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Author: Matthew Mezinskis
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Podcast covering diverse trends in Bitcoin and blockchain tech, decentralization, entrepreneurship, cryptoeconomics and liberty.
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Author note: All authors, whose content is featured on Crypto Voices, are contacted beforehand for permission, regardless of copyright or license such as Creative Commons. If you are an author whose work is reproduced here and you have not heard from Crypto Voices, it's because we couldn't find a way to contact you. However, in this situation your work was already licensed Creative Commons, and it was so great anyway that we just couldn't wait to turn it into audio and put it up!
Any questions, please write info@cryptovoices.com, we'd love to hear from you.
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Crypto Voices: Episode 164
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This episode was recorded on April 18th, 2024.
Matthew and Alec talk about the upcoming Bitcoin halving and Matt breaks down some of his latest charts, featuring the United States M3 Money and the importance of repos and Eurodollars. They also look at the Bitcoin price Power law percentiles.
Contents
00:06:14 Intro + Bitcoin Halving
00:08:16 Top Monetary Assets Worldwide
00:20:28 Top Ten Stocks & Bitcoin
00:22:30 NVIDIA Shareholder Meeting
00:24:29 Bitcoin Price
00:25:54 M3 Money
00:33:48 Show Sponsor - Trezor
00:34:38 What's Next for Matt's Charts?
00:35:16 Viability of BRICS
00:40:06 Bitcoin's Adoption
00:42:20 Who Can Carry Cash?
00:48:14 Paraguay and the $100 Bill
00:49:30 Closing Thoughts
Show Sponsor: hodlhodl.com/join/cryptovoices
Hosts: Matthew Mezinskis, Michel, Alec Harris
Music: New Friend Music newfriendmusic.com/
Podcast & videos
Bitcoin, privacy, crypto, economics & liberty
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Crypto Voices: Episode 163
Donations to Porkopolis Economics via BTCPay are appreciated: https://donations.porkopolis.io/
Show support appreciated: donations.cryptovoices.com
Alec Harris's havenX: https://thehavenx.com/
Matthew and Alec talk with Peter Todd about supporting Ukraine, and knowing when to *not* be a contrarian. We run the gamut on global security, focusing on Ukraine, but also Israel, Taiwan, and Bitcoin.
Contents
00:00:00 Intro
00:01:45 Idiotic contrarianism
00:04:30 Why aren't we standing up to Russia?
00:10:35 What about NATO?
00:14:06 Why should we protect Ukraine?
00:17:00 Russian liberal cause & Navalny
00:19:47 What about US wars?
00:27:00 What about freezing reserves?
00:34:45 What about Russian disinfo?
00:38:45 What about infrastructure risks?
00:45:02 How to strike back?
00:47:20 What does history tell us about diplomacy?
00:54:53 Russia parallels with Gaza
00:55:31 Russia parallels with China
01:01:40 Russia parallels with Gaza
01:11:40 Other wars show no ambiguity in Ukraine
01:15:37 Bitcoin: On-chain vs. Layers vs. Banks
01:19:10 Closing Thoughts
More info on Peter: https://twitter.com/peterktodd
Show Sponsor: hodlhodl.com/join/cryptovoices
Hosts: Matthew Mezinskis, Michel, Alec Harris
Music: New Friend Music newfriendmusic.com/
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Bitcoin, privacy, crypto, economics & liberty
Thanks for watching!
Porkopolis Economics: Episode 100
Show Sponsors: trezor.io
Donations to Porkopolis Economics via BTCPay are appreciated: https://donations.porkopolis.io/
Porkopolis Economics covers macroeconomics, money, and sports from the creator of the Crypto Voices podcast, Matthew Mezinskis.
Today, we fact-check the age-old (in Bitcoin terms!!) comparisons that have always been made between Bitcoin and PayPal. You need to simply understand that Bitcoin is basic money, and whatever is happening inside of PayPal, is not.
This is also my 100th episode of Porkopolis Economics! As discussed at the video start, please note that from now on these macro and chart-type videos will only continue on YouTube and Rumble.
