🇺🇸🇸🇾🇮🇱 No US Bitcoin Strategic Reserve | No Epstein List | More War | BitcoinHardTalk Episode 90

This Week In Bitcoin, Macro & GeoPolitics | #BitcoinHardTalk Episode 90 (Friday, 18th July 2025)

🚀 In This Episode:

🟠 This Week in Bitcoin, Crypto & CBDCs
Bitcoin surged to fresh all-time highs of $122.484 this week whilst BlackRock prepares to tighten its grip on Ethereum by expanding its ETH ETF to staking.
Meanwhile, Capitol Hill was busy—all three major crypto bills passed in the House: the Genius Act, Clarify Act, and Anti-CBDC Act.
But amid the policy shifts, a bombshell dropped: the U.S. Marshals Service disclosed that the U.S. government’s Bitcoin strategic reserve has dwindled to just 28,000 BTC, down from over 200,000.
Where did the Bitcoin go? We’ll unpack it all.

🧭 This Week in Macro
Nvidia’s stock rocketed, following the Trump administration’s surprising approval of H20 chip exports to China. Inflation ticked upward again as CPI reversed course, and Jerome Powell faced political heat in the form of a letter requesting his retirement.
Meanwhile, Russia received high tariff threats, Japan continued its economic tailspin, and China quietly built up an oil reserve that could soon rival—or surpass—OPEC+ in strategic importance.

🌍 This Week in Geopolitics
Domestic U.S. politics grew more fractured as the Epstein List remained sealed and details of Trump’s involvement with Epstein fueled speculation and distrust among his base.
But the real powder keg this week was the Middle East, where escalating conflict drew global condemnation and furthered the controversial territorial gains of the Greater Israel project in Syria that erupted into violent conflict again. Tensions are rising—and the fallout is significant in global geopolitical power dynamics

💥 Missed the headlines?
Don’t worry—I’ve got you. In this episode, I’ll break it all down and connect the dots between Bitcoin, macroeconomics, and geopolitics so you can see the full picture behind the chaos.

Timestamps:
0:00 Introduction
2:32 This Week in Bitcoin
1:01:17 AI Summary To Custody or Self Custody
1:21:10 This Week in Macro
2:05:51 This Week in GeoPolitics
2:15:31 AI Summary Is Trump Blackmailed by Epstein

Disclaimer: This episode of Bitcoin HardTalk features in-depth analysis and opinions from Simon Dixon on topics across Bitcoin, Macroeconomics, and Geopolitics. This content is for informational and educational purposes only.

Nothing in this video should be considered financial, investment, legal, tax, or political advice. Viewers should not treat any opinion expressed by Simon as a specific inducement to make a particular investment or follow a particular strategy, but only as an expression of his personal opinion at the time of recording.

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Please note: This disclaimer was written with the assistance of AI.