Bitcoin Magazine Podcast

Global Macro, Bitcoin Mining vs AI, Mid-Terms Outlook | BMTV Oct. 13, 2026 Oct 13, 2026 02:24:00 Grace Remington and Sean Hagan break down #GlobalMacro, #BitcoinMining vs. #AI, and the #Midterms on #BitcoinMagazine TV (BMTV). Live Monday through Friday at 9:30am ET.Guests: Natalie Brunell – Host, Coin StoriesCJ Konstantinos – Founder, Peoples ReserveTroy Cross – Professor, Reed College & Bitcoin Policy Instituteand more!To learn more and get the latest news on BMTV, visit: www.watchbmtv.c

Congressman Warren Davidson: The Future of Money Will Decide Western Civilization Oct 12, 2026 31:05 America is carrying $40 trillion in debt, and the dollar has lost about 30% of its purchasing power since 2020. Rep. Warren Davidson, founder of the Sound Money Caucus, explains why rising default risk and inflation are pushing rates higher, and why he believes people without real assets will lose purchasing power. He also warns that the future of Western civilization is centrally tied to the futu

Sovereign BTC Adoption, Oil Market, Inflation Outlook | BMTV Oct. 12, 2026 Oct 12, 2026 02:21:05 Grace Remington and Sean Hagan break down #SovereignAdoption, #OilMarket, and #Inflation on #BitcoinMagazine TV (BMTV). Live Monday through Friday at 9:30am ET.Guests: Andrew Bailey – Co-author, Resistance MoneyBisher Khudeira – Executive Director, StormrakeAnna Chekhovich – Nonprofit Bitcoin Adoption Lead, Human Rights Foundationand more!To learn more and get the latest news on BMTV, visit: www.w

Digital Credit, European Bond Meltdown, BTC On-Chain Data | BMTV Oct. 09, 2026 Oct 9, 2026 02:13:52 Grace Remington and Sean Hagan break down #DigitalCredit, #EuropeanBonds, and #OnChainData on #BitcoinMagazine TV (BMTV). Live Monday through Friday at 9:30am ET.Guests: Willem Middelkoop – Founder & CIO, Commodity Discovery FundMatt Dines – Co-founder & CIO Build Asset Managementand more!To learn more and get the latest news on BMTV, visit: www.watchbmtv.comThank you to our BMTV Founding

Bond Market Selloff, BTC Institutional Adoption, Digital Treasuries | BMTV Oct. 08, 2026 Oct 8, 2026 02:06:21 Grace Remington and Sean Hagan break down #BondMarket, #InstitutionalAdoption, and #DigitalTreasuries on #BitcoinMagazine TV (BMTV). Live Monday through Friday at 9:30am ET.Guests: Rapha Zagury – CEO, Twenty One CapitalJohn Koudounis – President & CEO, Calamos InvestmentsIsabel Foxen Duke – Host, Bitcoin Railsand more!To learn more and get the latest news on BMTV, visit: www.watchbmtv.comThank

BTC Q4 Signals, Wall Street Macro, Energy Markets | BMTV Oct. 07, 2026 Oct 7, 2026 02:15:49 Grace Remington and Sean Hagan break down #BitcoinQ4, #WallStreet, and #EnergyMarkets on #BitcoinMagazine TV (BMTV). Live Monday through Friday at 9:30am ET.Guests: Vincent Deluard – StoneXJosh Young – Bison InterestsJames Van Straten – CoinDeskand more!To learn more and get the latest news on BMTV, visit: www.watchbmtv.comThank you to our BMTV Founding Sponsors! 🎺🟩 Cash App: For a limited time, n

Bitcoin vs. Real Estate, MSTR Outlook, Bond Market Meltdown | BMTV Oct. 06, 2026 Oct 6, 2026 02:09:22 Grace Remington and Sean Hagan break down #BitcoinMacro, #BitcoinVsRealEstate, and #MSTR on #BitcoinMagazine TV (BMTV). Live Monday through Friday at 9:30am ET.Guests: Logan Mohtashami - Lead Analyst of HousingWireLeon Wankum - Author of Digital Real EstateChristian Keroles - Human Rights Foundationand more!To learn more and get the latest news on BMTV, visit: www.watchbmtv.comThank you to our BMT

BTC Macro, MSTR Outlook, Ex-Fed Insider on Bitcoin | BMTV Oct. 05, 2026 Oct 5, 2026 02:20:13 Grace Remington and Sean Hagan break down #bullmarket, #globaleconomy, and #etf on #BitcoinMagazine TV (BMTV). Live Monday through Friday at 9:30am ET.Guests: 1. Lyn Alden - Lyn Alden Investment Strategy2. Lance Vitanza - TD Cowen3. Charlene Fadirepo - Mango Digital Strategiesand more!To learn more and get the latest news on BMTV, visit: www.watchbmtv.comThank you to our BMTV Founding Sponsors! 🎺🟩

BTC Price Targets, On-Chain Signals, Currency Wars | BMTV Oct. 02, 2026 Oct 2, 2026 02:15:46 Grace Remington and Sean Hagan break down #bullmarket, #globaleconomy, and #etf on #BitcoinMagazine TV (BMTV). Live Monday through Friday at 9:30am ET. Guests: 1. James Rickards - Author and Economist 2. Ki Young Ju - CryptoQuant 3. Matthew Sigel - VanEck and more! To learn more and get the latest news on BMTV, visit: www.watchbmtv.com Thank you to our BMTV Founding Sponsors! 🎺 🟩 Cash App: For a l

Bitcoin Bull Market, Global Liquidity, ETF Flows | BMTV Oct. 01, 2026 Oct 1, 2026 02:36:40 Grace Remington and Sean Hagan break down #bullmarket, #globaleconomy, and #etf on #BitcoinMagazine TV (BMTV). Live Monday through Friday at 9:30am ET. Guests: 1. Darius Dale - 42 Macro 2. Anthony Basilli - Coinbase 3. Nico Lechuga - Ego Death Capital and more! To learn more and get the latest news on BMTV, visit: www.watchbmtv.com Thank you to our BMTV Founding Sponsors! 🎺 🟩 Cash App: For a limit

Global Macro, BTC Institutional Adoption, Anthropic IPO | BMTV Sep. 30, 2026 Sep 30, 2026 02:13:27 Grace Remington and Sean Hagan break down #BTC Macro, #wallstreet, and #btcnews on #BitcoinMagazine TV (BMTV). Live Monday through Friday at 9:30am ET. Guests: - Mark Moss - Matador Technologies - Nicola White - Robinhood - Vik Sharma - Cake Wallet and more! To learn more and get the latest news on BMTV, visit: www.watchbmtv.com Thank you to our BMTV Founding Sponsors! 🎺 🟩 Cash App: For a limited

BTC Q4 Outlook, ETF Flows, Commodities Supercycle | BMTV Sep. 29, 2026 Sep 29, 2026 02:06:54 Grace Remington and Sean Hagan break down #BTC Macro, #etf, and #commodities on #BitcoinMagazine TV (BMTV). Live Monday through Friday at 9:30am ET. Guests: - Dan Tapiero - 50T Funds - Ryan Rasmussen - Bitwise - Tracy Shuchart - Hilltower Resource Advisors and more! To learn more and get the latest news on BMTV, visit: www.watchbmtv.com Thank you to our BMTV Founding Sponsors! 🎺 🟩 Cash App: For a

BTC Macro, Currency Debasement, Hunter Biden on Bitcoin | Monday, September 28 2026 Sep 28, 2026 01:41:30 Grace Remington and Sean Hagan break down #BTC Macro, #Curerncy, #debasement, #hunterbiden on #BitcoinMagazine TV (BMTV). Live Monday through Friday at 9:30am ET. Guests: - Hunter Biden — Founder, $LAPTOP - AJ Scaramucci - Solari Capital - André Dragosch— Bitwise and more! To learn more and get the latest news on BMTV, visit: www.watchbmtv.com Thank you to our BMTV Founding Sponsors! 🎺 🟩 Cash App:

Economist Per Bylund: AI, the End of Employment & the Rise of Entrepreneurship Sep 28, 2026 36:18 AI is changing how we work, but can it replace the human entrepreneur? Austrian economist Per Bylund, Senior Fellow at the Mises Institute, joins Spencer Nichols to explain why AI is a statistical engine that improves efficiency but can't imagine the future. He argues we're moving from an employment economy to an entrepreneurship economy, and explains what that means for jobs, innovation, and valu

$350M Bitget Hack, BTC Market Outlook, Global Macro | BMTV Sep. 25, 2026 Sep 25, 2026 01:39:07 Grace Remington and Sean Hagan break down #BTC Macro, #Geopolitics, and #Bond Market Volatility on #BitcoinMagazine TV (BMTV). Live Monday through Friday at 9:30am ET.Guests: - Grant Cardone — Cardone Capital- Kristyna Mazankova — BTC Inc- Dr. Pippa Malmgren — Economistand more!To learn more and get the latest news on BMTV, visit: www.watchbmtv.comThank you to our BMTV Founding Sponsors! 🎺🟩 Cash A

Global Macro, AI Market Impacts, Bitcoin VC | BMTV Sep. 24, 2026 Sep 24, 2026 01:55:16 Grace Remington and Sean Hagan break down #GlobalMacro, #AI market impacts, and #Bitcoin #VC on #BitcoinMagazine TV (BMTV). Live Monday through Friday at 9:30am ET.Guests: - Jeff Booth — Ego Death Capital- Saifedean Ammous — Author, The Bitcoin Standard- Kosta Ouzas — Minotaur Trading Systemsand more!To learn more and get the latest news on BMTV, visit: www.watchbmtv.comThank you to our BMTV Found

BTC Bull Market, Global Liquidity, The Dollar Milkshake | BMTV Sep. 23, 2026 Sep 23, 2026 01:58:00 Grace Remington and Sean Hagan break down the #Bitcoin #BullMarket, #GlobalLiquidity, and the #DollarMilkshake thesis with special guests on #BitcoinMagazine TV (BMTV). Live Monday through Friday at 9:30am ET.Guests: - James Seyffart — Bloomberg - Brent Johnson — Santiago Capital- Chris Giancarlo — Digital Dollar Projectand more!To learn more and get the latest news on BMTV, visit: www.watchbmtv.c

