# How Housing Prices Prove the Money is Broken

URL: /show/this-week-in-bitcoin/26/
> Using a Bitcoin lens, I'll explain why the housing market is propping inflation numbers up and why traditional "experts" can't explain it. Plus, a Bitcoin reality check, my thoughts on a town that claims to be getting sick from the local Bitcoin mine,  a visit to noobie corner, and a lot more.

- Show: [This Week In Bitcoin](/show/this-week-in-bitcoin/)
- Episode: 26
- Date: 2024-09-11
- Hosts: chris
- Duration: 01:02:07
- Audio: https://op3.dev/e/serve.podhome.fm/episode/f01a19c0-6f9d-4aef-9515-08dc15242149/638616860666955457b765472e-e9a8-4804-bad8-ff333513f717v2.mp3





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**Links**

* [Here’s the inflation breakdown for August 2024 — in one chart](https://www.cnbc.com/2024/09/11/heres-the-inflation-breakdown-for-august-2024-in-one-chart.html)
* [37% of US small businesses have seen their earnings drop over the last 3 months](https://x.com/KobeissiLetter/status/1833905774650630312)
* [Good news for consumers: Some experts say companies are done with price gouging.](https://www.marketwatch.com/livecoverage/cpi-report-for-august-inflation-data-expected-to-weigh-heavily-on-fed-s-rate-cut-plan/card/good-news-for-consumers-some-experts-say-companies-are-done-with-price-gouging--tEKuGb4lU9naEgIeZsuP?&mod=home-page)
* [US economy is rapidly slowing - Global Markets Investor](https://www.globalmarketsinvestor.xyz/p/us-economy-is-rapidly-slowing)
* [ Dow falls 400 points, Nasdaq reverses losses after CPI report](https://www.marketwatch.com/livecoverage/stock-market-today-dow-futures-dip-as-cpi-inflation-data-looms?mod=home-page)
* [Higher 'core' inflation in CPI could derail chance of larger Fed rate cut ](https://www.marketwatch.com/livecoverage/cpi-report-for-august-inflation-data-expected-to-weigh-heavily-on-fed-s-rate-cut-plan/card/higher-core-inflation-in-cpi-could-derail-chance-of-larger-fed-rate-cut-QzclbdxkWkL17QgnfvN4?mod=home-page)
* [How Many Americans Own Stock? ](https://www.fool.com/research/how-many-americans-own-stock/)
* [Median Sales Price of Houses Sold for the United States (MSPUS) | FRED | St. Louis Fed](https://fred.stlouisfed.org/series/MSPUS)
* [314% increase since 1999 for the average US family health insurance premium.](https://x.com/charliebilello/status/1833345166586814774?t=hwFJNsuq2bEezMrnZUDOow)
* [Apple's treasury lost $15b in the past decade](https://x.com/Leishman/status/1833215910208852449)
* [River Report: Why Business Bitcoin Adoption Grew by 30% in 1 Year](https://blog.river.com/business-bitcoin-adoption-2024/)
* [Inside the Texas bitcoin mine reportedly making residents sick - YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cEhPTdorNDs)
* [Marathon's Commitment to Granbury, TX | MARA Granbury](https://www.maragranbury.com/posts/marathons-commitment-to-granbury-tx)
* [Michael Saylor on CNBC Today - $13 Million BITCOIN - YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-jXOtjAoKWs)

**Noobie Corner**

* [How Bitcoin Fees Work ](https://river.com/learn/how-bitcoin-fees-work/)
* [Managing LN wallets liquidity](https://stacker.news/items/679242)
* [Bitcoin’s UTXO Model: What Is It and How to Manage UTXOs](https://river.com/learn/bitcoins-utxo-model/)
* [More UTXOs, more problems: High fees, signing failures, and how to avoid them](https://unchained.com/blog/too-many-bitcoin-utxos/)
* [How does Liquid keep my transaction data confidential? ](https://help.blockstream.com/hc/en-us/articles/900001390743-How-does-Liquid-keep-my-transaction-data-confidential)
* [Aqua Bitcoin Wallet: A Beginner's Guide](https://www.btcsessions.ca/post/aqua-bitcoin-wallet)
* [mempool.space ](https://mempool.space/)

**Updates**

* [Alby go](https://github.com/getAlby/go)
* [RoboSats v0.7.0-alpha: Desktop App, Nostr Orderbook & More](https://www.nobsbitcoin.com/robosats-v0-7-0-alpha/)
* [Peter Schiff & Jack Mallers Debate Bitcoin Vs. Gold, Collapse Of Dollar - YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MSlEQA1BoOE&t=2402s)

**Music**

* [Devil's Hand by Luke Wood](https://podcastindex.org/podcast/7000750?episode=27024520183)