CypherPunk’d

Welcome to CypherPunk’d, where we explore the intersection of privacy, technology, and personal freedom in the digital age. Hosted by Matty Ice, this podcast delves into the challenges posed by government surveillance and big tech’s intrusion into our lives. We bring you thought-provoking conversations with thought leaders, authors, computer scientists, Bitcoiners, entrepreneurs, and human rights activists who are at the forefront of the digital resistance. Each episode cuts through the noise to tackle critical topics like privacy, human rights, economics, cryptography, Web 3, Bitcoin, AI, and more. Our daily roundtable discussions offer deeper insights into current events, fostering open dialogue and defending the fundamental right to privacy. Whether you’re a tech enthusiast, a privacy advocate, or simply concerned about the future of personal freedom, CypherPunk’d is your guide to understanding and navigating the complexities of the digital world. Join us as we explore the tools and ideas that empower you to protect your privacy and secure your future. To Connect With Us👇 LinkTree: https://t.co/GR12eKn4Ny For inquiries, feedback, or to connect with us, feel free to reach out at contact@consensusprotocol.org

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2 hours ago

Welcome to the FINAL episode of The Big Print Series! In this powerful conclusion, Lawrence Lepard delivers his ultimate call to action—showing us the path forward from our broken fiat system to a sound money future that could usher in a new golden age of human prosperity.In this climactic episode:
The Sound Money Revolution: Why educating others isn't optional—it's our most critical missionFrom Broken to Beautiful: How Ecuador's hyperinflation reset proves sound money transitions workThe Great Awakening: Building a movement like the anti-war protests that ended VietnamDefending Against FUD: Steel-manning every objection to gold and BitcoinThe Energy Truth: How Bitcoin mining is actually healing the planet and powering remote communities
From Mania to Mathematics: Why deflation builds prosperity, not depressionThe Transition Timeline: What happens to pensions, savings, and ordinary peopleThe New Golden Age: A world where governments can't print money to finance wars
💰 "This is a Fourth Turning like the American Revolution. We need to fix this money, and the way we fix it is we get everybody to understand we need to fix it—then we'll fix it." —Lawrence Lepard
🔥 THE FINAL TRUTH:
27-43 years: Average fiat currency lifespan53 years: How long we've been in this experiment130% debt-to-GDP: The crisis threshold (we're at 124%)$1.2 trillion: Annual interest payments (more than military spending)The math is undeniable—this ends one way
📊 HISTORICAL PROOF:
90% of deflation periods had NO depression21 of 29 depressions occurred WITH inflationThe "deflation causes depression" myth = Keynesian gaslightingSound money built the greatest economic growth in human history
🌍 THE BITCOIN ENERGY REVOLUTION:
55-65% renewable energy usage (highest of any industry)Stranded energy monetization in remote villagesFlare gas capture preventing methane emissionsGrid stabilization through instant curtailmentUses LESS energy than traditional banking systems
⚡ BREAKING THE MATRIX:
Everyone believes in free markets. Everyone knows price fixing doesn't work. So why are 12 unelected Federal Reserve governors setting the price of money? Future generations will look back in disbelief.
🔮 THE GOLDEN AGE VISION:
Sound money won't just end financial theft—it will curb the wars and conflicts that fiat currency has financed. Governments will no longer print money to finance destruction. What follows could be a time of peace, prosperity, and human progress unlike anything we've seen.
📚 ABOUT THE BIG PRINT: This 12-part series, based on Lawrence Lepard's groundbreaking book, has exposed the greatest wealth extraction in human history. With over 25,000 copies sold, the mission is clear: "We can't save everyone, but we must try."The revolution starts with education. The future starts with you.

