{"podcast":{"title":"Hell Money","slug":"hell-money-5593039","podcast_index_feed_id":5593039,"rss_url":"https://anchor.fm/s/9968c7a4/podcast/rss","website_url":"https://hellpodcast.money","image_url":"https://d3t3ozftmdmh3i.cloudfront.net/production/podcast_uploaded_nologo/25637809/25637809-1653267769204-c062aef70f2a1.jpg","author":"Hell Money","episode_count":95,"summary":"A weekly podcast from two Bitcoin enthusiasts. Each week Casey and Erin discuss a different aspect of Bitcoin's technology, culture, and vibe.","last_synced_at":"2026-07-16T08:22:18.947963+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/hell-money-5593039"},"episode":{"title":"THEY KILLED THE ORDINALS BIP","slug":"they-killed-the-ordinals-bip","published_at":"2026-03-27T19:00:01+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/hell-money-5593039/they-killed-the-ordinals-bip","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/hell-money-5593039","url":"https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/hellmoney/episodes/THEY-KILLED-THE-ORDINALS-BIP-e3h2fjd","audio_url":"https://anchor.fm/s/9968c7a4/podcast/play/117570605/https%3A%2F%2Fd3ctxlq1ktw2nl.cloudfront.net%2Fstaging%2F2026-2-27%2F420893900-44100-2-20db976223403.mp3","summary":"On this episode of Hell Money, Casey Rodarmor tells the full story of his failed attempt to get the Ordinals BIP accepted into the Bitcoin repository - a three-year saga that ended in a silent rejection. We break down what a BIP actually is and how Bitcoin’s governance process handled - or failed to handle - one of its most controversial proposals. Topics covered: - What is a BIP and how the process works - What Ordinals actually are (sat tracking vs "assets") - The full Ordinals BIP timeline (2023–2026) - Casey’s technical, personal, and political grievances - BIP 110 vs Ordinals - A proposed reform plan for Bitcoin’s BIP process - Bitcoin governance and ossification risks Get bonus content by subscribing to @hellmoneypod on X: https://x.com/hellmoneypod/creator-subscriptions/subscribe Or support the podcast by sending a BTC donation: bc1qztncp7lmcxdgude4px2vzh72p2yu2aud0eyzys ORDINALS SATSCARDS: https://shop.inscribing.com/products/ordinals-satscard TIMESTAMPS: 0:00 Intro, Casey is single 3:52 Ordinals BIP 20:00 Bad social politics incentives 25:15 Inscriptions BIP 28:30 Casey is demoralized 32:00 The Tyranny of Structurelessness 34:00 Bryan Bishop, Epstein files, and narrative control games 37:00 BIP 110 38:15 Blockstream & Bitcoin core, Bitcoin governance 43:25 Bitcoin is ossified, OP CTV 49:35 When is it clear that Bitcoin has failed? 58:00 Quantum threat & VC narratives 1:02:00 Casey's list of demands for BIP editors 1:10:45 It's so over, Maxi Madness","meta_description":"On this episode of Hell Money, Casey Rodarmor tells the full story of his failed attempt to get the Ordinals BIP accepted into the Bitcoin repository - a…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":4741,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/hell-money-5593039/episodes/they-killed-the-ordinals-bip/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/hell-money-5593039/they-killed-the-ordinals-bip.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}