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The Bitcoin Layer is a premium markets research provider, covering bitcoin through a global macro lens | Research, Analysis, & Education

Featuring Nik Bhatia, author of the #1 Amazon bestseller Layered Money and USC Marshall School of Business professor.

Subscribe to our research publication and YouTube channel to learn about global macroeconomics, bitcoin, Lightning Network, the monetary and financial system, the Federal Reserve, interest rates, and geopolitics. Most importantly, develop a framework for understanding global markets—connect the dots between economic and financial concepts to see the bigger picture. Look no further for your bitcoin and macro education!

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The Bitcoin Layer is a premium markets research provider, covering bitcoin through a global macro lens | Research, Analysis, & Education

Featuring Nik Bhatia, author of the #1 Amazon bestseller Layered Money and USC Marshall School of Business professor.

Subscribe to our research publication and YouTube channel to learn about global macroeconomics, bitcoin, Lightning Network, the monetary and financial system, the Federal Reserve, interest rates, and geopolitics. Most importantly, develop a framework for understanding global markets—connect the dots between economic and financial concepts to see the bigger picture. Look no further for your bitcoin and macro education!

    Bitcoin Price: "This Is EXACTLY What You Want To See" with Checkmate

    Bitcoin Price: "This Is EXACTLY What You Want To See" with Checkmate

    In this episode, Nik is joined again by on-chain and bitcoin analyst Checkmate for a markets overview. The pair discuss bitcoin's 28% correction and recovery, ETF inflows, the basis trade across CME, Binance, spot exchanges, and ETFs, as well as the maturation of bitcoin's market structure. Checkmate concludes that bitcoin exhibits textbook demand through established limit orders.

    The Bitcoin Layer is a bitcoin and global macroeconomic research firm.

    The Bitcoin Layer is proud to be sponsored by Unchained, the leader in Bitcoin financial services. Unchained empowers you to take full control of your Bitcoin with a collaborative multisig vault, where you hold two of three keys, and benefit from a Bitcoin security partner. Purchase Bitcoin directly into your cold storage vault and eliminate exchange risks with Unchained's Trading Desk. Unchained also offers the best IRA product in the industry, allowing you to easily roll over old 401(k)s or IRAs into Bitcoin while keeping control of your keys. Don’t pay more taxes than you have to. Talk to us today.

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    Creative Director Matthew Ball's Twitter: https://twitter.com/matthewrball

    #TheBitcoinLayer #NikBhatia #JoeConsorti #BitcoinCorrection #ETFInflows #CME #Binance #SpotExchanges #ETFs #MarketStructure #LimitOrders #Onchain #UTXO #CheckmateAnalysis #BitcoinRecovery #Bloomberg #Analysis #Charts #Tradingview #InvestmentStrategy #MarketWatch #StockMarket #PassiveInvesting #IndexFunds #FinancialMarkets #MarketWatch #RiverBitcoin #FreeMarket #FreeMarkets #Markets #USTreasury #TreasuryBills #BalanceSheet #FED #Debt #Inflation #Statistic #Rates #Interest #Asset #Bitcoin #Dollar #Sats #BTC #Market #Currency #Crypto #Analysis #Investment #News #Finance #Education #Blockchain #Mining #BitcoinMining #macro

    The Bitcoin Layer and its guests do not provide investment advice.
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    • 55 min
    Bitcoin Price: "This Is EXACTLY What You Want To See" with Checkmate

    Bitcoin Price: "This Is EXACTLY What You Want To See" with Checkmate

    In this episode, Nik is joined again by on-chain and bitcoin analyst Checkmate for a markets overview. The pair discuss bitcoin's 28% correction and recovery, ETF inflows, the basis trade across CME, Binance, spot exchanges, and ETFs, as well as the maturation of bitcoin's market structure. Checkmate concludes that bitcoin exhibits textbook demand through established limit orders.

    The Bitcoin Layer is a bitcoin and global macroeconomic research firm.

