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At Bitcoin News, we're dedicated to bringing you the latest insights and analysis on the Bitcoin ecosytem. Here you'll find in depth interviews and live streams on how macro, finance, capital markets and geopolitics are impacting Bitcoin. Join our host Rob Wallace as he interviews the most prolific Bitcoiners and learn about the factors shaping Bitcoins emerging role as a new monetary revolution and financial system.

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  What’s Really At The Bottom of The Bitcoin Rabbit Hole? | Bram Kanstein and Scott Dedels

  Oct 2, 20261h 10m

  How far down the Bitcoin rabbit hole can you actually go? Author Scott Dedels and Bram Kanstein have gone further than most. Scott Dedels argues that the money problem is just the shallow end of a much bigger problem with time itself, one he believes is older than fiat and more significant than money. Meanwhile, Bram Kanstein ( @bramk ) took over 30 Bitcoiners into the mountains of Colorado for a psychedelic ceremony to explore what lies beyond simply fixing the money. Rob Wallace sits down with both of them to explore Bitcoin as more than a monetary technology, touching on consciousness, mechanical time, psychedelics, and the spiritual dimension of adopting an absolute, verifiable truth in a world built on manufactured systems. Scott also shares why he believes 2026 could be the year even the most seasoned Bitcoin OGs look back and realize their conviction wasn't as strong as they thought. Here is what we cover: • A Bitcoin vibe check heading into the end of 2026, and why conviction gets tested at the bottom • Why Bitcoin gives people proof that they can think for themselves • Scott's thesis: fix the clocks, fix civilization, and why the time problem may be bigger than the money problem • How mechanical time is only 400 years old, and why that matters • Bitcoin, consciousness, and the idea of a shared, agreed-upon reality • Why thinking in four-year cycles rehabilitates your ability to plan long-term • The Dao of Bitcoin: how conviction changes your relationship with the present moment • Bitcoin as an "economic psychedelic" and what that phrase actually means • Why Bitcoin functions as an absolute, objective truth unlike anything else in the world • Bram's bike accident, the ambulance ride, and the lesson it taught him about surrender and reality • Psychedelics and how they alter the perception of time and expand consciousness • Why Bitcoiners tend to be more hopeful about the future than people who went down other rabbit holes • The community and friendships that form once you go deep into Bitcoin • Inside Bram's "Beyond Bitcoin" psychedelic retreat in Colorado with 30 Bitcoiners • Why so many people feel alone on their Bitcoin journey, and why they shouldn't • Advice for staying the path through the ebbs and flows of conviction • Taking personal responsibility in a world built on outsourcing it If you found this valuable, hit subscribe and turn on notifications so you never miss an episode of The Bitcoin News Channel. FOLLOW • Bram on Youtube: @bramk and X: https://x.com/bramk • Scott on X: @LanternBitcoin TIMESTAMPS 0:00 Down the Bitcoin Rabbit Hole 1:17 Vibe Check: Bear Market Conviction 5:34 Bram: Bitcoin and Thinking for Yourself 11:08 Scott Dedels: Fix the Clocks 15:58 Bitcoin, Consciousness and Shared Reality 18:36 Mechanical Time Is Only 400 Years Old 23:22 Thinking in Four-Year Cycles 26:27 The Dao of Bitcoin: Living in the Present 30:50 Bitcoin as an Economic Psychedelic 32:45 Bitcoin as Absolute Truth 36:14 Bike Accident and the Red Pill 40:34 Psychedelics and Perception of Time 45:35 Fiat Anxiety and Millennial Hope 48:49 Bitcoin Community and Conferences 53:53 Beyond Bitcoin: Colorado Psychedelic Retreat 1:02:07 Staying the Path: Personal Responsibility 1:07:32 Give Yourself Some Slack SPONSORS Download the Rhino App https://rhinobitcoin.onelink.me/66Ka/bnews Use Promo Code: "BITCOINNEWS" for $21 of FREE Bitcoin when you deposit the first $100 USD into your account. Protect your Bitcoin with multi-institution custody from Onramp. Book your free consultation today at https://onrampbitcoin.com/bn ⚪ Ready to run Bitcoin yourself? Shop miners, hardware wallets, nodes and home servers at Solo Satoshi: https://www.solosatoshi.com/?utm_campaign=bitcoinnews&utm_source=bitcoinnews&utm_medium=bitcoinnews Subscribe to our newsletter Bitcoin News Weekly [FREE] https://bitcoinnews.com/subscribe bitcoin #bitcoinnews #finance finance #macro #macroeconomics #bitcoinnews #crypto #cryptocurrencywallets ❗ DISCLAIMER ❗ Bitcoin News is not a financial adviser. All opinions expressed by us or our guests in these videos is for informational purposes only, and should not be treated as investment or financial advice of any kind. Any information provided during the video is general in nature and does not take into account the viewers specific circumstances. Music Licenses: CODE: LD-085LLXOOUUG3L

