Episode 191: We Love Wonky

Imho we have let the crypto skeptics get inside our heads. I think as a community we should lean into the fact that boost are powered by bitcoin. As a small business, I’m grateful to have support in a hard asset. It’s helped me fight inflation and keep my head above water. Bitcoin is an intelligence test, and I don’t need everyone in the world listening. I want a great audience, not the biggest audience possible. These are things we should lean into as a podcasting community trying to offer an alternative to mainstream crap. Go Podcasting!

Just wanted to say I really appreciate the work you guys do behind the scenes for the us Podcasters out here! Also +1 to the idea of putting an on-chain Address in the funding tag. I’ve definitely heard from a few listeners that would support via onchain, because that’s where they already have their stats.

Getting reports of boosts failing from Fountain.fm, so test boooost/zaaap!

Fresh episode! This one is mostly my take on the Bitcoin Core drama/arbitrary data storage battle that really heated up this week.

Sending a little love from the new Fountain update! 🫡

Long time listener, first time Booster! Love it!

This Week in Bitcoin 120 is OUT! We pick up right where we left off after a historic couple of weeks. With some very good long-term signs for Bitcoin. Fountain: https://fountain.fm/episode/oUfv7KZfztfznV7Ia03C YouTube: https://youtu.be/gz7yq4oswi4

From DOGE to Bessent breaking out the checkbook and buying his own supply. I’ll explain why Treasury is buying back its own bonds, and why Bitcoin is ripping on the news. Plus some Bitcoin Core32 news, wallet security updates, and more. Fountain: https://fountain.fm/episode/mINbvSG83CfjIsCCRoAE YouTube: https://youtu.be/eF5VA-ogQMo

Some quick macro, then we get into why BIP-110 failed. I have thoughts. And I brought the receipts. Fountain: https://fountain.fm/episode/h6lhMkYx4bERAAPXZXTf YouTube: https://youtu.be/RWyu5YanEGU

A new TWiB is out. I guess I’m at the anger phase over this Coldcard situation. But there’s a lot of other important stuff in this episode too. Enjoy! 🍻

A Fresh TWiB is OUT: https://fountain.fm/episode/UWgdr9MLVIo4Z1UHWy3S YouTube: https://youtu.be/icity09i_KM Things are moving quick this week, and I do my best to get you up to date with nothing but signal. Enjoy! 🍻

Fresh TWiB is out! Don’t miss this one, enjoy! 🍻

A fresh TWiB is OUT. 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? Foutain: https://fountain.fm/studio/40huHEEF6JMPGYctMuUI/nfKPiMVds7O… YouTube: https://youtu.be/bHcefWnhxzM Enjoy 🍻

🍻 This Week in Bitcoin 110 is out: https://fountain.fm/episode/GpjNLzVOziMYPPw6rEPW Key Topics: Macro Emerging AI Bubble Concerns and Debt Financing in Tech Bitcoin's Fading Narrative and Future Price Projections Analysis of the BIP-110 Soft Fork and its Activation Challenges The Potential of AI and Bitcoin for Societal Advancement And… well a lot more. Enjoy! YouTube: https://youtu.be/jDa-SQPuUXA

A fresh TWiB is OUT: https://fountain.fm/episode/qdVm5302Frm2o4XoTo8k * This week, the market forced peace. * And the Fed gets a new face. * The Iran deal wasn’t just geopolitics. * It was oil, debt, and inflation finally putting a hard limit on American power. * And why Bitcoiners can’t afford to look away. Two stories, one signal. I break it all down. YouTube version: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Oxan8KDlkdE Enjoy 🍻

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 Diverging retail vs. institutional sentiment in Bitcoin Bitcoin's value proposition as a hedge against debasement Efforts for US Bitcoin tax reform Zcash's critical bug and centralization risks Sam Bankman-Fried's pardon appeal Enjoy 🍻

