108: The Hard Bet
By Chris Fisher
Ep. 108 · Aired Jun 10, 2026 · 1h 11m · Last boosted Jun 17, 2026
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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 making. Episode Links ⚡ Boost from the Web 🇺🇸 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 Show Notes CPI inflation report M...
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Episode Boosts
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Unless Trump is impeached, SBF will be pardoned. It's only a matter of what his parents will give to or do for Trump to make it happen. I can't imagine negotiations aren't happening. Speaking of fraudsters, what are your thoughts on Alex Mashinski? Separating the man from the application, Celsius was one of the best out there regarding functionality and yield during the wild west days of defi and Alex had no problem…
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Would you give this economic model for a small UBI for all citizens a read please. It’s not an income replacement, rather an enhancement for all. Something to smooth over the transition AI is going to cause. Your critical eye would be welcome. Cheers. WTF https://www.patreon.com/scottsantens/posts/160333861?utm_ca…
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Chris, I think you probably would end up spending more BTC if there weren't taxes on it either since all these boosts are essentially a locked up cash flow for you. You'd be able to dip into the boost income and pay the monthly bills with less cost
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Edit last boost I WOULD NOT have to do all these calculations
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I would spend more sats if there wasn't a capital gains tax on every single transaction. My self hosted lightning would then just become my checking account and I would have to do all these calculations on how much fiat I need to save to pay the bills and put the rest into BTC cold storage. Could take my whole pay in BTC
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Great summaries of the latest developments
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Diamond Hands Boost!
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And a bitcoiner was born: I haven't heard that data point ever in my discussion of crypto.
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Nice sports coat!
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Hey Chris, trying to boost again this week via Fountain with my AlbyHub and NWC. Last week I kept getting fountain API errors so I did it via the podcast index and the Alby extension but you seemed to have some errors. Hope this gets thru!! You’re doing great!
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A fresh TWiB is out: https://fountain.fm/episode/PqxZpjyPpvk6a5R8qRxl Now with video, which can be helpful for some of the clips! (And on YouTube: https://youtu.be/yzZBNvBxkSI) Key Topics: Inflation and purchasing power erosion Global energy crisis and market disconnects Central bank monetary policy and interest rates Fiscal dominance and government intervention in tech/AI AI's potential market disruption long-term…