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Joined October 2016
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New Hardblock website. 🟧
2.5 years ago I stood in the corner of a Bitcoin meetup, clasping my hands, curiously nodding along while my brain tried to keep up with UTXOs and Shamir's Secret Sharing.
That was then.
This is me now, handing the economics book of the century to @DHughesy.
Episode out this coming week. 🎙️🍿
PSA: Episode 124 is live on RSS feeds now, but not because Spotify responsed to our appeal (we deleted the midroll ad with the "copyrighted" music).
Listen Up: https://t.co/a1Y5lGprdm
Still waiting, @Spotify... ⏳
For all our listeners. We apologise for the delay. You can read formal appeal below:
**Subject: Appeal of Incorrect Music Rights Claim — Australian Bitcoin Podcast, Episode 124**
I am writing on behalf of the Australian Bitcoin Podcast to formally dispute the music rights claim affecting Episode 124, "Masters of the Universe", at approximately 46:16–46:54.
The claim identifies "Pilgrim of Peaks" by Alexander Shulgin, released through The_Mountain on 27 October 2026.
We believe this identification is incorrect.
The music used in our promotional mid-roll is "Uplifting Positive" by Kulakovka, published on Pixabay on 8 October 2026 and made available under the Pixabay Content License.
Original recording:
https://t.co/jZhWndh5YJ
Our records establish the following chronology:
- 8 October: Kulakovka's recording published on Pixabay.
- 21 October, 11:45: Our MP3 music file created/saved locally.
- 21 October, 15:40: Our completed promotional mid-roll video created.
- 27 October: The recording identified in Spotify's claim was released on Beatport.
Our completed promotional material therefore predates the claimant's stated release date by six days. The original Pixabay recording was publicly available 19 days before that release.
We used music made available under the Pixabay Content License as part of an edited audiovisual production, rather than distributing the recording as a standalone music track.
We respectfully request that the rightsholder review the actual audio, verify the claimed recording against the original Pixabay source, and withdraw the restriction if the match is incorrect or our licensed use has been misidentified.
We also request reinstatement of Episode 124 in affected territories, including Australia.
We can provide the source MP3, completed promotional video, dated file records and original licensing information to substantiate this appeal.
Thank you for reviewing this matter promptly.
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Still waiting, @Spotify... ⏳
For all our listeners. We apologise for the delay. You can read formal appeal below:
**Subject: Appeal of Incorrect Music Rights Claim — Australian Bitcoin Podcast, Episode 124**
I am writing on behalf of the Australian Bitcoin Podcast to formally dispute the music rights claim affecting Episode 124, "Masters of the Universe", at approximately 46:16–46:54.
The claim identifies "Pilgrim of Peaks" by Alexander Shulgin, released through The_Mountain on 27 October 2026.
We believe this identification is incorrect.
The music used in our promotional mid-roll is "Uplifting Positive" by Kulakovka, published on Pixabay on 8 October 2026 and made available under the Pixabay Content License.
Original recording:
https://t.co/jZhWndh5YJ
Our records establish the following chronology:
- 8 October: Kulakovka's recording published on Pixabay.
- 21 October, 11:45: Our MP3 music file created/saved locally.
- 21 October, 15:40: Our completed promotional mid-roll video created.
- 27 October: The recording identified in Spotify's claim was released on Beatport.
Our completed promotional material therefore predates the claimant's stated release date by six days. The original Pixabay recording was publicly available 19 days before that release.
We used music made available under the Pixabay Content License as part of an edited audiovisual production, rather than distributing the recording as a standalone music track.
We respectfully request that the rightsholder review the actual audio, verify the claimed recording against the original Pixabay source, and withdraw the restriction if the match is incorrect or our licensed use has been misidentified.
We also request reinstatement of Episode 124 in affected territories, including Australia.
We can provide the source MP3, completed promotional video, dated file records and original licensing information to substantiate this appeal.
Thank you for reviewing this matter promptly.
Still waiting, @Spotify... ⏳
For all our listeners. We apologise for the delay. You can read formal appeal below:
**Subject: Appeal of Incorrect Music Rights Claim — Australian Bitcoin Podcast, Episode 124**
I am writing on behalf of the Australian Bitcoin Podcast to formally dispute the music rights claim affecting Episode 124, "Masters of the Universe", at approximately 46:16–46:54.
The claim identifies "Pilgrim of Peaks" by Alexander Shulgin, released through The_Mountain on 27 October 2026.
We believe this identification is incorrect.
The music used in our promotional mid-roll is "Uplifting Positive" by Kulakovka, published on Pixabay on 8 October 2026 and made available under the Pixabay Content License.
Original recording:
https://t.co/jZhWndh5YJ
Our records establish the following chronology:
- 8 October: Kulakovka's recording published on Pixabay.
- 21 October, 11:45: Our MP3 music file created/saved locally.
- 21 October, 15:40: Our completed promotional mid-roll video created.
- 27 October: The recording identified in Spotify's claim was released on Beatport.
Our completed promotional material therefore predates the claimant's stated release date by six days. The original Pixabay recording was publicly available 19 days before that release.
We used music made available under the Pixabay Content License as part of an edited audiovisual production, rather than distributing the recording as a standalone music track.
We respectfully request that the rightsholder review the actual audio, verify the claimed recording against the original Pixabay source, and withdraw the restriction if the match is incorrect or our licensed use has been misidentified.
We also request reinstatement of Episode 124 in affected territories, including Australia.
We can provide the source MP3, completed promotional video, dated file records and original licensing information to substantiate this appeal.
Thank you for reviewing this matter promptly.
ABP Episode 124 is delayed on @Spotify and RSS thanks to a copyright claim identifying our legally licensed music as an entirely different track, released after we made the ad.
Apparently, copyright algorithms have mastered time travel. 🤯
We've appealed. Stay tuned. 🎧 🟧
https://t.co/2qO2UJ3N46
Thank you, Satoshi. Thank you very much. 🫡 🟧
ABP Episode 124 is delayed on @Spotify and RSS thanks to a copyright claim identifying our legally licensed music as an entirely different track, released after we made the ad.
Apparently, copyright algorithms have mastered time travel. 🤯
We've appealed. Stay tuned. 🎧 🟧
https://t.co/2qO2UJ3N46
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The Hardblock server is updated with the fixed php version and site is back up. Onwards! 🟧
👀 BE AWARE: Out of an abundance of caution, we have temporarily taken https://t.co/kvaiLLDvqg offline while we assess the impact of the critical PHP vulnerabilities (CVE-2026-109618 and CVE-2026-109619) announced by the PHP security team.
These are serious remote code execution flaws that could affect many PHP-based sites. Until we have confirmed patches applied and clear guidance from our hosting provider, we have chosen to keep the site down.
We will restore https://t.co/kvaiLLDvqg as soon as we are confident it is safe. Thank you for your patience.
Standby for updates as they come to hand. 🟧
New Hardblock ad drop...
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New Hardblock ad drop...
FYI: Lots of a/b product market fit testing and focus groups went into the making of this advertisement so we know 60% of the time it works everytime.
Want proof? Share with friends. 📽️ 🟧
@ausbtcclub Thanks, Santo 🫡
@ozsats256 Yessir. The Hardblock server is updated with the fixed php version and site is back up. Onwards!
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