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Bitcoin Season 2 | Blockspace Media

Blockspace Media

We explore the edges of blockspace, from Ordinals to Layer 2s and back. Join host Charlie Spears for weekly interviews and livestreams on Bitcoin’s frontier.

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53:22

Bitcoin By The Numbers in 2025

Bitcoin Season 2 | Blockspace Media ·

2025/03/08

You're listening to Bitcoin Season 2. Subscribe to the newsletter, trusted by over 7,000 Bitcoiners: https://newsletter.blockspacemedia.comWe break down the 2024 River Financial Report. What countries are buying? Which funds are buying? What does the average Bitcoin user look like? And what the heck is up with Lightning these days? Notes: • Lightning mixed: up & down • ETFs are buying individuals Bitcoin • Sovereigns are starting to but BTC • Good vs Bad changes to Bitcoin in 2024 Check out our

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54:42

Diving Even Deeper on Quantum Bitcoin

Bitcoin Season 2 | Blockspace Media ·

2025/03/05

A lot has happened since our last conversation with Hunter just 3 months ago. The Bitcoin developer mailing list has been popping off and now everyone’s talking about Quantum Bitcoin. But what’s changed? What new debates have kicked off & what are their implications? And should we confiscate Satoshi’s coins if they get quantum hacked?Notes: • Should we steal Satoshi’s coins? • Does quantum need a block size increase? • Which bitcoin is most vulnerable? • Has the “best” solution changed in the past

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33:26

He Solved Bitcoin Memecoins!

Bitcoin Season 2 | Blockspace Media ·

2025/03/01

Bob Bodily explains how Odin.fun hides all the complexities of Bitcoin so the users get straight to doing what they want: trading tokens fast. Odin.fun solves the bonding issue, the token namespace reservations, threshold signing, etc. But at the end of the day you have to solve the biggest problem: user acquisition.Notes: • Chain abstraction for Bitcoin • Engineering challenges of Bitcoin tokens • User experience vs technical complexity • Going head-to-head with the Solana ecosystem Check out

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44:02

The Six Bitcoin Stakeholder Groups w/ Lyn Alden

Bitcoin Season 2 | Blockspace Media ·

2025/02/26

Lyn Alden’s just dropped a report a little different than her normal Bitcoin & macro focus: Bitcoin Consensus. She takes us through defining the various stakeholder groups and how the game theory works as these groups’ influence wax and wane. You're listening to Bitcoin Season 2. Subscribe to the newsletter, trusted by over 7,000 Bitcoiners: https://newsletter.blockspacemedia.com Notes: • What is an Economic Node • What are the Six Bitcoin Stakeholder groups? • Protocol Developers power • Game

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56:08

The Crazy Satoshi Theory About Jack Dorsey

Bitcoin Season 2 | Blockspace Media ·

2025/02/22

Charlie & Colin break down the conspiracy theory that claims Jack Dorsey is Satoshi Nakamoto. You might be surprised how deep the rabbithole goes and how crazy the connections sound.Notes: • Jack Dorsey’s Vietnamese restaurant • Hidden address references in old Bitcoin transactions • Are clues hidden in comic books? Check out our Bitcoin scaling conference! Visit opnext.dev to learn more. Chapters: 00:00 Is Jack Dorsey Satoshi? 01:14 The bizarre connections begin 02:29 Jack’s “Satoshi”

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43:32

Going Public With Bitcoin App Fold

Bitcoin Season 2 | Blockspace Media ·

2025/02/19

Will Reeves, CEO of Fold, is hyperfocused on making it easy to save in Bitcoin. As the new Bitcoin user looks different than previous cycles, so does the modern Bitcoin company. Fold is going public on the thesis that the average American needs low friction options to orient their existing habits around saving in Bitcoin.Notes: • Fold vs other public crypto companies • Different company models each cycle • Successful (and unsuccessful) products • Starbucks & airline miles, but with Bitcoin Check

