This Week in Bitcoin

By 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.

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June 17, 2026109: Market Forced Peace
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
🇺🇸 Buy Sats on River - The best way to stack in the US
🇨🇦 The Bitcoin Well - An amazing automatic self-custody Bitcoin platform
⚡ The Bitcoin Company - Spending your Bitcoin Via Lightning
🏦 Fold Card - Pay bills Stack Sats
💵 SALT Lending - Get access to your BTC Value w/out Selling
Show Notes
Consumer Inflation Up Over 4%
Annual CPI Inflation Surges to 4.2%
Consumer Price Index Summary: May 2026
Consumer Debt Rises Amid Worsening K-Shaped Divide
Explaining the K-Shaped Economy
Bitcoin Bulls Eye Yield-Curve Control
Surging Dollar Revives Plaza Accord Talk
Bitcoin’s War Rally Challenges the Digital Gold Narrative
Bitcoin Steadies as Iran War Worries Ease
Bitcoin as Hard Money Backed by Energy
BlackRock’s BITA and Institutional Bitcoin Demand
BlackRock Reveals New Income ETF
BlackRock Expands Bitcoin Premium Income ETF Offering
Erica Downs Testimony
Energy Stockpiling as a China Strategic Warning Indicator
Michael Saylor Faces Market Revolt as Bitcoin Premium Sinks
Why the World Didn’t Have an Oil Crisis
Trump Secretly Approved Qatar-Iran Cash Deal
Five Takeaways from Kevin Warsh’s First Fed Meeting
Chairman Warsh Abstains from Rate Forecast
June Fed Meeting Statement Changes
SpaceX Stock Loses Momentum After Rally
Markets React to Kevin Warsh’s First Fed Meeting
Iran to Define Hormuz Future with Oman and Gulf States
Bitcoin Mining Difficulty Set for Major Downward Adjustment
SpaceX Joins Public Bitcoin Leaderboard with 18,712 BTC
Alby Hub 1.23: Ark Backend, JIT Channels, Cards Page
Music:
No Shot By: John Trainum
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1h 4min
June 10, 2026108: The Hard Bet
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
🇺🇸 Buy Sats on River - The best way to stack in the US
🇨🇦 The Bitcoin Well - An amazing automatic self-custody Bitcoin platform
⚡ The Bitcoin Company - Spending your Bitcoin Via Lightning
🏦 Fold Card - Pay bills Stack Sats
💵 SALT Lending - Get access to your BTC Value w/out Selling
Show Notes
CPI inflation report May 2026: Prices rose 4.2% annually
Consumer prices rose 4.2% annually in May, highest in three years - YouTube
You can’t print molecules
Bitcoin’s Worst Week Since FTX Crash Signals More Pain Ahead
The SpaceX IPO could lead to 8% of America’s current-account deficit being refinanced in a single day - MarketWatch
US inflation tops 4% for first time in three years as oil prices jump | CNN Business
Bitcoin Treasuries Shed $62B in Deepening Crypto Rout - YouTube
Will Bitcoin Keep Crashing?! - YouTube
Treasury Market Signals Rates Need to Be Higher - YouTube
sending a letter to Senate Majority Leader Thune and Senate Democratic Leader Schumer signed by 160 former national security, intelligence, and law enforcement professionals in support of the Clarity Act. | 1/ Today, we’re sending a letter to Senate Majority Leader Thune and Senate Democratic Leader Schumer signed by 160 former national security, intelligence, and law enforcement professionals in support of the Clarity Act.
America’s Data Center Build-Out Is Falling Way Behind Schedule - WSJ
Jeff Currie thinks we are sleepwalking into one of the biggest commodity shocks since Covid and the market is still pricing it like a headline risk instead of a physical crisis
May jobs report stronger than expected, Fed unlikely to cut interest rates - YouTube
May jobs report comes as inflation squeezes economy - NBC News
Tulip King explains why he is becoming bearish on $ZEC after the devs fixed a "double-spend" bug
Zcash plummets 38% as Shielded Labs reveals a major bug that …
There's little tech explanation on this Zcash vulnerability, very serious stuff
The prompt that found an exploit in a 10 billion dollar protocol
Music
Tragedy By Irf Kat
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1h 11min
June 03, 2026107: AI Crash Math
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
🇺🇸 Buy Sats on River - The best way to stack in the US
🇨🇦 The Bitcoin Well - An amazing automatic self-custody Bitcoin platform
⚡ The Bitcoin Company - Spending your Bitcoin Via Lightning
🏦 Fold Card - Pay bills Stack Sats
💵 SALT Lending - Get access to your BTC Value w/out Selling
Show Notes
BIP-110 expected fork time bitnod.es
Strategy Sold 32 Bitcoin… And That's A Good Thing.
MSTR News: Michael Saylor's Strategy sold 32 BTC for $2.5 million in late May
Can the stockmarket swallow Anthropic, SpaceX and OpenAI?
Bitcoin ETFs Bleed $2.8B In Record 9-Day Outflow Streak | ZeroHedge
AI productivity: not a miracle yet - DWS
Markets have overestimated AI-driven productivity gains, says MIT …
Inflation data suggests Fed should be hiking rates, not cutting them …
Fed's Cook says inflation is moving in the wrong direction, but she's …
Morning Briefing - 2022 • Yardeni Research
'Enormously naive': Major US bank leader hits out at Biden's LNG …
Bond Markets Are Bullying Japan and the U.K. One Has the Right …
The issue with crypto regulation is 'the lack of clarity', says …
Coindesk's Emily Parker on crypto's big sell-off
Strategy's Michael Saylor says selling bitcoin to fund …
Michael Saylor Says Just 2% Bitcoin Growth Covers MicroStrategy's …
JPMorgan CEO Jamie Dimon slams CLARITY Act, signals bank …
JPMorgan CEO Goes Nuclear On CLARITY Act, Calling Coinbase's …
Senate's crypto drama comes to a head | Semafor
Banks Sound Alarm As Senate Pushes High-Stakes Stablecoin Bill …
How the US managed to seize $500M of crypto from Iran
US Seizes $1 Billion in Cryptocurrency from Iran | Phemex News
Strategy CEO: Bitcoin's headwinds turning to tailwinds - FOX One
Mark Cuban Sold Bitcoin—Strategy CEO Says He Simply Found …
Bitcoin: The Four Year Cycle Is Not Dead : r/intothecryptoverse
Bitwise CEO Says Four-Year Crypto Cycle Is Dead : r/CryptoCurrency
Bitcoin crash: Bitwise CIO cites 'the four-year cycle' for losses
Bitcoin 4-year cycles explained - Fidelity Investments
AI Capex Is Propping Up the U.S. Economy — But What Happens …
How AI spending is impacting the U.S. economy
Ex-CIA official arrested after $40M in gold bars allegedly found …
Former CIA official accused of stealing $40M in gold bars - WBAL-TV
Music
What We Are by The Doerfels
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59min
May 27, 2026106: Bitcoin’s Demand Crisis
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
🇺🇸 Buy Sats on River - The best way to stack in the US
🇨🇦 The Bitcoin Well - An amazing automatic self-custody Bitcoin platform
⚡ The Bitcoin Company - Spending your Bitcoin Via Lightning
🏦 Fold Card - Pay bills Stack Sats
💵 SALT Lending - Get access to your BTC Value w/out Selling
Show Notes
Bitcoin (BTC) ETFs crushed by outflows as bond market stifles interest-rate reduction hopes
Bitcoin demand gauge sinks to worst level since December as spot buying weakens
Strategy Buys Back $1.5B of Debt at Discount
Mined in America Act Would Put Bitcoin Network at Risk
Tethered to the Empire - by The Bitcoin Pharaoh
Bitcoin options are coming to Nasdaq. Here's what it means for you
HYPE funds attract millions as investors dump bitcoin and ether ETFs
Vitalik Biterin breaks silence about Ethereum Foundation amid community frustration
Bitcoin's bull catalyst could be AI stocks turning 'silly big': Lyn Alden
Lyn Alden Says AI Stock Peak Could Boost Bitcoin - Bitbo
SpaceX files for $2T IPO, reveals AI and Anthropic deals · PulseAugur
AI Boom Prices Out Bitcoin Miners in US Energy Market Shake-Up
AI is poaching Bitcoin miners — and this CEO says holders shouldn't …
New U.S. Bill Introduced To Codify Strategic Bitcoin Reserve
Congressman Nick Begich Leads Legislation to Establish Strategic …
Iran's $7.7 billion crypto war chest raises alarm over …
US targets Iran's $7.7 billion crypto network tied to regime …
Mark Cuban Says He Sold Most of His Bitcoin After It Failed as a …
Mark Cuban says he sold most of his Bitcoin, citing its failure as a …
Full text of "Financial Times , 1993, UK, English" - Internet Archive
ICYMI: Congressman Nick Begich Introduces The BITCOIN Act to …
H.R.2032 - 119th Congress (2025-2026): BITCOIN Act of 2025
Mark Cuban: Bitcoin is a 'store of value that is more religion'
Mark Cuban: Bitcoin Demand to Outpace Supply, BTC Is a Great …
The Real Deal National March 2022 - Calaméo
Josh Swihart's Zcash Open Development Lab raises $25 …
Zcash Is About to “Burn the Old Model” Non-Profit OUT, Startup IN?
