Satoshi's Plebs

<p>In this episode, Mcintosh and Kenshin 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.<br /><br /><strong>Bitcoin Price at Time of Recording</strong><br /><br />Dec 17th, 2025: $85,700 USD | 72,991 Euro<br /><strong><br />Block Height at Time of Recording</strong><br /><br />928,310<br /><strong><br />News and Resources</strong><br /><br /><a href="https://www.reuters.com/world/asia-pacific/japan-passes-118-billion-extra-budget-fund-its-biggest-post-covid-stimulus-2025-12-16/" target="_blank">https://www.reuters.com/world/asia-pacific/japan-passes-118-billion-extra-budget-fund-its-biggest-post-covid-stimulus-2025-12-16/<br /></a><br /><a href="https://www.cryptopolitan.com/china-btc-miners-shut-down-hashrate-amid-ccp-scrutiny/" target="_blank">https://www.cryptopolitan.com/china-btc-miners-shut-down-hashrate-amid-ccp-scrutiny/<br /></a><br /><a href="https://bosschallenge.xyz/" target="_blank">Boss Challenge</a><br /><br /><strong>Music Credits</strong><br /><br />The Top Hats Orchestra - Let It Snow<br />The Top Hats Orchestra - Hot Chocolate&nbsp;</p> <p><strong>Website<br /></strong><br /><a href="https://satoshis-plebs.com" target="_blank">https://satoshis-plebs.com</a><a href="https://satoshis-plebs.com/" target="_blank"><br /></a><br />Podcasting 2.0 Apps available at <a href="http://podcastapps.com" target="_blank">http://podcastapps.com</a> and Value4Value information page available here: <a href="https://value4value.info" target="_blank">https://value4value.info</a><a href="https://value4value.info/" target="_blank"><br /></a><br />McIntosh can be reached by email at [email protected] and on Twitter at <a href="https://x.com/McIntoshFinTech" target="_blank">@McIntoshFinTech</a>. His mastodon handle is @[email protected] and his <a href="https://njump.me/npub197swtr3ymz7aw72tu7eqspxjta7zwcwf23uw4fxyxe2r2eyrfa2sdpner3" target="_blank">Nostr</a>.&nbsp; Kenshin can be reached on Twitter at <a href="https://x.com/kenshin_ninja" target="_blank">@kenshin_ninja</a> or on <a href="https://njump.me/npub10xxhztawwgtuapdej49q5jgfawu5p0f2j2tzuaxxww2hl546ct3sr7pcjl" target="_blank">Nostr</a>. Kenshin’s email is [email protected]. You can also follow the Satoshi’s Plebs podcast account on <a href="https://njump.me/npub1hkkcygtuz63jccf3ls63eqltrkztnx2n0kqtq2qgeqq6e52x9xyqpyfvlm" target="_blank">Nostr</a>. We are looking forward to hearing from you!<br /><br />We are looking forward to hearing from you!</p>

<p>In this episode, McIntosh and Kenshin 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.<br /><br /><strong>Bitcoin Price at Time of Recording</strong><br /> <br />Dec 10th, 2025: $92,860 USD | 79,500 Euro<br /> <br /><strong>Block Height at Time of Recording</strong><br /> <br />927,308<br /><br /><strong>News and Resources</strong><br /><br /><a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/yen-carry-trade-boj-japan-interest-rate-hike-stocks-bonds-2025-12" target="_blank">https://www.businessinsider.com/yen-carry-trade-boj-japan-interest-rate-hike-stocks-bonds-2025-12</a><br /><br /><a href="https://www.theblock.co/post/380466/texas-reportedly-kicks-off-state-bitcoin-reserve-5-million-ibit-purchase" target="_blank">https://www.theblock.co/post/380466/texas-reportedly-kicks-off-state-bitcoin-reserve-5-million-ibit-purchase</a><br /><br /><a href="https://www.theblock.co/post/380056/hoskinson-involves-fbi-after-developers-careless-experiment-splits-cardano-blockchain" target="_blank">https://www.theblock.co/post/380056/hoskinson-involves-fbi-after-developers-careless-experiment-splits-cardano-blockchain</a><br /><br /><a href="https://finance.yahoo.com/news/us-fed-ends-qt-13-095949732.html" target="_blank">https://finance.yahoo.com/news/us-fed-ends-qt-13-095949732.html<br /></a><br /> <br /><strong>Music Credits<br /><br /></strong><a href="https://wavlake.com/the-top-hats-orchestra" target="_blank">The Top Hats Orchestra</a> - I've Got My Love To Keep Me Warm<br /><a href="https://wavlake.com/the-top-hats-orchestra" target="_blank">The Top Hats Orchestra</a> - A Charlie Brown Christmas<br /><br /></p> <p><strong>Website<br /></strong><br /><a href="https://satoshis-plebs.com" target="_blank">https://satoshis-plebs.com</a><a href="https://satoshis-plebs.com/" target="_blank"><br /></a><br />Podcasting 2.0 Apps available at <a href="http://podcastapps.com" target="_blank">http://podcastapps.com</a> and Value4Value information page available here: <a href="https://value4value.info" target="_blank">https://value4value.info</a><a href="https://value4value.info/" target="_blank"><br /></a><br />McIntosh can be reached by email at [email protected] and on Twitter at <a href="https://x.com/McIntoshFinTech" target="_blank">@McIntoshFinTech</a>. His mastodon handle is @[email protected] and his <a href="https://njump.me/npub197swtr3ymz7aw72tu7eqspxjta7zwcwf23uw4fxyxe2r2eyrfa2sdpner3" target="_blank">Nostr</a>.&nbsp; Kenshin can be reached on Twitter at <a href="https://x.com/kenshin_ninja" target="_blank">@kenshin_ninja</a> or on <a href="https://njump.me/npub10xxhztawwgtuapdej49q5jgfawu5p0f2j2tzuaxxww2hl546ct3sr7pcjl" target="_blank">Nostr</a>. Kenshin’s email is [email protected]. You can also follow the Satoshi’s Plebs podcast account on <a href="https://njump.me/npub1hkkcygtuz63jccf3ls63eqltrkztnx2n0kqtq2qgeqq6e52x9xyqpyfvlm" target="_blank">Nostr</a>. We are looking forward to hearing from you!<br /><br />We are looking forward to hearing from you!</p>

