77: Owning Bitcoin Isn’t Optional

<p>Altcoins wrecked, traders wiped, and the fiat system shows new cracks. I unpack the Great Debasement, Trump’s tariff tantrum, and why not owning Bitcoin may be the biggest risk yet.</p> <p><strong>Episode Links</strong></p> <ul> <li>🇺🇸 <a href="https://partner.river.com/jupiter">Buy Sats on River</a> - The best way to stack in the US</li> <li>🇨🇦 <a href="https://www.bitcoinwell.com/jupiter">The Bitcoin Well</a> - An amazing automatic self-custody Bitcoin platform</li> <li>⚡ <a href="https://app.thebitcoincompany.com/signup?ref=JUPITER">The Bitcoin Company</a> - Spending your Bitcoin Via Lightning</li> <li>🏦 <a href="https://use.foldapp.com/r/XNHPXTFC">Fold Card</a> - Pay bills Stack Sats</li> <li>💵 <a href="https://borrower.saltlending.com/register?referralCode=GkPQdbqWG">SALT Lending</a> - Get access to your BTC Value w/out Selling</li> </ul> <p><strong>Show Notes</strong></p> <ul> <li><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_pw2zw5ZjUk">Debasement Trade - Death of Fiat Money? - Lyn Alden - YouTube</a></li> <li><a href="https://sylvainsaurel.substack.com/p/the-great-debasement-why-your-dollars">The Great Debasement: Why Your Dollars, and Your Wealth, Are a Mirage.</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.msn.com/en-my/news/other/beijing-s-rare-earths-control-is-china-versus-the-world-says-us-treasury-chief/ar-AA1OwtzT">Beijing’s rare earths control is ‘China versus the world’, says US treasury chief</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2025-10-14/china-flexes-superpower-status-with-grab-for-global-supply-chain">China’s Rare Earth ‘Bazooka’ Sparks Alarm, Race for Supplies - Bloomberg</a></li> <li><a href="https://bitcoincore.org/en/releases/30.0/">Bitcoin Core :: Bitcoin Core 30.0</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.cryptopolitan.com/bitcoin-core-v30-0-released-btc-fork/">Bitcoin Core v30.0 is officially released — Is BTC going to fork? - Cryptopolitan</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W933axQ_FkY">Power to the Nodes w/ Start9 CEO Matt Hill | Bitcoin 2025 - YouTube</a></li> <li><a href="https://x.com/saylordocs/status/1977677943712465239?s=12&t=E9EIlRX-vHxbQ8g23lQU3A">Bitwise just revealed a new country is buying Bitcoin and they will announce soon </a></li> <li><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5m9umYOUo38">There are a lot of reasons for investors to stay optimistic, says Fundstrat's Tom Lee - YouTube</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.cnbc.com/2025/10/14/bitcoin-doj-chen-zhi-pig-butchering-scam.html">DOJ seizes $15 billion in bitcoin in 'pig butchering' fraud</a></li> <li><a href="https://intel.arkm.com/explorer/entity/usg">U.S. Government Bitcoin Balance</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wRHIC2w3XZo">$19B Liquidation: Bitcoin’s Ultimate Stress Test - YouTube</a></li> </ul> <p><strong>Music</strong></p> <ul> <li>Album: In Another LIfe</li> <li><a href="https://podcastindex.org/podcast/6422477?episode=15565794315">Spooke by Be Glass</a></li> </ul>