Charlie and Colin record live from Bitcoin 2025 in Las Vegas to discuss VP JD Vance’s nuanced Bitcoin takes, the conference’s corporate transformation, Lightning Network’s 9.7% APR yields, Peter Schiff’s surprising Bitcoin NFT sales, conference security issues, and whether Bitcoin has lost its cypherpunk roots to Wall Street suits.
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NOTES:
• Bitcoin market cap: $2 trillion, $100k+ price
• Lightning routing earned 9.7% APR yields
• Conference had 30k attendees, 4k BTC payments
• Peter Schiff sold NFTs for 0.01-0.02 BTC each
• Vegas conference returning next year
• Multiple stages: 6-7 different tracks
Timestamps:
00:00 Start
02:03 Peter Schiff <3 Bitcoin
04:19 Vibe check
10:36 Sh!#coins galore!
14:30 JD Vance
20:45 Not much gambling
22:24 9.7% APY Lightning Routing Node
27:31 Square enables Bitcoin payments
29:37 New scammer crowd
30:55 Bitcoin skull
33:29 Sh!#coin swag room service?
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