Bitcoin MEV Risks and Mining Decentralization
The July 23, 2025 episode of the Isabel Foxen Duke podcast features Matt Corallo explaining how MEV, pool structures, and regulatory uncertainty threaten Bitcoin’s decentralization.
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Stratum V2 as a Lever Against Mining-Pool Centralization
The February 14, 2025 episode of Ian Major features General Kenobi explaining how mining-pool concentration arises from Stratum V1’s pool-side block-template control. Kenobi argues Stratum V2 reduces interception risks while improving payout transparency.
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Securing Bitcoin Core: Relay Policy, Fees, and Privacy
The December 28, 2024 episode of the Human Rights Foundation at PubKey podcast features Bitcoin Core maintainer Gloria Zhao discussing how Core underpins transaction relay, censorship resistance, and node accessibility.
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Bitcoin Nodes, Sovereign Computing, and Education Futures
The October 01, 2024 episode of the Juan Cienfuegos Podcast features Matt Hill explaining how StartOS enables non-technical users to run Bitcoin nodes and personal servers.
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Defending Bitcoin’s Neutrality: Mining, Nodes, and Censorship Pressures
The July 18, 2024 episode of the Bitcoin Infinity Show features Bitcoin Mechanic examining how mining concentration and policy chokepoints could erode transaction neutrality and user sovereignty.
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Mining Centralization, Spam Attacks, and Miner Autonomy
The June 17, 2024 episode of The Bitcoin Matrix features Luke Dashjr explaining how mining centralization concentrates block decisions and weakens censorship resistance. He describes recent spam waves as gamified attacks and argues that miner-led filtration has always been part of Bitcoin’s design.
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Mining Centralization, Custody Risk, and Node Governance
The September 12, 2025 episode of The Bitcoin Way features Knut Svanholm examining mining centralization as Bitcoin’s central systemic threat. He frames the Core–Knots divide as a governance stress test led by vigilant users.
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Bitcoin’s Infinite Game: Deflation, Incentives, and Governance Risks
The September 01, 2025 episode of the Bitcoin Infinity Show features Jeff Booth explaining why Bitcoin represents an “infinite game” distinct from the zero-sum dynamics of fiat and gold.
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Lightning Scaling, Routing Yields, and Bitcoin’s Governance Challenges
The September 05, 2025 episode of What is Money features Graham Krizek explaining how Lightning extends Bitcoin’s capacity through peer-to-peer payment channels, routing economics, and stablecoin integration.
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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.
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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.
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