Syz the Future

Richard Byworth
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Syz the Future is a monthly podcast hosted by Richard Byworth, partner at Syz Capital, the alternative investment firm. The show dives into the critical issues shaping our world today and its uncertain future: from forever wars to energy security, sustainability and monetary debasement to disruptive technology and geopolitics. Each episode tackles one of these key challenges we are facing in depth, clarifying tangible steps to move forward, while examining how this might inform capital allocation decisions for what lies ahead.

  1. 10/13/2025

    Adam Back: BSTR - The Bitcoin Standard Treasury Company (BTCTCs Subseries 003)

    Adam Back (https://x.com/@adam3us) is the legendary cypherpunk whose early work on Hashcash inspired Satoshi Nakamoto's Whitepaper on Bitcoin. Fast forward 16 years and the next evolution of money is in the equity markets with Bitcoin treasury companies and Adam is heavily involved both as an investor but also as a founder and financial product engineer with the BTCTC, the Bitcoin Standard Treasury Company (BSTR).  Adam joins Richard in the studio to discuss his early days on the cypherpunk scene, his interest in trading, his BTCTC metric months to mNAV cover and his own foray into the space with BSTR.

    53 min

  2. 09/15/2025

    Dr. Richard Petty: AI and the Redundant Future

    Dr. Richard Petty (https://cccw.hku.hk/team/petty-richard/) is an international professor, entrepreneur, investor and public policy expert on business, finance, accounting and technology. A prolific author, advisor and speaker on economics, finance, and policy solutions to technological disruption, he is a common keynote speaker at events and programs by financial media, academic institutions, industry bodies and governmental and intergovernmental organizations. Richard joins us in the studio to discuss this important topic of the disruption of AI impacting our current economic models of success, including reassessing the value of higher education, growth strategies for entrepreneurs and how to think about tangibly approaching a future where many of the skills being taught today to our children are increasingly becoming obsolete. X (Twitter): https://x.com/syzthefuture Richard's X (Twitter): https://x.com/RichardByworth Find us on your favorite podcast channels: Youtube: https://youtube.com/ ⁨@syzthefuture⁩   Spotify: https://spoti.fi/3Cbky4e Apple Podcasts: https://apple.co/3YUmdV5 Fountain App: https://bit.ly/4e1ItAt Rumble: https://rumble.com/c/SyztheFuture Instagram: https://instagram.com/syzthefuture Website: http://syzthefuture.com

    37 min

  3. 08/20/2025

    H100 CEO Sander Andersen: The Winning Mindset – BTCTCs Subseries Ep.2

    Sander Andersen (https://x.com/sanderandersenn) is the CEO of H100 ($H100:NGM, $GS9:FSE, $HOGPF:OTC) (https://h100.group), the Swedish Stock Exchange listed Healthcare Tech Company with this year's most aggressive cap raising strategy to quickly accumulate Bitcoin on its balance sheet. The company listed only in April 2025 at a USD 11mn market cap and introduced the BTC acquisition strategy in May. Now the Nordic region's largest holder of Bitcoin, H100 is at a ~USD 250mn market cap owing to Sander's impressive capital raising prowess, passion for Bitcoin and strategic experience working within the family office world. We go into the nuts of bolts of H100's winning strategy, its unique team, even the future of health linking to bitcoin and into the mind of the man behind it all. X (Twitter): https://x.com/syzthefuture Richard's X (Twitter): https://x.com/RichardByworth   Find us on your favorite podcast channels: Youtube: https://youtube.com/⁨@syzthefuture Spotify: https://spoti.fi/3Cbky4e Apple Podcasts: https://apple.co/3YUmdV5 Fountain App: https://bit.ly/4e1ItAt Rumble: https://rumble.com/c/SyztheFuture   Instagram: https://instagram.com/syzthefuture   Website: http://syzthefuture.com

    34 min

  4. 07/21/2025

    Metaplanet CEO Simon Gerovich Part 2: 555 (Go Go Go) – BTCTCs Expert subseries (B001)

