The Bitcoin Podcast

This week on The Bitcoin Podcast, Jessie pulls back the curtain on the gym software he's been quietly building, an MRO (maintenance, repair & operations) platform designed to give gym owners something they've never had: real data. Every piece of equipment gets a digital record, like a VIN number for a car, maintenance history, repair logs, and predictive analytics that can save small gym owners thousands per year. It's the unglamorous infrastructure play hiding inside a billion-dollar industry that private equity hollowed out.Then Dr. Corey Petty and Demetrick cut through the legislative noise on two bills reshaping U.S. crypto:The GENIUS Act brings stablecoins into a real regulatory framework, opening the door for banks and institutions, protecting users from algorithmic collapses (think Luna), and creating a state-level pathway for smaller issuers. The catch? No yield on stablecoins, no FDIC insurance, and Big Tech gets to issue them without full banking standards.The CLARITY Act is the one builders have been waiting for, it ends regulation-by-enforcement, draws a clean line between CFTC and SEC jurisdiction, and has rare bipartisan support. But it's stalled in the Senate while the banking lobby actively fights it, and every month it drags, more crypto innovation moves offshore.Honest, unfiltered, and always building.🌐 thebitcoinpodcast.com | 💬 Join the Discord

What happens when the hurricane hits and every cell tower goes dark? For one father working the night shift at a hospital during Hurricane Helene, that was not a hypothetical. It was eleven hours of silence with no way to reach his family.Kenneth and Josh from the Georgia Statewide Mesh Coalition join Dee and Jesse to break down mesh networking, the decentralized communication technology that keeps working when everything else fails. No cell towers. No ISP. No single point of failure. Just a resilient, self-routing network built by the community, for the community.Learn what mesh actually is, how Meshtastic works, and why this technology might be the most important thing you have never set up yet.When the grid goes down, will you still be able to communicate?

The crew is back and they've got receipts. After a two-week hiatus (Corey had very important meetings, we swear), Demetrick, Dr. Corey Petty, and Jessie are reunited and ready to vibe.This episode? Pure unfiltered conversation with a little Bitcoin and a little chaos.Bitcoin's Scarcity Era is Officially HereThe 20 millionth Bitcoin was mined, and suddenly the media wants to act surprised. The boys break down why the "only 21 million" math has always been the point and whether the market will finally behave like the old heads always said it would.Corey's Portugal TripDr. Petty just got back from Lisbon where he spoke at a live community event alongside heavy hitters from the open-source and decentralized web world, including folks from the Internet Archive. What's actually being built out there and why does it matter?The Crypto Honesty CheckWhy has crypto spent years selling people a Web2 experience wrapped in a Web3 bow? The guys go there, calling out token projects that confused "decentralized" with "worse performance for no good reason" and naming what actually matters: data sovereignty, decentralized identity, and real infrastructure.Big Tech's Empty PromiseIs Instagram actually worth anything? A surprisingly moving meditation on photo albums, Kodak pictures, and why a plastic binder at grandma's house hits harder than a million followers.Plus shoutouts to Corey's hot wife, Michael B. Jordan winning an Oscar for Sinners, and the debut of "Quantum Tom."The Bitcoin Podcast, where the takes are hot, the tech is real, and the jive is unmatched.Want to win $10 in Bitcoin? Join the Discord, post a lip sync of the intro, and it's yours. First five new members only.

Can Bitcoin survive the impending Quantum threat?

