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The Bitcoin Layer — 289 episodes

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Bitcoin Just Failed Three Times

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You've Been Drinking Fiat Wine (And You Feel It) with Ben Justman

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Global Macro Update: The Real Reason Bitcoin Just Ripped

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Bitcoin Just Went Vertical (Is The Bear Over?)

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Russia Is Now Legalizing Bitcoin for Trade with Joe Consorti

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Self Custody Is Not Dead with Stacie Waleyko

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Why Jack Mallers Walked Away From Twenty One

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Tracing the Stolen Coldcard Bitcoin w/ Galaxy's Alex Thorn

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Coldcard Wallet Hack: What Happened and What to Do Now

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Kevin Warsh Just Blew Up How the Fed Works

11

The Great Unwinding Wall Street Isn’t Pricing In with Matt Dines

12

The $45,000 Bitcoin Everyone Fears Is Getting Less Likely

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Global Macro Update: The Dollar Shortage Pushing Asia Towards Crisis

14

Michael Saylor Sold the Bitcoin Bottom

15

This is the Most Bitcoin I Have Ever Bought

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I Built a $1 Million System in 11 Days With No Coding with Peter McCormack

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Inside SpaceX's $60 Billion Bet on Cursor with Charlie Hu

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What Bitcoin Twitter Is Signaling About the Market Bottom w/ Michael Sullivan

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I Woke Up Homeless With $75 When the Banks Took Everything | with Tony Yazbek

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The Iran War and the Fight for Energy Dominance with Tanvi Ratna

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SpaceX Goes Public Tomorrow: Inside the $45 Billion Data Center with John Tinsman

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AI Is Breaking the Power Grid, and Bitcoin Is the Fix

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The Bitcoin Power Law Points to $300,000 w/ Dr. Stephen Perrenod

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AI May Be the Biggest Bull Case for Bitcoin | Joe Consorti

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BREAKING: CME Launches Compute Futures, The New Oil

26

Global Macro Update: Is Japan Breaking the Bond Market?

27

UAE QUITS OPEC: The Offshore Dollar Era Is Changing with Matt Dines

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The Money Printer Is Back On with Lyn Alden

29

The Everything Bubble Is Over: Michael Howell’s Warning for 2026

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RISE of the American Empire with Brent Johnson

31

The AI-Pentagon War That Every Bitcoiner Needs to Understand

32

Claude Eclipses Trump as the Most Important Force in Global Macro

33

Individual Ownership Peaked in 2024 and What Comes Next for Bitcoin

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The Liquidity Signal That Called Bitcoin's Drop Is Still Red

35

Global Macro Update: Inflation Cools, Bond Yields Drop, & Bitcoin Reacts

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Japan’s Historic Election, Yen Defense, & Why Bitcoin Is Still a Liquidity Trade

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The REAL Reason Bitcoin Is Crashing - And What Comes Next

38

Bitcoin Enters Bear Market Behavior, What On-Chain Metrics Are Showing

39

Global Macro Update: Gold, Silver, Bitcoin, and the Breakdown of the WTO Era

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JAPAN RATE CHECK Triggers a DOLLAR INDEX COLLAPSE

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Gold at $5,000 Signals MASSIVE Changes to the World Order

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Is China Sitting on the BIGGEST DEBT BOMB in Modern History?

43

The Trump Doctrine Has ARRIVED, Here’s What It Means for 2026

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$95,000 Bitcoin & Fed Independence

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$1 QUADRILLION In Global Wealth: How Does It Impact Bitcoin?