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  The US Debt Is Out of Buyers… 8% Mortgages Incoming | Phil Geiger & John Haar

  Sep 30, 20261h 2m

  LIVE — Phil Geiger and John Haar are laying out the case that the US Treasury market is running out of buyers at exactly the wrong moment — and Scott Bessent has no good options left. With 6% Treasuries and 8% mortgages potentially incoming, the long end of the bond market is sending a warning that most investors are still not taking seriously enough. When the world's reserve currency can't find buyers for its debt, the ripple effects hit every asset class on earth — and Bitcoin is the only exit that doesn't require trusting the same system that's breaking. Follow Bitcoin News for daily Bitcoin updates, macro analysis, and the debt market warnings that connect directly to why Bitcoin exists. Download the Rhino App https://rhinobitcoin.onelink.me/66Ka/bnews Use Promo Code: "BITCOINNEWS" for $21 of FREE Bitcoin when you deposit the first $100 USD into your account. Protect your Bitcoin with multi-institution custody from Onramp. Book your free consultation today at https://onrampbitcoin.com/bn ⚪ Ready to run Bitcoin yourself? Shop miners, hardware wallets, nodes and home servers at Solo Satoshi: https://www.solosatoshi.com/?utm_campaign=bitcoinnews&utm_source=bitcoinnews&utm_medium=bitcoinnews SatsDrop from Rhino is the easiest, most fun way to win free Bitcoin TODAY.Try it here: https://drop.rhinobitcoin.com/utm_source=youtube&utm_medium=video&utm_campaign=SatsDrop Subscribe to our newsletter Bitcoin News Weekly [FREE] https://bitcoinnews.com/subscribe bitcoin #bitcoinnews #finance finance #macro #macroeconomics #bitcoinnews #crypto #cryptocurrencywallets ❗ DISCLAIMER ❗ Bitcoin News is not a financial adviser. All opinions expressed by us or our guests in these videos is for informational purposes only, and should not be treated as investment or financial advice of any kind. Any information provided during the video is general in nature and does not take into account the viewers specific circumstances. —--- Follow today’s guests: John: https://x.com/jhaarblockware Phil: https://x.com/phil_geiger

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  The CLARITY Act Is NEVER Coming Back [They Knew It Would Fail] | Dennis Porter

