#407: FedNow is not a CBDC with Matthew Mežinskis

Sitting down with Matthew Mežinskis to discuss the Q4 2022 Monetary Base update, the banking crisis, CBDCs, and more Follow Matthew on Twitter: https://twitter.com/crypto_voices 9:14 - Q4 update, just in time for Q113:32 - Bitcoin price22:29 - The results of raising interest24:42 - Bond duration risk32:30 - QE534:40 - Choke Point 2.038:14 - Balaji's price prediction46:53 - FedNow55:04 - CDBC destroying big banks1:00:09 - US state rights1:05:21 - Flaring natural gas1:11:00 - Blood in the water, Bitcoin is the way out1:19:18 - Custodia Bank1:27:17 - Black markets and civil disobedience1:31:09 - Monetary base1:39:09 - Back to CBDCs1:45:33 - Bitcoin's rank in monetary base1:47:22 - We're gonna win1:59:39 - Gold and Silver2:06:19 - Wrapping up Shoutout to our sponsors: ⁠⁠Unchained Capital⁠⁠ ⁠⁠River⁠⁠ ⁠⁠CrowdHealth⁠⁠ ⁠⁠Bitcoin Talent Co⁠⁠ TFTC Merch is Available: ⁠⁠Shop Now⁠⁠ Join the TFTC Movement: Main ⁠⁠YT Channel⁠⁠ Clips ⁠⁠YT Channel⁠⁠ ⁠⁠Website⁠⁠ ⁠⁠Twitter⁠⁠ ⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠ Follow Marty Bent: ⁠⁠Twitter⁠⁠ ⁠⁠Newsletter⁠⁠ ⁠⁠Podcast