Episode 196 - What the Fed Does and How Bitcoin Fixes It with Andy Edstrom

<p><a href="https://anchor.fm/mcfloogle"><strong>Subscribe to the podcast</strong></a></p> <p>The Federal Reserve and the financial markets can be hard enough to understand under normal circumstances, but throw in the events of recent months and it gets downright overwhelming. &nbsp;We invited Andy Edstrom, author of <em>Why Buy Bitcoin</em>, to walk us through how the Fed operates and how it effects the markets. &nbsp;What are quantitative easing and repos? &nbsp;Are we headed towards hyperinflation? &nbsp;How long can they keep all of this up? &nbsp;Does Bitcoin fix this?</p> <p>We discuss these questions and more!<br> <br> <strong>Follow Andy</strong><br> Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/edstromandrew" rel="noreferrer noopener" target="_blank">@EdstromAndrew</a><br> Book: <a href="https://www.mcfloogle.com/2019/02/04/episode-130-we-interrupt-your-normally-scheduled-program/friendsagainstgovernment.podbean.com" rel="noreferrer noopener" target="_blank"><em>Why Buy Bitcoin</em></a><br> <a href="http://andyedstrom.com/">AndyEdstrom.com</a><br> <a href="http://wescapgroup.com/">WESCAPGroup.com</a></p> <p><strong>Check out Swan Bitcoin</strong><br> <a href="http://swanbitcoin.com/">SwanBitcoin.com</a></p> <p><strong>Sponsor</strong><br> <a href="https://www.libertymugs.com/" rel="noreferrer noopener" target="_blank">Liberty Mugs</a></p> <p><strong>Keep in touch with us everywhere you are</strong><br> <a href="https://t.me/joinchat/N_TsrxYvy-30Gf1qtJXz7A" rel="noreferrer noopener" target="_blank">Join our Telegram group</a><br> <a href="https://facebook.com/mcfloogle" rel="noreferrer noopener" target="_blank">Like us on Facebook</a><br> Follow us on Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/RolloMcFloogle" rel="noreferrer noopener" target="_blank">@RolloMcFloogle</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/Slappy_Jones_2" rel="noreferrer noopener" target="_blank">@Slappy_Jones_2</a><br> <a href="https://www.patreon.com/mcfloogle" rel="noreferrer noopener" target="_blank">Check us out on Patreon</a></p> <p><strong>Learn everyt