# THIS Will Trigger a Bitcoin Explosion! | Ep. #110

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Podcast: [The Bitcoin Way Podcast](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-bitcoin-way-podcast-6843432)
Published: 2026-04-03T16:46:40+00:00
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Become a Client: http://www.thebitcoinway.com/podcast?utm campaign=podcast&utm medium=social&utm source=fountain&utm term=podcast In episode #110 of The Bitcoin Way Podcast, Dave Birnbaum joins to discuss the fact that AI agents prefer Bitcoin as payment methods, what this new cohort of users means for demand and adoption, and why he’s fighting for a Strategic Bitcoin Reserve in Tennessee. You can follow Dave on X at https://x.com/contrarymo , Britebot at https://www.brite.bot/ , and The Tennessee Bitcoin Alliance at https://www.tnbitcoinalliance.org/ . ⏱️ TIMESTAMPS: 00:00 - Guest Introduction 00:57 - Dave Returns to Talk AI + Bitcoin 01:54 - What Money Would AI Agents Choose? 07:45 - Why Agents Need Lightning & Final Settlement 12:40 - The Coasean Inversion: Do We Even Need Firms? 16:14 - AI's Dark Side: Depression, Dating Bots & Lost Connection 22:57 - Will People Marry Droids? Yes, At Scale 26:52 - Model Bias: Why Anthropic Loves Bitcoin & OpenAI Doesn't 34:37 - X402 vs L402: The Battle for Agent Payments 45:47 - The CBDC Trojan Horse & Frozen Stablecoins 48:47 - Local AI, Nano Models & the Privacy Trade-Off 01:00:24 - Tennessee's Strategic Bitcoin Reserve Act 01:14:47 - The Real Threat: Paper Bitcoin & Wall Street Dilution 01:27:42 - Where to Find Dave & Final Thoughts 01:28:58 - Outro ⏯️ RECENT PODCASTS: How Bitcoin Becomes Nothing with Chris Guida: https://youtu.be/Bty3pjJXMUk The Last Money Standing with Joel Hodlman: https://youtu.be/RjdVbvqsg-c Panama’s Bitcoin Mayor with Mayer Mizrachi: https://youtu.be/9Wt-m0EW1L4 🎧 LISTEN TO OUR OTHER EPISODES: Rumble: https://rumble.com/user/thebitcoinway Apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-bitcoin-way-podcast/id1736983610 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/2XXxtNdPsoGXIALpIOwByz Fountain: htt…

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