{"podcast":{"title":"The Bitcoin Way Podcast","slug":"the-bitcoin-way-podcast-6843432","podcast_index_feed_id":6843432,"rss_url":"https://feeds.fountain.fm/lFHn4zNybhc78I4owxOv","website_url":"http://www.youtube.com/@TheBitcoinWay","image_url":"https://feeds.fountain.fm/lFHn4zNybhc78I4owxOv/files/COVER_ART---DEFAULT---6f5d2f1b-886a-4987-b539-c2bc95e4d9f3.jpg","author":"The Bitcoin Way","episode_count":316,"summary":"Welcome to The Bitcoin Way Podcast! We are working to onboard the world onto Bitcoin the RIGHT way, through education and proper self-custody… and with peace of mind. In our weekly podcast, Michael Jordan interviews great minds in, and tangential to, the Bitcoin space to understand this technology's financial, cultural, economic, health, and other implications for our world.Our bi-weekly show, Bitcoin Banter is a discussion on related news and current events, with a dash of entertainment.Subscribe and turn on notifications to keep up with us!Check out The Bitcoin Way:(Web) https://www.thebitcoinway.com/(X) https://twitter …","last_synced_at":"2026-07-31T06:20:28.948368+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-bitcoin-way-podcast-6843432"},"episode":{"title":"Is The EU The New China? | Bitcoin Banter","slug":"is-the-eu-the-new-china-bitcoin-banter","published_at":"2026-07-17T17:00:28+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-bitcoin-way-podcast-6843432/is-the-eu-the-new-china-bitcoin-banter","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-bitcoin-way-podcast-6843432","url":"https://fountain.fm/episode/lUtvbAPwYBm3SEEpw6P1","audio_url":"https://feeds.fountain.fm/lFHn4zNybhc78I4owxOv/items/uZEgsF32SCABCLu3O5Hb/files/VIDEO---DEFAULT---e53c5e49-b058-42a7-b366-1eb0be6c23b1.mp4/ORIGINAL.mp3","summary":"🔑 Learn how to take 100% self-custody of your Bitcoin: https://www.thebitcoinway.com/services/bitcoin-self-custody-training?utm_source=tbw&utm_medium=fountain&utm_campaign=bitcoin-banter&utm_content=desc 🛡️ Secure your digital life with personal cybersecurity: https://www.thebitcoinway.com/services/personal-cybersecurity?utm_source=tbw&utm_medium=fountain&utm_campaign=bitcoin-banter&utm_content=desc 📞 Schedule a FREE call: https://www.thebitcoinway.com/contact?utm_source=tbw&utm_medium=fountain&utm_campaign=bitcoin-banter&utm_content=desc 📖 Interested in a Plan B? Download our FREE Panama 🇵🇦 Residency Guide here: https://www.thebitcoinway.com/services/plan-b-residency-programs?utm_source=tbw&utm_medium=fountain&utm_campaign=bitcoin-banter&utm_content=video-desc In this episode of Bitcoin Banter, Michael, Tony & Katie discuss how the European Union is pushing client-side scanning of private messages while actively censoring criticism of its surveillance agenda. The team covers Chat Control 2.0, a proposal that would force devices to scan messages before encryption using AI. They expose how EU countries banned YouTube videos discussing this legislation, only to quietly reverse course after public backlash. The conversation shifts to Germany scrapping its Bitcoin-friendly tax policy, the UK government's failed attempt to restrict VPNs, and why official inflation numbers don't match what people experience at the grocery store. Stick around for Donkey of the Week, where New South Wales introduces a bill that takes inflation to a whole new level. ⏱️ TIMESTAMPS: 00:00 - EU Chat Control & Censorship 08:10 - VPNs & Age Verification Bypass 10:10 - UK Government Backpedals on VPNs 14:27 - Germany Scraps Bitcoin Tax Exemption 19:21 -…","meta_description":"🔑 Learn how to take 100% self-custody of your Bitcoin: https://www.thebitcoinway.com/services/bitcoin-self-custody-training?utm_source=tbw&utm_medium=…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":1745,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/the-bitcoin-way-podcast-6843432/episodes/is-the-eu-the-new-china-bitcoin-banter/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-bitcoin-way-podcast-6843432/is-the-eu-the-new-china-bitcoin-banter.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}