Fed Independence Under Fire as SBR Plans Continue | Bitcoin Alpha E010

TFTC: A Bitcoin Podcast

Marty Bent

Technology

4.8 • 764 Ratings

🗓️ 22 August 2025

⏱️ 89 minutes

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Summary

Trump publicly humiliates Fed Chair Powell on live television, demanding lower interest rates while criticizing Federal Reserve building renovations. The administration continues consolidating Fed-Treasury power as Trump calls for Lisa Cook's resignation and nominates Stephen Myron to the Fed Board. Strategic Bitcoin Reserve plans remain uncertain despite Scott Bessent's conflicting statements about government Bitcoin holdings. Harvard Endowment reveals over $100 million Bitcoin ETF position, signaling major institutional adoption. Gold revaluation discussions emerge alongside potential Intel nationalization as wartime economy policies expand. Crypto IPOs from Bullish and Gemini show mixed results while Block unveils revolutionary Bitcoin mining hardware "The Rig" to challenge Bitmain's monopoly. The episode explores monetary policy theatrics, Bitcoin's growing institutional acceptance, and innovation breaking centralized control systems.

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0:00.0	The following is for informational and entertainment purposes only and should not be construed as financial advice.
0:05.8	This discussion is a presentation by 1031, the leading institutional investor focused on the Bitcoin ecosystem.
0:12.8	1031 has over 10 years of experience in Bitcoin and has deployed nearly $150 million into the leading opportunities in the space.
0:21.4	To learn more, visit 1031.vc.
0:25.1	And it looks like it's about $3.1 billion, one up a little bit, or a lot.
0:31.4	So the 2.7 is now 3.1.
0:34.7	I'm not aware of that.
0:35.8	Yeah, it just came out.
0:41.4	Yeah, I haven't heard that from anybody. I haven't heard that from anybody.1. I'm not aware of that. It just came out. Yeah, I haven't heard that from anybody for Fed. Yeah, it just came out.
0:46.1	I've noticed that at about 3.1 as well.
0:48.2	3.1, 3.2. This came from us? Yes.
0:51.3	I don't know who does that. Are you including the Martin renovation you just added
0:58.0	you just had you just added in the third buildings what that is that's a third
1:02.3	building it's a building it's a building that's being built no it's been it was built
1:06.2	five years ago we finished Martin five years ago it's part of the overall book. So we're going to take a look.
1:14.6	We're going to see what's happening.
1:16.6	And it's got a long way.
1:18.6	Do you expect any more additional cost of loans?
1:22.6	Don't expect them. We're ready for them.
1:24.6	But we have a little bit of a reserve that we may use.
1:28.4	But no, we don't expect to be finished in 2007.
1:33.1	I must admit, I saw a bunch of the clips on X and other parts of the internet.
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