Hell Money

Casey and Erin dive into the community submission queue for the first-ever Rune Review, evaluating Bitcoin Runes on the only metrics that matter: aesthetics, tokenomics, and lore.Get bonus content by subscribing to @hellmoneypod on X: https://x.com/hellmoneypod/creator-subscriptions/subscribeOr support the podcast by sending a BTC donation: bc1qztncp7lmcxdgude4px2vzh72p2yu2aud0eyzys ORDINALS SATSCARDS: https://shop.inscribing.com/products/ordinals-satscardTIMESTAMPS0:00 Intro & rune review criteria2:15 MID•PUSSY•IN•BIO3:38 CASEYS•MOM•HAS•GOT•IT•GOING•ON6:23 WET•ASS•PUSSIES @gringohodl8:35 ART•IS•THE•TICKER9:26 VOID•CENOTAPH @Lifofifo10:21 Punk Runes, MEGASTRUCTURE•FOUR11:39 MEMEPOOL•SPACE, Beeple12:44 FUCK•THE•WORLD14:30 SKY•CASINO•ROYALE15:00 I•SELL•OPIUM•FOR•THIS17:55 THE•ELEPHANT•IN•THE•RUNE18:50 $MIM MAGIC•INTERNET•MONEY21:00 SEND•IT•ALL•TO•ZERO, FORBIDDEN•FRUIT, NGU•TECHNOLOGY, HONEY•BADGER•OF•MONEY, ALL•YOUR•TICKERS•SUCK23:38 TWO•GIRLS•ONE•PUP, ODIN•BELLA•CATS•WIF•DOGS25:10 MEMENTO•MORI26:00 HOOKED•ON•ROONIES, BITCOIN•HOTDOG•FACTORY, WISHY•WASHY•MACHINE29:30 BITCOIN•BRO•BEAR, CYPHER•GENESIS30:50 $GOB, RUNE•KOIS32:20 FEHU, RSIC34:15 TWISTED•FIRESTARTER, PUPS•WORLD•PEACE, TURNIN•THE•FRICKEN•FROGS•GAY36:15 WANKO•MANKO•RUNES, DEGENERATE, RARE•WIZARD•ORB, BILLION•DOLLAR•CAT40:05 UNCOMMON•GOODS, MACKEREL•PACKS, RUNE•JUNE, $GRIZZY, $DOG, $GIZMO, THE•MOST•EXPENSIVE•RUNE, VENTURE•CATERPILLAR45:50 $POOKA, WHY•LYING•FOR, SAIKO•HAMSTER, SKYNET•NEURAL•AI, BOUND•BITCOIN50:15 NO•DOLLAR•NO•WAR, YOGA•OM•ANIMALS, COMPLIANCE•TOKEN, FULL•MOON•RUNES, CONCEPTUAL•ART, THE•PURPLE•RAIN, WWW•INTERNET•COM55:10 RUNNING•HAL•AI, KUROKO•THE•KITTEN, $BABYODIN, PEEPO•THE•RUMPLED•FORESKIN, EPIC•EPIC•EPIC•EPIC, THE•MEMEING•OF•LIFE, RUNIK•SUBSTANCE, WIZARD, ITS•A•MUSIC•THING, BITCOIN•TO•MOON1:03:00 Judging round first pass1:05:40 Top 5 selection1:07:14 Grand final

