The Bitcoin Way Podcast

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In episode #110 of The Bitcoin Way Podcast, Dave Birnbaum joins to discuss the fact that AI agents prefer Bitcoin as payment methods, what this new cohort of users means for demand and adoption, and why he’s fighting for a Strategic Bitcoin Reserve in Tennessee.

You can follow Dave on X at https://x.com/contrarymo, Britebot at https://www.brite.bot/, and The Tennessee Bitcoin Alliance at https://www.tnbitcoinalliance.org/.

⏱️ TIMESTAMPS:

00:00 - Guest Introduction

00:57 - Dave Returns to Talk AI + Bitcoin

01:54 - What Money Would AI Agents Choose?

07:45 - Why Agents Need Lightning & Final Settlement

12:40 - The Coasean Inversion: Do We Even Need Firms?

16:14 - AI's Dark Side: Depression, Dating Bots & Lost Connection

22:57 - Will People Marry Droids? Yes, At Scale

26:52 - Model Bias: Why Anthropic Loves Bitcoin & OpenAI Doesn't

34:37 - X402 vs L402: The Battle for Agent Payments

45:47 - The CBDC Trojan Horse & Frozen Stablecoins

48:47 - Local AI, Nano Models & the Privacy Trade-Off

01:00:24 - Tennessee's Strategic Bitcoin Reserve Act

01:14:47 - The Real Threat: Paper Bitcoin & Wall Street Dilution

01:27:42 - Where to Find Dave & Final Thoughts

01:28:58 - Outro

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In this episode of Bitcoin Banter, Michael, Greer, and special guest Brandon Gentile discuss:

00:00 - Introduction

00:24 - Global Uncertainty Index Reaches All-Time High

08:51 - Fed Runs Out of Economic Options

15:40 - Energy Crisis Warning Worse Than 1970s

21:38 - Trump Says Bitcoin Is the Future Industry

31:08 - Bitcoin Moves Toward Quantum-Proof Security

34:07 - Canada Moves to Ban Crypto Election Donations

37:56 - NYC Bill Proposes Mandatory Nighttime Blackouts

42:51 - Outro

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In a recent appearance with Bitcoin Katie, Tony shared one of the most consequential ways you can put your Bitcoin at risk: Bitcoin-backed loans.

It sounds appealing at first. Stacks sats, borrow against it, and spend depreciating fiat. But the truth is more insidious.

Bitcoin-backed loans mean you give up control of your keys and are subservient to the whims of the market. A major correction in Bitcoin’s fiat price, such as we’ve seen recently, can mean you get liquidated. And odds are, you won’t ever get the same stack back.

But this is just one of the big risks. Others, such as 6102-style confiscation events, regulatory exposure, data breach risk, loss of cash flow to pay back loans, and even stolen coins are real factors to consider.

The TLDR is simple. For most people, Bitcoin-backed loans are not worth the risk, no matter how enticing they seem on the surface.

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In episode #109 of The Bitcoin Way Podcast, Chris Guida joins to discuss why Bitcoin is money, how Ordinals and spam abuse the blockchain, and how BIP 110 fixes this.

You can follow Chris on X at https://x.com/cguida6 and learn more about Ambrosia at https://ambrosiapay.com/en/.

00:00 - Guest Introduction

00:45 - Chris Guida’s background & how he got into Bitcoin

06:17 - Early Bitcoin experiences & developer perspective

12:18 - Ethereum, Vitalik & ecosystem comparisons

18:40 - Bitcoin philosophy vs other chains

25:15 - Challenges in Bitcoin development

32:10 - Personal life & balancing work in Bitcoin

39:13 - Bitcoin culture & internal tensions

45:59 - Adoption, incentives & economic tradeoffs

52:24 - Coordination problems in development

59:40 - Technical breakdown (transactions / protocol)

1:03:50 - BIP 110 explained (upgrade mechanics & implications)

1:07:30 - Activation clients & governance

1:14:09 - Preserving Bitcoin long-term

1:21:20 - Closing thoughts

01:25:51 - Outro

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In this episode of Bitcoin Banter, Michael, and special guest Sophi discuss:

00:00 - Recap

00:49 - Episode Introduction

01:16 - Visa, Mastercard Cut Off

05:56 - Robinhood Account Seized Over Inactivity

11:40 - Fund the U.S. Military… Become a Target

16:06 - Americans Told: Be Careful Worldwide

18:40 - Pay for Oil in Yuan = Safe Passage Through Hormuz

23:52 - Bitcoin Mining Difficulty Fell 7.7%

27:49 - "Help With Mortgage" Google Searches Have Soared

31:31 - Bitcoin Customers Are 3x More Valuable

35:41 - Outro

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