Will Cole is the Chief Product Officer at Unchained Capital. He's a long-time bitcoiner and self-proclaimed "Hodler of Last Resort." Will has nearly 20 years of experience in product development, spending a decade at Thomson Reuters and Stack Overflow.   Follow Will on Twitter: https://twitter.com/willcole  Coin Stories is powered by  @Swan Bitcoin , the best way to build your Bitcoin stack with automated Bitcoin savings plans and instant purchases. Swan serves clients of any size, from $10 to $10M+. Visit https://www.swanbitcoin.com/nataliebrunell for $10 in Bitcoin when you sign up. If you are planning to buy more than $100,000 of Bitcoin over the next year, the Swan Private team can help. Swan Bitcoin is hosting this year’s inaugural Pacific Bitcoin event designed to deliver two days of Bitcoin-only programming featuring top experts and celebrity Bitcoin fans. This unique event November 10-11 in Los Angeles will give you the ability to meaningfully engage the Bitcoin community & industry insiders. Visit https://www.PacificBitcoin.com/  for tickets. Use code HODL for 30% off your pass. BITCOIN 2023 will be the BIGGEST BITCOIN EVENT IN HISTORY held May 18-20 in Miami Beach. If you missed Bitcoin 2022 head to @Bitcoin Magazine for highlights of all the biggest events and panels. You can get an early bird pass for Bitcoin 2023 at a steep discount at https://b.tc/conference/bitcoin2023. Use code HODL for 10% off your pass. With iTrustCapital you can invest in crypto without worrying about taxes or fees. iTrustCapital allows clients to invest in crypto through an individual retirement account. IRAs are tax-sheltered accounts, which means all your crypto trading is tax-free and can even grow tax-free over time. The best part is it’s totally free to open an account, and there are no hidden fees, monthly subscriptions or membership fees. If you open and fund an account you will get a $100 funding bonus added to your account. To learn more and open a free account go to https://itrust.capital/nataliebrunell Fold is the best Bitcoin rewards debit card and shopping app in the world! Earn Bitcoin on everything you purchase with the Fold's Bitcoin cash back debit card and spin the Daily Wheel to earn free Bitcoin. Head to https://www.foldapp.com/natalie for 5,000 in free sats! OTHER RESOURCES - Natalie’s website https://talkingbitcoin.com  SUPPORT NATALIE’S SHOWS Strike ID https://strike.me/coinstoriesnat/ Cash App $CoinStories BTC wallet bc1ql8dqjp46s4eq9k3lxt0lxzh6f2wcu35cl6944d  DISCLAIMER This show is for entertainment purposes only and does not give financial advice. Before making any decisions consult a professional. #bitcoin #cryptocurrency #inflation

Cynthia Lummis is a United States Senator from Wyoming. The conservative Republican was sworn in to the Senate in 2021, and is on the Banking Committee, which has oversight over the SEC. She previously served in the House of Representatives from 2009-2016, spent 14 years in the Wyoming House and Senate, and eight years as Wyoming State Treasurer. Cynthia is a three-time graduate of the University of Wyoming in animal science, biology and law. She and New York Democratic Senator Kirsten Gillibrand have introduced the Responsible Financial Innovation Act. The bipartisan legislation aims to create a regulatory framework for the digital asset and blockchain industries. Follow Cynthia on Twitter https://twitter.com/CynthiaMLummis This episode was filmed by Swan Studios in partnership with the Hard Money Show at BitBlockBoom in Austin, Texas. Watch the full video here: https://youtu.be/WIcNNXKfQY8  Subscribe to the Hard Money Show: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCVyA06XTeZ51kymyXl6uJ9A  Coin Stories is powered by  @Swan Bitcoin  the best way to build your Bitcoin stack with automated Bitcoin savings plans and instant purchases. Swan serves clients of any