# Buy the Invasion

URL: /show/this-week-in-bitcoin/29/
> How world events impact Bitcoin, why investors are turning cynical, and the one Bitcoin metric that's right 83% of the time. Plus, some FUD busting and how Visa banned Apple from integrating Bitcoin and more into Apple Pay.

- Show: [This Week In Bitcoin](/show/this-week-in-bitcoin/)
- Episode: 29
- Date: 2024-10-02
- Hosts: chris
- Duration: 00:57:15
- Audio: https://op3.dev/e/serve.podhome.fm/episode/f01a19c0-6f9d-4aef-9515-08dc15242149/638634956892016576a79b8f68-b373-40f3-8ff4-948da9cd5e83v1.mp3





### Episode Links

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

* [Bitcoin: A Global Liquidity Barometer - Lyn Alden](https://www.lynalden.com/bitcoin-a-global-liquidity-barometer/)
* [It Begins: US Port Strikes Erupt, First Shutdown In 50 Years Sparks Fears Of Supply Chain Crisis | ZeroHedge](https://www.zerohedge.com/markets/it-begins-us-port-strikes-erupt-first-shutdown-50-years-sparks-fears-supply-chain-crisis)
* ['THIS IS NOT GOOD NEWS': Payne explains 'worrisome' key economic indicator report - YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YOtEOYvP74Y)
* ["There goes the 2nd most crowded trade.](https://x.com/zerohedge/status/1840583365788864904)
* [Spot Bitcoin ETFs bought up all the BTC mined in September](https://x.com/BitcoinMagazine/status/1841128599694303321)
* [Bitcoin Price Drops Sharply as 'Uptober' Begins With Mass Liquidations and Middle East Tensions ](https://decrypt.co/284110/bitcoin-price-drops-mass-liquidations)
* [US: Manufacturing Slows](https://stacker.news/items/707100)
* [To Mine or Not to Mine? | Plan B 5 - YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SjderZFw2R8)
* [Cambridge Blockchain Network Sustainability Index: CBECI](https://ccaf.io/cbnsi/cbeci)
* [Electricity Mix - Our World in Data](https://ourworldindata.org/electricity-mix)
* [Bitcoin Mining Council Survey Confirms Year on Year Improvements in Sustainable Power and Technological Efficiency in H1-2023 - Bitcoin Mining Council](https://bitcoinminingcouncil.com/bitcoin-mining-council-survey-confirms-year-on-year-improvements-in-sustainable-power-and-technological-efficiency-in-h1-2023/)
* [Bitcoin Mining Uses A Higher Mix Of Sustainable Energy Than Any Major Country Or Industry](https://www.forbes.com/sites/greatspeculations/2021/07/06/bitcoin-mining-uses-a-higher-mix-of-sustainable-energy-than-any-major-country-or-industry/?sh=32ecd1a14cc9)
* [Is Bitcoin greener than eVs? Two arguments why](https://x.com/dsbatten/status/1838943822534914266?s=12&t=E9EIlRX-vHxbQ8g23lQU3A)
* [NYDIG on X: Bitcoin is speech and therefore protected by the First Amendment](https://x.com/NYDIG/status/1838957506921414885?t=WNFesyF9CKkCuN4IhxW6Og&s=09)
* [Inside The Biden Admin's Plot To Destroy Silvergate And Debank Crypto For Good ](https://www.zerohedge.com/crypto/inside-biden-admins-plot-destroy-silvergate-and-debank-crypto-good)
* [US accuses Visa of monopolizing debit card swipes | Reuters](https://www.reuters.com/legal/us-accuses-visa-monopolizing-debit-card-swipes-2024-09-24/)
* [Visa has longed viewed Apple Pay as an “existential threat” to its payments business.](https://x.com/alfredohinny/status/1839692740692496780?s=12&t=E9EIlRX-vHxbQ8g23lQU3A)
* [Full Court Doc PDF](https://www.justice.gov/opa/media/1370421/dl)
* [Alby Hub available on StartOS and Umbrel](https://blog.getalby.com/alby-hub-available-on-startos-and-umbrel/)
* [Bitcoin was 40 years of work](https://x.com/bitcoin_teddy/status/1840669162940534915?s=12&t=E9EIlRX-vHxbQ8g23lQU3A)

**Music:**

* [DCA2BTC • Man Like Kweks](https://wavlake.com/album/cbe912ab-614d-49dd-ba7d-b67d9d155ea3)