
Episode #26
Contextual Capital Is The Bitcoin Killer
<p>Is the era of decentralized ledgers over? In this episode, we explore the rise of Contextual Capital—an AI-native currency pioneered by Anthropic that is fundamentally reshaping the 2026 global economy.</p><p>Based on the groundbreaking thesis by Jose Crespo, PhD, we unpack why Anthropic’s Prompt Caching is being dubbed the "Bitcoin Killer" of the Agentic Age. We break down how Cached Tokens have established a superior medium of exchange, moving 1,000,000 times more meaning per dollar than traditional blockchain transactions. While a legacy Bitcoin transaction moves around 300 bytes for a $1–$5 fee, an AI "Cache Hit" transfers 200,000 tokens (approx. 800,000 bytes...






