Swan Signal Live - A Bitcoin Show

Rate Cuts, Rising Debt, and the Third Fed Mandate

Episode Summary

The crew unpacks a 25 bps Fed cut, Stephen Miran’s “third mandate,” and shaky CPI/housing signals amid markets near highs. They weigh recession odds against policy backstops, debate fairness across generations, and survey Bitcoin treasury companies from PIPE overhangs to structured “tranches” funneling capital into BTC—arguing long-term asset ownership still wins.

Episode Notes

• Fed cut 25 bps; panel debates politics creeping into policy and what it means for risk assets
• Trump nominee Stephen Miran and the floated “third mandate” to “moderate long-term rates” seen as soft yield-curve control
• CPI data quality questioned: imputation/estimates are rising while lived costs outpace headline CPI
• Housing at peak unaffordability; searches for mortgage help, rent trouble, and credit-card stress are surging
• Labor mixed: manufacturing jobs slipping; job openings back near 2019 while S&P hovers near ATHs
• Moody’s recession risk ~48%—yet hosts note policymakers rarely tolerate prolonged market drawdowns
• Panel takeaway: despite macro cracks, being long scarce/risk assets (Bitcoin, equities, real estate, gold) generally wins vs. timing downturns
• Boomers’ home-equity windfall vs. younger generations sparks debate on “corrective” policies/UBI and the role of Bitcoin in restoring fairness
• Bitcoin treasury companies: PIPE unlock overhangs (e.g., Sequans, Nakamoto) create churn, but industry likely broadens beyond MSTR
• Cory Klippsten’s “tranching” frame: packaging Bitcoin exposure into debt/equity slices is pulling new capital into BTC and will scale