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  <title>Cost of Education, Unbanking the Banked and One Coin to Rule Them All with Vlad Costea</title>
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  <description>This episode of the #citizenweb3 podcast features Vlad Costea from the Bitcoin Takeover
Vlad Costea highlights the disconnect between the market and media narratives, emphasizing the value of learning through writing and the potential of decentralized systems. He envisions a future where Bitcoin survives, governance becomes more reasonable, and individuals focus on improving the world around them.
On the Bitcoin Takeover podcast, you'll hear directly from the builders and innovators driving Bitcoin's future and value. Discover the projects and ideas set to radically improve Bitcoin, presented by the minds shaping its success.
We spoke to Vlad Costea (https://x.com/TheVladCostea)  about Bitcoin Takeover (https://x.com/btctkvr) and:
The market is disconnected from the media narrative
The cost of education
Learning by writing
Publish an article and hope for the best
Unbanking the banked
In a perfect world we can trust banks
Until the pandemic hit
New project gets launched; the space gets more decentralized
Zero knowledge proof system
One coin to rule them all
Make the world around you a better place
Maybe governments are going to be more reasonable
If Bitcoin survives
Timestamps
00:00 – 10:50 : Intro 
10:50 -- 18:43 : Unbanking the banked 
18:43 -- 22:40 : Creators becoming founders
22:40 -- 27:39 : Goals
27:39 -- 33:36 : Maximalist
33:36 -- 40:46 : Leading to the same mistakes
40:46 -- 46:18 : The future of the world 
47:18 -- 58:40 : Ordinals 
58:40 – 01:04:48 : The Blitz
If you like what we do at Citizen Web3:
Stake with Citizen Web3 validator (https://www.citizenweb3.com/staking)
Listen to the YouTube version (https://youtu.be/QJuESJ2Utuo)
Follow us on Twitter (https://twitter.com/citizen_web3)
Sign up to the RSS feed (https://www.citizenweb3.com/rss)
Special Guest: Vlad Costea.
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<p>This episode of the #citizenweb3 podcast features Vlad Costea from the Bitcoin Takeover</p>

<p>Vlad Costea highlights the disconnect between the market and media narratives, emphasizing the value of learning through writing and the potential of decentralized systems. He envisions a future where Bitcoin survives, governance becomes more reasonable, and individuals focus on improving the world around them.</p>

<p>On the Bitcoin Takeover podcast, you&#39;ll hear directly from the builders and innovators driving Bitcoin&#39;s future and value. Discover the projects and ideas set to radically improve Bitcoin, presented by the minds shaping its success.</p>

<hr>

<h5>We spoke to <a href="https://x.com/TheVladCostea" rel="nofollow">Vlad Costea</a>  about <a href="https://x.com/btctkvr" rel="nofollow">Bitcoin Takeover</a> and:</h5>

<ul>
<li>The market is disconnected from the media narrative</li>
<li>The cost of education</li>
<li>Learning by writing</li>
<li>Publish an article and hope for the best</li>
<li>Unbanking the banked</li>
<li>In a perfect world we can trust banks</li>
<li>Until the pandemic hit</li>
<li>New project gets launched; the space gets more decentralized</li>
<li>Zero knowledge proof system</li>
<li>One coin to rule them all</li>
<li>Make the world around you a better place</li>
<li>Maybe governments are going to be more reasonable</li>
<li>If Bitcoin survives</li>
</ul>

<p>Timestamps</p>

<p>00:00 – 10:50 : Intro <br>
10:50 -- 18:43 : Unbanking the banked <br>
18:43 -- 22:40 : Creators becoming founders<br>
22:40 -- 27:39 : Goals<br>
27:39 -- 33:36 : Maximalist<br>
33:36 -- 40:46 : Leading to the same mistakes<br>
40:46 -- 46:18 : The future of the world <br>
47:18 -- 58:40 : Ordinals <br>
58:40 – 01:04:48 : The Blitz</p>

