KNOTS "vs" CORE: EVERYTHING YOU NEED TO KNOW (FULL EPISODE) @miketwenty1 w/@WalkerAmerica "This is the biggest nothing burger in the history of nothing burgers. I believe the logical next steps are get Knots nodes to a super majority and UASF reject blocks. Not sure if that's part of their official public roadmap." TIMESTAMPS: 0:00 – IN THIS EPISODE... 4:10 – Titwell, Tidwell, or Tittywell? 5:45 – Walker plays an AI-generated Bitcoin “hate song” 6:40 – Tidwell’s Bitcoin journey: from meetups to BlockTime podcast 9:00 – Block size wars & early BitPay insights 11:55 – Starting TABConf & its high-signal mission 15:00 – Karaoke, chess, and transparency: what makes TABConf unique 18:00 – Rotating panels, game shows & experimental formats 20:50 – Meshtastic, mesh networks, and freedom communications 24:00 – Nostr livestreaming & zaps discussion 28:00 – Free speech, memes, and censorship in the UK & online 30:50 – Deepfakes, AI voices & why Web of Trust matters 36:00 – What is Bitcoin? Tidwell’s radical definition 40:55 – Proof of work vs. nodes: Tidwell vs. Greg Maxwell 43:30 – Bitcoin as money, ledger, and network 52:00 – The “nothing burger” of Bitcoin Core v30 debate 58:45 – What is an economic node? Tidwell & Walker explain 1:07:50 – Why this debate might just be Bitcoin’s natural churn cycle 1:13:30 – How debates veered into extreme claims & government-like rhetoric 1:24:00 – Op_return, block bloat & misconceptions explained 1:30:00 – Why BSV is not a fair comparison to Bitcoin 1:34:50 – Why even make this change? Tidwell explains Core’s reasoning 1:41:00 – Arbitrary data, inscriptions & why NOTS doesn’t fix it 1:45:10 – Satoshi Settlers: Tidwell’s Bitcoin-powered metaverse project 1:48:00 – Where to find Michael Tidwell & closing thoughts