In this episode, Joe is joined by Lawrence Lepard, an investment manager with Equity Management Advisors. In this all-encompassing discussion, he breaks down why Jerome Powell's tapering of the balance sheet and rate cuts are to support the US Treasury, why gold and bitcoin are reflecting easy money conditions still to come, and what individual investors can do to position themselves properly in this deteriorating fiscal and monetary landscape. The Bitcoin Layer is brought to you by River. Visit http://River.com/TBL and earn up to $100 in bonus Bitcoin when you buy. Subscribe and turn on notifications for TBL on YouTube. Subscribe to TBL’s research letter: https://thebitcoinlayer.com/subscribe Follow TBL on X: https://twitter.com/TheBitcoinLayer Subscribe to The Bitcoin Layer on your favorite podcast platform. Use code TBLYT10 for 10% off all The Bitcoin Layer Merch at http://TheBitcoinLayer.com/merch Contribute to The Bitcoin Layer via Lightning Network: thebitcoinlayer@zbd.gg The Bitcoin Layer is a bitcoin and global macroeconomic research firm. The Bitcoin Layer and its guests do not provide investment advice. Block Height 836245 #TheBitcoinLayer Contribute to The Bitcoin Layer via Lightning Network: thebitcoinlayer@zbd.gg 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 #TheBitcoinLayer #NikBhatia #JoeConsorti #LawrenceLepard #InvestmentManagement #EquityManagementAdvisors #JeromePowell #Tapering #BalanceSheet #RateCuts #USTreasury #Gold #Bitcoin #EasyMoney #IndividualInvestors #FiscalLandscape #MonetaryLandscape #AntiBitcoin #Mining #Asics #Hashrate #BlockReward #Halving #BitcoinHalving2024 #Bloomberg #Analysis #Charts #Tradingview #InvestmentStrategy #MarketWatch #StockMarket #PassiveInvesting #IndexFunds #FinancialMarkets #MarketWatch #RiverBitcoin #FreeMarket #FreeMarkets #Markets #USTreasury #TreasuryBills #BalanceSheet #FED #Debt #Inflation #Statistic #Rates #Interest #Asset #Bitcoin #Dollar #Sats #BTC #Market #Currency #Crypto #Analysis #Investment #News #Finance #Education #Blockchain #Mining #BitcoinMining #Macro

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