Bitcoin Season 2 | Bitcoin Tech, Culture & Ordinals

Runes are back down below $1 billion market cap and seem like they have lower to go. Is this the moment that Runes die? - Follow our hosts on X: @cbspears Bitcoin Season 2 is proudly presented by Blockspace Media, Bitcoin’s first B2B publication in Bitcoin. Follow us on X and check out our newsletter for the best information in Bitcoin mining, Ordinals and tech! - Stream Bitcoin Season 2 everywhere 🎧 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/1NQIkiC... 🎧 Apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast... 🎧 RSS: https://feeds.megaphone.fm/bitcoin-se... 📺 Watch: • Bitcoin Season 2 FULL Episodes

Welcome back to Bitcoin Season 2! For today's Writer's Room, Colin and Charlie celebrate Running Bitcoin Day by picking through the Bitcoin Talk archives for a selection of Hal Finney's most prescient takes. Finney is famous for being the first person (after Satoshi) to run Bitcoin -- a claim to fame that involves receiving the first non-mining related transaction from Bitcoin's creator -- as well as being one of the earliest contributors to Bitcoin Core. Hal was highly active in Bitcoin's salad days and a prolific poster on Bitcoin Talk, where he provided his thoughts on Bitcoin's earliest versions, pontificated over the cryptocurrency's future, and shared ideas with its earliest adopters. Many of Hal's ideas and prognostications were incredibly incisive and clairvoyant -- almost frighteningly so -- hence the title of today's show.

Most large custodians secure Bitcoin using multisig or MPC, but that tech hasn't really changed or upgraded for almost a decade. Anchorwatch founder Rob Hamilton explains how Miniscript levels up the custodian game and allows for better risk mitigation for the largest holders of Bitcoin. He also dives into Bitcoin script, soft forks, and getting Ethereum holders to burn their assets onto Bitcoin. Follow our guest on Twitter: @Rob1Ham Follow our host: @cbspears --- 👋Bitcoin Season 2 is proudly presented by Blockspace Media, Bitcoin’s first B2B publication in Bitcoin. Follow us on Twitter and check out our newsletter for the best information in Bitcoin mining, Ordinals and tech! Enjoy the show? Check out our website and newsletter by clicking here. Timestamps: 02:11 Anchorwatch TLDR 03:55 The tech behind Anchor Watch’s Trident Vault. 04:28 Bitcoin native smart contracts. 07:23 Bitcoin address encoding. 13:16 Multi-sig of Multi-sig explained. 14:09 Designing distributed risk solutions. 30:00 How Clubhouse and Bitcoin discussions led to Anchor Watch. 34:38 Vision for Bitcoin banking infrastructure. 36:47 Bitcoin-denominated insurance policies.

Rumors are swirling of custodians & services rehypothecating Bitcoin for the various staking protocols which have popped up over the past year. Are these founded? What's the risk? Also, why is everyone using the same custodians in the first place? - Follow our hosts on X: @cbspears, @AsILayHodling Bitcoin Season 2 is proudly presented by Blockspace Media, Bitcoin’s first B2B publication in Bitcoin. Follow us on X and check out our newsletter for the best information in Bitcoin mining, Ordinals and tech! - Stream Bitcoin Season 2 everywhere 🎧 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/1NQIkiC... 🎧 Apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast... 🎧 RSS: https://feeds.megaphone.fm/bitcoin-se...

The Fourth Turning? That's the Uranus return cycle. Ray Dalio's 250 civilizational cycle? That's Pluto's return. Erin Redwing explains how Bitcoin astrology works & how "Girl pseudoscience" (astrology) is just as useful as "Boy pseudoscience" (economics). What is Bitcoin astrology & how it guides us through 2025 ✨ Follow our guest on Twitter: @realizingerin Follow our host: @cbspears --- Bitcoin Season 2 is brought to you by Botanix! Botanix Labs is pioneering a new direction for DeFi with the first EVM L2 running on Bitcoin that’s built to be forward secure, decentralized, and share gas fees generated by the network with users. See the future of DeFi from botanixlabs.xyz --- 👋Bitcoin Season 2 is proudly presented by Blockspace Media, Bitcoin’s first B2B publication in Bitcoin. Follow us on Twitter and check out our newsletter for the best information in Bitcoin mining, Ordinals and tech! Enjoy the show? Check out our website and newsletter by clicking here. 00:00 Intro 03:34 From Planetary Science to Bitcoin 09:32 Bridging Bitcoin and Astrology 13:23 Outer Planet Astrology 20:07 Predictions for 2025 40:04 Astrology as a Lens for Bitcoin and Economics 49:48 The Future of Bitcoin: 2025 and Beyond