5 days ago

Welcome back to The Big Print Series! In this mind-bending Episode 11, Lawrence Lepard reveals why Bitcoin isn't just "digital gold"—it's something humanity has NEVER seen before. We're witnessing the birth of perfectly inelastic money that no army can overrun.
In this episode:
• The invention of digital scarcity: How Bitcoin solved the impossible problem• Why Bitcoin is the most inelastic commodity in human history • Power Law predictions: $326K in 5 years, $1.1M in 10 years, $7M in 20 years• The home that cost 664 Bitcoin in 2016 now costs 6.6 Bitcoin—100x purchasing power protection• "Not your keys, not your coins": Why self-custody is your financial freedom• The Four Horsemen of Bitcoin skepticism—and why they're wrong• Mad Max scenario: Why Bitcoin still works when everything else fails
Larry drops the ultimate truth bomb: "We've never had a financial asset perform like this in human history. NEVER is a big statement—and that's why it's behaving differently than any other asset."
🔥 THE SCARCITY REVOLUTION:- Gold: Can be mined more when price rises- Oil: Can be drilled more when price rises  - Bitcoin: Supply NEVER changes regardless of price- This has never existed before in human history
📊 MIND-BLOWING STATISTICS:- Bitcoin: Best performing asset in human history- 97% correlation with mathematical power law model- Currently 0.2% of global assets ($2T of $900T)- Could 10x and still only be 2% of world's wealth
💰 "Bitcoin is a form of wealth that no army can overrun. Here's property that you can't touch, can't swipe, can't confiscate. Wars might be less likely in a Bitcoin world." —Lawrence Lepard
📚 ABOUT THE BIG PRINT: Based on Lawrence Lepard's groundbreaking book "The Big Print," this 12-part series exposes the monetary matrix. Grab your copy: https://t.co/14ukZW04I8
🔔 One episode left in this game-changing series—don't miss the finale!

Wednesday Jun 25, 2025

Welcome back to The Big Print Series! In Episode 10, we shift focus from macro numbers to the philosophical—and structural—core of the new world: decentralization.
From ancient revolutions to Bitcoin, this episode traces the long arc of human resistance to centralized power—and shows why the next leap is not just technical, but evolutionary. Larry Lepard joins to explore how decentralization isn’t just a feature of Bitcoin—it’s its very soul.
In this episode:• Why decentralization leads to fairness—and why mammals instinctively hate unfair systems• The Swiss model: what a working micro-democracy actually looks like• How technology (Internet, microprocessors, Bitcoin) became the great equalizer• From serfdom to 50% tax rates: how modern governments make medieval lords look generous• Gunpowder, printing presses, and Bitcoin: unstoppable ideas that rewrite history• Metcalfe’s Law and why Bitcoin’s network effects are just beginning• The fallacy of financial speculation vs. real productivity• Why leverage kills—and why Bitcoin doesn't need it to win
🔐 “Bitcoin isn’t just money. It’s math. It’s justice. It’s what comes after tyranny.” —Matty Ice 
📜 POWERFUL QUOTES:• “Use honest weights and measures”—a biblical principle ignored by every fiat regime• “History doesn’t repeat, but it often rhymes”—Mark Twain• “The Federal Reserve is running an organization that can’t do what it says it’s going to do. It’s doomed to the dustbin of history.” —Lawrence Lepard
📊 STUNNING INSIGHTS:• Fiat’s final form: governments powerful enough for global war are collapsing under their own weight• Acceptability is Bitcoin’s last mile—but just like AOL in 1998, that’s only temporary• The Lightning Network, decentralized identity, and better UX: the world is building around freedom
🧠 “If you're beginning to get the notion that these people do not know what they are doing—you are not alone.”
💥 THE DECENTRALIZED FUTURE:
Centralized systems concentrate power... and rot
Decentralized networks—Bitcoin, open source, federated governance—are antifragile
Bitcoin will be remembered as the monetary revolution of the 21st century
📚 ABOUT THE BIG PRINT: Based on Larry Lepard’s book The Big Print, this 12-part series exposes how financial elites engineered the greatest heist in history—and how Bitcoin is the way out. With over 25,000 copies sold, the message is spreading fast: “We can't save everyone, but we must try.”
Get the book now 👉 https://t.co/14ukZW04I8
Subscribe and stay tuned for the final chapters. The future is unwritten—but it's not unchained.
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Saturday Jun 21, 2025

