
Crypto Voices
Podcast covering diverse trends in Bitcoin and blockchain tech, decentralization, entrepreneurship, cryptoeconomics and liberty.
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Latest episodes

Mar 1, 2024 • 1h 20min
Peter Todd: Ukraine and Contrarianism
Crypto expert Peter Todd discusses supporting Ukraine, critiquing contrarianism, and the complexity of global security. Topics range from NATO involvement, Russian disinfo tactics, freezing reserves, to historical parallels with Gaza and China. The conversation also touches on Bitcoin's role in financial systems and the implications of confiscating Russian assets.

Feb 28, 2024 • 23min
Bitcoin is not PayPal
Porkopolis Economics: Episode 100
Show Sponsors: trezor.io
Donations to Porkopolis Economics via BTCPay are appreciated: https://donations.porkopolis.io/
Porkopolis Economics covers macroeconomics, money, and sports from the creator of the Crypto Voices podcast, Matthew Mezinskis.
Today, we fact-check the age-old (in Bitcoin terms!!) comparisons that have always been made between Bitcoin and PayPal. You need to simply understand that Bitcoin is basic money, and whatever is happening inside of PayPal, is not.
This is also my 100th episode of Porkopolis Economics! As discussed at the video start, please note that from now on these macro and chart-type videos will only continue on YouTube and Rumble.
Crypto Voices, our long-form podcast on Bitcoin and privacy with Alec from Halo Privacy and Michel from nodl, will continue to be streamed via the RSS feed as it has since 2017 (via Spotify, Apple Podcasts, etc.).
As always, thank you for watching, and listening!
Contents
00:42 The Future of Porkopolis Economics
02:48 Trezor is Sponsoring Porkopolis Economics
04:00 PayPal's comparisons to Bitcoin
06:41 PayPal and Bitcoin's Transaction Payment Volume
09:46 PayPal Mafia
11:32 Issues with PayPal
14:18 Where Bitcoin Stands Out
17:42 Bitcoin and PayPal Market Cap Chart
21:10 The Backing of Bitcoin
22:32 Closing Thoughts
Host: Matthew Mezinskis
https://porkopolis.io
https://twitter.com/crypto_voices
Show content is not investment or financial advice in any way.

Feb 22, 2024 • 10min
Bitcoin is a Top 10 Asset
Porkopolis Economics: Episode 99
Donations to Porkopolis Economics via BTCPay are appreciated: https://donations.porkopolis.io/
Porkopolis Economics covers macroeconomics, money, and sports from the creator of the Crypto Voices podcast, Matthew Mezinskis.
Today, we are looking at the Bitcoin market cap vs. Meta's. Towards the end of the video, I show you where Meta and Bitcoin rank among other top assets.
Contents
00:09 Chart Breakdown
01:07 Meta's Market Cap History
0256 Bitcoin's Market Cap History
03:42 Comparing The Two
06:13 Top Assets by Market Cap
08:40 Closing Thoughts
Host: Matthew Mezinskis
https://porkopolis.io
https://twitter.com/crypto_voices
Show content is not investment or financial advice in any way.

Feb 20, 2024 • 12min
What Does the Fed Own?
Porkopolis Economics: Episode 98
Donations to Porkopolis Economics via BTCPay are appreciated: https://donations.porkopolis.io/
Porkopolis Economics covers macroeconomics, money, and sports from the creator of the Crypto Voices podcast, Matthew Mezinskis.
Today, we are following up on last week's United States 10-year Government Bond Yield video. In this video, we are comparing the U.S. 10-year Government Bond Yield to the Federal Reserve ownership of U.S. debt.
Contents
00:57 What Does the Fed Control?
02:03 Fed Funds Target Rate
04:21 Who Controls Who?
05:06 Federal Reserve's Ownership of U.S. Debt
06:51 Global Financial Crisis
08:33 All-Time Record High
09:50 Printing Money to Buy Government Debt
11:06 Closing Thoughts
Host: Matthew Mezinskis
https://porkopolis.io
https://twitter.com/crypto_voices
Show content is not investment or financial advice in any way.

Feb 14, 2024 • 8min
How Extreme is the US 10-yr Bond Yield?
Porkopolis Economics: Episode 97
Donations to Porkopolis Economics via BTCPay are appreciated: https://donations.porkopolis.io/
Porkopolis Economics covers macroeconomics, money, and sports from the creator of the Crypto Voices podcast, Matthew Mezinskis.
Today, we review the United States 10-year Government Bond Yield, also known as the 10 Year Note.
A History of Interest Rates, Fourth Edition (Wiley Finance) by Sydney Homer: https://www.amazon.com/History-Interest-Rates-Fourth-Finance/dp/0471732834
Contents
00:10 Understanding the Bond Yield
02:20 Outside Sources - Good Read
03:08 Mean Over the Last 60 Years
03:32 One Sigma Down | Up
04:54 Two Sigma Down | Up
06:33 Looking at the Extremes
07:28 Closing Thoughts
Host: Matthew Mezinskis
https://porkopolis.io
https://twitter.com/crypto_voices
Show content is not investment or financial advice in any way.

