# Silent Squeeze

URL: /show/this-week-in-bitcoin/71/
> Powell’s Jackson Hole pivot wasn’t about stability; it  was about debt. With inflation simmering and wages trapped, fiat tightens the screws, and Bitcoiners should pay attention.

- Show: [This Week In Bitcoin](/show/this-week-in-bitcoin/)
- Episode: 71
- Date: 2025-08-27
- Hosts: chris
- Duration: 01:11:09
- Audio: https://feeds.fountain.fm/40huHEEF6JMPGYctMuUI/items/SbiB9dmwpFf2eiVzzAOO/files/AUDIO---DEFAULT---3e8367a2-526a-4b94-b310-1feb89887a80.mp3





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**Show Notes**

* [Speech by Chair Powell on the economic outlook and framework review - Federal Reserve Board](https://www.federalreserve.gov/newsevents/speech/powell20250822a.htm)
* [Fed’s Jackson Hole Exposes Hard Road Ahead for Central Bankers - Bloomberg](https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2025-08-24/fed-s-jackson-hole-exposes-hard-road-ahead-for-central-bankers)
* [As it happened: Trump orders firing of Fed governor Lisa Cook - market reaction and what's next | Reuters](https://www.reuters.com/world/us/live-trump-orders-firing-fed-governor-lisa-cook-over-mortgage-fraud-2025-08-26/)
* [Jackson Hole Economic Symposium - Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jackson_Hole_Economic_Symposium)
* [Lyn Alden August 2025 Newsletter: Tighter Fiscal, Looser Monetary](https://www.lynalden.com/august-2025-newsletter/)
* [zerohedge on X: "Now why would someone want to sell a huge block and take out the entire bid stack (3 times in a row)](https://x.com/zerohedge/status/1959768835164402049)
* [Portland Hodl, employee of MARA Mining, hates you so much he’s using a Sybil attack ](https://x.com/satsscholar/status/1959071951449989430?t=E9EIlRX-vHxbQ8g23lQU3A)
* [Lmao…Portland didn't even do it.](https://x.com/w_s_bitcoin/status/1959702835706171428)
* [SEC.gov](http://SEC.gov)[ | Statement on Certain Liquid Staking Activities](https://www.sec.gov/newsroom/speeches-statements/corpfin-certain-liquid-staking-activities-080525)
* [Bitcoin News: Liquid Staking on Bitcoin Gains Momentum With Lombard's $BARD Token](https://web.archive.org/web/20250824171636/https://www.coindesk.com/tech/2025/08/23/bitcoin-liquid-staking-gains-momentum-as-lombard-launches-bard-token-and-foundation)
* [Lombard: Bitcoin Capital Markets Onchain](https://web.archive.org/web/20250824014642/https://www.lombard.finance/blog/lombard-announces-bard-and-pre-launch-community-sale/)
* [Dave Collum and Tucker Carlson think that Bitcoin was created by the US government but won’t be allowed to succeed](https://x.com/BitcoinNewsCom/status/1958560098994753714)
* [Swan Bitcoin Transitions Ownership of Open Source Specter Project to Nonprofit Association](https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/swan-bitcoin-transitions-ownership-of-open-source-specter-project-to-nonprofit-association-302539960.html)
* [Bitcoin ETFs bought $88.1 MILLION Bitcoin yesterday.](https://x.com/BTC_Archive/status/1960699415506620748)
* [Did BlackRock just dump $5 billion of Bitcoin this week? ](https://finbold.com/did-blackrock-just-dump-5-billion-of-bitcoin-this-week/)
* [FUN FACT: If you hold Bitcoin for 3+ years, your odds of losing money are basically 0%. ](https://x.com/SimplyBitcoinTV/status/1960251549910724815)
* [Bitcoin Volatility Will EXPLODE Higher! - YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eta4xHYk9dc)

**Music**

* [Want You To Stay by Joe Martin ](https://podcastindex.org/podcast/5817582?episode=15155913475)