# The Spam War

URL: /show/this-week-in-bitcoin/72/
> Fiat markets are cracking, and Bitcoin is tearing itself apart in a spam war. Both point to an impending reckoning.

- Show: [This Week In Bitcoin](/show/this-week-in-bitcoin/)
- Episode: 72
- Date: 2025-09-03
- Hosts: chris
- Duration: 00:43:34
- Audio: https://feeds.fountain.fm/40huHEEF6JMPGYctMuUI/items/bzvQ4pJNXR68ryMRYoWo/files/AUDIO---DEFAULT---b2106f66-9fdb-4aaa-a56f-a0d1256a3bde.mp3


Transcripts: [application/x-subrip](https://feeds.fountain.fm/40huHEEF6JMPGYctMuUI/items/bzvQ4pJNXR68ryMRYoWo/files/AUDIO---TRANSCRIPT---DEFAULT---SRT.srt)




### Episode Links

* 🇺🇸 [Buy Sats on River](https://partner.river.com/jupiter) \- The best way to stack in the US
* 🇨🇦 [The Bitcoin Well](https://www.bitcoinwell.com/jupiter) \- An amazing automatic self-custody Bitcoin platform
* ⚡ [The Bitcoin Company](https://app.thebitcoincompany.com/signup?ref=JUPITER) \- Spending your Bitcoin Via Lightning
* 🏦 [Fold Card](https://use.foldapp.com/r/XNHPXTFC) \- Pay bills Stack Sats
* 💵 [SALT Lending](https://borrower.saltlending.com/register?referralCode=GkPQdbqWG) \- Get access to your BTC Value w/out Selling

**Show Notes**

* [Long-Dated Bond Yields in Europe Surge to Decade-Plus Highs](https://www.wsj.com/livecoverage/stock-market-today-dow-sp-500-nasdaq-09-02-2025/card/long-dated-bond-yields-in-europe-surge-to-decade-plus-highs-cBFofLdUNMh5tpoIifs1)
* [Treasuries Join Global Bond Selloff With 30-Year Yield Near 5%](https://finance.yahoo.com/news/treasury-yields-rise-30-near-134911420.html)
* [Employment Situation | FRED | St. Louis Fed](https://fred.stlouisfed.org/release?rid=50&soid=22)
* [Canadian economy shrinks 1.6% in 2nd quarter](https://www.cbc.ca/news/business/canada-gdp-q2-1.7620878)
* [Billionaire Ray Dalio Links Bitcoin’s Rise to ‘Debt-Fueled Heart Attack’ in U.S.](https://decrypt.co/337925/billionaire-ray-dalio-bitcoins-rise-debt-attack-u-s)
* [Revisions to BLS employment data | FRED Blog](https://fredblog.stlouisfed.org/2025/08/revisions-to-bls-employment-data/)
* [New Bitcoin Software Version Will Raise OP_RETURN Data Cap as Debate Concludes](https://www.coindesk.com/tech/2025/06/10/bitcoin-core-30-to-increase-op_return-data-limit-after-developer-debate-concludes)
* [Release Schedule for 30.0 ](https://github.com/bitcoin/bitcoin/issues/32275)
* [The battle between Bitcoin Core vs Knots is getting ugly](https://cryptorank.io/news/feed/fe8de-the-battle-between-bitcoin-core-vs-knots-is-getting-ugly)
* [Bitcoin Core vs Knots: Debate Intensifies Over Network Direction](https://bitbo.io/news/bitcoin-core-knots-battle/)
* [The Bitcoin Mempool: Relay Network Dynamics](https://bitcoinmagazine.com/technical/the-bitcoin-mempool-relay-network-dynamics)
* [Release Wasabi Wallet v2.7.0 ](https://github.com/WalletWasabi/WalletWasabi/releases/tag/v2.7.0)
* [Why Business Owners Are Putting 22% of Profits Into Bitcoin](https://blog.river.com/river-business-report-2025/)
* [PDF: River Research Report on Business Owners Buying Bitcoin](https://river.com/learn/files/river-business-report-2025.pdf)
* [Peter Van Valkenburg explains Bitcoin](https://www.c-span.org/clip/senate-committee/user-clip-peter-van-valkenburg-explains-bitcoin/5025258)

**Music**

* [That's Okay By: Fepeste](https://podcastindex.org/podcast/7458607?episode=41528196206)