Arthur Hayes on memecoins, monetary policy and the US election
Quick Take
- Maelstrom CIO Arthur Hayes shares his thoughts on the U.S. election, quantitative easing, memecoins and Bitcoin ETFs.
Episode 10 of The Crypto Beat was recorded with The Block's Editor-In-Chief, Tim Copeland and Maelstrom CIO Arthur Hayes.
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Arthur Hayes is the chief investment officer of Maelstrom.
In this episode, Hayes and Copeland discuss the U.S. election, the role of quantitative easing in driving crypto adoption, the launch of Bitcoin ETFs, and the rise of memecoins.
OUTLINE
00:00 Introduction
02:10 U.S. election predictions
04:58 Quantitative easing
06:47 Fiat endgame
09:35 Next three months
13:34 Trump's DeFi project
14:05 JPY carry trade
19:38 Bitcoin ETFs
21:16 Future altcoin ETFs
22:19 Memecoin supercycle
23:07 Truth Terminal
24:05 Airheads NFT project
26:51 Making it all back
28:05 AI's impact on trading
30:09 Exchange listing fees
38:38 Memecoins vs. utility coins
40:50 Closing thoughts
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Arthur Hayes and Maelstrom can be found at the following links:
X - https://twitter.com/CryptoHayes
Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/arthur__hayes
Newsletter - https://cryptohayes.substack.com
Website - https://maelstrom.fund
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