    The Bitcoin Layer is proud to be sponsored by Unchained, the leader in Bitcoin financial services. Unchained empowers you to take full control of your Bitcoin with a collaborative multisig vault, where you hold two of three keys, and benefit from a Bitcoin security partner. Purchase Bitcoin directly into your cold storage vault and eliminate exchange risks with Unchained's Trading Desk. Unchained also offers the best IRA product in the industry, allowing you to easily roll over old 401(k)s or IRAs into Bitcoin while keeping control of your keys. Don’t pay more taxes than you have to. Talk to us today.

    Visit https://thebitcoinlayer.com/unchained and use code TBL for $100 off when you create an account.

    Subscribe and turn on notifications for TBL on YouTube.
    Subscribe to TBL’s research letter: https://thebitcoinlayer.com/subscribe
    Follow TBL on X: https://twitter.com/TheBitcoinLayer
    Subscribe to The Bitcoin Layer on your favorite podcast platform.
    Join the official TBL channel on Telegram: https://t.me/thebitcoinlayerofficial
    Use code TBLYT10 for 10% off all The Bitcoin Layer Merch at http://TheBitcoinLayer.com/merch

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    Nik Bhatia's Twitter: https://twitter.com/timevalueofbtc
    Research Associate Joe Consorti's Twitter: https://twitter.com/JoeConsorti
    Creative Director Matthew Ball's Twitter: https://twitter.com/matthewrball

    #TheBitcoinLayer #NikBhatia #JoeConsorti #BitcoinCorrection #ETFInflows #CME #Binance #SpotExchanges #ETFs #MarketStructure #LimitOrders #Onchain #UTXO #CheckmateAnalysis #BitcoinRecovery #Bloomberg #Analysis #Charts #Tradingview #InvestmentStrategy #MarketWatch #StockMarket #PassiveInvesting #IndexFunds #FinancialMarkets #MarketWatch #RiverBitcoin #FreeMarket #FreeMarkets #Markets #USTreasury #TreasuryBills #BalanceSheet #FED #Debt #Inflation #Statistic #Rates #Interest #Asset #Bitcoin #Dollar #Sats #BTC #Market #Currency #Crypto #Analysis #Investment #News #Finance #Education #Blockchain #Mining #BitcoinMining #macro

    The Bitcoin Layer and its guests do not provide investment advice.

    Chapters:
    00:06:24 - Understanding Market Dynamics and Expectations
    00:11:55 - Market Correction and Volume Delta
    00:17:52 - Analysis of Market Structure and Behavior
    00:24:04 - ETF Behavior in Bull Markets
    00:30:24 - Basis Trading and Funding Rates
    00:36:31 - Bitcoin Basis Trading
    00:43:00 - Understanding Capital and Multiple Expansion
    00:48:53 - The Importance of Monitoring Less Sophisticated Actors
    00:54:55 - Helping Hodlers Make Better Decisions
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    Bitcoin Update: $500 Million from BlackRock, 27% SPIKE in 2 Weeks, Credit Spread Analysis

    Bitcoin Update: $500 Million from BlackRock, 27% SPIKE in 2 Weeks, Credit Spread Analysis

    In this episode, Joe brings us a bitcoin update. We discuss bitcoin's resilience after the most eventful 2-week period in modern history, a remarkable $500-million inflow to BlackRock's bitcoin ETF on Monday, and more. He also discusses BlackRock and Fidelity taking 4th and 8th place in YTD inflows across all ETFs in US markets. With unprecedented demand from Wall Street and credit spreads still at cycle lows, all signals suggest that the bulk of bitcoin's bull run still has yet to begin.

    The Bitcoin Layer is proud to be sponsored by Unchained, the leader in Bitcoin financial services. Unchained empowers you to take full control of your Bitcoin with a collaborative multisig vault, where you hold two of three keys, and benefit from a Bitcoin security partner. Purchase Bitcoin directly into your cold storage vault and eliminate exchange risks with Unchained's Trading Desk. Unchained also offers the best IRA product in the industry, allowing you to easily roll over old 401(k)s or IRAs into Bitcoin while keeping control of your keys.Don’t pay more taxes than you have to. Talk to us today.

    Visit https://unchained.com/tbl?utm_campaig... and use code TBL for $100 off when you create an account.

