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In this part 2 of 4 interview, we discuss Zach Pandl’s experience at Lehman Brothers before its collapse, a macro perspective on Bitcoin and the financial system, his ‘Aha’ moment into Cryptocurrency, and the future of Stablecoins. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit bitcoinomics21.substack.com

In this part 1 of 4 interview, we discussed Zach Pandl’s transition from Traditional Finance into the Cryptoverse, Grayscale's Journey and Evolution of Bitcoin ETFs, and the Future of Grayscale and On-Chain Innovations. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit bitcoinomics21.substack.com

This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit bitcoinomics21.substack.com

US’ Strike on Venezuela & Venezuela’s Bitcoin Reserves - Decrypt The U.S. capture of Venezuela’s President, Nicolas Maduro had crude oil futures drop to as low as $56.6 per barrel, their lowest since February 2021. Washington said its operation was tied to superseding U.S. indictments alleging Maduro and senior allies of drug trafficking and corruption. Chevron shares surged 11%, a movement that f...

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Fed Approves 3rd Rate Cut of 2025 - CNBC The Federal Reserve lowered interest rates by a quarter percentage point to 3.5%-3.75%. This carries caution flags about where policy is headed from here and featured “no” votes from three members, which hasn’t happened since September 2019. The 9-3 vote featured hawkish and dovish dissents – Governor Stephen Miran favored a steeper half-point reduction whi...

Pros & Cons of Stablecoins - IMF Stablecoin issuance has doubled over the past two years. The future demand for them could arise from other use cases supported by legal and regulatory frameworks. Stablecoins could increase efficiency in payments through increased competition and also carry risks related to macro-financial stability, operational efficiency, financial integrity, and legal certainty....

US Banks will not Loan Argentina additional $20 billion - Reuters US banks JPMorgan Chase, Bank of America, and Citigroup were supposed to loan an additional $20 billion to Argentina for a bailout, on top of the $20 billion current-swap the U.S. Treasury and Argentina agreed to in October. These banks are now considering a smaller loan of $5 billion. JPMorgan Chase, Bank of America, Citigroup, and...

Investors pull Record $523 million from BlackRock’s Bitcoin ETF - Reuters Investors pulled roughly $523 million from BlackRock’s iShares Bitcoin Trust (IBIT) , marking the fund’s largest single-day withdrawal since its launch. IBIT, the largest spot bitcoin ETF, has attracted strong investor demand and has been central to the crypto ETF boom. The outflows highlight the severity of the recent Bitco...

December Fed Rate Cut Doubtful - Reuters Federal Reserve Vice Chair Philip Jefferson said the U.S. central bank needs to “proceed slowly” with any further interest rate cuts as it eases policy towards a level that would likely stop putting downward pressure on inflation. He agreed the central bank’s quarter-percentage-point rate cut in October was appropriate, given increased risks to the job mark...

BTC “Bull Market” Analysis - Cointelegraph Bitcoin dipped as low as $89,000 recently. A number that hasn’t been seen since April of this year. Reactions from traders are conflicting varying from bearish to a potential bullish rebound. A crypto trader on X known as Bitbull stated “Binance whales have placed big buy orders between the $88,500-$92,000 level.” Another crypto trader by the name Crypto...

Redtober - Decrypt The expected “Uptober” turned into “Redtober” for Bitcoin . Its price recently stood at $109,000 per coin, which was about 13% below its record of $126,000. October is historically one of Bitcoin’s strongest months—thus the “Uptober” moniker—with data showing just one monthly loss over the previous 10 years, back in 2018. This showed a 3.7% drop from the start of the month to th...

US & China agree to a ‘framework’ for trade deal - Guardian US and China have agreed to a framework for a trade deal before Donald Trump and Chinese president Xi Jinping meet in South Korea. Treasury secretary Scott Bessent said the agreement would remove the threat of 100% tariffs on Chinese imports starting on November 1 and include “a final deal” on the sale of TikTok in the US. Bessent said Ch...

Trump pardons Binance crypto exchange founder - Reuters Donald Trump pardoned Changpeng Zhao, the founder of the Binance cryptocurrency exchange. Zhao, known as “CZ”, quit in 2023 as Binance chief after the company pleaded guilty to failing to report suspicious transactions with organizations including Hamas and al Qaeda and with websites dedicated to selling child sexual abuse materials. They pai...

