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EPISODE · Oct 10, 2025 · 1H 33M

Square's big release, Insatiable energy demand, Update from Berlin Conference

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0:00 Orange phones, orange signs. 1:30 Updates from Berlin Conference, experiences around Berlin, experiencing history. 8:19 Steve's presentation on Spark at BTC++ 10:35 Differences and interplay between Ark & Spark & Lightning. 14:36 How these technologies can bring more people into Bitcoin and how the tech is advancing. 22:57 TLDR: A compelling solution is being developed, and hats off to the Second.Tech team. 24:56 What is the takeaway on the state of Lightning and adoption? 33:28 Square just enabled Bitcoin on merchant terminals, hopefully normalizing the use of Bitcoin. 43:54 Max's trip to orange pill the complexity science group at the Santa Fe Institute. 49:13 The importance of the difficulty adjustment to Bitcoin and why there is a Nobel prize hidden within. 53:14 Recapping Presidio Bitcoin's first Nostr event! Awesome Nostr GitHub is a great tool to explain the tech! 57:48 Audience engagement: How to bring merchants on board to Bitcoin. 1:02:42 Takeaways from the Freedom of the Press event in SF. 1:07:30 What is Chat Control, and what does it mean for end-to-end encrypted messaging? 1:14:30 Updates on the Type1 Summit at Presidio Bitcoin and why we need to build a new grid to meet energy demand. 1:23:58 What we hope to emerge from the Summit. - SHOW NOTES: Type1summit.org - FOLLOW: Presidio Bitcoin:https://x.com/PresidioBitcoin Steve Lee:https://x.com/moneyball Max Webster:https://x.com/MaxAWebster David King:https://x.com/dksf - WATCH THE SHOW: https://www.youtube.com/@PresidioBitcoin

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