About this episode
The episode discusses the pressures on the financial system and the increasing relevance of Bitcoin.
History is moving whether anyone is ready or not. How the system is under pressure, and why it will flow toward Bitcoin. Episode Links 🇺🇸 Buy Sats on River - The best way to stack in the US 🇨🇦 The Bitcoin Well - An amazing automatic self-custody Bitcoin platform ⚡ The Bitcoin Company - Spending your Bitcoin Via Lightning 🏦 Fold Card - Pay bills Stack Sats 💵 SALT Lending - Get access to your BTC Value w/out Selling Boost Question Exit Interview: How do you grade our Crypto Czar? Show Notes Understanding the National Debt | U.S. Treasury Fiscal Data Jerome Powell says $39 trillion national debt is ‘not unsustainable,’ but it ‘will not end well’ 'ENERGY SHOCKS': Recession fears EXPLODE as oil disruption ROCKS Wall Street - YouTube The World Uncertainty Index just hit 105,000. Higher than Covid. Fannie Mae accepts first Bitcoin-backed mortgage product Crypto and Bitcoin mortgages The System Isn’t Broken - It’s Rigged | Lyn Alden - YouTube David Sacks says his time as Trump's crypto and AI czar has ended Tether Was Born On Bitcoin. Twelve Years Later, Is It Coming Back? Google Finds Quantum Computers Could Break Bitcoin Sooner Than Expected Blockstream Research dropped a new…
People in this episode
Host: Chris Fisher
Topics covered
- Bitcoin
- national debt
- economic pressure
- cryptocurrency
- mortgages
- quantum computing
Keywords
- Bitcoin
- national debt
- cryptocurrency mortgages
- quantum computing
- economic pressure
- energy shocks
Sponsors
River, The Bitcoin Well, The Bitcoin Company, Fold Card, SALT Lending
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: Fannie Mae, Tether, Blockstream Research, Riot, Auradine
Books & works: The System Isn’t Broken - It’s Rigged
Places: U.S., Wall Street, Bitcoin, US, Canada
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