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What a week it has been. El Salvador is adopting Bitcoin, crypto markets are REKT, The IMF is rooting against the underprivileged, and Coinbase is airing out their dirty SEC laundry.  Shimon and Alex discuss a whirl wind of a week! Apple Podcast: https://tinyurl.com/36u8fmbr Spotify Podcast: https://tinyurl.com/4zv6syfc Hardcorefinance.com Follow us on Twitter @MrEBITDA @ShimonLazarov Support the...

Shimon and Alex welcome back Gil Eyal and Eliaz Tobias of Crowdsense. Crowdsense is one of the best tools in the market for finding signal in noise and can quickly analyze thousands of data points to help investors trade. This is acutely applicable to Crypto as Bitcoin, Ethereum, Cardano, Polkadot and even GameFi tokens like Star Atlas and Axie Infinity are driven by retail sentiment. We discuss w...

Shimon and Alex open up the brand new Hardcore Finance Studio. We then re-examine the markets and why people should invest in Bitcoin - as a special request from our fans. Apple Podcast: https://tinyurl.com/36u8fmbr Spotify Podcast: https://tinyurl.com/4zv6syfc Hardcorefinance.com Follow us on Twitter @MrEBITDA @ShimonLazarov Support the show

In this solo episode, Shimon discusses why governments could let Bitcoin survive and thrive.  Some of the questions discussed are: - How could getting rid of the state monopoly of money creation help the state collect more tax revenue? - When would this relevant?  - What is our Bitcoin price target before governments start to care?  - What is the optimal tax %?  - Why do low interest rates hurt pr...

In this solo episode, Shimon explores a thesis under which governments choose to not stop bitcoin I wanted to start from a desired end result (bitcoin becomes world money) and examine a scenario under which it could happen. The main thesis of bitcoin supporters is that governments cannot stop it. I don’t agree. If the governments could put people on the moon, stop the nazi regime that at some poin...

Glenn Kirschner, Shimon Lazarov and Alex Chizhik chat about the Mueller Report, the workings of the USA legal system on both the federal and state level, Trump’s legal troubles, Trump’s associates charged with fraud and other types of financial crimes and foreign interference into the USA policies. Glenn Kirschner is a retired federal prosecutor who worked under Robert Mueller as chief of homicide...

Shimon and Alex discuss President Joe Biden's stance on inflation and how he plans to manage it. Is there inflation? Did he misspeak? Does he really think money printing will cause less inflation? We then move on to discuss our interview with the brilliant Sinead Colton Grant and how encouraging it is to have major institutions so deeply understand blockchain, crypto, and Bitcoin. We are more...

BNY Mellon’s Sinead Colton Grant, Alex Chizhik and Shimon Lazarov chat about Digital Asset Impact Investing and many topics in the intersection of digital currencies, the traditional fintech space, and the global macro environment. We discussed: • Bitcoin as a store of value • The global macro landscape • The role of digital currencies in the rapidly developing fintech space • Ways to determine th...

Today on the Hardcore Finance Podcast we welcome Lee Bratcher of the Texas Blockchain Council. (https://texasblockchaincouncil.org/).  We talk about how fundamental property rights are to capitalism and democracy, Bitcoin and illicit activity, and the incredible movement brewing underneath the surface across many States.  Texasblockchainsummit.org  texasblockchaincouncil.org  Apple Podcast: https:...

Andy Edstrom is the author of the book "Why Buy Bitcoin". We discuss many topics such as inflation, government monetary policy, the investment case for Bitcoin and a lot more. Follow Andy on twitter: https://twitter.com/edstromandrew Or visit his website: http://www.andyedstrom.com/ Apple Podcast: https://tinyurl.com/36u8fmbr Spotify Podcast: https://tinyurl.com/4zv6syfc www.hardcorefina...

In today's Hardcore Finance show we interview Ravi Sood, a Canadian financier and venture capitalist. Sood was raised in Waterloo, Ontario and resides in Hong Kong. He received a bachelor's degree in mathematics from the University of Waterloo. He is the co-founder and former CEO of Navina Asset Management and its predecessor company Lawrence Asset Management, which at its peak controlle...

David Kovacs - the co-founder of First Contact Entertainment and Founder & CEO of Emmersive Entertainment - talks to Alex about his new acquisition of Lomotif, his vision for NFTs, and his plans to help artists monetize their creations. This was the hottest talk in the pressroom of Bitcoin 2021 David Kovacs' background is fascinating specializing in investment banking, private equity, and...

