# The Treasury Trap 💣

URL: /show/this-week-in-bitcoin/58/
> As the U.S. quietly sets the stage for another Treasury binge, the biggest Bitcoin event of the year kicks off. The stage is set—and the stakes are historic.

- Show: [This Week In Bitcoin](/show/this-week-in-bitcoin/)
- Episode: 58
- Date: 2025-05-28
- Hosts: chris
- Duration: 01:07:44
- Audio: https://op3.dev/e/serve.podhome.fm/episode/f01a19c0-6f9d-4aef-9515-08dc15242149/638840624557331095eb09b3df-e9f0-44a1-8b03-3dd461185143v1.mp3





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**LINKS:**

* [Bessent Sees Easing Capital Rule on Treasuries This Summer (Full Interview) - YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vhEvLMyKLfI)
* [Understanding the scale of unfolding bond crisis - YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IEoK-P8ETUo)
* [Cantor’s Bitcoin Financing Business Fully Operational; Executes Initial Trades Throughout May](https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20250527383539/en/Cantors-Bitcoin-Financing-Business-Fully-Operational-Executes-Initial-Trades-Throughout-May)
* [Tether CEO Paolo Ardoino: We're a company that created new important features for currency - YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M5vWW-aEkJQ&si=cF5LcrByZ2SxUfi9)
* [David Rubenstein: The bond market is worried about economic weakness from rising debt - YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pJrVRPSBAd8&si=UtcKjUorbyrd9GER)
* [Bitcoin Climbs on Institutional Demand, Trump Backing](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B-22nWTlAh8&si=fwAFuj0DJNWavdyz)
* [Trump Media Announces $2.5B Deal to Create a Bitcoin Treasury](https://watcher.guru/news/trump-media-announces-2-5b-deal-to-create-a-bitcoin-treasury)
* [US Senator Cynthia Lummis Discusses Bitcoin Reserve, Stablecoin Legislation, And Market Structure Bill At Bitcoin 2025 Conference](https://bitcoinmagazine.com/news/us-senator-cynthia-lummis-discusses-bitcoin-reserve-stablecoin-legislation-and-market-structure-bill-at-bitcoin-2025-conference)
* [White House Executive Director Bo Hines Declares U.S. The Future Global Crypto Superpower](https://bitcoinmagazine.com/news/white-house-executive-director-bo-hines-declares-u-s-the-future-global-crypto-superpower)
* [Bitcoin Is Here To Stay, Says Former US Treasurer Rosie Rios](https://bitcoinmagazine.com/news/bitcoin-is-here-to-stay-says-former-us-treasurer-rosie-rios)
* [President Trump Supports Strategic Bitcoin Reserve Bill, Senator Lummis Says](https://bitcoinmagazine.com/news/president-trump-supports-strategic-bitcoin-reserve-bill-senator-lummis-says)
* [Steak ‘n Shake Reveals Bitcoin Payment Success At Bitcoin 2025 Conference](https://bitcoinmagazine.com/news/steak-n-shake-reveals-bitcoin-payment-success-at-bitcoin-2025-conference)
* [GameStop Announces Purchase of Bitcoin | GameStop Corp.](https://investor.gamestop.com/news-releases/news-details/2025/GameStop-Announces-Purchase-of-Bitcoin/default.aspx)
* [spend your bitcoin at ](https://x.com/BitcoinScoresby/status/1927403656510337308)[@Square](https://github.com/Square) terminals. 
* [Support Bitcoin Knots as alternative to Bitcoin Core? · Issue #664 · fort-nix/nix-bitcoin](https://github.com/fort-nix/nix-bitcoin/issues/664)
* [Breaking: Bitcoin and XRP in 401(k)s? Labor Dept. Scraps Anti-Crypto Guidance](https://u.today/breaking-bitcoin-and-xrp-in-401ks-labor-dept-scraps-anti-crypto-guidance)
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