This Week in Bitcoin

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By: Chris Fisher

Bitcoin, macro, markets, and the stories behind the headlines. This Week in Bitcoin breaks down what happened, why it matters, and what it means for Bitcoiners. New episodes every week.

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130: Trust Fall
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#130
Today at 12:29 AM

From exchange breaches to AI fueled growth promises, everyone wants your trust, but you’re the one paying when it breaks.

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πŸŽ‰ Boost from the Web ⚑ Strike - Ultra-low fees, high trading limits, and easy loans. πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡Έ Buy Sats on River - The best way to stack in the US πŸ‡¨πŸ‡¦ The Bitcoin Well - An amazing automatic self-custody Bitcoin platform πŸ’³ The Bitcoin Company - Spending your Bitcoin Via Lightning πŸ’΅ SALT Lending - Get access to your BTC Value w/out Selling

Show Notes

Bitcoin Holds Near $78K as Binance Reopens Withdrawals Binance Reopens Withdrawals as Hack Recovery Continue...


129: The Quantum Trap
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#129
Last Wednesday at 8:36 PM

As the AI boom collides with financial reality, Bitcoin faces a new wave of doomsday predictions, even as some of finance's biggest names quietly bet on its future.

Episode Links

πŸŽ‰ Boost from the Web ⚑ Strike - Ultra-low fees, high trading limits, and easy loans. πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡Έ Buy Sats on River - The best way to stack in the US πŸ‡¨πŸ‡¦ The Bitcoin Well - An amazing automatic self-custody Bitcoin platform πŸ’³ The Bitcoin Company - Spending your Bitcoin Via Lightning πŸ’΅ SALT Lending - Get access to your BTC Value w/out Selling

Show Notes

Bitcoin Holds Near $80.8K as Fed Keeps Rates at 3...


128: The Unwind
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#128
10/21/2026

As markets weigh a spectacular collapse against a controlled unwind of the AI boom, Bitcoin is showing surprising strength and may emerge as the unexpected winner.

Episode Links

πŸŽ‰ Boost from the Web ⚑ Strike - Ultra-low fees, high trading limits, and easy loans. πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡Έ Buy Sats on River - The best way to stack in the US πŸ‡¨πŸ‡¦ The Bitcoin Well - An amazing automatic self-custody Bitcoin platform πŸ’³ The Bitcoin Company - Spending your Bitcoin Via Lightning πŸ’΅ SALT Lending - Get access to your BTC Value w/out Selling

Show Notes

Bitcoin Finds Support but Not a Breakout What Falling U...


127: The Squeeze Is On
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#127
10/14/2026

Energy inflation squeezes the Fed and bond market, while businesses quietly stack Bitcoin. And what the numbers reveal is surprising.

Episode Links

πŸŽ‰ Boost from the Web ⚑ Strike - Ultra-low fees, high trading limits, and easy loans. πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡Έ Buy Sats on River - The best way to stack in the US πŸ‡¨πŸ‡¦ The Bitcoin Well - An amazing automatic self-custody Bitcoin platform πŸ’³ The Bitcoin Company - Spending your Bitcoin Via Lightning πŸ’΅ SALT Lending - Get access to your BTC Value w/out Selling

Show Notes

Is Bitcoin’s Rally a Debasement Trade or a Short Squeeze? Bitcoin Price Falls After Hotter...


126: Saying It Out Loud
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#126
10/07/2026

They're finally admitting inflation is the plan for America's debt. Will the market recognize Bitcoin as the escape hatch before the damage is done?

Episode Links

πŸŽ‰ Boost from the Web πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡Έ Buy Sats on River - The best way to stack in the US πŸ‡¨πŸ‡¦ The Bitcoin Well - An amazing automatic self-custody Bitcoin platform πŸ’³ The Bitcoin Company - Spending your Bitcoin Via Lightning 🏦 Fold Card - Pay bills Stack Sats πŸ’΅ SALT Lending - Get access to your BTC Value w/out Selling ⚑ Strike - Ultra-low fees, high trading limits, and easy loans.

Show Notes

BlackRock Says AI Agents May Save in...


125: Losing the Plot
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#125
09/30/2026

Everyone in charge of money lost the plot this week. Bitcoin never had one to lose.

