Blockspace: AI & Bitcoin

The mempool is filling up with Memecoins! Blockchain explorer mempool.space adds Runes flags to transactions and some laser eyes don't like this, causing the ordinals community to donate to the project. Bitcoin Season 2 is brought to you by Botanix! Bo...

Welcome back to Bitcoin Season Two! Charlie and Colin are back with this week's Writer's Room, and like it or hate it, memecoins are back, y'all, and so is Murad Mahmudov. Murad's bitcoin fund blew up in the COVID flash-crash of March 2020, and now he'...

Bitcoin Season 2 ecosystem metrics & news updates! Charlie Spears reviews news & metrics for all things Bitcoin, Ordinals, Runes, and Bitcoin Tech. --- Bitcoin Season 2 is brought to you by Botanix! Botanix Labs is pioneering a new direction for DeFi w...

Chad Masterson riffs with Charlie about the long and storied history of ordinals metaprotocols, token schemes, and how the OPNET team is shipping an indexer-side smart contract system *without a token*. Follow our guest: @chadmasterxbt @opnetbtc Specia...

We sit down with Ordinals trader TheHawk at the Ord Summit in Singapore and talk about ordinals trading strategies. How should loans strategies like Liquidium be utilized? What is the current ordinals trading meta? What is the near & long term outlook ...

We chat with Matt Mudano of Arch Network live at Ord Summit in Singapore! Matt helps Charlie get into the weeds of how Arch handles state transitions on Bitcoin, how FROST/ROAST works, and what the actual user unlock of Arch would look like. Follow our...

Charlie & Colin brought you the first coverage on Fractal Bitcoin, now we're going to bring you the FUD! Charlie Spears reviews news & metrics for all things Bitcoin, Ordinals, Runes, and Bitcoin Tech. Follow our hosts: @cbspears @AsILayHodling 👋Bitcoi...

Fractal Bitcoin, BitAxes, Ordinals the Mine BTC, Decentralizing Mining. Everywhere you look there is something happening in Ordinals around Bitcoin mining right now. Charlie Spears reviews news & metrics for all things Bitcoin, Ordinals, Runes, and Bit...

How do you invest in "Bitcoin Season 2"? We have Tyler Evans with UTXO Management talking about the new landscape of Bitcoin venture opportunities and the (sometimes) contrarian bet that a new crop of Bitcoin builders are the place to put your money. F...

This week we've got Luke Xie explaining how restaking works on SatLayer. Does Bitcoin provide unique security guarantees that other Proof of Stake systems need? How does the builder & investor culture differentiate from East to West? Follow our guests:...

Web3 venture capital has neglected Bitcoin for the past half decade, but it looks like that might be changing! Also, Ordinals are catching small bid and Babylon Chain has a big mainnet launch. Charlie Spears reviews news & metrics for all things Bitcoi...

We chat with Lorenzo, CEO of Unisat & creator of "Fractal Bitcoin" -- a new type of merge-mined sidechain launching in September. Follow our guests: @lorenzonical Follow our host: @cbspears 👋Bitcoin Season 2 is proudly presented by Blockspace Media, Bi...

Bitcoin metaprotocols, sidechains are heating up! Also Alkimiya trading competition Babylon Mainnet staking launch this week Metaprotocol & sidechain MADNESS (OPNET, SUBFROST, BRC20 on Fractal, TRAC) Charlie Spears reviews news & metrics for all things...

David Tse, cofounder of Babylon, explains how the Babylon protocol leverages the asset of Bitcoin to improve Proof of Stake systems. Tse discusses the broader implications for Bitcoin holders, suggesting that Babylon Chain could introduce a new era whe...

MEV on Bitcoin looks much bigger (and different) than simple Ordinals sniping. Devin from Rebar Labs discusses how the landscape of Bitcoin MEV is shaping up and the products their company is building, particularly Rebar Shield. Follow our guests: @d_e...

"BitcoinFi" is taking over the timeline! What is OPNET/Fractal/Bitcoin Staking/ Arch/etc? Also Wrapped Bitcoin moving from ETH to TRON? We have Matt Luongo from Thesis joining us to wrap our heads around pegged BTC on other chains. Charlie Spears revie...

Udi Wertheimer sits down with Charlie to talk about how the Taproot Wizards got their start, where they are going, and why even try to jumpstart Bitcoin culture at all. Follow our guest: @udiWertheimer Follow our host: @cbspears 👋Bitcoin Season 2 is pr...

Parker Day & Casey Rodarmor chat backstage about the ideas & execution behind the FUN! Collection. How did Parker get into Bitcoin, who are the models, and why did it take several years to bring this collection to life? Follow our guests: @rodarmor @he...

We sat down with Brian & Toby, cofounders of Ordinalsbot, a Bitcoin ordinals infrastructure business. Brian and Toby describe what they're working on -- from artist partnerships to launching an Ordinals & Runes marketplace. Charlie also reviews news & ...

We're back from Bitcoin 2024 and Ordinals are officially MAINSTREAM! Also, Runes are still very dead and a new type of Bitcoin transaction! Charlie also reviews news & metrics for all things Bitcoin, Ordinals, Runes, and Bitcoin Tech! Follow our host: ...

Lots of Ordinals enjoyers have been REKT by leverage, what's the damage? Also, the bear market hasn't slowed down Ordinals builders! Charlie also reviews news & metrics for all things Bitcoin, Ordinals, Runes, and Bitcoin Tech! --- 00:00: Introduction ...

Bitcoin miners are capitulating.... or are they? Also, a new fee dynamic emerges that sets a new baseline for fees on Bitcoin! Charlie also reviews news & metrics for all things Bitcoin, Ordinals, Runes, and Bitcoin Tech! Follow our host: @cbspears 👋Bi...

Where are the current Bitcoin L2 projects in their respective roadmaps? Charlie also reviews news & metrics for all things Bitcoin, Ordinals, Runes, and Bitcoin Tech! Follow our host: @cbspears 👋Bitcoin Season 2 is proudly presented by Blockspace Media...

Alkimiya founder, Leo Zhang, discusses the past, present, and future of Bitcoin's fee market. Leo describes how Bitcoin's blockspace is undergoing commoditization, how it mirrors/differs from other commodities markets. Follow our guest on Twitter: @Leo...

Charlie Spears reviews news & metrics for all things Bitcoin, Ordinals, Runes, and Bitcoin Tech. → Ordinals, Runes, & Bitcoin all massively drawn down → Are "Programmable Runes" real? → MtGox payouts incoming Follow our host: @cbspears 👋Bitcoin Season ...