Bizarro World Episode 121: Cryptos & Culebras

       

 

Nick and Gerardo discuss the week’s market action before launching into an extended discussion about cryptocurrencies and their adoption, government aversion and acceptance, why so many people are interested in them, what money actually is, and how each Satoshi purchased is like a tiny little middle finger to “the system”.

 

1:48 Markets: Cryptos, Gold, Copper, Silver, S&P 500
7:06 An Extended Discussion on Cryptocurrencies:

  • Bitcoin 2021
  • El Salvador and Legal Tender
  • Pipeline Ransome Recovered (Is Bitcoin Traceable?)
  • Why Are So Many People Interested in Crypto?
  • What Is Money?
  • Billionaires, Taxes, Wages: Culebras
  • Fuck Elon

28:10 Top 25 Richest Americans Pay Half the Top Tax Rate
37:35 Hedge Fund Behind Amazon/MGM Deal Makes Bet on Uranium
41:45 Criminals Using FBI Phones
44:02 Peru Elections