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Jordi Visser, a seasoned investor and macro analyst with over 30 years on Wall Street, discusses AI's profound economic impact. He explains why AI isn't a bubble but a wave of innovation akin to the internet, emphasizing the rush toward compute and data centers. Jobs and work hours will transform, possibly shortening workweeks amidst job shifts. Visser argues Bitcoin could be the purest play on AI, linking it to fiat fragility, while also advising on investments in semiconductors and the evolving landscape of tech.

Kyle Reidhead, an entrepreneur and digital-asset expert, discusses the impending financial revolution at the intersection of AI and blockchain. He highlights Bitcoin’s anticipated breakout and the potential for an AI-induced CapEx supercycle. Reidhead emphasizes the importance of the Fed's decisions, warning that cheap debt could inflate AI investments into a bubble. He offers tips on investing in AI and crypto, mentioning notable firms like Tesla and Galaxy, and explores regulatory changes that may unleash innovation in the US.

Melody Wright, a housing market analyst and commentator known for her insights during the Great Financial Crisis, shares alarming truths about today's market. She argues the 2008 crisis never ended, highlighting the disconnect between high home prices and affordability. Melody discusses the impact of investor dominance on sales, the misallocation of inventory amidst population growth, and the looming risks of foreclosures. With a skeptical view on current market stability, she warns listeners about the unsustainable nature of housing as an investment.

Mike McGlone, Senior Macro Strategist at Bloomberg Intelligence, shares his perspective on recent Fed rate cuts and their implications for markets. He highlights how gold is surging while Bitcoin struggles. McGlone warns that we might be in the calm before a storm, emphasizing the overvaluation of U.S. equities and the risks posed by yield curve control. He also explores copper as a leading indicator for global demand, suggesting that the market is not entering a new bull phase, but rather facing significant challenges ahead.

In this engaging discussion, Chris Whalen, a seasoned macro analyst and chairman of Whalen Global Advisors, sheds light on the intricate relationship between the Federal Reserve and U.S. politics. He argues that inflation isn't coincidental but a deliberate strategy, and warns of a looming Treasury market collapse. Whalen also presents a provocative comparison of gold versus Bitcoin as safe-haven investments. With over three decades of financial industry experience, his insights are both compelling and crucial for understanding the current economic landscape.

Caleb Franzen, a financial analyst and founder of Cubic Analytics, dives into the nuances of macroeconomic trends and investment strategies. He explains how to interpret inflation data and why asset prices can offer the clearest signals in the market. Caleb discusses the implications of potential Fed rate cuts and advises investors on stacking Bitcoin, projecting a target price of $175,000. He emphasizes focusing on market signals instead of relying solely on traditional economic indicators.

Economist Samim Ghamami, a finance professor at NYU and former Goldman Sachs advisor, candidly discusses the current economic climate. He highlights the Fed's struggle against persistent inflation and a weakening labor market. The conversation examines the implications of Congress's spending spree and the potential for stagflation. Ghamami also dives into the future of treasury markets, stressing the need for reforms and collaboration between the Fed and Treasury to maintain market stability amid these growing challenges.

Quinn Thompson, Founder and CIO of Lecker Capital, shares his insights on the global economy's challenges. He discusses the alarming rise in global bond yields and how the Federal Reserve is caught between inflation and recession. Governments are still overspending, but buyers are losing interest in their debt. Thompson suggests that gold and Bitcoin might be the only safe havens left amidst this turmoil, as investors reconsider strategies in a world of fiscal instability and shifting market dynamics.

In this episode, we sit down with economist and prediction market pioneer Robin Hanson to explore how betting markets could completely transform decision-making, from government data to crypto governance, and even central banking. Prediction markets don’t care about credentials; they care about truth. So why aren’t they everywhere? And what does crypto have to do with it?~~~~~🌐 KGeN’s VeriFi: Grow your reach, not your ad spend:https://out.milkroad.com/KGeN2025Podcast~~~~~⁠⁠⁠🌍 Macro moves markets, get ahead of the game with Milk Road Macro Newsletter:⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://milkroadmacro.beehiiv.com/subscribe⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠💸 Get your pain-free crypto portfolio GUIDE for 2025:⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://milkroad.com/subscribe/get-the-guide/?utm_medium=audio&utm_source=podcast⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠~~~~~✊ Follow Milk Road Macro on Social Media:👉 Milk Road Twitter: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://x.com/MilkRoadMacro⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠👉 YouTube: ⁠⁠⁠https://www.youtube.com/@MilkRoadMacro⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠👉 Spotify: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://open.spotify.com/show/0QRuoqgBXmSqtjtY0WDVrE⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠👉 Apple Podcast: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/milk-road-macro/id1828927405⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠~~~~~🎙 GUEST INFO 🎙Robin Hanson: https://x.com/robinhanson📃 Disclaimer 📃The information presented in this video is for educational and informational purposes only. It should not be considered as financial, legal. The views and opinions expressed by the speakers, are their own and do not constitute professional advice. Investing in cryptocurrencies carries significant risks, including the potential for substantial losses.

Scott Melker, known as the 'Wolf of All Streets,' dives into the shifting dynamics of liquidity cycles and their impact on Bitcoin and crypto regulation. He discusses the political implications of Trump’s influence on the Fed and explores the future of rate cuts. Scott argues the fading significance of the Bitcoin halving cycle and analyzes its potential price movements through 2025-2026. He also sheds light on Tether’s lobbying efforts and the transformative potential of tokenization and stablecoin adoption in the market.