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 bunch

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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

This isn’t a technical debate — it’s a holy war. In this episode of Hell Money, we unpack the Knots drama, spam wars, and why filters don’t work, as well as the deeper moral and religious crusade beneath it all.We explore:- Policy vs. consensus, economic weight- The Knots/Ocean Mining fight against spam- Why Bitcoin filters don’t work (and never will)- Luke Dashjr's spiritual quest- Jack Dorsey is the real enemy- Spam as moral crusade- An open invitation for Luke Dashjr to join Hell Money and talk Bitcoin spiritualityGet 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 Intro1:40 Not all nodes are created equally, economic nodes, economic weight14:00 Policy and consensus, standard vs. non-standard transactions23:30 Filters, OP_RETURN27:30 Why filters don't work, let the spam free34:30 Revitalization of the spam debate38:10 What is Knots? History of Luke Dashjr45:00 The Holy War for Bitcoin, sedevacantism47:45 How many people are running knots?51:50 Erin's contrarian hot takes on Luke Jr and Jack Dorsey59:20 Spam as moral crusade, non-technical Bitcoiners1:03:00 Callback to the blocksize wars, rational bad faith actors1:10:10 Knots Bible reference, changing hearts and minds

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 cults

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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