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Lyn Alden

Fiscal Dominance, Debasement, and Bitcoin’s Governance Test

Fiscal Dominance, Debasement, and Bitcoin’s Governance Test

The December 22, 2025 episode of The Bitcoin Edge with Paula features Lyn Alden arguing that heavily indebted states can avoid nominal default while delivering a real default through persistent currency debasement.

The Gradual Print: Fiscal Dominance, Gold Reserves, and Bitcoin’s Next Cycle

The Gradual Print: Fiscal Dominance, Gold Reserves, and Bitcoin’s Next Cycle

The December 05, 2025 episode of Kitco News features Lyn Alden arguing that the United States has entered a fiscally dominated, “emerging-market light” regime where deficits, AI capex, and asset inflation mask underlying economic weakness.

Dollar Dominance, Trade Deficits, and Neutral Reserves

Dollar Dominance, Trade Deficits, and Neutral Reserves

The May 16, 2025 episode of What Bitcoin Did features Lyn Alden analyzing how dollar reserve status sustains structural trade deficits and periodic funding stress.

Bitcoin, Gold, and the Liquidity Pivot

Bitcoin, Gold, and the Liquidity Pivot

The November 18, 2025 episode of What Bitcoin Did features Lyn Alden explaining how liquidity conditions, fiscal dominance, and shifting investor composition shape Bitcoin and gold performance.

Bitcoin: Liquidity, Holder Rotation, and Policy Risk

Bitcoin: Liquidity, Holder Rotation, and Policy Risk

The November 07, 2025 episode of Swan Signal features Lyn Alden assessing whether recent drawdowns reflect cyclical weakness or a liquidity-driven pause.

Digital Settlement and Liquidity Regime Shifts

Digital Settlement and Liquidity Regime Shifts

The October 10, 2025 episode of the Onramp Media Webinar Series features Lyn Alden examining how communications technology shaped monetary centralization and how Bitcoin reintroduces accessible digital settlement.

Fiscal Dominance, Reserve Transitions, and Bitcoin’s Role in a Multipolar Monetary System

Fiscal Dominance, Reserve Transitions, and Bitcoin’s Role in a Multipolar Monetary System

Recorded on October 08, 2025, BTC Sessions hosts Lyn Alden for a macro and Bitcoin masterclass. Alden argues that fiscal dominance is already imposing real losses on savers and that reserve dynamics are shifting toward a plural mix led by gold with Bitcoin as a neutral settlement rail.