Blockspace Media
Blockspace: AI & Bitcoin
Bitcoin conversations from the deep end, covering markets, tech, compute, and culture from hosts Charlie Spears and Colin Harper. Three episodes per week, on all podcast players, Yahoo Finance, CoinDesk and more. Drop us a listen and review!
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Oct 30, 2026
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Episodes
Kevin Durant’s Coinbase Debacle, Saylor’s Using AI & Monero’s Reorg 20.09.2025 23:58
Three wild stories: NBA star Kevin Durant finally remembering his Coinbase password after 11 years of locked Bitcoin gains, Michael Saylor revealing how he uses ChatGPT to design revolutionary $6 billion securities offerings, and Monero experiencing it...
Astrology Tells Us What Bitcoin Is Going To Do in 2026 17.09.2025 46:49
Erin Redwing, Bitcoin astrologer and former astronomer, joins us to talk about eclipse season chaos, Saturn returns for millennials, why 2026 marks the Age of Aquarius, and Bitcoin's astrological DNA from its 2008 Saturn-Uranus opposition birth. Subscr...
How Nepal Used Discord to Elect its Next PM 13.09.2025 26:41
Dive into the wild story of how Nepal's government was overthrown using Jack Dorsey's BitChat mesh network app and Discord polls. From social media bans sparking protests to Zoomers coordinating via Bluetooth networks, this episode explores the interse...
How To Beat Coinbase At Their Own Game (But On-Chain) 10.09.2025 34:44
Flashnet CEO Ethan Marcus joins us to discuss Bitcoin & markets. We chat the challenges of stablecoins, and how Spark’s signing protocol offers a fast, cheap alternative to Lightning. He also shares candid lessons from a $300 k load test and his vision...
Filters Are Futile 06.09.2025 44:04
We dive into the “filter debate,” dissecting why some Bitcoin purists are demanding JPEG‑free blocks and why their efforts are futile, but harmful to the bitcoin network. Fee economics, block‑size limits, real‑world examples, and the clash between cens...
Bears Are Wrong About Strategy’s Bitcoin Play 03.09.2025 37:58
Ed and Tim from Bitcoin Treasuries join us to talk about the explosive growth of bitcoin treasury companies, why traditional metrics don't work anymore, MicroStrategy's continued outperformance versus the Mag 7, mining companies losing narrative appeal...
Tether on RGB, finding UAE's $700mm in btc, and USGox data on Bitcoin 30.08.2025 17:10
Colin & Charlie joins us to unpack the UAE’s secret $700 million Bitcoin mining operation, the US government’s bold move to publish macro data on-chain through Chainlink, and Tether’s planned launch on the RGB layer‑2. We also explore nation‑state mini...
5 Essential Privacy Tips For Bitcoin 28.08.2025 33:39
Satsie joins us to talk about Bitcoin privacy fundamentals. We cover why Bitcoin isn't anonymous, essential privacy practices like avoiding address reuse and hardware wallet shipping risks, the importance of running your own node, and advanced tools li...
Nobody Is Using Bitcoin Right Now 27.08.2025 32:43
Will Owens from Galaxy Digital joins us to talk about Bitcoin's shocking transaction fee collapse. Despite BTC ripping to new all-time highs, fees have fallen to historic lows with "free blocks" becoming common. We dive deep into the data showing how c...
BONUS EPISODE: Consensus & Core w/ Antoine Riard 24.08.2025 35:16
Bonus audio-only episode. Recorded live in Vegas w/ Bitcoin Core Contributor Antoine Riard. We discuss a lot of things, details of Bitcoin Core development, and work on libbitcoinkernal. - 👋Bitcoin Season 2 is produced Blockspace Media, Bitcoin’s first...
The Tornado Cash Trial, Explained 20.08.2025 53:25
David Z Morris joins us to talk about his extensive coverage of the Tornado Cash trial. We dive deep into Roman Storm's conviction, the legal precedent for privacy tools, and the chilling effects on open source development in crypto. Subscribe to the n...
We're in a Recession on TikTok, But Not in the Market 16.08.2025 41:22
We’re diving deep into the disconnect between market performance and recession fears. They explore viral TikTok recession indicators, analyze Q2 earnings data, examine job market softening, and discuss whether we're actually heading into recession terr...
