# Rate Cuts Like Your Job Depends on It

URL: /show/this-week-in-bitcoin/27/
> Why a .5% rate cut is such a shock, what Bitcoiners should watch for next, and where to find the signal long-term. I also share my thoughts on Trump's DeFi token, project updates, and more.

- Show: [This Week In Bitcoin](/show/this-week-in-bitcoin/)
- Episode: 27
- Date: 2024-09-20
- Hosts: chris
- Duration: 00:51:46
- Audio: https://op3.dev/e/serve.podhome.fm/episode/f01a19c0-6f9d-4aef-9515-08dc15242149/638623658191430311aedbbd34-30ed-4ff6-a1fb-47d9cfb36c94v1.mp3





### Episode Links

**Affiliate Links:**

* [Buy Sats on River](https://river.com/signup?r=3CT4V56E)
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**Links**

* [Fed cuts rates by a half point at September 2024 meeting](https://www.cnbc.com/2024/09/18/fed-cuts-rates-september-2024-.html)
* [Federal Reserve goes big with half-point interest rate cut, its first since 2020](https://www.nbcnews.com/business/economy/interest-rate-cut-federal-reserve-decision-how-much-rcna171453)
* [Fed moves to protect weakening job market with bold rate cut](https://www.politico.com/news/2024/09/18/fed-rate-cut-announcement-00179873)
* [The Fed is making its WORST policy mistake since 1929](https://x.com/GameofTrades_/status/1836382034882888094)
* [BlackRock Presentation - Bitcoin a Unique Diversifier.pdf](https://www.blackrock.com/us/financial-professionals/literature/whitepaper/bitcoin-a-unique-diversifier.pdf)
* [The Real Estate Guys Radio Show - Real Estate Investing Education for Effective Action | Uncovering Evidence of Massive Fraud in Property Tax Valuations | Podcastindex.org](https://podcastindex.org/podcast/470526?episode=27659490191)
* [Trump's crypto business presents possible conflict of interest](https://www.msnbc.com/top-stories/latest/donald-trump-crypto-world-liberty-financial-rcna171519)

**Project Updates**

* [Sparrow 2.0.0 released](https://github.com/sparrowwallet/sparrow/releases/tag/2.0.0)
* [River Proof of Reserves: Setting a new standard for Bitcoin exchanges](https://blog.river.com/river-proof-of-reserves/)

  * [River's Proof of Reserves Page](https://river.com/reserves)

* [What Is Proof of Reserves? ](https://river.com/learn/what-is-proof-of-reserves)
* [Bitcoin Proof of Reserves - River - YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QmBO3ZboJy8)

**Music**

* [Don't Take This For Granted - By: Two Weeks In Nashville](https://podcastindex.org/podcast/7020394)