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Is China Sitting on the BIGGEST DEBT BOMB in Modern History?
In this episode, Nik sits down with Brian McCarthy to break down China’s debt-driven growth model, rare earth leverage, and why central planning has created deep structural risks. They explore how China’s manufacturing dominance masks massive capital misallocation, why rare earth ... Show More
43m 36s
Jan 16
The Trump Doctrine Has ARRIVED, Here’s What It Means for 2026
In this episode, Nik breaks down how the Supreme Court’s tariff decision, the administration’s healthcare proposal, and growing pressure on the Federal Reserve are all part of a single fiscal and national security framework. He explains why economic sovereignty, debt servicing co ... Show More
34m 31s
Jan 14
$95,000 Bitcoin & Fed Independence
In this episode, Nik breaks down Bitcoin’s strong start to the year as price reclaims key technical levels following a deep but healthy drawdown. He walks through daily, weekly, and structural trend lines to explain why recent higher lows and higher closes matter for Bitcoin’s ne ... Show More
23m 27s
May 2020
SLP171 PlanB & Saifedean Ammous – Bitcoin S2FX, S2F, and Evolution From Collectible to Financial Asset
<p>PlanB (pseudonymous Bitcoin quant) & Saifedean (Bitcoin economist) rejoin me to talk about PlanB’s latest work on S2FX, and some of the debates being had on S2F modelling as well as addressing some of the criticism. We will also talk about Bitcoin as it g ... Show More
1h 36m
Sep 2024
Bitcoin's Path To $3 Million Dollars | Matthew Sigel
This interview with Matthew Sigel explores the bull case for bitcoin, its future as a reserve asset, and the economics of bitcoin miners. We also discuss miners pivoting to data centers, stablecoins, crypto regulation and much more. This interview is paid sponsorship on behalf of ... Show More
1h 21m
May 2019
SLP73 Tamas Blummer - Rust-Bitcoin, Threats to Bitcoin & Bitcoin Data Science
<p>Tamas Blummer, Bitcoin developer and entrepreneur with a long and respected background in Bitcoin joins me in this must-listen, wide ranging episode to talk about: </p>
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<li>Rust-Bitcoin projects</li>
<li>Threats to bitcoin:</li>
<li>Soft fork threats and protocol ... Show More
58 m
Jan 2022
825: CRYPTO ANALYST MAKES MASSIVE 2022 BITCOIN PREDICTION, SAYS BTC CRASH SETTING BULL RUN FOUNDATION!!
Crypto analyst Nicholas Merten projects Bitcoin (BTC) could rally nearly 7x by the end of the year despite current market conditions.
"If Bitcoin can hold here, at $600 billion, that’s going to set the foundation for Bitcoin to spring up over the next coming months.”
As for price ... Show More
24m 16s
Nov 2024
Russia Passes Landmark Crypto Tax Bill, Boyaa Converts Ethereum to Bitcoin, Trump Fuels Bitcoin ETF Hopes, Bern Embraces Bitcoin Mining, and more...
(0:10): <a href="https://www.brief.news/%0Astories/2024/11/28/russia-introduces-new-crypto-taxes?utm_source=brief-podcast&utm_medium=episode-description">Russia's Landmark Crypto Tax Bill Passes, Aims to Boost Public Finances Amid Bitcoin Surge</a><br><br>(2:24): <a href="htt ... Show More
11m 47s
Jun 2021
SLP281 Cory Klippsten - Bitcoin Is For Everyone, Swan Bitcoin $1B run rate, Bitcoiner Ventures, Elon’s mistakes
57m 32s
Feb 2024
ROLLUP: BTC $1T Market Cap | More ETH ETF Filings | $STRK Airdrop Pushback?
1h 5m
Oct 2022
ROLLUP: Is SBF Killing DeFi?? | Aptos Launch Down Bad | Ethereum Censorship Heats Up | Reddit Onboarding Millions
1h 34m
Oct 1
Michael Saylor: The Bitcoin Treasury Endgame
An interview with Michael Saylor like never before. On the future of global credit markets with bitcoin at their core.Michael lays out a vision of how bitcoin will disrupt capital, redefine corporate balance sheets, and become the foundation of 21st-century economics. From the ri ... Show More
1h 29m
May 2024
ROLLUP: $EIGEN Token Launch | CZ Going to Jail | Stripe Crypto Support | Market Bottom In?
1h 27m
In this episode, Nik explains why US Treasury stability is critical for sustained Bitcoin strength by walking through repo markets, bond volatility, and Fed balance sheet dynamics. He breaks down how year-end funding stress, Treasury issuance choices, and inflation trends shape liquidity conditions across the system. Nik shows why stable repo rates and calme ... Show More
<p>Cory Klippsten, CEO and Founder of Swan Bitcoin joins me to talk about various topics:</p>
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<li>Working in the bitcoin space</li>
<li>Teaching newcoiners</li>
<li>Growing the auto-stacking movement</li>
<li>The latest with Bitcoin Ventures</li>
<li>Elon Musk’s mist ... Show More
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