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    Bitcoin, Ukraine, Taiwan, Richard Werner | Telegram Live Stream rebroadcast - E246 Jul 31, 2022

    Member access to the shared Drive with all live streams can be found here.


    Fear Hustlers and Alarmist Pimps - E245 Jul 21, 2022

    Member video https://bitcoinandmarkets.com/e245-video/

    Full show notes https://bitcoinandmarkets.com/e245/

    Article read from http://btcm.co/fear-hustlers/


    Response to Jeff Snider's Criticism of Bitcoin - E244 Jun 22, 2022

    Member video https://bitcoinandmarkets.com/e244-video/

    Full show notes https://bitcoinandmarkets.com/e244/

    As listeners to this podcast know, I've been pretty well convinced of the Eurodollar system framework. Jeff Snider is the primary expert on this field today, and his popularity has started to spread rapidly.

    Though Jeff is an expert in the current system, his critique of bitcoin leaves room for improvement. In this episode, I breakdown part of a recent podcast he was on where he tried to summarize his opposition to a bitcoin-based system as a replacement for our current credit-based system.

    Here is the original video. The interesting bit starts around the 54:00 mark. https://youtu.be/fFJK9HwSJ94?t=3295


    Energy Crisis and Recession | A Reaction to Peak Prosperity - E243 May 24, 2022
    Full show notes: https://bitcoinandmarkets.com/e243

    In this reaction video, I listen to a Chris Martenson from Peak Prosperity in a recent video titled I Give Up. I have the utmost respect for Chris due to his sound money views and priceless expert opinion during the early days of the Corona Virus, but his economic claims about energy and the economy required a response.

    I cover a lot of ground in this episode, including basic economics of complex systems, the central planning fallacy, US oil production, the peak oil fallacy, and contrast a pessimistic macro outlook and an optimistic outlook.

    Where, How, and By How Much?

    A problem with most people's macro analysis is the lack of specificity. They use oversimplified terms and claims that would fall apart upon deeper examination.

    They would find out the affects of a coming recession on different areas of the world will be different, and they'd have to determine that the US is not in that bad of shape relative to other major economies and blocks.

    However, they have already determined the US is on the road to massive social upheaval and the end of some perceived unusual period of unfairness. Examining relative economic conditions, and the reasons behind those deep historical differences in economic advancement by geographic region, will not support their predetermined outcome.

    We must ask anyone preaching a coming global manmade catastrophe, some simple questions. 1) Where exactly will the economic stress by most acute? 2) How will that country or region deal with these acute economic conditions? 3) How bad will it get for them relative to other places?

    Independent Variables

    To reach a catastrophic conclusion, one must start by introducing an independent variable into the economic mix. Of course, this is impossible, there are no independent variables in nature or economics.

    When we compare nature with the market, let us compare individuals to species and the market to the larger ecological system. There are certainly cases where individual species may become endangered or even extinct. And in a market, individuals will rise or fall, even die. However, the entire system is not so fragile to begin a downward feedback loop to zero.

    So, economic variables will change, but that will have been induced by previous changes, and in turn cause future changes. There are no independent variables in the market.

    This is important when evaluating Chris' arguments about energy. He claims the energy supply will independently be reduced. He uses charts showing a very close relationship to energy usage and GDP. But instead of inferring that GDP causes energy usage, he concludes that energy usage causes GDP.

    I hope you see the backward inference. One way supposes energy usage is an independent variable, while the other way views it as a dependent variable.

    US Shale Oil

    One of the premises that Chris uses for his argument is a belief in peak oil. The theory is carefully crafted to exclude new sources of oil. It claims that we are running out of easily accessible oil, and production from that easily accessible oil will slowly taper for the next 50 years until we are out of it.

    As I said though, this theory excludes new sources of oil, like oil sands and very importantly oil shale. In the last 15 years, new technology has come around that has enabled US shale oil producers to economically extract shale oil. This is a very big deal because shale oil reserves dwarf conventional reserves by at least 3.5:1 as of current estimates.

    The US is home to 80% of extractible shale, estimated to be roughly 4-5 trillion barrels, compared to all of the world's conventional reserves of 1.6 trillion barrels.

    The problem is also, not nearly as bad as peak oil promoters will have you believe, because conventional oil reserves still tend to increase every year, despite extracting approximately 75 million barrels a day.

    The above chart stops in 2015, so I'll add the last data point from another source. In 2020, global conventional oil reserves were 1.732 trillion barrels, that is more than 100 billion barrels more than 2015 on this chart.

    Here is shale's contribution to production.

    US production had a bad time in covid but is already coming back, despite the administration's attempt to humble US production.

    Conclusion

    Chris' community and aims of his content are noble. He mainly tries to steer people toward sustainable living and long term planning for your family. I admire that in him, and admire what he has accomplished with his homestead and his community. However, his ideas on peak oil, which he has professed for over a decade now, are simply wrong.

    Oil production is a dependent variable, just like all other economic variables. Economic activity does not grow into the available energy, because that energy would not be extracted if it wasn't the result of economic planning and activity. Oil production is the result of economic activity, not the other way around.

    That is why when Chris looks at relationships between energy usage and GDP they are highly correlated. It's because they are measuring the same thing.

    I know the market is smarter than I am at all times and in everything. I attempt to understand what the market is telling me, not try to figure out how the market is wrong.

    Until next time.


    Biggest mistake Boomers make about Bitcoin, Confuse it with Crypto - E242 May 17, 2022

    Full show notes: https://bitcoinandmarkets.com/e242

    Member video version: https://bitcoinandmarkets.com/e242-video/

    In this reaction video I listen to a segment of a Lance Roberts morning show available on YouTube. It's a radio show out of Texas that discusses investing and personal finance. I'm a fan of the show, and think they usually do a good job evaluating the stock market and basic market sentiment.

    However, in this particular segment, Lance attacks Bitcoin from a very naïve angle and I had to set the record straight.

    Cryptocurrency or Bitcoin?

    First, I take on his use of the term "cryptocurrency" right out of the gate. I don't think he could define it other than to say, bitcoin and things like bitcoin. But, Bitcoin is not crypto, and crypto is not Bitcoin. Almost all criticism leveled at Bitcoin is intended for crypto scams, not Bitcoin. Lance is guilty of that here.

    Next, I discuss one of my pet peeves that Lance propagates here. He calls the dollar and bitcoin "fiat" currency. Fiat is very specific thing, it is a currency that is not backed by anything making its supply completely dependent on a ruler/government. The dollar is not a fiat currency.

    For one, the dollar is backed by credit and low, stable counterparty risk. Secondly, its supply is not dictated by the government (or the Fed). Reserves printed by the Federal Reserve are not a medium of exchange like a dollar bill. Fiscal spending is not printing money either, it is simply borrowing, or pulling demand forward to stimulate the economy today at the expensive of the economy tomorrow.

    Therefore, the dollar is not pure fiat, and neither is bitcoin. Bitcoin is the thing that is the money. These perverted definitions of fiat can be used to twist gold into being a fiat currency. They'll argue that only gold backs gold, and hence its value is "unbacked". Total lunacy. Bitcoin backs bitcoin, like gold backs gold. Nothing can back the value of money, even the government. They don't back the purchasing power of the dollar.

    When someone says that, "the dollar is backed by the full faith and credit of the US government", I say, "Okay, what does that mean? What are they backing? Are they backing the purchasing power of the dollars?" The truth is they only back the nominal value of the dollar. $1 = $1.

    Lance makes an interesting comment that money in your money market fund doesn't just disappear, while bitcoin can just disappear from your coinbase account. Okay, well, coinbase is more like a bank, and dollars disappear and get seized everyday from bank accounts. Dollar bills aren't even safe from civil asset forfeiture.

    Explaining Stablecoins

    Next, Lance's associate Michael Lebowitz, whom I have interviewed for Fed Watch and is a sharp guy, explains stablecoins in a pretty good summary. However, he ends by saying that the algorithmic stablecoins have crashed for the first time, making the market volatile.

