Trace Mayer with Isabella Santos for Bitcoin Magazine

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<p><a href="https://www.trace.com/">Trace Mayer</a> is interviewed live at the Bitcoin conference by Isabella Santos for Bitcoin Magazine, reflecting on how the industry has transformed from a small cryptography mailing list to a fully institutionalized ecosystem with six-figure prices and Wall Street involvement. They discuss Bitcoin's rapid rise as a monetary competitor to gold, the mechanics of central bank gold price suppression exposed by GATA, China's secret physical gold accumulation strategy, and an insider account of the Blocksize Wars and why keeping blocks small was essential to preserving decentralization. Trace also shares the story of helping the U.S. Marshals custody seized Bitcoin using Armory and explains Bitcoin's seven network effects driving its evolution toward world reserve settlement currency.
<p><h2>Resources</h2>
<ul>
<li><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TCU-soMs1wY">CRYPSA Talk</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.runtogold.com/">Run to Gold</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.gata.org/">GATA</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.proofofkeys.com/">Proof of Keys</a></li>
</ul>
<p><h2>Show Notes</h2>
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<li>Intro: Bitcoin's Dominance - 0:00 - 01:29</li>
<li>Bitcoin's Rise Since the $1 Era - 01:30 - 03:09</li>
<li>Bitcoin as Financial Nuclear Reactor - 03:10 - 04:29</li>
<li>Gold Market Manipulation &amp; Central Bank Shenanigans - 04:30 - 05:59</li>
<li>China's Secret Gold Strategy - 06:01 - 06:59</li>
<li>Gold vs. Bitcoin: Global Monetary Contenders - 07:00 - 12:29</li>
<li>The Blocksize Wars: Explained from the Inside - 12:30 - 14:59</li>
<li>How Roger Ver and Greg Maxwell Clashed - 15:00 - 17:29</li>
<li>Trace on Governance, Tribalism &amp; Testing Innovation - 17:30 - 24:59</li>
<li>U.S. Custodying BTC: Armory &amp; The US Marshals Story - 25:00 - 27:59</li>
<li>Bitcoin's Role in a New Monetary Order - 28:00 - 29:29</li>
<li>Hard Take: Innovation vs. Ossification - 29:30 - 30:20</li>
<li>Closing Tho...