Bitcoin Magazine Podcast

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The Bitcoin Magazine Podcast is on a mission to stay on top of what's happening with everything Bitcoin, guiding listeners through the major stories shaping the price, philosophy and community around the financial revolution. The show will also feature brief interviews from leading experts in the space.

  1. 2H AGO

    Self-Custody Under Threat, Why Banks Can't Hold Bitcoin & the 2028 AI Crisis | BPH Ep 29

    Your right to self-custody is being quietly negotiated away. Bipartisan deal-making on the stablecoin bill could gut the BRCA provisions that protect Bitcoin developers and your right to hold your own keys. Meanwhile, the Basel framework's 1,250% risk weight makes it so expensive for banks to hold Bitcoin that none of them will and that may be by design. They also dig into Trini Research's viral 2028 Global Intelligence Crisis report and why mass AI disruption could actually be hyper-bullish for Bitcoin.🔶 Connect with Zack Shapiro on X: https://x.com/zackbshapiro🔶 Connect with Zack Cohen on X: https://x.com/zackcohen_🔶 Connect with Ken Egan on X: https://x.com/Bayman11771🔶 Learn more about the Bitcoin Policy Institute: https://www.btcpolicy.org/Chapters: 3:00 Stablecoin Bill & BRCA Self-Custody Provisions Under Threat8:21 First Amendment, Software Developers & Money Transmitter Law12:08 What BPI Is Doing on Capitol Hill & How You Can Help17:41 Basel's 1,250% Risk Weight Mistake Explained25:34 Supreme Court Strikes Down IEEPA Tariffs32:19 Marco Rubio on the Declining Dollar & Stablecoin Urgency35:13 Trini Research's 2028 Global Intelligence Crisis Report43:09 AI Disruption, UBI, and Why Bitcoin Is the Hedge50:55 Centaur Maxing, AI Native Skills & Career Advice for Graduates#Bitcoin #BitcoinPolicy #BRCA #SelfCustody #StablecoinBill #SupremeCourt #Tariffs #IEEPA #BaselFramework #BankOfInternationalSettlements #BitcoinRegulation #AIDisruption #2028Crisis #TriniResearch #BitcoinPolicyInstitute #MoneyTransmitter #FirstAmendment #BitcoinAndAI #MarcoRubio #DollarDecline #UBI #SoundMoney #BitcoinBanking #DigitalAssets #BitcoinDevelopers #AgentCommerce #Deflation #BitcoinHedge #CongressBitcoin #BitcoinNewsDISCLAIMER: The views and opinions expressed in this show are those of the participants and do not necessarily reflect the official policy or position of BTC Inc., Bitcoin Magazine, or any affiliated entities. This content is provided for informational and educational purposes only and should not be construed as investment, legal, tax, or accounting advice. Nothing contained in this show constitutes a solicitation, recommendation, endorsement, or offer to buy or sell any securities or financial instruments. Viewers should consult their own advisors before making financial or business decisions.

