Episode 5 - DXY vs. Store of Value Assets

[00:30] Welcome Back to The Hurdle Rate

[01:26] DXY Breakdown

[22:51] Gold vs Bitcoin as the Hurdle Rate

[36:59] Interest rates and stagflation

[48:00] Strategy, Metaplanet, and Bitcoin dominance

Episode 4 - Bitcoin Portfolio Theory

[00:30] Welcome Back to The Hurdle Rate

[01:30] Catching up on economic news from the last week

[24:15] Jeff’s Monte Carlo simulations

[43:13] Matt and Strive’s engagement with Intuit

[53:30] Strategy’s mNAV

[01:03:41] Closing thoughts

Episode 3 - Negotiating with Penguins

[00:30] Welcome Back to The Hurdle Rate

[01:20] Tariffs are based on deficits, right?

[21:18] What position is the US workforce in to absorb these changes?

[31:10] Universal Basic Income

[39:40] Should we expect more volatility in the market?

[43:05] How does all of this impact Bitcoin?

[51:59] What is the path out of this?

Episode 2 - GME On!

[00:30] Welcome Back to The Hurdle Rate

[00:54] GameStop and the current state of Bitcoin Treasury Adoption

[26:00] Metaplanet’s big move

[29:27] The Trump Family’s involvement in the Bitcoin Community

[38:56] Liberation Day and tariffs

[53:36] Is Bitcoin Risk-On or Risk-Off?

[59:04] Closing thoughts

Episode 1 - Bitcoin is the Hurdle Rate

[0:20] Welcome to The Hurdle Rate

[01:17] Meet Matt Cole

[03:12] Meet Ben Werkman

[04:48] Meet Jeff Walton

[06:29] What does Hurdle Rate mean in this current environment?

[25:44] Is Bitcoin the Hurdle Rate?

[01:07:03] Which AI tools are the guys using?

[01:24:30] Tariff talk 

[01:36:47] What will happen with inflation?