# 172: Rollercoaster of Pain Page: https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-bit-bite-podcast-5270240/172-rollercoaster-of-pain Text version: https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-bit-bite-podcast-5270240/172-rollercoaster-of-pain.md Podcast: [The Bit Bite Podcast](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-bit-bite-podcast-5270240) Published: 2025-10-12T17:04:27+00:00 Episode link: https://audioboom.com/posts/8790323 Audio file: https://audioboom.com/posts/8790323.mp3?modified=1760288808&sid=5063235&source=rss Processing state: not_requested JSON: https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/the-bit-bite-podcast-5270240/episodes/172-rollercoaster-of-pain Duration seconds: 1607 ## Resource Ep172 Bitcoin surges to a new all-time high of $125,870, fueled by investor flight from fiat amid U.S. shutdown fears, inflation, and tariff tensions. Meanwhile, with the official jobs report delayed, ADP data reveals a steep private-sector decline—32,000 jobs lost in September and August revised into the red. As institutional investors double down on BTC and Uptober momentum builds, the Fed faces a data blackout heading into its next rate decision. ## Actions - request_transcript: `POST https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/the-bit-bite-podcast-5270240/episodes/172-rollercoaster-of-pain/transcription-requests` — Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode. - read_markdown: `GET https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-bit-bite-podcast-5270240/172-rollercoaster-of-pain.md` — Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource. A page view does not enqueue transcription. Agents should invoke `request_transcript` explicitly when they need this episode processed. ## Transcript Full transcripts are not published on public pages unless there is a clear rights basis.