How Financialization Broke Markets & Hollowed Out America | Weekly Roundup
This week, joined by Hunter Hopcroft to unpack the era of hyper-financialization and how credit creation, passive investing, and globalization have reshaped capitalism and market structure. We also dive into current volatility spikes, liquidity distortions, gold’s surge, and the setup for a year-end rally. Enjoy!
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Timestamps:
(00:00) Introduction
(01:05) Hunter Hopcroft
(03:57) The Old Market Structure
(07:39) The Line Between Debt & Equity
(09:53) The Financialization Model
(18:15) Crowding Out the Private Sector
(23:23) Signal from Credit Spreads
(27:38) The Effect of Passive & Private Credit
(29:57) Market Structure Endgame
(34:04) The Government & Markets
(39:07) Learn More About Hunter
(39:47) Hunter Takeaways
(43:18) Quant Corner
(50:17) Plumbing Breakdown
(53:31) Gold’s Parabolic Run
(55:02) Markets After OI Blowouts
(57:02) Reasons to be Bullish
(59:55) Crypto & US-China Meeting
(1:04:09) Boomer Retirement Complex
(1:06:22) Something Has to Change
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Institutional Demand for Crypto is Accelerating | Matt Hougan
In this episode, CIO of Bitwise Matt Hougan joins us live from DAS London to discuss the surging institutional demand for crypto, the accelerating growth of crypto ETFs, the impact of SEC rule changes, the rise of perpetuals and stablecoins, and how allocations from major institutions are expanding rapidly. Matt highlights why crypto is becoming mainstream in traditional finance and why the ETF landscape is only just beginning. Enjoy!
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Timestamps:
(00:00) Introduction
(01:42) Institutional Demand for Crypto
(02:10) Why 2025 ETF Flows Will Beat 2024
(03:10) Market Impact of ETFs
(05:37) SEC Authorizing In-Kind ETF
(06:52) Crypto Crash Stress Test
(08:05) Expedited SEC Approval
(09:42) The Future of Crypto ETFs
(12:08) Market Perp-ification & Stablecoin TAM
(17:10) Exotic ETF Structures & Retail Access
(19:15) ETF Tail Risks
(20:53) Options & the Expanding ETF Landscape
(24:05) What Excites Institutions?
(26:34) The Future of Crypto Allocations
(30:30) Final Thoughts
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Global Liquidity Cycle & the Worldwide Rush Into Hard Assets | Weekly Roundup
This week, we’re joined by Michael Howell of CrossBorder Capital live from DAS London to break down the global liquidity cycle, the hidden recession and re-acceleration in the U.S., the impact of monetary debasement on gold and Bitcoin, China’s liquidity surge and stablecoin risks, and Europe’s structural challenges. We close with why today’s environment is truly unique in 4,000 years of monetary history. Enjoy!
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Timestamps:
(00:00) Introduction
(01:51) Where Are We in the Global Liquidity Cycle?
(05:26) Main St. Recession & Economic Rebound
(08:49) GDP vs Liquidity Cycles
(10:33) QE, Liquidity & Gold vs BTC
(15:44) No 4-Year Cycle But Still Bullish
(20:05) Stablecoins & China
(27:01) Europe’s Economic Struggles
(29:15) Developed Nation Decline
(34:55) How Unique is this Moment?
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Crypto's Biggest Liquidation, DAT Strategies, & The Purification Trade | Jeff Park
In this episode, CIO of ProCap Jeff Park unpacks the recent crypto market meltdown, the dangers of over-leveraging in perpetual futures, and why Bitcoin could now front-run altcoins. He also gives insights into ProCap’s work as a Bitcoin treasury company, the future of DATs, and reframes the “debasement trade” as a “purification trade” in today’s distorted macro environment. Enjoy!
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Timestamps:
(00:00) Introduction
(02:01) Crypto Meltdown Post-Mortem
(07:09) Where Do Markets Go From Here?
(08:26) Evolving DAT Strategy
(16:17) Debasement vs. Purification Trade
(21:25) What’s Different this Time?
(26:31) The Cost of Years of Debasement
(31:42) Final Thoughts
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The Ingredients Are in Place for a Blow-Off Top | Weekly Roundup
This week, we discuss the government shutdown and market melt-up, Paul Tudor Jones’ blow off bull market call, an update to the gold trade, the AI CapEx boom and its circular financing, and Quinn’s ETH bull thesis. Enjoy!
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Timestamps:
(00:00) Introduction
(03:43) Government Shutdown
(05:45) Realized Vol Tailwinds
(08:43) Gearing Up for Earnings Season
(11:12) Navigating the Melt Up
(12:57) VanEck Ad
(13:42) It’s Okay to Change Your Mind
(21:27) Markets Are Political
(26:44) The Gold Trade
(34:43) VanEck Ad
(35:23) The Gold Trade
(36:36) AI is the Market
(43:53) The ETH Thesis
(51:48) Retail Market Evolution
(56:41) Final Thoughts
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The laws of macro investing are being re-written, and investors who fail to adapt to the rapidly changing monetary environment will struggle to keep pace. Felix Jauvin interviews the brightest minds in finance about which asset classes they think will thrive in the financial future that they envision.
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