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The Bitcoin Frontier

Bitcoin—short the current world and long a new world with James Lavish

Aug 6, 2024
53:40

In this episode, James Lavish discusses the potential of bitcoin against the current fragile financial system. He starts by explaining why bitcoin is short the current world and long a new world. James examines how weak leadership can create challenging times and its impact on financial cycles. He explores the next wave of institutional adoption and whether Wall Street still laughs at bitcoin. Emphasizing the need for critical thinking, James questions if excessive economic stimulus actually slows bitcoin adoption. He speculates on bitcoin's potential value, considering $10 trillion, $100 trillion, or $1,000 trillion scenarios. The episode also covers how long he thinks the market can fall and analyzes the national debt, and what it means for America and bitcoin.


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TIMESTAMPS:
00:00:00 Intro
00:01:10 Bitcoin—short the current world and long a new one
00:05:00 Weak men create hard times
00:06:34 Institutional cycle—next wave of adoption?
00:15:39 Does Wall Street still laugh at bitcoin?
00:20:15 Bitcoin requires critical thinking
00:29:38 Does extreme stimulus actually slow bitcoin adoption?
00:34:30 What’s the endgame for bitcoin? $10T, $100T, $1,000T+?
00:37:50 How long will this market crash last?
00:39:35 National debt–something is wrong, but what?
00:46:43 Will the transition from a fiat standard to bitcoin standard be smooth?
00:48:29 What’s something you believe that most bitcoiners would disagree with?
00:50:20 What is the biggest risk to bitcoin?
00:52:25 Closing thoughts

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