How can economic bubbles be good for the world? Byrne Hobart is a financial analyst known for his newsletter "The Diff" which covers tech, trends and economics. Byrne has been on the periphery of crypto for longer that this podcast has existed In this podcast we discuss the book he has co-authored, Boom: Bubbles and the End of Stagnation, where he makes the case for why human progress has stagnated and why speculative bubbles might be the only way out. ------ 📣 DYDX | UNLIMITED ERA  https://bankless.cc/dydx-unlimited  ------ 🎬 DEBRIEF | Ryan & David Unpacking the Episode: https://www.bankless.com/podcast/debrief-the-byrne-hobarts-interview  ------ BANKLESS SPONSOR TOOLS: 🐙KRAKEN | MOST-TRUSTED CRYPTO EXCHANGE https://k.xyz/bankless-pod-q2    ⁠ 🦄UNISWAP | BUG BOUNTY PROGRAM https://bankless.cc/Uniswap-Bug-Bounty  ⚖️ ARBITRUM | SCALING ETHEREUM ⁠https://bankless.cc/Arbitrum   🛞MANTLE | MODULAR LAYER 2 NETWORK https://bankless.cc/Mantle     ⁠  📈 iYield: YOUR FINANCIAL PICTURE, SIMPLIFIED https://bankless.cc/iYield  🗣️TOKU | CRYPTO EMPLOYMENT  https://bankless.cc/toku ------ ✨ Mint the episode on Zora ✨ https://zora.co/collect/zora:0x0c294913a7596b427add7dcbd6d7bbfc7338d53f/115?referrer=0x077Fe9e96Aa9b20Bd36F1C6290f54F8717C5674E  ------ TIMESTAMPS 0:00 Intro 7:29 Byrne’s Crypto Background 10:13 Bitcoin Inception 28:17 Blockspace Economics 34:20 BOOM Thesis 45:35 The Great Stagnation 1:16:46 Civilizational Risk 1:32:31 Good Bubbles vs Bad Bubbles 1:40:04 Identifying the Next Bubble 1:47:53 Closing & Disclaimers ------ RESOURCES Byrne Hobart https://x.com/ByrneHobart   Boom: Bubbles and the End of Stagnation https://a.co/d/f7m2OG8   The Diff Newsletter https://www.thediff.co/   ------ Not financial or tax advice. See our investment disclosures here: https://www.bankless.com/disclosures ⁠ 

This week on the Weekly Rollup: Bitcoin briefly plunged to $93K amidst $1.1B in crypto liquidations, marking the largest single-day event since 2021, with $815M wiped from long positions alone. Meanwhile, Ethereum ETFs hit a record inflow day of $428M, and Layer 2 solutions like Mantle are driving the ecosystem forward with nearly 1M ETH bridged to Base. On the regulatory front, the crypto world sees both challenges and opportunities as Trump appoints David Sacks as Crypto Czar while Microsoft shareholders reject Bitcoin on their balance sheet. With bullish predictions, such as Bitcoin reaching $250K, and major milestones like 1B unique crypto addresses, the crypto market continues its rollercoaster of volatility and growth. ------ 📣 DYDX | UNLIMITED ERA  https://bankless.cc/dydx-unlimited  ------ BANKLESS SPONSOR TOOLS: 🐙KRAKEN | MOST-TRUSTED CRYPTO EXCHANGE https://k.xyz/bankless-pod-q2    ⁠ 🦄UNISWAP | BUG BOUNTY PROGRAM https://bankless.cc/Uniswap-Bug-Bounty  🛞MANTLE | MODULAR LAYER 2 NETWORK https://bankless.cc/Mantle    🐧 CARTESI | LINUX-POWERED ROLLUPS https://bankless.cc/CartesiSimple  📈 iYield: YOUR FINANCIAL PICTURE, SIMPLIFIED https://bankless.cc/iYield  🔒  SAFE | INTRODUCING SAFENET https://bankless.cc/SAFE  ------ ✨ Mint the episode on Zora ✨ https://zora.co/collect/zora:0x0c294913a7596b427add7dcbd6d7bbfc7338d53f/113?referrer=0x077Fe9e96Aa9b20Bd36F1C6290f54F8717C5674E ------ TIMESTAMPS & RESOURCES 00:00:00 Trump On Bitcoin Reserve https://x.com/tftc21/status/1866895723410673988?s=46&t=2ZINVXJQKx6xO_6Wiiu_2g  00:03:43 MARKET https://x.com/QuintenFrancois/status/1866445089909653545  https://x.com/DegenerateNews/status/1866957840805409049  00:13:47 L2 Update https://x.com/jessepollak/status/1867047990843916334  https://dune.com/eekeyguy_eth/eth-supply-tracker  00:16:40 Bitcoin Reserve https://x.com/InvestorAsh/status/1866221541400219847  https://x.com/el33th4xor/status/1866255029033943551  00:27:06 Donald Trump appointed David Sacks as a Crypto and AI czar https://truthsocial.com/@realDonaldTrump/posts/113603133222686186  https://x.com/BitcoinNewsCom/status/1864857461481422934.  https://x.com/DavidSacks/status/1865199683087245405  00:32:26 CFTC Chair Rumors https://x.com/emiliemc/status/1866686542649102586?s=46&t=2ZINVXJQKx6xO_6Wiiu_2g  00:34:08 SEC - Crenshaw https://x.com/eleanorterrett/status/1866981517932822540?s=46&t=2ZINVXJQKx6xO_6Wiiu_2g  https://x.com/brian_armstrong/status/1865913522670260680   https://x.com/masonlynaugh/status/1866877145902948483  00:39:52 Should Ethereum Pump The Gas https://x.com/dankrad/status/1863412876901306599  https://x.com/dankrad/status/1867078641118789787  https://x.com/drakefjustin/status/1865894859468427  00:44:44 MOVE Token https://x.com/movementfdn/status/1866093209719579011   00:46:00 Magic Eden https://x.com/MagicEden/status/1866483682367693227  https://mefoundation.com/  https://www.coingecko.com/en/coins/magic-eden  00:46:37 Pudgy Airdrop https://x.com/pudgypenguins/status/1864851993094664602  https://nftpricefloor.com/pudgy-penguins  00:51:38 EtherRocks https://x.com/etherrock/status/1865480491773640830?s=46&t=2ZINVXJQKx6xO_6Wiiu_2g  00:53:30 Quantum Computing https://x.com/InvestorAsh/status/1866221541400219847  https://x.com/caprioleio/status/1866355221670302170  https://vitalik.eth.limo/general/2024/10/29/futures6.html  https://x.com/el33th4xor/status/1866255029033943551  00:59:36 Stablecoin News https://x.com/jerallaire/status/1866733181728366593  https://defillama.com/stablecoins  https://x.com/aave/status/1866127138820112562  https://x.com/defiignas/status/1866831563272712393  01:05:16 Meme Of The Week https://x.com/sherlock_hodles/status/1866557875671187912  ------ Not financial or tax advice. See our investment disclosures here: https://www.bankless.com/disclosures⁠