Fresh TWiB and it’s packed with research. Key Topics: AI pump and its distortion of Q1 U.S. GDP growth Unprecedented valuations and financial challenges of upcoming AI IPOs (SpaceX, OpenAI, Anthropic, XAI) Circular revenue models and rapid hardware obsolescence in the AI industry Impact of rising interest rates and inflation on debt-laden AI companies Geopolitical risks, energy shocks, and the depletion of strategic petroleum reserves Bitcoin's performance compared to AI stocks and the "digital gold" narrative SpaceX's significant Bitcoin treasury holdings MicroStrategy's evolving Bitcoin strategy The Clarity Act and its implications for stablecoins and surveillance Misinformation regarding U.S. seizure of Iranian "crypto" Discussion of a potential U.S. "strategic Bitcoin reserve" Bitcoin as an "information arbitrage" and its future price potential Bitcoin network fundamentals and long-term stacking strategy Enjoy!

A packed This Week in Bitcoin is out! Key Topics: - Bitcoin's market underperformance compared to AI and tech stocks - Mark Cuban's criticisms of Bitcoin and the host's rebuttal - Macroeconomic factors and "liquidity black holes" influencing Bitcoin, including major upcoming IPOs - Lynn Alden's analysis of AI as a competitor for capital and the stagnation of the broader altcoin market - The "narrative exhaustion" and collapse in the altcoin sector, particularly Ethereum - Agentic use cases for Bitcoin, including Nunchuck wallet's CLI for multi-sig setups - The controversial BIP-110 soft fork and its game theory implications for miner adoption - Proposed "Mind in America Act" and its potential impact on Bitcoin mining decentralization in the US - Discussions around a potential US strategic Bitcoin reserve and the use of seized assets - The quantum computing threat to Bitcoin, and why experts are not concerned - Michael Saylor's ongoing Bitcoin accumulation strategy Enjoy! 🍻

A fresh TWiB is out. Packed, and the first episode with a video version as an alternative enclosure. Check it out and let me know what you think!

Fresh TWiB and it’s a big one! Key Topics: Inflation and the K-shaped Economy Geopolitical Conflicts and Economic Impact The Clarity Act and Crypto Regulation Bitcoin's Regulatory Status as a Commodity MicroStrategy's Bitcoin Selling Strategy Bitcoin Market Bottom Predictions Saifedean Ammous's Argument for Bitcoin as Apolitical Money Star Trek Economics and Bitcoin Analogy Current Bitcoin Network Statistics Enjoy! 🍻

This was painful (to make), but good to get out of our comfort zone! 😂

A new TWiB! It’s a good week to be a bitcoiner. Enjoy!

Yeah we got a fresh TWiB here! Get yer fresh TWiB! I dug through hours and hours of the Bitcoin 2026 Conference so you don’t have to the signal from the noise is strong this week!

101 is out a bit early this week, pickup up speed with some production, efficiency improvements! 😎 Enjoy! 🍻

TWiB 100 is out, and it’s a big one! Come for the macro, and stay for the FUD busting at the end! Enjoy 🍻

TWiB 99 is out! Key Topics: Weaponization of the Dollar Energy and Bitcoin The state of the Dollar Bitcoin and Global Conflicts Enjoy 🍻

A new TWiB is out! Key Topics: US National Debt Rising Fuel Prices Bitcoin Market Demand Fannie Mae Crypto-backed Mortgages David Sachs' Role as Crypto Czar Quantum Computing Threat to Bitcoin Bitcoin Core 31 Updates Lightning Network Adoption

New TWiB is out: A break from format to talk about managing a Bitcoin and Lightning note in 2026, and what’s changed. I’m joined by some very special guests too, enjoy! 🍻

New TWiB is out! Wait until you get to the military spending section. 🤯

TWiB is back! While I was away there was some fresh FUD, so between that, new inflation data, and Bitcoin observations from my trips it’s a packed episode. Enjoy 🍻

Hey a new TWiB! Everyone’s crying about price suppression, so I had to give my take. What’s real, and what’s just cope. And all the other big news of the week. Enjoy! 🍻

New TWiB: My take on BIP-110, and some revealing clips. Plus I explore what it means for Bitcoin if we enter a deflationary trend, and a lot more!