The Taproot Wizards "are a new Bitcoin Cultural movement" that combines nerdy tech & fun experimentation. "Illusionist" OuterLumen joins Bitcoin Season 2 to talk about Spellverse, the Wizard's project to document & catalogue the universe of community submissions over the past 2 years. Follow our guest: @OuterLumen --- Bitcoin Season 2 is brought to you by Botanix! Botanix Labs is pioneering a new direction for DeFi with the first EVM L2 running on Bitcoin that’s built to be forward secure, decentralized, and share gas fees generated by the network with users. See the future of DeFi from botanixlabs.xyz --- Follow our host on X: @cbspears Bitcoin Season 2 is proudly presented by Blockspace Media, Bitcoin’s first B2B publication in Bitcoin. Follow us on X and check out our newsletter for the best information in Bitcoin mining, Ordinals and tech! - 0:00 Intro 3:30 OuterLumen name origin 5:50 Discovering Taproot Wizards 7:40 What Are Taproot Wizards 10:25 The Appeal of Web3 and Digital Identity 13:10 Researching NFT Traits and Discoveries 16:45 Spellverse Creation 18:50 Visualizing Spellverse 25:00 Showcasing Community Stories 35:15 Bitcoin and Ethereum Communities 40:05 Reflecting on Bitcoin Culture and Evolution 44:50 Trends in the Ordinals Ecosystem

The race is ON between who can attract more Bitcoin: Corporations or the on-chain Bitcoin economy. Bitcoin layers, staked & wrapped Bitcoin are growing fast -- but are they growing fast enough to beat Michael Saylor & Saylor copycats? We use BitcoinLayers.org to help us track things! - Bitcoin Season 2 is brought to you by Botanix! Botanix Labs is pioneering a new direction for DeFi with the first EVM L2 running on Bitcoin that’s built to be forward secure, decentralized, and share gas fees generated by the network with users. See the future of DeFi from botanixlabs.xyz - Follow our host on X: @cbspears Bitcoin Season 2 is proudly presented by Blockspace Media, Bitcoin’s first B2B publication in Bitcoin. Follow us on X and check out our newsletter for the best information in Bitcoin mining, Ordinals and tech.

We thought we won the Blocksize War in 2017 when Bitcoin Cash forked off -- but now it sounds like some Bitcoin developers are picking up the same talking points? Charlie & Colin dissect what's going on. - Bitcoin Season 2 is brought to you by Botanix! Botanix Labs is pioneering a new direction for DeFi with the first EVM L2 running on Bitcoin that’s built to be forward secure, decentralized, and share gas fees generated by the network with users. See the future of DeFi from botanixlabs.xyz Follow our hosts on X: @cbspears, @AsILayHodling Bitcoin Season 2 is proudly presented by Blockspace Media, Bitcoin’s first B2B publication in Bitcoin. Follow us on X and check out our newsletter for the best information in Bitcoin mining, Ordinals and tech!

Most "Quantum FUD" you hear is probably BS. But there are some ways Bitcoin is vulnerable to quantum computers. Hunter Beast helps us understand what these threats look like and explains a solution. Follow our guest: @cryptoquick --- Bitcoin Season 2 is brought to you by Botanix! Botanix Labs is pioneering a new direction for DeFi with the first EVM L2 running on Bitcoin that’s built to be forward secure, decentralized, and share gas fees generated by the network with users. See the future of DeFi from botanixlabs.xyz --- Follow our host on X: @cbspears Bitcoin Season 2 is proudly presented by Blockspace Media, Bitcoin’s first B2B publication in Bitcoin. Follow us on X and check out our newsletter for the best information in Bitcoin mining, Ordinals and tech! - 03:13 Hunter’s Quantum Resistance Work 05:05 Google’s Willow Chip & Its Implications 07:29 Early Quantum Computers vs. Today 09:31 Quantum Noise & Error Correction 11:30 How Quantum Computers Challenge Bitcoin 13:07 Is Quantum a Real Threat? 14:00 The Four Vulnerability Scenarios in Bitcoin 15:35 Public Key Hash Addresses: Safe or Not? 19:40 The Importance of Operational Security 23:25 Satoshi’s Coins as a Quantum Shield 28:09 Proactive Quantum-Resistant Solutions for Bitcoin 33:45 Should Bitcoin Take a Proactive or Reactive Approach to Soft Forks? 43:00 Bitcoin’s Resilience Remains Unshaken

