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.
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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.
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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.
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Re‑Balancing the Dollar: Pathways to Industrial Renewal
The April 17, 2025 episode of Coin Stories features Lyn Alden analyzing how reserve-currency mechanics shape U.S. trade deficits, capital flows, and industrial policy.
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Navigating Bitcoin’s Future: Consensus Risks and Institutional Influence
The November 11, 2024 episode of Coin Stories features Lyn Alden assessing how fork mechanics and institutional behavior shape Bitcoin outcomes.
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Bitcoin as Modern Money: A Resilient Alternative to Fiat Currency
The August 30, 2023 episode of What Bitcoin Did features Lyn Alden examining money as competing ledger systems. Alden explains how commodity and credit traditions shaped issuance, verification, and debasement across history.
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Debt Ceiling, TGA Liquidity, and Bitcoin in 2025
The October 29, 2024 episode of the David Lin Report features Lyn Alden analyzing how Treasury cash management will steer early-2025 liquidity.
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Liquidity Cycles, Custodial Risks, and Bitcoin’s Role in a Stagflationary Economy
The January 03, 2023 episode of Blue Collar Bitcoin features Lyn Alden analyzing the 2022 deleveraging and its lessons. Alden explains how global liquidity, not halving cycles, dominated Bitcoin’s price behavior while hidden leverage and weak disclosures amplified losses.
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Bitcoin's Role in a Broken Monetary System: Decentralization, Volatility, and Energy Solutions
The September 06, 2023 episode of Bitcoin Fundamentals features Lyn Alden analyzing how slow legacy settlement distorts money and how Bitcoin re-aligns incentives through rule-based finality.
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Bipartisan Momentum for Bitcoin: Navigating Political and Regulatory Landscapes
The August 27, 2024 Progressive Bitcoiner episode features Lyn Alden discussing the importance of bipartisan support for Bitcoin. The conversation revolves around the intersection of Bitcoin and politics, particularly in the context of recent U.S. political events.
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The Fiscal Dominance Train and Bitcoin's Bullish Outlook for 2025
The August 19, 2024 episode of Coin Stories features Lyn Alden analyzing how U.S. fiscal dominance and Treasury issuance shape markets. Alden expects a more supportive environment as the Federal Reserve transitions from QT to balance-sheet growth.
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