Episode Details

🎙 Bitcoin Fortress Podcast — Episode 218

Date: May 31, 2026
Block Height: 951860
Moscow Time: 1359
Fees: 1 / 1 / 2

 

In this episode:

This week on The Bitcoin Fortress Podcast, we look beyond the market noise and focus on the stories that matter most to Bitcoiners. We discuss the latest developments surrounding the CLARITY Act, why self-custody is increasingly being viewed as a fundamental civil liberty, the evolving economics of Bitcoin mining in an AI-driven world, and what recent Bitcoin Core and Lightning Network developments mean for network security. We also explore grassroots adoption through the Bitcoin Ireland conference, and review key themes emerging from the Bitcoin podcast universe. Finally, we feature the latest Bitcoin Fortress Substack essay, A Bitcoin Way of Life – Week 2, and share updates on the growing Bitcoin Fortress book library, including the newly released The Architecture of Money.

 

Bitcoin Fortress YouTube Channel:

https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCEPGN1YCIQcMxkUig5GaNrQ

 

Bitcoin Fortress Substack Featured Post:

A Bitcoin Way of Life - Week 2
https://bitcoinfortress.substack.com/p/a-bitcoin-way-of-life-week-2

 

Bitcoin Fortress Books:

• Bitcoin Fortress: A Simple Guide to Bitcoin for Beginners

• Bitcoin Retirement and Estate Planning

• The Bitcoin Lifestyle

• The Architecture of Money

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NEWS (May 24, 2026 – May 31, 2026)

Bitcoin Development & Infrastructure

• Bitcoin Optech Newsletter #407 (Core Lightning vulnerability disclosure, Bitcoin Core developer meeting notes, software releases)
  https://bitcoinops.org/en/newsletters/2026/05/29/

Policy & Regulation

• Reuters — Senate Committee Advances Crypto Bill
  https://www.reuters.com/legal/transactional/us-senate-committee-weigh-crypto-bill-milestone-digital-assets-2026-05-14/
• Reuters — What's In The Senate's Landmark Crypto Bill?
  https://www.reuters.com/legal/transactional/what-is-us-senates-landmark-crypto-bill-2026-05-12/
• CoinDesk — Latest Congressional Swing at Crypto Tax Reform
  https://www.coindesk.com/policy/2026/05/20/latest-congressional-swing-at-crypto-tax-reform-would-direct-irs-to-review-de-minimis-exemptions

Mining, Energy & AI

• Bitcoin Miners Face AI Squeeze (Bitcoin Magazine)
  https://bitcoinmagazine.com/news/bitcoin-miners-face-ai-squeeze
• The 2036 Issue: Bitcoin Mining Is Dead, Long Live the Miners (Bitcoin Magazine)
  https://bitcoinmagazine.com/print/the-2036-issue-bitcoin-mining-is-dead-long-live-the-miners
• Hashrate Index Weekly Mining Ro