Broken Money, De-Dollarization, & the AI Power Shift — with Lyn Alden (Ep. 1)

About this episode

Mags Gronowska and Lyn Alden discuss the issues surrounding broken money, de-dollarization, and the impact of AI on power dynamics.

For the inaugural episode of Magsplaining , macro analyst and author Lyn Alden joins Mags to unpack unpack why our money is “broken”, de-dollarization, Lyn’s “nothing stops this train” thesis on U.S. fiscal dominance, and what corporate Bitcoin treasuries mean for volatility and adoption. We also dive into how AI is reshaping power dynamics. We close with a fun chat about martial arts, Dungeons & Dragons, and anecdotes from writing her book, Broken Money. Topics covered: ⁠(01:52)⁠ Broken Money ⁠(08:57⁠) Monetary Neocolonialism ⁠(16:07⁠) Financial Sovereignty in Emerging Markets ⁠(20:14⁠) Shifts in Global Reserves ⁠(25:57⁠) The Runaway Train ⁠(32:06)⁠ Corporate Strategies for Currency Debasement ⁠(35:42⁠) Rise of Treasury Companies ⁠(40:34⁠) Censorship & Privacy ⁠(48:35⁠) AI: Surveillance, & Power Dynamics ⁠(54:23⁠) AI: Economic Sovereignty, & the Rise of Authenticity ⁠(01:01:31⁠) Martial Arts: Building Discipline & Community ⁠(01:07:32⁠) Dungeons & Dragons x Bitcoin ⁠(01:12:31)⁠ Writing Broken Money ~~~ Guest: Lyn Alden — author of Broken Money ; engineer-turned-macro strategist known for systems-level capital-flow analysis. Find Lyn at LynAlden.com . ~~~…

People in this episode

Host: Mags Gronowska

Guest: Lyn Alden

Topics covered

• Broken Money
• De-Dollarization
• AI Power Dynamics
• Monetary Neocolonialism
• Financial Sovereignty
• Corporate Bitcoin Treasuries

Keywords

• macro analysis
• U.S. fiscal dominance
• currency debasement
• AI surveillance
• Bitcoin adoption
• Dungeons & Dragons

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Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Canaan

Books & works: Broken Money

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