Bitcoin is solidly over $100k but what in the world is happening in the "Bitcoin ecosystem"? Microstrategy has a premium but on-chain activity is dead? Ordinals are down in BTC terms, but they are UP in USD terms. Everything is upside-down, let's review the numbers! - Bitcoin Season 2 is brought to you by Botanix! Botanix Labs is pioneering a new direction for DeFi with the first EVM L2 running on Bitcoin that’s built to be forward secure, decentralized, and share gas fees generated by the network with users. See the future of DeFi from botanixlabs.xyz - Follow our host on X: @cbspears Bitcoin Season 2 is proudly presented by Blockspace Media, Bitcoin’s first B2B publication in Bitcoin. Follow us on X and check out our newsletter for the best information in Bitcoin mining, Ordinals and tech.

Hyperbitcoinization is more than just the price going up, it's about Bitcoin being the basis for every transaction in the world *and* it means a vibrant on-chain ecosystem. Founder of Botanix Labs, Willem Schroe, believes we are at a massive crossroads in Bitcoin where the future could be dominated by custodians. Willem calls for more on-chain activity, hoping for a sovereign bitcoin future. Follow our guest: @WillemSchroe --- Bitcoin Season 2 is brought to you by Botanix! Botanix Labs is pioneering a new direction for DeFi with the first EVM L2 running on Bitcoin that’s built to be forward secure, decentralized, and share gas fees generated by the network with users. See the future of DeFi from botanixlabs.xyz --- Follow our host on X: @cbspears Bitcoin Season 2 is proudly presented by Blockspace Media, Bitcoin’s first B2B publication in Bitcoin. Follow us on X and check out our newsletter for the best information in Bitcoin mining, Ordinals and tech! Chapters: 0:00 Intro 6:20 Origin Story: Spider Chain Whitepaper 9:00 Permissionless vs Decentralized Explained 13:45 User Demand vs Ideology in Bitcoin 17:30 Crossroads for Bitcoin: Custody vs Sovereignty 22:10 Product Market Fit in Bitcoin and Stablecoins 28:00 Applications Driving Bitcoin Adoption 34:50 The Role of Blackrock and Stakeholder Power 39:00 Bitcoin Soft Forks and Covenants Discussion 43:00 Botanix in 2025: Vision for Hyperbitcoinization 47:00 Call to Action: Bitcoin Back On-Chain 50:00 Conclusion and Final Thoughts

"What do Bitcoin devs think about X?" is the most popular question right now in the soft fork discussion. How do we measure who supports what? It's not super straightforward, but just this week we found a super useful chart! - Bitcoin Season 2 is brought to you by Botanix! Botanix Labs is pioneering a new direction for DeFi with the first EVM L2 running on Bitcoin that’s built to be forward secure, decentralized, and share gas fees generated by the network with users. See the future of DeFi from botanixlabs.xyz - Follow our host on X: @cbspears Bitcoin Season 2 is proudly presented by Blockspace Media, Bitcoin’s first B2B publication in Bitcoin. Follow us on X and check out our newsletter for the best information in Bitcoin mining, Ordinals and tech!

