Kurt Wuckert Jr

Kurt is an entrepreneur in South Florida focused on media and bitcoin infrastructure. As Chief Bitcoin Historian publishing exclusively with CoinGeek, Kurt brings a unique blend of expertise from a long career in bitcoin mining, business management, and cybersecurity. His Bitcoin journey began in 2012, and he’s been a vocal proponent for Satoshi’s Vision since the early days of the Bitcoin Civil War.

His ability to distill complex blockchain concepts into understandable insights has made him a sought-after voice in the blockchain space, and he is a frequent guest on Fox Business and some of your favorite podcasts! Known for his engaging, unapologetic editorials and his lively presence as the host of the CoinGeek Weekly Livestream, you can always find Kurt stirring up spirited debates.

Kurt is also a dedicated martial artist, coach and team leader – holding a black belt in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu, teaching advanced classes and coaching the competition team at his local gym. When he’s not at work or on the mats, you can find him enjoying time with his family, friends or volunteering at church.

Articles By Kurt Wuckert Jr:

Editorial 1 October 2021

Cooperate or compete?

With the protocol wars complete (and BSV handily ahead of the pack), the competition has moved up to business application and service level competition, Kurt Wuckert Jr. writes.

Editorial 24 September 2021

Withdraw your BSV now!

It doesn’t really matter what exchange wallet that you might be keeping your BSV on today because one of the things that came from the fallout of the Mt. Gox collapse was the rise of custodians.

Editorial 16 September 2021

Solana: Just reboot it

Solana had a transaction flood incident which split the network as validators came out of sync with one another under a possible denial of service attack. Their solution? Just reboot it.

Editorial 9 September 2021

El Salvador, BTC and fascism

When it was announced that El Salvador would be using “bitcoin” as legal tender in the third world nation and that businesses would be forced to accept it as payment small blockers jumped for joy, Kurt Wuckert Jr. writes.

Events 7 September 2021

Kurt’s personal blog: Dalé Miami!

Things got spicy at the SLS Brickell during the BSV Blockchain Conference, with host Jimmy Nguyen as his usual “always on” self—full of vigor as he kicked off the morning by giving the 30,000-foot view of the BSV economy from the stage of a sold-out room.

Editorial 2 September 2021

Bitcoin politics

There is an assumption among some people that all bitcoiners fit into easily defined collectivist silos of one political variety or another, Kurt Wuckert Jr. writes.

Editorial 26 August 2021

Elon Musk, you will love BSV

Bitcoin SV is an unlimited implementation of Bitcoin, which allows the highest throughput of transactions per megawatt in the entire blockchain space.

Editorial 12 August 2021

Open letter to Jordan Peterson

In this piece, CoinGeek’s Chief Bitcoin Historian Kurt Wuckert Jr. seeks to give Jordan Peterson a contrarian view about Bitcoin with some often-ignored facts.

Editorial 4 August 2021

The empire strikes back

The malicious reorganization attacks on the BSV blockchain were simply an act of terrorism meant to scare away investors and dry up liquidity by closing down exchange hubs, Kurt Wuckert Jr. writes.

Editorial 3 August 2021

Bitcoin liberation: A retrospective

It’s been four years since the split of the Bitcoin protocol away from the coup d’etat called “UASF” which activated Segregated Witness on the BTC network.

Editorial 29 July 2021

The Mastercard Bitcoin conspiracy

Bitcoin was disruptive, so Mastercard muzzled it, using “number go up” as lubrication to shut down the narrative of Bitcoin being a true fintech revelation, Kurt Wuckert Jr. writes.

Business 22 July 2021

CryptoKitties, meet CryptoFights

With a focus on creating an environment which encourages competition and entrepreneurship, CryptoFights joins an increasingly diverse group of businesses that have left the Ethereum ecosystem.