Feb 13, 2024 • 6min
Silver's "Price" in History
Porkopolis Economics: Episode 96
Donations to Porkopolis Economics via BTCPay are appreciated: https://donations.porkopolis.io/
Porkopolis Economics covers macroeconomics, money, and sports from the creator of the Crypto Voices podcast, Matthew Mezinskis.
Today, we review the exponential regression price of silver over the last fifty years.
All-time trend coefficients to draw it yourself:
Power formula: y = a * EXP (b * x)
Coefficients found: y = 3.52 * EXP (0.28% * x)
Contents
00:08 Silver Price Trendline and Analysis Intro
01:11 Silver's Historical Price Changes
02:19 Exponential Regression Breakdown
03:40 Understanding Compound Annual Growth Rate
05:11 2030 Prediction
05:35 Closing Thoughts
Host: Matthew Mezinskis
https://porkopolis.io
https://twitter.com/crypto_voices
Show content is not investment or financial advice in any way.

Feb 12, 2024 • 9min
Gold's "Price" in History
Porkopolis Economics: Episode 95
Donations to Porkopolis Economics via BTCPay are appreciated: https://donations.porkopolis.io/
Porkopolis Economics covers macroeconomics, money, and sports from the creator of the Crypto Voices podcast, Matthew Mezinskis.
All-time trend coefficients to draw it yourself:
Power formula: y = a * EXP (b * x)
Coefficients found: y = 132.49 * EXP (0.41% * x)
Prior videos with further info:
Gold original exponential explainer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oFRkS2_ylec
Gold with other trendlines: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yzPKK53w0IY
Gold with percentiles: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LTkkPpCfxWA
Contents
00:33 Gold Price Trendline and Analysis Intro
00:46 Exponential Regression Breakdown
03:02 Gold's Historical Price Changes
04:05 Gold's Price Now
04:43 Understanding Compound Annual Growth Rate
07:42 203 Prediction
08:06 Closing Thoughts
Host: Matthew Mezinskis
https://porkopolis.io
https://twitter.com/crypto_voices
Show content is not investment or financial advice in any way.

Feb 9, 2024 • 7min
How fast does your balance sheet grow?
Porkopolis Economics: Episode 94
Donations to Porkopolis Economics via BTCPay are appreciated: https://donations.porkopolis.io/
Porkopolis Economics covers macroeconomics, money, and sports from the creator of the Crypto Voices podcast, Matthew Mezinskis.
Today, we take a look at the Federal Reserve balance sheet and determine how fast it grows.
Contents
00:12 Balance Sheet Overview
00:47 Global Financial Crisis and its Effects
02:22 Speed of Growth
03:57 Growth Curve after 2008
05:01 Growth Rate Doubles
05:14 Comparing Regressions
06:11 Closing Thoughts
Host: Matthew Mezinskis
https://porkopolis.io
https://twitter.com/crypto_voices
Show content is not investment or financial advice in any way.

Feb 6, 2024 • 9min
Apple’s Market Cap vs. Shares Traded
Porkopolis Economics: Episode 93
Donations to Porkopolis Economics via BTCPay are appreciated: https://donations.porkopolis.io/
Porkopolis Economics covers macroeconomics, money, and sports from the creator of the Crypto Voices podcast, Matthew Mezinskis.
Today, we review Apple’s market cap versus the value of shares traded using a 40-year graph of the Apple market cap.
Contents
00:17 Graph Overview
01:52 Evaluation Notes and What Isn't Going to be Covered
02:37 Value of Shares Traded
04:07 Market Cap
06:50 All Time Average
08:43 Closing Thoughts
Host: Matthew Mezinskis
https://porkopolis.io
https://twitter.com/crypto_voices
Show content is not investment or financial advice in any way.

Feb 5, 2024 • 13min
The United States Dominates NATO
Porkopolis Economics: Episode 92
Check out show sponsor Coinkite: https://coinkite.com/
Donations to Porkopolis Economics via BTCPay are appreciated: https://donations.porkopolis.io/
Porkopolis Economics covers macroeconomics, money, and sports from the creator of the Crypto Voices podcast, Matthew Mezinskis.
Today, we review NATO military expenditure, break down key member nations, and break down the 2% guideline.
Contents
00:11 Table Overview
01:42 Quick 30-Member Nation Breakdown
04:46 The 2% Guideline
05:40 Measuring Military Strength and How We Do It
07:41 Expenditure Breakdown and Who Is Following the 2% Guideline
10:10 GDP Overview
12:24 Closing Thoughts
Host: Matthew Mezinskis
https://porkopolis.io
https://twitter.com/crypto_voices
Show content is not investment or financial advice in any way.
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