A simple deep dive on BRICS, de-dollarization, bitcoin, central banks buying record amounts of gold, and the potential of a "global reset" with Andy Schectman.
Proud to say Mark Moss and I helped get Andy into #Bitcoin ! ⚡️
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Bitcoin podcast host, educator and media commentator
An impromptu episode recorded last night with @preston, @James Lavish, @Susiebdds PLUS a special cameo by @Peter McCormack!
Basically a hangout/rant/macro update. James was fired up!
Or watch on X: https://x.com/natbrunell/status/1773100534729199807?s=46&t=y22qRF3uTSmgbxYvaf8aoA
Fountain
Coin Stories with Natalie Brunell • Bonus Episode: Bitcoin Macro Hangout feat. Preston Pysh, James Lavish, Susie Reilly...and Peter McCormack • Listen on Fountain
In this new episode with Preston Pysh, James Lavis and Dr. Susie Reilly, we discuss: Market volatility from a cocoa squeeze to USTs U.S. debt and ...
My latest talk with macro analyst Luke Gromen is now up! Thank you to @preston for introducing me to Luke’s fantastic research.
We cover:
• Massive fiscal deficits keeping sovereign debt bubble afloat
• Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen's controlled, meticulous weakening of the dollar
• Bank of Japan increasing interest rates and global implications
• 10% CPI...and UBI??
• Will U.S. be forced to cut entitlements and defense?
• Why Luke is so bullish on #Bitcoin over the next 12 months
• The truth about the U.S. vs. China
My latest News Block:
‣ #Bitcoin corrects 14% -- I share previous bull market drawdowns
‣ J.P. Morgan analysts forecast $280k Bitcoin this cycle
‣ Janet Yellen regrets saying inflation was "transitory"
‣ Traeger Grills accepts #BTC ?!
‣ El Salvador moves Bitcoin to cold storage
‣ Craig Wright is NOT Satoshi Nakamoto

Apple Podcasts
News Block: JP Morgan Analysts Predict $280k Bitcoin, Bull Market Dips 14%, More Companies Accept Bitcoin, Yellen Admits Inflation Wasn
Podcast Episode · Coin Stories with Natalie Brunell · 03/19/2024 · 11m
I really enjoyed this talk with @Lawrence Lepard!
We discuss #Bitcoin as mainstream sound money going to "multimillion per coin," gold investors shifting to BTC, subtle QE infinity, Biden's budget, stock ATHs (top signal?) and more! Larry even reveals who he wants to run for President! (Hint… he owns a lot of Bitcoin…)
Latest News Block:
⇢ #Bitcoin Breaks Key $70,000 Level
⇢ Michael Saylor’s epic interview on CNBC
⇢ MicroStrategy Buys 12,000 More Bitcoin
⇢ Trump Says He 'Won’t Take Bitcoin Away'
⇢ American Dream Costs $3.4 M
Coin Stories with Natalie Brunell • News Block: Bitcoin Heads Toward $75K, Eclipses Silver in Market Cap; Trump Says He "Won't Take Bitcoin Away", American Dream Now Costs $3.4 Million?! • Listen on Fountain
In this week's episode of the Coin Stories News Block powered by Bitdeer (NASDAQ: BTDR), we cover these major headlines related to Bitcoin and glob...
I had the chance to sit down with @Michael Saylor in Madeira to discuss the success of the spot #Bitcoin ETFs, why our money is toxic, the ideal form of government, building companies on the network and why Bitcoin is for everyone.
Latest News Block episode out now!
• #Bitcoin's Price Could Break ATH Before Halving
• BlackRock’s ETF Fastest Ever to $10 Billion AUM
• MicroStrategy Issues More Debt to Buy Bitcoin
• Bitdeer Group Announces New ASIC Mining Chip
• WEF Publishes Rare Pro-Bitcoin Video


Fountain
Coin Stories with Natalie Brunell • News Block: Bitcoin Price Hits ATH, BlackRock's ETF Fastest to $10 Billion, Bitdeer Reveals New Mining Chip, Bitcoin Saving Endangered Animals in Congo? • Listen on Fountain
In this week's episode of the Coin Stories News Block powered by Bitdeer (NASDAQ: BTDR), we cover the major headlines related to Bitcoin and global...
Madeira is ₿eautiful. 