Cypherpunk Jameson Lopp talks about Bitcoin consensus, ossification, and how he hopes Bitcoin does not follow the same path the email (SMTP) protocol has -- being limited to a handful of centralized providers. Follow our guest: @lopp --- Bitcoin Season 2 is brought to you by Botanix!ac Botanix Labs is pioneering a new direction for DeFi with the first EVM L2 running on Bitcoin that’s built to be forward secure, decentralized, and share gas fees generated by the network with users. See the future of DeFi from botanixlabs.xyz --- Follow our host on X: @cbspears Bitcoin Season 2 is proudly presented by Blockspace Media, Bitcoin’s first B2B publication in Bitcoin. Follow us on X and check out our newsletter for the best information in Bitcoin mining, Ordinals and tech! Chapters: 00:00 Intro 02:21 Taproot Wizard and Background 06:30 Bitcoin and Ethereum Context 10:09 SMTPification of Bitcoin Explained 13:14 Ossification and Protocol Challenges 19:47 Improving Bitcoin at the Protocol Layer 31:33 Current State of Bitcoin Development 46:09 Soft Forks and Future Proposals

While everyone's arguing about soft forks like OP_CAT, several researchers have proposed sneaky workarounds which are able to emulate certain covenants *without a soft fork*. Charlie reviews what they are, a bit of how they work, and what it might mean for future soft fork discussions. - Bitcoin Season 2 is brought to you by Botanix! Botanix Labs is pioneering a new direction for DeFi with the first EVM L2 running on Bitcoin that’s built to be forward secure, decentralized, and share gas fees generated by the network with users. See the future of DeFi from botanixlabs.xyz - Follow our host on X: @cbspears Bitcoin Season 2 is proudly presented by Blockspace Media, Bitcoin’s first B2B publication in Bitcoin. Follow us on X and check out our newsletter for the best information in Bitcoin mining, Ordinals and tech. - Chapters 01:03 Metrics Update 01:25 Technical Deep Dive 05:22 Ordinals and Inscriptions Data 06:20 Covenant Workarounds Explained 18:04 Growth in Covenant Workarounds

FarmerJoe is an unlikely DeFi yield farmer who found himself investing in all things Bitcoin Season 2 *and* becoming an accidental $PUPS memecoin founder. FarmerJoe is bullish all things new on Bitcoin, Bitcoin defi, and Bitcoin assets. Follow our guest: @FarmerJoe0x --- Bitcoin Season 2 is brought to you by Botanix! Botanix Labs is pioneering a new direction for DeFi with the first EVM L2 running on Bitcoin that’s built to be forward secure, decentralized, and share gas fees generated by the network with users. See the future of DeFi from botanixlabs.xyz --- Follow our host on X: @cbspears Bitcoin Season 2 is proudly presented by Blockspace Media, Bitcoin’s first B2B publication in Bitcoin. Follow us on X and check out our newsletter for the best information in Bitcoin mining, Ordinals and tech! Chapters: 02:20 Bitcoin’s Evolution 05:30 Bitcoin Meme Coins 15:00 Inscriptions vs. Tokens 20:30 The Solana-Bitcoin Bridge 30:00 Challenges with Exchange Listings 40:00 Why Arch value like Layer 2

AI models are now everywhere in crypto, and you've probably already interacted with one that Bootoshi built! We also talk AI strong memory building, how AI models will drive user experiences, and why crypto + AI are uniquely positioned for 2025. Follow our guest: @KingBootoshi --- Bitcoin Season 2 is brought to you by Botanix! Botanix Labs is pioneering a new direction for DeFi with the first EVM L2 running on Bitcoin that’s built to be forward secure, decentralized, and share gas fees generated by the network with users. See the future of DeFi from botanixlabs.xyz --- Follow our host on X: @cbspears Bitcoin Season 2 is proudly presented by Blockspace Media, Bitcoin’s first B2B publication in Bitcoin. Follow us on X and check out our newsletter for the best information in Bitcoin mining, Ordinals and tech! Chapters: 2:34 From Ethereum NFTs to Bitcoin Ordinals 6:06 Building Language Models and Chatbots 8:14 What Makes a Chatbot Successful? 9:05 How Language Models Work 9:52 Comparing AI Models and Their Strengths 10:39 Neural Networks and Transformer Models 12:22 AI's Role in Shaping Ideas and Products 13:06 The Future of AI Creativity and Innovation 14:26 Bootoshi’s Vision for AI-Powered Companies 16:12 The Rise of AI Idea Generators 16:54 AI as a Creative Tool in Crypto and Bitcoin 19:55 Building Personal AI Assistants 24:10 Deploying AI in the Wild: Lessons Learned 32:12 Mimicking Nature’s Efficiency in AI Design 34:20 Trauma and Personality in AI Bots 42:29 Crypto as a Safe Haven for Job Displacement 50:54 AI Agents on Social Media

