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#105
May 20 · 1 hr 3 min
105: Yield Panic
Bond yields are flashing warning signs, and the policy machine is already looking for ways to keep the Treasury market fed. How the Clarity Act, stablecoins, and the next wave of Bitcoin demand connect. Plus, a quick BIP-110 update and why major miners are pivoting to AI. Episode Links 🇺🇸 Buy Sats on River - The best way to stack in the US 🇨🇦 The Bitcoin Well - An amazing automatic self-custody Bitcoin platform ⚡ The Bitcoin Company - Spending your Bitcoin Via Lightning 🏦 Fold Card - Pay bills Stack Sats 💵 SALT Lending - Get access to your BTC Value w/out Selling Show Notes This Bond Selloff Isn't Over Just Yet Arthur Hayes: The Fed will fund the government Sen. Moreno: I paid taxes with Bitcoin in 2016 Senate Banking Committee passes the CLARITY Act, 15-9 CLARITY Act Clears Senate Banking: What Comes Next? The Facts: The CLARITY Act Warren Statement on No Trump Ethics Provision in Crypto Bill Elizabeth Warren says new crypto legislation will “turbocharge” corruption Lummis-Gillibrand 2023 Bill PDF US Senators Introduce Comprehensive Stablecoin Bill Sen. Cynthia Lummis: Nobody is popping champagne on CLARITY yet Claude recovered Bitcoin worth about $397K 60 Minutes: Insider trading around US military operations 30-year yield clears 5.1% for the first time since 2007 How will the Federal Reserve handle rate cuts during an inflation crisis? Bond market inflation fears are rising over oil prices and a new Fed chair Morgan Stanley close to offering crypto trading through E*TRADE Morgan Stanley taps partner to offer crypto to E*TRADE clients David Marcus: China trip shows the surveillance state Fox News host warns of “Big Brother” in China Reuters: US probes suspicious oil trades before Iran pivot Warren, Whitehouse probe suspicious oil trades around Iran announcements US 30-year yield tops 5% as Fed faces inflation test US 30-year bond yield tops 5% Interest rate hikes are less powerful against inflation than conventional wisdom suggests What Is the Relationship Between Inflation and Interest Rates? US Yields at 5% Tug Traders Between Dip-Buying Greed and Fear Citadel’s CEO on the AI boom: “Is it hype? Of course” Music: Heaven Pool By: Ambriel
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#104
May 13 · 1 hr 18 min
104: The K Trap
They want to blame the war, but the split was already there. This week, I follow the K-shaped economy under the headlines, and Bitcoin’s uncomfortable signal: adoption is accelerating, and so is domestication. Episode Links 🇺🇸 Buy Sats on River - The best way to stack in the US 🇨🇦 The Bitcoin Well - An amazing automatic self-custody Bitcoin platform ⚡ The Bitcoin Company - Spending your Bitcoin Via Lightning 🏦 Fold Card - Pay bills Stack Sats 💵 SALT Lending - Get access to your BTC Value w/out Selling Show Notes US consumer prices rise 3.8% as Iran war sends energy … Inflation spikes to 3.8 percent in April, higher than expected PPI report: Wholesale prices rose 0.5% in April, more than expected Widening K-shaped economy pattern across income groups K-shaped economy is showing up at the gas pump: NY Fed - The Hill What is the K-shaped economy, where the rich are getting … - Fortune The economy is cracking. This trend is most alarming. Senate confirms Kevin Warsh as Fed governor, clears way for chair … Kevin Warsh wins Senate confirmation to Federal Reserve Board of … Senate Banking Committee to vote on Clarity Act crypto bill Senate Banking Committee unveils revised Clarity Act text before … Crypto Market Structure Bill Gains Bipartisan Momentum Coinbase CEO Brian Armstrong heads to Senate to advocate for … Labor unions oppose Senate crypto bill ahead of Thursday … Crypto legislation faces another hurdle: Labor unions Strategy CEO Phong Le unveils 6 capital-management principles … Strategy weighs selling bitcoin to fund dividends amid Q1 net loss Strategy Will Keep Buying Bitcoin Forever, Saylor Says Strategy Considers Bitcoin Liquidation to Cover Preferred Dividends Crypto-Assets: Implications for Consumers, Investors, and … A good article deeply analyzing the impact of Bitcoin ETF on … Inflation spikes to 3.8 percent in April, higher than expected - The Hill US consumer prices rise 3.8% as Iran war sends energy prices higher 324. Apolar Money: Lecture at the Global Economy & Finance Conference in Seoul - YouTube Bitcoin Wins Big While Altcoins Face New Regulatory Reality - YouTube Music: Shoot Me Down By: Nat Hills
