# Empire in Denial

URL: /show/this-week-in-bitcoin/99/
> This week, even the optimistic case sounds like decline. And when that becomes the sell, Bitcoin starts to look like the only honest asset in the room.

- Show: [This Week In Bitcoin](/show/this-week-in-bitcoin/)
- Episode: 99
- Date: 2026-04-08
- Hosts: chris
- Duration: 00:58:10
- Audio: https://feeds.fountain.fm/40huHEEF6JMPGYctMuUI/items/VdLA6gudnR7B2y4VE457/files/AUDIO---DEFAULT---ae760f3d-0136-42bf-a94a-94bc3e94324a.mp3


Transcripts: [application/x-subrip](https://feeds.fountain.fm/40huHEEF6JMPGYctMuUI/items/VdLA6gudnR7B2y4VE457/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

**Boost Question**

* Are you on Team Luke or Team Lyn?
* And: How should we celebrate episode 100?

**Show Notes**

* [Trump’s Billion-Dollar Bitcoin Blowout Exposed](https://finance.yahoo.com/markets/crypto/articles/trump-billion-dollar-bitcoin-blowout-153003014.html?guccounter=1)
* [US recession by end of 2026? Prediction Market Prices - Yahoo Finance](https://finance.yahoo.com/markets/prediction/event/us-recession-by-end-of-2026/)
* [The New York Times may have found bitcoin founder Satoshi Nakamoto. Here's what you need to know.](https://finance.yahoo.com/markets/crypto/article/the-new-york-times-may-have-found-bitcoin-founder-satoshi-nakamoto-heres-what-you-need-to-know-193426720.html)
* [Bitcoin Pioneer Adam Back, Bernstein Say Quantum Threat to BTC Isn’t Existential](https://finance.yahoo.com/markets/crypto/articles/bitcoin-pioneer-adam-back-bernstein-185803494.html)
* [Morgan Stanley launches cheapest Bitcoin ETF](https://finance.yahoo.com/video/morgan-stanley-launches-cheapest-bitcoin-185254456.html)
* [Iran ceasefire wipes out millions in short liquidations](https://finance.yahoo.com/markets/crypto/articles/iran-ceasefire-wipes-millions-short-175139898.html)
* [Bitcoin Going To Zero, Says Economist Who Predicted 2008 Crash — Does His Reasoning Have Merit?](https://finance.yahoo.com/markets/crypto/articles/bitcoin-going-zero-says-economist-120215898.html)
* [Bitcoin Price Reclaims $72,000 After US-Iran Two-Week Ceasefire Agreed](https://finance.yahoo.com/markets/crypto/articles/bitcoin-price-reclaims-72-000-071808702.html)
* [The Real War Isn’t in Iran — It’s in the US Treasury Market | Luke Gromen & Lyn Alden - YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6tkKoMEiFDk)
* [Ethereum Researcher Justin Drake: I think of it more as an opportunity.](https://x.com/Etherealize_io/status/2041159873665106326)
* [vitalik.eth on X: A very important document. Let's walk through this one "goal" at a time.](https://x.com/VitalikButerin/status/2026779557479723418)
* [Ethereum prepares for quantum threat, with security boost and scalability challenge](https://www.digitaltoday.co.kr/en/view/46504/ethereum-prepares-for-quantum-threat-security-boost-scalability-challenge)
* [Ethereum Reclaims $2,000 as ETF Inflows and Upgrade Roadmap Boost Momentum](https://bitcoinist.com/ethereum-reclaims-2000-as-etf-inflows-and-upgrade/)
* [Blockstream Research Demonstrates Quantum-Resistant Transaction Signing](https://blog.blockstream.com/blockstream-research-demonstrates-quantum-resistant-transaction-signing-on-liquid-using-simplicity-smart-contracts/)
* [Blockstream Research Brings libsecp256k1-zkp Back Up to Speed](https://blog.blockstream.com/blockstream-research-brings-libsecp256k1-zkp-back-up-to-speed/)
* [Here's What Researchers Are Doing to Protect Bitcoin From Quantum Threats](https://cryptopotato.com/heres-what-researchers-are-doing-to-protect-bitcoin-from-quantum-threats/)
* [Stranded Energy Is Emerging As Fuel For The Digital Economy](https://www.forbes.com/sites/dianneplummer/2026/03/24/stranded-energy-is-emerging-as-fuel-for-the-digital-economy/)
* [How Bitcoin Mining Could Drive the Next Wave of Green Innovation](https://www.cryptominerbros.com/blog/how-bitcoin-mining-could-drive-the-next-wave-of-green-innovation/)
* [Will Bitcoin Crash to $10K? Bloomberg Warning Explained](https://www.bitrue.com/blog/bitcoin-crash-prediction-10000-bloomberg-warning)
* [Morgan Stanley Debuts Bitcoin ETF as Price Slump Rattles Holders](https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-04-08/morgan-stanley-debuts-bitcoin-etf-as-price-slump-rattles-holders?srnd=undefined)
* [Eric Balchunas on X: "BIG BOY LAUNCH: Morgan Stanley Bitcoin ETF hits the market today](https://x.com/EricBalchunas/status/2041865947095417000)
* [LFNW2026 - Back to Root](https://linuxfestnorthwest.org/)

**Music**

* [You Say You're a Warrior, Are Ya? - By: Longy](https://podcastindex.org/podcast/7712919?episode=50428394792)