BTC200: Base Fiat Money and Bitcoin w/ Matthew Mežinskis (Bitcoin Podcast)

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Stig Brodersen

Education, Investing, Business

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🗓️ 18 September 2024

⏱️ 68 minutes

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In this episode, Matthew Mežinskis shares insights from his 6 years of research on base money trends, inflation vs. deflation, and the growth of Bitcoin. We delve into historical examples like Kublai Khan, examine the impact of population growth, and explore why central bank actions now face greater scrutiny. Mežinskis also explains why he views CBDCs as mere imitations of Bitcoin's success and sheds light on Bitcoin’s long-term growth potential. IN THIS EPISODE YOU’LL LEARN: 00:00 - Intro 02:37 - What "base money" is and its current trends in the global economy. 05:17 - Why people are scrutinizing central banks more now than in past decades. 21:03 - How Bitcoin’s compound annual growth rate compares to traditional assets. 31:15 - The role of population growth in monetary trends. 35:08 - The potential impact of Bitcoin adoption on the global economy. 38:59 - Bitcoin’s supply dynamics during price stability and what that signals for the future. 43:03 - Why Matthew refers to CBDCs as "LARPing" on Bitcoin’s success. Disclaimer: Slight discrepancies in the timestamps may occur due to podcast platform differences. BOOKS AND RESOURCES Matthew's X (Twitter) Account. Matthew’s Website: Porkopolis.io Check out all the books mentioned and discussed in our podcast episodes here. Enjoy ad-free episodes when you subscribe to our Premium Feed. NEW TO THE SHOW? Join the exclusive TIP Mastermind Community to engage in meaningful stock investing discussions with Stig, Clay, Kyle, and the other community members. Follow our official social media accounts: X (Twitter) | LinkedIn | Instagram | Facebook | TikTok. Check out our We Study Billionaires Starter Packs. Browse through all our episodes (complete with transcripts) here. Try our tool for picking stock winners and managing our portfolios: TIP Finance Tool. Enjoy exclusive perks from our favorite Apps and Services. Stay up-to-date on financial markets and investing strategies through our daily newsletter, We Study Markets. Learn how to better start, manage, and grow your business with the best business podcasts. SPONSORS Support our free podcast by supporting our sponsors: River Toyota Range Rover TastyTrade The Bitcoin Way Vacasa Found Onramp Fundrise American Express SimpleMining Facet AT&T USPS Shopify Fundrise Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://theinvestorspodcastnetwork.supportingcast.fm

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0:00.0	You're listening to TIP.
0:02.0	Hey everyone, welcome to this Wednesday's release of the Bitcoin Fundamentals Podcast.
0:07.0	This episode is brought to you by River, the place that I personally go to securely invest in Bitcoin with confidence and with zero fees. On today's show I have
0:16.2	an insanely smart macro and financial thinker with Matthew Mascinskis. This is a topic that I've
0:22.4	always wanted to cover very deeply on the show, which is, what is the monetary-based money with Fiat, and why should a person understand it?
0:30.0	How does it impact the movements of Bitcoin and markets abroad, but this is a tricky conversation
0:35.2	and topic and without the right guest in an educator it can get a little bit difficult and confusing.
0:39.8	But let me tell you folks, Matthew is such an incredible educator and he covers this topic better
0:44.8	than anyone I've ever seen.
0:47.1	If you're only listening to this conversation in audio format, you might want to go back and
0:50.9	check out the YouTube version because there's some charts
0:53.2	that are totally incredible and worth your time to really view in their dynamic and the way that he put
0:58.7	them together. You really can't find these anywhere else. So with all of that here's my chat with Matthew.
1:08.5	Celebrating 10 years you are listening to Bitcoin Fundamentals by the Investors Podcast Network.
1:15.0	Now for your host, Preston Pish. Hey everyone. Welcome to the show. I'm here with Matthew and boy this is going to
1:31.0	be an exciting conversation because there's going to be a lot of first principles
1:34.4	discussions around what is money,
1:37.7	how this is all working,
1:39.2	and there's no better guess than Matthew to present this.
1:42.0	So, sir, welcome to the show.
1:43.7	Thank you, Preston, nice to meet you. Finally, it was nice to meet you in Riga.
1:48.1	It was briefly. And yeah, how did you like being over here for the... Wow, I'll tell you what, it was my first time in Latvia
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