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Citadel Dispatch

Citadel Dispatch

ODELL 253 Episodes Aug 3, 2026

Citadel Dispatch is a podcast focused on actionable discussions about bitcoin and freedom technology. It covers practical aspects of using bitcoin and related tools to protect privacy and autonomy. The show is funded by its audience and contains no ads or sponsors. Each episode likely features interviews or commentary on current events in the cryptocurrency and liberty movements.

Episodes

CATASTROPHIC COLDCARD BUG
CATASTROPHIC COLDCARD BUG Aug 3, 2026 00:37:32 crosspost on rhr and dispatchhttps://engineering.block.xyz/blog/predictable-rng-fallback-and-32-bit-reseed-in-coldcard-firmwarehttps://insider.btcpp.dev/p/when-randombytes-runs-but-doesnthttps://x.com/Rob1Ham/status/2083936334511538368
CD210: SOAP MINER - YOU CAN JUST DO THINGS
CD210: SOAP MINER - YOU CAN JUST DO THINGS Jul 28, 2026 01:24:44 Soap Miner joins to discuss building a Bitcoin only natural soap business and finding his first customers on Nostr. We get into teaching himself soapmaking, running a Lightning node with Alby Hub, why Bitcoiners are fiercely loyal customers, and refusing to accept dollars. Then we discuss Bitcoin as money, self custody, merchant adoption through Square, ETFs and treasury companies, Camp Nakamoto,
CD209: MATTHEW VUK - BARK - BITCOIN PAYMENTS ON ARK
CD209: MATTHEW VUK - BARK - BITCOIN PAYMENTS ON ARK Jul 20, 2026 01:13:30 Matthew Vuk joins to discuss Bark, Second’s Bitcoin-only implementation of the Ark protocol. We get into how Ark wallets enable Lightning, on-chain, and instant Ark payments without managing channels or liquidity, plus VTXOs, delegated refreshes, unilateral exits, cloud backups, fees, privacy, and denial-of-service protections. Then we discuss running Ark servers, using Bark to power Cashu mints a
CD208: NOGOOD - BITCOIN ART AND MAKING SOMETHING HEAVY
CD208: NOGOOD - BITCOIN ART AND MAKING SOMETHING HEAVY Jul 13, 2026 01:08:44 NoGood joins to discuss his journey from childhood drawing and graphic design to developing one of Bitcoin’s most distinctive visual styles. We get into cypherpunk aesthetics, Japanese street culture, creating the Citadel Dispatch artwork, and what AI-generated images mean for artists, authenticity, and digital provenance. Then we discuss his limited edition self published book, building No Good R
CD207: SETH FOR PRIVACY - RADAR - BITCOIN IN SIGNAL
CD207: SETH FOR PRIVACY - RADAR - BITCOIN IN SIGNAL Jul 8, 2026 01:04:49 Seth For Privacy joins to chat Radar, a new app that adds Bitcoin payments directly into Signal. We discuss forking Signal while keeping full account and chat compatibility, why they built on Signal’s network instead of Nostr or SimpleX, donating back to Signal Foundation, and how end-to-end encryption keeps payments invisible even to Signal. Then we go deep on the tech: Spark versus Ark trust mod
CD206: ERIC SIRION, JOSCHA, AND HERMANN - FEDIMINT IN THE WILD
CD206: ERIC SIRION, JOSCHA, AND HERMANN - FEDIMINT IN THE WILD Jun 30, 2026 01:11:53 Eric Sirion, Joscha, and Hermann join to discuss Fedimint being used in the wild in South Africa. We get into Bitcoin Ekasi’s live five-of-seven federation, running guardians on Start9, how Iroh removes DNS and networking pain, backups, uptime, and why federated custody can be a powerful middle ground between self custody and custodial wallets. We discuss Lightning gateways, Conduit wallet, MoneyB
CD205: JASON - TANDO - SPEND BITCOIN ANYWHERE IN KENYA
CD205: JASON - TANDO - SPEND BITCOIN ANYWHERE IN KENYA Jun 9, 2026 01:03:17 Jason joins to discuss Tando, a Bitcoin payments app in Kenya that connects Lightning to M-PESA. We get into why M-PESA dominates Kenyan payments, how Tando lets Bitcoiners spend sats anywhere M-PESA is accepted, and why pragmatic fiat bridges help bootstrap real Bitcoin circular economies. Then we discuss phone numbers as financial identities, Lightning addresses for Kenyan phone numbers, KYC-fre
CD204: ANJAN SUNDARAM - INDEPENDENT JOURNALISM - STRINGER FOUNDATION UPDATE
CD204: ANJAN SUNDARAM - INDEPENDENT JOURNALISM - STRINGER FOUNDATION UPDATE Jun 3, 2026 01:40:06 Anjan joins for a six month update on The Stringer Foundation, his effort to build the OpenSats of independent journalism. We get into Stringer’s inaugural 25 finalists, their Courage Index for evaluating journalists working under threat, New York Times recognition, funding models for frontline reporters, mental health support, and why truthful human-sourced information matters more in the age of
CD203: HERMANN AND CAREL - ATTACK ON BITCOIN IN SOUTH AFRICA
CD203: HERMANN AND CAREL - ATTACK ON BITCOIN IN SOUTH AFRICA May 15, 2026 01:08:47 Hermann Buhr Vivier of Bitcoin Ekasi and Carel Van Wyk of MoneyBadger join for an emergency dispatch on South Africa’s proposed Bitcoin restrictions. We get into draft exchange control rules that would bring Bitcoin under a harsh regulatory framework, including forced disclosure of private keys, undefined transaction thresholds, limits on peer-to-peer commerce, mandatory use of centralized crypto
CD202: EUGENE JARECKI - ASSANGE AND WIKILEAKS - THE SIX BILLION DOLLAR MAN FILM
CD202: EUGENE JARECKI - ASSANGE AND WIKILEAKS - THE SIX BILLION DOLLAR MAN FILM May 12, 2026 00:58:54 Eugene Jarecki joins to discuss his new Julian Assange documentary The Six Billion Dollar Man, filmed over seven years across 15 countries under high security conditions. We get into WikiLeaks as a breakthrough for whistleblowers, Bitcoin’s early role in keeping WikiLeaks alive after Visa, Mastercard, and PayPal cut it off, and why Assange’s story remains central to freedom of information. Then we
CD201: MATT HILL - START9 - FREEDOM COMPUTING
CD201: MATT HILL - START9 - FREEDOM COMPUTING May 5, 2026 01:36:04 Matt Hill joins us to discuss Start9, StartOS 0.4.0, and building a fully MIT FOSS stack for freedom computing. We chat bitcoin as the first killer app for self hosting, why AI agents are accelerating the need, and the privacy trap of “local” AI tools that still send your files to cloud servers. We go deep on StartOS 0.4.0: easier app packaging, more reliable self hosting, Tor, VPN, Start Tunnel,
CD200: UTXO - WISP - BETTER NOSTR
CD200: UTXO - WISP - BETTER NOSTR Apr 21, 2026 01:23:33 UTXO The Webmaster joins to discuss his new android nostr client Wisp, spark wallet integration, encrypted nsec seed backups, and his controversial "Send Money" normie mode that denominates zaps in dollars. We get into follower count philosophy, what actually counts as a user on an open protocol, and why half of bitcoin twitter still hates nostr. Then we go deep on AI: his local rig running Qwen 3

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