The Economic Case for Bitcoin Treasury Companies 13.08.2025 54:19
Steven Lubka, VP of Investor Relations at Nakamoto, joins us to talk about the "paper bitcoin summer" phenomenon, treasury companies as Bitcoin acquisition vehicles, regulatory arbitrage strategies, international market expansion, and why vibes matter ...
Comply or Die: Privacy or Palantir 09.08.2025 28:12
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Can Bitcoin Go Negative? How Bitcoin Futures Contracts Work 06.08.2025 59:07
Matt Wraith, CTO of Bitnomial, explains the arcane world of Bitcoin futures trading. Physical delivery vs cash-settled futures to exploring the possibilities of fork futures markets, Matt breaks down complex market mechanics with real-world examples. H...
How Bitcoin Treasuries Will Cause The Next Bear Market 02.08.2025 35:08
Charlie and Colin dive deep into the dangerous parallels between today's Bitcoin treasury companies and the 1929 investment trust bubble. They analyze how companies like MicroStrategy use convertible debt to accumulate Bitcoin, why this creates systemi...
Bitcoin Needs Self Custody To Survive 30.07.2025 36:22
Nick Neuman, CEO & co-founder of Casa joins us to talk about why Bitcoin's future depends on self-custody adoption. Neuman argues that without users holding Bitcoin "at the edges" and generating transaction fees, mining incentives could collapse, poten...
Saylor Is Lapping The Bitcoin Treasury Competition 26.07.2025 36:44
Michael Saylor's controversial pentagram post and MicroStrategy's pivot to preferred stocks. With 145+ companies now adopting Bitcoin treasury strategies and institutions holding 10% of all Bitcoin, we explore whether this paper Bitcoin summer represen...
Bitcoin Isn’t Changing And That’s A Bad Thing 23.07.2025 59:17
FILL OUT THE SURVEY BY CLICKING HERE: https://forms.gle/DFpR9MyhWo1NQ8T39 You're listening to Bitcoin Season 2. Subscribe to the newsletter, trusted by over 7,000 Bitcoiners: https://newsletter.blockspacemedia.com Bitcoin developer James O’Beirne joins...
The US Government Is Hiding It's Bitcoin Stash 19.07.2025 23:47
FILL OUT THE SURVEY BY CLICKING HERE: https://forms.gle/DFpR9MyhWo1NQ8T39 Charlie and Colin dive deep into investigative journalism that reveals the US government's Bitcoin holdings are far more complex than anyone realized. After a $10K bounty led to ...
Where Does Bitcoin Peak This Cycle? 16.07.2025 39:52
FILL OUT THE SURVEY BY CLICKING HERE: https://forms.gle/DFpR9MyhWo1NQ8T39 Charlie and Colin dive deep into Bitcoin's explosive run past $122,000, analyzing what's driving the rally and how high it could go. They break down predictions from Peter Brandt...
Who Moved 80,000 BTC? 12.07.2025 34:13
FILL OUT THE SURVEY BY CLICKING HERE: https://forms.gle/DFpR9MyhWo1NQ8T39 Charlie and Colin dive deep into the $8 billion Bitcoin whale awakening from 2011, conspiracy theories around legal notices, and the dramatic fallout between Elon Musk and Trump....
Why tokens don't work (except for Bitcoin) 09.07.2025 59:13
Gwart joins us to talk about the collapse of crypto's "public goods" era and why the revenue meta is taking over. We dive deep into the fat protocol thesis, why DAOs failed, the difference between Bitcoin and crypto, and how builders are finally focusi...
The Average American Bitcoin Owner Is Not Who You'd Expect 07.07.2025 47:28
Colin and Charlie dive deep into the Nakamoto Project's groundbreaking survey revealing what the average American really thinks about Bitcoin. From surprising ownership demographics to political shifts and moral foundations, this data challenges everyt...
Bitcoin Was Always Political w/ Casey Rodarmor 02.07.2025 26:28
Casey Rodarmor, creator of Bitcoin Ordinals and Runes protocols, joins us to talk about his frustration with Bitcoin politics, why he thinks Bitcoiners are becoming too cozy with politicians, the future of ordinals and runes adoption, his thoughts on s...
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