THE Bitcoin Podcast

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March 13Bitcoin Spam is Bad. So is BIP-110 | Giacomo Zucco
Giacomo Zucco joins Walker America to discuss Bitcoin spam, ordinals, inscriptions, Bitcoin Core, Core v30 / OP_RETURN, Knots, and why he thinks the BIP-110 soft fork will fail—and why that’s a problem. They break down the technical and political fight over spam filtering, consensus changes, and the future of Bitcoin nodes. Zucco argues that while spam is real, BIP-110 is the wrong solution—and its failure could damage the movement trying to fight it.
Key Topics:
• Plan B Lugano + the rise of Cypher Tank
• Is Bitcoin Core compromised?
• Bitcoin spam vs censorship: where’s the line?
• Core v30 vs Knots: what’s really happening?
• Why Giacomo thinks BIP-110 will fail
• Would BIP-110 actually fix Bitcoin spam?
• Ordinals and inscriptions
• Should Bitcoin change consensus rules to fight spam?
• Why Giacomo believes Layer 2s—not forks—solve the problem
• What happens to Bitcoin if BIP-110 fails?
FOLLOW GIACOMO:
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PlanB: https://planb.network/
Cypher Tank: https://cyphertank.org/
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1 hr 39 min
March 09Nostr + Bitcoin vs AI Slop: The Fight for a Human Internet | Paul Keating
Walker sits down with Paul Keating from Primal to talk about where Nostr is three years after Nostrica, why adoption has been slower than the early hype suggested, and why that may have been a good thing. They explore Primal’s vision, creator onboarding, Bitcoin zaps as a native internet business model, circular Bitcoin economies like Bitcoin Jungle, the coming wave of Nostr apps that hide the protocol from end users, and why human-first, sovereignty-preserving social tools matter more than ever in an age of AI slop, algorithmic addiction, and centralized digital identity.
Key topics discussed
How Nostr has matured since Nostrica and why the ecosystem is stronger now than during the first hype wave
Primal’s roadmap, including polls, better creator tooling, smoother onboarding, and a broader vision for healthier social media
Why Bitcoin zaps and Nostr create a fundamentally better creator economy than legacy platforms or “Web3” token schemes
The real-world circular Bitcoin economy in Bitcoin Jungle and what it shows about living on a Bitcoin standard
Why Nostr may become increasingly important as AI-generated slop, censorship, surveillance, and centralized identity systems accelerate
DiVine vs AI Slop: Using proof-of-human posting to fight the rise of AI-generated content online.
FOLLOW PAUL:
NOSTR: https://primal.net/paul
X: https://x.com/thepaulosophy
CHECK OUT: https://ownyourposts.com
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BDIC™ is building an insurance marketplace on the bitcoin standard. Sign up for the waitlist at: http://bdic.io/walker
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1 hr 28 min
March 06Why Bitcoin Didn’t Go Parabolic (And What Comes Next) | Rational Root
Walker sits down with Rational Root for a deep dive into Bitcoin’s current market structure, bear market vibes, and why this cycle has felt so different, and whether the four-year cycle is still intact. Root argues Bitcoin is in a bear market phase, explains why institutional adoption and ETF flows created a more distributed top instead of a classic parabolic blow-off, and lays out why the next few months may look more like bottom formation than immediate breakout. They discuss the role of long-term holder distribution, why 100k became such a major psychological level, how business cycles and halving cycles interact, and why Bitcoin remains massively bullish long term even if price chops lower in the near term.
Five key topics we discuss
Why Rational Root believes Bitcoin is currently in a bear market, not just a mid-cycle dip
How ETF flows, OTC buying, and institutional adoption changed this cycle’s price action
Why 100k became a major psychological sell zone for long-term holders and OG whales
Whether the four-year cycle is still alive, and how much of it is really driven by the broader business/liquidity cycle
Why Root remains extremely bullish long term even while expecting more chop and possible downside in the near term
FOLLOW ROOT:
X: https://x.com/therationalroot
Nostr: https://primal.net/p/nprofile1qqsphh4hcsk9trquc2rd0drwge9vh75rmaa43xru4ha74nyrld9emyg4vj6zg
WEB: https://www.bitcoinstrategyplatform.com/
PARTNERS & DISCOUNTS:
LEDN: Bitcoin-backed lending. Go to ledn.io/walker and unlock liquidity WITHOUT selling your bitcoin.
