Is Bitcoin Failing? | Alex Gladstein & Paul Sztorc

<p>Alex Gladstein is the Chief Strategy Officer at the Human Rights Foundation, Paul Sztorc is Founder and CEO of LayerTwoLabs and the creator or Drivechains.</p> <p>In this episode, we discuss whether Bitcoin is falling behind the innovation curve, if Lightning Network has failed as a project, and if privacy models like eCash are a dangerous compromise or a practical necessity. We also get into whether hard forks should be revived as a path for progress, how censorship resistance is being weighed against usability, and why Paul believes Bitcoin is accumulating “technical scar tissue.” Finally, we explore whether Bitcoin’s culture has become a bottleneck to innovation, and what that means for its long-term future.</p> <p>THANKS TO OUR SPONSORS: IREN: <a href="https://www.iren.com/">https://www.iren.com/</a> RIVER: <a href="https://river.com/wbd">https://river.com/wbd</a> ANCHORWATCH: <a href="https://www.anchorwatch.com/">https://www.anchorwatch.com/</a> COINKITE: <a href="https://store.coinkite.com/promo/WBD">https://store.coinkite.com/promo/WBD</a> BLOCKWARE: <a href="https://mining.blockwaresolutions.com/wbd">https://mining.blockwaresolutions.com/wbd</a> </p> <p>Follow: Danny Knowles: <a href="https://x.com/_DannyKnowles">https://x.com/_DannyKnowles</a> or <a href="https://primal.net/danny">https://primal.net/danny</a> Alex Gladstein: <a href="https://x.com/gladstein">https://x.com/gladstein</a> or <a href="https://primal.net/gladstein">https://primal.net/gladstein</a> Paul Sztorc: <a href="https://x.com/Truthcoin">https://x.com/Truthcoin</a></p>