THE Bitcoin Podcast

Allen Farrington returns to THE Bitcoin Podcast to discuss his latest essay “Number Go Down,” the myths surrounding deflation, why fiat economics gets causation backwards, and how inflationary monetary systems distort society itself. Walker and Allen explore the “paradox of thrift,” why central banking is fundamentally incompatible with free markets, and how fiat money fuels wealth inequality while convincing people capitalism is to blame. They also dive into socialism, Bitcoin as a savings technology, lowering time preference, and the future of Bitcoin scaling technologies like Lightning and ARK. The conversation also covers Bitcoin Is Venice, the upcoming second edition of the book, and why Bitcoin adoption may happen not through ideology — but through people slowly rediscovering common sense. FOLLOW ALLEN: https://x.com/allenf32 PARTNERS & DISCOUNTS: LEDN: Bitcoin-backed lending. Go to ledn.io/walker and unlock liquidity WITHOUT selling your bitcoin. BLOCKSTREAM JADE: BLOCKSTREAM JADE HARDWARE WALLET: Head to https://store.blockstream.com/ and use coupon code WALKER for 10% off! BDIC™ is building an insurance marketplace on the bitcoin standard. Sign up for the waitlist at: http://bdic.io/walker Buy Bitcoin with River: http://partner.river.com/walker GET FOLD ($10 in bitcoin): https://use.foldapp.com/r/WALKER JOIN THE SUBSTACK TO GET NEW EPISODES DELIVERED STRAIGHT TO YOUR INBOX: https://walkeramerica.substack.com/ If you enjoy THE Bitcoin Podcast you can help support the show by doing the following: FOLLOW ME (Walker) on @WalkerAmerica on X | @TitcoinPodcast on X | Nostr Personal (walker) | Nostr Podcast (Titcoin) | Instagram Subscribe to THE Bitcoin Podcast (and leave a review) on Fountain | YouTube | Spotify | Rumble | EVERYWHERE ELSE

In this episode, I sat down with Josh Hendrickson, BPI Senior Fellow and Chair of Economics at the University of Mississippi, to dig into the uncomfortable truth that Bitcoin's success has made political engagement unavoidable, not optional. We covered why the normalization of socialist ideas in America is both predictable and dangerous, why the "just leave me alone" mentality always loses to those who refuse to leave you alone, and how the proof-of-work ethos connects Bitcoin's rabbit hole to the kind of first-principles thinking America desperately needs right now. FOLLOW JOSH: X: https://x.com/RebelEconProf PARTNERS & DISCOUNTS: LEDN: Bitcoin-backed lending. Go to ledn.io/walker and unlock liquidity WITHOUT selling your bitcoin. BLOCKSTREAM JADE: BLOCKSTREAM JADE HARDWARE WALLET: Head to https://store.blockstream.com/ and use coupon code WALKER for 10% off! BDIC™ is building an insurance marketplace on the bitcoin standard. Sign up for the waitlist at: http://bdic.io/walker Buy Bitcoin with River: http://partner.river.com/walker GET FOLD ($10 in bitcoin): https://use.foldapp.com/r/WALKER JOIN THE SUBSTACK TO GET NEW EPISODES DELIVERED STRAIGHT TO YOUR INBOX: https://walkeramerica.substack.com/ If you enjoy THE Bitcoin Podcast you can help support the show by doing the following: FOLLOW ME (Walker) on @WalkerAmerica on X | @TitcoinPodcast on X | Nostr Personal (walker) | Nostr Podcast (Titcoin) | Instagram Subscribe to THE Bitcoin Podcast (and leave a review) on Fountain | YouTube | Spotify | Rumble | EVERYWHERE ELSE

James Check (Checkmate), Bitcoin analyst and founder of Check On Chain, offers data-driven market-cycle views. He breaks down why cost-of-living and generational finance feel broken. Short takes on who is selling or buying Bitcoin, the three kinds of market pain, sideways markets, ETF and institutional absorption, and why recent price action may signal capitulation and a coming shift.

Rob Wallace, founder of Bitcoin News and longtime Bitcoin commentator, shares his journey from Shanghai to Bitcoin media. He explores why adoption often follows crises. He breaks down Lightning wallet progress, corporate treasury mania, macro trends, and where we sit in the Fourth Turning. Short, sharp takes on media, memes, and who might hold the line.

Giacomo Zucco, Bitcoin educator and organizer behind Plan B and CypherTank, joins to spar over on-chain spam, ordinals, and why BIP-110 is the wrong fix. He discusses mempool filtering versus consensus changes. They dive into Core v30, Knots, the politics around forks, and why Layer 2s are the preferred path forward.

Paul Keating, Primal founder and Nostr builder, discusses Nostr’s three-year evolution and why slower adoption strengthened the protocol. He covers Primal’s creator onboarding, Bitcoin zaps as a native monetization model, circular Bitcoin economies like Bitcoin Jungle, apps that hide the protocol for smoother UX, and proof-of-human tools to combat AI-generated content.

Rational Root, Bitcoin analyst and newsletter author known for on-chain charts and market-structure analysis. He argues Bitcoin is in a bear market and explains why ETF flows and institutional OTC buying smoothed a parabolic top. He discusses why 100k became a psychological sell zone, how halving and business cycles interact, and why more sideways bottom formation is likely before any breakout.

Derek Ross, Nostr evangelist who builds community tooling, and Alex Gleason, open-source founder of Soapbox focused on decentralized social and AI apps. They explore Nostr vs federated systems, AI-first in-browser app builders like Shakespeare, agent economies (Quilly, OpenClaw, Clawstr), and real-world projects like Treasures.to and Agora. A deep dive into permissionless, bot-driven social innovation.

Lyn Alden, macro strategist and author of Broken Money (and a new sci-fi novel), breaks down why this Bitcoin cycle felt underwhelming. She covers weak retail and sovereign demand, OG selling vs top-line demand, quantum vs AI narratives, lightning and merchant adoption, and what might finally spark broader retail interest.

Brandon Gentile, Bitcoin content creator and homeschooling father, shares why separating money and education from the state matters. He covers converging societal cycles, late‑stage fiat dynamics, privacy and Bitcoin’s social effects. They also discuss homeschooling benefits, prediction markets, media FUD, and how major pain could trigger mass awakening.