Murray Rudd

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Murray Rudd

Dr. Murray Rudd is an applied environmental economist and policy researcher. His full attention is now on the economic, social, technical, and environmental impacts and potential of emerging technologies.

Bitcoin nodes - a primer

Nodes 24 Sep 2025

Bitcoin nodes - a primer

I used 37 Bitcoin Distillery briefing notes within the Nodes collection to create an AI-generated audio podcast that clearly explains the issues around Bitcoin relay policy, mining centralization, and the Core-Knots debate.

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Policy, Liquidity, and Treasury Design for Bitcoin

Corporate treasury 24 Sep 2025

Policy, Liquidity, and Treasury Design for Bitcoin

The September 23, 2025 episode of the Brandon Gentile podcast features Matt Cole outlining policy, liquidity, and treasury design levers for Bitcoin. Cole emphasizes self-custody rights, de minimis tax relief for payments, and M2 and the BTC/gold ratio as key signals.

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