Bitcoin’s 2025 Paradox: Adoption Advances, Risks Reprice
The January 20, 2026 episode of the What Bitcoin Did podcast features Cory Klippsten arguing that 2025 was structurally positive for Bitcoin despite weak price performance.
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Self-Custody, Control Systems, and the Fight for Monetary Exit
The January 11, 2026 episode of the Brandon Gentile Podcast features Tony Yazbeck arguing that recurring fraud and political churn reflect a fiat system sliding from service provision into extraction.
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Bitcoin Self-Custody at Scale Under European Regulation
The January 09, 2026 episode of the Robin Seyr Podcast features Julian Liniger explaining how Bitcoin adoption shifts as firms move from startup experimentation to regulated scale across Europe.
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Wall Street’s Shift From Dismissal to Monetization of Bitcoin
The January 04, 2026 episode of Green Candle podcast features Joe Consorti arguing that major US financial institutions have moved from criticizing Bitcoin to packaging it into mainstream products to capture demand and fees.
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ETF Era Mechanics: How TradFi Shapes Bitcoin’s Price, Hedging, and Capital Flows
The October 14, 2025 episode of Simply Bitcoin IRL features British HODL arguing that exchange-traded funds have shifted Bitcoin’s price discovery toward traditional finance’s cadence.
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Digital Settlement and Liquidity Regime Shifts
The October 10, 2025 episode of the Onramp Media Webinar Series features Lyn Alden examining how communications technology shaped monetary centralization and how Bitcoin reintroduces accessible digital settlement.
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Bitcoin Sovereignty, ETFs, and Network Resilience
The September 04, 2025 episode of The Bitcoin Edge with Paula features Daniel White explaining how Bitcoin creates an unbreakable rule in global competition by preventing seizure through force.
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Bitcoin Market Trajectory and Institutional Integration
The April 14, 2025 episode of The Last Trade featured a panel discussion on Bitcoin’s long-term dominance, custody innovations, and evolving regulatory dynamics. The conversation examined how institutional capital is increasingly anchored to Bitcoin’s benchmark role.
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Bitcoin Financialization: Capital & Collateral Dynamics
On March 31, 2025, the What Bitcoin Did episode with Peter Dunworth explored how financial engineering and innovative lending products could drive massive capital inflows into Bitcoin.
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Bitcoin’s Path to Financial Integration and Adoption
The November 1, 2024 episode of The Last Trade podcast features Cam Doody and Bradley Chambers exploring Bitcoin’s maturation as a financial asset on the 16th anniversary of its whitepaper.
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Bitcoin’s Institutional Integration: Store of Value or Transactional Currency?
The September 30, 2024 episode of The Bitcoin Layer centers on Nik Bhatia’s efforts to explain the intricacies of Bitcoin to economist Michael Howell. They discuss Bitcoin’s position as a digital asset, its tax and regulatory challenges, and the implications of increasing institutional involvement.
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Bitcoin’s Fixed Supply and Security: Implications for Institutional Finance
The September 26, 2024 episode of The Bitcoin Layer centers on Nik Bhatia’s efforts to explain the intricacies of Bitcoin to economist Michael Howell. They discuss Bitcoin's unique supply cap of 21 million coins and its significance in the broader financial landscape.
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