BTC Price Action, ETF Flows, Rate Path | BMTV Sep. 22, 2026 Sep 22, 2026 02:13:18 Grace Remington and Sean Hagan break down #Bitcoin's #PriceAction, #ETF flows, and the Fed's #RatePath on #BitcoinMagazine TV (BMTV). Live Monday through Friday at 9:30am ET.Guests: - Kristin Smith — Solana Policy Institute- Daniel Hinton — UXTO - Dave Weisberger — BetterTrade.digitaland more!To learn more and get the latest news on BMTV, visit: www.watchbmtv.comThank you to our BMTV Founding Spon

Rates, BTC AI Convergence, BTC Risk Outlook | BMTV Sep. 21, 2026 Sep 21, 2026 01:50:26 Grace Remington and Sean Hagan break down the outlook for #InterestRates, the #AI and #Bitcoin convergence trade, and the #BTC #RiskOutlook on #BitcoinMagazine TV (BMTV). Live Monday through Friday at 9:30am ET.Guests: - Jeff Walton — Strive- Jordi Visser — 22V Research- Jim Bianco — Bianco Researchand more!To learn more and get the latest news on BMTV, visit: www.watchbmtv.comThank you to our BMT

Billionaire Investor Tim Draper: “Irresponsible” for Apple & Meta NOT to Hold BTC Sep 21, 2026 30:03 Government spending hasn't slowed, and Tim Draper says that leaves only two real outcomes: hyperinflation or interest rates high enough to break banks. In this Bitcoin Magazine Podcast conversation with host Spencer Nichols, the Draper Associates founder makes the case that every business should hold at least four weeks of operating expenses in Bitcoin, every individual about six months, and every

Institutional Adoption, MSTR, BTC Market Outlook | BMTV Sep. 18, 2026 Sep 18, 2026 02:00:36 Grace Remington and Sean Hagan break down the surge in #InstitutionalAdoption, a post-mortem on the #CLARITYAct, and #MacroInvesting conditions on #BitcoinMagazine TV (BMTV). Live Monday through Friday at 9:30am ET.Guests:- Phong Le — Strategy- Bill Miller IV — Miller Value Partners- Blue Macellari — T. Rowe PriceTyler Evans — UTXO Managementand more!To learn more and get the latest news on BMTV,

Global Macro, Open Source AI, Bitcoin ETFS | BMTV Sep. 17, 2026 Sep 17, 2026 01:53:08 Grace Remington and Sean Hagan break down #GlobalMacro conditions, the rise of open source #AI, and the latest flows into #Bitcoin ETFs on #BitcoinMagazine TV (BMTV). Live Monday through Friday at 9:30am ET.Guests:- Ric Edelman — Digital Assets Council of Financial Professionals (DACFP)- Dan Hillery — Buck Labs- Eric Balchunas — Bloomberg Intelligence- Zack Shapiro — Bitcoin Policy Instituteand mo

Fed Rates, Risk Assets, Digital Infrastructure | BMTV Sep. 16, 2026 Sep 16, 2026 02:06:57 Grace Remington and Sean Hagan break down the #Fed rate decision, what it means for risk assets, and the buildout of digital infrastructure on #BitcoinMagazine TV (BMTV). Live Monday through Friday at 9:30am ET.Guests: - Peter Schiff — The Peter Schiff Show - Mike Belshe — BitGo - Mark Yusko — Morgan Creek Capital Management - Khing Oei — Treasury and more! To learn more and get the latest news o

FOMC Outlook, Clarity Vote, & Digital Credit | BMTV Sep. 15, 2026 Sep 15, 2026 01:48:31 Grace Remington and Sean Hagan break down the #FOMC outlook, the #ClarityAct vote, and the rise of digital credit on #Bitcoin Magazine TV (BMTV). Live Monday through Friday at 9:30am ET. Guests: - John Deaton — Managing Partner, The Deaton Law Firm - Matt Cole — Strive - Hunter Albright — SALT Lending and more! To learn more and get the latest news on BMTV, visit: www.watchbmtv.com Thank you to ou

Bitcoin, Macro, Clarity Act | BMTV Sep. 14, 2026 Sep 14, 2026 01:33:38 Grace Remington and Sean Hagan launch #Bitcoin Magazine TV (BMTV) with a look at bitcoin, the #macro picture, and the road ahead for the #ClarityAct. To learn more and get the latest news on BMTV, visit: www.watchbmtv.comThank you to our BMTV Founding Sponsors! 🎺 Cash App: For a limited time, new customers can get $21 added to their balance. Just use the code BMTV21 when you sign up, and send at l

Morgan Stanley’s Bitcoin Investment Recommendation Explained w/ Amy Oldenburg Sep 14, 2026 23:26 Morgan Stanley became the first global systemically important bank to launch a spot Bitcoin ETP and it crossed $600 million within months of its April debut. Amy Oldenburg, Head of Digital Assets at Morgan Stanley, joins host Spencer Nichols to explain how that product came together, why it was priced below competing spot Bitcoin ETFs, and what still stands between clients and their first Bitcoin

Arthur Hayes: Why Bitcoin is the Fastest Horse in the Yield Curve Control Era Sep 8, 2026 32:33 When the Treasury doubled its bond buyback out of the blue, the market read it as one thing: yield curve control by another name. Arthur Hayes joins host Spencer Nichols to walk through the mechanics, short-end issuance funding long-end buybacks, and what that implies for central bank balance sheets. His conclusion is simple. If the balance sheet expands, you want the asset most responsive to mone

