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The Bitcoin Layer episodes

February 07, 2023 Sudden Interest Rate Moves, What Does It Mean? | Markets & Macro Rewind
Welcome to The Bitcoin Layer, where we bring you research, analysis, and education for all things bitcoin and macro. In this episode, Joe Consorti discusses the sudden move in interest rates today and delivers a recap of the action in markets last week that led to the out of character rate moves.
New YouTube videos every Monday, Wednesday & Friday. New Substack posts every Tuesday, Thursday & Saturday.
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Creative Director Matthew Ball's Twitter: https://twitter.com/matthewrball
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17 min
February 04, 2023 Bitcoin Mining Globalization Masterclass with Mags Gronowska | The Bitcoin Layer
Welcome to The Bitcoin Layer, where we bring you research, analysis, and education for all things bitcoin and macro. In this episode, Nik sits down with Mags Gronowska, an advisor at Prti, Inc and a Quadriga Bankruptcy Inspector. Mags discusses her passion for bitcoin education, the recent developments in international bitcoin mining policy, and emerging markets where bitcoin is being used to unlock a higher echelon of human freedom.
Follow Mags on Twitter: https://twitter.com/Crypto_Mags
New YouTube videos every Wednesday and Friday. New Substack posts every Tuesday, Thursday & Saturday.
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Use code TBLYT10 for 10% off all The Bitcoin Layer Merch at http://TheBitcoinLayer.com/merch
Sign up for the free Monetary History course on @SaylorAcademy : http://sylr.org/MonetaryHistory
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Nik Bhatia's Twitter: https://twitter.com/timevalueofbtc
Research Associate Joe Consorti's Twitter: https://twitter.com/JoeConsorti
Creative Director Matthew Ball's Twitter: https://twitter.com/matthewrball
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45 min
February 02, 2023 FOMC Live Discussion: Another 25 Basis Points, Market Reaction, Fed Pause Draws Closer
Welcome to The Bitcoin Layer, where we bring you research, analysis, and education for all things bitcoin and macro. In this episode, Joe and Nik are joined by Dr. Jess Ross to discuss the Fed's 25 basis point rate hike, the market's reaction to the FOMC statement and Powell's presser, and the favorable setup for risk assets as a Fed pause draws closer.
New YouTube videos every Monday, Wednesday & Friday. New Substack posts every Tuesday, Thursday & Saturday.
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Subscribe to The Bitcoin Layer on your favorite podcast platform.
Subscribe and turn on notifications for TBL on YouTube.
Use code TBLYT10 for 10% off all The Bitcoin Layer Merch at http://TheBitcoinLayer.com/merch
Sign up for the free Monetary History course on @SaylorAcademy : http://sylr.org/MonetaryHistory
Contribute to The Bitcoin Layer via Lightning Network: [email protected]
Nik Bhatia's Twitter: https://twitter.com/timevalueofbtc
Research Associate Joe Consorti's Twitter: https://twitter.com/JoeConsorti
Creative Director Matthew Ball's Twitter: https://twitter.com/matthewrball
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January 28, 2023 The dollar is dying? NOT AT ALL
Welcome to The Bitcoin Layer, where we bring you research, analysis, and education for all things bitcoin and macro. In this episode, Joe delivers a rebuke of the popular "death of the dollar" narrative in markets. He discusses how dollars are entrenched in global financial plumbing, the deep liquidity across USD-denominated assets, how dollars still dominate FX reserve composition around the globe, and the current ill-fated attempts at "displacing" the dollar in its role as the preferred global medium of exchange.
New YouTube videos every Monday, Wednesday & Friday. New Substack posts every Tuesday, Thursday & Saturday.
Subscribe to TBL on Substack: https://TheBitcoinLayer.substack.com
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Follow TBL on TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@thebitcoinlayer
Subscribe to The Bitcoin Layer on your favorite podcast platform.
Subscribe and turn on notifications for TBL on YouTube.
Use code TBLYT10 for 10% off all The Bitcoin Layer Merch at http://TheBitcoinLayer.com/merch
Sign up for the free Monetary History course on @SaylorAcademy : http://sylr.org/MonetaryHistory
Contribute to The Bitcoin Layer via Lightning Network: [email protected]
Nik Bhatia's Twitter: https://twitter.com/timevalueofbtc
Research Associate Joe Consorti's Twitter: https://twitter.com/JoeConsorti
Creative Director Matthew Ball's Twitter: https://twitter.com/matthewrball
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29 min
January 26, 2023 Where Is The Stock Market Heading? | Markets & Macro Rewind
Welcome to The Bitcoin Layer, where we bring you research, analysis, and education for all things bitcoin and macro. In this episode, Nik discusses how inflation and the path for Fed hikes have been resolved as the market's most pertinent issues, with the path for the stock market at a critical inflection point.
New YouTube videos every Monday, Wednesday & Friday. New Substack posts every Tuesday, Thursday & Saturday.