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28:39

What You Didn’t Know About Wrapped Bitcoin

Bitcoin Season 2 | Blockspace Media ·

2025/02/15

Matt Luongo from Thesis helps us “wrap” our heads around what it means to take your bitcoin cross-chain. What are the trust assumptions? What are the differences between different wrapped Bitcoin products? Is there any “funny business” going on? Notes: • New users are coming to ETFs • Microstrategy vs cross-chain Bitcoin • TVL mirroring • BitGo’s Wrapped Bitcoin vs other wrapped Bitcoin Check out our Bitcoin scaling conference! Visit opnext.dev to learn more. - 👉 Brought to you by Arch

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47:22

Operation Chokepoint 2.0 Gets Choked Out

Bitcoin Season 2 | Blockspace Media ·

2025/02/12

It’s now openly acknowledged that the crypto industry has been targeted for years by the previous administration’s Operation Chokepoint 2.0 scheme. Charlie & Colin discuss how last week’s hearing saw Senators Warren & Scott addressed the matter before the House Financial Services Committee. We explain how we got here and where we might go as an industry.Notes: • History of regulatory scrutiny • FTX Fallout • Operation Chokepoint 2.0 Hearing • Elizabeth Warren changes tune Check out our Bitcoin

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37:37

Are We Winning Yet?

Bitcoin Season 2 | Blockspace Media ·

2025/02/08

Welcome back to Bitcoin Season 2! For this week's Writer's Room, Colin and Charlie cover the release of Tornado Cash co-founder Alexey Pertsev from prison. They also dive into recent policy talking points from Trump's Crypto Czar, David Sacks, including why stablecoin regulation could become a pillar of this administration's crypto approach (and what that means for dollar dominance). Plus, what Trump's executive order for a U.S. Sovereign Wealth Fund means for a Strategic Bitcoin Reserve.- Follow

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21:43

Trade War Bullish for Bitcoin?

Bitcoin Season 2 | Blockspace Media ·

2025/02/04

After a crypto dump some are comparing to the COVID crash, Bitcoin dominance has skyrocketed. Is this the new normal? Bitwise's Jeff Park says the trade war may kick off a series of events that is actually good for Bitcoin,- Follow our hosts on X: @cbspears Bitcoin Season 2 is proudly presented by Blockspace Media, Bitcoin’s first B2B publication in Bitcoin. Follow us on X and check out our newsletter for the best information in Bitcoin mining, Ordinals and tech!

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43:30

You're not bullish enough on rare satoshis

Bitcoin Season 2 | Blockspace Media ·

2025/01/29

Quary, founder of Magisat, discusses the growing market for rare sats, unique satoshis with historical, aesthetic, or numerical significance. How does ordinal theory assign identities to satoshis? What are the technical challenges of procuring rare sats?Despite current liquidity & market drawdown, Quary argues that rare sats represent an authentic, grifter-resistant asset class, poised to gain value as Bitcoin adoption grows. Timestamps: 00:00 Intro 02:09 How Quary Discovered Rare Sats 04:43 What

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14:49

Ordinals BLOODBATH & DeepSeek

Bitcoin Season 2 | Blockspace Media ·

2025/01/28

The culling is happening -- Bitcoin assets like Runes & Ordinals are collapsing. Is this the end? Top Ordinals assets are down 30% - 60% over the past month and the total Runes market cap has fallen below $1 billion, again.An interesting phenomenon the past week has been the attention on Solana memecoins from the ordinals & Bitcoin maxi community. Unlikely as it may seem, "boomer" Bitcoiners are launching memecoins on Solana. - Follow our hosts on X: @cbspears Bitcoin Season 2 is proudly presented

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48:05

The Story of the Silk Road

Bitcoin Season 2 | Blockspace Media ·

2025/01/25

Ross Ulbricht is free, full pardon! But how did we get here & what actually was the Silk Road? Colin & Charlie dive in - Follow our hosts on X: @cbspears, @AsILayHodling Bitcoin Season 2 is proudly presented by Blockspace Media, Bitcoin’s first B2B publication in Bitcoin. Follow us on X and check out our newsletter for the best information in Bitcoin mining, Ordinals and tech!

