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Welcome big Bitcoin fam to the number one Bitcoin pod. Bitcoin's correction continues. We're currently sitting at 74 500, down almost another 4,000 on the day. In today's show I'll be breaking down the latest TA everything you need to know in the markets as well as Bitcoin reflation bets diverge after the US PMI breaks three year resistance. Also Bitcoin ETFs bounce 562 million after $1.5 billion selloff as the headwings continue to linger over. Also Trump denies knowledge of the Abu Dhabi Royals $500 million stake in WLFI. That's World Liberty Financial. Also DOJ released email suggest Epstein made $3.2 million Coinbase investment back in 2014. The saga the Epstein files shall continue with the question surrounding Bitcoin and the early years. We'll also be taking a look at the overall crypto market. All this plus so much more right here in today's show. Today is POT episode 2241. I'm your host JV alongside my co host the Fed chair Nip Anator keeping them nip nton correction continues. We did touch around 72 currently 745 at a time of the live down roughly 4000 on the day. Let's kick it off with our market watch as we always do. Pulling up coin 360 big loser on the day is ether. It is sub 2200 right now down another 6% of the day. Earlier it was down 10%, did recover a bit. Also bitcoin like I said touched around 72, gained a little bit but still down roughly 5% on the day. Solana down 5% bulk of the market correcting. And in the red, checking out coinmarketcap.com we're barely back in the green overall as far as liquidity entering the market currently at 2.63 trillion overall. Crypto market cap bitty market cap fell under 1.5 trillion. The lowest we have seen this in a very long time. Checking out top 100 crypto gainers past 24 hours. Stacks leading the pack up 5% followed by the WLFI up 5% followed by PAX Gold up 4 1/2 percent. Let me know which Altifania you're bullish on for the bull holler. Checking out the crypto green and fear index. We did touch down at a 14 yesterday. Today is actually a 17. Still in extreme fear. Last week at 29 and last month at 25. An extreme fear. And checking out the infamous time chain calendar. Today we're block height 934891 and you could exchange one fiat monopoly dollar for 1339 sats. We ain't seen, you know, the opportunity to stack 1340 sats per dollar in a very, very long time. A couple of weeks ago I was just saying you can get 11, 11 sats per dollar. But the correction continues. So here you go. Seize the moment. Pick up the stats, put down the gats, pick up some bitcoin caps from a homie sergio or@bitcoin caps.net. all right, yeah, we shall continue. Let's next look at some of the live charts. We'll look at some of the carnage in the markets. You can see we still got a bipolar price action, Unfortunately. I mean 79 was the high today and it's already 72 low. We did bounce from there. We're currently 75 looking to climb back. We retrace some of the massive losses, but remember there's no telling what the constipated miss Yelling bance. And on the hourly chart right now, I'm not looking so good. How much lower will she fall? Consider69,000 we're about to test was the all time high from 2021 five year deja vu. I'm just saying, checking out the four hour, you're going to notice a massive red liquidation candle. But we did bounce a little. You see itty bitty green forming more recently here. Well below the moving averages though. Almost like we fell off a cliff. Checking out the daily similar. It's like another cascading daily candle down. You notice the trajectory is downwards. I mean we're now down over 40% from the all time high of 1263 achieved October 6th, the current firm mint to the current bottom of 72. That's over a 40 loss. But also consider previous cycles we saw 80, 90 drawdowns. You know checking out the weekly, you also notice three consecutive red candles unfortunately. And this new week is just kicking off in the red as the correction continues. There's also rumors right now that Trump is going to end the partial government shut. That may help us but God we need help. You know, I'm just saying especially considering all the pedophiles are running the world which is very apparent from the new 3 million Epstein file drop which we'll dive deeper into a little later. You know, checking out the monthly here we also have 1, 2, 3. Oh my God. I mean it's been bear season really since October. November, we had the December and we just closed the January. We're praying everything turns around. 180 here. February and we get a Febu bull for the Nipinator and jv. I mean this is our birth month for Christ's sake. If it's going to happen, it's going to happen. Captain, send it. But it is what it is. Checking it out. We'll continue with a TA. Bitcoin loses 73 as US stocks sell off. Analyst says the price action for the bitty is not abnormal. That's right. Bitcoin tumbled to a new low. The new low is in 72945 on a taco Tuesday as the Bulls hold the 80,000 level of support. Year to date Bitcoin trades at a 15% loss remains nearly 45% down from the all time high of 1263 which we achieved October 6th. Raising investor concerns of the bitcoin cyclical bull cycle market may have reached an end. Rocky price action of the US stock market is an alleged driver of the selling across the crypto market. I heard like Microsoft, you know you have all these implicated founders like Bill Gates, Epstein island, this whole. So a lot of these companies are crashing. I don't know how relevant it is specifically to the Epstein recent file drop but it's ironic that a lot of these companies are getting slaughtered right now. Shocking, but not shocking at the same time. Investors fear the product demand of revenues may fall short of the industry projections. And this soaring sentiment is visible across the magnificent seven stocks. They're all down right now. AI majors Nvidia Microsoft lost 3.4 2.7% during the trading day which is very significant considering how large their market cap is while Amazon nursed a 3% loss more than the 100 and S&P 500 companies set to report their earnings this week. So the current early week volatility may simply be a manifestation of investors anxiety or a hint of what's to come once the earning earnings data actually gets posted within the crypto market. Liquidations of leveraged positions are adding pressure to the pace of the selling, with Bitcoin long seeing literally 127 million force closed and Eth longs locking in 159 million worth of the liquidation sensation. 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I-T U S.com to stem the selling and according to Joe Burnett, Shri's vice president of the Bitcoin strategy, the Bitcoin current price action is sitting within a historical norm at 74 GS. He explained that a 45 Bitcoin drawdown aligns closely with historical volatility and added the volatility of this magnitude remains a symptom of the rapid monetizing asset. If the selling were to continue, Current Bitcoin order book data shows bids thickening from 71 to 63. Whether or not the traders step in to buy within that range is the real question and it's likely non crypto specific macroeconomic and stock market connected outcomes will continue to be the most impactful driver of the BTC price. Bitcoin reflation bets diverge as the US PMI breaks a three year resistance. That's that's right, PMI feeds case for The Bitcoin Price Final Bull this new analysis from Andre Dragos, European head of the research crypto asset manager Bitwise these US Financial Policy Fueling a Bitcoin Price Rebound this week the latest Manufacturing Purchasing Managers Index, known as the PMI report from the Institute of Supply Management delivered a surprise overshoot ism. PMI is a composite gauge for U S economic performance. It contracted throughout 2025. The index pushed back above the key 50 level for the first since mid 2022 according to the latest data. According to the analysts, the coming as a consequence of the wild rally of gold and silver means just one thing. Reflation. You are naive if you believe there's no valuable info for the bitcoin in the latest precious metals rally. He argued that the ISM spike was thus no surprise. Such macro environments have always been associated with the bitty bulls run of the pass and as pointed out here, FX commodity markets are sending clear reflation signals. ISM Manufacturing Index versus the Composite Reflation Index Crypto trader Mal Vande Pop points out the ISM manufacturing the PMI is heading into the first 50 plus read in more than three years it has been one of the longest bare markets on that regard. Not great for the business cycle, not great for the Bitcoin. The fact that bitcoin rallied is simply and only due to the launch and liquidity of the etf and by now just now is the moment that the markets start to wake up. In the coming one to three years we'll see a strong final bull on Bitcoin and crypto. Let me know if you agree disagree with the analysts now. Bitcoin versus the PMI Probably a different outcome. Reflation refers to the deliberate policy measures designed to stimulate the economic activity without sparking the price increases. The inflationary forces. The US is currently in a tenuous position with regard to the inflation after the latest data releases, painting a mixed picture over the price trajectory. PMI on its own was therefore not enough to convince everyone the bitcoin would see a relief this year. Cherry picking a single macroeconomic indicator and treating it as a cycle is is in economics called proxy abuse. According to Titan a crypto comparing the PMI data to the biddy price action, highlighting the key difference this time around, quoting them here 1320162020 when the PMI moved back above 50, Bitcoin showed a hidden bullish divergence each time a bull run follow today PMI just crossed above the 50 again but this time we have a regular bearish divergence instead. Same indicator, different structure. Probably different outcome. Yeah, we'll get into the Epstein drop, but Bitcoin ETFs bounce 562 million after one and a half billion selloff as the head wins a lingerie Bitcoin ETF experienced another recovery on Monday amid the challenging