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Casey Rodarmor discusses Bitcoin politics, ordinals/runes development, stablecoins, and his wild new project adding Chinese numerology and divination features to Bitcoin ordinals protocol.
Casey Rodarmor, creator of Bitcoin Ordinals and Runes protocols, joins us to talk about his frustration with Bitcoin politics, why he thinks Bitcoiners are becoming too cozy with politicians, the future of ordinals and runes adoption, his thoughts on stablecoins, and his fascinating new project to integrate Chinese numerology and divination systems into Bitcoin through SAT-based fortune telling.
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**NOTES:**
• Bitcoin currently trading at $110,000
• Runes has built-in 4-year hype cycle for names
• One-letter rune names unlock in final phase
• Casey blames lack of creativity for runes adoption
• Stablecoins expand dollar demand globally
• Chinese numerology integration planned for ordinals
Timestamps:
00:00 Start
00:55 Tired of Ordinals & Runes?
03:25 Bitcoin is feeling weird
06:41 Politicians
10:02 Arch Network
10:34 Bitcoin & politics
12:02 Stablecoins
14:02 Hell Money Podcast
15:20 Numerology
22:04 Vaporware?
23:35 Interesting stuff right now
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We’ll tell you how the Senate secured exactly enough votes to pass as many of President Trump’s priorities as possible—all at once—and what still needs to happen before the mega-bill becomes law.
Also, what to know about what’s being called “Alligator Alcatraz,” and the White House’s latest warning for undocumented immigrants.
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With a shaky truce between Israel and Iran holding, activists say the Iranian government is hunting for people it suspects of collaborating with Israel. Iranian state media reports hundreds have been taken into custody in the last two weeks and some are fleeing into neighboring countries, including Turkey. We hear from some.
And, during the air war with Israel, one young Iranian woman turned to Chat GPT for information and comfort.
US Senate approves Trump's mega-bill on tax and spending, after Vice-President JD Vance casts tie-breaking vote. Also: Delhi bans fuel sales to old cars to tackle air pollution, and TV evangelist Jimmy Swaggart dies.
Partial verdict in the sex trafficking and racketeering trial of rap mogul Sean "Diddy" Combs. Senate passes the president's "Big, Beautiful Bill" which heads to the House days before President Trump's July 4th deadline. Trump visits migrant detention center dubbed "Alligator Alcatraz" in Florida.
CBS News Correspondent Jennifer Keiper with tonight's World News Roundup.
The FDA has approved a breakthrough preventative treatment for HIV that could change the course of the AIDS epidemic. But deep cuts to health initiatives could hinder the rollout. Lenacapavir not only offers nearly 100 percent protection from HIV, but people only need two injections per year. William Brangham discussed more with Mitchell Warren of the AIDS Vaccine Advocacy Coalition. PBS News is supported by - https://www.pbs.org/newshour/about/funders
