“The biggest mistake you can possibly make today is not changing your denominator to Bitcoin. If you're measuring everything in the US dollar, the euro, any other cryptocurrency, you're doing it wrong because Bitcoin is the signal. And outperforming Bitcoin is nearly impossible at this point.”
On this Bitcoin Talk episode of THE Bitcoin Podcast, Walker talks with Phil Geiger, VP of Product Marketing at Unchained.
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WATCH ONYOUTUBE orRUMBLE
00:00 Introduction and Background
08:09 The Shift to Bitcoin as a Savings Technology
13:02 The Persistence of Altcoins
21:22 The Flawed Economics of Fiat Currency
32:04 The Shifting Attack Vectors on Bitcoin
36:23 Bitcoin and the Political Landscape
44:18 Bitcoin as a Political Weapon
45:41 The Controversial Nature of Bitcoin Discussions
46:16 Bitcoin as the Perfect Form of Money
47:00 Bitcoin's Fixed Supply of 21 Million
53:23 Bitcoin Halvings and the Game Theory
59:29 The Implications of the Bitcoin Halving
01:02:26 Bitcoin Mining and Energy Production
01:08:30 Bitcoin Mining and Stranded Energy
01:19:15 Bitcoin as a Solution to Broken Incentives
01:22:24 Addressing the Fear of Self-Custody
01:30:06 The Pitfalls of Single-Signature Addresses in ETFs
05:00 The Importance of Bitcoin
15:00 Bitcoin as a Store of Value
25:00 Bitcoin's Potential for Mass Adoption
35:00 The Role of Regulation in Bitcoin
45:00 Bitcoin's Impact on Financial Systems
55:00 Bitcoin's Environmental Concerns
01:05:00 Bitcoin's Role in Wealth Inequality
01:15:00 The Future of Bitcoin
01:25:00 Bitcoin's Influence on Other Cryptocurrencies
01:35:00 Book Recommendations
