Escape the Technocracy

A Torchlight Chat about one of the scariest hacks ever: the Coldcard Bitcoin wallet hack of late July 2026 that has evaporated hundreds of millions of dollars and counting. The carnage will not stop. We discuss what happened, what you should do, and what the conspiracies are….

LINKS
→ https://x.com/realUrbanHacker  (Urban Hacker)
→ https://escapethetechnocracy.com/product-invisible-seed-backup-bundle  (our own backup bundle)
→ https://x.com/realUrbanHacker/status/2083933234774032415  (Free brief backup)
→ https://x.com/MissBitcoin_/status/2083355299587756188  (Simpler explanation of the problem)
→ https://www.instagram.com/aleguajardo_sv  (posting about this)

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TIMELINE
00:00 – Introduction
2:35 – The details of the Coldcard exploit
10:30 – Steps to take 
18:30 – Creating a new wallet
24:45 – Don't update your Coldcard (before sending your funds out)
26:25 – More detail about the random generation flaw
29:00 – Who is draining the Coldcard wallets?
31:55 – Coinbase the solution?!?
34:30 – Is Coldcard anti-FOSS positioning what caused the problem?
39:50 – Should we condemn the Coldcard shills?
44:40 – Is this problem only for Coldcard – is AI a problem?
52:05 – Coldcard retweeted Urban? (Destroying their current devices)
55:30 – Was the commit that changed the seed phrase generation a conspiracy?
1:03:15 – Coldcard hack will wreck the history of Bitcoin privacy
1:07:20 – Final thoughts
 
Music by Karl Casey @ White Bat Audio

Beneath a crimson sky, a specter approaches.
 
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Gabriel Custodiet speaks with Craig Raw of Sparrow Wallet about Silent Payments and the latest updates of the Bitcoin wallet as of July 2026.
 
GUEST
→ https://sparrowwallet.com/ 
→ https://x.com/SparrowWallet 
→ https://x.com/craigraw 
 
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Gabriel Custodiet speaks with one of the godfather's of prepping: James Wesley, Rawles. They discuss the derivatives timebomb and the gold market, Mr Rawles' recent debanking, the latest anti-gun laws, concealed carry permit strategies, the ethics of self-defense, and private purchases.

GUEST
→ https://survivalblog.com  (Rawles website)
→ https://survivalblog.com/derivatives/  (Derivatives Timebomb)
→ https://www.survivalrealty.com/survival-retreats-relocation-book  (Survival Retreats & Relocation)
→ https://www.amazon.com/Patriots-Novel-Survival-Coming-Collapse/dp/156975599X  (My recommended book from Rawles)
 
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→ https://twitter.com/watchmanprivacy 
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TIMELINE
00:00 – Introduction
1:40 – Signs of financial collapse
3:55 – Derivatives are a ticking timebomb
6:30 – Gold price
8:25 – Gambling; aka the stock market
12:45 – James Wesley, Rawles was debanked
17:35 – How does one vet a county in the US?
23:00 – Conservatives grouping together presents a target?
25:10 – What power does an American sheriff have?
27:40 – Australians and Canada
31:20 – Latest anti-gun laws
34:10 – Night vision equipment
36:55 – Concealed carry permit strategies 
39:50 – "Turn the other cheek"
41:30 – The Black Swan
44:25 – Private purchases
49:10 – Fostering healthy hobbies
52:40 – Final thoughts

Music by Karl Casey @ White Bat Audio