Blockspace: AI & Bitcoin

Alex B of Ark Labs explains how Ark can be considered a "UTXO renting service" and how an Ark can superpower everything Bitcoin already does.Follow our guest: @bergealex4 arklabshq--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.xyzFollow our hosts on X: @cbspears, @AsILayHodlingBitcoin 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 - Introduction01:12 - Overview08:28 - What is Ark Protocol?09:30 - Understanding UTXOs19:04 - Why Ark?22:33 - Sponsorship: Botanix Labs23:08 - Revisiting Ark Protocol24:00 - State of Ark Development30:01 - Challenges in Building Ark39:56 - Covenants45:25 - Consensus and Bitcoin Scaling Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

We get super technical with Misha Komarov about Bitcoin PIPEs -- a proposed scheme to emulate opcodes like OP_CAT (and therefore covenants) without a soft fork.Follow our hosts on X: @cbspears Follow our guest on X: @nemothenoone---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: @cbspearsBitcoin 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 - Intro1:44 - Upcoming Workshop in Boston2:15 - Misha's Background7:01 - Opcodes and Covenants Explained11:26 - Introduction to Bitcoin Pipes17:19 - Functional Encryption and Bitcoin20:09 - Placeholder Proof Systems in Bitcoin26:58 - Setting Up a Bitcoin Pipe32:20 - Decrypting a Pipe for Transactions35:00 - Misha's Thoughts on Bitcoin Soft Forks40:17 - Bitcoin’s Developer Renaissance43:20 - Future Implementation of Bitcoin Pipes46:00 - Feasibility of Bitcoin Proof Systems48:05 - Why Misha is Excited About Bitcoin50:11 - Final Thoughts Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The mempool is filling up with Memecoins! Blockchain explorer mempool.space adds Runes flags to transactions and some laser eyes don't like this, causing the ordinals community to donate to the project.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.xyzFollow our hosts on X: @cbspearsBitcoin 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!00:00:33 - Intro00:02:15 - Bitcoin Blockchain Fee Update00:03:18 - Runes Market Cap Growth00:04:16 - Puppets vs. Node Monks NFT Race00:05:03 - Mempool.space Controversy00:07:22 - Community Sponsorship on Mempool.space00:10:40 - Meme Coins vs. Crypto Tech Tokens00:12:24 - Bitcoin Layer 2 Developer Activity00:15:16 - Bitcoin Liquid Staking Fundraising00:18:52 - Upcoming OP_Next Conference Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Welcome back to Bitcoin Season Two! Charlie and Colin are back with this week's Writer's Room, and like it or hate it, memecoins are back, y'all, and so is Murad Mahmudov. Murad's bitcoin fund blew up in the COVID flash-crash of March 2020, and now he's going all in on memecoins. Is that a good thing? Not for us to decide, but it is a thing -- and it could be a leading indicator for further froth in bitcoin/crypto markets more broadly. Finally, the duo covers Blockspace's recent reporting on Swan Bitcoin's lawsuit against former employees and contractors related to Swan's mining venture with Tether. If you lean toward Bitcoin maximalism, you might want to skip to the end of the episode for Colin's coverage of the ongoing Swan Bitcoin lawsuit.-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.xyzFollow 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! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Bitcoin Season 2 ecosystem metrics & news updates!Charlie Spears reviews news & metrics for all things Bitcoin, Ordinals, Runes, and Bitcoin Tech.---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: @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! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Chad Masterson riffs with Charlie about the long and storied history of ordinals metaprotocols, token schemes, and how the OPNET team is shipping an indexer-side smart contract system *without a token*.Follow our guest: @chadmasterxbt @opnetbtcSpecial thanks to @InscribAtlantis & @ordzaar for hosting this great conference & allowing Blockspace to produce media at the event!Follow our host: @cbspearsBitcoin Season 2 is brought to you by 👋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 bitcoin tech!Enjoy the show? Check out our website and newsletter: https://newsletter.blockspacemedia.com/---Chapters00:00 - Intro03:45 - Bitcoin's Liquidity Challenges and Dex Innovation05:32 - Building BRC-20: Challenges and Innovations08:30 - Adoption and User Experience of Bitcoin Dex10:22 - Tapping into Bitcoin Layer 1 Liquidity12:04 - Engaging the Best Bitcoin Developers16:01 - Bitcoin and Programmability21:22 - Scaling, Liquidity, and the Role of MeV (Miner Extractable Value)28:36 - The Future of Bitcoin Layer 1 and Layer 232:15 - Bringing DeFi to Bitcoin40:01 - The Importance of Slower Financial Systems45:00 - Closing Thoughts & Vision for Bitcoin's Future Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

We sit down with Ordinals trader TheHawk at the Ord Summit in Singapore and talk about ordinals trading strategies. How should loans strategies like Liquidium be utilized? What is the current ordinals trading meta? What is the near & long term outlook of the Bitcoin ecosystem?Follow our guest: @PackBagPointsSpecial thanks to @InscribAtlantis & @ordzaar for hosting this great conference & allowing Blockspace to produce media at the event!Follow our host: @cbspears @asilayhodling👋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 bitcoin tech!Enjoy the show? Check out our website and newsletter: https://newsletter.blockspacemedia.com/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

We chat with Matt Mudano of Arch Network live at Ord Summit in Singapore! Matt helps Charlie get into the weeds of how Arch handles state transitions on Bitcoin, how FROST/ROAST works, and what the actual user unlock of Arch would look like.Follow our guest: @proofofmud @archntwkSpecial thanks to  @InscribAtlantis  &  @ordzaar  for hosting this great conference & allowing Blockspace to produce media at the event! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Charlie & Colin brought you the first coverage on Fractal Bitcoin, now we're going to bring you the FUD!Charlie Spears reviews news & metrics for all things Bitcoin, Ordinals, Runes, and Bitcoin Tech.Follow our hosts: @cbspears @AsILayHodling👋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!Chapters:00:00 Intro and Correct Opening00:27 Fall Vibes and Upcoming Travel01:39 Bitcoin Season Two Writers' Room02:35 Fractal Bitcoin Explained06:00 Concerns with Fractal Bitcoin’s Growth10:50 Fractal Bitcoin’s Cadence Mining System14:15 Cloud Mining Surge and Hashrate Impact22:20 Tokenomics and Sell Pressure Concerns33:40 - Cloud Mining up 100%46:40 - Mining is interesting again Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Fractal Bitcoin, BitAxes, Ordinals the Mine BTC, Decentralizing Mining. Everywhere you look there is something happening in Ordinals around Bitcoin mining right now.Charlie Spears reviews news & metrics for all things Bitcoin, Ordinals, Runes, and Bitcoin Tech.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! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices