The Fed’s Quiet Pivot and the Next Liquidity Shock
The January 22, 2026 episode of What Bitcoin Did features Larry Lepard arguing that the Federal Reserve has already pivoted away from tightening through so-called reserve management purchases.
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China’s Debt Trajectory and Strategic Supply-Chain chokepoints
The January 21, 2026 episode of The Bitcoin Layer features Brian McCarthy arguing that China’s manufacturing dominance depends on sustained credit expansion that increasingly fails to generate serviceable cash flows.
When Currency Confidence Breaks: Cascades, Mining Shifts, and Quantum Risk
The January 21, 2026 episode of the Brandon Gentile Show features Matt Prusak explaining why Bitcoin adoption accelerates through social preference cascades rather than single political or market catalysts.
Bitcoin’s Monetization Path: Store of Value, Collateral, and Unit of Account
The January 12, 2026 episode of Bitcoin for Millennials features Vijay Boyapati arguing that many observers misread Bitcoin because they start with the wrong definition of money.
Japan’s Bond Trap and the Fight for Neutral Reserves
The January 20, 2026 episode of the Coin Stories podcast features Luke Gromen arguing that the dollar-based system is entering a higher-volatility phase where geopolitics, energy constraints, and sovereign debt interact in unstable ways.
Quantum Risk and the Politics of Unmigrated Bitcoin
The January 18, 2026 episode of Unchained features Alex Pruden arguing that a cryptographically relevant quantum computer could enable private-key recovery from exposed public keys, creating a hard security deadline for Bitcoin.
Bitcoin Mining, Methane Mitigation, and Grid Flexibility
The January 17, 2026 episode of the Abundant Mines podcast features Murray Rudd examining Bitcoin mining through energy economics, grid behavior, and methane mitigation.