Scaling, Security, and Governance in Bitcoin’s Next Phase
The September 18, 2025 episode of Isabel Foxen Duke podcast features Tadge Dryja explaining his work on Lightning, discrete log contracts, Utreexo, and post-quantum security.
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Lightning Liquidity, Stablecoins, and Self-Custody
The September 20, 2025 episode of Built on Bitcoin features Jesse Shrader outlining Lightning’s shift from hobbyist tooling to institution-grade infrastructure.
European Bitcoin Treasuries and Market Discipline
The September 18, 2025 episode of the Tim Kotzman Podcast features Khing Oei outlining the capital markets strategy behind Treasury, a European Bitcoin treasury company.
Gen Z, Treasury Equities, and the Institutional Turn in Bitcoin
The September 20, 2025 episode of the Blockware Intelligence pod features Rohan Hirani outlining why Generation Z views Bitcoin as an accessible, long-horizon savings asset.
Gen Z Debt Pressures and Bitcoin’s Self-Custody Imperative
The September 17, 2025 episode of the Juan Cienfuegos Podcast features Halston Valencia discussing why Gen Z sees Bitcoin as a safeguard against debt, inflation, and negative real rates.
Gen Z, Inflation, and Bitcoin’s Cultural Turn
The September 18, 2025 episode of The Bitcoin Edge with Paula features Nikki, a Gen Z computer science student and new podcaster, explaining how inflation, debt, and stagnant wages drive her generation toward Bitcoin.
Core vs Knots: OP_RETURN, Mempool Policy, and Node Risk
The September 15, 2025 episode of the Rajat Soni Podcast features guests Jor and ForrestHODL examining Core–Knots tensions. They focus on Core’s proposed OP RETURN expansion from 80 bytes to 100 kilobytes as a mempool policy change with social and legal ramifications.
Bitcoin mining
Off-Grid Bitcoin Mining and Data Sovereignty
The February 27, 2026 episode of The Bitcoin Way features HODL Tarantula explaining how modular, off-grid Bitcoin mining infrastructure monetizes stranded energy while avoiding grid and regulatory chokepoints.
Gold, Silver and Bitcoin in a $350T Debt World
The February 24, 2026 episode of Kitco News features Frank Holmes assessing how a $350 trillion global debt overhang is reshaping demand for gold, silver, and Bitcoin.
Bitcoin Awareness, Calendars, and Real Ownership
The February 20, 2026 episode of The Bitcoin Way features TC explaining how his Timechain Calendar project visualizes Bitcoin’s blocks, difficulty adjustments, and supply dynamics.
Monetizing the Megawatt: Bitcoin Mining in the Age of AI
The February 17, 2026 episode of the Stephan Livera Podcast features Rob Warren discussing how AI data center demand is reshaping Bitcoin mining economics and grid relationships.
Bitcoin Mining, Grid Flexibility, and the AI Power Surge
The February 09, 2026 episode of Bitcoin for Millennials features Adam Swick explaining how Bitcoin mining can function as a rapidly interruptible electricity load that supports grid stability and improves the economics of energy infrastructure.
Bitcoin Mining’s Shift Toward AI Infrastructure
The January 30, 2026 episode of the Galaxy Brains podcast features Will Foxley explaining how compressed Bitcoin mining margins are accelerating a pivot toward AI data center infrastructure.
When Currency Confidence Breaks: Cascades, Mining Shifts, and Quantum Risk
The January 21, 2026 episode of the Brandon Gentile Show features Matt Prusak explaining why Bitcoin adoption accelerates through social preference cascades rather than single political or market catalysts.
Macro trends
Gold, Silver and Bitcoin in a $350T Debt World
The February 24, 2026 episode of Kitco News features Frank Holmes assessing how a $350 trillion global debt overhang is reshaping demand for gold, silver, and Bitcoin.
Safe Havens, Gold, and Custody Risk in Bitcoin
The February 23, 2026 episode of the Robin Seyr Podcast features Michael Tanguma assessing whether Bitcoin’s sharp drawdown reflects broken fundamentals or a temporary dislocation.
Bitcoin, Gold and the Global Liquidity Cycle
The February 24, 2026 episode of the Archie Podcast features Andre Dragosch analyzing why Bitcoin has halved from its October 2025 peak despite strong institutional demand and continued global liquidity.
AI Deflation and the Repricing of Growth
The February 22, 2026 episode of the Jordi Visser Podcast features Jordi arguing that artificial intelligence is structurally repricing growth assets across public and private markets.
Japan’s Bitcoin Treasury Bridge
The February 20, 2026 episode of the Robin Seyr Podcast features Phil Geiger outlining how Metaplanet channels Japan’s $15 trillion retirement and savings pool toward Bitcoin.
Bitcoin’s Disappointing Cycle and the Path to Renewed Demand
The February 17, 2026 episode of Coin Stories features Lyn Alden arguing that Bitcoin’s latest cycle underperformed because topline demand remained weak despite supportive liquidity signals.
Gold Repricing, Bond Fragility, and Scarce Asset Rotation
The January 28, 2026 episode of the Scarce Assets podcast features Jeroen Blokland explaining why gold’s move toward $5,000 reflects a structural repricing driven by debt rollover dynamics, central bank intervention, and geopolitical stress.