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Where is bitcoin in the debasement trade?

How debt, inflation, and central bank behavior are converging, why gold is already signaling the shift, and why bitcoin could capture the asymmetric upside.

PLUS: Access to the recorded event & Q&A with James Lavish, The Age of Debasement.

What’s in the guide?

A framework for navigating a world of structural inflation—showing why debasement is not a cycle but a condition, how central banks are already responding, and why bitcoin’s fixed supply and adoption curve could position it as the asymmetric beneficiary.

Why the “debasement trade” isn’t a trade at all, but a permanent shift

How math, financial repression, and central bank incentives make debasement inevitable

Why the traditional 60/40 portfolio fails in inflationary regimes

How central bank gold accumulation acts as the signal for declining confidence in fiat currencies

Why bitcoin could follow gold’s signal with amplified upside due to its absolute scarcity

How institutional adoption is reframing bitcoin as a strategic reserve asset

A long-term allocation framework for hard assets in a world where cash and bonds steadily lose real value

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