Ten31 Timestamp: Revenge of the Nerds

Sep 21, 2026 · 38m

Trump tells the AI labs to quit "pacing the frontier" and go full speed ahead against China, while Bitcoin claws back above its 50 week moving average despite a mountain of bearish headlines. 🔗 https://bitcoinproducts.com In this episode: - Why the sudden AI "slowdown" panic looks like a coordinated op - Trump's blunt response to Sam Altman, Elon Musk, and the frontier labs - What Latham & Watkins ditching OpenAI and Anthropic signals for enterprise - The energy proxy war with China driving diesel to record highs - The Fed hikes rates again as the ten year flirts with 5% - Why Bitcoin ripping above its 50 week moving average matters - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - TIMESTAMPS: 00:00:00 - Bitcoin nearing a green year for 2026 00:01:31 - Sam Altman, Elon Musk, and Anthropic call for an AI pause 00:06:56 - OpenAI's secondary market sale signals trouble 00:07:17 - Latham & Watkins drops OpenAI and Anthropic over IP fears 00:09:55 - Anthropic's automated bio lab raises Skynet questions 00:12:05 - Trump tells the labs to stop being scared nerds 00:16:29 - Strait of Hormuz oil flows and the US-China proxy war 00:19:36 - Diesel prices hit all-time highs 00:22:10…

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