In this episode Shimon and Alex chat about the latest Bitcoin price drop, the FUD around Bitcoin, the China Ban, and Elon Musk's Energy tweets. Does it all matter? Should we be scared?  http://hardcorefinance.com Apple Podcast: https://tinyurl.com/36u8fmbr Spotify Podcast: https://tinyurl.com/4zv6syfc Support Hardcore Finance: https://www.hardcorefinance.com/donate Support the show

Today Shimon is joined by Croesus - one of the best twitter handles to follow on bitcoin. We discuss Bitcoin's value proposition, its comparison to the stock market, inflation and a lot more. - Business school attitudes towards bitcoin - Ethereum as a technology vs bitcoin as a breakthrough in money - Bitcoin bootstrapping itself from nothingness to being an increasingly credible store of val...

Shimon and Alex welcome Representative Margaret Croke from Illinois’ 12th District – Go Cubs! Representative Croke is a freshman State Legislator embarking on world-changing things. She has led the charge to make Illinois the most crypto and Bitcoin friendly state in the U.S. and allowed Shimon and Alex to tag along for the ride. In this episode we discuss how Bitcoin and Crypto are sources for go...

On Wednesday May 12th Shimon and Alex welcome Representative Margaret Croke from Illinois’ 12th District – Go Cubs! Representative Croke is a freshman State Legislator embarking on world-changing things. She has led the charge to make Illinois the most crypto and Bitcoin friendly state in the U.S. and allowed Shimon and Alex to tag along for the ride. In this episode we discuss how Bitcoin and Cry...

Today,  Shimon and Alex welcome famed entrepreneur and star VC – Ben Narasin of NEA.  We discuss what founders should look for in VCs, where pockets of opportunity are in the market, how to think about innovation, the Biden proposed Capital Gains Tax increases, and even Bitcoin and crypto.  ------------------- NEA is a global venture capital firm focused on helping entrepreneurs build transformati...

On Wednesday, May 5th, on the Hardcore Finance Show (http://hardcorefinance.com), Shimon and Alex welcome famed entrepreneur and star VC – Ben Narasin of NEA.  We discuss what founders should look for in VCs, where pockets of opportunity are in the market, how to think about innovation, the Biden proposed Capital Gains Tax increases, and even Bitcoin and crypto.  ------------------- NEA is a globa...

Today Alex talks about his view of President Biden’s Tax Policy – specifically his proposal to increase capital gains taxes to 43.8% on individuals making more than $1,000,000 per year. In our view this is a disastrous policy with terrible consequences and it goes much deeper than “tax the rich”.  In this episode, Alex discusses: 1. The origin of Capital gains taxes and why they are unique 2. Capi...

Today Shimon and Alex discuss Infrastructure with Dritan Nesho. Dritan was ranked the most accurate pollster of the 2020 election cycle and brings with him fresh data on Biden’s infrastructure plan. Do most Americans want the bill to pass? Do Democrats? You’ll be surprised at the latest polling data! http://hardcorefinance.com @ShimonLazarov @MrEBITDA https://www.linkedin.com/in/dritan-nesho-589a8...

Today Shimon and Alex discuss Shimon's musing on Janet Yellen and her push for Joe Biden's Infrastructure plan. Specifically, he advocacy of increasing the corporate income tax. You can find the musing here: https://www.buzzsprout.com/1575751/episodes/8291184 We talk about Shimon's take of the merits of her argument and whether it holds water.  http://hardcorefinance.com @ShimonLaza...

The Coinbase IPO is finally here. Shimon and Alex discuss the Bull and Bear case, our trading strategy, pros and cons to buying long or entering a long/short strategy, and what this means for the markets at large. Don't miss this one as after April 14th, the world will not be the same.  hardcorefinance.com @ShimonLazarov @MrEBITDA Support the show

Janet Yellen wrote an opinion piece for the wall street journal in which she claims that increasing corporate tax rates will make the USA more competitive on the world stage. I respectfully disagree. What's even worse is that she is cherry picking data to make readers reach the wrong conclusions. I dive into all of these topics and provide my opinion. http://hardcorefinance.com Apple Podcast:...

Today Alex and Shimon chat with Gad Allon – an award-winning and favorite professor at the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania. We discuss the one macro shift that is disrupting everything and we don’t even know it: Gigafication. We talk about the Gig Economy of today, the immense challenge of matching Supply and Demand, how the concept of the “firm” is dead as we know it, and the off...

Today Shimon and Alex welcome Chris Erwin Founder of RockWater Industries . It's a killer chat about New Media, #Clubhouse , at-homification, #NFTs . We talk about how brands have expanded their presence into the home, the fight for attention, tradeoffs between high-production media and live events (such as clubhouse) and even how to value NFTs. If you're into new media you cannot miss t...