This Week in Bitcoin
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99: Empire in Denial
<p>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.</p> <p>Episode Links</p> 🇺🇸 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 <p>Boost Question:</p> Are you on Team Luke or Team Lyn? And: How should we celebrate episode 10...
98: Demand by Chaos
<p>History is moving whether anyone is ready or not. How the system is under pressure, and why it will flow toward Bitcoin.</p> <p>Episode Links</p> 🇺🇸 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 <p>Boost Question:</p> Exit Interview: How do you grade our Crypto Czar? <p>Show Notes:</p> Understanding the National Debt | U.S. Treasury Fiscal...
97: The New Operator
<p>Managing a Bitcoin node is changing. We dig into the tools and guard rails that let agents monitor, maintain, and interact with your stack without handing over the keys.</p> <p>Episode Links:</p> 🇺🇸 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 <p>Boost Question:</p> What's next for your node? <p>Show Notes:</p> Alby Hub OpenCode Chris's...
96: System Stress
<p>War spending, mounting financial fragility, and a rare flash of clarity made this a bigger week than it may have seemed at first.</p> <p>Episode Links</p> 🇺🇸 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 <p>Boost Question</p> What's the worst Bitcoin take you've ever seen? <p>Show Notes</p> Iran war has cost Americans at least $...
95: Follow the Incentives
<p>AI job loss fear is everywhere, and the latest Bitcoin FUD is coming from names you already know. I break down how these narratives get made, who benefits, and what they’re really selling.</p> <p>Episode Links</p> 🇺🇸 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 <p>Boost Question</p> What is Ray and Chamath's angle? Why would these...
94: Cope, Narratives, and Dark Pools
<p>Bitcoiners find evidence of market manipulation, and Wall Street calls it liquidity. This week: dark pools, Jane Street, AI capital rotation, and why two things can be true at the same time.</p> <p>Episode Links</p> 🇺🇸 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 <p>Boost Question</p> Is AI impacting YOUR job right now in any way? <p>🧠 Ja...
93: Manufactured Bitcoin Crisis
<p>AI is getting the blame for deflation, but other forces may be driving it. What happens to Bitcoin in a world of falling prices? Then: BIP-110 and the biggest governance fight since the blocksize wars.</p> <p>Episode Links:</p> 🇺🇸 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 <p>Show Notes:</p> <p>Deflation & Macro Narrative</p> Lyn Alden on the...
92: Bears Smell Blood
<p>The macro shifts, the media smells blood, and Bitcoin is back on trial. I dismantle the latest attacks and the whale tactics behind the dips. Plus, the new push against quantum FUD.</p> <p>Episode Links</p> 🇺🇸 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 <p>Show Notes:</p> Dollar scrutiny increases as China banks shift away from USD Januar...
91: The Wrong Kind of Hawk
<p>Power shifted, expectations broke, and markets blinked. Short-term thinking is being rewarded again, even as the long-term bill quietly grows.</p> <p>Episode Links:</p> 🇺🇸 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 <p>Show Notes:</p> Fed chair nominee Warsh may want smaller Fed holdings, but that's not easy to do Inflation Is A Choice: Kevin Warsh On Fixin...
90: Dollar Drama
<p>The dollar drama is exposing plans that would otherwise remain hidden. Gold is responding immediately. Bitcoin is not. Understanding why matters more than the price.</p> <p>Episode Links:</p> 🇺🇸 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 <p>Show Notes:</p> U.S. dollar plunges after Trump says he's not concerned about recent drop Gold prices surge amid ec...