    1h 4m

  2. 1D AGO

    Michael Saylor's Strategy World 2026 Keynote: Digital Credit

    The global credit market is worth $300 trillion and Michael Saylor believes digital credit will capture a massive share of it. In this keynote from Strategy World 2026, Saylor walks through the complete theory of digital credit from first principles: what Bitcoin is, why variable preferred equity is the longest-duration capital structure short of equity, and how STRC delivers double-digit yields with deferred tax treatment and principal protection. He also lays out the programmable future of digital money and digital yield, with ETFs, on-chain tokens, and bank accounts all being built on top of STRC as a foundation.🔶 Michael Saylor - Founder & Executive Chairman, StrategyChapters: 0:00 - How to Make Money Digitally1:00 - What Is Bitcoin? Defining Digital Capital2:40 - What Is Digital Credit and How STRC Was Created4:00 - Converting Capital Into Credit: The Core Breakthrough5:26 - From Exchange Leverage to Variable Preferred8:14 - Why Senior Debt, Convertible Notes & Covenants Fall Short11:30 - Solving the Investor Dilemma: Equity Returns + Credit Safety13:05 - BTC Rating, BTC Risk & How to Price Digital Credit15:31 - STRC Performance: Holding Value Through a 45% Bitcoin Drawdown21:26 - Tax Yield, Generational Wealth & Corporate Treasury Strategy27:51 - Programmable Digital Credit: ETFs, Tokens, Bank Accounts & Layer 337:47 - The Reflexive Flywheel: How Credit, Bitcoin & Equity Drive Each Other44:12 - The $50 Trillion Opportunity & Call to Action#DigitalCredit #BitcoinTreasury #PreferredEquity #BitcoinConference #Strive #Metaplanet #Strategy #MicroStrategy #BitcoinInvesting #FixedIncome #BitcoinCapitalMarkets #DylanLeClair #MattCole #BenWerkman #AndrewKang #BitcoinYield #InstitutionalBitcoin #BitcoinFinance #CapitalStructure #BitcoinETF #BitcoinBondMarket #reflexivity DISCLAIMER: The views and opinions expressed in this show are those of the participants and do not necessarily reflect the official policy or position of BTC Inc., Bitcoin Magazine, or any affiliated entities. This content is provided for informational and educational purposes only and should not be construed as investment, legal, tax, or accounting advice. Nothing contained in this show constitutes a solicitation, recommendation, endorsement, or offer to buy or sell any securities or financial instruments. Viewers should consult their own advisors before making financial or business decisions.

    51 min

  3. FEB 20

    "AI Centaurs" vs "Slop Cannons": Economic Bifurcation in the Age of AI | BPH Ep 28

    We're living in the "centaur era" of AI and if you're not combining human judgment with AI tools, you're already falling behind. In this episode, Zack Cohen and the Bitcoin Policy Hour team break down the BCG study proving that AI-augmented workers crush both pure humans and blind AI users, then pivot to Secretary Rubio's landmark Munich Security Conference speech signaling the end of the postwar order with Europe. Plus, the hosts analyze Bitcoin ETF flows, whale selling pressure, and why a federal judge just ruled your AI chat logs aren't privileged.🔶 Connect with Zack Shapiro on X: https://x.com/zackbshapiro🔶 Connect with Zack Cohen on X: https://x.com/zackcohen_🔶 Connect with Ken Egan on X: https://x.com/Bayman11771🔶 Learn more about the Bitcoin Policy Institute: https://www.btcpolicy.org/Chapters: 2:21 Open AI, Open Cloud and The AI Landscape3:32 Self-Hosting AI Infrastructure and Privacy Concerns8:50 Federal Court Rules AI Chat Logs Are Not Privileged13:15 Anthropic's Legal Tools and the SaaS Apocalypse14:47 The Centaur Era: Human-AI Collaboration Strategy20:16 Ken's Reaction: AI Adoption Is Inevitable23:10 Chess, Poker and the Limits of the AI Metaphor28:01 Secretary Rubio's Munich Security Conference Speech37:38 U.S.-Europe Strategy: Good Cop After Bad Cop?44:12 Civilizational Values, Immigration and European Decline52:21 Bitcoin Market Analysis: ETFs, Jane Street and Whale Selling#Bitcoin #BitcoinPolicy #BitcoinPolicyHour #BPI #AIStrategy #CentaurMaxing #HumanAI #ArtificialIntelligence #SecretaryRubio #MunichSecurityConference #USForeignPolicy #NATO #Geopolitics #BitcoinETF #IBIT #Blackrock #JaneStreet #AIPrivacy #SelfHostedAI #AttorneyClientPrivilege #BitcoinMarket #AIWorkforce #JaggedFrontier #DigitalAssets #MonetaryPolicy #EuropeanPolitics #WesternValues #BitcoinAnalysis #AIProductivity #TechPolicyDISCLAIMER: The views and opinions expressed in this show are those of the participants and do not necessarily reflect the official policy or position of BTC Inc., Bitcoin Magazine, or any affiliated entities. This content is provided for informational and educational purposes only and should not be construed as investment, legal, tax, or accounting advice. Nothing contained in this show constitutes a solicitation, recommendation, endorsement, or offer to buy or sell any securities or financial instruments. Viewers should consult their own advisors before making financial or business decisions.

