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Escaping Fiat Thinking: The Big Bitcoin Measurement Error

Escaping Fiat Thinking: The Big Bitcoin Measurement Error

The December 01, 2025 episode of The Bitcoin Edge with Paula features Jeff Booth explaining why most people, including many Bitcoin holders, remain trapped in fiat thinking by measuring everything in dollars.

Dollar Dominance, Trade Deficits, and Neutral Reserves

Dollar Dominance, Trade Deficits, and Neutral Reserves

The May 16, 2025 episode of What Bitcoin Did features Lyn Alden analyzing how dollar reserve status sustains structural trade deficits and periodic funding stress.

Nigeria’s Bitcoin Policy, Energy Integration, and Governance

Nigeria’s Bitcoin Policy, Energy Integration, and Governance

The May 05, 2025 episode of the Final Settlement Podcast features Abubakar Nur Khalil analyzing Nigeria’s new rules that place Bitcoin within a securities-style framework while outlawing Ponzi schemes.

Neutral Reserves, Stablecoins, and the Debt-Inflation Tradeoff

Neutral Reserves, Stablecoins, and the Debt-Inflation Tradeoff

The August 29, 2025 episode of the Onramp Media Webinar Series features Luke Gromen arguing that a “100-year reset” is pushing reserves back to neutral assets as bonds fail on a real basis.

MicroStrategy's Bitcoin-Backed Corporate Capital Engine

MicroStrategy's Bitcoin-Backed Corporate Capital Engine

The November 28, 2025 episode of What Bitcoin Did features Phong Le explaining how MicroStrategy has transformed into a leveraged Bitcoin treasury and credit platform.

Institutional Barriers to Bitcoin Adoption

Institutional Barriers to Bitcoin Adoption

The November 24, 2025 episode of the Robin Seyr Podcast features Sam Roberts explaining why most institutional capital still avoids Bitcoin despite expanding market infrastructure.

Bitcoin at the Turning Point: Liquidity Stress, Sovereignty, and Federated Money

Bitcoin at the Turning Point: Liquidity Stress, Sovereignty, and Federated Money

The November 28, 2025 episode of THE Bitcoin Podcast features Jeff Booth explaining why he believes the present moment marks a decisive break between a failing, debt-dependent fiat system and an emerging Bitcoin-based free market.

Macro trends

Gold Revaluation, BRICS Rails, and Bitcoin’s Strategic Position

Gold Revaluation, BRICS Rails, and Bitcoin’s Strategic Position

The September 10, 2025 episode of the Brandon Gentile podcast features Andy Schectman arguing that US policymakers are preparing a controlled exit from dollar reserve status.

AI National Champions, Market Regimes, and Bitcoin Signals

AI National Champions, Market Regimes, and Bitcoin Signals

The November 30, 2025 episode of the Jordi Visser Podcast features Jordi analyzing a sharp momentum crash that hit crowded leaders even as major equity indices advanced.

Dollar Dominance, Trade Deficits, and Neutral Reserves

Dollar Dominance, Trade Deficits, and Neutral Reserves

The May 16, 2025 episode of What Bitcoin Did features Lyn Alden analyzing how dollar reserve status sustains structural trade deficits and periodic funding stress.

Neutral Reserves, Stablecoins, and the Debt-Inflation Tradeoff

Neutral Reserves, Stablecoins, and the Debt-Inflation Tradeoff

The August 29, 2025 episode of the Onramp Media Webinar Series features Luke Gromen arguing that a “100-year reset” is pushing reserves back to neutral assets as bonds fail on a real basis.

Bitcoin at the Turning Point: Liquidity Stress, Sovereignty, and Federated Money

Bitcoin at the Turning Point: Liquidity Stress, Sovereignty, and Federated Money

The November 28, 2025 episode of THE Bitcoin Podcast features Jeff Booth explaining why he believes the present moment marks a decisive break between a failing, debt-dependent fiat system and an emerging Bitcoin-based free market.

