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Is the Fed Losing Control? W/ Matthew Mezinskis

Is the Fed Losing Control? W/ Matthew Mezinskis

What Bitcoin Did · Danny Knowles

May 21, 20251h 27m

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<p>Matthew Mezinskis is a macroeconomic researcher, host of the Crypto Voices podcast and creator of Porkopolis Economics.</p> <p>In this episode, we discuss fractional reserve banking, why it's controversial among Bitcoiners, the historical precedent for banking practices, and whether fractional reserve banking inherently poses systemic risks. </p> <p>We also get into the dangers and instabilities introduced by central banking, and why Bitcoin uniquely offers a pathway to financial sovereignty, the plumbing of the global financial system, breaking down money supply metrics, foreign holdings of US treasuries, and how all these elements indicate growing instability in the dollar system.</p> <p>Follow: Danny Knowles: <a href="https://x.com/_DannyKnowles">https://x.com/_DannyKnowles</a> or <a href="https://primal.net/danny">https://primal.net/danny</a> Matthew Mezinskis: <a href="https://x.com/1basemoney">https://x.com/1basemoney</a></p> <p>THANKS TO OUR SPONSORS: IREN: <a href="https://www.iren.com/">https://www.iren.com/</a> RIVER: <a href="https://river.com/wbd">https://river.com/wbd</a> ANCHORWATCH: <a href="https://www.anchorwatch.com/">https://www.anchorwatch.com/</a> LEDGER: <a href="https://www.ledger.com/">https://www.ledger.com/</a> CASA: <a href="https://casa.io/">https://casa.io/</a></p>