Satoshi's Plebs

👋 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:

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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

/ https://theminermag.com/news/2025-12-08/microbt-m70-bitcoin-hashprice Fighting Back Against Monetary Colonialism: Boss Challenge:

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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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👋 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.

https://www.theblock.co/post/380466/texas-reportedly-kicks-off-state-bitcoin-reserve-5-million-ibit-purchase https://www.theblock.co/post/380056/hoskinson-involves-fbi-after-developers-careless-experiment-splits-cardano-blockchain

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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Happy Thanksgiving 💜 Nostr, the 234rd episode of Satoshi’s Plebs podcast is out now! Episode 234: Thankful for Bitcoin 🧡 In this Thanksgiving-themed episode of Satoshi’s Plebs, @Kenshin 🥷 & @McIntosh discuss what they’re thankful for regarding Bitcoin. They reflect on their gratitude lists from the previous year and share new perspectives, including appreciation for Bitcoin’s educational value in economics, its ability to encourage long-term thinking, and the growing possibility of it becoming a neutral global reserve currency. They also discuss local Bitcoin meetups, recent market volatility showing over 8% of Bitcoin moving in the last seven days, and current price action following a significant draw down from October’s all-time high. The hosts debate whether Bitcoin remains in a bull market or has entered a bear phase, with differing perspectives on what patterns suggest for the future. 🔊 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: $86,800 USD | 74,900 Euro Block Height at Time of Recording 925,159 Episode Page https://satoshis-plebs.com/episode-234 Music Credits Joe Martin - The Jetsons #Bitcoin #podcast #v4v #value4value #GM #Nostr #plebchain #plebs #grownostr #satoshisplebs #thanksgiving #thankful

👋 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

GM Nostr, the 221th episode of Satoshi’s Plebs podcast is out! Episode 221: Joinstr In this episode of Satoshi’s Plebs, @McIntosh and @Kenshin 🥷 dive deep into Joinster, a revolutionary decentralized CoinJoin implementation that leverages Nostr technology to address Bitcoin's privacy challenges. With major privacy services like ZKSnacks and Samourai shutting down recently, the Bitcoin community has been searching for viable alternatives, and Joinster emerges as a promising solution. The hosts cover both CoinJoin fundamentals for newcomers and dive into the technical details for more advanced listeners. Stick around to the very end for the v4v track, “Cypherpunk Not Dead” by Electrobadour

👋 GM Nostr, the 220th episode of Satoshi’s Plebs podcast is out! Episode 220: Summer Bitcoin Backup Project In this episode of Satoshi's Plebs, @McIntosh and @Kenshin 🥷 tackles one of Bitcoin's most critical aspects: proper seed phrase backup strategies. They explore various backup methods from basic pen-and-paper solutions to advanced metal stamping and creative approaches like hiding seed phrases in books. The hosts discuss essential security practices including backup redundancy, geographic distribution, inheritance planning, and advanced setups like multisig and Shamir's secret sharing. They also cover common costly mistakes, from digital storage mishaps to house fires, emphasizing why summer is the perfect time to audit and upgrade your backup systems based on your Bitcoin holdings. 🔊 Listen and boost us on Fountain:

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In this episode, McIntosh and Kenshin tackle one of Bitcoin's most critical aspects: proper seed phrase backup strategies. They explore various bac...

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👋 GM Nostr, the 219th episode of Satoshi’s Plebs podcast is out! Episode 219: Is Your Bitcoin Safe? In this episode of Satoshi's Plebs, @McIntosh interviews the creator of Bitcoin Safe - a great tool for keeping your Bitcoin secure. 🔊 Listen and boost us on Fountain:

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In this episode, host McIntosh explores the question "Is your bitcoin safe?" through an interview with Andreas, the creator of Bitcoin Safe, an ope...

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👋 GM Nostr, the 218th episode of Satoshi’s Plebs podcast is out! Episode 218: Ready for a Million Dollar Bitcoin? In this episode of Satoshi's Plebs, @McIntosh explores the concept of preparing for a million-dollar Bitcoin, arguing that Bitcoin will either reach that milestone or go to zero - and the latter seems highly unlikely at this point. Drawing from Bitcoin's historical performance, he notes that investments have often seen 10x returns over five-year periods, suggesting current prices around $118,000 could potentially reach $1 million within similar timeframes. 🔊 Listen and boost us on Fountain:

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In this episode of Satoshi's Plebs, McIntosh explores the concept of preparing for a million-dollar Bitcoin, arguing that Bitcoin will either reach...

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👋 GM Nostr, the 217th episode of Satoshi’s Plebs podcast is out! Episode 217: Printer Go BRRRR In this, episode @Kenshin 🥷 & @McIntosh dive into one of the most iconic financial memes of our time, which started as internet humor but became a serious economic discussion. We break down what it really means, look at current money supply data, and explore Bitcoin's role as a hedge. 🔊 Listen and boost us on Fountain:

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Satoshi's Plebs • Episode 217 - Printer Go BRRRR • Listen on Fountain

This week McIntosh and Kenshin dive deep into the "Printer Go BRRR" meme that became a serious economic discussion during COVID. They explore what ...

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