Exploring the Breakdown of Trust in Institutions and the Role of Bitcoin in Self-Sovereignty

In this episode with founder and anthropologist Natalie Smolenski we discuss:

• How to value Bitcoin
• The symptoms of broken money in society: corruption and grift
• Why is Bitcoin not the obvious answer?
• Bitcoin as 'Pristine Collateral'
• Will credit be as widely used on a Bitcoin Standard?
• Satoshi Papers

----

Coin Stories is powered by Bitdeer Technologies Group (NASDAQ: BTDR), a publicly-traded leader in Bitcoin mining that stands alone as the only vertically-integrated, technology-focused Bitcoin mining company. Learn more at www.bitdeer.com. 

----

Natalie Smolenski is a startup and non-profit founder and economic anthropologist focusing on how people create value and govern themselves in bottom-up and top-down ways. Natalie founded and leads the Texas Bitcoin Foundation, a public charity dedicated to original research and education about Bitcoin and political economy.

----

Additional Resources:

• https://www.satoshipapers.org/
• https://www.txbitcoinfoundation.org/
• https://www.nataliesmolenski.com  

----

Promotional Links: 

• Bitcoin Nashville is July 25-27th! Join me for my 3rd Annual Women of Bitcoin Brunch! Get 10% off your conference passes using the code HODL: https://b.tc/conference. 
• Buy Bitcoin, secure it through multisig collaborative custody, start a Bitcoin IRA or take out a Bitcoin loan with UNCHAINED: https://shorturl.at/jmW29 promo code Natalie 
• Safely self-custody your Bitcoin with Coinkite and the ColdCard Wallet. Get 5% off: https://shorturl.at/apsLU 
• Master your Bitcoin self-custody with 1-on-1 help and gain peace of mind with the help of The Bitcoin Way: https://www.thebitcoinway.com/partners/natalie-brunell 
• Protect yourself from SIM Swaps that can hack your accounts and steal your Bitcoin. Join America’s most secure mobile service, trusted by CEOs, VIPs and top corporations: https://www.efani.com/natalie 
• Don’t waste hundreds of dollars per month on fiat health insurance. Join me at CrowdHealth, a large community of Bitcoiners passionate about health who crowdfund each other’s care: www.crowdhealth.com/natalie  
• Connect with Bitcoiners and Bitcoin merchants wherever you live and travel on the Orange Pill App: https://shorturl.at/gvxS3
• Listen on Fountain App, edit clips, boost episodes and earn satoshis! https://fountain.fm/show/WiDvob4Cv6It4RUPANUs 

----

This podcast is for educational purposes and should not be construed as official investment advice.

----

VALUE FOR VALUE — SUPPORT NATALIE’S SHOWS

• Strike ID https://strike.me/coinstoriesnat/
• Cash App $CoinStories

#money #Bitcoin #investing