81: The Inequality Pump

Bitcoin’s quiet, the macro isn’t. Assets are gearing up for lift-off while non-holders get crushed by rising costs and policy chaos, what Bitcoiners should prepare for. And why the Samourai sentencing lands as a cold warning.

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• ⚡ The Bitcoin Company - Spending your Bitcoin Via Lightning
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Show Notes

• Why Bitcoin’s Sideways Trend Could End With a Surge to $180K
• Samourai Wallet Dev Sentenced to 5 Years in Prison
• Samourai Wallet CEO Sentenced To 5 Years For Bitcoin Mixing
• The Rage on X: The judge did not seem particularly sympathetic
• Doing some mempool sleuthing on Lava
• Bitcoin lending app Lava quietly shifted its custody model. Users are demanding answers
• BIP draft: Reduced Data Temporary Softfork by dathonohm · Pull Request #2017 · bitcoin/bips
• ADP tracker now shows economy may have lost jobs in October - YouTube
• New signs of economy struggle with chain and fast-food restaurants - YouTube
• China accuses US of $13 billion Bitcoin heist in explosive cyber theft report | Invezz
• A record ~14% of student loans transitioned into 90+ days delinquency in Q3 2025

Music

• KNEW ALL ALONG - Suzanne Santo