Bitcoin Macro Landscape
Global liquidity, interest rates, and monetary policy through the lens of Bitcoin and digital credit.
100 episodes · 14 research pieces
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Bitcoiners Aren't Ready for What's Coming
The Income Show is back with host Joe Burnett and BritishHODL, who argues that Bitcoin’s problem wasn’t gold or AI: it became boring. They discuss why ETF investors may be the real diamond hands, BlackRock’s Bitcoin strategy, and the trade-offs of self-custody. They also explore SATA, STRC, Bitcoin-backed savings accounts, and borrowing against Bitcoin without selling.
Podcasters Per Share
This week on The Hurdle Rate: Adam Livingston joins Strive as VP of Investments, Strategy buys back $139 million of STRC with stretch back near 99, and Strive adds 469 Bitcoin at an average cost of $77,954 while hitting an all-time high market cap of $2.75 billion. Jeff makes the case that trust is the real infrastructure of capital markets, and why Bitcoin makes that trust legible. We get into the Clarity Act, AI doomerism, and why the crew thinks the frontier labs are using fear to build a moat ahead of their IPOs. Matt takes macro with the 10-year touching 5%, what a short-term Bitcoin flush would actually look like, and why it would be the dream setup. We close with a capital markets recap and Strive's one-year anniversary. Here's the latest with Matt Cole, Jeff Walton, Ben Werkman, Adam Livingston, and Tim Kotzman.
The Billion Dollar Wall
In this week's Hurdle Rate, the crew discusses SATA hitting $999 million outstanding, Strategy doubling its STRC repurchase facility to $2 billion, and Strive adding another 1,000+ Bitcoin. Ben breaks down the art and science of running the desk and why amplification stays on. Matt makes the case that we've never seen a bull market with a perpetual preferred model in place. We also get into executive comp and shareholder alignment, and close on macro: what happens if the 10-year breaks 7%. Here's the latest with Matt Cole, Jeff Walton, Ben Werkman, and Tim Kotzman.
All episodes (100)
True North Weekly (27)
- The Long Game Jun 24, 2026
- The Launch Pad Jun 17, 2026
- Strategy Sells Bitcoin, so what? w/ Adam Livingston Jun 3, 2026
- The New Regime May 27, 2026
- The Mechanics of Capital and Digital Credit Apr 2, 2026
- Signals From True North Live Mar 5, 2026
- The Quiet Accumulation Feb 19, 2026
- Weathering The Storm Feb 11, 2026
- Margin Isn't Calling! Feb 4, 2026
- What is Credit Risk? Jan 28, 2026
- Up to Par Jan 21, 2026
- New Year, The Bottom's In Jan 7, 2026
- Bear is for Building Dec 17, 2025
- High Powered Digital Money Dec 10, 2025
- And Then They Fight You Nov 26, 2025
- The Revolution of Digital Credit Nov 19, 2025
- Rate My Stock / Risk of Credit Oct 29, 2025
- MSTR Uptober Oct 1, 2025
- No days off Aug 27, 2025
- Power of Collateral Jun 18, 2025
- The Bitcoin Orchestra Apr 16, 2025
- On/Off/On/Off/On/Off Apr 9, 2025
- Convertibles on Deck Feb 19, 2025
- Give Me a Lever Long Enough Feb 12, 2025
- Have Space Suit, Will Travel Jan 22, 2025
- Post Election Discussion Nov 6, 2024
- Navigating MSTR and BTC Oct 23, 2024
The Hurdle Rate (61)
2026
- Podcasters Per Share Sep 15, 2026
- The Billion Dollar Wall Sep 8, 2026
- Building on Digital Credit Sep 1, 2026
- Liquidity Is The Moat Aug 25, 2026
- Digital Credit Is The Product Aug 18, 2026
- Look For The Helpers Aug 4, 2026
- We’re Playing For Trillions Jul 31, 2026
- Social Investing Jul 21, 2026
- The Digital Credit Capital Framework Jun 30, 2026
- Digital Credit Weakness Jun 22, 2026
- What’s Your Time Preference? Jun 16, 2026
