This Week in Bitcoin

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

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

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** -

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

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.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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)

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.

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

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

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

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

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** -

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

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.

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.

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

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

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

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:** - 🇺🇸

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**

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

7 Jan 2026

The story keeps changing. The macro is adjusting. A curveball no one saw coming might complicate things for Bitcoin. **Episode Links** - 🇺🇸 [Buy Sats on

17 Dec 2025

Bitcoin sentiment has turned ugly, and the excuses are getting creative. We expose the perfect FUD driving quantum panic, cycle mythology, and weak macro narratives at precisely the wrong moment.

10 Dec 2025

The Fed cuts rates again and quietly pivots to baby-QE. How this shift could finally blow up Bitcoin’s four-year cycle. **Episode Links** - 🇺🇸 [Buy Sats on

3 Dec 2025

Something broke in the background this week as a decades-old trade finally cracked, and Bitcoin caught the first ripple. The real story isn’t the dip; it’s what this unwind sets in motion next.

26 Nov 2025

A sharp move, a coordinated hit, and analysts suddenly warning of quantum risk, all in one week. But the real story isn’t the price; it’s the motives revealed. And the macro signs point to a

19 Nov 2025

Once you see the missing variable, Bitcoin’s pullback clicks into place. The four-year cycle is cracking, and the filter-fork battle isn’t cooling off either. **Episode Links** - 🇺🇸 [Buy

12 Nov 2025

Bitcoin’s quiet, the macro isn’t. Assets are gearing up for lift-off while non-holders get crushed by rising costs and policy chaos, what Bitcoiners should prepare for. And why the Samourai

5 Nov 2025

The U.S. shutdown has sidelined a trillion dollars, starving markets and Bitcoin alike. Whales are having their IPO moment, treasury stacks are shrinking, and now BIP-444 drops a fresh dose of chaos

29 Oct 2025

The Fed cuts, the layoffs hit, and AI papers it all over. But the real story’s in the collateral. From credit crunches to Bitcoin-backed loans, what’s breaking and what’s being built.

22 Oct 2025

The Binance era fades, the ETFs rise, and Bitcoin quietly migrates into the core of the financial system. The rotation has begun. **Episode Links** - 🇺🇸 [Buy Sats on

15 Oct 2025

Altcoins wrecked, traders wiped, and the fiat system shows new cracks. I unpack the Great Debasement, Trump’s tariff tantrum, and why not owning Bitcoin may be the biggest risk yet. **Episode

24 Sep 2025

Core wars, treasury liquidity changes, and Europe’s digital dollar. Why Q4 of 2025 will be Bitcoin’s moment of truth. **Affiliate Links** - 🇺🇸 [Buy Sats on

17 Sep 2025

The Fed was forced to slash rates, and the jobs revision is nothing more than a smokescreen for the mess they’re really in. **Affiliate Links** - 🇺🇸 [Buy Sats on

16 Sep 2025

From casual to committed, Oscar Merry reveals how his Bitcoin journey led to [Fountain.fm](http://Fountain.fm) and the tools that bring Bitcoin into daily use. Plus, his vision for an open

10 Sep 2025

The jobs myth collapsed overnight. The Fed’s the fall guy, and Scott Bessent’s hint is loud and clear: buy Bitcoin. **Affiliate Links** - 🇺🇸 [Buy Sats on

3 Sep 2025

Fiat markets are cracking, and Bitcoin is tearing itself apart in a spam war. Both point to an impending reckoning. **Affiliate Links** - 🇺🇸 [Buy Sats on

27 Aug 2025

Powell’s Jackson Hole pivot wasn’t about stability; it was about debt. With inflation simmering and wages trapped, fiat tightens the screws, and Bitcoiners should pay attention. **Affiliate

20 Aug 2025

Empires drowning in debt turn to plunder, tariffs, and control. But this time, the cracks in the empire reveal the case for Bitcoin. **Affiliate Links:** - 🇺🇸 [Buy Sats on