# No Rescue

URL: /show/this-week-in-bitcoin/123/
> The Fed is raising rates into an energy supply shock, just as the AI trade starts sabotaging itself from within.

- Show: [This Week In Bitcoin](/show/this-week-in-bitcoin/)
- Episode: 123
- Date: 2026-09-16
- Hosts: chris
- Duration: 01:04:39
- Audio: https://feeds.fountain.fm/40huHEEF6JMPGYctMuUI/items/7lxeB6ryLssATbABvWpP/files/AUDIO---DEFAULT---275750ee-8966-4932-9130-cb1bcbc8268d.mp3


Transcripts: [application/x-subrip](https://feeds.fountain.fm/40huHEEF6JMPGYctMuUI/items/7lxeB6ryLssATbABvWpP/files/AUDIO---TRANSCRIPT---DEFAULT---SRT.srt)




### Episode Links

* [Fed rate decision September 2026: Rates rise to 3.75%-4%](https://www.cnbc.com/2026/09/16/fed-rate-decision-september-2026.html)
* [Here are five key takeaways from Wednesday's Fed rate hike](https://www.cnbc.com/2026/09/16/here-are-five-key-takeaways-from-wednesdays-fed-rate-hike.html)
* [CLARITY Act Fails Senate Cloture Vote](https://www.cnbc.com/2026/09/15/senate-cloture-vote-on-clarity-act-fails-dealing-regulatory-setback-to-crypto-industry.html)
* [CLARITY Act Falls Short in the Senate](https://thehill.com/policy/technology/6091004-senate-blocks-clarity-act/)
* [Digital Asset Market Clarity Act Text](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/3633/text)
* [Strategic Bitcoin Reserve Bill Heads to House Committee](https://www.benzinga.com/crypto/cryptocurrency/26/09/61814488/strategic-bitcoin-reserve-bill-heads-to-house-committee-what-you-need-to-know)
* [American Reserve Modernization Act of 2026](https://www.govtrack.us/congress/bills/119/hr8957)
* [House Financial Services Committee on Digital Asset Legislation](https://financialservices.house.gov/news/documentsingle.aspx?DocumentID=411234)
* [Bitcoin ETFs Record $450 Million Outflow](https://coinmarketcap.com/academy/article/bitcoin-etfs-record-dollar450m-outflow-amid-senate-bill-failure)
* [Bessent Bond Plan Details Emerge](https://www.cnbc.com/2026/09/09/bessent-bond-plan-details-to-be-revealed-as-treasury-secretary-warns-fx-traders-hes-the-house-now.html)
* [Bessent Dismisses Treasury Buyback Concerns](https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-09-10/bessent-dismisses-concern-on-buyback-says-treasuries-are-strong)
* [What Treasury’s Buyback Surprise Says About the Bond Market](https://www.cfr.org/articles/what-the-treasurys-buyback-surprise-says-about-the-bond-market)
* [10-Year Treasury Yield Tops 5%](https://www.morningstar.com/news/marketwatch/2026091439/10-year-treasury-yield-tops-5-for-the-first-time-since-2007-as-bond-market-selloff-deepens)
* [What a 5% 10-Year Treasury Yield Means](https://www.cnbc.com/2023/10/20/what-the-10-year-treasury-yield-crossing-5percent-means-for-you.html)
* [S&P 500 Could Fall 30% as AI Bubble Enters Late Stages](https://www.benzinga.com/markets/tech/26/09/61782461/sp-500-could-plunge-30-as-ai-bubble-enters-late-stages-capital-economics-warns-2027-could-mark-the-breaking-point)
* [Altman Says AI Could Create the Greatest Business Boom](https://www.bloomberg.com/news/videos/2026-09-02/altman-says-ai-is-helping-create-small-businesses-video)
* [Bitcoin Policy Institute Head of Research Testifies Before Congress on Foreign Influence Campaign Targeting American AI](https://finance.yahoo.com/technology/ai/articles/bitcoin-policy-institute-head-research-172700626.html)