BITCOIN SEASON 2: Bitcoin Jesus 2.0: Saylor Era

Vortex returns to discuss Bitcoin's future, soft fork upgrades like CTV, the dangers of cult personalities, and why Bitcoin development must continue despite political resistance in this technical deep dive. You're listening to Bitcoin Season 2. Subscribe to the newsletter, trusted by over 7,000 Bitcoiners: https://newsletter.blockspacemedia.com Vortex joins us to talk about Bitcoin's unfinished evolution, the critical need for soft fork upgrades like CTV and check sig from stack, parallels between Roger Ver and Michael Saylor's influence, lessons from the block size war, and why technical development can't stop despite growing political resistance within the Bitcoin community. Subscribe to the newsletter! https://newsletter.blockspacemedia.com **Notes:** • Bitcoin at $110,000 feels eerily casual in 2025 • CTV has $500k+ bug bounty with no exploits found • Only 3-5% of global population has used Bitcoin • Next cycle could see $2M+ Bitcoin price target • ETFs defined this cycle; governments next • Lightning needs upgrades for high-fee environments Timestamps: 00:00 Start 01:20 The RETURN of Vortex 03:47 Blocksize War vs Now 08:41 Roger Ver & Micheal Saylor 14:56 Why not big blocks? 19:38 UASF (user activated soft fork) 20:47 CTV + CSFS 24:49 Current state of Bitcoin 31:50 Protecting your psyche - 👉 Brought to you by Arch Network! Arch brings the speed of Solana & the best of crypto UX to Bitcoin. Tap into the rich app ecosystem on Arch & try out the testnet while you’re still early! Visit arch.network to learn more. - 👋Bitcoin Season 2 is produced Blockspace Media, Bitcoin’s first B2B publication in Bitcoin. Follow us on Twitter and check out our newsletter for the best information in Bitcoin mining, Ordinals and tech! Enjoy the show? Check out our website and newsletter by clicking here. Questions or want to sponsor? hello@blockspace.media See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.