Description
This week Macintosh and Kenshin break down Bitcoin multisig: what it is, why it exists, and how it reduces single points of failure in self-custody. They walk through common setups (1-of-2, 2-of-2, 2-of-3, 3-of-5), why complexity is both a feature and a risk, and best practices like geographic distribution, avoiding single-vendor signer risk, and testing recovery before you commit meaningful funds. The guys also touch on the rise of AI “agent” tooling (and why you should be careful with security/permissions), then close with market/news items including Helix mixer seizure headlines, state-level Bitcoin reserve chatter, current BTC price levels, and mining stats (difficulty adjustment / blocks behind). Bitcoin Price at Time of Recording Feb 3rd, 2026: $74,790 USD | 63,500 Euro Block Height at Time of Recording 934,890 News and Resources Bitcoin Wiki https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shamir’s_secret_sharing https://seedhammer.com Music Credits Joe Martin Empty Passenger Seat Website https://satoshis-plebs.com Podcasting 2.0 Apps available at http://podcastapps.com and Value4Value information page available here: https://value4value.info McIntosh can be reached by email at mcintosh@satoshis-plebs.com and on Twitter at @McIntoshFinTech . His mastodon handle is @mcintosh@podcastindex.social and his Nostr . Kenshin can be reached on Twitter at @kenshin_ninja or on Nostr . Kenshin’s email is kenshin@satoshis-plebs.com. You can also follow the Satoshi’s Plebs podcast account on Nostr . We are looking forward to hearing from you! We are looking forward to hearing from you!