Inflation, Fiscal Dominance, and Bitcoin’s Ascent
The September 22, 2025 episode of What Bitcoin Did features Lawrence Lepard outlining how fiscal dominance and prospective yield curve control entrench inflationary pressures.
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Bitcoin Governance Conflicts and State Policy Frontiers
The September 22, 2025 episode of the Bitcoin Infinity Show features Dennis Porter discussing how state-level Bitcoin policies and strategic reserve bills are reshaping U.S. political dynamics.
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Fiat Fragility, Regulatory Confusion, and Bitcoin’s Neutral Role
The September 22, 2025 episode of the Robin Seyr Podcast features Freddie New explaining how sovereign debt fragility and fiscal inaction accelerate currency debasement, strengthening Bitcoin’s appeal as neutral money.
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Bitcoin Privacy, Resistance, and Decentralized Protocols
The September 16, 2025 episode of the You're the Voice podcast features Max Hillebrand explaining how Bitcoin and privacy tools reshape resistance to coercion and inflation
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Fiat Confidence Shocks and the Bitcoin Exit
The September 18, 2025 episode of the Robin Seyr Podcast features Parker Lewis explaining how a G3 hyperinflation could trigger a sudden global shift into Bitcoin. He argues that fiat confidence, once lost, is irrecoverable, contrasting fragile debt-based money with Bitcoin’s fixed supply.
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Bitcoin’s Institutional Pivot and Governance Risks
The September 19, 2025 episode of What Bitcoin Did features Pete Rizzo analyzing Bitcoin’s cultural pivot from grassroots “freedom money” ideals to institutional financialization.
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Bitcoin’s Repricing Dynamics: Debt, AI, and State Co-option
The September 19, 2025 episode of The Last Trade features Jeff Booth explaining how Bitcoin reframes global value by measuring technological deflation against debt-based fiat systems.
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US Bitcoin Policy: Reserves, Custody, and Lawmaking
The September 16, 2025 episode of New Foundations features Zack Cohen explaining Washington’s evolving approach to Bitcoin across legislation, reserves, and custody.
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Educators, Core vs Knots, and Node Diversity
The September 16, 2025 episode of the Bitcoin Nova Podcast features Jeffrey Long explaining how Bitcoin educators and grassroots leaders shape adoption while debates over Bitcoin Core and Knots highlight decentralization risks.
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Knots vs Core: Filters, Fees, and Culture
The September 18, 2025 episode of Supply Shock features Pourteaux analyzing Bitcoin Knots, ordinals, and the politics around protocol design. He argues filters will not prevent non-financial data and that fee sustainability remains the core economic challenge.
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Bitcoin’s Attention Economy and Institutional Adoption
The September 17, 2025 episode of the Robin Seyr Podcast features Joseph Voelbel explaining how Bitcoin’s scarcity and transparency are creating a new global “attention pocket.”
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UK Bitcoin Policy, Energy Curtailment, and Media Risk
The September 18, 2025 episode of the Abundant Mines podcast features Susie Violet Ward outlining UK barriers to Bitcoin adoption.
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