Bitwise CIO Matt Hougan: BTC Is “Coiled” to the Upside | The Rise of Bitcoin’s Wealth Cycle Aug 20, 2026 41:43 Bitwise Chief Investment Officer Matt Hougan joins host Spencer Nichols on the Bitcoin Magazine Podcast to analyze why market apathy and "boring" price action often signal a major Bitcoin bottom. The pair dive into Bitcoin's role as a call option on a changing global monetary order, unpacking how macroeconomic uncertainty, fiscal debt, and real-world asset tokenization drive long-ter

Tracking the Coldcard Hackers: Inside the $120M Bitcoin Theft with Alex Thorn Aug 7, 2026 01:08:39 Over $120 million in Bitcoin has been drained from Coldcard hardware wallets and the attack is still ongoing. Alex Thorn, Head of Firmwide Research at Galaxy, joins Spencer Nichols to break down exactly how the critical entropy bug in Coldcard's 2021 firmware was exploited, how he's tracing stolen funds on-chain, and what victims must do right now to have any chance of recovery. Thorn also

Even the Government Gets Robbed: Why the US Needs Bitcoin Custody Standards | BPH Ep 44 Aug 4, 2026 58:14 The government keeps getting robbed of its own Bitcoin and a new bill wants to fix that. The BPI team breaks down the American Reserve Modernization Act (ARMA): what it would do for Treasury custody standards, why it has Democratic co-sponsors, and why they're bullish it could pass the House. They also cover the wave of digital-asset departures shaking up DC, from Hester Peirce to Paul Grewal.

Coinbase’s John D’Agostino: Why Bitcoin Doesn’t Need the Clarity Act to Win Aug 1, 2026 47:27 Everyone keeps asking what the "big catalyst" for Bitcoin will be, but Coinbase's Head of Institutional Strategy John D'Agostino says that's the wrong question entirely. In this episode, host Spencer Nichols digs into why proven technology runs on micro catalysts, how regulatory clarity and the market structure bill could accelerate institutional adoption, and what the GENIUS

Kraken Co-CEO: Sovereign Bitcoin Accumulation is an "Inevitability" Jul 30, 2026 50:21 Is the U.S. really about to buy Bitcoin? Kraken co-CEO Dave Ripley tells Spencer Nichols why a U.S. strategic Bitcoin reserve could happen within the next 12 months, based on discussions happening at the state and federal level. He unpacks sovereign adoption, tokenization, and the market-structure shift underway across crypto and traditional finance. 🔶 Host: Spencer Nichols — Bitcoin Magazine 🔶 Da

China's AI Gambit vs. America's Data Center Backlash: The New Tech Cold War Jul 29, 2026 59:04 Is China's open-source AI strategy a values shift or a game-theoretic bluff? On this episode of The Bitcoin Policy Hour, the BPI team argues it's the latter and explains what happens when Chinese chips catch up to Nvidia. They dig into the Dean Ball vs. David Sacks debate over regulating Chinese models, "FINRA for AI," and the commoditization of intelligence. Plus: the first hear

Bitcoin Investing in the Age of AI: Why Miners are Pivoting w/ MARA CEO Fred Thiel Jul 19, 2026 50:21 Why are Bitcoin miners suddenly at the center of the AI infrastructure boom? Fred Thiel, CEO of MARA, explains "mullet data centers" — AI in the front, Bitcoin mining in the back — and why power is the bottom layer of Jensen Huang's AI pyramid. He details MARA's joint venture with Starwood, load-balancing technology that follows wind power in real time, and lessons from Bitcoin m

This MIT Researcher Has a Plan to Put Privacy in Every Bitcoin Wallet Jul 16, 2026 14:57 Armin Sabouri recently demonstrated how wallet fingerprints can be used to decompose payjoin transactions and recover payment amounts, and in this episode he explains what that means for privacy tools across the board. Shinobi and Armin discuss why standardization efforts like BIP 69 backfired, whether randomization can help, and how wallets can stop standing out on-chain. Grab your copy THE 2036

Why China's "Thousand Model War" is a Risk to US National Security | BPH Ep 42 Jul 14, 2026 01:00:08 AI is officially a national security issue and Washington is moving fast. The Bitcoin Policy Institute's Zack Cohen, Zack Shapiro, and Ken Egan break down Palantir and Nvidia's sovereign on-prem AI architecture, OpenAI's government-coordinated 5.6 rollout, and reports that Beijing may curb exports of China's top AI models. Then Zack Shapiro lays out his highest-conviction thesis: t

MIT's Ethan Heilman: 80% of Bitcoin is Quantum Vulnerable - How to Stop the Q-Day Threat Jul 9, 2026 23:16 Quantum computing timelines are shrinking faster than most Bitcoiners realize and the latest Google research just made the attack 20x easier. Shinobi sits down with Ethan Heilman, research fellow at MIT's DCI lab, to separate quantum panic from quantum reality. They cover Q-day timelines, why algorithmic breakthroughs are the scariest threat, and how BIP 360 and post-quantum signatures could p

Who Your Bank Is Really Working For w/ BitGo CEO Mike Belshe | BMP 016 Jul 8, 2026 51:52 "They're funding institutional businesses with lower interest rates by stealing from retail and they don't want you to know this." BitGo CEO Mike Belshe criticizes the traditional banking system in this episode of the Bitcoin Magazine Podcast. He explains why depositors earn 0% while the risk-free rate sits near 4%, how bank failures like SVB keep happening, and why stablecoins a

