This week, we’re discussing a few spots of bother in the world right now: The Coronavirus Pandemic, Market Mayhem, and Oil.
More importantly, we talk about life during recent financial crises around the world, how central bankers might crack down on cash, and smart ways to stay protected and calm through a media-fuelled crisis.
It’s never been more critical to keep calm and avoid the FOMO — thanks for listening!
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Show Links
- V for Vendetta Introduces the Show
- Doctor: “This is the most frightening disease I’ve ever encountered in my career.”
- The whole of Italy is in lockdown
- Concern about potential food riots
- 290 Million Students Around The World Face Weeks At Home
- Wuhan Students Get Homework Software Banned From App Store By Spamming It With One Star Ratings
- Store Shelves Across The World Are Emptying Fast
- Australian Women Brawl Over Roll Of Toilet Paper
- UK and US stock markets suffer worst day since 2008
- Russia Just Told the World, “No.”
- Market Massacre: Oil Crashes 30%, VIX Explodes As S&P Craters Limit Down
- The Fed Panicked, and Its Rate Cut Is Making the Economy Worse
- Keiser Report: Painting Pandemic
- Greek Debt Crisis
- Cypriot Financial Crisis
- Argentina’s 2019 Crisis
- Australia’s economy is a house of cards
- IMF Paper on Cracking Down on Cash / Implementing Negative Interest Rates
- [Book] Rich Dad Poor Dad
- Amber: Bitcoin Purchasing App for Australians
- Panic Buying vs Stockpiling
- CoinJoin
- Samourai Wallet
- Wasabi Wallet
- Lloyds of London doubles down on Bitcoin wallet insurance
- New Google Chrome extension gives access to ‘uncensorable’ websites
Timestamped Segments
0:00 V for Vendetta Introduces the Show
0:25 Welcome to the Show!
0:57 What We’re Talking About
1:39 Disclosure / Disclaimer
2:05 What’ve We Been Up To?
3:57 Privacy & Security, and Blockchain Basics
4:23 Feature: The Perfect Storm
6:31 Coronavirus
13:31 Citizen X Leaves a Voicemail
15:18 World Markets
17:04 Oil Markets / OPEC+
25:17 Dan Dan the ICO Man
26:11 Max Keiser on the Current Situation
29:07 Should We Be Panicking?
31:02 What Happens During a Financial Crisis? Exploring Recent History
35:06 Greek Debt Crisis
43:34 Cypriot Financial Crisis
47:05 Argentina’s Perma-Crisis
50:39 Negative Interest Rates
1:04:01 Peace of Mind During a Panic
1:22:24 Good News
1:22:28 Lloyds of London Offering Insurance for Exchange Hot Wallets
1:25:46 Chrome Extension Helps Access ‘Uncensorable’ Websites
1:27:51 Wrap Up
1:29:08 Outtakes
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