size, from $10 to $10M+. Visit https://www.swanbitcoin.com/nataliebrunell for $10 in Bitcoin when you sign up. If you are planning to buy more than $100,000 of Bitcoin over the next year, the Swan Private team can help. Swan Bitcoin is hosting this year’s inaugural Pacific Bitcoin event designed to deliver two days of Bitcoin-only programming featuring top experts and celebrity Bitcoin fans. This unique event November 10-11 in Los Angeles will give you the ability to meaningfully engage the Bitcoin community & industry insiders. Visit https://www.PacificBitcoin.com/ for tickets. Use code HODL for 30% off your pass.   BITCOIN 2023 will be the biggest Bitcoin event in history May 18-20 in Miami Beach. Initial speakers include Michael Saylor, Lyn Alden and Michelle Phan, plus a music festival on Day 3. If you missed Bitcoin 2022 head to  @Bitcoin Magazine  for highlights of all the biggest events and panels. Nearly 30,000 people attended, and more than 1,100 companies and 250 global media outlets were represented. BITCOIN AMSTERDAM October 12-14, 2022, and NATALIE BRUNELL IS A CONFIRMED SPEAKER. You can get an early bird pass for Bitcoin 2023 at a steep discount at https://b.tc/conference. Use code HODL for 10% off your pass to BITCOIN 2023 or AMSTERDAM.   With iTrustCapital you can invest in crypto without worrying about taxes or fees. iTrustCapital allows clients to invest in crypto through an individual retirement account. IRAs are tax-sheltered accounts, which means all your crypto trading is tax-free and can even grow tax-free over time. The best part is it’s totally free to open an account, and there are no hidden fees, monthly subscriptions or membership fees. If you open and fund an account you will get a $100 funding bonus added to your account. To learn more and open a free account go to https://itrust.capital/nataliebrunell.   Fold is the best Bitcoin rewards debit card and shopping app in the world! Earn Bitcoin on everything you purchase with the Fold's Bitcoin cash back debit card and spin the Daily Wheel to earn free Bitcoin. Head to https://www.foldapp.com/natalie for 5,000 in free sats! OTHER RESOURCES - Natalie’s website https://talkingbitcoin.com/ - Cynthia Lummis https://www.lummis.senate.gov/about-cynthia/ - Responsible Financial Innovation Act https://bit.ly/3QSKx2l ⏤ ⏤ ⏤ ⏤ ⏤ ⏤ ⏤ ⏤ ⏤ ⏤ ⏤ ⏤ ⏤ ⏤ ⏤ ⏤ VALUE FOR VALUE — SUPPORT NATALIE’S SHOWS Strike ID https://strike.me/coinstoriesnat/ Cash App $CoinStories BTC wallet bc1ql8dqjp46s4eq9k3lxt0lxzh6f2wcu35cl6944d   ⏤ ⏤ ⏤ ⏤ ⏤ ⏤ ⏤ ⏤ ⏤ ⏤ ⏤ ⏤ ⏤ ⏤ ⏤ ⏤ FOLLOW NATALIE ON SOCIAL MEDIA Twitter https://twitter.com/natbrunell Instagram https://www.instagram.com/nataliebrunell Linkedin https://www.linkedin.com/in/nataliebrunell ⏤ ⏤ ⏤ ⏤ ⏤ ⏤ ⏤ ⏤ ⏤ ⏤ ⏤ ⏤ ⏤ ⏤ ⏤ ⏤ DISCLAIMER This show is for entertainment purposes only and does not give financial advice. Before making any decisions consult a professional. #bitcoin #cryptocurrency #inflation

Cem is the Founder and Senior Managing Partner of KAI Volatility Advisors. He is responsible for firm-wide management, as well as its Head of Research and Risk Management. Cem triple majored in Economics, Policy Studies and English at Rice University and holds an MBA from Northwestern University’s Kellogg School of Management. Follow Cem on Twitter https://twitter.com/jam_croissant Learn more about his company https://www.kaivolatility.com/ IN THIS EPISODE: 0:00 Swan Bitcoin promo 1:18 Born in London, lived in Turkey, grew up in Houston and Oklahoma 2:55 Family's immigration stories 4:22 Grandfather fled Bulgaria 6:16 Early interest in social sciences, parents were engineers 7:47 Founding Kai Volatility Advisors 10:23 Equity volatility 12:27 Macroeconomic analysis, dramatic inequality, distrust of system 21:38 Fixing inflationary problem, Federal Reserve chairs before Paul Volcker 31:09 Control inflation with real supply-side responses 34:43 Equality and fairness relative to growth 38:14 Muddling through a recession like in the 70's 40:35 Why the timing was right for Volcker's moves in the 80's 41:45 What is Jay Powell going to do? 42:21 iTrustCapital promo 43:08 Bitcoin Amsterdam and Bitcoin 2023 promo 44:13 Fold app promo 44:42 Rebalancing takes time, no shortcuts 48:41 Decoupling the US dollar from the gold standard in 1971 52:05 Dollar is threatened, countries de-dollarizing; fairness is naive 55:08 Are Bitcoiners naive? 56:00 First discovering Bitcoin in 2009/2010 58:40 Money is power; future of BTC 1:02:24 Utopia vs. innate desire to compete 1:06:51 "I think rates are going to go a lot higher" in next 6-12 months 1:14:18 Collapse in market will trigger a pivot 1:15:10 "Market is not the economy. Economy is not the market." 1:17:32 Opportunity in this environment 1:19:30 Investing in anything close to government: infrastructure 1:23:19 UBI: Universal Basic Income 1:25:15 Sticky double-digit inflation in the next 5 years 1:27:38 Fed pivot affecting tech stocks 1:29:07 Crises are good because they rebalance things and drive future growth   Coin Stories is powered by  @Swan Bitcoin  the best way to build your Bitcoin stack with automated Bitcoin savings plans and instant purchases. Swan serves clients of any size, from $10 to $10M+. Visit https://www.swanbitcoin.com/nataliebrunell for $10 in Bitcoin when you sign up. If you are planning to buy more than $100,000 of Bitcoin over the next year, the Swan Private team can help. Swan Bitcoin is hosting this year’s inaugural Pacific Bitcoin event designed to deliver two days of Bitcoin-only programming featuring top experts and celebrity Bitcoin fans. This unique event November 10-11 in Los Angeles will give you the ability to meaningfully engage the Bitcoin community & industry insiders. Visit https://www.PacificBitcoin.com/ for tickets. Use code HODL for 30% off your pass.  BITCOIN 2023 will be the BIGGEST BITCOIN EVENT IN HISTORY held May 18-20 in Miami Beach. If you missed Bitcoin 2022 head to  @Bitcoin Magazine  for highlights of all the biggest events and panels. You can get an early bird pass for Bitcoin 2023 at a steep discount at https://b.tc/conference/bitcoin2023. Use code HODL for 10% off your pass. With iTrustCapital you can invest in crypto without worrying about taxes or fees. iTrustCapital allows clients to invest in crypto through an individual retirement account. IRAs are tax-sheltered accounts, which means all your crypto trading is tax-free and can even grow tax-free over time. The best part is it’s totally free to open an account, and there are no hidden fees, monthly subscriptions or membership fees. If you open and fund an account you will get a $100 funding bonus added to your account. To learn more and open a free account go to https://itrust.capital/nataliebrunell. Fold is the best Bitcoin rewards debit card and shopping app in the world! Earn Bitcoin on everything you purchase with the Fold's Bitcoin cash back debit card and spin the Daily Wheel to earn free Bitcoin. Head to https://www.foldapp.com/natalie for 5,000 in free sats! OTHER RESOURCES - Natalie’s website https://talkingbitcoin.com/ - Kai Volatility Advisors https://www.kaivolatility.com/ - Cem on Twitter https://twitter.com/jam_croissant ⏤ ⏤ ⏤ ⏤ ⏤ ⏤ ⏤ ⏤ ⏤ ⏤ ⏤ ⏤ ⏤ ⏤ ⏤ ⏤ VALUE FOR VALUE — SUPPORT NATALIE’S SHOWS Strike ID https://strike.me/coinstoriesnat/ Cash App $CoinStories BTC wallet bc1ql8dqjp46s4eq9k3lxt0lxzh6f2wcu35cl6944d ⏤ ⏤ ⏤ ⏤ ⏤ ⏤ ⏤ ⏤ ⏤ ⏤ ⏤ ⏤ ⏤ ⏤ ⏤ ⏤ FOLLOW NATALIE ON SOCIAL MEDIA Twitter https://twitter.com/natbrunell  Instagram https://www.instagram.com/nataliebrunell Linkedin https://www.linkedin.com/in/nataliebrunell ⏤ ⏤ ⏤ ⏤ ⏤ ⏤ ⏤ ⏤ ⏤ ⏤ ⏤ ⏤ ⏤ ⏤ ⏤ ⏤ DISCLAIMER This show is for entertainment purposes only and does not give financial advice. Before making any decisions consult a professional.

