Is Bitcoin Still a Sovereign Tool? | Bitcoin 2026
Is Bitcoin still actually being used as a sovereign tool or has it been quietly captured by ETFs, compliance officers, and politicians? At Bitcoin 2026, Ben Perrin of BTC Sessions sits down with Matt Odell of Ten31 and OpenSats, Bruce Fenton of Chainstone Labs, and Luke Rudkowski of We Are Change for one of the most candid panels of the conference. They cover jailed Samurai developers, the Roman Storm trial, the predicted "BlackRock coin" fork war, OpenSats' $30M in grants to open-source devs, and why politicians are never the answer.Trade Bitcoin's next move on Duelbits Predict — get 100% cashback on your first bet, up to $100. Bitcoin Magazine exclusive. 👉 https://duel.bz/BCM
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🔶 Moderator: Ben Perrin - BTC Sessions
🔶 Matt Odell - Ten31, OpenSats
🔶 Bruce Fenton - Chainstone Labs
🔶 Luke Rudkowski - We Are Change
Chapters:
0:58 — Matt Odell on jailed open source developers and FreeSamurai
3:28 — Bruce Fenton on why libertarians stopped paying with Bitcoin
5:59 — The ETF problem: millions onboarded who've never used real Bitcoin
6:58 — Digital ID, CBDCs, and the war on humanity
8:35 — Be prepared, grow a garden, and find your community
9:20 — OpenSats: $30M sent to 400+ open source developers
11:14 — The biggest attack vector is black-pilling and losing hope
13:49 — Why kissing up to politicians and banks won't save Bitcoin
15:43 — The Trump administration scorecard: Ross Ulbricht vs Roman Storm
19:11 — Bruce Fenton on Trump as grifter and the system itself being broken
20:24 — The coming "BlackRock coin" vs "terrorist coin" fork war prediction
22:09 — Why a global Bitcoin makes a single-country compliance coin unlikely
25:04 — Learn to use real Bitcoin, not paper Bitcoin
26:25 — Fix the money, fix the world
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