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Sep 2023
51m 26s

How Fiat Fails and Bitcoin Succeeds with...

ROBERT BREEDLOVE
About this episode

Dylan LeClair joins me to discuss the upcoming Bitcoin halving, the war narratives, the effects of political pressure on inflation, and the impact of derivative markets on Bitcoin price. 

Dylan LeClair is the Director of Market Intelligence at UTXO Management. He is the Co-Founder of 21st Paradigm. 

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// OUTLINE // 
00:00 - Coming up 
00:37 - Intro 
02:10 - Helping Lightning Startups with In Wolf's Clothing 
02:56 - Introducing Dylan LeClair 
03:37 - Dylan's View of Upcoming Bitcoin Halving 
07:50 - The Significance of Price Action 
12:42 - Fiat Failure and Bitcoin Success 
16:50 - The War Narratives and the World Banking Cartel 
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21:43 - General Macroeconomics Overview 
26:34 - Political Pressure and Inflation 
29:48 - Tight Monetary Policy 
31:20 - Collapse of Stocks and Bonds 
33:47 - The Policy Pendulum 
36:46 - The Necessity of Recession 
39:37 - A Bitcoin Wallet with Privacy Built-In: Wasabi Wallet 
40:28 - Unpacking the Derivative Markets 
44:03 - Impact of Derivative Markets on Bitcoin Price 
48:15 - Can the Government Suppress the Bitcoin Price 
50:45 - Where to Find Dylan on the Internet

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