<hr>

<h5>If you like what we do at Citizen Web3:</h5>

<ul>
<li>Stake with Citizen Web3 <a href="https://www.citizenweb3.com/staking" rel="nofollow">validator</a></li>
<li>Listen to the <a href="https://youtu.be/QJuESJ2Utuo" rel="nofollow">YouTube version</a></li>
<li>Follow us on <a href="https://twitter.com/citizen_web3" rel="nofollow">Twitter</a></li>
<li>Sign up to the <a href="https://www.citizenweb3.com/rss" rel="nofollow">RSS feed</a></li>
</ul><p>Special Guest: Vlad Costea.</p><p>Links:</p><ul><li><a title="9GAG" rel="nofollow" href="https://9gag.com/">9GAG</a></li><li><a title="Arnold Schwarzenegger" rel="nofollow" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arnold_Schwarzenegger">Arnold Schwarzenegger</a></li><li><a title="BTC times" rel="nofollow" href="https://btctimes.com/">BTC times</a></li><li><a title="Cosmos" rel="nofollow" href="https://cosmos.network/">Cosmos</a></li><li><a title="Counterparty" rel="nofollow" href="https://www.counterparty.io/">Counterparty</a></li><li><a title="Crypto Economics by Eric Voskuil" rel="nofollow" href="https://www.goodreads.com/author/list/21145995.Eric_Voskuil">Crypto Economics by Eric Voskuil</a></li><li><a title="Crypto Globe" rel="nofollow" href="https://www.cryptoglobe.com/">Crypto Globe</a></li><li><a title="Cyanide and Happiness" rel="nofollow" href="https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLE7j5FieXSTdvGXgFQaR0KM-3RJMYszHO">Cyanide and Happiness</a></li><li><a title="Decrypt" rel="nofollow" href="https://decrypt.co/">Decrypt</a></li><li><a title="Defcoin" rel="nofollow" href="https://defcoin-ng.org/">Defcoin</a></li><li><a title="DeFi Summer" rel="nofollow" href="https://www.techopedia.com/defi-summer-2024-vs-defi-summer-2020-the-new-era">DeFi Summer</a></li><li><a title="Ethereum" rel="nofollow" href="https://ethereum.org/">Ethereum</a></li><li><a title="Financial Times" rel="nofollow" href="https://www.ft.com/">Financial Times</a></li><li><a title="George Carlin" rel="nofollow" href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=09FmRNb3Krg">George Carlin</a></li><li><a title="Giacomo Zucco" rel="nofollow" href="https://www.giacomozucco.com/">Giacomo Zucco</a></li><li><a title="Indiana Jones" rel="nofollow" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Indiana_Jones">Indiana Jones</a></li><li><a title="Jameson Lopp" rel="nofollow" href="https://www.lopp.net/">Jameson Lopp</a></li><li><a title="Jean-Claude Van Damme" rel="nofollow" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jean-Claude_Van_Damme">Jean-Claude Van Damme</a></li><li><a title="Jimmy Fallon" rel="nofollow" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jimmy_Fallon">Jimmy Fallon</a></li><li><a title="Jimmy Song" rel="nofollow" href="https://jimmysong.medium.com/">Jimmy Song</a></li><li><a title="Litecoin" rel="nofollow" href="https://litecoin.org/">Litecoin</a></li><li><a title="Live Journal" rel="nofollow" href="https://www.livejournal.com/blogs/en/russian">Live Journal</a></li><li><a title="Lord of the Rings" rel="nofollow" href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/33.The_Lord_of_the_Rings">Lord of the Rings</a></li><li><a title="Metaverse" rel="nofollow" href="https://about.meta.com/metaverse/">Metaverse</a></li><li><a title="Michael Saylor" rel="nofollow" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michael_J._Saylor">Michael Saylor</a></li><li><a title="Monero" rel="nofollow" href="https://www.getmonero.org/">Monero</a></li><li><a title="Nicomachean Ethics by Aristotle" rel="nofollow" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nicomachean_Ethics">Nicomachean Ethics by Aristotle</a></li><li><a title="Polkadot" rel="nofollow" href="https://polkadot.network/">Polkadot</a></li><li><a title="Saifedean Ammous" rel="nofollow" href="https://x.com/saifedean">Saifedean Ammous</a></li><li><a title="Satoshi Nakamoto" rel="nofollow" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Satoshi_Nakamoto">Satoshi Nakamoto</a></li><li><a title="Segwit" rel="nofollow" href="https://www.investopedia.com/terms/s/segwit-segregated-witness.asp">Segwit</a></li><li><a title="Steven Seagal" rel="nofollow" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Steven_Seagal">Steven Seagal</a></li><li><a title="Sylvester Stallone" rel="nofollow" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sylvester_Stallone">Sylvester Stallone</a></li><li><a title="Tether" rel="nofollow" href="https://tether.to/en/">Tether</a></li><li><a title="The Big Short" rel="nofollow" href="https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1596363/">The Big Short</a></li><li><a title="The Republic by Plato" rel="nofollow" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Republic_(Plato)">The Republic by Plato</a></li><li><a title="The Truth is Born in Argument" rel="nofollow" href="https://peterturchin.com/the-truth-is-born-in-argument/">The Truth is Born in Argument</a></li><li><a title="Wall Street Journal" rel="nofollow" href="https://www.wsj.com/">Wall Street Journal</a></li><li><a title="X (formerly Twitter)" rel="nofollow" href="https://x.com/">X (formerly Twitter)</a></li><li><a title="Zcash" rel="nofollow" href="https://z.cash/">Zcash</a></li></ul>]]>
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    <![CDATA[<hr>

