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BotC26: The 2026 PhishCoin Conference in Vegas
Season 1 Episode 26
In this emergency-level episode, we process a whirlwind 24–48 hours in Bitcoin and Phish world—and how they just physically converged. From Vanguard’s “capitulation” on Bitcoin ETFs to MicroStrategy chatter and a shifting market mood, we pivot to the bombshell: Phish announced a nine-show Sphere run that perfectly bookends the Bitcoin 2025 Conference in Las Vegas. We talk implications, logistics, and why this feels like the vision of Phish x Bitcoin finally materializing. I share the backstory of our show’s thesis—that Phish culture and Bitcoin have been intertwined since the beginning—and make the case for bringing Phish’s community-building lessons to Bitcoin’s sometimes overactive immune system. We also speak a new dream into existence: get Trey and Tom on a Bitcoin Conference panel to explore lyrical and cultural overlaps. We celebrate the 30-year anniversary of 12/01/1995 Hershey (the “mystical land of chocolate”)—a snowy, intimate night where a friend finally “got” Phish mid-Mike’s Groove and never looked back. We reminisce about ‘95 vs. ’97 contrasts, Ghost/Tweezer evolution, and Phish’s unparalleled refusal to “sell out”—how they beat the money printer and what Bitcoiners can learn from that integrity. With the Sphere dates now surrounding the conference, we’re calling for a Phish-themed event in Vegas and rallying the community to help make it happen. If we build it, maybe they will come.
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