Episode description

JEREMY RUBIN RETURNS... for his annual vibe check on Bitcoin development, and the evolving art of soft forking Bitcoin. Get bonus content by subscribing to @hellmoneypod on X: https://x.com/hellmoneypod/creator-subscriptions/subscribe Or support the podcast by sending a BTC donation: bc1qztncp7lmcxdgude4px2vzh72p2yu2aud0eyzys FOLLOW HELL MONEY PODCAST: → HMP: https://x.com/hellmoneypod → Casey: https://x.com/rodarmor → Erin: https://x.com/realizingerin → Podcast Links: ⁠https://hell.money/⁠ TIMESTAMPS: 0:00 Intro 1:35 What is Jeremy doing now?? 4:45 Bitcoin L2s 17:40 How hard is Jeremy working?? 23:20 VR has been an absolute fuckin flop 25:10 Rubin year in review 32:17 Bitcoin Soft forks 33:44 Covenants without a soft fork change? 39:50 Runes 50:40 Stablecoins on Bitcoin 54:35 Erin's soft fork vibe check 59:16 OP_CAT and use of human capital 1:01:45 Bitcoin script 1:08:35 Ethereum vs. Bitcoin block production 1:13:20 Solana and global state 1:15:45 Predictions for Bitcoin soft forks 1:17:40 Could OP_CAT happen in 2025? 1:20:30 Casey's opinions on Bitcoin soft forks 1:22:22 How to soft fork Bitcoin 1:29:00 Overall 2025 predictions & outro