What Bitcoin Did

Danny Knowles•www.whatbitcoindid.com

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What Bitcoin Did unpacks Bitcoin’s role in reshaping money, freedom, and the future of finance.

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The OP_RETURN War: Who Controls Bitcoin w/ Bitcoin Mechanic

Bitcoin Mechanic is the Chief Boiling Officer at OCEAN. In this episode, we dive deep into the battle over OP_RETURN and Bitcoin node policy. Mechanic explains why arbitrary data like inscriptions and JPEGs represent an attack vector, how Core developers have responded, and why he believes filters are essential to protecting Bitcoin’s monetary use case. We also cover the risks of miner centralisation, the tension between Bitcoin’s ideological roots and its current developer politics, and what’s ...

May 14, 2025•1 hr 24 min

$100K Bitcoin: Is the Cycle Breaking? W/ Checkmate

Checkmate is an on-chain analyst and founder of Checkonchain. In this episode, we get into Bitcoin’s breakout back above $100k and what on-chain data reveals about who’s buying, who’s selling, and whether retail is finally showing up. We also discuss whether the Bitcoin cycles are over, how the global macro shift is influencing hard asset flows, and why gold might be the early signal for a longer Bitcoin run. Finally, we get into the OP_RETURN war. Follow: Danny Knowles: https://x.com/_DannyKnow...

May 12, 2025•1 hr 16 min

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