# Defending Bitcoin - Luke Dewolf #611 Page: https://stenobird.com/podcast/once-bitten-a-bitcoin-podcast-878839/defending-bitcoin-luke-dewolf-611 Text version: https://stenobird.com/podcast/once-bitten-a-bitcoin-podcast-878839/defending-bitcoin-luke-dewolf-611.md Podcast: [Once Bitten! A Bitcoin Podcast.](https://stenobird.com/podcast/once-bitten-a-bitcoin-podcast-878839) Published: 2026-05-29T08:41:42+00:00 Episode link: https://feeds.fountain.fm/sokYhfsuGnDIQ10FLdqm/items/UWgepxqoJ2ldJ4wKazfs/files/AUDIO---DEFAULT---1757d8b3-64a8-4016-a153-fc021fe29855.mp3 Audio file: https://feeds.fountain.fm/sokYhfsuGnDIQ10FLdqm/items/UWgepxqoJ2ldJ4wKazfs/files/AUDIO---DEFAULT---1757d8b3-64a8-4016-a153-fc021fe29855.mp3 Processing state: not_requested JSON: https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/once-bitten-a-bitcoin-podcast-878839/episodes/defending-bitcoin-luke-dewolf-611 Duration seconds: 6607 ## Resource What can you learn from a Cybersecurity professional? $ BTC 73,686 Block Height 951,540 Today's guest on the show is Luke Dewolf, author of "Defending Bitcoin," who discusses cybersecurity challenges for critical infrastructure, including Bitcoin, drawing parallels between industrial control systems and the Bitcoin network. Key Topics: Luke's background in critical infrastructure and cybersecurity "Defending Bitcoin" book and its motivations Real-world examples of cyberattacks (Stuxnet, NotPetya/Maersk) Ransomware and Bitcoin's association with it Individual Bitcoin security best practices (hardware wallets, full nodes, social engineering awareness) The CIA triad (Confidentiality, Integrity, Availability) in cybersecurity and Bitcoin The "arbitrary data" debate, Ordinals, Runes, OpReturn, and BIP-110 Bitcoin's layered defenses: policy, miners, and consensus Soft forks versus hard forks The future of Bitcoin security, AI, and adoption challenges BTC Hell conference Connect with Luke and find out more about the book! https://defendingbitcoin.com/ https://bitcoininfinitystore.com/ X - @lukedewolf NOSTR - npub1fk8h6g8zhftw8c7pga2zjd84p2z949up5lc3qdchm9v4m0q7mwws7jcwld Check out my book ‘Choose Life’ - https://bitcoinbook.shop/search?q=prince Pleb Service Announcements: Join 20 thousand Bitcoiners on @cluborange https://signup.cluborange.org/co/princey CONFERENCES: BTC PRAGUE - 11th - 13th June 2026 http://btcprg.me/BITTEN - Use code BITTEN for - 10% BTC HEL - 25th - 26th September 2026. - Helsinki https://btchel.com/ Use code BITTEN for - 10% My First Bitcoin. https://myfirstbitcoin.org/ Shills and Mench’s: BITBOX - SELF CUSTODY YOUR BITCOIN - www.bitbox.swiss/bitten Use Code BITTEN THE MEETUP BREAKDWON - BITCOIN EVENTS UK - https://www.themeetupbreakdown.com/ SWAN BITCOIN… ## Actions - request_transcript: `POST https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/once-bitten-a-bitcoin-podcast-878839/episodes/defending-bitcoin-luke-dewolf-611/transcription-requests` — Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode. - read_markdown: `GET https://stenobird.com/podcast/once-bitten-a-bitcoin-podcast-878839/defending-bitcoin-luke-dewolf-611.md` — Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource. A page view does not enqueue transcription. Agents should invoke `request_transcript` explicitly when they need this episode processed. ## Transcript Full transcripts are not published on public pages unless there is a clear rights basis.