Bitcoin Startup Pitches, Lightning Yield, and Institutional M&A Signals
October 06, 2025, THE Bitcoin Podcast features venture investor Mike Jarmuz outlining the Cipher Tank competition at Plan B Forum in Lugano.
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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.
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 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.
Nation-State Bitcoin Strategies and the Role of Monarchical Perspectives
The December 20, 2024 episode of THE Bitcoin Podcast features Prince Filip of Serbia discussing a vision for fast-tracking national Bitcoin adoption, informed by his family’s monarchical heritage and the unique properties of Bitcoin’s monetary system.
Building a User-Owned Social Ecosystem: Insights from a Nostr Developer
The December 11, 2024 episode ofThe Bitcoin Podcast features will Casarin explaining explaining the evolution of Nostr and Damus, exploring the development of censorship-resistant, user-owned social spaces integrated with Bitcoin’s Lightning payments.
Decentralized Social Media Evolution: Nostr and Primal 2.0
The November 21, 2024 episode of THE Bitcoin Podcast features Miljan exploring exploring how Nostr’s decentralized framework and Primal 2.0 are reshaping social media.