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This Week in Bitcoin

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Chris Fisher

This Week in Bitcoin is an independent, investigative podcast covering Bitcoin. A high-signal news podcast focused on analysis you'll find valuable.

#39

$100k Worth of FUD

Bitcoin at $100K has summoned the FUD swarm — from quantum computer panic to 'national security threat' hot takes. I’m calling out the bad logic, breaking down every attack, and arming you with the facts. Affiliate LINKS: ---🇺🇸 [Buy Sats on River] (https://river.com/signup?r=3CT4V56E) - The best way to stack in the US ---🇨🇦 [The Bitcoin Well] (https://bitcoinwell.com/referral/chrislas) - An amazing automatic self-custody Bitcoin platform ---⚡ [The Bitcoin Company] (https://app.thebitcoincompany.com/signup?ref=JUPITER) - Spending your Bitcoin Via Lightning ---🏦 [Fold Card] (https://use.foldapp.com/r/XNHPXTFC) - Pay bills Stack Sats ---💵 [SALT Lending ] (https://borrower.saltlending.com/register?referralCode=GkPQdbqWG) - Get access to your BTC Value w/out Selling LINKS: --- [Bitcoin has now become MSNBC's new obsession.] (https://x.com/pledditor/status/1866803778571342128?t=E9EIlRX-vHxbQ8g23lQU3A) --- [River: Bitcoin Ownership Distribution] (https://x.com/River/status/1831374555530830304) --- [Top Organizations Disclosing Donations to Fairshake PAC, 2024 • OpenSecrets] (https://www.opensecrets.org/outside-spending/detail/2024?cmte=Fairshake+PAC&tab=donors) --- [Ripple founder has given more than $11.8 million to Harris campaign] (https://www.cnbc.com/2024/10/21/ripple-founder-has-given-more-than-11point8-million-to-harris-campaign.html) --- [Kamala Harris turns to Coinbase for crypto campaign donations, CFO reveals] (https://www.htx.com/feed/community/6132206/) ---S [ince January, $227 billion of Bitcoin has been activated by long term holders, dwarfing the ETF flows by a multiple.] (https://x.com/txmctrades/status/1863660343504843127) --- [Tucker Carlson on X: "Roger Ver is facing life in prison for revealing how the US government worked secretly to subvert cryptocurrency and prevent economic freedom.] (https://x.com/TuckerCarlson/status/1866543923939729870) --- [06: Debunking Big Blocker Alternative History] (https://www.thisweekinbitcoin.show/episodepage/06-debunking-big-blocker-alternative-history) --- [Google shocks the world with new a chip that could vanquish Nvidia and Bitcoin - YouTube] (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KbKyVuvQ7OU) --- [Gloria Zhao on Bitcoin Core Devs, Network Security Threats and Will There Be A "Block Size" War II? - YouTube] (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DmCTDRH_WVM) --- [Bitcoin News on X: "Satoshi’s thoughts on handling a “massive breakthrough attack,” such as quantum computing rendering SHA-256 encryption ineffective in protecting the Bitcoin network. ] (https://x.com/BitcoinNewsCom/status/1866591802221822271) [https://t.co/GBnZ3UpeXN"] (https://t.co/GBnZ3UpeXN) [ / X] (https://x.com/BitcoinNewsCom/status/1866591802221822271) --- [MicroStrategy’s $26 Billion Bitcoin Cache Is Larger Than IBM, Nike Cash Holdings - Bloomberg] (https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2024-11-16/microstrategy-s-26-billion-bitcoin-cache-is-larger-than-ibm-nike-cash-holdings) --- [Amazon shareholders have submitted a request for the $2.3 Trillion company to explore adding Bitcoin to its treasury.] (https://x.com/Dennis_Porter_/status/1865838523741581635) --- [Is It 'Crazy' for the US to Have a Bitcoin Reserve? - YouTube] (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lYKRpK7Q2LY&si=2LxIJUJwtibvbGJS) --- [Senate Republicans propose Bitcoin national reserve - YouTube] (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U3cRv42xT1k) --- [Behind Bitcoin’s Rally Is a Simple Fact: Supplies Are Limited - WSJ] (https://www.wsj.com/finance/currencies/bitcoin-supply-limit-crypto-value-29e068b4) --- [Hawaii local news covers Bitcoin adoption in the state with cameos - YouTube] (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=et0o6OZyL7U&si=J-rUpNH2ksw0JiBE) --- [The National Center for Public Policy Research has submitted the attached shareholder proposal for consideration at the 2025 annual shareholder meeting.] (https://x.com/timkotzman/status/1865832907597807992?t=E9EIlRX-vHxbQ8g23lQU3A) --- [China discovers world's largest gold mine - Egypt Independent] (https://www.egyptindependent.com/china-discovers-worlds-largest-gold-mine/) --- [El Salvador’s Gold Reserves Worth $3 Billion: President Bukele Highlights Economic Potential. – El Salvador in English] (https://elsalvadorinenglish.com/2024/11/27/el-salvadors-gold-reserves-worth-3-billion-president-bukele-highlights-economic-potential/) --- [CPI inflation November 2024: Annual inflation rate accelerates to 2.7% in November, as expected] (https://www.cnbc.com/2024/12/11/cpi-inflation-november-2024-annual-inflation-rate-accelerates-to-2point7percent-in-november-as-expected.html) --- [Russia: MP proposes a strategic Bitcoin reserve] (https://atlas21.com/russia-mp-proposes-a-strategic-bitcoin-reserve/) --- [WabiSabi Vulnerability Allows Malicious Coordinators to Deanonymize Coinjoin Users] (https://www.nobsbitcoin.com/wabisabi-vulnerability-allows-malicious-coordinators-to-deanonymize-coinjoin-users/) --- [MicroStrategy Poised to Join Nasdaq-100 Index] (https://www.coindesk.com/news-analysis/2024/12/02/microstrategy-looks-poised-to-join-influential-nasdaq-100-index-here-s-what-that-means-for-the-stock?ref=tftc.io/) --- [Eric Balchunas on X: "$MSTR is likely to be added to $QQQ on 12/23 (w/ announcement coming 12/13). Moderna likely to get boot] (https://x.com/EricBalchunas/status/1866595936983716168) --- [Alex Thorn on X: "🚨 “SELL THE PAST, BUY THE FUTURE”] (https://x.com/intangiblecoins/status/1866100432734400840) Crypto Illicit Transaction Volume ---Illicit transactions constituted only 0.34% of the total on-chain transaction volume for 2023 ---The total value received by illicit cryptocurrency addresses dropped to $24.2 billion in 2023 Breakdown of Illicit Activities ---Transactions involving sanctioned entities accounted for $14.9 billion, representing 61.5% of all illicit transaction volume analyzed. ---Crypto scams and hacking revenue both decreased significantly, with total illicit revenue down 29.2% and 54.3%, respectively. Stablecoin Usage ---Stablecoins accounted for the majority of criminal transactions for the second consecutive year, aligning with the recent increase in stablecoin share of all crypto activity. Citations: --- [Crypto crime in 2023 exceeded $24 billion: Chainalysis] (https://www.mariblock.com/crypto-crime-2023-exceeded-24-billion-chainalysis/) --- [US Financial Secrecy Fuels Illicit Financial Flows from Environmental Crimes, New Report Finds] (https://thefactcoalition.org/us-financial-secrecy-fuels-illicit-financial-flows-from-environmental-crimes-new-report-finds/) --- [Illicit cryptocurrency transactions global 2023 | Statista] (https://proxy.parisjc.edu:8293/statistics/1410685/illicit-crypto-transactions-worldwide/) --- [New report: The 2023 Illicit Crypto Economy | TRM Insights] (https://www.trmlabs.com/post/new-report-the-2023-illicit-crypto-economy) --- [Efforts to track illicit financial flows need scaling up – UNCTAD SDG Pulse 2024] (https://sdgpulse.unctad.org/illicit-financial-flows/) --- [2024 Crypto Crime Trends from Chainalysis] (https://www.chainalysis.com/blog/2024-crypto-crime-report-introduction/) --- [The IMF and the Fight Against Illicit Financial Flows] (https://www.imf.org/en/About/Factsheets/Sheets/2023/Fight-against-illicit-financial-flows) --- [An In-Depth Look at Crypto-Crime in 2023 Part 1 | Trend Micro (US)] (https://www.trendmicro.com/en_us/research/24/g/crypto-crime-2024-report-part-i.html) --- [African Strategies to Combat Illicit Financial Flows | Carnegie Endowment for International Peace] (https://carnegieendowment.org/research/2024/11/illicit-financial-flows-africa-tax?lang=en) --- [The Illicit Crypto Economy Report] (https://www.trmlabs.com/the-illicit-crypto-economy-report) --- [Illicit Financial Flows | UNCTAD] (https://unctad.org/statistics/illicit-financial-flows) --- [Illicit crypto addresses received at least $24.2 billion in 2023 - report | Reuters] (https://www.reuters.com/technology/illicit-crypto-addresses-received-least-242-bln-2023-report-2024-01-18/) --- [Balancing privacy and public interest in the fight against illicit financial flows: Lessons from an European Case Study - ScienceDirect] (https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2949791424000459) Cash Illicit Transaction Volume ---According to the UN Office on Drugs and Crime ---the estimated amount of money laundered globally in one year is 2-5% of global GDP ------or $800 billion - $2 trillion in current US dollars. ---The US Treasury estimates that about $300 billion is laundered annually in the United States alone, much of it through cash transactions. Music --- [5-Watt Rock • Theo Katzman] (https://wavlake.com/track/19de5d71-4a1b-4db0-aee1-1de9661b33da) --- [Be the Wheel | 5-Watt Rock | Podcastindex.org] (https://podcastindex.org/podcast/7114678?episode=30604410643) ... Read more

