
About this episode
Markets are underestimating the gravity of what's unfolding in the Middle East, but Bitcoin is showing signs it might be pricing in the inevitable response.
In this episode:\
- Why oil infrastructure attacks may be a strategic move against China\
- How the Strait of Hormuz closure affects 45% of China's oil supply\
- Private credit stress meeting energy inflation - the perfect storm\
- Signs Bitcoin may have bottomed while traditional assets struggle\
- The chess match between US energy dominance and Chinese supply chains \
- - TIMESTAMPS: 00:00:00 - Monitoring the Middle East situation 00:01:06 - Strait of Hormuz closure and energy infrastructure damage 00:02:11 - Physical world constraints returning to markets 00:04:18 - Ten year yields rising with oil prices 00:07:26 - Markets underestimating refinery damage severity 00:11:06 - China's 45% oil dependence through Hormuz Strait 00:12:57 - Helium supply disruption threatening chip production 00:13:58 - US vs China leverage points in the chess match 00:17:13 - Strategic objectives behind the Middle East operation 00:19:31 - Private credit stress at Blackrock and Blackstone 00:22:17 - Refinancing wave hitting 2020-2021 deals 00:25:15 - Double whammy of inflation and credit stress 00:27:20 - Bitcoin's resilient price action amid global turmoil \
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