Stephan Livera Podcast BTC Prague 2026 with Matyas Kuchar | SLP733
Apr 3, 2026
Matyas Kuchar, co-founder and lead organizer of BTC Prague, helps run one of Europe’s biggest Bitcoin conferences. He talks about Bitcoin’s intersection with AI and how agentic payments could work. He discusses rising surveillance, CBDC risks in Europe, the importance of self-custody, and bridging community divides at large conferences.
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Bitcoin As The Hub Of A New Tech Paradigm
- BTC Prague frames Bitcoin as the gateway technology into a broader tech paradigm shift that includes AI, genomics, and robotics.
- Matyas compares the change to the industrial revolution and positions the conference to help attendees spot trends and actionable responses.
Use AI Sovereignly And Watch For Hidden Risks
- AI is capturing developer and executive attention but must be treated with sovereignty and risk awareness.
- Matyas says he uses AI in a sovereign manner and warns many Czech CEOs hype AI without discussing drawdowns.
Czech History Fuels Resistance To Surveillance Money
- Centralized surveillance, CBDCs and over-regulation are driving Czech Bitcoiners to build parallel systems and value self-sovereignty.
- Matyas links his family history under communism to a cultural preference for distrust of authorities and parallel systems.