11 Dec 2024

1 HR 32 MINS

1:32:06

11 Dec 2024

#38

How Trump Could Weaponize Bitcoin

Bitcoin: The Unlikely Ally of the Dollar System. What if Bitcoin pumps don’t kill the dollar but make it stronger? How stablecoins and T-bills could entrench the dollar’s dominance, Saylor’s Bitcoin pitch to Microsoft, and why ETF fears are overblown. Affiliate LINKS: ---🇺🇸 [Buy Sats on River] (https://river.com/signup?r=3CT4V56E) - The best way to stack in the US ---🇨🇦 [The Bitcoin Well] (https://bitcoinwell.com/referral/chrislas) - An amazing automatic self-custody Bitcoin platform ---⚡ [The Bitcoin Company] (https://app.thebitcoincompany.com/signup?ref=JUPITER) - Spending your Bitcoin Via Lightning ---🏦 [Fold Card] (https://use.foldapp.com/r/XNHPXTFC) - Pay bills Stack Sats ---💵 [SALT Lending ] (https://borrower.saltlending.com/register?referralCode=GkPQdbqWG) - Get access to your BTC Value w/out Selling LINKS: --- [Finally my chart got attention. And now I feel is it too late for this fractal now that everyone knows about it] (https://x.com/MrVandelayArt/status/1863545210955006442) --- [Crypto Market, Gold Could Rise if World Seeks Dollar Alternatives Amid Trump Tariffs] (https://www.barrons.com/livecoverage/stock-market-today-120324/card/crypto-market-gold-could-rise-if-world-seeks-dollar-alternatives-amid-trump-tariffs-SAkJxGnL7ro2Yjfb8pDU) [Trump pushes for global dollar dominance, but also embraces bitcoin] (https://www.axios.com/2024/12/03/trump-dollar-bitcoin-tariffs-brics) --- [Tom Lee Predicts S&P 500 To Reach 6,300, Bitcoin To Break $100K By Year-End, Says Trump's Tariffs Can Be Effective 'Negotiating Tools'] (https://www.benzinga.com/news/global/24/12/42281825/tom-lee-predicts-sp-500-to-hit-6300-bitcoin-to-surpass-100k-by-year-end-says-trump-carrying-a-big-stick-can-be-effective) --- [US dollar and bitcoin advance spurred by Trump tariff expectations | Reuters] (https://www.reuters.com/markets/currencies/dollar-soars-with-bitcoin-trump-trade-ramps-up-euro-yuan-battered-2024-11-12/) --- [How painful will Trump’s tariffs be for American businesses?] (https://www.economist.com/business/2024/12/03/how-painful-will-trumps-tariffs-be-for-american-businesses) --- [Luke Gromen: Bitcoin as "The New Oil," Trump's Tariffs, and the Death of the Dollar-Centric System - YouTube] (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vIxS-bjTu5A) --- [Digital Assets and the Treasury Market presentation] (https://home.treasury.gov/system/files/221/TBACCharge2Q42024.pdf) --- [Saylor Buys 15,400 BTC] (https://xcancel.com/saylor/status/1863569873713955156) --- [Microsoft Bitcoin Strategy - A Presentation by Michael Saylor - YouTube] (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cH2t6VOdgkE) --- [James Lavish says Bitcoin is “0.2% right now, at 1% of the total global assets, Bitcoin's a $9 Trillion asset and worth about $450,000, at 3% is worth $1.3 Million per BTC”] (https://x.com/SimplyBitcoinTV/status/1863630055596777757) Energy: --- [The Potential Relationship between Biomass, Biorefineries, and Bitcoin] (https://www.mdpi.com/2071-1050/16/18/7919) --- [Renewable energy and cryptocurrency: A dual approach to economic viability and environmental sustainability: Heliyon] (https://www.cell.com/heliyon/fulltext/S2405-8440(24)15796-9) --- [Can bitcoin mining empower energy transition and fuel sustainable development goals in the US? - ScienceDirect] (https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0959652624002464) --- [Bhutan's national Bitcoin holdings reach one-third of its GDP, could Bitcoin become the new favorite reserve asset for countries worldwide? - ChainCatcher] (https://www.chaincatcher.com/en/article/2151842) Updates: --- [BlackRock’s spot ETF surpasses 500,000 bitcoin in assets under management] (https://www.theblock.co/post/329190/blackrock-ibit-spot-bitcoin-etf-500000-btc) --- [Officials are halting Bitmain units at U.S. ports, industry firms report - Blockspace Media] (https://blockspace.media/insight/officials-are-halting-bitmain-units-at-u-s-ports-industry-firms-report/) --- [Introducing Alby Benefits] (https://blog.getalby.com/introducing-alby-benefits/) --- [Alby Go v1.7.2 Update.] (https://github.com/getAlby/go) Music --- [Bitcoin all Time High by HEKS] (https://podcastindex.org/podcast/7123185) ... Read more

04 Dec 2024

1 HR 14 MINS

1:14:12

04 Dec 2024

#37

Bitcoin Breaks the Weak

Inflation is back—what it means for Bitcoin. Why the media is wrong about who's selling BTC, and I make the case that Bitcoin loans beat selling your sats every time. Affiliate LINKS: ---🇺🇸 [Buy Sats on River] (https://river.com/signup?r=3CT4V56E) - The best way to stack in the US ---🇨🇦 [The Bitcoin Well] (https://bitcoinwell.com/referral/chrislas) - An amazing automatic self-custody Bitcoin platform ---⚡ [The Bitcoin Company] (https://app.thebitcoincompany.com/signup?ref=JUPITER) - Spending your Bitcoin Via Lightning ---🏦 [Fold Card] (https://use.foldapp.com/r/XNHPXTFC) - Pay bills Stack Sats ---💵 [SALT Lending ] (https://borrower.saltlending.com/register?referralCode=GkPQdbqWG) - Get access to your BTC Value w/out Selling LINKS: --- [Huge $15 Trillion Bitcoin Price Bet Helps Stem Sudden Crypto Sell-Off] (https://www.forbes.com/sites/digital-assets/2024/11/27/sudden-panic-sparks-200-billion-bitcoin-and-crypto-price-crash/) --- [MicroStrategy spends $5.4 billion buying another 55,000 bitcoins, shares slide] (https://finance.yahoo.com/news/microstrategy-spends-54-billion-buying-another-55000-bitcoins-shares-slide-165131332.html) --- [Why Bitcoin's undiscovered potential could push it to $500,000 - TheStreet Crypto: Bitcoin and cryptocurrency news, advice, analysis and more] (https://www.thestreet.com/crypto/markets/why-bitcoins-undiscovered-potential-could-push-it-to-500000) --- [Bitcoin (BTC) Bounces Off Lows, Rekindles $100,000 Milestone Optimism - Bloomberg] (https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2024-11-27/bitcoin-btc-bounces-off-lows-rekindles-100-000-milestone-optimism) --- [Bitcoin bounces back above $96,000 as investors eye $100,000 milestone] (https://www.cnbc.com/2024/11/27/crypto-market-today.html) --- [Bitcoin Tops $70K for First Time in More Than Four Months] (https://www.coindesk.com/markets/2024/10/28/bitcoin-tops-70k-for-first-time-in-more-than-four-months) --- [PCE inflation October 2024] (https://www.cnbc.com/2024/11/27/pce-inflation-october-2024.html) --- [#2234 - Marc Andreessen] (https://episodes.fm/360084272/episode/YTAzY2YzMjYtYWJhOC0xMWVmLTkzODYtNTczNDc5ODk0NTg4) --- [Trump admin eyes CFTC to lead digital asset regulation | Fox Business] (https://www.foxbusiness.com/markets/trump-admin-eyes-cftc-lead-digital-asset-regulation) --- [Important update for Swan clients] (https://x.com/SwanBitcoin/status/1861566511011221754) --- [awesome-liquid-network | A curated list of Liquid Network resources, libraries, tools and applications] (https://liquidnetwork.wiki/) --- [Casa’s CEO catches a scammer posing as Coinbase support in the act, getting them to spill everything. 👀 ] (https://x.com/BitcoinNewsCom/status/1859365672653840582) [https://t.co/t2] (https://t.co/t2) --- [Bitcoin is up 450% since Justin Trudeau said anyone who bought Bitcoin “would have lost more than half their life savings.”] (https://x.com/SimplyBitcoinTV/status/1861058477944099019) MUSIC: --- [Be the Wheel • Theo Katzman] (https://wavlake.com/album/6f724ceb-0688-40d5-a93f-4d0b6ec1c797) ... Read more