Luke Gromen is a macroeconomist and founder and president of Forest for the Trees, a research firm he started in 2014 specializing in global macroeconomic, thematic and sector trends. Luke holds a BBA in Finance and Accounting from the University of Cincinnati and received his MBA from Case Western Reserve University. He earned the CFA designation in 2003.  Follow Luke on Twitter: https://twitter.com/LukeGromen Learn more about his company: https://fftt-llc.com  Coin Stories is powered by Swan Bitcoin. Swan is the best way to build your Bitcoin stack, with automated Bitcoin savings plans and instant purchases. Serving clients of any size, from $10 to $10M+. Visit https://www.swanbitcoin.com/nataliebrunell/ for $10 in Bitcoin when you sign up. If you are planning to buy more than $100,000 of Bitcoin over the next year, the Swan Private team is there to help you. Swan Bitcoin is hosting this year’s inaugural Pacific Bitcoin event designed to deliver two days of Bitcoin-only programming featuring top experts and celebrity Bitcoin fans. This unique event will give you the ability to meaningfully engage the Bitcoin community & industry insiders. Visit PacificBitcoin.com for tickets to the conference and use code HODL for 20% off your pass. BITCOIN 2023, which will be the BIGGEST BITCOIN EVENT IN HISTORY held May 18-20 in Miami Beach. If you missed Bitcoin 2022, make sure to head to @Bitcoin Magazine to find videos and highlights of all the biggest events and panels. You can get an early bird pass for Bitcoin 2023 at a steep discount if you head to: https://b.tc/conference/bitcoin2023. Use code HODL for 10% off your pass. With iTrustCapital, you can actually invest in crypto without worrying about taxes, or fees. iTrustCapital allows their clients to invest in crypto through an individual retirement account, or an IRA. IRAs are tax sheltered accounts, which means all your crypto trading is tax-free and can even grow tax-free over time. The best part is that it’s totally free to open an account, and there are no hidden fees. You don’t need to pay any monthly subscription or membership fees either. If you open and fund an account, you will get a $100 funding bonus added to your account. To learn more, click the link below and open a free account to learn more. https://itrust.capital/nataliebrunell  Fold is the best Bitcoin rewards debit card and shopping app in the world! Earn Bitcoin on everything you purchase with the Fold's Bitcoin cashback debit card and spin the Daily Wheel to earn free Bitcoin. Head to https://www.foldapp.com/natalie for 5,000 in free sats! OTHER RESOURCES - Natalie’s website: https://talkingbitcoin.com/ - Forest for the Trees: https://fftt-llc.com/ - Luke on Twitter: https://twitter.com/LukeGromen ⏤ ⏤ ⏤ ⏤ ⏤ ⏤ ⏤ ⏤ ⏤ ⏤ ⏤ ⏤ ⏤ ⏤ ⏤ ⏤   VALUE FOR VALUE — SUPPORT NATALIE’S SHOWS: Strike ID: https://strike.me/coinstories/ Cash App: $CoinStories BTC wallet: bc1ql8dqjp46s4eq9k3lxt0lxzh6f2wcu35cl6944d ⏤ ⏤ ⏤ ⏤ ⏤ ⏤ ⏤ ⏤ ⏤ ⏤ ⏤ ⏤ ⏤ ⏤ ⏤ ⏤ FOLLOW NATALIE ON SOCIAL MEDIA: Twitter: https://twitter.com/natbrunell  Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/nataliebrunell Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/nataliebrunell ⏤ ⏤ ⏤ ⏤ ⏤ ⏤ ⏤ ⏤ ⏤ ⏤ ⏤ ⏤ ⏤ ⏤ ⏤ ⏤ DISCLAIMER: This show is for entertainment purposes only and does not give financial advice. Before making any decisions consult a professional. #bitcoin #cryptocurrency #inflation

Whitney Webb is a writer, podcaster and researcher at Unlimited Hangout, mostly covering intelligence, tech, surveillance and civil liberties. She is also the author of the new book, "One Nation Under Blackmail."  Pre-order her new book, volumes 1 & 2 here: https://www.trineday.com/products/one-nation-under-blackmail-bundle  🐦 Follow Whitney on Twitter: https://twitter.com/_whitneywebb 🗒️ IN THIS EPISODE WE TALK: - Whitney's new book about Epstein and government corruption - Financial crimes - Epstein's connections to Bill Gates, the Clinton family, Bush family, Trump family - WEF and reset agenda - COVID crisis to climate crisis - Neofeudalism and transhumanism - Eugenics and genetic engineering - Wealth transfer from laborers to the elites - Bitcoin and decentralization - Cyber attack on financial institutions  ✔️ Coin Stories is powered by Swan Bitcoin. Swan is the best way to build your Bitcoin stack, with automated Bitcoin savings plans and instant purchases. Serving clients of any size, from $10 to $10M+. Visit swanbitcoin.com/nataliebrunell for $10 in Bitcoin when you sign up. If you are planning to buy more than $100,000 of Bitcoin over the next year, the Swan Private team is there to help you. Swan Bitcoin is hosting this year’s inaugural Pacific Bitcoin event designed to deliver two days of Bitcoin-only programming featuring top experts and celebrity Bitcoin fans.  This unique event will give you the ability to meaningfully engage the Bitcoin community & industry insiders.  VisitPacificBitcoin.com for tickets to the conference and use code HODL for 20% off your pass.   ✔️ BITCOIN 2023, which will be the BIGGEST BITCOIN EVENT IN HISTORY held May 18-20 in Miami Beach. If you missed Bitcoin 2022, make sure to head to @Bitcoin Magazine to find videos and highlights of all the biggest events and panels. You can get an early bird pass for Bitcoin 2023 at a steep discount if you head to: https://b.tc/conference/bitcoin2023.  Use code HODL for 10% off your pass.    ✔️ With iTrustCapital, you can actually invest in crypto without worrying about taxes, or fees. iTrustCapital allows their clients to invest in crypto through an individual retirement account, or an IRA. IRAs are tax sheltered accounts, which means all your crypto trading is tax-free and can even grow tax-free over time. The best part is that it’s totally free to open an account, and there are no hidden fees. You don’t need to pay any monthly subscription or membership fees either. If you open and fund an account, you will get a $100 funding bonus added to your account. To learn more, click the link below and open a free account to learn more. https://itrust.capital/nataliebrunell    ✔️ Fold is the best Bitcoin rewards debit card and shopping app in the world! Earn Bitcoin on everything you purchase with the Fold's Bitcoin cashback debit card and spin the Daily Wheel to earn free Bitcoin. Head to https://www.foldapp.com/natalie for 5,000 in free sats! 💡OTHER RESOURCES - Natalie’s website: https://talkingbitcoin.com/ - Unlimited Hangout: https://unlimitedhangout.com/ - Whitney on Twitter: https://twitter.com/_whitneywebb ⏤ ⏤ ⏤ ⏤ ⏤ ⏤ ⏤ ⏤ ⏤ ⏤ ⏤ ⏤ ⏤ ⏤ ⏤ ⏤ 💰 VALUE FOR VALUE — SUPPORT NATALIE’S SHOWS: Strike ID: https://strike.me/coinstories/ Cash App: $CoinStories BTC wallet: bc1ql8dqjp46s4eq9k3lxt0lxzh6f2wcu35cl6944d ⏤ ⏤ ⏤ ⏤ ⏤ ⏤ ⏤ ⏤ ⏤ ⏤ ⏤ ⏤ ⏤ ⏤ ⏤ ⏤ FOLLOW NATALIE ON SOCIAL MEDIA📱: 🐦 Twitter: https://twitter.com/natbrunell 💻  Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/nataliebrunell 👔  Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/nataliebr... ⏤ ⏤ ⏤ ⏤ ⏤ ⏤ ⏤ ⏤ ⏤ ⏤ ⏤ ⏤ ⏤ ⏤ ⏤ ⏤ 🛑 DISCLAIMER: This show is for entertainment purposes only and does not give financial advice. Before making any decisions consult a professional. #bitcoin #cryptocurrency #inflation

Obi Nwosu is the CEO of Fedi and a full time Bitcoin advocate. Fedi, Inc. is a global Bitcoin adoption technology company. Fedi's main product, the Fedi mobile app, is designed to support billions of humans using Bitcoin securely, privately, and scalably. Obi continues to support initiatives that advance the Bitcoin ecosystem and make owning and using Bitcoin easy for everyone. He is a board member for ₿trust, a not-for profit organisation originally conceived by Jack Dorsey and Jay-Z to fund the location, education, and remuneration of Bitcoin developers in the global south, starting with Africa. His passion for Bitcoin began as the CEO and co-founder of the UK Bitcoin-only Exchange Coinfloor, which he ran for nearly 8 years until it was sold in late 2021. Follow Obi on Twitter: https://twitter.com/obi  ✔️ Coin Stories is powered by Okcoin. Okcoin is on a mission to make crypto investing and trading easily accessible to anyone around the world. We are building the next generation of tools to help onboard the investors and traders who have been on the fence about crypto. Okcoin is a globally licensed exchange with offices in San Francisco, Miami, Malta, Hong Kong, Singapore and Japan. We are a collective of global citizens with a common passion to help decentralize finance and level the economic playing field for everyone around the world. Visit https://www.okcoin.com/natalie for $50 in Bitcoin when you sign up.    ✔️ BITCOIN 2023, which will be the BIGGEST BITCOIN EVENT IN HISTORY held May 18-20 in Miami Beach. If you missed Bitcoin 2022, make sure to head to @Bitcoin Magazine to find videos and highlights of all the biggest events and panels. You can get an early bird pass for Bitcoin 2023 at a steep discount if you head to: https://b.tc/conference/bitcoin2023.  Use code HODL for 10% off your pass.    ✔️ With iTrustCapital, you can actually invest in crypto without worrying about taxes, or fees. iTrustCapital allows their clients to invest in crypto through an individual retirement account, or an IRA. IRAs are tax sheltered accounts, which means all your crypto trading is tax-free and can even grow tax-free over time. The best part is that it’s totally free to open an account, and there are no hidden fees. You don’t need to pay any monthly subscription or membership fees either. If you open and fund an account, you will get a $100 funding bonus added to your account. To learn more, click the link below and open a free account to learn more. https://itrust.capital/nataliebrunell    ✔️ Fold is the best Bitcoin rewards debit card and shopping app in the world! Earn Bitcoin on everything you purchase with the Fold's Bitcoin cashback debit card and spin the Daily Wheel to earn free Bitcoin. Head to https://www.foldapp.com/natalie for 5,000 in free sats!   OTHER RESOURCES - Natalie’s website: https://talkingbitcoin.com/ - Fedi: https://www.fedi.xyz/ - Obi on Twitter: https://twitter.com/obi ⏤ ⏤ ⏤ ⏤ ⏤ ⏤ ⏤ ⏤ ⏤ ⏤ ⏤ ⏤ ⏤ ⏤ ⏤ ⏤ VALUE FOR VALUE — SUPPORT NATALIE’S SHOWS: Strike ID: https://strike.me/coinstories/ Cash App: $CoinStories BTC wallet: bc1ql8dqjp46s4eq9k3lxt0lxzh6f2wcu35cl6944d ⏤ ⏤ ⏤ ⏤ ⏤ ⏤ ⏤ ⏤ ⏤ ⏤ ⏤ ⏤ ⏤ ⏤ ⏤ ⏤   FOLLOW NATALIE ON SOCIAL MEDIA📱: Twitter: https://twitter.com/natbrunell Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/nataliebrunell Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/nataliebr... ⏤ ⏤ ⏤ ⏤ ⏤ ⏤ ⏤ ⏤ ⏤ ⏤ ⏤ ⏤ ⏤ ⏤ ⏤ ⏤ DISCLAIMER: This show is for entertainment purposes only and does not give financial advice. Before making any decisions consult a professional. #bitcoin #cryptocurrency #inflation

James Lavish is a former hedge fund manager and CFA with 25 years of institutional investment and risk management experience. The Yale and Cornell alum, who at one point was drafted by the National Hockey League, was recently Chief Operating Officer of Alternative Investments at asset management firm LKCM in Dallas, Texas. James was also the co-founder and a managing partner of Ranger Arbitrage, Head Arbitrage Trader and Officer of the Compliance Committee for Carlson Capital. He is the author of The Informationist Newsletter.  https://jameslavish.substack.com  ✔️ Coin Stories is powered by Okcoin. Okcoin is on a mission to make crypto investing and trading easily accessible to anyone around the world. We are building the next generation of tools to help onboard the investors and traders who have been on the fence about crypto. Okcoin is a globally licensed exchange with offices in San Francisco, Miami, Malta, Hong Kong, Singapore and Japan. We are a collective of global citizens with a common passion to help decentralize finance and level the economic playing field for everyone around the world. Visit https://www.okcoin.com/natalie for $50 in Bitcoin when you sign up.  ✔️ BITCOIN 2023, which will be the BIGGEST BITCOIN EVENT IN HISTORY held May 18-20 in Miami Beach. If you missed Bitcoin 2022, make sure to head to  @Bitcoin Magazine  to find videos and highlights of all the biggest events and panels. You can get an early bird pass for Bitcoin 2023 at a steep discount if you head to: https://b.tc/conference/bitcoin2023.  Use code HODL for 10% off your pass.  ✔️ With iTrustCapital, you can actually invest in crypto without worrying about taxes, or fees. iTrustCapital allows their clients to invest in crypto through an individual retirement account, or an IRA. IRAs are tax sheltered accounts, which means all your crypto trading is tax-free and can even grow tax-free over time. The best part is that it’s totally free to open an account, and there are no hidden fees. You don’t need to pay any monthly subscription or membership fees either. If you open and fund an account, you will get a $100 funding bonus added to your account. To learn more, click the link below and open a free account to learn more. https://itrust.capital/nataliebrunell  ✔️ Fold is the best Bitcoin rewards debit card and shopping app in the world! Earn Bitcoin on everything you purchase with the Fold's Bitcoin cashback debit card and spin the Daily Wheel to earn free Bitcoin. Head to https://www.foldapp.com/natalie for 5,000 in free sats! OTHER RESOURCES - Natalie’s website: https://talkingbitcoin.com/ - The Informationist Newsletter: https://jameslavish.substack.com/. - James Lavish on Twitter: https://twitter.com/jameslavish ⏤ ⏤ ⏤ ⏤ ⏤ ⏤ ⏤ ⏤ ⏤ ⏤ ⏤ ⏤ ⏤ ⏤ ⏤ ⏤ VALUE FOR VALUE — SUPPORT NATALIE’S SHOWS: Strike ID: https://strike.me/coinstories/ Cash App: $CoinStories BTC wallet: bc1ql8dqjp46s4eq9k3lxt0lxzh6f2wcu35cl6944d ⏤ ⏤ ⏤ ⏤ ⏤ ⏤ ⏤ ⏤ ⏤ ⏤ ⏤ ⏤ ⏤ ⏤ ⏤ ⏤ FOLLOW NATALIE ON SOCIAL MEDIA: Twitter: https://twitter.com/natbrunell Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/nataliebrunell Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/nataliebrunell ⏤ ⏤ ⏤ ⏤ ⏤ ⏤ ⏤ ⏤ ⏤ ⏤ ⏤ ⏤ ⏤ ⏤ ⏤ ⏤ DISCLAIMER: This show is for entertainment purposes only and does not give financial advice. Before making any decisions consult a professional.