BLOCKSTREAM JADE: BLOCKSTREAM JADE HARDWARE WALLET: Head to https://store.blockstream.com/ and use coupon code WALKER for 10% off!
BDIC™ is building an insurance marketplace on the bitcoin standard. Sign up for the waitlist at: http://bdic.io/walker
Buy Bitcoin with River: http://partner.river.com/walker
GET FOLD ($10 in bitcoin): https://use.foldapp.com/r/WALKER
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1 hr 24 min
March 03Vibe Coding the Bitcoin Future: Nostr, AI Agents & Clawstr | Derek Ross and Alex Gleason
Walker goes live on Nostr with Alex Gleason (Soapbox) and Derek Ross to talk about the new AI + Nostr builder renaissance: why Nostr beats federated “decentralization”, how Alex accidentally ended up helping build Truth Social off the Mastodon stack, and why AI-first, permissionless app building is exploding. They break down Soapbox’s suite—Shakespeare (in-browser AI app builder), Agora (activist coordination + anti-blackout tooling), Treasures.to (real-world geocaching), plus the agent economy experiments: OpenClaw, Quilly, Moltbook, and Clawstr—where bots post, zap, and evolve personalities. They also dig into BitChat, Cashu, and more. The big takeaway: the barrier to building is basically gone—stop watching and start shipping.
FOLLOW ALEX & DEREK ON NOSTR:
Alex : https://primal.net/alexgleason
Derek : https://primal.net/derekross
https://soapbox.pub/
https://shakespeare.diy
TREASURES.TO
https://agora.spot/
PARTNERS & DISCOUNTS:
LEDN: Bitcoin-backed lending. Go to ledn.io/walker and unlock liquidity WITHOUT selling your bitcoin.
BLOCKSTREAM JADE: BLOCKSTREAM JADE HARDWARE WALLET: Head to https://store.blockstream.com/ and use coupon code WALKER for 10% off!
BDIC™ is building an insurance marketplace on the bitcoin standard. Sign up for the waitlist at: http://bdic.io/walker
Buy Bitcoin with River: http://partner.river.com/walker
GET FOLD ($10 in bitcoin): https://use.foldapp.com/r/WALKER
JOIN THE SUBSTACK TO GET NEW EPISODES DELIVERED STRAIGHT TO YOUR INBOX: https://walkeramerica.substack.com/
If you enjoy THE Bitcoin Podcast you can help support the show by doing the following:
FOLLOW ME (Walker) on @WalkerAmerica on X | @TitcoinPodcast on X | Nostr Personal (walker) | Nostr Podcast (Titcoin) | Instagram
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1 hr 36 min
February 26Lyn Alden | The Bearish-Bullish Case for Bitcoin: Vibes, Quantum, Cycles, and Sci-Fi
Lyn Alden is back on THE Bitcoin Podcast to break down why this cycle left so many of us feeling like we should be more excited than we are. We get into why $126K, despite being a new all-time high, fell short of what the fundamentals suggested was possible, and what that tells us about where retail and sovereign demand actually stands. We also dig into the macro picture, the Fed, the new chair, Bitcoin vs Quantum narrative, AI as a deflationary force, why DOGE couldn't actually move the needle on government spending, and what geopolitical catalyst might finally wake the world up to Bitcoin. Plus, Lyn shares something completely new — her debut sci-fi novel, "The Stolguard incident" which is darker and more human than you'd expect, and honestly one of the best things I've read in years.
FOLLOW LYN ALDEN:
X: https://x.com/LynAldenContact
Nostr: https://primal.net/lyn
Web: https://www.lynalden.com/
PARTNERS & DISCOUNTS:
LEDN: Bitcoin-backed lending. Go to ledn.io/walker and unlock liquidity WITHOUT selling your bitcoin.