27 Nov 2024

1 HR 02 MINS

1:02:15

27 Nov 2024

#36

Uncle Mike's Bond Bananza

MicroStrategy has become the most traded stock in the US - What does it mean for Bitcoin? Plus, how the new Bitcoin ETF options could reshape the market, and why Bitcoiners should prepare for shitcoins to stick around. Affiliate LINKS: ---🇺🇸 [Buy Sats on River] (https://river.com/signup?r=3CT4V56E) - The best way to stack in the US ---🇨🇦 [The Bitcoin Well] (https://bitcoinwell.com/referral/chrislas) - An amazing automatic self-custody Bitcoin platform ---⚡ [The Bitcoin Company] (https://app.thebitcoincompany.com/signup?ref=JUPITER) - Spending your Bitcoin Via Lightning ---🏦 [Fold Card] (https://use.foldapp.com/r/XNHPXTFC) - Pay bills Stack Sats ---💵 [SALT Lending ] (https://borrower.saltlending.com/register?referralCode=GkPQdbqWG) - Get access to your BTC Value w/out Selling LINKS: --- ["Businesses are buying BTC faster than ever"] (https://x.com/River/status/1858554387213209753) --- [$1.9b is unheard of for Day One] (https://x.com/EricBalchunas/status/1858994117617086840) --- [Bitcoin Reserve Bill - S.4912 - 118th Congress (2023-2024): BITCOIN Act of 2024 | Congress.gov | Library of Congress] (https://www.congress.gov/bill/118th-congress/senate-bill/4912/all-info) --- [BlackRock Says Trump Win Brings 'Optimism' for a Bitcoin Reserve] (https://watcher.guru/news/blackrock-says-trump-win-brings-optimism-for-a-bitcoin-reserve) --- [VanEck Backs Donald Trump’s Strategic Bitcoin Reserve Plan] (https://thecryptobasic.com/2024/11/20/vaneck-backs-donald-trumps-strategic-bitcoin-reserve-plan/) --- [Trump Bitcoin Report Card] (https://github.com/crrdlx/trump-bitcoin-report-card) --- [Bitcoin in 21 Minutes | River] (https://river.com/learn/bitcoin-in-21-minutes/) --- [Trump Team Mulls Creating First-Ever White House Crypto Role] (https://news.bloomberglaw.com/business-and-practice/trump-team-mulls-creating-first-ever-white-house-crypto-role) --- [Trump taps billionaire crypto booster Cantor Fitzgerald CEO Howard Lutnick as Commerce Secretary] (https://finance.yahoo.com/news/trump-expected-tap-billionaire-crypto-180351037.html?guccounter=1) --- [The crypto industry plowed tens of millions into the election. Now, it’s looking for a return on that investment | CNN Politics] (https://www.cnn.com/2024/11/17/politics/crypto-industry-donald-trump-reelection/index.html) --- [Embrace Alby Hub - phasing out Alby’s shared wallet | Alby User Guide] (https://guides.getalby.com/user-guide/alby-account-and-browser-extension/alby-account/faqs-alby-account/embrace-alby-hub-phasing-out-albys-shared-wallet) ---Supercut: ["If people knew how the monetary system actually worked] (https://x.com/bitcoin_teddy/status/1857161411018833946?t=E9EIlRX-vHxbQ8g23lQU3A) Music --- [Slight Curiosity By Circle the Earth] (https://podcastindex.org/podcast/7088565?episode=30037089740) ... Read more

20 Nov 2024

59 MINS

59:25

20 Nov 2024

#35

Why the Market is High on Bitcoin

From Election Day drama to Market mania: Unpacking the recent surge in Bitcoin and stocks. Is this a hype cycle or something more? Let's follow the money and find out. Affiliate LINKS: ---🇺🇸 [Buy Sats on River] (https://river.com/signup?r=3CT4V56E) - The best way to stack in the US ---🇨🇦 [The Bitcoin Well] (https://bitcoinwell.com/referral/chrislas) - An amazing automatic self-custody Bitcoin platform ---⚡ [The Bitcoin Company] (https://app.thebitcoincompany.com/signup?ref=JUPITER) - Spending your Bitcoin Via Lightning ---🏦 [Fold Card] (https://use.foldapp.com/r/XNHPXTFC) - Pay bills Stack Sats ---💵 [SALT Lending ] (https://borrower.saltlending.com/register?referralCode=GkPQdbqWG) - Get access to your BTC Value w/out Selling LINKS: --- ["Assets in the US spot bitcoin ETFs are now up to $84b] (https://x.com/EricBalchunas/status/1856013871116320902) --- [Bitcoin mania taking over the stock market too as Coinbase and Microstrategy are both in Top 5 most traded stocks today] (https://x.com/EricBalchunas/status/1856011991493537929) --- [Investing Bitcoin in Retirement Accounts] (https://river.com/learn/investing-bitcoin-retirement-accounts/) --- [Adopting Bitcoin - High-signal Bitcoin conference for builders] (https://www.adoptingbitcoin.org/) --- [New release: ZEUSv0.9.2] (https://blog.zeusln.com/new-release-zeus-v0-9-2/) --- [RoboSats Release v0.7.2-alpha] (https://github.com/RoboSats/robosats/releases/tag/v0.7.2-alpha) --- [Fountain app v1.1.6] (https://blog.fountain.fm/p/1-1-6) --- [Exciting news for Canadians! You can now buy bitcoin directly on the Lightning Network from your Bitcoin Well account!] (https://x.com/TheBitcoinWell/status/1853505692759642119) --- [Goodstein: Bitcoin could become the next strategic reserve asset. - YouTube] (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TgVhW7LR1z0) MUSIC --- [Tip Toe by Jack Holliday] (https://podcastindex.org/podcast/6917119?episode=22904515494) ... Read more

11 Nov 2024

44 MINS

44:53

11 Nov 2024

#34

Bitcoin's Golden Age

Trump's nine Bitcoin promises examined – plus how a perfect macro storm is set to usher in BTC's new golden era and shatter all-time highs. Affiliate LINKS: ---🇺🇸 [Buy Sats on River] (https://river.com/signup?r=3CT4V56E) - The best way to stack in the US ---🇨🇦 [The Bitcoin Well] (https://bitcoinwell.com/referral/chrislas) - An amazing automatic self-custody Bitcoin platform ---⚡ [The Bitcoin Company] (https://app.thebitcoincompany.com/signup?ref=JUPITER) - Spending your Bitcoin Via Lightning ---🏦 [Fold Card] (https://use.foldapp.com/r/XNHPXTFC) - Pay bills Stack Sats ---💵 [SALT Lending ] (https://borrower.saltlending.com/register?referralCode=GkPQdbqWG) - Get access to your BTC Value w/out Selling LINKS --- [Bitwise CIO says “We are entering the Golden Age of Crypto.”] (https://x.com/BitcoinMagazine/status/1854207857190752647) --- [Bitcoin breaks new all-time high above $74,000 amid Trump's early lead on Election Day | The Block] (https://www.theblock.co/post/282319/bitcoin-all-time-high) --- [The Crypto Industry’s Spending on the Election Pays Off - The New York Times] (https://www.nytimes.com/2024/11/06/technology/crypto-industry-spending-election.html) --- [Bitcoiners celebrate as Bernie Moreno ousts Sherrod Brown, Ohio upset] (https://www.cnbc.com/2024/11/05/bitcoiners-celebrate-as-bernie-moreno-ousts-sherrod-brown-ohio-upset.html) --- [Operation Chokepoint 2.0’s main enforcer Senate Banking Committee Chair Sherrod Brown of Ohio has lost his Senate seat] (https://x.com/bitcoinnewscom/status/1854021262391284122?t=ASJqAbm5fVHDKeq7CLKqjw) --- [Altcoin Daily on X: Trump Super Cut] (https://x.com/AltcoinDailyio/status/1854071062046142628) --- [Boltz v3.8.0] (https://github.com/BoltzExchange/boltz-backend/releases/tag/v3.8.0) --- [BOLT 12] (https://bolt12.org/) --- [Strike: Introducing Bitcoin Auto-Withdrawals] (https://x.com/Strike/status/1853839425735630918) --- [The Pomp Podcast • #1427 Howard Lutnick] (https://fountain.fm/episode/WDwmxWpLZJgaRrqrGmF3) MUSIC --- [1night by Daddy NAT] (https://podcastindex.org/podcast/6751084?episode=18165690894) ... Read more

06 Nov 2024

49 MINS

49:14

06 Nov 2024

#33

From White Paper to Winner

Bitcoin's sweet 16 has never looked better. This week, I'll unpack the hard data behind the new wave of adoption that's transforming magic internet money into mainstream reality. Affiliate LINKS: ---🇺🇸 [Buy Sats on River] (https://river.com/signup?r=3CT4V56E) - The best way to stack in the US ---🇨🇦 [The Bitcoin Well] (https://bitcoinwell.com/referral/chrislas) - An amazing automatic self-custody Bitcoin platform ---⚡ [The Bitcoin Company] (https://app.thebitcoincompany.com/signup?ref=JUPITER) - Spending your Bitcoin Via Lightning ---🏦 [Fold Card] (https://use.foldapp.com/r/XNHPXTFC) - Pay bills Stack Sats ---💵 [SALT Lending ] (https://borrower.saltlending.com/register?referralCode=GkPQdbqWG) - Get access to your BTC Value w/out Selling LINKS: --- [BTC ETFs Record Massive $870 Million Inflows] (https://www.coindesk.com/markets/2024/10/30/bitcoin-etfs-record-870m-inflows-as-btc-flirts-with-lifetime-highs/) --- [BTC price risks new 'FOMO' top as Bitcoin ETF inflows near $1B daily] (https://cointelegraph.com/news/btc-price-new-fomo-top-bitcoin-etf-inflows-1b-daily) --- [Spot Bitcoin ETFs on track to overtak Satoshi Nakamoto's BTC holdings by year-end] (https://cryptoslate.com/insights/spot-bitcoin-etfs-on-track-to-overtak-satoshi-nakamotos-btc-holdings-by-year-end/) --- [IBIT took in more $$$ *today* than all but 7 of the 590+ ETFs launched in 2024 have taken in *all year*] (https://x.com/NateGeraci/status/1851805640819163389) --- [The market is getting even more concentrated] (https://x.com/KobeissiLetter/status/1851239722229657636?t=kMZcK90reLnXUeA-jx2VgA) --- [Microsoft to vote for or against "Assessment of Investing in Bitcoin" during shareholder meeting in December] (https://x.com/BitcoinMagazine/status/1849559464900198463) --- [CNBC reports on the soaring national deficit’s role in the election, noting that “neither politicians nor the public seem to care.”] (https://x.com/BitcoinNewsCom/status/1851277273669783986) --- [The US Treasury expects to drain $186 billion this quarter from its general account plus borrow $546 billion, and then borrow $823 billion in the first quarter of 2025. That’s $1.6 trillion of overdraft spending in the next 6 months.] (https://x.com/jameslavish/status/1851105451154493889?t=SduCqK9MmUra7W2AVIemew) --- [The Case for Bitcoin as a Reserve Asset] (https://www.btcpolicy.org/articles/the-case-for-bitcoin-as-a-reserve-asset-2) --- [This is a very bullish setup for bitcoin into the election, says VanEck's Matthew Sigel - YouTube] (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QUJNIMh3sMA) --- [New FinCEN Alert Shows Cash, Smuggling Preferred Method For Hezbollah Financing] (https://www.therage.co/fincen-alert-hezbollah-financing-cryptocurrencies/) --- [Stephen Mollah Q&A - YouTube] (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WJKwrs67zkY) --- [Macroeconomist claims to be Satoshi, creator of ChatGPT, and Twitter logo designer] (https://cryptobriefing.com/bitcoin-creator-claims-fall-short/) --- [US Treasury says stablecoin growth is increasing demand for T-bills] (https://www.theblock.co/post/323750/us-treasury-says-stablecoin-growth-is-increasing-demand-for-t-bills) Music --- [That Smile You're Wearing] (https://podcastindex.org/podcast/7025679?episode=28261527231) ... Read more

