Podcast Insights | Meridian

Vol. 2026 — Issue 06

Published Weekly

Feb 11, 2026

Bits + Bips: Could Blackrock Someday Feel Compelled to 'Fire' Bitcoin Core Devs?

Crypto's next phase: governance and quantum risk collide with AI-driven market disruption, a collapse of token VC models, and a rotation from growth to value investing.

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Feb 11, 2026

Is Regulation Actually Bullish for Bitcoin? | Chris Giancarlo

A veteran regulator argues Congress must codify a U.S. digital financial architecture now—balancing CFTC rulemaking, prediction markets, and measured regulation.

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Feb 11, 2026

When Technology Becomes More Addictive Than Crack

A wide-ranging dive into how data, AI agents, and branding shift power and incentives—why root access, alignment, and narratives will shape tech's future.

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Feb 11, 2026

Lighter's Founder on Ethereum's Fastest DEX: LIT, Robinhood, and The TradFi-DeFi Bridge

Vlad Nabokovsky explains how Lighter uses custom ZK proofs and LIT staking to deliver high-performance, verifiable on-chain perpetuals, tokenized equities, and composable DeFi infrastructure.

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Feb 11, 2026

The Catalysts That Could Trigger the Next Bitcoin Breakout w/ Matt Hougan

Hosts and Bitwise’s Matt Hogan unpack the crypto winter’s causes, recovery catalysts—stablecoins, tokenization, AI agents—and why narratives, quantum fears, and politics matter now.

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Feb 11, 2026

Bitcoin & ETH Looking Fragile | Autonomous Agents in Web3

A deep dive into autonomous AI agents in crypto—how they'll trade, pay, and reshape markets, plus practical security and cost controls.

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