Bitcoin Magazine Podcast

Mike Belshe, CEO and co‑founder of BitGo and pioneer of multi‑signature custody, explains how to remove single points of failure from institutional crypto security. He covers why multi‑sig beats MPC, geographically distributed keys, bans on LinkedIn to thwart social engineering, protecting executives from physical threats, and why stablecoins may outcompete legacy banking for payments.

Matt Cole, Strive co-founder who led the move to a Bitcoin treasury. Jeff Walton, institutional product designer focused on digital credit and risk modeling. Ben Workman, strategist on balance sheets and AI disruption game theory. They discuss Bitcoin’s iPhone moment, using digital credit for retirement and institutional adoption infrastructure. They explore AI-driven turnover in the S&P 500 and why corporate balance sheets need new defenses.

Trey Sellers, an executive at Unchained who moved from Goldman Sachs to building collaborative Bitcoin custody, discusses 2-of-3 multi‑sig as a practical security model. He contrasts ETF convenience with holding real Bitcoin and explains Bitcoin‑backed loans, commercial lending, no rehypothecation, and how Bitcoin fits into FIRE and long-term wealth building.

Sam Lyman, a former Treasury senior advisor now heading research at the Bitcoin Policy Institute, and Luke, a BPI intern who demos AI agent tools, unpack Google’s claim that quantum attacks need far fewer qubits. They discuss the compressed Q‑Day timeline, vulnerable address formats and mempool risks, who would lead a Bitcoin upgrade, and AI tools shaping developer workflows.

Mason Foard, founder at Méliuz and proponent of the Gravity Thesis about fiat debasement and AI-driven deflation. He explains why AI undermines traditional equities and 60/40 portfolios. He discusses monetary intervention versus deflationary collapse. He describes Méliuz’s Bitcoin treasury strategy and how AI could empower the Global South.

Hunter Albright, CRO at SALT Lending and former traditional finance executive, explains Bitcoin-backed liquidity and corporate treasury playbooks. He discusses Bitcoin as collateral, SALT’s loan model and risk controls, the role of stablecoins and banks, and how institutional tools and regs could broaden Bitcoin adoption.

Frank Corva, independent content producer and former White House correspondent covering Bitcoin policy and freedom tech. He recounts getting inside the White House press room, the behind-the-scenes of the first crypto summit, the political fights over developer protections and the CLARITY Act, and uplifting stories of Bitcoin circular economies in South Africa and Kenya.

Garry Krugljakow, CEO of Aifinyo, a German B2B Bitcoin treasury and financial services leader. Scott Ellam, founder of XCE, an executive recruitment firm that integrated a Bitcoin treasury. Hunter Albright, CRO at SALT Lending, expert in Bitcoin-backed loans since 2016. They discuss digital credit using Bitcoin as collateral. They explore hybrid business models, treasury resilience for SMEs, and corporate adoption pathways.

Ken Egan, a Capitol Hill-savvy policy and geopolitical commentator, shares why AI agents and agentic commerce are shifting momentum for Bitcoin tax de minimis. Short segments cover AI tools and prompting, a packed Hill briefing with major firms, how agents strengthen the money argument, recent litigation and state hardware wallet rollback, and a geopolitical read on US–Iran tensions.

Zack Shapiro, policy expert at the Bitcoin Policy Institute who studies Lightning and crypto-AI, and Ken Egan, BPI senior fellow focused on Bitcoin geopolitics and national security, discuss Iran-driven oil market shocks and the risk of a geopolitical reset. They explore Bitcoin's strategic role in U.S.-China competition and why the Lightning Network is becoming the payment standard for AI agents.