Introduction

Michael Saylor joins me to discuss anthropology, energy, and technology from first principles as we build the intellectual foundation necessary to truly grasp the historic significance of Bitcoin.

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GUEST
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CHANNEL
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Transcript:

00:00:00 “What is Money?” Intro
00:00:05 NYDIG
00:01:23 The Purpose of Currency
00:06:54 Fiat Currency Applications
00:10:03 Inflation is the Major Problem of Fiat
00:13:00 Fiat Enables Government Confiscation
00:14:27 The Conundrum of Money
00:16:17 Fiat Hypothecation and Authentication
00:20:22 Restrictions on Fiat Transfer Volume
00:22:16 Impedances are Property Right Impairments
00:23:09 Fiat Transportation, Credit, and Securities Risks
00:24:56 The Base Layer of Fiat is Defective
00:26:16 The Application Layer of Fiat is Random and Manual
00:28:55 No Financial, Mathematical, or Moral Integrity
00:30:35 The Two Fundamental Shortcomings of Fiat
00:33:16 “High Frequency Final Settlement Creates Reality”
00:35:29 The “Spacetime Constants” for Cryptoassets
00:37:17 What Happens When You Triple Gravity…
00:38:32 The Reynolds Number and Fluid Dynamics
00:39:38 Bitcoin is the E=MC^2 of Money
00:41:20 The Fundamental Basis of Integrity
00:42:46 Constantly Changing Rules Create Insanity
00:44:50 Bitcoin is a Digital Monetary Virus
00:46:05 “The Living Truth Nebula”
00:47:00 The Path to the Ideal Technology for Money
00:47:51 Robert's Outro

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