The Failures of Central Banking with Sam Callahan

Blockware Podcast

Mitch Askew interviews Sam Callahan, Lead Analyst at Swan Bitcoin. In this episode, Mitch & Sam dive deep into the problems of central banking, both presently and historically. Sam discusses his recent article in which he lays out the striking similarities between the Federal Reserve and the Bank of Amsterdam, a central bank which failed in the 1700s. This is a must-see episode!

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Accounting for Bitcoin in a World of Rising Oil Prices: https://www.swanbitcoin.com/accounting-for-bitcoin-in-a-world-of-rising-oil-prices/

2023 Is a Ripe Environment for Central Bank Failure: https://www.swanbitcoin.com/2023-is-a-ripe-environment-for-central-bank-failure/

00:00 Intro

01:00 Win a Free Bitcoin Mining Rig ($7,000 of value)

01:10 Divergence of Monetary and Fiscal Policy

06:49 Oil & Gasoline Prices

10:37 Current state of the US Consumer

18:52 The Fed using lagging indicators and the instability of data

22:42 2023 Is a Ripe Environment for Central Bank Failure

26:00 The collapse of the Bank of Amsterdam & similarities to the Fed

37:06 Can the Fed ever regain credibility?

39:18 Contrasting the Fiat System with Bitcoin

42:13 Is Bitcoin inevitable?

44:45 Spot ETF & FASB Rule Change: Bullish or Nothing Burger?

52:52 Are CBDCs likely to get implemented in America?

56:02 Is the Halving actually a bullish catalyst?