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#103
May 6 · 52 min
103: The Energy Squeeze
Why energy shocks, bond pressure, and Fed games have everyone but Bitcoiners freaking out. Episode Links 🇺🇸 Buy Sats on River - The best way to stack in the US 🇨🇦 The Bitcoin Well - An amazing automatic self-custody Bitcoin platform ⚡ The Bitcoin Company - Spending your Bitcoin Via Lightning 🏦 Fold Card - Pay bills Stack Sats 💵 SALT Lending - Get access to your BTC Value w/out Selling Boost Question Sayor Selling his coins: Bait and switch? Show Notes Bitcoin Is At An All-Time High Higher Energy Prices from Iran War Will Drive World Into Recession, Says Citadel CEO Ken Griffin OPEC Is Breaking Up Citadel's Ken Griffin Says Iran War Threatens Global Recession Citadel's Ken Griffin: Global Recession Inevitable if Strait of Hormuz Stays Shut Chevron CEO Says Shortages in Oil Supply Will Begin Appearing Chevron CEO Says Global Oil Supplies Are Tightening Bessent Says Powell Staying On Is a Violation of Fed Norms Bessent Criticizes Powell's Plan to Stay on Fed Board Powell Says He'll Remain on U.S. Federal Reserve Board Powell Says He Will Stay On as Fed Governor After Term as Chair Dalio Warns Warsh Against Cutting Rates Amid Stagflation Risk Ray Dalio Says Kevin Warsh Shouldn't Cut Interest Rates in a Stagflation Era U.S. Debt Exceeds Country's GDP for First Time Since World War II Powell Says Tariffs Keeping Inflation Elevated, Fed Watching Energy Prices Fed Chair Powell: Tariffs Should Be a One-Time Issue for Inflation The U.S. Debt Now Exceeds the Country's GDP. Should We Worry? mempool.space API Bitnodes Latest Snapshot Clark Moody Dashboard PIG by The Death of Rock and Roll The Abuse by DOGS No Longer by POLANSKI What's On My Mind by Wobitty Way to Go Kid by Panzee V4V Music Public Tagging API Wall Street Just Gave Your Bitcoin Bonds a Triple-B Rating Why Bitcoin Replaces Gold, Bonds & Real Estate Why Bitcoin Is Crushing Gold Since the War Many Don't Realize How Wild the Bitcoin Market Is About to Get Allocating Scarce Assets: Energy, Compute & Bitcoin A World of Debt: Why Bitcoin Must Replace Bonds Beyond Finance: Bitcoin and the Energy Infrastructure of the Future Mike McGlone on Energy Spikes and Bitcoin
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#102
April 29 · 1 hr 3 min
102: Acceptance To Adoption
I came away from Bitcoin 2026 with one clear signal: beneath the circus, something more permanent is being built. Episode Links 🇺🇸 Buy Sats on River - The best way to stack in the US 🇨🇦 The Bitcoin Well - An amazing automatic self-custody Bitcoin platform ⚡ The Bitcoin Company - Spending your Bitcoin Via Lightning 🏦 Fold Card - Pay bills Stack Sats 💵 SALT Lending - Get access to your BTC Value w/out Selling Boost Question Is Polymarket the bigger Bitcoin distraction? Links Yahoo Finance Analyst: Bitcoin Moving From Acceptance to Adoption Jeff Park: IBIT Options Could Fuel New Bitcoin Highs White House Teases Strategic Bitcoin Reserve Announcement Rep. Begich to Introduce Strategic Bitcoin Reserve Bill Attorney General Says Bitcoin Developers Won’t Be Prosecuted Paul Tudor Jones Calls Bitcoin the Best Inflation Hedge CNBC: Senate Vote Coming on Warsh Confirmation Lummis Says Crypto Market Structure Markup Coming in May Begich Renames Bitcoin Reserve Act Begich Reads Self-Custody Protection Bill Novogratz: Saylor Buying Could Trigger Bitcoin Supply Shock Jerome Powell’s Last Fed Meeting and Bitcoin Why MSTR Trades Below Its Bitcoin Holdings Bitcoin Outlook as Kevin Warsh Prepares for the Fed Czech Central Bank Bitcoin Reserve Test Boosts Returns Paul Tudor Jones: Bitcoin Is the Best Inflation Hedge Strive CEO on Bitcoin’s Crash and Digital Credit FBI Boss Reveals Bitcoin Shift After Deep Research White House Teases Strategic Bitcoin Reserve Update Tether and Canaan Build Modular Bitcoin Mining Systems Bitcoin Miner Optionality Block Launches Bitkey Wallet, Cash App Bitcoin Earnings, and Proof of Reserves Block Proof of Reserves
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April 27 · 21 min
Bonus: 101 Leftovers
A behind-the-scenes look at what got cut from last week’s episode with Chris’s new show-prep workflow. Think of it as an audit, out in the public.
