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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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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