The "What is Money?" Show

"The Big Print" is Coming with Larry Lepard (WiM555)

Episode Summary

Larry Lepard joins me to explore his new book “The Big Print”, what the next decade of money printing will look like, how inflation destroys the middle class, Metcalfe’s Law and the power of network effects, Bitcoin vs gold, the threat of paper bitcoin, the creation of a Strategic Bitcoin Reserve, and the hope of a hyperbitconized future. Lawrence W. Lepard is the founder and the Managing Partner of Equity Management Associates LLC and author of the new book “The Big Print”.

Episode Notes

// GUEST //

Buy "The Big Print": ⁠https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0DVTCVX8J⁠

Twitter: ⁠https://twitter.com/LawrenceLepard⁠

Website and Quarterly Letter: ⁠https://ema2.com/⁠

 

// SPONSORS //

The Farm at Okefenokee: ⁠https://okefarm.com/⁠

Heart and Soil Supplements (use discount code BREEDLOVE): ⁠https://heartandsoil.co/⁠

In Wolf's Clothing: ⁠https://wolfnyc.com/⁠

Blockware Solutions: ⁠https://mining.blockwaresolutions.com/breedlove⁠

NetSuite: ⁠https://netsuite.com/whatismoney⁠

On Ramp: ⁠https://onrampbitcoin.com/?grsf=breedlove⁠

Mindlab Pro: ⁠https://www.mindlabpro.com/breedlove⁠

Coinbits: ⁠https://coinbits.app/breedlove⁠

 

// PRODUCTS I ENDORSE //

Protect your mobile phone from SIM swap attacks: ⁠https://www.efani.com/breedlove⁠

Noble Protein (discount code BREEDLOVE for 15% off): ⁠https://nobleorigins.com/⁠

Lineage Provisions (use discount code BREEDLOVE): ⁠https://lineageprovisions.com/?ref=breedlove_22⁠

Colorado Craft Beef (use discount code BREEDLOVE): ⁠https://coloradocraftbeef.com/⁠

 

// SUBSCRIBE TO THE CLIPS CHANNEL //

⁠https://www.youtube.com/@robertbreedloveclips2996/videos⁠

 

// OUTLINE //

0:00 - WiM Episode Trailer

1:07 - "The Big Print"

16:14 - The Next 5-10 Years of Money Printing

22:40 - Why Most People Ignore Money Printing

27:32 - How Inflation Destroys the Middle Class

32:42 - The Farm at Okefenokee

34:02 - Heart & Soil Supplements

35:02 - What’s the Problem with the Current Monetary System?

47:38 - Why the Rich Get Richer & the Poor Get Poorer

53:52 - The Morality of Money and Inflation

1:10:41 - Helping Lightning Startups with In Wolf's Clothing

1:11:31 - Mine Bitcoin with Blockware Solutions

1:12:54 - The Byzantine Generals Problem Explained

1:16:51 - Metcalfe’s Law and Bitcoin’s Network Effect

1:25:09 - When Will the Sovereign Debt Crisis Hit?

1:33:23 - On-Ramp Bitcoin Custody

1:34:46 - NetSuite: Business Software

1:36:03 - Debt, GDP, and Technology

1:39:15 - Bitcoin vs Gold

1:46:52 - Gresham’s Law: Why Bad Money Drives Out Good

1:55:06 - The Threat of Paper Bitcoin

2:01:08 - MindLab Pro Supplements

2:02:17 - Buy Bitcoin with Coinbits

2:03:28 - When Will Hyperbitcoinization Happen?

2:10:06 - Bitcoin, Politics, and DOGE

2:15:36 - When Strategic Bitcoin Reserve?

2:25:28 - Larry’s Writing Process

2:33:30 - Bitcoin Over the Next Decade

2:38:16 - Bitcoin and Raising Kids

2:44:35 - Where to Buy "The Big Print"

 

// PODCAST //

Podcast Website: ⁠https://whatismoneypodcast.com/⁠

Apple Podcast: ⁠https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-what-is-money-show/id1541404400⁠

Spotify: ⁠https://open.spotify.com/show/25LPvm8EewBGyfQQ1abIsE⁠

RSS Feed: ⁠https://feeds.simplecast.com/MLdpYXYI⁠

 

// SUPPORT THIS CHANNEL //

Bitcoin: 3D1gfxKZKMtfWaD1bkwiR6JsDzu6e9bZQ7

Sats via Strike: ⁠https://strike.me/breedlove22⁠

Dollars via Paypal: ⁠https://www.paypal.com/paypalme/RBreedlove⁠

Dollars via Venmo: ⁠https://account.venmo.com/u/Robert-Breedlove-2⁠

 

// SOCIAL //

Breedlove X: ⁠https://x.com/Breedlove22⁠

WiM? X: ⁠https://x.com/WhatisMoneyShow⁠

Linkedin: ⁠https://www.linkedin.com/in/breedlove22/⁠

Instagram: ⁠https://www.instagram.com/breedlove_22/⁠

TikTok: ⁠https://www.tiktok.com/@breedlove22⁠

Substack: ⁠https://breedlove22.substack.com/⁠

All My Current Work: ⁠https://linktr.ee/robertbreedlove