In this episode we sit down with Griff Green, one of the earliest DAO builders and a core figure in Ethereum’s governance history — from the original DAO era through today’s next-generation coordination experiments.Griff was closely involved around the first DAO and helped lead white-hat recovery efforts during the 2016 DAO crisis. Since then, he has gone on to co-found and support multiple ecosystem projects focused on decentralized funding, public goods, and governance design, including Giveth, the Commons Stack, and several token engineering and coordination initiatives.This is not a surface-level DAO hype conversation. This is a rebuild conversation.We go deep on what actually failed in early DAO designs, what people misunderstood about decentralized governance, and what it will realistically take to redo the DAO model in a way that works — socially, economically, and technically.We cover:What really went wrong (and right) with the first DAOLessons learned from DAO governance failures and exploitsWhy most DAOs struggle with participation and decision qualityIncentive design vs voting designFunding public goods without governance captureToken engineering, bonding curves, and coordination mechanismsWhat a “DAO 2.0” architecture needs to includeWhether truly decentralized governance can scaleIf you care about DAOs, crypto governance, public goods funding, or coordination at scale — this conversation is required context from someone who was there at the beginning and is still building forward.Subscribe for more deep crypto conversations — no price talk, no hype cycles, just signal.Drop your question in the comments:👉 What must change for DAOs to actually work this time?👉 Subscribe, comment, and clip your favorite moment.👉 Tell us in the comments: What’s your biggest question about re-architecting DAOs?

Join us as we dissect the evolving landscape of Decentralized Autonomous Organizations (DAOs), moving beyond the "chat room with a bank account" stereotype. We dive into Vitalik Buterin's vision for better DAOs, exploring critical functions like improved oracles and dispute resolution, and debate the role of human politics versus programmatic efficiency. Discover how concepts like "problem geometry" and "sequenced governance" offer a path to more mature, robust, and effective DAOs, leveraging cutting-edge tools like AI and Zero-Knowledge proofs to overcome decision fatigue and human vulnerabilities.

Most DAOs sound great… until it’s time to make decisions, pay contributors, and ship work consistently. In this episode, we’re designing the ideal DAO and confronting the hard parts: governance that doesn’t stall, incentives that don’t get gamed, treasury systems that protect the community, and a structure that can scale without losing its mission.

Crypto didn’t remove trust — it refactored it.Which means the real question isn’t whether blockchains work… it’s whether the people who build them bear any responsibility for what happens next.In this episode we extend the previous conversation on crypto literacy, privacy UX, and incentive design to tackle a hard question with no clean answers:Do builders have responsibility beyond tooling?We explore the “blacksmith problem,” the myth of neutral systems, and how zero-knowledge, chain analysis, and UX choices shape outcomes — intentionally or not. This is not a price talk episode. It’s about the ethics, incentives, and trade-offs embedded in decentralized infrastructure.Topics Covered • Crypto literacy and centralization of expertise • Privacy vs usability (and why it’s not zero-sum) • Trust: from institutions → networks → intermediaries • The “neutral tools” dilemma in Web3 • When incentives create harm (and who owns it) • ZK systems, mixers, forensics, and emergent behavior • Builders vs system designers vs policymakersKey QuestionWhere does technical responsibility end, and ethical responsibility begin?If you’re new hereThis episode continues directly from last week’s cliffhanger. Go watch that one first if you want the full arc.Join the CommunityJoin the Discord for builders, OGs, privacy folks, ZK learners, and lurkers:(QR code in the video)Support the ShowLike, comment, subscribe, and clip moments that hit you. We actually watch them.For CommentersAnswer this in one word:Do builders have responsibility beyond tooling? — YES or NO?

In this episode, Corey and Jessie talk with fubuloubu, founder of Apeworx and Silverback. We discuss our history in the ecosystem, security, and what developer tooling and automation frameworks bring to the table. We also dive into what role AI plays in the future development of blockchains and automation tooling. *Links:*- Ape Framework Github: https://github.com/ApeWorX- Website: https://www.apeworx.io- X: https://x.com/fubuloubu

Corey, Jessie, and Dee try and reshape the narrative that "adoption is the only thing that matters."

Bitcoin drops, ZCash pops, Synthetic stables lose their peg.

Privacy, and scaling, and narratives....oh my.

We're going to talk about Fusaka...ohhhhh yeah!

Do we need a renaissance for ideal adoption?Discord:https://discord.gg/k5RqZBpA

The gang talks hacks, ZCash, and Air Fryers.