Welcome back to The Big Print Series! In Episode 9, Lawrence Lepard joins Matty to unpack one of the most seismic shifts unfolding right now: the collapse of legacy wealth stores and the rise of Bitcoin as the new sound money.
In this deeply personal and eye-opening conversation, Larry reveals how decades of bad incentives—fueled by fiat money and Keynesian policy—have distorted housing, stocks, and even human behavior. Now, as the money-printing machine accelerates, a new generation is opting out.
In this episode:• The Steve Jobs moment for Bitcoin: why the spreadsheet was to the PC what Metcalfe’s law is to Bitcoin• Why real estate became a financial illusion—and who's left holding the bag• Boomers vs Millennials: the coming clash over inflated housing wealth• The trap of 100% exposure to stocks in a post-sound-money world• How Bitcoin fixes the risk of human failure in company-based investing• Peter Schiff’s quiet Bitcoin pivot—why the gold bugs are finally getting backup• The spiritual difference between storing wealth and preserving freedom• "Nothing stops this train"—but you can choose which car you're riding in
🔥 "Satoshi created Bitcoin—and now we finally have reinforcements. This is how we win." —Lawrence Lepard
🎯 HIGHLIGHT THEMES:
From garage startups to decentralized revolutionsReal estate as dead weight in a mobile worldFiat incentives hollowing out generational wealthWhy Bitcoin is digital gold—but betterMillennials choosing sovereignty over square footage
📚 ABOUT THE BIG PRINT:
Based on Larry Lepard’s pivotal book, this 12-part series reveals how the global economy was rigged by central banks—and how Bitcoin is creating an off-ramp for those who see what’s coming. Over 25,000 copies sold. 
Read the book: https://t.co/14ukZW04I8
🔔 Subscribe to stay updated as we move toward the grand finale.
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Tuesday Jun 17, 2025

Welcome back to The Big Print Series! In this mind-blowing Episode 8, Lawrence Lepard delivers his most profound revelation yet: Bitcoin isn't just an investment—it's literally a "God-given tool" to save humanity from monetary tyranny. For the first time in human history, we have perfect, immutable digital scarcity that can never be diluted.In this episode:• Why Bitcoin is a "once-in-humanity" event that will never happen again • The deflation "boogeyman": How Keynesians weaponized the Great Depression to serve elites • Warren Buffett exposed: Why he really hates Bitcoin (it makes his life's work meaningless) • The inverse Cantillon effect: How deflation actually helps workers, not hurts them • Third-world Bitcoin heroes: Afghan programmer saves $250K fleeing Taliban • How Bitcoin will defund wars and end government financial oppression • The mathematical proof: Bitcoin's perfectly inelastic supply curve breaks all economic models
Larry reveals the stunning truth: every form of money in human history has been diluted—gold grows 1.7% annually, doubling every 60 years. Bitcoin is the first and only asset with absolute scarcity. Even Einstein and Krugman got revolutionary technologies completely wrong.
💰 "Bitcoin is kind of God-given in my view. God looked down and said, 'You guys are really screwed up. You got a broken system. You're never gonna be able to fix it unless I give you a tool. Here's the tool.'" —Lawrence Lepard
🔥 THE SCARCITY REVOLUTION:Every money in history has been dilutedGold supply doubles every 60 yearsBitcoin: 21 million coins, never moreFirst perfectly inelastic supply curve in human historyPrice can theoretically become infinite
📊 DEFLATION TRUTH REVEALED:
90% of deflation periods had NO depression
Great Depression was the outlier, not the norm19th century: Gold standard + deflation = massive prosperityTechnology naturally creates deflation (phones, TVs, computers)Keynesians fear deflation because it threatens their power🌍 GLOBAL BITCOIN LIBERATION:35% of Nigerians use Bitcoin despite government bans
Chinese hash rate higher AFTER mining banAfghan woman protects $250K fleeing Taliban with seed phrasesHalf the world lives under monetary oppressionBitcoin adoption accelerating faster than internet📚 ABOUT THE BIG PRINT: Based on Lawrence Lepard's groundbreaking book "The Big Print," this 12-part series exposes how the Federal Reserve and financial elites have engineered the greatest wealth extraction in human history. With over 25,000 copies sold, Lepard's mission is clear: "We can't save everyone, but we must try."Grab a copy of his book now: https://t.co/14ukZW04I8
📚 ABOUT THE BIG PRINT:Based on Lawrence Lepard's groundbreaking book "The Big Print," this 12-part series exposes how the Federal Reserve and financial elites have engineered the greatest wealth extraction in human history. With over 25,000 copies sold, Lepard's mission is clear: "We can't save everyone, but we must try."
Grab a copy of his book now: https://t.co/14ukZW04I8
🔔 Subscribe for the complete series revealing how to escape this monetary matrix.
To Connect With Us👇
LinkTree: https://t.co/GR12eKn4Ny X: / cypherpunkd_ Discord: / https://discord.gg/yrf97xsKRv Rumble: https://rumble.com/user/cypherpunkd Instagram: / protocolpulse

