Bitcoin Today Recast

About Bitcoin Today Recast

Bitcoin Today Recast is the home for every Bitcoin Today Space, all in one place. Every weekday, hosts Loren and Terence, guests, analysts, builders, and members of the Bitcoin community discuss Bitcoin price and markets, ETFs, self-custody, adoption, technology, macro, and the news shaping the ecosystem. Missed the live conversation? Catch the full replay here. 🎙️ Live on X weekdays at 8:30 AM PT. Follow Bitcoin Today Recast so you never miss an episode.

Publisher

Bitcoin Today

Category

news

Language

en

Explicit

No

First episode

30 Mar 2025

Latest episode

4 Nov 2026

Latest episodes

421 episodes in the feed.

1. 

   4 Nov 2026

   Democrats Sweep Both Chambers, but Bitcoin Rallies Past $79K | Midterm Politics, Markets & Bitcoin’s Resilience | Nov. 4, 2026

   Dennis Porter joins Terence Michael the morning after the midterm sweep to map what a flipped House and Senate mean for Bitcoin: the energy and infrastructure bills already moving, Senator Gillibrand at the negotiating table, and Elizabeth Warren stripped of the financial power she held. Darkside calls the result a vote against being lied to rather than a vote for Democrats, and says the printer keeps running no matter who holds the gavel. Then the room turns on itself over the oldest fight in Bitcoin: whether number go up is the best marketing the network has, or a failed theory that pushes people away. Loren and Terence host Bitcoin Today live on X, weekdays at 8:30 AM PT. YouTube: https://youtube.com/@lorenhodl X: @lorenhodl @ProofOfMoney @JoeCarlasare Chapters: 0:00:00.00 Opening: blue wave, blue hair 0:01:24.38 Anon: I did not even vote 0:02:00.60 The Trump coin grift, day one 0:03:43.78 Switzerland keeps politics local 0:04:30.78 Darkside arrives from Fred's Space 0:05:27.10 Accountability for lies, at last 0:05:55.50 A vote against, not a vote for 0:07:17.54 Texas, Kansas, NC: red states flip 0:08:06.32 One border closed, H1B visas open 0:10:29.38 Impeachment odds just jumped 0:12:17.06 Gridlock might be what we need 0:14:52.74 Tokenization of capital markets 0:15:34.32 Back from the fight in Fred's Space 0:17:14.96 The coin that rugged its own voters 0:18:33.28 DC statehood and the DSA playbook 0:21:54.30 Thomas Young and the muted voices 0:23:45.18 Use your powers for good here 0:24:12.06 Trust the plan: what happened? 0:25:33.90 One uniparty, both teams stealing 0:27:30.84 Texas and South Carolina shock 0:28:18.58 Political chaos is coming 0:30:46.76 Plan ahead for the tax push 0:32:16.42 Sweep is extremely good for Bitcoin 0:37:54.80 Dennis Porter joins the Space 0:38:20.32 What does this mean for Bitcoin? 0:39:19.12 Oversight fights help Bitcoin 0:42:07.88 Dems are working on energy bills 0:43:29.18 Miners building on top of homes 0:47:56.38 Warren loses her financial power 0:48:17.24 Gillibrand is the key negotiator 0:49:49.46 A clear repudiation of Trump 0:50:44.68 The affordability crisis decides it 0:52:26.02 Gridlock: a whole lot of nothing 0:54:29.18 Corruption was the number one issue 0:57:10.80 Joe calls out a made-up fact 0:59:49.32 Two hundred four House seats 1:00:42.94 Exposed as a left-wing cook 1:05:54.38 Dennis steps off the stage 1:06:13.10 Bitcoin is not doing its thing 1:10:26.54 Emphasize number go up more 1:11:14.50 Out of touch with the young 1:15:57.50 Power spread across the network 1:21:49.38 A failed way to market Bitcoin 1:24:20.64 High time preference, on stage 1:28:13.98 War, cost of living, America first 1:29:32.92 Markets are forward looking 1:31:31.96 Mortgage rates would spur it all 1:33:06.96 Bullish into Q4 if rates fall 1:36:33.14 Mark and the power law model 1:37:43.72 Price real estate in Bitcoin 1:40:37.22 First Democrat senator since 1988 1:44:44.08 That is why you own Bitcoin 1:45:00.00 Play us out, from the dentist chair 1:45:45.04 Take it away, Tiffany

2. 

