Bitcoin Magazine Podcast

BTC Media
  • 4.6 (141)
  • Tech News
  • Updated Weekly

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. 10h ago

    Ben Cowen: Why the BTC Bear Market Isn't Over & the Case for a Q4 Bottom | BMP Ep 11

    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't do, and why a midterm-year reset is the most likely path forward. Plus: his controversial take on Bitcoin treasury companies and why he believes they'll eventually underperform Bitcoin itself. 🔶 Host: Brandon Green - BTC Inc CEO 🔶 Benjamin Cowen - Founder & CEO of ITC Chapters: 02:06 — From Nuclear Engineering PhD to Bitcoin YouTuber 10:32 — The 2025 Apathetic Top vs. The 2019 Apathetic Top Explained 15:17 — Bitcoin Cycles Inside the Macro Business Cycle 22:13 — Narrative Follows Price: Why the Four-Year Cycle Keeps Repeating 29:01 — Could the Midterms Mark a Surprise Bitcoin Bottom? 37:00 — The 40K Target: Realized Price, Balance Price, and the Path Lower 42:25 — The Fed Is Checkmated: Kevin Warsh, Energy Shock & Rate Cuts 47:51 — Why Treasury Companies Eventually Bleed to Bitcoin 52:14 — Bitcoin Beyond 2026: The Path to $1M and the 2040s Reset 59:30 —"The Bears Sound Smart, The Bulls Make Money" #Bitcoin #BenjaminCowen #IntoTheCryptoverse #BitcoinMagazine #BitcoinPodcast #BitcoinCycle #FourYearCycle #BitcoinBearMarket #BitcoinAnalysis #BitcoinMacro #BitcoinPrice #FedRateCuts #KevinWarsh #BitcoinTreasury #BitcoinETF #BitcoinHalving #MonetaryPolicy #BitcoinBottom #BTC #BitcoinNews #BitcoinInvesting #BitcoinTrading #BrandonGreen #BitcoinChartAnalysis #BitcoinMarketCycle 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 1m

  2. 18h ago

    Phong Le: How Strategy's STRC Pays 11.5% From Bitcoin | Bitcoin Backstage

    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 one million BTC, what people misunderstand about Michael Saylor, and why tokenized securities could be the next great unlock. Use code BM10 to get 10% off Bitcoin 2027 Conference in Nashville: https://2027.b.tc 🔶 Host: Isabella Santos — Get Based 🔶 Phong Le — President & CEO, Strategy Chapters: 01:13 — From 4 to 200 Bitcoin Treasury Companies in One Year 03:54 — The Road to One Million Bitcoin 04:49 — How STRC Funds Strategy's Bitcoin Accumulation 06:23 — Bitcoin's "iPhone Moment" and Advice to Apple 09:11 — Working With Michael Saylor: The Side You Don't See 11:00 — Handling Haters, Useful Critics, and Perpetual Negativity 14:18 — Fire Round: Hottest Bitcoin Takes & $1M BTC 17:18 — Leadership, Life Mottos, and a Message to Bitcoiners #Bitcoin #PhongLe #Strategy #MicroStrategy #STRETCH #MichaelSaylor #BitcoinTreasury #BitcoinVegas2025 #BitcoinMagazine #BitcoinConference #BTC #DigitalAssetTreasury #PerpetualPreferred #Nasdaq #MSTR #Tokenization #TokenizedSecurities #BitcoinYield #BitcoinPerShare #Saylor #BitcoinNews #BitcoinCEO #BitcoinAccumulation #BitcoinInvesting #CapitalMarkets #BitcoinAdoption #BTCStrategy #FinTech #IsabellaSantos 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.

    23 min

  3. 1d ago

    Jeremy Rubin on Char: The Infrastructure Bet Underneath Every Bitcoin L2

    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 participant cheats, and why anchoring proof of stake to Bitcoin avoids the pitfalls of standalone PoS chains. Grab your copy THE 2036 ISSUE👇https://store.bitcoinmagazine.com/pages/the-2036-issue 🔶 Shinobi — Bitcoin Magazine 🔶 Jeremy Rubin — Founder & CEO, Char Network Chapters: 00:41 — Who is Jeremy Rubin and what is Char Network 02:26 — The sequencing problem inside Bitcoin Layer 2s 03:49 — Decentralizing the trusted bridge operator 05:54 — Equivocate and your staked Bitcoin gets burned 08:09 — Long-range attacks vs Bitcoin-anchored security 10:47 — Signatures, the torus, and exposing private keys 14:06 — The hunt for a VRF and discovering eVRFs 15:33 — MuSig, deterministic nonces, and the Purify library 18:11 — Garbled circuits and a Bitcoin behind every blade of grass #Bitcoin #BitcoinLayer2 #CharNetwork #JeremyRubin #BitcoinMagazine #MITBitcoinExpo #BitVM #ProofOfStake #BitcoinStaking #DecentralizedSequencer #Layer2 #Rollups #BitcoinDevelopment #GarbledCircuits #MuSig #eVRF #CTV #BitcoinScaling #Shinobi #BitcoinCore #BitcoinConference 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.

