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How AI Agents and the Lightning Network are Transforming the Bitcoin Economy with Shone Anstey of LQWD Mar 19, 2026

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Shone Anstey, Chairman and CEO of LQWD Technologies Corp, joins the Bitcoin for Corporations X Space to discuss how AI agents are creating explosive demand for the Lightning Network as the native payment rail of the internet. Shone breaks down why machines need instant, peer-to-peer micropayments, how LQWD is using Grok for channel rebalancing, the concept of agent identity on Bitcoin's mainchain, and why Lightning is the "eighth layer of the internet." He also shares insights on non-custodial Bitcoin yield for treasury companies, the parallels between today's AI boom and the 90s internet revolution, and what Treasury 2.0 looks like for Bitcoin operating companies.

Chapters:

00:00 – Introduction & Welcome

02:00 – Shone's Open Cure Side Project and AI Passion

08:15 – From the 90s Internet to Bitcoin: Shone's Background

11:18 – Bitcoin as the Trust Protocol

14:41 – Why Lightning Beats Other Networks for AI Agents

17:24 – Bitcoin Treasury Companies Earn Non-Custodial Yield

27:15 – Onboarding AI Agents to Lightning

29:07 – Agent Identity on Bitcoin

37:17 – What the Future Looks Like for AI and Bitcoin

48:07 – Digital Credit, Treasury 2.0, and Closing Thoughts

#Bitcoin #LightningNetwork #AIAgents #LQWD #BitcoinTreasury #AgenticWeb #Micropayments #Layer2 #BitcoinForCorporations #CryptoAI #Web3 #OpenSource #BitcoinYield #LightningPayments #MachineLearning #BitcoinAdoption #TrustProtocol #DigitalEconomy #Fintech #BitcoinMining

Balaji Srinivasan: The Digital Investor's Guide to American Anarchy Mar 18, 2026

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Balaji Srinivasan explains why America's political system is swinging further left and further right until it breaks apart entirely. In this conversation with Brandon Green, he lays out why Bitcoin serves as the fire alarm for a failing system and why your location matters more than your portfolio. Balaji shares his "liquidate, emigrate, accelerate" framework, and reveals why Latin America and El Salvador may be the smartest destinations for Bitcoiners. Read more about the Network School Here: https://ns.com/Click here to get 10% off bitcoin 2026 Conference in Las Vegas: https://tickets.b.tc/event/bitcoin-2026?promoCodeTask=apply&promoCodeInput=YT10🔶 Brandon Green - BTC Inc CEO🔶 Balaji Srinivasan - Author/Founder of the Network School

CHAPTERS

0:00 - Bitcoin Conquers Minds, Not Land

7:00 - Network School: Building New Societies From the Cloud

11:42 - Earn.com Is Coming Back — Major Alpha Drop

21:00 - AI Supercharges Tribes But Creates Chaos Outside Them

28:00 - Digital Borders, Physical Borders & the China Firewall

36:00 - America's Freedom Tradition Could Lead to Anarchy

44:00 - Bitcoin as the Seed of a Proposition Nation

52:00 - Why Crypto Civilization Beats Crypto Anarchy

59:00 - The Playbook for Liquidate, Emigrate, Accelerate

1:07:00 - Unleashing Elon, Humanoid Robots & the Future of Network States

#Balaji #BalajiSrinivasan #Bitcoin #NetworkState #NetworkSchool #BitcoinPodcast #BitcoinMagazine #EarnCom #StartupSociety #DigitalTribes #BitcoinFuture #AIandBitcoin #ElSalvadorBitcoin #Decentralization #LiquidateEmigrateAccelerate #SovereignIndividual #BitcoinCivilization #StartupCities #PseudonymousEconomy #HumanoidRobots #BitcoinPrice #ChinaVsInternet #NetworkStatebook #BrandonGreen #BitcoinConference #SpecialEconomicZone

US Strikes Iran, Banks Lobby Against Stablecoin Bill & Why AI's Future Chooses Bitcoin | BPH Ep 30 Mar 06, 2026

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The US launches strikes on Iran and the global power balance is shifting fast. Ken Egan breaks down the geopolitics, from the BRICS setback to what happens when Trump meets Xi in the coming weeks. Meanwhile, the White House is taking sides against the banks on the GENIUS Act as the stablecoin yield fight heats up ahead of midterms. Plus, BPI drops a groundbreaking study where they tested 36 AI models across 9,000+ conversations, and Bitcoin was chosen nearly 50% of the time without ever being mentioned in the prompts. Luke Danielian walks through the findings and Zack Shapiro explains why machine-to-machine commerce is about to reshape financial regulation.

