Name: What BlackRock Did to Bitcoin That No One Noticed
Uploaded: 2026-01-10T15:03:00+00:00
Duration: 1 h 18 min 51 s
Description: Marty and Chris (@coinjoined) break down the state of Bitcoin in 2025, from protocol development drama to quantum FUD and the ongoing culture war between cypherpunks and institutions. Chris shares his

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Marty and Chris (@coinjoined) break down the state of Bitcoin in 2025, from protocol development drama to quantum FUD and the ongoing culture war between cypherpunks and institutions. Chris shares his journey from shitcoiner to Bitcoin maximalist and explains what he's building with Biturance, a Bitcoin insurance company focused on self-custody for institutional holders. They cover European adoption, Luxembourg's sovereign wealth fund buying Bitcoin, inheritance planning, the OP_RETURN debate, Tether, Layer 2s like Ark, prediction markets, and the geopolitical implications of Bitcoin in places like Venezuela.

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0:00 - Intro
0:29 - 2025 in dev FUD
5:04 - State of the industry
6:33 - European btc adoption
14:58 - Wrench attacks - Bitsurance
20:16 - Bitkey & Unchained
22:32 - Venezuela and new dynamics
31:06 - Tether & Ark
37:54 - Inheritance wallets
40:04 - SLNT & SOTE
42:27 - Time wasted on OP_DEBATE
53:24 - Quantum fork
59:39 - 2026 hopes and predictions