Peter Ryan

Absolute dorks

Just dropped an eBook/PDF of “Money by Vile Means.” Nowhere else will you get:

- What Bitcoin actually is (why it's corrupted)
- Debunked myths of decentralization
- Hidden stablecoin endgame = shadow central banking

If you're tired of hype, grab it now.

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Will Stablecoins Crash the Economy? The total supply of stablecoins (digital assets with a 1-to-1 peg to the US dollar) recently crossed the $300 billion threshold.

Will Stablecoins Crash the Economy? Stablecoins just crossed the $300B threshold with forecasts suggesting $1-3T by 2030. Stablecoins expose the economy to risk through its relationship with US Treasuries and could be the catalysts to the next big crash.

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The crypto market structure bill fight is about stablecoin yield.

If allowed, stablecoins will suck out deposits from banks. Deposits are the basis of the banks’ capacity to lend to the normal economy. If you contract deposits, loans must contract too. Stablecoins will break the economy.

Episode 173: @cascoinfoundation.org and @bft.wtf are joined by @peterryanresearch.bsky.social to discuss the vile truth of Bitcoin, the blocksize war, and the role of Tether cryptocriticscorner.com/2026/01/12/e...

On Environmental Democracy and the Collisons’ “Abundance-Verse” Andrew Jackson 21 November 2025 I. Introduction A clamour of praise greeted John Collison’s “how to get Ireland moving” Op-Ed following its publication in the Irish Times on 25th October: the Irish…

I’ve written something on John Collison’s Op-Ed and environmental democracy

Next time you’re out in Dublin, check if you’re being “socially de-risked” by a friendly face from his think-tank

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The China and Taiwan Deep Dive - Angelica Oung - Ryan Research Podcast Ep. 25 Oung is a journalist and researcher writing for Taiwan-focused Taipology and nuclear-focused Elemental.

PODCAST w/ @angelicaoung.bsky.social for a deep dive on China and Taiwan.

As tensions rise, could there also be rising friendship?

We talk trade, geopolitics, and history. Such as the new election of Cheng Li-wun and shared legacy of Sun Yat-sen.

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Independent from who exactly? Central banks and democracy (part two) Quickly and easily listen to The Rhodes Center Podcast with Mark Blyth for free!

Start the week with Part Two of of my chat with Leah Downey on her book, Our Money: Monetary Policy As If Democracy Matters, and all the stuff that has gone on since the summer...
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Noah Smith in July 2025: Milei's economic policies are working surprisingly well

WSJ in September 2025: "The economy is contracting. Tens of thousands of jobs lost during Milei’s tough austerity drive have yet to come back."

“Rather than take on bankers, the IMF, or even cryptocurrency policy in Argentina, it appears as though Milei has decided to double down on debt and keep the central bank fully operational.

It turns out no one is a libertarian during a financial crisis.”

Yall should read this article.

Independent from who exactly? Central banks and democracy (part 1) Quickly and easily listen to The Rhodes Center Podcast with Mark Blyth for free!

The Rhodes Center Podcast is back. Me and Leah Downey on her wonderful book Our Money: Monetary Policy as if Democracy Matters. This is part one of two. In part two we discuss what happens when democracy starts to get the upper hand. Coming soon: player.captivate.fm/episode/eb5e...

I argued with this guy before on this point.

It kind of defies logic of everyone’s statements on this and the effects we are seeing. How is the BIS finding stablecoins inflows to treasuries is counteracting status quo if not it being a new untapped source that wasn’t presently there?

It’s a newer version of what Michael Hudson described here:

U.S. right wing populism used the tragedy of neoliberal globalization, financialization, and deindustrialization and neocon wars to bait people into a sleight of hand where the true goal was to divert more money to those same neoliberal oligarchs and neocon defense contractors.

JKG predicting the rise of the tech right

"these public banks guard against oligopoly...produce more competition...[and] prevent “too big to fail” scenarios"

This was a great review and have been enjoying the rest of your blog.

Sparkassen-Landesbanken remain “the most important financial partner within the German banking industry, especially for small and medium-sized enterprises.”

Why Does the US Want to Take Over German Banking? US-dominated global neoliberalism against indigenous political economy

Latest Essay:

The US JPMorgan Chase plans to launch in Germany. This puts it in direct conflict with Germany’s Sparkassen-Landesbanken.

This represents another instance of US-dominated global neoliberalism against indigenous political economy.

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“Americans saying they want to leave the US jumped from 10% in 2011 to a record 21% by last year…most Europeans live better than most Americans. There’s one big exception: the mega-rich…That leaves about 99% of the population for whom emigrating to Europe would be a life win.” - FT

America's uber-neoliberal economic model only truly positively diverges for the top 1% compared to Europe.

The American top 1% earns almost double the income share as the European top 1%s. Ordinary Americans don't see these gains yet face more unaffordability than Europeans.

"American GDP per capita growth was 48 percent more than American median income growth. In contrast, Austria’s was 3 percent more, Germany’s was 3 percent more, Denmark’s was 17 percent more, France’s was 9 percent less, and Italy’s was 2 percent more."

Latest essay: "American vs. European GDP Per Capita"

I examined nuances in GDP per capita and related metrics to challenge Sam Bowman's soft polemic that Europeans have much worse economic well-being than Americans. At another angle, it's inverted.

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Of all the things I said on our @cryptocriticscorner.com podcast episode, the most important was me celebrating @cascoinfoundation.org and @bft.wtf for being some of the best journalists in the industry whose work is indispensable.

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"If stablecoins get big enough...they will be more powerful than Jerome Powell's Federal Reserve."

Watch the latest @cryptocriticscorner.com w/ @cascoinfoundation.org and @bft.wtf where we discuss stablecoin shadow central banking and the history of Bitcoin.

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