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  Sept 16: The CLARITY Act Failed. Trump Gave Democrats the Political Opening They Needed. 16.09.2026 24min

  The Senate failed to advance the CLARITY Act in a 49-50 cloture vote, well short of the 60 votes required. Democrats centered their opposition on ethics concerns surrounding President Trump's crypto businesses, while Republicans argued they had already incorporated 126 substantive Democratic requests. Three Republicans opposed advancement on substantive grounds, while Thom Tillis switched his vote for procedural reasons that preserve the possibility of reconsideration. Matt argues that Trump's crypto interests gave Democrats an obvious political opportunity, while also questioning provisions designed to protect banks from stablecoin competition. The failure leaves major questions unresolved for altcoins, exchanges, DeFi, tokenized assets and developers, even as Bitcoin already operates under a more established regulatory framework. Fairshake enters the midterms with more than $112 million available, but there is no evidence yet that it will simply abandon Democrats for Republicans. Matt's broader conclusion is that CLARITY's failure is a political and regulatory setback, not the end of crypto. The technology, investment and financial experimentation underlying the industry continue regardless of what happened in the Senate. Happy HODLing Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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  Sept 15: Bitcoin Slips Below $77K as the 10-Year Breaks 5% and CLARITY Faces Its Big Vote 15.09.2026 13min

  Bitcoin slipped below $77,000 as the 10-year Treasury yield moved above 5%, oil remained above $100 and markets heavily priced a 25-basis-point Fed rate hike for Wednesday. ETF flows have also weakened after the large inflows earlier this month. Matt remains cautious, arguing that expensive money, persistent inflation and geopolitical energy pressure create a difficult environment for Bitcoin and other risk assets. The Senate's 2:15 p.m. Eastern CLARITY Act vote is today's major crypto catalyst. The procedural vote requires 60 senators, meaning Republicans need support beyond their 53-seat conference. Matt supports clearer crypto rules and stronger ethics provisions around public officials, but argues that stablecoin regulation should not become a mechanism for protecting banks from legitimate competition. He also sees the emerging push to slow AI development as a potential economic and geopolitical risk if U.S. restrictions move faster than those of competing countries. Happy HODLing Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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  Craig's Biggest Trade This Week Is Staying in Cash 14.09.2026 5min

  Craig starts the week largely in cash after last week's CPI and PPI volatility produced a massive Bitcoin whipsaw capable of stopping out traders on both sides of the market. Bitcoin remains consolidated roughly between $76,000 and $82,000, while the total market cap is similarly directionless. With no clean trend or compelling structure, Craig sees no reason to force a trade simply for the sake of having a position. The bigger concern is event risk, with the CLARITY Act procedural vote followed closely by the FOMC rate decision and accompanying Fed language. Craig explains why he avoids holding short-term trades through major binary events and distinguishes probability-based trading from gambling on an unpredictable announcement. Even if a strong setup appears before those events, he would not want to carry it into the volatility. For now, his most important trade is patience. Happy HODLing Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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  Sept 14: Bitcoin Holds Near $78K as Oil, Yields and AI Fears Hit the Markets 14.09.2026 21min

  Bitcoin remains around $78,000 as oil trades above $100, the 10-year Treasury yield flirts with 5% and markets prepare for Wednesday's Fed decision. Matt remains cautious on Bitcoin's near-term outlook and still considers the current movement part of the same broad sideways range until Bitcoin can decisively break through the low $80Ks and establish $80,000 as support. The CLARITY Act also faces a major procedural test this week, with stablecoin yield emerging as a key fight between crypto companies and traditional banks. Matt argues that regulators should distinguish genuine consumer protection from rules designed to insulate incumbents from competition. He applies the same concern to AI, arguing that legitimate safety risks should not become justification for allowing a small group of dominant companies to create a regulatory structure that locks out open-source development and smaller competitors. Happy HODLing Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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  Sept 11: Hot CPI, $100 Oil and 5% Treasury Yields, So Why Did Bitcoin Jump? 11.09.2026 15min