"Bitcoin Is the Hurdle Rate": How Strive Stacked 14,000 BTC w/ Matt Cole | Bitcoin Backstage Jul 8, 2026 35:24 "If you don't think you can beat Bitcoin, you should just buy Bitcoin." That's the philosophy powering Strive's rise to a top-10 corporate Bitcoin holder. CEO Matt Cole joins us backstage to unpack Bitcoin as the hurdle rate, the economics of digital credit, and why Bitcoin treasury companies are entering a period of consolidation with only a few dozen winners. He also shares

The End of the 4-Year Bitcoin Cycle — Why the BTC "Capital Cycle" is Next w/ Alex Leishman | BMP Ep 15 Jul 1, 2026 57:16 Is the Bitcoin treasury boom good or bad for Bitcoin? Could it be the next big bear-market blowup? River's Alex Leishman gives his honest, measured take alongside host Brandon Green in this bear-market check-in. They cover store of value vs. medium of exchange, why Bitcoin payments still don't beat Apple Pay, and why stablecoins are really just a workaround for broken dollar rails. 🔶 Host: Brandon

The Bitcoin-Backed Stablecoin That Ditches US Treasuries w/ David Seroy Jul 1, 2026 15:44 Every popular stablecoin — Tether, USDC — is ultimately backed by US Treasuries, which means a handful of entities can freeze, seize, or censor your funds at will. In this conversation, David Seroy of Alpen Labs explains to Bitcoin Magazine's Shinobi why a Bitcoin-backed stablecoin is the credible alternative the space has been missing. They cover the immutable Liquity protocol, Bitcoin ZK rol

Inside Iceberg: The (Secret) Leap Forward in Bitcoin's Cryptography w/ Nadav Kohen Jul 1, 2026 14:36 Threshold signatures are coming to Bitcoin, but getting them right is harder than it looks. Nadav Kohen of Chaincode Labs walks through his work proving nested MuSig is secure, the road toward FROST-style thresholds, and his upcoming scheme codenamed "Iceberg." He breaks down the famous Alice, Bob, and Carol 2-of-3 example and shows why the obvious approach actually leaks secrets. Grab y

Ryan Long on the Bitcoin Cult & Why He Wants to Forget He Owns BTC | Bitcoin Backstage Jun 30, 2026 23:30 Is Bitcoin a cult? Comedian Ryan Long asks the questions most people are too embarrassed to say out loud. In this candid interview from the Bitcoin Conference, Ryan riffs on Michael Saylor, Bitcoin treasury strategy, risk tolerance, and why he'd rather throw his phone in the river than track his portfolio. Use code BM10 to get 10% off Bitcoin 2027 Conference in Nashville: https://2027.b.tc🔶 Ho

Is it Game Over for the CLARITY Act? | Bitcoin Policy Hour Ep 41 Jun 30, 2026 58:00 With the July 4th deadline closing in, the odds of getting BRCA passed in a form the industry can accept are looking worse by the week. Ken Egan, Zach Cohen, and Zach Shapiro break down where the Blockchain Regulatory Certainty Act and the broader CLARITY Act stand, why the opposition has had too much time to rally, and what the final software-developer protections might actually look like. They a

Sen. Lummis: America's Debt is the BTC Bull Thesis, & Why Clarity is Key to US Financial Dominance Jun 24, 2026 17:41 With U.S. debt now exceeding 100% of GDP, Senator Cynthia Lummis argues the country can't afford to ignore Bitcoin. In this Bitcoin Magazine podcast conversation with host Spencer Nichols, she lays out why a strategic Bitcoin reserve could be America's "Louisiana Purchase moment" and how holding it long term might meaningfully reduce the national debt. She also breaks down the Cl

White House Bitcoin Chief on BTC Accumulation Plans, CLARITY Act Timeline | Bitcoin Backstage Jun 23, 2026 18:51 What does the U.S. government actually plan to do with Bitcoin? Patrick Witt, the White House's Bitcoin Chief, joins host Isabella Santos at the Bitcoin Conference to break down the Strategic Bitcoin Reserve, the executive order that stopped fire-sale asset dumps, and the path to acquiring more Bitcoin in a budget-neutral way. He explains why Washington now treats Bitcoin as a standalone strat

Calle on Bitchat: Messaging When The Internet is Shut Down Jun 18, 2026 14:53 What happens to communication when the internet gets shut off? Frank Corva sits down with Calle — creator of Cashu and a contributor to BitChat — to unpack two of the most exciting open-source projects in Bitcoin. They dig into how Cashu ecash matured from experimental tech into a real economy, and why BitChat's Bluetooth mesh network took off in Jamaica, Iran, and Nepal. Calle also explains w

Spotlight Series Ep. 2: Rep. Nick Begich Jun 17, 2026 54:37 Rep. Nick Begich, R-Alaska, reached Congress by an unusual route: founding software companies and holding Bitcoin since 2013. BPI's David Zell sat down with him at PubKey to talk about how a builder's instincts shape the way he legislates, his bill to establish a strategic Bitcoin reserve in the U.S., and the policy questions AI is raising faster than Washington can answer.The conversation

