About this episode
Joël makes his long-awaited return to discuss government crypto stockpiles, inaugural BCH bank run, whether BTC has reached its ceiling, El Salvador, BCH vs XMR guys, and lots more. Joël is an unbanked-since-2015 crypto advocate and host of The Digital Cash Network. Enjoy the chat, and please share your thoughts in the comments.Links:Joël on Twitter: https://x.com/TheDesertLynxDigital Cash Network on Twitter: https://x.com/DigitalCashNetDigital Cash Network YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/@DigitalCashNetworkBLISS 2025 Velma NFT on Tapswap: https://tapswap.cash/trade/5a4f6b25243c1a2dabb2434e3d9e574f65c31764ce0e7eb4127a46fa74657691Episode slides: https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1tEAi6rzO0Xve0ACOc5lu2WmZyPIEbjhz/edit#slide=id.g1001e085589_0_4Donations:bitcoincash:qrzhzw5rr6pgx0eu3enqze84eqlq4dudcvpqwvuyphSponsors:Thank you very much to our FundMe.Cash contributors: https://fundme.cash/campaign/18General Protocols: https://generalprotocols.com and https://bchbull.comSocials:Website: https://www.bitcoincashpodcast.comTimestamps:00:00 Podcast starts00:37 Intro and market update01:59 Joël Valenzuela07:36 Crypto dev funding models16:28 Ethereum29:41 ETH, SOL, on-chain scaling34:27 Strategic reserve45:54 Has BTC reached its ceiling?1:02:05 Community comment of the week1:10:29 “Hijacking Bitcoin” vs "The Blocksize War"1:19:28 Orange coin, orange book1:20:11 BCH bank run1:33:25 El Salvador situation1:45:32 BCH vs XMR2:07:03 Other BCH news2:16:24 BLISS 20252:16:58 Joël's message to the community2:17:39 Podcast supporter appreciation2:18:58 Shoutouts and outro