Welcome back to The Bitcoin Podcast! In this episode, Dee, and Jesse bring the laughs while diving into the wild world of crypto and beyond. We cover Monero’s so-called “51% attack,” the latest on privacy in crypto, Wyoming launching its own stablecoin, and even some spicy theories on Tether and government shorting. 🚀It’s not your typical crypto show—we mix tech talk, market insights, and plenty of off-the-wall tangents (aliens, sex dungeons, and super-yachts, anyone?). At the heart of it all, we keep the energy light, the vibes jovial, and the crypto conversations real.Stick around for laughs, insights, and a reminder that adoption is the only thing that matters. Whether you’re deep in DeFi or just here for the fun, you’ll feel right at home.00:00 Intro & old school Bitcoin Podcast vibes 02:30 Monero “51% attack” & mining pool concerns 07:15 Tornado Cash trial & privacy under fire 12:00 Wyoming launches its first stablecoin 16:20 Tether vs USDC – conspiracy theories & regulation 22:00 Traditional finance & crypto adoption 28:15 Conspiracies, billionaires & crypto tangents 34:40 Financial advisors warming up to crypto portfolios 40:10 Aliens, Netflix shows & off-topic fun 45:00 Closing thoughts & wrap-up laughs #Bitcoin #CryptoPodcast #Blockchain #Tether #Monero #Stablecoin

This week, the crypto landscape witnessed significant developments: Circle's $1.05 billion IPO signals growing institutional interest; the SEC's appointment of Jamie Selway hints at potential regulatory shifts; and India's forthcoming crypto regulation paper marks a pivotal step in global digital asset governance. Meanwhile, Bitcoin maintains its position above $100,000, and Ethereum shows resilience amid market fluctuations

From a surprise SEC pivot that clears the way for staking-enabled ETFs to Wall Street banks quietly testing crypto desks, this week (May 23 – May 29 2025) delivered regulatory momentum and real-world adoption. Europe piloted blockchain-settled sovereign bonds, Chainlink and ZKsync shipped interoperability upgrades, and Telegram’s $300 million xAI deal sent TON flying. Meanwhile, Bitcoin held above $106 K and ETH pressed toward $2.6 K on record ETF inflows.

In this episode of the Bitcoin Podcast, hosts Dee, Corey, Jessie, and Ahmad cover a wide-ranging discussion about Bitcoin Ordinals, a new protocol for creating non-fungible tokens (NFTs) on the Bitcoin blockchain, highlighting the potential and ongoing debates about their utility. Corey offers a detailed explanation of the concept and its origin, tracing it back to the NFT craze on Ethereum and the broader development in the blockchain ecosystem. The team also touches on the broader implications and challenges of integrating fungibility with non-fungibility in digital assets, drawing parallels with game economies and discussing the nuances of collectibility and community dynamics. Throughout the conversation, they also reflect on the lessons learned from previous ventures in NFTs and digital collectibles, emphasizing the importance of sustainable community support for any token's lasting value.Chapters00:00:00 How Did the Bitcoin Podcast Begin Again?00:00:00 What's New in Season Two and Who's Hosting?00:00:57 Are Bitcoin Ordinals Changing the NFT Game?00:01:46 Is Being Busy Always a Bad Thing?00:03:11 How Does Corey Handle All Hands Meetings?00:03:41 What's the Secret to Dee's Wedding Planning?00:04:12 Should We All Be Eating More Pineapples?00:04:41 How Are Bitcoin Ordinals Similar to NFTs?00:06:05 Are Bitcoin NFTs a Copycat of Ethereum?00:06:47 Why Did Bitcoin Once Dismiss NFTs?00:07:10 What is Fungibility, and How Is Bitcoin Redefining It?00:09:06 Are NFTs Just an Artificial Craze, or Is There More to Them?00:10:11 What's the Connection Between Gaming Skins and NFTs?00:11:47 Could Game Economies and the Black Market Collide?00:13:13 How Do Tokens Resemble an Ecological Balance?00:15:35 Can Different Game Economies Be Unified by Blockchain?00:20:02 What Makes Bitcoin NFTs Unique Compared to Ethereum's?00:22:25 Why Does Rarity Matter in Bitcoin Ordinals?00:24:10 Can the Auditability of UTXOs Affect Bitcoin's Fungibility?00:25:50 Are Certain Physical Items Actually NFTs in Disguise?00:26:22 Why Should We Avoid Cash in Favor of Digital Currencies?00:27:00 How Did the Chicken NFT Craze Take Off?00:31:00 Which Factors Determine the Long-Term Value of Tokens?00:34:06 What Lessons Have We Learned From the Chicken NFT Craze?

