Ep43: Memecoins & Mempools

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! Botanix Labs is pioneering a new direction for DeFi with the first EVM L2 running on Bitcoin that’s built to be forward secure, decentralized, and share gas fees generated by the network with users. See the future of DeFi from botanixlabs.xyz Follow our hosts on X: @cbspears Bitcoin Season 2 is proudly presented by Blockspace Media, Bitcoin’s first B2B publication in Bitcoin. Follow us on X and check out our newsletter for the best information in Bitcoin mining, Ordinals and tech! 00:00:33 - Intro 00:02:15 - Bitcoin Blockchain Fee Update 00:03:18 - Runes Market Cap Growth 00:04:16 - Puppets vs. Node Monks NFT Race 00:05:03 - Mempool.space Controversy 00:07:22 - Community Sponsorship on Mempool.space 00:10:40 - Meme Coins vs. Crypto Tech Tokens 00:12:24 - Bitcoin Layer 2 Developer Activity 00:15:16 - Bitcoin Liquid Staking Fundraising 00:18:52 - Upcoming OP_Next Conference Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices