Ep. 24: Lawrence Lepard - Golden Insights: Bitcoin, Gold & Economic Conundrums

Golden Insights: Bitcoin, Gold, & Economic Conundrums 🎙️ My guest today is Lawrence (Larry) Lepard, is an experienced gold silver and bitcoin investor, the Founder and Managing Partner of Equity Management Associates focusing on monetary debasement insurance through investments in precious metals and bitcoin, formerly a venture capital investor, with a BA in Economics from Colgate University, and MBA with Distinction from Harvard Business School. In this episode we discuss the importance of sound money and the flaws of the current monetary system. Larry explains the role of gold and Bitcoin in protecting against monetary debasement and highlights the need for a fair economy. He educates gold admirers about Bitcoin and the potential for a Bitcoin standard.  We touched on the challenges of government intervention, wall street price manipulations, and the potential for hyperinflation. We also dive into the psychology behind financial crises with concrete past examples such as 1971, 2008 and more. -- AFFILIATIONS -- ►► Join me at Bitcoin Nashville with 10% off tickets (code BTCIL): https://glnk.io/lr8q9/btcil  ►► Join me at Mallorca Blockchain Days with 50 euro off tickets (code efrat): https://bit.ly/43ygh4I  ►► Get your TREZOR wallet or accessories online: https://affil.trezor.io/SHUn  -- LINKS – Larry’s Twitter: https://twitter.com/LawrenceLepard Larry’s Website: ⁠https://ema2.com/⁠  Efrat's Twitter:⁠ https://twitter.com/efenigson⁠ Efrat's Telegram:⁠ https://t.me/efenigson⁠ Watch/listen on all platforms:⁠ https://linktr.ee/yourethevoice⁠ Support Efrat's work:⁠ ⁠https://www.buymeacoffee.com/efenigson⁠⁠ Support Efrat with Bitcoin:⁠ https://geyser.fund/project/efenigson⁠ Filming & Editing: Pigeoning Productions www.PigeoningProductions.com -- CHAPTERS -- 00:00 - Coming up in this episode 01:10 - Introduction & Larry’s Background 04:40 - The Battle for Sound Money 06:00 - Bitcoin's Impact on Monetary Debasement 07:00 - Introducing Bitcoin to Gold Admirers 14:15 - The Need for a Fair Monetary System 15:00 - The Keynesian Economy and the Problem of Funny Money 20:20 - Would America Adopt a Bitcoin Standard? 22:40 - Wall Street / BlackRock ETFs & Implications for Bitcoin 24:00 - The Possibility of Government Intervention 25:52 - Possible 6201 Scenario & Self-Custody Importance 29:20 - Bitcoin Ecosystem Maturity - We're Still So Early! 36:00 - Future Predictions - Is a Financial Collapse Coming?  39:00 - Silicon Valley Bank Crash 40:30 - Gresham's Law and Hyperinflation 43:20 - The Potential Manipulation of Bitcoin's Price 47:20 - "It's Going Up Forever, Laura" 49:00 - Pension Funds 54:00 - Real Estate & 2008 Great Financial Collapse 01:01:20 - Gold & Bitcoin for Older Investors 01:08:00 - Larry's Activity & Fun Character