31 Oct 2024

56 MINS

56:58

31 Oct 2024

#32

Central Banks Show Their Hand

The Quiet Part Said Loud: Central banks finally admit why they fear Bitcoin - and it's not about protecting you. Breaking down the latest attacks from the ECB and Minneapolis Fed. Affiliate LINKS: ---🇺🇸 [Buy Sats on River] (https://river.com/signup?r=3CT4V56E) - The best way to stack in the US ---🇨🇦 [The Bitcoin Well] (https://bitcoinwell.com/referral/chrislas) - An amazing automatic self-custody Bitcoin platform ---⚡ [The Bitcoin Company] (https://app.thebitcoincompany.com/signup?ref=JUPITER) - Spending your Bitcoin Via Lightning ---🏦 [Fold Card] (https://use.foldapp.com/r/XNHPXTFC) - Pay bills Stack Sats ---💵 [SALT Lending ] (https://borrower.saltlending.com/register?referralCode=GkPQdbqWG) - Get access to your BTC Value w/out Selling LINKS: --- [The distributional consequences of Bitcoin by Ulrich Bindseil, Jürgen Schaaf :: SSRN] (https://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=4985877) --- [ECB's Lagarde says bitcoin conducted ‘funny business’ - YouTube] (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ImXHelK0J1g) --- [Christine Lagarde avoids jail despite being found guilty of negligence] (https://news.sky.com/story/court-finds-imf-chief-christine-lagarde-guilty-of-criminal-negligence-10702431) --- [Blockchain's Role in Mitigating Illicit Finance — CRYPTOISAC] (https://www.cryptoisac.org/news-member-content/blockchains-role-in-mitigating-illicit-finance) --- [Unique Implementation of Permanent Primary Deficits? | Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis] (https://www.minneapolisfed.org/research/working-papers/unique-implementation-of-permanent-primary-deficits) --- [Challenging ECB's Bitcoin Critique: a Critical Rebuttal] (https://www.murrayrudd.pro/challenging-bias-in-the-ecbs-bitcoin-analysis/) --- [Pro-Harris PACs see strong donations from crypto community in September - YouTube] (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pKiA43tKuIM) --- [Crypto PAC Fairshake targets close House races as election nears end] (https://www.cnbc.com/2024/10/20/crypto-pac-fairshake-targets-close-house-races-as-election-nears-end.html) --- [Bitcoin miners launch ad campaign in swing states to boost crypto-friendly candidates] (https://www.foxbusiness.com/politics/bitcoin-miners-launch-ad-campaign-swing-states-boost-crypto-friendly-candidates) --- [Kashkari telling us a few years ago the FED has unlimited money] (https://x.com/qcapital2020/status/1775966557425864705) --- [Michael Saylor: Why MicroStrategy’s Bitcoin funding is NOT a glitch - YouTube] (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eThjo9wYoF0) --- [The Bitcoin revolution & risks with Michael Saylor (Part Two) - YouTube] (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DevkAbG1mGc) --- [“The Space” | New Bitcoin Citadel in Denver, Colorado] (https://bitcoinnews.com/opinion/denver-new-bitcoin-citadel-the-space/) --- [The future of saving is here: Earn 3.8% on cash. Paid in Bitcoin.] (https://blog.river.com/bitcoin-interest-on-cash/) --- [Natalie Brunell X: Bitcoin is the universal energy currency and a global tool of hope] (https://x.com/natbrunell/status/1848554857025736943) MUSIC: --- [Stop feat. Alex Bonyata] (https://podcastindex.org/podcast/7000726?episode=27023396650) ... Read more

23 Oct 2024

53 MINS

53:12

23 Oct 2024

#31

Welcome to Inflation Valley

Assets are soaring, but the real economy is crumbling. What gives? I'll break it down. Plus: Bitcoin's lifeline for small businesses, Liz Warren's crypto crackdown sparks outrage, and the Trump Coin crashes and burns. Affiliate LINKS: ---🇺🇸 [Buy Sats on River] (https://river.com/signup?r=3CT4V56E) - The best way to stack in the US ---🇨🇦 [The Bitcoin Well] (https://bitcoinwell.com/referral/chrislas) - An amazing automatic self-custody Bitcoin platform ---⚡ [The Bitcoin Company] (https://app.thebitcoincompany.com/signup?ref=JUPITER) - Spending your Bitcoin Via Lightning ---🏦 [Fold Card] (https://use.foldapp.com/r/XNHPXTFC) - Pay bills Stack Sats ---💵 [SALT Lending ] (https://borrower.saltlending.com/register?referralCode=GkPQdbqWG) - Get access to your BTC Value w/out Selling Links: --- [Crude Oil - Price - Chart - Historical Data - News] (https://tradingeconomics.com/commodity/crude-oil) --- [MicroStrategy sets sights on $1T valuation as bitcoin bank] (https://finance.yahoo.com/video/microstrategy-sets-sights-1t-valuation-204402831.html?guccounter=1) --- [MicroStrategy price target raised to $225 from $173 at Barclays - TipRanks.com] (https://www.tipranks.com/news/the-fly/microstrategy-price-target-raised-to-225-from-173-at-barclays) --- [MicroStrategy Shares Hit New 52-Week Highs Before Pulling Back: Here's What's Going On - MicroStrategy (NASDAQ:MSTR) - Benzinga] (https://www.benzinga.com/news/24/10/41320228/microstrategy-shares-hit-new-52-week-highs-before-pulling-back-heres-whats-going-on) --- [Metaplanet shares jump 16% after buying 107 Bitcoin] (https://cointelegraph.com/news/metaplanet-stock-jumps-after-107-bitcoin-buy) --- [Metaplanet Bitcoin Treasury Reaches $56 Million With Latest BTC Buy - Decrypt] (https://decrypt.co/286295/metaplanet-bitcoin-treasury-reaches-56-million-with-latest-btc-buy) --- [Warren, Deaton spar over crypto in first debate for US Senate seat] (https://cointelegraph.com/news/elizabeth-warren-john-deaton-spar-over-crypto-senate-debate) --- [Trump-Touted Crypto Website Crashes as Token Sale Goes Live, With Just 1.7% of Target Sold] (https://www.coindesk.com/markets/2024/10/15/trump-familys-world-liberty-finance-token-sale-appears-to-go-live-selling-220m-wlfi-in-minutes/) --- [Trump's crypto coin on sale with Election Day just three weeks out] (https://www.cnbc.com/2024/10/14/trump-crypto-coin-world-liberty-election-harris.html) --- [Craig Wright files lawsuit against BTC Core and Square without barrister] (https://protos.com/craig-wright-files-lawsuit-against-btc-core-and-square-without-barrister/) --- [Craig Wright tries again: £911 billion lawsuit against Bitcoin Core and Square] (https://atlas21.com/craig-wright-tries-again-911-billion-lawsuit-against-bitcoin-core-and-square/) --- [Mayor of Rockdale: 'Bitcoin saved the town's economy] (https://www.statesman.com/story/opinion/columns/guest/2024/10/07/rockdale-mayor-bitcoin-mining-revived-community-texas/75511247007/) --- [Mayor of Rockdale says Bitcoin mining saved the town’s economy] (https://www.cryptopolitan.com/rockdale-mayor-bitcoin-saved-town-economy/) --- [ZEUS v0.9.1] (https://njump.me/nevent1qqsgaekumddcskdh80twqctqrlc35a0mddyxysrkny0j20x6cmt3nrcpp4mhxue69uhkummn9ekx7mqzyq6d9af8fuv43lxjevjx8k474h0c5g0cft8yysw63zqz80c9ejqf2jea3lq) --- [Coinbase on X: "Can the crypto voter actually impact the outcome of this election?] (https://x.com/coinbase/status/1846218132261585254) Music --- [4am 4ever by Kurtisdrums] (https://podcastindex.org/podcast/6560977?episode=15572708384) ... Read more