Bitcoin, Liquidity Shocks and the Fiat Endgame

Bitcoin, Liquidity Shocks and the Fiat Endgame

The November 20, 2025 episode of the Bitcoin for Millennials podcast features Lawrence Lepard and James Lavish dissecting why Bitcoin’s price has slumped despite a strengthening macro thesis.

Bitcoin, Liquidity Stress, and the New Corporate Treasury Cycle

Bitcoin, Liquidity Stress, and the New Corporate Treasury Cycle

The November 19, 2025 episode of Kitco News features Jack Mallers explaining why Bitcoin’s sharp drawdown reflects one of the tightest U.S. liquidity regimes in years rather than a structural failure.

Bitcoin mining

Bitcoin Mining as Flexible Load on ERCOT’s Grid

Bitcoin Mining as Flexible Load on ERCOT’s Grid

The September 09, 2025 episode of TFTC features Brad Cuddy explaining how miners act as large flexible loads that curtail during scarcity events to support ERCOT reliability.

Bitcoin as a Political Weapon and Nation-State Strategy

Bitcoin as a Political Weapon and Nation-State Strategy

The November 30, 2025 episode of the Robin Seyr Podcast features Prince Filip of Serbia outlining how Bitcoin’s politicization is reshaping nation-state strategy, banking power, and energy markets.

Nigeria’s Bitcoin Policy, Energy Integration, and Governance

Nigeria’s Bitcoin Policy, Energy Integration, and Governance

The May 05, 2025 episode of the Final Settlement Podcast features Abubakar Nur Khalil analyzing Nigeria’s new rules that place Bitcoin within a securities-style framework while outlawing Ponzi schemes.

Bitcoin Mining’s Migration to Marginal Energy in an AI Era

Bitcoin Mining’s Migration to Marginal Energy in an AI Era

The November 25, 2025 episode of The Mining Pod features Steve Barbour examining why Bitcoin mining is not dead but being structurally reshaped by low hash price and intensifying competition for power.

Energy, Hashrate, and the Rise of Wild Sats

Energy, Hashrate, and the Rise of Wild Sats

The November 23, 2025 episode of the Brandon Gentile Podcast features Kent Halliburton explaining how Bitcoin mining is evolving into a flexible grid asset and a tool for financial self-custody.

Mining’s Hidden Centralization and the Energy Narrative

Mining’s Hidden Centralization and the Energy Narrative

The November 22, 2025 episode of the Mr. M Podcast features Kristian Csepcsar explaining how Bitcoin mining’s simple mechanics intersect with complex energy, centralization, and financial realities.

Difficulty, Fees, and the Squeeze on Bitcoin Miners

Difficulty, Fees, and the Squeeze on Bitcoin Miners

The November 21, 2025 episode of McNallie Money features Kaan Farahani and Anthony Power dissecting October Bitcoin mining data and sector trends.

Nodes

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Bitcoin’s Legal Crisis, Network Liability Narratives, & Node War

Nigeria’s Bitcoin Policy, Energy Integration, and Governance

Reigniting Bitcoin’s Utility: Fees, Governance, and Competitive Layer-2s

Emergency Soft Fork Politics and Bitcoin’s Neutrality

Bitcoin Spam, Node Policy, and the Future of Relay Competition

Security

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High-Stakes Social Engineering in Bitcoin Mining

Quantum Risk, AI Math, and Bitcoin Governance

AI Agents at 10% Cost: Policy, Privacy, and Mining

Taplocks, Policy-Signer Wallets & the Anchor Era

Constitutional Money: Bitcoin’s Sovereignty Edge

Adoption

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Why Stacking Bitcoin at All-Time Highs Still Makes Sense in 2025

Bitcoin, Financial Repression, and Permissionless Payments

Grassroots Bitcoin Education & Circular Economies in Zambia

AI, Boomer Wealth, and Bitcoin’s Next Phase

Jeff Booth on the Role & Impact of Bitcoin & Bitcoiners