Why BIP 110 failed, what its three block fork revealed about Bitcoin consensus, and the push for a proof of work change, plus weakening jobs and NVIDIA’s new AI asset class that could become an even bigger liquidity vacuum for Bitcoin.

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Show Notes

Absolutely. I removed the duplicates, stripped tracking/query cruft where possible, tightened the titles, and grouped the Bitcoin/security stories first, followed by macro/jobs and then the miscellaneous research links.

• ZEUS Goes Offline After Cybersecurity Incident
• BTCPay Server 2.4.2 Security Advisory
• COLDCARD Entropy Failure: Technical Autopsy
• COLDCARD Attackers Begin Laundering Stolen Bitcoin
• Bitcoin Red Team Expands Ecosystem Security Audit
• Bitcoin Red Team Reports Thousands of Findings
• Blockstream Announces Swaps
• Floresta 2026 Node Roadmap
• Libbitcoin Is Coming
• Anthropic Signs $9.1 Billion Deal With Bitcoin Miner Riot
• BIP-110 Fork Stalls After Mining Two Blocks
• BIP-110 Attracts Just 0.15% of Bitcoin Hashpower
• OCEAN Says BIP-110 Is on Track to Fail
• What Is the BIP-110 Upgrade?
• Bitcoin Is Not Changed by Proof of Node
• Mechanic on Why Not Changing Proof of Work Was a Mistake
• Bitcoin Cash Precedent for BIP-110
• A Critical BIP-110 Take
• Motion to Remove Luke Dashjr From BIP Editors
• Pull Request to Remove Luke Dashjr From BIP Editors
• BIP-110 Code Review Takeaways
• Bitcoin Cash
• Bitcoin Cash Block-Time Discussion
• Strategy Says Selling Bitcoin Demonstrated Treasury Resilience
• Strategy Q1 2026 Earnings Transcript
• Strategy’s Bitcoin Treasury Model
• Senate Crypto Bill Faces Another Setback
• U.S. Economy Lost 23,000 Jobs in July
• July Jobs Report Market Reaction
• Private Payrolls Added Just 44,000 Jobs in July
• July Payrolls Preview: Job Growth Expected to Stay Weak
• Stocks Jump After Surprise Jobs Decline
• Weak Jobs Report Pushes Rate-Hike Odds Lower
• Incarcerated Person Access to News Media
• Constraints and Opportunities in Interview Transcription

Music:

• The Jetsons By: Joe Martin