AI Wealth Gap, Deflation and the New Intelligence Divide
The November 17, 2025 episode of the Peter H. Diamandis Podcast features a panel examining how rapid AI cost deflation may concentrate power and wealth.
Murray Rudd
Bitcoin, Financial Repression, and Permissionless Payments
The October 27, 2025 episode of What Bitcoin Did features Alex Gladstein examining where banking access and monetary stability break down. Gladstein argues that permissionless payments enable activists, merchants, and households to operate beyond censorship and debasement.
One-Year Bitcoin Data Guardrails and the Politics of BIP 444 Activation
The November 02, 2025 episode of the Bitcoin Mechanic podcast features Mechanic outlining a temporary Bitcoin consensus change to curb arbitrary data on-chain.
Zero-Knowledge Scaling and Bitcoin’s Governance Crossroads
The June 10, 2025 episode of the Isabel Foxen Duke Podcast features Eli Ben-Sasson explaining how ZK-STARKs offer massive scalability, remove trusted setup, and provide post-quantum security for future settlement layers.
Bitcoin, Self-Sovereignty, and Financial Inclusion in the Global South
The June 09, 2025 episode of The Bitcoin Edge with Paula features Anita Posch explaining how Bitcoin supports financial self-sovereignty in environments marked by inflation, authoritarianism, and capital controls.
Citrea Founders: Bitcoin Rollups, OP_RETURN Policy, and the Battle for L1 Block Space
The July 03, 2025 episode of the Isabel Foxen Duke podcast features Citrea co-founders Orkun and Ekrem explaining how they are building a Bitcoin rollup that keeps transaction data on L1.
Grassroots Bitcoin Education & Circular Economies in Zambia
The November 13, 2025 episode of The Bitcoin Edge with Paula features Walusungu Nyachikanda explaining how Bitcoin education and circular economies are developing in Livingstone, Zambia.