    59 min

  4. FEB 11

    MSTR Q4 2025 Earnings Call Analysis: The Digital Credit Stress Test | BFC Show Ep. 25

    Is Strategy actually doing nothing or is digital credit the product? This episode analyzes Strategy’s Q4 2025 earnings call and explains why its perpetual preferred equity avoided margin calls, liquidations, and maturity risk. Pierre Rochard and Spencer Nichols break down why digital credit products like Stretch held near par while bitcoin drew down sharply. From credit ratings and cash buffers to Bitcoin-backed lending and quantum risk, this episode reframes what a Bitcoin treasury company really is. 🔶 Connect with Pierre Rochard on X: https://x.com/BitcoinPierre 🔶 Connect with Spencer Nichols on X: https://x.com/DeSpencer_ 🔶 Follow Bitcoin For Corporations X:https://x.com/BitcoinForCorps 🔶 Learn more about Bitcoin For Corporations - the executive network for corporate bitcoin adoption: https://b.tc/corporations Chapters: 00:00 – Why Strategy’s Digital Credit Is the Real Product 05:00 – Bear-Market Stress Testing Without Margin Calls 10:00 – Bank Credit vs Non-Bank Credit Explained 15:00 – Bitcoin-Backed Lending and Institutional Demand 20:00 – STRC vs bitcoin: Volatility and Yield 25:00 – Who These Products Are Actually For 3 0:00 – Ideology vs Adoption in Bitcoin Finance 35:00 – Strategy’s Plan to Increase Bitcoin Per Share 40:00 – Rates, Liquidity, and the AI Macro Backdrop 45:00 – Quantum Risk, Consensus, and “Don’t Panic” 50:00 – Security, Governance, and Bitcoin’s Upgrade Path 55:00 – What This Means for Bitcoin’s Financial Future #Bitcoin #MichaelSaylor #BitcoinTreasury #BitcoinForCorporations #Strategy #DigitalCredit #BitcoinFinance #CorporateBitcoin #BitcoinAdoption #BitcoinCapitalMarkets #BitcoinYield #BitcoinCredit #BitcoinConference #BitcoinMagazine #InstitutionalBitcoin DISCLAIMER: The views and opinions expressed in this show are those of the participants and do not necessarily reflect the official policy or position of BTC Inc., Bitcoin Magazine, or any affiliated entities. This content is provided for informational and educational purposes only and should not be construed as investment, legal, tax, or accounting advice. Nothing contained in this show constitutes a solicitation, recommendation, endorsement, or offer to buy or sell any securities or financial instruments. Viewers should consult their own advisors before making financial or business decisions.

    1h 16m

  5. FEB 11

    Upgrading Bitcoin's Consensus Engine: Bitcoin Kernel Explained w/ Core Dev Sedited

    The Bitcoin Kernel project is one of the most misunderstood developments in Bitcoin Core. In this conversation, Shinobi and Sedited explain how isolating validation logic increases flexibility, improves security, and enables alternative node implementations. From multi-process architecture to formal protocol specifications, this episode covers why kernel development matters now. #Bitcoin #BitcoinDevelopment #BitcoinCore ⭐️⚔: SIGN UP WITH DUELBITS TODAY FOR A CHANCE TO WIN UP TO 2 BTC: 👉 https://bm.b.tc/YT-Duelbits #ad 🔶 Shinobi - Technical Editor, Bitcoin Magazine🔶 Sedited – Bitcoin Core Developer Chapters: 00:00 – Why Bitcoin Consensus Isolation Matters 04:58 – Why "libconsensus" Failed 08:01 – Kernel vs Multi-Process Bitcoin Core 10:55 – Can Developers Build Full Nodes With the Kernel Today? 12:25 – Real-World Kernel Adoption Outside Bitcoin Core 14:05 – How Bitcoin Kernel Validates Blocks 16:26 – Does the Kernel Centralize Power? 19:41 – Competition, Forking, and Consensus Safety 21:19 – Could Bitcoin Ever Have a Formal Specification? 24:29 – The Future of Bitcoin Kernel Development #BitcoinKernel #ConsensusRules #BitcoinProtocol #NodeImplementations #BitcoinEngineering #BitcoinMagazine #OpenSourceBitcoin #DecentralizedSystems #BitcoinValidation #BitcoinInfrastructure #BitcoinBuildersDISCLAIMER: The views and opinions expressed in this show are those of the participants and do not necessarily reflect the official policy or position of BTC Inc., Bitcoin Magazine, or any affiliated entities. This content is provided for informational and educational purposes only and should not be construed as investment, legal, tax, or accounting advice. Nothing contained in this show constitutes a solicitation, recommendation, endorsement, or offer to buy or sell any securities or financial instruments. Viewers should consult their own advisors before making financial or business decisions.

