James Lavish joins me to discuss the current financial situation of the U.S., the effects of the debt spiral, how the fiat system is showing its vulnerabilities, the LDI crisis of the UK, and how Bitcoin can provide the ultimate solution. 

James Lavish began his career as an institutional investor. Now, he is the co-Managing Partner of the Bitcoin Opportunity Fund. He is the author of the popular newsletter “The Informationist.”

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// OUTLINE // 
00:00:00 - Coming up 
00:01:00 - Intro 
00:02:33 - Helping Lightning Startups with In Wolf's Clothing 
00:03:20 - Introducing James Lavish 
00:05:09 - How James Got into Bitcoin 
00:08:25 - Bitcoin is the Only Decentralized Protocol 
00:11:32 - The Significance of Inflation 
00:12:44 - The Analysis of the Current Financial Crisis 
00:15:48 - What is a Debt Spiral 
00:17:06 - The Effect of the Debt Spiral 
00:19:09 - The “Countermeasures” to the Debt Spiral Effect 
00:21:42 - Secure Your Bitcoin Stash with The iCoin Hardware Wallet 
00:22:38 - Do More with Your Digital Assets with Ledn 
00:23:23 - The Infected Fiat System 
00:25:38 - The Pension Fund Problem 
00:28:14 - The UK LDI Crisis 
00:32:28 - Symptoms of the Infected Fiat System 
00:34:15 - Why The U.S. Treasury Plans to Borrow $932 billion 
00:36:15 - No Feasible Solution to the Debt Spiral Problem 
00:38:32 - Bail-In: Definition and Role in a Financial Crisis 
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00:44:43 - Hold Bitcoin in the Most Secure Custody Model with Casa 
00:45:32 - The Debt Spiral Situation of the United States 
00:48:23 - The Pattern of Liquidity Crisis 
00:49:52 - Positive Aspects of the Debt 
00:51:21 - The Problem Lies with the Current Financial System 
00:52:36 - What is a Credit Default Swap 
00:55:36 - The Trillion-Dollar Coin Loophole 
00:58:10 - What Happens When a Nation Defaults 
01:00:22 - Bitcoin is the Ultimate Solution to Hyperinflation 
01:01:30 - Vision of a Bitcoinized World 
01:02:35 - Bitcoin Needs to Gain Psychological Confidence 
01:04:08 - Where to Find James’ Work 

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