This episode explores Binance’s massive settlement with the SEC, Ethereum ETF momentum, South Korea’s sweeping new crypto rules, Chainlink’s enterprise play, and Robinhood’s growing Web3 bet—all while BTC and ETH show signs of consolidation after recent rallies.Links:HIO Discord: https://discord.gg/Mq6TUHv4Codex Discord: https://discord.gg/ChK3ew3AWaku Discord: https://discord.gg/UADwEA64Status Discord: https://discord.gg/cWTjmjNKLogos Discord: https://discord.gg/SrtQBha3Website: https://Thebitcoinpodcast.com

Markets tread water while regulators turn the heat up: this week (10 – 16 May 2025) the Fed’s draft stable-coin framework lands alongside fresh FCA proposals, the SEC punts once more on the ETH ETF, and Hong Kong issues its first retail-ready trading licences. On the tech front Polygon unveils AggLayer and Uniswap super-charges cross-chain swaps, while PayPal and Shopify push crypto checkout to tens of millions of shoppers. BTC grinds above $104 k; MATIC jumps 20 %. Get every headline you need in under 15 minutes with Dee Weekly.Stable-coins set to go mainstream (Deutsche Bank note) — https://markets.businessinsider.com/news/currencies/stablecoins-becoming-mainstream-dollar-gold-stable-genius-act-2025-5Stable-coin bills advance in Congress — https://www.debevoise.com/insights/publications/2025/05/stablecoin-bills-advance-in-congress-as-adminSEC delays spot-ETH ETF decision — https://www.coindesk.com/policy/2025/04/14/sec-delays-decisions-on-in-kind-redemptions-ether-etf-stakingUK FCA crypto discussion paper — https://www.skadden.com/insights/publications/2025/05/uk-fca-discussion-paper-proposesHong Kong first retail VASP licences — https://www.sfc.hk/en/Welcome-to-the-Fintech-Contact-Point/Virtual-assets/Virtual-asset-trading-platforms-operatorsNigeria drops criminal charges against Binance exec — https://www.reuters.com/technology/nigeria-binance-case-update-2025Polygon AggLayer breakout program — https://polygon.technology/blog/pol-value-accrual-post-2-introducing-the-agglayer-breakout-programUniswap permissionless bridging live — https://blog.uniswap.org/permissionless-bridging-is-now-liveBTC price history — https://coinmarketcap.com/currencies/bitcoin/historical-data/ETH price rally analysis — https://www.coindesk.com/markets/2025/05/16/ether-bears-are-done-and-that-s-fueling-eth-price-surge-crypto-benchmark-issuer-saysMATIC price history — https://coinmarketcap.com/currencies/wmatic/historical-data/PayPal 3.7 % APY & global checkout expansion — https://newsroom.paypal-corp.com/2025-04-23-Buy-Hold-Earn-Rewards-PayPal-USDShopify integrates Solana Pay — https://www.quicknode.com/guides/solana-development/solana-pay/shopifyLinks:HIO Discord: https://discord.gg/Mq6TUHv4Codex Discord: https://discord.gg/ChK3ew3AWaku Discord: https://discord.gg/UADwEA64Status Discord: https://discord.gg/cWTjmjNKLogos Discord: https://discord.gg/SrtQBha3Website: https://Thebitcoinpodcast.com

