BTC Sessions

Mentor Sessions Ep. 084: James Check and Joe Consorti analyze the Bitcoin market bottom, on-chain data, the AI bubble, and Strategy's sale in this 2026 macro breakdown.

The Bitcoin bottom isn't confirmed — but James Check and Joe Consorti lay out exactly why $45K would break every precedent in Bitcoin's history and why 90% of the time price only goes higher from here.

In this deep-dive conversation you'll learn why the market has entered what James calls the "time pain" chapter, how the AI bubble rotation could hand Bitcoin its bottom, and why Strategy's massive sale quietly killed one of Bitcoin's biggest pieces of FUD. You'll see the on-chain data behind long-term holders now sitting on 84% of supply, the 8-model study James ran to estimate when the bottom ends, and a concrete framework for DCA during downturns instead of chasing wicks. Joe breaks down the macro backdrop — oil, the 10-year Treasury at 4.7%, a hawkish Fed, and why the AI trade unwinding sets up a renewed risk-on environment.

⏱️ Timestamps:
0:00 - Intro
1:16 - James Argues Bitcoin Bottom Not In
2:31 - 45K Drop Matching 2015 Bear Market
3:39 - Why Bears Anchor to Round Numbers
4:27 - Self-Reinforcing Bearishness at Lows
5:34 - Joe on Bitcoin Resilience to News
6:17 - 79 Percent Drawdown Breaks Precedent
7:22 - Inflation Scare and Oil Price Swings
8:32 - Bitcoin Holds Amid Hawkish Fed
10:10 - February Capitulation and Loss Spike
11:47 - Bottoms Form on Malaise Not Vibes
13:06 - 200-Week Moving Average as Support
13:55 - Eight-Model Study on Bear Market End
15:59 - Joe on AI Trade Unwinding in Q4
17:32 - Bitcoin Led Market Lower This Cycle
19:35 - Iran Conflict Oil and Commodity Thesis
23:04 - Financial Nihilism and Rotating Capital
26:00 - Treasury Yields Housing and Inflation
30:31 - Boomers Mortgage Rates and Housing Shortage
33:07 - Australia's Housing Bubble Breaking
39:04 - On-Chain Data and Sentiment Washout
43:34 - Joe on Fear Greed and Next Narrative
47:43 - Blood in Streets Time to Accumulate
48:53 - Mean Reversion Index and DCA Plan
52:17 - Strategy Sale and Fading FUD
58:56 - Manage Your Own Emotions
1:01:38 - Where to Follow James and Joe

James Check publishes on Substack (Checkonchain) and Joe Consorti runs his own YouTube channel and research — links below.

🔗 Links & Resources:
→ James Check (Checkonchain): https://www.checkonchain.com/
→ Joe Consorti: https://www.joeconsorti.com/
→ Book a 1-on-1 with a Bitcoin educator: BTCMentor.io

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📌 Previous Episodes:
Bob Burnett → https://youtu.be/k4rtC3oQqlk

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Mentor Sessions Ep. 083: Bob Burnett explains the Bitcoin hash rate decline, BIP-110 chain split, nation state mining, and why banks will mine block space.

Bitcoin's hash rate has been declining for nearly a year for the first time in 16 years — and Bob Burnett of Barefoot Mining explains why it keeps falling straight through the next halving. This is the mining reset almost nobody is pricing in.

In this conversation you'll learn why the big publicly traded miners quietly shed Bitcoin and pivoted to AI and data centers, why Bob believes financial institutions and nation states (Iran included) are the real next entrants — not energy companies — and why they'll mine for block space control rather than the coins themselves. You'll see how the BIP-110 (RDTS) activation at block 961632 in mid-August could trigger a chain split, exactly what miners and plebs should do before that block, and why the fight is really about Core's process and the SegWit discount, not just spam. Bob also breaks down the miner's trilemma, virgin Bitcoin premiums, and why the depths of despair is historically the best time to enter mining.