Subscribe to TBL on Substack: https://TheBitcoinLayer.substack.com
Follow TBL on Twitter: https://twitter.com/TheBitcoinLayer
Follow TBL on LinkedIn: https://linkedin.com/company/TheBitcoinLayer
Follow TBL on Instagram: https://instagram.com/TheBitcoinLayer
Follow TBL on TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@thebitcoinlayer
Subscribe to The Bitcoin Layer on your favorite podcast platform.
Subscribe and turn on notifications for TBL on YouTube.
Use code TBLYT10 for 10% off all The Bitcoin Layer Merch at http://TheBitcoinLayer.com/merch
Sign up for the free Monetary History course on @SaylorAcademy : http://sylr.org/MonetaryHistory
Contribute to The Bitcoin Layer via Lightning Network: [email protected]
Nik Bhatia's Twitter: https://twitter.com/timevalueofbtc
Research Associate Joe Consorti's Twitter: https://twitter.com/JoeConsorti
Creative Director Matthew Ball's Twitter: https://twitter.com/matthewrball
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11 min
January 24, 2023 Is Bitcoin The Answer For Devaluation & Corruption In Africa? | The Bitcoin Layer
Welcome to The Bitcoin Layer, where we bring you research, analysis, and education for all things bitcoin and macro. In this episode, Nik sits down with Noelyne Sumba. She is the director of Machankura, a platform that allows users to send and receive bitcoin using only their phone number, currently live in 8 countries and counting. Noelyne delivers a tremendous discussion on the misleading field of Keynesian economics, bitcoin adoption in Kenya, the looming Nigerian CBDC, and the slew of problems that bitcoin resolves across Africa.
Follow Noelyne on Twitter: https://twitter.com/noelynesumba
New YouTube videos every Wednesday and Friday. New Substack posts every Tuesday, Thursday & Saturday.
Thanks to our Sponsor!
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Subscribe to TBL on Substack: https://TheBitcoinLayer.substack.com
Follow TBL on Twitter: https://twitter.com/TheBitcoinLayer
Follow TBL on LinkedIn: https://linkedin.com/company/TheBitcoinLayer
Follow TBL on Instagram: https://instagram.com/TheBitcoinLayer
Follow TBL on TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@thebitcoinlayer
Subscribe to The Bitcoin Layer on your favorite podcast platform.
Subscribe and turn on notifications for TBL on YouTube.
Use code TBLYT10 for 10% off all The Bitcoin Layer Merch at http://TheBitcoinLayer.com/merch
Sign up for the free Monetary History course on @SaylorAcademy : http://sylr.org/MonetaryHistory
Contribute to The Bitcoin Layer via Lightning Network: [email protected]
Nik Bhatia's Twitter: https://twitter.com/timevalueofbtc
Research Associate Joe Consorti's Twitter: https://twitter.com/JoeConsorti
Creative Director Matthew Ball's Twitter: https://twitter.com/matthewrball
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44 min
January 21, 2023 Bitcoin Addresses Violence in Africa? with Adam Popescu | The Bitcoin Layer
Welcome to The Bitcoin Layer, where we bring you research, analysis, and education for all things bitcoin and macro. In this episode, Nik sits down with Adam Popescu, a Los Angeles-based writer and journalist, to discuss his recent article on Bitcoin mining in Africa. Adam offers a unique and nuanced perspective on how Bitcoin can potentially help address violence and other issues going on in Africa.
Follow Adam on Twitter: https://twitter.com/adampopescu
New YouTube videos every Wednesday and Friday. New Substack posts every Tuesday, Thursday & Saturday.
Thanks to our Sponsor!
VOLTAGE: https://TheBitcoinLayer.com/voltage
Subscribe to TBL on Substack: https://TheBitcoinLayer.substack.com
Follow TBL on Twitter: https://twitter.com/TheBitcoinLayer
Follow TBL on LinkedIn: https://linkedin.com/company/TheBitcoinLayer
Follow TBL on Instagram: https://instagram.com/TheBitcoinLayer
Follow TBL on TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@thebitcoinlayer
Subscribe to The Bitcoin Layer on your favorite podcast platform.
Subscribe and turn on notifications for TBL on YouTube.
Use code TBLYT10 for 10% off all The Bitcoin Layer Merch at http://TheBitcoinLayer.com/merch
Sign up for the free Monetary History course on @SaylorAcademy : http://sylr.org/MonetaryHistory
Contribute to The Bitcoin Layer via Lightning Network: [email protected]
Nik Bhatia's Twitter: https://twitter.com/timevalueofbtc
Research Associate Joe Consorti's Twitter: https://twitter.com/JoeConsorti
Creative Director Matthew Ball's Twitter: https://twitter.com/matthewrball
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35 min
January 19, 2023 Caitlin Long & Nik Bhatia on Paper Bitcoin, GBTC, & The Foibles of FTX | The Bitcoin Layer
Welcome to The Bitcoin Layer, where we bring you research, analysis, and education for all things bitcoin and macro. In this episode, Nik sits down with Caitlin Long, the Founder and CEO of Custodia Bank, which specializes in digital asset payment and custody solutions for US commercial customers. Caitlin delivers a great lecture on paper bitcoin, the paths forward for GBTC, the many intricacies of the demise of FTX, risks posed to Binance, and the concept of layered money.
