The Last Trade E081: Confronting the Chaos of Currency Collapse with Ralph Gebran

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New Frontier Podcast

The Last Trade: a weekly, bitcoin native, interactive podcast covering where Bitcoin and traditional finance meet on a macro scale. Hosted by Jackson Mikalic, Michael Tanguma, Brian Cubellis, and a special weekly guest host.

Join us as we dive into what Bitcoin means for how individuals & institutions save, invest, and propagate their purchasing power through time. It's not just another asset - in the digital age, it's the Last Trade that investors will ever need to make.

00:00 - Introduction to Ralph Gebran

05:34 - The Economic Collapse in Lebanon

10:22 - Economic Analysis, West vs. East

12:11 - A Message From Onramp

12:54 - Realities of Fiat Currency Debasement

16:22 - Life in the UAE: Infrastructure & Innovation

21:11 - Bitcoin Adoption & Regulatory Environment in the UAE

26:11 - Competition & Sovereign Game Theory

46:03 - The Evolving Landscape of Money

52:31 - Bitcoin's Emergent Role in Geopolitics

57:41 - Institutional Adoption & Financialization of Bitcoin

01:03:24 - Active vs. Passive Investment Strategies

01:18:30 - Single Point of Failure of the Week

01:24:24 - Outro

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