Check out the BPI Study here: https://www.moneyforai.org/

🔶 Connect with Zack Shapiro on X: https://x.com/zackbshapiro🔶 Connect with Zack Cohen on X: https://x.com/zackcohen_🔶 Connect with Ken Egan on X: https://x.com/Bayman11771🔶 Connect with Luke Danielian on X: https://x.com/LukasDanielian🔶 Learn more about the Bitcoin Policy Institute: https://www.btcpolicy.org/Chapters: 1:48 Ken Egan Breaks Down the U.S. Strikes on Iran

6:56 Geopolitical Chess

10:54 Iran's Gulf State Strategy & Saudi Arabia's Response

14:37 Stablecoin Yield Battle: White House vs. the Banks

21:54 Kraken Gets a Fed Master Account: What It Means

27:25 Zack Shapiro's Viral AI Article & the Judgment Premium

34:00 BPI's AI Study: Which Money Do Agents Prefer?

44:35 Reactions, Reddit Bias Debate & Policy Implications

53:14 Machine-to-Machine Payments, Tort Law & the Legal Frontier

#Bitcoin #BitcoinPolicy #AIagents #MoneyForAI #BPI #StablecoinLegislation #GENIUSAct #BitcoinRegulation #LightningNetwork #DigitalAssets #MachineLearning #AIeconomy #BitcoinTax #Kraken #FederalReserve #Geopolitics #IranStrikes #BRICS #TrumpXi #MarketStructure #BitcoinMining #WhiteHouseCrypto #DigitalNativeMoney #BitcoinStoreOfValue #UnitOfAccount #MachineToMachinePayments #BitcoinPolicyHour #BitcoinConference #ZackShapiro #OpenSource

DISCLAIMER: The views and opinions expressed in this show are those of the participants and do not necessarily reflect the official policy or position of BTC Inc., Bitcoin Magazine, or any affiliated entities. This content is provided for informational and educational purposes only and should not be construed as investment, legal, tax, or accounting advice. Nothing contained in this show constitutes a solicitation, recommendation, endorsement, or offer to buy or sell any securities or financial instruments. Viewers should consult their own advisors before making financial or business decisions.

Mark Yusko: The Bitcoin Price is a Liar - Why to Watch Gold | Bitcoin Magazine Podcast Mar 04, 2026

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Mark Yusko of Morgan Creek Capital sits down with Brandon Green to explain why Bitcoin's price has nothing to do with its value and why that distinction matters more than ever right now. They break down how futures markets suppress Bitcoin's spot price, why the four-year cycle played out exactly as expected, and how AI agents are already choosing Bitcoin as their native money.
🔶 Brandon Green - BTC Inc CEO🔶 Mark Yusko (Morgan Creek Capital Management)

Chapters: 0:00 Mark Yusko Joins the Bitcoin Magazine Podcast

7:30 Bitcoin's Four-Year Cycle and Why It Played Out Perfectly

15:00 Futures Markets, the Carry Trade, and Bitcoin Price Suppression

22:30 Price Is a Liar: Why Market Cap Is a Misleading Metric

30:00 Portfolio Allocation: Why 1% Bitcoin Changes Everything

37:30 Regulatory Capture and FUD Wars

45:00 Gold vs Bitcoin: Same Store of Value, Different Timeline

55:00 World Reserve Currencies

1:03:00 AI Agents, Proof of Work, and the Future of Digital Money

1:16:00 Hyper-Bitcoinization, Bear Market Outlook, and Final Thoughts

#Bitcoin #MarkYusko #MorganCreek #BitcoinCycle #BitcoinMagazine #BitcoinPodcast #BTC #BitcoinHalving #MetcalfesLaw #GoldVsBitcoin #BitcoinFutures #CME #HyperBitcoinization #ProofOfWork #AIAgents #BitcoinValue #BitcoinBearMarket #MichaelSaylor #FiatCurrency #SoundMoney #BitcoinInvesting #BitcoinStrategy #DigitalGold #ReserveCurrency #BitcoinAdoption #BitcoinNetwork #StorOfValue #MoneyHistory #BitcoinWinter #BitcoinMagazinePodcast