The human rights angle of #Bitcoin is a critical one to highlight.
In this episode with Lyudmyla Kozlovska, we discuss how democracies are weaponizing bank accounts & financial data, as well as her efforts to defend Proof of Work in Europe against a possible ban.
Lyudmyla has had her bank accounts frozen and her colleagues have faced kidnapping attempts for defending dissidents. Powerful story.
#Bitcoin's price is pumping higher and I have this week's News Block out now covering the biggest stories:
⇢ President Trump changing his tune on #Bitcoin
⇢ Can Bitcoin coexist with the dollar?
⇢ Texas Blockchain Council sues EIA for overreach
⇢ ECB bashes Bitcoin...again
⇢ Reddit, Inc. holds Bitcoin as a treasury reserve asset
⇢ New emails reveal more about Satoshi Nakamoto
Apple Podcasts
News Block: Bitcoin Gets "OK" From Trump, TBC Sues Feds Over "Emergency" Mining Survey, ECB Says Bitcoin Failed, Reddit Holds Bitcoin, New Satoshi Emails Revealed
Podcast Episode · Coin Stories with Natalie Brunell · 02/27/2024 · 10m
So many topics covered in my first talk with Grant Williams:
• Financial crises, bubbles and leverage
• The dollar's days are numbered
• Gold is not an ‘investment’
• Gold vs. S&P 500
• “Our money has no value because it’s reproduced at will”
• Wealth gap between CEOs and workers
• Stock prices: "we’re renters not owners"
• We set in motion the seeds of our own demise
• Why Grant won’t buy #Bitcoin
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Audio: 
Apple Podcasts
Grant Williams: Systemic Risk Intensifying, Gold vs. S&P 500 & Hesitations Around Bitcoin
Podcast Episode · Coin Stories with Natalie Brunell · 02/22/2024 · 1h 4m
News Block #25:
⇢ #Bitcoin retakes $1 trillion market cap
⇢ BTC & #Gold ETF flows diverge
⇢ CNBC anchor defends Bitcoin against Gensler
⇢ Research concludes 51% attack is now “unfeasible”
⇢ Julian Assange faces possible extradition #DayX
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Apple Podcasts
News Block: Bitcoin
Podcast Episode · Coin Stories with Natalie Brunell · 02/20/2024 · 11m
I was fascinated by this conversation!
Col. Douglas Macgregor returns to the show to discuss forever wars & money printing, what’s at stake in foreign conflicts, U.S. economic turmoil, dollar hegemony, 2024 election, and investing in gold + #Bitcoin
I really enjoyed this macro conversation with Danielle DiMartino Booth and James Bianco:
‣ Recession vs "No Landing" debate
‣ CPI vs 'truflation'
‣ Remote work, wage growth, AI impact on jobs
‣ Extreme wealth concentration
‣ Stocks booming - when will Fed cut rates?
‣ Fed spending and national debt
‣ Powell's legacy
‣ Election year economy
‣ #Bitcoin and Jim's passionate take on why spot Bitcoin ETFs mean "we can kiss $500k/coin goodbye"?!!
Lots of ground covered in this week's News Block:
#Bitcoin breaks $50k, Biden on 'shrinkflation,' Putin says U.S. is killing the dollar, Yellen's comments on #crypto assets & #inflation, MicroStrategy becomes a Bitcoin Development Company.

Apple Podcasts
News Block: Bitcoin Breaks $50k, Yellen Admits Prices Won
Podcast Episode · Coin Stories with Natalie Brunell · 02/13/2024 · 13m
New bonus show dropped with Adam Ortolf of Upstream Data aka @denverbitcoin! We cover:
- #Bitcoin mining revolutionizing energy sector
- Oil and natural gas producers adopting Bitcoin
- Capturing stranded/wasted energy
- Energy for human flourishing
- Can Bitcoin help the transition to renewables?
- Mineral and property rights in the U.S.
Audio-only: 
Apple Podcasts
Adam Ortolf: Bitcoin Will Revolutionize Energy Sector and Boost Global Flourishing
Podcast Episode · Coin Stories with Natalie Brunell · 02/12/2024 · 59m
A lot of listeners requested to see Cem Karsan (aka @jam_croissant on X) back on the show to talk macro, volatility and #Bitcoin so here you go!
We covered a wide range of topics:
- Recession vs. stagflation
- The rise of populism
- Millennials crushed by Fed policy
- Economy on a fault line, volatility could spike and things could break
- Getting money out of politics
- Is "equality" possible?
- Bitcoin vs The State
- Is U.S. Empire on path to collapse?
On this week’s News Block, I share commentary on Fed Chair Jerome Powell’s interview on 60 Minutes and his most important statements. We also take a look at CRE & regional banks, the EIA declaring #Bitcoin mining an “emergency” and President Nayib Bukele’s landslide win in El Salvador.
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Apple Podcasts
News Block: Powell Says U.S. on
Podcast Episode · Coin Stories with Natalie Brunell · 02/06/2024 · 11m
This week's News Block covers:
An update on the spot #Bitcoin ETF race, $GBTC outflows, $IBIT crossing $2 billion AUM, the rising U.S. fiscal deficit, Janet Yellen's #inflation comments, and why public mining company Bitdeer (NASDAQ: BTDR) is best positioned for the Halving.
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Apple Podcasts
Coin Stories with Natalie Brunell
Business News Podcast · Updated Biweekly · Learn about the future of money and how Bitcoin proposes a solution to the problems in our monetary sy...