Music:
GwALT (Instrumental) By Absolut Absolem
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59min
May 20, 2026105: Yield Panic
Bond yields are flashing warning signs, and the policy machine is already looking for ways to keep the Treasury market fed. How the Clarity Act, stablecoins, and the next wave of Bitcoin demand connect. Plus, a quick BIP-110 update and why major miners are pivoting to AI.
Episode Links
🇺🇸 Buy Sats on River - The best way to stack in the US
🇨🇦 The Bitcoin Well - An amazing automatic self-custody Bitcoin platform
⚡ The Bitcoin Company - Spending your Bitcoin Via Lightning
🏦 Fold Card - Pay bills Stack Sats
💵 SALT Lending - Get access to your BTC Value w/out Selling
Show Notes
This Bond Selloff Isn't Over Just Yet
Arthur Hayes: The Fed will fund the government
Sen. Moreno: I paid taxes with Bitcoin in 2016
Senate Banking Committee passes the CLARITY Act, 15-9
CLARITY Act Clears Senate Banking: What Comes Next?
The Facts: The CLARITY Act
Warren Statement on No Trump Ethics Provision in Crypto Bill
Elizabeth Warren says new crypto legislation will “turbocharge” corruption
Lummis-Gillibrand 2023 Bill PDF
US Senators Introduce Comprehensive Stablecoin Bill
Sen. Cynthia Lummis: Nobody is popping champagne on CLARITY yet
Claude recovered Bitcoin worth about $397K
60 Minutes: Insider trading around US military operations
30-year yield clears 5.1% for the first time since 2007
How will the Federal Reserve handle rate cuts during an inflation crisis?
Bond market inflation fears are rising over oil prices and a new Fed chair
Morgan Stanley close to offering crypto trading through E*TRADE
Morgan Stanley taps partner to offer crypto to E*TRADE clients
David Marcus: China trip shows the surveillance state
Fox News host warns of “Big Brother” in China
Reuters: US probes suspicious oil trades before Iran pivot
Warren, Whitehouse probe suspicious oil trades around Iran announcements
US 30-year yield tops 5% as Fed faces inflation test
US 30-year bond yield tops 5%
Interest rate hikes are less powerful against inflation than conventional wisdom suggests
What Is the Relationship Between Inflation and Interest Rates?
US Yields at 5% Tug Traders Between Dip-Buying Greed and Fear
Citadel’s CEO on the AI boom: “Is it hype? Of course”
Music:
Heaven Pool By: Ambriel
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1h 4min
May 13, 2026104: The K Trap
They want to blame the war, but the split was already there. This week, I follow the K-shaped economy under the headlines, and Bitcoin’s uncomfortable signal: adoption is accelerating, and so is domestication.
Episode Links
🇺🇸 Buy Sats on River - The best way to stack in the US
🇨🇦 The Bitcoin Well - An amazing automatic self-custody Bitcoin platform
⚡ The Bitcoin Company - Spending your Bitcoin Via Lightning
🏦 Fold Card - Pay bills Stack Sats
💵 SALT Lending - Get access to your BTC Value w/out Selling
Show Notes
US consumer prices rise 3.8% as Iran war sends energy …
Inflation spikes to 3.8 percent in April, higher than expected
PPI report: Wholesale prices rose 0.5% in April, more than expected
Widening K-shaped economy pattern across income groups
K-shaped economy is showing up at the gas pump: NY Fed - The Hill
What is the K-shaped economy, where the rich are getting … - Fortune
The economy is cracking. This trend is most alarming.
