Lyn Alden: Bitcoin's Next Move, Strategy's STRC Volatility & the Protocol Debate

Lyn Alden: Bitcoin's Next Move, Strategy's STRC Volatility & the Protocol Debate

July 7, 2026 · 60 min · Season 5 · Episode 524

About this episode

Lyn Alden discusses Bitcoin's current market position, the volatility of digital assets, and the ongoing protocol debates within the Bitcoin community.

Has Bitcoin finally hit bottom? This week, one of the most trusted names in macro gives her honest read on where we are — and where we go from here. Lyn Alden returns to cut through the noise: why hard assets like Bitcoin and gold have been left behind, and why she says no rescue is coming — Bitcoin has to prove itself on its own. She also breaks down the volatility around Strategy's digital credit and the protocol fight dividing the Bitcoin community. We discuss: Whether Bitcoin has hit its floor — and the lowest sentiment Lyn's ever seen Why Bitcoin proxies and leveraged products can't replace real, self-custodied Bitcoin What actually happened with Strategy's $STRC — and how worried holders should be Her grounded take on the protocol wars, and why the "existential threat" talk is overblown Why the big money print everyone's waiting for still isn't coming Follow Lyn Alden on X (@LynAldenContact) and at lynalden.com —— Order Natalie's new book "Bitcoin is For Everyone," a simple introduction to Bitcoin and what's broken in our current financial system: https://amzn.to/3WzFzfU —— Speed is my go-to Bitcoin Lightning wallet! Send, receive, or swap stablecoins and digital gold into…

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Host: Natalie Brunell

Guest: Lyn Alden

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