16 Oct 2024

54 MINS

54:04

16 Oct 2024

#30

The Satoshi Distraction

A breakdown of HBO's Money Electric: The Bitcoin Mystery "documentary" and how they got it wrong. Plus, a look at some challenges facing Bitcoin miners and the IMF talking tough. Affiliate LINKS: ---🇺🇸 [Buy Sats on River] (https://river.com/signup?r=3CT4V56E) - The best way to stack in the US ---🇨🇦 [The Bitcoin Well] (https://bitcoinwell.com/referral/chrislas) - An amazing automatic self-custody Bitcoin platform ---⚡ [The Bitcoin Company] (https://app.thebitcoincompany.com/signup?ref=JUPITER) - Spending your Bitcoin Via Lightning ---🏦 [Fold Card] (https://use.foldapp.com/r/XNHPXTFC) - Pay bills Stack Sats ---💵 [SALT Lending ] (https://borrower.saltlending.com/register?referralCode=GkPQdbqWG) - Get access to your BTC Value w/out Selling Links: --- [Is Bitcoin Inventor Satoshi Nakamoto Actually Peter Todd?] (https://nymag.com/intelligencer/article/peter-todd-bitcoin-satoshi-nakamoto-hbo.html) --- [Blockchain's Role in Mitigating Illicit Finance] (https://www.cryptoisac.org/news-member-content/blockchains-role-in-mitigating-illicit-finance) --- [U.S. to sell Silk Road Bitcoin: 69,370 BTC to enter market] (https://ambcrypto.com/u-s-to-sell-silk-road-bitcoin-69370-btc-to-enter-market/) --- [FBI doxxed their wallets] (https://x.com/jconorgrogan/status/1844121150676218100) --- [IMF: El Salvador Should Narrow The Bitcoin Law Reach To Access Funds] (https://www.forbes.com/sites/digital-assets/2024/10/04/imf-pushes-el-salvador-to-narrow-bitcoin-law-for-funding/) --- [Book: Hidden Repression: How the IMF and World Bank Sell Exploitation as Development by Alex Gladstein] (https://www.amazon.com/Hidden-Repression-Exploitation-Development-Gladstein/dp/B0CYM7FDHD/) --- [Bitcoin, The IMF, and El Salvador - YouTube] (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BMoFzrD50Hc&t=12s) --- [Visa - Visa Introduces the Visa Tokenized Asset Platform] (https://investor.visa.com/news/news-details/2024/Visa-Introduces-the-Visa-Tokenized-Asset-Platform/default.aspx) --- [Visa Launches Platform to Help Banks Issue Stablecoins Globally - Bloomberg] (https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2024-10-03/visa-launches-platform-to-help-banks-issue-stablecoins-globally) --- [Jack Mallers on X: "Einstein discovered E=mc², he didn't "invent" it. Satoshi discovered Bitcoin, he didn't "invent" it.] (https://x.com/jackmallers/status/1843646650948198805) --- [Bitcoin was 40 years of work] (https://x.com/bitcoin_teddy/status/1840669162940534915?s=12&t=E9EIlRX-vHxbQ8g23lQU3A) Music: --- [Unleash By Tony Salomone] (https://podcastindex.org/podcast/7034903?episode=28655703579) ... Read more

09 Oct 2024

1 HR 19 MINS

1:19:37

09 Oct 2024

#29

Buy the Invasion

How world events impact Bitcoin, why investors are turning cynical, and the one Bitcoin metric that's right 83% of the time. Plus, some FUD busting and how Visa banned Apple from integrating Bitcoin and more into Apple Pay. Affiliate LINKS: ---🇺🇸 [Buy Sats on River] (https://river.com/signup?r=3CT4V56E) - The best way to stack in the US ---🇨🇦 [The Bitcoin Well] (https://bitcoinwell.com/referral/chrislas) - An amazing automatic self-custody Bitcoin platform ---⚡ [The Bitcoin Company] (https://app.thebitcoincompany.com/signup?ref=JUPITER) - Spending your Bitcoin Via Lightning ---🏦 [Fold Card] (https://use.foldapp.com/r/XNHPXTFC) - Pay bills Stack Sats ---💵 [SALT Lending ] (https://borrower.saltlending.com/register?referralCode=GkPQdbqWG) - Get access to your BTC Value w/out Selling Links: --- [Bitcoin: A Global Liquidity Barometer - Lyn Alden] (https://www.lynalden.com/bitcoin-a-global-liquidity-barometer/) --- [It Begins: US Port Strikes Erupt, First Shutdown In 50 Years Sparks Fears Of Supply Chain Crisis | ZeroHedge] (https://www.zerohedge.com/markets/it-begins-us-port-strikes-erupt-first-shutdown-50-years-sparks-fears-supply-chain-crisis) --- ['THIS IS NOT GOOD NEWS': Payne explains 'worrisome' key economic indicator report - YouTube] (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YOtEOYvP74Y) --- ["There goes the 2nd most crowded trade.] (https://x.com/zerohedge/status/1840583365788864904) --- [Spot Bitcoin ETFs bought up all the BTC mined in September] (https://x.com/BitcoinMagazine/status/1841128599694303321) --- [Bitcoin Price Drops Sharply as 'Uptober' Begins With Mass Liquidations and Middle East Tensions] (https://decrypt.co/284110/bitcoin-price-drops-mass-liquidations) --- [US: Manufacturing Slows] (https://stacker.news/items/707100) --- [To Mine or Not to Mine? | Plan B 5 - YouTube] (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SjderZFw2R8) --- [Cambridge Blockchain Network Sustainability Index: CBECI] (https://ccaf.io/cbnsi/cbeci) --- [Electricity Mix - Our World in Data] (https://ourworldindata.org/electricity-mix) --- [Bitcoin Mining Council Survey Confirms Year on Year Improvements in Sustainable Power and Technological Efficiency in H1-2023 - Bitcoin Mining Council] (https://bitcoinminingcouncil.com/bitcoin-mining-council-survey-confirms-year-on-year-improvements-in-sustainable-power-and-technological-efficiency-in-h1-2023/) --- [Bitcoin Mining Uses A Higher Mix Of Sustainable Energy Than Any Major Country Or Industry] (https://www.forbes.com/sites/greatspeculations/2021/07/06/bitcoin-mining-uses-a-higher-mix-of-sustainable-energy-than-any-major-country-or-industry/?sh=32ecd1a14cc9) --- [Is Bitcoin greener than eVs? Two arguments why] (https://x.com/dsbatten/status/1838943822534914266?s=12&t=E9EIlRX-vHxbQ8g23lQU3A) --- [NYDIG on X: Bitcoin is speech and therefore protected by the First Amendment] (https://x.com/NYDIG/status/1838957506921414885?t=WNFesyF9CKkCuN4IhxW6Og&s=09) --- [Inside The Biden Admin's Plot To Destroy Silvergate And Debank Crypto For Good] (https://www.zerohedge.com/crypto/inside-biden-admins-plot-destroy-silvergate-and-debank-crypto-good) --- [US accuses Visa of monopolizing debit card swipes | Reuters] (https://www.reuters.com/legal/us-accuses-visa-monopolizing-debit-card-swipes-2024-09-24/) --- [Visa has longed viewed Apple Pay as an “existential threat” to its payments business.] (https://x.com/alfredohinny/status/1839692740692496780?s=12&t=E9EIlRX-vHxbQ8g23lQU3A) --- [Full Court Doc PDF] (https://www.justice.gov/opa/media/1370421/dl) --- [Alby Hub available on StartOS and Umbrel] (https://blog.getalby.com/alby-hub-available-on-startos-and-umbrel/) --- [Bitcoin was 40 years of work] (https://x.com/bitcoin_teddy/status/1840669162940534915?s=12&t=E9EIlRX-vHxbQ8g23lQU3A) Music: --- [DCA2BTC • Man Like Kweks] (https://wavlake.com/album/cbe912ab-614d-49dd-ba7d-b67d9d155ea3) ... Read more

02 Oct 2024

57 MINS

57:15

02 Oct 2024

#28

Here Comes the Machine

Three game-changing shifts this week will reshape the average Bitcoin holder and reignite centralization concerns. What just changed, what's driving the urgency, and how will it impact the Bitcoin network. Affiliate LINKS: ---🇺🇸 [Buy Sats on River] (https://river.com/signup?r=3CT4V56E) - The best way to stack in the US ---🇨🇦 [The Bitcoin Well] (https://bitcoinwell.com/referral/chrislas) - An amazing automatic self-custody Bitcoin platform ---⚡ [The Bitcoin Company] (https://app.thebitcoincompany.com/signup?ref=JUPITER) - Spending your Bitcoin Via Lightning ---🏦 [Fold Card] (https://use.foldapp.com/r/XNHPXTFC) - Pay bills Stack Sats ---💵 [SALT Lending ] (https://borrower.saltlending.com/register?referralCode=GkPQdbqWG) - Get access to your BTC Value w/out Selling Links --- [Christine Lagarde - Stabilizing Inflation & Regulating AI for the Global Economy | The Daily Show - YouTube] (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bmA4z24I7Xc) --- [SEC Greenlights Options Trading for BlackRock’s IBIT Spot Bitcoin ETF] (https://btctimes.com/sec-greenlights-options-trading-for-blackrocks-ibit-spot-bitcoin-etf/) --- [Who Owns the Most Bitcoin in 2024? | River] (https://river.com/learn/who-owns-the-most-bitcoin/) --- [Jeff Park on X - If there were one thing to read today re the game-changing nature of Bitcoin ETF options, read (and bookmark) this one for 2025] (https://x.com/dgt10011/status/1837278352823972147) --- [BlackRock Bitcoin ETF demands 12-hour BTC withdrawals from Coinbase] (https://cointelegraph.com/news/blackrock-bitcoin-etf-amendment-coinbase) --- [JUST IN: 🇺🇸 The largest U.S. custodian bank BNY to launch Bitcoin ETF Custody] (https://x.com/BTC_Archive/status/1838701474244690417) --- [Bhutan Reveals Fourth-Largest Government Bitcoin Holdings Worth $750M] (https://finance.yahoo.com/news/bhutan-reveals-fourth-largest-government-061811505.html) --- [Bitcoin Core :: Disclosure of memory DoS due to headers spam] (https://bitcoincore.org/en/2024/09/18/disclose-headers-oom/) --- [Telegram Changes Policy to Share Phone Numbers & IP Addresses in 'Valid Requests'] (https://www.nobsbitcoin.com/telegram-changes-policy-to-share-phone-numbers-ip-addresses-in-valid-requests/) --- [SimpleX Chat: private and secure messenger without any user IDs (not even random)] (https://simplex.chat/) --- [US Congressman Tom Emmer grills Gary Gensler over crypto regulation] (https://x.com/BitcoinMagazine/status/1838610564022521960) Music --- [Disco Swag by The Doerfels] (https://podcastindex.org/podcast/7022802) ... Read more

