game box art was created from an illustration by Rock Barcellos. Lightning Network tips: https://tippin.me/@TheBTCGame Bitcoin tipping address: 3AYvXZseExRn3Dum8z9tFUk9jtQK6KMU4g Note: We migrated our RSS feed (and primary content host) to Libsyn; SoundCloud is just a legacy feed.

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The Bitcoin Game, hosted and produced by Rob Mitchell since 2014, is a podcast dedicated to exploring Bitcoin.

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  • Creator
    Rob Mitchell
  • Years Active
    2014 - 2025
  • Episodes
    84
  • Rating
    Explicit
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