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September CPI came in at 3.7%, PPI posted its biggest jump since March 2022, and Brent touched $110 as cost-of-living protests spread from France to Milan.

Austin Campbell asks whether anything short of austerity or higher rates can bring inflation down. John D’Agostino, Head of Institutional Strategy at Coinbase, argues inflation comes in waves tied to crude, and that even an optical resolution could pull gas prices back quickly. Chris Perkins warns about what happens when the social contract between governments and their people starts to fray.

Hosts:

• • Austin Campbell – Host of Bits + Bips, Founder of Zero Knowledge Group, and Adjunct Professor at NYU Stern
  • Chris Perkins – Co-host of Bits + Bips and Head of Franklin Crypto

Guests:

• • John D’Agostino – Head of Institutional Strategy at Coinbase
  • Nick van Eck – CEO and Co-founder of Agora

This clip is from a longer conversation on the AI trade, inflation, and why crypto held up while chip stocks sold off. Full episode here.

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