Arthur Hayes on memecoins, monetary policy, and the US Election

Arthur Hayes is the CIO of Maelstrom.

In this episode, Hayes and Copeland discuss the US election, the role of quantitative easing in driving crypto adoption, the launch of Bitcoin ETFs, and the rise of meme coins. 

OUTLINE

00:00 Introduction

02:10 US election predictions

04:58 Quantitative easing

06:47 Fiat endgame

09:35 Next 3 months

13:34 Trump's DeFi project

14:05 JPY carry trade

19:38 Bitcoin ETFs

21:16 Future altcoin ETFs

22:19 Memecoin supercycle

23:07 Truth Terminal

24:05 Airheads NFT project

26:51 Making it all back

28:05 AI's impact on trading

30:09 Exchange listing fees

38:38 Memecoins vs. utility coins

40:50 Closing thoughts

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