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Liquidity and Debt Structures | The Twilight of Gold Series | Episode 7 (WiM158)
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Liquidity and Debt Structures | The Twilight of Gold Series | Episode 7 (WiM158)

Mar 14 2022 • 49m

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My friend and fellow student of money codenamed "Lester" joins me for a multi-episode conversation exploring the excellent book "The Twilight of Gold" by Melchior Palyi.Be sure to check out NYDIG, one of the most important companies in Bitcoin: https://nydig.com/GUESTLester's Twitter: https://twitter.com/ProgrammableTxBOOKThe Twilight of Gold: https://archive.org/details/twilightofgold190000paly/PODCASTPodcast Website: https://whatismoneypodcast.com/Apple Podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-what-is-money-show/id1541404400Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/25LPvm8EewBGyfQQ1abIsE?si=wgVuY16XR0io4NLNo0A11A&nd=1RSS Feed: https://feeds.simplecast.com/MLdpYXYITranscript:OUTLINE00:00:00 “What is Money?” Intro00:00:08 The Role of Short-Term Capital During the Gold Exchange Standard00:06:01 The Nature of Self-Liquidating Loan Instruments00:08:24 “We are Walking the Currency Toward the Graveyard”00:10:44 The Liquidity Principles of Banking00:14:19 The Emergence of Elongated Debt Maturation Structures00:19:06 Debt Restructuring as a Means of Delaying and Exacerbating Volatility00:20:07 NYDIG00:21:15 Debt Restructuring Hiding Many Modern Financial Problems00:24:57 The Political Convenience of Debt Restructuring00:28:40 “Every Monetary System Will Always Be Under Attack…”00:32:16 People are Always, Everywhere Looking for Every Loophole to Exploit00:37:00 Liquidity is the Real Social Safety Net; Bailouts are a Scam00:41:27 The Two Big Sources of Inflation in the World: Governments and Bank Credit00:43:39 The “Lender of Last Resort” Model Destroys the Real Social Safety Net00:46:51 The Self-Defeating Nature of Aiming at Price Stability…00:47:36 “What is Money?” OutroSOCIALBreedlove Twitter: https://twitter.com/Breedlove22WiM? Twitter: https://twitter.com/WhatisMoneyShowLinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/breedlove22/Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/breedlove_22/TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@breedlove22?lang=enAll My Current Work: https://linktr.ee/breedlove22​WRITTEN WORKMedium: https://breedlove22.medium.com/Substack: https://breedlove22.substack.com/WAYS TO CONTRIBUTEBitcoin: 3D1gfxKZKMtfWaD1bkwiR6JsDzu6e9bZQ7Sats via Strike: https://strike.me/breedlove22Sats via Tippin.me: https://tippin.me/@Breedlove22Dollars via Paypal: https://www.paypal.com/paypalme/RBreedloveDollars via Venmo: https://venmo.com/code?user_id=1784359925317632528The "What is Money?" Show Patreon Page: https://www.patreon.com/user?u=32843101&fan_landing=trueRECOMMENDED BUSINESSESWorldclass Bitcoin Financial Services: https://nydig.com/Join Me At Bitcoin 2022 (10% off if paying with fiat, or discount code BREEDLOVE for Bitcoin): https://www.tixr.com/groups/bitcoinconference/events/bitcoin-2022-26217Automatic Recurring Bitcoin Buying: https://www.swanbitcoin.com/breedlove/Buy Bitcoin in a Tax-Advantaged Account: https://www.daim.io/robert-breedlove/Buy Your Dream Home without Selling Your Bitcoin with Ledn: https://ledn.io/en/?utm_source=breedlove&utm_medium=email+&utm_campaign=substack
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