    Subscribe and turn on notifications for TBL on YouTube.
    Subscribe to TBL’s research letter: https://thebitcoinlayer.com/subscribe
    Follow TBL on X: / thebitcoinlayer
    Subscribe to The Bitcoin Layer on your favorite podcast platform.
    Use code TBLYT10 for 10% off all The Bitcoin Layer Merch at http://TheBitcoinLayer.com/merch
    Contribute to The Bitcoin Layer via Lightning Network: thebitcoinlayer@zbd.gg

    The Bitcoin Layer is a bitcoin and global macroeconomic research firm.
    The Bitcoin Layer and its guests do not provide investment advice.

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    Nik Bhatia's Twitter: https://twitter.com/timevalueofbtc
    Research Associate Joe Consorti's Twitter: https://twitter.com/JoeConsorti
    Creative Director Matthew Ball's Twitter: https://twitter.com/matthewrball

    #TheBitcoinLayer #NikBhatia #JoeConsorti #BitcoinUpdate #BitcoinResilience #BlackRockBitcoinETF #BitcoinInflows #ETFs #WallStreetDemand #CreditSpreads #BitcoinBullRun #Investment #FinancialMarkets #BitcoinAnalysis #Bloomberg #Analysis #Charts #Tradingview #InvestmentStrategy #MarketWatch #StockMarket #PassiveInvesting #IndexFunds #FinancialMarkets #MarketWatch #FreeMarkets #Markets #USTreasury #TreasuryBills #BalanceSheet #FED #Debt #Inflation #Statistic #Rates #Interest #Asset #Bitcoin #Dollar #Sats #BTC #Market #Currency #Crypto #Analysis #Investment #News #Finance #Education #Learn #Teach #Teacher #Blockchain #Mining #BitcoinMining #macro
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    • 18 min
    Bitcoin & Macro Update: BTC Spikes 20%, US Strategic Asset, Measuring Liquidity

    Bitcoin & Macro Update: BTC Spikes 20%, US Strategic Asset, Measuring Liquidity

    In this episode, Nik brings us a markets update on bitcoin and traditional assets. We discuss the potential for bitcoin to become a strategic asset for the United States, BTC's 20% price pop after the early July selloff, and introduce our TBL Liquidity indicator to measure the world's monetary firepower. Nik also analyzes the latest moves in gold, oil, and Treasury yields.

    The Bitcoin Layer is proud to be sponsored by Unchained, the leader in Bitcoin financial services. Unchained empowers you to take full control of your Bitcoin with a collaborative multisig vault, where you hold two of three keys, and benefit from a Bitcoin security partner. Purchase Bitcoin directly into your cold storage vault and eliminate exchange risks with Unchained's Trading Desk. Unchained also offers the best IRA product in the industry, allowing you to easily roll over old 401(k)s or IRAs into Bitcoin while keeping control of your keys.Don’t pay more taxes than you have to. Talk to us today.

    Visit https://unchained.com/tbl?utm_campaig... and use code TBL for $100 off when you create an account.

    Subscribe and turn on notifications for TBL on YouTube.
    Subscribe to TBL’s research letter: https://thebitcoinlayer.com/subscribe
    Follow TBL on X: / thebitcoinlayer
    Subscribe to The Bitcoin Layer on your favorite podcast platform.
    Use code TBLYT10 for 10% off all The Bitcoin Layer Merch at http://TheBitcoinLayer.com/merch
    Contribute to The Bitcoin Layer via Lightning Network: thebitcoinlayer@zbd.gg

    The Bitcoin Layer is a bitcoin and global macroeconomic research firm.
    The Bitcoin Layer and its guests do not provide investment advice.

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    Nik Bhatia's Twitter: https://twitter.com/timevalueofbtc
    Research Associate Joe Consorti's Twitter: https://twitter.com/JoeConsorti
    Creative Director Matthew Ball's Twitter: https://twitter.com/matthewrball