<p>McIntosh and Kenshin 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 <a href="https://wtfhappenedin1971.com" target="_blank">https://wtfhappenedin1971.com</a> 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.<br /><br /><strong>Bitcoin Price at Time of Recording</strong><br /> <br />Dec 4th, 2025: $92,800 USD | 79,500 Euro<br /> <br /><strong>Block Height at Time of Recording</strong><br /> <br />926,308<br /><br /><strong>News and Resources</strong><br /><br /><a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/yen-carry-trade-boj-japan-interest-rate-hike-stocks-bonds-2025-12" target="_blank">https://www.businessinsider.com/yen-carry-trade-boj-japan-interest-rate-hike-stocks-bonds-2025-12</a><br /><br /><a href="https://www.theblock.co/post/380466/texas-reportedly-kicks-off-state-bitcoin-reserve-5-million-ibit-purchase" target="_blank">https://www.theblock.co/post/380466/texas-reportedly-kicks-off-state-bitcoin-reserve-5-million-ibit-purchase</a><br /><br /><a href="https://www.theblock.co/post/380056/hoskinson-involves-fbi-after-developers-careless-experiment-splits-cardano-blockchain" target="_blank">https://www.theblock.co/post/380056/hoskinson-involves-fbi-after-developers-careless-experiment-splits-cardano-blockchain</a><br /><br /><a href="https://finance.yahoo.com/news/us-fed-ends-qt-13-095949732.html" target="_blank">https://finance.yahoo.com/news/us-fed-ends-qt-13-095949732.html<br /></a><br />1971 charts<br /><br /><a href="https://wtfhappenedin1971.com/" target="_blank">https://wtfhappenedin1971.com/</a><br />&nbsp; <br /><strong>Music Credits</strong><br /> <br /><a href="https://wavlake.com/my-favorite-band" target="_blank">My Favorite Band</a> - Racer Wide Number Two<br /><br /><br /></p> <p><strong>Website<br /></strong><br /><a href="https://satoshis-plebs.com" target="_blank">https://satoshis-plebs.com</a><a href="https://satoshis-plebs.com/" target="_blank"><br /></a><br />Podcasting 2.0 Apps available at <a href="http://podcastapps.com" target="_blank">http://podcastapps.com</a> and Value4Value information page available here: <a href="https://value4value.info" target="_blank">https://value4value.info</a><a href="https://value4value.info/" target="_blank"><br /></a><br />McIntosh can be reached by email at [email protected] and on Twitter at <a href="https://x.com/McIntoshFinTech" target="_blank">@McIntoshFinTech</a>. His mastodon handle is @[email protected] and his <a href="https://njump.me/npub197swtr3ymz7aw72tu7eqspxjta7zwcwf23uw4fxyxe2r2eyrfa2sdpner3" target="_blank">Nostr</a>.&nbsp; Kenshin can be reached on Twitter at <a href="https://x.com/kenshin_ninja" target="_blank">@kenshin_ninja</a> or on <a href="https://njump.me/npub10xxhztawwgtuapdej49q5jgfawu5p0f2j2tzuaxxww2hl546ct3sr7pcjl" target="_blank">Nostr</a>. Kenshin’s email is [email protected]. You can also follow the Satoshi’s Plebs podcast account on <a href="https://njump.me/npub1hkkcygtuz63jccf3ls63eqltrkztnx2n0kqtq2qgeqq6e52x9xyqpyfvlm" target="_blank">Nostr</a>. We are looking forward to hearing from you!<br /><br />We are looking forward to hearing from you!</p>