πŸŽ‰ Boost from the Web πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡Έ Buy Sats on River - The best way to stack in the US πŸ‡¨πŸ‡¦ The Bitcoin Well - An amazing automatic self-custody Bitcoin platform πŸ’³ The Bitcoin Company - Spending your Bitcoin Via Lightning 🏦 Fold Card - Pay bills Stack Sats πŸ’΅ SALT Lending - Get access to your BTC Value w/out Selling ⚑ Strike - Ultra-low fees, high trading limits, and easy loans.

Show Notes

Bitcoin Core 32 Enters Final Testing Liquid Network Security Incident Assessment Block Adds Lightning Payments to x402 for AI Ag...


124: Why Bitcoin Ripped
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#124
09/23/2026

Bitcoin ripped when the old narratives said it shouldn’t. How we got here and what it means for the four-year cycle.

Episode Links

πŸŽ‰ Boost from the Web πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡Έ Buy Sats on River - The best way to stack in the US πŸ‡¨πŸ‡¦ The Bitcoin Well - An amazing automatic self-custody Bitcoin platform πŸ’³ The Bitcoin Company - Spending your Bitcoin Via Lightning 🏦 Fold Card - Pay bills Stack Sats πŸ’΅ SALT Lending - Get access to your BTC Value w/out Selling ⚑ Strike - Ultra-low fees, high trading limits, and easy loans.

Show Notes

Hegseth Confirms Bitcoin as a Strategic Asset White H...


123: No Rescue
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#123
09/16/2026

The Fed is raising rates into an energy supply shock, just as the AI trade starts sabotaging itself from within.

πŸŽ‰ Boost from the Web πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡Έ Buy Sats on River - The best way to stack in the US πŸ‡¨πŸ‡¦ The Bitcoin Well - An amazing automatic self-custody Bitcoin platform πŸ’³ The Bitcoin Company - Spending your Bitcoin Via Lightning 🏦 Fold Card - Pay bills Stack Sats πŸ’΅ SALT Lending - Get access to your BTC Value w/out Selling ⚑ Strike - Ultra-low fees, high trading limits, and easy loans.

Show Notes

Fed rate decision September 2026: Rates rise to 3.75%-4% Here are five key takeaways fro...


122: Weakest Links
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#122
09/09/2026

The legacy system is breaking down as Bitcoin infrastructure builds up. From bond-market stress to Liquid’s 4,000 BTC crisis, the weakest links are showing.

Episode Links

πŸŽ‰ Boost from the Web πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡Έ Buy Sats on River - The best way to stack in the US πŸ‡¨πŸ‡¦ The Bitcoin Well - An amazing automatic self-custody Bitcoin platform πŸ’³ The Bitcoin Company - Spending your Bitcoin Via Lightning 🏦 Fold Card - Pay bills Stack Sats πŸ’΅ SALT Lending - Get access to your BTC Value w/out Selling ⚑ Strike - Ultra-low fees, high trading limits, and easy loans.

Show Notes

Liquid Network Exploit Drains 4,000...


121: No Going Back
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#121
09/02/2026

A structural shift is taking hold across markets, institutions, and Bitcoin. And this week, it suddenly felt a lot more permanent.

Episode Links

πŸŽ‰ Boost from the Web πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡Έ Buy Sats on River - The best way to stack in the US πŸ‡¨πŸ‡¦ The Bitcoin Well - An amazing automatic self-custody Bitcoin platform πŸ’³ The Bitcoin Company - Spending your Bitcoin Via Lightning 🏦 Fold Card - Pay bills Stack Sats πŸ’΅ SALT Lending - Get access to your BTC Value w/out Selling ⚑ Strike - Ultra-low fees, high trading limits, and easy loans.

Show Notes

OCEAN and Luke Dashjr Joint Statement Crypto Mis...


120: You Can’t Print Credibility
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#120
08/26/2026

As the AI trade cools and Washington leans harder on the bond market, Bitcoin and hard assets are reminding investors that credibility is the one thing you can’t print.

Episode Links

πŸŽ‰ Boost from the Web πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡Έ Buy Sats on River - The best way to stack in the US πŸ‡¨πŸ‡¦ The Bitcoin Well - An amazing automatic self-custody Bitcoin platform πŸ’³ The Bitcoin Company - Spending your Bitcoin Via Lightning 🏦 Fold Card - Pay bills Stack Sats πŸ’΅ SALT Lending - Get access to your BTC Value w/out Selling ⚑ Strike - Ultra-low fees, high trading limits, and easy loans.

Show Notes

B...


119: Debt Always Wins
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#119
08/19/2026

Washington reaches for Hamiltonian economics, the bond market pushes back, and Bitcoin rips for exactly the reasons Bitcoiners warned about.

