In this video, I review the progression from Bretton Woods 1 to Bretton Woods 2, as well as the recent unravelling of the petrodollar standard. We are entering uncharted territory, as the world moves towards a new monetary system. The risk of black swans and volatility and even a stock market crash is very high right now.
If commodities are no longer priced predominantly in US dollars, and US Treasuries are no longer pristine reserve assets, we need to find a new buyer of US Treasuries. Unless it's extraterrestrials, it is going to need to be the Fed.
The Fed seems hell-bent on continuing to be hawkish, but it will be forced to reverse course and turn the money printers back on once something major blows up.
Not investment advice! Consult a financial advisor.
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In this video, I discuss the many problems with Bitcoin mutual funds and Bitcoin ETFs that are backed by Bitcoin futures.
Since the Bitcoin futures curve is almost always in a state of contango, holding Bitcoin futures will almost always lead to underperformance, due to the negative carry.
I think it's much safer to avoid any tracking error or counter-party risk by holding BTC itself on a hardware wallet like the ColdCard or Blockstream Jade.
Not investment advice! Consult a financial advisor.
BTCFX:
https://www.profunds.com/mutual-funds/bitcoin-strategy
https://www.profunds.com/siteassets/profunds/fund-details/funds/bitcoin-strategy/profundsfactsheetbitcoin_strategy.pdf
CME BTC futures settlement prices:
https://www.cmegroup.com/markets/cryptocurrencies/bitcoin/bitcoin.settlements.html?gad=1&gclid=Cj0KCQjw84anBhCtARIsAISI-xdYwvSfRObUWGrW7di7Fiv0TsWTOjg8UsbAmuWB0d2yly8r8uTvH-YaAlFtEALw_wcB&gclsrc=aw.ds
The Most Dangerous ETFs (Leveraged ETFs, Oil ETFs, and more):
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_psWDQUy1XU&ab_channel=BitcoinUniversity
SEC Approves First Leveraged Bitcoin Futures ETF:
https://decrypt.co/145996/sec-approves-first-leveraged-bitcoin-futures-etf
My BlackRock and Bitcoin video playlist:
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In this video, I discuss how the Nigerian government and central bank have increasingly sought to prevent Nigerians from escaping from the naira into Bitcoin.
In addition to blaming "speculators" and "crypto investors" for the naira's collapse (which can be attributed rather to Nigerian central bank money printing), the Nigerian government is now seeking to prevent p2p Bitcoin transactions, which is clearly impossible.
We can expect something similar to happen in the US, as the US dollar continues to lose purchasing power and people seek to exit the fiat system into Bitcoin.
Holding a spot Bitcoin ETF or leaving your BTC on an exchange will not provide the same protections against monetary debasement and confiscation.
For this reason, it is very important to buy real BTC and hold it on a hardware wallet.
Learn to use the tools today, before the exits have been completely closed.
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Nigeria used to be more pro-BTC:
https://bitcoinmagazine.com/business/nigeria-binance-partner-for-economic-zone-in-west-africa
https://bitcoinmagazine.com/legal/nigeria-looking-to-legalize-bitcoin
Food price inflation in Nigeria:
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2024-02-27/nigeria-s-top-rice-dish-doubles-in-cost-as-inflation-hits-home
Nigeria Blocks Access to Bitcoin Exchanges:
https://www.nobsbitcoin.com/nigeria-blocks-access-to-bitcoin-exchanges-in-attempt-to-save-plummeting-national-currency/
Nigerian Authorities Blame Binance for 70% Naira Devaluation, Move to Issue Arrest Warrant Against CEO:
https://www.nobsbitcoin.com/nigeria-binance-p2p-standoff/
The Naira Crisis Is Fueling Bitcoin Adoption In Nigeria:
https://www.nobsbitcoin.com/the-naira-crisis-is-fueling-bitcoin-adoption/
P2P crypto ban imminent as Nigeria calls crypto a national security issue:
https://techcabal.com/2024/05/03/p2p-crypto-ban-imminent/
My Favorite Bitcoin Desktop Software (Sparrow Wallet):
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HLi8p9aTlBQ&ab_channel=BitcoinUniversity
Coldcard hardware wallet:
https://coldcard.com/
Blockstream Jade hardware wallet:
https://blockstream.com/jade/
The exits are closing:
https://twitter.com/Adelgary/status/1786489568465678542
"Bitcoiners Caused The Inflation":
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jaNIE8h7kms&ab_channel=BitcoinUniversity
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In this video, I discuss whether the BlackRock and other spot Bitcoin ETFs have the potential to destroy Bitcoin, by massively decreasing demand for Bitcoin transactions and thus defunding miners once the block subsidy has gone to zero.
It's highly unlikely that Bitcoin stops moving around, since even bulky and unwieldy physical gold has not stopped moving around even after 10,000 years.
Bitcoin will continue to be the global settlement layer for neutral money, even if large amounts of BTC remain in ETF custody.
At some point, governments will raid Bitcoin custodians in their country, and then either spend or lose that Bitcoin, thus creating even more demand for on-chain transactions that generate transaction fees.
Here's another wrinkle on the argument: Bitcoin's initial distribution from 2009-2020 favored more libertarian, anarcho-capitalist, anti-statist types who are unlikely to sell much or all of their Bitcoin to BlackRock, regardless of price.
The more BlackRock pumps Bitcoin and enriches Bitcoiners, the less BTC these Bitcoiners need to sell in order to buy essential or luxury goods. This suggests that there will always be a black market (or free market) for Bitcoin that will continue to circulate: the decentralized Bitcoin circular economy.
If you are not going to buy Bitcoin because of silly FUD like this, you are not going to be any safer. You will be herded into something much worse like CBDCs and social credit scores.
Bitcoin is freedom money. Buy BTC, not the Bitcoin ETFs. Bitcoin ETFs will give you price exposure, but not the precious freedom that comes with being able to store and secure your own money and being able to choose to spend it as you wish, without needing to beg for permission.
If you buy the Bitcoin ETF first and then change your mind later, you will have to pay huge capital gains taxes and thus end up with less money as you move from the Bitcoin ETF to real BTC.
The window is rapidly closing. The Bitcoin ETFs will probably be approved some time in January 2024, and then Bitcoin will really rip.
Take advantage today of your last chance to front run the institutions and buy BTC before they do.
Not investment advice! Consult a financial advisor.
BlackRock ‘Will Completely Destroy Bitcoin’:
https://www.forbes.com/sites/digital-assets/2023/12/26/blackrock-will-completely-destroy-bitcoin-shock-price-warning-as-huge-spot-etf-update-suddenly-revealed/
Arthur Hayes essay:
https://cryptohayes.substack.com/p/expression
Bitcoin fees too high/too low meme:
https://twitter.com/allenf32/status/1726541210284949742
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In this video, I discuss Russia shutting down the Nord Stream pipeline, and what this means for Europe's economy and EU monetary policy.
An economy weakened by spiking energy costs demands dovish monetary policy. The catch is that dovish monetary policy further increases imported energy costs for the EU.
The solution may be outside of the realm of central bankers. The EU needs to reduce energy dependence on Russia, by rebooting its nuclear power plants.
Not investment advice! Consult a financial advisor.
Russia cuts off gas exports:
https://www.cnn.com/2022/09/02/energy/nord-stream-1-pipeline-turned-off/index.html
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2022/sep/05/russia-will-not-resume-gas-supplies-to-europe-until-sanctions-lifted-says-moscow
Nord Stream:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nord_Stream
Germany's "inflation relief" package:
https://twitter.com/disclosetv/status/1566352899592028161
Germany to Keep Nuclear Plants in Reserve to Ease Energy Crisis:
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2022-09-05/germany-to-keep-nuclear-plants-in-reserve-to-ease-energy-crisis
Italy’s Salvini says West should rethink sanctions for Russia:
https://www.politico.eu/article/italys-salvini-says-west-should-rethink-sanctions-for-russia/
Russia to legalize crypto for international trade?
https://bitcoinmagazine.com/business/russia-to-legalize-use-of-crypto-in-international-trade
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In this video, I discuss the overnight flash crash of gold, in the context of its 10-year performance during a time of massive central bank money printing.
Judging by the last decade's performance, it would appear that gold is no longer a good hedge against fiat currency debasement.
In addition, gold faces renewed competition from Bitcoin, which is preferred by younger generations over gold. As we move further into the digital age, it would make sense that we transition to digital scarcity away from the physical scarcity of gold.
Not investment advice! Consult a financial advisor.
The Death of Gold:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=utIhQ65NGI4&ab_channel=TraderUniversity
The Great Reset and Negative Real Rates:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F4X-bPjUdMw&ab_channel=TraderUniversity
Watch the Fed's balance sheet grow:
https://fred.stlouisfed.org/series/WALCL
CPI inflation is up:
https://fred.stlouisfed.org/series/CPIAUCSL#0
Bitcoin vs traditional assets CAGR:
https://casebitcoin.com/charts
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In this video, I discuss whether someone could guess your Bitcoin private key and use it to steal your Bitcoin.
A Bitcoin private key is simply a very long binary number (256 bits) that can be used to sign Bitcoin transactions, and thus verify ownership of that particular UTXO.
There are somewhere on the order of 10^77 possible Bitcoin private keys. Guessing the right private key is much worse than trying to find a single grain of sand on earth, or trying to find a single drop of water in the oceans. It's equivalent to trying to find a single atom in the known, observable universe.
Even if you could try 1 billion private keys every second, it would still take you many multiples of the current age of the universe using current computing power to find the right private key.
A 256 qubit quantum computer could find the right key instantaneously. At some point, Bitcoin's signature algorithms will need to be updated to include one or more quantum-safe signature algorithms. This is very easy to do using a simple soft fork.
Not investment advice! Consult a financial advisor.
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Top richest Bitcoin addresses:
https://bitinfocharts.com/top-100-richest-bitcoin-addresses.html
Blockchain explorer:
https://oxt.me/address/1P5ZEDWTKTFGxQjZphgWPQUpe554WKDfHQ
How many grains of sand on Earth?
https://alexaanswers.amazon.com/question/4AG2xp3Q0zFFn8T6ZUpnoJ
How many drops of water in the oceans?
https://lisbdnet.com/how-many-drops-of-water-are-in-the-ocean/
How many atoms in the universe?
https://www.universetoday.com/36302/atoms-in-the-universe/
Eddington number:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eddington_number
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In this video, I discuss how moving to a Bitcoin standard will help to demonetize housing, thus making it more affordable for people who are seeking a roof over their heads, rather than a piggy bank for the rich.
Bitcoin is a better store of value than real estate: more scarce, more portable, easy to invest in with $10 or $10 million, without property taxes or ongoing maintenance costs, and unconfiscatable.
Bitcoin will also hopefully put an end to the Fed and other central banks which have been largely responsible for giant housing booms and busts.
The time value of money will again be decided by the free market, not by a panel of investment bankers and lawyers. Leverage will come out of the real estate market, as we move from an economy based on debt to an economy based on sound money.
When you own Bitcoin for a while, everything around you starts to become more affordable including houses.
Not investment advice! Consult a financial advisor.
Vancouver’s Empty Mansions Highlight Middle-Class Housing Woes:
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2017-02-10/vancouver-s-empty-mansions-highlight-middle-class-housing-woes
Vancouver empty homes tax:
https://vancouver.ca/home-property-development/empty-homes-tax.aspx
Russian and Chinese oligarchs buying Manhattan real estate:
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/10/05/realestate/russian-oligarch-transfers-92-3-million-in-manhattan-property.html
https://www.reuters.com/article/us-realestate-china-manhattan-insight/the-chinese-take-manhattan-replace-russians-as-top-apartment-buyers-idUSBREA3O0TL20140425
Wall Street funds pricing out single family home buyers:
https://www.wsj.com/articles/if-you-sell-a-house-these-days-the-buyer-might-be-a-pension-fund-11617544801
US median sales price for houses:
https://fred.stlouisfed.org/series/MSPUS#0
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In this video, I discuss the recent referendum in Berlin to force corporate landlords to sell their housing units to the local government so that they can be converted into public housing.
While large corporate landlords benefit disproportionately from the Cantillon Effect (those closest to the money printer benefit the most), this still sets a dangerous precedent when it comes to private property rights.
Private property rights are essential to the development of advanced civilizations. Bitcoin preserves private property rights better than any other asset, by not being reliant on any legal system or central authority.
Bitcoin does not require you to trust anyone, and the Bitcoin network is designed in such a way that it would be next to impossible for it to be captured or co-opted.
Bitcoin offers both the rich and the poor a way to secure their savings that cannot be frozen, confiscated, or diluted by any government or central bank. The more money they print, the higher the price of your Bitcoin goes in your local currency, and your purchasing power is preserved.
Not investment advice! Consult a financial advisor.
Berliners vote to seize housing from corporate landlords:
https://qz.com/2065655/berliners-voted-to-seize-housing-from-big-corporate-landlords/
International property rights index:
https://www.internationalpropertyrightsindex.org/
US government seizes gold:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Executive_Order_6102
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In this video, I discuss the old stock market adage "Sell in May, and go away" and how it might apply to 2020. All of the major stock market indices (including the QQQ recently) have had bearish death crosses. I view the recent rally as a temporary rally in the middle of a longer bear market. We saw similar bounces in the bear markets of 1930 and 2008, only to see stocks sell off again and hit new lows.
The one wild card this time around is the Fed. Almost $5 trillion of fiscal and monetary stimulus has only been enough to push stocks back to their late February 2020 levels. If the Fed really wants to see stocks back at all-time highs, it will need to print many trillions more. If it does, gold and Bitcoin will still benefit more than stocks.
Not investment advice! Consult a financial adviser.
"Sell in May" investment strategy:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sell_in_May
S&P 500 average monthly returns:
http://www.investorsinsight.com/cfs-filesystemfile.ashx/__key/CommunityServer.Blogs.Components.WeblogFiles/thoughts_5F00_from_5F00_the_5F00_frontline/jm050109image001_5F00_738CB409.jpg
Warren Buffett dumps airlines and is not buying stocks:
https://www.cnbc.com/2020/05/02/warren-buffett-berkshire-hathaway-annual-meeting-live-updates.html
Watch the Fed's balance sheet grow:
https://fred.stlouisfed.org/series/WALCL
Details of the CARES Act:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coronavirus_Aid,_Relief,_and_Economic_Security_Act
Vulcan Trader stock market videos:
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Bitcoin For Beginners (2020)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZpDA682fDN0
Is Bitcoin a Pyramid or Ponzi Scheme?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M3d-ciMy6LA
Can The Government Shut Down Bitcoin?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VJtVt5QuIAE
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