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ROLLUP: The Debasement Trade is Back | Bessent Put | Tokenized Stocks | AI Capital Crunch
About this episode
Bitcoin may be entering a new cycle just as the Treasury starts pushing back on rising yields. Ryan and Haseeb break down the Bessent Put, the return of the debasement trade, Coinbase’s tokenized stocks push, Ethena’s token reset, and whether AI is starting to consume the world’s capital.
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TIMESTAMPS & RESOURCES
0:00 Intro
0:31 Crypto Energy Shift & Bitcoin’s New Cycle
https://x.com/hosseeb/status/2091945147357675623
https://www.theblock.co/news/markets/2026-08-23-bitcoin-record-weekly-dollar-gain-412547
5:55 The Bessent Put
https://www.cnbc.com/2026/08/24/bessent-1-trillion-treasury-general-account-bond-buybacks.html
https://x.com/DeItaone/status/2091852135675658265
https://x.com/CGasparino/status/2091918792146247833
14:11 Druckenmiller vs. Bessent
https://x.com/NickTimiraos/status/2092023686148817227
23:31 Debasement Trade Returns
https://www.cnbc.com/2026/08/26/debasement-trade-to-take-bitcoin-to-300000-in-2029-bernstein-says-.html
https://x.com/TimmerFidelity/status/2092991527127789913
https://x.com/fundstrat/status/2091895628003528804
30:03 Coinbase Tokenized Stocks
https://x.com/base/status/2091918696620896485
41:14 Ethena’s Token Reset
https://x.com/EthenaFndtn/status/2092976592738001383
https://x.com/hosseeb/status/2090828427574268023
53:59 AI Capital Hunger
https://x.com/RaoulGMI/status/2092704327227867585
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