# Fed Credibility Collapse

URL: /show/this-week-in-bitcoin/88/
> This week’s Fed chaos wasn’t random. It was the bill coming due. As Powell’s record is challenged in public, the market is being forced to rethink Bitcoin.

- Show: [This Week In Bitcoin](/show/this-week-in-bitcoin/)
- Episode: 88
- Date: 2026-01-14
- Hosts: chris
- Duration: 01:25:48
- Audio: https://feeds.fountain.fm/40huHEEF6JMPGYctMuUI/items/DA554sEav9narmrb4obq/files/AUDIO---DEFAULT---48bb2fae-8d19-4ec0-9e4f-f0e4b4052e63.mp3


Transcripts: [application/x-subrip](https://feeds.fountain.fm/40huHEEF6JMPGYctMuUI/items/DA554sEav9narmrb4obq/files/AUDIO---TRANSCRIPT---DEFAULT---SRT.srt)




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**Show Notes:**

* [Gross Domestic Product | U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis (BEA)](https://www.bea.gov/data/gdp/gross-domestic-product)
* [The US economy expanded at the fastest pace in two years as wealthier Americans kept spending](https://www.cnn.com/2025/12/23/economy/us-gdp-q3)
* [U.S. GDP Grew 4.3%, Surging in Third Quarter of 2025](https://www.nytimes.com/2025/12/23/business/us-economy-consumer-spending.html)
* [Why 2026 Will See Unprecedented U.S. GDP Growth](https://finance.yahoo.com/news/why-2026-see-unprecedented-u-154500420.html)
* [The Money Masters (1996) - YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cTPopNG6LRM)
* [The campaign to convince Trump to investigate the Federal Reserve chief](https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/2026/01/12/jerome-powell-fed-chair-investigation)
* [Rep. Anna Paulina Luna Refers Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell for Criminal Investigation Over False Testimony](https://luna.house.gov/posts/rep-anna-paulina-luna-refers-federal-reserve-chair-jerome-powell-for-criminal-investigation-over-false-testimony)
* [Jerome Powell Under Criminal Investigation — Here's Why This Matters - YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AbvZVwrYJ0Q)
* [Corporate Bitcoin Buying Outstrips Mining Supply 3-to-1](https://coinmarketcap.com/academy/article/corporate-bitcoin-buying-outstrips-mining-supply-3-to-1)
* [Bitcoin ETFs Log Best Week Since October Flash Crash](https://u.today/bitcoin-etfs-log-best-week-since-october-flash-crash)
* [Zcash Developer Team Resigns](https://finance.yahoo.com/news/zcash-developer-team-resigns-governance-100044870.html)
* [Rumored Venezuelan Bitcoin Fate ‘Remains To Be Seen’](https://bitcoinmagazine.com/news/sec-chair-on-rumored-venezuelan-bitcoin)
* [Introduction to Bitcoin: what is bitcoin and why does it matter? - YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l1si5ZWLgy0)
* [PlanetNix 2026](https://planetnix.com/)
* [Jupiter Broadcasting Meetup Page](https://www.meetup.com/jupiterbroadcasting/)

**Music**

* [Sara Jade • Splinters](https://fountain.fm/album/7VROkUcz8SaMObJj1uZt)