ETF Flows, Treasury Finance, and Censorship Resistance
The October 15, 2025 episode of the Tim Kotzman podcast features Adam Back analyzing how institutional flows and treasury strategies are reshaping Bitcoin’s market structure.
Nodes
Insights on Bitcoin node operation, governance debates, client diversity, and the role of nodes in network rules and resilience.
Bitcoin Spam Mitigation and Consensus Trade-offs
The October 14, 2025 episode of Supply Shock features Pierre Rochard arguing that Bitcoin should raise the cost of non-monetary data at the consensus layer. He favors removing OP_RETURN and limiting Taproot input sizes to reduce node burdens and fee distortions.
Bitcoin Core v 30: Relay Policy, Data Payloads, and Miner Incentives
The October 13, 2025 episode of the Bitcoin Infinity Show features Chris Guida analyzing how Core v0.30’s data-carrier change reshapes on-chain behavior. He argues that witness discounts and Taproot envelopes sustain inscription economics even without consensus changes.
Bitcoin Governance Reality, Payment Pragmatics, and Vault Security
The October 10, 2025 episode of THE Bitcoin Podcast features NVK arguing that Bitcoin’s governance is rule-bound “anarchy” where economic settlement, not headcounts, shapes outcomes.
Mempool Policy, Data Carriers, and Relay Stability
The October 10, 2025 episode of The Bitcoin Way features Pierre Rochard examining Core v30’s OP_RETURN mempool policy and relay effects.
Relay Policy, Not Consensus: Bitcoin’s OP_RETURN Debate
The October 07, 2025 episode of the Unchained Pod features Adam Back and Chris Guida debating whether relaxing OP_RETURN relay limits is prudent.
Relay Policy, Fee Markets, and UTXO Risk in Bitcoin
The October 06, 2025 episode of Ungovernable Misfits features Max and Q assessing Bitcoin Core v30’s removal of the OP_RETURN relay limit and its network incentives.