Orange Peel Pod
The economy is changing. AI is creating leverage. Bitcoin is preserving value 🍊 ⭐️ This channel helps Gen Z: • Use AI to build income streams • Understand economic systems • Protect savings with Bitcoin • Think in incentives, not narratives 🚀 Hosted by Nicki Sharma — computer science student and systems thinker — Orange Peel breaks down AI, inflation, career risk, and Bitcoin through a builder’s lens. Build first. Protect second. 🎙️ GUEST INQUIRIES: orangepeelpod@gmail.com
The Internet is Stealing Your Money (Here is How to Stop It)
You aren't a bad investor. You are just playing a rigged game against a computer.
Gen Z accounts for over a third of all betting activity, but our gambling isn't born out of stupidity—it’s pure, rational desperation in an economy where the American Dream is mathematically broken.
In this episode, we break down why the internet has become a giant casino. From the illusion of betting on the news, to the devastating reality of Meme Coin rug pulls and MEV (Maximal Extractable Value) sniper bots, I explain the exact computer science behind why reta...
Bitcoin Treasury Stocks Are a Trap (Here's Why) w/ Global HODL | (EP-7)
Michael Saylor popularized a new corporate playbook: turn a company’s balance sheet into Bitcoin—and use capital markets to keep stacking. In this episode, we break down Bitcoin treasury companies in plain English: how the strategy works, why it’s powerful, and the risks most people ignore.
In this episode:
What a Bitcoin treasury company actually is How the “borrow → buy BTC → repeat” playbook works Treasury companies vs Bitcoin ETFs (what’s the difference?) The biggest risks (and who should avoid this entirely) The simple rule: build a Bitcoin base before you chase leverage🚨 Not financial advic...
How a Group Chat Triggered a $40B Crypto Collapse
Imagine this: Two of the biggest villains from the 2022 crypto bloodbath are locked up, but the Wall Street quant firm that trained them might be the real story.
In this episode, we dive deep into the dramatic collapse of the TerraUSD stablecoin and the explosive new 2026 lawsuit against Jane Street.
Did a private chat group called "Bryce's Secret" help a major trading firm front-run the Terra death spiral, save hundreds of millions, and trigger a massive crypto wipeout?
And more importantly: did this lawsuit just stop the infamous "10 AM Bitcoin dumps" dead in...
AI is Making Gen Z Dumber (We Can't Stop Using It)
We're all using AI every single day, right? But what if the very tool making us super productive is also slowly eroding our creativity, making us lazier, and honestly, a little dumber? In this video, I'm pulling back the curtain on the huge internal conflict that defines Gen Z's relationship with AI. I'm a CS student living this paradox, using AI for everything from essays to code, but constantly asking: "What am I actually learning?" It feels like we're all playing in an AI casino, chasing the dopamine hit of speed, but risking our ability for deep learning and...
