Galaxy Brains Nothing Stops This Train with Lyn Alden
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Aug 14, 2025 
Lyn Alden, an investment strategist known for her expertise in macroeconomics and Bitcoin, joins Beimnet Abebe from Galaxy Trading to dive into the intricacies of the cryptocurrency market. They discuss how Bitcoin and Ethereum are positioned in the landscape of rising interest rates and employment numbers. The duo explores the impact of Federal Reserve policies on digital currencies, scrutinizing fiscal dominance and market volatility. Listeners will gain insights into corporate strategies for Bitcoin, the evolving role of cryptocurrencies, and what to expect in future market trends.
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Fiscal Dominance Limits Fed Policy
- Fiscal dominance occurs when high public debt makes monetary policy less effective and more constrained.
- Raising rates can worsen deficits by increasing interest costs, limiting the Fed's options.
Inflate Or Implicitly Default
- High public debt often leads to inflating liabilities away or soft defaults rather than formal restructurings.
- That path dependence makes long-term fiscal problems hard to solve and shifts burdens to future purchasers of the currency.
From 2017 Curiosity To 2020 Commitment
- Lyn Alden first wrote about Bitcoin publicly in 2017 during the bubble phase.
- She committed to owning Bitcoin after the April 2020 liquidity and fiscal response.