Marty's Bent
A Recession is Going to Pour Fuel on the Growing Fiscal Fire
People aren't confident in the US economy at the moment and are actively offloading US debt as a result.
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Economics
Macro, money, and the forces reshaping the financial system. The stories behind the headlines.
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Economics
The Emergence of Bitcoin: An Austrian Renaissance
Given the current global economic backdrop of soaring debt levels, excessive deficit spending, emergent inflationary pressures, and financial uncertainty, the principles of Austria…
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Marty's Bent
The Fiat Endgame is Chaos
What we are witnessing now is a scenario so perplexing that it is completely borking the "irrational longer than you can stay solvent" trades.
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When Money Doesn't Work People Stop Working
This is an alarming trend that, if it is real, signals tough times ahead.
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Economics
Bitcoin, Scarcer Than You Think
The 19th-century gold rush serves as a compelling analogy for bitcoin's supply-demand dynamics and its ultimate use as a medium of exchange.
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Economics
The Case for Fiat
The fiat system is immoral and evil. It corrupts and robs; enriches the wealthy at the expense of everyone else; and allows the ever-creeping growth of government surveillance and…
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Economics
The Debt Whirlpool And The Bitcoin Lifeboat
Boomers and Gen X own approximately $126 TRILLION of assets. But despite their tremendous amount of wealth, they are in a precarious situation.
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Economics
BRICS: A Ghost Power?
Between August 22-24th, the coalition of countries known as BRICS met in Johannesburg, South Africa for their 15th annual summit. BRICS, standing for Brazil, Russia, India, China,…
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Issue #1382: Bitcoin Mining Should Be Incentivizing Reliable Base Load
Unfortunately, at the moment it is hard to build out more reliable energy infrastructure because the unreliable infrastructure is being heavily subsidized, which is artificially ma…
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Issue #1380: Labor Day Labor Market Reflections
As you take time to rest and reflect on this holiday I urge you to think about the effects government has on your quality of life and whether or not it deserves the influence it ha…
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Economics
How America Ended its Last Central Bank
Americans have closed 3 central banks. One to go.
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Issue #1378: Some Musings on a Potential Spot ETF Approval
The decision you make today will severely impact how many sats you have years down the line. Choose wisely.
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Issue #1377: Oman Has Entered the Chat
The announcement of Exahertz expanding its operations within Oman is great to see on two fronts.
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Issue #1376: The Normalization of a Higher Perpetual Inflation Rate Target Has Begun
All of this should be a reminder that one of the Fed's mandates is "price stability" and that their idea of price stability is a perpetually low (soon to be not as low) level of pr…
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Issue #1375: The Ethics of Money Production
The negative externalities that emanate from central planning are very predictable.
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Issue #1374: Is Bitcoin the Last Market Alarm Bell?
Something to keep an eye on.
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