American Hodl is a Bitcoin advocate and libertarian thinker whose fascination with decentralized systems goes back to childhood, when he ran SETI (Search for Extraterrestrial Intelligence) at home from the third grade, hoping to find aliens via shared compute. A proudly American voice who arrived at Bitcoin through a Ron Paul libertarian path with no illusions that conventional political routes would ever deliver real change. In this conversation, recorded at Bitcoin Vegas 2026, we explore the surveillance infrastructure assembled around everyday life, the strategic tension inside Bitcoin culture between engaging the state and building outside it, the Samourai Wallet case, the meme coin era, and reclaiming personal agency by speaking truth.→ Please like, comment, share & follow — to help me beat the suppressing algo's. Thank you!– SPONSORS –→ Access liquidity without selling your Bitcoin with Ledn — learn more at https://ledn.io/Efrat    → Get your TREZOR wallet & accessories, with a 5% discount, using my code at checkout (get my discount code from the episode - yep, you’ll have to watch it): https://affil.trezor.io/SHUn→ Have you tried mining bitcoin? Stack sats directly to your wallet while saving on taxes with Abundant Mines: https://AbundantMines.com/Efrat - Claim your free month of hosting via this link– AFFILIATES –→ Join me in these upcoming events & use code EFRAT for discounted tickets: https://www.efrat.blog/p/upcoming-events→ Get 10% off on Augmented NAC to detox Spike protein, with the code YCXKQDK2 via this link: https://store.augmentednac.com/?via=efrat (Note, this is not medical advice, please consult your MD)→ Join me at Europe’s largest bitcoin conference - BTC Prague, June 11-13, 2026. Code EFRAT for 10% off: http://btcprg.me/EFRAT→ Be good to your eyes & health, and get the Daylight tablet - a healthier, more human-friendly computer, zero blue light & flicker. Use code EFRAT for $25 off: https://bit.ly/Efrat_daylight → Get a second citizenship and a plan B to relocate to another country with Expat Money, leave your details for a follow up: https://expatmoney.com/efrat→ Watch “New Totalitarian Order” conference with Prof. Mattias Desmet & Efrat - code EFRAT for 10% off: https://efenigson.gumroad.com/l/desmet_efrat– LINKS –American Hodl on Nostr: https://tinyurl.com/3527e5j2 Efrat’s X: https://twitter.com/efenigsonEfrat’s Channels: https://linktr.ee/efenigsonWatch on all platforms: https://linktr.ee/yourethevoiceSupport Efrat’s work: ⁠https://bit.ly/zap_efrat– CHAPTERS – 00:00 - Coming Up...01:37 - Introduction: American Hodl06:54 - The Surveillance State is Already a Weapon07:45 - Ad Break: Ledn & Trezor11:27 - Smart Cars, Minority Report, and the Closing Net13:42 - Join the State or Hide From It? Bitcoin's Strategic Dilemma17:16 - How to Stay Calm When the World is on Fire20:03 - Crypto vs. Bitcoin: Who's Really Winning in Washington?22:37 - Ad Break: Abundant Mines & New Totalitarian Order25:56 - The Samourai Wallet Case 26:30 - Generation Z: More Awake, More Lost31:53 - Just Do the Thing: Personal Agency and Speaking Truth33:58 - Where to Follow American Hodl