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KOL504 | Can You Own Bitcoin? Ownership, Possession & Property Rights: Bitcoin Infinity Show #225, with Knut Svanholm
Wednesday, 21 October, 2026
Kinsella on Liberty Podcast: Episode 504. Cross-posted at PFS. https://youtu.be/M4WB-fTEZZI?si=fRDRoipB51221Eyi My appearance on Bitcoin Infinity #225, With Knut Svanholm. Shownotes: Stephan Kinsella joins the Bitcoin Infinity Show to talk about why you can’t legally own Bitcoin, what the difference between ownership and possession means for self-custody, and whether the July 2026 Coldcard hack was really theft. Knut and Stephan dig into Austrian economics, libertarian contract theory, why fractional reserve banking is harder on a Bitcoin standard, and how Bitcoin could limit the state’s ability to borrow and tax. They also look back at the Property and Freedom Society’s 20th anniversary in Bodrum, Murray Rothbard’s centennial, Hans-Hermann Hoppe’s split with the Mises Institute, and their Austrian economics panel at BTC HEL in Helsinki. 00:00 Introduction 05:38 PFS at 20 Years 11:12 Finnish Sauna Culture 14:58 Health Trends and Bitcoin Culture 20:12 Helsinki and BTCHel 26:46 Meeting Finland's Economics Minister 31:59 Austrian Economics at BTCHel 38:40 What Makes PFS Different 46:32 Possession, Ownership and Bitcoin 54:14 Legal Rights and Natural Law 01:02:32 Contracts, Consent and Promises 01:12:52 Can You Own a Satoshi? 01:19:46 Bitcoin Risk and Diversification 01:30:11 Property, Information and Theft 01:41:28 Exploits, Ethics and Responsibility 01:45:42 Privacy, Taxation and Sovereignty 01:51:13 Can Bitcoin Be Money? 01:57:04 Libertarian Movement Splits 02:05:29 Independent Mises Institutes 02:09:43 Closing Thoughts Related KOL274 | Nobody Owns Bitcoin (PFS 2019) KOL484 | Praxeology, Property Rights & Bitcoin: Bitcoin Infinity Show #192, with Knut Svanholm KOL499 | “Why is Austrian Economics Important?” BTCHEL Helsinki I was wrong... this 2-hour convo between @knutsvanholm and @NSKinsella was MARVELLOUS: intellectual property, whether bitcoin can be _owned_, a history (and update) on the splits in the worldwide libertarian crowd. Minimum Knut/Infinity Show trolling, max value. LOVED IT — Joakim Book (@joakimbook) October 21, 2026 Can You Own Your Bitcoin? BIS #225 with @NSKinsella https://t.co/LLr4q1R7J1 — Bitcoin Infinity Media (@BtcInfinityShow) October 21, 2026 Don't miss this week's show with @NSKinsella. Links below👇 https://t.co/2ntvfdJB5Z— Bitcoin Infinity Media (@BtcInfinityShow) October 25, 2026
