Joe Carlasare and Nik Bhatia join the show to discuss the current economic landscape, the state of bond market, the promise of Lightning yield, and the recent regulatory developments throughout the broader crypto industry.

Timestamps:
00:00:00 “Swan Signal” Intro

00:01:43 Introducing Nik and Joe

00:03:15 Jerome Powell’s Comments

00:07:50 How High Can the “Federal Run Rate” Get?

00:14:32 Sensing the Temperature of the Real Estate Market

00:16:39 Pressures of Hiking for the 2-yr and 10-yr Bonds

00:20:32 Conditions in the Labor Market

00:25:05 Unemployment and Potential “Wage-Price Spiral”

00:29:08 Equities vs Credit Markets: How to Best Judge Economic Reality

00:35:52 Could We See a Recession?

00:38:21 Greyscale Lawsuit

00:43:13 “Lawyer Talk” with Joe

00:46:01 Bitcoin ETF

00:47:48 SEC Focus on Crypto Regulation since the FTX Collapse

00:52:16 Growth of the Bitcoin Lightning Network

00:58:48 Best Metrics to Analyze Growth of Bitcoin and Lightning Adoption

01:03:45 Where to Find Nik and Joe

01:04:44 “Swan Signal” Outro

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Nik Bhatia & Joe Carlasare | Bitcoin Lightning Yield and Rate Hikes | Swan Signal E99