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Ep46: Solving Sniping with MagicEden

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 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 host 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! --- Timestamps: 00:34 Intro 02:19 Roles in Magic Eden, Joining Ordinals 05:57 Growth in Bitcoin Ecosystem & Magic Eden’s Vision 07:13 Expanding Beyond Ordinals: Runes & Ecosystem Building 10:56 Marketplace Challenges & Collaboration in Engineering 20:33 User Benefits: Shield Icon, Mempool Fix & Cart Optimization 30:06 New Trading Features & Improved User Experience 33:11 Enhancing Liquidity & Making Runes Accessible 38:18 Mobile Launch & Broader Market Adaptation 42:28 Magic Eden’s Future in Bitcoin Community & Challenges 45:56 Future Outlook on Bitcoin Economy & Innovation Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Ep45: Superpowering Bitcoin with Ark | Alex B

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 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, @AsILayHodling 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! -- Chapters: 00:00 - Introduction 01:12 - Overview 08:28 - What is Ark Protocol? 09:30 - Understanding UTXOs 19:04 - Why Ark? 22:33 - Sponsorship: Botanix Labs 23:08 - Revisiting Ark Protocol 24:00 - State of Ark Development 30:01 - Challenges in Building Ark 39:56 - Covenants 45:25 - Consensus and Bitcoin Scaling Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Ep44: Bitcoin PIPEs: Do Everything On Bitcoin Without A Soft Fork?

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 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! --- Chapters: 0:00 - Intro 1:44 - Upcoming Workshop in Boston 2:15 - Misha's Background 7:01 - Opcodes and Covenants Explained 11:26 - Introduction to Bitcoin Pipes 17:19 - Functional Encryption and Bitcoin 20:09 - Placeholder Proof Systems in Bitcoin 26:58 - Setting Up a Bitcoin Pipe 32:20 - Decrypting a Pipe for Transactions 35:00 - Misha's Thoughts on Bitcoin Soft Forks 40:17 - Bitcoin’s Developer Renaissance 43:20 - Future Implementation of Bitcoin Pipes 46:00 - Feasibility of Bitcoin Proof Systems 48:05 - Why Misha is Excited About Bitcoin 50:11 - Final Thoughts Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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

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Ep 42: Memecoins Up (Nonbelievers Down) and Swan Lawsuit | Writer's Room

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's going all in on memecoins. Is that a good thing? Not for us to decide, but it is a thing -- and it could be a leading indicator for further froth in bitcoin/crypto markets more broadly. Finally, the duo covers Blockspace's recent reporting on Swan Bitcoin's lawsuit against former employees and contractors related to Swan's mining venture with Tether. If you lean toward Bitcoin maximalism, you might want to skip to the end of the episode for Colin's coverage of the ongoing Swan Bitcoin lawsuit. - 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, @AsILayHodling 👋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! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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Ep41: Did you survive the Ordinals Bear Market?

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 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 host: @cbspears 👋Bitcoin Season 2 is proudly presented by 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! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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Ep40: Doing Everything *on* Bitcoin L1 | Chad w/ OPNET

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 Special thanks to @InscribAtlantis & @ordzaar for hosting this great conference & allowing Blockspace to produce media at the event! Follow our host: @cbspears Bitcoin Season 2 is brought to you by 👋Bitcoin Season 2 is proudly presented by 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 bitcoin tech! Enjoy the show? Check out our website and newsletter: https://newsletter.blockspacemedia.com/ --- Chapters 00:00 - Intro 03:45 - Bitcoin's Liquidity Challenges and Dex Innovation 05:32 - Building BRC-20: Challenges and Innovations 08:30 - Adoption and User Experience of Bitcoin Dex 10:22 - Tapping into Bitcoin Layer 1 Liquidity 12:04 - Engaging the Best Bitcoin Developers 16:01 - Bitcoin and Programmability 21:22 - Scaling, Liquidity, and the Role of MeV (Miner Extractable Value) 28:36 - The Future of Bitcoin Layer 1 and Layer 2 32:15 - Bringing DeFi to Bitcoin 40:01 - The Importance of Slower Financial Systems 45:00 - Closing Thoughts & Vision for Bitcoin's Future Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Ep39: Finding an Ordinals Trading Edge w/ TheHawk

