Bitcoin Magazine Podcast

Grace Remington and Sean Hagan break down the #FOMC outlook, the #ClarityAct vote, and the rise of digital credit on #Bitcoin Magazine TV (BMTV). Live Monday through Friday at 9:30am ET. Guests: - John Deaton — Managing Partner, The Deaton Law Firm - Matt Cole — Strive - Hunter Albright — SALT Lending and more! To learn more and get the latest news on BMTV, visit: www.watchbmtv.com Thank you to our BMTV Founding Sponsors! 🎺 🟩 Cash App: For a limited time, new customers can get $21 added to their balance. Just use the code BMTV21 when you sign up, and send at least $5 to a friend in the first two weeks. Terms apply. Bitcoin services by Block, Inc. See the Bitcoin disclosures at cash.app/legal/podcast. Bitcoin services are provided by Block, Inc. Bitcoin services are not licensable activity in all U.S. states and territories, and not all services are available in all states. Bitkey is not available in New York. Block, Inc. operates in New York as Block of Delaware and is licensed to engage in virtual currency business activity by the New York State Department of Financial Services. Bitcoin is a non-deposit, non-bank product that is not FDIC insured and involves risk, including monetary loss. For additional information, see the Bitcoin disclosures (https://help.cash.app/btcdisclosures). #cashapppartner 🔲 Square: Get up to $200 off Square hardware when you sign up at http://square.com/go/bmtv! #squarepartner Offer expires December 31, 2026 at 11:59 pm PST. Offer for $40 off the cost of one Square Stand, $75 off the cost of one Square Terminal, $100 off the cost of one Square Handheld, or $200 off the cost of one Square Register, excluding applicable taxes. Limited to one discount per product type per seller account. Each code is limited to one redemption per account holder. Valid for new Square customers located in the US only. Offer not valid with guest checkout. Square reserves the right to modify, revoke or cancel the offer at any time. Offer cannot be combined with any other coupon. Void where prohibited, not redeemable for cash, and non-transferable. #squarepartner #blockpartner 🔑 Bitkey: Download Bitkey today and use our promo code BMTV to get 10% off the second-generation Bitkey at https://bitkey.world/BMTV. This episode is sponsored by Bitkey. #bitkeypartner 🧂SALT Lending: Don't sell your Bitcoin. Borrow against it. BMTV viewers borrow from 6.99% APR, a half point below SALT's standard 7.49%. No credit check, no origination fees, no prepayment fees. The original Bitcoin-backed lender, lending against BTC since 2016. GET YOUR BMTV OFFER: https://saltlending.com/bmtv/?utm_source=bmtv&utm_medium=youtube&utm_campaign=bmtv_offer SALT is the official Liquidity Sponsor of BMTV. #saltpartner SALT loans are originated by SALT Lending LLC (f/k/a SALT Master Fund II, LLC), NMLS 1711910. Borrowing against collateral involves risk. Not available in all jurisdictions. Digital currency is not legal tender and is not FDIC or SIPC insured. Terms: https://saltlending.com/terms-of-use/ SALT loans are originated by SALT Lending LLC (f/k/a SALT Master Fund II, LLC), NMLS 1711910. Borrowing against collateral involves risk. Not available in all jurisdictions. Digital currency is not legal tender and is not FDIC or SIPC insured. Terms: https://saltlending.com/terms-of-use/ 🎙️ Plaud: Visit plaud at https://plaud.ai/BMTV and use code BMTV for 10% off. 🟦 UTXO Management is a Bitcoin-native asset manager investing across Bitcoin’s public and private markets, from liquid securities to venture to digital credit. #UTXOpartner Disclaimer: For informational purposes only. Not an offer to sell or a solicitation of an offer to buy any securities. UTXO Management is a subsidiary of Nakamoto Inc. (NASDAQ: NAKA). 🟠 VerifiedX: Discover how VerifiedX and vBTC are turning Bitcoin into programmable financial infrastructure — built for payments, trading, borrowing, lending, treasury management and more, all while preserving self-custody and native Bitcoin redemption. #verifiedxpartner Explore the future of Bitcoin utility at https://verifiedx.io #bitcoin #BTC #BMTV #BitcoinMagazine #BitcoinMagazineTV #BTCInc #BitcoinNews #Crypto #CryptoNews #FOMC #Macro #FedWatch #ClarityAct #CryptoPolicy #BitcoinPolicy #DigitalAssets DISCLAIMER: The views and opinions expressed in this show are those of the participants and do not necessarily reflect the official policy or position of BTC Inc., Bitcoin Magazine, or any affiliated entities. This content is provided for informational and educational purposes only and should not be construed as investment, legal, tax, or accounting advice. Nothing contained in this show constitutes a solicitation, recommendation, endorsement, or offer to buy or sell any securities or financial instruments. Viewers should consult their own advisors before making financial or business decisions.

Grace Remington and Sean Hagan launch #Bitcoin Magazine TV (BMTV) with a look at bitcoin, the #macro picture, and the road ahead for the #ClarityAct. To learn more and get the latest news on BMTV, visit: www.watchbmtv.comThank you to our BMTV Founding Sponsors! 🎺 Cash App: For a limited time, new customers can get $21 added to their balance. Just use the code BMTV21 when you sign up, and send at least $5 to a friend in the first two weeks. Terms apply. Bitcoin services by Block, Inc. See the Bitcoin disclosures at cash.app/legal/podcast.Bitcoin services are provided by Block, Inc. Bitcoin services are not licensable activity in all U.S. states and territories, and not all services are available in all states. Bitkey is not available in New York. Block, Inc. operates in New York as Block of Delaware and is licensed to engage in virtual currency business activity by the New York State Department of Financial Services. Bitcoin is a non-deposit, non-bank product that is not FDIC insured and involves risk, including monetary loss. For additional information, see the Bitcoin disclosures (https://help.cash.app/btcdisclosures). #cashapppartner Square: Get up to $200 off Square hardware when you sign up at http://square.com/go/bmtv! #squarepartner Offer expires December 31, 2026 at 11:59 pm PST.Offer for $40 off the cost of one Square Stand, $75 off the cost of one Square Terminal, $100 off the cost of one Square Handheld, or $200 off the cost of one Square Register, excluding applicable taxes. Limited to one discount per product type per seller account. Each code is limited to one redemption per account holder. Valid for new Square customers located in the US only. Offer not valid with guest checkout. Square reserves the right to modify, revoke or cancel the offer at any time. Offer cannot be combined with any other coupon. Void where prohibited, not redeemable for cash, and non-transferable. #squarepartner #blockpartner Bitkey: Download Bitkey today and use our promo code BMTV to get 10% off the second-generation Bitkey at https://bitkey.world/BMTV. This episode is sponsored by Bitkey. #bitkeypartnerSALT Lending: Don't sell your Bitcoin. Borrow against it.BMTV viewers borrow from 6.99% APR, a half point below SALT's standard 7.49%. No credit check, no origination fees, no prepayment fees.The original Bitcoin-backed lender, lending against BTC since 2016.GET YOUR BMTV OFFER: https://saltlending.com/bmtv/?utm_source=bmtv&utm_medium=youtube&utm_campaign=bmtv_offerSALT is the official Liquidity Sponsor of BMTV. #saltpartnerSALT loans are originated by SALT Lending LLC (f/k/a SALT Master Fund II, LLC), NMLS 1711910. Borrowing against collateral involves risk. Not available in all jurisdictions. Digital currency is not legal tender and is not FDIC or SIPC insured. Terms: https://saltlending.com/terms-of-use/SALT loans are originated by SALT Lending LLC (f/k/a SALT Master Fund II, LLC), NMLS 1711910. Borrowing against collateral involves risk. Not available in all jurisdictions. Digital currency is not legal tender and is not FDIC or SIPC insured. Terms: https://saltlending.com/terms-of-use/DISCLAIMER: The views and opinions expressed in this show are those of the participants and do not necessarily reflect the official policy or position of BTC Inc., Bitcoin Magazine, or any affiliated entities. This content is provided for informational and educational purposes only and should not be construed as investment, legal, tax, or accounting advice. Nothing contained in this show constitutes a solicitation, recommendation, endorsement, or offer to buy or sell any securities or financial instruments. Viewers should consult their own advisors before making financial or business decisions.

Morgan Stanley became the first global systemically important bank to launch a spot Bitcoin ETP and it crossed $600 million within months of its April debut. Amy Oldenburg, Head of Digital Assets at Morgan Stanley, joins host Spencer Nichols to explain how that product came together, why it was priced below competing spot Bitcoin ETFs, and what still stands between clients and their first Bitcoin allocation. She also details the firm's 0–4% allocation framework across three investor risk profiles and why Morgan Stanley has no equivalent gold allocation. Plus: whether Bitcoin could land on Morgan Stanley's own balance sheet.🔶 Host: Spencer Nichols — Bitcoin Magazine🔶 Amy Oldenburg, Head of Digital Assets at Morgan StanleyChapters: 0:00 — Morgan Stanley on Putting Bitcoin on Its Own Balance Sheet1:14 — 26 Years at Morgan Stanley: Emerging Markets to Head of Digital Assets2:10 — First Major Bank to Launch a Spot Bitcoin ETP Tops $600 Million3:14 — Education, E-Trade Spot Crypto, and What Clients Actually Own4:49 — Why Morgan Stanley Priced Its Bitcoin ETP So Low6:40 — The 0–4% Allocation Framework and the Digital Gold Thesis8:52 — Correlation Regimes: Digital Gold, High Beta Tech, and Volatility11:41 — Gold 2.0, Market Cap, and Bitcoin on the Balance Sheet14:37 — Institutional Market Structure, Quantum Risk, and Client Trust18:02 — Global Off-Ramps, Tokenization, Stablecoins, and Morgan Stanley Research#Bitcoin #MorganStanley #BitcoinETF #SpotBitcoinETF #BitcoinETP #DigitalAssets #DigitalGold #InstitutionalBitcoin #BitcoinAdoption #AmyOldenburg #WealthManagement #AssetAllocation #Tokenization #Stablecoins #BitcoinRegulation #TradFi #BitcoinNews #BitcoinInvesting #PortfolioManagement #BitcoinMacro #ETrade #BitcoinConference #BitcoinMagazine #QuantumComputing #SelfCustody #BitcoinVsGold #FinancialMarkets #BitcoinStrategyDISCLAIMER: The views and opinions expressed in this show are those of the participants and do not necessarily reflect the official policy or position of BTC Inc., Bitcoin Magazine, or any affiliated entities. This content is provided for informational and educational purposes only and should not be construed as investment, legal, tax, or accounting advice. Nothing contained in this show constitutes a solicitation, recommendation, endorsement, or offer to buy or sell any securities or financial instruments. Viewers should consult their own advisors before making financial or business decisions.

When the Treasury doubled its bond buyback out of the blue, the market read it as one thing: yield curve control by another name. Arthur Hayes joins host Spencer Nichols to walk through the mechanics, short-end issuance funding long-end buybacks, and what that implies for central bank balance sheets. His conclusion is simple. If the balance sheet expands, you want the asset most responsive to money printing, and he argues that asset is Bitcoin. Arthur Hayes:X - https://x.com/cryptohayesWeb - https://www.cryptohayes.comSubstack - https://cryptohayes.substack.com/LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/arthur-hayes-b493b42/Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/cryptohayes/Maelstrom Fund:LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/maelstromfundWeb - https://www.maelstrom.fundX - https://x.com/maelstromfund🔶 Host: Spencer Nichols — Bitcoin Magazine🔶 Arthur Hayes - CEO of FLOP Labs Quantum is coming.Bitcoin isn't panicking.Neither should you.Get the latest issue of Bitcoin Magazine here:https://store.bitcoinmagazine.comChapters: 0:00 — The Fastest Horse: Why Money Printing Points to Bitcoin1:18 — What Bessent's Bond Buyback Actually Was3:04 — The Yen Intervention and the FIMA Repo Request4:25 — Doubling the Buyback: Yield Curve Control in All But Name8:19 — Buy Bitcoin, Not Bonds9:20 — AI Absorbed the World's Credit, and Now Come the Questions12:14 — How Steep Bitcoin's Path Looks From Here14:43 — The Nuclear Option: Revaluing Gold on the Balance Sheet22:12 — EUR/JPY and the Case for a Euro Breakup29:04 — Why Strategy No Longer Moves Bitcoin's Price#Bitcoin #ArthurHayes #Macro #MoneyPrinting #YieldCurveControl #Bonds #Treasuries #TenYearYield #FederalReserve #QE #Bessent #YenIntervention #BankOfJapan #GPIF #DollarYen #EURJPY #Euro #Gold #GoldRevaluation #GoldStandard #China #AIBubble #Nasdaq #Strategy #MicroStrategy #Metaplanet #BitcoinETF #Crypto #Substack #BitcoinMagazine #BitcoinPodcastDISCLAIMER: The views and opinions expressed in this show are those of the participants and do not necessarily reflect the official policy or position of BTC Inc., Bitcoin Magazine, or any affiliated entities. This content is provided for informational and educational purposes only and should not be construed as investment, legal, tax, or accounting advice. Nothing contained in this show constitutes a solicitation, recommendation, endorsement, or offer to buy or sell any securities or financial instruments. Viewers should consult their own advisors before making financial or business decisions.

Bitwise Chief Investment Officer Matt Hougan joins host Spencer Nichols on the Bitcoin Magazine Podcast to analyze why market apathy and "boring" price action often signal a major Bitcoin bottom. The pair dive into Bitcoin's role as a call option on a changing global monetary order, unpacking how macroeconomic uncertainty, fiscal debt, and real-world asset tokenization drive long-term value. Plus, Hougan shares key insights into institutional adoption, detailing how wealth managers and financial advisors are positioning themselves to lead the next major crypto cycle.Use code BM10 to get 10% off Bitcoin 2027 Conference in Nashville: https://2027.b.tc🔶 Host: Spencer Nichols — Bitcoin Magazine🔶 Matt Hougan, CIO - Bitwise Asset ManagementChapters: 00:00 Is Bitcoin Near a Bottom?01:21 The Four-Year Cycle: Where Bitcoin Stands Today03:09 Bitcoin as a Call Option on Reserve Asset Status05:35 Timeline to Bitcoin Becoming a Global Reserve Asset08:09 Institutional Adoption & Bitcoin's Social Value10:40 Where Will the Next Wave of Buyers Come From?12:56 Institutional vs. Retail Flows: The ETF Data14:44 Rates, the Fed & Macro Outlook18:08 Japan, the Yen & Global Bond Markets19:49 Strategy (MSTR), Stretch & Bitcoin Treasury Companies23:43 Which Companies Could Add Bitcoin 25:25 The Tokenization of Equities Explained27:34 Tokenized Equities vs. the Stablecoin Boom29:20 Impact on Global Equity Markets & Valuations34:34 What Else Matt Is Watching in Bitcoin Markets36:18 Bitcoin's Terminal State: 20 Years From Now38:11 Sovereign Adoption: Bit Bonds & Bitcoin Mining#Bitcoin #MattHougan #Bitwise #BitcoinMagazine #BitcoinPodcast #BitcoinETF #BitcoinPrice #FourYearCycle #BitcoinBottom #StoreOfValue #Macro #FederalReserve #InterestRates #FederalDebt #YieldCurveControl #Japan #YenIntervention #Strategy #MSTR #MichaelSaylor #BitcoinTreasury #Tokenization #RWA #TokenizedAssets #WealthManagement #FinancialAdvisors #SovereignAdoption #Gold #MonetaryPolicy #BitcoinAdoption #BTCDISCLAIMER: The views and opinions expressed in this show are those of the participants and do not necessarily reflect the official policy or position of BTC Inc., Bitcoin Magazine, or any affiliated entities. This content is provided for informational and educational purposes only and should not be construed as investment, legal, tax, or accounting advice. Nothing contained in this show constitutes a solicitation, recommendation, endorsement, or offer to buy or sell any securities or financial instruments. Viewers should consult their own advisors before making financial or business decisions.

Over $120 million in Bitcoin has been drained from Coldcard hardware wallets and the attack is still ongoing. Alex Thorn, Head of Firmwide Research at Galaxy, joins Spencer Nichols to break down exactly how the critical entropy bug in Coldcard's 2021 firmware was exploited, how he's tracing stolen funds on-chain, and what victims must do right now to have any chance of recovery. Thorn also explains why multisig and collaborative custody may be the only responsible path forward for Bitcoin self-custody. 🔶 Host: Spencer Nichols — Bitcoin Magazine 🔶 Alex Thorn — Head of Firmwide Research, GalaxyChapters: 09:26 – Which Coldcard Devices Are Vulnerable 15:18 – Tracking the Attackers: Waves, Footprints & 1,600 Stolen BTC23:46 – White Hats, Victim Reports & How to Prove Ownership27:57 – Is Coinkite Liable? Negligence vs. Malice in the Firmware Bug32:24 – Bitcoin's Soul-Searching Moment: Trust & Self-Custody Culture37:56 – Multisig & Collaborative Custody Explained43:09 – AI-Powered Attackers: The First Salvo of the Clanker Wars50:46 – Open-Source AI, Encryption Battles & Internet Freedom58:03 – Quantum Threats, Market Impact & Final Advice for Victims#Bitcoin #Coldcard #ColdcardHack #BitcoinSecurity #SelfCustody #HardwareWallet #AlexThorn #Galaxy #BitcoinMagazine #BitcoinPodcast #Multisig #ColdStorage #BitcoinNews #OnChainAnalysis #Cybersecurity #BTC #Coinkite #SeedPhrase #BitcoinHack #DigitalSecurity #AIcybersecurity #QuantumComputing #BitcoinCulture #CryptoHack #WalletSecurityDISCLAIMER: The views and opinions expressed in this show are those of the participants and do not necessarily reflect the official policy or position of BTC Inc., Bitcoin Magazine, or any affiliated entities. This content is provided for informational and educational purposes only and should not be construed as investment, legal, tax, or accounting advice. Nothing contained in this show constitutes a solicitation, recommendation, endorsement, or offer to buy or sell any securities or financial instruments. Viewers should consult their own advisors before making financial or business decisions.

The government keeps getting robbed of its own Bitcoin and a new bill wants to fix that. The BPI team breaks down the American Reserve Modernization Act (ARMA): what it would do for Treasury custody standards, why it has Democratic co-sponsors, and why they're bullish it could pass the House. They also cover the wave of digital-asset departures shaking up DC, from Hester Peirce to Paul Grewal. They also cover Kimi K3, China's open-source push, and the data center fight. 🔶 Connect with Zack Shapiro on X: https://x.com/zackbshapiro🔶 Connect with Zack Cohen on X: https://x.com/zackcohen_🔶 Connect with Ken Egan on X: https://x.com/Bayman11771🔶 Learn more about the Bitcoin Policy Institute: https://www.btcpolicy.org/Chapters: 04:02 — Regulatory FUD: How the US Might Curb Chinese Models10:04 — "FINRA for AI" & the Open-Source Debate16:25 — Why China Went Open Source — and When It Flips19:52 — Xi Jinping's Global AI Governance Play at Shanghai WAIC27:31 — Robots, Health Care & the Industrial AI Layer30:04 — America's Bipartisan Data Center Backlash39:38 — AI's PR Problem: Capital, Labor & Memory Stocks42:38 — The Jacobian Conjecture & Mastering AI Prompting51:10 — ARMA, the Bitcoin Reserve Bill & DC Departures#Bitcoin #BitcoinPolicy #AIpolicy #KimiK3 #OpenSourceAI #OpenWeightModels #ChinaAI #ModelSovereignty #DavidSacks #AIRegulation #WorldAIConference #AIGovernance #DataCenters #DataCenterBacklash #JevonsParadox #ARMA #BitcoinReserve #StrategicBitcoinReserve #TreasuryBitcoin #CryptoPolicy #FreedomTech #AIprompting #FrontierAI #BitcoinPolicyInstitute #TechPolicyDISCLAIMER: The views and opinions expressed in this show are those of the participants and do not necessarily reflect the official policy or position of BTC Inc., Bitcoin Magazine, or any affiliated entities. This content is provided for informational and educational purposes only and should not be construed as investment, legal, tax, or accounting advice. Nothing contained in this show constitutes a solicitation, recommendation, endorsement, or offer to buy or sell any securities or financial instruments. Viewers should consult their own advisors before making financial or business decisions.

Everyone keeps asking what the "big catalyst" for Bitcoin will be, but Coinbase's Head of Institutional Strategy John D'Agostino says that's the wrong question entirely. In this episode, host Spencer Nichols digs into why proven technology runs on micro catalysts, how regulatory clarity and the market structure bill could accelerate institutional adoption, and what the GENIUS Act already changed. D'Agostino also breaks down why roughly 40 countries are exploring Bitcoin on their balance sheets. 🔶 Host: Spencer Nichols — Bitcoin Magazine🔶 John D'Agostino — Head of Strategy, Institutional at CoinbaseChapters: 04:38 — Why Market Structure Is "GENIUS on Steroids"09:33 — Micro Catalysts vs. the One Big Catalyst12:08 — AI vs. Crypto: The Battle for Capital17:28 — Bitcoin's Role in an AI-Driven Economy22:15 — Gold vs. Bitcoin & the Geopolitical Split28:29 — 40 Countries Eyeing Bitcoin Balance Sheets36:09 — Store of Value or Censorship-Resistant Payments?42:39 — Surviving Volatility & Playing the Long Game#Bitcoin #Coinbase #JohnDAgostino #BitcoinMagazine #MarketStructure #CLARITYAct #GENIUSAct #Stablecoins #Tokenization #InstitutionalInvestors #SovereignWealthFunds #BitcoinAdoption #Blockchain #CryptoRegulation #StoreOfValue #BitcoinETF #DigitalAssets #Crypto #DollarCostAveraging #BTC #OnChainFinance #BitcoinNewsDISCLAIMER: The views and opinions expressed in this show are those of the participants and do not necessarily reflect the official policy or position of BTC Inc., Bitcoin Magazine, or any affiliated entities. This content is provided for informational and educational purposes only and should not be construed as investment, legal, tax, or accounting advice. Nothing contained in this show constitutes a solicitation, recommendation, endorsement, or offer to buy or sell any securities or financial instruments. Viewers should consult their own advisors before making financial or business decisions.

Is the U.S. really about to buy Bitcoin? Kraken co-CEO Dave Ripley tells Spencer Nichols why a U.S. strategic Bitcoin reserve could happen within the next 12 months, based on discussions happening at the state and federal level. He unpacks sovereign adoption, tokenization, and the market-structure shift underway across crypto and traditional finance. 🔶 Host: Spencer Nichols — Bitcoin Magazine 🔶 Dave Ripley — Co-CEO of KrakenChapters: 00:42 — Dave Ripley of Kraken on the state of the market05:01 — How institutions are really entering crypto and tokenization07:19 — Stablecoins and the rise of B2B cross-border payments10:28 — Why Solana and Ethereum lead tokenization, not Bitcoin14:17 — How crypto got political: Gensler, Warren and the Clarity Act21:10 — Inside Kraken's Fed master account and Wyoming bank license23:52 — The bank fight over stablecoin interest and the GENIUS Act31:31 — Sovereign Bitcoin adoption and a possible U.S. reserve38:15 — AI trading, agents as economic actors, and a bullish close#Bitcoin #Kraken #DaveRipley #BitcoinMagazine #Stablecoins #Tokenization #TokenizedStocks #GENIUSAct #ClarityAct #CryptoRegulation #StrategicBitcoinReserve #SovereignAdoption #InstitutionalAdoption #DeFi #NinjaTrader #FedMasterAccount #BitcoinNews #MarketStructure #AITrading #BTC #WyomingSPDI #QualifiedCustodyDISCLAIMER: The views and opinions expressed in this show are those of the participants and do not necessarily reflect the official policy or position of BTC Inc., Bitcoin Magazine, or any affiliated entities. This content is provided for informational and educational purposes only and should not be construed as investment, legal, tax, or accounting advice. Nothing contained in this show constitutes a solicitation, recommendation, endorsement, or offer to buy or sell any securities or financial instruments. Viewers should consult their own advisors before making financial or business decisions.

Is China's open-source AI strategy a values shift or a game-theoretic bluff? On this episode of The Bitcoin Policy Hour, the BPI team argues it's the latter and explains what happens when Chinese chips catch up to Nvidia. They dig into the Dean Ball vs. David Sacks debate over regulating Chinese models, "FINRA for AI," and the commoditization of intelligence. Plus: the first hearing on the American Reserve Modernization Act and the future of a Strategic Bitcoin Reserve. 🔶 Connect with Zack Shapiro on X: https://x.com/zackbshapiro🔶 Connect with Zack Cohen on X: https://x.com/zackcohen_🔶 Connect with Ken Egan on X: https://x.com/Bayman11771🔶 Learn more about the Bitcoin Policy Institute: https://www.btcpolicy.org/Chapters: 1:34 — Kimi K3 Breaks Open-Weight Records4:28 — Should the US Restrict Chinese AI Models?10:25 — "FINRA for AI" & the Open Source Ethos20:16 — Xi Jinping's Global AI Governance Push28:14 — AI at the Industrial & Health Care Layer30:44 — The Data Center Backlash37:06 — Why Opposition Went Bipartisan43:05 — The Jacobian Conjecture & the Prompting Gap52:00 — Bitcoin Reserve Bill (ARMA) & DC Departures#Bitcoin #BitcoinPolicy #AIPolicy #OpenSourceAI #KimiK3 #ChinaAI #ModelSovereignty #FreedomTech #DataCenters #XiJinping #GlobalAIGovernance #DavidSacks #DeanBall #StrategicBitcoinReserve #ARMA #BitcoinReserve #AIRegulation #USChinaAIRace #WorldAIConference #AIPrompting #BitcoinPolicyHour #BPI #Geopolitics #ArtificialIntelligence #FrontierDISCLAIMER: The views and opinions expressed in this show are those of the participants and do not necessarily reflect the official policy or position of BTC Inc., Bitcoin Magazine, or any affiliated entities. This content is provided for informational and educational purposes only and should not be construed as investment, legal, tax, or accounting advice. Nothing contained in this show constitutes a solicitation, recommendation, endorsement, or offer to buy or sell any securities or financial instruments. Viewers should consult their own advisors before making financial or business decisions.

Why are Bitcoin miners suddenly at the center of the AI infrastructure boom? Fred Thiel, CEO of MARA, explains "mullet data centers" — AI in the front, Bitcoin mining in the back — and why power is the bottom layer of Jensen Huang's AI pyramid. He details MARA's joint venture with Starwood, load-balancing technology that follows wind power in real time, and lessons from Bitcoin mining that now apply to hyperscale data centers. 🔶 Host: Spencer Nichols — Bitcoin Magazine 🔶 Fred Thiel — CEO of MARAChapters: 01:38 — Bitcoin at $63K: Macro Correlation & Where Price Goes From Here05:24 — Kevin Warsh's Fed, Inflation & AI's Impact on the Economy09:04 — $600B+ in AI Capex: Jobs, Productivity & the Trillion-Dollar Buildout12:20 — The AI Energy Bottleneck: Why Power Beats Chips17:40 — Mullet Data Centers: Bitcoin Mining Until the AI Comes Online24:01 — Data Centers & Communities: ESG Lessons From Bitcoin Mining28:43 — AI Agents, Pathology & Why Humans Are the Blocking Factor33:38 — Bitcoin as Digital Gold: Inflation, Deflation & Stablecoins40:04 — The Quantum Threat to Bitcoin Wallets & What's Next for MARA#Bitcoin #BitcoinMining #FredThiel #MARA #MarathonDigital #AIDataCenters #ArtificialIntelligence #AIInfrastructure #EnergyDemand #DataCenters #QuantumComputing #PostQuantum #BitcoinSecurity #DigitalGold #Stablecoins #AIAgents #BitcoinPrice #Macro #Inflation #FederalReserve #BitcoinMagazine #BitcoinPodcast #EnergyMarkets #GridPower #Hyperscalers #DataSovereignty #BitcoinNews #BTCDISCLAIMER: The views and opinions expressed in this show are those of the participants and do not necessarily reflect the official policy or position of BTC Inc., Bitcoin Magazine, or any affiliated entities. This content is provided for informational and educational purposes only and should not be construed as investment, legal, tax, or accounting advice. Nothing contained in this show constitutes a solicitation, recommendation, endorsement, or offer to buy or sell any securities or financial instruments. Viewers should consult their own advisors before making financial or business decisions.

Armin Sabouri recently demonstrated how wallet fingerprints can be used to decompose payjoin transactions and recover payment amounts, and in this episode he explains what that means for privacy tools across the board. Shinobi and Armin discuss why standardization efforts like BIP 69 backfired, whether randomization can help, and how wallets can stop standing out on-chain. Grab your copy THE 2036 ISSUE👇https://store.bitcoinmagazine.com/pages/the-2036-issue🔶 Shinobi — Bitcoin Magazine🔶 Armin Sabouri — Payjoin Dev Kit contributorChapters: 01:08 Why Build a Dev Kit Instead of a Special-Purpose Privacy Wallet02:25 What Is Payjoin? How It Differs from Coinjoin02:54 How Chain Analysis Works: The Common Input Heuristic Explained04:10 Payjoin's Limitations: Counterparty Privacy Trade-Offs04:40 Wallet Fingerprints: The Attack That Deanonymizes Payjoins06:58 Building Open-Source Chain Analysis to Fight Chainalysis08:16 From Payjoin to Multi-Party Coinjoins: The NS1R Design10:14 Intersection Attacks and Measuring Privacy Across the Transaction Graph13:20 Roadmap: A Dozen New Wallet Integrations and Privacy Research Ahead#Bitcoin #BitcoinPrivacy #Payjoin #PayjoinDevKit #Coinjoin #ChainAnalysis #WalletFingerprints #BitcoinDevelopment #BitcoinConference #BitcoinMagazine #ArminSabouri #Shinobi #Spiral #OpenSats #CakeWallet #BullBitcoin #OpenSource #BitcoinWallets #PrivacyTech #BitcoinResearch #BIP77 #CounterpartyPrivacy #TransactionGraph #BitcoinDev #PrivacyByDefaultDISCLAIMER: The views and opinions expressed in this show are those of the participants and do not necessarily reflect the official policy or position of BTC Inc., Bitcoin Magazine, or any affiliated entities. This content is provided for informational and educational purposes only and should not be construed as investment, legal, tax, or accounting advice. Nothing contained in this show constitutes a solicitation, recommendation, endorsement, or offer to buy or sell any securities or financial instruments. Viewers should consult their own advisors before making financial or business decisions.

AI is officially a national security issue and Washington is moving fast. The Bitcoin Policy Institute's Zack Cohen, Zack Shapiro, and Ken Egan break down Palantir and Nvidia's sovereign on-prem AI architecture, OpenAI's government-coordinated 5.6 rollout, and reports that Beijing may curb exports of China's top AI models. Then Zack Shapiro lays out his highest-conviction thesis: the biggest AI fortune won't be made by frontier labs, but by the people who help industry actually absorb the technology. Plus, a major CLARITY Act update as law enforcement opposition softens on Capitol Hill.🔶 Connect with Zack Shapiro on X: https://x.com/zackbshapiro🔶 Connect with Zack Cohen on X: https://x.com/zackcohen_🔶 Connect with Ken Egan on X: https://x.com/Bayman11771🔶 Learn more about the Bitcoin Policy Institute: https://www.btcpolicy.org/Chapters: 00:48 - Freedom Tech DC: Inside BPI's 2026 Summit & Mellon Auditorium Gala05:43 - Palantir & Nvidia's Sovereign AI: Is the Future of AI On-Prem?09:27 - David Sacks, Vendor Lock-In & the Case Against Frontier Lab Dependence13:52 - Zack Shapiro's AI Absorption Thesis: The McKinsey of the AI Age20:35 - From Refrigeration to Coca-Cola: Why AI Will Break the Billable Hour28:14 - Morgan Stanley's Data: 40% of AI Adopters Are Seeing Real Benefits30:09 - Will AI Agents Read Everything for Us? The Future of Content36:43 - OpenAI 5.6, Government Gatekeeping & China's AI Export Curbs50:50 - Anthropic's J-Space, AI Consciousness & a CLARITY Act Breakthrough#Bitcoin #BitcoinPolicy #BitcoinPolicyHour #BitcoinPolicyInstitute #BPI #AI #ArtificialIntelligence #Palantir #Nvidia #OpenAI #Anthropic #Claude #SovereignAI #OnPremAI #AISafety #AIRegulation #AIConsciousness #Interpretability #CLARITYAct #BRCA #BitcoinRegulation #NationalSecurity #OpenSourceAI #ChinaAI #ExportControls #BigLaw #BillableHour #ChangeManagement #FreedomTech #FreedomTechDC #WashingtonDC #BitcoinMagazine #BitcoinConference #TechPolicy #AlexKarp #FrontierModelsDISCLAIMER: The views and opinions expressed in this show are those of the participants and do not necessarily reflect the official policy or position of BTC Inc., Bitcoin Magazine, or any affiliated entities. This content is provided for informational and educational purposes only and should not be construed as investment, legal, tax, or accounting advice. Nothing contained in this show constitutes a solicitation, recommendation, endorsement, or offer to buy or sell any securities or financial instruments. Viewers should consult their own advisors before making financial or business decisions.

Quantum computing timelines are shrinking faster than most Bitcoiners realize and the latest Google research just made the attack 20x easier. Shinobi sits down with Ethan Heilman, research fellow at MIT's DCI lab, to separate quantum panic from quantum reality. They cover Q-day timelines, why algorithmic breakthroughs are the scariest threat, and how BIP 360 and post-quantum signatures could protect the network. Grab your copy THE 2036 ISSUE👇https://store.bitcoinmagazine.com/pages/the-2036-issue🔶 Shinobi — Bitcoin Magazine🔶 Ethan Heilman — Research Fellow, DCI (Digital Currency Initiative) Lab at MITChapters: 2:12 – Why Algorithmic Breakthroughs Are Scarier Than Hardware Progress3:36 – Google's Quantum Paper & Neutral Atom Computers Explained5:10 – Quantum Labs Going Dark: The End of Public Warnings6:36 – Nation-States, US Law & Who Would Actually Attack Bitcoin10:14 – BIP 360, Hunter Beast & the Post-Quantum Solution Roadmap13:24 – Long-Range vs Short-Range Risk: Why 80% of Bitcoin Is Exposed15:21 – Doomsday Scenarios & How Large Holders Can Protect Their Coins18:45 – Giant Signatures, Block Space Fears & Final Takeaways #Bitcoin #QuantumComputing #BitcoinSecurity #QuantumComputers #PostQuantum #EthanHeilman #MITDCI #BIP360 #BitcoinMagazine #BitcoinConference #QDay #Cryptography #PostQuantumCryptography #BitcoinDevelopers #Qubits #GoogleQuantum #Taproot #SchnorrSignatures #BitcoinProtocol #QuantumThreat #BitcoinNews #BitcoinPodcast #DigitalCurrencyInitiative #BitcoinTech #QuantumSecurity #HashBasedSignatures #BitcoinSoftForkDISCLAIMER: The views and opinions expressed in this show are those of the participants and do not necessarily reflect the official policy or position of BTC Inc., Bitcoin Magazine, or any affiliated entities. This content is provided for informational and educational purposes only and should not be construed as investment, legal, tax, or accounting advice. Nothing contained in this show constitutes a solicitation, recommendation, endorsement, or offer to buy or sell any securities or financial instruments. Viewers should consult their own advisors before making financial or business decisions.

"They're funding institutional businesses with lower interest rates by stealing from retail and they don't want you to know this." BitGo CEO Mike Belshe criticizes the traditional banking system in this episode of the Bitcoin Magazine Podcast. He explains why depositors earn 0% while the risk-free rate sits near 4%, how bank failures like SVB keep happening, and why stablecoins and reserve banks offer a safer path forward. Plus: his response to Elizabeth Warren's attack on OCC trust charters. 🔶 Host: Spencer Nichols — Bitcoin Magazine 🔶 Mike Belshe — CEO, CTO & Co-Founder of BitGoChapters: 01:22 Bitcoin Treasury Volatility & Symposium Takeaways07:29 Quantum Computing: The Hidden Institutional Blocker10:12 Stablecoin Adoption, the GENIUS Act & BitGo's Bank Charter16:24 The Battle Over Stablecoin Yield & Regulatory Capture20:20 Elizabeth Warren, Reserve Banks & the SVB Collapse25:38 The K-Shaped Economy: Who Banks Really Serve29:55 A New Banking Model: Stablecoin Deposits & Lending Marketplaces35:47 Tokenized Equities: The SEC, DTCC & a $70 Trillion Opportunity45:05 Open vs Closed Networks: China, Sanctions & Bitcoin Sovereignty#Bitcoin #BitGo #MikeBelshe #BitcoinMagazine #Stablecoins #GeniusAct #ClarityAct #TokenizedEquities #Tokenization #DigitalAssets #InstitutionalAdoption #BitcoinTreasury #QuantumComputing #Banking #BankingSystem #Finance #CapitalMarkets #SEC #Regulation #Tether #USDollar #MonetaryPolicy #Macro #BitcoinPodcast #SoundMoney #FinancialFreedom #Fintech #Payments #MichaelSaylor #DTCCDISCLAIMER: The views and opinions expressed in this show are those of the participants and do not necessarily reflect the official policy or position of BTC Inc., Bitcoin Magazine, or any affiliated entities. This content is provided for informational and educational purposes only and should not be construed as investment, legal, tax, or accounting advice. Nothing contained in this show constitutes a solicitation, recommendation, endorsement, or offer to buy or sell any securities or financial instruments. Viewers should consult their own advisors before making financial or business decisions.

"If you don't think you can beat Bitcoin, you should just buy Bitcoin." That's the philosophy powering Strive's rise to a top-10 corporate Bitcoin holder. CEO Matt Cole joins us backstage to unpack Bitcoin as the hurdle rate, the economics of digital credit, and why Bitcoin treasury companies are entering a period of consolidation with only a few dozen winners. He also shares the most wrong he's ever been about Bitcoin and it's not what you'd expect. Use code BM10 to get 10% off Bitcoin 2027 Conference in Nashville: https://2027.b.tc🔶 Host: Isabella Santos — Get Based🔶 Matt Cole — Strive Chapters: 02:20 Acquiring Semler Scientific: How Bitcoin Treasury Companies Grow05:11 Red Flags Inside the Fed: QE, Goldman Sachs & the Treasury08:08 "Bitcoin Is the Hurdle Rate" — Strive's Corporate Strategy Explained10:19 Why Meta & Mark Zuckerberg Need Bitcoin on the Balance Sheet13:37 How Many Public Companies Will Hold Bitcoin Next Year15:15 What Happens If Bitcoin Hits $1 Million16:59 Orange-Pilling Washington DC & the Strategic Bitcoin Reserve19:11 Digital Credit, Double-Digit Yield & Uniting the Bitcoin Community25:11 Money Printing, Meta & How to Beat Bitcoin#Bitcoin #MattCole #Strive #BitcoinTreasury #BitcoinConference #BitcoinMagazine #FederalReserve #MoneyPrinting #QuantitativeEasing #DebtCrisis #DollarDebasement #MicroStrategy #SemlerScientific #CorporateBitcoin #BitcoinAdoption #StrategicBitcoinReserve #BitcoinNews #BitcoinInterview #DigitalCredit #BitcoinBalanceSheet #SoundMoney #FiatCurrency #BitcoinPrice #Meta #HurdleRateDISCLAIMER: The views and opinions expressed in this show are those of the participants and do not necessarily reflect the official policy or position of BTC Inc., Bitcoin Magazine, or any affiliated entities. This content is provided for informational and educational purposes only and should not be construed as investment, legal, tax, or accounting advice. Nothing contained in this show constitutes a solicitation, recommendation, endorsement, or offer to buy or sell any securities or financial instruments. Viewers should consult their own advisors before making financial or business decisions.

Is the Bitcoin treasury boom good or bad for Bitcoin? Could it be the next big bear-market blowup? River's Alex Leishman gives his honest, measured take alongside host Brandon Green in this bear-market check-in. They cover store of value vs. medium of exchange, why Bitcoin payments still don't beat Apple Pay, and why stablecoins are really just a workaround for broken dollar rails. 🔶 Host: Brandon Green — BTC Inc CEO🔶 Alex Leishman — RiverChapters: 03:40 — Why Bitcoin Lags Despite Perfect Conditions10:11 — Bitcoin Interest on Cash: Replacing Your Bank16:33 — Betting on Bitcoin, Not Crypto: The Coinbase Contrast23:11 — Is River a Bank? Bitcoin Banking Explained27:11 — 3.3% vs 12%: River vs. Bitcoin Treasury Yields32:00 — Why River Refuses to Go Public36:35 — Stablecoins Are "Just Dollars"42:04 — Will Bitcoin Ever Be a Real Medium of Exchange?47:32 — Bitcoin as Global Reserve & River's Endgame#Bitcoin #BitcoinBanking #River #AlexLeishman #BitcoinMagazine #BitcoinPodcast #BitcoinBearMarket #StoreOfValue #BitcoinYield #BitcoinTreasury #LightningNetwork #Stablecoins #Tether #ProofOfReserves #MicroStrategy #Coinbase #BitcoinNews #BTC #BitcoinSavings #FDIC #SatStacking #BitcoinReserveAsset #MonetaryRevolution #BitcoinFinance #StackSatsDISCLAIMER: The views and opinions expressed in this show are those of the participants and do not necessarily reflect the official policy or position of BTC Inc., Bitcoin Magazine, or any affiliated entities. This content is provided for informational and educational purposes only and should not be construed as investment, legal, tax, or accounting advice. Nothing contained in this show constitutes a solicitation, recommendation, endorsement, or offer to buy or sell any securities or financial instruments. Viewers should consult their own advisors before making financial or business decisions.

