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What Bitcoin Did

What Bitcoin Did

The US Is Long-Term Insolvent | Lyn Alden

Sep 8, 2026 · 1h 15m

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“We don’t really have the tools to deal with fiscal-driven inflation.” Lyn Alden returns to discuss why the US is entering deeper fiscal dominance, what the Treasury’s recent buybacks signal, and why America’s growing debt and $2 trillion deficits are changing what monetary policy can actually achieve. We discuss the increasingly K-shaped economy, why developed markets are beginning to take on characteristics once associated with emerging markets, and why Lyn believes this macro environment could persist well into the 2030s. Lyn also explains why she believes Bitcoin is increasingly well positioned for the years ahead, why capital could rotate out of the AI trade, and what would need to…