The African Bitcoin Carry Trade Wall Street Can't Touch w/ Stafford Massie | BMP Ep 13 Jun 17, 2026 01:02:38 While US companies race to stack Bitcoin for "number go up," Africa Bitcoin Corporation is using it to change lives. Host Brandon Green talks with Stafford Masie about why Bitcoin adoption in Africa looks completely different from Western capital markets. Stafford breaks down how ABC — the first publicly listed Bitcoin treasury company on the Johannesburg Stock Exchange — borrows against

UFC Veteran Kenny Florian: The Fighter's Mindset That Beats Bitcoin Volatility | Bitcoin Backstage Jun 16, 2026 17:57 Most athletes get talked out of Bitcoin by their financial advisors — Kenny Florian went the other way. The four-weight-class UFC veteran explains how he discovered Bitcoin after retiring, why he kept buying as his conviction grew, and how the fighter's mindset prepares you to ignore the noise when markets panic. He breaks down why he sees Bitcoin as a tool for financial freedom and sovereign

AI's Nuclear Arms Control Moment: Fable, Mythos & Wargaming Cyber 9/11 | BPH Ep 40 Jun 15, 2026 52:27 The market for AI tokens barely exists yet and that's exactly why this moment matters. In this Bitcoin Policy Hour, the team debates whether the AI industry disperses into many players or consolidates into an "AI Google," and what either outcome means for freedom, surveillance, and the dollar. They also tackle the US–China compute race, autonomous weapons, and data centers in space.

Building Services Beyond the Lightning Network — Inside Arkade's Programmable Bitcoin Layer Jun 11, 2026 14:08 Most Bitcoin scaling projects pick a lane. Arkade refuses to. In this conversation, Ark Labs' Andrew "Kukks" Camilleri explains why Arkade is a general-purpose off-chain environment where you can express your own unlocking scripts — multisig, hash-lock contracts, and more — without opinionated rails like built-in Lightning. He and Shinobi unpack the cosigner trust model, trusted exec

"The Fiat System Has Terminal Cancer" - Digital Credit is the Answer | BMP w/ Matt Cole Ep 12 Jun 10, 2026 01:01:14 Could digital credit actually be making Bitcoin's bear market milder? In this episode, Strive CEO Matt Cole tells Brandon Green that new, non-Bitcoiner capital flowing into instruments like SATA and STRC is providing real "dip support" for Bitcoin. He walks through the three-to-five-year institutional adoption curve, why ETFs accelerate in year three, and how 2027–2029 could set up a

Adam Back on Why He's NOT Satoshi and Why That's Better for Bitcoin | Bitcoin Backstage Jun 9, 2026 24:19 "Who's the founder of gold? We don't know." Adam Back explains why Bitcoin's missing founder is a feature, not a bug and why he thinks we may never learn who Satoshi really is. Along the way, the Blockstream CEO covers Bitcoin treasury companies, neobanks like River, and the incentive structure pulling individuals, companies, and governments toward Bitcoin. Use code BM10 to g

Ben Cowen: Why the BTC Bear Market Isn't Over & the Case for a Q4 Bottom | BMP Ep 11 Jun 2, 2026 01:01:29 Is the four-year cycle dead, or is it about to be right on time again? Benjamin Cowen joins Brandon Green to argue that narrative follows price — not the other way around — and that everyone calling for "this time is different" said the same thing in 2017, 2021, and again in 2025. Cowen walks through the macro headwinds facing Bitcoin, what a new Fed chair like Kevin Warsh can and can&#3

Phong Le: How Strategy's STRC Pays 11.5% From Bitcoin | Bitcoin Backstage Jun 2, 2026 23:10 Strategy went from holding Bitcoin on its balance sheet to inventing an entirely new asset class and Phong Le is at the center of it. In this Bitcoin Backstage conversation, the Strategy CEO breaks down STRC, the perpetual preferred product paying ~11.5% annualized monthly, and explains how it's funneling capital straight back into Bitcoin accumulation. Phong shares Strategy's path toward

Jeremy Rubin on Char: The Infrastructure Bet Underneath Every Bitcoin L2 Jun 1, 2026 19:52 Every Bitcoin Layer 2 quietly depends on a trusted operator to order transactions and that's the single point of failure Jeremy Rubin wants to kill. In this MIT Bitcoin Expo conversation with Bitcoin Magazine's Shinobi, Rubin breaks down Char Network, a decentralized shared sequencer that lets anyone participate like a miner. He explains how staked Bitcoin gets burned the moment a particip

The 3.8M Bitcoin Lawsuit Could Set a Dangerous Precedent | BPH Ep 39 May 30, 2026 01:00:18 Could a New York court really declare 3.8 million dormant Bitcoin — including coins linked to Satoshi — as "abandoned property"? This week the Bitcoin Policy Institute team dissects an anonymous lawsuit built on an obscure lost-and-found statute, and explains why the legal theory is weak but the precedent could be devastating. Ken Egan, Zack Shapiro, and Zack Cohen also cover the Blockch

"The Banks are Feeling FOMO" on Bitcoin Lending w/ SALT Lending CEO Shawn Owen | BMP Ep 10 May 27, 2026 29:49 Bitcoin isn't just a store of value anymore, it's reshaping the entire credit market. Brandon Green sits down with Salt Lending CEO and founder Shawn Owen live from Bitcoin 2026 to unpack the digital credit revolution, the rise of Bitcoin-backed lending, and why treasury companies are now writing checks in the hundreds of millions. Shawn also announces Salt Switch, a new product that beats