Every popular stablecoin — Tether, USDC — is ultimately backed by US Treasuries, which means a handful of entities can freeze, seize, or censor your funds at will. In this conversation, David Seroy of Alpen Labs explains to Bitcoin Magazine's Shinobi why a Bitcoin-backed stablecoin is the credible alternative the space has been missing. They cover the immutable Liquity protocol, Bitcoin ZK rollups, and how to mint a dollar that inherits Bitcoin's security.Grab your copy THE 2036 ISSUE👇https://store.bitcoinmagazine.com/pages/the-2036-issue🔶 Shinobi — Bitcoin Magazine🔶 David Seroy — Head of Ecosystem, Alpen Labs Chapters: 1:50 — Rethinking stablecoin collateral without the dollar2:37 — Why DAI and Terra Luna failed3:29 — Liquity's immutable, governance-free breakthrough4:41 — Bitcoin ZK rollups: the missing collateral layer6:09 — How liquidations and the stability pool work9:23 — Who funds the stability pool — and why11:13 — Liquity V2 and user-set interest rates13:28 — Privacy, censorship resistance, and closing thoughts#Bitcoin #Stablecoins #BitcoinBackedStablecoin #CensorshipResistant #Liquity #LiquityV2 #AlpenLabs #DavidSeroy #Shinobi #BitcoinMagazine #BitcoinConference #USTreasuries #Tether #USDC #DAI #TerraLuna #BitcoinL2 #ZKRollup #StabilityPool #DeFi #BTC #FiatDebt #SovereignDebt #PrivacyPayments #Fedimint #Cashu #BitcoinDollar #Immutable #BTCCollateralDISCLAIMER: The views and opinions expressed in this show are those of the participants and do not necessarily reflect the official policy or position of BTC Inc., Bitcoin Magazine, or any affiliated entities. This content is provided for informational and educational purposes only and should not be construed as investment, legal, tax, or accounting advice. Nothing contained in this show constitutes a solicitation, recommendation, endorsement, or offer to buy or sell any securities or financial instruments. Viewers should consult their own advisors before making financial or business decisions.

Threshold signatures are coming to Bitcoin, but getting them right is harder than it looks. Nadav Kohen of Chaincode Labs walks through his work proving nested MuSig is secure, the road toward FROST-style thresholds, and his upcoming scheme codenamed "Iceberg." He breaks down the famous Alice, Bob, and Carol 2-of-3 example and shows why the obvious approach actually leaks secrets. Grab your copy THE 2036 ISSUE👇https://store.bitcoinmagazine.com/pages/the-2036-issue🔶 Shinobi — Bitcoin Magazine🔶 Nadav Kohen — Chaincode LabsChapters: 1:25 — Proving Nested Multisig Is Actually Safe2:52 — Multisig on Top, Thresholds Underneath3:41 — One Schnorr Key Representing Many Signers5:09 — Ark, DLCs & Lightning Gossip7:05 — Privacy and Programmability Through Cryptography8:21 — Community Funds and Granular Approval Policies9:34 — The Alice, Bob & Carol 2-of-3 Example10:44 —Thresholds Nested Inside MuSig12:17 — Why Naive Nesting Breaks #Bitcoin #Multisig #MuSig #ThresholdSignatures #Schnorr #Taproot #LightningNetwork #SelfCustody #BitcoinSecurity #Cryptography #FROST #ChaincodeLabs #BitcoinMagazine #BitcoinDev #DLC #Ark #BitcoinPrivacy #KeyManagement #SchnorrSignatures #BitcoinConference #NestedMultisig #BitcoinCustodyDISCLAIMER: The views and opinions expressed in this show are those of the participants and do not necessarily reflect the official policy or position of BTC Inc., Bitcoin Magazine, or any affiliated entities. This content is provided for informational and educational purposes only and should not be construed as investment, legal, tax, or accounting advice. Nothing contained in this show constitutes a solicitation, recommendation, endorsement, or offer to buy or sell any securities or financial instruments. Viewers should consult their own advisors before making financial or business decisions.

Is Bitcoin a cult? Comedian Ryan Long asks the questions most people are too embarrassed to say out loud. In this candid interview from the Bitcoin Conference, Ryan riffs on Michael Saylor, Bitcoin treasury strategy, risk tolerance, and why he'd rather throw his phone in the river than track his portfolio. Use code BM10 to get 10% off Bitcoin 2027 Conference in Nashville: https://2027.b.tc🔶 Host: Isabella Santos — Get Based🔶 Ryan Long — Comedian Chapters: 2:06 — How Comedy Evolved & Bitcoin Culture5:01 — Roasting Saylor & the MicroStrategy Mystery6:11 — Bitcoin Treasury Companies: Genius or Ponzi?8:11 — Crime-Adjacent Early Bitcoin Millionaires9:24 — The NASA Bitcoin Astrologer & Wildest Bitcoiners11:02 — Ryan's Hottest Bitcoin Take & Breaking Even13:11 — Wrench Attacks, Kidnapping & Bitcoin Secrecy16:55 — Orange-Pilling Skeptics #Bitcoin #RyanLong #BitcoinComedy #BitcoinConference #Bitcoin2026 #MichaelSaylor #MicroStrategy #BitcoinTreasury #IsBitcoinACult #OrangePill #BitcoinVegas #DavidBailey #PeterSchiff #Satoshi #BitcoinCulture #BTC #BitcoinNews #BitcoinPodcast #Comedy #crypto #BitcoinJokes #WrenchAttack #BitcoinVsSP500DISCLAIMER: The views and opinions expressed in this show are those of the participants and do not necessarily reflect the official policy or position of BTC Inc., Bitcoin Magazine, or any affiliated entities. This content is provided for informational and educational purposes only and should not be construed as investment, legal, tax, or accounting advice. Nothing contained in this show constitutes a solicitation, recommendation, endorsement, or offer to buy or sell any securities or financial instruments. Viewers should consult their own advisors before making financial or business decisions.

With the July 4th deadline closing in, the odds of getting BRCA passed in a form the industry can accept are looking worse by the week. Ken Egan, Zach Cohen, and Zach Shapiro break down where the Blockchain Regulatory Certainty Act and the broader CLARITY Act stand, why the opposition has had too much time to rally, and what the final software-developer protections might actually look like. They also unpack Illinois' first-of-its-kind 0.2% digital-asset "privilege tax" and what it signals for self-custody. 🔶 Connect with Zack Shapiro on X: https://x.com/zackbshapiro🔶 Connect with Zack Cohen on X: https://x.com/zackcohen_🔶 Connect with Ken Egan on X: https://x.com/Bayman11771🔶 Learn more about the Bitcoin Policy Institute: https://www.btcpolicy.org/Chapters: 02:27 — CLARITY Act & BRCA: Bearish Before the July 4th Deadline09:08 — Illinois' 0.2% Digital-Asset "Privilege Tax"14:27 — NYC Primaries, Mamdani & Rising Populism20:27 — The SpaceX IPO: A Bet on Elon30:23 — Anthropic, Fable 5 & the Export-Control Shock34:34 — KYC for AI vs. KYC for Bitcoin41:00 — Reluctant Accelerationist & the China AI Race47:16 — Nationalizing Frontier Labs + BPI Summit Preview52:51 — Iran, the Strait of Hormuz & a War Without an End#Bitcoin #BitcoinPolicy #BRCA #ClarityAct #BitcoinPolicyInstitute #DigitalAssets #SelfCustody #IllinoisCryptoTax #SpaceXIPO #ElonMusk #Cursor #xAI #Anthropic #ClaudeFable #AIRegulation #AIExportControls #KYC #FrontierAI #ChinaAIRace #NSA #Populism #Mamdani #Iran #StraitOfHormuz #FreedomTech #AIpolicy #BitcoinNewsDISCLAIMER: The views and opinions expressed in this show are those of the participants and do not necessarily reflect the official policy or position of BTC Inc., Bitcoin Magazine, or any affiliated entities. This content is provided for informational and educational purposes only and should not be construed as investment, legal, tax, or accounting advice. Nothing contained in this show constitutes a solicitation, recommendation, endorsement, or offer to buy or sell any securities or financial instruments. Viewers should consult their own advisors before making financial or business decisions.

With U.S. debt now exceeding 100% of GDP, Senator Cynthia Lummis argues the country can't afford to ignore Bitcoin. In this Bitcoin Magazine podcast conversation with host Spencer Nichols, she lays out why a strategic Bitcoin reserve could be America's "Louisiana Purchase moment" and how holding it long term might meaningfully reduce the national debt. She also breaks down the Clarity Act timeline and the legislation racing through Congress.🔶 Spencer Nichols — Bitcoin Magazine 🔶 Senator Cynthia Lummis — U.S. Senator for Wyoming Chapters: 2:09 – Why U.S. Debt Now Exceeds 100% of GDP3:30 – How the Genius Act Drives Treasury Demand4:50 – Could 5% of the World's Bitcoin Cut the Debt?5:41 – The BITCOIN Act vs. Begich's House Reserve Bill8:04 – Clarity Act Timeline: A Senate Vote Before August?10:06 – Singapore, Switzerland, and the Race to Lead13:04 – Lummis on Her Bitcoin and Life After the Senate14:20 – The Legacy of "A Spark" and a Call to Advocates#Bitcoin #CynthiaLummis #SenatorLummis #BitcoinMagazine #ClarityAct #BitcoinAct #StrategicBitcoinReserve #BitcoinReserve #NickBegich #ARMA #GeniusAct #Stablecoins #USTreasuries #NationalDebt #BitcoinRegulation #DigitalAssets #BitcoinPolicy #Wyoming #CryptoRegulation #BTC #HODL #BitcoinNews #USPolicy #FinancialFreedomDISCLAIMER: The views and opinions expressed in this show are those of the participants and do not necessarily reflect the official policy or position of BTC Inc., Bitcoin Magazine, or any affiliated entities. This content is provided for informational and educational purposes only and should not be construed as investment, legal, tax, or accounting advice. Nothing contained in this show constitutes a solicitation, recommendation, endorsement, or offer to buy or sell any securities or financial instruments. Viewers should consult their own advisors before making financial or business decisions.

What does the U.S. government actually plan to do with Bitcoin? Patrick Witt, the White House's Bitcoin Chief, joins host Isabella Santos at the Bitcoin Conference to break down the Strategic Bitcoin Reserve, the executive order that stopped fire-sale asset dumps, and the path to acquiring more Bitcoin in a budget-neutral way. He explains why Washington now treats Bitcoin as a standalone strategic asset for national and economic security. Plus: the CLARITY Act, self-custody, and a rapid-fire round on quantum risk and 2027 predictions. Use code BM10 to get 10% off Bitcoin 2027 Conference in Nashville: https://2027.b.tc🔶 Host: Isabella Santos — Get Based🔶 Patrick Witt — White House Bitcoin Chief Chapters: 01:36 — Why Bitcoin Has "Primacy" & the Strategic Bitcoin Reserve02:46 — Crypto Taxes & the New 1099 Reporting Headache04:10 — Will the US Government Stack More Bitcoin?06:24 — How Washington Actually Custodies Its Bitcoin07:04 — Military Bitcoin Nodes, Iran & Geopolitical Strategy08:54 — Trillions Waiting: The CLARITY Act Explained10:09 — Privacy, Self-Custody & America's Ethos11:43 — Hot Take: Is Quantum "Q-Day" Coming for Bitcoin?14:53 — 2027 Predictions, the 60-Second Pitch & Final Message#Bitcoin #BTC #PatrickWitt #WhiteHouse #StrategicBitcoinReserve #BitcoinReserve #CLARITYAct #BITCOINAct #CynthiaLummis #BitcoinPolicy #BitcoinRegulation #crypto #SelfCustody #DigitalAssets #BitcoinConference #BitcoinMagazine #USGovernment #BitcoinTreasury #QuantumComputing #BitcoinETF #Bitcoin2027 #SoundMoney #BitcoinNews #BitcoinNationDISCLAIMER: The views and opinions expressed in this show are those of the participants and do not necessarily reflect the official policy or position of BTC Inc., Bitcoin Magazine, or any affiliated entities. This content is provided for informational and educational purposes only and should not be construed as investment, legal, tax, or accounting advice. Nothing contained in this show constitutes a solicitation, recommendation, endorsement, or offer to buy or sell any securities or financial instruments. Viewers should consult their own advisors before making financial or business decisions.

What happens to communication when the internet gets shut off? Frank Corva sits down with Calle — creator of Cashu and a contributor to BitChat — to unpack two of the most exciting open-source projects in Bitcoin. They dig into how Cashu ecash matured from experimental tech into a real economy, and why BitChat's Bluetooth mesh network took off in Jamaica, Iran, and Nepal. Calle also explains why ecash may become the native money of AI agents. Grab your copy THE 2036 ISSUE👇https://store.bitcoinmagazine.com/pages/the-2036-issue🔶 Frank Corva - Independent Content Producer🔶 Creator of Cashu and contributor to BitChatChapters: 00:56 — The state of Cashu ecash and building the foundation02:07 — Who's actually adopting ecash and why03:26 — Ecash as "pocket money" for AI agents04:50 — BitChat goes global: Jamaica, Iran, Nepal05:35 — Why "build it and they will come" isn't a law07:45 — Staying connected when the internet is shut down09:00 — How far BitChat's mesh network can really reach11:32 — Nostr, geohash chats, and going online12:46 — What's next: open-source AI agents#Bitcoin #Cashu #BitChat #Ecash #Calle #MITBitcoinExpo #BitcoinPrivacy #MeshNetworking #Nostr #OpenSource #Bluetooth #AIagents #BitcoinMagazine #Satoshis #Privacy #DecentralizedTech #FreeSpeech #LightningNetwork #Meshtastic #BitcoinNews #SelfSovereign #BitcoinLayer2 #ZeusWallet #OfflineMessagingDISCLAIMER: The views and opinions expressed in this show are those of the participants and do not necessarily reflect the official policy or position of BTC Inc., Bitcoin Magazine, or any affiliated entities. This content is provided for informational and educational purposes only and should not be construed as investment, legal, tax, or accounting advice. Nothing contained in this show constitutes a solicitation, recommendation, endorsement, or offer to buy or sell any securities or financial instruments. Viewers should consult their own advisors before making financial or business decisions.

