Chat_145 - Trust Scales Where Bitcoin Can't with John Carvalho
"The atomic economy and Synonym's mission is to research, design and ship a working free market society. So not just a free market economy, but a free market society. /CUT/ So it replaces government, it replaces big tech, it replaces big banks, it replaces Visa, MasterCard, you know, everything. Ev…
105 John Carvalho - CEO Synonym
John Carvalho is the CEO at Synonym.
During this conversation, we discussed,
- His background
- His rabbit hole story
- Mining back in 2012
- The story behind Synonym
- Overview of Blocktack
- Overview of Slashtags
- Overview of Bitkit
- Web of trust model
- Ordinals
- Running a bit…
You Can’t Outsource Sovereignty - With John Carvalho
In this conversation, Bitcoin veteran John Carvalho explains why Bitcoin was invented to remove the need for third-party intermediaries.A conversation about ETFs, self-custody, BIP-177, Lightning, and what the future of Bitcoin might look like.
Why Bitcoin Can’t Scale | John Carvalho
In this episode, John Carvalho joins the show to discuss his unconventional view that Bitcoin’s real bottleneck isn’t technology but trust, challenging the assumptions behind Lightning, layer-two “scaling,” and even the broader cultural narratives about Bitcoin’s future. We also discuss why he beli…
97 - Sats Are the Standard | The Truth About BIP-177 and Bitcoin Units
John Carvalho, CEO of Synonym, has proposed in BIP-177 that we replace “sats” with “bitcoins” as the base unit. The idea gained attention and even support from notable Bitcoiners like Jack Dorsey and Samson Mow. In this video, I break down what this change would mean, why it’s being proposed, and w…
023 All In Bitcoin With CK 2025: The Recap I All in Bitcoin w/CK
In this end-of-year recap, our guests: Adam Back, Peter Todd, John Carvalho, Jameson Lopp, Rockstar Dev, Martti Malmi, Trace Mayer, Alex B, Pierre Rochard, Jimmy Song, Jack Kruse, Mike Peterson, Nicolas Burtey, Willy Woo, Ben Perrin, Abubakar Nur Khalil, Jeff Booth, Derek Ross, and Max Kei challeng…
Supply Shock | Bitcoin’s Hard Limits and Illusion of Governance | John Carvalho
In this episode, John Carvalho returns to challenge prevailing assumptions about Bitcoin governance, scaling, and maximalism, arguing that many current debates are distractions from Bitcoin’s core constraints. We explore his framework for understanding blockspace, protocol subjectivity, and why he …
SNL #210: Make Something Bots Want with John Carvalho
Car, Keyan and friends recap the front page of Bitcoin at Stacker.News every week. ZAP! This week we have special guest John Carvalho, CEO of Synonym.
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Meta:
PlebPoet Picks:
Most Popular Segment in Bit…
S17 E11: John Carvalho on Bitcoin Depression, Bitkit & Pubky
John Carvalho is the CEO of Synonym: the company behind the Bitkit wallet and the Pubky social tagging protocol. In this episode, he talks about the progress he's made with his products, the relevance of BIP110, and two concepts which he calls ”Bitcoin depression” and ”Lightning derangement”.
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S1 E2 Remastered: John Carvalho on Bitcoin Politics
Recorded in January 2019 and published alongside the rest of the Bitcoin Takeover Podcast Season 1 episodes in February 2019, this interview with John Carvalho is one of the show's early hits and a statement that this initiative is able to feature unique insights from popular bitcoiners.
The remas…
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