# #759: Open Source Is The Only Defense with Kyle Olney

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Podcast: [TFTC: A Bitcoin Podcast](https://stenobird.com/podcast/tftc-a-bitcoin-podcast-226249)
Published: 2026-06-17T14:00:28+00:00
Episode link: https://fountain.fm/episode/jSod5hjdPjp1C0nOTyfZ
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## Resource

Marty sits down with Kyle Olney to discuss the government's escalating war on freedom tech, from the BRCA's dangerous developer loopholes and sudden AI export controls to the urgent need for open source software as the last line of defense against surveillance and licensing regimes. Kyle on X: https://x.com/KyleOlney STACK SATS hat: https://tftcmerch.io/ Our newsletter: https://www.tftc.io/bitcoin-brief/ TFTC Elite (Ad-free & Discord): https://www.tftc.io/#/portal/signup/ Discord: https://discord.gg/yHGkvYxdqT Opportunity Cost Extension: https://www.opportunitycost.app/ Shoutout to our sponsors: Bitkey https://bitkey.world/ Aven https://www.aven.com/bitcoin CrowdHealth https://www.joincrowdhealth.com/tftc Unchained https://unchained.com/tftc/ Lygos https://lygos.finance/ Salt of the Earth: https://drinksote.com/tftc Join the TFTC Movement: Main YT Channel https://www.youtube.com/c/TFTC21/videos Clips YT Channel https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCUQcW3jxfQfEUS8kqR5pJtQ Website https://tftc.io/ Newsletter tftc.io/bitcoin-brief/ Twitter https://twitter.com/tftc21 Instagram https://www.instagram.com/tftc.io/ Nostr https://primal.net/tftc Follow Marty Bent: Twitter https://twitter.com/martybent Nostr https://primal.net/martybent Newsletter https://tftc.io/martys-bent/ Podcast https://www.tftc.io/tag/podcasts/

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