Bitcoin-Backed Credit and Custody at Scale
The September 30, 2025 episode of the Bitcoin Magazine podcast features Michael Saylor outlining a treasury model where Bitcoin serves as core collateral for overcollateralized credit.
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Bitcoin Treasury Credit: Scale, Instruments, Ratings
The September 25, 2025 episode of a Bitcoin Magazine podcast features Matt Cole and Jeff Walton explaining why an all-stock Semler transaction can be BTC-per-share accretive.
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Protest Tech, Bitcoin Aid, and Digital Legitimacy
The September 23, 2025 episode of Bitcoin Politics features "Hash" explaining how Nepal’s youth-led protests adapted under platform bans and partial connectivity.
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Bitcoin’s Role in an Accelerating AI Race
The April 22, 2025 episode of Bitcoin Magazine’s Bitcoin Policy Hour features Matthew Pines, Zach Shapiro, and Zach Cohen examining how near-term artificial-intelligence breakthroughs collide with geopolitics and monetary policy.
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Constitutional Money: Bitcoin’s Sovereignty Edge
The April 21, 2025 episode of Bitcoin Magazine’s podcast features Trace Mayer arguing that Bitcoin, and complementary gold reserves, operate as constitutional guardrails against inflationary excess.
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Freedom Money for Real‑World Needs
The April 18 2025 Bitcoin Magazine pod features Femi Longe describing how Bitcoin’s borderless settlement bypasses Nigeria’s costly remittance maze and offers censorship‑resistant finance for activists.
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Treasury BitBonds: Lower Costs, Upside Exposure
The April 16, 2025 episode of the Bitcoin Magazine pod features Andrew Hohns proposing BitBonds as a U.S. Treasury issuance integrating Bitcoin collateral.
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MARA’s Evolving Bitcoin Treasury & Mining Strategy
On April 10, 2025, the Tim Kotzman Podcast featured Paul Giordano, of Marathon, discussing MARA’s transition to in-house Bitcoin treasury management and diversified mining operations.
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Tariff Uncertainty and Bitcoin's New Role
On April 9, 2025, the Bitcoin Magazine podcast featuring Matthew Pines, Zach Shapiro, and Zach Cohen explored aggressive tariff policies and fiscal uncertainties under the Trump administration while noting Bitcoin’s evolving legitimacy as a strategic asset.
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Empowering Change Amid Economic Turmoil in Zimbabwe
On April 04, 2025, Evan Mawarire gave a talk at the MIT Bitcoin Expo 2025, where he detailed Zimbabwe’s hyperinflation, grassroots mobilization, and the potential of Bitcoin to empower oppressed communities.
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Distributed Bitcoin Mining: Challenges and Opportunities
The April 04, 2025 episode of the Bitcoin Magazine podcast featured Troy Cross discussing how economies of scale have driven mining centralization and how emerging technologies, such as AI and renewable energy, are fostering a shift toward distributed mining.
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Bitcoin at the Crossroads: Policy, Culture, and Market Shifts
The March 17, 2025 episode of Bitcoin Magazine with Walker examines how government policy, community dynamics, and monetary instability are reshaping Bitcoin’s role as sound money.
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