Murray Rudd

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Murray Rudd

Dr. Murray Rudd is an applied environmental economist and policy researcher. His full attention is now on the economic, social, technical, and environmental impacts and potential of emerging technologies.

Fiat Strain and the Digital Reserve Transition

Macro trends 27 Apr 2025

Fiat Strain and the Digital Reserve Transition

The April 27, 2025 episode of the Jordi Visser Podcast has Visser arguing that the post-1971 fiat regime is losing global trust. He explains how stablecoins, Bitcoin, and tokenized assets are merging with legacy finance to build a new monetary stack while AI transforms real-economy dynamics.

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Cryptographic Sovereignty in an Age of Emergency Rule

Bitcoin culture 26 Apr 2025

Cryptographic Sovereignty in an Age of Emergency Rule

The April 26, 2025 episode of The Transformation of Value features Erik Cason explaining how Bitcoin’s cryptographic consensus overturns state-centric legitimacy. He links emergency-era lockdowns to Carl Schmitt’s sovereign exception, arguing that crisis rhetoric now normalizes rights suspensions.

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Bitcoin Early Retirement Playbook

Retirement 26 Apr 2025

Bitcoin Early Retirement Playbook

The April 26, 2025 episode of the Robin Seyr Podcast features Brad Mines explaining how disciplined Bitcoin accumulation, geographic cost arbitrage, and a revised 8% withdrawal rule can finance retirement within two halving cycles.

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Stories, Bank Runs, and Bitcoin Literacy

Creative industries 26 Apr 2025

Stories, Bank Runs, and Bitcoin Literacy

The April 25, 2025 episode of The Bitcoin Way features author Devin Rose, who shows how thriller fiction can turn digital-bank-run risks and inflationary bailouts into vivid lessons that steer families, schools, and churches toward Bitcoin self-custody.

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