Satoshi's Plebs

👋 GM Nostr 💜, the 239th episode of Satoshi’s Plebs podcast is out now! Episode 239: 2026 Outlook: Bear Market or Bull Run? In this first episode for 2026, @Kenshin 🥷 & @McIntosh return after a two-week holiday break to discuss their predictions for 2026. They commemorate the 17th anniversary of Bitcoin’s Genesis block (January 3, 2009) and discuss the upcoming anniversary of the first Bitcoin transaction to Hal Finney. Kenshin surprises by flipping bullish for 2026 despite his previous bearish stance, while both hosts share personal goals including potential career changes. They cover Bitcoin Core bugs, Ledger security breaches, and debate whether the four-year cycle pattern will finally break. 🔊 Listen and boost us on Fountain: https://fountain.fm/show/Ad0jCESW2B7R17uDQ1ki 🎧 Listen on your favourite app: https://episodes.fm/1582341312 📜 See our back catalogue: satoshis-plebs.com/episodes Bitcoin Price at Time of Recording Jan 6th, 2025: $91,180 USD | 78,000 Euro Block Height at Time of Recording 931,313 Episode Page https://satoshis-plebs.com/episode-239 Music Credits My Favorite Band - Racer Wide Number Two #Bitcoin #podcast #v4v #value4value #GM #GN #Nostr #plebchain #plebs #grownostr #satoshisplebs

👋 GM & Merry Christmas Nostr 🎄💜, the 238rd episode of Satoshi’s Plebs podcast is out now! Episode 238: Were We Wrong About Bitcoin in 2025? In this year-end review episode, we ( @Kenshin 🥷 & @McIntosh ) take an honest look at our 2025 predictions and how they held up against reality. Bitcoin started the year around $94k with high expectations, hit $122k in October, but closed near $87k - not quite the moonshot we anticipated. The institutional adoption we were excited about brought mixed results, with Wall Street playing their own games rather than simply pumping the price. We reflect on what went right and wrong this year - from the disappointing lack of meaningful progress on the Strategic Bitcoin Reserve to the continued regulatory challenges in Europe. Despite missing our price targets, the fundamentals remain strong and adoption continues to grow. 🔊 Listen and boost us on Fountain: https://fountain.fm/show/Ad0jCESW2B7R17uDQ1ki 🎧 Listen on your favourite app: https://episodes.fm/1582341312 📜 See our back catalogue: satoshis-plebs.com/episodes Bitcoin Price at Time of Recording Dec 23rd, 2025: $87,770 USD | 74,450 Euro Block Height at Time of Recording 929,162 Episode Page https://satoshis-plebs.com/episode-238 Music Credits The Top Hats Orchestra - Nut Cracker Suite The Top Hats Orchestra - Let It Snow #Bitcoin #podcast #v4v #value4value #GM #GN #Nostr #plebchain #plebs #grownostr #satoshisplebs #christmas2025 #christmas #merrychristmas #xmas #xmas2025 #yearinreview

👋 GM Nostr 💜, the 237th episode of Satoshi’s Plebs podcast is out now! Episode 237: The Fed’s Chairman Speaks - Does Bitcoin Care? In this episode of Satoshi's Plebs, @Kenshin 🥷 & @McIntosh discuss the IMF's influence over El Salvador's Bitcoin adoption, exploring how international financial institutions exert control over sovereign nations through monetary policy. The conversation expands to examine France's ongoing monetary colonialism in Africa through the CFA franc system, and how organizations like the IMF enable economic control over developing nations. The hosts also debate different forms of governance, from monarchies to democracies, and their long-term impacts on nations and families. Along the way, they cover personal updates including Kenshin's unexpected ban from Claude AI, mining developments in China, Japan's massive stimulus budget, and various Bitcoin ecosystem updates. 🔊 Listen and boost us on Fountain: https://fountain.fm/show/Ad0jCESW2B7R17uDQ1ki 🎧 Listen on your favourite app: https://episodes.fm/1582341312 📜 See our back catalogue: satoshis-plebs.com/episodes Bitcoin Price at Time of Recording Dec 17th, 2025: $85,700 USD | 72,990 Euro Block Height at Time of Recording 928,310 Episode Page https://satoshis-plebs.com/episode-237 News and Resources https://www.reuters.com/world/asia-pacific/japan-passes-118-billion-extra-budget-fund-its-biggest-post-covid-stimulus-2025-12-16/ https://www.cryptopolitan.com/china-btc-miners-shut-down-hashrate-amid-ccp-scrutiny/