    In the inaugural episode of our new BTCTCs subseries at Syz the Future, Simon Gerovich (https://x.com/gerovich) of Metaplanet (3350:JP / $MTPLF) joins Richard (https://x.com/RichardByworth) in the studio for part 2 of our ongoing conversation on Metaplanet and other Bitcoin treasury companies (BTCTCs). The discussion goes in depth on the ins and outs of a functioning BTCTC, from the different mechanisms needed to continually issue shares into the markets in order to accumulate more bitcoin (e.g. ATM) as well as the very unique solution Metaplanet harnessed to achieve the same. We also chat about put underwriting, Metaplanet's entry into the US, growing institutional interest and the Japanese bond and pref market. As a former derivatives trader at Goldman Sachs, Simon put his trading prowess to task taking Metaplanet to a $7bn market cap from $2bn two months ago when we recorded our first session. The BTCTC journey of Metaplanet began at $10mn market cap 14 months ago.   We believe that BTCTCs are acting as the release valve for the outlandish valuations in the Equity and Bond markets. As such, we felt this moment in time required a deeper dive into their analysis. Welcome to the BTCTC sub-series.   X (Twitter): https://x.com/syzthefuture Richard's X (Twitter): https://x.com/RichardByworth   Find us on your favorite podcast channels: Youtube: https://youtube.com/@syzthefuture Spotify: https://spoti.fi/3Cbky4e Apple Podcasts: https://apple.co/3YUmdV5 Fountain App: https://bit.ly/4e1ItAt Rumble: https://rumble.com/c/SyztheFuture   Instagram: https://instagram.com/syzthefuture Website: http://syzthefuture.com

    39 min

  5. 07/14/2025

    Dr. Chris Knobbe: The Hidden History of Seed Oils

    Dr. Chris Knobbe is an ophthalmologist, clinical professor emeritus, researcher and leading voice in health policy unveiling the hidden dangers of seed oils (aka vegetable oils) in our food supply. Driven by the data showing stark correlations between rising chronic disease (coronary heart disease, diabetes, metabolic syndrome, alzheimers/dementia, age-related macular degeneration) and the integration of seed oils into our modern diet, Chris left practice to further research and policy advocacy exploring this troubling and commonly unknown link through AMD Foundation (http://amdfoundation.com) and the book Ancestral Diet Revolution (https://www.amazon.com/Ancestral-Diet-Revolution-Vegetable-Processed/dp/1734071761). After his viral talks at Low Carb Down Under in 2020 (https://youtu.be/7kGnfXXIKZM) and 2023 (https://www.youtu.be/PvZk-jNqzgE), Chris galvanized the discussion scrutinizing the role of "vegetable oils" that are ubiquitous in our modern diet. We caught up with Chris in London for this special episode focused on health, history, and questioning the most basic aspects of our lives today -- our food. X (Twitter): https://x.com/syzthefuture Richard's X (Twitter): https://x.com/RichardByworth   Find us on your favorite podcast channels: Youtube: https://youtube.com/@syzthefuture Spotify: https://spoti.fi/3Cbky4e Apple Podcasts: https://apple.co/3YUmdV5 Fountain App: https://bit.ly/4e1ItAt Rumble: https://rumble.com/c/SyztheFuture    Instagram: https://instagram.com/syzthefuture Website: http://syzthefuture.com

    40 min

  6. 06/16/2025

    David Knight Legg: The Political Strategy of Destabilization (Ep.13)

    David Knight Legg (https://x.com/knightlegg) joins us one year after this pod was first conceived to reflect on a rather tumultuous twelve months. As anticipated David cuts through the headlines and performative politics to precisely hone in on what really is going on underlying the present geopolitical turmoil: the current energy play involving Russia and Iran, Trump's territorial assertions towards Greenland, the surprising elections in Canada and Australia, and the impact of technology on the next generation. As our first guest and also the first to reprise that role here at the show, David illuminates our understanding of the world and ourselves.

