Peter McCormack
Host, What Bitcoin Did Podcast
Peter McCormack is a cryptocurrency enthusiast and podcaster focused on Bitcoin and its ecosystem.
Bitcoin / Crypto
Is the Lightning Network Bitcoin's Payment Solution — or Proof That Scaling a Decentralized System Always Requires Reintroducing the Intermediaries You Were Trying to Eliminate?The Lightning Network promises to make Bitcoin fast and cheap enough for everyday purchases — but does solving its scaling problem mean quietly rebuilding the intermediaries Bitcoin was built to escape? Andreas M. Antonopoulos, Peter McCormack, and Caitlin Long debate whether this layer-2 fix is a triumph or a trade-off.
Bitcoin / Crypto
Is Ordinals Transforming Bitcoin Into Something Its Creators Never Intended — or Finally Proving the Network Can Evolve Without Losing Its Core Properties?Bitcoin's Ordinals protocol lets users inscribe NFTs directly onto satoshis — sparking a fierce debate over whether this expands the network's possibilities or betrays its founding purpose. Lyn Alden, Peter McCormack, and Caitlin Long debate whether Bitcoin can absorb this new complexity without losing what made it Bitcoin in the first place.
Bitcoin / Crypto
Is Ethereum Actually Worth Owning Separately From Bitcoin — or Are You Just Diversifying Inside the Same Risk Profile?Bitcoin is the store of value, Ethereum is the smart contract platform — but when both assets crash together in a bear market, the question becomes whether owning both is real diversification or just doubled exposure to the same risk. Anthony Pompliano, Samantha Yap, and Peter McCormack debate whether Ethereum deserves its own place in a portfolio.