In this episode of the hardcore finance show, Shimon discusses the disastrous short term effects of the Fed's Jackson Hole meeting. Is there a silver lining waiting in the long term, or are we up for more carnage in the markets? Can raising interest rates be good for the economy long term? And how does all of that affect the cryptocurrency markets? Tune in to find out. Apple Podcast: https://tinyurl.com/36u8fmbr Spotify Podcast: https://tinyurl.com/4zv6syfc Follow us on Twitter @MrEBITDA @S...
Aug 29, 2022•23 min•Season 3Ep. 7
Shimon and Alex walk the streets of DC and discuss the upcoming Ethereum Merge. Is it actually bullish for Bitcoin? Is Proof of Stake better than Proof of Work? Apple Podcast: https://tinyurl.com/36u8fmbr Spotify Podcast: https://tinyurl.com/4zv6syfc Hardcorefinance.com Follow us on Twitter @MrEBITDA @ShimonLazarov Support the show
Aug 18, 2022•25 min•Season 3Ep. 6
Recession?!?!? That terrible four (9) letter word! are we in one? What does it mean to be in one? Should we panic? Where do we hide? Why isn't Joe Biden doing anything!? Alex goes into all of these points and more in the latest episode of the Hardcore Finance Show. Apple Podcast: https://tinyurl.com/36u8fmbr Spotify Podcast: https://tinyurl.com/4zv6syfc Hardcorefinance.com Follow us on Twitter @MrEBITDA @ShimonLazarov Support the show...
Jul 29, 2022•26 min•Season 3Ep. 5
Shimon and Alex get together to discuss the stock market pain and if and when it will stop. Are you hurting? So are we! Apple Podcast: https://tinyurl.com/36u8fmbr Spotify Podcast: https://tinyurl.com/4zv6syfc Hardcorefinance.com Follow us on Twitter @MrEBITDA @ShimonLazarov Support the show
Jun 15, 2022•27 min•Season 3Ep. 4
In this episode of hardcore finance, Alex and Shimon discuss whether we have hit the market bottom, or whether we have more losses ahead of us. The bull case - the fed will be able to lower interest rates without increasing inflation further. The bear case - interest rates are going up and market will continue to crash. We discuss the prospects of both of these scenarios as well as a lot more - are we on a growth trend? Will the war in Ukraine's impact on the markets end soon, and a lot mor...
May 25, 2022•34 min•Season 3Ep. 3
In this episode, Shimon and Alex discuss the recent drop in the markets: * How long will the bloodbath continue? * Will the federal reserve be able to increase interest rates for much longer? * How similar is the current situation to the end of 2018? * Is the NASDAQ in a technical correction? * Can the keynsian method work? If the interest rate increases now, could it be good for long term growth? * If the government didn't increase interest rates in the good times, what can they do in the ...
May 06, 2022•28 min•Season 3Ep. 2
Shimon and Alex are back after a while to discuss the following topics: * Authoritarianism in Canada * War in Europe * Bank robberies with covid masks * How to make a lot of money - have a belief that is different than everyone else, but also correct * Is the nasdaq still a good place to allocate capital to given the recent volatility * Time horizons for the nasdaq - 6 months vs 10 years * Do politicians have the power to affect economic outcomes over the long term? * The probable outcome of the...
May 03, 2022•57 min•Season 3Ep. 1
In this episode of Hardcore Finance, Alex and Shimon speak with Rob Frasca. Rob is a serial entrepreneur who has built and brought three venture-backed startups to successful exits. He is the co-founder and managing partner of COSIMO Ventures, a venture capital firm that specializes in investing in promising blockchain technologies and cryptocurrencies. Frasca frequently speaks on cryptocurrencies and he and his team invest in disruptive technologies that promise to reshape the way global market...
Dec 31, 2021•55 min•Season 2Ep. 48
Shimon and Alex welcome David Blatt to the show. David is CEO of CapStack Partners, focused on helping clients find real estate investment & capital solutions. He is also the Founder & CEO of Banxel, the first lender2lender marketplace to syndicate, buy & sell real estate loans. With a background in distressed real estate, Mr. Blatt has successfully structured & closed countless complex deals. He is also a frequent public speaker & writer on innovation & capital market tr...
Nov 30, 2021•50 min•Season 2Ep. 46
Bitcoin just hit all time highs and then the market dropped. What does this mean? What's really going on? How does the macro landscape affect the markets? And the latest from the Biden Administration. Shimon and Alex seek out the truth. Apple Podcast: https://tinyurl.com/36u8fmbr Spotify Podcast: https://tinyurl.com/4zv6syfc Hardcorefinance.com Follow us on Twitter @MrEBITDA @ShimonLazarov Support the show...
Oct 28, 2021•57 min•Season 2Ep. 45
In today's episode of the hardcore finance show, Alex and Shimon discuss the recent weekly events. We talk about china banning bitcoin (again), capital controls, evergrande and their real estate woes, the recent price drop in the markets, the infrastructure bill and its implication on inflation and treasury interest rates, and what does all of this mean about the future. Will the higher rates drive higher real growth, or will they collapse asset prices? Join us for a fascinating discussion!...
