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In this episode of NFA LIVE, Ben Cowan and Rob Wolf discuss current market tensions, the psychological pitfalls of social media, and the future of Artificial Intelligence.

• Ben Cowan predicts bond yields will likely peak around the US Midterm elections.
• The Fed is in a dilemma: weak economic data suggests a pause, but the market doubts the sustainability of this easing.
• Precious metals (gold/silver) often serve as leading indicators for interest rate turning points – typically bottoming out just before yields peak.

• Rob Wolf warns of a potential „Rectober“. Rising diesel prices and geopolitical conflicts (Iran) could reignite inflation.
• Ben emphasizes the role of liquidity and monetary policy. As long as the stock market is hitting all-time highs, the Fed sees no reason to intervene.
• Altcoins might continue to lag behind Bitcoin in this cycle, as restrictive monetary policy disincentivizes riskier assets.

• Host Guy asks if algorithms are systematically making us pessimistic.
• Rob's Core Message: Technology replaces tasks, not jobs. He draws an analogy to the ATM:

  „In 1970 there were 300,000 bank tellers. After ATMs (fueled by the 1994 Riegle-Neal Act) the number rose to 600,000 – because branches became cheaper and tellers moved to advisory roles.“ He sees this as the blueprint for AI.

• Ben agrees that content creators are trapped in an echo chamber: Good news („Lego investments“) get no clicks, while doom content dominates attention. Ignorance can be bliss.

• Rob uses AI pragmatically: No full access to bank accounts, but heavy use for video production, web hosting optimization (via his channel Dane), and tax preparation.
• Ben uses AI as a personal travel assistant and for market analysis. He firmly believes: „Those who know how to use AI will get the jobs“, not AI itself.
• The outlook suggests the next big cycle is likely Robotics, which will bring new fears but also immense opportunities.

The hosts agree that while markets are uncertain, the ability to adapt to new technology like AI is the single most important factor for future success.

Summary follows...

• Every crypto wallet is secured by a mathematical problem – no password, no bank. Security relies on the difficulty of deriving the private key from the public address.
• This system has worked for decades, but the rapid progress of AI in mathematics is raising new concerns.

• AI systems like OpenAI and DeepMind achieved gold-medal level at the International Mathematical Olympiad in 2025.
• DeepMind's Alpha Evolve finds improved algorithms, and AI is even helping with open research problems.
• An AI model already improved an attack on a new signature design – not yet on Bitcoin or Ethereum, but a clear warning sign.

• Ethereum researcher Justin Drake calls for a “bunker mode”: gradually move funds to new addresses and switch to more robust locks.
• Vitalik Buterin agrees but warns against panic.
• Two camps: The alarm camp sees AI as a superintelligence, the skeptic camp points to 30 years of unchanged attack methods and considers the warning exaggerated.

• At risk are addresses that have already made transactions – here the “lock” is publicly visible.
• About one-third of all bitcoins sit on such addresses, including Satoshi's coins.
• Mining and hashing are hardly affected, as they offer no mathematical structure for shortcuts.

• Ethereum plans faster upgrades, including hash-based signatures and a dedicated team for the transition by the end of the decade.
• Bitcoin is deliberately slow: A proposal suggests banning old address types after ~3 years and shutting them down after ~5 years – that would freeze inactive coins.
• There are proposals for optional upgrades (Adam Back) and zero-knowledge proofs to identify holders without moving coins.

• Stay informed through official channels, not DMs.
• Use current wallets, keep your seed phrase offline, and avoid address reuse.
• Don't panic: Both camps advise against rushed sales.

AI hasn't cracked the locks yet, but it is forcing the industry to act sooner than planned – because if the threat materializes, the window to respond might already be closed.

The channel analyzes the crash of CoreWeave (CRWV) and the subsequent 'divine intervention' by investment banks (Goldman, JPM) and Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang. The central thesis argues that banks and Nvidia protect each other to sustain the profitable AI narrative.

• CoreWeave stock dropped 21% last week.
• The yield on CoreWeave's 2030 bond spiked to 14-15% – a level that fundamentally alters the investment thesis.

• Goldman Sachs upgraded the stock to "Buy" despite fears, claiming mixed debt costs only rose 100-200 basis points.
• Deutsche Bank and JP Morgan echoed the positive sentiment ("The business is solid").
• The Conflict of Interest: These banks were the lead underwriters for CoreWeave's IPO. The host points out the irony of research departments recommending to buy what the investment banking arms just issued (comparing it to SPACs and the Dot-com era).

• Jensen Huang (Nvidia CEO) publicly reassures the market: "No reason for concern."
• The Catch: Nvidia holds 10-11% of CoreWeave (one of the largest shareholders) and invested $2 billion, which CoreWeave exclusively uses to purchase Nvidia chips – a closed loop they must defend.

• The entire AI boom rests on a narrative. Without rising stock prices and optimism (fueled by bond sales and favorable analyst reports), the house of cards crumbles.
• "Look at the incentive, and you understand the narrative." (Charlie Munger): Wall Street collects its hefty fees at issuance. Pension funds and retail investors are left holding the risk.
• Warning to Investors: Projections assume 7-10 years of linear growth, but AI will drastically lower prices. What looks like a value investment today could become worthless once the narrative flips.