Episode Links

πŸŽ‰ Boost from the Web πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡Έ Buy Sats on River - The best way to stack in the US πŸ‡¨πŸ‡¦ The Bitcoin Well - An amazing automatic self-custody Bitcoin platform πŸ’³ The Bitcoin Company - Spending your Bitcoin Via Lightning 🏦 Fold Card - Pay bills Stack Sats πŸ’΅ SALT Lending - Get access to your BTC Value w/out Selling ⚑ Strike - Ultra-low fees, high trading limits, and easy loans.

Show Notes

BIP-110 Post Mortem Luke Dashjr Proposes BLAKE2b Bitcoin H...


Why BIP-110 Failed
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#118
08/12/2026

Why BIP 110 failed, what its three block fork revealed about Bitcoin consensus, and the push for a proof of work change, plus weakening jobs and NVIDIA’s new AI asset class that could become an even bigger liquidity vacuum for Bitcoin.

Episode Links

πŸŽ‰ Boost from the Web πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡Έ Buy Sats on River - The best way to stack in the US πŸ‡¨πŸ‡¦ The Bitcoin Well - An amazing automatic self-custody Bitcoin platform πŸ’³ The Bitcoin Company - Spending your Bitcoin Via Lightning 🏦 Fold Card - Pay bills Stack Sats πŸ’΅ SALT Lending - Get access to your BTC Value w/out Selling ⚑ Strike - Ult...


117: Coldcard Fallout
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#117
08/05/2026

We unpack the widening Coldcard fallout, the uncomfortable lessons Bitcoiners need to face, and a major macro intervention that reveals just how trapped the financial system has become.

Episode Links

πŸŽ‰ Boost from the Web πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡Έ Buy Sats on River - The best way to stack in the US πŸ‡¨πŸ‡¦ The Bitcoin Well - An amazing automatic self-custody Bitcoin platform πŸ’³ The Bitcoin Company - Spending your Bitcoin Via Lightning 🏦 Fold Card - Pay bills Stack Sats πŸ’΅ SALT Lending - Get access to your BTC Value w/out Selling ⚑ Strike - Ultra-low fees, high trading limits, and easy loans.

Show Notes

COLDCARD M...


116: Coldcard Wallets Compromised
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#116
07/31/2026

An urgent warning for COLDCARD users: Coinkite says funds tied to seeds generated on some Mk3 devices may be at risk, and we examine why other hardware wallets could be next.

Episode Links

πŸŽ‰ Boost from the Web πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡Έ Buy Sats on River - The best way to stack in the US πŸ‡¨πŸ‡¦ The Bitcoin Well - An amazing automatic self-custody Bitcoin platform πŸ’³ The Bitcoin Company - Spending your Bitcoin Via Lightning 🏦 Fold Card - Pay bills Stack Sats πŸ’΅ SALT Lending - Get access to your BTC Value w/out Selling ⚑ Strike - Ultra-low fees, high trading limits, and easy loans.

Show Notes...


115: Before Satoshi
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#115
07/29/2026

Bitcoin did not emerge from a vacuum. We trace the decades of ideas that made it possible, and revisit the early days when it all came together.

Episode Links

πŸŽ‰ Boost from the Web πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡Έ Buy Sats on River - The best way to stack in the US πŸ‡¨πŸ‡¦ The Bitcoin Well - An amazing automatic self-custody Bitcoin platform πŸ’³ The Bitcoin Company - Spending your Bitcoin Via Lightning 🏦 Fold Card - Pay bills Stack Sats πŸ’΅ SALT Lending - Get access to your BTC Value w/out Selling ⚑ Strike - Ultra-low fees, high trading limits, and easy loans.

Show Notes

David Chaum dem...


114: Hard Money Wins
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#114
07/22/2026

Open source AI is shaking the capex boom, energy inflation is tightening liquidity, and gold’s old weaknesses are back in focus, while BlackRock and even gold bugs keep making the case for Bitcoin.

Episode Links

πŸŽ‰ Boost from the Web πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡Έ Buy Sats on River - The best way to stack in the US πŸ‡¨πŸ‡¦ The Bitcoin Well - An amazing automatic self-custody Bitcoin platform πŸ’³ The Bitcoin Company - Spending your Bitcoin Via Lightning 🏦 Fold Card - Pay bills Stack Sats πŸ’΅ SALT Lending - Get access to your BTC Value w/out Selling ⚑ Strike - Ultra-low fees, high trading limits, and easy loa...