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US Treasuries MUST STABILIZE for Bitcoin to Move Higher

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HERE COMES VANGUARD: Why Bitcoin Hits New All-Time Highs in 2026

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BITCOIN’S 4-YEAR CYCLE NEVER EXISTED | Next Bubble 2027 w/ Stephen Perrenod

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What Falling Gas Prices Signal for Bitcoin & The 2026 Midterm Elections

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Why STRATEGY Stands Alone & Why Most Bitcoin Treasury Companies Cannot Last

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EUROPEAN BREAKING POINT: Italy Takes Gold Back, Sovereign Bond Crisis, & Bitcoin w/ Matt Dines

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THE MOST IMPORTANT DOCUMENT OF 2025: What the New U.S. National Security Strategy Means for Markets

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INTEREST EXPENSE EXPLODES: Why The Fed Must Cut & What It Means For Bitcoin

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Bitcoin Holds $90,000: Volatility, Yields, & The FED’S NEXT PRINT

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Inside Bitcoin’s Trend Shift: Bear Zone, Liquidations, & Key Support

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Can NVIDIA’s EARNINGS JOLT Spark a Bitcoin Reversal?

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INSIDE THE SELLOFF: Bitcoin, Sanctions, & The Liquidity Drain

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BITCOIN CRASHES THROUGH $100,000 While Macro Volatility Surges & Trend Structure Weakens

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Inside McKinsey’s Global Wealth Report: What It Means for Bitcoin

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LIQUIDITY Explained SIMPLY: How It Really Moves BITCOIN

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Bitcoin Holds $100,000 as Stocks Recover: TBL Liquidity Explained

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How the Fed Lost Control of Liquidity (and What It Means for Bitcoin)

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Fed Liquidity Crunch Explained: Repo, QT, & Bitcoin’s Reaction

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Liquidity Tightens AGAIN: What the Repo Market Is Telling Us

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THE FED ENDS QT: Fiscal Dominance, Repo Stress, & Bitcoin’s Signal

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How The Bible Helped Me Understand The Capital War

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THE GREAT AMERICAN RESET: Credit, Industry, and Bitcoin’s Role in What Comes Next

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America’s Grand Strategy: Repo, China, Jensen Huang, & Bitcoin’s Next Move

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Repo Market MELTDOWN? Gold’s Move Signals Something BIG

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The Philosophy of Bitcoin & Fiat: Credit, Justice, & Sound Money

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Bitcoin Reacts to Tariff Tensions: What’s Next for Price & Liquidity

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The Future of Bitcoin Mining: Home Miners, Pools, & Open Source Innovation

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BITCOIN PUMPING: Fed Cuts, Liquidity, & The Next Breakout

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Bitcoin Breakout or Fade: $119,000 Test & Market Behavior

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Saving Satoshi: Learning Bitcoin Through an Interactive Game

76

Global Macro Update: Bitcoin Support, Gold Ratio, & the Fed’s Cuts

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Bitcoin Price Levels to Watch: Short-Term Holders in Control

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The Fed Is NOT In Control: Why Markets Lead & Bitcoin Reacts

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Bitcoin & Liquidity Academy 3: Primary Dealers, U.S. Treasuries & the Fed

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How Bitcoin Is Powering a New Credit Market

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Bitcoin Hits $116,000 as the Fed Eyes Rate Cuts

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Bitcoin & Liquidity Academy 2: How $37 Trillion in US Debt Shapes Global Markets

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Inside the Global Liquidity Shift Powering Bitcoin with Dr. Jeff Ross

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Collateral Wars: Bitcoin, Chips, & The Next Dollar System

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Bitcoin & Liquidity Academy 1: Understanding Balance Sheets, Capital, and Treasuries

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Is Bitcoin Wealth or Just Money?

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HODLing Alone Won’t Secure Your Bitcoin

88

Is Bitcoin’s Liquidity Tailwind Ending? MOVE, Repo, and the Dollar Explained

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The Global Refugee Crisis & The Bitcoin Solution

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What If the Dollar Ran on Bitcoin?

91

$1 Million Bitcoin: A Scientific Prediction Explained

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Is It Too Late to Buy Bitcoin in 2025?