The Nakamoto Flywheel Strategy for Scaling a Bitcoin Treasury with BTC Inc | BFC Show Ep. 28 Mar 04, 2026

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Are we in a repeat of the post-FTX "forging in the fire" era? Tyler Evans and Pierre Rochard provide a candid look at the current 50% drawdown and why Market-to-NAV compression is a rite of passage for the new class of Bitcoin Treasuries. They break down why Nakamoto ($NAKA) is doubling down on "Information-to-Capital" flywheels while the marginal equity investor is tapped out, and how yield-bearing preferred shares are becoming the go-to instrument for the next wave of institutional adoption.

Chapters:

00:53 - Tyler’s origins in Bitcoin

03:40 - Vision of BTC Media

13:04 - Acquisition of BTC Media & UTXO by Nakamoto

16:56 - Bear Bitcoin Market

24:39 - Scalability of Financing for Bitcoin Treasury Companies

30:30 - New Products from Nakamoto

34:16 - Bitcoin’s Motivating Factor for Countries

38:27 - Potential Strategic Bitcoin Reserve?

46:16 - One last fun question…

46:45 - The Critical Necessities for a Bitcoin Treasury Company

Self-Custody Under Threat, Why Banks Can't Hold Bitcoin & the 2028 AI Crisis | BPH Ep 29 Feb 28, 2026

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Your right to self-custody is being quietly negotiated away. Bipartisan deal-making on the stablecoin bill could gut the BRCA provisions that protect Bitcoin developers and your right to hold your own keys. Meanwhile, the Basel framework's 1,250% risk weight makes it so expensive for banks to hold Bitcoin that none of them will and that may be by design. They also dig into Trini Research's viral 2028 Global Intelligence Crisis report and why mass AI disruption could actually be hyper-bullish for Bitcoin.

🔶 Connect with Zack Shapiro on X: https://x.com/zackbshapiro

🔶 Connect with Zack Cohen on X: https://x.com/zackcohen_

🔶 Connect with Ken Egan on X: https://x.com/Bayman11771

🔶 Learn more about the Bitcoin Policy Institute: https://www.btcpolicy.org/

Chapters:

3:00 Stablecoin Bill & BRCA Self-Custody Provisions Under Threat

8:21 First Amendment, Software Developers & Money Transmitter Law1

2:08 What BPI Is Doing on Capitol Hill & How You Can Help

17:41 Basel's 1,250% Risk Weight Mistake Explained

25:34 Supreme Court Strikes Down IEEPA Tariffs

32:19 Marco Rubio on the Declining Dollar & Stablecoin Urgency

35:13 Trini Research's 2028 Global Intelligence Crisis Report

43:09 AI Disruption, UBI, and Why Bitcoin Is the Hedge

50:55 Centaur Maxing, AI Native Skills & Career Advice for Graduates

#Bitcoin #BitcoinPolicy #BRCA #SelfCustody #StablecoinBill #SupremeCourt #Tariffs #IEEPA #BaselFramework #BankOfInternationalSettlements #BitcoinRegulation #AIDisruption #2028Crisis #TriniResearch #BitcoinPolicyInstitute #MoneyTransmitter #FirstAmendment #BitcoinAndAI #MarcoRubio #DollarDecline #UBI #SoundMoney #BitcoinBanking #DigitalAssets #BitcoinDevelopers #AgentCommerce #Deflation #BitcoinHedge #CongressBitcoin #BitcoinNews