Senate confirms Kevin Warsh as Fed governor, clears way for chair …
Kevin Warsh wins Senate confirmation to Federal Reserve Board of …
Senate Banking Committee to vote on Clarity Act crypto bill
Senate Banking Committee unveils revised Clarity Act text before …
Crypto Market Structure Bill Gains Bipartisan Momentum
Coinbase CEO Brian Armstrong heads to Senate to advocate for …
Labor unions oppose Senate crypto bill ahead of Thursday …
Crypto legislation faces another hurdle: Labor unions
Strategy CEO Phong Le unveils 6 capital-management principles …
Strategy weighs selling bitcoin to fund dividends amid Q1 net loss
Strategy Will Keep Buying Bitcoin Forever, Saylor Says
Strategy Considers Bitcoin Liquidation to Cover Preferred Dividends
Crypto-Assets: Implications for Consumers, Investors, and …
A good article deeply analyzing the impact of Bitcoin ETF on …
Inflation spikes to 3.8 percent in April, higher than expected - The Hill
US consumer prices rise 3.8% as Iran war sends energy prices higher
324. Apolar Money: Lecture at the Global Economy & Finance Conference in Seoul - YouTube
Bitcoin Wins Big While Altcoins Face New Regulatory Reality - YouTube
Music:
Shoot Me Down By: Nat Hills
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1h 19min
May 06, 2026103: The Energy Squeeze
Why energy shocks, bond pressure, and Fed games have everyone but Bitcoiners freaking out.
Episode Links
🇺🇸 Buy Sats on River - The best way to stack in the US
🇨🇦 The Bitcoin Well - An amazing automatic self-custody Bitcoin platform
⚡ The Bitcoin Company - Spending your Bitcoin Via Lightning
🏦 Fold Card - Pay bills Stack Sats
💵 SALT Lending - Get access to your BTC Value w/out Selling
Boost Question
Sayor Selling his coins: Bait and switch?
Show Notes
Bitcoin Is At An All-Time High
Higher Energy Prices from Iran War Will Drive World Into Recession, Says Citadel CEO Ken Griffin
OPEC Is Breaking Up
Citadel's Ken Griffin Says Iran War Threatens Global Recession
Citadel's Ken Griffin: Global Recession Inevitable if Strait of Hormuz Stays Shut
Chevron CEO Says Shortages in Oil Supply Will Begin Appearing
Chevron CEO Says Global Oil Supplies Are Tightening
Bessent Says Powell Staying On Is a Violation of Fed Norms
Bessent Criticizes Powell's Plan to Stay on Fed Board
Powell Says He'll Remain on U.S. Federal Reserve Board
Powell Says He Will Stay On as Fed Governor After Term as Chair
Dalio Warns Warsh Against Cutting Rates Amid Stagflation Risk
Ray Dalio Says Kevin Warsh Shouldn't Cut Interest Rates in a Stagflation Era
U.S. Debt Exceeds Country's GDP for First Time Since World War II
Powell Says Tariffs Keeping Inflation Elevated, Fed Watching Energy Prices
Fed Chair Powell: Tariffs Should Be a One-Time Issue for Inflation
The U.S. Debt Now Exceeds the Country's GDP. Should We Worry?
mempool.space API
Bitnodes Latest Snapshot
Clark Moody Dashboard
PIG by The Death of Rock and Roll
The Abuse by DOGS
No Longer by POLANSKI
What's On My Mind by Wobitty
Way to Go Kid by Panzee
V4V Music Public Tagging API
Wall Street Just Gave Your Bitcoin Bonds a Triple-B Rating
Why Bitcoin Replaces Gold, Bonds & Real Estate
Why Bitcoin Is Crushing Gold Since the War
Many Don't Realize How Wild the Bitcoin Market Is About to Get
Allocating Scarce Assets: Energy, Compute & Bitcoin
A World of Debt: Why Bitcoin Must Replace Bonds
Beyond Finance: Bitcoin and the Energy Infrastructure of the Future
Mike McGlone on Energy Spikes and Bitcoin
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53min
April 29, 2026102: Acceptance To Adoption
I came away from Bitcoin 2026 with one clear signal: beneath the circus, something more permanent is being built.
Episode Links
🇺🇸 Buy Sats on River - The best way to stack in the US
🇨🇦 The Bitcoin Well - An amazing automatic self-custody Bitcoin platform
⚡ The Bitcoin Company - Spending your Bitcoin Via Lightning
🏦 Fold Card - Pay bills Stack Sats
💵 SALT Lending - Get access to your BTC Value w/out Selling
Boost Question
Is Polymarket the bigger Bitcoin distraction?