Nik Bhatia is a financial researcher and Adjunct Professor of Finance and Business Economics at the University of Southern California Marshall School of Business, where he teaches Applied Finance in Fixed Income Securities. He is author of the #1 bestseller Layered Money: From Gold and Dollars to Bitcoin and Central Bank Digital Currencies. He currently writes The Bitcoin Layer, a research publication on Substack. Previously, Nik worked on the US Treasuries trading desk for a large institutional asset manager and has extensive trading experience in money markets and interest rate futures. He has a BA in Social Sciences from University of Southern California, a Master in Finance from IE Business School in Madrid, Spain, and is both a CFA and CMT charterholder. Nik lives in Los Angeles with his wife and daughter. Learn more at www.LayeredMoney.com. https://thebitcoinlayer.substack.com    REFERRAL CODES:  Coin Stories is powered by Okcoin. Okcoin is on a mission to make crypto investing and trading easily accessible to anyone around the world. We are building the next generation of tools to help onboard the investors and traders who have been on the fence about crypto. Okcoin is a globally licensed exchange with offices in San Francisco, Miami, Malta, Hong Kong, Singapore and Japan. We are a collective of global citizens with a common passion to help decentralize finance and level the economic playing field for everyone around the world. Visit https://www.okcoin.com/natalie for $50 in Bitcoin when you sign up.  ***  BITCOIN 2023, which will be the BIGGEST BITCOIN EVENT IN HISTORY held May 18-20 in Miami Beach. If you missed Bitcoin 2022, make sure to head to  @Bitcoin Magazine  to find videos and highlights of all the biggest events and panels. You can get an early bird pass for Bitcoin 2023 at a steep discount if you head to: https://b.tc/conference/bitcoin2023.  Use code HODL for 10% off your pass.  ***  With iTrustCapital, you can actually invest in crypto without worrying about taxes, or fees. iTrustCapital allows their clients to invest in crypto through an individual retirement account, or an IRA. IRAs are tax sheltered accounts, which means all your crypto trading is tax-free and can even grow tax-free over time. The best part is that it’s totally free to open an account, and there are no hidden fees. You don’t need to pay any monthly subscription or membership fees either. If you open and fund an account, you will get a $100 funding bonus added to your account. To learn more, click the link below and open a free account to learn more. https://itrust.capital/nataliebrunell  ***  Fold is the best Bitcoin rewards debit card and shopping app in the world! Earn Bitcoin on everything you purchase with the Fold's Bitcoin cashback debit card and spin the Daily Wheel to earn free Bitcoin. Head to https://www.foldapp.com/natalie for 5,000 in free sats!  #bitcoin  #cryptocurrency #inflation

Christian Keroles is General Manager at Bitcoin Magazine. The Southern California native hosts the Bitcoin Magazine Podcast, Fed Watch Podcast, Bitcoin Magazine Spaces and covers Bitcoin as it monetizes. You can connect with CK at https://twitter.com/ck_SNARKs REFERRAL LINKS: Coin Stories is powered by Okcoin. Okcoin is on a mission to make crypto investing and trading easily accessible to anyone around the world. We are building the next generation of tools to help onboard the investors and traders who have been on the fence about crypto. Okcoin is a globally licensed exchange with offices in San Francisco, Miami, Malta, Hong Kong, Singapore and Japan. We are a collective of global citizens with a common passion to help decentralize finance and level the economic playing field for everyone around the world. Visit https://www.okcoin.com/natalie for $50 in Bitcoin when you sign up. *** BITCOIN 2023, which will be the BIGGEST BITCOIN EVENT IN HISTORY held May 18-20 in Miami Beach. If you missed Bitcoin 2022, make sure to head to  @Bitcoin Magazine  to find videos and highlights of all the biggest events and panels. You can get an early bird pass for Bitcoin 2023 at a steep discount if you head to: https://b.tc/conference/bitcoin2023. Use code HODL for 10% off your pass. *** With iTrustCapital, you can actually invest in crypto without worrying about taxes, or fees. iTrustCapital allows their clients to invest in crypto through an individual retirement account, or