<p>This episode of the #citizenweb3 podcast features Vlad Costea from the Bitcoin Takeover</p>

<p>Vlad Costea highlights the disconnect between the market and media narratives, emphasizing the value of learning through writing and the potential of decentralized systems. He envisions a future where Bitcoin survives, governance becomes more reasonable, and individuals focus on improving the world around them.</p>

<p>On the Bitcoin Takeover podcast, you&#39;ll hear directly from the builders and innovators driving Bitcoin&#39;s future and value. Discover the projects and ideas set to radically improve Bitcoin, presented by the minds shaping its success.</p>

<hr>

<h5>We spoke to <a href="https://x.com/TheVladCostea" rel="nofollow">Vlad Costea</a>  about <a href="https://x.com/btctkvr" rel="nofollow">Bitcoin Takeover</a> and:</h5>

<ul>
<li>The market is disconnected from the media narrative</li>
<li>The cost of education</li>
<li>Learning by writing</li>
<li>Publish an article and hope for the best</li>
<li>Unbanking the banked</li>
<li>In a perfect world we can trust banks</li>
<li>Until the pandemic hit</li>
<li>New project gets launched; the space gets more decentralized</li>
<li>Zero knowledge proof system</li>
<li>One coin to rule them all</li>
<li>Make the world around you a better place</li>
<li>Maybe governments are going to be more reasonable</li>
<li>If Bitcoin survives</li>
</ul>

<p>Timestamps</p>

<p>00:00 – 10:50 : Intro <br>
10:50 -- 18:43 : Unbanking the banked <br>
18:43 -- 22:40 : Creators becoming founders<br>
22:40 -- 27:39 : Goals<br>
27:39 -- 33:36 : Maximalist<br>
33:36 -- 40:46 : Leading to the same mistakes<br>
40:46 -- 46:18 : The future of the world <br>
47:18 -- 58:40 : Ordinals <br>
58:40 – 01:04:48 : The Blitz</p>