NBA Champion Tristan Thompson: "The One Thing I'd Tell My Younger Self..." | Bitcoin Backstage May 26, 2026 14:28 NBA Champion Tristan Thompson is on a mission to orange-pill the league and in this Backstage Interview, he explains why. Sitting down with host Isabella Santos (BTC Isla), Tristan opens up about first hearing of Bitcoin in 2015, the painful lesson of skipping out on bitcoin, and how he now educates NBA teammates on bitcoin, yield, and financial freedom. He shares his price predictions for 2026 an

Federal Reserve on the Lightning Network w/ Shone Anstey of LQWD | BFC Show Ep 35 May 26, 2026 49:13 Shone Anstey of LQWD Technologies joins Pierre Rochard to discuss why Bitcoin and the Lightning Network are the essential "trust protocols" for the coming AI revolution. Learn how the Lightning Network acts as a major computer science breakthrough, extending the internet's OSI stack to allow money to move at the speed of intelligence for a machine economy bigger than the human econom

How China Hijacked Bernie & AOC's War on AI | Bitcoin Policy Hour EP 38 May 22, 2026 57:22 On April 29th, the US Senate hosted a panel on the "existential threat" of AI and two of the four panelists worked for the Chinese government. One month earlier, Bernie Sanders and AOC introduced legislation imposing a federal moratorium on American AI data centers. On Bitcoin Policy Hour EP 38, Zack Cohen, Ken Egan, and Zack Shapiro unpack a new Bitcoin Policy Institute report by Sam Ly

Bitcoin vs the Surveillance State | Bitcoin Magazine Podcast Ep 9 May 20, 2026 01:03:31 The UK government is regulating Bitcoin the same way it regulates meme coins and the consequences are already showing. Susie Violet Ward of Bitcoin Policy UK joins Brandon Green to explain why the FCA's blanket approach is dangerous, how KYC data leaks are fueling a wave of violent physical attacks across Europe, and why Bitcoin mining could save the UK over a billion pounds a year in wasted e

The Banks Lose The Yield Fight: Inside The CLARITY Act Stablecoin Battle | BPH EP 37 May 16, 2026 56:11 Why are bankers, the AFL-CIO, and law enforcement unions all storming Capitol Hill at the same time? In this episode of the Bitcoin Policy Hour, Zack Cohen sits down with Zack Shapiro and Ken Egan to dissect the CLARITY Act markup, the BRCA developer protection carve-out, and the bizarre coalition trying to kill stablecoin yield. They explain why Tim Scott and the Senate Banking Republicans held t

Building Bitcoin-powered Balance Sheets w/ OranjeBTC, Bitgo, & Arch May 13, 2026 57:15 The conversation around corporate Bitcoin has shifted. Leading treasurers are no longer just asking how to buy Bitcoin—they are asking how to make it the most productive asset on their balance sheet.We recently hosted an X Space featuring a masterclass in modern treasury management from Sam Callahan (OranjeBTC), Nathan Stump (BitGo), and Himanshu Sahay (Arch Lending).Here is the blueprint for evol

The Quantum Debate Dominates Bitcoin 2026 | Bitcoin Policy Hour Ep 36 May 9, 2026 01:01:18 "If we popped the quantum solution today, I think we'd be at $150K in two months." That's Ken Egan's call on Bitcoin Policy Hour Episode 36, joined by Zack Shapiro and host Zack Cohen. The trio walk through the Tillis-Brooks stablecoin yield compromise, the Clarity Act markup window, Admiral Paparo's watershed Indo-Pacom Bitcoin testimony, Secretary Hegseth's national

Nik Bhatia: Stablecoins Are a Trojan Horse for Bitcoin | Bitcoin Policy Hour Ep 35 Apr 26, 2026 38:37 The GENIUS Act passed last summer, and now Washington is asking the next question: what do we actually do with stablecoins? Nik Bhatia walks Ken Hagan through the layered money framework, the offshore Eurodollar plumbing, and why exporting U.S. dollar stablecoins is a direct response to the e-CNY rollout. Along the way, he explains why stablecoins are a hidden Bitcoin accelerant and why every doll

The Bitcoin Virtual Machine Breakthrough Nobody Saw Coming w/ Robin Linus Apr 25, 2026 23:39 BitVM bridges just took a major step forward. In this interview, Robin Linus, the creator of BitVM joins Shinobi from Bitcoin Magazine to unveil BiNoHash, a research proposal that lets a BitVM machine verify a single Bitcoin transaction without proving the state of the entire chain. Robin walks through the script structure, the big-script-vs-small-script problem, and how signature puzzles provide

Mark Moss: The 50-Year Cycle Pointing to Bitcoin's Biggest Bull Run | BM Podcast Ep 8 Apr 24, 2026 59:02 Mark Moss is an optimist and he makes a compelling case for why Bitcoin holders should be too. In this Bitcoin Magazine Podcast interview with Brandon Green, Mark unpacks the convergence of the 80-year credit cycle, the 50-year technological revolution cycle, and the 4-year Bitcoin cycle all pointing to the same conclusion: we are on the edge of the biggest bull run in Bitcoin history. Topics cove

