104: The K Trap
from This Week in Bitcoin
They want to blame the war, but the split was already there. This week, I follow the K-shaped economy under the headlines, and Bitcoin’s uncomfortable signal: adoption is accelerating, and so is domestication. Episode 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 Show Notes US consumer prices rise 3.8% as Iran war sends energy … Inflation spikes to 3.8 percent in April, higher than expected PPI report: Wholesale prices rose 0.5% in April, more than expected Widening K-shaped economy pattern across income groups K-shaped economy is showing up at the gas pump: NY Fed - The Hill What is the K-shaped economy, where the rich are getting … - Fortune The economy is cracking. This trend is most alarming. Senate confirms Kevin Warsh as Fed governor, clears way for chair … Kevin Warsh wins Senate confirmation to Federal Reserve Board of … Senate Banking Committee to vote on Clarity Act crypto bill Senate Banking Committee unveils revised Clarity Act text before … Crypto Market Structure Bill Gains Bipartisan Momentum Coinbase CEO Brian Armstrong heads to Senate to advocate for … Labor unions oppose Senate crypto bill ahead of Thursday … Crypto legislation faces another hurdle: Labor unions Strategy CEO Phong Le unveils 6 capital-management principles … Strategy weighs selling bitcoin to fund dividends amid Q1 net loss Strategy Will Keep Buying Bitcoin Forever, Saylor Says Strategy Considers Bitcoin Liquidation to Cover Preferred Dividends Crypto-Assets: Implications for Consumers, Investors, and … A good article deeply analyzing the impact of Bitcoin ETF on … Inflation spikes to 3.8 percent in April, higher than expected - The Hill US consumer prices rise 3.8% as Iran war sends energy prices higher 324. Apolar Money: Lecture at the Global Economy & Finance Conference in Seoul - YouTube Bitcoin Wins Big While Altcoins Face New Regulatory Reality - YouTube Music: Shoot Me Down By: Nat Hills
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- 0:00 High inflation and K-shaped economy
- 2:46 Iran conflict impact and Luke Groman
- 7:30 The K-shaped economy accelerating
- 13:34 Kevin Warsh for Fed Chair, Clarity Act
- 18:39 Coinbase and Clarity Act concessions
- 22:50 Clarity Act creates Bitcoin advantage
- 28:17 MicroStrategy's Bitcoin strategy shift
- 34:41 Lynn Alden on Bitcoin price bottom
- 38:43 Listener questions and boosts
- 58:32 K-shaped economy: new data confirms
- 1:02:00 Saifedean Ammous on Bitcoin as money
- 1:11:49 Bitcoin network state and summer outlook
- 1:14:40 Shoot Me Down by Nat Hills
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