# 033 Ben Arc & Knut Svanholm: Bitcoin vs The War Machine I All in Bitcoin w/CK

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Podcast: [All In Bitcoin](https://stenobird.com/podcast/all-in-bitcoin-7180799)
Published: 2026-06-10T12:40:48+00:00
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🎙️ Ben Arc & Knut Svanholm: Bitcoin vs The War Machine. Can Bitcoin change the balance of power? Ben Arc and Knut Svanholm debate power, democracy, war, governments, Nostr, Austrian economics, and whether Bitcoin can create a freer future. Who really holds power—and what happens when that power starts shifting? nostr #podcast #bitcoin #bitcoinmaximalism #allinbitcoin #CK 👇 ORDER YOUR BITBOX 02 NOVA BITCOIN ONLY HARDWARE WALLET WITH 5% DISCOUNT https://bitbox.swiss/allinbitcoin or use Code ALLINBITCOIN 👉BTCHEL — Helsinki | Sept 25–26, 2026 https://btchel.com/tickets/ Use code ALLINBITCOIN for 10% off tickets. See you there! 👉 Follow, like , subscribe and tap the bell to All in Bitcoin for more unfiltered conversations that go where others won’t. 🎧 Available on YouTube, Spotify, Apple, Nostr, and everywhere you listen: https://linktr.ee/allinbitcoin 👇FOLLOW BEN´S WORK: Nostr: benarc@nostr.com X: @arcbtc https://nostr.com/ https://lnbits.com/ 👇FOLLOW KNUT´S WORK: Nostr: knutsvanholm@iris.to X: @knutsvanholm https://www.youtube.com/@BitcoinInfinityShow https://bitcoininfinitystore.com/ 👇FOLLOW CK & ALL IN BITCOIN: Nostr: allinbitcoin@primal.net allinbitcoin@iris.to allinbitcoin@nostrplebs.com X: @allinbitcoinpod TIMESTAMPS: 0:00 Introduction 1:27 Introduction to the guests 4:10 Personal journeys and Bitcoin discovery 11:29 The philosophy of praxeology 21:23 Bitcoin community, work ethic, and funding 30:52 Wisdom, economic systems, and Bitcoin 40:00 Nostr.com dilemma and grant system flaws 46:39 Invisible hand, mutual aid, and self-interest 55:54 Nature, perception, and personal power 1:09:56 Privacy, psychopathy, and moral frameworks 1:17:53 Fatherhood, integrity, and peaceful revolution 1:29:41 State power, opt-out, and systemic change 1:39:14 Threats to Bitcoin and narra…

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