The Coming Currency War: Gold, Dollar, and Bitcoin with Matthew Pines

In this wide-ranging conversation, Natalie Brunell is joined by Matthew Pines, Executive Director of the Bitcoin Policy Institute and advisor at Skywatcher, to discuss how Bitcoin is influencing U.S. policy and the global financial order. They cover Washington’s plans for a Strategic Bitcoin Reserve, the role of stablecoins in maintaining dollar dominance, and the intersection of AI, quantum computing, and decentralization. Pines also shares his thoughts on wealth inequality, UAP disclosure, consciousness, and the future of human freedom in an age of accelerating technology.

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*IN THIS COIN STORIES EPISODE*
00:00 U.S. Government & Bitcoin
7:03 Gemini Bitcoin Credit Card | Bitwise | Bitdeer (BTDR)
8:46 Game Theory, Stablecoins
12:47 Tether CEO comments
16:38 Instability
21:46 Charlie Kirk, Wealth Inequality, Social Unrest
26:06 Speed Wallet | Bitkey | The Bitcoin Way | Genius Academy
27:56 Inflation
33:09 AI, Quantum
43:36 Satoshi Nakamoto
44:48 Are UAPs Real?
56:59 Ledn Bitcoin-backed Loans
57:35 Advanced Technology
1:13:17 Hyperbitcoinization

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Editor: Silas Foley

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