This week on Dee Weekly we unpack the OCC’s surprise green-light for U.S. banks, Ethereum’s freshly-activated Pectra upgrade, a Bitcoin Core overhaul, and adoption moves from Morgan Stanley, Visa, and PayPal—all while BTC flirts with $103 K and ETH rockets 29 %. Stay ahead of the market with concise analysis across regulation, global policy, tech breakthroughs, price action, and real-world adoption.Links to All Articles MentionedOCC clarifies bank authority to engage in crypto custody — https://www.occ.gov/news-issuances/news-releases/2025/nr-occ-2025-42.htmlU.S. House schedules FIT21 market-structure vote — https://www.bhfs.com/insights/alerts-articles/2024/house-passes-landmark-crypto-billESMA issues MiCA market-abuse guidelines — https://www.esma.europa.eu/sites/default/files/2025-04/ESMA75-453128700-1408_Final_Report_MiCA_Guidelines_on_prevention_and_detection_of_market_abuse.pdfNexus Global Payments launch (Project Nexus) — https://fintechnews.sg/109698/payments/nexus-global-payments/Ethereum Pectra upgrade activated — https://www.coindesk.com/tech/2025/05/07/ethereum-activates-pectra-upgrade-raising-max-stake-to-2048-ethBitcoin Core 27.0 release notes — https://bitcoincore.org/en/releases/27.0/Solana Firedancer testnet hits 1 M TPS — https://nexo.com/blog/solana-firedancerBitcoin reclaims $100 K — https://www.investopedia.com/watch-these-bitcoin-price-levels-as-cryptocurrency-reclaims-usd100k-level-11731488BTC price data — https://finance.yahoo.com/quote/BTC%3DF/history/ETH price data — https://finance.yahoo.com/quote/ETH%3DF/history/SOL price data — https://finance.yahoo.com/quote/SOL-USD/history/Morgan Stanley to add crypto trading to E*Trade — https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2025-05-01/morgan-stanley-plans-to-offer-crypto-trading-to-e-trade-clientsVisa invests in BVNK and expands USDC settlement — https://bvnk.com/blog/visa-invests-in-bvnkCoinbase × PayPal integrate fee-free PYUSD — https://www.coinbase.com/blog/coinbase-and-paypal-to-advance-stablecoin-paymentsLinks:HIO Discord: https://discord.gg/Mq6TUHv4Codex Discord: https://discord.gg/ChK3ew3AWaku Discord: https://discord.gg/UADwEA64Status Discord: https://discord.gg/cWTjmjNKLogos Discord: https://discord.gg/SrtQBha3Website: https://Thebitcoinpodcast.com

Catch up fast with a Dee Weekly’s crypto update. We unpack Bitcoin’s latest bank-friendly green light, Ethereum’s May 7 “Pectra” upgrade, soaring ETF inflows, and Project Nexus’s game-changing cross-border payment rail—all in one streamlined episode. Dive into must-know regulatory shifts, Lightning Network adoption, and price action for BTC, ETH, and SOL. Subscribe now for authoritative crypto news, tech breakthroughs, and adoption trends delivered in under 20 minutes.Fed rescinds 2022 crypto-bank memo — https://www.coindesk.com/policy/2025/04/29/fed-rollback-crypto-policy/UK crypto regulation bill (exchanges & stablecoins) — https://www.theblock.co/post/280001/uk-fca-crypto-draft-law-2025Project Nexus cross-border payments hub — https://www.bis.org/about/bisih/topics/fmis/project_nexus.htmEthereum “Pectra” upgrade announcement — https://blog.ethereum.org/2025/04/28/pectra-announcementCoinbase rolls out Lightning withdrawals — https://decrypt.co/225012/coinbase-bitcoin-lightning-network-lightsparkBTC / ETH / SOL price charts — https://coinmarketcap.comMorgan Stanley adds crypto to E*Trade — https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2025-04-30/morgan-stanley-e-trade-crypto-integrationLuxury jeweler Messika accepts crypto — https://decrypt.co/225045/messika-jewelry-crypto-paymentsLinks:HIO Discord: https://discord.gg/Mq6TUHv4Codex Discord: https://discord.gg/ChK3ew3AWaku Discord: https://discord.gg/UADwEA64Status Discord: https://discord.gg/cWTjmjNKLogos Discord: https://discord.gg/SrtQBha3Website: https://Thebitcoinpodcast.com

