Today's podcast transcript covers recent Bitcoin conferences and debates on self-custody, regulatory updates from the SEC and EU, technical advances including CTV and CSFS activation, and discussions on Bitcoin's role amid geopolitical tensions. We explore societal impacts from authoritarian controls versus financial freedom, corporate and institutional adoption trends, and Bitcoin's evolving position in the global financial system. The transcript integrates these developments with ongoing themes such as renewable mining innovations and Bitcoin’s medium of exchange function. Featuring content from Bit Buy Bit, Bitcoin Audible, Onramp Media, Robin Seyer, Simply Bitcoin, TFTC A Bitcoin Podcast, The Bitcoin Frontier, The Breakdown, The Canadian Bitcoiners Podcast, The Pomp Podcast, The What is Money Show, This Week in Bitcoin, Ungovernable Misfits, What Bitcoin Did.