Bitcoin Sovereignty, Centralization Risks, and Adoption
The August 18, 2025 episode of The Bitcoin Edge with Paula features Loren B Hodl outlining Bitcoin’s promise alongside risks from apathy, custody concentration, and governance capture.
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Bitcoin Core Governance Rift & Miner Incentives
The July 09, 2025 episode of Bitcoin Fundamentals features NVK exploring whether fee growth and price appreciation can replace shrinking block subsidies. He contends that a policy clash over the 83-byte OP_RETURN cap exposes how Bitcoin Core’s dominance shapes unwritten governance rules.
Decentralizing AI Commerce with Lightning
The April 28, 2025 episode of TFTC features Jim Carucci arguing that Bitcoin-denominated micro-payments can power autonomous AI agents.
Mining Centralization Risks Bitcoin’s Decentralization
The April 16, 2025 episode of What Bitcoin Did features Bob Burnett explaining how pool and chip supplier concentration threaten Bitcoin’s decentralized ethos.
Bitcoin as Catalyst for Global Free Markets
The April 15, 2025 episode of Bitcoin Infinity Show featuring Joe Bryan examines how Bitcoin’s separation of money and state can correct fiat system distortions. The discussion highlights first principles thinking and decentralized alignment as drivers for a global free market.
Bitcoin Endgame: Deflation & Decentralization
In the April 13, 2025 episode of The Bitcoin Matrix, guest Jeff Booth outlines Bitcoin’s transformative potential by contrasting its deflationary, decentralized framework with the inflationary, credit-driven fiat system.
Bitcoin’s Decentralized Free Market Transition
This April 12, 2025 episode of the Robin Seyr Podcast featuring Jeff Booth examines Bitcoin’s potential to build a decentralized, deflationary free market. It highlights the need for active participation, technological upgrades against quantum threats, and a shift from fiat-based valuation.