In this episode, we sit down with Will Reeves to discuss his perspective on what bitcoin scaling will look like in 2026, how there may be future unknown scaling solutions we cannot even comprehend today, the risks to bitcoin failing to scale further, altcoin speculation and unit bias, and the future of Fold in 5 years.

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TIMESTAMPS:

00:00:00 Intro

00:01:22 Scaling bitcoin in 2026?

00:06:49 Unknown futuristic scaling solutions?

00:08:32 Failure to scale scenario?

00:10:30 Risk that people get comfortable with centralized custodians?

00:13:40 BlackRock bitcoin fork

00:16:09 It was good an ETF was not approved in 2013

00:16:40 Will altcoins ever die?

00:22:45 Unit bias—bitcoin vs altcoins

00:24:51 Treating sats rewards differently?

00:28:44 Sat flows vs HODL’d bitcoin 

00:32:32 Future of fiat payments companies?

00:34:27 Unstoppable payments

00:39:09 Where is Fold in 5 years?

00:41:52 Why are so many people passionate about Fold?

00:43:16 Rapid fire Fold questions from the audience

00:47:47 Closing thoughts

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