Runes, Ordinals, and Bitcoin’s Relay-Policy Risk Curve
The April 19, 2024 episode of The Mining Pod features Casey Rodarmor and Raphjaph examining ordinals, inscriptions, and the Runes token design on Bitcoin.
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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.
Mining Centralization, Custody Risk, and Node Governance
The September 12, 2025 episode of The Bitcoin Way features Knut Svanholm examining mining centralization as Bitcoin’s central systemic threat. He frames the Core–Knots divide as a governance stress test led by vigilant users.
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Bitcoin Filtering, Miner APIs, and Custody Risks
The September 12, 2025 episode of the Robin Seyr Podcast features Jameson Lopp analyzing the Knots–Core filtering debate and why relay policies cannot change consensus.
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Relay Policy, Node Power, and Fork Risk in Bitcoin
The September 11, 2025 episode of the Supply Shock podcast features Shinobi explaining how the Core–Knots dispute hinges on relay policy versus consensus rules.
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Treasuries Driving Lightning Liquidity and Payments Scale
The September 09, 2025 episode of the Archie Podcast features Jesse Schrader explaining how Bitcoin treasury holdings can be converted into Lightning Network liquidity to strengthen Bitcoin’s role as a medium of exchange.
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Core vs Knots, Nigeria Policy, and Africa’s Bitcoin Developer Pipeline
The September 11, 2025 episode of The Bitcoin Source features Abubakar Nur Khalil explaining how Bitcoin’s day-to-day utility intersects with Nigeria’s policy shift and Africa’s scaling developer base.
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Value, Action, and Bitcoin’s Quality Framework (a critique of Robert Breedlove's interview with Sevilla King)
I critique the September 01, 2025 episode of the What is Money podcast that features Sevilla King exploring Robert Pirsig’s ideas on the Metaphysics of Quality with Robert Breedlove.
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Bitcoin’s Internal Threat Vector: Pools, Nodes, and Governance
The September 08, 2025 episode of The Bitcoin Edge with Paula features Bob Burnett explaining how mining pools, node relay policies, and institutional adoption are reshaping Bitcoin’s internal threat landscape.
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Private Money, Stablecoins, and the Genius Act
The August 07, 2025 episode of ARK Invest features Dr. Art Laffer and Paolo Ardoino discussing how stablecoins operationalize private money alongside Bitcoin.
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Broken Money, Dedollarization, and the AI–Energy Shift
The September 08, 2025 episode of Magsplaining features Lyn Alden explaining how centralized ledgers created “broken money” by allowing debasement and surveillance once communications outpaced settlement.
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Bitcoin’s Infinite Game: Deflation, Incentives, and Governance Risks
The September 01, 2025 episode of the Bitcoin Infinity Show features Jeff Booth explaining why Bitcoin represents an “infinite game” distinct from the zero-sum dynamics of fiat and gold.
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Bitcoin Fee Markets, Fork Risk, and Relay Policy
The August 07, 2025 episode of the Isabel Foxen Duke podcast features Pete Rizzo analyzing renewed disputes over arbitrary data on Bitcoin’s base layer. He frames these tensions as a continuation of the 2017 block size wars.
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