THE Bitcoin Podcast

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.

Erik Cason, entrepreneur and author focused on crypto-sovereignty and founder of Vora, returns with a fierce mini manifesto. He tackles Bitcoin as a political force, open-source AI and decentralized tooling, and a vision for digital sovereignty. Conversations range from security risks of cloud AI to rebuilding media and politics with decentralization.

Jimmy Song, Bitcoin developer, educator, and author with 15 years in the space. He recounts his 2011 origin story and debates store-of-value vs payments. Conversations cover ossification vs constant protocol change, Taproot’s unmet UX promises, BIP-110 controversy, governance risks, developer incentives, and why humility and node diversity matter for Bitcoin’s future.

Eric Yakes, founder of Epoch Ventures and author of the 2026 Bitcoin Ecosystem Report, lays out 21 predictions for Bitcoin’s path. He discusses app-layer adoption like BitChat, the $150K valuation thesis tied to taking gold’s share, rotation trades and institutional allocation, regulatory dynamics, and measured concerns about quantum threats.

Ben Justman, a winemaker and entrepreneur behind Peony Lane Wine, chats with Richard Greaser, a journalist and podcaster focused on Bitcoin. They dive into the concept of 'pleb slop,' debating its generational impacts and the narrative crafting needed for Bitcoin culture. Ben shares stories from his Bitcoin-friendly wine business, while Richard critiques the divisive nature of political slop. The duo also explores the value of honest content versus misleading narratives in the Bitcoin community.