Monero faces a 51% attack. Steak and Shake thrives on Bitcoin payments. Another Tornado Cash dev arrested. Cango buys U.S. mining capacity. MetaPlanet stacks more.

Corporate treasuries, Harvard’s ETF play, El Salvador’s Bitcoin banks, and Nostr Wallet Connect’s Lightning integration dominate Episode 1144. Tether exits mining for AI. The signal is loud, the stakes are higher.

8-8-2025 Bitcoin goes fully offline with BitChat and eCash. The U.S. slaps gold tariffs, possibly setting up a revaluation play. Meme coin