The Power to Mint Money

We examine the proposed Clarity Act and its impact on stablecoin yields and crypto finance. Ryan and David discuss geopolitical tensions in Iran and their effects on global markets. Highlights include Tom Lee's ETH staking venture, the NYSE's stock tokenization, and emerging quan ...  Show more

MIT economist Christian Catalini joins Ryan and David to unpack his new paper, "Some Simple Economics of AGI," which argues that the scarce resource in the AI economy is no longer intelligence but verification: the human capacity to check, judge, and certify that AI output is cor ...  Show more

IN THIS EPISODE, YOU'LL LEARN: What's the fundamental problem Bitcoin intends to solve What is sound money Governments will never allow it!? How is Bitcoin's supply actually fixed? Central Bank game theory What is Bitcoin's Number Go Up Technology? But the price is so volatile Th ...  Show more

IN THIS EPISODE, YOU'LL LEARN: The early days of Blockstream The fork wars and why they were important to future growth What is transaction value per second and why's it important Where he sees Bitcoin in the next five years The Lightning Network Liquid Green and Aqua Security & ...  Show more

James Lavish comes with decades of experience as a fixed income investor, and overall Bitcoin educator. On today’s show, Preston talks to James about how the evolving macro environment doesn’t seem to be hampering the price of Bitcoin, despite the numerous liquidity and central b ...  Show more

IN THIS EPISODE, YOU'LL LEARN: The history of Florentine Mint and how it changed European banking A background on double entry book keeping Counterparty risk and how it impacts markets The importance of Disciplinary Constraint in banking Thoughts on the Velocity of Money Thoughts ...  Show more