BLOCKSTREAM JADE: BLOCKSTREAM JADE HARDWARE WALLET: Head to https://store.blockstream.com/ and use coupon code WALKER for 10% off!
BDIC™ is building an insurance marketplace on the bitcoin standard. Sign up for the waitlist at: http://bdic.io/walker
Buy Bitcoin with River: http://partner.river.com/walker
GET FOLD ($10 in bitcoin): https://use.foldapp.com/r/WALKER
JOIN THE SUBSTACK TO GET NEW EPISODES DELIVERED STRAIGHT TO YOUR INBOX: https://walkeramerica.substack.com/
If you enjoy THE Bitcoin Podcast you can help support the show by doing the following:
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1 hr 29 min
February 21Sovereign Families: Bitcoin, Homeschooling, and Breaking the Fiat Cycle | Brandon Gentile
Today, I sit down with Brandon Gentile, fellow Bitcoin content creator and homeschooling father, to talk about the war most people don't even know is being fought. We cover the late-stage fiat death spiral, multiple societal cycles converging all at once, why Max Pain is probably unavoidable, and why separating education from the state matters just as much as separating money from the state.
FOLLOW BRANDON:
NOSTR: https://primal.net/brandon_gentile
X: https://x.com/brandon_gentile
PARTNERS & DISCOUNTS:
LEDN: Bitcoin-backed lending. Go to ledn.io/walker and unlock liquidity WITHOUT selling your bitcoin.
BLOCKSTREAM JADE: BLOCKSTREAM JADE HARDWARE WALLET: Head to https://store.blockstream.com/ and use coupon code WALKER for 10% off!
BDIC™ is building an insurance marketplace on the bitcoin standard. Sign up for the waitlist at: http://bdic.io/walker
Buy Bitcoin with River: http://partner.river.com/walker
GET FOLD ($10 in bitcoin): https://use.foldapp.com/r/WALKER
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If you enjoy THE Bitcoin Podcast you can help support the show by doing the following:
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1 hr 24 min
February 16F**k the State: Bitcoin, Open-Source AI, and Ending the Pedo-Cabal | Erik Cason
Erik Cason is back and we're diving deep into some uncomfortable truths. We talk about government corruption, the Epstein revelations, and why most people will never wake up from the Matrix. Erik breaks down his Crypto Sovereignty philosophy, the Orange Party concept, his Vora AI project for true digital sovereignty, and why Bitcoin is fundamentally political with a capital P.
FOLLOW ERIK:
NOSTR: https://primal.net/erikcason
X: https://x.com/Erikcason
VORA: https://www.vora.io/
PARTNERS & DISCOUNTS:
LEDN: Bitcoin-backed lending. Go to ledn.io/walker and unlock liquidity WITHOUT selling your bitcoin.
BLOCKSTREAM JADE: BLOCKSTREAM JADE HARDWARE WALLET: Head to https://store.blockstream.com/ and use coupon code WALKER for 10% off!
BDIC™ is building an insurance marketplace on the bitcoin standard. Sign up for the waitlist at: http://bdic.io/walker
Buy Bitcoin with River: http://partner.river.com/walker
GET FOLD ($10 in bitcoin): https://use.foldapp.com/r/WALKER
JOIN THE SUBSTACK TO GET NEW EPISODES DELIVERED STRAIGHT TO YOUR INBOX: https://walkeramerica.substack.com/
If you enjoy THE Bitcoin Podcast you can help support the show by doing the following:
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1 hr 39 min
February 06The Biggest Threat to Bitcoin | Jimmy Song
What's the biggest threat to Bitcoin? Is it Quantum? Developers? BIP110? Governments? Or something else entirely…
In this episode, I sit down with Bitcoin OG Jimmy Song for a nuanced conversation about the state of Bitcoin development and governance. We dive into his 2011 origin story, unpack the store of value vs medium of exchange debate, and explore why he believes ossification is actually better for Bitcoin than constant protocol changes. Jimmy pulls no punches on Taproot's broken promises, explaining why the UX realities never materialized despite developer optimism.
