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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.

AI Energy Constraints and Bitcoin’s Market Outlook

AI Energy Constraints and Bitcoin’s Market Outlook

The September 14, 2025 episode of the Jordi Visser Podcast features Jordi Visser analyzing how Oracle’s unprecedented AI order surge, resilient profit margins, and Federal Reserve easing reveal a structural investment cycle.

Bitcoin Education and University Incentives

Bitcoin Education and University Incentives

The December 23, 2023 episode of the Bitcoin Fixes This podcast features Korok Ray exploring how universities resist Bitcoin-specific education while prioritizing grants and corporate recruitment.

Corporate Bitcoin Treasuries: Leverage, Premiums, and Systemic Tradeoffs

Corporate Bitcoin Treasuries: Leverage, Premiums, and Systemic Tradeoffs

The September 15, 2025 episode of the Bitcoin Infinity Show features Adam Back analyzing corporate Bitcoin treasury companies. He explains how financing stacks - convertibles, preferred shares, and structured notes - aim to raise BTC per share while amplifying custody and leverage risks.

Gold and Bitcoin in Deflation: Reserves and Stablecoins

Gold and Bitcoin in Deflation: Reserves and Stablecoins

The September 15, 2025 episode of the Robin Seyr Podcast features Dominic Frisby assessing gold and Bitcoin under deflation and reserve realignment. Frisby argues gold anchors unit-of-account stability while Bitcoin scales as a digital bearer asset.

Bitcoin Core 30 and the OP_RETURN Expansion Debate

Bitcoin Core 30 and the OP_RETURN Expansion Debate

The September 14, 2025 episode of the Stefan Molyneux podcast analyzes Bitcoin Core 30’s planned OP_RETURN expansion. The discussion weighs neutrality and censorship resistance against a monetary-first design for Bitcoin.

Core v30 Policy, OP_RETURN, and the Client Fragmentation Risk

Core v30 Policy, OP_RETURN, and the Client Fragmentation Risk

The September 15, 2025 episode of The Bitcoin Matrix features Samson Mow assessing governance risks tied to Bitcoin Core v30 policy changes.

Bitcoin MEV Risks and Mining Decentralization

Bitcoin MEV Risks and Mining Decentralization

The July 23, 2025 episode of the Isabel Foxen Duke podcast features Matt Corallo explaining how MEV, pool structures, and regulatory uncertainty threaten Bitcoin’s decentralization.