Coinbase & Robinhood Offline due to AWS Outage - Decrypt Crypto trading platforms Coinbase and Robinhood went offline for hours, as the companies citing an Amazon Web Services (AWS) outage as the cause. Users of both apps reported they could not buy or sell tokens, or log into their accounts. AWS is widely depended on for internet infrastructure that these same events also caused flight delays, ba...

US swaps $20 billion for Argentina Pesos - Al Jazeera The U.S. Treasury, under Trump’s administration, has finalized a $20 billion currency swap with Argentina’s central bank to stabilize the country’s financial situation. This move comes as Argentina grapples with severe currency depreciation and dwindling foreign reserves. The agreement has sparked controversy, with Democratic lawmakers and U.S....

Trump’s China Tariff Threat Triggers $19 Billion Crypto Meltdown - Decrypt Crypto markets suffered a massive sell-off after Trump threatened new tariffs on China , reigniting fears of a U.S.–China trade war. The announcement triggered panic across global markets, and Bitcoin plunged from over $121,000 to below $106,000 . The sudden crash led to the largest wave of crypto liquidations in history ,...

SWIFT partners with Chainlink - Cointelegraph Chainlink has announced the integration of its Chainlink Runtime Environment (CRE) with SWIFT messaging, enabling banks to trigger on-chain fund transactions directly through their existing SWIFT infrastructure. This development builds on earlier pilots (notably with UBS and the Monetary Authority of Singapore) that used ISO 20022 messages to conduct f...

What does it mean to have “National Debt”? It is the amount of money the Federal Government has borrowed, since the Nation’s inception in 1776, to cover the outstanding balance of expenses. Essentially, it is similar to your mortgage, car, student, and credit cards loans. How much is the National Debt for America? $37 trillion What is the objective of having debt? Taking out this debt allows the F...

We continue our conversation from bitcoinomics with Trevor Bello from Build-a-Mine Podcast and Bitcoin Mining World as we discuss the Importance of Open Conversations in Society and: * Evolution of Bitcoin Mining * Bitcoin Mining as a Path to Sovereignty * The Importance of Open Conversations in Society * Navigating Political Perspectives * Bitcoin as a Solution * The Future of Bitcoin Mining and...

We continue our conversation from bitcoinomics with Trevor Bello from Build-a-Mine Podcast and Bitcoin Mining World as we discuss Bitcoin Mining as a Path to Sovereignty and: * Evolution of Bitcoin Mining * Role of Industrial Miners * Mining Difficulty Adjustment * What is “Hashrate”? * Genesis of Build-a-Mine PodcastLike, Comment, and Subscribe to the YouTube Channel, and let me know your thought...

SEC creates Generic Listing Standards for Crypto ETFs - Reuters Onto our first piece of news for the weekly Bitcoin News Blast The SEC has approved new generic listing standards for spot crypto ETFs for fast-track approvals without case-by-case reviews. The new framework shortens the maximum approval time from about 240 days to 75 days . This opens the door for ETFs beyond Bitcoin and Ethereum, po...

Senate Approves Stephen Miran to join Fed Board - Reuters The U.S. Senate confirmed Stephen Miran to the Federal Reserve's Board of Governors. Miran, head of the White House’s Council of Economic Advisers, will retain his White House position but go on unpaid leave while he serves his term at the Fed till January 31, 2026. The 48-47 vote marked the final step to replace Adriana Kugler, who resigne...

We continue our conversation with Trevor Bello from Build-a-Mine Podcast and Bitcoin Mining World discussing: * Trevor's Journey into Bitcoin Mining and Heating * Economic Viability of Mining * Ideological Perspectives on Bitcoin Mining vs Government Control * Understanding Miners & Nodes * Federal Reserve and Government Control Like, Comment, Subscribe, and let me know your thoughts! This is a pu...

U.S. Bitcoin Reserve Bill Update - Cointelegraph U.S. lawmakers to meet with 18 crypto industry executives, including Strategy chairman Michael Saylor, to discuss how Congress can move forward with the Strategic Bitcoin Reserve. The industry executives are looking to build momentum behind the BITCOIN Act, a measure introduced by U.S. Senator Cynthia Lummis in March 2025 that calls on the governmen...