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👋 Hello Nostr 💜, the 236th episode of Satoshi’s Plebs podcast is out now! Episode 236: The Fed’s Chairman Speaks - Does Bitcoin Care? In this episode of Satoshi’s Plebs, @Kenshin 🥷 & @McIntosh react to the Federal Reserve’s latest quarter-point rate cut and discuss its implications for Bitcoin. They explore the broader economic landscape, including concerns about AI’s impact on employment and the economy, the potential for an AI bubble, and what various economic scenarios could mean for Bitcoin’s future. The hosts also touch on the challenges of monetary policy, inflation targets, and housing markets in both the US and Sweden. They wrap up with updates on Bitcoin mining hardware, open-source development opportunities, and current market metrics. 🔊 Listen and boost us on Fountain: https://fountain.fm/show/Ad0jCESW2B7R17uDQ1ki 🎧 Listen on your favourite app: https://episodes.fm/1582341312 📜 See our back catalogue: satoshis-plebs.com/episodes Bitcoin Price at Time of Recording Dec 10th, 2025: $92,860 USD | 79,500 Euro Block Height at Time of Recording 927,308 Episode Page https://satoshis-plebs.com/episode-236 News and Resources MicroBT Launches the Whatsminer M70 Series:

Atlas21

MicroBT launches the WhatsMiner M70 series with 12.5 J/TH efficiency

New high–energy-efficiency ASICs enter the market as bitcoin hashprice hits historic lows. On December 8, during the Bitcoin MENA 2025

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TheMinerMag

MicroBT Unveils M70 Series Featuring 12.5 J/TH Efficiency as Bitcoin Hashprice Hits Historic Lows - TheMinerMag

MicroBT introduced its newest generation of WhatsMiner machines on Monday, launching the M70 series in Abu Dhabi even as bitcoin mining economics r...

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WTF Happened In 1971?

WTF Happened In 1971?

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👋 GM Nostr 💜, the 235th episode of Satoshi’s Plebs podcast is out now! Episode 235: Play Fiat Games and Win Fiat Prizes In this episode of Satoshi’s Plebs, @Kenshin 🥷 & @McIntosh explore the dangerous world of “fiat games” and their consequences across global markets. They discuss Cardano’s spectacular collapse after an AI-assisted coding error split the blockchain, triggering FBI involvement, and celebrate Texas becoming the first US state to actually purchase Bitcoin with $5M in iBit ETF. The Federal Reserve’s pivot back to quantitative easing with a liquidity injection draws parallels to COVID-era money printing that launched Bitcoin from $3,800 to $29,000. The Japan carry trade unwind takes center stage as rising interest rates force massive deleveraging, with Bitcoin serving as the “canary in coal mine” through overnight liquidations. The episode explores Austrian versus Keynesian economics and sobering statistics from

WTF Happened In 1971?

WTF Happened In 1971?

https://inflationdata.com/articles/2022/08/10/u-s-cumulative-inflation-since-1913/ "I don't believe we shall ever have a good money again befo...

showing how abandoning the gold standard distorted everything from housing affordability (average first-time buyer now age 40) to soup prices—proving that playing fiat games only wins you fiat prizes. 🔊 Listen and boost us on Fountain: https://fountain.fm/show/Ad0jCESW2B7R17uDQ1ki 🎧 Listen on your favourite app: https://episodes.fm/1582341312 📜 See our back catalogue: satoshis-plebs.com/episodes Bitcoin Price at Time of Recording Dec 4th, 2024: $92,800 USD | 79,500 Euro Block Height at Time of Recording 926,308 Episode Page https://satoshis-plebs.com/episode-235 News and Resources

Business Insider

Why markets are freaking out over the yen carry trade

Investors were fretting about interest rates in Japan on Monday. Fears about the "yen carry trade" have sparked bouts of volatility in markets before.

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Yahoo Finance

US Fed Ends QT with $13.5 Billion Liquidity Pump, Crypto Market Rally Ahead?

By officially putting an end to the quantitative tightening (QT) on Dec. 1, the US Federal Reserve has initiated the first steps for liquidity expa...

1971 charts

WTF Happened In 1971?

WTF Happened In 1971?

https://inflationdata.com/articles/2022/08/10/u-s-cumulative-inflation-since-1913/ "I don't believe we shall ever have a good money again befo...

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Wavlake

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👋 GM Nostr, the 232nd episode of Satoshi’s Plebs podcast is out now! Episode 232: The Quantum Leap In this episode of Satoshi's Plebs, @Kenshin 🥷 & @McIntosh explore whether quantum computing poses a real threat to Bitcoin. They discuss findings from the Presidio Bitcoin Quantum Summit, where experts' concern about cryptographically relevant quantum computers arriving within 5-20 years increased after the event. However, the hosts emphasize this is not an imminent threat—current quantum computers are extremely expensive, error-prone, and nowhere near capable of breaking Bitcoin's cryptography. Solutions like BIP 360 are already being proposed to implement quantum-resistant algorithms when needed. 🔊 Listen and boost us on Fountain: https://fountain.fm/show/Ad0jCESW2B7R17uDQ1ki 🎧 Listen on your favourite app: https://episodes.fm/1582341312 📜 See our back catalogue: satoshis-plebs.com/episodes Bitcoin Price at Time of Recording Nov 5th, 2025: $104,436 USD | 90,800 euro Block Height at Time of Recording 922,362 Episode Page https://satoshis-plebs.com/episode-232 Music Credits Joe Martin The Jetsons #Bitcoin #podcast #v4v #value4value #GM #Nostr #plebchain #plebs #grownostr #satoshisplebs