24 Sep 2024

48 MINS

48:42

24 Sep 2024

#27

Rate Cuts Like Your Job Depends on It

Why a .5% rate cut is such a shock, what Bitcoiners should watch for next, and where to find the signal long-term. I also share my thoughts on Trump's DeFi token, project updates, and more. Affiliate LINKS: ---🇺🇸 [Buy Sats on River] (https://river.com/signup?r=3CT4V56E) - The best way to stack in the US ---🇨🇦 [The Bitcoin Well] (https://bitcoinwell.com/referral/chrislas) - An amazing automatic self-custody Bitcoin platform ---⚡ [The Bitcoin Company] (https://app.thebitcoincompany.com/signup?ref=JUPITER) - Spending your Bitcoin Via Lightning ---🏦 [Fold Card] (https://use.foldapp.com/r/XNHPXTFC) - Pay bills Stack Sats ---💵 [SALT Lending ] (https://borrower.saltlending.com/register?referralCode=GkPQdbqWG) - Get access to your BTC Value w/out Selling Links --- [Fed cuts rates by a half point at September 2024 meeting] (https://www.cnbc.com/2024/09/18/fed-cuts-rates-september-2024-.html) --- [Federal Reserve goes big with half-point interest rate cut, its first since 2020] (https://www.nbcnews.com/business/economy/interest-rate-cut-federal-reserve-decision-how-much-rcna171453) --- [Fed moves to protect weakening job market with bold rate cut] (https://www.politico.com/news/2024/09/18/fed-rate-cut-announcement-00179873) --- [The Fed is making its WORST policy mistake since 1929] (https://x.com/GameofTrades_/status/1836382034882888094) --- [BlackRock Presentation - Bitcoin a Unique Diversifier.pdf] (https://www.blackrock.com/us/financial-professionals/literature/whitepaper/bitcoin-a-unique-diversifier.pdf) --- [The Real Estate Guys Radio Show - Real Estate Investing Education for Effective Action | Uncovering Evidence of Massive Fraud in Property Tax Valuations | Podcastindex.org] (https://podcastindex.org/podcast/470526?episode=27659490191) --- [Trump's crypto business presents possible conflict of interest] (https://www.msnbc.com/top-stories/latest/donald-trump-crypto-world-liberty-financial-rcna171519) Project Updates --- [Sparrow 2.0.0 released] (https://github.com/sparrowwallet/sparrow/releases/tag/2.0.0) --- [River Proof of Reserves: Setting a new standard for Bitcoin exchanges] (https://blog.river.com/river-proof-of-reserves/) ------ [River's Proof of Reserves Page] (https://river.com/reserves) --- [What Is Proof of Reserves?] (https://river.com/learn/what-is-proof-of-reserves) --- [Bitcoin Proof of Reserves - River - YouTube] (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QmBO3ZboJy8) Music --- [Don't Take This For Granted - By: Two Weeks In Nashville] (https://podcastindex.org/podcast/7020394) ... Read more

20 Sep 2024

51 MINS

51:46

20 Sep 2024

#26

How Housing Prices Prove the Money is Broken

Using a Bitcoin lens, I'll explain why the housing market is propping inflation numbers up and why traditional "experts" can't explain it.Plus, a Bitcoin reality check, my thoughts on a town that claims to be getting sick from the local Bitcoin mine, a visit to noobie corner, and a lot more. Affiliate LINKS: ---🇺🇸 [Buy Sats on River] (https://river.com/signup?r=3CT4V56E) - The best way to stack in the US ---🇨🇦 [The Bitcoin Well] (https://bitcoinwell.com/referral/chrislas) - An amazing automatic self-custody Bitcoin platform ---⚡ [The Bitcoin Company] (https://app.thebitcoincompany.com/signup?ref=JUPITER) - Spending your Bitcoin Via Lightning ---🏦 [Fold Card] (https://use.foldapp.com/r/XNHPXTFC) - Pay bills Stack Sats ---💵 [SALT Lending ] (https://borrower.saltlending.com/register?referralCode=GkPQdbqWG) - Get access to your BTC Value w/out Selling Links --- [Here’s the inflation breakdown for August 2024 — in one chart] (https://www.cnbc.com/2024/09/11/heres-the-inflation-breakdown-for-august-2024-in-one-chart.html) --- [37% of US small businesses have seen their earnings drop over the last 3 months] (https://x.com/KobeissiLetter/status/1833905774650630312) --- [Good news for consumers: Some experts say companies are done with price gouging.] (https://www.marketwatch.com/livecoverage/cpi-report-for-august-inflation-data-expected-to-weigh-heavily-on-fed-s-rate-cut-plan/card/good-news-for-consumers-some-experts-say-companies-are-done-with-price-gouging--tEKuGb4lU9naEgIeZsuP?&mod=home-page) --- [US economy is rapidly slowing - Global Markets Investor] (https://www.globalmarketsinvestor.xyz/p/us-economy-is-rapidly-slowing) --- [Dow falls 400 points, Nasdaq reverses losses after CPI report] (https://www.marketwatch.com/livecoverage/stock-market-today-dow-futures-dip-as-cpi-inflation-data-looms?mod=home-page) --- [Higher 'core' inflation in CPI could derail chance of larger Fed rate cut] (https://www.marketwatch.com/livecoverage/cpi-report-for-august-inflation-data-expected-to-weigh-heavily-on-fed-s-rate-cut-plan/card/higher-core-inflation-in-cpi-could-derail-chance-of-larger-fed-rate-cut-QzclbdxkWkL17QgnfvN4?mod=home-page) --- [How Many Americans Own Stock?] (https://www.fool.com/research/how-many-americans-own-stock/) --- [Median Sales Price of Houses Sold for the United States (MSPUS) | FRED | St. Louis Fed] (https://fred.stlouisfed.org/series/MSPUS) --- [314% increase since 1999 for the average US family health insurance premium.] (https://x.com/charliebilello/status/1833345166586814774?t=hwFJNsuq2bEezMrnZUDOow) --- [Apple's treasury lost $15b in the past decade] (https://x.com/Leishman/status/1833215910208852449) --- [River Report: Why Business Bitcoin Adoption Grew by 30% in 1 Year] (https://blog.river.com/business-bitcoin-adoption-2024/) --- [Inside the Texas bitcoin mine reportedly making residents sick - YouTube] (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cEhPTdorNDs) --- [Marathon's Commitment to Granbury, TX | MARA Granbury] (https://www.maragranbury.com/posts/marathons-commitment-to-granbury-tx) --- [Michael Saylor on CNBC Today - $13 Million BITCOIN - YouTube] (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-jXOtjAoKWs) Noobie Corner --- [How Bitcoin Fees Work] (https://river.com/learn/how-bitcoin-fees-work/) --- [Managing LN wallets liquidity] (https://stacker.news/items/679242) --- [Bitcoin’s UTXO Model: What Is It and How to Manage UTXOs] (https://river.com/learn/bitcoins-utxo-model/) --- [More UTXOs, more problems: High fees, signing failures, and how to avoid them] (https://unchained.com/blog/too-many-bitcoin-utxos/) --- [How does Liquid keep my transaction data confidential?] (https://help.blockstream.com/hc/en-us/articles/900001390743-How-does-Liquid-keep-my-transaction-data-confidential) --- [Aqua Bitcoin Wallet: A Beginner's Guide] (https://www.btcsessions.ca/post/aqua-bitcoin-wallet) --- [mempool.space] (https://mempool.space/) Updates --- [Alby go] (https://github.com/getAlby/go) --- [RoboSats v0.7.0-alpha: Desktop App, Nostr Orderbook & More] (https://www.nobsbitcoin.com/robosats-v0-7-0-alpha/) --- [Peter Schiff & Jack Mallers Debate Bitcoin Vs. Gold, Collapse Of Dollar - YouTube] (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MSlEQA1BoOE&t=2402s) Music --- [Devil's Hand by Luke Wood] (https://podcastindex.org/podcast/7000750?episode=27024520183) ... Read more

