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The June 17, 2024 episode of The Bitcoin Matrix features Luke Dashjr explaining how mining centralization concentrates block decisions and weakens censorship resistance. He describes recent spam waves as gamified attacks and argues that miner-led filtration has always been part of Bitcoin’s design.
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The July 15, 2025 episode of the Isabel Foxen Duke podcast features Udi Wertheimer explaining how Taproot Wizards use ordinals, NFTs, and lore to attract new audiences to Bitcoin.
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The November 16, 2024 episode of the Stephan Livera Podcast features Lyn Alden and Steve Lee analyzing how Bitcoin consensus differs from relay policies and why this distinction matters for network safety.
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The May 08, 2024 episode of What Bitcoin Did features Gloria Zhao explaining how Bitcoin Core governance is constrained by transparency and reversibility, limiting unilateral authority.
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The April 19, 2024 episode of The Mining Pod features Casey Rodarmor and Raphjaph examining ordinals, inscriptions, and the Runes token design on Bitcoin.
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The September 12, 2025 episode of The Bitcoin Way features Knut Svanholm examining mining centralization as Bitcoin’s central systemic threat. He frames the Core–Knots divide as a governance stress test led by vigilant users.
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The September 12, 2025 episode of the Robin Seyr Podcast features Jameson Lopp analyzing the Knots–Core filtering debate and why relay policies cannot change consensus.
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The September 11, 2025 episode of the Supply Shock podcast features Shinobi explaining how the Core–Knots dispute hinges on relay policy versus consensus rules.
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The September 09, 2025 episode of the Archie Podcast features Jesse Schrader explaining how Bitcoin treasury holdings can be converted into Lightning Network liquidity to strengthen Bitcoin’s role as a medium of exchange.
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The September 11, 2025 episode of The Bitcoin Source features Abubakar Nur Khalil explaining how Bitcoin’s day-to-day utility intersects with Nigeria’s policy shift and Africa’s scaling developer base.
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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.
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The September 08, 2025 episode of The Bitcoin Edge with Paula features Bob Burnett explaining how mining pools, node relay policies, and institutional adoption are reshaping Bitcoin’s internal threat landscape.
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