Amplified Bitcoin, STRC, and Core vs Knots with Stephan Livera

In this episode, Stephan Livera breaks down how digital credit, Stretch, and amplified treasury strategies are pulling future buying pressure into the present, why Core versus Knots has become more noise than signal, and how miner incentives, spam debates, and quantum FUD fit into the bigger picture. We dig into the power law model, medium-of-exchange progress, and the mechanics behind volatility itself to understand where bitcoin is truly headed as adoption accelerates.Timestamps:00:00 - Intro00:32 - What digital credit actually means02:04 - Digital credit and the speculative attack05:16 - What amplified bitcoin really is06:08 - Why bitcoin’s volatility feels so brutal09:35 - Can past performance predict bitcoin’s future?14:24 - Why the power law model matters15:02 - Will treasury companies amplify volatility?19:42 - Digital credit’s reflexive feedback loop23:53 - Bitcoin Core vs. Bitcoin Knots explained36:53 - Quantum computing: real risk or distant FUD?43:21 - Is bitcoin finally becoming a medium of exchange?47:54 - Are four-year cycles real or just memes?