In this episode, Nik summarizes his recent conversation with CrossBorder Capital founder Michael Howell. After Nik interviewed Michael on May 9th, viewers asked us for more education surrounding some of the key concepts covered, including how to understand Howell's liquidity index itself, Treasury bill monetization by banks, and duration's impact on financial markets. Nik concludes with why global liquidity matters for bitcoin. The Bitcoin Layer is brought to you by River. Visit http://River.com/TBL and earn up to $100 in bonus Bitcoin when you buy. Subscribe and turn on notifications for TBL on YouTube. Subscribe to TBL’s research letter: https://thebitcoinlayer.com/subscribe Follow TBL on X: / thebitcoinlayer Subscribe to The Bitcoin Layer on your favorite podcast platform. Use code TBLYT10 for 10% off all The Bitcoin Layer Merch at http://TheBitcoinLayer.com/merch Contribute to The Bitcoin Layer via Lightning Network: [email protected] The Bitcoin Layer is a bitcoin and global macroeconomic research firm. The Bitcoin Layer and its guests do not provide investment advice. Block Height 844372 #thebitcoinlayer Nik Bhatia's Twitter: https://twitter.com/timevalueofbtc Research Associate Joe Consorti's Twitter: https://twitter.com/JoeConsorti Creative Director Matthew Ball's Twitter: https://twitter.com/matthewrball #TheBitcoinLayer #NikBhatia #CrossBorderCapital #CapitalWars #MichaelHowell #Liquidity #GlobalMonetarySystem #Bitcoin #DebtMonetization #CurrencyDevaluation #Japan #China #CapitalFlows #BitcoinBarometer #FinancialMarkets #Economics #FinanceDiscussion #MarketInsights #InvestingInsights #MarketAnalysis #EconomicOutlook #MonetaryPolicy #FinancialTrends #AssetAllocation #GlobalEconomy #CurrencyMarkets #Cryptocurrency #FinancialForecast #CapitalMarkets #MacroEconomics #CentralBanks #MonetaryTheory #CrossBorderInvesting #FinancialTheory #Bloomberg #Macroeconomic #Analysis #Charts #Tradingview #InvestmentStrategy #MarketWatch #StockMarket #PassiveInvesting #IndexFunds #FinancialMarkets #MarketWatch #FreeMarkets #Markets #USTreasury #TreasuryBills #BalanceSheet #FED #Debt #Inflation #Statistic #Rates #Interest #Asset #Bitcoin #Dollar #Sats #BTC #Market #Currency #Crypto #Analysis #Investment #News #Finance #Education #Learn #Teach #Teacher #Blockchain #Mining #BitcoinMining #macro Subscribe to The Bitcoin Layer on Soundwise