  Bitcoin reversed sharply from roughly $76,000 to above $78,000 even as August PPI rose 5.4% year over year, CPI increased 0.4% for the month, oil remained above $100 and the 10-year Treasury yield approached 5%. Matt argues that the rally may reflect markets gaining certainty about the Fed, but he still considers roughly $76K through the low $80Ks the same broad Bitcoin price range rather than evidence of a new trend.Researchers also cut by more than half a benchmark for the quantum resources needed for a key operation involved in a potential future attack on Bitcoin and Ethereum cryptography. The research does not mean either network can be cracked today, but Matt sees the combination of improving quantum hardware, more efficient algorithms and AI-assisted research as another reason crypto developers should accelerate post-quantum preparations before the threat becomes practical.Happy HODLing Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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  Sept 10: Wall Street Is Building on Crypto Rails While Bitcoin Slips Back Toward $77K 10.09.2026 15min

  Bitcoin fell toward $76,900 as the 10-year Treasury yield climbed to roughly 4.87%, but the bigger stories are happening around crypto infrastructure. Nasdaq is investing $100 million in Kraken parent Payward, PayPal is working on infrastructure for customized stablecoins, Visa says its stablecoin settlement business has surpassed $20 billion, and MetaMask is preparing to become a standalone company focused on a much broader range of consumer financial services.Bitcoin and Ethereum developers are also accelerating preparations for post-quantum cryptography as IBM and other companies pursue increasingly capable quantum systems. Matt argues that nobody can confidently predict the exact quantum timeline, particularly as increasingly capable AI systems could accelerate research, and that crypto should migrate toward quantum-resistant security before an actual threat emerges rather than waiting until the problem becomes urgent.Happy HODLing Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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  Craig Cobb: Bitcoin Needs $82,811 as Altcoins Start Leading the Market 09.09.2026 5min

  Bitcoin remains trapped in consolidation, but Craig is watching $82,811 as the critical level that would end Bitcoin's monthly downtrend. The total crypto market cap has already broken its corresponding level around $2.72 trillion, while altcoins are leading with a monthly higher low and higher high. Craig also continues watching Bitcoin's highly cyclical three-month structure, which he says has historically preceded a new bull market after the relevant high was broken 11 out of 11 times. Craig then breaks down how he searches for trades when a clean higher-time-frame trend doesn't immediately provide his preferred entry. Using WLD as an example, he combines four-hour cyclicity with lower-time-frame horizontal resistance, requiring at least three touches and preferring higher lows building underneath the level. Rather than forcing a position, he waits for either a valid breakout or his cyclical trend-following setup, stacking multiple structural factors to improve the probability of a successful trade. Happy HODLing Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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  Sept 8: Bitcoin Prints a Golden Cross, but $83K Still Has to Break 08.09.2026 16min

  Podcast SummaryBitcoin has printed a golden cross and ETF demand remains strong, but Matt still considers the market sideways until Bitcoin either clears roughly $82,000 to $83,000 or loses $75,000. Oil approaching $100, the 10-year Treasury yield above 4.8%, uncertainty surrounding the Fed and questions about whether ETF demand has altered Bitcoin’s traditional four-year cycle all complicate the outlook. Meanwhile, Robinhood’s growing blockchain business and Metaplanet’s sharp decline demonstrate both sides of the leveraged exposure investors can get from Bitcoin-adjacent companies.The regulatory and technology calendars are also converging. Matt looks at the upcoming CLARITY procedural vote and whether crypto political spending through groups such as Fairshake could influence senators in competitive races. Ethereum is also targeting post-quantum security by 2029, matching the timeframe in which IBM hopes to make major advances in fault-tolerant quantum computing. Matt argues that quantum risk is worth preparing for without pretending every crypto wallet is suddenly vulnerable, while the recent Cronos rollback raises a more immediate question about whether blockchains should ever reverse transactions after major exploits.Happy HODLing Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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  Sept 7: Bitcoin Stalls Below $80K as AI, Quantum Computing and War Reshape the Risk Picture 07.09.2026 18min

