Term 2.0 is trending imperial as the US flexes financial and military muscle across the globe, from the Strait of Hormuz to the Panama Canal. While ceasefire headlines whipsaw market sentiment, Bitcoin is quietly decoupling from tech stocks and showing resilience against a backdrop of great power competition with China.

In this episode:

Empire vs Republic: Are we entering the decline of the republic or the rise of the empire?
Middle East ceasefire chaos and why oil prices aren't reflecting the full strategic picture
US-China leverage game: Who blinks first on gas prices and supply chain disruption
Rare earth industrial policy: The Sierra Verde acquisition and Indonesia partnership
Bitcoin diverging from software stocks after months of tight correlation
Strategy's STRK preferred stock and the risks building in DeFi derivatives
Institutional pressure for quantum resistance by 2029 echoing the 2016 block size wars

TIMESTAMPS:

00:00:00 - Empire Strikes Back: Term 2.0 going imperial

00:01:06 - Oil prices and ceasefire volatility

00:02:11 - Bitcoin decoupling from software stocks

00:04:18 - Market positioning and the taco trade

00:07:26 - US vs China leverage thresholds

00:11:06 - Mark Carney and Canada relations

00:12:57 - Rare earths and Sierra Verde deal

00:13:58 - De-dollarization narrative reality check

00:17:13 - Indonesia and Brazil geopolitical moves

00:19:31 - Panama Canal strategic importance

00:20:47 - Strategy STRK preferred stock mechanics