    That is not the case, of course. All algorithmic stablecoins have had major issues with their pegs, and most have ceased to function. This particular episode recently with Terra, was such a big deal because it owned a lot of bitcoin and was heavily entwined in the multi-layered scam space.

    Conclusion

    Lance Roberts concludes that "cryptocurrency" has not delivered on its promises due to a mistaken analysis by crypto bros. He says "crypto" has promised to be like gold, and be money, when it's not.

    This is common misdirection, because only bitcoin claims to be digital gold, yet because altcoins fail, bitcoin has not lived up to its promises. Very cringe.

    Links

    Original Video (segment starts at 43:15) https://youtu.be/efklhOarIxg


    Maximalism Works, NFTs Don't - E241.1 Apr 26, 2022

    The second of two episodes this week is on Clown World topics like Ripple's Garlinghouse complaining that Bitcoin Maximalism is working in DC, and the implosion of the NFT delusion. You can see the original content in the newsletter, issue #188 of the Bitcoin Fundamentals Report.

    Clown World

    Brad Garlinghouse of Ripple infamy, claimed that tribalism in crypto is muddying the messaging in DC. Well, good.

    He's making the argument that Bitcoin's expert technical and monetary arguments, and our insistence on showing empirical evidence of the past 10 years in the industry of scam after scam properly diagnosed by these arguments, is turning regulators against altcoins.

    Ukraine bans bitcoin 2 months after making it completely legal. Yet another example of Ukraine's government exposing its true nature.

    NFTs are Silly

    I use the recent event of the failed auction of Jack Dorsey's first tweet, the first tweet ever made, to demonstrate the delusion of NFTs.

    The owner of this NFT bought the token for $2.9 million last year and thought he'd be able to get $48 million now. LMAO you can't make this stuff up.

    NFTs are nothing more than a digital signature in pseudo-control of a token. A token that is not the object in question, in this case, Jack's tweet. That tweet lives on Twitter's database (and the database of many archive sites), it does not belong to the digital signature or the token. They are two completely separate things. What the token owner has is pseudo-control over a made up concept, a delusion if you will, that the token represents that outside object. I say "pseudo-control" because it can be revoked by the system admins, and has on many occasions in the history of NFTs.

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    New Investment Narrative for Bitcoin - E241 Apr 26, 2022

    Discussed in this episode of #Bitcoin and Markets is the concept that the inflation-based investment thesis for bitcoin is dangerous and offering an alternative group of points that form a better more sustainable thesis. You can see the original version in issue #188 of the Bitcoin Fundamentals Report, or the edited and more complete version at BTCM.co.

    Dangers of the Inflation Narrative

    There are a couple reasons that the inflation-based narrative is dangerous for bitcoin:

    1) It doesn't respect recessions. We currently are experiencing high CPI but are heading headlong into lower CPI, recession and a credit crisis that threatens to be as big or bigger than 2009's GFC. A deflationary crisis, like any recession with credit-based money, destroys the inflation reason to hold bitcoin.

    2) The CPI argument is empirically wrong. Bitcoin has not gone up as consumer prices are going up. In fact, it is quite the opposite. All you have to look at is the last two years. In April 2021, CPI broke 3% for the first time in 10 years, and that is exactly when bitcoin peaked at $65k. When CPI slowed to flat in July - September 2021 bitcoin's price began to rally again. Finally, most recently, as CPI has once again accelerated on its way up to 8.5% in March 2022, the bitcoin price fell or has been flat.

    3) The end result of this wrong and simplistic investment thesis is that the new marginal investor on Wall St or in the upper-middle class or higher, has bought in with that inflation narrative in mind. Now, as the market tips into lower inflation and recession, they will likely sell.

    This won't harm bitcoin, but it can hurt investors and isn't a vote of confidence for the bitcoin space.

    Better Points to Stress

    My alternative is to stress 3 specific characteristics of bitcoin that will benefit in the real situation in which we find ourselves in.

    1) Bitcoin has thrived in flat to falling CPI as a counterparty free safe haven. Bitcoin is better gold, and not a dollar denominated asset with 100% pure counterparty risk.

    2) Bitcoin's ecosystem is relatively insulated from a credit crisis because it is based around a different currency. The ecosystem is booming and will likely continue to boom because it doesn't have pure dollar risk like all other industries.

    3) Bitcoin is a technology with network effects in its early stages of adoption. This gives it extreme asymmetric risk/reward profile. It might be an accident of history that bitcoin is the technology at this point in its adoption at this perfectly suited moment.

    Stand by for Part 2 coming out later today!!

    Links

    Issue #188: https://bitcoinandmarkets.com/r188/

    Edited and complete version: https://btcm.co/the-danger-of-an-inflationary-thesis-for-bitcoin/

    A


    Bretton Woods 3 is Silly, Here's Why! [Reaction] - E240 Apr 13, 2022

    Attacks on Bitcoin: Proof-of-Work and Privacy - E239 Apr 05, 2022

    In this episode, I expand on my commentary in Bitcoin Fundamentals Report #185.

    The first segment is on the game theory that keeps bitcoin secure from hostile hard forks like the proposed by the Green Peace and the scammer Chris Larson of Ripple.

    The main point is that coordination to kill the PoW version of bitcoin is impossible because of Bitcoin's decentralization, so there is no future that doesn't involve incentives to defect from that coordination. Hark forks only create altcoins which people can dump to buy more bitcoin.

    The second segment of the podcast is on the reasons for Europe to be going after bitcoin repeatedly as we've seen recently. The Euro is in very bad shape and the whole globalist dream of a European super state is falling apart, and with it their currency. These are desperate attempts to protect the Euro from competition, but all it will do is shrink the Euro network, and make its demise more certain.

    More notes: https://bitcoinandmarkets.com/e239

    Bitcoin Magazine Article: https://bitcoinmagazine.com/markets/greenpeace-seeks-to-change-bitcoin-code

    EU law https://www.coindesk.com/policy/2022/03/31/eu-parliament-votes-on-privacy-busting-crypto-rules-industry-rails-against-proposals/


    My Model: Making Sense of Ukraine - E238b Mar 27, 2022

    This is the second episode of the week, covering my personal model by which I evaluate the market and important geopolitical news. The main outline can be found on the Bitcoin Fundamentals Report #183.

    Complete show notes at https://bitcoinandmarkets.com/e238b/


    Bitcoin's Performance Under Recent Stress - E238a Mar 21, 2022

    This is the first part of two episodes that will cover my recent Bitcoin Fundamentals Report #183, specifically the Market Commentary section. Part A is much shorter than part B.

    Bitcoin has generally performed well when compared to gold and stocks since Russian military operations started in Ukraine on 24 Feb. I give a run down of that performance here. Every bitcoin bull should be happy with how stable bitcoin has been despite the massive geopolitical upheavals.


    A Little Bitcoin Game Theory - E237 Mar 04, 2022

    In this episode, I discuss two articles on bitcoin's game theory by Jeremy Garcia, which appeared first on Bitcoin Magazine. I take a critical stance on many parts of his analysis, but I think it is important that there is more discussion on this topic. I thank Jeremy for writing them. I discuss bitcoin's game theory, cooperative games, infinite vs finite games, changing the rules, and the game theory of nation-state adoption.

