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Bitcoin’s Anti-Capture Logic: Protocol Use vs Financialization

Bitcoin’s Anti-Capture Logic: Protocol Use vs Financialization

The December 22, 2025 episode of The Bitcoin Matrix features Jeff Booth arguing that Bitcoin’s long-run strength comes from people using it as an open protocol rather than holding it as an intermediated asset.

Core v30 Policy, OP_RETURN, and the Client Fragmentation Risk

Core v30 Policy, OP_RETURN, and the Client Fragmentation Risk

The September 15, 2025 episode of The Bitcoin Matrix features Samson Mow assessing governance risks tied to Bitcoin Core v30 policy changes.

Mining Centralization, Spam Attacks, and Miner Autonomy

Mining Centralization, Spam Attacks, and Miner Autonomy

The June 17, 2024 episode of The Bitcoin Matrix features Luke Dashjr explaining how mining centralization concentrates block decisions and weakens censorship resistance. He describes recent spam waves as gamified attacks and argues that miner-led filtration has always been part of Bitcoin’s design.

Yield Strain, Gold Crunch, and Bitcoin Reserve Pivot

Yield Strain, Gold Crunch, and Bitcoin Reserve Pivot

The April 28, 2025 episode of the Bitcoin Matrix podcast features analyst Peruvian Bull dissecting Japan’s yield-curve quagmire, global gold shortages, and naked-short abuses in U.S. equities. He argues that corporate Bitcoin-treasury strategies offer a hard-asset hedge as legacy safeguards erode.

Bitcoin’s $100M Horizon: Volatility, Policy & Power

Bitcoin’s $100M Horizon: Volatility, Policy & Power

The April 21, 2025 episode of The Bitcoin Matrix features American HODL outlining how a potential $100 million Bitcoin would reorder finance, politics, and personal sovereignty.

Bitcoin Endgame: Deflation & Decentralization

Bitcoin Endgame: Deflation & Decentralization

In the April 13, 2025 episode of The Bitcoin Matrix, guest Jeff Booth outlines Bitcoin’s transformative potential by contrasting its deflationary, decentralized framework with the inflationary, credit-driven fiat system.

Lightning Network: Bitcoin Scaling for the Future

Lightning Network: Bitcoin Scaling for the Future

The March 30, 2025 episode of The Bitcoin Matrix featuring Graham Krizek details how the Lightning Network enables near-instant, low-cost Bitcoin transactions and innovative yield-generation methods.