# Stress Test

URL: /show/this-week-in-bitcoin/101/
> Bitcoin isn’t being normalized by hype, but by strain. As the Fed loses credibility, it looks less like a trade and more like a necessity.

- Show: [This Week In Bitcoin](/show/this-week-in-bitcoin/)
- Episode: 101
- Date: 2026-04-22
- Hosts: chris
- Duration: 01:09:01
- Audio: https://feeds.fountain.fm/40huHEEF6JMPGYctMuUI/items/Zt9NM8GsFvnefpkbutFR/files/AUDIO---DEFAULT---bcb89139-2508-40eb-bd5e-f7b3453d3b34.mp3


Transcripts: [application/x-subrip](https://feeds.fountain.fm/40huHEEF6JMPGYctMuUI/items/Zt9NM8GsFvnefpkbutFR/files/AUDIO---TRANSCRIPT---DEFAULT---SRT.srt)




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**Boost Question**

* If Kevin Warsh Makes it… Will he cut rates?
* Or - will he battle it out with Trump?

**Show Notes**

* [Bitcoin Price Passes $75,000 As Iran War Turns It From ‘Digital Gold’ Into Geopolitical Settlement Bet](https://bitcoinmagazine.com/news/bitcoin-price-passes-75000-as-iran-war)
* [UK Lawmaker Calls For Probe Into Nigel Farage’s Bitcoin Ties](https://bitcoinmagazine.com/news/uk-lawmaker-probe-nigel-farages-bitcoin)
* [Tether Moves Over $70 Million In Bitcoin To Reserves, On-chain Data Shows](https://bitcoinmagazine.com/news/tether-moves-over-70-million-in-bitcoin)
* [Covenant AI Leaves Bittensor Amid Decentralization Concerns, TAO Drops 18%](https://cointelegraph.com/news/covenant-ai-leaves-bittensor-decentralization-tao-drops-18)
* [Bittensor Token Plunges as Top Builder Departs Over Decentralization Doubts](https://decrypt.co/363926/bittensor-token-plunges-builder-departs-decentralization-doubts)
* [Bittensor's TAO Risks 45% Dip Amid 'Decentralization Theater' Accusations](https://cointelegraph.com/markets/bittensor-s-tao-risks-45percent-dip-amid-decentralization-theater-accusation)
* [Trump's Fed Pick Warsh Reveals Stake In Bitcoin Startup Flashnet](https://bitcoinmagazine.com/news/kevin-warsh-stake-bitcoin-startup)
* [Bitcoin Moves Past Halfway Point In Halving Cycle As Supply Tightens Toward 2028](https://bitcoinmagazine.com/news/bitcoin-moves-past-halfway-point-halving)
* [Fed Chairman Nominee Kevin Warsh's Vast Holdings Include Crypto](https://www.coindesk.com/policy/2026/04/14/the-next-fed-chair-has-a-crypto-portfolio-here-s-everything-that-s-in-it)
* [Goldman Sachs Targets Income with New Bitcoin ETF Filing](https://cointelegraph.com/news/goldman-sachs-files-for-bitcoin-income-etf-using-options-strategy)
* [Back-To-Back Billion-Dollar Days: Strategy's STRC ATM Clears $2.7B In 48 Hours](https://bitcoinmagazine.com/news/billion-dollar-day-strc-atm)
* [Asia Markets Today: Nikkei 225, Hang Seng, CSI 300](https://www.cnbc.com/2026/04/15/asia-markets-today-nikkei225-hang-seng-csi300-nifty50-oil-iran-us-.html)
* [Kevin Warsh Executive Branch Public Financial Disclosure Report](https://extapps2.oge.gov/201/Presiden.nsf/PAS+Index/F57618ED6E5F30B585258DD9002DD780/$FILE/Warsh%2C%20Kevin%20%20final278.pdf)
* [Fed Nominee Warsh Filings Detail Vast Wealth](https://www.cnbc.com/2026/04/14/federal-reserve-warsh-wealth.html)
* [Quantum-Safe Bitcoin Transactions](https://github.com/avihu28/Quantum-Safe-Bitcoin-Transactions/)
* [Iran Gives Approved Hormuz Shippers "Few Seconds" To Submit Payment In Bitcoin](https://www.zerohedge.com/geopolitical/iran-charge-bitcoin-tolls-strait-hormuz-transit-ceasefire-takes-hold)
* [Crime Ring Stole Millions in Crypto in California ‘Wrench Attacks’](https://www.sfchronicle.com/crime/article/crypto-wrench-attack-home-invasion-22088091.php)
* [The $665 Million Crypto Fund Roiling the AI Safety Fight](https://www.politico.com/news/2024/03/25/a-665m-crypto-war-chest-roils-ai-safety-fight-00148621)
* [Bitcoin Lightning Gets Major Adoption Boost in US](https://u.today/bitcoin-lighting-gets-major-adoption-boost-in-us)
* [Coinbase, Fannie Mae to Enable Crypto-Backed Mortgages](https://finance.yahoo.com/markets/crypto/articles/coinbase-fannie-mae-enable-crypto-120846995.html)
* [Google Finds Quantum Computers Could Break Bitcoin Sooner Than Expected](https://www.forbes.com/sites/digital-assets/2026/03/31/google-finds-quantum-computers-could-break-bitcoin-sooner-than-expected/)
* [Prosecutors Turned Away from Federal Reserve After Unannounced Visit](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xnHIorw6INg)
* [Fox Business: Bitcoin Is a Lifeline for Many Iranians](https://x.com/BitcoinMagazine/status/2044521149078376730)
* [IBM Launching a Bitcoin and Crypto Wallet for People & Institutions](https://x.com/DiscoverCrypto/status/2046401245284630876)
* [Admiral Samuel Paparo Says Bitcoin Shows Incredible Potential as a Computer Science Tool](https://x.com/BitcoinMagazine/status/2046605478407385594)
* [Jordi Visser Says Bitcoin Is About to Rip Significantly Higher](https://x.com/pete_rizzo_/status/2045540122376933826)

**Music**

* [Pony Up Daddy By: $2 Holla](https://podcastindex.org/podcast/6607254?episode=15577100900)