88: Fed Credibility Collapse

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.

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Show Notes:

• Gross Domestic Product | U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis (BEA) (https://www.bea.gov/data/gdp/gross-domestic-product)

• The US economy expanded at the fastest pace in two years as wealthier Americans kept spending (https://www.cnn.com/2025/12/23/economy/us-gdp-q3)

• U.S. GDP Grew 4.3%, Surging in Third Quarter of 2025 (https://www.nytimes.com/2025/12/23/business/us-economy-consumer-spending.html)

• Why 2026 Will See Unprecedented U.S. GDP Growth (https://finance.yahoo.com/news/why-2026-see-unprecedented-u-154500420.html)

• The Money Masters (1996) - YouTube (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cTPopNG6LRM)

• The campaign to convince Trump to investigate the Federal Reserve chief (https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/2026/01/12/jerome-powell-fed-chair-investigation)

• Rep. Anna Paulina Luna Refers Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell for Criminal Investigation Over False Testimony (https://luna.house.gov/posts/rep-anna-paulina-luna-refers-federal-reserve-chair-jerome-powell-for-criminal-investigation-over-false-testimony)

• Jerome Powell Under Criminal Investigation — Here's Why This Matters - YouTube (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AbvZVwrYJ0Q)

• Corporate Bitcoin Buying Outstrips Mining Supply 3-to-1 (https://coinmarketcap.com/academy/article/corporate-bitcoin-buying-outstrips-mining-supply-3-to-1)

• Bitcoin ETFs Log Best Week Since October Flash Crash (https://u.today/bitcoin-etfs-log-best-week-since-october-flash-crash)

• Zcash Developer Team Resigns (https://finance.yahoo.com/news/zcash-developer-team-resigns-governance-100044870.html)

• Rumored Venezuelan Bitcoin Fate ‘Remains To Be Seen’ (https://bitcoinmagazine.com/news/sec-chair-on-rumored-venezuelan-bitcoin)

• Introduction to Bitcoin: what is bitcoin and why does it matter? - YouTube (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l1si5ZWLgy0)

• PlanetNix 2026 (https://planetnix.com/)

• Jupiter Broadcasting Meetup Page (https://www.meetup.com/jupiterbroadcasting/)

Music

• Sara Jade • Splinters (https://fountain.fm/album/7VROkUcz8SaMObJj1uZt)