    Article 1: A Look at the Game Theory of Bitcoin

    Hypothesis link for my highlights and comments HERE

    Article 2: Bitcoin's Game Theory has Endless Possibilities

    My highlights and comments HERE

    Full show notes: https://bitcoinandmarkets.com/e237/


    Bitcoin Czar & Clean Bitcoin Mining - E236b Feb 23, 2022

    Part 2 this week is the rest of the news of the week, price analysis and Bitcoin mining news. Bitcoin is becoming a major player in the great game of international politics. I also get into the conflict in Ukraine a bit at the end. Follow along at https://bitcoinandmarkets.com/r179/

    Episode post https://bitcoinandmarkets.com/e236b/


    Bitcoin's Canada Experience - E236a Feb 22, 2022

    This is part 1 of this week's episodes. I'm not going to rehash all that has gone on in the last week, since it is so fast paced. I'm going to concentrate on some takeaways and lessons learned by bitcoin from this situation. Follow along with the Bitcoin Fundamentals Report at https://bitcoinandmarkets.com/r179/

    Episode page https://bitcoinandmarkets.com/e236a/


    Bitcoin Mining News - Intel, Blue States hate bitcoin, and Mempool rising - E235c Feb 16, 2022

    This short episode is the third part of the series examining the current news of the day in the bitcoin mining industry. Intel has announced it will be making bitcoin ASIC computer chips, Lansing Michigan is trying to crush bitcoin mining in their city, and the mempool is rising meaning there is an increase in the demand to receive bitcoin.

    Report: https://bitcoinandmarkets.com/r178/

    https://bitcoinandmarkets.com/e235c for more links.


    Bitcoin Price - CPI, Dormancy Flow and Bloomberg - E235b Feb 15, 2022

    Part 2 of this week's report all about the price. I talk about CPI not being a measure of money printing, but of prices and the explanation for 7% CPI due to supply chain issues. Next I introduce the Bitcoin Dormancy Flow. I thought this chart was interesting and will be looking into more in the future. Lastly, I welcome Bloomberg to the bitcoin prediction party, finally. They all of a sudden have what they think is a good model for price based on volatility, but a week later and it's already proving to be wrong.


    Bitcoin Report: Russia, Bitfinex, Blackrock and Binance Feb 14, 2022

    In this episode I walk through four big news items for the week, starting with Russia saying they will regulate bitcoin not ban it. I then move onto the Bitfinex hackers and the recent news about Blackrock opening up bitcoin investing to their clients. I finish off by discussing Binance's newest investment in Forbes for $200M and the precedence that it might set for the entire bitcoin industry.

    Follow along with the Bitcoin Fundamentals Report at https://bitcoinandmarkets.com/r178/

    This is part 1 of a series of episodes that will come out this week. Feedback is welcome.


    Bitcoin's 4-year Cycles Are Over - E234 Feb 10, 2022

    This is a quick episode to address a question I received via Twitter DM from a reader of the weekly newsletter. He was wondering why I was labeling the market cycle timing as a 2-year cycle instead of the commonly understood 4-year cycle.


    Evergrande The Deteriorating Situation in China - E233 Sep 23, 2021

    This is an early cut of the Evergrande podcast episode coming out next week on Fed Watch. I discuss the proper context in which to view Evergrande, and give details on what I see going on over there in China.

    Full notes: https://bitcoinandmarkets.com/e233


    Present and Future of the Euro, ECB Annual Report Breakdown - E232 Jun 20, 2021

    In this episode I read through some of the ECB's Annual Report and comment on the current state of the Euro, as well as their efforts to create a digital Euro. This is applicable to bitcoin because the ECB is a major incumbent in the current system, and is trying to launch a bitcoin competitor, which they call a Central Bank Digital Currency.

    In the first part of the podcast I detail some of the inconsistencies in their Main Findings. Namely, they claim the Euro's currency status has remained "broadly stable" through 2020. Yet, when we read their stats, nearly everything is declining and at a fairly rapid pace. This is very notable, especially since the Euro is already at "historic lows" of importance in the financial system.

    Next, I read through the entire CBDC section and comment thoroughly about what they are getting right and wrong. Unfortunately, they are getting most things wrongs, but they are doing better than, say, two years ago. The main issues I see are:

    1) Means of payment is not a function of money. Paypal or Visa are not functions of the dollar. They are separate features. We can easily and plainly draw a line between Paypal and the dollar. We don't consider Paypal as part of the dollar. Therefore, means of payment is not a function of money, it is a function of financial infrastructure around money.

    2) Features are not additive. Throughout their report, they claim adding feature X will result in Y, and adding feature A will result in B, as if these features are added in isolation without any second order effects or trade-offs. Indeed, they claim there is a positive feedback loop to adding more and more features. In fact, every feature has a trade-off and adds to the complexity of the whole. This dynamic is actually a negative feedback loop.

    3) Interoperability and anonymity - central banks can only give lipservice to these two things. They cannot truly be interoperable, because that opens them up to monetary competition and gives sanction to speculative attacks. One thing legal tender laws do is to close down monetary competition. Anonymity as well is an obvious plus, so they consider it here, but it fact central planners cannot offer anonymity else they'd lose control.

    4) Many of these things are already possible and don't need a special new solution by the central bank. In the real world, these solutions are squashed by regulation, not some technical limitation. There is a reason those regulations where put in place (whether you agree with it or not), and providing a new solution effectively routes around those inefficiencies that are part of the regulation process. The central banks would be undermining their very own regulations in other words if they solved for these things in a CBDC.

    5) Interoperability, anonymity, censorship resistance, and being a bearer instrument are products of decentralization. A CBDC is by definition centralized around the central bank, so cannot provide these things.

    Links

    ECB 2021 Annual Report https://www.ecb.europa.eu/pub/ire/html/ecb.ire202106~a058f84c61.en.html

    Hypothesis link https://hyp.is/go?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.ecb.europa.eu%2Fpub%2Fire%2Fhtml%2Fecb.ire202106~a058f84c61.en.html&group=world

    Lagarde conviction https://www.nytimes.com/2016/12/19/business/lagarde-imf-verdict-france-questions.html

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    Q&A on Deflation & Bitcoin: Part 2 - E231 Jun 08, 2021

    Hopefully this episode helps you understand the monetary system and some of the arguments for a future outlook that is deflationary.

    Questions were sent in by long time supporter Rob. They are below. We cover the first three in this Part 1 and then tackle the last two here in Part 2, along with a general discussion on CPI and asset price inflation. I finish by explaining why bitcoin doesn't need hyperinflation or even inflation to get adopted. In fact, it is better to that it will be a deflationary grind, because that preserves as much capital as possible in a transition.

    Check out Part 1 first.

    1. Jeff Booth talks about how we should have massive DEflation due to technology and productivity advances, yet we don’t, why not?
    2. Is it possible to have both inflation and deflation in different types of goods and commodities, is that what is happening?
    3. With the fed expanding supply of reserves dramatically, why don’t we see consumer inflation. Where do we look to measure it?
    4. How come there is no consensus on what is or is not inflation, and what is or is not likely to come in the next 12-18 months?
    5. Gold has a reputation of being a hedge of inflation, has that proven true or false over time? Bitcoin?

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    Q&A on Deflation: Part 1 - E230 Jun 03, 2021

    Hopefully this episode helps you understand the monetary system and some of the arguments for a future outlook that is deflationary.

    Questions were sent in by long time supporter Rob. They are below. We cover the first three in this Part 1 and then tackle the last two in Part 2, along with a general discussion on CPI and asset price inflation. I have Part 2 recorded, but have to edit it and upload it. So, you can expect that in a few days.

    1. Jeff Booth talks about how we should have massive DEflation due to technology and productivity advances, yet we don’t, why not?
    2. Is it possible to have both inflation and deflation in different types of goods and commodities, is that what is happening?
    3. With the fed expanding supply of reserves dramatically, why don’t we see consumer inflation. Where do we look to measure it?
    4. How come there is no consensus on what is or is not inflation, and what is or is not likely to come in the next 12-18 months?
    5. Gold has a reputation of being a hedge of inflation, has that proven true or false over time? Bitcoin?

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    Economic Fallacies of Ethereum as Ultra Sound Money - E229 Apr 25, 2021

    Hopefully this episode helps you understand the criticisms of Ethereum's Ultra Sound Money (USM) thesis.

    In this episode I focus on answering the criticism present in the USM thesis from a bitcoin perspective. I start with introducing the listener to the idea of USM and economic engines. Then I dive into the ways to power the engine with issuance or fees, and some of the fallacies around that. Next, we look at Proof of Work (mining) versus Proof of Stake (what ethereum wants to go to). Lastly, is a quick discussion on EIP 1559, the proposal in Ethereum to burn transaction fees as a way to deflate supply.

    https://bitcoinandmarkets.com/e229


    NFTs and Bitcoin Fungibility - E228 Mar 19, 2021

    Full show notes: https://bitcoinandmarkets.com/e228

    I listen to and react to an interview Pompliano did with "the most famous digital artist in the world," Beeple, who recent sold a JPG for $69 million. Then I go through what fungibility is and why it applies to bitcoin.

    Pomp and Beeple https://youtu.be/rT13eQOf6ho

    Fungibility of Bitcoin - BTCM Research blog


    Triffin Dilemma: Quick Part 2 - E227 Mar 15, 2021

    I quote heavily from Lyn and the BIS in this episode, drilling down the essense of the problem with the premise of deficits being the basis for foreign reserves of the dollar. Short answer, they aren't. There's very little evidence that deficits matter to foreign reserves at all, or that they play more than a very small role. The single most important source of foreign reserves is the eurodollar market.

    If we clear our minds of the role of deficits, then what is the argument for the unsustainability of the USD system? Well, it boils down to the end of a gigantic global credit bubble enabled by the Pax Americana.

    Hope this helps clarify.

    Stay tuned for the next episode on NFTs and fungibility. It will be a satisfying episode.

    A

    Links

    The Fraying of the US Global Currency Reserve System - Lyn Alden

    Fraying with my highlights

    Why Trade Deficits Matter - Lyn Alden

    BIS Report - Triffin: Dilemma or Myth?

    BIS Report with my highlights


    Triffin Dilemma: Fact or Fiction? - E226 Feb 28, 2021

    Website: https://bitcoinandmarkets.com/e226/

    Hopefully this episode helps you understand the arguments people often make and if they hold water next time the invoke the Triffin Dilemma.

    My interest in the Triffin Dilemma started several months ago. Little did I know then that I was trying to debunk an ahistorical extension of the original Triffin argument. I initially came to this conclusion:

    The problem with using Triffin in an argument about a dollar collapse is 1) it's ahistorical and 2) there doesn't need to be a capital account deficit in the US and surpluses in other countries for them to acquire dollar reserves.

    In this episode, I try to provide you with a basic understanding of the original Triffin Dilemma from Robert Triffin in 1958, and of why the modern extensions of this famous prediction are poor facsimiles. I provide tons of useful links below as part of the show notes.

    Balance of Payments

    It all comes down to the Balance of Payments for a country which issues the global reserve currency. The two main parts of the BoP are the current account and the capital account (including the financial account which we don't talk about). These two halves of the BoP must balance.

    The current account consists main of a balance of trade. Is the country running a trade surplus or a trade deficit. Other factors are things like foreign aid which we don't have to consider because it's very small compared to the trade balance.

    The capital account consists of flow of assets and liabilities for the country as a whole. When a foreigner buys a US asset (or a dollar denominated asset) this is a positive input for the capital account. In the reverse, when a US person or entity buys an asset in a foreign country it is a negative input for the capital account.

    Remember, the current account must be offset by the capital account. Therefore, if the US has a trade deficit of say $500 billion, they must have a capital account surplus of $500 billion.

    Triffin and Trade Surpluses

    When Triffin was writing the original Triffin Dilemma, in the 50's and 60's, the US ran massive trade surpluses. This means the capital account was negative - the US was losing assets abroad, or more accurately gaining liabilities abroad. Triffin was concerned that when the dollar denominated value of foreign liabilities surpassed that of the US's gold stock which backed the dollar at the time, there would be a run on the gold stock by those foreigners. They would sell their dollar denominated assets and take delivery of the gold, portending the doom of the US dollar peg.

    Current Account and Fiscal Triffin

    The US dollar did end up going off the gold standard in 1971, but not for the reasons Triffin predicted. Despite being accidently right, this form of argument became very popular in economics. Today, we can see two main extensions to the Triffin Dilemma, "current account Triffin" which is exactly the opposite of the original theory, and "fiscal Triffin" which is about global demand for US debt to cause the US to run unsustainable fiscal deficits.

    The current account Triffin is the most used by inflationists to support their dollar bear views, and, well, it's totally false. It reverses cause and effect, and lacks a clear systemic risk.

    The fiscal Triffin is more sound, but it is also false. It fails to consider other forms of safe assets like Mortgage Backed Securities and other derivatives. These are inferior to US Treasuries, but they are still widely used in their place (with an associated premium surely). Fiscal Triffin also lacks a clear systemic risk to the financial system, so is unlike the original.

    Hope this helps.

    A

    Links

    Wikipedia entry for Triffin Dilemma

    BIS Report - Triffin: Dilemma or Myth?

    BIS Report with my highlights via Hypothesis

    Understanding Capital And Financial Accounts In The Balance Of Payments - Investopedia

    FRED - Financial Accounts of the United States

    Khan Academy - Balance of payments: Capital account


    Thucydides Trap: China vs US, Real or Debunked? - E225 Feb 15, 2021

    Full show notes with images and links at https://bitcoinandmarkets.com/e225

    At first glance, the Chinese miracle has survived the virus recession and returned to growth. There is no lack of articles proclaiming the inevitable dominance of the communists, sitting atop the list of largest economies in the world. An idea that a rising CCP will want to stretch its new found legs and exercise influence over international trade and diplomacy, and that will bring them into direct conflict with the declining power, the US.

    This idea was titled the Thucydides Trap by Graham Allison in 2012. Since then it has been a widely used and debated point. While it makes sense that the West is stuck in a debt trap cycle making them destined to stagnation (unless bitcoin), it does not follow in the least that the CCP will continue to rise.

    The pattern we have seen in China over the last 20 years, is nearly identical to the pattern we saw in Japan from 1970-1990. In this episode I read the original work by Graham Allison and then a great article debunking this work of ahistorical fiction.

    Hopefully it helps you next time you hear someone using the Thucydides Trap idea to support a decline of the West.


    Inflationist Dogma - E224 Dec 16, 2020

    In this episode I listen and react to Doug French's recent Mises article Central Banks Put Wind at Bitcoin's Back. It's a short but wide ranging discussion touching on the current bitcoin rally, market manipulation, money, and central bank caused inflation. Suffice it to say, this article has a misplaced bias saying bitcoin's rally is "FOMO", "misallocation", and "human error".

    Austrians are missing a huge opportunity to champion bitcoin as free market money and become the most influence school of economics. They need to update their inflationist dogma.

    More show notes: bitcoinandmarkets.com/e224

    Source: https://mises.org/library/central-banks-put-wind-bitcoins-back


    Europe's Plan for a Central Bank Digital Currency - E223 Dec 07, 2020

    In this episode, I read through a blog post from ECB President Lagarde about central bank digital currencies. I tackle the strengths and weaknesses of her claims and draw conclusions about their plans, in particular the ECB.

    Website: https://bitcoinandmarkets.com/e223

    The future of money – innovating while retaining trust https://www.ecb.europa.eu/press/inter/date/2020/html/ecb.in201130~ce64cb35a3.en.html


    Simon Dixon's Bretton Woods 2.0 Interview Reaction - E222 Nov 27, 2020

    In this episode, I react to a Simon Dixon interview where he spells out his thinking on the future of Central Bank Digital Currencies (CBDCs) and bitcoin. I respect Simon but couldn't disagree more with his CBDC prediction. We do however agree on bitcoin.

    Original Video: https://youtu.be/M7XtpvPUqls

    Website: https://bitcoinandmarkets.com/e222


    Michael Saylor Interview on Hedgeye Reaction - E221 Nov 14, 2020

    In this episode, I listen and react to Michael Saylor's appearance on Hedgeye. Their conversation is pretty straightforward. Michael is a buy and hold guy and is trying to convince a trader of the benefits of picking and sticking to an exponential investment versus trading in and out of a position for a few percentage point gain.

    Show notes: https://bitcoinandmarkets.com/e221

    Follow: @AnselLindner and @btcmrkts

    Blog: BTCM Research https://btcm.co


    Raoul Pal "Bitcoin Life Raft" and CBDCs - REACTION - E220 Nov 02, 2020

    Original video: https://youtu.be/qL2LfVRl3J0?t=315

    Full show notes: https://bitcoinandmarkets.com/e220/

    5:15 - Introducing the problems faced by the USD system

    I agree there's problems, but not the things he lays out. I believe his arguments show he has not considered monetary convergence and has a relatively mainstream understanding of the current system.

    9:50 - CBDC

    Raoul claims the CBDCs are a way to address the problems he has laid out. Again, I disagree that the problems are what he says, and I also disagree that CBDCs can do what he thinks.

    The three big problems he lays out:

    16:25 - Cash, freedom, and an agreement of nations (Bretton Woods 2.0) 23:15 END

    Peter Schiff Scandal and Thoughts on Scarcity - E219 Oct 26, 2020

    In this episode, I voice my support for Peter Schiff against the baseless allegations currently being leveled at him. Then I dig into a slightly older tweet from earlier this year, where Peter talks about gold and scarcity. I take it piece by piece and discuss all the economic ideas behind why he is wrong.

    Website: https://bitcoinandmarkets.com/membership/


    Is Inflation Coming to the Dollar? M2 and Velocity - E218 Oct 19, 2020

    In this episode we walk through a discussion of money supply, Fed policy, and velocity, to find out if inflation is coming to the dollar. This is an important concept for bitcoin because many people believe bitcoin's fate is tied to a weak dollar, which it is not.

    Website: https://bitcoinandmarkets.com/e218

    Twitter: https://twitter.com/btcmrkts

    https://twitter.com/ansellindner

    Links

    M0: https://fred.stlouisfed.org/series/BOGMBASE

    M1: https://fred.stlouisfed.org/series/M1

    M2: https://fred.stlouisfed.org/series/M2

    GDP: https://www.investopedia.com/terms/g/gdp.asp


    Reaction to DiMartino Booth Interview and Show Update - E217 Aug 17, 2020

    The beloved bitcoin podcast is back with a reaction and hot takes on a recent interview between Danielle DiMartino Booth and Bitcoin Magazine's show Fed Watch. The show starts with an update on this podcast's current and future direction, then we listen to the recent interview, and finally react to it.


    Bitcoin Mixing, Wasabi, and Coinbase - E216 Jun 20, 2020

    In this episode, I read through the new Europol EC3 Cyber Bits April and May issues where they talk about Wasabi wallet and bitcoin mixing in general.

    Full show notes at https://bitcoinandmarkets.com/e216

    My copy: https://bitcoinandmarkets.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/Europol-Wasabi-Wallet-Report.pdf

    Original: https://www.tbstat.com/wp/uploads/2020/06/Europol-Wasabi-Wallet-Report.pdf

    Next part is on why you should Delete Coinbase. They are trying to sell your data to the DEA and the IRS.

    Story: http://archive.vn/40K7t

    Janine thread on Neutrino and now Coinbase's crimes against human rights. Coinbase owns the technology from https://twitter.com/J9Roem/status/1100876184999596054?s=20


    Comparing BTC and ETH Inflation - E215 May 25, 2020

    In this episode, I base a discussion about bitcoin and ethereum inflation around a tweet from Ryan Sean Adams, a popular etherean. I touch on the bitcoin halving, the fact that bitcoin's supply is not changing, and how ethereum wants to copy bitcoin and make unwarranted comparisons.

    Tweet: https://twitter.com/RyanSAdams/status/1259877725550055431?s=20

    Full show notes at https://bitcoinandmarkets.com/e215


    The Case for Deflation Part 4 Liquidity and REPO - E214 May 11, 2020

    In this episode I walk through an understanding of Liquidity and how the actions of the Federal Reserve can't increase liquidity and flow in the economy. I also give a quick definition of the REPO market and interpret it as a money substitute factory - a place that creates and destroys money substitutes. This is the consensus layer of the global financial system and how we need to define what money is. It's money substitutes that flow through the REPO and money markets.

    Mises on money​ substitutes

    https://wiki.mises.org/wiki/Money_substitutes

    Jeff Snider

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OM_J-4fJYEk

    ​Excellent REPO market resource

    ​https://www.icmagroup.org/Regulatory-Policy-and-Market-Practice/repo-and-collateral-markets/icma-ercc-publications/frequently-asked-questions-on-repo/4-how-big-is-the-repo-market/

    ​Highlighted Fed paper on Discount Window Stigma and how they try to address it

    https://hyp.is/go?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.federalreserve.gov%2Feconres%2Fnotes%2Ffeds-notes%2Fstigma-and-the-discount-window-20171219.htm&group=__world__


    The Case for Deflation Part 3 - E213 Apr 27, 2020

    In Part 3, I answer some critiques and questions from the audience. The discussion on liquidity and Repo, the base layer of the Eurodollar system is now moved to Part 4 coming up soon.

    Questions from Epistemicrisis, Xan, CryptoGamer and Colin Harper.

    WTF is happening with the Fed?! - Is this inflation w/ Ansel Lindner - WTF 5

    https://podcasts.apple.com/lu/podcast/wtf-is-happening-fed-is-this-inflation-w-ansel-lindner/id1459884105?i=1000472534928

    Website: https://bitcoinandmarkets.com/e213


    Case for Deflation part 2 - E212 Apr 23, 2020

    In this episode I tackle different types of money, debt, fiat and commodity monies. I discuss how they behave differently as a global money standard. Debt has a unique aspect of global deflation that's not shared with other forms of money. I discuss bailouts at money replacement, not money expansion. Finally, I wrap up with how this all ends.


    Case for Deflation Part 1 - E211 Apr 22, 2020

    In part one of this series I describe two important schools of thought on the global monetary system and the future of the dollar: the Dollar Milkshake and the Eurodollar. Then I try to establish a definition for inflation as a monetary phenomenon based on mainstream Milton Friedman, Mises and my own defintition. Lastly, I ask the question if what we think of as monetary expansion today, is actually monetary expansion.

    In part two, I'll discuss the differences I see between debt based money, fiat and commodity money.

    Website: https://bitcoinandmarkets.com/e211

    Brent Johnson Dollar Milkshake: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2qTOWuL7Zco

    Jeff Snider Eurodollar University: https://alhambrapartners.com/commentaryanalysis/

    Milton Friedman: https://hyp.is/noW7qIMXEeqhrfee8b0bew/en.wikiquote.org/wiki/Milton_Friedman

    Mises: https://hyp.is/GEy2cIKmEeq7Nh9KeQH1ug/mises.org/library/economic-freedom-and-interventionism/html/p/123


    Bitcoin Market Commentary, Read Through - E210 Apr 05, 2020

    Hi Bitcoiners, I'm reading through my Friday newsletter The Fundamentals Report along with my extra commentary. Topics covered are the virus and effects of lock downs and shortages in gold and the dollar. I also talk about how bitcoin fits into this market.

    Show notes post: https://bitcoinandmarkets.com/e210/

    Report: https://bitcoinandmarkets.com/r83/


    General Update, Virus, Dollar, China and Japan - E209 Mar 30, 2020

    In this episode I discuss the bullish case for bitcoin being driven by QE but not via a weaker dollar. The dollar will continue to strengthen in a volatile way. Bitcoin will be bid because the traditional market will get worse and worse at price discovery and bitcoin will get better and better. I bring in two articles. The first one is about China's consumer credit bubble popping and the second is about primary dealers in Japan refusing to sell their JGB's to the Bank of Japan. That effectively stops QE as a weapon of the central bank. The primary dealers would rather use their JGB's in dollar swaps with the Fed.