The Bitcoin Podcast returns for its second season, exploring the latest in cryptocurrency news and discussions on Bitcoin's evolving landscape. Once focused heavily on initial adoption, the hosts now consider what true adoption means in the context of recent technological advancements like L2s and regulatory developments impacting the market significantly. They dive deep into the nuances of Bitcoin's network growth and the Lightning Network's capacity and implications, while also humorously reflecting on past podcast episodes and entertaining conjectures about the future of Bitcoin. The podcast invites listeners to join them once again, aiming to reclaim their place as a leading voice in the crypto community by tackling contemporary issues with humor and informed conjecture.00:00:00 What’s the Buzz about the Bitcoin Podcast’s Comeback?00:00:39 Why Is Season Two of Our Bitcoin Podcast Different?00:01:23 Can You Guess the Real Length of Our Podcast Season?00:02:01 What Major Developments Have Shaped Bitcoin in 2025?00:02:28 How Has the Lightning Network Fared Over the Years?00:03:22 What Milestones Is Bitcoin Achieving with AI Integration?00:03:49 Why Haven't We Listened to Every Bitcoin Podcast Episode?00:05:51 Who Really Created the Lightning Network?00:06:19 How Did Lightning Network Evolve into a Game Changer?00:08:03 Is the Lightning Network Living Up to Its Hype?00:08:57 What's behind the Decrease in Bitcoin Lightning Channels?00:09:39 What's Going on with Uniswap’s 24-Hour Volume?00:11:48 Why Should You Care about Lightning Network’s Capacity?00:12:26 How Did Bitcoin’s Integration with Ordinals Impact its Market?00:14:01 Are Bitcoin Nodes Increasing or Decreasing?00:15:16 Is Bitcoin's Power Consumption Limiting Its Growth?00:16:54 What's the Trend in Bitcoin Vs. Ethereum Dominance?00:18:50 How Has the Web3 Ecosystem Evolved with Bitcoin L2s?00:21:48 Are Bitcoin Roll-ups the Future of Blockchain Scalability?00:25:34 Is Regulation Keeping Up with Web3 Technology?00:27:38 Are We Facing Real Blockchain Adoption or Hype?00:30:27 Could Bitcoin Be Manipulated by Institutional Players?00:34:19 Is There a Conspiracy behind Bitcoin’s Market Movement?00:36:55 What’s Next for Season Two of Our Podcast?

In this Logos Podcast episode, Jarrad Hope interviews Federico Ast, founder of Kleros, a decentralised arbitration service. Federico shares his journey into the crypto world, influenced by Argentina's economic challenges, and describes how he envisioned Kleros as a tool to globally democratise access to justice through low-cost arbitration. They explore the mechanics of Kleros, emphasising its use of blockchain for transparency and economic incentives to ensure fair decision-making. The conversation also highlights Frederico's thoughts on the necessity of blending historical governance insights with modern decentralised systems to create efficient and legitimate solutions. JOIN THE COMMUNITY: Logos Twitter Logos Discord RESOURCES: Jarrad Hope X Federico Ast X Kleros X READING & COURSES: The Sovereign Individual: Mastering the Transition to the Information Age Yale Introduction to Political Philosophy Yale Power and Politics in Today’s world Oxford Very Short Introduction series TIMESTAMPS: 00:00:02 What Led You to Start Kleros? 00:03:46 Is Kleros Rooted in Practical Necessity? 00:06:00 How Do Economic Incentives Play a Role in Kleros? 00:10:26 How Did Kleros Handle Disputes in Prediction Markets? 00:18:17 How Do You See Kleros as a Tool for Decentralized Justice? 00:22:35 How Does Kleros Address Real World Problems? 00:28:01 How Has Kleros Bridged The On-Chain and Real-World Divide? 00:33:27 How Does Enforcement Work in Kleros? 00:41:15 Can Kleros Shape Future Governance Models? 00:44:10 What Can DAOs Learn From Political History? 00:48:22 What’s Next for Kleros and Decentralized Justice? 00:54:39 Which Books and Courses Should Blockchain Enthusiasts Read?