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 of the Bitcoin ecosystem? Follow our guest: @PackBagPoints Special thanks to @InscribAtlantis & @ordzaar for hosting this great conference & allowing Blockspace to produce media at the event! Follow our host: @cbspears @asilayhodling 👋Bitcoin Season 2 is proudly presented by 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 bitcoin tech! Enjoy the show? Check out our website and newsletter: https://newsletter.blockspacemedia.com/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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Ep38: Building a Global State Machine w/ Arch Network | Matt Mudano

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 guest: @proofofmud @archntwk Special thanks to @InscribAtlantis & @ordzaar for hosting this great conference & allowing Blockspace to produce media at the event! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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Ep37: F*ck it we Fractal now | Writer's Room

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 👋Bitcoin Season 2 is proudly presented by 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! Chapters: 00:00 Intro and Correct Opening 00:27 Fall Vibes and Upcoming Travel 01:39 Bitcoin Season Two Writers' Room 02:35 Fractal Bitcoin Explained 06:00 Concerns with Fractal Bitcoin’s Growth 10:50 Fractal Bitcoin’s Cadence Mining System 14:15 Cloud Mining Surge and Hashrate Impact 22:20 Tokenomics and Sell Pressure Concerns 33:40 - Cloud Mining up 100% 46:40 - Mining is interesting again Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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Ep36: "The Ordinals Ecosystem Mines Bitcoin"

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 Bitcoin Tech. Follow our host: @cbspears 👋Bitcoin Season 2 is proudly presented by 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! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Ep35: Investing in Bitcoin Season 2 | Tyler Evans, UTXO Mgmt

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. Follow our guests: @tylev Follow our host: @cbspears @asilayhodling 👋Bitcoin Season 2 is proudly presented by 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 bitcoin tech! Enjoy the show? Check out our website and newsletter: https://newsletter.blockspacemedia.com/ --- Chapters 00:00 - Introduction 03:00 - Early Days of UTXO Mgmt 06:50 - Ordinals & Bitcoin Season 2 15:00 - Western and Eastern Capital 18:10 - Incentive Alignment in Bitcoin Projects 19:00 - Growing Interest from Tier-One VCs in Bitcoin 21:20 - Bitcoin's Black Hole and Venture Capital 26:10 - Catalysts for Bitcoin Season Two 30:00 - Future of Bitcoin Layer Two and Soft Fork Discussion Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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Ep34: Restaking Comes to Bitcoin w/ Luke Xie | SatLayer

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: @lukex Follow our host: @cbspears 👋Bitcoin Season 2 is proudly presented by 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 bitcoin tech! Enjoy the show? Check out our website and newsletter: https://newsletter.blockspacemedia.com/ --- Chapters 00:00:33 Introduction to Bitcoin Season 2 00:00:58 Overview of This Episode 00:01:34 Intro 00:01:48 Luke’s Background and Bitcoin Journey 00:02:55 Discovering Bitcoin and the MIT Connection 00:03:38 The Evolution of Crypto Interests 00:08:15 Introduction to Bitcoin Restaking 00:09:19 What is Restaking? 00:13:05 Why Use Bitcoin for Restaking? 00:14:35 How SAT Layer Works 00:17:01 Bitcoin Validation Services (BVS) 00:19:15 Babylon Launch and Market Impact 00:20:22 Potential for Bitcoin Restaking Growth 00:24:48 East vs. West: Market Perspectives on Bitcoin 00:28:19 Geographical Differences in Crypto Adoption 00:31:57 Impact of Bitcoin ETFs on the Market 00:34:47 Challenges and Criticism of Restaking 00:37:22 Future of Bitcoin and Multi-Chain Ecosystem 00:41:23 SAT Layer’s Future Plans 00:42:25 Closing Remarks 00:43:38 Podcast Outro and Other Block Space Media Content Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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Ep33: VCs are pivoting to Bitcoin!

