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Marty and John discuss the current geopolitical tensions in the Middle East, oil market dynamics, and the implications for Bitcoin and AI.
Marty's back on the shore house porch just as the Middle East flares up again. Marty and John dig into WTI and Brent back in the 80s, the SPR hitting 43 days, and why GCC countries are racing to bypass the Strait of Hormuz. They also get into the US as a helium winner, the Fed trying to have it both ways on forward guidance and inflation, and why Kimi K3 is exposing the strategic risk of nerfed frontier models. They also touch on Jevons Paradox in AI inference, whether sovereigns will end up backstopping training spend, and Bitcoin hovering around 64k with the strategic reserve bill finally hitting committee. 🔗 https://bitcoinproducts.com In this episode: Shore house banter and Canadian wildfire smoke Iran escalation and oil back in the 80s SPR at 43 days lowest since 1983 GCC pipeline rush to bypass the Strait of Hormuz Houthi blockade threats and Iraq oil deals US helium exports surging to Asia Fed governors declaring inflation peaked The forward guidance contradiction Kimi K3 surpassing US frontier models Hugging Face and the nerfed frontier model problem Jevons Paradox and AI inference demand Sovereign backstops for training spend Bitcoin around 64k and Galaxy bottom…
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