Hey-Hey, Bitcoin Wealth Builders! It’s Friday—and that means it’s time to decode this week's shifts in Bitcoin, macroeconomics, and geopolitics. It’s time for Episode 96 of BitcoinHardTalk.

*This Week in Bitcoin, Crypto & CBDCs* 

• Public companies now hold over 1,000,000 BTC for the first time in history.


• Tether USDT launched on new Bitcoin tech.


• Thailand & Japan are weighing Bitcoin reserves, UAE Bitcoin mining was confirmed and The Federal Reserve announced an Oct. 21 Payments Innovation Conference to cover Bitcoin, crypto, stablecoins, and AI.


• A single whale dumped 24,000+ BTC ($310M) in a flash crash — price barely moved.

It’s been a rollercoaster week, and I’ll break down everything you need to know about what really went down in Bitcoin. *This Week in Macro* 

• At the SCO summit in Tianjin, financial architecture for a new order was unveiled. Days later, Beijing’s military parade put China’s latest weapons on full display. Together: the launch of the New Shanghai Proof-of-Weapons Network → multipolar world order enforced by finance + AI + weapons.


• Meanwhile, Britain’s “Growth Plan” crashed the UK gilt market. France, UK, Japan bond yields spiked — talk of possible IMF bailouts for UK/France. In reaction Gold surged as central bank holdings hit 27% of reserves, highest in 29 years.


• The U.S. government fired a Fed governor while turning into a tech investor — America edging toward national socialism.

I’ll unpack this and more in this week’s macro madness. *This Week in Geopolitics* 

• The Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC), led by Saudi Arabia, consolidates as Middle East hegemon.


• The Washington Post leaked a Tony Blair & Trump Gaza plan that has to be analyzed as I believe it reveals the West’s destabilization strategy within the Proof-of-Weapons framework. UAE warned Israel: annexing the West Bank is a red line, risking the Abraham Accords.


• The House Oversight Committee released 33,295 pages of Epstein files from the DOJ whilst multiple Venezuelan F-16s buzzed a U.S. warship — signaling the next Proof-of-Weapons playground.

I’ll break down what this really means in this week’s geopolitical deep dive. Bitcoin and gold warnings, the New Shanghai Proof-of-Weapons Network, and the technocratic plans for Gaza and Western destabilization—it’s all connected.