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#606: The Ratio That Signals Every Crash with Michael Howell

By Marty Bent

Aired Apr 14, 2025 · 56m · Last boosted Apr 15, 2025

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Marty sits down with Michael Howell to discuss the incoming liquidity crisis. Crossborder Capital on Twitter: https://x.com/crossbordercap Capital Wars Substack: https://capitalwars.substack.com/ 0:00 - Intro 0:36 - Is liquidity crunch incoming 6:13 - Explaining the crisis 16:12 - Fold & Coinkite 17:49 - The Fed’s ineffective measures 20:39 - Powell/Trump standoff and China selling 28:13 - Unchained Evernt 29:37 - Digging out with better assets 34:44 - Bessent's reset & BitBonds 39:56 - Weimar & gold 45:21 - Cutting red ta...

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