BITCOIN SEASON 2: Bitcoin Was Always Political w/ Casey Rodarmor
Casey Rodarmor discusses Bitcoin politics, ordinals/runes development, stablecoins, and his wild new project adding Chinese numerology and divination features to Bitcoin ordinals protocol.
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Casey Rodarmor, creator of Bitcoin Ordinals and Runes protocols, joins us to talk about his frustration with Bitcoin politics, why he thinks Bitcoiners are becoming too cozy with politicians, the future of ordinals and runes adoption, his thoughts on stablecoins, and his fascinating new project to integrate Chinese numerology and divination systems into Bitcoin through SAT-based fortune telling.
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**NOTES:**
• Bitcoin currently trading at $110,000
• Runes has built-in 4-year hype cycle for names
• One-letter rune names unlock in final phase
• Casey blames lack of creativity for runes adoption
• Stablecoins expand dollar demand globally
• Chinese numerology integration planned for ordinals
Timestamps:
00:00 Start
00:55 Tired of Ordinals & Runes?
03:25 Bitcoin is feeling weird
06:41 Politicians
10:02 Arch Network
10:34 Bitcoin & politics
12:02 Stablecoins
14:02 Hell Money Podcast
15:20 Numerology
22:04 Vaporware?
23:35 Interesting stuff right now
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