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TFTC: A Bitcoin Podcast

#741: Solving The Wrench Attack with Max Guise

TFTC: A Bitcoin Podcast

Marty Bent

Technology

4.8804 Ratings

🗓️ 29 April 2026

⏱️ 42 minutes

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Summary

Marty sits down with Max from BitKey to discuss the evolution of Bitcoin self-custody, the launch of the new seedless hardware wallet, and the architectural challenges of making Bitcoin "everyday money."

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0:00.0

You've had a dynamic where money has become freer than free.

0:10.0

If you talk about a Fed just gone nuts, all the central banks going nuts.

0:16.0

So it's all acting like safe haven.

0:18.0

I believe that in a world where central bankers are tripping over themselves to devalue their

0:23.5

currency, Bitcoin wins.

0:25.3

In the world of fiat currencies, Bitcoin is the victor.

0:29.2

I mean, that's part of the bold case for Bitcoin.

0:31.9

If you're not paying attention, you probably should be.

0:36.4

Max, it's great to be here with you.

0:38.3

Yeah, thanks for having me.

0:39.3

Thanks for coming.

0:40.3

We've got the new big key in my hand.

0:42.3

Awesome.

0:43.3

We just set it up.

0:44.3

And I think a lot of people are going to be extremely happy with what you guys put together.

0:47.3

I think based off our conversation, our ongoing conversations over the last year, I think we should

0:55.1

start from the beginning, the hard, really hone in on the hard problems of self-custody

1:00.8

and how you guys have approached that design problem as it pertains to Bitcoin self-custody,

1:05.5

because not your keys, not your coins, obviously it's been a mean for well over a decade at this point, but for many people,

1:13.6

the sort of jumping over the hurdle of taking their coins off in exchange onto a hardware

1:20.6

wallet, it's a no-go for them.

1:24.6

There's too many sort of hurdles, seed phrases, having the hardware while

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