Saturday Jun 14, 2025

Welcome back to The Big Print Series! In this explosive Episode 7, Lawrence Lepard delivers his most urgent warning yet: we've reached the highest level of financial bubbles—the sovereign currency itself. Unlike dot-com or housing bubbles that can be "bailed out," when a currency bubble bursts, there's nowhere left to run.
In this episode:
• Silicon Valley Bank's collapse: How $42 trillion vanished in one day—a preview of currency failure• Why yield curve control is coming and what it means for your savings• The debt spiral trap: Interest payments now exceed military spending• Gresham's Law in action: Why people will abandon the dollar for gold and Bitcoin• The Fed's $6.7 trillion balance sheet vs. the $36 trillion bond market—the math is terrifying• Hyperinflation vs. monetary reset: Two paths, same destination• Why "one who panics first, panics best" in currency crises
Larry reveals the shocking timeline: using the Fourth Turning model, resolution will likely manifest between 2028-2033. But in our hyper-connected world, confidence can evaporate overnight. The tinder has been lit—the fire could spread faster than anyone expects.
💰 "When you're dealing with the sovereign currency, it's not like there's a galactic bubble we can build on Mars. We are at the highest level—and when this bubble bursts, the currency is at risk." —Lawrence Lepard
🔥 THE BUBBLE HIERARCHY EXPOSED:- Tech bubble → Housing bubble → Currency bubble- Each bailout created a bigger problem- There's no level above sovereign currency- When this breaks, everything changes
📊 ALARMING STATISTICS:- US debt: $36 trillion (added $11T in just 4 years)- Interest payments: $1.2 trillion/year- Debt-to-GDP: 124% (crisis typically hits at 130%)- Average fiat currency lifespan: 27-43 years- We're 53 years into this experiment
📚 ABOUT THE BIG PRINT: Based on Lawrence Lepard's groundbreaking book "The Big Print," this 12-part series exposes how the Federal Reserve and financial elites have engineered the greatest wealth extraction in human history. With over 25,000 copies sold, Lepard's mission is clear: "We can't save everyone, but we must try."
Grab a copy of his book now: https://t.co/14ukZW04I8
🔔 Subscribe for the complete series revealing how to protect yourself from this monetary matrix.
To Connect With Us👇
LinkTree: https://t.co/GR12eKn4NyX: / cypherpunkd_Discord: / https://discord.gg/yrf97xsKRvRumble: https://rumble.com/user/cypherpunkdInstagram: / protocolpulse

Tuesday Jun 10, 2025

In this episode:
• Why Keynesian economics punishes savers and rewards reckless spending• How Austrian School economists predicted every major economic crisis  • The St. Matthew Island reindeer story—a perfect metaphor for unsustainable growth• Modern Monetary Theory: The most dangerous economic delusion of our time• Stein's Law: If something can't go on forever, it will end• The debt doom loop that's destroying the world's reserve currency• Why the Fed has "purchased economic thought outright"• How $36 trillion in debt will trigger the inevitable "Big Print"
Larry reveals how government economists deliberately suppress Austrian School truth because it threatens their power—and why understanding this battle is crucial to protecting your wealth.
💰 The economic model you believe determines your financial survival.
📚 ABOUT THE BIG PRINT:Based on Lawrence Lepard's groundbreaking book "The Big Print," this 12-part series exposes how the Federal Reserve and financial elites have engineered the greatest wealth extraction in human history. With over 25,000 copies sold, Lepard's mission is clear: "We can't save everyone, but we must try."
Grab a copy of his book now: https://t.co/14ukZW04I8
🔔 Subscribe for the complete series revealing how to protect yourself from this monetary matrix.
To Connect With Us👇 LinkTree: https://t.co/GR12eKn4Ny
X: / cypherpunkd_  Rumble: https://rumble.com/user/cypherpunkdInstagram: / protocolpulse

