Bitcoin's sweet 16 has never looked better. This week, I'll unpack the hard data behind the new wave of adoption that's transforming magic internet money into mainstream reality. Affiliate 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 LINKS: BTC ETFs...
Oct 31, 2024•57 min•Ep. 33
The Quiet Part Said Loud: Central banks finally admit why they fear Bitcoin - and it's not about protecting you. Breaking down the latest attacks from the ECB and Minneapolis Fed. Affiliate 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 LINKS: The dis...
Oct 23, 2024•53 min•Ep. 32
Assets are soaring, but the real economy is crumbling. What gives? I'll break it down. Plus: Bitcoin's lifeline for small businesses, Liz Warren's crypto crackdown sparks outrage, and the Trump Coin crashes and burns. Affiliate 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 ...
Oct 16, 2024•54 min•Ep. 31
A breakdown of HBO's Money Electric: The Bitcoin Mystery "documentary" and how they got it wrong. Plus, a look at some challenges facing Bitcoin miners and the IMF talking tough. Affiliate 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 Links: Is Bitco...
Oct 09, 2024•1 hr 20 min•Ep. 30
How world events impact Bitcoin, why investors are turning cynical, and the one Bitcoin metric that's right 83% of the time. Plus, some FUD busting and how Visa banned Apple from integrating Bitcoin and more into Apple Pay. Affiliate 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...
Oct 02, 2024•57 min•Ep. 29
Three game-changing shifts this week will reshape the average Bitcoin holder and reignite centralization concerns. What just changed, what's driving the urgency, and how will it impact the Bitcoin network. Affiliate 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/...
Sep 24, 2024•49 min•Ep. 28
Why a .5% rate cut is such a shock, what Bitcoiners should watch for next, and where to find the signal long-term. I also share my thoughts on Trump's DeFi token, project updates, and more. Affiliate 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 Link...
Sep 20, 2024•52 min•Ep. 27
Using a Bitcoin lens, I'll explain why the housing market is propping inflation numbers up and why traditional "experts" can't explain it. Plus, a Bitcoin reality check, my thoughts on a town that claims to be getting sick from the local Bitcoin mine, a visit to noobie corner, and a lot more. Affiliate 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 Lightni...
Sep 11, 2024•1 hr 2 min•Ep. 26
A breakdown of Bitcoin credibility attacks this week, plus a review of some macro-sickness and the no-good, real lousy month for Bitcoin miners. Affiliate 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 Links Americans Are Really, Really Bullish on Sto...
Sep 04, 2024•1 hr 13 min•Ep. 25
US employment fell by 818,000 jobs in the latest Government revision. I'll break down the report and what it means for Bitcoin. Plus, a batch of news, Bitcoin basics, and more. Affiliate 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 News Links The Bi...
Aug 21, 2024•58 min•Ep. 24
Job done! Didn't you notice? Inflation has been licked; the Yen carry trade is nearly wound down, and the fed is about to cut. What could go wrong?! Affiliate 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 Links: Wholesale inflation shows few warning ...
Aug 14, 2024•1 hr 5 min•Ep. 23
The four horsemen of the apocalypse are riding roughshod over Bitcoin… and the no-coiners are cheering. I'll break down the FUD, separate facts from fiction, and explain what set all this off. Affiliate 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 L...
Aug 05, 2024•33 min•Ep. 22
I discuss the macro mayhem this week and why it's time for Bitcoin to shine. I also explored the Bitcoin Reserve bill and tried Alby Hub & Cloud. Affiliate 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 Links: The Magnificent 7 stocks have now era...
Jul 31, 2024•58 min•Ep. 21
Highlights from the Bitcoin 2024 Nashville conference. I monitored the conference, so you don't have to. The story behind the news made at the event. Affiliate 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 Links: Trump proposes strategic national cry...
Jul 27, 2024•34 min•Ep. 20
Conference hype vs. reality check. Plus, the big banks admit massive KYC/AML failures and then offer worse solutions. Plus, why the Ethereum ETF won't dethrone Bitcoin. Affiliate 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 Links: Asset manager says...
Jul 24, 2024•53 min•Ep. 19
We're on the verge of a significant shift in Western Central Bank monetary policy, and I'll bring the receipts to back it up. Plus, some interesting data coming out of the Mt Gox and German government selling and a critical project update. Affiliate 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...
Jul 10, 2024•46 min•Ep. 18
Fed Chair Powell shifts stance as a new economic picture sharpens. Plus, the new KYC disaster coming to US customers, project updates, and who is selling thousands of Bitcoins this week. Affiliate 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 ** LINK...
Jul 03, 2024•56 min•Ep. 17
A few widow-makers hanging over Bitcoin this week, and the post-halving miner capitulation has begun. What we're starting to see, and why, when we look back, this will be remembered as a wild week. Affiliate 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 Sell...
Jun 27, 2024•52 min•Ep. 16
Bitcoin under fire: New mining attacks miss the mark, why Bitcoin’s price stalled, and the critical flaws in Bitcoin Core and LND. Sponsor: http://podhome.fm Promo Code: TWIB Affiliate LINKS: Buy Sats on River The Bitcoin Company LINKS: U.S. national debt will reach $50 trillion by 2034, CBO projects Billionaires U.S. 2023 | Statista Main reason why rates will get cut regardless of where inflation will stand. Credit card defaults from small lenders have hit RECORD levels Housing defaults have ju...
Jun 19, 2024•58 min•Ep. 15
A new must-pass bill gives the President of the United States the power to block any Bitcoin transaction. Also, thoughts on the Fed rate and why Bitcoin Miner Bitfarms is preparing a “poison pill” strategy. Sponsor: http://podhome.fm Promo Code: TWIB LINKS: New law grants US president power to block digital asset access Senate Bill Could Open Crypto to U.S. Sanctions, but Industry Trying to Head It Off Text - S.4443 - 118th Congress (2023-2024): Intelligence Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 202...
Jun 13, 2024•16 min•Ep. 14
Inflation be damned, central planners have decided to lower the cost of money. How the banks lowering rates impacts Bitcoin. Plus, the shocking stats of the Bitcoin ETFs, project updates, and more. Sponsor: http://podhome.fm Promo Code: TWIB Links: Canada becomes first G7 nation to cut interest rates Bank of Canada Cuts Interest Rates to 4.75%, Signals More to Come - Bloomberg European Central Bank cuts interest rates, diverging from the Fed ECB cuts rates as it raises its 2025 and 2026 inflatio...
Jun 07, 2024•43 min•Ep. 13
The increasing probability of Stagflation might cut Bitcoin's post-halving bull run off at the knees; my thoughts on the Ethereum ETF and why I'm getting skeptical of the political "tone shift." Links April pending home sales hit lowest level since start of pandemic This morning’s revised data show the gov’t is basically “buying” GDP w/ debt, but getting only 50 cents on the dollar - worst deal ever… United States M2 Money Supply is now positive YoY for the first time since November 2022. German...
May 31, 2024•51 min•Ep. 12
It's more than Trump. The three major shifts compelling the White House to halt their attack on the Crypto industry. Plus, the details around the new FIT21 bill that takes power away from the SEC, and why I think an Ethereum ETF might be bad for Bitcoin. Sponsor: http://podhome.fm Promo Code: TWIB LINKS: JPM Emly Choy Predsent and Chief Operating officer said:“The tone from the SEC has just changed literally overnight…The administration sensing some panic” Financial Innovation and Technology for...
May 23, 2024•49 min•Ep. 11
The surprising legal win Bitcoin scored this week and the brewing battle on the horizon. My three takeaways from the newly released Bitcoin 13F Filings, and great news for Bitcoin mining. Sponsor: http://podhome.fm Promo Code: TWIB LINKS: Tornado Cash Developer Alexey Pertsev Sentenced to 64 Months in Prison in the Netherlands Lyn Alden on X: “Criminalizing the mere development and publication of code is an ugly precedent. If published in a book or a blog, it would mean the book or blog is illeg...
May 16, 2024•49 min•Ep. 10
The seven reasons Bitcoin's price is tanked, updates on the Samurai Indictment, and why the godmother of Modern Monetary Theory thinks it's childish for governments to be held to budgets. Sponsor: http://podhome.fm Promo Code: TWIB LINKS: JPY/USD: Japanese Yen’s Slide and Dramatic Rebound Are Just the Start - Bloomberg Japan is wrong to try to prop up the yen Bitcoin (BTC) Trades At Slight Premium in Yen (JPY) Terms Amid Suspected BOJ Intervention Yen Drops to 155 against USD. Currency Collapse ...
May 01, 2024•46 min•Ep. 9
The Samourai Wallet founders were arrested, what we know at this point, as well as El Salvador's Chivo Wallet hack. Plus, some good news for Bitcoin's improvement proposal process, my thoughts on the Epic halving sat bidding, and why Runes won't go away anytime soon. Sponsor: http://podhome.fm Promo Code: TWIB LINKS: Epic halving sat Bidding Samourai Wallet Founders Arrested and Charged With Money Laundering Southern District of New York | Founders And CEO Of Cryptocurrency Mixing Service Arrest...
Apr 24, 2024•41 min•Ep. 8
The Bitcoin halving is here, but are Runes crashing the party? I'll explore how the halving could impact Bitcoin mining, the macro signs that indicate short-term price swings are probable, and why everyone is concerned Runes might cause a spike in transaction fees. [[podhome]] LINKS: Runes – Casey Rodarmor’s Blog Bitcoin Suddenly Braced For A $35 Trillion Halving Price Earthquake A bitcoin halving is imminent. Here’s what that means. - CBS News What bitcoin halving could mean for investors and m...
Apr 20, 2024•49 min•Ep. 7
Roger Ver has presented an alternative narrative about Bitcoin's history. I've read it, so you don't have to. Why he's trying to regulate the blocksize wars, and my response to his claims that Bitcoin's true potential has been stolen. Sponsor: http://podhome.fm Promo Code: TWIB **LINKS: ** Recent Interview w/Roger Ver Inside The Blocksize Wars with Adam Back and Jonathan Bier - YouTube This Week in Coins: Bitcoin Ends on a Downer as Rival Bitcoin Cash Shines - Decrypt Bitcoin: Supply Last Active...
Apr 09, 2024•38 min•Ep. 6
More pro-Bitcoin voices are featured, but are some wolves in sheep's clothing? I'll examine the Pomp Problem and the Bitcoin beachhead spreading from state to state. Why the market bracing for higher inflation for longer, is not great news for Bitcoin in the short term. Sponsor: http://podhome.fm Promo Code: TWIB Links: It’s a Higher-for-Longer World for Rates, and That’s OK - WSJ Weekly market commentary | BlackRock Investment Institute Fed chair: Focusing solely on inflation is “no longer appr...
Apr 04, 2024•35 min•Ep. 5
Blackrock's CEO has become openly bullish on Bitcoin, why he's taking a victory lap this week. This halving will actually be different, and I'll make the case why. Plus, a new project that could replace Lightning for the plebs. Sponsor: http://podhome.fm Promo Code: TWIB Links: 2024 Halving: This Time It’s Actually Different SEC scores big win in lawsuit against crypto exchange Coinbase Joe Carlasare on X - SOL deflationary statements Brian Armstrong 🛡️ on X Hedgehog: Protocol for Asynchronous ...
Mar 28, 2024•31 min•Ep. 4