Oct 01, 2021•31 min•Season 2Ep. 44
What a week it has been. El Salvador is adopting Bitcoin, crypto markets are REKT, The IMF is rooting against the underprivileged, and Coinbase is airing out their dirty SEC laundry. Shimon and Alex discuss a whirl wind of a week! Apple Podcast: https://tinyurl.com/36u8fmbr Spotify Podcast: https://tinyurl.com/4zv6syfc Hardcorefinance.com Follow us on Twitter @MrEBITDA @ShimonLazarov Support the show...
Sep 13, 2021•40 min•Season 2Ep. 43
Shimon and Alex welcome back Gil Eyal and Eliaz Tobias of Crowdsense. Crowdsense is one of the best tools in the market for finding signal in noise and can quickly analyze thousands of data points to help investors trade. This is acutely applicable to Crypto as Bitcoin, Ethereum, Cardano, Polkadot and even GameFi tokens like Star Atlas and Axie Infinity are driven by retail sentiment. We discuss whether social media sentiment can predict price movements of cryptocurrencies, the social influencer...
Sep 08, 2021•48 min•Season 2Ep. 42
Shimon and Alex open up the brand new Hardcore Finance Studio. We then re-examine the markets and why people should invest in Bitcoin - as a special request from our fans. Apple Podcast: https://tinyurl.com/36u8fmbr Spotify Podcast: https://tinyurl.com/4zv6syfc Hardcorefinance.com Follow us on Twitter @MrEBITDA @ShimonLazarov Support the show
Aug 19, 2021•50 min•Season 2Ep. 41
In this solo episode, Shimon discusses why governments could let Bitcoin survive and thrive. Some of the questions discussed are: - How could getting rid of the state monopoly of money creation help the state collect more tax revenue? - When would this relevant? - What is our Bitcoin price target before governments start to care? - What is the optimal tax %? - Why do low interest rates hurt productivity and tax collection? Tune in to find out! Apple Podcast: https://tinyurl.com/36u8fmbr Spotify ...
Aug 18, 2021•18 min•Season 2Ep. 39
In this solo episode, Shimon explores a thesis under which governments choose to not stop bitcoin I wanted to start from a desired end result (bitcoin becomes world money) and examine a scenario under which it could happen. The main thesis of bitcoin supporters is that governments cannot stop it. I don’t agree. If the governments could put people on the moon, stop the nazi regime that at some point ruled a huge chunk of the world, and destroy the USSR - a government that had lots of nukes and se...
Aug 05, 2021•23 min•Season 2Ep. 40
Glenn Kirschner, Shimon Lazarov and Alex Chizhik chat about the Mueller Report, the workings of the USA legal system on both the federal and state level, Trump’s legal troubles, Trump’s associates charged with fraud and other types of financial crimes and foreign interference into the USA policies. Glenn Kirschner is a retired federal prosecutor who worked under Robert Mueller as chief of homicide in DC. After his public service, Glenn became a legal analyst for MSNBC and other news outlets and ...
Jul 28, 2021•51 min•Season 2Ep. 38
Shimon and Alex discuss President Joe Biden's stance on inflation and how he plans to manage it. Is there inflation? Did he misspeak? Does he really think money printing will cause less inflation? We then move on to discuss our interview with the brilliant Sinead Colton Grant and how encouraging it is to have major institutions so deeply understand blockchain, crypto, and Bitcoin. We are more bullish than ever! Apple Podcast: https://tinyurl.com/36u8fmbr Spotify Podcast: https://tinyurl.com...
Jul 27, 2021•29 min•Season 2Ep. 37
BNY Mellon’s Sinead Colton Grant, Alex Chizhik and Shimon Lazarov chat about Digital Asset Impact Investing and many topics in the intersection of digital currencies, the traditional fintech space, and the global macro environment. We discussed: • Bitcoin as a store of value • The global macro landscape • The role of digital currencies in the rapidly developing fintech space • Ways to determine the value of digital assets • Banking the unbanked • Bitcoin as both an asset and a monetary network •...
Jul 21, 2021•53 min•Season 2Ep. 36
Today on the Hardcore Finance Podcast we welcome Lee Bratcher of the Texas Blockchain Council. (https://texasblockchaincouncil.org/). We talk about how fundamental property rights are to capitalism and democracy, Bitcoin and illicit activity, and the incredible movement brewing underneath the surface across many States. Texasblockchainsummit.org texasblockchaincouncil.org Apple Podcast: https://tinyurl.com/36u8fmbr Spotify Podcast: https://tinyurl.com/4zv6syfc Hardcorefinance.com Follow us on Tw...
