Lyn Alden on Changing World Order: Reserve Currency Tradeoffs, Trade Deficits & U.S. Hegemony Shift

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Natalie Brunell is joined by Lyn Alden for a wide-ranging conversation on the forces shaping the global financial system and the future of money. Lyn breaks down the complexities of the US dollar’s reserve currency status, its role in persistent trade deficits, and the economic toll on America’s working class. The discussion spans monetary history, policy tradeoffs, the future of manufacturing, and the potential of Bitcoin as a neutral reserve asset in a volatile world.

Topics include:
- The global demand created by dollar reserve status
- How trade deficits are tied to an overvalued dollar
- The link between financialization and the decline of the working class
- The shift from gold to fiat and its long-term effects
- Why tariffs may not fix structural economic issues
- Capital outflows and their rare occurrence in the U.S.
- The case for a multipolar currency world
- Challenges in the real estate market
- The role of automation in reshoring jobs
- Rising value of skilled blue-collar labor
- Bitcoin as a potential neutral reserve asset
- Predictions for market volatility and Bitcoin’s future

Arguably, no one explains these concepts better than Lyn Alden. Her analysis is among the best and is sure to give you that “aha” moment, unlocking key pieces of the complex monetary puzzle, and why an alternative, such as Bitcoin, is so important.

Guest Bio: Lyn Alden is a brilliant macroeconomist, investment strategist and General Partner at Ego Death Capital. Follow Lyn on X https://x.com/LynAldenContact and subscribe to her phenomenal newsletter https://www.lynalden.com

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IN THIS COIN STORIES EPISODE
00:00 Global reserve currency, trade deficits
4:44 Genius Group
5:12 Bitwise Investments
5:42 Bitcoin 2025 Vegas - Women of Bitcoin Brunch
5:50 How money printing hurts working class
10:29 Gold standard and trade deficits
12:47 Are tariffs good?
16:23 What does Trump actually want?
19:44 Revaluing gold
22:33 Wall Street volatility
25:56 Casa, Speed Wallet
26:47 The Bitcoin Way & Coinkite - securing your Bitcoin
27:29 Economic forecast
33:00 Will the US go back on the gold standard?
36:04 Wall Street vs. Main Street
39:35 Real estate future
42:14 Will Americans work in factories?
45:41 What should kids study?
48:24 Bitcoin's future
51:21 Macro outlook
55:23 Bitcoin price predictions

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