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 Bitcoin, Ordinals, Runes, and Bitcoin Tech. Follow our host: @cbspears 👋Bitcoin Season 2 is proudly presented by 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! Chapters: 00:00 - Welcome to Bitcoin Season 2 01:55 - Market Metrics Overview 03:10 - News Highlights: Magic Eden Launches Token 04:30 - Babylon Chain Launches on Mainnet 05:35 - Bitcoin Fees, Alkimiya 06:15 - Venture Capital Flowing into Bitcoin 08:30 - Conclusion and Future Outlook Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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Ep32: Fractal Bitcoin is coming

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, 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 bitcoin tech! Enjoy the show? Check out our website and newsletter! --- Chapters: 00:00 Intro 03:30 Background in the Gaming! 04:30 Recursive Bitcoin to Fractal Bitcoin 06:30 Fractal Bitcoin Basics 08:00 Mining Mechanics 11:00 Bridging Between Bitcoin and Fractal 14:00 Fractal Bitcoin Ecosystem 20:00 Insights from the Testnet 27:00 Comparing Fractal Bitcoin to Other Concepts 34:00 Lorenzo like nostr 40:00 Final Thoughts Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Ep31: Metaprotocol Madness!

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 Bitcoin, Ordinals, Runes, and Bitcoin Tech. Follow our host: @cbspears 👋Bitcoin Season 2 is proudly presented by 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! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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Ep30: Fixing Proof of Stake with Babylon protocol

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 where Bitcoin holders play a more active role in securing the network, potentially earning yield in a low-risk manner. Follow our guests: @dntse @babylonlabs_io Follow our host: @cbspears 👋Bitcoin Season 2 is proudly presented by 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 bitcoin tech! Enjoy the show? Check out our website and newsletter! --- 0:00 - Intro 1:16 - Overview of Babylon Chain 1:35 - User Growth & Research Background 3:56 - Transition from Telecom to Blockchain 7:02 - Babylon Protocol and Bitcoin’s Role 10:25 - Time Stamping and Slashing Mechanisms 23:22 - Testnet Phases and Mainnet Launch Plans Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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Ep29: The Dawn of Bitcoin MEV

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_evvy @rebarlabs Follow our host: @cbspears 👋Bitcoin Season 2 is proudly presented by 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 bitcoin tech! Enjoy the show? Check out our website and newsletter! ----- Chapters: 00:01:06 - Intro 00:03:15 - Dark Forest vs the Dark Swamp 00:04:26 - What does MEV look like on Bitcoin? 00:18:46 - Rebar Shield: Protecting Bitcoin Transactions 00:32:29 - Private Order Flow 00:35:13 - Landscape of miners & pools 00:39:27 - Pool Partnerships 00:41:11 - Future of MEV, Bitcoin programmability Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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Ep28: The Rise of BitcoinFi

"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 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, 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! 00:00 - Introduction to Bitcoin Season Two 00:34 - Current State of Bitcoin Metrics 01:18 - Market Activity Overview 02:49 - Emerging Bitcoin Fi Concepts 06:02 - Deep Dive into New Projects 14:07 - Discussion on Wrapped Bitcoin and DeFi 20:15 - Bitcoin on Other Chains 25:35 - Conclusion and Channel Updates Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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Ep27: How Udi Started The Taproot Wizards

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 proudly presented by 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 bitcoin tech! Enjoy the show? Check out our website and newsletter! --- Chapters: 00:00 Introduction 00:33 Inscribing Nashville and Bitcoin Season Two 01:38 Udi Wertheimer and Bitcoin Season Two 02:52 Transition from Online to Public Figure 05:04 Bitcoin Maximalism and Its Evolution 07:14 The Concept of Taproot Wizards 09:18 The Role of NFTs in the Bitcoin Ecosystem 13:03 The Importance of OP_CAT 14:48 Bitcoin Soft Fork Processes 16:14 The Role of Community in Bitcoin's Future 17:57 Bitcoin's Evolution and Institutional Adoption 19:48 The Impact of Cultural Shifts on Bitcoin 21:42 The Future of Bitcoin Upgrades Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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