Alex B, writer at Bitcoin Magazine and longtime Bitcoin Twitter user, joins The Gwart Show in this two part series on the heart and soul of Bitcoin maximalism, why it matters, if Bitcoin Season 2 is a sham and, of course, if Ethereum is a scam. Follow our guest on Twitter: @bergealex4 Follow our host: @gwartygwart Chapter Markers: 00:00:00 Start 00:00:18 Introducing Alex Be  00:05:41 Bitcoin scaling discussion 00:17:44 Necessary Bitcoin primitives 00:36:02 Protocols & Bitcoin economy 00:38:18 Incremental vs risky changes 00:48:30 Eric & Rudy's views 00:49:44 Bitcoiners' concerns 00:50:50 Defi's degeneracy 01:00:31 MEV on Bitcoin 01:02:03 Miners & economies of scale 01:09:55 Drive chains & merged mining 01:14:21 Meta protocols & centralization 01:18:55 Miners & meme coins 01:20:21 Ordinals' impact on Bitcoin Enjoy the show? Check out our website and newsletter by clicking here. Questions or want to sponsor? [email protected]