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Bitcoin Drops as Yields Crash: What the Fed Will Do Next

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Bitcoin Collateral & GSE Reform: A $40 Trillion Credit Revolution

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Why $1 Million Bitcoin Is Closer Than You Think

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Global Macro Update: Liquidity Cycles Higher While Bitcoin Consolidates

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Bitcoin Grows as Stablecoins Absorb U.S. Debt

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This CEO Just Raised $750 Million to Buy Bitcoin With ZERO Debt

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Bitcoin’s Price Floor Just Hit $100,000, and It’s Still Early

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Can the U.S. Lead in AI Without Killing Innovation?

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Bitcoin’s Bull Run Is Absorbing MASSIVE Selling w/ James Check

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Bitcoin Soars Past $113,000 as Liquidity Surges and Stablecoins Boom

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Mysterious $8 Billion Bitcoin Move: Quantum Theft, Legal Seizure, or Hoax?

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The Real Link Between M2, Bank Assets & Bitcoin’s $110,000 Strength

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Mainstream Media Has FLIPPED on Bitcoin Mining

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Global Macro Update: Bitcoin Holds Steady as Trade and Treasury Regs Shift

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U.S. Bitcoin Boom: 50M Users, $30B Mining & Bipartisan Momentum

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Bitcoin’s Hidden Signals REVEALED in the TBL Chart Pack

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Why Bitcoin EMERGES from Global Chaos

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Corporations Just Surpassed ETFs in Bitcoin Buying—Here’s What It Means with Matthew Sigel

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The Physics Behind Bitcoin’s $10 Million Future

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Bitcoin’s Bull Market Is Being Built—One Credit Tranche at a Time

113

Trump vs. Musk: A Public Breakup, A Deeper Economic Story

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Global Macro Update: The Fed Isn’t Easing—And Bitcoin Doesn’t Care

115

Bitcoin 2025 Recap: What the Crowd Proved, What the Price Shows

116

The Financial War Has Begun: Bitcoin, Stablecoins & the End of Eurodollars

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Bitcoin Blows Past $110,000—This Is the Candlestick Masterclass You Asked For

118

Bitcoin’s Bull Run Is Built on Liquidity—As Long as Treasuries Stay Calm

119

Bitcoin’s Financialized Bull Market: What’s Driving the Price in 2025

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Bitcoin Is Now a Macro Asset—James Check Explains Why $150,000 Is Coming

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Bitcoin Is Opting Out. The Fed Is Just Holding the System Together.

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Bitcoin Mining Is Cleaning the Grid — Here’s the Truth

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I Went Down a Eurodollar Rabbit Hole with AI

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Bitcoin Holds STRONG Amid Falling Treasury Yields

125

China Grabs Gold As The U.S. Shuts Off Dollar Liquidity

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America’s New War on Offshore Dollar Power

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NEW WORLD ORDER: Inside the U.S. Plan to Reset Trade, Currency, and Alliances

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Repricing EVERYTHING — Gold, Bitcoin, and the Dollar

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Global Macro Update: Bitcoin Rebounds as Gold Screams Monetary Reset

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What’s REALLY Holding Up the Treasury Market

131

America’s BIG MOVE: How Tariffs and Treasuries Are Changing Everything

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60 Basis Point Treasury Shock, MOVE Panic—Bitcoin Holds $80,000

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Tariffs as Strategy: How Trump Wields U.S. Power

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Global Macro Update: Stocks Break Down, Bitcoin Teeters Near Support

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BIG Shifts in U.S. Bitcoin Policy: IRS Rollbacks and Strategic Reserve Plan

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Why Bitcoin Pumped: Fed’s QT Shift Explained

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Bitcoin Jumps 5%: Fed Eases QT & Global Liquidity Shifts

138

Global Macro Update: Recession Fears Surge, But Bitcoin and Risk Markets Bounce

139

Bitcoin’s 21 Million Supply: Planning for Taxes, Estate & Retirement

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Global Liquidity Update with Michael Howell: The Case for a U.S. Gold Revaluation Is Building

