103: The Energy Squeeze

103: The Energy Squeeze

From This Week in Bitcoin by Chris Fisher

May 6, 2026 · 53 min · Episode 103

About this episode

The episode discusses the impact of energy shocks and economic pressures on the market, particularly in relation to Bitcoin.

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People in this episode

Host: Chris Fisher

Topics covered

  • energy shocks
  • bond pressure
  • Federal Reserve
  • Bitcoin
  • global recession
  • oil supply
  • inflation

Keywords

  • energy shocks
  • Bitcoin
  • global recession
  • Federal Reserve
  • oil supply
  • inflation
  • Ken Griffin
  • Ray Dalio

Sponsors

River, The Bitcoin Well, The Bitcoin Company, Fold Card, SALT Lending

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Citadel, Chevron, U.S. Federal Reserve, OPEC

Products: Fold Card, SALT Lending, The Bitcoin Company, The Bitcoin Well, River

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