113: The August Trap
#113
07/15/2026

Markets cheer cooler CPI and rate-cut hopes as another energy shock builds beneath them. Meanwhile, BIP-110’s August 8 signaling deadline brings Bitcoin closer to a possible chain split.

Episode Links

πŸŽ‰ Boost from the Web πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡Έ Buy Sats on River - The best way to stack in the US πŸ‡¨πŸ‡¦ The Bitcoin Well - An amazing automatic self-custody Bitcoin platform πŸ’³ The Bitcoin Company - Spending your Bitcoin Via Lightning 🏦 Fold Card - Pay bills Stack Sats πŸ’΅ SALT Lending - Get access to your BTC Value w/out Selling ⚑ Strike - Ultra-low fees, high trading limits, and easy loans.

Show Notes

Bitcoin Rall...


112: The Saylor Test
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#112
07/08/2026

Bitcoin passes The Saylor Test as Strategy sells and the market shrugs, while weak jobs, energy shocks, Fed risk, and BIP-110 politics turn one green week into a bigger stress test.

Episode Links

πŸŽ‰ Boost from the Web πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡Έ Buy Sats on River - The best way to stack in the US πŸ‡¨πŸ‡¦ The Bitcoin Well - An amazing automatic self-custody Bitcoin platform πŸ’³ The Bitcoin Company - Spending your Bitcoin Via Lightning 🏦 Fold Card - Pay bills Stack Sats πŸ’΅ SALT Lending - Get access to your BTC Value w/out Selling ⚑ Strike

Show Notes

Blockstream Q2 2026 Update Bitwise on STRC, MSTR, and...


111: Death of the Debasement Trade
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#111
07/01/2026

King Dollar is back, the debasement trade is supposedly dead, and Bitcoin is left testing the one question that matters: what happens when Saylor stops buying?

Episode Links

⚑ Boost from the Web πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡Έ Buy Sats on River - The best way to stack in the US πŸ‡¨πŸ‡¦ The Bitcoin Well - An amazing automatic self-custody Bitcoin platform ⚑ The Bitcoin Company - Spending your Bitcoin Via Lightning 🏦 Fold Card - Pay bills Stack Sats πŸ’΅ SALT Lending - Get access to your BTC Value w/out Selling

Show Notes

Fiscal Dominance: A Primer This Is The End Of The Dollar System | Je...


110: Fork Risk Rising
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#110
06/24/2026

Bitcoin gets dragged back into the fiat casino as the AI capex bubble starts to crack, while BIP-110 shifts from internet drama to a real fork-risk countdown.

Episode Links

⚑ Boost from the Web πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡Έ Buy Sats on River - The best way to stack in the US πŸ‡¨πŸ‡¦ The Bitcoin Well - An amazing automatic self-custody Bitcoin platform ⚑ The Bitcoin Company - Spending your Bitcoin Via Lightning 🏦 Fold Card - Pay bills Stack Sats πŸ’΅ SALT Lending - Get access to your BTC Value w/out Selling

Show Notes

Trump Quantum Executive Orders Trump EO Signing Remarks Trump Executive Orders...


109: Market Forced Peace
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#109
06/17/2026

Everyone expected energy markets to explode. Instead, the Iran deal exposed a deeper signal: oil, debt, inflation, and the Fed now define the limits of American power. Bitcoiners can’t afford to look away.

Episode Links

⚑ Boost from the Web πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡Έ Buy Sats on River - The best way to stack in the US πŸ‡¨πŸ‡¦ The Bitcoin Well - An amazing automatic self-custody Bitcoin platform ⚑ The Bitcoin Company - Spending your Bitcoin Via Lightning 🏦 Fold Card - Pay bills Stack Sats πŸ’΅ SALT Lending - Get access to your BTC Value w/out Selling

Show Notes

Consumer Inflation Up Over 4% Ann...


108: The Hard Bet
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#108
06/10/2026

IPO mania is pulling capital into the biggest promises in the market, just as inflation, energy, and the Fed make every bet harder. This week, why Bitcoin may be the harder long-term bet worth making.

Episode Links

⚑ Boost from the Web πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡Έ Buy Sats on River - The best way to stack in the US πŸ‡¨πŸ‡¦ The Bitcoin Well - An amazing automatic self-custody Bitcoin platform ⚑ The Bitcoin Company - Spending your Bitcoin Via Lightning 🏦 Fold Card - Pay bills Stack Sats πŸ’΅ SALT Lending - Get access to your BTC Value w/out Selling

Show Notes

CPI inflation report M...


