# 93: Manufactured Bitcoin Crisis

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Podcast: [This Week in Bitcoin](https://stenobird.com/podcast/this-week-in-bitcoin-7386597)
Published: 2026-02-18T22:03:53+00:00
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## Resource

AI is getting the blame for deflation, but other forces may be driving it. What happens to Bitcoin in a world of falling prices? Then: BIP-110 and the biggest governance fight since the blocksize wars. Episode Links: 🇺🇸 Buy Sats on River - The best way to stack in the US 🇨🇦 The Bitcoin Well - An amazing automatic self-custody Bitcoin platform ⚡ The Bitcoin Company - Spending your Bitcoin Via Lightning 🏦 Fold Card - Pay bills Stack Sats 💵 SALT Lending - Get access to your BTC Value w/out Selling Show Notes: Deflation & Macro Narrative Lyn Alden on the Gradual Print Era, Gold & Bitcoin Cathie Wood Predicts Deflation BIP-110 BIP-110 Official Site BIP-110 Overview — The Bitcoin Manual BIP-110 Soft Fork Gains Support — Phemex Bitcoin Nodes Running BIP-110 Cross 2% — Cointelegraph BIP-110 Divides Developers and Miners — Bit2Me News Adam Back Criticizes BIP-110 — ForkLog BIP-110 Validator Support Snapshot — RootData Could BIP-110’s Data Cap Disrupt Bitcoin? — AInvest Plan ₿ Forum 2026 — Knots & BIP-110 Debate OP_RETURN Stats Recent OP_RETURN Output Statistics — Delving Bitcoin Updates & Market Signals Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent Interview — CNBC T-Bills Driving Bitcoin Price — Cointelegraph Goldman Sachs CEO on Bitcoin & Clarity Act — Decrypt Music: Radio Brigade — Mellow Cassette

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