# Why Bitcoin Ripped

URL: /show/this-week-in-bitcoin/124/
> Bitcoin ripped when the old narratives said it shouldn’t. How we got here and what it means for the four-year cycle.

- Show: [This Week In Bitcoin](/show/this-week-in-bitcoin/)
- Episode: 124
- Date: 2026-09-23
- Hosts: chris
- Duration: 00:51:58
- Audio: https://feeds.fountain.fm/40huHEEF6JMPGYctMuUI/items/dLWFdzDeV1gls0Pj3PKb/files/AUDIO---DEFAULT---7cd2e2be-d842-47ff-a1d2-7029c4f2fdd1.mp3


Transcripts: [application/x-subrip](https://feeds.fountain.fm/40huHEEF6JMPGYctMuUI/items/dLWFdzDeV1gls0Pj3PKb/files/AUDIO---TRANSCRIPT---DEFAULT---SRT.srt)




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**Show Notes**

* [Hegseth Confirms Bitcoin as a Strategic Asset](https://gooden.house.gov/2026/4/hegseth-confirms-bitcoin-as-strategic-asset-gooden-reveals)
* [White House Crypto Report: Key Takeaways](https://www.mofo.com/resources/insights/250806-key-takeaways-from-the-white-house-crypto-report)
* [Strategic Bitcoin Reserve Executive Order](https://www.whitehouse.gov/presidential-actions/2025/03/establishment-of-the-strategic-bitcoin-reserve-and-united-states-digital-asset-stockpile/)
* [Bitcoin Absorbs Fed Hike and CLARITY Failure](https://crypto.news/bitgo-says-bitcoin-absorbed-fed-hike-clarity-failure/)
* [White House Shifts Bitcoin Rule Push to Regulators](https://en.coinotag.com/white-house-shifts-bitcoin-rule-push-regulators)
* [Bitcoin ETFs Take Nearly $1 Billion in a Day](https://decrypt.co/378921/bitcoin-etfs-take-nearly-1b-in-a-day-as-average-holder-returns-to-profit)
* [Bitcoin Flashes Signal Linked to Past Bull Markets](https://finbold.com/bitcoin-just-flashed-signal-that-triggered-major-bull-markets/)
* [Strategy Resumes Bitcoin Buying as Strive Gains More BTC per Share](https://crypto.news/strategy-resumed-bitcoin-buying-but-strive-gained-more-btc-per-share/)
* [Tesla’s Bitcoin Holdings Near $1 Billion](https://www.benzinga.com/crypto/cryptocurrency/26/09/61948588/tesla-bitcoin-stash-nears-1b-short-squeeze)
* [Dormant 600 BTC Wallet From 2012 Wakes Up](https://www.cryptopolitan.com/600-btc-2012-wallet-wakes-dormant-tally-1971/)
* [Calamos Says Bitcoin Is Becoming a Portfolio Allocation](https://x.com/BitcoinMagazine/status/2102489715156881465)
* [Coinbase’s Post-Quantum Bitcoin Custody Playbook](https://decrypt.co/379000/coinbase-playbook-post-quantum-bitcoin-custody)
* [Post-Quantum Security for the Bitcoin Lightning Network](https://arxiv.org/html/2609.13781v1)
* [Quantum-Proof Bitcoin Lightning Network](https://en.cryptonomist.ch/2026/09/23/quantum-proof-bitcoin-lightning/)
* [White-Hat Hackers Move Coldcard Exploit Bitcoin Into Recovery Trust](https://decrypt.co/378978/white-hat-hackers-coldcard-exploit-bitcoin-recovery-trust)
* [BlackRock Sees AI Agents Driving Crypto Demand](https://36crypto.com/blackrock-sees-ai-agents-driving-crypto-demand-as-bitcoin-etf-draws-350-million/)
* [Grayscale Converts Bitcoin Miners ETF Into AI Compute Fund](https://www.cryptopolitan.com/grayscale-renames-bitcoin-etf-into-ai-fund/)
* [Iran Inflation Surges Amid Economic Pressure](https://maaal.com/en/news/details/inflation-in-iran-trump/)