Porkopolis Economics: Episode 92 Check out show sponsor Coinkite: https://coinkite.com/ Donations to Porkopolis Economics via BTCPay are appreciated: https://donations.porkopolis.io/ Porkopolis Economics covers macroeconomics, money, and sports from the creator of the Crypto Voices podcast, Matthew Mezinskis. Today, we review NATO military expenditure, break down key member nations, and break down the 2% guideline. Contents 00:11 Table Overview 01:42 Quick 30-Member Nation Breakdown 04:46 The 2% Guideline 05:40 Measuring Military Strength and How We Do It 07:41 Expenditure Breakdown and Who Is Following the 2% Guideline 10:10 GDP Overview 12:24 Closing Thoughts Host: Matthew Mezinskis https://porkopolis.io https://twitter.com/crypto_voices Show content is not investment or financial advice in any way.

Porkopolis Economics: Episode 91 Check out show sponsor Coinkite: https://coinkite.com/ Donations to Porkopolis Economics via BTCPay are appreciated: https://donations.porkopolis.io/ Porkopolis Economics covers macroeconomics, money, and sports from the creator of the Crypto Voices podcast, Matthew Mezinskis. Here we review how to calculate TTM (trailing-12 month!) returns for the S&P 500 over the last 220+ years, how these returns actually look graphically, and what the all-time averages say you "should" be getting from your portfolio. Contents 00:17 Index Overview 01:18 Rolling Trailing Twelve Month Returns 04:23 All Time Average Line 07:43 S&P By The Numbers 09:59 Closing Thoughts Host: Matthew Mezinskis https://porkopolis.io https://twitter.com/crypto_voices Show content is not investment or financial advice in any way.

Porkopolis Economics: Episode 90 Check out show sponsor Coinkite: https://coinkite.com/ Donations to Porkopolis Economics via BTCPay are appreciated: https://donations.porkopolis.io/ Porkopolis Economics covers macroeconomics, money, and sports from the creator of the Crypto Voices podcast, Matthew Mezinskis. The video is a continuation of a pervious video. Matthew reviews another trend-line from the S&P500 index. Also explained are the volatility over the years, highs and lows in significant years and the all time trend. Contents 00:19 Index Overview 00:59 All-Time Trend 02:40 From 1971 03:15 Compound Annual Growth Rate 05:37 2-sigma moves 07:56 Where We Are Now & Closing Thoughts Host: Matthew Mezinskis https://porkopolis.io https://twitter.com/crypto_voices Show content is not investment or financial advice in any way.

Porkopolis Economics: Episode 89 Check out show sponsor Coinkite: https://coinkite.com/ Donations to Porkopolis Economics via BTCPay are appreciated: https://donations.porkopolis.io/ Porkopolis Economics covers macroeconomics, money, and sports from the creator of the Crypto Voices podcast, Matthew Mezinskis. This video discusses the S&P500 over the last 220 years. Also explained are the volatility over the years, highs and lows in significant decades and the all time trend. The important thing to look at when it comes to long-term returns is compound annual growth, it's a vital statistic to understand. Contents 00:00 Chart Breakdown and Brief S&P 500 History 00:34 S&P Total Return Index 09:21 Exponential Regression 13:22 Compound Annual Growth Rate Host: Matthew Mezinskis https://porkopolis.io https://twitter.com/crypto_voices Show content is not investment or financial advice in any way.

Crypto Voices: Episode 162 Donations to Porkopolis Economics via BTCPay are appreciated: https://donations.porkopolis.io/ Show support appreciated: donations.cryptovoices.com Alec Harris's havenX: https://thehavenx.com/ Matthew, Alec & Michel talk with Pete Winn, Bitcoin educator extraordinaire. Pete worked formerly at Fedi, the company, as well as contributing to the open source Fedimint, and he is the founder of the educational portal "Bitcoin for Humans." We discuss the amazing benefits at a scale that Fedimints can bring to Bitcoin, as well as some of its criticisms and risks. Contents 00:00:00 Intro 00:04:21 What is Fedimint? 00:13:13 Regulators & Fedimint 00:21:00 Regulating Bitcoin 00:22:09 Protection over Fedimint 00:27:43 Criticism over Fedimint 00:36:13 Lighting Network 00:41:17 Bitcoin for Humans 00:45:30 Scaling and Fedimint 00:49:10 Bitcoin's Fees 00:52:28 Alec's Philosophical Question 00:59:11 Fedimint's Stability Pool 01:06:48 UTXO and the Future 01:09:09 Fedimint and Payment 01:14:43 Closing Thoughts Links for more info: https://bitcoinforhumans.com/ Show Sponsor: hodlhodl.com/join/cryptovoices Hosts: Matthew Mezinskis, Michel, Alec Harris Music: New Friend Music newfriendmusic.com/ Podcast & videos Bitcoin, privacy, crypto, economics & liberty Thanks for watching!