  Podcast SummaryBitcoin remains below $80,000 as a surprisingly strong August jobs report, a 4.1% unemployment rate, renewed U.S.-Iran fighting and Brent crude near $97 complicate the outlook for interest rates and inflation. Matt also corrects conflicting weekend reports about the military escalation: U.S. officials say Iranian ballistic missiles targeted an American aircraft carrier and destroyer but did not hit them, after which the United States struck three Iranian oil tankers.The bigger discussion is technological. GPT-6 Astra dramatically expands what AI agents can do across computers, software, research and cybersecurity, potentially allowing future agents to interact directly with wallets, DeFi and other crypto infrastructure. IBM, meanwhile, is targeting a 200-logical-qubit fault-tolerant Starling quantum computer in 2029. Matt argues that we’re already entering his definition of AGI and that crypto needs to prepare now for a world where increasingly autonomous AI and increasingly capable quantum computers collide with financial infrastructure.Happy HODLing Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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  Sept 4: Bitcoin Broke $80K, But I’m Still Waiting for $82,800 04.09.2026 10min

  Bitcoin briefly reached roughly $81,900 after spot Bitcoin ETFs attracted approximately $731 million in a single day, Treasury yields eased, and Fed Governor Christopher Waller suggested rates could potentially remain unchanged in September. Matt remains cautious, however, because Bitcoin still hasn't cleared the more important resistance around $82,800. A sustained break there could put $90,000 in play, while roughly $75,700 and $71,000 remain the downside levels he's watching. Bitcoin's rally also sent crypto-adjacent stocks sharply higher, including Coinbase, Robinhood, Strategy and Circle, reinforcing Matt's view that these companies can outperform when Bitcoin enters a strong bull move. But the volatility hasn't disappeared: while Matt was preparing the show, Bitcoin fell from above $81,000 toward $79,200 in roughly an hour. With leverage relatively low and ETF demand strong, the setup has improved, but Matt still wants Bitcoin to prove the breakout before declaring the sideways market finished. Happy HODLing Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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  Sept 3: Bitcoin’s Road to $90K Runs Through $82,700 03.09.2026 8min

  itcoin is trading around $78K, and the price structure is much healthier than it was earlier this summer. The immediate support is roughly $75,674, the critical trend support is around $71,781-$72K, and the long-term 200-week moving average sits down in the mid-$60Ks. On the upside, Bitcoin still needs to break roughly $82,793 before the chart really opens toward $90K and potentially the 2026 high near $98K. The bond market is calming today, but yields remain high enough to matter. The larger question is whether heavy government borrowing and enormous AI infrastructure spending are structurally pushing interest rates higher. Meanwhile, oil near the mid-$90s keeps inflation risk alive.The next checkpoints are straightforward: jobs Friday, PPI September 10, CPI September 11, and the Fed September 16. Those releases are likely to determine whether Bitcoin finally breaks through the $80K-$82.8K resistance zone or drops back toward $75K and $72K.Happy HODLing. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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  Sept 2: Wall Street Wants Its Own Stablecoin as Bitcoin Miners Keep Pivoting to AI 02.09.2026 12min

  Podcast SummaryWall Street's largest banks are preparing their own stablecoin infrastructure while the London Stock Exchange Group and Kraken work toward tokenized UK stocks. Matt looks at whether bank-issued stablecoins can realistically challenge Tether and Circle, why stablecoin-yield rules could give traditional banks a competitive advantage, and how Robinhood's blockchain activity fits into the broader convergence between traditional finance and crypto-native markets. The infrastructure story extends into AI and security. Hut 8's massive data-center agreements show how quickly Bitcoin miners are becoming AI infrastructure companies, while Ripple prepares the XRP Ledger for future quantum threats and Zcash works to make private transactions dramatically faster. Matt also examines the emerging cybersecurity risk from increasingly capable AI systems that can discover vulnerabilities in publicly accessible software, including the smart contracts, bridges and wallets securing billions of dollars in crypto. Happy HODLing Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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  Sept 1: Bond Yields Are Squeezing Bitcoin as Strategy Keeps Buying 01.09.2026 10min

