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May 27106: 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
59 min
May 20105: 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
1 hr 4 min
May 13104: 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
1 hr 19 min
May 06103: 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
53 min
April 29102: 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
1 hr 4 min
April 27 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.
22 min
April 22101: 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
1 hr 10 min
April 15100: The Market Fit
The pattern is getting harder to miss: the dollar loses power, and Bitcoin gains relevance. As war, sanctions, and financial stress expose the old system’s limits, the market is starting to recognize what Bitcoin was built for.
Episode Links
🇺🇸 Buy Sats on River - The best way to stack in the US
🇨🇦 The Bitcoin Well - An amazing automatic self-custody Bitcoin platform
⚡ The Bitcoin Company - Spending your Bitcoin Via Lightning
🏦 Fold Card - Pay bills Stack Sats
💵 SALT Lending - Get access to your BTC Value w/out Selling
Boost Question
Is Saylor Under-Selling Bitcoin's Potential On Purpose?
Show Notes
US March PPI inflation rises to 4.0%, its highest since February 2023. Core PPI inflation was unchanged, at 3.8%
Covenant AI Leaves Bittensor Amid Decentralization Concerns, TAO Drops 18%
BitTensor AI Token Plunges as Top Builder Departs Over Decentralization Doubts - Decrypt
Bittensor's TAO Risks 45% Dip Amid 'Decentralization Theater' Accusations
Trump's Fed Pick Warsh Reveals Stake In Bitcoin Startup Flashnet
Bitcoin Moves Past Halfway Point In Halving Cycle As Supply Tightens Toward 2028
Fed chairman nominee Kevin Warsh's vast holdings include crypto
IMF warns about risk of global recession as Iran war impacts energy costs - YouTube
Music
Against All Love By: FM Rodeo
1 hr 35 min
April 0899: Empire in Denial
This week, even the optimistic case sounds like decline. And when that becomes the sell, Bitcoin starts to look like the only honest asset in the room.
Episode Links
🇺🇸 Buy Sats on River - The best way to stack in the US
🇨🇦 The Bitcoin Well - An amazing automatic self-custody Bitcoin platform
⚡ The Bitcoin Company - Spending your Bitcoin Via Lightning
🏦 Fold Card - Pay bills Stack Sats
💵 SALT Lending - Get access to your BTC Value w/out Selling
Boost Question
Are you on Team Luke or Team Lyn?
And: How should we celebrate episode 100?
Show Notes
Trump’s Billion-Dollar Bitcoin Blowout Exposed
US recession by end of 2026? Prediction Market Prices - Yahoo Finance
The New York Times may have found bitcoin founder Satoshi Nakamoto. Here's what you need to know.
Bitcoin Pioneer Adam Back, Bernstein Say Quantum Threat to BTC Isn’t Existential
Morgan Stanley launches cheapest Bitcoin ETF
Iran ceasefire wipes out millions in short liquidations
Bitcoin Going To Zero, Says Economist Who Predicted 2008 Crash — Does His Reasoning Have Merit?
Bitcoin Price Reclaims $72,000 After US-Iran Two-Week Ceasefire Agreed
The Real War Isn’t in Iran — It’s in the US Treasury Market | Luke Gromen & Lyn Alden - YouTube
Ethereum Researcher Justin Drake: I think of it more as an opportunity.
vitalik.eth on X: A very important document. Let's walk through this one "goal" at a time.
Ethereum prepares for quantum threat, with security boost and scalability challenge
Ethereum Reclaims $2,000 as ETF Inflows and Upgrade Roadmap Boost Momentum
Blockstream Research Demonstrates Quantum-Resistant Transaction Signing
Blockstream Research Brings libsecp256k1-zkp Back Up to Speed
Here's What Researchers Are Doing to Protect Bitcoin From Quantum Threats
Stranded Energy Is Emerging As Fuel For The Digital Economy
How Bitcoin Mining Could Drive the Next Wave of Green Innovation
Will Bitcoin Crash to $10K? Bloomberg Warning Explained
Morgan Stanley Debuts Bitcoin ETF as Price Slump Rattles Holders
Eric Balchunas on X: "BIG BOY LAUNCH: Morgan Stanley Bitcoin ETF hits the market today
LFNW2026 - Back to Root
Music
You Say You're a Warrior, Are Ya? - By: Longy
59 min
April 0198: Demand by Chaos
History is moving whether anyone is ready or not. How the system is under pressure, and why it will flow toward Bitcoin.
Episode Links
🇺🇸 Buy Sats on River - The best way to stack in the US
🇨🇦 The Bitcoin Well - An amazing automatic self-custody Bitcoin platform
⚡ The Bitcoin Company - Spending your Bitcoin Via Lightning
🏦 Fold Card - Pay bills Stack Sats
💵 SALT Lending - Get access to your BTC Value w/out Selling
Boost Question
Exit Interview: How do you grade our Crypto Czar?
Show Notes
Understanding the National Debt | U.S. Treasury Fiscal Data
Jerome Powell says $39 trillion national debt is ‘not unsustainable,’ but it ‘will not end well’
'ENERGY SHOCKS': Recession fears EXPLODE as oil disruption ROCKS Wall Street - YouTube
The World Uncertainty Index just hit 105,000. Higher than Covid.
Fannie Mae accepts first Bitcoin-backed mortgage product
Crypto and Bitcoin mortgages
The System Isn’t Broken - It’s Rigged | Lyn Alden - YouTube
David Sacks says his time as Trump's crypto and AI czar has ended
Tether Was Born On Bitcoin. Twelve Years Later, Is It Coming Back?
Google Finds Quantum Computers Could Break Bitcoin Sooner Than Expected
Blockstream Research dropped a new post-quantum signature scheme: SHRIMPS
Developers are currently working on a Bitcoin Improvement Proposal to strengthen Bitcoin against quantum, with a test net already deployed
MARA sold 15,000 BTC, Bitdeer sold all of its BTC, Riot is selling BTC from treasury to fund data center build-outs, Auradine just rebranded to Velaura AI. The biggest miners are leaving the game.
31.0 Adding Cluster mempool
Music
I Need a Little By: The Retrograde
51 min

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