AI-powered
podcast player
Listen to all your favourite podcasts with AI-powered features
The Greatest Innovation of All Time
Bitcoin's greatest innovation is the hope of moving to the point where we can give computers the rules of physical reality, says satoche. "We're fighting really bad people who are really dug in," he adds. 'I think less of them with all the bitcoin maximism, but i think more of them'
Eric Weinstein joins me for a multi-episode conversation covering mathematics, physics, history, politics, economics, and money.
Be sure to check out NYDIG, one of the most important companies in Bitcoin: https://nydig.com/
GUEST
Eric's twitter: https://twitter.com/EricRWeinstein
Eric's YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/ericweinsteinphd
Eric's Podcast: https://ericweinstein.org/
PODCAST
Podcast Website: https://whatismoneypodcast.com/
Apple Podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-what-is-money-show/id1541404400
Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/25LPvm8EewBGyfQQ1abIsE?si=wgVuY16XR0io4NLNo0A11A&nd=1
RSS Feed: https://feeds.simplecast.com/MLdpYXYI
Transcript:
OUTLINE
00:00:00 “What is Money?” Intro
00:00:08 Bitcoin Mining as the Bridge Between Digital and Physical
00:02:36 The Issue of Theft
00:05:04 Transactional Anonymity and the Value Proposition of Bitcoin
00:07:57 Bitcoin’s Killer App: “It Makes You Rich”
00:11:00 Scarcity is Absolutely Essential to Freedom
00:14:56 Bitcoin “Toxic Maxulinity”
00:17:29 Shitcoins as “Counterfeit Bitcoin”
00:21:53 Bitcoin as “Goldilocks Money”
00:23:57 How Secure is Satoshi’s Discovery?
00:26:20 The Problem of the US Dollar as Numeraire
00:28:26 “What If The Government Made All the Thermometers?”
00:30:29 NYDIG
00:31:37 Gauge Theory as a Way to Protect the Gauges
00:32:32 Potential Threats to Bitcoin
00:36:30 Bitcoin as a Culture of Temptation-Resistance
00:39:05 Simulating a Bitcoin Market Cycle
00:42:21 Central Banking Makes Bitcoin “Number Go Up” Forever
00:48:30 The “Charismatic Campaigner” Risk
00:52:06 The Trauma of Being Vindicated on Bitcoin
00:54:55 Trait Disagreeableness is Common Among the Rich
00:56:52 Sharing Some Perspectives on Taleb and Musk
SOCIAL
Breedlove Twitter: https://twitter.com/Breedlove22
WiM? Twitter: https://twitter.com/WhatisMoneyShow
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/breedlove22/
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/breedlove_22/
TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@breedlove22?lang=en
All My Current Work: https://linktr.ee/breedlove22
WRITTEN WORK
Medium: https://breedlove22.medium.com/
Substack: https://breedlove22.substack.com/
WAYS TO CONTRIBUTE
Bitcoin: 3D1gfxKZKMtfWaD1bkwiR6JsDzu6e9bZQ7
Sats via Strike: https://strike.me/breedlove22
Sats via Tippin.me: https://tippin.me/@Breedlove22
Dollars via Paypal: https://www.paypal.com/paypalme/RBreedlove
Dollars via Venmo: https://venmo.com/code?user_id=1784359925317632528
The "What is Money?" Show Patreon Page: https://www.patreon.com/user?u=32843101&fan_landing=true
RECOMMENDED BUSINESSES
Worldclass Bitcoin Financial Services: https://nydig.com/
Join Me At Bitcoin 2022 (10% off if paying with fiat, or discount code BREEDLOVE for Bitcoin): https://www.tixr.com/groups/bitcoinconference/events/bitcoin-2022-26217
Put your Bitcoin to work. Earn up to 6% interest back on Bitcoin with Tantra: https://bit.ly/3CFcOmg
Automatic Recurring Bitcoin Buying: https://www.swanbitcoin.com/breedlove/
Buy Bitcoin in a Tax-Advantaged Account: https://www.daim.io/robert-breedlove/
Home Delivered Organic Grass-Fed Beef (Spend $159+ for 4 lbs. free): https://truorganicbeef.com/discount/BREEDLOVE22
Listen to all your favourite podcasts with AI-powered features
Listen to the best highlights from the podcasts you love and dive into the full episode
Hear something you like? Tap your headphones to save it with AI-generated key takeaways
Send highlights to Twitter, WhatsApp or export them to Notion, Readwise & more
Listen to all your favourite podcasts with AI-powered features
Listen to the best highlights from the podcasts you love and dive into the full episode