  Sep 28, 20261h 1m

  They killed CLARITY with 30 minutes left on the clock — and it wasn't the side everyone's blaming. Dennis Porter, CEO of the Satoshi Action Fund, joins us to break down what really happened behind closed doors when the CLARITY Act collapsed. Dennis explains why his viral tweet blaming Trump Coin, WLFI, USD1 and Melania Coin for the bill's failure sparked a furious backlash email within the hour, and why he stands by the number: Trump's crypto ventures pocketed $1.4 billion while investors in those same projects lost roughly $4 billion. From there, Dennis walks through the bill's final hours, including new details on who actually broke up the last-minute negotiation just 30 minutes before the scheduled vote, and why it wasn't the party everyone assumes. He also covers Big Crypto's one-sided political spending, the growing PR gap between Bitcoin and crypto, and why a rising Bitcoin price might be the very thing that keeps CLARITY dead for good. The conversation closes with a wide-ranging look at Washington: midterm sweep odds, who gets subpoenaed first if Democrats retake Congress, the AI policy battle now dominating DC over crypto, and what real political reform would take to get corporate money out of lawmaking. Here is what we cover: • The September 15th tweet and the $1.4 billion Trump family crypto profit vs. $4 billion in investor losses • The furious backlash email Dennis received within an hour of going public • The full account of how Republicans broke up the final CLARITY negotiation 30 minutes before the vote • Why Big Crypto (Coinbase, A16Z, Ripple, DCG) has spent politically in a one-sided way • Breaking down the 630-page bill and Saylor's "book of restrictions, not a bill of rights" line • What happens now that SEC and CFTC rulemaking continues without statutory permanence • The likelihood of lawsuits to set precedent after CLARITY's failure • BRCA developer protections getting watered down, and whether Senator Wyden could revive them • Why classifying Ethereum, Solana and Ripple as commodities was a mistake, and the case for a "network token" framework instead • Whether CLARITY gets reintroduced, and why a rising Bitcoin price makes that less likely • Why crypto is now more unpopular with voters than AI, data centers, or oil and gas • The real difference between how voters see Bitcoin versus crypto, and why that distinction keeps getting lost • Prediction markets pricing in a 64-66% chance of a Democratic sweep in the midterms • Who gets subpoenaed first if Democrats retake power: Coinbase and A16Z • The on-air fight Dennis had with a crypto executive over who's to blame • Why the $40 trillion national debt and 10-year Treasury above 5% are being overshadowed by AI in DC • How the AI policy fight splits left versus right • Fixing corruption in Washington: Citizens United, lobbying reform, and term limits • Dennis's closing reflections on America's political future 250 years after independence If you found this valuable, hit subscribe and turn on notifications so you never miss an episode of The Bitcoin News Channel. TIMESTAMPS 0:00 Cold Open: Why the CLARITY Act Failed 0:58 Welcoming Dennis Porter 1:30 The Tweet: Trump Coin, WLFI, USD1 & Melania Coin 9:47 The Backlash Email After Going Public 11:59 Big Crypto's One-Sided Political Spending 14:42 Rating Discrepancies, the 630-Page Bill 19:55 Will CLARITY Return? Reading the Room in DC 23:13 Why Crypto (Not Bitcoin) Has a PR Problem 32:17 Midterm Odds: Could Democrats Sweep? 35:01 Who Gets Subpoenaed First? 37:12 The A16Z Fight & How Republicans Killed the Bill 44:41 The $40 Trillion Debt vs. the AI Conversation 46:26 AI Policy: Where Democrats and Republicans Split 53:51 Fixing Corruption and Money in Politics 57:57 Final Thoughts: America 250 Years From Now SPONSORS Download the Rhino App https://rhinobitcoin.onelink.me/66Ka/bnews Use Promo Code: "BITCOINNEWS" for $21 of FREE Bitcoin when you deposit the first $100 USD into your account. ⚪ Ready to run Bitcoin yourself? Shop miners, hardware wallets, nodes and home servers at Solo Satoshi: https://www.solosatoshi.com/?utm_campaign=bitcoinnews&utm_source=bitcoinnews&utm_medium=bitcoinnews Protect your Bitcoin with multi-institution custody from Onramp. Book your free consultation today at https://onrampbitcoin.com/bn SatsDrop from Rhino is the easiest, most fun way to win free Bitcoin TODAY.Try it here: https://drop.rhinobitcoin.com/utm_source=youtube&utm_medium=video&utm_campaign=SatsDrop Subscribe to our newsletter Bitcoin News Weekly [FREE] https://bitcoinnews.com/subscribe bitcoin #bitcoinnews #finance finance #macro #macroeconomics #bitcoinnews #crypto #cryptocurrencywallets ❗ DISCLAIMER ❗ Bitcoin News is not a financial adviser. All opinions expressed by us or our guests in these videos is for informational purposes only, and should not be treated as investment or financial advice of any kind. 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  AI Is A Trojan Horse For Something Much Darker | Miles Harris

