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#10 Swiss Democracy and the Bitcoin Public Initiative

With Luzius Meisser and Yves Bennaïm

The Bitcoin Public Initiative is a direct democratic effort by Luzius Meisser and Yves Bennaïm for the Swiss National Bank (SNB) to include bitcoin in its reserves. Luzius is a board member of Bitcoin Suisse and Bitcoin Association of Switzerland as well as founder of Meisser Economics and Frankencoin. Yves is founder of 2B4CH, a think tank on bitcoin's impact on society, and part of the Swiss representation to ISO on standards for blockchain and DLT. Both guests lead The Bitcoin Public Initiative, embodying direct democracy in action and prompting discussion on the role of bitcoin as a global reserve asset, the actual energy consumption of bitcoin mining and a comparative look at monetary policy worldwide. This discussion was recorded before any details were released about the US Strategic Bitcoin Reserve and Digital Asset Stockpile. This is a uniquely relevant conversation in light of recent chatter about bitcoin as a reserve asset and not to be missed!

#9 What is Real Wealth?

With Jennifer Wines

Jennifer Wines (https://x.com/jennifer__wines) is the Author of Invisible Wealth and a Certified Private Wealth Advisor with novel insights into the evolution of wealth in our modern age. After many years spent at Goldman Sachs, JPMorgan and Fidelity, she observed that clients were reconceptualizing their definition of wealth (largely in part due to the standstill caused by the pandemic) and it set her off on a journey to further explore this question thoroughly. The result was the book Invisible Wealth where she sets out a framework for understanding wealth throughout history and evolving trends today, as well as the historic generational shift in wealth that is currently ongoing. This discussion provides a moment for reflection and consideration on what it really means to build wealth with value and according to our values. Real Wealth?

#8 Climate, Conspiracy, Capital

With Jason Box

Geophysicist and glaciologist Professor Jason Box (https://x.com/climate_ice) joins Richard in the studio to discuss extreme weather, water security and the politics of it all. As a scientist, Dr. Box has spent 30 years in the field studying empirical data collecting quantitative metrics on ice, meltwater and other earth atmospheric measurements in Greenland, the Arctic Circle and throughout the world. Given the current fractured political climate, espousing any view, regardless of which side of the spectrum one might be positioned, can be controversial, however this episode takes a curious approach to observing conflicting stances, reexamining our preexisting models and beliefs and reassessing whether there might be potential paths forward out there. Please join us to thoughtfully consider whether today's capital decisions might be able to mitigate increasing concerns with food security, migrants, wildfires and other natural disasters.

#7 Money in the Next 10,000 Years: Kardashev and Beyond

With Willy Woo

Willy Woo is the Managing Partner of CMCC Crest Fund and an innovative financial markets leader truly at the vanguard of on-chain analysis of blockchain data. He joins Richard in the studio after a 3 year hiatus from the public to discuss the historical framework measuring technological innovation, the evolution of money and what his financial market trading models project in the next 10,000 years.

#6 Trump, Trade and Treasure: Navigating the New World Order

With Chris Wood

Chris Wood, the award winning equity strategist at Jefferies/CLSA, author of the long-running investing newsletter GREED & Fear and former Bureau Chief at The Economist joins us to discuss the tectonic shifts in macroeconomics and financial markets in the age of Trump's re-election. This episode explores the incoming administration, US-China geopolitics, monetary policy, portfolio allocation and private equity trends in light of the changing times. A thoughtful and considerate approach of what to make of the current state of the global economy.

#5 Convenience or Privacy: CBDCs, Digital IDs, an Upgrade?

with Samson Mow

Samson Mow of JAN3 / ex-Blockstream fame, is a regular advisor to Nation States on integrating Bitcoin to manage sovereign debt and an accomplished gaming and tech entrepreneur. He discusses how his work with digital money and technology has come into contact with notions of privacy and freedom and how our love of more and more convenience may end up costing us more than we realize, especially with the emergence of Central Bank Digital Currencies (CBDCs) and Digital IDs. This conversation is surely one not to miss, touching on the increasing levels of surveillance across the world in the last decade enabled by the leaps in technological innovation and why we may wish to take pause when it comes to embracing the latest convenience.

#4 How the Dollar is Shortchanging You

with Jeff Booth

Jeff Booth is the celebrated bestselling author of the Price of Tomorrow, GP of Ego Death Capital and a well-known thought leader in investment strategies involving Bitcoin. We sit down with Jeff to discuss the mounting pressure we are all feeling in money markets as a result of the out of control money printing by central banks, including, especially the US Federal Reserve over the past few decades. Why do we feel like things have gotten worse despite what everyone is telling us about the economy? And what future can we hope to have when our earnings are continuously being devalued from additional money printing? Join us in a thought provoking and forward looking conversation complete with tangible solutions.

#3 Lessons from Building a Bank

with Eric Syz

Eric Syz is the inspirational innovator that founded the iconic Swiss bank, Bank Syz. The discussion covers the challenges and bright spots in building Bank Syz, his view for the legacy of the bank, advice to other entrepreneurs and alternative portfolio construction.

#2 The Future of Government

with Benjamin J Butler

In a wide-ranging discussion with Benjamin J Butler, we discuss the growing distrust of our public institutions, the future of government, environmental sustainability, systemic corruption, and the real way forward: bypassing the catchy slogans to truly address the real problems. Inflation as a permanent issue versus the natural state of the economy being deflation. And as always, how to position portfolios with all this in mind.

#1 Energy Security: Climate Solution or Forever Wars?

with Dr David Knight Legg

David Legg is an expert on global geopolitics and advisor to governments on energy security. This discussion covers the various forever wars being fought across the globe and their linkage to energy security. How we can actually have a significant impact on the amount of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere, and how nuclear can shake its negative stigma. As always, we discuss how to position portfolios for what is to come.

Syz the Future was launched as a dedicated space to tackle some of the more unsettling issues facing our increasingly fragmented world. For those of us who are parents, the obligation is especially profound to thoroughly understand these evolving challenges and to find tangible solutions in how we allocate capital for tomorrow.

Richard Byworth,
Partner at Syz Capital

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