Rep. Nick Begich, R-Alaska, reached Congress by an unusual route: founding software companies and holding Bitcoin since 2013. BPI's David Zell sat down with him at PubKey to talk about how a builder's instincts shape the way he legislates, his bill to establish a strategic Bitcoin reserve in the U.S., and the policy questions AI is raising faster than Washington can answer.The conversation covers everything from Begich's 440 coins on Mt. Gox to the American Reserve Modernization Act (ARMA). They dive into the ~93-year cycle of global reserve currencies, the "untethering" of money from scarcity, and Begich's belief that AI's hardest problem is the "disintermediation of purpose" rather than unemployment. They close on UBI, Alaska's Permanent Fund as a model of citizen ownership, and what's next for the budget and healthcare.Guest: Rep. Nick Begich, R-AlaskaHost: David Zell, Bitcoin Policy InstituteRecorded at PubKey DCCHAPTERS:0:00 Intro: A Founder Comes to Congress1:21 From Baylor to Ford to Building a Software Company5:17 Finding Bitcoin in 2013 & Surviving Mt. Gox6:44 The Founder's Mindset vs. the Zero-Sum Worldview13:56 ARMA: The Case for a Strategic Bitcoin Reserve19:25 The "Untethering Event": Scarcity, Inflation & the Debt Spiral25:58 AI's Promise, Peril & the "Disintermediation of Purpose"31:59 Open-Source AI, China & Catastrophic Misuse Risk39:14 Drawing the Regulatory Line & the "Bitcoin of AI"42:25 UBI vs. Alaska's Permanent Fund: "Universal Basic Investment"49:43 What's Next: The Budget, Healthcare & Quantum#Bitcoin #BitcoinPolicy #ARMA #NickBegich #AIPolicy #DigitalAssets #StrategicBitcoinReserve #BPI #Crypto #MonetaryPolicyDISCLAIMER: The views and opinions expressed in this show are those of the participants and do not necessarily reflect the official policy or position of BTC Inc., Bitcoin Magazine, or any affiliated entities. This content is provided for informational and educational purposes only and should not be construed as investment, legal, tax, or accounting advice. Nothing contained in this show constitutes a solicitation, recommendation, endorsement, or offer to buy or sell any securities or financial instruments. Viewers should consult their own advisors before making financial or business decisions.

While US companies race to stack Bitcoin for "number go up," Africa Bitcoin Corporation is using it to change lives. Host Brandon Green talks with Stafford Masie about why Bitcoin adoption in Africa looks completely different from Western capital markets. Stafford breaks down how ABC — the first publicly listed Bitcoin treasury company on the Johannesburg Stock Exchange — borrows against Bitcoin to fund a private-credit engine backing real African businesses.🔶 Host: Brandon Green — BTC Inc CEO🔶 Stafford Masie — Africa Bitcoin Corporation (ABC)Chapters:00:36 — Africa Bitcoin Corporation02:17 — Why Bitcoin Hits Different Across Africa07:53 — "Insulin to a Diabetic": How Bitcoin Saves Lives13:00 — Turning Bitcoin Into a Lightsaber for Cheap Capital19:12 — One Bitcoin Equals 5 to 8 African Jobs26:00 — Africa's First Public Bitcoin Treasury on the JSE33:22 — The 2050 Vision: Going Pan-African42:09 — Real Stories: Fishing Boats & Township Businesses55:50 — AI, Mining & a Final Word on Bitcoin's Soul#Bitcoin #BitcoinAfrica #AfricaBitcoinCorporation #StaffordMasie #BitcoinMagazine #BitcoinTreasury #BitcoinAdoption #PristineCapital #PrivateCredit #SouthAfrica #JSE #BitcoinEkasi #CircularEconomy #BitcoinLending #Debasement #Machankura #MoneyBadger #BitcoinRemittances #FinancialInclusion #MichaelSaylor #SoundMoney #HardMoney #EmergingMarkets #BitcoinNews #SatoshiDISCLAIMER: The views and opinions expressed in this show are those of the participants and do not necessarily reflect the official policy or position of BTC Inc., Bitcoin Magazine, or any affiliated entities. This content is provided for informational and educational purposes only and should not be construed as investment, legal, tax, or accounting advice. Nothing contained in this show constitutes a solicitation, recommendation, endorsement, or offer to buy or sell any securities or financial instruments. Viewers should consult their own advisors before making financial or business decisions.

 Most athletes get talked out of Bitcoin by their financial advisors — Kenny Florian went the other way. The four-weight-class UFC veteran explains how he discovered Bitcoin after retiring, why he kept buying as his conviction grew, and how the fighter's mindset prepares you to ignore the noise when markets panic. He breaks down why he sees Bitcoin as a tool for financial freedom and sovereignty, not just a price chart. Use code BM10 to get 10% off Bitcoin 2027 Conference in Nashville: https://2027.b.tc🔶 Host: Isabella Santos — Get Based🔶 Kenny Florian — Former UFC Fighter/Commentator 0:43 – Fighting in Four Weight Classes1:27 – Discovering Bitcoin After Retiring in 20113:16 – Ignoring the "Don't Buy Bitcoin" Advice4:11 – Building Conviction: Bitcoin as a Swiss Army Knife6:26 – Dropping Bitcoin References in the UFC World9:02 – Where Conviction Comes From: Patience & Faith11:08 – "Bitcoin Was Created for Everybody"13:29 – Orange-Pilling Family & a Bold 2027 Prediction16:08 – 60-Second Pitch to a Skeptic #Bitcoin #KennyFlorian #UFC #MMA #BitcoinConference #BitcoinMagazine #OrangePill #FinancialFreedom #SoundMoney #BitcoinNews #BTC #SelfCustody #Sovereignty #Bitcoiner #BitcoinInvesting #Decentralization #BitcoinEducation #HODL #FighterTurnedBitcoiner #BitcoinForEveryoneDISCLAIMER: The views and opinions expressed in this show are those of the participants and do not necessarily reflect the official policy or position of BTC Inc., Bitcoin Magazine, or any affiliated entities. This content is provided for informational and educational purposes only and should not be construed as investment, legal, tax, or accounting advice. Nothing contained in this show constitutes a solicitation, recommendation, endorsement, or offer to buy or sell any securities or financial instruments. Viewers should consult their own advisors before making financial or business decisions.

The market for AI tokens barely exists yet and that's exactly why this moment matters. In this Bitcoin Policy Hour, the team debates whether the AI industry disperses into many players or consolidates into an "AI Google," and what either outcome means for freedom, surveillance, and the dollar. They also tackle the US–China compute race, autonomous weapons, and data centers in space. 🔶 Connect with Zack Shapiro on X: https://x.com/zackbshapiro🔶 Connect with Zack Cohen on X: https://x.com/zackcohen_🔶 Connect with Ken Egan on X: https://x.com/Bayman11771🔶 Learn more about the Bitcoin Policy Institute: https://www.btcpolicy.org/Chapters: 01:49 — Fable 5 & Mythos 5: Anthropic's safety-gated release06:28 — Record IPOs, capital rotation & Bitcoin's price slide11:00 — Token economics: who actually profits from AI?16:25 — If you ran Anthropic, what would you charge?23:04 — market dispersion & the anti-monopoly case29:12 — Energy vs. compute: the AI buildout imperative37:17 — Data centers in space & the Dyson swarm41:03 — Bitcoin as the currency of AI agents46:23 — Surveillance, data brokers & the authoritarian-AI risk#Bitcoin #BitcoinPolicy #BitcoinPolicyInstitute #BPI #BitcoinPolicyHour #AI #ArtificialIntelligence #Anthropic #ClaudeAI #FableFive #Mythos #AIPolicy #AIRegulation #Compute #DataCenters #EnergyPolicy #SpaceX #IPO #TokenEconomics #AIAgents #BitcoinMining #HashRate #NationalSecurity #USChina #AISafety #MacroDISCLAIMER: The views and opinions expressed in this show are those of the participants and do not necessarily reflect the official policy or position of BTC Inc., Bitcoin Magazine, or any affiliated entities. This content is provided for informational and educational purposes only and should not be construed as investment, legal, tax, or accounting advice. Nothing contained in this show constitutes a solicitation, recommendation, endorsement, or offer to buy or sell any securities or financial instruments. Viewers should consult their own advisors before making financial or business decisions.

Most Bitcoin scaling projects pick a lane. Arkade refuses to. In this conversation, Ark Labs' Andrew "Kukks" Camilleri explains why Arkade is a general-purpose off-chain environment where you can express your own unlocking scripts — multisig, hash-lock contracts, and more — without opinionated rails like built-in Lightning. He and Shinobi unpack the cosigner trust model, trusted execution environments, and how users can self-deploy signers to remove the possibility of incorrect execution.Grab your copy THE 2036 ISSUE👇 https://store.bitcoinmagazine.com/pages/the-2036-issue🔶 Shinobi — Bitcoin Magazine🔶 Andrew "Kukks" Camilleri — Ark LabsChapters:01:01 — What Is Ark? Single Output, Multiple Owners01:50 — Batch Creation, Intents & VTXOs02:46 — Forfeit Transactions and Connector Outputs03:35 — The Virtual Mempool and Off-Chain Transfers04:43 — Arkade vs Second: A Different Direction05:35 — A General-Purpose Off-Chain Environment06:32 — Extending Beyond Bitcoin's Base Layer07:36 — The Cosigner Trust Model and Enclaves09:11 — Self-Deployable Signers, Marketplaces & Lightning Swaps11:38 — Enforcement, Fallbacks & What Ships Next#Bitcoin #Ark #Arkade #ArkLabs #Kukks #BitcoinMagazine #Shinobi #BitcoinScaling #VTXO #LightningNetwork #BitcoinCovenants #BitcoinMultisig #ArkadeScript #BitcoinOpcodes #TrustedExecutionEnvironment #TEE #Enclaves #DLC #OffChainBitcoin #BitcoinLayer2 #BitcoinDevelopment #BitcoinProtocol #AtomicSwaps #BitcoinScript #BitcoinPaymentsDISCLAIMER: The views and opinions expressed in this show are those of the participants and do not necessarily reflect the official policy or position of BTC Inc., Bitcoin Magazine, or any affiliated entities. This content is provided for informational and educational purposes only and should not be construed as investment, legal, tax, or accounting advice. Nothing contained in this show constitutes a solicitation, recommendation, endorsement, or offer to buy or sell any securities or financial instruments. Viewers should consult their own advisors before making financial or business decisions.

Could digital credit actually be making Bitcoin's bear market milder? In this episode, Strive CEO Matt Cole tells Brandon Green that new, non-Bitcoiner capital flowing into instruments like SATA and STRC is providing real "dip support" for Bitcoin. He walks through the three-to-five-year institutional adoption curve, why ETFs accelerate in year three, and how 2027–2029 could set up an institution-driven bull market. Use code BM10 to get 10% off Bitcoin 2027 Conference in Nashville: https://2027.b.tc🔶 Host: Brandon Green - BTC Inc CEO🔶 Matt Cole - Strive Chapters: 01:26 — The "mild" bear market read08:47 — Double-digit Bitcoin-backed yields16:25 — SATA vs. common equity: the 13% math explained23:25 — Does digital credit make the bear market milder?31:32 — Why institutions wait for the year-three track record38:51 — Fed chair Warsh and the dollar's "terminal" diagnosis44:26 — Self-custody, cold storage, and Bitcoin as insurance51:55 — Hyperbitcoinization and Strive's endgame57:02 — Growing the pie, Michael Saylor, and final thoughts#Bitcoin #BitcoinMagazine #MattCole #Strive #DigitalCredit #BitcoinTreasury #STRC #ASST #MichaelSaylor #Strategy #BitcoinYield #PerpetualPreferred #BitcoinBearMarket #BitcoinPrice #BitcoinETF #FixTheMoneyFixTheWorld #SoundMoney #FiatDebtCrisis #SelfCustody #ColdStorage #Hyperbitcoinization #BitcoinStandard #BitcoinNews #Macro #BitcoinPodcastDISCLAIMER: The views and opinions expressed in this show are those of the participants and do not necessarily reflect the official policy or position of BTC Inc., Bitcoin Magazine, or any affiliated entities. This content is provided for informational and educational purposes only and should not be construed as investment, legal, tax, or accounting advice. Nothing contained in this show constitutes a solicitation, recommendation, endorsement, or offer to buy or sell any securities or financial instruments. Viewers should consult their own advisors before making financial or business decisions.