107: AI Crash Math
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#107
06/03/2026

Bitcoin is still standing while AI sucks the oxygen out of the market. I break down the trillion-dollar capex trap, and why this might be the moment Bitcoin starts telling the truth before the market is ready to hear it.

Episode Links

πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡Έ Buy Sats on River - The best way to stack in the US πŸ‡¨πŸ‡¦ The Bitcoin Well - An amazing automatic self-custody Bitcoin platform ⚑ The Bitcoin Company - Spending your Bitcoin Via Lightning 🏦 Fold Card - Pay bills Stack Sats πŸ’΅ SALT Lending - Get access to your BTC Value w/out Selling

Show Notes

BIP-110 expected...


106: Bitcoin’s Demand Crisis
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#106
05/27/2026

Bitcoin is 232 days from an all-time high, but it feels like everyone else is winning. I dig into the demand crisis, the AI liquidity drain, and why this hold will look easier in hindsight than it feels right now.

Episode Links

πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡Έ Buy Sats on River - The best way to stack in the US πŸ‡¨πŸ‡¦ The Bitcoin Well - An amazing automatic self-custody Bitcoin platform ⚑ The Bitcoin Company - Spending your Bitcoin Via Lightning 🏦 Fold Card - Pay bills Stack Sats πŸ’΅ SALT Lending - Get access to your BTC Value w/out Selling

Show Notes

Bitcoin (BTC) ETFs c...


105: Yield Panic
#105
05/20/2026

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

πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡Έ Buy Sats on River - The best way to stack in the US πŸ‡¨πŸ‡¦ The Bitcoin Well - An amazing automatic self-custody Bitcoin platform ⚑ The Bitcoin Company - Spending your Bitcoin Via Lightning 🏦 Fold Card - Pay bills Stack Sats πŸ’΅ SALT Lending - Get access to your BTC Value w/out Selling ...


104: The K Trap
#104
05/13/2026

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

πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡Έ Buy Sats on River - The best way to stack in the US πŸ‡¨πŸ‡¦ The Bitcoin Well - An amazing automatic self-custody Bitcoin platform ⚑ The Bitcoin Company - Spending your Bitcoin Via Lightning 🏦 Fold Card - Pay bills Stack Sats πŸ’΅ SALT Lending - Get access to your BTC Value w/out Selling

Show Notes

US consumer prices rise 3.8% as Iran war sends energy...


103: The Energy Squeeze
#103
05/06/2026

Why energy shocks, bond pressure, and Fed games have everyone but Bitcoiners freaking out.

Episode Links

πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡Έ Buy Sats on River - The best way to stack in the US πŸ‡¨πŸ‡¦ The Bitcoin Well - An amazing automatic self-custody Bitcoin platform ⚑ The Bitcoin Company - Spending your Bitcoin Via Lightning 🏦 Fold Card - Pay bills Stack Sats πŸ’΅ 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...


102: Acceptance To Adoption
#102
04/29/2026

I came away from Bitcoin 2026 with one clear signal: beneath the circus, something more permanent is being built.

Episode Links

πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡Έ Buy Sats on River - The best way to stack in the US πŸ‡¨πŸ‡¦ The Bitcoin Well - An amazing automatic self-custody Bitcoin platform ⚑ The Bitcoin Company - Spending your Bitcoin Via Lightning 🏦 Fold Card - Pay bills Stack Sats πŸ’΅ 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 N...


Bonus: 101 Leftovers
04/27/2026

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.


101: Stress Test
#101
04/22/2026

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

πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡Έ Buy Sats on River - The best way to stack in the US πŸ‡¨πŸ‡¦ The Bitcoin Well - An amazing automatic self-custody Bitcoin platform ⚑ The Bitcoin Company - Spending your Bitcoin Via Lightning 🏦 Fold Card - Pay bills Stack Sats πŸ’΅ 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...


100: The Market Fit
#100
04/15/2026

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

πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡Έ Buy Sats on River - The best way to stack in the US πŸ‡¨πŸ‡¦ The Bitcoin Well - An amazing automatic self-custody Bitcoin platform ⚑ The Bitcoin Company - Spending your Bitcoin Via Lightning 🏦 Fold Card - Pay bills Stack Sats πŸ’΅ SALT Lending - Get access to your BTC Value w/out Selling

Boost Question

Is Saylor Under-Selling B...