    #TheBitcoinLayer #NikBhatia #Bitcoin #StrategicAsset #BTC #PricePop #TBLIndicator #LiquidityIndicator #Gold #Oil #TreasuryYields #FinancialAnalysis #Bloomberg #Macroeconomic #Analysis #Charts #Tradingview #InvestmentStrategy #MarketWatch #StockMarket #PassiveInvesting #IndexFunds #FinancialMarkets #MarketWatch #FreeMarkets #Markets #USTreasury #TreasuryBills #BalanceSheet #FED #Debt #Inflation #Statistic #Rates #Interest #Asset #Bitcoin #Dollar #Sats #BTC #Market #Currency #Crypto #Analysis #Investment #News #Finance #Education #Learn #Teach #Teacher #Blockchain #Mining #BitcoinMining #macro
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    • 23 min
    Interest Rates Update: Get Ready To ReFi, Bitcoin Valuation

    Interest Rates Update: Get Ready To ReFi, Bitcoin Valuation

    In this episode, Nik brings us a timely update on the path of interest rates in the United States, including a look at Treasury yields and the yield curve, an exploration into the "Trump trade" of a yield curve steepener, the latest with Fed cut expectations, and some bitcoin valuation analysis. Make sure you get your mortgage refinance applications ready, as rates are coming down.

    The Bitcoin Layer is proud to be sponsored by Unchained, the leader in Bitcoin financial services. Unchained empowers you to take full control of your Bitcoin with a collaborative multisig vault, where you hold two of three keys, and benefit from a Bitcoin security partner. Purchase Bitcoin directly into your cold storage vault and eliminate exchange risks with Unchained's Trading Desk. Unchained also offers the best IRA product in the industry, allowing you to easily roll over old 401(k)s or IRAs into Bitcoin while keeping control of your keys.Don’t pay more taxes than you have to. Talk to us today.

    Visit https://unchained.com/tbl?utm_campaig... and use code TBL for $100 off when you create an account.

    Subscribe and turn on notifications for TBL on YouTube.
    Subscribe to TBL’s research letter: https://thebitcoinlayer.com/subscribe
    Follow TBL on X: / thebitcoinlayer
    Subscribe to The Bitcoin Layer on your favorite podcast platform.
    Use code TBLYT10 for 10% off all The Bitcoin Layer Merch at http://TheBitcoinLayer.com/merch
    Contribute to The Bitcoin Layer via Lightning Network: thebitcoinlayer@zbd.gg

    The Bitcoin Layer is a bitcoin and global macroeconomic research firm.
    The Bitcoin Layer and its guests do not provide investment advice.

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    Nik Bhatia's Twitter: https://twitter.com/timevalueofbtc
    Research Associate Joe Consorti's Twitter: https://twitter.com/JoeConsorti
    Creative Director Matthew Ball's Twitter: https://twitter.com/matthewrball

    #TheBitcoinLayer #NikBhatia #InterestRates #TreasuryYields #YieldCurve #TrumpTrade #FedCutExpectations #BitcoinValuation #MortgageRefinance #GlobalEconomy #GlobalMacroUpdate #FedRateCuts #FederalReserve #TreasuryYields #StockMarket #BitcoinVolatility #CPIInflation #FallingRents #EconomicUpdate #MarketInsights #RateCuts #Inflation #StockStrength #MacroEconomics #FinancialMarkets #InterestRates #EconomicTrends #SeptemberRateCuts #MarketVolatility #Bloomberg #Macroeconomic #Analysis #Charts #Tradingview #InvestmentStrategy #MarketWatch #StockMarket #PassiveInvesting #IndexFunds #FinancialMarkets #MarketWatch #FreeMarkets #Markets #USTreasury #TreasuryBills #BalanceSheet #FED #Debt #Inflation #Statistic #Rates #Interest #Asset #Bitcoin #Dollar #Sats #BTC #Market #Currency #Crypto #Analysis #Investment #News #Finance #Education #Learn #Teach #Teacher #Blockchain #Mining #BitcoinMining #macro

    Chapters:
    00:00:00 - The Impact of Declining Interest Rates on Markets
    00:02:23 - The Dominant Risk: Unemployment
    00:04:43 - Bull Market for Treasuries
    00:07:08 - Predicting Lower Treasury Rates
    00:09:31 - Locking in a Lifetime Offer
    00:11:37 - The Trump Steepening Trade
    00:14:03 - Potential Interest Rate Cuts Before Christmas
    00:16:24 - The Relationship between Sofer Usage and the Market
    00:18:32 - Repo Markets and Bitcoin Valuation
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    • 21 min
    Interest Rates Update: Get Ready To ReFi, Bitcoin Valuation

    Interest Rates Update: Get Ready To ReFi, Bitcoin Valuation

    In this episode, Nik brings us a timely update on the path of interest rates in the United States, including a look at Treasury yields and the yield curve, an exploration into the "Trump trade" of a yield curve steepener, the latest with Fed cut expectations, and some bitcoin valuation analysis. Make sure you get your mortgage refinance applications ready, as rates are coming down.