On this episode of Hell Money, we’re sitting in a car during a Bitcoin price crash, trying to answer the only question anyone actually cares about: wen number go up? We talk about the AI bubble popping, the Federal Reserve and interest rates, and how much of this crash is just institutions and algos sloshing money around. Then we lock in our official Hell Money Bitcoin price predictions for 3 weeks, 3 months, 3 years, and 30 years—and write them down on camera.We explore:- Why Bitcoin is crashing right now- What it would actually take for us to sell all our Bitcoin- Quantum FUD and whether quantum computers will ever nuke BTC- UFOs & alien disclosure as the end of shared reality- Square merchants accepting Bitcoin via Lightning & why small business owners are the real target market- Official Hell Money Bitcoin price predictions: 3 weeks, 3 months, 3 years, 30 years- Love on the Spectrum, Trump–Mamdani, Wicked Part 2, & not letting labels control your life- The new ord 0.24.2 release: on-chain galleries, traits & getting less dependent on marketplaces📞 CALL IN with your secret Maxi takes or love/markets questions: (717) 69-GMHMPSelected calls may be used in a future episode (with a voice changer to preserve toxic maxi anonymity).Get bonus content by subscribing to @hellmoneypod on X: https://x.com/hellmoneypod/creator-subscriptions/subscribeOr support the podcast by sending a BTC donation: bc1qztncp7lmcxdgude4px2vzh72p2yu2aud0eyzys ORDINALS SATSCARDS: https://shop.inscribing.com/products/ordinals-satscardTIMESTAMPS0:00 Intro & addressing the secret Bitcoin Maxi HMP fans5:14 Bitcoin price crash, AI bubble, Federal Reserve & interest rates11:00 Selling all our Bitcoin15:00 Quantum FUD25:45 UFOs & alien disclosure32:12 Square merchants accepting Bitcoin payments39:55 Official HMP price predictions49:40 Love on the Spectrum debrief, Trump-Mamdani meeting, Wicked Part 254:09 ord 0.24.2 release: galleries & attributes56:00 Call to action: call us at (717)-69-GMHMP

On our spooky Halloween special, we're suiting up as Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce to talk about the new phase of Bitcoin where everyone is copying Michael Saylor and calling it a strategy.We dive into Bitcoin treasury companies, yield chasing, and asking the spooky questions: can anyone actually reproduce Saylor’s results, or is this the end of the corporate Bitcoin era?Topics discussed:- How traditional finance bros are engineering yield on Bitcoin- Michael Saylor’s Strategy- Why guilt is a sin (and yield might be too)- The “Great Script Restoration” BIP and the possible end of 4 meggers- The existential crisis of making a Bitcoin podcast when everyone just wants bullish hopium- And Seasonal Runes??Get bonus content by subscribing to @hellmoneypod on X: https://x.com/hellmoneypod/creator-subscriptions/subscribeOr support the podcast by sending a BTC donation: bc1qztncp7lmcxdgude4px2vzh72p2yu2aud0eyzys ORDINALS SATSCARDS: https://shop.inscribing.com/products/ordinals-satscardTIMESTAMPS0:00 Intro, Travis Kelce & Taylor Swift, The Life of a Showgirl album review7:45 Strategy, financial instruments & engineering9:50 Zk Shark's substack article about Michael Saylor & Bitcoin treasury companies14:45 Guilt is a sin, everyone is chasing yield on Bitcoin18:00 Strategy derivatives: Punk Strategy, Node Strategy, Pizza Strategy, Puppet Strategy21:30 Hell Money Podcast existential crisis26:20 Bitcoin treasury company death spiral28:20 Great Script Restoration BIP31:45 The end of 4meggers?37:50 Seasonal Runes45:40 Ordinals satscards47:50 Sora AI

On this episode of Hell Money, Casey Rodarmor gives his unfiltered take on the flood of Bitcoin Metaprotocols and L2s.From BRC-20 2.0 to BitVM to Stacks, we dig into what’s real, what’s fake, and which projects might actually make it. Many are vaporware. Most are NGMI. And a few might just have the left curve vibes to survive.We explore:- What are Bitcoin Metaprotocols & L2s?- Review of all Bitcoin Metaprotocols & L2s- Why most of these projects have no product market fit- Our picks for the best and worst of the bunchGet bonus content by subscribing to @hellmoneypod on X: https://x.com/hellmoneypod/creator-subscriptions/subscribeOr support the podcast by sending a BTC donation: bc1qztncp7lmcxdgude4px2vzh72p2yu2aud0eyzys ORDINALS PROTOCOL SHIRT: https://shop.inscribing.com/products/ordinals-protocol-shirtTIMESTAMPS:0:00 INTRO, APOLOGY FOR MISINFORMATION, CODE REVIEW6:35 METAPROTOCOL & L2 EXPLAINER11:40 BRC-20 2.021:05 MARKDOWN DRIVEN DEVELOPMENT, RSIC23:50 BITMAP28:24 TAP PROTOCOL30:30 SAT2031:25 ALKANES33:30 DIGITAL MATTER THEORY36:20 ARCH NETWORK37:40 ARK, ARKADE42:50 BITVM48:30 MIDL48:40 CITREA, NO PRODUCT MARKET FIT52:15 CASHU & FEDIMINT56:30 GLOCK57:35 ODIN.FUN59:25 FRACTAL BITCOIN1:04:10 RGB1:08:30 RADFI1:09:20 SPARK1:10:10 STACKS, BITCOIN MAXI DISEASE, TRUST ASSUMPTIONS1:14:30 DOT SWAP NEXUS1:15:00 FAVORITES, BEST AND WORST

