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Archie Podcast

Payments Friction, Custody Risk, and the Nostr Parallel

Payments Friction, Custody Risk, and the Nostr Parallel

The September 16, 2025 episode of the Archie Podcast features Martti Malmi outlining how early trades anchored Bitcoin’s price discovery and how Nostr mirrors Bitcoin’s permissionless design for communications.

Treasuries Driving Lightning Liquidity and Payments Scale

Treasuries Driving Lightning Liquidity and Payments Scale

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.

Bitcoin, Stablecoins, and Political Polarization

Bitcoin, Stablecoins, and Political Polarization

The September 02, 2025 episode of the Archie Podcast features Fernando Nikolić explaining how economic stress fuels political polarization and shapes adoption choices between stablecoins and Bitcoin.

Bitcoin’s Design Limits, Market Cycles, and Institutional Risks

Bitcoin’s Design Limits, Market Cycles, and Institutional Risks

The August 15, 2025 episode of the Archie Podcast features Adam Back examining Bitcoin’s cypherpunk roots, the failures of early eCash projects, and the resilience of proof-of-work design.