"Who's the founder of gold? We don't know." Adam Back explains why Bitcoin's missing founder is a feature, not a bug and why he thinks we may never learn who Satoshi really is. Along the way, the Blockstream CEO covers Bitcoin treasury companies, neobanks like River, and the incentive structure pulling individuals, companies, and governments toward Bitcoin. Use code BM10 to get 10% off Bitcoin 2027 Conference in Nashville: https://2027.b.tc🔶 Host: Isabella Santos — Get Based🔶 Adam Back - Blockstream Chapters: 0:41 — Adam Back becomes CEO of Bitcoin Standard Treasury2:40 — Sovereigns, pensions and Bitcoin's adoption arc3:31 — Jade Core launches: self-custody made simple6:12 — BlackRock model portfolios and bank adoption8:22 — Bitcoin as a sovereign reserve and inflation hedge11:02 — Blockstream's full stack and enterprise wallets12:45 — Liquid, Lightning and beating on-chain fees17:32 — Quantum computing: should Bitcoiners worry?21:18 — The Satoshi mystery and "buy the dip and hold"#Bitcoin #AdamBack #Blockstream #JadeCore #BitcoinTreasury #BSTR #SelfCustody #ColdStorage #Cypherpunk #Hashcash #BitcoinAdoption #QuantumComputing #PostQuantum #DigitalGold #LightningNetwork #LiquidNetwork #BitcoinConference #Satoshi #BuyTheDip #MicroStrategy #Bitcoin2026 #NotYourKeys #HardwareWallet #BitcoinReserve #BitcoinMagazineDISCLAIMER: The views and opinions expressed in this show are those of the participants and do not necessarily reflect the official policy or position of BTC Inc., Bitcoin Magazine, or any affiliated entities. This content is provided for informational and educational purposes only and should not be construed as investment, legal, tax, or accounting advice. Nothing contained in this show constitutes a solicitation, recommendation, endorsement, or offer to buy or sell any securities or financial instruments. Viewers should consult their own advisors before making financial or business decisions.

Is the four-year cycle dead, or is it about to be right on time again? Benjamin Cowen joins Brandon Green to argue that narrative follows price — not the other way around — and that everyone calling for "this time is different" said the same thing in 2017, 2021, and again in 2025. Cowen walks through the macro headwinds facing Bitcoin, what a new Fed chair like Kevin Warsh can and can't do, and why a midterm-year reset is the most likely path forward. Plus: his controversial take on Bitcoin treasury companies and why he believes they'll eventually underperform Bitcoin itself. 🔶 Host: Brandon Green - BTC Inc CEO🔶 Benjamin Cowen - Founder & CEO of ITCChapters: 02:06 — From Nuclear Engineering PhD to Bitcoin YouTuber10:32 — The 2025 Apathetic Top vs. The 2019 Apathetic Top Explained15:17 — Bitcoin Cycles Inside the Macro Business Cycle22:13 — Narrative Follows Price: Why the Four-Year Cycle Keeps Repeating29:01 — Could the Midterms Mark a Surprise Bitcoin Bottom?37:00 — The 40K Target: Realized Price, Balance Price, and the Path Lower42:25 — The Fed Is Checkmated: Kevin Warsh, Energy Shock & Rate Cuts47:51 — Why Treasury Companies Eventually Bleed to Bitcoin52:14 — Bitcoin Beyond 2026: The Path to $1M and the 2040s Reset59:30 —"The Bears Sound Smart, The Bulls Make Money"#Bitcoin #BenjaminCowen #IntoTheCryptoverse #BitcoinMagazine #BitcoinPodcast #BitcoinCycle #FourYearCycle #BitcoinBearMarket #BitcoinAnalysis #BitcoinMacro #BitcoinPrice #FedRateCuts #KevinWarsh #BitcoinTreasury #BitcoinETF #BitcoinHalving #MonetaryPolicy #BitcoinBottom #BTC #BitcoinNews #BitcoinInvesting #BitcoinTrading #BrandonGreen #BitcoinChartAnalysis #BitcoinMarketCycleDISCLAIMER: The views and opinions expressed in this show are those of the participants and do not necessarily reflect the official policy or position of BTC Inc., Bitcoin Magazine, or any affiliated entities. This content is provided for informational and educational purposes only and should not be construed as investment, legal, tax, or accounting advice. Nothing contained in this show constitutes a solicitation, recommendation, endorsement, or offer to buy or sell any securities or financial instruments. Viewers should consult their own advisors before making financial or business decisions.

Strategy went from holding Bitcoin on its balance sheet to inventing an entirely new asset class and Phong Le is at the center of it. In this Bitcoin Backstage conversation, the Strategy CEO breaks down STRC, the perpetual preferred product paying ~11.5% annualized monthly, and explains how it's funneling capital straight back into Bitcoin accumulation. Phong shares Strategy's path toward one million BTC, what people misunderstand about Michael Saylor, and why tokenized securities could be the next great unlock. Use code BM10 to get 10% off Bitcoin 2027 Conference in Nashville: https://2027.b.tc🔶 Host: Isabella Santos — Get Based🔶 Phong Le — President & CEO, Strategy Chapters: 01:13 — From 4 to 200 Bitcoin Treasury Companies in One Year03:54 — The Road to One Million Bitcoin04:49 — How STRC Funds Strategy's Bitcoin Accumulation06:23 — Bitcoin's "iPhone Moment" and Advice to Apple09:11 — Working With Michael Saylor: The Side You Don't See11:00 — Handling Haters, Useful Critics, and Perpetual Negativity14:18 — Fire Round: Hottest Bitcoin Takes & $1M BTC17:18 — Leadership, Life Mottos, and a Message to Bitcoiners#Bitcoin #PhongLe #Strategy #MicroStrategy #STRETCH #MichaelSaylor #BitcoinTreasury #BitcoinVegas2025 #BitcoinMagazine #BitcoinConference #BTC #DigitalAssetTreasury #PerpetualPreferred #Nasdaq #MSTR #Tokenization #TokenizedSecurities #BitcoinYield #BitcoinPerShare #Saylor #BitcoinNews #BitcoinCEO #BitcoinAccumulation #BitcoinInvesting #CapitalMarkets #BitcoinAdoption #BTCStrategy #FinTech #IsabellaSantosDISCLAIMER: The views and opinions expressed in this show are those of the participants and do not necessarily reflect the official policy or position of BTC Inc., Bitcoin Magazine, or any affiliated entities. This content is provided for informational and educational purposes only and should not be construed as investment, legal, tax, or accounting advice. Nothing contained in this show constitutes a solicitation, recommendation, endorsement, or offer to buy or sell any securities or financial instruments. Viewers should consult their own advisors before making financial or business decisions.

Every Bitcoin Layer 2 quietly depends on a trusted operator to order transactions and that's the single point of failure Jeremy Rubin wants to kill. In this MIT Bitcoin Expo conversation with Bitcoin Magazine's Shinobi, Rubin breaks down Char Network, a decentralized shared sequencer that lets anyone participate like a miner. He explains how staked Bitcoin gets burned the moment a participant cheats, and why anchoring proof of stake to Bitcoin avoids the pitfalls of standalone PoS chains.Grab your copy THE 2036 ISSUE👇https://store.bitcoinmagazine.com/pages/the-2036-issue🔶 Shinobi — Bitcoin Magazine🔶 Jeremy Rubin — Founder & CEO, Char Network Chapters: 00:41 — Who is Jeremy Rubin and what is Char Network02:26 — The sequencing problem inside Bitcoin Layer 2s03:49 — Decentralizing the trusted bridge operator05:54 — Equivocate and your staked Bitcoin gets burned08:09 — Long-range attacks vs Bitcoin-anchored security10:47 — Signatures, the torus, and exposing private keys14:06 — The hunt for a VRF and discovering eVRFs15:33 — MuSig, deterministic nonces, and the Purify library18:11 — Garbled circuits and a Bitcoin behind every blade of grass#Bitcoin #BitcoinLayer2 #CharNetwork #JeremyRubin #BitcoinMagazine #MITBitcoinExpo #BitVM #ProofOfStake #BitcoinStaking #DecentralizedSequencer #Layer2 #Rollups #BitcoinDevelopment #GarbledCircuits #MuSig #eVRF #CTV #BitcoinScaling #Shinobi #BitcoinCore #BitcoinConferenceDISCLAIMER: The views and opinions expressed in this show are those of the participants and do not necessarily reflect the official policy or position of BTC Inc., Bitcoin Magazine, or any affiliated entities. This content is provided for informational and educational purposes only and should not be construed as investment, legal, tax, or accounting advice. Nothing contained in this show constitutes a solicitation, recommendation, endorsement, or offer to buy or sell any securities or financial instruments. Viewers should consult their own advisors before making financial or business decisions.

Could a New York court really declare 3.8 million dormant Bitcoin — including coins linked to Satoshi — as "abandoned property"? This week the Bitcoin Policy Institute team dissects an anonymous lawsuit built on an obscure lost-and-found statute, and explains why the legal theory is weak but the precedent could be devastating. Ken Egan, Zack Shapiro, and Zack Cohen also cover the Blockchain Regulatory Certainty Act (BRCA) after its Senate Banking Committee markup and the surprising opposition from sheriffs' associations. Alex Thorn Article about New York case attempting to seize bitcoin:https://www.galaxy.com/insights/research/satoshi-bitcoin-salomon-brothers-patoshi-abandoned-property-new-york-noah-doe-lawsuitForeign Influence on AIhttps://www.btcpolicy.org/articles/foreign-influence-in-the-campaign-against-american-ai🔶 Connect with Zack Shapiro on X: https://x.com/zackbshapiro🔶 Connect with Zack Cohen on X: https://x.com/zackcohen_🔶 Connect with Ken Egan on X: https://x.com/Bayman11771🔶 Learn more about the Bitcoin Policy Institute: https://www.btcpolicy.org/Chapters: 2:32 — Inside the BRCA: Section 1960 and Money Transmitter Rules8:08 — Why Sheriffs Are Fighting the Blockchain Regulatory Certainty Act13:22 — Celebrate or Keep Calling? BRCA's Real Senate Battle16:36 — Begich's American Reserve Modernization Act (ARMA) Explained23:55 — Midterms, Fair Shake, and the Al Green Upset30:21 — The New York Lawsuit Over Satoshi-Era Bitcoin36:29 — Opus 4.8 Launches and Anthropic's Compute Crunch41:05 — AI's ROI Reckoning and the Business Adoption Gap50:54 — Sam Lyman's China AI Influence Report & SpaceX in Space#Bitcoin #BitcoinPolicy #BitcoinPolicyInstitute #BPI #BRCA #BlockchainRegulatoryCertaintyAct #StrategicBitcoinReserve #ARMA #BitcoinAct #NickBegich #BitcoinRegulation #Section1960 #SamuraiWallet #TornadoCash #BitcoinLawsuit #Satoshi #BitcoinReserve #BitcoinCustody #ClarityAct #Coinbase #FairShake #Midterms #BitcoinMining #AIPolicy #Opus48 #DataCenters #ChinaAI #SamLyman #Crypto #CryptoRegulation #BitcoinNewsDISCLAIMER: The views and opinions expressed in this show are those of the participants and do not necessarily reflect the official policy or position of BTC Inc., Bitcoin Magazine, or any affiliated entities. This content is provided for informational and educational purposes only and should not be construed as investment, legal, tax, or accounting advice. Nothing contained in this show constitutes a solicitation, recommendation, endorsement, or offer to buy or sell any securities or financial instruments. Viewers should consult their own advisors before making financial or business decisions.

Bitcoin isn't just a store of value anymore, it's reshaping the entire credit market. Brandon Green sits down with Salt Lending CEO and founder Shawn Owen live from Bitcoin 2026 to unpack the digital credit revolution, the rise of Bitcoin-backed lending, and why treasury companies are now writing checks in the hundreds of millions. Shawn also announces Salt Switch, a new product that beats competitor lending rates by up to 1.5%. Trade Bitcoin's next move on Duelbits Predict — get 100% cashback on your first bet, up to $100. Bitcoin Magazine exclusive. 👉 bitcoinmagazine.com/duelbits-predictUse code BM10 to get 10% off Bitcoin 2027 Conference in Nashville: https://2027.b.tc🔶 Moderator: Brandon Green - BTC Inc CEO🔶 Shawn Owen - Salt CEOChapters: 2:45 — Announcing Salt Switch: Beating Lending Rates by Up to 1.5%3:49 — What Is Salt Lending? Bitcoin as Collateral, Explained5:30 — Surviving 3 Bear Markets: Antifragility and 100% Lender Repayment8:53 — From $10K Loans to $200K+ Averages: How Customers Evolved11:22 — Treasury Companies and the Next Leg Up for Bitcoin Credit13:05 — Digital Credit, Saylor, and Why There's "No Second Best"16:09 — Will Banks Disrupt Bitcoin — or Will Bitcoin Disrupt Banks?19:51 — Is Bitcoin Financialization Inevitable on the Path to Hyperbitcoinization?23:45 — Volatility, Adoption, and Is the Bear Market Bottom In?28:28 — The Human Side of the Bitcoin Network#Bitcoin #BitcoinMagazine #Bitcoin2026 #SaltLending #ShawnOwen #BrandonGreen #BitcoinLending #DigitalCredit #BitcoinCollateral #BitcoinTreasury #BitcoinBackedLoans #SaltSwitch #Saylor #Strategy #Stretch #BitcoinYield #Hyperbitcoinization #StoreOfValue #BitcoinNews #BitcoinPodcast #BTC #BitcoinConference #TreasuryCompany #BitcoinReserve #SoundMoneyDISCLAIMER: The views and opinions expressed in this show are those of the participants and do not necessarily reflect the official policy or position of BTC Inc., Bitcoin Magazine, or any affiliated entities. This content is provided for informational and educational purposes only and should not be construed as investment, legal, tax, or accounting advice. Nothing contained in this show constitutes a solicitation, recommendation, endorsement, or offer to buy or sell any securities or financial instruments. Viewers should consult their own advisors before making financial or business decisions.

