2026-01-30 –, Blink
A talk to underscore the importance of running a Bitcoin full node.
Key talking points:
Why do nodes matter?
What's the function of a Bitcoin full node?
Consensus rules versus policy rules
The reference software implementation: Core versus Knots
What's in it for you, why would you want to run your own node?
Call to action
Sovereign individual & freedom maximalist.
Discovered Bitcoin in 2018 and never looked back.
Sold my house, put everything into Bitcoin and moved halfway across the world to find more freedom. Continued to go deeper and deeper into the rabbit hole, and now on a mission to evangelize and spread the good news.
Currently writing a book on running Bitcoin nodes.