Time stamps: Introduction (00:00:56) Michael Saylor & Paranoid Crypto Anarchy (00:01:20) Bitcoin Block Size Discussion (00:03:10) Ossification of Bitcoin (00:04:09) Challenges of Second Layer Solutions (00:05:31) Botanics and Spider Chain (00:08:15) Practicality of Innovations (00:09:44) State of the Lightning Network (00:10:14) Liquidity Management in Lightning (00:15:43) Drivechains as a Solution (00:17:00) Cultural Complacency in Bitcoin (00:19:15) The Bull Market vs. Bear Market Metrics (00:20:42) Concerns Over Bitcoin Custodianship (00:22:43) Long-Term Perspective on Bitcoin Governance (00:24:33) Stablecoins in Conference Travel (00:25:42) Privacy Tools and Adoption Challenges (00:28:15) Rollups vs. Sidechains (00:30:12) Monero and Litecoin as Non-Scams (00:31:57) Scaling Challenges in Bitcoin (00:36:10) Economic Perspective on Bitcoin Spam (00:37:43) The Future of Bitcoin Fees (00:39:01) Tail Mission Concept (00:40:05) Bitcoin's 21 Million Cap (00:40:41) Bitcoin Cash Block Size Discussion (00:41:34) Technological Improvements Impact (00:42:35) Node Running Costs (00:43:17) Benchmarking Bitcoin Nodes (00:44:37) Zero Knowledge Proofs for Wallets (00:45:47) Bitcoin Maximalism and Rhetoric (00:47:29) Research on Mempool Data (00:49:10) Self-Custody Consulting Services (00:50:18) Favorite Hardware Wallets (00:51:26) ColdCard Controversy (00:53:16) Quantum Computing Threat (00:55:51) The Ethereum DAO Moment (00:58:17) Inevitable Hard Forks (00:58:23) Ossification and Authority (00:58:49) Node Upgrade Lag (00:59:26) Future Hard Fork Feasibility (01:00:19) Finding Excitement in Bitcoin (01:00:31)