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EPISODE · Aug 2, 2025 · 36 MIN

BITCOIN SEASON 2: How Bitcoin Treasuries Will Cause The Next Bear Market

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Charlie & Colin expose how Bitcoin treasury companies mirror 1929 investment trusts, creating overleveraged positions that could trigger the next bear market through forced selling and debt spirals. Charlie and Colin dive deep into the dangerous parallels between today's Bitcoin treasury companies and the 1929 investment trust bubble. They analyze how companies like MicroStrategy use convertible debt to accumulate Bitcoin, why this creates systemic risk, and how forced selling could trigger a catastrophic unwind. From Ponzi-like dividend structures to the speculative attack strategy, they break down why this leverage-fueled boom might end badly. Subscribe to the newsletter! https://newsletter.blockspacemedia.com **NOTES:** • 98 companies raised $86B in 8 weeks for crypto • MicroStrategy needs $300-400M annually for dividends • Q1 revenue only $111M vs dividend obligations • Public entities hold ~900K Bitcoin total • Investment trusts grew 11x from 1927-1929 • 1929 trusts were 1/3 of all capital issuance Timestamps: 00:00 Start 02:30 Lessons from 1929 07:22 Trusts vs BTC treasury companies 12:50 Shorting MSTR 20:51 Hear me out.. companies that make profits 24:34 Don't say the P word! - 👋Bitcoin Season 2 is produced Blockspace Media, Bitcoin’s first B2B publication in Bitcoin. Follow us on Twitter and check out our newsletter for the best information in Bitcoin mining, Ordinals and tech! Enjoy the show? Check out our website and newsletter by clicking here. Questions or want to sponsor? [email protected] See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

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