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022 Max Kei:10 Years of Chaos — Regrets, WW3, Samurai Wallet & OP_RETURN Drama | All in Bitcoin w/CK
From Soviet Latvia to Bitcoin Legend: Max Kei (Debifi CEO, Hodl Hodl, Baltic Honeybadger) on 10 years of pure chaos, WW3 plans, Ordinals rage & only 1,031 Honeybadger tickets… The most unfiltered Bitcoin OG interview you’ll watch this year. What happens when a Soviet kid becomes one of the most respected Bitcoiners? From quitting a government university spot… to launching the conference that started the entire Bitcoin-only movement.
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We discuss:
-Block-size wars & Ordinals hate
-OP_RETURN drama & Samurai Wallet arrests
-WW3 survival (or lack thereof)
-2027 Honeybadger: exactly 1,031 tickets (10/31 whitepaper nod)
-Why Bitcoiners love drama
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TIME STAMPS:
0:00 – Cold open: “Everyone has a plan… until they get punched in the face”
1:19 – Welcome Max Kei – CEO Debifi, Baltic Honeybadger, Hodl Hodl
1:33 – Born while Latvia was still Soviet Union
2:17 – The very different dinner-table culture in Eastern Europe
3:28 – Wanted to be a lawyer… because of Hollywood movies
4:22 – The one piece of advice he’d give his younger self
5:04 – Walking away from a government-sponsored university spot
6:52 – Introvert or extrovert? His real answer
7:32 – The future scenario that actually keeps him awake (Bitcoin can’t fix this)
9:04 – His grandfather: homeschooling and the biggest influence
12:38 – Has he ever taken a single break from Bitcoin?
13:22 – How the Bitcoin community went from pure cypherpunk to institutions
14:44 – Block-size wars: where Max stood
15:03 – Unfiltered take on Ordinals, NFTs & OP_RETURN spam
16:02 – Why Bitcoiners are addicted to drama
18:31 – What makes a great partner
19:03 – WW3 survival plan… or why he has none
20:38 – The one Bitcoiner he respects above everyone
23:01 – Regrets after 10 years in Bitcoin?
23:58 – How long it really takes to earn Max’s trust
25:52 – Samurai Wallet arrests & jailing developers
27:08 – Baltic Honeybadger origin story begins
28:17 – Do Bitcoin-only events still matter in the ETF era?
29:02 – The total chaos of the 2017 first edition
30:03 – Who actually flew in
31:29 – When he realized Honeybadger had become a Bitcoin landmark
32:23 – 2027 bombshell: only 1,031 tickets (10/31 whitepaper tribute)
33:33 – Might stop forever after 2027 – the emotional reason
36:12 – How the crowd evolved from pure cypherpunk
37:53 – Unforgettable stage moments & the most legendary talk ever
42:47 – Dream 2027 lineup: Andreas return, Paolo, Jack Dorsey?
44:52 – The 1,031-ticket easter egg every Bitcoiner will lose their mind over
46:10 – Where to follow Max & Honeybadger news
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Published on 3 weeks ago