    20 min

  4. 3d ago

    The 3.8M Bitcoin Lawsuit Could Set a Dangerous Precedent | BPH Ep 39

    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 Blockchain Regulatory Certainty Act (BRCA) after its Senate Banking Committee markup and the surprising opposition from sheriffs' associations. Alex Thorn Article about New York case attempting to seize bitcoin:https://www.galaxy.com/insights/research/satoshi-bitcoin-salomon-brothers-patoshi-abandoned-property-new-york-noah-doe-lawsuitForeign Influence on AIhttps://www.btcpolicy.org/articles/foreign-influence-in-the-campaign-against-american-ai 🔶 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: 2:32 — Inside the BRCA: Section 1960 and Money Transmitter Rules8:08 — Why Sheriffs Are Fighting the Blockchain Regulatory Certainty Act13:22 — Celebrate or Keep Calling? BRCA's Real Senate Battle16:36 — Begich's American Reserve Modernization Act (ARMA) Explained23:55 — Midterms, Fair Shake, and the Al Green Upset30:21 — The New York Lawsuit Over Satoshi-Era Bitcoin36:29 — Opus 4.8 Launches and Anthropic's Compute Crunch41:05 — AI's ROI Reckoning and the Business Adoption Gap50:54 — Sam Lyman's China AI Influence Report & SpaceX in Space #Bitcoin #BitcoinPolicy #BitcoinPolicyInstitute #BPI #BRCA #BlockchainRegulatoryCertaintyAct #StrategicBitcoinReserve #ARMA #BitcoinAct #NickBegich #BitcoinRegulation #Section1960 #SamuraiWallet #TornadoCash #BitcoinLawsuit #Satoshi #BitcoinReserve #BitcoinCustody #ClarityAct #Coinbase #FairShake #Midterms #BitcoinMining #AIPolicy #Opus48 #DataCenters #ChinaAI #SamLyman #Crypto #CryptoRegulation #BitcoinNews 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.

    1 hr

  5. 6d ago

    "The Banks are Feeling FOMO" on Bitcoin Lending w/ SALT Lending CEO Shawn Owen | BMP Ep 10

    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 competitor lending rates by up to 1.5%. Trade Bitcoin's next move on Duelbits Predict — get 100% cashback on your first bet, up to $100. Bitcoin Magazine exclusive. 👉 bitcoinmagazine.com/duelbits-predictUse code BM10 to get 10% off Bitcoin 2027 Conference in Nashville: https://2027.b.tc🔶 Moderator: Brandon Green - BTC Inc CEO🔶 Shawn Owen - Salt CEOChapters: 2:45 — Announcing Salt Switch: Beating Lending Rates by Up to 1.5%3:49 — What Is Salt Lending? Bitcoin as Collateral, Explained5:30 — Surviving 3 Bear Markets: Antifragility and 100% Lender Repayment8:53 — From $10K Loans to $200K+ Averages: How Customers Evolved11:22 — Treasury Companies and the Next Leg Up for Bitcoin Credit13:05 — Digital Credit, Saylor, and Why There's "No Second Best"16:09 — Will Banks Disrupt Bitcoin — or Will Bitcoin Disrupt Banks?19:51 — Is Bitcoin Financialization Inevitable on the Path to Hyperbitcoinization?23:45 — Volatility, Adoption, and Is the Bear Market Bottom In?28:28 — The Human Side of the Bitcoin Network#Bitcoin #BitcoinMagazine #Bitcoin2026 #SaltLending #ShawnOwen #BrandonGreen #BitcoinLending #DigitalCredit #BitcoinCollateral #BitcoinTreasury #BitcoinBackedLoans #SaltSwitch #Saylor #Strategy #Stretch #BitcoinYield #Hyperbitcoinization #StoreOfValue #BitcoinNews #BitcoinPodcast #BTC #BitcoinConference #TreasuryCompany #BitcoinReserve #SoundMoneyDISCLAIMER: 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.