Crypto Voices, our long-form podcast on Bitcoin and privacy with Alec from Halo Privacy and Michel from nodl, will continue to be streamed via the RSS feed as it has since 2017 (via Spotify, Apple Podcasts, etc.).
As always, thank you for watching, and listening!
Contents
00:42 The Future of Porkopolis Economics
02:48 Trezor is Sponsoring Porkopolis Economics
04:00 PayPal's comparisons to Bitcoin
06:41 PayPal and Bitcoin's Transaction Payment Volume
09:46 PayPal Mafia
11:32 Issues with PayPal
14:18 Where Bitcoin Stands Out
17:42 Bitcoin and PayPal Market Cap Chart
21:10 The Backing of Bitcoin
22:32 Closing Thoughts
Host: Matthew Mezinskis
https://porkopolis.io
https://twitter.com/crypto_voices
Show content is not investment or financial advice in any way.
Porkopolis Economics: Episode 99
Donations to Porkopolis Economics via BTCPay are appreciated: https://donations.porkopolis.io/
Porkopolis Economics covers macroeconomics, money, and sports from the creator of the Crypto Voices podcast, Matthew Mezinskis.
Today, we are looking at the Bitcoin market cap vs. Meta's. Towards the end of the video, I show you where Meta and Bitcoin rank among other top assets.
Contents
00:09 Chart Breakdown
01:07 Meta's Market Cap History
0256 Bitcoin's Market Cap History
03:42 Comparing The Two
06:13 Top Assets by Market Cap
08:40 Closing Thoughts
Host: Matthew Mezinskis
https://porkopolis.io
https://twitter.com/crypto_voices
Show content is not investment or financial advice in any way.
Porkopolis Economics: Episode 98
Donations to Porkopolis Economics via BTCPay are appreciated: https://donations.porkopolis.io/
Porkopolis Economics covers macroeconomics, money, and sports from the creator of the Crypto Voices podcast, Matthew Mezinskis.
Today, we are following up on last week's United States 10-year Government Bond Yield video. In this video, we are comparing the U.S. 10-year Government Bond Yield to the Federal Reserve ownership of U.S. debt.
Contents
00:57 What Does the Fed Control?
02:03 Fed Funds Target Rate
04:21 Who Controls Who?
05:06 Federal Reserve's Ownership of U.S. Debt
06:51 Global Financial Crisis
08:33 All-Time Record High
09:50 Printing Money to Buy Government Debt
11:06 Closing Thoughts
Host: Matthew Mezinskis
https://porkopolis.io
https://twitter.com/crypto_voices
Show content is not investment or financial advice in any way.
Porkopolis Economics: Episode 97
Donations to Porkopolis Economics via BTCPay are appreciated: https://donations.porkopolis.io/
Porkopolis Economics covers macroeconomics, money, and sports from the creator of the Crypto Voices podcast, Matthew Mezinskis.
Today, we review the United States 10-year Government Bond Yield, also known as the 10 Year Note.
A History of Interest Rates, Fourth Edition (Wiley Finance) by Sydney Homer: https://www.amazon.com/History-Interest-Rates-Fourth-Finance/dp/0471732834
Contents
00:10 Understanding the Bond Yield
02:20 Outside Sources - Good Read
03:08 Mean Over the Last 60 Years
03:32 One Sigma Down | Up
04:54 Two Sigma Down | Up
06:33 Looking at the Extremes
07:28 Closing Thoughts
Host: Matthew Mezinskis
https://porkopolis.io
https://twitter.com/crypto_voices
Show content is not investment or financial advice in any way.
Porkopolis Economics: Episode 96
Donations to Porkopolis Economics via BTCPay are appreciated: https://donations.porkopolis.io/
Porkopolis Economics covers macroeconomics, money, and sports from the creator of the Crypto Voices podcast, Matthew Mezinskis.
Today, we review the exponential regression price of silver over the last fifty years.
