Brandon and Kate are back after the holiday break to catch up on everything you might have missed — from Bitcoin price action and renewed market energy, to major ecosystem updates across Bitcoin L2s, stablecoins, and treasury companies. They reset the board for the new year and talk through what actually matters heading into the next phase of the cycle.

• 🔁 Coming back from the holidays and resetting the market context
• 📈 Bitcoin price action and shifting sentiment post-break
• 🏦 Bitcoin treasury companies and renewed corporate interest
• 🧱 Updates across Bitcoin L2s and execution progress
• 💵 Stablecoins, payments, and infrastructure developments
• 🧠 Which narratives cooled off and which ones are heating back up
• 🗓️ What to watch as the year ramps back up

• 00:00 — We’re back: holiday recap and reset
• 02:15 — Bitcoin price action and market mood
• 06:30 — Treasury companies and corporate BTC narratives
• 11:20 — Bitcoin L2 updates and execution progress
• 16:10 — Stablecoins, payments, and infra catch-up
• 21:00 — Narratives that faded vs. narratives returning
• 25:40 — What matters next and closing thoughts

Good For Bitcoin is hosted by Brandon Marshall (@marshallmixing) and Kate Parkman (@katemparkman).

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Brandon and Kate wrap the year by reflecting on what was actually best for Bitcoin in 2025 — separating signal from noise across price action, ETFs, treasury companies, Bitcoin L2s, stablecoins, and developer momentum. They look back at the narratives that mattered, the ones that faded, and what 2025 revealed about Bitcoin’s path forward.

• 📈 Bitcoin in 2025: price action vs. real adoption
• 🏦 The impact of ETFs and how they changed market structure
• 🏢 Bitcoin treasury companies: lessons learned and market maturity
• 🧱 Bitcoin L2 progress, including sBTC and execution on Stacks
• 💵 Stablecoins on Bitcoin and why infrastructure beats narratives
• 🧑‍💻 Developer momentum, tooling, and where builders actually showed up
• 🧠 Which narratives held up and which quietly disappeared
• 🔮 What 2025 set up for Bitcoin in the years ahead

• 00:00 — Intro and framing the question
• 02:10 — What “best for Bitcoin” really means
• 05:30 — ETFs, liquidity, and structural changes
• 10:45 — Treasury companies: winners, losers, and reality checks
• 16:20 — Bitcoin L2s, sBTC, and execution in 2025
• 21:40 — Stablecoins and payments on Bitcoin
• 26:10 — Developer momentum and ecosystem health
• 31:00 — Narratives that worked vs. narratives that faded
• 36:00 — Closing thoughts and looking ahead

Good For Bitcoin is hosted by Brandon Marshall (@marshallmixing) and Kate Parkman (@katemparkman).

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Brandon is joined by Zero from Zero Authority to explore how on-chain reputation works, why identity matters for Bitcoin-native apps, and how reputation systems can unlock better incentives across DeFi, governance, and community coordination on Stacks.

• 🧠 What on-chain reputation is and why it matters for Bitcoin and Stacks
• 🆔 How Zero Authority approaches identity without compromising privacy
• 🏗️ Reputation as infrastructure for better incentives in DeFi and DAOs
• 🎯 Sybil resistance, proof-of-participation, and measuring meaningful contribution
• 🪙 How reputation can be earned, maintained, and lost over time
• 🧩 Integrations with Stacks apps and the broader BTCFi ecosystem
• 🌱 Early use cases and what’s coming next for Zero Authority

• 00:00 — Intro and guest welcome
• 02:10 — What is on-chain reputation?
• 06:30 — Identity, privacy, and Sybil resistance
• 12:45 — Reputation as DeFi and governance infrastructure
• 18:20 — Earning, maintaining, and losing reputation
• 23:40 — Integrations across Stacks and BTCFi
• 28:30 — Roadmap and what’s next for Zero Authority

Good For Bitcoin is hosted by Brandon Marshall (@marshallmixing) and Kate Parkman (@katemparkman).

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