Joe Carlasare and Nik Bhatia join the show to discuss the current economic landscape, the state of bond market, the promise of Lightning yield, and the recent regulatory developments throughout the broader crypto industry. 

Timestamps: 
00:00:00 “Swan Signal” Intro 

00:01:43 Introducing Nik and Joe 

00:03:15 Jerome Powell’s Comments 

00:07:50 How High Can the “Federal Run Rate” Get? 

00:14:32 Sensing the Temperature of the Real Estate Market 

00:16:39 Pressures of Hiking for the 2-yr and 10-yr Bonds 

00:20:32 Conditions in the Labor Market 

00:25:05 Unemployment and Potential “Wage-Price Spiral” 

00:29:08 Equities vs Credit Markets: How to Best Judge Economic Reality 

00:35:52 Could We See a Recession? 

00:38:21 Greyscale Lawsuit 

00:43:13 “Lawyer Talk” with Joe 

00:46:01 Bitcoin ETF 

00:47:48 SEC Focus on Crypto Regulation since the FTX Collapse 

00:52:16 Growth of the Bitcoin Lightning Network 

00:58:48 Best Metrics to Analyze Growth of Bitcoin and Lightning Adoption 

01:03:45 Where to Find Nik and Joe 

01:04:44 “Swan Signal” Outro

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Nik Bhatia: https://twitter.com/timevalueofbtc 

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