The Social Contract Is Broken: A Macro View On Crypto's Role
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The Social Contract Is Broken: A Macro View On Crypto's Role

59:48 Jan 23, 2026
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The social contract is broken. Boomers keep getting bailed out while Millennials and Gen Z are told to buy bonds that yield less than inflation. Tyler Neville from Muddy Waters Capital and co-host of Forward Guidance, breaks down why traditional markets feel rigged, where real growth is happening, and what needs to happen for Bitcoin to break through $100K.In this episode:+ Why traditional markets feel rigged and the 60/40 portfolio is dead+ Frontiers to invest in: AI, space, energy, nuclear, and crypto+ How interest rates and bond volatility affect crypto+ What Bitcoin needs for new highs and the next mega bid for crypto------💎 THIS EPISODE'S PARTNERS♉︎ TOROS | Exponential gains with leveraged tokens🌅 NEUTRL | The next generation of crypto-native yield🛡️ ACCOUNTABLE | Real-time financial verification🕛 NOON | The highest and safest stablecoin yield, built for the long term⚔️ KATANA | Deep liquidity & real yield🔊 DECIBEL | The new sound of trading🥞 SYRUPUSDC BY MAPLE | DeFi's premium yield asset🏦 MANTLE | Innovating the future of onchain finance🐡 PUFFER INSTITUTIONAL | ETH staking solutions for scale⚙️ GEARBOX PROTOCOL | Onchain lending reimagined------⏱️ TIMESTAMPS0:00 - Intro1:49 - Tyler's background and macro perspective4:07 - The 2026 macro landscape, how Boomers broke the system10:21 - Why markets feel rigged and the illusion of free markets18:10 - Where real growth is: space, AI, energy, and nuclear23:01 - Why bonds are dead for Millennials and Gen Z35:03 - Why we’re moving back to building real things40:26 - How interest rates and bond volatility affect crypto45:35 - Gold, silver strength, and what Bitcoin needs for new highs49:28 - What DeFi should have been (and can still become)52:17 - The next mega bid for crypto57:16 - Closing------🔗 GUEST LINKS► Tyler on X: https://x.com/Tyler_Neville_► Fo
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