    The Bitcoin Layer is proud to be sponsored by Unchained, the leader in Bitcoin financial services. Unchained empowers you to take full control of your Bitcoin with a collaborative multisig vault, where you hold two of three keys, and benefit from a Bitcoin security partner. Purchase Bitcoin directly into your cold storage vault and eliminate exchange risks with Unchained's Trading Desk. Unchained also offers the best IRA product in the industry, allowing you to easily roll over old 401(k)s or IRAs into Bitcoin while keeping control of your keys.Don’t pay more taxes than you have to. Talk to us today.

    Visit https://unchained.com/tbl?utm_campaig... and use code TBL for $100 off when you create an account.

    Subscribe and turn on notifications for TBL on YouTube.
    Subscribe to TBL’s research letter: https://thebitcoinlayer.com/subscribe
    Follow TBL on X: / thebitcoinlayer
    Subscribe to The Bitcoin Layer on your favorite podcast platform.
    Use code TBLYT10 for 10% off all The Bitcoin Layer Merch at http://TheBitcoinLayer.com/merch
    Contribute to The Bitcoin Layer via Lightning Network: thebitcoinlayer@zbd.gg

    The Bitcoin Layer is a bitcoin and global macroeconomic research firm.
    The Bitcoin Layer and its guests do not provide investment advice.

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    Nik Bhatia's Twitter: https://twitter.com/timevalueofbtc
    Research Associate Joe Consorti's Twitter: https://twitter.com/JoeConsorti
    Creative Director Matthew Ball's Twitter: https://twitter.com/matthewrball

    #TheBitcoinLayer #NikBhatia #InterestRates #TreasuryYields #YieldCurve #TrumpTrade #FedCutExpectations #BitcoinValuation #MortgageRefinance #GlobalEconomy #GlobalMacroUpdate #FedRateCuts #FederalReserve #TreasuryYields #StockMarket #BitcoinVolatility #CPIInflation #FallingRents #EconomicUpdate #MarketInsights #RateCuts #Inflation #StockStrength #MacroEconomics #FinancialMarkets #InterestRates #EconomicTrends #SeptemberRateCuts #MarketVolatility #Bloomberg #Macroeconomic #Analysis #Charts #Tradingview #InvestmentStrategy #MarketWatch #StockMarket #PassiveInvesting #IndexFunds #FinancialMarkets #MarketWatch #FreeMarkets #Markets #USTreasury #TreasuryBills #BalanceSheet #FED #Debt #Inflation #Statistic #Rates #Interest #Asset #Bitcoin #Dollar #Sats #BTC #Market #Currency #Crypto #Analysis #Investment #News #Finance #Education #Learn #Teach #Teacher #Blockchain #Mining #BitcoinMining #macro

    Chapters:
    00:00:00 - Global Coordination of Central Bank Policies
    00:03:41 - Bitcoin Financial Services Unchained
    00:07:25 - The Market's Prediction of Rate Cuts
    00:10:54 - The Importance of Listening to Treasury Yields
    00:14:11 - The Lag of Policy Rates
    00:17:43 - Rate cuts and easing policy debates
    00:21:06 - The Stock Market Rally and its Impact on Bitcoin
    00:24:43 - The FED and Cutting Rates
    00:28:02 - The Relationship Between Treasury Yield and Funding
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Customer Reviews

4.8 out of 5
28 Ratings

28 Ratings

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Brilliant for anyone on the Bitcoin continuum.

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Layered Harmony

Nik is a gifted podcast conductor, evoking the most pertinent information of his guests at the perfect time and maximizing their unique layers of Bitcoin.

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Great content on . . .

portfolio diversification, crypto markets, and even asset protection.

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