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.
Murray Rudd
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.
Quantum Computing Risk and Bitcoin’s Security Horizon
The November 12, 2025 episode of Bitcoin Fundamentals features Charles Edwards outlining how quantum computing threatens Bitcoin’s current signature schemes.
Bitcoin Governance Risks in Content-Restrictive Soft Forks
The November 14, 2025 episode of What Bitcoin Did features Rob Hamilton explaining how the proposed “BIP444” user-activated soft fork attempts to restrict inscriptions by modifying Bitcoin’s consensus rules.