Exploring Bitcoin's Viability and the Utility of Stablecoins

Strategy (formerly MicroStrategy) continues its meteoric rise as new investors purchase a company whose basic business is to own bitcoin. Naturally, the firm has inspired copycats, such as the Japanese hotel developer that just started buying crypto and now trades for more than the value of all its assets. Today on the show, Rob Armstrong and Katie Martin try to figure out if there’s any way it doesn’t all end in tears. Also, they go short tariffs on solar panels and short fecal transplants.

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