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Murray Rudd

Nova Scotia

Dr. Murray Rudd is an applied environmental microeconomist and policy researcher. His full attention is now on Bitcoin’s economic, social, technical and environmental impacts and potential.

OP_RETURN Policy, Knots Defaults, and Node Sovereignty

OP_RETURN Policy, Knots Defaults, and Node Sovereignty

The September 26, 2025 episode of The Bitcoin Way features Justin Bechler explaining why relay policy should prioritize monetary data. He critiques Core v30’s OP_RETURN ceiling as a hidden cost on nodes and presents Bitcoin Knots’ stricter defaults as a remedy.

Core vs Knots: Relay Policy, Consensus, and Practical Governance

Core vs Knots: Relay Policy, Consensus, and Practical Governance

The September 25, 2025 episode of THE Bitcoin Podcast features Michael Tidwell arguing that “Core vs Knots” is a relay-policy dispute rather than a consensus split.

Protest Tech, Bitcoin Aid, and Digital Legitimacy

Protest Tech, Bitcoin Aid, and Digital Legitimacy

The September 23, 2025 episode of Bitcoin Politics features "Hash" explaining how Nepal’s youth-led protests adapted under platform bans and partial connectivity.

Governance Trade-offs, Spam Policy Limits, Post-Quantum Paths, and the Human Attack Surface

Governance Trade-offs, Spam Policy Limits, Post-Quantum Paths, and the Human Attack Surface

The September 09, 2025 episode of THE Bitcoin Podcast features Jameson Lopp assessing governance choices, fee dynamics, and security priorities. Lopp contrasts policy-layer “filter wars” with consensus stability and argues that social engineering, not broken cryptography, drives the largest losses.

Fiscal Dominance, Housing, and Bitcoin–Gold Rotation

Fiscal Dominance, Housing, and Bitcoin–Gold Rotation

The September 25, 2025 episode of Coin Stories features Lyn Alden analyzing how fiscal dominance channels liquidity through funding markets more than policy rates.

Institutional Paths, Choke Points, and the Case for Self-Custody

Institutional Paths, Choke Points, and the Case for Self-Custody

The September 25, 2025 episode of Once Bitten features Simon Dixon outlining how banking-rail constraints and policy reversals shaped founder behavior and market structure.

Bitcoin Infrastructure Thesis: Lightning, Taproot Assets, eCash

Bitcoin Infrastructure Thesis: Lightning, Taproot Assets, eCash

The September 23, 2025 episode of You’re the Voice features Allen Farrington outlining a venture thesis that uses Bitcoin as enabling infrastructure for real-world payments.