Episode description
Lyn Alden, founder of Lyn Alden Investment Strategy, and Mauricio di Bartolomeo, cofounder of Ledn, discuss how inflation could affect the digital asset industry. Show highlights:
how Mauricio’s upbringing in Venezuela and firsthand experience with inflation led him to Bitcoin
what a “long-term debt cycle” is and why Lyn thinks the 2020s could be similar to the 1930s and 1940s
the difference between inflation and hyperinflation
how inflation changes consumer investing and purchasing decisions
what the impact of inflation is on Bitcoin
how Russia’s war on Ukraine will continue to impact inflation
how rising interest rates will affect Bitcoin and stablecoin adoption
what type of economic environment is worst for BTC growth
whether Bitcoin is an inflation hedge
why Lyn is long-term bullish on stablecoins and Bitcoin
what effect a global recession would have on Bitcoin
how global inflation has changed adoption rates for BTC in developing economies
how Venezuelans use and perceive Bitcoin
why Lyn and Mauricio are excited about Lightning Network in developing countries
what Lyn and Mauricio think about El Salvador’s adoption of BTC and its billion dollar BTC bond
how Ledn, as a lending company, was able to navigate the Celsius/Voyager crash
how Lyn analyzes the risks associated with firms like BlockFi
what lessons Lyn and Mauricio have learned in 2022 about digital assets and the economy
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Episode Links
Lyn Alden Twitter: https://twitter.com/LynAldenContact
Website: https://www.lynalden.com/
Previous Unchained episodes:
Is Ethereum a Good Investment: https://unchainedpodcast.com/lyn-alden-and-raoul-pal-is-ethereum-a-good-investment/
Why Bitcoin Now: https://unchainedpodcast.com/why-bitcoin-now-meltem-demirors-and-lyn-alden-on-the-perfect-conditions-for-bitcoin/
Mauricio di Bartolomeo Twitter: https://twitter.com/cryptonomista
LInkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/mauricio-di-bartolomeo-780284101
Recommended Lyn Reading on Inflation https://www.lynalden.com/ecb-trapped/
https://www.lynalden.com/investing-during-stagflation/
https://www.lynalden.com/may-2022-newsletter/
https://www.lynalden.com/the-area-under-the-curve/
https://www.lynalden.com/blockfi/
Ledn Information
https://ledn.io/
https://www.coindesk.com/business/2022/07/01/blockfi-approached-with-ledn-led-funding-offer-amid-ftx-acquisition-talks-report/
El Salvador https://www.nytimes.com/2022/07/02/opinion/bitcoin-el-salvador-bukele-crypto.html?searchResultPosition=1
https://unchainedpodcast.com/bitcoin-in-el-salvador-why-would-cypherpunks-support-government-mandated-bitcoin-adoption-ep-375/
Inflation https://twitter.com/nic__carter/status/1538909209022058498
https://www.reuters.com/business/imf-cuts-global-growth-forecasts-warns-high-inflation-threatens-recession-2022-07-26/
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hGCxEMgnMco&list=PL9flMWibV82fmwt5vd0YROikG2msYYphX
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