Unchained
Unchained
Laura Shin
Bits + Bips: Why the Stock Market Wipeout Might Not Achieve What Trump Wanted - Ep. 802
1 hour 19 minutes Posted Mar 19, 2025 at 11:00 am.
Intro
Stagflation fears and which tariffs actually matter for the economy
Why the outlook for commodities is so uncertain
Is the Trump administration sabotaging itself?
Why DOGE’s role in the market is bigger than you think
Why the 10-year yield isn’t dropping as expected
Will shrinking liquidity grind the market to a halt?
Why the Fed has become irrelevant
Is quantitative tightening (QT) ending? Plus, one key thing crypto investors don’t get
Why a recession is not a foregone conclusion
Gold is hitting all-time highs—so why isn’t bitcoin following?
How the stablecoin bill could save US government finances
How bitcoin gets its next rally
The hidden benefit of CME SOL futures
The latest on pending crypto ETF approvals
Reactions to the controversial Solana ad
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Show notes
The financial market is getting wrecked, inflation is still a problem, and bitcoin isn’t acting like the hedge that it’s supposed to be. Is this a real economic shift, or just noise?
With tariffs, stagflation fears, and fiscal dominance taking center stage, hosts James Seyffart, Joe McCann, Ram Ahluwalia and Noelle Acheson break down:
Why markets are struggling—and whether a recession or stagflation is coming
Whether the Fed has become irrelevant
How the stablecoin bill could rescue sales of treasuries
Why bitcoin isn’t following gold’s rally
The factors that could kickstart the next crypto boom
The latest on all the dozens of crypto ETFs in the works
Sponsors:
Bitwise
Hosts:
James Seyffart, Research Analyst at Bloomberg Intelligence
Joe McCann, Founder, CEO, and CIO of Asymmetric
Ram Ahluwalia, CFA, CEO and Founder of Lumida
Noelle Acheson, Author of the “Crypto Is Macro Now” Newsletter 
Links
The stagflation trade
Bloomberg: Stagflation Trade Emerges as Rare Winner in US Stock Market Rout
Reuters: Fed's Powell gets chance to address trade war, stagflation fears
Tweet by Noah Smith
Budget bill
Wharton: The FY2025 House Budget reconciliation and Trump Administration Tax Proposals: Budgetary, Economic, and Distributional Effects
Stablecoin bill:
Unchained: Stablecoin Bills Could Squeeze Out $140 Billion Tether
CoinDesk: U.S. Senate Takes First Big Step to Advance Stablecoin Bill
Solana futures
Cointelegraph: Solana futures finish first trading day on CME
Solana ad
Unchained: Solana Deletes ‘Cringe’ Ad After Crypto Community Backlash
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