    30 min

  6. May 26

    NBA Champion Tristan Thompson: "The One Thing I'd Tell My Younger Self..." | Bitcoin Backstage

    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 and 2027, his hottest Bitcoin take, and the one teammate he'd orange-pill next. Use code BM10 to get 10% off Bitcoin 2027 Conference in Nashville: https://2027.b.tc 🔶 Host: Isabella Santos - BTC Isla 🔶 Tristan Thompson — NBA Champion, Bitcoin investor and advocate Chapters: 01:05 — Tristan's Bitcoin Story 02:18 — Educating the NBA Locker Room on Bitcoin 03:32 — The $200 Bitcoin Regret & Friends Who Saw It First 04:13 — OGs, Mentors, and Learning From Ryan Fang 05:21 — The Champion Mindset: Born With Hunger 06:38 — Advice to His Younger Self & Why It's Still Early 08:14 — Hardest Sells in the Locker Room & Earning Respect 09:18 — Fire Round: Predictions, Hot Takes & Final Message #Bitcoin #TristanThompson #BitcoinConference #BitcoinMagazine #BitcoinVegas #NBA #BTC #BitcoinMaxi #OrangePilled #BitcoinAthletes #BitcoinEducation #FinancialFreedom #BitcoinPricePrediction #MichaelSaylor #ArthurHayes #AdamBack #BTCIsla #IsabellaSantos #BitcoinNews #BitcoinAdoption #BitcoinInterview #BitcoinFreedom #NBAChampion #BitcoinStory #BitcoinJourney #Bitcoin2025 #Bitcoin2026 #Bitcoin2027 #BitcoinBullRun 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.

    14 min

  7. May 26

    Federal Reserve on the Lightning Network w/ Shone Anstey of LQWD | BFC Show Ep 35

    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 economy.Chapters00:10 Effectively unlimited scale01:00 Shone Anstey’s background in 90s tech02:32 Scaling Lightning like the early internet04:52 Technical requirements of nodes and channels08:25 Extending the internet’s plumbing (OSI Stack)10:57 Bitcoin as an open protocol for trust15:57 Why the Lightning Network needs volume19:33 Why AI agents prefer Bitcoin30:59 Moving money at the speed of intelligence36:45 Will the Federal Reserve use Lightning?48:11 The Nakamoto Effect and Metcalfe’s Law

    49 min

  8. May 22

    How China Hijacked Bernie & AOC's War on AI | Bitcoin Policy Hour EP 38

    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 Lyman exposing the CCP influence operation steering US AI policy. They also cover the Clarity Act vote in Senate Banking, the BRCA fight, and the Digital Asset Parity Act. Sam Lyman's BPI Report: https://www.btcpolicy.org/articles/foreign-influence-in-the-campaign-against-american-ai 🔶 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 00:00 — Cold Open: The Game Theory of AGI and Why It's Already Inevitable 00:37 — Inside the Senate Panel That Platformed CCP Officials on US AI Policy 06:43 — Zack Shapiro on Why This Is a Foreign Influence Operation, Not a Debate 12:12 — Campus Backlash, NIMBYism, and the Misinformation Fueling Anti-AI Sentiment 22:22 — Recursive Self-Improvement, AI Doom Risk, and the Limits of Regulation 28:15 — US vs China: Closed Frontier Models vs Open Source and the Compute Race 35:32 — Power Is the Real Bottleneck: Gas Turbines, SMRs, and the Dyson Swarm Endgame 42:32 — Infinite Demand for Inference, the AI Bubble, and the Coming IPO Wave 48:39 — Clarity Act Passes Senate Banking 15-9: What Survives the Floor Vote 51:28 — BRCA Under Threat, Digital Asset Parity Act, and Final Call to Action #Bitcoin #BitcoinPolicyHour #BitcoinPolicyInstitute #BPI #BernieSanders #AOC #AI #ArtificialIntelligence #China #CCP #USChinaCompetition #DataCenters #AIPolicy #ClarityAct #BRCA #DigitalAssetParityAct #BitcoinMining #SenateBanking #ZackShapiro #KenEgan #SamLyman #AGI #AISafety #EnergyPolicy #NuclearPower #SpaceX #AIBubble #FrontierModels #Anthropic #BitcoinMagazine #BitcoinConference 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.

    57 min
See All (787)

4.6
out of 5
141 Ratings

About

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.

Information

  • Creator
    BTC Media
  • Years Active
    2019 - 2026
  • Episodes
    787
  • Rating
    Explicit
  • Copyright
    © BTC Media
  • Show Website
    Bitcoin Magazine Podcast

You Might Also Like