Monday Jun 09, 2025

Jerome Powell oversaw the largest monetary expansion in U.S. history. Janet Yellen told us inflation was “transitory.” But what actually happened behind closed doors — and what’s coming next — will shock you.
In this explosive clip from The Big Print series with Larry Lepard, we dive into:
🔺 The $5 trillion print no one voted on🔺 Why 2008 and 2020 were just warm-ups🔺 The “Mrs. Magoo” moment that defined Yellen’s legacy🔺 Why the Fed doesn’t know what it’s doing — and never did🔺 And what the next big print might look likeThis is the untold truth about 
America's money system — and why the elites are panicking behind the scenes.🎧
🧠 Guest: Larry Lepard -- X: @LawrenceLepard🎙 Host: Matty📕 From the book: The Big Print
#federalreserve #inflation #powell #yellen #larrylepard #moneyprinting #economy #bitcoin #fiat #quantitativeeasing #thebigprint

Monday Jun 02, 2025

In this episode:
 
• How bankers create money "out of nothing" and why Henry Ford said this would spark revolution
• The War of 1812: America's first taste of fiat currency disaster
• Andrew Jackson's epic battle against the banking cartel—and his chilling prophecy
• From Marco Polo to Weimar Germany: Why every fiat experiment ends in collapse
• The Federal Reserve's true purpose: privatizing profits, socializing losses
• Roosevelt's gold confiscation: The greatest theft of private property in U.S. history
• Nixon's 1971 betrayal: How closing the gold window unleashed monetary chaos
 
Larry reveals the shocking truth: fractional reserve banking is sophisticated fraud, and the "lender of last resort" is really the "taxpayer bailout of first resort."
 
💰 "Give me control of a nation's money supply and I care not who makes its laws." —Mayer Rothschild
 
📚 ABOUT THE BIG PRINT:Based on Lawrence Lepard's groundbreaking book "The Big Print," this 12-part series exposes how the Federal Reserve and financial elites have engineered the greatest wealth extraction in human history. With over 25,000 copies sold, Lepard's mission is clear: "We can't save everyone, but we must try."
 
Grab a copy of his book now: https://t.co/14ukZW04I8
 
🔔 Subscribe for the complete series revealing how to protect yourself from this monetary matrix.
 
To Connect With Us👇
 
LinkTree: https://t.co/GR12eKn4Ny
 
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Monday May 26, 2025

In Episode 3 of The Big Print, Larry Lepard returns to break down what may be the most important idea in economics: sound money is a moral issue.
In this episode:
Why fiat money is theft—of your time, energy, and savings
How COVID-era money printing destroyed retirements
A chilling history of how civilizations collapsed under soft money
Why Bitcoin and gold are more than assets—they're defenses against tyranny
The Founding Fathers’ warnings about paper money and what we ignored
Why separating money and state is essential to human freedom
Larry lays out how fiat currency leads to wars, wealth inequality, and systemic corruption—and how sound money can restore freedom, fairness, and prosperity.
💰 Your money is your life energy. Don’t let it be stolen.
📚 ABOUT THE BIG PRINT:Based on Lawrence Lepard's groundbreaking book "The Big Print," this 12-part series exposes how the Federal Reserve and financial elites have engineered the greatest wealth extraction in human history. With over 25,000 copies sold, Lepard's mission is clear: "We can't save everyone, but we must try."
Grab a copy of his book now: https://t.co/14ukZW04I8
🔔 Subscribe for the complete series revealing how to protect yourself from this monetary matrix.
To Connect With Us👇 LinkTree: https://t.co/GR12eKn4Ny
X:   / cypherpunkd_  Discord:   / discord   Rumble: https://rumble.com/user/cypherpunkdInstagram:   / protocolpulse 

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