  Sep 25, 202659 min

  Over 15% of the US money supply is now flowing into the AI and data center buildout. Rising Bitcoin star, Miles Harris ( @milesharris5315 ) says that's not the real story. It's a trillion dollar cover for something much bigger. Miles Harris, an emerging macro voice focused on collateral, credit, and monetary architecture, joins the show to break down the real financial system being quietly built behind the AI narrative, why your mortgage could become part of it, and why he believes Bitcoin was tailor made for exactly this moment. Here is what we cover: • Why Miles believes the AI boom is largely a cover story for a much bigger financial restructuring • The core thesis: a financial system can't run out of money with a printer, but it can run out of collateral • How data centers themselves are being built as a new form of scarce, pledgeable collateral • The shift from an income statement economy to a balance sheet economy since 1971 • Why debt to household net worth is a more revealing metric than debt to GDP • The database permissioned society Miles fears is being built, and what automatic enforcement of smart contracts could mean • Social credit style risk scoring and why two people pledging the same asset could get very different loan terms • Why European data centers are swallowing farmland and what that means for food security • Ursula von der Leyen's comments calling European savings lazy money, and what Miles thinks that really signals • Tokenized bank deposits explained and why they may be a quieter, more palatable alternative to a CBDC • The Genius Act, the Clarity Act, and how stablecoins create structural demand for US Treasury bills • The Triffin dilemma revisited and how stablecoins could change the incentives around dollar recklessness • The Bank of England's tokenization pilot and why owning assets free of debt may be the best protection • The three reasons Miles believes Bitcoin may have been created specifically for this new collateral-based system • The UK's recent decision to remove capital gains tax on Bitcoin pledged as collateral, and why that matters • Why Bitcoin held its ground against a strengthening dollar during the Iran conflict, and what that could signal • What the financial world could look like five and ten years from now • Why CBDCs might be a red herring compared to what's actually being built • Miles's honest fears about a coming permission age, and where he still finds hope This is one of the most detailed and original breakdowns of the real financial system being built beneath the AI narrative that you will find anywhere. Subscribe for weekly Bitcoin and macro analysis. TIMESTAMPS 00:00 - The AI Boom As A Trillion Dollar Cover Story 01:25 - Miles Harris's Background In Economics And Credit Cycles 04:26 - Why A Financial System Runs Out Of Collateral, Not Money 07:26 - How We Got To $40 Trillion In Debt 12:00 - The Shift From Income Statement To Balance Sheet Economy 15:47 - Building The Database Permissioned Society 18:55 - Is The AI Compute Pipeline Sustainable Or A Surveillance Grid 20:12 - The State Of AI And Data Centers In Europe 21:06 - Are Data Centers An Ecological Disaster 24:04 - Debt To Household Net Worth vs Debt To GDP 31:14 - The Genius Act, Clarity Act, And Tokenized Bank Deposits 39:24 - The K-Shaped Economy And Who Actually Benefits 41:55 - Why The Rich Avoid This System And Everyone Else Gets Pulled In 47:23 - Why Bitcoin May Have Been Created For This Exact System 50:16 - What The Financial World Looks Like In 5 And 10 Years 54:03 - Abundance Or Permission — What The Average Person Faces 56:14 - Miles's Closing Thoughts And Where He Finds Hope SPONSORS Download the Rhino App https://rhinobitcoin.onelink.me/66Ka/bnews Use Promo Code: "BITCOINNEWS" for $21 of FREE Bitcoin when you deposit the first $100 USD into your account. Protect your Bitcoin with multi-institution custody from Onramp. Book your free consultation today at https://onrampbitcoin.com/bn SatsDrop from Rhino is the easiest, most fun way to win free Bitcoin TODAY.Try it here: https://drop.rhinobitcoin.com/utm_source=youtube&utm_medium=video&utm_campaign=SatsDrop Subscribe to our newsletter Bitcoin News Weekly [FREE] https://bitcoinnews.com/subscribe bitcoin #bitcoinnews #finance finance #macro #macroeconomics #bitcoinnews #crypto #cryptocurrencywallets ❗ DISCLAIMER ❗ Bitcoin News is not a financial adviser. All opinions expressed by us or our guests in these videos is for informational purposes only, and should not be treated as investment or financial advice of any kind. Any information provided during the video is general in nature and does not take into account the viewers specific circumstances. Music Licenses: CODE: LD-085LLXOOUUG3L

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  Strategy CAN’T Be Broken — Even at $30K Bitcoin | Dan Hillery