141

America Moves Toward a Bitcoin-Backed Future

142

Bitcoin Whipsaws as Markets Brace for Trump’s Next Move

143

Global Macro Update: Bitcoin Dips, Stocks Stall, Yields Continue to Fall

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Welcome to the BITCOIN AGE: Nik Bhatia’s Latest Book on Money’s Transformation

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Global Macro Update: Bitcoin’s Liquidity Setup, ETF Flows, and the $300,000 Gold Ratio Path

146

Will U.S. States Buy Bitcoin? $23 Billion in Proposed Bills Say Yes

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America’s Big Reset: Kill the IRS, Split the Dollar, and Fund It All with Sovereign Wealth

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Bitcoin, Treasuries & Sovereign Wealth: The U.S Economy's Fate Under Trump

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USA Creates a SOVEREIGN WEALTH FUND—Will Bitcoin Fuel America's Economic Takeover?

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Bitcoin Mining and Circular Economies Are Changing Africa’s Future

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Bitcoin & Stocks SURGE as Fed Keeps Markets Hot

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Bitcoin Rallies as Fed Greenlights Crypto Banking

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RIPPLE VS BITCOIN: Will XRP Undermine Strategic Bitcoin Reserve?

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Vancouver Mayor: CITY MUST BUY BITCOIN

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Bitcoin’s 100x Growth Explained Through Time

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Trump’s Day One: No Bitcoin Moves Yet, But the Bull Case Remains

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Bitcoin Goes MAINSTREAM, Reclaims $100,000

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Global Macro Update: Bitcoin’s Place in a $100+ Trillion Financial System

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A Decentralized Revolution: Ending the Fed and Government Inflation Data

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California BURNS While Bureaucracy BLOCKS Solutions

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Strategic Bitcoin Reserve Is Ready for Trump’s Desk

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Your Wealth Is Melting: Freeze It with Bitcoin

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Money Is Peace: How Bitcoin Restores Hope for Human Liberty

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The Quantum Threat to Bitcoin: Why It’s SAFE and Headed for $200,000

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Bitcoin Is Trump’s Scorecard, Strategic Reserve LIKELY

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Dollar Dominates as Global Markets Surrender to U.S. Growth, More Fed Cuts Likely

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Forget Tax Cuts: The Strategic Bitcoin Reserve Is America’s First Move

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Bitcoin’s Path to MILLIONS: Strategic Reserves, New Money Creation, and Unprecedented Growth

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Bitcoin’s Fight for Freedom: U.S. Regulations, Court Battles, and the Future of Financial Privacy

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Trump's POTENTIAL Economic and Dollar Playbook REVEALED by Former Treasury Official

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MicroStrategy Wants All the Bitcoin—And Their Stock Is Exploding Because of It

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China’s Money Printer Set to Explode: Massive Stimulus Amid Trump’s Trade War 2.0

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$100,000+ Bitcoin: The Revelation Behind Its Path to $1 Million

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Can We Really Abolish the Federal Reserve? An Interview with Peter St Onge

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Global Liquidity with Michael Howell: Trump 2.0, US Dollar Influence, and the Next Economic Era

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Bitcoin $100,000 Journey: Our Most Powerful Conversations of 2024

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The Bitcoin Classroom Part 3: Bitcoin’s Scarcity and Global Impact

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The Bitcoin Classroom Part 2: Bitcoin’s Intrinsic Value

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Bitcoin Nears $100,000: How High Can It Go?

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The Bitcoin Classroom Part 1: Challenging a Bitcoin Professor on Monetary Policy

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Goodbye Recession: Welcome to the 2025 Economic Boom

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Mastering Bitcoin Self-Custody with BTC Sessions

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Building a U.S. Strategic Bitcoin Reserve: A New Era in Bitcoin Policy

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The Math Behind Bitcoin's Move to $96,000

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Why Bitcoin $77,000 Is Just The Warm-Up Act

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Store Your Bitcoin SECURELY: Multi-Sig & Key Control

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BITCOIN SPECULATORS ARE BACK: Inflows & On-Chain Analysis

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The Recession That Never Came: Is the US Economy Defying Gravity?