  Bitcoin remains around $77,000 to $78,000 as rising global bond yields become the biggest macro story for crypto. U.S. Treasury yields are approaching 4.8%, energy prices remain elevated, and markets are increasingly pricing in another Fed rate hike as Kevin Warsh maintains his focus on inflation. ETF buyers did return Monday with approximately $216.7 million in inflows, but Matt argues Bitcoin still needs to defend the $75K to $77K range and finally establish $80K as support before declaring the bear market finished. Meanwhile, Strategy bought another roughly $370 million of Bitcoin, Strive added another $143 million, and ARK Invest increased its exposure to Jack Dorsey's Block. The episode also covers a $75 million Cronos DeFi exploit, George Santos reportedly being banned from Kalshi for trading a market involving himself, Robinhood Chain approaching $1 billion in daily DEX volume, the explosive Artificial Inu trade, and OpenSea bringing Solana NFTs back to its multichain marketplace. Happy HODLing Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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  Bitcoin Holds Its Ground While Craig Hunts for Cleaner Trends 31.08.2026 6min

  Bitcoin spent last week consolidating after its huge move higher, and Craig sees the lack of a major snapback as a positive sign. The weekly candle finished essentially flat, even after selling following Warsh’s Jackson Hole comments, leaving Bitcoin surprisingly strong but too messy for Craig to trade right now. Instead of forcing a position, he’s waiting for Bitcoin to establish cleaner trend and cyclicity before getting involved again. While Bitcoin sorts itself out, Craig is searching deeper in the market for the structures he prefers: strong trends, clean pullbacks, good cyclicity, and momentum. He highlights Pump.fun as an example of that structure and discusses Zora, CHIP, and ZRO as charts showing characteristics he watches for, while emphasizing that these are examples rather than trade recommendations. For now, the strategy is simple: stay patient, trade where the clean trends are, and wait for Bitcoin’s next leg. Happy Hodling, Everyone. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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  August 31: Bitcoin Falls Back Below $78K as AI and Bitcoin Mining Become the Same Infrastructure Story 31.08.2026 15min

  itcoin is back below $78,000 after another failed attempt to establish $80K as support, while ETF inflows finally broke their winning streak and Kevin Warsh's Jackson Hole comments increased expectations for tighter monetary policy. Matt explains why Warsh's apparent commitment to returning inflation to 2% could mean higher rates and less liquidity, creating another potential headwind for Bitcoin. The bigger story is the growing convergence between Bitcoin mining and AI infrastructure. Miners already control power, grid connections, land, cooling and data-center infrastructure that AI companies desperately need, pushing companies like IREN, Riot and CleanSpark deeper into AI. Matt argues that this creates enormous opportunities but also new risks, including AI-focused regulations spilling into Bitcoin mining and the possibility that an eventual AI correction exposes companies whose valuations have become too dependent on the boom. Happy HODLing Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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  August 28: Bitcoin Still Can’t Hold $80K as AI Infrastructure Creates a New Investment Trade 28.08.2026 17min

  Bitcoin got as high as roughly $81,300 overnight and still couldn't maintain $80K. The battle is getting clearer. ETF demand remains strong, with another $242 million entering U.S. spot Bitcoin ETFs Thursday and roughly $3 billion arriving during nine consecutive positive sessions, but traders keep taking profits above $80K. The real breakout probably requires Bitcoin to turn $80K into support and then clear roughly $81K-$83K.The biggest macro catalyst today is Kevin Warsh at Jackson Hole. Treasury yields are still elevated, inflation remains uncomfortable, and markets are even considering whether the Fed may have to raise rates again. A hawkish Warsh could strengthen the dollar and yields and make Bitcoin's $80K problem worse. A more balanced Warsh could give ETF buyers another opportunity to push through.And then there's SanDisk, which may be one of the craziest stock stories of the AI boom. The stock is up more than 500% this year, but there is a real business transformation behind it: annual revenue rose 175%, data-center revenue surged 437%, Q4 gross margins reached nearly 85%, NAND prices exploded, and AI companies are consuming memory faster than manufacturers can supply it. The risk is that memory is still cyclical. SanDisk's run continues as long as AI demand and memory shortages remain stronger than new supply.Happy HODLing. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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  August 27: Bitcoin Is Still Fighting $80K, but the Fed Could Change the Story 27.08.2026 15min

