Bitcoin Season 2 | Bitcoin Tech, Culture & Ordinals

Hyperbitcoinization is more than just the price going up, it's about Bitcoin being the basis for every transaction in the world *and* it means a vibrant on-chain ecosystem. Founder of Botanix Labs, Willem Schroe, believes we are at a massive crossroads in Bitcoin where the future could be dominated by custodians. Willem calls for more on-chain activity, hoping for a sovereign bitcoin future. Follow our guest: @WillemSchroe --- 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! Chapters: 0:00 Intro 6:20 Origin Story: Spider Chain Whitepaper 9:00 Permissionless vs Decentralized Explained 13:45 User Demand vs Ideology in Bitcoin 17:30 Crossroads for Bitcoin: Custody vs Sovereignty 22:10 Product Market Fit in Bitcoin and Stablecoins 28:00 Applications Driving Bitcoin Adoption 34:50 The Role of Blackrock and Stakeholder Power 39:00 Bitcoin Soft Forks and Covenants Discussion 43:00 Botanix in 2025: Vision for Hyperbitcoinization 47:00 Call to Action: Bitcoin Back On-Chain 50:00 Conclusion and Final Thoughts

"What do Bitcoin devs think about X?" is the most popular question right now in the soft fork discussion. How do we measure who supports what? It's not super straightforward, but just this week we found a super useful chart! - 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!

Cypherpunk Jameson Lopp talks about Bitcoin consensus, ossification, and how he hopes Bitcoin does not follow the same path the email (SMTP) protocol has -- being limited to a handful of centralized providers. Follow our guest: @lopp --- Bitcoin Season 2 is brought to you by Botanix!ac 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! Chapters: 00:00 Intro 02:21 Taproot Wizard and Background 06:30 Bitcoin and Ethereum Context 10:09 SMTPification of Bitcoin Explained 13:14 Ossification and Protocol Challenges 19:47 Improving Bitcoin at the Protocol Layer 31:33 Current State of Bitcoin Development 46:09 Soft Forks and Future Proposals

While everyone's arguing about soft forks like OP_CAT, several researchers have proposed sneaky workarounds which are able to emulate certain covenants *without a soft fork*. Charlie reviews what they are, a bit of how they work, and what it might mean for future soft fork discussions. - 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. - Chapters 01:03 Metrics Update 01:25 Technical Deep Dive 05:22 Ordinals and Inscriptions Data 06:20 Covenant Workarounds Explained 18:04 Growth in Covenant Workarounds

FarmerJoe is an unlikely DeFi yield farmer who found himself investing in all things Bitcoin Season 2 *and* becoming an accidental $PUPS memecoin founder. FarmerJoe is bullish all things new on Bitcoin, Bitcoin defi, and Bitcoin assets. Follow our guest: @FarmerJoe0x --- 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! Chapters: 02:20 Bitcoin’s Evolution 05:30 Bitcoin Meme Coins 15:00 Inscriptions vs. Tokens 20:30 The Solana-Bitcoin Bridge 30:00 Challenges with Exchange Listings 40:00 Why Arch value like Layer 2