    46 min

  7. 05/19/2025

    Ep.12: Metaplanet CEO Simon Gerovich – The Future of Capital is Here

    Simon Gerovich (https://x.com/gerovich) is the President and Board Rep Director of the top company in the world right now in stock performance, Metaplanet ($MTPLF). After adopting a bitcoin treasury strategy following the footsteps of Michael Saylor's Strategy formerly Microstrategy ($MSTR). Metaplanet shot up to the top of the Japanese stock market and the globe in 2024 and maintains that top ranking today. Simon drops by the studio to talk shop on how he got here, valuation metrics on this new category of company, the ins and outs of accretive dilution, the evolving nature of this capital strategy and how markets are reacting. If you were curious about what all the hubbub is around bitcoin treasury companies recently and the seismic moves throttling markets lately, this is the episode to watch.   00:00 Teaser 01:00 Title Sequence 01:15 Introduction 02:23 Simon Gerovich 04:21 Metaplanet's Bitcoin Strategy and Saylor's MSTR Playbook 07:11 The Categoric Bitcoin Treasury Wave in the Market 08:25 The Market and Tax Structure in Japan 10:27 What is mNAV 12:37 BTC Yield, Accretive Dilution 14:02 The Power of the High Multiple in Accretive Dilution 18:00 Months to mNAV Coverage 20:35 Capturing Aggression of Bitcoin Accumulation 21:47 Capital Strategies in Metaplanet's Future 24:27 Attracting Different Types of Investors 27:22 Leading the Bitcoin Treasury Movement 31:00 Competition in the Bitcoin Treasury Company World 34:03 Institutional Investor Involvement 37:03 Retail Projections: Bitcoin ETF, Tax-Free Investment Schemes 38:34 Allocation of Capital   X (Twitter): https://x.com/syzthefuture Richard's X (Twitter): https://x.com/RichardByworth   Find us on your favorite podcast channels: Youtube: https://youtube.com/@syzthefuture Spotify: https://spoti.fi/3Cbky4e Apple Podcasts: https://apple.co/3YUmdV5 Fountain App: https://bit.ly/4e1ItAt Rumble: https://rumble.com/c/SyztheFuture   Instagram: https://instagram.com/syzthefuture   Website: http://syzthefuture.com

    40 min

  8. 04/14/2025

    Ep.11: Banque Syz CIO Charles-Henry Monchau – "Underinvested, Undervalued": The Opportunity

    Charles-Henry Monchau (https://www.linkedin.com/in/charles-henry-monchau-cfa-cmt-caia-4003096/) is the Chief Investment Officer at Bank Syz and leading voice on investing in global markets. Charles-Henry is a true citizen of the world -- Swiss-French by birth, growing up in Africa and having worked all over Europe and the Middle East. He drops into the studio to share his distinctive insights on the market on digital assets, free speech and ESG with a focus on what's in store for Europe. Join us to hear from one of the foremost thinkers about market challenges today. X (Twitter): https://x.com/syzthefuture Richard's X (Twitter): https://x.com/RichardByworth Find us on your favorite podcast channels: Spotify: https://spoti.fi/3Cbky4e Apple Podcasts: https://apple.co/3YUmdV5 Fountain App: https://bit.ly/4e1ItAt Rumble: https://rumble.com/c/c-6810485   Instagram: https://instagram.com/syzthefuture Website: http://syzthefuture.com

    39 min
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Syz the Future is a monthly podcast hosted by Richard Byworth, partner at Syz Capital, the alternative investment firm. The show dives into the critical issues shaping our world today and its uncertain future: from forever wars to energy security, sustainability and monetary debasement to disruptive technology and geopolitics. Each episode tackles one of these key challenges we are facing in depth, clarifying tangible steps to move forward, while examining how this might inform capital allocation decisions for what lies ahead.

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  • Creator
    Richard Byworth
  • Years Active
    2024 - 2025
  • Episodes
    20
  • Rating
    Clean
  • Copyright
    © Syz Capital - 2025
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