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Episode 5 - DXY vs. Store of Value Assets

[00:30] Welcome Back to The Hurdle Rate

[01:26] DXY Breakdown

[22:51] Gold vs Bitcoin as the Hurdle Rate

[36:59] Interest rates and stagflation

[48:00] Strategy, Metaplanet, and Bitcoin dominance

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