Links
Yahoo Finance Analyst: Bitcoin Moving From Acceptance to Adoption
Jeff Park: IBIT Options Could Fuel New Bitcoin Highs
White House Teases Strategic Bitcoin Reserve Announcement
Rep. Begich to Introduce Strategic Bitcoin Reserve Bill
Attorney General Says Bitcoin Developers Won’t Be Prosecuted
Paul Tudor Jones Calls Bitcoin the Best Inflation Hedge
CNBC: Senate Vote Coming on Warsh Confirmation
Lummis Says Crypto Market Structure Markup Coming in May
Begich Renames Bitcoin Reserve Act
Begich Reads Self-Custody Protection Bill
Novogratz: Saylor Buying Could Trigger Bitcoin Supply Shock
Jerome Powell’s Last Fed Meeting and Bitcoin
Why MSTR Trades Below Its Bitcoin Holdings
Bitcoin Outlook as Kevin Warsh Prepares for the Fed
Czech Central Bank Bitcoin Reserve Test Boosts Returns
Paul Tudor Jones: Bitcoin Is the Best Inflation Hedge
Strive CEO on Bitcoin’s Crash and Digital Credit
FBI Boss Reveals Bitcoin Shift After Deep Research
White House Teases Strategic Bitcoin Reserve Update
Tether and Canaan Build Modular Bitcoin Mining Systems
Bitcoin Miner Optionality
Block Launches Bitkey Wallet, Cash App Bitcoin Earnings, and Proof of Reserves
Block Proof of Reserves
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1h 4min
April 27, 2026 Bonus: 101 Leftovers
A behind-the-scenes look at what got cut from last week’s episode with Chris’s new show-prep workflow. Think of it as an audit, out in the public.
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22min
April 22, 2026101: Stress Test
Bitcoin isn’t being normalized by hype, but by strain. As the Fed loses credibility, it looks less like a trade and more like a necessity.
Episode Links
🇺🇸 Buy Sats on River - The best way to stack in the US
🇨🇦 The Bitcoin Well - An amazing automatic self-custody Bitcoin platform
⚡ The Bitcoin Company - Spending your Bitcoin Via Lightning
🏦 Fold Card - Pay bills Stack Sats
💵 SALT Lending - Get access to your BTC Value w/out Selling
Boost Question
If Kevin Warsh Makes it… Will he cut rates?
Or - will he battle it out with Trump?
Show Notes
Bitcoin Price Passes $75,000 As Iran War Turns It From ‘Digital Gold’ Into Geopolitical Settlement Bet
UK Lawmaker Calls For Probe Into Nigel Farage’s Bitcoin Ties
Tether Moves Over $70 Million In Bitcoin To Reserves, On-chain Data Shows
Covenant AI Leaves Bittensor Amid Decentralization Concerns, TAO Drops 18%
Bittensor Token Plunges as Top Builder Departs Over Decentralization Doubts
Bittensor's TAO Risks 45% Dip Amid 'Decentralization Theater' Accusations
Trump's Fed Pick Warsh Reveals Stake In Bitcoin Startup Flashnet
Bitcoin Moves Past Halfway Point In Halving Cycle As Supply Tightens Toward 2028
Fed Chairman Nominee Kevin Warsh's Vast Holdings Include Crypto
Goldman Sachs Targets Income with New Bitcoin ETF Filing
Back-To-Back Billion-Dollar Days: Strategy's STRC ATM Clears $2.7B In 48 Hours
Asia Markets Today: Nikkei 225, Hang Seng, CSI 300
Kevin Warsh Executive Branch Public Financial Disclosure Report
Fed Nominee Warsh Filings Detail Vast Wealth
Quantum-Safe Bitcoin Transactions
Iran Gives Approved Hormuz Shippers "Few Seconds" To Submit Payment In Bitcoin
Crime Ring Stole Millions in Crypto in California ‘Wrench Attacks’
The $665 Million Crypto Fund Roiling the AI Safety Fight
Bitcoin Lightning Gets Major Adoption Boost in US
Coinbase, Fannie Mae to Enable Crypto-Backed Mortgages
Google Finds Quantum Computers Could Break Bitcoin Sooner Than Expected
Prosecutors Turned Away from Federal Reserve After Unannounced Visit
Fox Business: Bitcoin Is a Lifeline for Many Iranians
IBM Launching a Bitcoin and Crypto Wallet for People & Institutions
Admiral Samuel Paparo Says Bitcoin Shows Incredible Potential as a Computer Science Tool
Jordi Visser Says Bitcoin Is About to Rip Significantly Higher
Music
Pony Up Daddy By: $2 Holla
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