market environment of the Bitcoin of the broader digital assets spot. Bitcoin ETFs drew about 562 million of the inflows, breaking the four day outflow streak, a one and a half billion of outflows recorded last week. Despite the uptick, analysts caution the ETFs of the broader markets are likely to face continued pressure from institutional selling and macro uncertainty, with the near term support potentially sticking around the ETF cost basis of 84 GS and right now we're significantly below that level. The inflows came as the biddy rebounded Monday after briefly dipping below 75 over the weekend. That's right and we climbed right back to 79 and then we just touched down to 72 for a new cycle low. And here we are Bitcoin ETFS at a billion outflows year to date fresh 562 million of it inflows account for a notable portion of the year to date outflows for spot Bitcoin ETFS which stood at 1 billion on Taco Tuesday. So far the year total outflows reached 4.6 billion, offsetting 3.6 billion of the inflows as outlined right here. And in contrast, Ether ETFs did not manage to reach any inflows on Monday. In addition to the outflows, the Bitcoin price fallen below the ETF flow cost basis as outlined by Galaxy Digital's head of research. Quoting them here, Bitcoin currently trading 7% lower than the average ETF create cost basis of 84,000, though it traded as low as 10% below that level back on Saturday January 31st. First, Bitcoin hasn't traded below the average ETF create cost basis since summer and early of fall 2024 when it reached the low of negative 0.9.9%. It's reasonable to expect this level to serve as near term support. He also pointed to the Bitcoin realized price of 56, 000, which is what Serge is calling for, noting Bitcoin has historically found support around or slightly below that level before a bull market. And then we have James Butterfill, head of the research of Coin shares, said the market faces unfavorable capital flows. Bitco decoupling from the global money supply, geopolitical tension, uncertainty over the US monetary policy amid Kevin Warsh's designation as the Fed Chair. And I must point out Fed Chair Nipinator is not mentioned in the Epstein file. Drop cannot say the same about the new Fed Chair Kevin Warsh is what it is folks. In long term, however, the outlook remains constructive as structural concerns about the currency depreciation persistent and the current lag behind liquidity trend signals a potential for the catch up. And there you go yo. That's the latest with ETFs next up. I believe that's me. JV take it away. Trump denies knowledge of the Abu Dhabi royals having a half a billion dollar stake and WLFI how do you not know this, Mr. Trump? Trump denied the knowledge of the reported multi million dollar investment involving Abu Dhabi Royal and entities linked to World Liberty Financial, according to the Wall Street Journal. I don't know about it, trump said. Is Trump bullshitting us? Probably my sons are handling that well. That's true. My family's handling it. I got some truth there. I guess the investments are from different people as you can see here. Trump said he did not know Abu Dhabi invested the 500 million in the World Liberty crypto project. I just don't know. I got my sons a handling it. Wall Street Journal reported Saturday that the Sheik and this other guy, Benzade Nayan, a member of the Abu Dhabi Royal Family of the United Arab emirates, purchased a 49% stake in WLFI for 500 million four days before Trump was inaugurated. Wall Street Journal report was based on the WLFI docs. The comments from the people familiar with the matter. The first installment from the Tanoon back company reported to be 250 million, of which 187 million was directed to the Trump family entities. Another 31 million directed to an entity tied to two WLFI's founder, Zach Folkman and Chase Hero. The agreement would make Aram's WLFI's largest shareholder, raising concerns over foreign influence in a U.S. crypto company closely tied to the president, who is one of nine WLFI founders alongside the kids, including Don Trump Jr. Eric and the infamous time traveler by the name of Baron. Senator criticizes the Trump crypto ties we had Ms. Warren urging the country's banking regulator to hold off on considering World Liberty Financial bid for the bank charter until Trump divests his interests in the platform. And then we had David Washman who shared a similar sentiment to Bloomberg. The idea that when raising capital, a privately held American company should be held to some Unique standard that no other similar company would be held as both ridiculous and un American. Now for our feature story of the day. DOJ release email suggests Epstein made 3.2 million dollar co based investment back in 2014. Then there's another article here. The Epine files revive an old Bitcoin question who really created btc? And then Simon Dixon just had a huge amount of very informative, you know, deep dives going through the Epine files with the new drop. We'll continue here as well. So I do got a lot to share with you guys. Newly released U.S. department email