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119: Debt Always Wins
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19 Aug 2026
Washington reaches for Hamiltonian economics, the bond market pushes back, and Bitcoin rips for exactly the reasons Bitcoiners warned about. **Episode Links** - 🎉 [Boost from the

Why BIP-110 Failed
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12 Aug 2026
Why BIP 110 failed, what its three block fork revealed about Bitcoin consensus, and the push for a proof of work change, plus weakening jobs and NVIDIA’s new AI asset class that could become an
117: Coldcard Fallout
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5 Aug 2026
We unpack the widening Coldcard fallout, the uncomfortable lessons Bitcoiners need to face, and a major macro intervention that reveals just how trapped the financial system has become. **Episode

116: Coldcard Wallets Compromised
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31 Jul 2026
An urgent warning for COLDCARD users: Coinkite says funds tied to seeds generated on some Mk3 devices may be at risk, and we examine why other hardware wallets could be next. **Episode Links** -

115: Before Satoshi
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29 Jul 2026
Bitcoin did not emerge from a vacuum. We trace the decades of ideas that made it possible, and revisit the early days when it all came together. **Episode Links** - 🎉 [Boost from the

114: Hard Money Wins
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22 Jul 2026
Open source AI is shaking the capex boom, energy inflation is tightening liquidity, and gold’s old weaknesses are back in focus, while BlackRock and even gold bugs keep making the case for Bitcoin.

113: The August Trap
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15 Jul 2026
Markets cheer cooler CPI and rate-cut hopes as another energy shock builds beneath them. Meanwhile, BIP-110’s August 8 signaling deadline brings Bitcoin closer to a possible chain split. **Episode
112: The Saylor Test
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8 Jul 2026
Bitcoin passes The Saylor Test as Strategy sells and the market shrugs, while weak jobs, energy shocks, Fed risk, and BIP-110 politics turn one green week into a bigger stress test. **Episode

111: Death of the Debasement Trade
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1 Jul 2026
King Dollar is back, the debasement trade is supposedly dead, and Bitcoin is left testing the one question that matters: what happens when Saylor stops buying? **Episode Links** - ⚡ [Boost from

110: Fork Risk Rising
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24 Jun 2026
Bitcoin gets dragged back into the fiat casino as the AI capex bubble starts to crack, while BIP-110 shifts from internet drama to a real fork-risk countdown. **Episode Links** - ⚡ [Boost from

109: Market Forced Peace
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17 Jun 2026
Everyone expected energy markets to explode. Instead, the Iran deal exposed a deeper signal: oil, debt, inflation, and the Fed now define the limits of American power. Bitcoiners can’t afford to

108: The Hard Bet
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10 Jun 2026
IPO mania is pulling capital into the biggest promises in the market, just as inflation, energy, and the Fed make every bet harder. This week, why Bitcoin may be the harder long-term bet worth

107: AI Crash Math
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3 Jun 2026
Bitcoin is still standing while AI sucks the oxygen out of the market. I break down the trillion-dollar capex trap, and why this might be the moment Bitcoin starts telling the truth before the market

106: Bitcoin’s Demand Crisis
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27 May 2026
Bitcoin is 232 days from an all-time high, but it feels like everyone else is winning. I dig into the demand crisis, the AI liquidity drain, and why this hold will look easier in hindsight than it

105: Yield Panic
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20 May 2026
Bond yields are flashing warning signs, and the policy machine is already looking for ways to keep the Treasury market fed. How the Clarity Act, stablecoins, and the next wave of Bitcoin demand
104: The K Trap
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13 May 2026
They want to blame the war, but the split was already there. This week, I follow the K-shaped economy under the headlines, and Bitcoin’s uncomfortable signal: adoption is accelerating, and so is
103: The Energy Squeeze
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6 May 2026
Why energy shocks, bond pressure, and Fed games have everyone but Bitcoiners freaking out. **Episode Links** - 🇺🇸 [Buy Sats on River](https://partner.river.com/jupiter) - The best way to
102: Acceptance To Adoption
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29 Apr 2026
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](https://partner.river.com/jupiter)
Bonus: 101 Leftovers
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27 Apr 2026
A behind-the-scenes look at what got cut from last week’s episode with Chris’s new show-prep workflow. Think of it as an audit, out in the public.
101: Stress Test
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22 Apr 2026
Bitcoin isn’t being normalized by hype, but by strain. As the Fed loses credibility, it looks less like a trade and more like a necessity. **Episode Links** - 🇺🇸 [Buy Sats on
100: The Market Fit
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15 Apr 2026
The pattern is getting harder to miss: the dollar loses power, and Bitcoin gains relevance. As war, sanctions, and financial stress expose the old system’s limits, the market is starting to
99: Empire in Denial
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8 Apr 2026
This week, even the optimistic case sounds like decline. And when that becomes the sell, Bitcoin starts to look like the only honest asset in the room. **Episode Links** - 🇺🇸 [Buy Sats on
98: Demand by Chaos
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1 Apr 2026
History is moving whether anyone is ready or not. How the system is under pressure, and why it will flow toward Bitcoin. **Episode Links** - 🇺🇸 [Buy Sats on
97: The New Operator
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25 Mar 2026
Managing a Bitcoin node is changing. We dig into the tools and guard rails that let agents monitor, maintain, and interact with your stack without handing over the keys. **Episode Links** -
96: System Stress
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18 Mar 2026
War spending, mounting financial fragility, and a rare flash of clarity made this a bigger week than it may have seemed at first. **Episode Links** - 🇺🇸 [Buy Sats on
95: Follow the Incentives
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11 Mar 2026
AI job loss fear is everywhere, and the latest Bitcoin FUD is coming from names you already know. I break down how these narratives get made, who benefits, and what they’re really selling.
94: Cope, Narratives, and Dark Pools
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25 Feb 2026
Bitcoiners find evidence of market manipulation, and Wall Street calls it liquidity. This week: dark pools, Jane Street, AI capital rotation, and why two things can be true at the same time.
93: Manufactured Bitcoin Crisis
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18 Feb 2026
AI is getting the blame for deflation, but other forces may be driving it. What happens to Bitcoin in a world of falling prices? Then: BIP-110 and the biggest governance fight since the blocksize
92: Bears Smell Blood
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11 Feb 2026
The macro shifts, the media smells blood, and Bitcoin is back on trial. I dismantle the latest attacks and the whale tactics behind the dips. Plus, the new push against quantum FUD. **Episode
91: The Wrong Kind of Hawk
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4 Feb 2026
Power shifted, expectations broke, and markets blinked. Short-term thinking is being rewarded again, even as the long-term bill quietly grows. **Episode Links:** - 🇺🇸 [Buy Sats on
90: Dollar Drama
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28 Jan 2026
The dollar drama is exposing plans that would otherwise remain hidden. Gold is responding immediately. Bitcoin is not. Understanding why matters more than the price. **Episode Links:** - 🇺🇸