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56:35

Trump Proves We're All Shitcoiners Now

Bitcoin Season 2 | Blockspace Media ·

2025/01/21

For this emergency Writer's Room episode, Charlie and Colin talk Trump's inauguration speech, in which he doesn't mention Bitcoin (quelle suprise!); the $10 billion dollar elephant (or should we say "shitcoin"?) in the room, TRUMP coin; and Trump's myriad Bitcoin policy promises. - Follow our hosts on X: @cbspears, @AsILayHodling Bitcoin Season 2 is proudly presented by Blockspace Media, Bitcoin’s first B2B publication in Bitcoin. Follow us on X and check out our newsletter for the best information

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50:17

Ep72: Ranking the BEST Bitcoin Reserves (Tierlist!)

Bitcoin Season 2 | Blockspace Media ·

2025/01/18

There are now 7 states with Bitcoin reserve proposals! But they're not all the same, and it can be super confusing how each one works. Charlie & Colin explain & rank the Bitcoin reserves according to our (admittedly arbitrary) metrics!- Follow our hosts on X: @cbspears, @AsILayHodling Bitcoin Season 2 is proudly presented by Blockspace Media, Bitcoin’s first B2B publication in Bitcoin. Follow us on X and check out our newsletter for the best information in Bitcoin mining, Ordinals and tech!

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43:03

Ep71: Save in Bitcoin, Spend in Dollars w/ Shezhan...

Bitcoin Season 2 | Blockspace Media ·

2025/01/16

Loans on Bitcoin are better than loans on Ethereum. More private, more secure, and better "attestations" Dive into the world of DLCs, Discreet Log Contracts - an underexplored but powerful mechanism that Shezhan Marieda uses to power Lava Loans Follow our guest on Twitter: @MarediaShezhan Follow our host: @cbspears --- 👋Bitcoin Season 2 is proudly presented by Blockspace Media, Bitcoin’s first B2B publication in Bitcoin. Follow us on Twitter and check out our newsletter for the best information

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12:20

Ep71: Runes do or DIE moment!

Bitcoin Season 2 | Blockspace Media ·

2025/01/14

Runes are back down below $1 billion market cap and seem like they have lower to go. Is this the moment that Runes die?- Follow our hosts on X: @cbspears Bitcoin Season 2 is proudly presented by Blockspace Media, Bitcoin’s first B2B publication in Bitcoin. Follow us on X and check out our newsletter for the best information in Bitcoin mining, Ordinals and tech! - Stream Bitcoin Season 2 everywhere 🎧 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/1NQIkiC... 🎧 Apple:

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37:43

Ep70: Hal Finney's best quotes

Bitcoin Season 2 | Blockspace Media ·

2025/01/10

Welcome back to Bitcoin Season 2!For today's Writer's Room, Colin and Charlie celebrate Running Bitcoin Day by picking through the Bitcoin Talk archives for a selection of Hal Finney's most prescient takes. Finney is famous for being the first person (after Satoshi) to run Bitcoin -- a claim to fame that involves receiving the first non-mining related transaction from Bitcoin's creator -- as well as being one of the earliest contributors to Bitcoin Core. Hal was highly active in Bitcoin's salad

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55:28

Ep69: Changing the game for Bitcoin custodians w/ Rob...

Bitcoin Season 2 | Blockspace Media ·

2025/01/08

Most large custodians secure Bitcoin using multisig or MPC, but that tech hasn't really changed or upgraded for almost a decade. Anchorwatch founder Rob Hamilton explains how Miniscript levels up the custodian game and allows for better risk mitigation for the largest holders of Bitcoin. He also dives into Bitcoin script, soft forks, and getting Ethereum holders to burn their assets onto Bitcoin. Follow our guest on Twitter: @Rob1Ham Follow our host: @cbspears --- 👋Bitcoin Season 2 is proudly

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22:45

Ep68: Is your staked Bitcoin at risk?

Bitcoin Season 2 | Blockspace Media ·

2025/01/07

Rumors are swirling of custodians & services rehypothecating Bitcoin for the various staking protocols which have popped up over the past year. Are these founded? What's the risk? Also, why is everyone using the same custodians in the first place? - Follow our hosts on X: @cbspears, @AsILayHodling Bitcoin Season 2 is proudly presented by Blockspace Media, Bitcoin’s first B2B publication in Bitcoin. Follow us on X and check out our newsletter for the best information in Bitcoin mining, Ordinals

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