Luke Gromen joins me to discuss key topics shaping the global economy, including American debt restructuring challenges, the inevitable transformation of the global economy and the role played by Bitcoin.

Luke Gromen is a financial analyst and the founder and president of FFTT, a global macro and thematic research firm.

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00:00:00 “What is money?” Intro
00:01:33 Helping Lightning Startups with In Wolf's Clothing
00:02:22 Introducing Luke Gromen
00:03:36 Understanding peak cheap energy and monetary system change
00:04:53 The dynamics of oil production and the transition to energy as currency
00:16:12 Geopolitical and economic maneuvering
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00:23:45 Oil monetization, goldbacked settlements, and the global sovereign debt bubble
00:34:22 The untold truth about American debt restructuring
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00:43:55 Inflation, war, and the dynamics of the AngloAmerican empire
00:45:38 America’s urgent need for an energy productivity miracle
00:51:46 Strategic insights: selling oil reserves vs. foreign debt
00:58:42 Why don't we utilize swap lines and foreign UST buyouts?
00:59:45 Anthony DiClementi’s Biohacking Secrets
01:04:50 Restructuring the global monetary system for stability
01:09:05 Oil prices, money cartelization, and the relevance of the gold standard
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01:20:00 Russia’s gold reserves and their implications for the USA
01:25:36 The role of Bitcoin in the modern financial landscape
01:32:00 Bitcoin 2024: the World’s Largest Bitcoin Conference
01:33:23 Authoritarian regimes: perspectives on Bitcoin and gold
01:38:15 Could Bitcoin dethrone gold in the long run?
01:44:21 Where to find Luke on the internet

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