Follow Caitlin on Twitter: https://twitter.com/CaitlinLong_
New YouTube videos every Wednesday and Friday. New Substack posts every Tuesday, Thursday & Saturday.
Thanks to our Sponsor!
VOLTAGE: https://TheBitcoinLayer.com/voltage
Subscribe to TBL on Substack: https://TheBitcoinLayer.substack.com
Follow TBL on Twitter: https://twitter.com/TheBitcoinLayer
Follow TBL on LinkedIn: https://linkedin.com/company/TheBitcoinLayer
Follow TBL on Instagram: https://instagram.com/TheBitcoinLayer
Follow TBL on TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@thebitcoinlayer
Subscribe to The Bitcoin Layer on your favorite podcast platform.
Subscribe and turn on notifications for TBL on YouTube.
Use code TBLYT10 for 10% off all The Bitcoin Layer Merch at http://TheBitcoinLayer.com/merch
Sign up for the free Monetary History course on @SaylorAcademy : http://sylr.org/MonetaryHistory
Contribute to The Bitcoin Layer via Lightning Network: [email protected]
Nik Bhatia's Twitter: https://twitter.com/timevalueofbtc
Research Associate Joe Consorti's Twitter: https://twitter.com/JoeConsorti
Creative Director Matthew Ball's Twitter: https://twitter.com/matthewrball
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51 min
January 17, 2023 Why Is Bitcoin Up 30% This Year? | Markets & Macro Rewind
Welcome to The Bitcoin Layer, where we bring you research, analysis, and education for all things bitcoin and macro. In this episode, Nik walks through all of the latest in markets in macro over the past week. He discussed our bullish stance on US Treasuries and what that means for equities, how deep the economic contraction is, the Fed's reaction function, and why bitcoin has risen nearly 30% this year.
New YouTube videos every Wednesday and Friday. New Substack posts every Tuesday, Thursday & Saturday.
Thanks to our Sponsor!
VOLTAGE: https://TheBitcoinLayer.com/voltage
Subscribe to TBL on Substack: https://TheBitcoinLayer.substack.com
Follow TBL on Twitter: https://twitter.com/TheBitcoinLayer
Follow TBL on LinkedIn: https://linkedin.com/company/TheBitcoinLayer
Follow TBL on Instagram: https://instagram.com/TheBitcoinLayer
Follow TBL on TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@thebitcoinlayer
Subscribe to The Bitcoin Layer on your favorite podcast platform.
Subscribe and turn on notifications for TBL on YouTube.
Use code TBLYT10 for 10% off all The Bitcoin Layer Merch at http://TheBitcoinLayer.com/merch
Sign up for the free Monetary History course on @SaylorAcademy : http://sylr.org/MonetaryHistory
Contribute to The Bitcoin Layer via Lightning Network: [email protected]
Nik Bhatia's Twitter: https://twitter.com/timevalueofbtc
Research Associate Joe Consorti's Twitter: https://twitter.com/JoeConsorti
Creative Director Matthew Ball's Twitter: https://twitter.com/matthewrball
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22 min
January 13, 2023 What Does The SEC's Indictment on Gemini & Genesis Mean For GBTC?
Welcome to The Bitcoin Layer, where we bring you research, analysis, and education for all things bitcoin and macro. In this episode, Joe is joined by Lead Analyst at @Swan_Bitcoin , Sam Callahan to discuss paths forward for GBTC, the Genesis of the "crypto" contagion, the reluctance of the SEC to move forward a spot bitcoin ETF, and why there are no innocent bystanders between Genesis, DCG, and Gemini.
Follow Sam on Twitter: https://twitter.com/samcallah
New YouTube videos every Wednesday and Friday. New Substack posts every Tuesday, Thursday & Saturday.
Thanks to our Sponsor!
VOLTAGE: https://TheBitcoinLayer.com/voltage
Subscribe to TBL on Substack: https://TheBitcoinLayer.substack.com
Follow TBL on Twitter: https://twitter.com/TheBitcoinLayer
Follow TBL on LinkedIn: https://linkedin.com/company/TheBitcoinLayer
Follow TBL on Instagram: https://instagram.com/TheBitcoinLayer
Follow TBL on TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@thebitcoinlayer
Subscribe to The Bitcoin Layer on your favorite podcast platform.
Subscribe and turn on notifications for TBL on YouTube.
Use code TBLYT10 for 10% off all The Bitcoin Layer Merch at http://TheBitcoinLayer.com/merch
Sign up for the free Monetary History course on @SaylorAcademy : http://sylr.org/MonetaryHistory
Contribute to The Bitcoin Layer via Lightning Network: [email protected]
Nik Bhatia's Twitter: https://twitter.com/timevalueofbtc
Research Associate Joe Consorti's Twitter: https://twitter.com/JoeConsorti
Creative Director Matthew Ball's Twitter: https://twitter.com/matthewrball
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58 min