99: Empire in Denial
#99
04/08/2026

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

πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡Έ Buy Sats on River - The best way to stack in the US πŸ‡¨πŸ‡¦ The Bitcoin Well - An amazing automatic self-custody Bitcoin platform ⚑ The Bitcoin Company - Spending your Bitcoin Via Lightning 🏦 Fold Card - Pay bills Stack Sats πŸ’΅ 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 10...


98: Demand by Chaos
#98
04/01/2026

History is moving whether anyone is ready or not. How the system is under pressure, and why it will flow toward Bitcoin.

Episode Links

πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡Έ Buy Sats on River - The best way to stack in the US πŸ‡¨πŸ‡¦ The Bitcoin Well - An amazing automatic self-custody Bitcoin platform ⚑ The Bitcoin Company - Spending your Bitcoin Via Lightning 🏦 Fold Card - Pay bills Stack Sats πŸ’΅ 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...


97: The New Operator
#97
03/25/2026

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.

Episode Links

πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡Έ Buy Sats on River - The best way to stack in the US πŸ‡¨πŸ‡¦ The Bitcoin Well - An amazing automatic self-custody Bitcoin platform ⚑ The Bitcoin Company - Spending your Bitcoin Via Lightning 🏦 Fold Card - Pay bills Stack Sats πŸ’΅ SALT Lending - Get access to your BTC Value w/out Selling

Boost Question

What's next for your node?

Show Notes

Alby Hub OpenCode Chris's...


96: System Stress
#96
03/18/2026

War spending, mounting financial fragility, and a rare flash of clarity made this a bigger week than it may have seemed at first.

Episode Links

πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡Έ Buy Sats on River - The best way to stack in the US πŸ‡¨πŸ‡¦ The Bitcoin Well - An amazing automatic self-custody Bitcoin platform ⚑ The Bitcoin Company - Spending your Bitcoin Via Lightning 🏦 Fold Card - Pay bills Stack Sats πŸ’΅ SALT Lending - Get access to your BTC Value w/out Selling

Boost Question

What's the worst Bitcoin take you've ever seen?

Show Notes

Iran war has cost Americans at least $...


95: Follow the Incentives
#95
03/11/2026

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.

Episode Links

πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡Έ Buy Sats on River - The best way to stack in the US πŸ‡¨πŸ‡¦ The Bitcoin Well - An amazing automatic self-custody Bitcoin platform ⚑ The Bitcoin Company - Spending your Bitcoin Via Lightning 🏦 Fold Card - Pay bills Stack Sats πŸ’΅ SALT Lending - Get access to your BTC Value w/out Selling

Boost Question

What is Ray and Chamath's angle? Why would these...


94: Cope, Narratives, and Dark Pools
#94
02/25/2026

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.

Episode Links

πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡Έ Buy Sats on River - The best way to stack in the US πŸ‡¨πŸ‡¦ The Bitcoin Well - An amazing automatic self-custody Bitcoin platform ⚑ The Bitcoin Company - Spending your Bitcoin Via Lightning 🏦 Fold Card - Pay bills Stack Sats πŸ’΅ SALT Lending - Get access to your BTC Value w/out Selling

Boost Question

Is AI impacting YOUR job right now in any way?

🧠 Ja...


93: Manufactured Bitcoin Crisis
02/18/2026

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.

Episode Links:

πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡Έ Buy Sats on River - The best way to stack in the US πŸ‡¨πŸ‡¦ The Bitcoin Well - An amazing automatic self-custody Bitcoin platform ⚑ The Bitcoin Company - Spending your Bitcoin Via Lightning 🏦 Fold Card - Pay bills Stack Sats πŸ’΅ SALT Lending - Get access to your BTC Value w/out Selling

Show Notes:

Deflation & Macro Narrative

Lyn Alden on the...


92: Bears Smell Blood
#92
02/11/2026

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.

Episode Links

πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡Έ Buy Sats on River - The best way to stack in the US πŸ‡¨πŸ‡¦ The Bitcoin Well - An amazing automatic self-custody Bitcoin platform ⚑ The Bitcoin Company - Spending your Bitcoin Via Lightning 🏦 Fold Card - Pay bills Stack Sats πŸ’΅ SALT Lending - Get access to your BTC Value w/out Selling

Show Notes:

Dollar scrutiny increases as China banks shift away from USD Januar...