{"podcast":{"title":"Bitcoin Audible","slug":"bitcoin-audible-1000839","podcast_index_feed_id":1000839,"rss_url":"https://feeds.fountain.fm/jju8hH7aXnP0afzXN7GS","website_url":"https://bitcoinaudible.com/","image_url":"https://feeds.fountain.fm/jju8hH7aXnP0afzXN7GS/files/COVER_ART---DEFAULT---66f9025f-5f2f-4f91-a09f-9def09641622.jpg","author":"Guy Swann","episode_count":1403,"summary":"The Best in Bitcoin made Audible. Guy Swann makes the knowledge of Bitcoin, the world's most secure, independent money, accessible to everyone. Exploring Bitcoin from an investment perspective, economic analysis, its philosophical foundations, & technological primitives. Reading and distilling thousands of hours of others' works on Bitcoin, Guy explains everything you need to know.","last_synced_at":"2026-09-18T20:23:06.716936+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/bitcoin-audible-1000839"},"episode":{"title":"Was it all a \"Retirement Attack\"? (Coldcard Q&A P2)","slug":"was-it-all-a-retirement-attack-coldcard-q-a-p2","published_at":"2026-09-06T11:45:47+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/bitcoin-audible-1000839/was-it-all-a-retirement-attack-coldcard-q-a-p2","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/bitcoin-audible-1000839","url":"https://fountain.fm/episode/NbV5NIq76LHJZts61KsQ","audio_url":"https://feeds.fountain.fm/jju8hH7aXnP0afzXN7GS/items/d7NFq3B2s39Clye6W5v8/files/VIDEO---DEFAULT---ca1bddb1-9306-4f9e-a26b-a2cab260e74e.mp4/ORIGINAL.mp3","summary":"In this episode I continue unpacking the Coldcard RNG disaster, wrestling with whether it was malicious or just shockingly incompetent design and attitude. I walk through how arrogance, licensing changes, and convoluted security theater may have let a fundamental failure sit unnoticed for years, possibly causing key collisions and bizarre “free Bitcoin” situations. I also warn about fake Sparrow and Wasabi mobile apps ruggedly stealing funds from people scrambling to move their funds, and set up a part three focused on lessons learned and best practices. Chapters (00:00:00) - Introduction (00:00:51) - Malice vs incompetence (00:02:10) - Security theater concerns (00:03:35) - Tinfoil theory and NVK (00:06:59) - Source-available code shift (00:07:37) - RNG bug explained (00:09:11) - Arrogance and oversight (00:11:00) - Key collisions stories (00:14:11) - Fake apps and closing thoughts Affiliate Links Become sovereign, hold your keys, be censorship resistant with the Bitbox hardware wallet. Get 5% off everything in the store with code GUY (Link: https://bitbox.swiss/guy/ ) Get 10% off the best Bitcoin board game in the world, HODLUP! Or any of the other great games from The Free Market Kids! Use code GUY10 at checkout for 10% off your cart! (Link: https://www.freemarketkids.com/collections/games-1 ) Host Links ⁠Guy on Nostr ⁠(Link: http://tinyurl.com/2xc96ney ) ⁠Guy on X ⁠(Link: https://twitter.com/theguyswann ) Guy on Instagram (Link: https://www.instagram.com/theguyswann ) Guy on TikTok (Link: https://www.tiktok.com/@theguyswann ) Guy's Takes on YouTube (Link: https://www.youtube.com/@GuysTake ) Guy Swann on YouTube (Link: https://www.youtube.com/@theguyswann ) ⁠Bitcoin Audible on X⁠ (Link: https://twitter.com/BitcoinAudible ) The Guy Swann Network Broadcast Room on Kee…","meta_description":"In this episode I continue unpacking the Coldcard RNG disaster, wrestling with whether it was malicious or just shockingly incompetent design and attitude…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":1197,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/bitcoin-audible-1000839/episodes/was-it-all-a-retirement-attack-coldcard-q-a-p2/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/bitcoin-audible-1000839/was-it-all-a-retirement-attack-coldcard-q-a-p2.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}