The host strongly advises against such narrative-driven investments and instead recommends tangible assets. The "divine intervention" is, in his view, nothing more than a desperate support operation for an overheated house of cards.

This video analyzes SpaceX's explosive growth potential, especially in compute. Elon Musk has never been more bullish, tweeting that SpaceX could be worth over $100 trillion in less than 10 years – a 50x from today's valuation.

🔥 Why SpaceX Has an Unfair Advantage

• Fastest data center build: 20 weeks to completion, 100,000 GPUs operational in 90 days. Competitors take 2–4 years.
• Coherent compute: SpaceX is the only company able to cluster more than 30,000 GPUs – Elon runs 220,000 GPUs repeatedly (e.g., Colossus: 150k H100s, 50k H200s, 30k GB200s).
• Power on site: 400 MW wind turbines in Brownsville, Texas. Up to 456 Starship launches/year under FAA review.

📈 Starlink & Starship as Accelerators

• Starlink revenue could grow 925% in 5 years (10x). Ron Baron values Starlink alone at $14–15 trillion.
• Starship lifts 100–150 ton payloads; competitors (China, Europe, Russia) are far behind.

🤝 SpaceX–Tesla Merger?

• Rumors of an all-stock acquisition of Tesla by SpaceX are heating up. Prediction markets show 60% chance by spring 2027.
• Tesla already holds billions in xAI shares converted to SpaceX stock.

💰 Price Targets – Compute Only (no Launch, Starlink, etc.)

• Base case (66.5 GW online by 2031): SpaceX share price $825 (5.65x). A 655-share „retiree bag“ = $540,000.
• Bull case (double the GW): Share price ~$4,000 (21.7x) → 655 shares = $2.4 million.
• Musk says even 66 GW is too low – actual numbers could be much higher.

⚡ Scarcity Drives Prices Higher

• Compute demand is parabolic, but supply is constrained. Power shortages (13–15 GW gap in North America) mean only SpaceX can deliver fast – and charge a premium.

🗳️ Community Poll

• 74 % believe 100 SpaceX shares will outperform 0.18 Bitcoin (each about $15,000) over 4 years.

Takeaway: SpaceX’s compute business alone could make investors wealthy – before factoring in Starlink, Starship, or a Tesla merger.

Analysis: What the Federal Reserve Will Do Next

This video analyzes the likely course of US monetary policy in the coming months, with a special focus on parallels to 2018.

• The federal funds rate is currently at 4% – another hike before year-end is expected.
• For the upcoming FOMC meeting (in about 9 days, October), the market implies an 80% probability of a pause – not a hike.
• Recent inflation data (CPI, PPI) were elevated, but the market still does not expect a move in October.

• In 2018, the Fed raised rates in September – right in the middle of a midterm election year.
• It paused in November (the meeting took place right after the midterms) and then hiked again in December.
• The projections at the time (SEP) called for further hikes in 2019 – but they never happened. Instead, the Fed started cutting rates in 2019.

• The Fed closely follows the 2-year Treasury yield – currently at 4.76%, above the federal funds rate.
• In late 2018, the 2-year yield was around 2.9%, matching market expectations at the time. When it later fell, further hikes became unnecessary.
• Potential scenario: The 2-year yield rises into the midterms, falls afterward, and the Fed hikes in December. Then the funds rate and the 2-year yield would be nearly identical – making further hikes unnecessary.

• Long-term yields in midterm election years often peak in October, rise again shortly before the elections, and then fall after the midterms.
• This dynamic could repeat in 2026.

• No rate hike in October (only about 16% probability).
• Yields rise into the midterms and fall afterward.
• Likely one more rate hike in December.
• After that, the Fed could keep rates stable through 2027 – similar to 2018, when planned hikes never materialized.

• The Porsche Mission S is a design study previewing a future model positioned above the 911.
• The production version is planned as a mid-engine two-seater with an internal combustion engine – not a hypercar, but a proper, buyable supercar.

• The exterior blends references from Porsche history: GT1 front, 911 headlights and window line, 959 rear, Carrera GT spoiler, 928 wheels.
• Supercar details include bargeboards, large intakes, an active rear spoiler, four exhausts, and exposed rear tires.
• A standout feature is the horizontally mounted fan at the rear, emphasizing mechanical openness and recalling the 917.

• No huge infotainment display: Porsche deliberately reduces complexity to save weight and distraction.
• The five classic instruments can be reduced to three essential displays via a button.
• A clever hidden MagSafe mount for your smartphone replaces the built-in sat nav.
• The manual gearbox can be upgraded with a sequential shifter in rally style.

• Designer Tobias Sulleman explains how he selected specific elements from Porsche's history.
• Key were the proportions of a mid-engine supercar: volume shifted to the rear, cabin deeply set into the body.
• Technical details like the fan should be visible and tangible – like a mechanical watch.

• Porsche plans to build the car in series production – using metal instead of expensive carbon fiber to enable higher volumes.
• Porsche remains tight-lipped about the engine. The designer hints at exploring the 917 fan, fueling speculation about a flat-eight.
• Possible options are pure combustion with manual gearbox (purist) or hybrid with PDK – the big question is whether the ICE version arrives before the 2030 EU ban.

• Porsche also plans a luxury SUV above the Cayenne and a 918 successor.
• Electric models like Boxster and Cayman will continue – ICE, hybrid and fully electric may coexist.