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 - BloombergJapan is wrong to try to prop up the yenBitcoin (BTC) Trades At Slight Premium in Yen (JPY) Terms Amid Suspected BOJ InterventionYen Drops to 155 against USD. Currency...

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 BiddingSamourai Wallet Founders Arrested and Charged With Money LaunderingSouthern District of New York | Founders And CEO Of Cryptocurrency Mixing Service...

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. Sponsor: http://podhome.fm Promo Code: TWIB LINKS: Runes – Casey Rodarmor’s BlogBitcoin Suddenly Braced For A $35 Trillion Halving Price EarthquakeA bitcoin halving is imminent. Here’s what that means. - CBS NewsWhat bitcoin...

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 VerInside The Blocksize Wars with Adam Back and Jonathan Bier - YouTubeThis Week in Coins: Bitcoin Ends on a Downer as Rival Bitcoin Cash Shines - DecryptBitcoin: Supply Last...

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 - WSJWeekly market commentary | BlackRock Investment InstituteFed chair: Focusing solely on inflation is “no...

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 DifferentSEC scores big win in lawsuit against crypto exchange CoinbaseJoe Carlasare on X - SOL deflationary statementsBrian Armstrong 🛡️ on XHedgehog: Protocol for Asynchronous...

The first shots were fired in the battle to bring the rest of "crypto" to the ETF market—the impact on Bitcoin and why the SEC might not be the hero we need. Plus project updates, the historically bad week for one Bitcoin ETF, your boosts, and more. Sponsor: http://podhome.fm Promo Code: TWIB Links: SEC probing crypto companies in Ethereum investigation as hopes for ETF dim Sale of the Century: The Inside Story of Ethereum’s 2014 Premine GBTC getting a ‘second wind’ of outflows, $1.4b...

This week, we'll discuss the high-signal mind virus spreading around the community, why the Saylor strategy has Jim Cramer salty, the final word on ETF centralization, and if we should stop calling it the Blockchain and start calling it the Timechain. Sponsor: http://podhome.fm Promo Code: TWiB Links: Bitcoin Atlantis – A Bitcoin conference in the AtlanticBitcoin Is Time | dergigi.com21 Ways - 21 Ways To Look At BitcoinJack Talk Mallers on XLawrence LepardBitcoin Flips SilverPierre...

Has Jeff finally got Bitcoin FOMO? I'll look at the numbers that's got everyone speculating. Then, my thoughts on the White House's next attack on Bitcoin and the notable shift in the public store of value debate. Show Notes: White House Flags Bitcoin Mining as Major Power Grid Burden Fox Biz Reporter talks with WHMiners’ bitcoin production dipped in January amid energy curtailment - BlockworksHow Bitcoin mining stabilized the grid and saved Texans $18BillionBitcoin Energy FUD Busting3 Indy...