The Hurdle Rate Podcast

The Hurdle Rate Podcast

Join Matt, Ben, Jeff, and Tim for an entertaining and informative weekly podcast cutting through conventional wisdom on Bitcoin, investing, and macroeconomics. Every Wednesday, this forward-thinking team delivers unique perspectives and innovative insights that challenge mainstream financial narratives, empowering listeners to make more independent decisions for their corporate or personal financial lives. Is Bitcoin your hurdle rate? New episodes every Wednesday!

Episodes

March 24, 2026 52 mins

Episode 52 - An Increasingly Digital World

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[00:00:00] Welcome Back to The Hurdle Rate [00:01:10] The Latest News from Strategy [00:14:00] Private Credit Liquidity Issues [00:32:23] The Correlation Between Private Credit and Public Credit Markets

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Episode 51 - A Digital Credit Treasury

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[00:00:00] Welcome Back to The Hurdle Rate [00:00:36] Strive ASST & SATA Update [00:49:14] Strategy’s Latest Buy

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Episode 50 - Some Pretty Good Money Printing

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[00:00:00] Welcome Back to The Hurdle Rate [00:03:20] Strategy’s Latest [00:12:55] 20 Millionth Bitcoin is Mined [00:37:15] The Speed at Which AI is Advancing

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Episode 49 - Digital Credit is for Corporations

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[00:00:00] Welcome Back to The Hurdle Rate

[00:02:00] Bitcoin as Digital Freedom Money Amid Global ...

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February 18, 2026 53 mins

Episode 48 - Bullish Digital Credit

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We buy Bitcoin at Swan.com [00:00:00] Welcome Back to The Hurdle Rate

[00:01:51] Reflections on Bitcoin Investor Week & Matt’s Cardone Debate

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February 10, 2026 48 mins

Episode 47 - A Time To Build

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[00:00:00] Welcome Back to The Hurdle Rate

[00:01:50] Bitcoin Investor Week in NYC

[00:09:50] Bull vs Bear Markets

[00:28:00] Is t...

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February 3, 2026 48 mins

Episode 46 -  Build The Structure

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[00:00:00] Welcome Back to The Hurdle Rate

[00:01:05] Kevin Warsh Named Fed Chair

[00:24:38] Clawdbots & Moltbook

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January 28, 2026 64 mins

Episode 45 - Preferred Equity Demand

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[00:00:00] Welcome Back to The Hurdle Rate

[00:00:40] Does the Preferred Equity Present a Systemic Risk to Bitcoin?

[00:21:42] Strive + Semler: The First M&A Transaction in Bitcoin Treasuries

[00:33:30] IBIT ...

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January 20, 2026 56 mins

Episode 44 - Digital Credit Clarity

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Episode 43 - The Best Message Is Digital Credit

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[00:00:00] Welcome Back to The Hurdle Rate

[00:02:55] Strategy’s $1.25 Billion Orange Buy

[00:15:56] Michael Saylor on What Bitcoin Did

[00:39:58] Jerome Powell in Hot Water and Disenchant...

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Episode 42 - Pensions, Private Equity & Digital Credit

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December 23, 2025 59 mins

Episode 41 - Structurally Bullish

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[00:00:00] Welcome Back to The Hurdle Rate

[00:01:21] Reflections on 2025

[00:08:14] The Bitcoin Era

[00:18:12] Amplification...

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December 16, 2025 45 mins

Episode 40 - Set Up For A Supercycle

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[00:00:00] Welcome Back to The Hurdle Rate

[00:02:08] The Latest on Bitcoin

[00:10:18] A Decade-Long Supercycle?

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December 9, 2025 40 mins

Episode 39 - The Hurdle Rate Is High

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[00:00:30] Welcome Back to The Hurdle Rate

[00:01:30] Bitcoin MENA

[00:22:53] Bitcoin As The Hurdle Rate

[00:37:27] Closin...

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December 2, 2025 57 mins

Episode 38 - The Incentives Are Aligned

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[00:00:00] Welcome Back to The Hurdle Rate

[00:00:40] The Incentives Are Aligned

[00:10:50] MSTR’s Green Dots & USD...

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November 25, 2025 52 mins

Episode 37 - Meet Them Where They're At

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[00:00:00] Welcome Back to The Hurdle Rate

[00:00:50] Market Uncertainty & MSCI Exclusions

[00:34:14] Mike Green Ar...

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Episode 36 - Inside the Digital Credit Revolution

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[00:00:00] Welcome Back to The Hurdle Rate

[00:01:30] Bitcoin Amsterdam & Cantor Conference Miami Recaps

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Episode 35 - Amplified Bitcoin and Digital Credit

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[00:00:00] Welcome Back to The Hurdle Rate

[00:00:30] The IPOs of Digital Credit

[00:12:41] The Process of La...

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Episode 34 - The Preferred Strategy is Digital Credit

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[00:00:00] Welcome Back to The Hurdle Rate

[00:00:34] Strive’s SATA Announcement

[00:01:15] Strategy Intr...

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Episode 33 - Credit Ratings for Digital Capital

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[00:00:00] Welcome Back to The Hurdle Rate

[00:00:30] Strategy Gets a Credit Rating

[00:12:43] How This Will Im...

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