    China consumer credit: https://www.zerohedge.com/economics/scope-pain-immense-chinas-consumer-default-tsunami-has-started

    Japanese bonds: http://archive.vn/ao4qM

    Website: https://bitcoinandmarkets.com/e209


    A Devalued Government - E208 Mar 23, 2020

    In this episode I use a tweet by Pierre Rochard and a video from Daniel Hannan as a jumping off point to talk about globalization, the growing distrust in our institutions, non-monetary rewards, and what this current crisis will lead to.

    Links:

    Pierre's tweet: https://twitter.com/pierre_rochard/status/1242103963287203840

    "If everyone added to their cash balances during the good times, they wouldn't need to beg politicians and central bankers for bailouts during the bad times. But inflation penalizes cash balances. This is why we #Bitcoin."

    Daniel Hannan video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=94lW6Y4tBXs

    Website: https://bitcoinandmarkets.com/e208


    Fed Panic Dollar Melt Up - E206 Mar 17, 2020

    In this episode, I break the news that the Fed has cut interest rates to zero and launched QE 5. The Fed is not in charge of interest rates, they follow the market. Interest rates were already close to zero in the market, so this move by the Fed was reactionary. They have lost control. I also talk about currency swaps and how to position yourself for the coming financial reset.

    Image link: https://bitcoinandmarkets.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/ust-vs-fed-funds.png

    News article: http://archive.vn/H92Ea

    Transcript of rate cut: https://www.federalreserve.gov/newsevents/pressreleases/monetary20200315a.htm

    Highlighted transcript of rate cut: https://hyp.is/go?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.federalreserve.gov%2Fnewsevents%2Fpressreleases%2Fmonetary20200315a.htm&group=__world__

    Transcript of liquidity announcement: https://www.federalreserve.gov/newsevents/pressreleases/monetary20200315c.htm


    51% Attacks Arent That Easy - E205 Mar 02, 2020

    In this episode I discuss ideas around the misunderstood concept of 51% attacks in mining, drawing inspiration from a tweet by @SGBarbour.

    Tweet: https://twitter.com/SGBarbour/status/1231344795991175168

    Website: https://bitcoinandmarkets.com/e205


    Coronavirus and Macro Update - E204 Feb 28, 2020

    In this episode we discuss the historic times we are living in, focusing on the evolving situation and effects on the markets of the coronavirus. I touch on the stock market, bonds, yield curve, prepping, what you should expect to develop over the next few months. We also speak briefly on the bitcoin price, why it's falling, and what we can expect over the next few weeks going into the halving.

    https://bitcoinandmarkets.com/e204

    https://patreon.com/bitcoinandmarkets/


    Externalities of Non-Native Assets - E203 Feb 24, 2020

    On this episode I walk through a very deep tweet that will help us understand multiple assets on one chain. These I call these non-native assets and they have non-native incentives. I bring in many connected ideas and try to make sense of it all.

    @BobMcElrath tweet: https://twitter.com/BobMcElrath/status/1231633707406151681


    Safe Harbor for Scams? - E202 Feb 21, 2020

    In this episode I talk about the recent proposal to offer a "safe harbor" to ICO scams for 3 years. This proposal was put forth by Hester Pierce, a previously bitcoin friendly Commissioner at the SEC. I question the intentions behind this proposal and the totality of the SEC's actions in the space.

    Article link: http://archive.ph/8bq9n


    Wuhan Coronavirus and Bitcoin Mining and Price - E201 Feb 15, 2020

    This is a quick discussion on how the coronavirus is affecting bitcoin mining in China and the price. I give you an update on the virus and then read a couple articles, and finally discuss the economics of supply and demand in the shadow of the third halving.

    Articles mentioned are:

    Decrypt https://decrypt.co/18609/coronavirus-shuts-down-chinese-bitcoin-mine

    Coindesk: http://archive.ph/23BUf


    Tron: The Real ETH2.0 on Bitcoin - E200 Feb 13, 2020

    Hello Bitcoiners! I'm back with a short discussion of the Tron vs ETH2.0 debate. Is Tron better or the always delayed ethereum centralized ethereans? I give you a quick rundown of the situation and a based assessment. Bitcoin is King, Eth is a scam, Tron is a scam. We are seeing the beginnings of the scam coin conflict.

    Website: https://bitcoinandmarkets.com/e200

    Article: https://cryptoslate.com/why-are-some-of-twitters-biggest-bitcoin-maximalists-shilling-tron/

    NVK's tweet: https://twitter.com/nvk/status/1225980826325790720?s=20


    More ETH2.0 Hype After Another Delay - E199 Feb 11, 2020

    I go through as article from Coindesk that is very misleading about ETH2.0. Don't believe the hype. This is only phase zero they are trying to launch this year. Phase zero does nothing to immediate scale ethereum, it's only a preliminary step in an overly complex 5 year plan for ETH2.0.

    Website: https://bitcoinandmarkets.com/e199

    Article link: http://archive.ph/jCyKw

    Annotated article: https://hyp.is/go?url=http%3A%2F%2Farchive.ph%2FjCyKw&group=__world__

    Parity client DAO: https://decrypt.co/14857/parity-steps-back-from-ethereum-moving-client-codebase-to-dao

    https://ethernodes.org/

    Phase 0 details: https://docs.ethhub.io/ethereum-roadmap/ethereum-2.0/eth-2.0-phases/

    Marty's thread: https://twitter.com/MartyBent/status/896775534658686979


    Fedcoin: A Detailed Discussion E198 Feb 07, 2020

    In this episode I go through Federal Reserve Governor Brainard's recent speech on Central Bank Digital Currencies (CBDCs). I cover all aspects but focus on money versus means of payment, free market value versus central planner force / central banker legal tender laws.

    Link: https://www.federalreserve.gov/newsevents/speech/brainard20200205a.htm


    Coronavirus and Taproot - E197 Jan 24, 2020

    In this episode I discuss the bitcoin price in and where it's going. Bitcoin is in the big leagues and part of every important panel discussions and on the lips of every powerful financial person in the world today. Next, I talk about the upcoming bitcoin upgrade called Taproot.

    Show notes: https://bitcoinandmarkets.com/e197

    Links:

    Taproot

    Taproot explanation


    Pro-Bitcoin - E196 Jan 10, 2020

    In this episode I discuss recent price movements and how they corresponded to the tense Iranian over the last week. I look into recent developments of State-sponsored stablecoins and detail the Baidu beta launch. Then I dive into the drama behind Nakamoto,com. Altcoiners using the term "pro-bitcoin" in a desperate attempt to extent their ponzi schemes. Lastly, I quickly talk about the halvening not being priced in.

    Links: https://bitcoinandmarkets.com/e196

    Baidu network https://xchain.baidu.com/

    New York Ledger https://decrypt.co/16155/new-yorks-lawmakers-are-pushing-for-its-own-cryptocurrency

    Nakamoto,com is a propaganda site https://twitter.com/Karalhoin/status/1213515397477150721

    Veblen good https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Veblen_good

    Efficient Market Hypothesis https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Efficient-market_hypothesis

    99% of altcoin volume is fake https://medium.com/swlh/how-to-better-estimate-bitcoins-true-trading-volume-by-fiat-currencies-and-against-altcoins-41623ddc9827


    Bitcoin 2020: A Look Ahead - E195 Jan 03, 2020

    Discussion about the coming year and more for Bitcoin and this ecosystem.

