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Hot topics, opinion pieces, and audio summaries of what prominent Bitcoiners have said in their interviews
Hot Topics
Bitcoin nodes - Core versus Knots debate
Based on briefing notes for 44 long-form interviews and panel discussions from a variety of YouTube channels, this AI-generated Core versus Knots debate helps non-technical listeners cut to the core positions for the different camps.

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.
What Bitcoiners Said
What Lyn Alden Said
Based on 14 long-form interviews with Lyn Alden, this AI-generated audio podcast helps listeners understand Alden’s views on the macro forces affecting Bitcoin and hard assets.

What Michael Saylor Said
Based on 16 long-form interviews with Michael Saylor, this AI-generated audio podcast helps listeners understand Saylors evolving views on Bitcoin, corporate treasuries, and Bitcoin’s role in the financial world.
Opinion Pieces
Challenging ECB’s Bitcoin Critique: a Critical Rebuttal
Our paper critiques the recent working paper by Bindseil and Schaff (2024), which presents a negative assessment of Bitcoin’s long-term viability, framing it as a speculative asset with limited intrinsic value and significant risks.
The Truth Behind Bitcoin’s Power Law: Rigor Versus Hype
In this post, I offer an opinion & deep dive into Bitcoin’s “power law” claims, rigorously examining whether the extreme price movements observed in Bitcoin’s history truly follow a heavy-tailed distribution.

Pirsig, Pragmatism, and Bitcoin’s Radical Surprises
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.

Strategic Dynamics of Bitcoin Adoption via Game Theory
Applying a game theory lens to Bitcoin can help build understanding about the current state of Bitcoin adoption, as well as forward-looking strategies to nudge the direction that the Bitcoin space evolves.