an IRA. IRAs are tax sheltered accounts, which means all your crypto trading is tax-free and can even grow tax-free over time. The best part is that it’s totally free to open an account, and there are no hidden fees. You don’t need to pay any monthly subscription or membership fees either. If you open and fund an account, you will get a $100 funding bonus added to your account. To learn more, click the link below and open a free account to learn more. https://itrust.capital/nataliebrunell *** Fold is the best Bitcoin rewards debit card and shopping app in the world! Earn Bitcoin on everything you purchase with the Fold's Bitcoin cashback debit card and spin the Daily Wheel to earn free Bitcoin. Head to https://www.foldapp.com/natalie for 5,000 in free sats! #bitcoin #cryptocurrency #inflation Time codes: 00:00 Okcoin promo 00:59 iTrustCapital promo 01:43 Coin Stories is powered in part by Bitcoin Magazine 02:50 Growing up in SoCal, attending Chapman University 03:56 Parents are from Cairo 04:29 Family emigrating from Egypt 06:42 Software sales in Silicon Valley 08:05 Goal out of college: make money, be successful, own time 10:01 Discovering Bitcoin in 2017 in Bay Area 11:22 Learning through Laura Shin's Unchained podcast 15:21 Investing all his time in Bitcoin when he didn't have the money 17:19 BTC makes the world a better place, bullish on humans 19:51 Bitcoin maximalism, cryptocurrency community 24:50 Everything is good for Bitcoin, fighting trolls 29:37 Bitcoin Amsterdam and Bitcoin 2023 promo 30:40 Fold app promo 31:27 Transitioning from software sales to content creator 32:49 Early days of Bitcoin Magazine 33:40 Producing podcasts, Bitcoin conferences, Hard Money 36:55 Growth from Bitcoin 2019 to Bitcoin 2022 39:49 Bitcoin Amsterdam coming up October 12-14, 2022 43:35 Planning a conference in a bear market 45:12 "100K by Conference Day" 47:10 Hyperbitcoinization 49:27 Preparing for worst case scenario 52:05 Risks to Bitcoin 54:20 Is Bitcoin a zero sum game? 58:49 What's the Fed doing? Do people believe it?

David Hunter is a macro strategist with more than 40 years on Wall Street. He is the chief strategist at Contrarian Macro Advisors, and is well known for predicting we are going to see a final "melt up" stage of the market cycle before a historic crash that rivals 1929.  You can connect with David at https://twitter.com/DaveHcontrarian  REFERRAL LINKS: Coin Stories is powered by Okcoin.  Okcoin is on a mission to make crypto investing and trading easily accessible to anyone around the world. We are building the next generation of tools to help onboard the investors and traders who have been on the fence about crypto. Okcoin is a globally licensed exchange with offices in San Francisco, Miami, Malta, Hong Kong, Singapore and Japan. We are a collective of global citizens with a common passion to help decentralize finance and level the economic playing field for everyone around the world. Visit https://www.okcoin.com/natalie for $50 in Bitcoin when you sign up. *** BITCOIN 2023, which will be the BIGGEST BITCOIN EVENT IN HISTORY held May 18-20 in Miami Beach. If you missed Bitcoin 2022, make sure to head to  @Bitcoin Magazine  to find videos and highlights of all the biggest events and panels. You can get an early bird pass for Bitcoin 2023 at a steep discount if you head to: https://b.tc/conference/bitcoin2023/ Use code HODL for 10% off your pass.  ***   With iTrustCapital, you can actually invest in crypto without worrying about taxes, or fees. iTrustCapital allows their clients to invest in crypto through an individual retirement account, or an IRA. IRAs are tax sheltered accounts, which means all your crypto trading is tax-free and can even grow tax-free over time. The best part is that it’s totally free to open an account, and there are no hidden fees. You don’t need to pay any monthly subscription or membership fees either. If you open and fund an account, you will get a $100 funding bonus added to your account. To learn more, click the link below and open a free account to learn more. https://itrust.capital/nataliebrunell   ***  Fold is the best Bitcoin rewards debit card and shopping app in the world! Earn Bitcoin on everything you purchase with the Fold's Bitcoin cashback debit card and spin the Daily Wheel to earn free Bitcoin. Head to https://www.foldapp.com/natalie for 5,000 in free sats! #bitcoin #cryptocurrency #inflation