101: Stress Test

101: Stress Test

From This Week in Bitcoin by Chris Fisher

April 22, 2026 · 1h 9m · Episode 101

About this episode

The episode discusses the normalization of Bitcoin amidst geopolitical tensions and the credibility crisis of the Federal Reserve.

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People in this episode

Host: Chris Fisher

Topics covered

  • Bitcoin normalization
  • Federal Reserve
  • geopolitical implications
  • cryptocurrency market
  • decentralization concerns
  • Bitcoin ETF

Keywords

  • Bitcoin
  • Federal Reserve
  • Kevin Warsh
  • Goldman Sachs
  • cryptocurrency
  • decentralization
  • Iran War
  • ETF
  • Bittensor

Sponsors

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

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Goldman Sachs

Places: Iran

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