<hr>

<h5>If you like what we do at Citizen Web3:</h5>

<ul>
<li>Stake with Citizen Web3 <a href="https://www.citizenweb3.com/staking" rel="nofollow">validator</a></li>
<li>Listen to the <a href="https://youtu.be/QJuESJ2Utuo" rel="nofollow">YouTube version</a></li>
<li>Follow us on <a href="https://twitter.com/citizen_web3" rel="nofollow">Twitter</a></li>
<li>Sign up to the <a href="https://www.citizenweb3.com/rss" rel="nofollow">RSS feed</a></li>
</ul><p>Special Guest: Vlad Costea.</p><p>Links:</p><ul><li><a title="9GAG" rel="nofollow" href="https://9gag.com/">9GAG</a></li><li><a title="Arnold Schwarzenegger" rel="nofollow" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arnold_Schwarzenegger">Arnold Schwarzenegger</a></li><li><a title="BTC times" rel="nofollow" href="https://btctimes.com/">BTC times</a></li><li><a title="Cosmos" rel="nofollow" href="https://cosmos.network/">Cosmos</a></li><li><a title="Counterparty" rel="nofollow" href="https://www.counterparty.io/">Counterparty</a></li><li><a title="Crypto Economics by Eric Voskuil" rel="nofollow" href="https://www.goodreads.com/author/list/21145995.Eric_Voskuil">Crypto Economics by Eric Voskuil</a></li><li><a title="Crypto Globe" rel="nofollow" href="https://www.cryptoglobe.com/">Crypto Globe</a></li><li><a title="Cyanide and Happiness" rel="nofollow" href="https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLE7j5FieXSTdvGXgFQaR0KM-3RJMYszHO">Cyanide and Happiness</a></li><li><a title="Decrypt" rel="nofollow" href="https://decrypt.co/">Decrypt</a></li><li><a title="Defcoin" rel="nofollow" href="https://defcoin-ng.org/">Defcoin</a></li><li><a title="DeFi Summer" rel="nofollow" href="https://www.techopedia.com/defi-summer-2024-vs-defi-summer-2020-the-new-era">DeFi Summer</a></li><li><a title="Ethereum" rel="nofollow" href="https://ethereum.org/">Ethereum</a></li><li><a title="Financial Times" rel="nofollow" href="https://www.ft.com/">Financial Times</a></li><li><a title="George Carlin" rel="nofollow" href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=09FmRNb3Krg">George Carlin</a></li><li><a title="Giacomo Zucco" rel="nofollow" href="https://www.giacomozucco.com/">Giacomo Zucco</a></li><li><a title="Indiana Jones" rel="nofollow" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Indiana_Jones">Indiana Jones</a></li><li><a title="Jameson Lopp" rel="nofollow" href="https://www.lopp.net/">Jameson Lopp</a></li><li><a title="Jean-Claude Van Damme" rel="nofollow" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jean-Claude_Van_Damme">Jean-Claude Van Damme</a></li><li><a title="Jimmy Fallon" rel="nofollow" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jimmy_Fallon">Jimmy Fallon</a></li><li><a title="Jimmy Song" rel="nofollow" href="https://jimmysong.medium.com/">Jimmy Song</a></li><li><a title="Litecoin" rel="nofollow" href="https://litecoin.org/">Litecoin</a></li><li><a title="Live Journal" rel="nofollow" href="https://www.livejournal.com/blogs/en/russian">Live Journal</a></li><li><a title="Lord of the Rings" rel="nofollow" href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/33.The_Lord_of_the_Rings">Lord of the Rings</a></li><li><a title="Metaverse" rel="nofollow" href="https://about.meta.com/metaverse/">Metaverse</a></li><li><a title="Michael Saylor" rel="nofollow" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michael_J._Saylor">Michael Saylor</a></li><li><a title="Monero" rel="nofollow" href="https://www.getmonero.org/">Monero</a></li><li><a title="Nicomachean Ethics by Aristotle" rel="nofollow" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nicomachean_Ethics">Nicomachean Ethics by Aristotle</a></li><li><a title="Polkadot" rel="nofollow" href="https://polkadot.network/">Polkadot</a></li><li><a title="Saifedean Ammous" rel="nofollow" href="https://x.com/saifedean">Saifedean Ammous</a></li><li><a title="Satoshi Nakamoto" rel="nofollow" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Satoshi_Nakamoto">Satoshi Nakamoto</a></li><li><a title="Segwit" rel="nofollow" href="https://www.investopedia.com/terms/s/segwit-segregated-witness.asp">Segwit</a></li><li><a title="Steven Seagal" rel="nofollow" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Steven_Seagal">Steven Seagal</a></li><li><a title="Sylvester Stallone" rel="nofollow" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sylvester_Stallone">Sylvester Stallone</a></li><li><a title="Tether" rel="nofollow" href="https://tether.to/en/">Tether</a></li><li><a title="The Big Short" rel="nofollow" href="https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1596363/">The Big Short</a></li><li><a title="The Republic by Plato" rel="nofollow" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Republic_(Plato)">The Republic by Plato</a></li><li><a title="The Truth is Born in Argument" rel="nofollow" href="https://peterturchin.com/the-truth-is-born-in-argument/">The Truth is Born in Argument</a></li><li><a title="Wall Street Journal" rel="nofollow" href="https://www.wsj.com/">Wall Street Journal</a></li><li><a title="X (formerly Twitter)" rel="nofollow" href="https://x.com/">X (formerly Twitter)</a></li><li><a title="Zcash" rel="nofollow" href="https://z.cash/">Zcash</a></li></ul>]]>
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