Fresh TWiB! And maybe the last one for a couple of weeks. I think an important one too, especially if you’ve been wondering why bitcoin didn’t pump after the rate cut. And I cover that new PR to core that walks back some configuration deprecation. Don’t miss this one!

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This Week in Bitcoin • 76: The Knots Tighten • Listen on Fountain

Core wars, treasury liquidity changes, and Europe’s digital dollar. Why Q4 of 2025 will be Bitcoin’s moment of truth. Affiliate Links 🇺🇸...

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Check out this cool guy I came across on the farm today.

GM! Eating breakfast with some guests.

If you want a wild read to get more background on today’s episode this 17 page essay by the Treasury Secretary is screaming the quiet part out loud. I can’t believe a sitting Treasury Secretary wrote this. 📄.pdf

GM. Working on today’s TWiB, assuming I can find the 🎙️in all the fog.

When you imagine living on a farm, you probably picture chickens , milking cows, goats eating things… But I’m learning the reality is more like dealing with waste, fighting pond Duckweed, and finding weirdos on the property with the drone …

I arrived home to tornadoes of mosquitoes at sunset last night. Multiple groups of these things in these swirling group tornadoes of bugs. Maybe a bunch of them just hatched? This is gonna be a nightmare 😂