Michael Saylor's Strategy World 2026 Keynote: Digital Credit Feb 26, 2026

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The global credit market is worth $300 trillion and Michael Saylor believes digital credit will capture a massive share of it. In this keynote from Strategy World 2026, Saylor walks through the complete theory of digital credit from first principles: what Bitcoin is, why variable preferred equity is the longest-duration capital structure short of equity, and how STRC delivers double-digit yields with deferred tax treatment and principal protection. He also lays out the programmable future of digital money and digital yield, with ETFs, on-chain tokens, and bank accounts all being built on top of STRC as a foundation.🔶 Michael Saylor - Founder & Executive Chairman, StrategyChapters: 0:00 - How to Make Money Digitally1:00 - What Is Bitcoin? Defining Digital Capital2:40 - What Is Digital Credit and How STRC Was Created4:00 - Converting Capital Into Credit: The Core Breakthrough5:26 - From Exchange Leverage to Variable Preferred8:14 - Why Senior Debt, Convertible Notes & Covenants Fall Short11:30 - Solving the Investor Dilemma: Equity Returns + Credit Safety13:05 - BTC Rating, BTC Risk & How to Price Digital Credit15:31 - STRC Performance: Holding Value Through a 45% Bitcoin Drawdown21:26 - Tax Yield, Generational Wealth & Corporate Treasury Strategy27:51 - Programmable Digital Credit: ETFs, Tokens, Bank Accounts & Layer 337:47 - The Reflexive Flywheel: How Credit, Bitcoin & Equity Drive Each Other44:12 - The $50 Trillion Opportunity & Call to Action#DigitalCredit #BitcoinTreasury #PreferredEquity #BitcoinConference #Strive #Metaplanet #Strategy #MicroStrategy #BitcoinInvesting #FixedIncome #BitcoinCapitalMarkets #DylanLeClair #MattCole #BenWerkman #AndrewKang #BitcoinYield #InstitutionalBitcoin #BitcoinFinance #CapitalStructure #BitcoinETF #BitcoinBondMarket #reflexivity DISCLAIMER: The views and opinions expressed in this show are those of the participants and do not necessarily reflect the official policy or position of BTC Inc., Bitcoin Magazine, or any affiliated entities. This content is provided for informational and educational purposes only and should not be construed as investment, legal, tax, or accounting advice. Nothing contained in this show constitutes a solicitation, recommendation, endorsement, or offer to buy or sell any securities or financial instruments. Viewers should consult their own advisors before making financial or business decisions.

"AI Centaurs" vs "Slop Cannons": Economic Bifurcation in the Age of AI | BPH Ep 28 Feb 20, 2026

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We're living in the "centaur era" of AI and if you're not combining human judgment with AI tools, you're already falling behind. In this episode, Zack Cohen and the Bitcoin Policy Hour team break down the BCG study proving that AI-augmented workers crush both pure humans and blind AI users, then pivot to Secretary Rubio's landmark Munich Security Conference speech signaling the end of the postwar order with Europe. Plus, the hosts analyze Bitcoin ETF flows, whale selling pressure, and why a federal judge just ruled your AI chat logs aren't privileged.🔶 Connect with Zack Shapiro on X: https://x.com/zackbshapiro🔶 Connect with Zack Cohen on X: https://x.com/zackcohen_🔶 Connect with Ken Egan on X: https://x.com/Bayman11771🔶 Learn more about the Bitcoin Policy Institute: https://www.btcpolicy.org/Chapters: 2:21 Open AI, Open Cloud and The AI Landscape3:32 Self-Hosting AI Infrastructure and Privacy Concerns8:50 Federal Court Rules AI Chat Logs Are Not Privileged13:15 Anthropic's Legal Tools and the SaaS Apocalypse14:47 The Centaur Era: Human-AI Collaboration Strategy20:16 Ken's Reaction: AI Adoption Is Inevitable23:10 Chess, Poker and the Limits of the AI Metaphor28:01 Secretary Rubio's Munich Security Conference Speech37:38 U.S.-Europe Strategy: Good Cop After Bad Cop?44:12 Civilizational Values, Immigration and European Decline52:21 Bitcoin Market Analysis: ETFs, Jane Street and Whale Selling#Bitcoin #BitcoinPolicy #BitcoinPolicyHour #BPI #AIStrategy #CentaurMaxing #HumanAI #ArtificialIntelligence #SecretaryRubio #MunichSecurityConference #USForeignPolicy #NATO #Geopolitics #BitcoinETF #IBIT #Blackrock #JaneStreet #AIPrivacy #SelfHostedAI #AttorneyClientPrivilege #BitcoinMarket #AIWorkforce #JaggedFrontier #DigitalAssets #MonetaryPolicy #EuropeanPolitics #WesternValues #BitcoinAnalysis #AIProductivity #TechPolicyDISCLAIMER: The views and opinions expressed in this show are those of the participants and do not necessarily reflect the official policy or position of BTC Inc., Bitcoin Magazine, or any affiliated entities. This content is provided for informational and educational purposes only and should not be construed as investment, legal, tax, or accounting advice. Nothing contained in this show constitutes a solicitation, recommendation, endorsement, or offer to buy or sell any securities or financial instruments. Viewers should consult their own advisors before making financial or business decisions.