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#101
April 22 · 1 hr 9 min
101: Stress Test
Bitcoin isn’t being normalized by hype, but by strain. As the Fed loses credibility, it looks less like a trade and more like a necessity. Episode Links 🇺🇸 Buy Sats on River - The best way to stack in the US 🇨🇦 The Bitcoin Well - An amazing automatic self-custody Bitcoin platform ⚡ The Bitcoin Company - Spending your Bitcoin Via Lightning 🏦 Fold Card - Pay bills Stack Sats 💵 SALT Lending - Get access to your BTC Value w/out Selling Boost Question If Kevin Warsh Makes it… Will he cut rates? Or - will he battle it out with Trump? Show Notes Bitcoin Price Passes $75,000 As Iran War Turns It From ‘Digital Gold’ Into Geopolitical Settlement Bet UK Lawmaker Calls For Probe Into Nigel Farage’s Bitcoin Ties Tether Moves Over $70 Million In Bitcoin To Reserves, On-chain Data Shows Covenant AI Leaves Bittensor Amid Decentralization Concerns, TAO Drops 18% Bittensor Token Plunges as Top Builder Departs Over Decentralization Doubts Bittensor's TAO Risks 45% Dip Amid 'Decentralization Theater' Accusations Trump's Fed Pick Warsh Reveals Stake In Bitcoin Startup Flashnet Bitcoin Moves Past Halfway Point In Halving Cycle As Supply Tightens Toward 2028 Fed Chairman Nominee Kevin Warsh's Vast Holdings Include Crypto Goldman Sachs Targets Income with New Bitcoin ETF Filing Back-To-Back Billion-Dollar Days: Strategy's STRC ATM Clears $2.7B In 48 Hours Asia Markets Today: Nikkei 225, Hang Seng, CSI 300 Kevin Warsh Executive Branch Public Financial Disclosure Report Fed Nominee Warsh Filings Detail Vast Wealth Quantum-Safe Bitcoin Transactions Iran Gives Approved Hormuz Shippers "Few Seconds" To Submit Payment In Bitcoin Crime Ring Stole Millions in Crypto in California ‘Wrench Attacks’ The $665 Million Crypto Fund Roiling the AI Safety Fight Bitcoin Lightning Gets Major Adoption Boost in US Coinbase, Fannie Mae to Enable Crypto-Backed Mortgages Google Finds Quantum Computers Could Break Bitcoin Sooner Than Expected Prosecutors Turned Away from Federal Reserve After Unannounced Visit Fox Business: Bitcoin Is a Lifeline for Many Iranians IBM Launching a Bitcoin and Crypto Wallet for People & Institutions Admiral Samuel Paparo Says Bitcoin Shows Incredible Potential as a Computer Science Tool Jordi Visser Says Bitcoin Is About to Rip Significantly Higher Music Pony Up Daddy By: $2 Holla
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#100
April 15 · 1 hr 34 min
100: The Market Fit
The pattern is getting harder to miss: the dollar loses power, and Bitcoin gains relevance. As war, sanctions, and financial stress expose the old system’s limits, the market is starting to recognize what Bitcoin was built for. Episode Links 🇺🇸 Buy Sats on River - The best way to stack in the US 🇨🇦 The Bitcoin Well - An amazing automatic self-custody Bitcoin platform ⚡ The Bitcoin Company - Spending your Bitcoin Via Lightning 🏦 Fold Card - Pay bills Stack Sats 💵 SALT Lending - Get access to your BTC Value w/out Selling Boost Question Is Saylor Under-Selling Bitcoin's Potential On Purpose? Show Notes US March PPI inflation rises to 4.0%, its highest since February 2023. Core PPI inflation was unchanged, at 3.8% Covenant AI Leaves Bittensor Amid Decentralization Concerns, TAO Drops 18% BitTensor AI Token Plunges as Top Builder Departs Over Decentralization Doubts - Decrypt Bittensor's TAO Risks 45% Dip Amid 'Decentralization Theater' Accusations Trump's Fed Pick Warsh Reveals Stake In Bitcoin Startup Flashnet Bitcoin Moves Past Halfway Point In Halving Cycle As Supply Tightens Toward 2028 Fed chairman nominee Kevin Warsh's vast holdings include crypto IMF warns about risk of global recession as Iran war impacts energy costs - YouTube Music Against All Love By: FM Rodeo
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#99
April 8 · 58 min
99: Empire in Denial
