OP_CAT, Quantum Readiness, and Upgrade Governance on Bitcoin
The September 26, 2025 episode of the Isabel Foxen Duke podcast features Ethan Heilman outlining why OP_CAT enables cautious experimentation while respecting Bitcoin’s conservative design.
Quantum computing
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.
Scaling, Security, and Governance in Bitcoin’s Next Phase
The September 18, 2025 episode of Isabel Foxen Duke podcast features Tadge Dryja explaining his work on Lightning, discrete log contracts, Utreexo, and post-quantum security.
Quantum Risk and Bitcoin’s Governance Challenge
The September 11, 2025 episode of the Isabel Foxen Duke podcast features Jameson Lopp examining how quantum computing could endanger Bitcoin’s elliptic curve cryptography and unlock vulnerable Satoshi-era coins.
Quantum & AI: Satya Nadella on Strategic Integration
The February 19, 2025 episode of Dwarkesh Patel Podcast featuring Satya Nadella outlines breakthroughs in quantum computing via Majorana zero modes and the exponential growth of AI-driven compute infrastructure.
Quantum Computing’s Impact on Bitcoin Security
The January 02, 2025 ARKInvest podcast featured Adam Back, Matt Carallo, Frank Downing, and Matt Odell, who examined quantum computing's potential threats and opportunities for Bitcoin, focusing on vulnerabilities in ECDSA and mining centralization.
Quantum Computing and Bitcoin: Ensuring Future-Ready Security
The December 17, 2024 episode of The Bitcoin Frontier podcast features Hunter Beast examining if and how emerging quantum computers could break Bitcoin’s current cryptographic standards.