suggests Epstein, late financier and convicted sex offender pedophile, gained exposure to early crypto venture investments through intermediaries, including a reported stake in Coinbase. Epstein may have invested three and a quarter million into Coinbase. That was back in 2014, according to their files from the US Department of Justice. The email suggests an entity linked TO Epstein acquired 195,000 Series C shares for a total of 3.25 million back when Coinbase was valued at only 400 million. Can someone look up Coinbase's total value now is probably like over 100 billion. Insane, right? The document did not indicate the Coinbase execs had direct dealings with Epstein or were aware of the ultimate beneficial owner of the investment at that time. But it is clear all the way back in, I think it was 2008 is when Epstein became a convicted pedophile. So you know, when we figure out which LLC will be making the 3 million investment, we'll have them change the name of the investing entity. Wire instructions were also included, wrote Bradford Stevens, the founder and managing partner of Blockchain Capital. This email was dated December 4, 2014 to Darren Endike, one of Epstein's known associates. And here's the actual email itself. The latest batch of the Epstein related docs shows that the late sex trafficker had growing ties to the early development of the crypto industry and that he invested in numerous top crypto native firms. Epstein Link entities participated in 18 million over subscribed seed round a blockchain tech company, Blockstream, that's Adam Back's company, I'm sure you guys heard some of that be shared as well. The investments was made through three separate LLCs including Cryptocurrency Partners, Cryptocurrency Partners 2 and Cryptocurrency Partners LP. And here's all the documents and paperwork then Epstein sold half his Coinbase investment four years later in 2018 for 15 million 5x on the money four years after the Investment Deal Epstein approached by Stevens in 2018 who sought to buy his investment from Coinbase. And according to the docs, Stevens offered to buy 50% of the ePine investment based on a 2 billion valuation, paying 15 million for roughly half the position originally acquired for about 3 million. We were interested in buying the LLC below what we used to make this Coinbase investment, wrote Stevens in an email January 20, 2018, adding the following we did this investment at a 400 million valuation. The company just raised money at a 1.6 billion valuation and we would be willing to buy the position from you at a 2 billion valuation. We would pay 15 mil for the 3 million dollar investment. Then a month later, February 22 email Brock Pierce, co founder of Blockchain Capital, claimed that Stevens wired the 15 million for half of your Coinbase position yesterday. The so you still have 15 million of equity now and 5 million of cash back? If so, Brock Pierce was the second figure to help facilitate Epstein's investment in the exchange and their strong connections to Epstein and Brock Pierce. In fact, there's many articles just recently written on this as a result of the leaked emails. Now the DOJ release includes numerous references to Pierce in connection with the crypto investment discussions tied to the Epstein link entities. Now I guess we'll go deeper here. I also want to point out some of the recent tweets from Simon Dixon in which are revealed in the Epstein file drop he shares here. Epstein's contract with the Rothschilds Group was for 25 million. 2015 letter agreement shows Epstein via Southern Trust Company contracted with the Rothschild Group to provide risk analysis and algorithm related work. The document specifies fees of 25 million payable to Epstein's company for defined services, evidence of a formal paid business relationship. And also in those emails he clearly says I am a representative, I represent the, you know, the Rothchild family. And it's common sense that's who he's doing the blackmail for. As this one of the power most powerful families in the world, they ultimately invented the central banking cartels centuries ago the Rothschild family. So yeah, why this is why Rothschilds created Israel and why Epstein helped try Let me just get to the top of the thread. We'll go through some of this Epstein file show Epstein telling Peter Thiel he represented the Rothschilds while seeking a meeting inviting him to the island. And this is the connection with the PayPal founder Peter Thiel, which is one of the founders alongside Elon of PayPal. So they're all connected. Another email thread features Ariane de Rothschild discussing claims that Hitler lived in a shelter funded by three wealthy Jewish families, the Rothchilds, the Epstein and the Gutmans before World War I. References to the Epstein Rothchild connection reoccur throughout the files as outlined here. Here's the receipts. Former U. S. Treasury Larry Summers emailed Epstein saying the real Vatican drama wasn't the pope quitting, it was the bank getting new leadership. He said the Vatican's bank helps rich people move money secretly. Exactly. Money