James O'Bierne just dropped a SPICY twitter thread "The Consensus Conundrum" which basically says Bitcoin has a leadership problem. Colin & Charlie dive into this hot topic! - Bitcoin Season 2 is brought to you by Botanix! Botanix Labs is pioneering a new direction for DeFi with the first EVM L2 running on Bitcoin that’s built to be forward secure, decentralized, and share gas fees generated by the network with users. See the future of DeFi from botanixlabs.xyz Follow our hosts on X: @cbspears, @AsILayHodling Bitcoin Season 2 is proudly presented by Blockspace Media, Bitcoin’s first B2B publication in Bitcoin. Follow us on X and check out our newsletter for the best information in Bitcoin mining, Ordinals and tech!

"Memecoins will exist as long as fiat money" says Murad Mahmudov. Murad outlays his thesis for why the next year will be historic for memecoins, and how the best memecoins will look more like quasi-religions, movements, than speculation. Follow our guest: @MustStopMurad --- Bitcoin Season 2 is brought to you by Botanix! Botanix Labs is pioneering a new direction for DeFi with the first EVM L2 running on Bitcoin that’s built to be forward secure, decentralized, and share gas fees generated by the network with users. See the future of DeFi from botanixlabs.xyz --- Follow our host on X: @cbspears Bitcoin Season 2 is proudly presented by Blockspace Media, Bitcoin’s first B2B publication in Bitcoin. Follow us on X and check out our newsletter for the best information in Bitcoin mining, Ordinals and tech! ---- Chapters: 00:02:25 Murad's Early Bitcoin Insights 00:09:09 Memecoins from First Principles 00:22:14 Multi-Cycle Meme Coin Theory 00:33:03 Memecoins on Bitcoin 00:40:23 Community and Cultural Influence on Bitcoin 00:45:18 Bitcoin Soft Forks and Community Activism

Mihael Šinkec from sCrypt talks about how enabling covenants on Bitcoin superpower the chain, unlocking "platform" and computer-like characteristics. Follow our guest: @MSinkec --- Bitcoin Season 2 is brought to you by Botanix! Botanix Labs is pioneering a new direction for DeFi with the first EVM L2 running on Bitcoin that’s built to be forward secure, decentralized, and share gas fees generated by the network with users. See the future of DeFi from botanixlabs.xyz --- Follow our host on X: @cbspears Bitcoin Season 2 is proudly presented by Blockspace Media, Bitcoin’s first B2B publication in Bitcoin. Follow us on X and check out our newsletter for the best information in Bitcoin mining, Ordinals and tech! --- 01:37 - CAT20 Token Standard and Fractal 02:30 - Covenants and Vaults: Enhanced Bitcoin Capabilities 04:14 - Smart Contracts vs Covenants on Bitcoin 06:10 - Use Cases for Covenants and Future Applications 08:16 - Bitcoin as a Platform and Potential Evolution 10:19 - Privacy and Zero-Knowledge Proofs with Covenants 12:10 - Self-Custody Innovations and Vault Applications 15:20 - Bitcoin's Programmable Potential with OP_CAT 18:06 - Current Projects and the Future of Bitcoin Development

Ordinals Creator Casey Rodarmor just gave away his first every ordinals inscription to a random Minecraft player! Also, the mempool is close to clearing, Taparoo swap launches, and OP_NEXT is coming! - Bitcoin Season 2 is brought to you by Botanix! Botanix Labs is pioneering a new direction for DeFi with the first EVM L2 running on Bitcoin that’s built to be forward secure, decentralized, and share gas fees generated by the network with users. See the future of DeFi from botanixlabs.xyz - Follow our host on X: @cbspears Bitcoin Season 2 is proudly presented by Blockspace Media, Bitcoin’s first B2B publication in Bitcoin. Follow us on X and check out our newsletter for the best information in Bitcoin mining, Ordinals and tech!