This week, even the optimistic case sounds like decline. And when that becomes the sell, Bitcoin starts to look like the only honest asset in the room. Episode Links 🇺🇸 Buy Sats on River - The best way to stack in the US 🇨🇦 The Bitcoin Well - An amazing automatic self-custody Bitcoin platform ⚡ The Bitcoin Company - Spending your Bitcoin Via Lightning 🏦 Fold Card - Pay bills Stack Sats 💵 SALT Lending - Get access to your BTC Value w/out Selling Boost Question Are you on Team Luke or Team Lyn? And: How should we celebrate episode 100? Show Notes Trump’s Billion-Dollar Bitcoin Blowout Exposed US recession by end of 2026? Prediction Market Prices - Yahoo Finance The New York Times may have found bitcoin founder Satoshi Nakamoto. Here's what you need to know. Bitcoin Pioneer Adam Back, Bernstein Say Quantum Threat to BTC Isn’t Existential Morgan Stanley launches cheapest Bitcoin ETF Iran ceasefire wipes out millions in short liquidations Bitcoin Going To Zero, Says Economist Who Predicted 2008 Crash — Does His Reasoning Have Merit? Bitcoin Price Reclaims $72,000 After US-Iran Two-Week Ceasefire Agreed The Real War Isn’t in Iran — It’s in the US Treasury Market | Luke Gromen & Lyn Alden - YouTube Ethereum Researcher Justin Drake: I think of it more as an opportunity. vitalik.eth on X: A very important document. Let's walk through this one "goal" at a time. Ethereum prepares for quantum threat, with security boost and scalability challenge Ethereum Reclaims $2,000 as ETF Inflows and Upgrade Roadmap Boost Momentum Blockstream Research Demonstrates Quantum-Resistant Transaction Signing Blockstream Research Brings libsecp256k1-zkp Back Up to Speed Here's What Researchers Are Doing to Protect Bitcoin From Quantum Threats Stranded Energy Is Emerging As Fuel For The Digital Economy How Bitcoin Mining Could Drive the Next Wave of Green Innovation Will Bitcoin Crash to $10K? Bloomberg Warning Explained Morgan Stanley Debuts Bitcoin ETF as Price Slump Rattles Holders Eric Balchunas on X: "BIG BOY LAUNCH: Morgan Stanley Bitcoin ETF hits the market today LFNW2026 - Back to Root Music You Say You're a Warrior, Are Ya? - By: Longy
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#98
April 1 · 50 min
98: Demand by Chaos
History is moving whether anyone is ready or not. How the system is under pressure, and why it will flow toward Bitcoin. Episode Links 🇺🇸 Buy Sats on River - The best way to stack in the US 🇨🇦 The Bitcoin Well - An amazing automatic self-custody Bitcoin platform ⚡ The Bitcoin Company - Spending your Bitcoin Via Lightning 🏦 Fold Card - Pay bills Stack Sats 💵 SALT Lending - Get access to your BTC Value w/out Selling Boost Question Exit Interview: How do you grade our Crypto Czar? Show Notes Understanding the National Debt | U.S. Treasury Fiscal Data Jerome Powell says $39 trillion national debt is ‘not unsustainable,’ but it ‘will not end well’ 'ENERGY SHOCKS': Recession fears EXPLODE as oil disruption ROCKS Wall Street - YouTube The World Uncertainty Index just hit 105,000. Higher than Covid. Fannie Mae accepts first Bitcoin-backed mortgage product Crypto and Bitcoin mortgages The System Isn’t Broken - It’s Rigged | Lyn Alden - YouTube David Sacks says his time as Trump's crypto and AI czar has ended Tether Was Born On Bitcoin. Twelve Years Later, Is It Coming Back? Google Finds Quantum Computers Could Break Bitcoin Sooner Than Expected Blockstream Research dropped a new post-quantum signature scheme: SHRIMPS Developers are currently working on a Bitcoin Improvement Proposal to strengthen Bitcoin against quantum, with a test net already deployed MARA sold 15,000 BTC, Bitdeer sold all of its BTC, Riot is selling BTC from treasury to fund data center build-outs, Auradine just rebranded to Velaura AI. The biggest miners are leaving the game. 31.0 Adding Cluster mempool Music I Need a Little By: The Retrograde
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