On the Season 3 premiere of Hell Money, we’re diving headfirst into the world of Artificial Intelligence as Bad Rudy and Ani Grok AI companions.We explore:- The history of AI hype cycles and AI winters- How LLMs are trained (and where they’ll plateau)- ARC-AGI- /r/MyBoyfriendIsAI and AI psychosis- Snapewives, fanfiction, and the history of AI boyfriends- Parasocial relationships and the meaning crisis- AI spirituality and cultsGet bonus content by subscribing to @hellmoneypod on X: https://x.com/hellmoneypod/creator-subscriptions/subscribeOr support the podcast by sending a BTC donation: bc1qztncp7lmcxdgude4px2vzh72p2yu2aud0eyzys ORDINALS PROTOCOL SHIRT: https://shop.inscribing.com/products/ordinals-protocol-shirtTIMESTAMPS:0:00 Intro & Grok AI companions4:44 History of AI: hype cycles, AI winters, machine learning15:00 LLMs22:00 Anthropomorphizing AI, ARC-AGI27:00 Where will AI plateau?30:50 /r/MyBoyfriendIsAI, AI psychosis40:30 Snapewives, fanfiction, and the origin of AI boyfriends47:00 Adapting to AI, crisis of meaning50:30 AI cults & spirituality56:20 Parasocial relationships with AI

In this episode of the Hell Money Podcast, we’re joined by economist and Bitcoin thinker Paul Sztorc (@Truthcoin) for a whirlwind tour through the foundations of economic thought and why Bitcoin should be every economist’s favorite subject.We explore:- Paul’s background: how he found Bitcoin and why he stayed- Core economic frameworks and what most people get wrong- The compatibility (and incompatibility) of Bitcoin with academic economics- The role of timing in the spread of ideasFOLLOW PAUL: https://x.com/TruthcoinGet bonus content by subscribing to @hellmoneypod on X: https://x.com/hellmoneypod/creator-subscriptions/subscribeOr support the podcast by sending a BTC donation: bc1qztncp7lmcxdgude4px2vzh72p2yu2aud0eyzys ORDINALS PROTOCOL SHIRT: https://shop.inscribing.com/products/ordinals-protocol-shirtTIMESTAMPS0:00 Intro5:28 Paul Sztorc origin story12:20 Economic theories37:45 Bitcoin and economics53:10 Timing of ideas

We sat down with Carl Dong — former Bitcoin Core contributor, now founder of Obscura VPN focused on real-world censorship resistance.In this episode, we dive into:- Why Carl walked away from Bitcoin Core development to tackle privacy head-on- What sets Obscura apart from other VPNs- Lessons from the Great Firewall and routing traffic through hostile networks- Chinese numerology- Carl & Casey's long and storied shared historyFOLLOW CARL: https://x.com/carl_dongGet bonus content by subscribing to @hellmoneypod on X: https://x.com/hellmoneypod/creator-subscriptions/subscribeOr support the podcast by sending a BTC donation: bc1qztncp7lmcxdgude4px2vzh72p2yu2aud0eyzys ORDINALS PROTOCOL SHIRT: https://shop.inscribing.com/products/ordinals-protocol-shirtTIMESTAMPS:0:00 Intro & Carl's journey to Bitcoin development11:59 Hard problems in Bitcoin16:00 Binaries, compliers, and reproducible builds37:30 Transitioning from Bitcoin core to working on Obscura VPN1:05:00 Advice for current Bitcoin core contributors1:10:00 Ordinals numerology1:39:00 Outro