This week Jarrad Hope spoke to Jameson Lopp to discuss his decade-long effort to promote self-custody in Bitcoin by lowering technical barriers for users, emphasizing the fight against human nature's preference for convenience over security. Lopp traces his journey into Bitcoin and Cypherpunk ideology, highlighting the appeal of cryptography in creating open and fair systems resistant to manipulation. Both Lopp and Hope explore various technological solutions and the challenges inherent in privacy and decentralization, such as the pitfalls of centralization in legacy protocols and the need for vigilant, iterative improvements in Bitcoin. Finally, Lopp underscores the importance of evolving Bitcoin's base protocol to foster more innovation at the second layer, while maintaining the decentralized ethos of the network. JOIN THE COMMUNITY Logos Twitter Logos Discord

Jarrad Hope talks to Diego Gutierrez-Zaldivar, Chairman and Co-founder at IOVLabs and co-founder of Rootstock.io, about his lifelong mission to create an equitable society by integrating technology and social work. He believes that Bitcoin can transform society by establishing a peer-to-peer monetary system, merging his passion for technology with social transformation, particularly in financially unstable regions such as Latin America. By collaborating with governments and NGOs, Diego aims to scale and implement decentralized digital trust frameworks, ensuring financial inclusion while preserving individual freedom.

Mark Lutter of the Charter Cities Institute and Braavos Cities discusses focusing on tangible, actionable research to help make better decisions for developing charter cities. Lutter explains the significant challenges in city development, including the necessity of political buy-in and complex stakeholder coordination amidst increasing global uncertainty. He notes that younger, growing populations often drive city growth. Alongside Jarrad Hope, they explore topics such as urbanization patterns, financing mechanisms for low-income housing, and economic development strategies essential for successful charter city projects.

Jarrad Hope talks to Niklas Anzinger, Founder & CEO of Vitalia City and Founder & General Partner at Infinita VC, about building a decentralised city for crypto-driven biotech and the regulatory challenges these types of communities face.

"...the United States did not give satisfactory assurance in relation to Julian being able to rely on constitutional protections for freedom of speech " - Stella Assange on the decision made by the courts to allow Julian Assange to appeal his extradition to the United States. This episode originally aired in December of 2023. We bring it to you again, in light of the appeal decision. Jarrad Hope, co-founder of Logos, sits down with Stella Assange – lawyer, human rights defender, and wife of Julian Assange – for an in depth conversation about Wikileaks, Julian Assange, and the role technology has played in shaping the global socio-political landscape. Stella talks about her experience working on Julian Assange's legal team, her introduction to new technologies including Bitcoin, and the current surveillance state that has emerged since the rise of the open internet.

Robert Gehl and Jarrad Hope discussed the misconceptions and societal impacts of dark web technologies, emphasizing how they're often unfairly characterized by their negative uses, overshadowing their potential for positive, discreet communication and community building. Gehl shares his exploration into alternative social media and encryption technologies' ethical implications, particularly focusing on anonymity's role in protecting users' identities and enabling free speech. Through their dialogue, they touch on the challenges of decentralization and the struggle against the centralization tendencies of large tech companies, highlighting the importance of maintaining small, interconnected communities over large, dominant networks. The conversation also explores the idea of creating a cyber-state or virtual space that respects privacy and freedom, underscoring the necessity of encrypted communication as a fundamental right and safeguard against tyranny.

In the episode, Jarrad Hope talks to Professor Tom W. Bell about the process of shifting from traditional nation-states to more flexible, innovative, specialized jurisdictions. They also dive into the practical mechanisms for establishing such jurisdictions, the importance of foundational legal systems like Ulex, and the challenges posed by traditional copyright hindrances. Overall, Tom and Jarrad reflect on the need for resilient and adaptive models that can withstand the challenges of the future while promoting human flourishing and the benefits of technology like blockchain in achieving these aims.

In this conversation, Jarrad Hope discusses the transformational impact of crypto and peer-to-peer technologies with Michel Bauwens, highlighting the potential seed forms for a new decentralized and commons-oriented societal organization. They acknowledge the complexity and the challenges of the current state of crypto, stressing the importance of building an inclusive and more user-friendly infrastructure while maintaining the pursuit of pluralistic and intelligent discourse.