launderers, since it doesn't follow the EU rules. Also said the old bank president got fired during a bribery investigation, had 47 secret files at home and was scared he'd be killed for knowing too much. Just Summers casually breaking all this down to Jeffrey Epstein. This is why the Rothschilds created Israel and why Epstein helped traffic weapons to Israel terrorists. FYI, an exchange between Epstein and Peter Thiel in which Thiel says that the grand plan of the U. S. Foreign policy is to make the world a mess in order to be less involved abroad. So this is all by design. And then he has some recommended reading and then goes on to share the contract to 25 million from the Rothschilds to Epstein, you know, to get the job done. And then there's more evidence here. Jeffrey Epstein and planeteer Peter Thiel discussing a plan that would destabilize Iraq, Iran, Libya, Syria, Palestine, Lebanon and Egypt. The more of a mess with just lots of bad guys on different sides, the less we will do. Epstein's email openly discusses isis, Al Qaeda, Nusra, Hamas in the same breath as the U. S Russia, Turkey, coups and regime change not as enemies but as tools. This supports my long stand in reality that these groups operate as Mossad, CIA, MI6 assets within the western power projection. Tara is a U. S feature, not a bug. As Barack was leaving Ayud, Barack was leaving official government service in Israel. He turned to Jeffrey Epstein for guidance. Epstein told him he needed to look at Peter Thiel's company called plant a tear. Rare audio of Epstein and Barack from the latest DOJ release and it just goes on and on. There's this other article and again I don't read these in advance and don't shoot the messenger. I don't even know the contents which is going to be revealed in here. But some of these headlines do catch my interest so we shall touch upon it. The Sharia currency attempt deep within the DOJ dump. Specifically in the data set nine investigators found a series of emails from October of 2016. These messages. Epstein pitched the financial project to Saudi Arabian royals and high level Financiers, he proposed a fiat currency called the Sharia, designed for internal use within the Muslim world. The proposal was a physical currency stamped within God We Trust, mimicking the US dollar, but tailored to Islamic religious sensibilities. However, the shocking twist was the back end tech. Epstein suggested a digital version of the currency powered by blockchain, claiming he was in direct contact with the founders of Bitcoin, who are very excited about the project. Interesting. Now, the multiple Satoshi theory. Additionally, Epstein's use of the plural founders has reignited the long running debate over the identity of Satosh. For years, crypto enthusiasts argued a Bitcoin may have been created by a group rather than a single, a singular individual. And although Epstein emails offer no definitive proof, they show that he actively tried to position himself as the gatekeeper to the anonymous creators of Bitcoin. And beyond the sensational emails, the files also reveal how Epstein sought to exert influence in more concrete ways. Between 2013 and 17, he donated approximately 525000 to MIT. Now we also know Gensler was one of the heads of MIT there. We know Bankman Fried's parents were connected to mit and this was directing funds towards the digital currency initiative. And after the Bitcoin foundation officially collapsed in 2014, DCI became the primary paymaster for several Bitcoin core developers. And while Epstein never controlled Bitcoin's decentralized code, the records make that clear. They also show he operated within the institutional circles where key discussions about the tech's future were taking place. And this goes on. Yet the breather here is that despite the alarming headlines, Crypto faces no real threat. The 2026 DOJ release highlights Epstein's exaggerated sense of influence. That's right, so he had no control over Bitcoin. And he had a perceived control over some of the early bitcoiners, including Brock Pierce, who he is doing business with and allegedly now Adam back of Block Stream, in which he donated some of the funds to. But needless to say, Bitcoin operates as an open source system wherein thousands of independent developers actively review and maintain it. This structure prevents any single donor, such as Epstein, regardless of the wealth or notoriety, from secretly altering the code or installing a back door. Thus, this episode shows how power seeking figures often try to attach themselves to emerging tech only to learn they cannot not control them. And that would explain why he was trying to release his own version on the blockchain, especially for, you know, the Sharia thing we just referenced for the Muslim community is because he does not control the bitcoin. Bitcoin is ultimately a threat to the powers that be very clearly. So what can they control? CBDCs better known as central bank, digital currencies, stable coins etc so be very wary of any rollout of stable coins from any nation including the United States of America. And with that being