This Week in Bitcoin 95: Follow the Incentives
Mar 11, 2026
Discussion of how AI job-loss narratives are manufactured and who benefits from them. A deep look at billionaire critiques of Bitcoin and the incentives behind their messaging. Technical debate over BIP-110 and its potential effects on Lightning and spendability. Local adoption stories and on-chain market signals rounded out the conversation.
AI Snips
Chapters
Transcript
Episode notes
AI Conferences Create A Media Promotion Loop
- Event organizers and paid speakers form a self-feeding economy where speakers promote conferences in exchange for fees and media access.
- Chris Las describes the symbiosis: speakers boost events, get airtime, and then push the same narratives on TV and podcasts.
Fast AI Revenue Growth Tends To Create Jobs Not Only Cuts
- Rapid AI-driven growth often leads firms to hire more people as revenue increases, which frequently offsets fears of immediate mass layoffs.
- Chris Las notes 100x revenue growth usually triggers additional hiring and higher budgets, not pure headcount reductions.
Use Hard Money To Smooth AI Driven Deflation
- Use hard money like Bitcoin to protect savings during technological deflation so falling costs don't erase purchasing power.
- Chris Las contrasts taxing robots (Andrew Yang) with saving in Bitcoin to let cheaper goods improve real living standards.