Pierre Rochard, one of the OG voices in Bitcoin discourse, joins us to discuss his new Bitcoin Bond Company as the continuation of the speculative attack thesis that he wrote about a decade ago. Pierre shares insights on corporate Bitcoin adoption trends, the trade-offs between on-chain transactions vs custodial services, and why he's more open to soft forks than many Bitcoin maximalists. The conversation takes a personal turn when Pierre explains how Bitcoin's shift away from materialism created space for his spiritual journey back to Catholicism. Follow our guests: @BitcoinPierre Notes: - Bitcoin bonds enable borrowing weak currencies - MicroStrategy uses convertible bonds for Bitcoin - Transaction fees crashed during bear markets - ETFs reduce on-chain Bitcoin footprint - Corporate adoption mainly from struggling companies - Pierre has cataloged 22 soft fork proposals Timestamps: 00:00 Start 01:36 Who's Pierre Rochard? 03:27 What's a speculative attack? 09:24 Current market outlook 11:48 Starkware interview reaction 20:45 Priced out of on-chain access 26:40 Arch 27:14 Corporate influence over protocol development 36:39 Corps buying BTC 39:34 Degens & speculation 46:05 Religion & faith 49:44 The virtues of soft forks - 👉 Brought to you by Arch Network! Arch brings the speed of Solana & the best of crypto UX to Bitcoin. Tap into the rich app ecosystem on Arch & try out the testnet while you’re still early! Visit arch.network to learn more. - 👋Bitcoin Season 2 is produced Blockspace Media, Bitcoin’s first B2B publication in Bitcoin. Follow us on Twitter and check out our newsletter for the best information in Bitcoin mining, Ordinals and tech! Enjoy the show? Check out our website and newsletter by clicking here. Questions or want to sponsor? hello@blockspace.media Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices