Published Jan 5, 2022

Economist REVEALS Why Bitcoin Is Going To ZERO... | Peter Schiff & Lewis Howes

Economist Peter Schiff delves into why Bitcoin's speculative nature makes it a risky investment destined for collapse and offers strategies to protect wealth amid warnings of inflation and economic crisis.
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  • Inflation

    explains how government policies during the COVID-19 pandemic led to inflation. He argues that giving people money without corresponding production created a supply shortage and increased prices. Schiff predicted this inflationary event early on, highlighting the disconnect between money supply and goods production.

    We are flooding the economy with money as we're stopping the production of stuff. We have less stuff and more money to buy stuff. So prices are going to go up.

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    He also discusses the hidden costs of inflation, noting that government money printing devalues existing money, making people poorer despite receiving more cash 1.

       

    Dollar Collapse

    Schiff warns about the potential collapse of the US dollar and its global implications. He advises against holding dollar-denominated assets and suggests investing internationally to protect wealth. Schiff draws parallels to historical currency collapses, emphasizing that fiat currencies inevitably lose value over time.

    History is littered with examples of paper currencies that have gone to zero. I mean, they've all gone to zero.

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    He stresses the importance of moving assets to safer currencies and investments outside the US to mitigate the risks of a dollar collapse 2.

       

    Economic Warnings

    Schiff highlights several economic warning signs, including high inflation and overvalued markets. He recalls his accurate predictions of past market crashes and warns that the current economic bubble is unsustainable. Schiff believes that the next crash will be more severe due to the unprecedented levels of debt and money printing.

    We're going to get the dollar crash that I've been saying was the ultimate end game all along.

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    He advises preparing for this by investing in foreign stocks and commodities, which he believes will perform better than US assets in the coming decade 3.

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