In Episode 46 of The Jake Woodhouse Podcast, Mike Hardcastle joins me to explore the power of Nostr, how censorship resistance is being rebuilt from the ground up, and what it takes to run your own relay. We discuss leaving the UK due to its draconian tax policies, the early days of the internet, the parallels between Bitcoin and TCP/IP, and how protocols, not platforms, will shape the future of freedom online.

Website: https://mikehardcastle.com/

Nostr: https://primal.net/p/npub1aqakd28d95muqlg6h6nwrvqq5925n354prayckr424k49vzjds4s0c237n

Book: https://mikehardcastle.com/my-book-why-bitcoin/

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TIMESTAMPS:

0:00 - Why Nostr?

6:06 - Nostr and Digital Censorship

13:17 - Leaving the UK (Taxes)

24:04 - Mike’s Background in Technology and the Early Internet

32:57 - Similarities Between Bitcoin and the Internet

38:53 - Running Your Own Nostr Relay

48:55 - The Power of the Internet 

53:49 - How to Connect with Mike Hardcastle

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