{"podcast":{"title":"Bitcoin Well Podcast","slug":"bitcoin-well-podcast-7678220","podcast_index_feed_id":7678220,"rss_url":"https://feeds.fountain.fm/K4fNsugsQSuLZj6Ag7Oj","website_url":"https://www.buzzsprout.com/2563778","image_url":"https://feeds.fountain.fm/K4fNsugsQSuLZj6Ag7Oj/files/COVER_ART---DEFAULT---173c1f22-7b4e-45b2-a4b0-f0db94825531.jpg","author":"Bitcoin Well","episode_count":54,"summary":"Under the Bitcoin Well Podcast banner are different shows including Answers, Explains and Reads. All shows that will help expand people's understanding of Bitcoin, both from a beginner and a veteran's perspective. With a strong focus on self-custody, self sovereignty, personal freedom and empowerment.","last_synced_at":"2026-07-19T12:19:37.141548+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/bitcoin-well-podcast-7678220"},"episode":{"title":"Communists Are Stealing Your Bitcoin: The Illinois Transaction Tax Emergency Spaces","slug":"communists-are-stealing-your-bitcoin-the-illinois-transaction-tax-emergency-spaces","published_at":"2026-06-20T11:00:28+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/bitcoin-well-podcast-7678220/communists-are-stealing-your-bitcoin-the-illinois-transaction-tax-emergency-spaces","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/bitcoin-well-podcast-7678220","url":"https://fountain.fm/episode/ONKnHXkBY2R3DWx8Ilu4","audio_url":"https://feeds.fountain.fm/K4fNsugsQSuLZj6Ag7Oj/items/8DZf8iMWPZIDggHe4Kd7/files/AUDIO---DEFAULT---787f4290-2aa6-4d0f-9bb8-529bcb516373.mp3","summary":"Illinois quietly slipped a 20 basis point tax on all Bitcoin on-chain transactions into a bill overnight — no industry input, no debate, signed into law. Every Bitcoin transaction in the state: sending to yourself, to others, to an exchange, from an exchange. All taxed. Q hosts an emergency Spaces to break down what the law actually says, why it matters even if you're not in Illinois, and what the Bitcoin community's response should be. Speakers: Q (@q_liketheletter) — Bitcoin Well, host Ilya (@ilyaXindy) — CEO, Megawatthq Jon Gordon (@thebitcoinyogi) — Co-founder, SOUND; Bitcoin and Nostr in healthcare Tatum (@tatumturnup) — Terahash Tatum, Bitcoin mining Reils (@BTCombs11) — Bitcoin Well OTC Bitcoin News (@BitcoinNewsCom) Andrew Tilmann (@AndrewTilmann) — President, Bitcoin Scholarship Foundation Tim Niemeyer (@tim_niemeyer_) — President, Illinois Bitcoin Council; Author, HistEchoBTC GMONEY (@GMONEYPEPE) — Bitcoin is Digital 1776 Midwest Bitcoin Summit (@MWBTCSummit) — Columbus, OH (Sept 23-24, 2026) Buy Bitcoin the non-custodial way: https://bitcoinwell.com IllinoisBitcoinTax #EmergencySpaces #BitcoinRegulation #BitcoinTax #ChicagoBitcoin RESOURCES & LINKS: 🚀 Buy Bitcoin/Freedom: https://bitcoinwell.com 📧 Join the Mission (Newsletter): https://bitcoinwell.com/newsletter 📊 Take the Bitcoin Survey: https://bitcoinwell.com/survey 📈 Investor Relations: https://bitcoinwell.com/investors CONNECT WITH US: 🕊️ X (Twitter): https://twitter.com/thebitcoinwell 📸 Instagram: https://instagram.com/thebitcoinwell ⚡ Nostr: npub19mf4jm44umnup4he4cdqrjk3us966qhdnc3zrlpjx93y4x95e3uq9qkfu2 ( https://bitcoinwell.com/nostr )","meta_description":"Illinois quietly slipped a 20 basis point tax on all Bitcoin on-chain transactions into a bill overnight — no industry input, no debate, signed into law.…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":6456,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/bitcoin-well-podcast-7678220/episodes/communists-are-stealing-your-bitcoin-the-illinois-transaction-tax-emergency-spaces/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/bitcoin-well-podcast-7678220/communists-are-stealing-your-bitcoin-the-illinois-transaction-tax-emergency-spaces.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}