189

HBO's Bitcoin Documentary: Bombshell or Blunder?

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Countdown to Election: Treasury Moves and Rising Rates Poised to Shape 2024 Markets

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Bitcoin Hits $73,000: The Hidden Money Printer Fueling All-Time Highs

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Beyond the Headlines: How to Really Understand Financial Markets

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Bitcoin’s Power Law Path to $1 Million

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The Hidden Forces Driving Bitcoin's Price: A Global Macro Masterclass

195

Operation Chokepoint 2.0: The Fed's Secret War on Crypto with Caitlin Long

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RECESSION WATCH, Economic Update, & SOFR Trouble

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Wall Street Veteran GRILLS Bitcoin Professor

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EXPLAINING BITCOIN To Finance Expert Michael Howell

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Bitcoin Business Adoption Is A Grassroots Movement

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Teaching Bitcoin Part 3: How Bitcoin’s Supply Is Fixed

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China Launches MASSIVE Stimulus, BlackRock & Coinbase On Bitcoin ETF Custody

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Teaching Bitcoin Part 2: Hashing & Mining

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Fed Slashes, RISK ON: First Rate Cut Since 2020

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DANGERS of SIM Swaps: How Hackers Steal Bitcoin From Exchange Accounts

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Teaching Bitcoin Part 1: Asset or Money?

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Around The World Of GLOBAL MACRO In 21 Charts

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19 Benefits Of Bitcoin That Most People Have Never Heard About

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Why Overturning Chevron Matters for Bitcoin and Civil Liberties

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Global Macro Update: DISASTER WEEK For Stocks & Bitcoin

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HOUSING MARKET CRISIS Is Developing with Melody Wright

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Bitcoin's Mining Queen Amanda Fabiano

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Global Macro Update: How Soon Is A Recession Coming?

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Lightning Network: The Economics of Bitcoin's Global Payment Rails

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The Slow & Painful Death of Ethereum

215

Rate Cuts Are Here: Here's What My Portfolio Looks Like

216

Bitcoin Bounces As Fed Confirms Rate Cuts

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How To Mine Bitcoin Quietly At Home

218

Global Macro Update: Bitcoin, Government Lies On Labor Stats, Lower Rates

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Sovereign Wealth Funds Could Take Bitcoin To $148,000

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Goldman Sachs: $400 Million BITCOIN BUY

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Global Markets Update: Bitcoin Consolidation, Macro Headwinds, & Treasury Auctions

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How Stacie Waleyko is Transforming Bitcoin Education

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Exploring Bitcoin's Strategic Role & AI's National Security Impact with Matt Pines

224

GLOBAL MARKETS PANIC: Bitcoin & Stocks CRASH But Recover

225

Navigating Economic Waves: Felix Jauvin on Market Signals, Fed Cuts, and Bitcoin's Role

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The BITCOIN Act of 2024 with Senator Cynthia Lummis

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Bitcoin Update: Trump Pledges To HODL, Biden Moves $2 BILLION of Our Bitcoin To Sell

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Bitcoin Price: "This Is EXACTLY What You Want To See" with Checkmate

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Bitcoin Update: $500 Million from BlackRock, 27% SPIKE in 2 Weeks, Credit Spread Analysis

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Bitcoin & Macro Update: BTC Spikes 20%, US Strategic Asset, Measuring Liquidity

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Interest Rates Update: Get Ready To ReFi, Bitcoin Valuation

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Bitcoin Update: Trump & Vance Establish Pro-Bitcoin Presidential Ticket

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Fed To CUT RATES In September

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Property Rights, Capitalism, and Bitcoin with Saifedean Ammous

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Bitcoin Update: $500-Million ETF Inflows, Market Absorbs Mt. Gox BTC, $50K Level Defended