  Sep 21, 202656 min

  Strategy just destroyed a fifth of its Bitcoin per share to protect its balance sheet. Dan Hillery says that is exactly why the company can no longer be broken, even at $30,000 Bitcoin. Dan Hillery, founder of UTXO Management, returns to break down Strategy's balance sheet, why STRC nearly buckled at $70 before recovering, and why pure-play Bitcoin treasury companies are entering a serious consolidation phase. Here is what we cover: • Why Strategy sacrificed a fifth of its Bitcoin per share to fortify the balance sheet • Why Saylor selling at the bottom in 2022 and again this year is not as damaging as people think • The real distress moment when STRC traded near $70 and Bitcoin sat around $58K • Why four years of dividend coverage means Strategy's cash reserve is more than sufficient • How the $1.3 billion opportunistic cash pile is being used to buy back STRC and MSTR • Why the balance sheet was built so it literally cannot be broken • Why common shareholders have felt sidelined and what the path forward looks like • Why an MNAV above two should not be expected long term • Whether the other preferreds will be retired and why STRC is the clear focus • Why STRC has struggled to reclaim par even after recovering from the 70s • Whether it is healthy for Strategy to be buying back this much of its own STRC • The real composition of STRC buyers and whether the 80/20 retail split still holds • Comparing STRC to SEDA and why their yields cannot be judged apples to apples • Strategy achieving net zero debt and why that milestone matters • Why the era of pure-play leveraged Bitcoin equities is ending • How many Bitcoin treasury companies will realistically survive • The MetaPlanet compensation controversy and shareholder revolt • DeFi products built on STRC, the Buck stablecoin story, and the June crash • Why Bitcoin and gold's correlation just hit its highest level since 2020 • Dan's new fund at UTXO and building fixed income products around Bitcoin preferreds This is one of the most detailed insider breakdowns of the Bitcoin treasury company landscape you will find anywhere. Subscribe for weekly Bitcoin and macro analysis. TIMESTAMPS 00:00 - Why Strategy Cannot Be Broken Even At $30K Bitcoin 01:02 - Introduction — Catching Up With Dan Hillery 02:48 - How STRC's Senior Debt And Collateral Structure Works 04:48 - Was Saylor Selling At The Bottom Twice Really That Damaging 06:23 - STRC's Recovery From The Mid 70s Back Toward Par 07:02 - The Real Distress Moment — Bitcoin At $58K And STRC At $70 07:36 - Why Strategy Sold MSTR And Bitcoin To Raise Cash 08:05 - Four Years Of Dividend Coverage And The Opportunistic Cash Pile 11:24 - How Strategy Built A Balance Sheet That Cannot Be Broken 11:50 - Preferreds Becoming The Core Of MSTR's Strategy 13:56 - Common Shareholders And Why They Feel Sidelined 16:46 - Why MNAV Above Two Should Not Be Expected Long Term 18:25 - Will The Other Preferreds Ever Be Retired 18:49 - Why STRC Is Strategy's Main Focus Right Now 20:00 - Why STRC Has Struggled To Fully Reclaim Par 22:45 - Is It Healthy For Strategy To Buy Back This Much STRC 26:29 - The Real Retail Versus Institutional Split In STRC Buyers 27:48 - Comparing STRC To SEDA And Their Different Yields 29:48 - Why STRC Issuance Volume Has Slowed Down 32:44 - Strategy Achieves Net Zero Debt — Why It Matters 34:16 - The End Of The Paper Bitcoin Treasury Summer 36:04 - How Many Bitcoin Treasury Companies Will Survive 36:46 - The MetaPlanet Compensation Controversy Explained 39:09 - The Shareholder Revolt And MetaPlanet's Response 40:35 - DeFi Products Built On STRC And The Buck Stablecoin Story 44:15 - Bitcoin's 23% Run And Why It Stuck The Landing 46:47 - Bitcoin And Gold's Correlation Hits Highest Level Since 2020 50:17 - Dan's New Fund At UTXO Management Explained 53:49 - Pitching Fixed Income Products Built On Bitcoin Preferreds SPONSORS Download the Rhino App https://rhinobitcoin.onelink.me/66Ka/bnews Use Promo Code: "BITCOINNEWS" for $21 of FREE Bitcoin when you deposit the first $100 USD into your account. Join us in Mita TechTalks 2026 - an invite-only gathering in Punta Mita, Mexico this October bringing together investors, founders, and industry leaders across Bitcoin, AI, energy, and capital . https://2026.mitatechtalks.com Protect your Bitcoin with multi-institution custody from Onramp. Book your free consultation today at https://onrampbitcoin.com/bn SatsDrop from Rhino is the easiest, most fun way to win free Bitcoin TODAY.Try it here: https://drop.rhinobitcoin.com/utm_source=youtube&utm_medium=video&utm_campaign=SatsDrop Subscribe to our newsletter Bitcoin News Weekly [FREE] https://bitcoinnews.com/subscribe bitcoin #bitcoinnews #finance finance #macro #macroeconomics #bitcoinnews #crypto ❗ DISCLAIMER ❗ Bitcoin News is not a financial adviser. All opinions expressed by us or our guests in these videos is for informational purposes only, and should not be treated as investment or financial advice of any kind. 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