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Innovation, Fees, and Governance Stress in Bitcoin’s Next Phase

Innovation, Fees, and Governance Stress in Bitcoin’s Next Phase

The December 16, 2025 episode of the Supply Shock podcast features Jameson Lopp arguing that Bitcoin’s institutional turn is reshaping market cycles and weakening the historical link between price action and on-chain fee demand.

Bitcoin spam, governance and data policy

Bitcoin spam, governance and data policy

The December 02, 2025 episode of the Bitcoin Rails podcast features Peter Todd unpacking the history of “spam” on Bitcoin and the politics of arbitrary data.

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

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

The December 02, 2025 episode of Supply Shock features Joakim Book, Aaron van Wirdum, and Shinobi analyzing Nick Szabo’s claim that Bitcoin is merely “trust-minimized” and increasingly exposed to legal risk from arbitrary data.

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

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

The October 21, 2025 episode of Supply Shock features Paul Sztorc arguing that durable security requires fee-backed usage, not custodial abstractions or marketing narratives.

Bitcoin’s Paradigm Shift and the Limits of Legacy Pricing

Bitcoin’s Paradigm Shift and the Limits of Legacy Pricing

The November 18, 2025 episode of the Robin Seyr Podcast features CK arguing that markets continue to misprice Bitcoin because they frame it within today’s financial paradigm rather than as a potential civilizational shift.

Emergency Soft Fork Politics and Bitcoin’s Neutrality

Emergency Soft Fork Politics and Bitcoin’s Neutrality

The November 18, 2025 episode of Supply Shock features host Pete Rizzo with Rob Hamilton, Joakim Book, and Aaron van Wirdum dissecting an “emergency” soft fork campaign emerging from a private Telegram channel.

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

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

The November 17, 2025 episode of the Stephan Livera Podcast features Kevin Cai discussing the politics of “Bitcoin spam,” node policy, and attempts to control transaction propagation.