
79: Collateral Damage
By Chris Fisher
Aired Oct 29, 2025 · 1h 23m · Last boosted Jan 15, 2026
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The Fed cuts, the layoffs hit, and AI papers it all over. But the real story’s in the collateral. From credit crunches to Bitcoin-backed loans, what’s breaking and what’s being built. Episode Links 🇺🇸 Buy Sats on River - The best way to stack in the US 🇨🇦 The Bitcoin Well - An amazing automatic self-custody Bitcoin platform ⚡ The Bitcoin Company - Spending your Bitcoin Via Lightning 🏦 Fold Card - Pay bills Stack Sats 💵 SALT Lending - Get access to your BTC Value w/out Selling Show Notes Fed cuts rates for the second time this year, wil...
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Episode Boosts
Every boost sent to this episode, as published to Nostr, newest first.
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Just food for thought. I do wonder what the eventual effects might be for bitcoin, hopefully positive!
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Welcome back for the new year! Whilst I prefer the shows not focused on US-internal politics, I know there'll be some of that, it's only natural for a US based show. If we're talking about the US Fed, though ... what do you think about the NY Fed holding 7000 tonnes of gold on behalf of foreign governments ? After invading Venezuela, the US might be able to steal its bitcoin reserves, or maybe not. The gold in NY is much easier to steal. If I wanted a sovereign reserve, I know where I'd look!
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Hey Chris, I’ve been looking for a product in Australia similar to Fold you always mention. I settled on CoinJar. They have a prepaid Mastercard that you can instantly setup and use. It uses onchain BTC to fund purchases directly. Seems like a good product and trusted company since 2013. Of course it’s custodial, but unavoidable I beleive. I’d been keen for other Aussies to boost in and let us know what they use. Alby hub is still my main savings account. Skip the coffee: stack sats!
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Love the track! Nice pick, Chris. Filoxera: love it
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Thank you for the value
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Thanks Chris for a consistently interesting and entertaining show. If some of your content was video, I’d definitely give it a watch. Sometimes feel a bit stranded here in the Western Islands of Europe, when it comes to developments in BTC, but the meet-ups are definitely building.
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Ha ha, I like it! Calling out “piss-poor hiring practices” as the cause for layoffs and the Fed’s strategy for curbing inflation of “trying really hard”. This is the way! I appreciated your video on BIP444, man that is out there. How does everyone feel about Knots now I wonder?
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Pet rock boost
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Pivot to high energy use case is long term- climate change scam is getting pushed aside to make room for A.I. scam!
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Spellcheck got me. That was support to be a knots node on my truenas server.
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Boostie tunes.
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Chris, on one of your recent podcasts, you asked for listener info on NOSTR. Check out this NOSTR in 10 minutes presentation that ODELL put together for the Global Bitcoin Summit in 2024. (A Human Rights Foundation event hosted at Bitcoin Park in Nashville, TN) https://primal.net/e/nevent1qqsqd8exd6x5f37q6qhv7rag6ygtx97… His freedom tech podcast, Citadel dispatch is also worth a follow: https://primal.net/e/nevent1qqsqd8exd6x5f37q6qhv7rag6ygtx97… particularly considering you are both V4V OG’s I stumbled across Bitcoin long before Linux, so thanks for Linux Unplugged too!
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Chris, you think the cleanspark story is something, check out IREN & CIFR. I don't think we have seen anything yet, there just isn't enough power to go around short term.
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Thank you sir
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Ark’s first implementation with Arkade has launched and I would love to see you cover this kind of thing. Bitcoin scaling seems to be entering a new era, and your unbiased opinion would be highly valued!
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I watched the FOMC meeting so you don’t have to. And it’s rate cuts, but with a gotcha. Plus the two companies working on a Bitcoin line of credit and why I think they sound terrific, and a lot more!





















