# The Inequality Pump

URL: /show/this-week-in-bitcoin/81/
> Bitcoin’s quiet, the macro isn’t. Assets are gearing up for lift-off while non-holders get crushed by rising costs and policy chaos, what Bitcoiners should prepare for. And why the Samourai sentencing lands as a cold warning.

- Show: [This Week In Bitcoin](/show/this-week-in-bitcoin/)
- Episode: 81
- Date: 2025-11-12
- Hosts: chris
- Duration: 00:58:54
- Audio: https://feeds.fountain.fm/40huHEEF6JMPGYctMuUI/items/of7UujApgKTPojEQsDtu/files/AUDIO---DEFAULT---a8d65f17-2f13-4601-ba2e-8882e117466c.mp3


Transcripts: [application/x-subrip](https://feeds.fountain.fm/40huHEEF6JMPGYctMuUI/items/of7UujApgKTPojEQsDtu/files/AUDIO---TRANSCRIPT---DEFAULT---SRT.srt)




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**Show Notes**

* [Why Bitcoin’s Sideways Trend Could End With a Surge to $180K](https://coinedition.com/bitcoin-mid-cycle-pullback-180k-target-etf-demand-lth-selling/)
* [Samourai Wallet Dev Sentenced to 5 Years in Prison](https://www.coindesk.com/policy/2025/11/06/samourai-wallet-developer-sentenced-to-5-years-in-prison-for-unlicensed-money-transmitting)
* [Samourai Wallet CEO Sentenced To 5 Years For Bitcoin Mixing](https://bitcoinmagazine.com/news/samourai-wallet-ceo-sentenced-five-years)
* [The Rage on X: The judge did not seem particularly sympathetic](https://x.com/theragetech/status/1986499155687059837)
* [Doing some mempool sleuthing on Lava](https://x.com/gringokiwi/status/1986816075896652117)
* [Bitcoin lending app Lava quietly shifted its custody model. Users are demanding answers](https://blockspace.media/insight/bitcoin-lending-app-lava-quietly-shifted-its-custody-model-users-are-demanding-answers/)
* [BIP draft: Reduced Data Temporary Softfork by dathonohm · Pull Request #2017 · bitcoin/bips](https://github.com/bitcoin/bips/pull/2017)
* [ADP tracker now shows economy may have lost jobs in October - YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x8RGwaS_RN0)
* [New signs of economy struggle with chain and fast-food restaurants - YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eZe_YkfhBHM)
* [China accuses US of $13 billion Bitcoin heist in explosive cyber theft report | Invezz](https://invezz.com/news/2025/11/11/china-accuses-us-of-13-billion-bitcoin-heist-in-explosive-cyber-theft-report/)
* [A record ~14% of student loans transitioned into 90+ days delinquency in Q3 2025](https://x.com/kobeissiletter/status/1986933713456771153)

**Music**

* [KNEW ALL ALONG - Suzanne Santo ](https://v4vmusic.com/?album=cmhpe3xxb000lod0jzz8zgqo3)