# The Energy Squeeze URL: /show/this-week-in-bitcoin/103/ > Why energy shocks, bond pressure, and Fed games have everyone but Bitcoiners freaking out. - Show: [This Week In Bitcoin](/show/this-week-in-bitcoin/) - Episode: 103 - Date: 2026-05-06 - Hosts: chris - Duration: 00:52:38 - Audio: https://feeds.fountain.fm/40huHEEF6JMPGYctMuUI/items/9jicKRWtNEsvvHxfddsX/files/AUDIO---DEFAULT---94371a3d-f1a4-4ed5-bc4a-91e607b6fbea.mp3 Transcripts: [application/x-subrip](https://feeds.fountain.fm/40huHEEF6JMPGYctMuUI/items/9jicKRWtNEsvvHxfddsX/files/AUDIO---TRANSCRIPT---DEFAULT---SRT.srt) ### Episode Links * πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡Έ [Buy Sats on River](https://partner.river.com/jupiter) \- The best way to stack in the US * πŸ‡¨πŸ‡¦ [The Bitcoin Well](https://www.bitcoinwell.com/jupiter) \- An amazing automatic self-custody Bitcoin platform * ⚑ [The Bitcoin Company](https://app.thebitcoincompany.com/signup?ref=JUPITER) \- Spending your Bitcoin Via Lightning * 🏦 [Fold Card](https://use.foldapp.com/r/XNHPXTFC) \- Pay bills Stack Sats * πŸ’΅ [SALT Lending](https://borrower.saltlending.com/register?referralCode=GkPQdbqWG) \- Get access to your BTC Value w/out Selling **Boost Question** * Sayor Selling his coins: Bait and switch? **Show Notes** * [Bitcoin Is At An All-Time High](https://pomp.substack.com/p/bitcoin-is-at-an-all-time-high) * [Higher Energy Prices from Iran War Will Drive World Into Recession, Says Citadel CEO Ken Griffin](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JX8f2QXjxqk) * [OPEC Is Breaking Up](https://x.com/profstonge/status/2051625454977851659) * [Citadel's Ken Griffin Says Iran War Threatens Global Recession](https://www.reuters.com/business/finance/citadels-ken-griffin-says-iran-war-threatens-global-recession-2026-04-14/) * [Citadel's Ken Griffin: Global Recession Inevitable if Strait of Hormuz Stays Shut](https://www.cnbc.com/2026/04/14/citadels-ken-griffin-global-recession-inevitable-if-strait-of-hormuz-stays-shut.html) * [Chevron CEO Says Shortages in Oil Supply Will Begin Appearing](https://www.reuters.com/business/energy/chevron-ceo-says-physical-shortages-oil-supply-begin-appearing-2026-05-04/) * [Chevron CEO Says Global Oil Supplies Are Tightening](https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/world/chevron-ceo-says-global-oil-supplies-are-tightening/ar-AA22n547) * [Bessent Says Powell Staying On Is a Violation of Fed Norms](https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-04-29/bessent-says-powell-staying-on-is-violation-of-all-fed-norms) * [Bessent Criticizes Powell's Plan to Stay on Fed Board](https://www.msn.com/en-us/money/markets/bessent-criticizes-powell-s-plan-to-stay-on-fed-board-after-chair-term-report/ar-AA225QcR) * [Powell Says He'll Remain on U.S. Federal Reserve Board](https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/powell-federal-reserve-chair-governor-9.7182262) * [Powell Says He Will Stay On as Fed Governor After Term as Chair](https://www.nytimes.com/2026/04/29/business/economy/powell-fed-stay-governor.html) * [Dalio Warns Warsh Against Cutting Rates Amid Stagflation Risk](https://www.investmentnews.com/fixed-income/dalio-warns-warsh-against-cutting-rates-amid-stagflation-risk/266327) * [Ray Dalio Says Kevin Warsh Shouldn't Cut Interest Rates in a Stagflation Era](https://www.cnbc.com/2026/04/27/ray-dalio-says-kevin-warsh-shouldnt-cut-interest-rates-in-a-stagflation-era.html) * [U.S. Debt Exceeds Country's GDP for First Time Since World War II](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WXN3xNtWufw) * [Powell Says Tariffs Keeping Inflation Elevated, Fed Watching Energy Prices](https://www.reuters.com/markets/us/powell-says-tariffs-keeping-inflation-elevated-fed-watching-energy-prices-2026-03-18/) * [Fed Chair Powell: Tariffs Should Be a One-Time Issue for Inflation](https://www.cnbc.com/video/2026/03/18/fed-chair-powell-tariffs-should-be-a-one-time-issue-for-inflation.html) * [The U.S. Debt Now Exceeds the Country's GDP. Should We Worry?](https://www.cbsnews.com/news/us-debt-exceeds-gdp-first-time-since-wwii/) * [mempool.space](http://mempool.space)[ API](https://mempool.space/api/) * [Bitnodes Latest Snapshot](https://bitnodes.io/api/v1/snapshots/latest/) * [Clark Moody Dashboard](https://dashboard.clarkmoody.com/) * [PIG by The Death of Rock and Roll](https://music.behindthesch3m3s.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/The-Death-of-Rock-and-Roll_PIG.mp3) * [The Abuse by DOGS](https://d12wklypp119aj.cloudfront.net/track/647cc94d-d176-4287-bddf-8828ec446ab0.mp3) * [No Longer by POLANSKI](https://d12wklypp119aj.cloudfront.net/track/641b87a9-454b-42bb-ab51-8f29f6d38d6f.mp3) * [What's On My Mind by Wobitty](https://d12wklypp119aj.cloudfront.net/track/849892f7-e866-4ec5-86e8-5ab7b5edc175.mp3) * [Way to Go Kid by Panzee](https://music.behindthesch3m3s.com/wp-content/uploads/Andy%20A/Panzee/Way%20to%20go%20Kid.mp3) * [V4V Music Public Tagging API](https://v4vmusic.com/public-tagging-api.html) * [Wall Street Just Gave Your Bitcoin Bonds a Triple-B Rating](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eCGjt5qHr_U) * [Why Bitcoin Replaces Gold, Bonds & Real Estate](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_Go5Tb4sVNM) * [Why Bitcoin Is Crushing Gold Since the War](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JgW-7CQ0Zx4) * [Many Don't Realize How Wild the Bitcoin Market Is About to Get](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eWul52gGIY0) * [Allocating Scarce Assets: Energy, Compute & Bitcoin](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MFijwcqWHuA) * [A World of Debt: Why Bitcoin Must Replace Bonds](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qDa7lK7qP-s) * [Beyond Finance: Bitcoin and the Energy Infrastructure of the Future](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_-DuQzfsqu0) * [Mike McGlone on Energy Spikes and Bitcoin](https://x.com/mikemcglone11/status/1556699346313396226)