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EPISODE · Jun 18, 2025 · 49 MIN

BITCOIN SEASON 2: Bitcoin Has Stockholm Syndrome

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Jeremy discusses his Miami Bitcoin office, building a staking platform directly into Bitcoin client, redesigning Bitcoin script entirely, CTV endorsement process, and why Bitcoin should make users feel dramatically more free on the day they start using it. You're listening to Bitcoin Season 2. Subscribe to the newsletter, trusted by over 7,000 Bitcoiners: https://newsletter.blockspacemedia.com Jeremy Rubin joins us to talk about his secretive Miami Bitcoin office building Polybeam bridge and a Bitcoin staking platform, his controversial ideas for redesigning Bitcoin script entirely using RISC-V instead of the current "crappy programming language," his CTV endorsement process and why CAT proposals fell short, plus his theory on optimal soft fork activation timing to avoid holidays and summer vacations. Subscribe to the newsletter! https://newsletter.blockspacemedia.com Notes: • Building Bitcoin staking platform into core client • Polybeam bridge connects Bitcoin to StarkNet • CTV endorsement process received few submissions • Recommends 10 megabytes memory for new script • Early November best time for soft fork activation • In-person work more effective than remote Timestamps: 00:00 Start 01:39 Working from home 03:10 Jeremy's secret project 04:17 Polybeam 05:28 Char & Bitcoin staking 07:11 Staking within the client 09:58 Whiteboarding at OP_NEXT 11:47 64 byte transactions 28:49 Drama & Kanye 30:52 CTV 36:54 Softfork activation (the human version) 45:21 Best day of life - 👉 Brought to you by Arch Network! Arch brings the speed of Solana & the best of crypto UX to Bitcoin. Tap into the rich app ecosystem on Arch & try out the testnet while you’re still early! Visit arch.network to learn more. - 👋Bitcoin Season 2 is produced Blockspace Media, Bitcoin’s first B2B publication in Bitcoin. Follow us on Twitter and check out our newsletter for the best information in Bitcoin mining, Ordinals and tech! Enjoy the show? Check out our website and newsletter by clicking here. Questions or want to sponsor? [email protected] See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

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