The Mining Disrupt News Surge episode for Monday, September 15, 2025 opened about two months out from the Mining Disrupt Expo in Dallas, Texas, in the Irving area, about a 5 minute Uber ride from the airport. The host urged viewers to scan the QR code and get tickets right away. New speakers and sponsors were being announced every day, and the host said the event looked on track to be the biggest Mining Disrupt Expo yet, held in the heart of Bitcoin mining for the entire world.
The host was bullish about the months ahead, predicting that so much money is going to be printed it will make heads spin, and inviting viewers to imagine what happens to a finite hard asset when an infinite thing gets pumped into it. As always, the show is for entertainment and education, not financial advice.
An Anti-Fragile Network
Then the numbers. After a small correction, the price was back about where it had been a few weeks earlier, and the most recent block was 23 minutes old. The figures the host really wanted to highlight were hashrate, now over a thousand exahashes and still climbing, and public nodes. For a while the host had been reporting about 23,000 nodes, and now there were over 25,000. When this episode was posted, Bitcoin traded at $115,109; on October 12, 2026 it was $83,316.
The strength, resiliency and decentralization of the network keep growing, the host said. Bitcoin is about as anti-fragile as it gets.
Watch What You Sign
That does not mean users have nothing to watch out for. The host strongly encouraged viewers to watch a video from BTC Sessions, which the host called some of the best informational content out there, about bad actors who can slip something into a transaction you are signing. The host put the link first in the episode description and did not walk through the whole video on air.
In the host's simplified version, you think you are sending to Bob, but because of a small change slipped into the process, you are actually sending to Sammy, who could be anywhere in the world. The host urged viewers to watch the full video to understand when that risk applies.
Treasury Takes Aim at the Fed
Next was something the host has covered before and that Jack Mallers discusses nearly every week on his show. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent, in the host's words, was pretty much punching the Fed in the face.
the Federal Reserve is among the foremost drivers of inequality in America.
Scott Bessent · 3:01
Bessent's post went on to say that by failing on its inflation mandate, the Fed had widened the gap between asset owners and lower income Americans, and that it must regain its independence and stop serving the wealthy at everyone else's expense. The host read that strong language as a clue to what the administration wants: lower rates, cut hard and fast. When that happens, the host said, the money printers will be turned on like you cannot believe. The host recommended Mallers' show as a great watch for anyone who wants to understand why.
Fiat as a Parasite
The host briefly mentioned the disturbing news that had dominated headlines in the previous weeks, along with the anniversary of 9/11, without going into details. The point was simply that evil exists where good is absent.
That led to a post calling fiat a virus that drains your dreams, aspirations and goals. The host went further and called fiat a parasite. You go to work, put the money you earn into savings, and over time it buys less. In the host's view, fiat steadily eats away at the time and energy people put into earning it.
Think Twice Before Borrowing Against Bitcoin
The last post came from Jim 618, touching on something the host has felt for a while. He was responding to an ad urging people to borrow against their Bitcoin so they never have to sell. The host likes Jack Mallers and his podcast, but does not agree with borrowing against Bitcoin, at least for most people.
Jim 618's argument was simple. A loan still has to be repaid. If you work, the fiat you earn goes to the loan. If you plan to pay from your Bitcoin gains, you still have to sell Bitcoin to do it, and you owe interest on top. His real advice: avoid debt as much as possible, especially credit card debt, and consider using a debit card so you can only spend what you have.
The host agreed. A debit card forces you to live within your means, because with no money in the account you cannot buy the thing and pay later. The host said they agree with Dave Ramsey on avoiding debt, though not on his stance on Bitcoin, which may be changing a little.
Are there times when credit or debt can be useful? Of course, the host said, but they are few and far between, and the exceptions prove the rule. The host closed by urging viewers to be mindful with money, hug the people they love, and come to Dallas in November.
The cloud of debt is heavy and when it is draining you of your energy, it hurts.
The host · 6:53
It physically weighs you down, the host said, and it does not feel good. Stay safe out there, the host told viewers, and see you right here next Monday.