On The Brink with Castle Island

Blake Masters on Inflation, CBDCs, and Setting a Pro-Crypto Agenda (EP.292)

Mar 2, 2022

38:16

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Central Bank Digital Currency

02:31

Is It a Just Pretext Rule?

03:12

What Do You Think About Section Two 30 Reform?

03:35

Introduction

2min

How to Change the World, I'm a Cryptocurrency Investor

3min

Is There a Dearth of Investing Experts in Congress?

2min

Cryptocurrency - Where Do You Learn From?

2min

The Dollar Is So Central to Strategic Interests, Right?

4min

The Fed Is Taking Over by Woke Politics

2min

Is It a Just Pretext Rule?

3min

Inflation, You Know, It's Transitory

3min

You Can't Just Shut Down Businesses, Right?

2min

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What Do You Think About Section Two 30 Reform?

4min

11.

Goggle Determines What Exists

3min

12.

The Liberatarian Argument Is So Hollow

4min

13.

Stable Coins - Is That Really What You Need to Do?

1min

14.

Central Bank Digital Currency

3min

15.

I'm Not an Expert on Crypto, but I've Got a Humility

2min

We sit down with Blake Masters, COO at Thiel Capital, coauthor of Zero to One, and 2022 candidate for U.S. Senate in Arizona.

Why Blake is running for Senate in Arizona
Blake's experience running Thiel Capital and what led him to politics today
Does Congress need more business expertise?
Where Blake falls on the spectrum of being pro vs anti crypto
Where Blake gets his info regarding the crypto industry
USA vs Chinese policy on Bitcoin
Should the US pursue a strategic Bitcoin reserve?
Does cryptocurrency impair the US' sanctions-making ability?
Will the government maintain its sanctions-making ability in perpetuity?
How crypto and Bitcoin could shore up the U.S. dollar
Can the Fed solve climate or racial equity issues?
Are the MMTers in power?
Is the U.S. facing a genuine risk of default?
Leftist explanations for inflation and why they are unsatisfying
Where the Covid-related stimulus payments warranted?
Dealing with Big Tech deplatforming and whether Section 230 is sufficient
Can decentralized internet applications compete with Big Tech platforms?
Are legislative solutions sufficient to Big Tech oligarchies?
Blake's view on stablecoins and how they should be regulated
Should the government be following China's lead on CBDCs?

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