In a Logos Press Engine crossover, Jarrad Hope brings Corey Petty - Logos Program Lead & Hashing It Out host - to discuss the political and technological motivations behind their work and their aim of building infrastructure that supports civil liberties and resists centralization of power, using open-source tech. They question if the nature of technology is inherently neutral or not, the ethics of building technology, and how it relates to political structures.

Jarrad Hope, co-founder of Logos, sits down with Patri Friedman – Co-Founder and General Partner of Pronomos Capital – for an in-depth conversation about creating autonomous communities, from Seasteading to modern Charter Cities. They discuss the values and monetary incentives that bring people to these new spaces, and the challenges of turning ideas into reality.

Jarrad Hope, co-founder of Logos, sits down with Ben Wizner – Director of the ACLU’s Speech, Privacy, and Technology Project- for an in depth conversation about the intersection of technology and human rights. Since July of 2013, Wizner has been the principal legal advisor to NSA whistleblower Edward Snowden.

The Hashing it Out team assembles the ultimate roundtable to discuss the state of P2P. Corey, D, and Jesse chat with DELV Co-Founder, Jonny Rhea, along with Astaria CTO, Joe Delong, and Managing Partner of the Number Group, Zak Cole.

Peter Ludlow’s book Crypto Anarchy, Cyberstates, and Pirate Utopias inspired Jarrad Hope’s early interest in crypto anarchy. Jarrad Hope is the co-founder of Logos, a grassroots movement building the technology and community to launch corruption-resistant institutions.

In this episode, Paul Sztorc discusses his vision for drive chains, a concept he believes could advance Bitcoin by allowing for permissionless innovation and competition among developers, leading to a diverse array of L2 applications that work in tandem with Bitcoin's L1.

Corey, D, and Jesse sit down with Robin Linus of ZeroSync – the team spearheading the development of proof systems for Bitcoin for scalability, interoperability, and privacy. Robin discusses everything from the recently published BitVM white paper, challenges and tradeoffs of validation proofs on Bitcoin, Zk Coins, and his birthday cake from Gisele Bündchen.

Jarrad Hope, co-founder of Logos, sits down with Stella Assange – lawyer, human rights defender, and wife of Julian Assange – for an in-depth conversation about Wikileaks, Julian Assange, and the role technology has played in shaping the global socio-political landscape.

Edward Snowden is a former intelligence contractor and whistleblower, responsible for alerting the world to the existence of a pervasive, secret, illegal surveillance program conducted by the NSA against the American people. Jarrad Hope is the cofounder of Logos, a grassroots movement building the technology and community that will launch network states.

The Hashing it Out team speaks with Ameen Soleimani, co-author of the Privacy Pools paper - Blockchain Privacy and Regulatory Compliance: Towards a Practical Equilibrium. Ameen, along with Vitalik Buterin (Ethereum Foundation), Jacob Illum (Chainalysis), Matthias Nadler (University of Basel), and Fabian Schär (Center for Innovative Finance, University of Basel; University of Basel - Economics Department) describe a novel smart contract-based privacy-enhancing protocol.

This is a special episode of Hashing It Out in which Corey, D, and Jesse, meet with "Edgard" about the impending relaunch of Status – the super app for decentralised communities, and the recent launch of the new website (https://status.app/). Corey, former Chief Security Officer of Status and now involved in program management of Logos, is deeply familiar with Status and the challenges associated with building decentralised infrastructure. Edgard breaks down the last two years of developing Status, staying true to core principles, and some very exciting new features to come.

The Hashing it Out team sits down with Jordi Baylina to discuss everything from his involvement in the Catalan Independence Movement, DApp Node, and Giveth to technical details associated in bringing privacy and compression to zk proofs via recursion.

HIO Personals

We sit down with Lefteris Karapetsas of Rotki – the portfolio tracker that protects your privacy.

Executive Producer, Christian, attempts to keep Corey, Dee, and Jessie on topic and within two a minutes a piece on three timely topics.

We are joined by Shane Mac, Co-founder of XMTP - the secure messaging network for Web3 to discuss their goal of allowing any wallet address to message with one another.

Corey, Dee, and Jessie talk to Nomos Distributed Network Researcher at Logos, Moh Jalalzai.