JEREMY RUBIN RETURNS... for his annual vibe check on Bitcoin development, and the evolving art of soft forking Bitcoin.
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TIMESTAMPS:
0:00 Intro
1:35 What is Jeremy doing now??
4:45 Bitcoin L2s
17:40 How hard is Jeremy working??
23:20 VR has been an absolute fuckin flop
25:10 Rubin year in review
32:17 Bitcoin Soft forks
33:44 Covenants without a soft fork change?
39:50 Runes
50:40 Stablecoins on Bitcoin
54:35 Erin's soft fork vibe check
59:16 OP_CAT and use of human capital
1:01:45 Bitcoin script
1:08:35 Ethereum vs. Bitcoin block production
1:13:20 Solana and global state
1:15:45 Predictions for Bitcoin soft forks
1:17:40 Could OP_CAT happen in 2025?
1:20:30 Casey's opinions on Bitcoin soft forks
1:22:22 How to soft fork Bitcoin
1:29:00 Overall 2025 predictions & outro