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Mar 2023
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BTC122: The US Treasury May Need Private...

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Preston Pysh sits down with global macro and security intelligence thinker, Matthew Pines to talk about China and its deeply manipulated market conditions, Japan being a major choke point for international interest rates, central bank digital currencies, and many more interesting ideas.


IN THIS EPISODE, YOU’LL LEARN:

00:00 - Intro

01:19 - How Matthew Pines became familiar with Bitcoin.

03:26 - Was the balance of payments between net producers and net consumers a reason why we have so many global issues?

07:29 - How often do companies Matthew consults with, bring up Bitcoin?

11:59 - What is the impact China is going to have from a geopolitical standpoint?

22:43 - How does Japan's interest rates underpin the rates around the world?

34:44 - How geopolitical decision are extremely complex and not made with just a monetary lens.

36:32 - What caused the dollar to change course in November?

49:10 - Why the US Treasury and FED may need private stable coin issuers instead of CBDCs.

01:00:54 - What is Matthew's take on the BIS and their proclamations against Bitcoin?

01:10:44 - How do we address Elected Officials to affect change?


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