#250: Q1 Monetary Base Update, inflation, and haters with Matthew Mežinskis

<p>Join Marty as he sits down with Matthew Mežinskis to discuss: </p> <p>- The latest global monetary base update</p> <p>- Why the monetary base is a good benchmark for bitcoin</p> <p>- Bitcoin is the 6th largest base money (ex-gold) in the world</p> <p>- Defining assets and liabilities on the Fed's balance sheet</p> <p>- Why Japan matters</p> <p>- Communism creep</p> <p>- Bitcoin and a free banking system</p> <p>- Academic economists and bitcoin</p> <p>- much more</p> <p>Follow Matthew on <a href="https://twitter.com/crypto_voices">Twitter</a></p> <p>Check out <a href="https://cryptovoices.com/">cryptovoices.com</a></p> <p>Shoutout to this week's sponsors.</p> <p>Cash App. Start #stackingsats today. Use the promo code: "stackingsats" to receive $10 and contribute $10 to OWLS Lacrosse when you <a href="https://cash.app/">download the app</a>.</p> <p>Lend at Hodl Hodl is a new non-custodial bitcoin backed lending platform, that allows peer to peer lending and borrowing between users, globally, anonymously & on your own terms. Create you offers & set your own terms on <a href="https://lend.hodlhodl.com/">lend.hodlhodl.com</a></p> <p>Compass Mining. Compass wants to democratize bitcoins hashrate and give everyone the ability to strengthen the network while mining bitcoin profitably. Thanks to Compass, it’s never been easier to mine bitcoin. Check them out at <a href="https://compassmining.io/">compassmining.io</a></p> <p>Braiins. <a href="https://braiins.com/">Braiins</a> are leaders in the mining industry; running Slush Pool, creating firmware to make miners more profitable (Braiins OS+), and building out Stratum V2 to help further decentralize mining and make Bitcoin more robust. Check out their <a href="https://insights.braiins.com/profitability-calculator">mining profitability calculator</a>.</p>