Blockchain governance as polycentric orders
Explore how blockchain networks function as constitutional & competitive polycentric orders shaped by internal protocols & external market forces
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Altcoins
AI Compute, Sovereign Debt, and Tokenization
Explore how AI compute demands and sovereign debt dynamics drive the shift toward programmable, tokenized financial assets.
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Crypto-carbon connectedness across market states and horizons
Explore how state- and horizon-dependent volatility spillovers reshape crypto-carbon risk and limit universal safe-haven claims.
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Proof‑of‑Work Security and Scaling Trade‑offs
The July 26, 2025 episode of the Mr. M Podcast features Bitcoin advocate Rajat Soni and content‑creator Kaspa Silver debating competing proof‑of‑work designs. They contrast Bitcoin’s fee‑driven security model with Kaspa’s high‑throughput, pruning‑based GhostDAG architecture.
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Altcoin Glut Underscores Bitcoin’s Scarcity Edge
The April 24, 2025 episode of the Bitcoin for Millennials podcast features Jesse Myers explaining why Bitcoin’s fixed 21 million-coin limit makes it the lone digitally scarce asset.
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Altcoin Proliferation Versus Bitcoin Scarcity
The April 24, 2025 episode of the Mr. M Podcast features Jordi Visser outlining why 37 million altcoins underscore Bitcoin’s unique scarcity. He shows that Bitcoin’s market share rises once stablecoins and illiquid “zombie” tokens are stripped from dominance metrics.
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