⏱️ Timestamps:
0:00 - Intro
1:11 - Harsh reality of Bitcoin mining in 2026
1:46 - Meet Bob Burnett of Barefoot Mining
2:00 - First year of falling hash rate
2:52 - Why hash rate drops through the halving
4:29 - Current-gen miners sold for pennies
8:18 - The miner's trilemma: energy, machines, capital
11:25 - Easy capital drove public miner overbuild
13:39 - Invasive apex predator wrecking the ecosystem
14:50 - Why public miners' production costs are broken
17:12 - Is the public mining model sustainable?
21:43 - Barefoot mines on sub-3-cent self-produced power
29:49 - Building a mining business that survives forever
31:39 - Enter mining in the depths of despair
34:14 - Is falling hash rate a network security threat?
35:36 - Could a bad actor mount a 51% attack now?
37:44 - Why Bitcoin can't balance the world's power grid
42:44 - Activists turning rural towns against miners
1:00:11 - Financial institutions and nation states enter next cycle
1:01:36 - Banks will mine for block space, not coins
1:07:42 - Why institutions will control block templates
1:08:26 - Nation state mining and economic sovereignty
1:09:20 - Is Iran already solo mining Bitcoin?
1:14:00 - The death of full-pay-per-share and virgin Bitcoin
1:17:33 - BIP-110 explained: what problem it solves
1:18:28 - Core v30 policy change that sparked the fight
1:29:11 - RDTS: the reduce-data temporary soft fork
1:31:14 - The SegWit discount and CSAM concerns
1:31:48 - Activation at block 961632 and chain split risk
1:44:19 - Advice for plebs before the split
1:46:15 - Advice for miners: get a backup pool ready
1:50:28 - The 99% best case vs the really bad scenario
1:52:53 - Where to find Bob and Barefoot Mining

🔗 Links & Resources:
Barefoot Mining: https://barefootmining.com
Bob on X: https://x.com/Boomer_BTC
BTC Sessions: https://btcsessions.ca
BTC Sessions Dashboard: https://btcsessions.live/

Sovereign Sessions — AI, Privacy, and Bitcoin education: http://youtube.com/@SovereignSessions?sub_confirmation=1

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📌 Previous Episodes:
Matt Hill & Odell → https://youtu.be/cOQC81hLSu0

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Mentor Sessions Ep. 082: Matt Odell and Matt Hill discuss AI model security risks, self-hosting infrastructure, open source vs frontier models, and Bitcoin's role in digital sovereignty in 2026.

AI's most powerful models are being quietly locked away by governments — and the cheap API access you're building your business on is a subsidized trap with an expiration date. Matt Odell and Matt Hill join BTC Sessions to unpack what's really happening at the intersection of AI, open source sovereignty, and Bitcoin freedom tech in 2026.

You'll learn why the frontier model subsidy era is ending and who gets wrecked when prices normalize, how Start9 runs an entire company on a $200/month plan (and why that won't last), what Odell thinks about the deepfake phishing attack that nearly fooled Matt Hill live on a Zoom call, and why the open source AI arms race may be humanity's last real shot at digital independence. You'll also see how the Start9 router and self-hosted security camera are the trojan horses that bring sovereignty tech to people who've never heard of Bitcoin.

⏱️ Timestamps:
0:00 - Intro
1:32 - AI model landscape and security risks
2:15 - Start9 runs on $200 monthly Claude plan
3:16 - AI subsidy trap and future pricing shock
4:09 - Local inference versus frontier model tradeoffs
7:32 - Odell on open source versus proprietary models
9:28 - Why Anthropic and OpenAI withheld top models
11:23 - Open source software and why control backfires
13:36 - China's open source strategy in AI geopolitics
18:47 - AI as intelligence of mass destruction risks
21:26 - Regulation landscape in Canada UK and Australia
27:01 - Operational security and AI-powered phishing threats
27:44 - Deepfake Zoom attack that fooled Odell
32:40 - Public key cryptography and verifiable identity
39:02 - Signal messenger sovereignty case study
43:55 - Do Bitcoiners lead digital sovereignty efforts
45:05 - Relentless freedom fighters win revolutions
55:42 - Drivers of Start9 adoption beyond Bitcoin nodes
57:37 - AI as second reason for sovereign servers
59:55 - Start9 sold Bitcoin to stockpile RAM
1:06:16 - Start9 router for household sovereignty
1:09:13 - Building the freedom router from first principles
1:14:44 - AI as new interface replacing GUI era
1:20:06 - Odell on open source compounding in Bitcoin
1:25:56 - Tools to try PBC Maple Hermes LM Studio

• Sovereign Sessions — AI, Privacy, and Bitcoin education: http://youtube.com/@SovereignSessions?sub_confirmation=1

🔗 Links & Resources:
→ Matt Hill: https://x.com/_MattHill_
→ Start9 (sovereign server, router, marketplace): https://start9.com
→ Matt Odell: https://x.com/ODELLXYZ
→ OpenSats: https://opensats.org/

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📌 Previous Episodes:
Prof St Onge & Larry Lepard → https://youtu.be/cS4QXZr5qvc

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Mentor Sessions Ep. 081: Peter St. Onge and Larry Lepard discuss Fed rate cuts in 2026, AI industry bailout risk, Bitcoin price outlook,
US debt debasement, and gold targets.

The Fed's hawkish pivot is already unraveling — and Bitcoin, gold, and silver are the first to price it in. Peter St. Onge and Larry Lepard break down exactly why Kevin Warsh's tough talk is a script, not a policy, and what that means for sound money holders in 2026.

