Futures Insight Research
Timely notes on emerging research, policy, and technological change.
The November 19, 2025 episode of Bitcoin Fundamentals features Luke Gromen in conversation with host Preston Pysh on the mounting strains of U.S. fiscal dominance and global funding markets.
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The November 18, 2025 episode of the Robin Seyr Podcast features CK arguing that markets continue to misprice Bitcoin because they frame it within today’s financial paradigm rather than as a potential civilizational shift.
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The November 18, 2025 episode of Supply Shock features host Pete Rizzo with Rob Hamilton, Joakim Book, and Aaron van Wirdum dissecting an “emergency” soft fork campaign emerging from a private Telegram channel.
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The November 18, 2025 episode of What Bitcoin Did features Lyn Alden explaining how liquidity conditions, fiscal dominance, and shifting investor composition shape Bitcoin and gold performance.
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The November 17, 2025 episode of the Stephan Livera Podcast features Kevin Cai discussing the politics of “Bitcoin spam,” node policy, and attempts to control transaction propagation.
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The November 17, 2025 episode of the Peter H. Diamandis Podcast features a panel examining how rapid AI cost deflation may concentrate power and wealth.
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The October 27, 2025 episode of What Bitcoin Did features Alex Gladstein examining where banking access and monetary stability break down. Gladstein argues that permissionless payments enable activists, merchants, and households to operate beyond censorship and debasement.
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The November 02, 2025 episode of the Bitcoin Mechanic podcast features Mechanic outlining a temporary Bitcoin consensus change to curb arbitrary data on-chain.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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