Bitcoin Goes Full "Suitcoiner"

Charlie and Colin record live from Bitcoin 2025 in Las Vegas to discuss VP JD Vance's nuanced Bitcoin takes, the conference's corporate transformation, Lightning Network's 9.7% APR yields, Peter Schiff's surprising Bitcoin NFT sales, conference security issues, and whether Bitcoin has lost its cypherpunk roots to Wall Street suits. Subscribe to the newsletter! https://newsletter.blockspacemedia.com NOTES: • Bitcoin market cap: $2 trillion, $100k+ price • Lightning routing earned 9.7% APR yields • Conference had 30k attendees, 4k BTC payments • Peter Schiff sold NFTs for 0.01-0.02 BTC each • Vegas conference returning next year • Multiple stages: 6-7 different tracks Timestamps: 00:00 Start 02:03 Peter Schiff <3 Bitcoin 04:19 Vibe check 10:36 Sh!#coins galore! 14:30 JD Vance 20:45 Not much gambling 22:24 9.7% APY Lightning Routing Node 27:31 Square enables Bitcoin payments 29:37 New scammer crowd 30:55 Bitcoin skull 33:29 Sh!#coin swag room service? - 👉 Brought to you by Arch Network! Arch brings the speed of Solana & the best of crypto UX to Bitcoin. Tap into the rich app ecosystem on Arch & try out the testnet while you’re still early! Visit arch.network to learn more. - 👋Bitcoin Season 2 is produced Blockspace Media, Bitcoin’s first B2B publication in Bitcoin. Follow us on Twitter and check out our newsletter for the best information in Bitcoin mining, Ordinals and tech! Enjoy the show? Check out our website and newsletter by clicking here. Questions or want to sponsor? hello@blockspace.media Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices