Welcome to The Bitcoin Layer, where we bring you research, analysis, and education for all things bitcoin and macro. Matthew Pines is a Managing Consultant at Krebs Stamos Group, where he advises on geopolitics, tech security, and business strategy. He is also a National Security Fellow at the Bitcoin Policy Institute. In this episode, he delivers a comprehensive breakdown on the tension between China & Taiwan, as well as the boiling economic war being waged with US Treasuries at the center.