The Limits of Permissionlessness in Bitcoin
The January 27, 2026 episode of What Bitcoin Did features Amiti Uttarwar explaining how Bitcoin’s defining feature—permissionless participation—creates both resilience and hidden coordination costs.
Murray Rudd
Quantum Risk and Bitcoin’s Upgrade Readiness
The January 23, 2026 episode of Galaxy Brains features Eli Ben-Sasson arguing that quantum computing risk for Bitcoin hinges less on missing cryptographic tools than on Bitcoin’s ability to coordinate and execute consensus upgrades.
Bitcoin Education, Trust, and Financial Agency for African Women
The January 23, 2026 episode of the Bitfluencers podcast features Lazolia Buzuzi examining how Bitcoin education can expand financial agency for African women who face persistent barriers to banking.
AI Capex Boom Meets Bitcoin and Tokenization
The January 23, 2026 episode of ARK Invest features Cathie Wood explaining why converging innovation platforms could drive an extended AI-led capital spending cycle and a step-change in productivity.
Japan’s Yield Shock and Stress on Dollar-Centered Markets
The January 24, 2026 episode of the TFTC podcast features Robert from Infranomics explaining why Japan’s sudden long-end yield spike matters more for US markets than for Japan itself.
The Fed’s Quiet Pivot and the Next Liquidity Shock
The January 22, 2026 episode of What Bitcoin Did features Larry Lepard arguing that the Federal Reserve has already pivoted away from tightening through so-called reserve management purchases.
China’s Debt Trajectory and Strategic Supply-Chain chokepoints
The January 21, 2026 episode of The Bitcoin Layer features Brian McCarthy arguing that China’s manufacturing dominance depends on sustained credit expansion that increasingly fails to generate serviceable cash flows.