Core vs Knots: Relay Policy, Consensus, and Practical Governance
The September 25, 2025 episode of THE Bitcoin Podcast features Michael Tidwell arguing that “Core vs Knots” is a relay-policy dispute rather than a consensus split.
Nodes
Insights on Bitcoin node operation, governance debates, client diversity, and the role of nodes in network rules and resilience.
Governance Trade-offs, Spam Policy Limits, Post-Quantum Paths, and the Human Attack Surface
The September 09, 2025 episode of THE Bitcoin Podcast features Jameson Lopp assessing governance choices, fee dynamics, and security priorities. Lopp contrasts policy-layer “filter wars” with consensus stability and argues that social engineering, not broken cryptography, drives the largest losses.
Bitcoin nodes - a primer
I used 37 Bitcoin Distillery briefing notes within the Nodes collection to create an AI-generated audio podcast that clearly explains the issues around Bitcoin relay policy, mining centralization, and the Core-Knots debate.
Node Sovereignty, Incentives, and Client Diversity
The September 23, 2025 episode of the Robin Seyr Podcast features MrRGnome examining how node sovereignty, not miner signaling, defines Bitcoin’s rules. He argues incentives - like the SegWit discount - drive outcomes more than OP_RETURN or mempool policy.
Bitcoin Governance Conflicts and State Policy Frontiers
The September 22, 2025 episode of the Bitcoin Infinity Show features Dennis Porter discussing how state-level Bitcoin policies and strategic reserve bills are reshaping U.S. political dynamics.
Bitcoin’s Institutional Pivot and Governance Risks
The September 19, 2025 episode of What Bitcoin Did features Pete Rizzo analyzing Bitcoin’s cultural pivot from grassroots “freedom money” ideals to institutional financialization.
Educators, Core vs Knots, and Node Diversity
The September 16, 2025 episode of the Bitcoin Nova Podcast features Jeffrey Long explaining how Bitcoin educators and grassroots leaders shape adoption while debates over Bitcoin Core and Knots highlight decentralization risks.