# Welcome to Inflation Valley

URL: /show/this-week-in-bitcoin/31/
> Assets are soaring, but the real economy is crumbling. What gives? I'll break it down. Plus: Bitcoin's lifeline for small businesses, Liz Warren's crypto crackdown sparks outrage, and the Trump Coin crashes and burns.

- Show: [This Week In Bitcoin](/show/this-week-in-bitcoin/)
- Episode: 31
- Date: 2024-10-16
- Hosts: chris
- Duration: 00:54:04
- Audio: https://op3.dev/e/serve.podhome.fm/episode/f01a19c0-6f9d-4aef-9515-08dc15242149/638647048767338803f3ce165e-c0f0-4b9b-8ae3-5921fe815682v1.mp3





### Episode Links

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**Links:**

* [Crude Oil - Price - Chart - Historical Data - News](https://tradingeconomics.com/commodity/crude-oil)
* [MicroStrategy sets sights on $1T valuation as bitcoin bank](https://finance.yahoo.com/video/microstrategy-sets-sights-1t-valuation-204402831.html?guccounter=1)
* [MicroStrategy price target raised to $225 from $173 at Barclays - TipRanks.com](https://www.tipranks.com/news/the-fly/microstrategy-price-target-raised-to-225-from-173-at-barclays)
* [MicroStrategy Shares Hit New 52-Week Highs Before Pulling Back: Here's What's Going On - MicroStrategy (NASDAQ:MSTR) - Benzinga](https://www.benzinga.com/news/24/10/41320228/microstrategy-shares-hit-new-52-week-highs-before-pulling-back-heres-whats-going-on)
* [Metaplanet shares jump 16% after buying 107 Bitcoin](https://cointelegraph.com/news/metaplanet-stock-jumps-after-107-bitcoin-buy)
* [Metaplanet Bitcoin Treasury Reaches $56 Million With Latest BTC Buy - Decrypt](https://decrypt.co/286295/metaplanet-bitcoin-treasury-reaches-56-million-with-latest-btc-buy)
* [Warren, Deaton spar over crypto in first debate for US Senate seat](https://cointelegraph.com/news/elizabeth-warren-john-deaton-spar-over-crypto-senate-debate)
* [Trump-Touted Crypto Website Crashes as Token Sale Goes Live, With Just 1.7% of Target Sold](https://www.coindesk.com/markets/2024/10/15/trump-familys-world-liberty-finance-token-sale-appears-to-go-live-selling-220m-wlfi-in-minutes/)
* [Trump's crypto coin on sale with Election Day just three weeks out](https://www.cnbc.com/2024/10/14/trump-crypto-coin-world-liberty-election-harris.html)
* [Craig Wright files lawsuit against BTC Core and Square without barrister](https://protos.com/craig-wright-files-lawsuit-against-btc-core-and-square-without-barrister/)
* [Craig Wright tries again: £911 billion lawsuit against Bitcoin Core and Square](https://atlas21.com/craig-wright-tries-again-911-billion-lawsuit-against-bitcoin-core-and-square/)
* [Mayor of Rockdale: 'Bitcoin saved the town's economy](https://www.statesman.com/story/opinion/columns/guest/2024/10/07/rockdale-mayor-bitcoin-mining-revived-community-texas/75511247007/)
* [Mayor of Rockdale says Bitcoin mining saved the town’s economy ](https://www.cryptopolitan.com/rockdale-mayor-bitcoin-saved-town-economy/)
* [ZEUS v0.9.1](https://njump.me/nevent1qqsgaekumddcskdh80twqctqrlc35a0mddyxysrkny0j20x6cmt3nrcpp4mhxue69uhkummn9ekx7mqzyq6d9af8fuv43lxjevjx8k474h0c5g0cft8yysw63zqz80c9ejqf2jea3lq)
* [Coinbase on X: "Can the crypto voter actually impact the outcome of this election?](https://x.com/coinbase/status/1846218132261585254)

**Music**

* [4am 4ever by Kurtisdrums](https://podcastindex.org/podcast/6560977?episode=15572708384)