Blockspace: AI & Bitcoin

Bitcoin conversations from the deep end, covering markets, tech, compute, and culture from hosts Charlie Spears and Colin Harper.

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MARKETS: The Shortest Bear Market Ever w/ Matt ...
Matt Hougan, CIO of Bitwise, breaks down why we’re still in a crypto winter, the truth about central bank gold buying, and why Bitcoin’s revenue problem doesn’t matter… yet. We dive into the Kevin Warsh Fed era, quantum risks, and the rise of AI agents.
30 min
27
MINING: Big Oil Wants Dollars, Not Bitcoin w/ C...
Chris Alfano, CEO of 360 Energy, joins the podcast to discuss how Bitcoin mining is solving oil and gas problems. Learn about the reality of hash price aversion among energy giants, the move toward pipeline-scale mining, and why off-grid power is the ultimate goal for sustainable operations.
58 min
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NEWS: Bitdeer's Clarington Lawsuit, $IREN's MSC...
Colin and Charlie break down the latest Bitcoin news, from the massive $16k price drawdown and capitulation theories to Bitdeer’s legal woes in Ohio and IREN joining the MSCI index. Plus, a deep dive into "quantum resistance" and the historic shift in mining difficulty.
49 min
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ENERGY: What Bitcoin Miners Need to do to Survi...
Cathedra’s Tom Masiero joins us to breakdown how the bitcoin mining AI-shift echoes China’s 2021 bitcoin mining ban.
53 min
30
BITCOIN: What Epstein’s Bitcoin Investments Rea...
Veteran bitcoin journalist Kyle Torpey joins the show to share his findings about Jeffrey Epstein’s involvement in bitcoin.
53 min
31
Quantum: The Next Battleground For Bitcoin
Is Bitcoin quantum ready or is it just more FUD? We dive into the technical and social battles between developers and investors over the coming quantum threat, exploring the Factor 21 meme and the high-stakes game theory of post-quantum migration.
19 min
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NEWS: Bitcoin Craters, French Gov't Challenge M...
Bitcoin nukes to $65k as the industry faces a historic selloff. We cover a massive 13% difficulty drop, France’s pushback against Mara’s energy deal, Tether’s $100M investment, and massive power expansions from TerraWulf and Cipher Mining. Stay sane with our weekly news roundup.
37 min
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MARKETS: What’s Really Driving Bitcoin’s Price ...
CleanSpark’s Rory Murray joins us to explain the macro forces driving bitcoin’s price and how the options market may be suppressing bitcoin.
56 min
34
BITCOIN: How North Korean Hackers Stole $300M+ ...
North Korean hackers with the Lazarus Group have stolen over $300 million with this Telegram phishing scam.
67 min
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MARKETS: Understanding Thursday’s Market Meltdown
Markets across the board faced historic volatility yesterday, leaving many investors to ask: are we on the cusp of a crash?
34 min
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ENERGY: Understanding ERCOT’s Massive Overhaul ...
ERCOT is overhauling how it processes and approves large load interconnections. Here are the changes that are under consideration.
33 min
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TECH: How Bitcoin engineers are solving the qua...
Is Bitcoin ready for the quantum threat? Join Charlie Spears as he explores technical solutions like BIP 360 and OP_CAT. We dive into the massive trade-offs of quantum-resistant signatures and the logistical nightmare of migrating millions of addresses to keep the network secure.
22 min
38
NEWS: BitGo’s $2 Billion IPO, OpenAI’s Data Ce...
BitGo went public, the first crypto IPO of 2026! Plus, analysis on inflows into digital asset products, Bitcoin gaming app ZBD raising $40 million, and longtime Ethereum social media app Farcaster announced its founder is stepping down.
29 min
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COMPUTE: Inside China’s Control of the Critical...
China controls 90-90% of critical metal refining, and that’s a big problem for the West’s data center, energy, and defense sectors, our guest Craig Tindale explains.
66 min
40
TECH: Inside Bitcoin Core's Newest Maintainer
We dive into the mystery of the newest Bitcoin Core maintainer and the project to separate consensus code. From GitHub hierarchies to the quest for client diversity, learn how a $2 trillion network is actually governed and why the "lead maintainer" no longer exists.
33 min
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MARKETS: Inside Riot’s $311M AMD Deal w/ Jason Les
Riot just landed its first HPC/AI tenant, AMD, in a deal with a total potential value of $1 billion.
23 min
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NEWS: Galaxy’s 830 MW Expansion, BitGo’s $1.96B...
Galaxy Digital landed a 830 MW approval from ERCOT, and MrBeast gets a $200M investment from BitMine.
32 min
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MARKETS: The Metric That Will Signal A Bitcoin ...
James Check joins the show to analyze Bitcoin's market structure in early 2026. We discuss the divergence between BTC and equities, the impact of "extraordinary" ETFs, and why the Realized Cap suggests a cooling-off period. Plus, deep dives into quantum computing risks and on-chain data.
47 min
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TECH: Unraveling Bitcoin's Quantum Problem (Vid...
Charlie Spears explores the existential threat of quantum computing to Bitcoin. Shor’s algorithm and the heated debate surrounding Satoshi’s 1 million BTC stash.
18 min
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NEWS: Hut 8’s Eyes 500MW Site, MSCI Keeps MSTR,...
For today’s roundup, Hut 8 waits on approval for a 500 MW site in Illinois, MSCI keeps MSTR in indices, and Florida tries again for a strategic bitcoin reserve.
32 min
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CULTURE: The State of Crypto Media w/ Brady Dale
For today’s Blockspace Pod, Brady Dale joins us to discuss the best and worst crypto media publications for 2026.
65 min
47
COMPUTE: Quantum's $100 Billion Threat To Bitcoin
Charlie and Colin dive into the quantum computing debate. Is it a threat to Bitcoin or just VC hype? We explore vulnerable addresses, Nick Carter's thesis, the 2028 timeline, and the controversial plan to "burn" Satoshi's coins to save the network from a $100B hack.
46 min
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CULTURE: Our Predictions For 2026
Charlie and Colin drop their 6 major predictions for 2026. From a silver supply shock and Bitcoin hash rate stagnation to the rise of prediction markets and AI data center delays. Find out why big banks are entering Bitcoin lending and why the internet is about to get fake.
40 min
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Our Top Stories From 2025
The Blockspace Boys count down the best and favorite Bitcoin stories of 2025, from ICE raids in Texas and Operation Chokepoint 2.0 to the explosive pivot to AI and the mystery of the $8B OG whale wallet.
50 min
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Inside the $220M Bitcoin Infrastructure SPAC w/...
Ryan Gentry, CEO of Bitcoin Infrastructure Acquisition Corp, discusses his $220M IPO, the "aerospace mafia" thesis, and why Bitcoin lending is the next big sector for public markets.
42 min