    26 min

  6. FEB 10

    Cluster Mempool Explained & How Bitcoin Fees Actually Work w/Bitcoin Core Dev Peter Wuille

    Cluster mempool is more than a code refactor, it’s a fundamental rethink of how Bitcoin handles transactions. Pieter Wuille breaks down how grouping related transactions into clusters solves long-standing computational and incentive problems. Shinobi connects the dots between mempool behavior, miner incentives, and future Bitcoin development.#Bitcoin #BitcoinCore #ClusterMempool ⭐️⚔: SIGN UP WITH DUELBITS TODAY FOR A CHANCE TO WIN UP TO 2 BTC: 👉 https://bm.b.tc/YT-Duelbits #ad 🔶 Shinobi - Technical Editor, Bitcoin Magazine🔶 Pieter Wuille — Researcher, Chaincode LabsChapters: 00:00 — Why Bitcoin’s Mempool Has Been Broken 02:10 — The Core Problem with Transaction Ordering 04:05 — Why Eviction Logic Failed Under Load 06:00 — The Limits of Heuristics in Bitcoin Core 08:20 — Replace-By-Fee and Incentive Compatibility 11:40 — Why Recomputing the Entire Mempool Is Impossible 14:00 — Introducing Clusters and the 64-Transaction Limit 17:00 — How Cluster Mempool Enables Optimal Ordering 20:05 — Future-Proofing Bitcoin for New Use Cases 24:30 — Incentives, Miners, and the Long-Term Bitcoin Path#PieterWuille #ChaincodeLabs #BitcoinDevelopment #Mempool #BitcoinFees #RBF #BitcoinMining #Layer2 #LightningNetwork #BitcoinInfrastructure #BitcoinMagazine #BitcoinConferenceDISCLAIMER: The views and opinions expressed in this show are those of the participants and do not necessarily reflect the official policy or position of BTC Inc., Bitcoin Magazine, or any affiliated entities. This content is provided for informational and educational purposes only and should not be construed as investment, legal, tax, or accounting advice. Nothing contained in this show constitutes a solicitation, recommendation, endorsement, or offer to buy or sell any securities or financial instruments. Viewers should consult their own advisors before making financial or business decisions.

    29 min

  7. FEB 10

    How Chaincode Labs is Building the Next Generation of Bitcoin Developers w/ Core Dev Matthew Zipkin