NBA Champion Tristan Thompson is on a mission to orange-pill the league and in this Backstage Interview, he explains why. Sitting down with host Isabella Santos (BTC Isla), Tristan opens up about first hearing of Bitcoin in 2015, the painful lesson of skipping out on bitcoin, and how he now educates NBA teammates on bitcoin, yield, and financial freedom. He shares his price predictions for 2026 and 2027, his hottest Bitcoin take, and the one teammate he'd orange-pill next. Use code BM10 to get 10% off Bitcoin 2027 Conference in Nashville: https://2027.b.tc🔶 Host: Isabella Santos - BTC Isla 🔶 Tristan Thompson — NBA Champion, Bitcoin investor and advocateChapters: 01:05 — Tristan's Bitcoin Story02:18 — Educating the NBA Locker Room on Bitcoin03:32 — The $200 Bitcoin Regret & Friends Who Saw It First04:13 — OGs, Mentors, and Learning From Ryan Fang05:21 — The Champion Mindset: Born With Hunger06:38 — Advice to His Younger Self & Why It's Still Early08:14 — Hardest Sells in the Locker Room & Earning Respect09:18 — Fire Round: Predictions, Hot Takes & Final Message#Bitcoin #TristanThompson #BitcoinConference #BitcoinMagazine #BitcoinVegas #NBA #BTC #BitcoinMaxi #OrangePilled #BitcoinAthletes #BitcoinEducation #FinancialFreedom #BitcoinPricePrediction #MichaelSaylor #ArthurHayes #AdamBack #BTCIsla #IsabellaSantos #BitcoinNews #BitcoinAdoption #BitcoinInterview #BitcoinFreedom #NBAChampion #BitcoinStory #BitcoinJourney #Bitcoin2025 #Bitcoin2026 #Bitcoin2027 #BitcoinBullRunDISCLAIMER: The views and opinions expressed in this show are those of the participants and do not necessarily reflect the official policy or position of BTC Inc., Bitcoin Magazine, or any affiliated entities. This content is provided for informational and educational purposes only and should not be construed as investment, legal, tax, or accounting advice. Nothing contained in this show constitutes a solicitation, recommendation, endorsement, or offer to buy or sell any securities or financial instruments. Viewers should consult their own advisors before making financial or business decisions.

Shone Anstey of LQWD Technologies joins Pierre Rochard to discuss why Bitcoin and the Lightning Network are the essential "trust protocols" for the coming AI revolution. Learn how the Lightning Network acts as a major computer science breakthrough, extending the internet's OSI stack to allow money to move at the speed of intelligence for a machine economy bigger than the human economy.Chapters00:10 Effectively unlimited scale01:00 Shone Anstey’s background in 90s tech02:32 Scaling Lightning like the early internet04:52 Technical requirements of nodes and channels08:25 Extending the internet’s plumbing (OSI Stack)10:57 Bitcoin as an open protocol for trust15:57 Why the Lightning Network needs volume19:33 Why AI agents prefer Bitcoin30:59 Moving money at the speed of intelligence36:45 Will the Federal Reserve use Lightning?48:11 The Nakamoto Effect and Metcalfe’s Law

On April 29th, the US Senate hosted a panel on the "existential threat" of AI and two of the four panelists worked for the Chinese government. One month earlier, Bernie Sanders and AOC introduced legislation imposing a federal moratorium on American AI data centers. On Bitcoin Policy Hour EP 38, Zack Cohen, Ken Egan, and Zack Shapiro unpack a new Bitcoin Policy Institute report by Sam Lyman exposing the CCP influence operation steering US AI policy. They also cover the Clarity Act vote in Senate Banking, the BRCA fight, and the Digital Asset Parity Act. Sam Lyman's BPI Report: https://www.btcpolicy.org/articles/foreign-influence-in-the-campaign-against-american-ai🔶 Connect with Zack Shapiro on X: https://x.com/zackbshapiro🔶 Connect with Zack Cohen on X: https://x.com/zackcohen_🔶 Connect with Ken Egan on X: https://x.com/Bayman11771🔶 Learn more about the Bitcoin Policy Institute: https://www.btcpolicy.org/CHAPTERS00:00 — Cold Open: The Game Theory of AGI and Why It's Already Inevitable00:37 — Inside the Senate Panel That Platformed CCP Officials on US AI Policy06:43 — Zack Shapiro on Why This Is a Foreign Influence Operation, Not a Debate12:12 — Campus Backlash, NIMBYism, and the Misinformation Fueling Anti-AI Sentiment22:22 — Recursive Self-Improvement, AI Doom Risk, and the Limits of Regulation28:15 — US vs China: Closed Frontier Models vs Open Source and the Compute Race35:32 — Power Is the Real Bottleneck: Gas Turbines, SMRs, and the Dyson Swarm Endgame42:32 — Infinite Demand for Inference, the AI Bubble, and the Coming IPO Wave48:39 — Clarity Act Passes Senate Banking 15-9: What Survives the Floor Vote51:28 — BRCA Under Threat, Digital Asset Parity Act, and Final Call to Action#Bitcoin #BitcoinPolicyHour #BitcoinPolicyInstitute #BPI #BernieSanders #AOC #AI #ArtificialIntelligence #China #CCP #USChinaCompetition #DataCenters #AIPolicy #ClarityAct #BRCA #DigitalAssetParityAct #BitcoinMining #SenateBanking #ZackShapiro #KenEgan #SamLyman #AGI #AISafety #EnergyPolicy #NuclearPower #SpaceX #AIBubble #FrontierModels #Anthropic #BitcoinMagazine #BitcoinConferenceDISCLAIMER: The views and opinions expressed in this show are those of the participants and do not necessarily reflect the official policy or position of BTC Inc., Bitcoin Magazine, or any affiliated entities. This content is provided for informational and educational purposes only and should not be construed as investment, legal, tax, or accounting advice. Nothing contained in this show constitutes a solicitation, recommendation, endorsement, or offer to buy or sell any securities or financial instruments. Viewers should consult their own advisors before making financial or business decisions.

The UK government is regulating Bitcoin the same way it regulates meme coins and the consequences are already showing. Susie Violet Ward of Bitcoin Policy UK joins Brandon Green to explain why the FCA's blanket approach is dangerous, how KYC data leaks are fueling a wave of violent physical attacks across Europe, and why Bitcoin mining could save the UK over a billion pounds a year in wasted energy. They also tackle the stablecoin debate and Susie's year-long fight to get the BBC to correct false Bitcoin reporting.🔶 Brandon Green - BTC Inc CEO🔶 Susie Violet Ward - CEO & Co-Founder of Bitcoin Policy UK and Bitcoin JournalistChapters: 2:45 — The State of Bitcoin Regulation Across the Pond10:30 — The FCA's Flawed Approach to Bitcoin Regulation in the UK16:40 — Why Separating Bitcoin from Crypto Is the Top Priority22:00 — Stablecoin Legislation and the US Regulatory Parallel27:15 — KYC, the FATF Travel Rule, and the Rise of Violent Wrench Attacks32:28 — Susie's 13-Month Battle with the BBC Over False Reporting40:16 — Alex de Vries and the Mainstream Media Misinformation Pipeline46:09 — Bitcoin Mining as the Solution to the UK Energy Crisis52:21 — Finland, Farm Sovereignty, and Real-World Mining Use Cases57:14 — Stablecoins Are CBDCs by the Back Door#Bitcoin #BitcoinMining #BitcoinRegulation #BitcoinUK #FCA #BitcoinPolicy #KYC #FinancialSurveillance #WrenchAttack #Stablecoins #CBDC #BitcoinMagazine #BitcoinPodcast #SelfCustody #ProofOfWork #BitcoinMiningEnergy #SeparateMoneyAndState #BitcoinFreedom #DigitalAssets #BitcoinStrategicReserve #FATFTravelRule #BBCBitcoin #SusieVioletWard #BitcoinConference #EnergyGrid #DemandResponse #BitcoinAdoption #MonetarySovereignty #FinancialFreedom #BitcoinEducationDISCLAIMER: The views and opinions expressed in this show are those of the participants and do not necessarily reflect the official policy or position of BTC Inc., Bitcoin Magazine, or any affiliated entities. This content is provided for informational and educational purposes only and should not be construed as investment, legal, tax, or accounting advice. Nothing contained in this show constitutes a solicitation, recommendation, endorsement, or offer to buy or sell any securities or financial instruments. Viewers should consult their own advisors before making financial or business decisions.

Why are bankers, the AFL-CIO, and law enforcement unions all storming Capitol Hill at the same time? In this episode of the Bitcoin Policy Hour, Zack Cohen sits down with Zack Shapiro and Ken Egan to dissect the CLARITY Act markup, the BRCA developer protection carve-out, and the bizarre coalition trying to kill stablecoin yield. They explain why Tim Scott and the Senate Banking Republicans held the line and what 100+ amendments from Senator Cortez Masto really mean. 🔶 Connect with Zack Shapiro on X: https://x.com/zackbshapiro🔶 Connect with Zack Cohen on X: https://x.com/zackcohen_🔶 Connect with Ken Egan on X: https://x.com/Bayman11771🔶 Learn more about the Bitcoin Policy Institute: https://www.btcpolicy.org/Chapters: 03:00 — BRCA Developer Carve-Out Explained: Intent vs. Knowledge Under Section 196008:30 — Why Tornado Cash and Samourai Wallet Prosecutors Couldn't Prove Specific Intent14:00 — Civil Liberties vs. Law Enforcement: Where BPI Draws the Line19:00 — Bankers, AFL-CIO, and Police Unions: The Strange Coalition Against CLARITY24:00 — 100+ Amendments, Cortez Masto, and the Real Risk of Legal Gray Areas29:30 — Section 404 and Stablecoin Yield: How Coinbase and Circle Won the Loophole37:30 — The Two-Year FDIC Study: Why Congress Loves a "Nothing Burger"39:30 — Ken Egan on Iran: Federalization, the IRGC, and Regime-Change Risk49:30 — Trump's Xi Meeting, Tech Leaders, and the U.S.–China AGI Race#Bitcoin #BitcoinPolicy #CLARITYAct #BRCA #StablecoinYield #GENIUSAct #TornadoCash #SamouraiWallet #Section1960 #BankSecrecyAct #FinCEN #Coinbase #Circle #USDC #SenateBanking #TimScott #ElizabethWarren #CortezMasto #BitcoinPolicyInstitute #BPI #Washington #Regulation #DigitalAssets #Stablecoins #NonCustodial #PrivacyTools #DeveloperRights #Iran #TrumpXi #China #IRGC #RegimeChange #USPolicy #Geopolitics #BitcoinNewsDISCLAIMER: The views and opinions expressed in this show are those of the participants and do not necessarily reflect the official policy or position of BTC Inc., Bitcoin Magazine, or any affiliated entities. This content is provided for informational and educational purposes only and should not be construed as investment, legal, tax, or accounting advice. Nothing contained in this show constitutes a solicitation, recommendation, endorsement, or offer to buy or sell any securities or financial instruments. Viewers should consult their own advisors before making financial or business decisions.

The conversation around corporate Bitcoin has shifted. Leading treasurers are no longer just asking how to buy Bitcoin—they are asking how to make it the most productive asset on their balance sheet.We recently hosted an X Space featuring a masterclass in modern treasury management from Sam Callahan (OranjeBTC), Nathan Stump (BitGo), and Himanshu Sahay (Arch Lending).Here is the blueprint for evolving your Bitcoin-powered balance sheet. 📈

"If we popped the quantum solution today, I think we'd be at $150K in two months." That's Ken Egan's call on Bitcoin Policy Hour Episode 36, joined by Zack Shapiro and host Zack Cohen. The trio walk through the Tillis-Brooks stablecoin yield compromise, the Clarity Act markup window, Admiral Paparo's watershed Indo-Pacom Bitcoin testimony, Secretary Hegseth's national security follow-up, and the quantum issue holding institutional capital on the sideline. 🔶 Connect with Zack Shapiro on X: https://x.com/zackbshapiro🔶 Connect with Zack Cohen on X: https://x.com/zackcohen_🔶 Connect with Ken Egan on X: https://x.com/Bayman11771🔶 Learn more about the Bitcoin Policy Institute: https://www.btcpolicy.org/Chapters: 01:30 — Bitcoin Policy Hour Ep. 36 Begins: Bitcoin 2026 Recap Sets The Stage03:00 — The Tillis-Brooks Stablecoin Yield Compromise Explained10:00 — The Blockchain Regulatory Certainty Act & Software Developer Protections18:00 — The Quantum Debate Dominating Bitcoin 2026 Capitol Hill Conversations26:00 — Admiral Paparo's Senate Armed Services Testimony On Bitcoin34:00 — Secretary Hegseth, Department Of War & Bitcoin As National Security Tool42:00 — BPI Asia Launches With Tomas Furukawa & The Taiwan Bitcoin Reserve Report50:00 — Price Action: Why Macro Liquidity Favors Bitcoin Heading Into Summer58:00 — The $150K Target & Year-End Bitcoin Number Game#Bitcoin #BitcoinPolicy #BitcoinPolicyHour #BitcoinPolicyInstitute #BPI #ZackCohen #ZackShapiro #KenEgan #ClarityAct #MarketStructure #Stablecoins #TillisBrooks #BlockchainRegulatoryCertaintyAct #AdmiralPaparo #IndoPacom #BitcoinNode #PeteHegseth #QuantumBitcoin #BitcoinPrice #BPIAsia #TaiwanBitcoinReserve #SamouraiWallet #TornadoCash #SoftwareDevelopers #SenatorLummis #BitcoinMagazine #SoundMoney #BitcoinAdoption #NationalSecurity #BitcoinReserveDISCLAIMER: The views and opinions expressed in this show are those of the participants and do not necessarily reflect the official policy or position of BTC Inc., Bitcoin Magazine, or any affiliated entities. This content is provided for informational and educational purposes only and should not be construed as investment, legal, tax, or accounting advice. Nothing contained in this show constitutes a solicitation, recommendation, endorsement, or offer to buy or sell any securities or financial instruments. Viewers should consult their own advisors before making financial or business decisions.

