UNCHAINED: Arthur Hayes and Will Clemente on How This Bitcoin Halving Is Different
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Introduction
Exploring the influences pushing funds towards Bitcoin, including debt levels and demographic changes, alongside the effects of inflation and evolving investment preferences of younger generations. Additionally, the crucial significance of the Polkadot 2.0 update in fostering GameFi and DeFi advancements is emphasized.
Arthur Hayes and Will Clemente explore how this Bitcoin halving might diverge from previous ones and what that means for investors.
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The Bitcoin halving is just around the corner, expected to be on April 19 or April 20.
Arthur Hayes, CIO of Maelstrom, and Will Clemente, co-founder of Reflexivity Research discuss the rise in Bitcoin prices ahead of the halving, the impact of the approval of spot Bitcoin ETFs in the US, and the potential effects of the halving on the price trajectory post-halving. They also discuss the potential impact of a new class of investors on Bitcoin's price, volatility, and decentralization.
Learn more: Bitcoin Halving: What Is It & How Is It Determined?
Moreover, they dive into the impact of the macroeconomics, geopolitical, and demographic conditions for the crypto asset industry, the potential for L2s on Bitcoin, and their price predictions for bitcoin by year-end.
Show highlights:
- How the approval of spot Bitcoin ETFs altered the price trajectory of BTC before the halving
- Whether the introduction of spot Bitcoin ETFs impacts Bitcoin's decentralization and price volatility
- Whether this cycle could be the "last cycle" or the "supercycle"
- Why Arthur predicts a 90% drawdown in the future and how they determine when the markets are nearing the top of the cycle
- The effect of high inflation, the election, and the termination of the bank term funding program on Bitcoin
- How artificial intelligence is expected to trigger a productivity boom, according to Will
- Why Will considers Coinbase to be mispriced
- Whether Bitcoin L2s have a future and if security budgets are a concern
- Their views on Bitcoin Ordinals and the Runes Protocol launch
- Why Will views DOGE as a purer commodity than ETH
- Arthur's rebuttal to claims that Ethena could follow in Terra/Luna’s footsteps
- Arthur's and Will’s Bitcoin price projections for the end of the year and the cycle
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Guest:
Arthur Hayes, CIO of Maelstrom.
Previous appearances on Unchained:
Arthur Hayes on Why Bitcoin Is Money and ETH Is a Shitcoin He Loves
Arthur Hayes, Former Ethereum Skeptic, on Why the Merge Makes Him Bullish on ETH
Arthur Hayes of Bitmex on Why Countries Will Turn to Digital
The Chopping Block: Arthur Hayes on Why Crypto Needs to Ditch the Banks
How Crypto and Blockchain Technology Could Change Financial Services
Will Clemente, Co-founder of Reflexivity Research
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Previous appearance on Unchained: Strong Hands Aren't Selling Bitcoin. So Who Is?
Links
This cycle
Naval’s tweet: “The narrative for this cycle is ‘this is the last cycle.’”
Unchained:
Here’s Why No One Agrees Exactly When The Bitcoin Halving Will Happen
Bitcoin Miners Diversify Their Revenue Streams as Halving Nears
Heatwave by Arthur Hayes
Dissecting Bitcoin's “4 Year Cycle,” guest post by Will Clemente on The Pomp Letter
Bitcoin ETFs:
Unchained:
The Best Spot Bitcoin ETFs for Different Types of Investors
Who Is Buying Into Spot Bitcoin ETFs? We'll Soon Start to Get an Idea
Bitcoin ETFs Explained: What Are They & How Do They Work?
Macroeconomic conditions
CNBC: Consumer prices rose 3.5% from a year ago in March, more than expected
FT: Investors lose hope of rapid US interest rate cuts this year
Block size wars
Bloomberg: The Block War Is Still a Sore Subject for ‘Bitcoin Jesus’
Bitcoin L2s
Unchained: Stacks’ Muneeb Ali On Why Bitcoin Is Exciting Once Again
Runes
Decrypt: Bitcoin Runes Launch at the Halving: Here's Everything You Need to Know
Ethena
Hayes’ tweet on Ethena
Unchained:
ENA Surges 20% to New All-Time High as Ethena Rolls Out Reward Boosts
Ethena’s USDe Grew to $2 Billion in 7 Weeks. Is It Safe?
What Is Ethena's USDe Synethic Dollar?
Unchained Podcast is Produced by Laura Shin Media, LLC. Distributed by CoinDesk. Senior Producer is Michele Musso and Executive Producer is Jared Schwartz.
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