    What does it really take to contribute to Bitcoin Core? Matthew Zipkin sits down with Shinobi to explain how challenge-based education filters for developers who understand Bitcoin from the ground up. This episode covers peer learning, protocol literacy, and why simply “knowing code” isn’t enough. Bitcoin’s robustness depends on developers like these.#BitcoinDevelopment #BitcoinCore #OpenSourceBitcoin ⭐️⚔: SIGN UP WITH DUELBITS TODAY FOR A CHANCE TO WIN UP TO 2 BTC: 👉 https://bm.b.tc/YT-Duelbits #ad 🔶 Shinobi - Technical Editor, Bitcoin Magazine🔶 Matthew Zipkin - Core Developer, Chaincode LabsChapters: 00:00 – Introducing Bitcoin developer challenge programs 01:05 – Why Bitcoin Core education isn’t traditional schooling 02:15 – Filtering developers through real protocol challenges 03:10 – Why low-level Bitcoin details actually matter 04:20 – Using Bitcoin as a prerequisite for contribution 05:30 – Peer-to-peer learning in Bitcoin developer communities 06:45 – Why open-source collaboration filters for quality 07:55 – Application funnels and developer drop-off realities 09:05 – What happens to developers who don’t finish 10:30 – Why Bitcoin’s future depends on programs like this 14:00 – Final thoughts on Bitcoin development and education#Bitcoin #BitcoinDevs #BitcoinEducation #BitcoinProtocol #BitcoinEngineering #BitcoinBuilders #BitcoinInfrastructure #BitcoinConference #BitcoinMagazineDISCLAIMER: The views and opinions expressed in this show are those of the participants and do not necessarily reflect the official policy or position of BTC Inc., Bitcoin Magazine, or any affiliated entities. This content is provided for informational and educational purposes only and should not be construed as investment, legal, tax, or accounting advice. Nothing contained in this show constitutes a solicitation, recommendation, endorsement, or offer to buy or sell any securities or financial instruments. Viewers should consult their own advisors before making financial or business decisions.

    14 min

  8. FEB 9

    Inside the "Kernel Project" & the Bitcoin Core Development Process w/ Core Dev Stéphan

    Bitcoin Core doesn’t stand still even if consensus rules don’t change. In this episode, Stéphan (Core Developer at Brink) explains how the Kernel and multiprocess projects are reshaping Bitcoin Core for long-term reliability. From modular validation logic to safer development workflows, this conversation shows why maintenance work matters. Hosted by Shinobi of Bitcoin Magazine.#BitcoinCore #BitcoinDevelopment #BitcoinKernel ⭐️⚔: SIGN UP WITH DUELBITS TODAY FOR A CHANCE TO WIN UP TO 2 BTC: 👉 https://bm.b.tc/YT-Duelbits #ad 🔶 Shinobi - Technical Editor, Bitcoin Magazine🔶 Stéphan- Core Developer at BrinkChapters: 00:00 – Introduction to Bitcoin Core & Kernel Project 02:05 – Why Moving Consensus Code Is So Risky 04:00 – Public Interfaces and Real-World Use Cases 06:00 – Tooling, CI, and Developer Experience 07:20 – Multiprocess Architecture Explained 09:00 – Mining Interfaces and Stratum V2 11:00 – Why Bitcoin Core Must Evolve 13:00 – Validation, Testing, and Fuzzing 15:10 – Cross-Module Complexity in Core 17:40 – Long-Term Maintenance vs New Features 20:10 – Building Bitcoin for the Next Decades 22:30 – Closing Thoughts on Bitcoin Core’s Future#BitcoinMining #StratumV2 #BitcoinInfrastructure #BitcoinSoftware #OpenSourceBitcoin #BitcoinEngineering #BitcoinMagazine #BitcoinConference #BitcoinNodes #BitcoinSecurityDISCLAIMER: The views and opinions expressed in this show are those of the participants and do not necessarily reflect the official policy or position of BTC Inc., Bitcoin Magazine, or any affiliated entities. This content is provided for informational and educational purposes only and should not be construed as investment, legal, tax, or accounting advice. Nothing contained in this show constitutes a solicitation, recommendation, endorsement, or offer to buy or sell any securities or financial instruments. Viewers should consult their own advisors before making financial or business decisions.

    24 min
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The Bitcoin Magazine Podcast is on a mission to stay on top of what's happening with everything Bitcoin, guiding listeners through the major stories shaping the price, philosophy and community around the financial revolution. The show will also feature brief interviews from leading experts in the space.

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  • Creator
    BTC Media
  • Years Active
    2019 - 2026
  • Episodes
    753
  • Rating
    Clean
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    © BTC Media
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    Bitcoin Magazine Podcast

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