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BTC096: Fractional Reserve Banking Vs Bitcoin w/ Mike Stroup (Bitcoin Podcast)

BTC096: Fractional Reserve Banking Vs Bitcoin w/ Mike Stroup (Bitcoin Podcast)

Episode 607 Published 3 years, 3 months ago
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IN THIS EPISODE, YOU’LL LEARN:

  • 01:22 - The numbers around federal interest expense and rising interest rates.
  • 23:58 - Mike's thoughts on the broad money supply being the best way to measure inflation.
  • 28:36 - A comparison between now and 2007.
  • 34:51 - Explaining reverse repo in a simplified way.
  • 47:23 - How do countries use reserve to defend a currency and does the countries size matter?
  • 48:07 - Why currency spreads are making it hard to service dollar denominated debts.
  • 54:47 - Is this time different?
  • 58:25 - Is the 50% attack vector even worth worrying about?
  • 01:03:03 - Mike Stroup's background.
  • 01:04:18 - Mike and Preston share military pilot stories.


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