shared, fam. Welcome everyone to the q A segment of the live stream. It's good to see bitcoin having a nice bounce back after bottoming today at 72. I'll continue to read the comments out loud. Welcome everyone. And let's get it. The news is fake. Can never trust the media. I'm just getting here. There's bad news or just the number going lower? News it's true. Love the birthday song. Thanks for it. Well, it's good to see we got the oracle here. We played the birthday music video to kick off the stream. Good to have you here too, Chandy 10 we did play actually two videos years today core devs have been compromised. What is the news that you guys don't like? We just finished doing a deep dive on some of the Epstein drop. I can go a lot deeper but there's 3 million files. Yo. All the U. S news stations were tightly woven, a web designed to capture the truth and kill it. I said it in 2020, this still true today. Absolutely hit the nail on the head. Raise your hands if you're really tired of hearing the Rothschild's name. You know the chandy has been summoned. It's official. The fact DJT is distancing himself from it makes me truly wonder given his son's role in the CRO. When did Epstein go to jail? Oh, eight. When he initially got arrested for that was 08. So everyone doing business with him after know he's a convicted pedophile. Adam back is a bitcoin trader. Says lone la flare. This is our little secret. That's how we keep it. Word. Adam back is the bitcoin. What? What is the news you guys don't like? And again, shout out Sergio make me look extra fresh today. The blue on blue. I got the blues, Kraft macaroni and cheese, the blue box blues. Remember that one, Adam? Hey fam. Shout out Melda. The legend continues. Welcome Melda. But yeah, I'm gonna stick around, talk some for a little bit. And don't forget to check out bitcoinnewsalerts.net for the full premium experience with video and to participate in the live stream along with the q a. And I love look forward to seeing you on tomorrow's episode. HODL.
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Date: February 3, 2026
Host: JV (Bitcoin News Alerts), co-host “Fed Chair Nipinator”
Podcast Description: Raw, unfiltered, uncensored daily Bitcoin news—no altcoins, just BTC.
This episode dives into the ongoing Bitcoin correction, recent turbulence in crypto and legacy markets, and extensively breaks down the bombshell DOJ document release connecting Jeffrey Epstein to early Bitcoin investments—raising new questions about his influence and links to the early crypto ecosystem. The hosts provide market updates, analyze ETF flows, Trump’s denial of royal crypto connections, and deliver a detailed, speculative, and sometimes conspiratorial discussion about the implications of the “Epstein Files.” The tone is energetic, irreverent, and conspiratorial, with “[stackin’ sats isn’t advice – it’s a way of life]” spirit throughout.
[00:58–08:00]
[09:32–13:41]
Macro Drivers: US stock market turmoil feeding into crypto; “non-crypto specific macroeconomic and stock market connected outcomes will continue to be the most impactful driver of the BTC price.” (JV, [09:44])
Bitcoin ETFs:
Long-term View:
Reflation Thesis:
“Cherry-picking a single macro indicator and treating it as a cycle is what in economics is called ‘proxy abuse.’” ([12:26])
[13:41–17:17]
[17:17–28:54]
Epstein invested $3.25M into Coinbase Series C in 2014 via intermediaries (195,000 shares at $400M valuation).
Quote from Blockchain Capital partner’s 2014 email:
“When we figure out which LLC will be making the $3 million investment, we’ll have them change the name of the investing entity.” (Bradford Stevens via email, [18:24])
Epstein sold half his position in 2018 for $15M after four years—a 5x gain.
Brock Pierce and Blockchain Capital facilitated transactions; DOJ files link Pierce and Adam Back (Blockstream) as early associates.
“Pierce was the second figure to help facilitate Epstein’s investment in the exchange… strong connections to Epstein and Brock Pierce.” ([21:06])
Epstein-linked entities also had investments in Blockstream through multiple LLCs.
Summers to Epstein: “The Vatican’s bank helps rich people move money secretly…” ([23:16])
Epstein’s donations targeted at the MIT DCI after the Bitcoin Foundation folded, positioning him near major early core dev funders.
“He operated within the institutional circles where key discussions about the tech’s future were taking place.” ([27:46])
Despite appearances, the show emphasizes that Bitcoin’s open-source, decentralized design prevented Epstein (or any single donor) from exerting real control.
“This episode shows how power-seeking figures often try to attach themselves to emerging tech only to learn they cannot control them.” ([28:28])
His attempts to roll out his own “controlled” blockchain currency (like Sharia coin) were partly motivated by this lack of Bitcoin influence.
Central bank digital currencies (CBDCs) cited as the actual tool of control for “the powers that be”—an ongoing warning to listeners.
[28:54–31:11]
For more details and live video, check out bitcoinnewsalerts.net. HODL!