Jul 01, 2021•46 min•Season 2Ep. 35
Andy Edstrom is the author of the book "Why Buy Bitcoin". We discuss many topics such as inflation, government monetary policy, the investment case for Bitcoin and a lot more. Follow Andy on twitter: https://twitter.com/edstromandrew Or visit his website: http://www.andyedstrom.com/ Apple Podcast: https://tinyurl.com/36u8fmbr Spotify Podcast: https://tinyurl.com/4zv6syfc www.hardcorefinance.com Follow us on Twitter @MrEBITDA @ShimonLazarov Support the show...
Jun 25, 2021•1 hr•Season 2Ep. 34
In today's Hardcore Finance show we interview Ravi Sood, a Canadian financier and venture capitalist. Sood was raised in Waterloo, Ontario and resides in Hong Kong. He received a bachelor's degree in mathematics from the University of Waterloo. He is the co-founder and former CEO of Navina Asset Management and its predecessor company Lawrence Asset Management, which at its peak controlled over $800 million in assets globally. Sood has also founded several businesses operating in emergi...
Jun 15, 2021•1 hr 9 min•Season 2Ep. 33
David Kovacs - the co-founder of First Contact Entertainment and Founder & CEO of Emmersive Entertainment - talks to Alex about his new acquisition of Lomotif, his vision for NFTs, and his plans to help artists monetize their creations. This was the hottest talk in the pressroom of Bitcoin 2021 David Kovacs' background is fascinating specializing in investment banking, private equity, and venture capital and has extensive experience in both mature and emerging markets, having analyzed h...
Jun 07, 2021•9 min•Season 2Ep. 32
In this episode Shimon and Alex chat about the latest Bitcoin price drop, the FUD around Bitcoin, the China Ban, and Elon Musk's Energy tweets. Does it all matter? Should we be scared? http://hardcorefinance.com Apple Podcast: https://tinyurl.com/36u8fmbr Spotify Podcast: https://tinyurl.com/4zv6syfc Support Hardcore Finance: https://www.hardcorefinance.com/donate Support the show
May 26, 2021•43 min•Season 2Ep. 31
Today Shimon is joined by Croesus - one of the best twitter handles to follow on bitcoin. We discuss Bitcoin's value proposition, its comparison to the stock market, inflation and a lot more. - Business school attitudes towards bitcoin - Ethereum as a technology vs bitcoin as a breakthrough in money - Bitcoin bootstrapping itself from nothingness to being an increasingly credible store of value - The significance of halving cycles - Hyperinflation and price stability - The stock market as a...
May 19, 2021•59 min•Season 2Ep. 30
Shimon and Alex welcome Representative Margaret Croke from Illinois’ 12th District – Go Cubs! Representative Croke is a freshman State Legislator embarking on world-changing things. She has led the charge to make Illinois the most crypto and Bitcoin friendly state in the U.S. and allowed Shimon and Alex to tag along for the ride. In this episode we discuss how Bitcoin and Crypto are sources for good and will be beneficial to Illinois and the U.S. beyond FinTech and even beyond job creation – alt...
May 12, 2021•53 min•Season 2Ep. 31
On Wednesday May 12th Shimon and Alex welcome Representative Margaret Croke from Illinois’ 12th District – Go Cubs! Representative Croke is a freshman State Legislator embarking on world-changing things. She has led the charge to make Illinois the most crypto and Bitcoin friendly state in the U.S. and allowed Shimon and Alex to tag along for the ride. In this episode we discuss how Bitcoin and Crypto are sources for good and will be beneficial to Illinois and the U.S. beyond FinTech and even bey...
May 10, 2021•3 min•Season 2Ep. 30
Today, Shimon and Alex welcome famed entrepreneur and star VC – Ben Narasin of NEA. We discuss what founders should look for in VCs, where pockets of opportunity are in the market, how to think about innovation, the Biden proposed Capital Gains Tax increases, and even Bitcoin and crypto. ------------------- NEA is a global venture capital firm focused on helping entrepreneurs build transformational businesses with nearly $24 billion in cumulative committed capital. NEA focuses on tech and health...
May 05, 2021•1 hr 3 min•Season 2Ep. 29
On Wednesday, May 5th, on the Hardcore Finance Show (http://hardcorefinance.com), Shimon and Alex welcome famed entrepreneur and star VC – Ben Narasin of NEA. We discuss what founders should look for in VCs, where pockets of opportunity are in the market, how to think about innovation, the Biden proposed Capital Gains Tax increases, and even Bitcoin and crypto. ------------------- NEA is a global venture capital firm focused on helping entrepreneurs build transformational businesses with nearly ...
May 04, 2021•3 min•Season 2Ep. 28
Today Alex talks about his view of President Biden’s Tax Policy – specifically his proposal to increase capital gains taxes to 43.8% on individuals making more than $1,000,000 per year. In our view this is a disastrous policy with terrible consequences and it goes much deeper than “tax the rich”. In this episode, Alex discusses: 1. The origin of Capital gains taxes and why they are unique 2. Capital vs. Income taxes 3. Entrepreneurship, risk taking, and their ties to Capital Gains 4. Wealth vs. ...
Apr 28, 2021•26 min•Season 2Ep. 27
