About this episode
Casey Rodarmor discusses his unsuccessful attempt to get the Ordinals BIP accepted into the Bitcoin repository and the implications of Bitcoin's governance process.
On this episode of Hell Money, Casey Rodarmor tells the full story of his failed attempt to get the Ordinals BIP accepted into the Bitcoin repository - a three-year saga that ended in a silent rejection. We break down what a BIP actually is and how Bitcoin’s governance process handled - or failed to handle - one of its most controversial proposals. Topics covered: - What is a BIP and how the process works - What Ordinals actually are (sat tracking vs "assets") - The full Ordinals BIP timeline (2023–2026) - Casey’s technical, personal, and political grievances - BIP 110 vs Ordinals - A proposed reform plan for Bitcoin’s BIP process - Bitcoin governance and ossification risks Get bonus content by subscribing to @hellmoneypod on X: https://x.com/hellmoneypod/creator-subscriptions/subscribe Or support the podcast by sending a BTC donation: bc1qztncp7lmcxdgude4px2vzh72p2yu2aud0eyzys ORDINALS SATSCARDS: https://shop.inscribing.com/products/ordinals-satscard TIMESTAMPS: 0:00 Intro, Casey is single 3:52 Ordinals BIP 20:00 Bad social politics incentives 25:15 Inscriptions BIP 28:30 Casey is demoralized 32:00 The Tyranny of Structurelessness 34:00 Bryan Bishop, Epstein files, and…
People in this episode
Guest: Casey Rodarmor
Topics covered
- Bitcoin governance
- Ordinals BIP
- BIP process
- technical grievances
- ossification risks
- social politics
Keywords
- Ordinals
- BIP
- Bitcoin governance
- ossification
- technical grievances
- social politics
- Blockstream
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: Bitcoin, Blockstream, Bitcoin core
Books & works: The Tyranny of Structurelessness
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