# System Stress

URL: /show/this-week-in-bitcoin/96/
> War spending, mounting financial fragility, and a rare flash of clarity made this a bigger week than it may have seemed at first.

- Show: [This Week In Bitcoin](/show/this-week-in-bitcoin/)
- Episode: 96
- Date: 2026-03-18
- Hosts: chris
- Duration: 01:01:01
- Audio: https://feeds.fountain.fm/40huHEEF6JMPGYctMuUI/items/JYhvPraPSeA6DWZ1sHH3/files/AUDIO---DEFAULT---bef98f33-62c3-4541-b6f5-d429eb3c913e.mp3


Transcripts: [application/x-subrip](https://feeds.fountain.fm/40huHEEF6JMPGYctMuUI/items/JYhvPraPSeA6DWZ1sHH3/files/AUDIO---TRANSCRIPT---DEFAULT---SRT.srt)




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**Boost Question**

* What's the worst Bitcoin take you've ever seen?

**Show Notes**

* [Iran war has cost Americans at least $11bn already. And that’s just the start ](https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2026/mar/17/trump-iran-war-cost-americans-11-billion)
* [War With Iran Has Already Cost $1 Billion A Day At Least](https://www.forbes.com/sites/alisondurkee/2026/03/10/why-trumps-war-with-iran-is-costing-nearly-1-billion-a-day-at-least/)
* [Oil and Gas Prices Jump as Iran Lists Gulf Energy Targets - YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=plsYZonW5dM)
* [Private Credit: The Next Risk in the Financial System - YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5AjShaNN3Jo)
* [Nvidia CEO Huang says company sees more than $1 trillion in sales through 2027](https://finance.yahoo.com/news/nvidia-ceo-huang-says-company-sees-more-than-1-trillion-in-sales-through-2027-221700475.html)
* [Nvidia’s Next Act Will Be Its Biggest—and Toughest - WSJ](https://www.wsj.com/finance/stocks/nvidias-next-act-will-be-its-biggestand-toughest-a9223741)
* [SEC And CFTC Deliver Landmark Crypto Clarity](https://www.forbes.com/sites/jasonbrett/2026/03/17/sec-and-cftc-deliver-landmark-crypto-clarity/)
* [SEC’s new crypto interpretation draws clearer line for advisors - InvestmentNews](https://www.investmentnews.com/alternatives/secs-new-crypto-interpretation-draws-clearer-line-for-advisors/265752)
* [The SEC Finally Defines Crypto](https://finance.yahoo.com/news/sec-finally-defines-crypto-201211395.html)
* [CFTC No Action Letter](https://www.cftc.gov/csl/26-09/download)
* [CFTC Staff Issues No-Action Position to Self-Custodial Crypto Asset Wallet Software Provider ](https://www.cftc.gov/PressRoom/PressReleases/9197-26)
* ['Bitcoin Is Going To Die', Oscar-Nominated Actor Declares, But Silver Will Reach 'Thousands Of Dollars'](https://finance.yahoo.com/news/bitcoin-going-die-oscar-nominated-153050652.html)
* [Stanley Druckenmiller Critiques Bitcoin’s Utility](https://finance.yahoo.com/video/stanley-druckenmiller-critiques-bitcoin-utility-201603341.html)
* [Stanley Druckenmiller says stablecoins could power global payments in 10–15 years](https://www.coindesk.com/business/2026/03/13/stablecoins-bitcoin-could-reshape-finance-stanley-druckenmiller-says)
* [Stanley Druckenmiller says stablecoins could power global payments in 10–15 years](https://www.coindesk.com/business/2026/03/13/stablecoins-bitcoin-could-reshape-finance-stanley-druckenmiller-says)

**Music**

* [Moment of Clarity by Rizik](https://fountain.fm/track/4pb3Zj6LvXts1aZPQKq4)