Weekly Roundup 01/29/21 (Reflections on the debate, the Robinhood affair, Ray Dalio warms to Bitcoin) (EP.172)

Nic and Matt return for another week of news and deals. In this episode: 

• Our view on the Robinhood/Gamestop affair
• Why 'rebuilding the financial system from scratch' is a good idea, actually
• Could the brokerages deplatform Bitcoin financial products too?
• Will FTX be the last Gamestop market standing?
• Nic's reflections on the Mike Green / Grant Williams debate
• We correct the record on certain claims made in the debate
• We settle the question of inflation in the 40s
• We declare a truce between bitcoiners and goldbugs
• Another ETF filing
• Ray Dalio starts to come around on Bitcoin

Content mentioned: 

• The Grant Williams Podcast, Both Sides of the Coin: A Civilized Bitcoin Debate
• OTB Episode, What Keeps Stablecoins Stable
• OTB Episode, The Market Effects of Stablecoin Issuance
• Ray Dalio, What I Think of Bitcoin

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