100,000 Tech Layoffs This Week: Why Bitcoin Is Your Only Escape | Zuby
Oct 31, 2025
Zuby (@ZubyMusic) joins The Last Trade to reveal why bitcoin represents the greatest asymmetric opportunity for millennials and Gen Z - and why the journey from $100K to $1M will be MUCH easier than getting your first $100K.
π¨WHAT WE COVER:
- Why 100,000+ tech workers just lost their jobs (and who's next)
- The Nigerian hyperinflation story that opened Zuby's eyes to bitcoin
- Why bitcoin ISN'T crypto - it's financial survival
- The "escape velocity" principle: $0-$100K vs $100K-$1M
- How AI will force you to become "ungovernable" or get left behind
- Why the status quo is now your enemy (not your friend)
π SHOCKING STATS DISCUSSED:
- Nigerian Naira: 1:1 with British Pound at independence β 2,000:1 today
- 40% of all USD created in 18 months (2020-2021)
- Top 5 companies laid off 100,000+ workers THIS WEEK
- Bitcoin took 16 years to reach $100K (next 10x will be faster)
π― ZUBY'S BITCOIN THESIS: "Why would you choose money that works against you? Some random person can hit a button and drop your savings by 10%, 20%, 50%, 90%. Bitcoin is the only escape."
WHO IS ZUBY?
- Oxford Computer Science Graduate
- Independent Rapper with 1M+ followers
- Host of Real Talk with Zuby podcast
- Joe Rogan Experience guest
- Living proof that breaking from the status quo = freedom
FOLLOW ZUBY:
Twitter/X: @ZubyMusic
Podcast: Real Talk with Zuby
All platforms: Search "Zuby"
ABOUT THIS EPISODE: Recorded October 30, 2025, this conversation captures a pivotal moment as mass layoffs accelerate and bitcoin crosses historic price levels. If you're under 40 and want financial freedom, this is required viewing.
The Last Trade: a weekly, bitcoin-native podcast covering the intersection of bitcoin, tech, & finance on a macro scale. Hosted by Jackson Mikalic, Michael Tanguma, & Brian Cubellis. Join us as we dive into what bitcoin means for how individuals & institutions save, invest, & propagate their purchasing power through time. It's not just another asset...in the digital age, it's The Last Trade that investors will ever need to make.
00:00 β Intro: Zubyβs Journey & Why Bitcoin 04:38 β First Touch: 2017 Run-Up 07:36 β Through Volatility to Conviction 10:37 β Global Lens: Inflation & Currency Risk 13:57 β Creativity, Communication, Building 16:39 β Pain, Lessons, Financial Clarity 19:51 β Status Quo & Change Aversion 23:01 β Why Bitcoin for the Next Gen 34:10 β Bitcoin vs. Traditional Assets 42:41 β Generational Openings & S-Curves 53:18 β AI, Automation, Jobs Ahead 01:02:42 β Escape Velocity: Zero to Wealth 01:07:07 β Outro & Disclaimer