The GENIUS Act passed last summer, and now Washington is asking the next question: what do we actually do with stablecoins? Nik Bhatia walks Ken Hagan through the layered money framework, the offshore Eurodollar plumbing, and why exporting U.S. dollar stablecoins is a direct response to the e-CNY rollout. Along the way, he explains why stablecoins are a hidden Bitcoin accelerant and why every dollar minted offshore eventually finds its way to layer-one money. 🔶 Connect with Ken Egan on X: https://x.com/Bayman11771🔶 Connect with Nik Bhatia on X: https://x.com/timevalueofbtc🔶 Learn more about the Bitcoin Policy Institute: https://www.btcpolicy.org/Chapters: 01:20 — Nik Bhatia Returns to DC: What's Changed in 2 Years03:00 — Inside The Bitcoin Layer and the Layered Money Thesis05:30 — From Repo Trader to Bitcoin Researcher08:30 — Why BPI Was Asked to Tackle Stablecoins as Statecraft11:30 — Front-Running China's Digital Yuan With U.S. Stablecoins14:20 — The Eurodollar System: Who Actually Profits Offshore17:00 — From LIBOR to SOFR — and Why the Eurodollar Is Next22:00 — Layered Money, T-Bills, and the Hidden Bitcoin Accelerant27:15 — What Bessent Really Means by "Strong Dollar"30:00 — The Strategic Bitcoin Reserve Reframed: A Wallet for Tribute35:40 — Bitcoin in Global Settlement and the Multipolar World37:30 — Where to Find Nik Bhatia and TBL Pulse#Bitcoin #BitcoinPolicy #BitcoinPolicyHour #NikBhatia #BitcoinLayer #LayeredMoney #Stablecoins #GENIUSAct #Eurodollar #DigitalYuan #StrategicBitcoinReserve #SBR #Treasury #Tbills #Repo #FederalReserve #StrongDollar #DXY #Bessent #Lummis #BitcoinAct #DollarHegemony #BalanceOfPayments #DigitalGold #PetroDollar #LIBOR #SOFR #Tether #Macro #BitcoinPolicyInstitute #BPI #BitcoinMagazine #BitcoinConference #BitcoinDC #MonetaryPolicy #DigitalDollarDISCLAIMER: The views and opinions expressed in this show are those of the participants and do not necessarily reflect the official policy or position of BTC Inc., Bitcoin Magazine, or any affiliated entities. This content is provided for informational and educational purposes only and should not be construed as investment, legal, tax, or accounting advice. Nothing contained in this show constitutes a solicitation, recommendation, endorsement, or offer to buy or sell any securities or financial instruments. Viewers should consult their own advisors before making financial or business decisions.

BitVM bridges just took a major step forward. In this interview, Robin Linus, the creator of BitVM joins Shinobi from Bitcoin Magazine to unveil BiNoHash, a research proposal that lets a BitVM machine verify a single Bitcoin transaction without proving the state of the entire chain. Robin walks through the script structure, the big-script-vs-small-script problem, and how signature puzzles provide a working fingerprint of transaction data. If you care about Bitcoin scaling, bridges, and covenants, this is essential viewing. Trade Bitcoin's next move on Duelbits Predict — get 100% cashback on your first bet, up to $100. Bitcoin Magazine exclusive. 👉 https://duel.bz/BCM 🔶 Shinobi - Technical Editor, Bitcoin Magazine🔶 Robin Linus - Creator of BitVMChapters: 1:22 — Why BitVM bridges needed a better proof system1:57 — Transaction introspection and the missing opcodes2:48 — The big script vs. small script problem explained3:35 — Andrew Poelstra, Schnorr signatures, and covenant hacks4:53 — Signature puzzles and ECDSA variable-length encoding6:27 — How proof-of-work nonces act as a data fingerprint9:00 — FindAndDelete: the legacy opcode nobody understood11:38 — Abusing ECDSA to trigger FindAndDelete on purpose13:03 — OP_CheckMultisig trick: unlocking 40+ bits of entropy14:13 — Pushing to 90 bits and the $3 million attack floor15:52 — How BiNoHash plugs into BitVM kickoff transactions19:16 — Security guarantees for operators and challengers20:49 — Is this an argument for or against a Bitcoin soft fork?#Bitcoin #BitVM #BiNoHash #RobinLinus #Shinobi #BitcoinMagazine #BitcoinConference #BitcoinScript #BitcoinResearch #BitcoinBridges #BitcoinPegs #SoftFork #Covenants #OPCAT #OPCTV #FindAndDelete #ECDSA #SchnorrSignatures #BitcoinScaling #LayerTwo #BitcoinDev #Taproot #SegWit #BitcoinUpgrade #BitcoinTech #SignaturePuzzles #Rollups #Sidechains #BitcoinInterviewDISCLAIMER: The views and opinions expressed in this show are those of the participants and do not necessarily reflect the official policy or position of BTC Inc., Bitcoin Magazine, or any affiliated entities. This content is provided for informational and educational purposes only and should not be construed as investment, legal, tax, or accounting advice. Nothing contained in this show constitutes a solicitation, recommendation, endorsement, or offer to buy or sell any securities or financial instruments. Viewers should consult their own advisors before making financial or business decisions.

Mark Moss is an optimist and he makes a compelling case for why Bitcoin holders should be too. In this Bitcoin Magazine Podcast interview with Brandon Green, Mark unpacks the convergence of the 80-year credit cycle, the 50-year technological revolution cycle, and the 4-year Bitcoin cycle all pointing to the same conclusion: we are on the edge of the biggest bull run in Bitcoin history. Topics covered include Fed Chair Kevin Warsh, Iran, AI agents, stablecoins, MicroStrategy, and Saylor's Bitcoin treasury thesis.Trade Bitcoin's next move on Duelbits Predict — get 100% cashback on your first bet, up to $100. Bitcoin Magazine exclusive. 👉 https://duel.bz/BCM 🔶 Brandon Green - BTC Inc CEO🔶 Mark Moss - Host, The Mark Moss ShowClick here to get 10% off bitcoin 2026 Conference in Las Vegas: https://tickets.b.tc/event/bitcoin-2026?promoCodeTask=apply&promoCodeInput=YT10Chapters: 00:00 — Mark Moss on Bitcoin $15 Million by 204002:12 — Macro Setup: Iran, Fed Chair Warsh & Market Optimism05:20 — Charles Schwab's 7% Bitcoin Allocation Explained06:20 — The 50-Year Technological Revolution Cycle09:32 — Is the 4-Year Bitcoin Cycle Dead or Alive?17:00 — MicroStrategy, Saylor & the Balance Sheet Revolution22:45 — Why AI Agents Will Choose Bitcoin Over Stablecoins37:31 — Fed Chair Kevin Warsh & the New Monetary Regime45:49 — Jevons Paradox, AI Jobs & The Optimist Case53:25 — Generational Wealth: The Fiat Mindset Trap#Bitcoin #MarkMoss #BrandonGreen #BitcoinMagazine #BitcoinPodcast #MicroStrategy #MichaelSaylor #FedChair #KevinWarsh #CharlesSchwab #BitcoinPrice #BitcoinTreasury #AIagents #Stablecoins #Macro #BitcoinAdoption #GenerationalWealth #BitcoinCycle #Bitcoin2026 #BitcoinBullRun #SoundMoney #BitcoinStandard #BitcoinStrategy #BitcoinConference #Bitcoin2040DISCLAIMER: The views and opinions expressed in this show are those of the participants and do not necessarily reflect the official policy or position of BTC Inc., Bitcoin Magazine, or any affiliated entities. This content is provided for informational and educational purposes only and should not be construed as investment, legal, tax, or accounting advice. Nothing contained in this show constitutes a solicitation, recommendation, endorsement, or offer to buy or sell any securities or financial instruments. Viewers should consult their own advisors before making financial or business decisions.

The New York Times just published a major investigation claiming Adam Back is Satoshi Nakamoto and the hosts of Bitcoin Policy Hour think that's a problem. Ken Egan, Zack Shapiro, and Zack Cohen explain why Bitcoin was specifically designed so the founder's identity doesn't matter, and why unmasking Satoshi could do more harm than good. The conversation also covers the Iran conflict and the creative U.S. reverse blockade of the Strait of Hormuz, the truth behind viral claims about crypto being used for toll payments, BPI's new stablecoin policy paper on dollarization, and Anthropic's Mythos model, an AI so powerful they refuse to release it to the public. Click here to get 10% off bitcoin 2026 Conference in Las Vegas: https://tickets.b.tc/event/bitcoin-2026?promoCodeTask=apply&promoCodeInput=YT10🔶 Connect with Zack Shapiro on X: https://x.com/zackbshapiro🔶 Connect with Zack Cohen on X: https://x.com/zackcohen_🔶 Connect with Ken Egan on X: https://x.com/Bayman11771🔶 Learn more about the Bitcoin Policy Institute: https://www.btcpolicy.org/CHAPTERS0:00 — Introduction & What's Coming This Episode5:12 — The U.S. Reverse Blockade Strategy in the Strait of Hormuz11:15 — Is Bitcoin Really Being Used for Strait of Hormuz Tolls?15:07 — BPI's Stablecoin Paper: Eurodollars, the GENIUS Act & Dollarization22:13 — Bitcoin vs. Stablecoins: Sanctions, Compliance & the UTXO Advantage28:49 — Trump's China Visit, Taiwan & the Geopolitical Chessboard34:07 — NYT Claims Adam Back Is Satoshi: Examining the Evidence40:15 — Why Satoshi's Identity Doesn't Matter for Bitcoin47:16 — Anthropic's Mythos Model: AI Cyber Weapons & Zero-Day Exploits55:45 — Should the Government Nationalize AI? Open Source, Regulation & the Future#BitcoinPolicy #BitcoinPolicyHour #StraitOfHormuz #Iran #Stablecoins #GeniusAct #SatoshiNakamoto #AdamBack #Bitcoin #Anthropic #Mythos #AICybersecurity #ZeroDay #Dollarization #BitcoinGeopolitics #Eurodollars #ReverseBlockade #NickBhatia #BitcoinPolicyInstitute #TreasuryStrategy #PetroYuan #AINationalization #OpenSourceAI #BitcoinReserve #DigitalAssetsDISCLAIMER: The views and opinions expressed in this show are those of the participants and do not necessarily reflect the official policy or position of BTC Inc., Bitcoin Magazine, or any affiliated entities. This content is provided for informational and educational purposes only and should not be construed as investment, legal, tax, or accounting advice. Nothing contained in this show constitutes a solicitation, recommendation, endorsement, or offer to buy or sell any securities or financial instruments. Viewers should consult their own advisors before making financial or business decisions.

Natalie Brunell joins Brandon Green to discuss why institutional adoption, Bitcoin treasury companies, and sovereign accumulation are creating the strongest structural bid Bitcoin has ever seen, all in a bear market. They cover everything from Iran accepting Bitcoin for Strait of Hormuz tolls to Strategy's historic STRC issuance and Morgan Stanley's record-breaking Bitcoin ETF launch. Natalie also previews the Women of Bitcoin Bash honoring Senator Cynthia Lummis at the Bitcoin Conference in Las Vegas. You can buy Natalie's book, Bitcoin is for Everyone right here: https://www.amazon.com/Bitcoin-Everyone-financial-system-solution/dp/1804091138Click here to get 10% off bitcoin 2026 Conference in Las Vegas: https://tickets.b.tc/event/bitcoin-2026?promoCodeTask=apply&promoCodeInput=YT10🔶 Brandon Green - BTC Inc CEO🔶 Natalie Brunell — Host of Coin Stories Podcast, Author of Bitcoin Is for EveryoneCHAPTERS0:00 — Nations Are Secretly Accumulating Bitcoin5:12 — How This Bear Market Is Different from Previous Cycles10:18 — Institutional Adoption and the Passive Bitcoin Bid15:25 — Bitcoin Is for Everyone: Natalie's New Book and Mission20:18 — The Macro Landscape: De-Dollarization and Gold vs Bitcoin25:09 — Iran, the Strait of Hormuz, and Bitcoin's Neutrality30:18 — Strategy's STRK, Structural Buying, and Bear Market Tailwinds35:13 — Senator Lummis's Legacy and the Women of Bitcoin Bash40:44 — Grading the Administration's Bitcoin Policy46:47 — Bitcoin Conference Vegas Preview and What's Next for Coin Stories#Bitcoin #NatalieBrunell #BitcoinMagazine #CoinStories #BitcoinIsForEveryone #BearMarket #BitcoinETF #BitcoinAdoption #SenatorLummis #BitcoinAct #BitcoinReserve #StrategicBitcoinReserve #MorganStanley #MicroStrategy #STRK #BitcoinTreasury #SovereignBitcoin #SelfCustody #BitcoinEducation #WomenOfBitcoin #BitcoinConference #BitcoinVegas #Dedollarization #GoldVsBitcoin #MacroEconomics #StraitOfHormuz #BitcoinGeopolitics #BitcoinNeutrality #FourYearCycle #BitcoinPolicy #OperationChokePoint

In this BFC X Space, C-suite experts from Kraken, Samara AG, and Meliuz discuss why Bitcoin is now a fiduciary necessity for corporate treasuries to hedge against inflation and drive strategic growth.

In this episode of the Bitcoin for Corporations Show, host Pierre Rochard sits down with Matt Hougan, Chief Investment Officer at Bitwise, to discuss the monumental shift in how Wall Street views Bitcoin. From the 11-year battle for an ETF to the current integration of Bitcoin into the infrastructure of major wirehouses and banks, Matt explains why the "pitch" for Bitcoin has become infinitely easier. Whether you’re an institutional treasurer or a retail investor, this conversation provides a deep dive into why "Wall Street has woken up" to the reality of Bitcoin as a superior financial technology.Chapters: 01:21 – Matt Hougan’s Origin Story and Joining Bitwise04:15 – Overcoming Regulatory and Institutional Friction09:00 – The Bitwise Philosophy: Active vs. Passive Crypto Investing15:30 – The Strength of Institutional Infrastructure (CME & ETFs)23:00 – The "Steakhouse" Education: How Institutions are Adopting30:30 – In-Kind Transfers and ETF Mechanics34:00 – Investor Sentiment and the "Absolute Bottom" Trap38:15 – Macro Risks: Private Credit and Government Spending46:00 – The Future of Bitwise: Towards a Generational TrendDISCLAIMER: The views and opinions expressed in this show are those of the participants and do not necessarily reflect the official policy or position of BTC Inc., Bitcoin Magazine, or any affiliated entities. This content is provided for informational and educational purposes only and should not be construed as investment, legal, tax, or accounting advice. Nothing contained in this show constitutes a solicitation, recommendation, endorsement, or offer to buy or sell any securities or financial instruments. Viewers should consult their own advisors before making financial or business decisions.