# Playing with Fire

URL: /show/this-week-in-bitcoin/49/
> The bond market is whispering, Trump’s shouting, and Bitcoin is listening. What happens when the debt machine needs a reboot—and how that desperation could light the next Bitcoin firestorm.

- Show: [This Week In Bitcoin](/show/this-week-in-bitcoin/)
- Episode: 49
- Date: 2025-03-12
- Hosts: chris
- Duration: 01:09:15
- Audio: https://op3.dev/e/serve.podhome.fm/episode/f01a19c0-6f9d-4aef-9515-08dc15242149/638774037263949147ed457bdf-b6c8-4be2-832f-537e5e3e1b12v1.mp3





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**LINKS**

* [CPI inflation report February 2025](https://www.cnbc.com/2025/03/12/cpi-inflation-report-february-2025.html)
* [The Fed Shouldn’t Enable Donald Trump - Bloomberg](https://www.bloomberg.com/view/articles/2019-08-27/the-fed-shouldn-t-enable-donald-trump?embedded-checkout=true)
* [10-Year Treasury Constant Maturity Minus 3-Month Treasury Constant Maturity ](https://fred.stlouisfed.org/series/T10Y3M)
* [Truflation US Inflation Index ](https://truflation.com/marketplace/us-inflation-rate)
* [Fact Sheet: President Donald J. Trump Establishes the Strategic Bitcoin Reserve and U.S. Digital Asset Stockpile – ]](https://www.whitehouse.gov/fact-sheets/2025/03/fact-sheet-president-donald-j-trump-establishes-the-strategic-bitcoin-reserve-and-u-s-digital-asset-stockpile/)
* [President Trump Confirms Strategic 'Crypto' Reserve with Bitcoin and Altcoins](https://www.nobsbitcoin.com/president-trump-confirms-strategic-crypto-reserve-with-bitcoin-and-altcoins/)
* [Donald Trump shares DETAILS on United States Strategic Bitcoin Reserve White House Crypto Summit](https://x.com/AltcoinDailyio/status/1898123834466631731?t=pZu__0AwvBiyIul1gDKOIw)
* [Trump orders the government to explore pathways to acquire Bitcoin only with no cost to taxpayers.](https://x.com/Cointelegraph/status/1898120382541934870?t=kpJFSuURQ_qoyOCnCjxOJA)
* [China and Middle Eastern countries are considering a "Bitcoin buying strategy," CNBC says. ](https://x.com/WatcherGuru/status/1898054900006703511?t=6brEED2ED_uc1cWKtwh5ww)
* [To clear up confusion here. This EO established 2 different things: a Strategic Bitcoin Reserve, and a U.S. Digital Asset Stockpile.](https://x.com/JoeConsorti/status/1897817681006674333)
* [US Bitcoin Reserve: Implementation Timeline Accelerated](https://coinedition.com/us-bitcoin-reserve-implementation-is-moving-faster-than-expected-with-timelines-now-in-days-and-weeks/)
* [Satsify: ⚡ See Amazon prices in sats! FOSS Chrome extension that converts USD to Bitcoin satoshis instantly 🛍️](https://github.com/TristanBietsch/Satsify)

**MUSIC**

* [Don’t Count Me Out by Jimmie Bratcher](https://podcastindex.org/podcast/6685411?episode=16430055980)