Bitcoin Season 2 | Bitcoin Tech, Culture & Ordinals

Dec 11 2024 56 ep. 39 mins 12

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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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Ep61: Bitcoin is at a custodianship crossroads w/ Willem Schroe

Dec 11 2024 42 mins

Hyperbitcoinization is more than just the price going up, it's about Bitcoin being the basis for every transaction in the world *and* it means a vibrant on-chain ecosystem. Founder of Botanix Labs, Willem Schroe, believes we are at a massive crossroads in Bitcoin where the future could be dominated by custodians. Willem calls for more on-chain activity, hoping for a sovereign bitco

Ep60: You should be paying attention to this Bitcoin dev chart!

Dec 10 2024 24 mins

"What do Bitcoin devs think about X?" is the most popular question right now in the soft fork discussion. How do we measure who supports what? It's not super straightforward, but just this week we found a super useful chart! - Bitcoin Season 2 is brought to you by Botanix! Botanix Labs is pioneering a new direction for DeFi with the first EVM L2 running on Bitcoin that’s built

Ep59: Is Bitcoin doomed to follow the same path as email? w/ Jameson Lopp

Dec 04 2024 59 mins

Cypherpunk Jameson Lopp talks about Bitcoin consensus, ossification, and how he hopes Bitcoin does not follow the same path the email (SMTP) protocol has -- being limited to a handful of centralized providers. Follow our guest: @lopp --- Bitcoin Season 2 is brought to you by Botanix!ac Botanix Labs is pioneering a new direction for DeFi with the first EVM L2 running on Bitcoin that

Ep58: Sneaky Bitcoin Scaling!

Dec 02 2024 21 mins

While everyone's arguing about soft forks like OP_CAT, several researchers have proposed sneaky workarounds which are able to emulate certain covenants *without a soft fork*. Charlie reviews what they are, a bit of how they work, and what it might mean for future soft fork discussions. - Bitcoin Season 2 is brought to you by Botanix! Botanix Labs is pioneering a new direction for D

Ep57: Investing in Bitcoin's future $100b asset class

Nov 27 2024 54 mins

FarmerJoe is an unlikely DeFi yield farmer who found himself investing in all things Bitcoin Season 2 *and* becoming an accidental $PUPS memecoin founder. FarmerJoe is bullish all things new on Bitcoin, Bitcoin defi, and Bitcoin assets. Follow our guest: @FarmerJoe0x --- Bitcoin Season 2 is brought to you by Botanix! Botanix Labs is pioneering a new direction for DeFi with the

Ep55: AI agents in the 2025 crypto cycle w/ Bootoshi

Nov 20 2024 53 mins

AI models are now everywhere in crypto, and you've probably already interacted with one that Bootoshi built! We also talk AI strong memory building, how AI models will drive user experiences, and why crypto + AI are uniquely positioned for 2025. Follow our guest: @KingBootoshi --- Bitcoin Season 2 is brought to you by Botanix! Botanix Labs is pioneering a new direction for DeFi

Ep54: Bitcoin's Mexican Standoff 🔫🔫

Nov 16 2024 55 mins

James O'Bierne just dropped a SPICY twitter thread "The Consensus Conundrum" which basically says Bitcoin has a leadership problem. Colin & Charlie dive into this hot topic! - Bitcoin Season 2 is brought to you by Botanix! Botanix Labs is pioneering a new direction for DeFi with the first EVM L2 running on Bitcoin that’s built to be forward secure, decentralized, and share gas

Ep53: Memecoins thrive on a dying dollar w/ Murad Mahmudov

Nov 13 2024 51 mins

"Memecoins will exist as long as fiat money" says Murad Mahmudov. Murad outlays his thesis for why the next year will be historic for memecoins, and how the best memecoins will look more like quasi-religions, movements, than speculation. Follow our guest: @MustStopMurad --- Bitcoin Season 2 is brought to you by Botanix! Botanix Labs is pioneering a new direction for DeFi with

Ep52: Superpower Bitcoin with Covenants | Mihael Šinkec

Nov 06 2024 25 mins

Mihael Šinkec from sCrypt talks about how enabling covenants on Bitcoin superpower the chain, unlocking "platform" and computer-like characteristics. Follow our guest: @MSinkec --- Bitcoin Season 2 is brought to you by Botanix! Botanix Labs is pioneering a new direction for DeFi with the first EVM L2 running on Bitcoin that’s built to be forward secure, decentralized, and sh

Ep51: $250k Bitcoin NFT given away on Minecraft???

Nov 05 2024 19 mins

Ordinals Creator Casey Rodarmor just gave away his first every ordinals inscription to a random Minecraft player! Also, the mempool is close to clearing, Taparoo swap launches, and OP_NEXT is coming! - Bitcoin Season 2 is brought to you by Botanix! Botanix Labs is pioneering a new direction for DeFi with the first EVM L2 running on Bitcoin that’s built to be forward secure, de