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

119: Debt Always Wins

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

10 Jun 2026

108: The Hard Bet

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

3 Jun 2026

107: AI Crash Math

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

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

106: Bitcoin’s Demand Crisis

27 May 2026

105: Yield Panic

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

105: Yield Panic

20 May 2026

104: The K Trap

13 May 2026

104: The K Trap

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

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

103: The Energy Squeeze

6 May 2026

102: Acceptance To Adoption

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)

102: Acceptance To Adoption

29 Apr 2026

Bonus: 101 Leftovers

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

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

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

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

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

98: Demand by Chaos

1 Apr 2026

97: The New Operator

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** -

The New Operator

25 Mar 2026

96: System Stress

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

96: System Stress

18 Mar 2026

95: Follow the Incentives

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.

95: Follow the Incentives

11 Mar 2026

94: Cope, Narratives, and Dark Pools

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.

94: Cope, Narratives, and Dark Pools

25 Feb 2026

93: Manufactured Bitcoin Crisis

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

93: Manufactured Bitcoin Crisis

18 Feb 2026

92: Bears Smell Blood

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

92: Bears Smell Blood

11 Feb 2026

91: The Wrong Kind of Hawk

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

91: The Wrong Kind of Hawk

4 Feb 2026

90: Dollar Drama

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:** - 🇺🇸

90: Dolar Drama

28 Jan 2026

89: The Wrong Moment

21 Jan 2026

The world’s financial order is cracking in public, not theory. Gold is acting first, Bitcoin isn’t, and that disconnect tells a harder story than most Bitcoiners want to hear. **Episode Links**

89: The Wrong Moment

21 Jan 2026

88: Fed Credibility Collapse

14 Jan 2026

This week’s Fed chaos wasn’t random. It was the bill coming due. As Powell’s record is challenged in public, the market is being forced to rethink Bitcoin. **Episode Links:** - 🇺🇸 [Buy