All-time trend coefficients to draw it yourself:
Power formula: y = a * EXP (b * x)
Coefficients found: y = 3.52 * EXP (0.28% * x)
Contents
00:08 Silver Price Trendline and Analysis Intro
01:11 Silver's Historical Price Changes
02:19 Exponential Regression Breakdown
03:40 Understanding Compound Annual Growth Rate
05:11 2030 Prediction
05:35 Closing Thoughts
Host: Matthew Mezinskis
https://porkopolis.io
https://twitter.com/crypto_voices
Show content is not investment or financial advice in any way.
Porkopolis Economics: Episode 95
Donations to Porkopolis Economics via BTCPay are appreciated: https://donations.porkopolis.io/
Porkopolis Economics covers macroeconomics, money, and sports from the creator of the Crypto Voices podcast, Matthew Mezinskis.
All-time trend coefficients to draw it yourself:
Power formula: y = a * EXP (b * x)
Coefficients found: y = 132.49 * EXP (0.41% * x)
Prior videos with further info:
Gold original exponential explainer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oFRkS2_ylec
Gold with other trendlines: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yzPKK53w0IY
Gold with percentiles: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LTkkPpCfxWA
Contents
00:33 Gold Price Trendline and Analysis Intro
00:46 Exponential Regression Breakdown
03:02 Gold's Historical Price Changes
04:05 Gold's Price Now
04:43 Understanding Compound Annual Growth Rate
07:42 203 Prediction
08:06 Closing Thoughts
Host: Matthew Mezinskis
https://porkopolis.io
https://twitter.com/crypto_voices
Show content is not investment or financial advice in any way.
Porkopolis Economics: Episode 94
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Porkopolis Economics covers macroeconomics, money, and sports from the creator of the Crypto Voices podcast, Matthew Mezinskis.
Today, we take a look at the Federal Reserve balance sheet and determine how fast it grows.
Contents
00:12 Balance Sheet Overview
00:47 Global Financial Crisis and its Effects
02:22 Speed of Growth
03:57 Growth Curve after 2008
05:01 Growth Rate Doubles
05:14 Comparing Regressions
06:11 Closing Thoughts
Host: Matthew Mezinskis
https://porkopolis.io
https://twitter.com/crypto_voices
Show content is not investment or financial advice in any way.
Porkopolis Economics: Episode 93
Donations to Porkopolis Economics via BTCPay are appreciated: https://donations.porkopolis.io/
Porkopolis Economics covers macroeconomics, money, and sports from the creator of the Crypto Voices podcast, Matthew Mezinskis.
Today, we review Apple’s market cap versus the value of shares traded using a 40-year graph of the Apple market cap.
Contents
00:17 Graph Overview
01:52 Evaluation Notes and What Isn't Going to be Covered
02:37 Value of Shares Traded
04:07 Market Cap
06:50 All Time Average
08:43 Closing Thoughts
Host: Matthew Mezinskis
https://porkopolis.io
https://twitter.com/crypto_voices
Show content is not investment or financial advice in any way.
Porkopolis Economics: Episode 92
Check out show sponsor Coinkite: https://coinkite.com/
Donations to Porkopolis Economics via BTCPay are appreciated: https://donations.porkopolis.io/
Porkopolis Economics covers macroeconomics, money, and sports from the creator of the Crypto Voices podcast, Matthew Mezinskis.
Today, we review NATO military expenditure, break down key member nations, and break down the 2% guideline.
Contents
00:11 Table Overview
01:42 Quick 30-Member Nation Breakdown
04:46 The 2% Guideline
05:40 Measuring Military Strength and How We Do It
07:41 Expenditure Breakdown and Who Is Following the 2% Guideline
10:10 GDP Overview
12:24 Closing Thoughts
Host: Matthew Mezinskis
https://porkopolis.io
https://twitter.com/crypto_voices
Show content is not investment or financial advice in any way.