<p>In this Thanksgiving-themed episode, McIntosh and Kenshin 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.<br /><br /><strong>Bitcoin Price at Time of Recording</strong><br /><br />Nov 25th, 2025: $86,800 USD | 74,900 Euro<br /><br /><strong>Block Height at Time of Recording</strong><br /><br />925,159<br /><br /><strong>Episode Page</strong><br /><br /><a href="https://satoshis-plebs.com/episode-234" target="_blank">https://satoshis-plebs.com/episode-234</a><br /><strong><br />Music Credits</strong><br /><br /><a href="https://wavlake.com/joemartin" target="_blank">Joe Martin</a><br />The Jetsons<br /><br /><br /><br /></p> <p><strong>Website<br /></strong><br /><a href="https://satoshis-plebs.com" target="_blank">https://satoshis-plebs.com</a><a href="https://satoshis-plebs.com/" target="_blank"><br /></a><br />Podcasting 2.0 Apps available at <a href="http://podcastapps.com" target="_blank">http://podcastapps.com</a> and Value4Value information page available here: <a href="https://value4value.info" target="_blank">https://value4value.info</a><a href="https://value4value.info/" target="_blank"><br /></a><br />McIntosh can be reached by email at [email protected] and on Twitter at <a href="https://x.com/McIntoshFinTech" target="_blank">@McIntoshFinTech</a>. His mastodon handle is @[email protected] and his <a href="https://njump.me/npub197swtr3ymz7aw72tu7eqspxjta7zwcwf23uw4fxyxe2r2eyrfa2sdpner3" target="_blank">Nostr</a>.&nbsp; Kenshin can be reached on Twitter at <a href="https://x.com/kenshin_ninja" target="_blank">@kenshin_ninja</a> or on <a href="https://njump.me/npub10xxhztawwgtuapdej49q5jgfawu5p0f2j2tzuaxxww2hl546ct3sr7pcjl" target="_blank">Nostr</a>. Kenshin’s email is [email protected]. You can also follow the Satoshi’s Plebs podcast account on <a href="https://njump.me/npub1hkkcygtuz63jccf3ls63eqltrkztnx2n0kqtq2qgeqq6e52x9xyqpyfvlm" target="_blank">Nostr</a>. We are looking forward to hearing from you!<br /><br />We are looking forward to hearing from you!</p>

<p>In this episode, McIntosh and Kenshin dive into the current Bitcoin market conditions and whether we're heading into a bear market. With Bitcoin hovering around $83,000—down roughly 34% from its all-time high—the hosts debate what historical patterns suggest versus what unique factors might be at play this cycle. They discuss the impact of ETF selling pressure (including BlackRock's record outflows), institutional buying from El Salvador and MicroStrategy, and the macroeconomic forces that could shape Bitcoin's trajectory in the coming months. <br />The conversation touches on potential U.S. monetary policy shifts, the effectiveness of recent economic measures, and why the hosts believe DCA remains the smartest strategy regardless of short-term price action. Whether you're nervous about the dip or seeing it as a buying opportunity, this episode offers perspective on staying grounded during volatile times.<br /><br /><strong>Bitcoin Price at Time of Recording</strong><br /><br />Nov 21st, 2025: $83,500 USD | 72,500 Euro<br /><br /><strong>Block Height at Time of Recording</strong><br /><br />924,609<br /><br /><strong>Episode Page</strong><br /><br /><a href="https://satoshis-plebs.com/episode-233" target="_blank">https://satoshis-plebs.com/episode-233</a><br /><br /><strong>Music Credits</strong><br /><br /><a href="https://wavlake.com/joemartin" target="_blank">Joe Martin</a><br />The Jetsons</p> <p><strong>Website<br /></strong><br /><a href="https://satoshis-plebs.com" target="_blank">https://satoshis-plebs.com</a><a href="https://satoshis-plebs.com/" target="_blank"><br /></a><br />Podcasting 2.0 Apps available at <a href="http://podcastapps.com" target="_blank">http://podcastapps.com</a> and Value4Value information page available here: <a href="https://value4value.info" target="_blank">https://value4value.info</a><a href="https://value4value.info/" target="_blank"><br /></a><br />McIntosh can be reached by email at [email protected] and on Twitter at <a href="https://x.com/McIntoshFinTech" target="_blank">@McIntoshFinTech</a>. His mastodon handle is @[email protected] and his <a href="https://njump.me/npub197swtr3ymz7aw72tu7eqspxjta7zwcwf23uw4fxyxe2r2eyrfa2sdpner3" target="_blank">Nostr</a>.&nbsp; Kenshin can be reached on Twitter at <a href="https://x.com/kenshin_ninja" target="_blank">@kenshin_ninja</a> or on <a href="https://njump.me/npub10xxhztawwgtuapdej49q5jgfawu5p0f2j2tzuaxxww2hl546ct3sr7pcjl" target="_blank">Nostr</a>. Kenshin’s email is [email protected]. You can also follow the Satoshi’s Plebs podcast account on <a href="https://njump.me/npub1hkkcygtuz63jccf3ls63eqltrkztnx2n0kqtq2qgeqq6e52x9xyqpyfvlm" target="_blank">Nostr</a>. We are looking forward to hearing from you!<br /><br />We are looking forward to hearing from you!</p>