Topic: Jeff Berwick

2 chapters across the catalog

Shemita Cycle
Episode 756 2:14:16 - 2:17:31

756: Shemita Cycle

Jeff Berwick, Shemitah Seven-Year Financial Cycle

Financial analyst Jeff Berwick highlights the "Shemitah," a seven-year Sabbath cycle in the Torah that has historically coincided with major market collapses. The end of the Shemitah in 2001 saw the 9-11 market crash, and the 2008 cycle ended with a record 777-point Dow drop. Berwick warns that the current Shemitah year ends on September 15, 2015, potentially signaling a new financial crisis.

Spam Horse
Episode 499 2:23:16 - 2:29:24

499: Spam Horse

Bitcoin ATM in Cyprus and Mashable Critique

A Mashable report on a "Bitcoin ATM" in Cyprus launched by entrepreneur Jeff Berwick is dismissed as "bogative." The hosts question the physical reality of a Bitcoin ATM, noting that the currency is digital and doesn't require a traditional machine. They criticize the media for hyping the story as a viable solution to the Cypriot banking crisis.