Porkopolis Economics: Episode 91
Check out show sponsor Coinkite: https://coinkite.com/
Donations to Porkopolis Economics via BTCPay are appreciated: https://donations.porkopolis.io/
Porkopolis Economics covers macroeconomics, money, and sports from the creator of the Crypto Voices podcast, Matthew Mezinskis.
Here we review how to calculate TTM (trailing-12 month!) returns for the S&P 500 over the last 220+ years, how these returns actually look graphically, and what the all-time averages say you "should" be getting from your portfolio.
Contents
00:17 Index Overview
01:18 Rolling Trailing Twelve Month Returns
04:23 All Time Average Line
07:43 S&P By The Numbers
09:59 Closing Thoughts
Host: Matthew Mezinskis
https://porkopolis.io
https://twitter.com/crypto_voices
Show content is not investment or financial advice in any way.
Porkopolis Economics: Episode 90
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Porkopolis Economics covers macroeconomics, money, and sports from the creator of the Crypto Voices podcast, Matthew Mezinskis.
The video is a continuation of a pervious video. Matthew reviews another trend-line from the S&P500 index. Also explained are the volatility over the years, highs and lows in significant years and the all time trend.
Contents
00:19 Index Overview
00:59 All-Time Trend
02:40 From 1971
03:15 Compound Annual Growth Rate
05:37 2-sigma moves
07:56 Where We Are Now & Closing Thoughts
Host: Matthew Mezinskis
https://porkopolis.io
https://twitter.com/crypto_voices
Show content is not investment or financial advice in any way.
Porkopolis Economics: Episode 89
Check out show sponsor Coinkite: https://coinkite.com/
Donations to Porkopolis Economics via BTCPay are appreciated: https://donations.porkopolis.io/
Porkopolis Economics covers macroeconomics, money, and sports from the creator of the Crypto Voices podcast, Matthew Mezinskis.
This video discusses the S&P500 over the last 220 years. Also explained are the volatility over the years, highs and lows in significant decades and the all time trend. The important thing to look at when it comes to long-term returns is compound annual growth, it's a vital statistic to understand.
Contents
00:00 Chart Breakdown and Brief S&P 500 History
00:34 S&P Total Return Index
09:21 Exponential Regression
13:22 Compound Annual Growth Rate
Host: Matthew Mezinskis
https://porkopolis.io
https://twitter.com/crypto_voices
Show content is not investment or financial advice in any way.
Crypto Voices: Episode 162
Donations to Porkopolis Economics via BTCPay are appreciated: https://donations.porkopolis.io/
Show support appreciated: donations.cryptovoices.com
Alec Harris's havenX: https://thehavenx.com/
Matthew, Alec & Michel talk with Pete Winn, Bitcoin educator extraordinaire. Pete worked formerly at Fedi, the company, as well as contributing to the open source Fedimint, and he is the founder of the educational portal "Bitcoin for Humans." We discuss the amazing benefits at a scale that Fedimints can bring to Bitcoin, as well as some of its criticisms and risks.
Contents
00:00:00 Intro
00:04:21 What is Fedimint?
00:13:13 Regulators & Fedimint
00:21:00 Regulating Bitcoin
00:22:09 Protection over Fedimint
00:27:43 Criticism over Fedimint
00:36:13 Lighting Network
00:41:17 Bitcoin for Humans
00:45:30 Scaling and Fedimint
00:49:10 Bitcoin's Fees
00:52:28 Alec's Philosophical Question
00:59:11 Fedimint's Stability Pool
01:06:48 UTXO and the Future
01:09:09 Fedimint and Payment
01:14:43 Closing Thoughts
Links for more info: https://bitcoinforhumans.com/
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Hosts: Matthew Mezinskis, Michel, Alec Harris
Music: New Friend Music newfriendmusic.com/
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Porkopolis Economics: Episode 88
Check out show sponsor Coinkite: https://coinkite.com/
Donations to Porkopolis Economics via BTCPay are appreciated: https://donations.porkopolis.io/
Porkopolis Economics covers macroeconomics, money, and sports from the creator of the Crypto Voices podcast, Matthew Mezinskis.
