About this episode

The episode discusses the intersection of Bitcoin, AI, and energy, exploring the implications of decentralized technology and stablecoins.

In this episode of Bitcoin Brainstorm, Rod Roudi is joined by Cathie Wood, Lorenzo Valente, Steve Lee, Jesse Posner, and Paul Itoi to examine the growing convergence of Bitcoin, artificial intelligence, and energy. The group explores whether agents will settle in Bitcoin or stablecoins, why self-custodied AI could become essential for individuals and companies, and how open models, distributed compute, and Lightning payments may reshape collaboration. From Buzz and peer-to-peer inference to AI-assisted Bitcoin security and the changing structure of the firm, the conversation shows how open money and open intelligence could reinforce each other. Guests on this month’s Bitcoin Brainstorm include: Cathie Wood : Founder, CEO and CIO at ARK Invest Lorenzo Valente : Director of Research, Digital Assets, ARK Invest Steve Lee : Lead, Spiral (Block) Jesse Posner : Co-Founder, Vora Paul Itoi : Co-Founder & CEO, Stakwork Rod Roudi: Founder, Bitcoin Park Key Points From This Episode: 00:00:00 Cathie Wood on simultaneous S-curves and the potential for super-exponential growth. 00:07:11 Jesse Posner on how privacy, speech, and self-determination increasingly depend on decentralized…

People in this episode

Host: Rod Roudi

Guests: Cathie Wood, Lorenzo Valente, Steve Lee, Jesse Posner, Paul Itoi

Topics covered

• Bitcoin
• artificial intelligence
• energy
• stablecoins
• decentralized technology
• collaboration
• financial technology

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: ARK Invest, Spiral, Vora, Stakwork

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