In this episode we host Samson Mow, formerly of Blockstream, CEO of Jan3, and one of the most important figures in the blocksize wars.

In this episode, we’ll learn all about Jan3, we’ll discuss the relationship between nation-states and bitcoin, and we explore how governance might look like in the future.

Connect with Samson on Twitter: https://twitter.com/Excellion

Follow Jan3 on Twitter: https://twitter.com/JAN3com

00:00:00 - Intro

00:02:42 - Introducing Samson Mow + BTCPrague Recap

00:04:18 - Jan3 and Educating Nations About Bitcoin

00:08:48 - How Do Governments Own Bitcoin?

00:11:56 - Bitcoin is the Only Thing You Really Own

00:13:42 - Does Bitcoin Obsolete Borders?

00:17:51 - The Best Protection from Nation States

00:19:10 - Prince Filip's Work at Jan3

00:20:18 - Monarchy vs Republic vs ?

00:24:40 - Gaming

00:28:05 - How To Achieve Consensus Government

00:31:30 - Would Bitcoin Work on Mars?

00:32:52 - Artificial Intelligence

00:35:31 - Lightning and Tokens in Gaming

00:38:47 - Liquid and Future Finance

00:40:08 - Bitcoin as Everything, or Half of It

00:41:33 - Bits vs Sats

00:42:46 - Satoshi's Coins

00:44:36 - Lost Coins and Inheritance

00:46:06 - HODLing vs Saving

00:48:08 - The Biggest Threat to Bitcoin

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