   3 Nov 2026

   Strategy’s $6.5 Billion Convertible Debt Wall: What Happens by 2029? | Bitcoin, MSTR & Corporate Debt Risk | Nov. 3, 2026

   Darkside does the math Michael Saylor leaves out: Strategy owes $1 billion in September 2027 if MSTR closes below $183, $2 billion in March 2028 below $433, and $3.5 billion more by 2029, while roughly $1 billion every five weeks goes into buying back STRC. Tomer Strolight shows how Grok's reverse-split error made Strive (ASST) look up 200 percent while it fell 83 percent, and Fred Krueger notes ASST is down about 80 percent since Matt Cole took over. TC explains why a permissionless purchase from an Indian pharmacy during COVID mattered more than price, and Jethro, Scott Wolfe, and Pursuing Freedom preview El Salvador's Bitcoin month, with 1,400 merchants accepting Bitcoin and Historico at the National Palace. Plus election day in the room: John Deaton's Senate shot in Massachusetts, and why a midterm flip most likely means gridlock, not a crackdown. Loren and Terence host Bitcoin Today live on X, weekdays at 8:30 AM PT. X: @lorenhodl @proofofmoney Chapters: 0:00:07.22 Opening: the I sold my Bitcoin joke 0:03:09.14 131 Bitcoin books in a coffee shop 0:06:00.70 The Binance hack was a job interview 0:07:37.12 The Zoom link that empties your wallet 0:09:50.28 Liquid repegged, users made whole 0:12:06.36 Fred's Strive post broke brains 0:13:19.32 Grok was wrong about the reverse split 0:14:49.18 Down 80 percent is not outperformance 0:19:14.36 The $4.7 billion Saylor does not have 0:19:32.86 Strategy owes $1B below $183 a share 0:20:25.24 The cash runs out in March 2028 0:21:02.14 Bitcoin per share fell 3 percent 0:27:55.30 The win is plebs holding their own keys 0:29:41.66 House: Strategy has been transparent 0:30:58.68 Pete presses Darkside on the timeline 0:31:53.80 $200 million a week buying back STRC 0:33:03.94 The C corp tax problem for Strategy 0:36:40.40 Should Strategy sell 100,000 Bitcoin 0:37:02.38 Retire STRC and retire the converts 0:41:07.80 Amplification is only 1.6 to 1.7x 0:43:26.96 A year of downside cover barely exists 0:44:27.98 Deaton has a real shot in Massachusetts 0:45:27.96 Democrats win: gridlock, not a crackdown 0:47:21.08 You never vote on how much they print 0:48:42.02 What has to come before stacking sats 0:50:49.46 Most people never get past step one 0:52:33.92 Inflation taxes the people who miss it 0:55:26.18 Telling people to buy backfires 0:57:19.24 Orange-pilling is a worldview teardown 1:00:35.56 Late to Bitcoin means admitting error 1:03:25.12 Passive indexing to Bitcoin is coming 1:06:34.35 People learn through pain, then Bitcoin 1:09:07.61 Permissionless beats purchasing power 1:15:06.38 Lead with the use case, not the pitch 1:21:02.58 Did you really sell all your Bitcoin 1:24:36.38 Binance covered the hole in 24 hours 1:26:23.20 On balance sheet means creditors first 1:27:17.40 Grant: you can build anything now 1:29:37.08 Make friends with your clanker 1:31:09.98 El Salvador's Bitcoin month is coming 1:31:54.58 Historico, a capital summit, MIT on AI 1:33:04.98 Pursuing Freedom heads to Historico 1:36:31.26 A trade group for circular economies 1:39:37.86 Why do some vendors refuse Bitcoin 1:40:45.56 Bitcoin use beats credit cards there 1:44:06.66 The biggest grocery chain takes Bitcoin 1:46:50.68 Bukele tweeted the central bank in 2017 1:49:15.86 Ricardo Salinas is coming to Historico 1:50:01.88 Bitcoin on TV at 23 cents in 2010 1:54:14.30 The 2001 dollar switch still stings 1:54:58.98 Chivo was a terrible first impression 1:58:09.74 Dom: nobody in Hawaii talks Bitcoin

3. 