11 Sep 2024

1 HR 02 MINS

1:02:07

11 Sep 2024

#25

Bitcoin's Bad Rap - The Scam Connection Exposed

A breakdown of Bitcoin credibility attacks this week, plus a review of some macro-sickness and the no-good, real lousy month for Bitcoin miners. Affiliate LINKS: ---🇺🇸 [Buy Sats on River] (https://river.com/signup?r=3CT4V56E) - The best way to stack in the US ---🇨🇦 [The Bitcoin Well] (https://bitcoinwell.com/referral/chrislas) - An amazing automatic self-custody Bitcoin platform ---⚡ [The Bitcoin Company] (https://app.thebitcoincompany.com/signup?ref=JUPITER) - Spending your Bitcoin Via Lightning ---🏦 [Fold Card] (https://use.foldapp.com/r/XNHPXTFC) - Pay bills Stack Sats ---💵 [SALT Lending ] (https://borrower.saltlending.com/register?referralCode=GkPQdbqWG) - Get access to your BTC Value w/out Selling Links --- [Americans Are Really, Really Bullish on Stocks - WSJ] (https://www.wsj.com/finance/stocks/americans-are-really-really-bullish-on-stocks-ceee798b) --- [Economic & Market Update | J.P. Morgan Asset Management] (https://am.jpmorgan.com/us/en/asset-management/adv/insights/market-insights/guide-to-the-markets/economic-and-market-update/) --- ["Nikkei 225 down 3.7% and the usd/yen headed lower. Looks like we are about to find out how much of that Yen Carry Trade is still out there.] (https://x.com/jameslavish/status/1831140417632710976) --- [Government hiring is inflating jobs numbers.] (https://x.com/KobeissiLetter/status/1830946338869067987) --- [Ueda Reiterates That BOJ Will Lift Rates If Outlook Realized - Bloomberg] (https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2024-09-03/boj-ueda-reiterates-stance-of-lifting-rates-if-outlook-realized) --- [Bank of Canada delivers third straight interest rate cut, bringing policy rate down to 4.25 per cent] (https://ca.finance.yahoo.com/news/bank-of-canada-expected-to-cut-again-in-interest-rate-announcement-this-morning-110039182.html) --- [Mining: revenues drop in August and difficulty at all-time highs] (https://atlas21.com/mining-revenues-drop-in-august-and-difficulty-at-all-time-highs/) --- [Bitcoin miners sold 2,655 $BTC over the weekend, worth around $154 million!] (https://xcancel.com/ali_charts/status/1830513966365258163) --- [CNBC reports that almost half of all corporate money raised for the presidential election is from Bitcoin and crypto.] (https://x.com/bitcoinmagazine/status/1829557775204237635?s=12&t=E9EIlRX-vHxbQ8g23lQU3A) --- [New FTC Data Shows Massive Increase in Losses to Bitcoin ATM Scams | Federal Trade Commission] (https://www.ftc.gov/news-events/news/press-releases/2024/09/new-ftc-data-shows-massive-increase-losses-bitcoin-atm-scams) --- [North Korea Aggressively Targeting Crypto Industry with Well-Disguised Social Engineering Attacks] (https://www.ic3.gov/Media/Y2024/PSA240903) Music --- [Free by Tony Salomone] (https://podcastindex.org/podcast/7000738) ... Read more

04 Sep 2024

1 HR 13 MINS

1:13:20

04 Sep 2024

#24

Employment Shock Drop

US employment fell by 818,000 jobs in the latest Government revision. I'll break down the report and what it means for Bitcoin. Plus, a batch of news, Bitcoin basics, and more. Affiliate LINKS: ---🇺🇸 [Buy Sats on River] (https://river.com/signup?r=3CT4V56E) - The best way to stack in the US ---🇨🇦 [The Bitcoin Well] (https://bitcoinwell.com/referral/chrislas) - An amazing automatic self-custody Bitcoin platform ---⚡ [The Bitcoin Company] (https://app.thebitcoincompany.com/signup?ref=JUPITER) - Spending your Bitcoin Via Lightning ---🏦 [Fold Card] (https://use.foldapp.com/r/XNHPXTFC) - Pay bills Stack Sats ---💵 [SALT Lending ] (https://borrower.saltlending.com/register?referralCode=GkPQdbqWG) - Get access to your BTC Value w/out Selling News Links --- [The Bitcoin Office (@bitcoinofficesv): "🇸🇻EL SALVADOR CONTINUES TO TRAILBLAZE! El Salvador will soon begin providing #Bitcoin instruction and certification to 80,000 public servants." | X Cancelled] (https://xcancel.com/bitcoinofficesv/status/1825999325056704903) --- [Illicit Finance - National Crime Agency] (https://www.nationalcrimeagency.gov.uk/threats/nsa-illicit-finance-2024?ref=therage.co) --- [German Authorities Seize $279,000 in Bitcoin ATM Crackdown - Decrypt] (https://decrypt.co/245768/german-authorities-seize-279000-in-bitcoin-atm-crackdown) --- [Nonfarm payroll growth revised down by 818,000, Labor Department says] (https://www.cnbc.com/2024/08/21/nonfarm-payroll-growth-revised-down-by-818000-labor-department-says.html) --- [Nonfarm payroll growth revised down by 818,000, Labor Department says] (https://www.cnbc.com/2024/08/21/nonfarm-payroll-growth-revised-down-by-818000-labor-department-says.html) --- [Fed's Powell Confronts Policy Crossroads With All Eyes on Jackson Hole - Bloomberg] (https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2024-08-21/powell-confronts-policy-crossroads-with-all-eyes-on-jackson-hole?embedded-checkout=true) --- [Powell may use Jackson Hole speech to hint interest rate cuts | AP News] (https://apnews.com/article/interest-rates-prices-inflation-federal-reserve-economy-7e581f4da9c0c228c997ea8eb361e7ca) --- [Watch Live: Fed Chair Jerome Powell at Jackson Hole | WSJ - YouTube] (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E3LSNYmIniw) --- [Bitcoin ETFs Record 14% Increase in Institutional Investors' Adoption | Coinspeaker] (https://www.coinspeaker.com/bitcoin-etf-surge-institutional-investors/) --- [Why Wall Street Is Investing in Bitcoin ETFs: A Q2 2024 Analysis] (https://www.kavout.com/market-lens/why-wall-street-is-investing-in-bitcoin-etfs-a-q2-2024-analysis) --- [Grayscale’s Share of Bitcoin ETF Market Falls Below 25% as Rivals Rise - Decrypt] (https://decrypt.co/245517/grayscales-share-of-bitcoin-etf-market-falls-below-25-as-rivals-rise) --- [Institutions Increased Their Bitcoin (BTC) ETF Allocation in Second Quarter, Bitwise Says] (https://www.coindesk.com/markets/2024/08/21/institutions-are-still-buying-bitcoin-etfs-bitwise-says/) --- [Spot Bitcoin ETFs maintain positive flows for 8 out of the last 10 days] (https://cointelegraph.com/news/spot-bitcoin-etfs-maintain-positive-flows-for-8-out-of-the-last-10-days) --- [vitalik.eth on X: "I have been told that I need to "do less philosophizing and do more ethereum bullposting".] (https://x.com/VitalikButerin/status/1826253901240431083) Noobie Corner Links --- [The Lightning Network, Explained. Bitcoin has a frequently cited… | by Blockchain.com | @blockchain | Medium] (https://medium.com/blockchain/the-lightning-network-explained-f3982356f87e) --- [Bisq - A decentralized bitcoin exchange network] (https://bisq.network/) --- [Learn RoboSats] (https://learn.robosats.com/) Project Updates --- [Fountain 1.1 - Open Social Podcasting Powered by Nostr] (https://blog.fountain.fm/p/1-1) --- [Release v0.9.0-rc1 · ZeusLN/zeus] (https://github.com/ZeusLN/zeus/releases/tag/v0.9.0-rc1) --- [Anatomy of Bitcoin] (https://anatomyofbitcoin.com/) Music --- [Swamp Thing by Abel James] (https://podcastindex.org/podcast/6941864?episode=24028325476) ... Read more

21 Aug 2024

57 MINS

57:57

21 Aug 2024

#23

MISSION ACCOMPLISHED

Job done! Didn't you notice? Inflation has been licked; the Yen carry trade is nearly wound down, and the fed is about to cut. What could go wrong?! Affiliate LINKS: ---🇺🇸 [Buy Sats on River] (https://river.com/signup?r=3CT4V56E) - The best way to stack in the US ---🇨🇦 [The Bitcoin Well] (https://bitcoinwell.com/referral/chrislas) - An amazing automatic self-custody Bitcoin platform ---⚡ [The Bitcoin Company] (https://app.thebitcoincompany.com/signup?ref=JUPITER) - Spending your Bitcoin Via Lightning ---🏦 [Fold Card] (https://use.foldapp.com/r/XNHPXTFC) - Pay bills Stack Sats ---💵 [SALT Lending ] (https://borrower.saltlending.com/register?referralCode=GkPQdbqWG) - Get access to your BTC Value w/out Selling Links: --- [Wholesale inflation shows few warning signs. Fed interest-rate cut still on track.] (https://www.marketwatch.com/livecoverage/ppi-report-for-july-wholesale-inflation-data-in-spotlight-during-rare-month-it-precedes-cpi/card/wholesale-inflation-shows-few-warning-signs-fed-interest-rate-cut-still-on-track--G83PvRGgeH8U7olPJtto) --- [US PPI July 2024: Producer Prices Increased by Less Than Forecast - Bloomberg] (https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2024-08-13/us-producer-prices-increased-by-less-than-forecast-in-july?embedded-checkout=true) --- [Credit Card and Auto Loan Delinquencies Surge in the Second Quarter – MishTalk] (https://mishtalk.com/economics/credit-card-and-auto-loan-delinquencies-surge-in-the-second-quarter/) --- [Thursday morning JP Morgan said 75% of the carry trade was unwound.] (https://x.com/biancoresearch/status/1822682645287035161) --- [NEW EVIDENCE THAT Kamala Harris WILL CONTINUE CRYPTO CRACKDOWN] (https://x.com/intangiblecoins/status/1823338570104352884) --- [Democrats launch 'Crypto for Harris' campaign to counter Trump’s industry appeal] (https://www.foxbusiness.com/politics/democrats-launch-crypto-harris-campaign-counter-trumps-industry-appeal) ------ [Crypto executives clash with Democratic leaders in heated Zoom meeting] (https://www.foxbusiness.com/politics/crypto-executives-clash-democratic-leaders-heated-zoom-meeting.amp) --- [President Trump's 20 core promises to America - No Bitcoin on there] (https://xcancel.com/GOP/status/1823019373403033993) --- [Tim Pool on X: "The CIA invented bitcoin] (https://x.com/Timcast/status/1819750402637635707) Projects: --- [Lightning.Pub] (https://github.com/shocknet/Lightning.Pub#readme) --- [Justin (shocknet)⚡ on X: "Huge milestone ⚡️] (https://x.com/shocknet_justin/status/1815892159746183207) --- [Mutiny Wallet is Shutting Down] (https://archive.is/UwAUU) --- [Olympus by ZEUS x Lightning.Pub integration] (https://blog.zeusln.com/olympus-lightning-pub-integration/) Final Clip: --- [Bitcoin: Global Utility w/ Alex Gladstein - YouTube] (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=24waV3Fwvow) Music --- [1night by Daddy NAT] (https://podcastindex.org/podcast/6751084?episode=18165690894) ... Read more

