Macro Analysis, Financial Fragility and Bitcoin as the End Game with Preston Pysh

Natalie Brunell is joined by Preston Pysh for a wide-ranging conversation on the shifting macroeconomic landscape, the fragility of the global financial system, and why Bitcoin stands out as the long-term solution.

The discussion explores trade dynamics, central bank interventions, and how Bitcoin fits into the coming monetary transformation.

Topics include:
- The U.S.'s struggle to onshore manufacturing and reduce dependence on China
- Why the U.S. may be bluffing in global trade negotiations
- The precarious state of the dollar and implications for global markets
- Gold’s potential revaluation vs Bitcoin’s superior trust model
- Central banks’ power to manipulate liquidity and market pricing
- The surprising resilience of Bitcoin despite fiat market volatility
- Tapped home equity and the temporary resilience of consumers
- The breakdown of the bond market and rising yields
- Jack Mallers' launch of Twenty One Capital and the rise of Bitcoin financial services
- Why Bitcoin-focused companies could become the banks of the future
- The accelerating contractions of the fiat system and Bitcoin’s role as the escape valve
- Long-term strategies for building wealth through Bitcoin DCA (Dollar Cost Averaging)

Preston Pysh’s insights cut through the noise, helping you see why Bitcoin isn’t just an investment it's a lifeboat for the next financial era.

Guest Bio: Preston Pysh is an entrepreneur, investor, podcast host and General Partner at Ego Death Capital. Follow him on X at https://x.com/PrestonPysh

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IN THIS COIN STORIES EPISODE
00:00 Macroeconomic picture
4:45 Trump Administration's economic plans
6:44 Genius Group
7:12 Bitwise Investments
7:41 Bitdeer Technologies Group
8:04 Bitcoin 2025 Vegas - Women of Bitcoin Brunch
8:11 Trump Administration's economic moves
13:09 COVID market crash and recovery
16:00 Will gold be revalued?
18:44 US Dollar as global reserve currency
21:02 Taking Bitcoin seriously
22:56 Contractions in the bond market
29:11 Casa, Speed Wallet
30:03 The Bitcoin Way & Coinkite - securing your Bitcoin
30:45 Bond yields spike
32:43 Bitcoin price confusion
34:00 Resilience of the US economy
36:02 Jack Mallers, Twenty One Capital, Microstrategy
40:57 What is Twenty One Capital?
42:35 Twenty One Capital going public
44:58 Bitcoin banks
48:54 Institutional adoption of Bitcoin
53:20 Why you should Dollar Cost Average

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