    Topics include: The Halving Mining Tons on Lightning Altcoins Central Bank Digital Currencies

    Part 2 with discussion about the dollar and China can be found on my https://Patreon.com/bitcoinandmarkets


    2019 Year In Review - E194 Dec 21, 2019

    PRICE had 3 phases this year, 1) consolidation, 2) huge rally, 3) mini bear market

    FEES were very low all year, blocks full

    LIGHTNING First full year of mainnet wallets >3x growth Lightning Torch Watchtowers added to Lightning Loop in added to lightning Multi-part Payments added to lighting Hodlonaut Lightning bugs

    PLUG-N-PLAY NODES The rise of the plug and play node

    PRIVACY debates, privacy was enhanced in 2019

    MISC QuadrigaCX Twitter and Square, Jack Dorsey #DeleteCoinbase Binance hack Tether and bitfinex CSW faketoshi sues everyone and gets owned in court Liquid tokens Plus token China block chain

    FUTURES Bakkt ErisX Binance/FTX Crypto Facilities/Kraken BitMEX seychelles

    CUSTODY Fidelity Coinbase/Xapo Bitgo/Kingdom Trust Swiss bank Vontobel

    GOV CRACKDOWN FINCEN threatens KYC IRS and other tax agencies start asking direct questions FBI says Bitcoin is a growing issue for them

    LIBRA and STABLECOINS CBDCs

    REPO market and the Fed


    Theranos and Ok Bitcoiner - E193 Nov 30, 2019

    We are seeing the slow motion collapse of Ethereum in front of our eyes. I debrief the Adam Back comparison of Ethereum to Theranos and Vitalik's toxic reply to me of "ok bitcoiner". Short but dense episode.

    Show notes: https://bitcoinandmarkets.com/e193

    Vitalik tweet https://twitter.com/VitalikButerin/status/1199820134275145728


    China's Weak Crackdown on Bitcoin, BTFD - E192 Nov 22, 2019

    Dense episode today. We talk about the recent bitcoin price drop and how or if China had anything to do with it. China has come out with massive support for "blockchain" yet they are cracking down on cryptocurrency exchanges. Are we in crazytown or are they serious? We've seen this before. The Central Bank Digital Currency (CBDC) is just the latest incarnation of altcoins, but this time, because they are feeling the heat.

    https://bitcoinandmarkets.com/e192


    Whatsat, FinCEN and DLT - E191 Nov 15, 2019

    In this episode, I skip the price talk for the most part and talk about some news items. I take a deeper dive into Lightning Network for Bitcoin and the hot new app for private chat called Whatsat. Then go after Bianco the Chief of FinCEN and his comments quoted in Reuters. Lastly, I discect OMFIF-IBM's report on DLT. Don't want to miss it!

    https://bitcoinandmarkets.com/e191

    Links:

    Whatsat https://www.bitcoinlightning.com/whatsat-send-private-messages-via-the-lightning-network/

    IBM OMFIF report https://bitcoinist.com/ibm-central-bank-issued-cryptocurrency-five-years/

    FinCEN chief thug https://www.reuters.com/article/us-crypto-currencies-fincen/u-s-to-strictly-enforce-anti-money-laundering-rules-in-cryptocurrencies-fincen-chief-idUSKBN1XP1YR


    China is All-in On Perpetual Motion Machines - E190 Nov 02, 2019

    In this episode I go over the bitcoin price movements over the last week and hit on the big news items of the week. The first news item is the China's complete U-turn into blockchain. Next I discuss the doxxing of customers by Bitmex, Coinbase's unscheduled downtime and the wide fluctuations caused in the market. Lastly, I discuss why we are seeing a pull back in the bitcoin mining hash rate.

    Links in show notes: https://bitcoinandmarkets.com/e190


    Price, Layer 3, De-dollarization, and the Fed - Live Stream 10/24/2019 - E189 Oct 25, 2019

    Bitcoin's price explodes high today. I address current price movements in the first few minutes of the podcast, the we get into some deeper factors affecting the price. Our news today is about sidechains, lightning network, future on boarding, de-dollarization and Repo madness from the Fed continuing.

    Full show notes with links at https://bitcoinandmarkets.com/e189


    18 Millionth Bitcoin Mined, Lightning Metrics and Not QE - E188 Oct 18, 2019

    This episode is packed with information. We talk about Bitcoin scarcity as it relates to the 18 millionth bitcoin being mined, I give a unique estimate of the size of the Lightning Network using app statistics, and give you an update on what's going on in the Repo market with the Federal Reserve. #Fed #bitcoin

    Show notes https://bitcoinandmarkets.com/e188


    What the IRS Guidelines Mean for Bitcoin and Alts - E187 Oct 11, 2019

    I'm back with an episode about the bitcoin price, the new IRS guidelines for bitcoin taxes, and some Ethereum news. There are pros and cons to the new IRS clarifications, and I go through all of those.

    You can find the full show notes at https://bitcoinandmarkets.com/e187


    Bearish Vindication! Now, Time to Get Bullish - E186 Sep 27, 2019

    After months of building bearish indicators, the Bitcoin price finally broke down. We called this correctly and are now sowing the seeds of the bullish move. I talk about lots of price things, good things about Bitcoin infrastructure, including traditional type products and lightning network. This community has been waiting to stack sats at the appropriate time, and we are going to be ready for the resumption of the bull market.

    Full show notes at https://bitcoinandmarkets.com/e186


    Repos Explained - E185 Sep 20, 2019

    I'm back with a brand new episode of Bitcoin & Markets. Today I focus on bitcoin mining with the hashrate exploding and overnight repos from the Fed with liquidity drying up around the world. Of course, I give my predictions on price and opinions on the Bitcoin market as a whole. Love you listener. Consider supporting us on Patreon if you like the content.


    Lightning Vulnerability and $1 Billion Transactions - E184 Sep 06, 2019

    Things are slowing down in the Bitcoin market. Price has recovered, but too a hit today. We continue in the consolidation pattern. News items are interesting this week. I mentioned several on my free newsletter, but in the podcast I speak about malware using information from bitcoin transactions, lightning network vulnerability, JP Morgan on stablecoins with negative yields, and the $1 billion transaction we saw yesterday.


    Not Based on Belief - E183 Sep 05, 2019

    An excerpt taken from our member live stream. I was asked about money as a belief system and I laid out my argument for why that's incorrect. Through out the 90 min live stream I was asked repeatedly about it, so I cut them all out and posted here.

    Please support our content by becoming a member on Patreon. Support our sponsors Fastbitcoins.com and etoro.com.

    https://bitcoinandmarkets.com/e183


    Is the Price Dump Over? - E182 Aug 30, 2019

    The bitcoin price dropped this week as we've been talking about for several weeks. Will it continue down to the ultimate $8500 target? We discuss that, the overall state of the market including development on Lightning and on Bitcoin's consensus layer. I give you a blast from the past when discussing altcoins. We wrap up with a discussion about the Bill Dudley's Fed comments in a Bloomberg op-ed.


    Crypto Fear and Greed - E181 Aug 23, 2019

    I'm back with a great bitcoin episode, discussing price and a bearish contrarian take. The mining and developement in bitcoin. Lastly, I buzz around and give you some great news items you might not find on another podcast, including analysis of the Fed's Powell speech today from Jackson Hole.


    Is Bitcoin's Distribution Fair? - E180 Aug 16, 2019

    A different format this week, I'm releasing the audio of this week's live stream on Patreon. We talk about the Bitcoin Ponzi scheme in China that recent was busted and SEC news. The meat of the show is a reaction to the Dan Held v Vinny Lingham recent debate. Source video is https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C7VZBPWE7wU


    Summing Up Markets and Bitcoin vs Gold - E179 Aug 09, 2019

    This week sums up some of the macro events we've been seeing and analyzing how they fit into the recent bitcoin price movements. The end of the show is dedicated to my Gold vs Bitcoin debate for people new to this space that are discovering topics on money for the first time.

    Show notes at https://bitcoinandmarkets.com/e179


    Breakout or Relief Rally? - E178 Aug 02, 2019

    Huge news week this week. We talk about the Bitcoin price, of course, some Bitcoin mining news, and Layer 2 technologies really picking up pace on development, setting the stage for the next bull market. Next, I dive into Bitcoin Independence Day, the failing Federal Reserve, and finally bitcoin taxes and the IRS. Show notes available at https://bitcoinandmarkets.com/e178


    Price is All That Matters - E177 Jul 26, 2019

    This week I go in depth on the Bitcoin price and the way in which the price is set. Many people disparage technical analysis and chart reading, but they also support other psychological measures. I don't buy it. Price is the only thing that matters. You can't partake in the market without market prices. I discuss many aspects of Bitcoin this week and go on several rants. Enjoy. Hit me back with feedback.