We dig deep into the BIP 110 soft fork controversy, the governance concerns around Bitcoin Core, and why he thinks young developers need more humility when dismissing community feedback. This is an honest look at protocol development, decision-making processes, and the real threats facing Bitcoin's future from someone who's been in the trenches for 15 years.
PARTNERS & DISCOUNTS:
LEDN: Bitcoin-backed lending. Go to ledn.io/walker and unlock liquidity WITHOUT selling your bitcoin.
BLOCKSTREAM JADE: Head to https://store.blockstream.com/ to automatically get 21% off every Blockstream Jade hardware wallet, no code needed, through the end of 2025. Use coupon code WALKER for an extra 10% off!
BDIC™ is building an insurance marketplace on the bitcoin standard. Sign up for the waitlist at: http://bdic.io/walker
Buy Bitcoin with River: http://partner.river.com/walker
GET FOLD ($10 in bitcoin): https://use.foldapp.com/r/WALKER
FOLLOW Jimmy Song: X: https://x.com/jimmysong Nostr: https://primal.net/jimmysong
Key Topics:
Bitcoin's early days and adoption
Store of value vs. medium of exchange
Bitcoin ossification and governance
BIP-110 and potential threats to Bitcoin
- The role of developers and community
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1 hr 37 min
January 3021 Bitcoin Predictions for 2026 | Eric Yakes
In this episode, I chat with Eric Yakes, author and founder of Epoch Ventures, about his Epoch Ventures 2026 Bitcoin Ecosystem Report, covering 21 predictions for Bitcoin's evolution this year. We tackle Bitcoin's path to taking gold's market share, the rotation trade catalyst that could drive prices to $150K+, and how Bitcoiners are accidentally FUDing themselves with quantum computing concerns. The conversation also explores the failure of crypto's "fat protocol thesis," Bitcoin's growing mainstream media acceptance, and the rise of application-layer adoption through projects like chat.
PARTNERS & DISCOUNTS:
LEDN: Bitcoin-backed lending. Go to ledn.io/walker and unlock liquidity WITHOUT selling your bitcoin.
BLOCKSTREAM JADE: Head to https://store.blockstream.com/ to automatically get 21% off every Blockstream Jade hardware wallet, no code needed, through the end of 2025. Use coupon code WALKER for an extra 10% off!
BDIC™ is building an insurance marketplace on the bitcoin standard. Sign up for the waitlist at: http://bdic.io/walker
Buy Bitcoin with River: http://partner.river.com/walker
GET FOLD ($10 in bitcoin): https://use.foldapp.com/r/WALKER
FOLLOW Eric: X: https://x.com/ericyakes Epoch' Ventures' X: https://x.com/epochvc_
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1 hr 29 min
January 23PLEB SLOP CREATES HARD TIMES | BITCOIN AFTER DARK EP. 3 (BAD003)
“Bitcoin would be at $221,696 per coin right now if it were not for all of the pleb slop.”
This is episode three of Bitcoin After Dark. I talk with Ben Justman and Richard Greaser about Pleb Slop and wine and stuff. Check out Ben's wine, Peony Lane Wine. It's good.
PARTNERS & DISCOUNTS:
LEDN: Bitcoin-backed lending. Go to ledn.io/walker and unlock liquidity WITHOUT selling your bitcoin.
BLOCKSTREAM JADE: Head to https://store.blockstream.com/ to automatically get 21% off every Blockstream Jade hardware wallet, no code needed, through the end of 2025. Use coupon code WALKER for an extra 10% off!
BDIC™ is building an insurance marketplace on the bitcoin standard. Sign up for the waitlist at: http://bdic.io/walker
Buy Bitcoin with River: http://partner.river.com/walker
GET FOLD ($10 in bitcoin): https://use.foldapp.com/r/WALKER
FOLLOW THE DUDES:
BEN JUSTMAN: X: https://x.com/BenJustman Nostr: https://primal.net/BenJustman
RICHARD GREASER: X: https://x.com/GreaserRichard NOSTR: https://primal.net/richardgreaser
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3 hr 8 min

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