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Bitcoin, Tariffs, and the Twin-Deficit Stress Test

Bitcoin, Tariffs, and the Twin-Deficit Stress Test

The April 29 2025 episode of the Robin Seyr Podcast features Steven Lubka arguing that tariff escalation, treasury-market strain, and America’s twin deficits are accelerating Bitcoin’s rise as a neutral reserve asset.

Tariffs, AI, and Bitcoin in a De-Globalizing World

Tariffs, AI, and Bitcoin in a De-Globalizing World

The April 28, 2025 episode of What Bitcoin Did features Mark Moss arguing that de-globalization and tariff-driven reshoring shift power toward decentralized money.

Yield Strain, Gold Crunch, and Bitcoin Reserve Pivot

Yield Strain, Gold Crunch, and Bitcoin Reserve Pivot

The April 28, 2025 episode of the Bitcoin Matrix podcast features analyst Peruvian Bull dissecting Japan’s yield-curve quagmire, global gold shortages, and naked-short abuses in U.S. equities. He argues that corporate Bitcoin-treasury strategies offer a hard-asset hedge as legacy safeguards erode.

Fiat Strain and the Digital Reserve Transition

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.

Multipolar Trade Realignment and the Digital-Dollar Gambit

Multipolar Trade Realignment and the Digital-Dollar Gambit

The April 26, 2025 episode of The Bitcoin Layer features Tanvi Ratna outlining how Washington’s tariff-plus-security playbook seeks to reset global trade, currency dynamics, and alliance structures.

Tariffs, Bonds, and Bitcoin’s Liquidity Realignment

Tariffs, Bonds, and Bitcoin’s Liquidity Realignment

The April 25, 2025 episode of the Bitcoin Nova Podcast features mortgage-industry analyst Trey Arch explaining how selective U.S. tariffs, bond-yield turbulence, and extreme tech-stock concentration interact to squeeze housing and destabilize private credit.

Basis-Trade Risk and Bitcoin’s Institutional Tailwinds

Basis-Trade Risk and Bitcoin’s Institutional Tailwinds

The April 25, 2025 episode of The Bitcoin Edge with Paula features hedge-fund veteran James Lavish dissecting how tariff uncertainty, bond-market leverage, and ballooning U.S. deficits threaten liquidity.