    Congress Talks Bitcoin - 176 Jul 19, 2019

    What a great week for Bitcoin. Congress grills Libra and talks bitcoin. Price is strong, but with a bit of downside risk. Altcoins continue to decouple, as they can't keep up with bitcoin. As time goes on, the silly narrative that bitcoin is used for illicit exchange is going to explode in their faces.

    On the macro side, the price of oil is dropping, so queue Iran FUD. It all comes down to the Fed at the end of the month.

    Show notes available at: https://bitcoinandmarkets.com/e176


    Trump and Powell, Bullish or Bearish Jul 12, 2019

    In this week's episode we discuss Bitcoin's volatile price in depth. Will we see new highs or new lows? I also discuss the crazy bitcoin mining sector and how it's been ramping up big time and if any altcoin or other cryptocurrency can hope to keep up with bitcoin. Lastly, I touch on the big topic of this week Trump's and Chairman Powell's comments on Libra and Bitcoin. Great episode. Don't forget to sign up for our newsletter for all the charts and other links. bitcoinandmarkets.com.


    Bitcoin Price, CME and Tether - E174 Jul 05, 2019

    A slightly less crazy week in Bitcoin this week, but there's still plenty of news out there. We cover the price, the incredible mining hashrate surge, new estimates on the lightning numbers. For the news items I pass on some insights about CME volumes, tether updates onto ethereum, and the dollar.

    Show notes: https://bitcoinandmarkets.com/e174


    Blow-off Tops & Consolidation Jun 28, 2019

    In this episode I take time to discuss the price and historic bitcoin price movements. I touch on mining and lightning, and compare digital barter interoperability to interoperability with one money. Last, I cover the $13 trillion in negative yielding bonds.

    Show notes: https://bitcoinandmarkets.com/e173


    We're All Turning Japanese Now - E172 Jun 21, 2019

    Huge week this week in Bitcoin. We saw Facebook drop their whitepaper and other docs for their token Libra, Binance kicks out US customers, and the Fed refused to lower rates (yet). We cover all of that plus the fundamentals that are moving Bitcoin's price.

    Show notes and links at https://bitcoinandmarkets.com/e172


    How They Defend the Dollar - E171 Jun 14, 2019

    Get up-to-date on all the prices, metrics and big news events from around Bitcoin every week. On top of our weekly metrics, I cover the Bakkt, Stablecoins, and the macro situation regarding fiat currencies and the events in the Gulf of Oman.

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    Bitcoin Banter 7 - Decentralizing Youtube Jun 13, 2019

    Group chat with some great Bitcoin content creators, Guy Swann from Cryptoconomy, Brady from Citizen Bitcoin, Christian from POV Crypto, and Jeff from work on this show. This is a Part 1 of this banter, Part 2 will be out in a couple of days first on Patreon, and then in 2 weeks on the normal feed. The full run time was over 2 hours, so we are splitting it after the main topic on this episode which is Decentralizing Youtube. We talk about DTube, Dlive, and other YouTube alternatives. They aren't really decentralized but we rap about the how and the why.

    https://bitcoinandmarkets.com/e170


    Global Coin and Money - E169 Jun 07, 2019

    This week we go on a trip through the fundamentals in Bitcoin and hit news items along the way. Specific news items I discuss are Tuur Demeester's new Adamant Capital piece called A Note on the Bitcoin Rally, the block reward as a disruptive subsidy to hash rate, an analysis that shows 51% of dapp Daily Active Users are bots, and stablecoins and Facebook Globalcoin.

    Show notes: https://bitcoinandmarkets.com/e169


    Your Bitcoin Bias - E168 May 31, 2019

    This week in Bitcoin was dominated by the price and the budding of a culture war. People bring their own bias to Bitcoin, there's no dominant bitcoin culture. You see what you want to see. This week we also saw a new All Time High is hashrate and difficulty in Bitcoin. Lastly, I discuss the Lightning Network Plateau.

    More at https://bitcoinandmarkets.com/e168


    Price Drop, Hunting for Support - E167 May 17, 2019

    We're back with another Friday Fundamentals. Stats of note this week are the number of shorts falling off a cliff, the difficulty not budging despite almost 2x in price movement in 2 months, CME volume is surging again, and mempool being elevated. Our one news item in this episode is the Microsoft Decentralized Identity System called ION. I speak about it for a few minutes as a layer 2 for Bitcoin.

    - https://bitcoinandmarkets.com/e167


    Bitcoin Turns Bullish, Altcoins Turn Flaccid May 11, 2019

    In this Friday Fundamentals episode, we hit some conflicting metrics from around the space, including technical divergence, stubborn sentiment, slow mining reaction, and lightning dynamics. For news we hit Representative Sherman's stupid crypto bill, the Binance hack and a Tether update.

    Show notes can be found at https://bitcoinandmarkets.com/e166


    Tether is the Front Line | Bitcoin & Markets - E165 May 03, 2019

    This is a Friday Fundamentals episode where I go over the Bitcoin price, market sentiment, mining, and news that affect the fundamentals. Tether is grabbing headlines right now, but there's a split growing among Bitcoin supporters. The old-timers seen to support Tether and Bitfinex, while others are overly harsh. I breakdown that dynamic and explain that Tether is the front line in the currency war.

    Full show notes at: https://bitcoinandmarkets.com/e165


    Bitcoin Banter 6 | Treasure Hunts, Privacy, and Price Apr 29, 2019

    Bitcoin & Markets E164 | This is the sixth episode in our Bitcoin Banter series, where our community gets together and chats on our discord server (link in the show notes). We bring our own topics and take questions from Twitter. We have a great episode this time! We talk about Satoshi's Treasure, Wasabi wallet and privacy, and wrap it up with a price and macro discussion.

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    Tether and Bitfinex Get in Trouble - E163 Apr 26, 2019

    On our Friday Fundamentals episodes we discuss price, sentiment of the market, mining, lightning and development. This episode we also discuss the big Bitcoin news of the day with the Tether and Bitfinex situation.

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    Building Bitcoin Demand, News and Rants | Bitcoin & Markets Apr 20, 2019

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    Bitcoin Banter #5 | Bitcoin & Markets Apr 09, 2019

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    CME, Mining and China | Bitcoin & Markets Apr 05, 2019

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    Price Action, Chinese Wet Season, and Fake Volume Discussion | Bitcoin & Markets Mar 29, 2019

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    Chinese wet season, expect more FUD about all the hashrate in China

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    Bitcoin Banter #4 | Bitcoin & Markets Mar 26, 2019

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    Curve Inversion, Global Slowdown, Lightning Loop | Bitcoin & Markets Mar 23, 2019

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    Lightning, Tether and Security | Bitcoin & Markets Mar 15, 2019

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    LN isn't 100% ready for mass adoption today, but it's getting there. But it's constantly evolving without the hindrance of a decentralized consensus. People understand that technology evolves. This is China offers help to Venezuela https://in.mobile.reuters.com/article/amp/idINKBN1QU0XS?__twitter_impression=true

    Marco Santori on SEC letter on Ethereum as security https://twitter.com/msantoriESQ/status/1105480347783966721?s=19WBD

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    Fakes and Feints | Bitcoin & Markets Analysis - 3/8/2019 - E155 Mar 09, 2019

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    Community Chat - Lightning, Coinbase and Venezuela | Bitcoin & Markets - E154 Mar 04, 2019

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    DeleteCoinbase and Yet More Stablecoins | Bitcoin & Markets - 3/1/2019 - E153 Mar 02, 2019

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    Bitcoin Price, Coinbase and the IMF | Bitcoin & Markets - 2/22/2019 - E152 Feb 22, 2019

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