Podcast: Eric Basmajian on the Return to a Deflationary World post-COVID

Eric Basmajian discusses CBDC, cyclic inflation, the return to deflationary economic trends and more.

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On this episode of Blockworks’ podcast “On the Margin,” Michael Ippolito, co-founder, is joined by Eric Basmajian. Eric is the founder of EPB Macro Research, a service that provides premium fundamental macro economic research, with a focus on long-term & short-term economic cycle risk management.

Mike & Eric discuss the long term structural deflationary economic trends, cyclical inflation, technologies effect of reducing labour, and how a CBDC could be used to generate high inflation, but a reduction in real growth.

They also covered:

  • MMT
  • the psychological effects of inflation
  • and more!

Watch the full episode down below! 👇

“On the Margin” is a two-part show. Once a week, Mike interviews industry experts, and then at the end of the week he is joined by a co-host where they break down the top crypto and macro stories. Episodes go live every Wednesday and Saturday morning.

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