The Chopping Block: Wizards vs. Laser Eyes for the Future of Bitcoin - Ep. 495

Published: May 20, 2023, 11 a.m.

b"Welcome to \\u201cThe Chopping Block\\u201d \\u2013\\xa0where crypto insiders Haseeb Qureshi, Tom Schmidt, and Robert Leshner, chop it up about the latest news. In this episode, Taproot Wizards instigator Eric Wall joins the show to discuss the rise of Ordinals and what it means for the future of Bitcoin. Will inscriptions and BRC-20 tokens bring a slew of Ethereum-style problems to the original blockchain?\\xa0\\n\\nListen to the episode on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Overcast, Podcast Addict, Pocket Casts, Stitcher, Castbox, Google Podcasts, TuneIn, Amazon Music, or on your favorite podcast platform.\\n\\nShow highlights:\\xa0\\n\\nhow Eric has set up a \\u201cwar\\u201d between the \\u201claser-eye tribe\\u201d and the \\u201cmagicians\\u201d\\n\\nhow the Bitcoin maxi community is different from the normal Bitcoin user base\\n\\nwhether Ordinals fixes the lack of demand for Bitcoin block space\\n\\nwhat Taproot is and what it enabled on the Bitcoin network\\n\\nthe MEV problem that could arise in Bitcoin now that demand for block space is going up\\n\\nwhether Bitcoin\\u2019s values resemble a religion\\n\\nwhether the increased demand for Bitcoin block space is good for the network, even if it\\u2019s fueled by JPEGs and \\u201cshitcoins\\u201d\\n\\nwhy so many people got worried about Ledger Recover\\n\\nwhy Robert thinks that Ledger\\u2019s new service is \\u201cterrifying\\u201d and why Haseeb is not so concerned\\n\\nwhether Bitcoin is becoming a unit of account once again\\n\\nHosts\\n\\n\\nHaseeb Qureshi, managing partner at Dragonfly\\xa0\\n\\n\\nRobert Leshner, founder of Compound\\n\\n\\nTom Schmidt, general partner at Dragonfly\\xa0\\n\\nGuest\\nEric Wall, cofounder of Taproot Wizards\\nPrevious appearances on Unchained:\\xa0\\n\\nEric Wall and Udi Wertheimer on Why Bitcoin Maximalism Is 'Like a Shitcoin Community'\\n\\nIs Bitcoin Doomed to Fail? Eric Wall and Justin Bons Face Off\\n\\nWhy Terra Collapsed and Whether an Algo Stablecoin Can Ever Succeed \\n\\nDisclosures\\nLinks\\n\\n\\nCoinDesk:\\xa0\\n\\nLedger Bats Back Criticism of New Wallet Recovery Service\\n\\nThe Blocksize Wars Revisited: How Bitcoin's Civil War Still Resonates Today\\n\\nNic Carter: There's No Such Thing as High Fees on Bitcoin\\n\\n\\n\\nUnchained:\\xa0\\n\\n\\u2018Backdoor\\u2019 for Seed Phrases? Ledger\\u2019s New Recovery Feature Spooks Users\\n\\n\\u200b\\u200b\\u2018Technically\\u2019 Possible to Extract User Keys? Ledger Addresses Deleted Tweet\\n\\nHaseeb Qureshi\\u2019s thread on Ledger Recover\\n\\n\\nPrevious coverage of Unchained on Ordinals and BRC-20s:\\n\\nBitcoin\\u2019s BRC-20 Mania: Is It Sustainable?\\n\\nBitcoin Ordinal NFTs Are Hot and Getting Hotter. What's the Hype About?\\n\\n\\nLearn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices"