#995 Nik Bhatia On Why Bitcoin Is The Layered Money We Need Now

The Pomp Podcast

Anthony Pompliano

Business, Investing

4.8 • 1.9K Ratings

🗓️ 9 June 2022

⏱️ 55 minutes

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Summary

Nik Bhatia is the Author of the book "Layered Money" and is a Professor at USC. In this conversation, we discuss Nik teaching Bitcoin to college students, the death of Ethereum, why the U.S. Dollar is broken, if the Fed will stop crashing the stock market, if we can grow our way out of debt, and why Bitcoin will co-exist with the U.S. Dollar in the coming decades. Nik joined us in our Miami studio. To see the video of the interview, go to "The Best Business Show: LIVE" YouTube Channel ======================= Bullish is a powerful new exchange for digital assets that offers deep liquidity, automated market making, and industry-leading security. Combining the innovations of DeFi with the regulated environment of traditional finance, Bullish empowers users to trade with certainty and earn passively at scale across variable market conditions, in an environment backed by multibillion-dollar liquidity contributions from the Bullish Treasury. Visit bullish.com/pomp today to learn more. Note: Bullish is licensed by the Gibraltar Financial Services Commission. Virtual assets and related products are high risk. Consult your investment advisor and trade responsibly. Bullish is available in select locations only and not to U.S persons. Visit bullish.com/legal for important information and risk warnings. ======================= Since 2018 Copper has been at the forefront of institutional digital asset development. From award winning custody solutions, to creating the first truly off-exchange settlement function, Copper pioneers technology, products, and services, in lock-step with a rapidly changing world. No other infrastructure provider covers as many assets, across as many exchanges, with the speed and security that Copper can offer. To learn how Copper helps the world’s largest institutional investors secure their digital assets, head over to copper.co Copper - the unfair advantage. ======================= Compass Mining is the world's first online marketplace for bitcoin mining hardware and hosting. Compass was founded with the goal of making it easy for everyone to mine bitcoin. Visit http://compassmining.io to start mining bitcoin today! ======================= The Pod Pro Cover by Eight Sleep is the most advanced solution on the market for thermoregulation. It pairs dynamic cooling and heating with biometric tracking. Go to https://www.eightsleep.com/Pomp to check out the Pod Pro Cover and save $150 at checkout. Eight Sleep currently ships within the USA, Canada, and the UK. =======================

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0:00.0	What's up, everyone? This is Anthony Pompliano. Most of you know me as Pomp. You're listening to the Pomp
0:07.4	podcast, simply the best podcast out there. Now let's kick this thing off. Nick Batia is the author of
0:13.5	layered money. He's also a professor at USC. In this conversation, we talk about Bitcoin,
0:18.5	macroeconomics, interest rates, the Fed, and why he, as an
0:22.2	academic, is so interested in researching, analyzing, and educating around Bitcoin.
0:26.7	I really enjoyed this conversation with Nick, and I hope you guys enjoyed it as well.
0:30.7	Before we get into this episode, though, I first want to talk about our sponsors.
0:33.9	This episode is brought to you by Bullish.
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0:43.3	It's a whole new way to generate alpha.
0:45.3	Seems like something that game changing should be making some noise, right?
0:48.3	Well, bang bang it is.
0:50.3	Bolish's total trading volumes have exceeded $25 billion, just seven months since it launched
0:55.2	in November. And in May, they exceeded $2 billion in total daily trading volumes for the first time.
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1:15.7	bullish has tripled order book depth for BTC USD trading pairs, and it measured by bids and offers
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1:31.3	Good reasons to be bullish.
1:33.3	Learn more at bullish.com slash pomp and follow at bullish on Twitter today.
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