- A Digital Credit Treasury | The Hurdle Rate Podcast Ep.51 Mar 17, 2026
- Digital Credit is for Corporations Mar 2, 2026
- Bullish Digital Credit Feb 18, 2026
- A Time To Build Feb 10, 2026
- Build The Structure Feb 3, 2026
- Preferred Equity Demand Jan 28, 2026
- Digital Credit Clarity Jan 20, 2026
- The Best Message Is Digital Credit Jan 13, 2026
- Pensions, Private Equity & Digital Credit Jan 6, 2026
2025
- Structurally Bullish Dec 23, 2025
- Set Up For A Supercycle Dec 16, 2025
- The Hurdle Rate Is High Dec 9, 2025
- The Incentives Are Aligned Dec 2, 2025
- Meet Them Where They're At Nov 25, 2025
- Inside the Digital Credit Revolution Nov 18, 2025
- Amplified Bitcoin and Digital Credit Nov 10, 2025
- The Preferred Strategy is Digital Credit Nov 4, 2025
- Credit Ratings for Digital Capital Oct 28, 2025
- Strategic Risk Taking Oct 22, 2025
- The Digital Credit Landscape Oct 14, 2025
- Focus on the Future Oct 7, 2025
- Bitcoin Supercycle Sep 30, 2025
- The M&A Era Has Begun Sep 23, 2025
- The Starting Line Sep 16, 2025
- Zoom Out - We're Early Sep 9, 2025
- Will Travel for Bitcoin Sep 3, 2025
- Fed Signals and Equity Stakes Aug 26, 2025
- Noise in the Market Aug 19, 2025
- Commodity, Security, Token Aug 13, 2025
- The Intelligent Leverage Trade: Winter Isn't Coming Back Aug 5, 2025
- Convert to IPO Jul 29, 2025
- A Huge Wave of Capital isn't a STRC Jul 23, 2025
- Transparency is Not Priced In Jul 14, 2025
- Strategy hits their STRD Jul 8, 2025
- Dividend Drip Jul 1, 2025
- Billions in Bitcoin Treasuries Jun 24, 2025
- The World's Evolving Jun 17, 2025
- Building for Decades Jun 10, 2025
- Upgrade with Junk Grade Jun 3, 2025
- People Are Dancing May 30, 2025
- Have Bitcoin - Get Money May 20, 2025
- A Movement Has Started May 13, 2025
- Strategy World Recap - A Revolution Ignited May 8, 2025
- Fully Torqued Bitcoin May 3, 2025
- Win or Win More Apr 29, 2025
- DXY vs. Store of Value Assets Apr 23, 2025
- Bitcoin Portfolio Theory Apr 16, 2025
- Negotiating with Penguins Apr 9, 2025
- Trump Tariff Armageddon Apr 2, 2025
- Welcome to the Hurdle Rate Podcast Mar 26, 2025
The Income Show (12)
- Bitcoiners Aren't Ready for What's Coming Sep 17, 2026
- Lyn Alden: The Dollar Endgame Is Here Aug 31, 2026
- Strategy’s Biggest Risk Isn’t Bitcoin Aug 20, 2026
- The Future of Income Investing Aug 13, 2026
- Strategy ($MSTR), Bitcoin, Digital Credit, & More Jul 23, 2026
- Fix The Money Jul 9, 2026
- Is Digital Credit Broken? Jun 25, 2026
- Public Company CEO Went All In on Bitcoin & Digital Credit Jun 18, 2026
- Jakob Schillinger: Future of Money, Digital Credit, & Bitcoin Jun 4, 2026
- Stephen Cole: Building a High Yield Account On Bitcoin May 28, 2026
- Matthew Sigel: Digital Credit, Government Spending, & Institutional Yield May 18, 2026
- Mike Alfred: AI, Bitcoin, Digital Credit, & The Future of Investing May 8, 2026
Research (14)
- The Fracture: Breaking Bitcoin's Power Law Aug 27, 2026
- Trust Is Civilization's Oldest Technology Aug 13, 2026
- Bitcoin Is. Aug 9, 2026
- Bitcoin is the Humanity ETF Jul 10, 2026
- There’s a Wealth Shortage Jun 16, 2026
- The Income Statement Is the Obituary. The Balance Sheet Is the Will. Apr 20, 2026
- Bitcoin and Inflation: Protecting the Value of Your Work Mar 30, 2026
- What Is Money Printing? Mar 26, 2026
- The 2028 Intelligence Policy Response Feb 23, 2026
- Bitcoin Is Missing a Central Bank. Strategy Is Building One. Jan 26, 2026
- We Live in a Dissimulation Jan 23, 2026
- Is the Federal Reserve Evil? Jan 21, 2026
- The Dual Decay Jan 20, 2026
- The Singularity Has Begun Jan 17, 2026
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