Coin Stories with Natalie Brunell
Journalist and educator Natalie Brunell shares one-on-one interviews with Bitcoin, macroeconomic and political thought leaders. Whether you're eager to start learning about Bitcoin, or already follow the world of cryptocurrency and its pioneers, this show has something for you to HODL. Join us every month and connect with us at Natalie@talkingbitcoin.com. Copyright 2022.
Episodes
Is Bitcoin just "number go up?" Or is it something far bigger? Natalie Brunell sits down with Africa Bitcoin Corporation Executive Chairman Stafford Masie explore why Bitcoin adoption in Africa looks radically different than in the West.
While many investors focus on price volatility, Africans are using Bitcoin as money ... as a lifeline against debasement, capital controls, and broken banking systems. We discuss:
- Why Bitcoin ...
In this week's episode of the Coin Stories News Block powered exclusively by Ledn, we cover these major headlines related to Bitcoin, macroeconomics, and global finance:
- Did one firm's Bitcoin dump tank the entire market? The Jane Street story everyone's talking about
- Block bets the house on AI and cuts jobs to prove it —...
In this week's episode of the Coin Stories News Block powered exclusively by Ledn, we cover these major headlines related to Bitcoin, macroeconomics, and global finance:
- Supreme Court rules Trump's tariffs illegal — but will the $130B already collected ever be refunded?
- GDP slowing, inflation rising, and the CBO's new def...
Michael Saylor answered every single question I threw at him — including the ones most people are afraid to ask. Nearly 2 hours. Nothing off limits.
Topics include:
- Why Michael Saylor says critics fundamentally misunderstand Bitcoin
- Are people actively rooting for him to fail — and how he deals with it
Natalie Brunell sits down with BitcoinIRA Co-Founder Chris Kline to discuss:
- The staggering reality of America's retirement shortfall and why it's worse than most people think
- The surprising demographics putting bitcoin in their retirement accounts — it's not just young tech bros
- Chris br...
Macro analyst Lyn Alden returns to Coin Stories with Natalie Brunell to break down the state of Bitcoin and what comes next. We dive into:
- Is the Bitcoin bo...
In this week's episode of the Coin Stories News Block powered exclusively by Ledn, we cover these major headlines related to Bitcoin, macroeconomics, and global finance:
- Is the Bitcoin bottom in — or is more downside ahead?
- The threat of AI deflation — and what it means for Bitcoin
Bitcoin is no longer just a savings technology. It's collateral for the real economy. Andrew Hohns, Founder & CEO of Newmarket Capital and Battery Finance, explains how his firm structured one of the first Bitcoin-backed real estate loans, why credit markets desperately need Bitcoin, and how BTC could reshape mortgages, commercial buildings, and even small-business lending. We discuss:
- Why Bitcoin is pristine collateral for cr...
Is Bitcoin about to face a deeper downturn before the next great bull market? Chart analyst Kevin Wadsworth, co-founder of Northstar & Badcharts, joins Natalie Brunell to break down the signals he sees across Bitcoin, gold, equities, and the bond market. Topics include:
- Could Bitcoin drop to $40K? Kevin forecasts bottom for asset in Q3 or Q4...
- Why Bitcoin is losing to gold this cycle
- What a "capital rotation event" really mea...
In this week's episode of the Coin Stories News Block powered exclusively by Ledn, we cover these major headlines related to Bitcoin, macroeconomics, and global finance:
- Bitcoin's violent selloff: Is the Bottom In? Analysts are split.
- What caused the Bitcoin crash?
- Epstein files mention Bitcoin 1,000 times: did he influence the protocol?
Natalie Brunell and former Federal Reserve insider Danielle DiMartino Booth break down the escalating battle between Trump and Fed Chair Jerome Powell, the explosion in gold prices, and why Bitcoin is still trading like a "risk-on" asset instead of digital gold. We discuss:
- Why the Fed–White House showdown could change monetary policy
- Will Powell be a "shadow Fed Chair" beside Kevin Warsh?
- Was gold's rally a bubble or the sta...
News Block: Bitcoin, Gold & Silver Crash, "Hawkish" Warsh Picked for Fed Chair, AI Agents Choose BTC
In this week's episode of the Coin Stories News Block powered exclusively by Ledn, we cover these major headlines related to Bitcoin, macroeconomics, and global finance:
- Bitcoin crashes below $75K as everything sells off
- Gold and silver face sharp reversal -- what flipped the narrative
- Fed holds rates, then Kevi...
Natalie Brunell is joined by Larry Lepard, author of The Big Print, and Bob Burnett, founder and CEO of Barefoot Mining, talking gold's outperformance relative to Bitcoin, signs the "Big Print" could be imminent and much more. We discuss:
- The "boomer case" for Bitcoin
- Gold vs Bitcoin and why Bitcoin ultimately wins
- The coming "big print" and what triggers it
- Are all boomers wealthy? Social Security, debt, and the political th...
In a special episode of Coin Stories shot in Naples, FL, Natalie Brunell sits down with health and wellness thought leader Dr. Sean Baker to discuss:
- How food became engineered to keep us craving and overeating
- The additives and preservatives hiding in plain sight, and why some are restricted overseas in places like Europe
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In this week's episode of the Coin Stories News Block powered exclusively by Ledn, we cover these major headlines related to Bitcoin, macroeconomics, and global finance:
- Shutdown fears are back -- Bitcoin & stocks are feeling the pressure
- Gold and silver just hit fresh all-time highs as Davos screamed "uncertainty"
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Macro analyst and investor Cem Karsan joins Coin Stories to explain why the U.S. dollar remains America's greatest source of power, how decades of Fed policy fueled inequality and populism, and where Bitcoin, gold, and hard assets fit into a fractured global system. We discuss:
- Why the U.S. dollar is more powerful than the military
- How the Federal Reserve reshaped wealth, markets, and politics
- Populism, protectionism, and ris...
Luke Gromen, founder of FFTT, joins Natalie Brunell to break down the accelerating breakdown of the post-1971 dollar reserve system, and what it means for Bitcoin, gold, global trade, and geopolitical stability. Topics:
- Why Japan may be closest to a sovereign debt crisis as yields spike to historic levels
- How gold has overtaken U.S. Treasuries in global reserves
- Is the U.S. selling gold that's making its way to China?!
- Capit...
In this week's episode of the Coin Stories News Block powered exclusively by Ledn, we cover these major headlines related to Bitcoin, macroeconomics, and global finance:
- Trump tariff announcement on 8 EU nations over Greenland sale spark market turmoil: gold hits new ATH while Bitcoin wobbles
Natalie Brunell and Tracy Shuchart (NinjaTrader Live and Hilltower Resource Advisors) expose the truth behind the U.S. intervention in Venezuela, and how it was never really about oil. Topics include:
- How China, Russia, and Iran quietly took control of Venezuela's resources
- Did the Pentagon advise moving in on Venezuela?
- Why gold is being hoarded by central banks
- Why the petrodollar narrative is misunderstood
- How Bitcoin is b...
Natalie Brunell is joined by Joe Carlasare, commercial litigator, long-time Bitcoiner, and macro analyst, for a discussion on the economy running hot in 2026 and why Bitcoin's traditional four-year cycle may be over. Topics:
- Why Bitcoin's 4-year cycle is breaking down
- Why OG selling at $100K changed the price action
- Gold vs Bitcoin and capital rotation
- Why political instability is the real systemic risk
- Predictions for 2026 <...
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