
#610: The Basis Trade That Could Crash Everything with James Lavish
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Marty sits down with James Lavish to discuss the large scale basis trade hanging over current markets.
James Lavish on Twitter: https://x.com/jameslavish
The Informationist: https://www.jameslavish.com/
Bitcoin Opportunity Fund: https://www.bitcoinopportunity.fund/
0:00 - Intro
0:36 - Educating financial literacy
7:05 - Bond Yields
10:54 - Fold & Coinkite
12:26 - Bitcoin decoupling and tariffs
16:19 - Diving into the basis trade
29:10 - Unchained
29:38 - Flights to safety - Gold & bitcoin
39:51 - SAB 122
44:09 - Strategy
48:59 - Hashprice
57:15 - Plugs
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