War & Money - Why Europe Can’t Rely on America Anymore | Matthew Mezinskis Master x Peter McCormack

Matthew Mežinskis is a macroeconomic researcher, Bitcoin educator, and host of the podcast Crypto Voices, known for his deep analysis of global monetary policy, central banking, and the intersection of money and geopolitics. Based in Eastern Europe with a background in both American and Latvian perspectives, Matthew brings a rare clarity to complex economic systems and the forces shaping global power.

In this interview, Matthew breaks down why Europe can no longer rely on the United States, the dangers of monetary expansion, and how authoritarianism is rising across the West. We discuss the Ukraine war, the myth of neutrality in global politics, and how inflation and asset bubbles have quietly hollowed out the middle class. Matthew explains why Bitcoin may be the only true escape hatch, how power is shifting from West to East, and what history teaches us about debt, sovereignty, and economic collapse.

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00:00:00 – Introduction
00:02:09 – Local vs Macro Pressure
00:04:45 – Small Business Collapse
00:05:56 – What Is Money Supply?
00:08:40 – Bitcoin Power Curve
00:11:23 – Gary’s Economic Fallacies
00:15:53 – Rise of Strongmen
00:19:03 – Middle Class Squeezed
00:21:21 – True Source of Inflation
00:24:05 – Assets vs Income
00:29:06 – NATO, Ukraine, Russia
00:35:59 – Trump’s Foreign Policy Shift
00:39:49 – US vs Europe Views
00:42:18 – Was Russia Provoked?
01:00:15 – Who’s Spreading Propaganda?
01:09:47 – Nazis, Narratives & Ukraine
01:17:40 – Bitcoin as Escape Hatch
01:22:11 – What Ukraine Wants
01:28:30 – Fear in Eastern Europe
01:32:22 – Why Democracy Still Matters
01:39:35 – Europe’s Economic Decline
01:45:51 – Military Spending Breakdown
01:49:06 – Power Games in Ukraine
01:55:13 – Identity, Language & War
02:03:10 – Gold vs Bitcoin Growth
02:06:27 – Predictable Bitcoin Growth
02:10:24 – Get Off Zero
02:18:42 – Final Thoughts

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