You'll learn why Lepard believes rate cuts are coming before the midterms, why the AI industry is quietly lobbying for a defense-contractor-style bailout, and why the monetary debasement trade is nowhere near dead — despite what the financial press is saying. You'll also get specific price targets for Bitcoin ($180K–$200K), gold ($7,000), and silver ($200), plus an honest breakdown of Strategy/MSTR and Michael Saylor's evolving playbook. If you're trying to understand where macro is heading and how to position in sound money, this is the conversation.

⏱️ Timestamps:
0:00 - Intro
1:00 - Warsh: Hawk or Secret Dove?
2:40 - Warsh More Dovish Than Rhetoric
5:00 - Balance Sheet Hawks Get Punched
6:25 - Rate Cuts Locked in Pre-Election
9:29 - Debt Forces Money Supply Growth
10:30 - AI Sets Up Government Bailout
13:43 - Bitcoin Volatility and Long View
14:25 - AI Crony Capitalism Playbook
17:28 - AI Commoditizes in Three Weeks
19:24 - Dot-Com Lessons for AI Buildout
29:03 - Legitimate AI Grievance Energy Costs
33:37 - Europe's Decline and US Advantage
37:18 - Japan Yen Debasement Midterm Play
46:34 - Saylor Strategy Bear Market Attacks
51:59 - Bitcoin Mirrors Fiat Boom Bust
54:07 - Gold Silver Bitcoin 2026 Targets
57:52 - Monetary Debasement Trade Accelerates
1:00:10 - Markets Embarrass Most Investors

🔗 Links & Resources:
→ Professor Peter St. Onge on X: https://x.com/profstonge
→ Professor Peter St. Onge: https://www.profstonge.com/
→ Larry Lepard / EMA Gavekal: https://www.ema2.com
→ Lawrence Lepard: https://x.com/LawrenceLepard

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📌 Previous Episodes:
Joe Carlasare, American HODL & Dr. Jeff Ross → https://youtu.be/i14Y81EGcVY

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Mentor Sessions Ep. 080: Fed Removes Forward Guidance, Bitcoin Cycles Break & AI’s Real Impact | Joe Carlasare, American HODL & Dr. Jeff Ross

Bitcoin may be bottoming right now — and Dr. Jeff Ross, American HODL, and Joe Carlasare just laid out exactly why. The Fed dropped forward guidance, MSTR has underperformed Bitcoin by 60%, and leverage is destroying portfolios. Here's the macro update you need to hear.

In this episode you'll get Jeff Ross's case for why we're bumbling along a bear market bottom, Joe Carlasare's breakdown of the most impactful FOMC since the Bernanke era, and American HODL's blunt take on why leverage is not a time machine to being a Bitcoin OG. You'll also learn why Saylor's 32-BTC sale was a deliberate narrative violation, how three global currency blocs are forming around the dollar, gold-backed China, and Bitcoin, and what the rotation into hard assets means for the second half of 2026.

⏱️ Timestamps:
0:00 - Intro
1:32 - Joe on Fed Paradigm Shift and Dropping Guidance
3:49 - Jeff Ross Don't Fight Fiscal Stimulus
5:27 - Dollar Strength Risk-Off Impact on Bitcoin
8:01 - American HODL on Fed Shocking Markets Upside
14:39 - Greenspan-Style Fed Under Kevin Warsh for Bitcoin
16:17 - Iran Geopolitics and Three-Bloc Currency World
23:26 - US Economy Check Manufacturing Real Estate GDP
29:37 - AI Jobs and Low Actual Usage Rates
44:07 - Bitcoin Cycles Debate Case For and Against
47:15 - 2026 Resembles 2022 Treasury Firms vs Exchanges
55:30 - Michael Saylor MSTR Underperformance Narrative Shift
1:00:22 - 32 BTC Sale as Test Transaction Explained
1:05:16 - Leverage Not Shortcut to Bitcoin OG Status
1:10:04 - Q4 2026 Hard Assets Rotation Bitcoin Outlook

🔗 Links & Resources:
• Joe Carlasare on X: @JoeCarlasare
• American HODL on X: @americanhodl8
• Dr. Jeff Ross

💡BOOK Private Sessions with Nathan, Benn and the BTC Mentor Team: Master self-custody, hardware, multisig, Lightning, privacy, and more.
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• Sovereign Sessions — AI, Privacy, and Bitcoin education: http://youtube.com/@SovereignSessions?sub_confirmation=1

📌 Previous Episodes:
Doomberg & James Lavish → https://youtu.be/uCQStzvsnEU
Simon Dixon → https://youtu.be/Aza4GAjQffw

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