This video discusses the total compound returns you'd receive from investing in the S&P500 and, crucially, reinvesting all dividends and then holding for the long term.
Contents
00:00 Intro
00:34 S&P Total Return Index
02:07 Reinvesting Your Dividends
06:35 Compound Return Figures
Host: Matthew Mezinskis
https://porkopolis.io
https://twitter.com/crypto_voices
Show content is not investment or financial advice in any way.
Crypto Voices: Episode 161
Donations to Porkopolis Economics via BTCPay are appreciated: https://donations.porkopolis.io/
Show support appreciated: donations.cryptovoices.com
Alec Harris's havenX: https://thehavenx.com/
Matthew & Alec cover the 11-strong Bitcoin spot ETF launch this week and why it matters. Alec covers the true privacy gaps that exist in your own car. The fellas conclude with a few charts on the long-term trend of BTC priced in 10 different fiat currencies and the US national debt.
Contents
00:00:00 Intro
00:01:03 Bitcoin ETF Launch
00:09:38 Bitcoin Market Cap
00:19:04 Coinbase
00:23:44 Bitcoin Over Time
00:27:49 Peter Zeihan
00:35:10 Privacy Review on Cars
00:44:30 The Appearance of Privacy
00:48:28 United States Federal Debt
00:50:16 Closing Thoughts
Show Sponsor: hodlhodl.com/join/cryptovoices
Hosts: Matthew Mezinskis, Michel, Alec Harris
Music: New Friend Music newfriendmusic.com/
Podcast & videos
Bitcoin, privacy, crypto, economics & liberty
Thanks for watching!
Porkopolis Economics: Episode 87
Check out show sponsor Coinkite: https://coinkite.com/
Donations to Porkopolis Economics via BTCPay are appreciated: https://donations.porkopolis.io/
Porkopolis Economics covers macroeconomics, money, and sports, from the creator of the Crypto Voices podcast, Matthew Mezinskis.
It's finally here. With yesterday's SEC approval of 11 spot ETFs for Bitcoin investment, it's time to revisit where things stand in terms of Bitcoin's strong power law trendline.
Contents
00:00 Intro
01:49 Bitcoin's power trendline
02:49 Analyzing percentile bands
04:31 Power law regression
05:59 Closing thoughts
Host: Matthew Mezinskis
https://porkopolis.io
https://twitter.com/crypto_voices
Show content is not investment or financial advice in any way.
Check out show sponsor Coinkite: https://coinkite.com/
Donations to Porkopolis Economics via BTCPay are appreciated: https://donations.porkopolis.io/
This is the eighty-sixth video installment from Porkopolis Economics, covering macro and money (and sports), from the creator of the Crypto Voices podcast, Matthew Mezinskis.
This episode breaks down how many bitcoins could be purchased over the years by 100 thousand units of various fiat currencies. There is a trend.
Contents
00:00 Intro
01:14 100K dollars in Bitcoin terms
05:03 100L euros in Bitcoin terms
06:04 Turkish lira
07:01 Argentinian peso
08:41 Brazilian real | Chinese yuan | Indian rupee
09:40 Russian ruble
10:26 Closing thoughts
Host: Matthew Mezinskis
https://porkopolis.io
https://twitter.com/crypto_voices
Show content is not investment or financial advice in any way.
Check out show sponsor Coinkite: https://coinkite.com/
Donations to Porkopolis Economics via BTCPay appreciated: https://donations.porkopolis.io/
This is the eighty-fifth video installment from Porkopolis Economics, covering macro and money (and sports), from the creator of the Crypto Voices podcast, Matthew Mezinskis.
Contents
00:00 Intro
01:19 Bitcoin market cap
03:41 Bitcoin "Price to sales" ratio
05:42 Miner revenue
07:56 Power Regression
10:17 How much do miners make?
12:20 Two standard deviation
14:49 Closing thoughts
Host: Matthew Mezinskis
https://porkopolis.io
https://twitter.com/crypto_voices
Show content is not investment or financial advice in any way.
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