MSTR Q4 2025 Earnings Call Analysis: The Digital Credit Stress Test | BFC Show Ep. 25 Feb 12, 2026

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Is Strategy actually doing nothing or is digital credit the product? This episode analyzes Strategy’s Q4 2025 earnings call and explains why its perpetual preferred equity avoided margin calls, liquidations, and maturity risk. Pierre Rochard and Spencer Nichols break down why digital credit products like Stretch held near par while bitcoin drew down sharply. From credit ratings and cash buffers to Bitcoin-backed lending and quantum risk, this episode reframes what a Bitcoin treasury company really is.

🔶 Connect with Pierre Rochard on X: https://x.com/BitcoinPierre

🔶 Connect with Spencer Nichols on X: https://x.com/DeSpencer_

🔶 Follow Bitcoin For Corporations X:https://x.com/BitcoinForCorps

🔶 Learn more about Bitcoin For Corporations - the executive network for corporate bitcoin adoption: https://b.tc/corporations

Chapters:

00:00 – Why Strategy’s Digital Credit Is the Real Product

05:00 – Bear-Market Stress Testing Without Margin Calls

10:00 – Bank Credit vs Non-Bank Credit Explained

15:00 – Bitcoin-Backed Lending and Institutional Demand

20:00 – STRC vs bitcoin: Volatility and Yield

25:00 – Who These Products Are Actually For 3

0:00 – Ideology vs Adoption in Bitcoin Finance

35:00 – Strategy’s Plan to Increase Bitcoin Per Share

40:00 – Rates, Liquidity, and the AI Macro Backdrop

45:00 – Quantum Risk, Consensus, and “Don’t Panic”

50:00 – Security, Governance, and Bitcoin’s Upgrade Path

55:00 – What This Means for Bitcoin’s Financial Future

#Bitcoin #MichaelSaylor #BitcoinTreasury #BitcoinForCorporations #Strategy #DigitalCredit #BitcoinFinance #CorporateBitcoin #BitcoinAdoption #BitcoinCapitalMarkets #BitcoinYield #BitcoinCredit #BitcoinConference #BitcoinMagazine #InstitutionalBitcoin

Upgrading Bitcoin's Consensus Engine: Bitcoin Kernel Explained w/ Core Dev Sedited Feb 11, 2026

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The Bitcoin Kernel project is one of the most misunderstood developments in Bitcoin Core. In this conversation, Shinobi and Sedited explain how isolating validation logic increases flexibility, improves security, and enables alternative node implementations. From multi-process architecture to formal protocol specifications, this episode covers why kernel development matters now.

#Bitcoin #BitcoinDevelopment #BitcoinCore

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🔶 Shinobi - Technical Editor, Bitcoin Magazine🔶 Sedited – Bitcoin Core Developer

Chapters: 00:00 – Why Bitcoin Consensus Isolation Matters

04:58 – Why "libconsensus" Failed

08:01 – Kernel vs Multi-Process Bitcoin Core

10:55 – Can Developers Build Full Nodes With the Kernel Today? 12:25 – Real-World Kernel Adoption Outside Bitcoin Core

14:05 – How Bitcoin Kernel Validates Blocks

16:26 – Does the Kernel Centralize Power?

19:41 – Competition, Forking, and Consensus Safety

21:19 – Could Bitcoin Ever Have a Formal Specification?

24:29 – The Future of Bitcoin Kernel Development

#BitcoinKernel #ConsensusRules #BitcoinProtocol #NodeImplementations #BitcoinEngineering #BitcoinMagazine #OpenSourceBitcoin #DecentralizedSystems #BitcoinValidation #BitcoinInfrastructure #BitcoinBuildersDISCLAIMER: The views and opinions expressed in this show are those of the participants and do not necessarily reflect the official policy or position of BTC Inc., Bitcoin Magazine, or any affiliated entities. This content is provided for informational and educational purposes only and should not be construed as investment, legal, tax, or accounting advice. Nothing contained in this show constitutes a solicitation, recommendation, endorsement, or offer to buy or sell any securities or financial instruments. Viewers should consult their own advisors before making financial or business decisions.

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