{"podcast":{"title":"The Bitcoin Layer","slug":"the-bitcoin-layer-7070444","podcast_index_feed_id":7070444,"rss_url":"https://feeds.simplecast.com/Y2219Riv","website_url":"https://mysoundwise.com/soundcasts/1665708396190s","image_url":"https://image.simplecastcdn.com/images/31efc846-0793-410a-9634-9cbb9ab441fd/a42dcdab-5758-48ca-b40a-791279675300/3000x3000/b_black_500x500.jpg?aid=rss_feed","author":"The Bitcoin Layer","episode_count":285,"summary":"The Bitcoin Layer is a premium markets research provider, covering bitcoin through a global macro lens | Research, Analysis, & Education Featuring Nik Bhatia, author of the #1 Amazon bestseller Layered Money and USC Marshall School of Business professor. Subscribe to our research publication and YouTube channel to learn about global macroeconomics, bitcoin, Lightning Network, the monetary and financial system, the Federal Reserve, interest rates, and geopolitics. Most importantly, develop a framework for understanding global markets—connect the dots between economic and financial concepts to see the bigger picture. Look no further for your bitcoin and macro education!","last_synced_at":"2026-07-31T20:19:22.621040+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-bitcoin-layer-7070444"},"episode":{"title":"The Iran War and the Fight for Energy Dominance with Tanvi Ratna","slug":"the-iran-war-and-the-fight-for-energy-dominance-with-tanvi-ratna","published_at":"2026-06-16T00:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-bitcoin-layer-7070444/the-iran-war-and-the-fight-for-energy-dominance-with-tanvi-ratna","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-bitcoin-layer-7070444","url":"https://mysoundwise.com/soundcasts/1665708396190s","audio_url":"https://cdn.simplecast.com/media/audio/transcoded/8ed6a33d-2ac9-4ae6-bdbb-334a1cbb3f52/93f29295-b98b-46ce-9822-223c512497e8/episodes/audio/group/f609e7d7-0515-41d6-b6c5-d898665d9a9a/group-item/e70f0eb5-0759-432b-a57f-da9c94d3143a/128_default_tc.mp3?aid=rss_feed&feed=Y2219Riv","summary":"In this episode, Nik welcomes back Tanvi Ratna, geoeconomic strategist and Fox News columnist, for a conversation on why the Iran conflict is far bigger than the Middle East. Tanvi lays out her thesis that Iran is the node in a global re-architecture of the world order, and walks through how the war is realigning Europe, reshaping NATO as European commanders take over operational theaters, and squeezing Russia out of Latin America, the Middle East, and its energy markets. She explains the Saudi-Israel question still blocking a regional deal, the corridor wars around Hormuz and the Balkans, and how US LNG and new energy infrastructure are redrawing the map of global energy dominance. The Bitcoin Layer and its guests do not provide investment advice.","meta_description":"In this episode, Nik welcomes back Tanvi Ratna, geoeconomic strategist and Fox News columnist, for a conversation on why the Iran conflict is far bigger t…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":3375,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/the-bitcoin-layer-7070444/episodes/the-iran-war-and-the-fight-for-energy-dominance-with-tanvi-ratna/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-bitcoin-layer-7070444/the-iran-war-and-the-fight-for-energy-dominance-with-tanvi-ratna.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}