   2 Nov 2026

   $7 Billion Leaves Binance: Why Are $100M Accounts Still Locked? | Proof of Reserves, CZ & Exchange Risk | Nov. 2, 2026

   dotoshy and Joe Carlasare say the Binance story is not finished: outflows have passed $7 billion since withdrawals reopened, CZ is publicly denying that Binance borrowed money, sold assets, or raised capital to fill a $6 billion hole, and accounts holding $100 million or more still cannot withdraw while smaller accounts get out. Terence Michael explains why a snapshot of coins is not a proof of reserves, and what a real one would have to show. Fred Krueger runs the recovery math, Matt McDonagh argues the biggest hack in history inoculated Bitcoin, and Darkside breaks down Strategy's new 8-K: $164 million of stock sold, 811 bitcoin bought, and $208 million of STRC preferred bought back. Plus Scott Wolfe on El Salvador, a plan for a Bitcoin museum in Santa Monica, and Joe Carlasare on prediction markets and the gamblers they eat. Loren and Terence host Bitcoin Today live on X, weekdays at 8:30 AM PT. YouTube: https://youtube.com/@lorenhodl X: @lorenhodl @ProofOfMoney @dotkrueger @JoeCarlasare @dotoshy Chapters: 0:00:00.54 Opening: X changed the audience order 0:00:48.86 Calacanis named Grant, Fred, Terence 0:01:55.36 Fred: Binance replaced 95 percent 0:02:53.88 Proof of reserves should be standard 0:03:59.20 Hot versus cold: what cold really means 0:05:29.14 BlueWallet: 100 gift wallets, zero lost 0:06:34.32 Grant returns: the million dollar bet 0:09:39.00 Matt: the hack inoculated Bitcoin 0:11:00.02 Daniel: the 5 percent tip, hack fatigue 0:12:24.20 Joe Nakamoto versus El Salvador 0:13:36.60 Mars: I only cheerlead for America 0:15:33.20 Scott: Bitcoin is a voluntary money 0:25:05.21 Jason sells millions, will not bet 0:25:47.59 A bigger attack, and Europe is freezing 0:26:58.95 The airplane photo in the nest 0:30:58.78 BIP110: how do you unstack fork coins 0:33:59.08 Told Bitcoin Cash was the real Bitcoin 0:34:36.24 Break a rule, you made a new coin 0:38:00.04 Terence: a snapshot is not proof 0:39:25.82 Loren: are the pockets that deep? 0:45:08.52 White paper day at Steak and Shake 0:46:43.96 Chances ETH transfers reverse: zero 0:48:42.10 Hackers are stuck with 15,000 Bitcoin 0:51:47.46 Plan for the worst case, every angle 0:54:07.28 Physical cold storage is hacked too 0:57:54.42 A Bitcoin library meetup in WeHo 0:59:47.34 Georgia shelves empty before midterms 1:01:08.06 How much is timed for the midterms 1:02:37.28 Library, gallery, or museum of money 1:05:35.18 Arizona skips daylight saving time 1:08:38.01 Shopping for a museum for the shark 1:13:51.29 Would the museum include BIP110 1:15:13.92 Darkside: Strategy sold $164M of stock 1:16:16.70 Fred: amplification is calibration now 1:18:19.28 Put it all in one Strategy ticker 1:21:49.20 The squawk box nuclear question 1:23:51.58 Or just buy Bitcoin, self custody 1:24:47.08 Joe arrives to the end of the world 1:28:42.96 Boomers hold 60 percent of the wealth 1:30:56.88 He lost $2M and his wedding money 1:33:07.34 Ban the lottery while we are at it 1:35:10.96 Polymarket shows you the whole book 1:38:13.16 Schwab makes you prove competence 1:41:15.46 dotoshy and Joe: $100M accounts cannot withdraw 1:44:34.94 Loren: Joe scared everybody, fairly 1:46:24.64 Betting on hacks at four to one 1:48:00.08 Campaign cash moves prediction odds 1:51:00.28 Around the horn: Terence runs to books 1:51:40.76 Thomas: guardrails versus free choice 1:52:33.80 Keep dry powder dry for the chaos 1:54:36.10 Darkside does Dylan on chaos 1:55:26.22 Dentist Wednesday, maybe swap a day 1:56:35.12 Closing tape: 1929 crash, Nixon, Bitcoin

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