Blockspace: AI & Bitcoin

Hyperbitcoinization is more than just the price going up, it's about Bitcoin being the basis for every transaction in the world *and* it means a vibrant on-chain ecosystem. Founder of Botanix Labs, Willem Schroe, believes we are at a massive crossroads...

"What do Bitcoin devs think about X?" is the most popular question right now in the soft fork discussion. How do we measure who supports what? It's not super straightforward, but just this week we found a super useful chart! - Bitcoin Season 2 is broug...

Cypherpunk Jameson Lopp talks about Bitcoin consensus, ossification, and how he hopes Bitcoin does not follow the same path the email (SMTP) protocol has -- being limited to a handful of centralized providers. Follow our guest: @lopp --- Bitcoin Season...

While everyone's arguing about soft forks like OP_CAT, several researchers have proposed sneaky workarounds which are able to emulate certain covenants *without a soft fork*. Charlie reviews what they are, a bit of how they work, and what it might mean...

FarmerJoe is an unlikely DeFi yield farmer who found himself investing in all things Bitcoin Season 2 *and* becoming an accidental $PUPS memecoin founder. FarmerJoe is bullish all things new on Bitcoin, Bitcoin defi, and Bitcoin assets. Follow our gues...

AI models are now everywhere in crypto, and you've probably already interacted with one that Bootoshi built! We also talk AI strong memory building, how AI models will drive user experiences, and why crypto + AI are uniquely positioned for 2025. Follow...

James O'Bierne just dropped a SPICY twitter thread "The Consensus Conundrum" which basically says Bitcoin has a leadership problem. Colin & Charlie dive into this hot topic! - Bitcoin Season 2 is brought to you by Botanix! Botanix Labs is pioneering a ...

"Memecoins will exist as long as fiat money" says Murad Mahmudov. Murad outlays his thesis for why the next year will be historic for memecoins, and how the best memecoins will look more like quasi-religions, movements, than speculation. Follow our gue...

Mihael Šinkec from sCrypt talks about how enabling covenants on Bitcoin superpower the chain, unlocking "platform" and computer-like characteristics. Follow our guest: @MSinkec --- Bitcoin Season 2 is brought to you by Botanix! Botanix Labs is pioneeri...

Ordinals Creator Casey Rodarmor just gave away his first every ordinals inscription to a random Minecraft player! Also, the mempool is close to clearing, Taparoo swap launches, and OP_NEXT is coming! - Bitcoin Season 2 is brought to you by Botanix! Bot...

How does Bitcoin's "governance" work? Trick question: there IS no governance! Why our OP_NEXT conference in Boston next week (Nov 9!) is aiming to be one of the places we actually move the needle on what a soft fork looks like! - Bitcoin Season 2 is br...

There aren't that many good critics of OP_CAT left, so we asked Post Capone to provide his perspective. This conversation touches on tons of topics -- filters, ethereum/solana vs Bitcoin, witness discount, alternative bitcoin clients, and of course MEV...

There's no longer a dominant Bitcoin culture, so who are the big names in Bitcoin and where do they fall along the Laser Eye x Degen spectrum? We rank Michael Saylor, Vitalik, CZ Binance, and more! - Bitcoin Season 2 is brought to you by Botanix! Botan...

AI tokens have hit every blockchain and now they're on Bitcoin too. Also: Casey breaks Ord, a solominer hits a block with an Apollo miner, and Runes are down again. Bitcoin Season 2 is brought to you by Botanix! Botanix Labs is pioneering a new directi...

We've got Stephen & Matthew, engineering & product on the Bitcoin side of MagicEden, explaining how the platform combines cutting edge tech w/ intuitive product design. Follow our guests: @MakeTokensFun @summraznboi --- Bitcoin Season 2 is brought to y...

Alex B of Ark Labs explains how Ark can be considered a "UTXO renting service" and how an Ark can superpower everything Bitcoin already does. Follow our guest: @bergealex4 arklabshq -- Bitcoin Season 2 is brought to you by Botanix! Botanix Labs is pion...

We get super technical with Misha Komarov about Bitcoin PIPEs -- a proposed scheme to emulate opcodes like OP_CAT (and therefore covenants) without a soft fork. Follow our hosts on X: @cbspears Follow our guest on X: @nemothenoone --- Bitcoin Season 2 ...

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...