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Global Macro Update: ISM Shocks, Recession Watch & Bitcoin's Critical Level

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Bitcoin Update: ETF-Buyers, BTC Dominance, Stocks Correlation

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Commercial Real Estate Update: Property Is DOWN 30%, Equity Is GONE

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Housing Market Update: Price Declines & Inventory Woes with Melody Wright

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Bitcoin's Urban Revolution: Fixing Real Estate's Fatal Flaws

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Bitcoin Market Insights: Mt. Gox, ETF Flows, and Short-Term Holder Analysis

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Bitcoin Is REVOLUTIONIZING Energy Consumption Worldwide

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Bitcoin Preserves Wealth

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Bitcoin Approaching A KEY Support Level... Will It Bounce Or Break?

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Bitcoin Mining MASTERCLASS: Miner Revenue, Economics, & Integrating AI with Drew Armstrong

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Macro Update: CPI Cools, Shelter Inflation Tanks & Fed DELAYS Cuts

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MONEY PRINTING 101: Banks Print Money To FUND The Deficit

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Global Macro Update: Fed Will Print, Bitcoin STUCK At $70,000, Rate Cuts

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Stanford Professor: Fed Is Scared Of REPO CRISIS

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Bitcoin Is About To BREAKOUT To $80,000

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Markets Update: BAD DATA To Kick-Off June

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Global Macro Update: Bitcoin Thrives When US Manipulates Dollar

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Bitcoin Is Changing Lives In Africa

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Could The United States BUY BITCOIN?

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Bitcoin Is In A Classic BULL MARKET with Checkmate

256

Washington Goes PRO-CRYPTO: BTC SURGES, ETH ETFs

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Explaining Michael Howell's Global Liquidity Framework

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Bitcoin ETFs are DEMOLISHING Records: "This Is Crazy" | Eric Balchunas

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Global Macro Update: Bitcoin Soars as CPI Falls

260

Bitcoin Update: GameStop Soars 170%, Bitcoin Flashing Bull Signal, Difficulty Adjustment

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Bitcoin's Future Is Bright In USA, Congress Stops Anti-Crypto Agenda

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Global Liquidity Update with Michael Howell

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Bitcoin Update: Older Coins Are HODLING, But Bull Market Is Not Over

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Wall St. Trader: Fed Is TRAPPED, I'm SHORT Small Cap Stocks

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Global Macro Update: Bitcoin Bounces 10%, Economy Falters

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The AI REVOLUTION & Its Impact On The World Economy with Lars Christensen

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Japanese Yen MEGA DEVALUATION: What's Next?

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Global Macro Update: Proceed With CAUTION

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Bitcoin Is Gold For The People

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Best Books On Finance & Global Macroeconomics with Jack Farley

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HOW MONEY WORKS: Dollar Creation & Fed Money Printing 101

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Understanding Bitcoin Price Movements & Cycles with Checkmate

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CURRENCY WAR: Competitive Devaluation & Central Bank Contagion with Michael Kao

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Bitcoin Against Autocracy: A Modern Tool for Freedom

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Why Andy Constan Is Bearish Stocks

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Bitcoin Values Are American Values

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WILD WEEK: Gold Up, Stocks Down, Monetary Reset?

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Housing Inventory Up & Affordability At 24-Year Low

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Bitcoin Is America's Edge In The US-China Cold War

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$4,000 Gold On MASSIVE Changes To Global Finance

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Financial Plumbing Masterclass & Macro Update

282

Happy Birthday, Satoshi Nakamoto

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India Rising Into Global Economic Powerhouse

284

Explaining Global Banking, Basel III, & SLR

285

Global Macro Update: Bitcoin Is Going Higher

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Japan's Economic Revival & How It Impacts China

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How The US Treasury Creates Money

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Bitcoin & Gold Know Fed Has Lost Control Of The Money

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Banks Are Funding ANTI-BITCOIN Propaganda