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.

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👋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

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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.

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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.

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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

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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?

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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

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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.

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👋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

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We chat with Lorenzo, CEO of Unisat & creator of "Fractal Bitcoin" -- a new type of merge-mined sidechain launching in September.

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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

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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.

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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.

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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

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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.

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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

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"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.

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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

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