  Bitcoin finally broke $80K, but it could not hold it. That makes today's price action a rejection, not a confirmed breakout. The good news is that Bitcoin has real demand underneath it: U.S. spot ETFs took in another $232 million Wednesday, extending their positive streak to eight trading sessions and roughly $2.8 billion. The bad news is hotter inflation has markets reconsidering Fed tightening just as Bitcoin is trying to turn $80K into support. The most interesting story now is Kevin Warsh. His Fed philosophy isn't simply lower rates and more money. Warsh wants to shrink the Fed balance sheet while potentially creating room for lower interest rates, meaning Bitcoin could get cheaper money without getting another giant round of QE. That makes tomorrow's Jackson Hole speech important because crypto traders need to start watching the Fed balance sheet, Treasury liquidity, yields and the dollar together, not just whether Warsh cuts rates. For price, $80K remains the wall, but the bigger breakout zone is increasingly looking like $81K-$86K, with roughly $83K an important confirmation level. If ETF inflows continue and Warsh does not turn aggressively hawkish, Bitcoin gets another shot. If inflation pushes the Fed toward tighter policy and ETF demand fades, Bitcoin could spend more time consolidating in the upper $70Ks.Happy HODLing. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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  August 26: Bitcoin Keeps Bouncing Off $80K. What Will It Take to Break Through? 26.08.2026 12min

  Bitcoin keeps bouncing off the $80,000 resistance level, and Matt explains why profit-taking is the biggest obstacle right now. Institutional investors are locking in strong gains, the short squeeze that helped drive the first leg higher is losing momentum, and roughly $6.4 billion in Bitcoin options are set to expire Friday. At the same time, ETF demand remains strong, with about $314 million in Tuesday inflows and roughly $3 billion for August, making sustained institutional buying the key to turning $80K from resistance into support. The episode also looks at why the Treasury market and the debasement trade matter more to Bitcoin than oil prices, Revolut beginning to roll out its euro-backed EURR stablecoin, and the Tornado Cash retrial being pushed to 2027. Matt argues that Bitcoin still has a real path toward $90K if it can close above $80K and stay there, but warns that every new price level will bring fresh sellers, profit-taking, and resistance. Happy HODLing. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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  Bitcoin Just Changed the Picture 25.08.2026 5min

  Craig says Bitcoin’s 26% weekly move changed the higher-timeframe picture. After weeks of frustrating sideways action, the three-month and six-month charts are now showing structures that have historically appeared near the end of major selling periods. He is not calling the exact bottom, but he believes the market is giving stronger evidence that the next major trend could be higher, especially as ETFs and digital-asset treasury companies change the structure of this cycle. The episode also explains why Craig was never committed to an October low, how he uses both time and price when evaluating long-term Bitcoin entries, and why he prefers capturing the middle of a trend rather than trying to perfectly buy the bottom or sell the top. Start your free 7-day trial of Market Intern at https://marketintern.com and subscribe to Craig’s free newsletter at https://www.thegrowmeco.com. Happy HODLing. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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  August 25: Bitcoin Breaks $80K, Gets Rejected, and Now the Real Test Begins 25.08.2026 14min

  Bitcoin briefly broke above $80,000, reaching roughly $81,100, before profit-taking pushed it back into the upper $70Ks. Matt explains why $80K remains an important psychological resistance level, with investors who bought higher finally getting opportunities to exit and newer buyers sitting on substantial gains. He argues that a pullback toward $75K or even the low $70Ks would still be normal, while a sustained move back below $70K would make the rally look more like another bear-market bounce. The episode also covers nearly $2 billion in Bitcoin ETF inflows last week, Coinbase launching tokenized stocks on Base, Franklin Templeton expanding tokenized money-market funds in Asia, and BitMine buying roughly $81 million of Ethereum. Matt also looks at the political pressure surrounding the CLARITY Act and GENIUS Act implementation, while warning that the Fear & Greed Index at 80 shows just how quickly sentiment has shifted from fear to extreme greed. Happy HODLing. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.