Porkopolis Economics: Episode 88 Check out show sponsor Coinkite: https://coinkite.com/ Donations to Porkopolis Economics via BTCPay are appreciated: https://donations.porkopolis.io/ Porkopolis Economics covers macroeconomics, money, and sports from the creator of the Crypto Voices podcast, Matthew Mezinskis. This video discusses the total compound returns you'd receive from investing in the S&P500 and, crucially, reinvesting all dividends and then holding for the long term. Contents 00:00 Intro 00:34 S&P Total Return Index 02:07 Reinvesting Your Dividends 06:35 Compound Return Figures Host: Matthew Mezinskis https://porkopolis.io https://twitter.com/crypto_voices Show content is not investment or financial advice in any way.

Crypto Voices: Episode 161 Donations to Porkopolis Economics via BTCPay are appreciated: https://donations.porkopolis.io/ Show support appreciated: donations.cryptovoices.com Alec Harris's havenX: https://thehavenx.com/ Matthew & Alec cover the 11-strong Bitcoin spot ETF launch this week and why it matters. Alec covers the true privacy gaps that exist in your own car. The fellas conclude with a few charts on the long-term trend of BTC priced in 10 different fiat currencies and the US national debt. Contents 00:00:00 Intro 00:01:03 Bitcoin ETF Launch 00:09:38 Bitcoin Market Cap 00:19:04 Coinbase 00:23:44 Bitcoin Over Time 00:27:49 Peter Zeihan 00:35:10 Privacy Review on Cars 00:44:30 The Appearance of Privacy 00:48:28 United States Federal Debt 00:50:16 Closing Thoughts Show Sponsor: hodlhodl.com/join/cryptovoices Hosts: Matthew Mezinskis, Michel, Alec Harris Music: New Friend Music newfriendmusic.com/ Podcast & videos Bitcoin, privacy, crypto, economics & liberty Thanks for watching!

Porkopolis Economics: Episode 87 Check out show sponsor Coinkite: https://coinkite.com/ Donations to Porkopolis Economics via BTCPay are appreciated: https://donations.porkopolis.io/ Porkopolis Economics covers macroeconomics, money, and sports, from the creator of the Crypto Voices podcast, Matthew Mezinskis. It's finally here. With yesterday's SEC approval of 11 spot ETFs for Bitcoin investment, it's time to revisit where things stand in terms of Bitcoin's strong power law trendline. Contents 00:00 Intro 01:49 Bitcoin's power trendline 02:49 Analyzing percentile bands 04:31 Power law regression 05:59 Closing thoughts Host: Matthew Mezinskis https://porkopolis.io https://twitter.com/crypto_voices Show content is not investment or financial advice in any way.

Check out show sponsor Coinkite: https://coinkite.com/ Donations to Porkopolis Economics via BTCPay are appreciated: https://donations.porkopolis.io/ This is the eighty-sixth video installment from Porkopolis Economics, covering macro and money (and sports), from the creator of the Crypto Voices podcast, Matthew Mezinskis. This episode breaks down how many bitcoins could be purchased over the years by 100 thousand units of various fiat currencies. There is a trend. Contents 00:00 Intro 01:14 100K dollars in Bitcoin terms 05:03 100L euros in Bitcoin terms 06:04 Turkish lira 07:01 Argentinian peso 08:41 Brazilian real | Chinese yuan | Indian rupee 09:40 Russian ruble 10:26 Closing thoughts Host: Matthew Mezinskis https://porkopolis.io https://twitter.com/crypto_voices Show content is not investment or financial advice in any way.