Unmasking Satoshi Is Bad for Bitcoin | Bitcoin Policy Hour Episode 34 Apr 18, 2026 01:03:50 The New York Times just published a major investigation claiming Adam Back is Satoshi Nakamoto and the hosts of Bitcoin Policy Hour think that's a problem. Ken Egan, Zack Shapiro, and Zack Cohen explain why Bitcoin was specifically designed so the founder's identity doesn't matter, and why unmasking Satoshi could do more harm than good. The conversation also covers the Iran conflict an

Natalie Brunell on the Sovereign Bitcoin Race Worldwide | Bitcoin Magazine Podcast Ep 7 Apr 16, 2026 52:56 Natalie Brunell joins Brandon Green to discuss why institutional adoption, Bitcoin treasury companies, and sovereign accumulation are creating the strongest structural bid Bitcoin has ever seen, all in a bear market. They cover everything from Iran accepting Bitcoin for Strait of Hormuz tolls to Strategy's historic STRC issuance and Morgan Stanley's record-breaking Bitcoin ETF launch. Nata

BFC X Space: Why #Bitcoin on the Balance Sheet is Vital w/ Kraken, Méliuz, & Samara AG Apr 15, 2026 56:43 In this BFC X Space, C-suite experts from Kraken, Samara AG, and Meliuz discuss why Bitcoin is now a fiduciary necessity for corporate treasuries to hedge against inflation and drive strategic growth.

"Wall Street Has Woken Up” w/ Matt Hougan of Bitwise | BFC Show Ep. 34 Apr 13, 2026 49:28 In this episode of the Bitcoin for Corporations Show, host Pierre Rochard sits down with Matt Hougan, Chief Investment Officer at Bitwise, to discuss the monumental shift in how Wall Street views Bitcoin. From the 11-year battle for an ETF to the current integration of Bitcoin into the infrastructure of major wirehouses and banks, Matt explains why the "pitch" for Bitcoin has become infi

Defeating the Single Point of Failure w/ Mike Belshe of BitGo | BFC Show Ep. 33 Apr 6, 2026 51:18 In this episode of The Bitcoin for Corporations Show, host Pierre Rochard sits down with Mike Belshe, CEO and Co-Founder of BitGo, to discuss the evolution of institutional digital asset security. From pioneering multi-signature protocols in 2013 to becoming a regulated OCC National Bank, Belshe explains why the "single point of failure" is the greatest risk to corporate treasury—and how

Bitcoin’s "iPhone Moment" is Here w/ Strive Chief Officers | BFC Show Ep. 32 Apr 5, 2026 44:45 In this episode of The Bitcoin for Corporations Show, the leadership at Strive explains why traditional corporate balance sheets are ill-equipped to handle the dual threats of currency debasement and AI-driven industry disruption. They present data showing that technological shifts historically trigger a 50% turnover in the S&P 500, suggesting that companies failing to adopt digital assets are

Why Bitcoin Sovereignty Beats ETF Convenience w/ Trey Sellers of Unchained | BFC Show Ep 31 Apr 4, 2026 01:03:33 In this episode of The Bitcoin for Corporations Show, Pierre Rochard sits down with Trey Sellers from Unchained to discuss the evolution of Bitcoin custody and financial services. Trey shares his journey from traditional banking at Goldman Sachs to building the premier collaborative custody platform for Bitcoiners. We dive deep into why 2-of-3 Multi-Sig is the gold standard for securing wealth, th

Is Google's Quantum Breakthrough a Threat to Bitcoin? | Bitcoin Policy Hour Ep 33 Apr 4, 2026 01:02:33 Is Bitcoin's encryption more vulnerable to quantum computing than we thought? A new Google paper says the threshold to crack elliptic curve cryptography dropped from 20 million qubits to just 500,000. Sam Lyman, Zack Cohen, Zack Shapiro and Ken Egan from the Bitcoin Policy Institute discuss the geopolitical implications, the race between developers and institutions to lead Bitcoin's quantu

Why AI Deflation Will Push Capital Into Bitcoin w/ Mason Foard of Méliuz | BFC Show Ep. 30 Apr 3, 2026 25:24 In this episode of the Bitcoin for Corporations Show, Mason Foard of Méliuz breaks down the "Gravity Thesis"—a framework for understanding why traditional 60/40 portfolios are failing. He explains how the "gravity" of fiat leads to inevitable debasement, while AI-driven deflation disrupts the cash flows of traditional equities, leaving Bitcoin as the ultimate store of value.Cha

Why Bitcoin Is Emerging as Prime Collateral w/ Hunter Albright of SALT Lending | BFC Show Ep. 29 Apr 2, 2026 44:36 Pierre Rochard sits down with Hunter Albright, CRO of SALT Lending, to discuss the institutionalization of Bitcoin-backed finance and corporate treasury strategies. Drawing on his background in traditional banking, Albright explains SALT’s unique model of combining a profitable operating company with Bitcoin accumulation. The conversation covers the importance of Bitcoin-backed loans for liquidity

How A Bitcoin Journalist Got Inside Trump’s White House | Bitcoin Magazine Podcast Ep 5 Apr 1, 2026 01:16:59 Frank Corva went from writing a Substack to standing in the White House press room as Bitcoin Magazine's correspondent in just four years. In this conversation with Brandon Green, Frank breaks down what really happened behind the scenes during the Trump administration's crypto summit, the political fight over developer protections in the CLARITY Act, and why stories from Bitcoin circular e

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