WTF is Finance India vs. China vs. US: Who Wins the Next Decade? | WTF is Finance | Ep 1 ft. Ruchir Sharma
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Sep 4, 2025 
This episode features Ruchir Sharma, Chairman of Rockefeller International and an expert in global economics. He argues that America’s peak has passed while discussing India's potential in the evolving world order. Sharma offers insights on how India can learn from Singapore’s growth model and critiques the impact of government bailouts on innovation. The conversation also dives into cryptocurrency's future in India, the necessity of deregulation to foster growth, and the geopolitical dynamics shaping the U.S., China, and India for the next decade.
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Regulate Less, Evaluate Winners' Bias
- Avoid introducing regulations without assessing their pro-incumbent bias and compliance costs.
- Prefer deregulation to lower barriers for new entrants and reduce capture by big firms.
Crypto Is Here To Stay As Dollar Alternative
- Crypto and Bitcoin have become mainstream as an anti-dollar store of value alternative.
- Adoption as transactional money remains limited, but the underground economy uses crypto more.
Boost Housing By Speeding Permits
- To ease housing pressure, relax permitting and land-use rules to boost construction supply quickly.
- Remove legal and zoning bottlenecks that keep annual homebuilding stuck at low levels.
