David Knight Legg: The Political Strategy of Destabilization (Ep.13)
David Knight Legg (https://x.com/knightlegg) joins us one year after this pod was first conceived to reflect on a rather tumultuous twelve months. As anticipated David cuts through the headlines and performative politics to precisely hone in on what really is going on underlying the present geopolitical turmoil: the current energy play involving Russia and Iran, Trump’s territorial assertions towards Greenland, the surprising elections in Canada and Australia, and the impact of technology on the next generation. As our first guest and also the first to reprise that role here at the show, David illuminates our understanding of the world and ourselves.
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Ep.12: Metaplanet CEO Simon Gerovich – The Future of Capital is Here
Simon Gerovich (https://x.com/gerovich) is the President and Board Rep Director of the top company in the world right now in stock performance, Metaplanet ($MTPLF). After adopting a bitcoin treasury strategy following the footsteps of Michael Saylor's Strategy formerly Microstrategy ($MSTR). Metaplanet shot up to the top of the Japanese stock market and the globe in 2024 and maintains that top ranking today. Simon drops by the studio to talk shop on how he got here, valuation metrics on this new category of company, the ins and outs of accretive dilution, the evolving nature of this capital strategy and how markets are reacting. If you were curious about what all the hubbub is around bitcoin treasury companies recently and the seismic moves throttling markets lately, this is the episode to watch. 00:00 Teaser 01:00 Title Sequence 01:15 Introduction 02:23 Simon Gerovich 04:21 Metaplanet’s Bitcoin Strategy and Saylor’s MSTR Playbook 07:11 The Categoric Bitcoin Treasury Wave in the Market 08:25 The Market and Tax Structure in Japan 10:27 What is mNAV 12:37 BTC Yield, Accretive Dilution 14:02 The Power of the High Multiple in Accretive Dilution 18:00 Months to mNAV Coverage 20:35 Capturing Aggression of Bitcoin Accumulation 21:47 Capital Strategies in Metaplanet’s Future 24:27 Attracting Different Types of Investors 27:22 Leading the Bitcoin Treasury Movement 31:00 Competition in the Bitcoin Treasury Company World 34:03 Institutional Investor Involvement 37:03 Retail Projections: Bitcoin ETF, Tax-Free Investment Schemes 38:34 Allocation of Capital X (Twitter): https://x.com/syzthefuture Richard's X (Twitter): https://x.com/RichardByworth Find us on your favorite podcast channels: Youtube: https://youtube.com/@syzthefuture Spotify: https://spoti.fi/3Cbky4e Apple Podcasts: https://apple.co/3YUmdV5 Fountain App: https://bit.ly/4e1ItAt Rumble: https://rumble.com/c/SyztheFuture Instagram: https://instagram.com/syzthefuture Website: http://syzthefuture.com
Charles-Henry Monchau (https://www.linkedin.com/in/charles-henry-monchau-cfa-cmt-caia-4003096/) is the Chief Investment Officer at Bank Syz and leading voice on investing in global markets. Charles-Henry is a true citizen of the world -- Swiss-French by birth, growing up in Africa and having worked all over Europe and the Middle East. He drops into the studio to share his distinctive insights on the market on digital assets, free speech and ESG with a focus on what's in store for Europe. Join us to hear from one of the foremost thinkers about market challenges today. X (Twitter): https://x.com/syzthefuture Richard's X (Twitter): https://x.com/RichardByworth Find us on your favorite podcast channels: Spotify: https://spoti.fi/3Cbky4e Apple Podcasts: https://apple.co/3YUmdV5 Fountain App: https://bit.ly/4e1ItAt Rumble: https://rumble.com/c/c-6810485 Instagram: https://instagram.com/syzthefuture Website: http://syzthefuture.com
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Ep.10: Luzius Meisser and Yves Bennaïm – Swiss Democracy and the Bitcoin Public Initiative
The Bitcoin Public Initiative is a direct democratic effort by Luzius Meisser and Yves Bennaïm for the Swiss National Bank (SNB) to include bitcoin in its reserves. Luzius is a board member of Bitcoin Suisse and Bitcoin Association of Switzerland as well as founder of Meisser Economics and Frankencoin. Yves is founder of 2B4CH, a think tank on bitcoin's impact on society, and part of the Swiss representation to ISO on standards for blockchain and DLT. Both guests lead The Bitcoin Public Initiative, embodying direct democracy in action and prompting discussion on the role of bitcoin as a global reserve asset, the actual energy consumption of bitcoin mining and a comparative look at monetary policy worldwide. This discussion was recorded before any details were released about the US Strategic Bitcoin Reserve and Digital Asset Stockpile. This is a uniquely relevant conversation in light of recent chatter about bitcoin as a reserve asset and not to be missed! X (Twitter): https://x.com/syzthefuture Richard's X (Twitter): https://x.com/RichardByworth Find us on your favorite podcast channels: Youtube: https://youtube.com/@syzthefuture Spotify: https://spoti.fi/3Cbky4e Fountain App: https://bit.ly/4e1ItAt Rumble: https://bit.ly/3R5dKp6 Instagram: https://instagram.com/syzthefuture Website: http://syzthefuture.com
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Ep.9: Ex-Goldman Sachs Advisor Jennifer Wines – What is Real Wealth?
Jennifer Wines (https://x.com/jennifer__wines) is the Author of Invisible Wealth and a Certified Wealth Planning Advisor with novel insights into the evolution of wealth in our modern age. After many years spent at Goldman Sachs, JPMorgan and Fidelity, she observed that clients were reconceptualizing their definition of wealth (largely in part due to the standstill caused by the pandemic) and it set her off on a journey to further explore this question thoroughly. The result was the book Invisible Wealth where she sets out a framework for understanding wealth throughout history and evolving trends today, as well as the historic generational shift in wealth that is currently ongoing. This discussion provides a moment for reflection and consideration on what it really means to build wealth with value and according to our values. X (Twitter): https://x.com/syzthefuture Richard's X (Twitter): https://x.com/RichardByworth Find us on your favorite podcast channels: Spotify: https://spoti.fi/3Cbky4e Apple Podcasts: https://apple.co/3YUmdV5 Fountain App: https://bit.ly/4e1ItAt Rumble: https://bit.ly/3R5dKp6 Instagram: https://instagram.com/syzthefuture Website: http://syzthefuture.com
Syz the Future is a monthly podcast hosted by Richard Byworth, partner at Syz Capital, the alternative investment firm. The show dives into the critical issues shaping our world today and its uncertain future: from forever wars to energy security, sustainability and monetary debasement to disruptive technology and geopolitics. Each episode tackles one of these key challenges we are facing in depth, clarifying tangible steps to move forward, while examining how this might inform capital allocation decisions for what lies ahead.
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