TFTC: A Bitcoin Podcast

#576: Bitcoin Outpaces Everything with James Check

Marty sits down with James Check to discuss bitcoin's position in the new year. James on Twitter: https://x.com/_Checkmatey_ James's newsletter: https://newsletter.checkonchain.com/ _checkonchain charts: https://charts.c...

2025-01-27

Episode notes

Marty sits down with James Check to discuss bitcoin's position in the new year.


James on Twitter: https://x.com/_Checkmatey_


James's newsletter: https://newsletter.checkonchain.com/


_checkonchain charts: https://charts.checkonchain.com/


0:00 - Intro


0:36 - SBR isn't Trump's top priority


7:05 - A hard market to predict


13:36 - Fold & Bitkey


15:31 - What’s next?


18:21 - Tariffs and revaluing gold


21:28 - Unchained


22:29 - Yield curve/rate cut discrepancy


28:57 - Bull and bear scenarios


35:47 - Long and short hodlers


39:47 - Bitcoin collateral and leverage risks


44:14 - Ethereum and the golden age of grift


57:31 - Crypto is barely a footnote to bitcoin’s scale


1:10:16 - Wrap up


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