Open Book with Anthony Scaramucci The Money Problem No One Understands - Natalie Brunell
Feb 10, 2026
Natalie Brunell, Bitcoin educator, podcaster, and author of 'Bitcoin Is For Everyone,' shares her immigrant-rooted journey into money and technology. She discusses why the financial system feels broken, how inflation erodes purchasing power, Bitcoin as a hard-asset alternative, its cross-generational accessibility, and its potential to reshape inequality and long-term savings.
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Why Money Is Broken
- Natalie states "money is broken" because you cannot save in currency; saving requires buying assets to preserve purchasing power.
- She says the money supply keeps growing so individual units lose value and people must invest to avoid losing wealth.
Acquire Hard Assets To Protect Savings
- Do acquire hard assets because currencies are continually debased and cannot be relied on for saving.
- Natalie recommends Bitcoin as the most accessible hard asset to protect purchasing power.
Policy Incentives Widen Wealth Gaps
- Policy intentions can have perverse effects because incentives matter; e.g., executive compensation rules shifted pay into stock and concentrated wealth.
- Natalie uses this to show how the current system channels money into assets and widens inequality.