14 Aug 2024

1 HR 04 MINS

1:04:46

14 Aug 2024

#22

Four Horseman of the Marketpocalypse

The four horsemen of the apocalypse are riding roughshod over Bitcoin… and the no-coiners are cheering. I'll break down the FUD, separate facts from fiction, and explain what set all this off. Affiliate LINKS: ---🇺🇸 [Buy Sats on River] (https://river.com/signup?r=3CT4V56E) - The best way to stack in the US ---🇨🇦 [The Bitcoin Well] (https://bitcoinwell.com/referral/chrislas) - An amazing automatic self-custody Bitcoin platform ---⚡ [The Bitcoin Company] (https://app.thebitcoincompany.com/signup?ref=JUPITER) - Spending your Bitcoin Via Lightning ---🏦 [Fold Card] (https://use.foldapp.com/r/XNHPXTFC) - Pay bills Stack Sats ---💵 [SALT Lending ] (https://borrower.saltlending.com/register?referralCode=GkPQdbqWG) - Get access to your BTC Value w/out Selling Links: --- [Japan's stock market, the Nikkei 225, is currently set to post its largest 2-day drop in history.] (https://x.com/KobeissiLetter/status/1820281834300699060) --- [The Bank of Japan (BoJ) is caught between tightening monetary policies, risking a collapse of the carry trade, or maintaining low rates, which threatens financial stability.] (https://x.com/MarioNawfal/status/1820260286349406247) --- [Magnificent Seven set to shed $1 trillion in value, led by Apple, Nvidia] (https://www.msn.com/en-gb/money/other/magnificent-seven-set-to-shed-1-trillion-in-value-led-by-apple-nvidia/ar-AA1og2MG) --- [Treasuries Surge as Traders Bet on Emergency Fed Rate Cut] (https://finance.yahoo.com/news/bond-traders-bet-big-fed-190000721.html) --- [Schwab, Fidelity resolve temporary disruptions on frenetic trading day] (https://finance.yahoo.com/news/online-trading-platforms-down-thousands-135815367.html) --- [Are Banks Sweeping Dud Property Loans Under the Rug? - WSJ] (https://www.wsj.com/finance/are-banks-sweeping-dud-property-loans-under-the-rug-61fd7029) --- [Biden's Treasury accused of trying to juice U.S. economy pre-election] (https://www.axios.com/2024/08/05/biden-treasury-economy-spending-election) --- [Schwab, Fidelity resolve temporary disruptions on frenetic trading day] (https://finance.yahoo.com/news/online-trading-platforms-down-thousands-135815367.html) --- [The Japanese Yen has retraced an entire year's worth of price action in just 26 days.] (https://x.com/stackhodler/status/1820392821745983996) --- [Dow tumbles 1,000 points, S&P 500 posts worst day since 2022] (https://www.cnbc.com/2024/08/04/stock-market-today-live-updates.html) --- [Wharton's Jeremy Siegel says Fed needs to make an emergency rate cut] (https://www.cnbc.com/2024/08/05/whartons-jeremy-siegel-says-fed-needs-to-make-an-emergency-rate-cut.html) --- [Carry trades: A major unwinding is underway amid a stock sell-off] (https://www.cnbc.com/2024/08/05/carry-trades-a-major-unwinding-is-underway-amid-a-stock-sell-off.html) --- [The Reason Behind Bitcoin's Price Crash: Arthur Hayes Speculates] (https://cryptopotato.com/the-reason-behind-bitcoins-price-crash-arthur-hayes-speculates/) --- [Bitcoin Crash Wipes Out 18% Of Profitable Investors In 24 Hours - BitcoinWorld] (https://bitcoinworld.co.in/bitcoin-crash-wipes-out-18-of-profitable-investors-in-24-hours/) --- [Bitcoin Falls Below $53K, Wiping Out $600M in Leveraged Longs - Co…] (https://coinchapter.com/bitcoin-falls-below-53k-wiping-out-600m-in-leveraged-longs/) --- [Saylor's $2 Billion Bitcoin Plan Amid Market Chaos] (https://www.ethnews.com/saylors-2-billion-bitcoin-plan-amid-market-chaos-desperation-or-strategy/) --- [Polymarket 26% chance of U.S. Recession in 2024] (https://polymarket.com/event/us-recession-in-2024-1?tid=1722892045533) --- [Tezos co-founder calls Bitcoin “pretend internet money” on CNBC] (https://x.com/RhinoBTCapp/status/1820476416968044967) ------ [Tezos Price Price Chart] (https://www.coingecko.com/en/coins/tezos) ------ [Tezos] (https://tezos.com/) Music --- [Jim Cramer pumps Crowdstrike and dumps Bitcoin by Annonymal] (https://podcastindex.org/podcast/6975771?episode=25689726829) ... Read more

05 Aug 2024

33 MINS

33:10

05 Aug 2024

#21

$35 Trillion in the Red

I discuss the macro mayhem this week and why it's time for Bitcoin to shine. I also explored the Bitcoin Reserve bill and tried Alby Hub & Cloud. Affiliate LINKS: ---🇺🇸 [Buy Sats on River] (https://river.com/signup?r=3CT4V56E) - The best way to stack in the US ---🇨🇦 [The Bitcoin Well] (https://bitcoinwell.com/referral/chrislas) - An amazing automatic self-custody Bitcoin platform ---⚡ [The Bitcoin Company] (https://app.thebitcoincompany.com/signup?ref=JUPITER) - Spending your Bitcoin Via Lightning ---🏦 [Fold Card] (https://use.foldapp.com/r/XNHPXTFC) - Pay bills Stack Sats ---💵 [SALT Lending ] (https://borrower.saltlending.com/register?referralCode=GkPQdbqWG) - Get access to your BTC Value w/out Selling Links: --- [The Magnificent 7 stocks have now erased a combined $2.6 TRILLION of market cap over the last 20 days.] (https://x.com/KobeissiLetter/status/1818386268545245234) --- [All while deficit spending as a percentage of GDP is currently at World War 2 levels] (https://x.com/KobeissiLetter/status/1818050246242365893) --- [Bloomberg just confirmed businesses are warning investors they're unable to pass on costs to the consumer anymore.] (https://x.com/FinanceLancelot/status/1818595449185419742) --- [A week ago we saw the biggest one-day drop for the S&P 500 since December 2022] (https://x.com/charliebilello/status/1818664102241144905) --- [Quarterly Refunding Statement of Assistant Secretary for Financial Markets Josh Frost] (https://home.treasury.gov/news/press-releases/jy2512) --- [US Plans to Hold Note, Bond Sales Steady for ‘Several Quarters’] (https://www.bnnbloomberg.ca/investing/2024/07/31/us-plans-to-hold-note-bond-sales-steady-for-several-quarters/) --- ['We Did It—Congratulations': David Schweikert Decries US Reaching $35 Trillion In National Debt - YouTube] (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z7lOcJqZEl4) --- [Hawkish FOMC 'Still Waiting For Greater Confidence' On Disinflation] (https://www.zerohedge.com/markets/fomc-18) --- [Quarterly Refunding: Treasury To Hold Bond, Note Sales Steady For "Several Quarters", Will "Modestly Increase" Bill Offering Size] (https://www.zerohedge.com/markets/quarterly-refunding-treasury-hold-bond-note-sales-steady-several-quarter-will-modestly) --- [Trump Embraces the “Bitcoin-Dollar”, Stablecoins to Entrench US Financial Hegemony] (https://bitcoinmagazine.com/politics/trump-embraces-the-bitcoin-dollar-stablecoins-to-entrench-us-financial-hegemony) --- [Lummis-Gillibrand Payment Stablecoin Act] (https://www.congress.gov/bill/118th-congress/senate-bill/4155/text) --- [The Bitcoin-Dollar] (https://store.bitcoinmagazine.com/products/the-bitcoin-dollar-book) --- [Tether holds more US Treasuries than Germany, ranks 19th globally] (https://cryptoslate.com/insights/tether-holds-more-us-treasuries-than-germany-ranks-19th-globally/) --- [Lummis Announces Revolutionary Proposal to Supercharge the Dollar, Bolster U.S. Economy » Senator Cynthia Lummis] (https://www.lummis.senate.gov/press-releases/lummis-announces-revolutionary-proposal-to-supercharge-the-dollar-bolster-u-s-economy/) --- [Cynthia Lummis Unveils Bitcoin Strategic Reserve Bill - YouTube] (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_Ou_oxWsCcc) --- [Senator Cynthia Lummis long-term thinking is to prop up the dollar] (https://x.com/SenLummis/status/1817302883894722687) --- [Russia Legalizes Crypto Mining and Brings and Experimental Cross-Border Exchange Regime] (https://www.coindesk.com/policy/2024/07/30/russia-legalizes-crypto-mining-and-brings-an-experimental-regime) --- [Strike on X: "Our pilot program with @BtcpayServer at @TheBitcoinConf was a success!] (https://x.com/strike/status/1818048828013941138) --- [God Bless Bitcoin | Full Movie | Documentary - YouTube] (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oksraL7wN6Q) --- [BITCOIN Myths ₿usted - YouTube] (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XfMslVIXwrc) Music --- [Kurtisdrums | 4am 4ever] (https://podcastindex.org/podcast/6560977?episode=15572708384) ... Read more

31 Jul 2024

58 MINS

58:16

31 Jul 2024

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