Bitcoin Consensus and Upgrade Risks
The November 18, 2024 episode of THE Bitcoin Podcast features Lyn Alden and Steve Lee analyzing risks in Bitcoin consensus and protocol upgrades.
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Consensus, Activation, and Institutional Risks in Bitcoin Governance
The November 16, 2024 episode of the Stephan Livera Podcast features Lyn Alden and Steve Lee analyzing how Bitcoin consensus differs from relay policies and why this distinction matters for network safety.
Broken Money, Dedollarization, and the AI–Energy Shift
The September 08, 2025 episode of Magsplaining features Lyn Alden explaining how centralized ledgers created “broken money” by allowing debasement and surveillance once communications outpaced settlement.
Fiscal Dominance, Stablecoins, and Bitcoin’s Strategic Role
The August 15, 2025 episode of Galaxy Brains features Lyn Alden analyzing how fiscal dominance weakens central bank independence and entrenches inflation.
Re‑Balancing the Dollar: Pathways to Industrial Renewal
The April 17, 2025 episode of Coin Stories features Lyn Alden dissecting how dollar‑reserve status entrenches trade deficits, hollows out U.S. manufacturing, and heightens national‑security risk.
Navigating Bitcoin’s Future: Consensus Risks and Institutional Influence
The November 11, 2024 episode of Coin Stories features Lyn Alden discussing the complex interplay of stakeholders and the risks of protocol fragmentation, highlighting institutional influence, governance challenges, and the debate over protocol immutability.
Bitcoin as Modern Money: A Resilient Alternative to Fiat Currency
The August 30, 2023 episode of What Bitcoin Did features Lyn Alden, in the first of a multipart series, discussing the historical evolution of money, comparing commodity and credit theories to contextualize Bitcoin’s role as a decentralized asset with scarcity-driven value.