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Ordinals pump, Runes pump, private mempools, soft fork possibilities, and Saylor defections.... We've also got Liquidium analyst Shudu reviewing metrics at the top of the sho

Alex explains how the Ark protocol uses shared UTXOs (Unspent Transaction Outputs) and cryptographic methods to allow multiple users to leverage the same transaction, enhancing Bitcoin scalability. The conversation explores why Ark is needed beyond Bitcoin's Layer 1, especially for small, everyday transactions, and the challenges of simplifying these complex ideas.

"Bitcoin Pipes," a novel system for implementing covenants in Bitcoin without requiring a soft fork. Komarov explains how pipes can emulate missing Bitcoin opcodes, allowing for more complex and expressive transactions.

Charlie explains recent controversies surrounding Mempool.space, a popular Bitcoin transaction explorer, as it began displaying rune-related transaction data, sparking debates within the community.