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Podcast covering diverse trends in Bitcoin and blockchain tech, decentralization, entrepreneurship, cryptoeconomics and liberty.

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Crypto Voices Matthew Mezinskis

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    • 4.8 • 64 Ratings

Podcast covering diverse trends in Bitcoin and blockchain tech, decentralization, entrepreneurship, cryptoeconomics and liberty.

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.

    Peter Todd: Ukraine and Contrarianism

    Peter Todd: Ukraine and Contrarianism

    Crypto Voices: Episode 163



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    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/



    Podcast & videos

    Bitcoin, privacy, crypto, economics & liberty



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    • 1 hr 20 min
    Bitcoin is not PayPal

    Bitcoin is not PayPal

    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.

    • 23 min
    Bitcoin is a Top 10 Asset

    Bitcoin is a Top 10 Asset

    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.

    • 9 min
    What Does the Fed Own?

    What Does the Fed Own?

    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.

    • 11 min
    How Extreme is the US 10-yr Bond Yield?

    How Extreme is the US 10-yr Bond Yield?

    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.

    • 7 min
    Silver's "Price" in History

    Silver's "Price" in History

    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.

    • 5 min

Customer Reviews

4.8 out of 5
64 Ratings

64 Ratings

Fashionistagirly1967 ,

Exquisite podcast!!!!

This is a great podcast to listen! Very informative with valuable information, intelligent and expert guests. Overall the insights and wide range of subjects covered on the podcast gives a great value!

john in 10 mile ,

strayed beyond expertise

The host and Peter Todd stayed far beyond their expertise when discussing Ukraine and USA wars on March 1 episode. Peter Todd seemingly defennding carpet bombing Dresen in WW2 was sick. And his contention that USA uses small surgical strikes and Russia plasters bombs everywhere is refuted by: USA took out electric water sewage in Iraq to harm civilians while Russia has left Kiev fully functioning. While it may be hard to see from the West, Russia has been restrained unlike USA in Iraq and Libya. You might want to look into the backgrround of Victoria Nuland and how she was involved in setting up the current Ukraine conflict from within USA State Dept.

HotSauce33wastakenthebastards ,

Very Informative

This podcast is excellent for both people who are annoyed into learning about Bitcoin from scratch for fear of being left behind as well as experts who want to remain up to date. The Host, who sounds hot IRL, has a deep bench of international guests with a multitude of experiences and many points of view on the topic. The flow of the interviews are so conversational that you forget how nerdy the content is.

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