Navigating the Bitcoin Standard: Implications and Strategies

This chapter explores the significance of adopting a Bitcoin standard to safeguard purchasing power against inflation and simplify investment strategies. It delves into how VCs can assess investments more effectively under a Bitcoin standard and the transformative impact of Bitcoin on traditional financial systems. The conversation extends to personal finance, emphasizing the value of adopting a minimalist approach and viewing Bitcoin as a lifeboat in the current global financial instability.

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Marty sits down with Michael Goldstein to discuss the Nakamoto Institute, timeless ideas, and bitcoin rhetoric.

Learn about the Satoshi Nakamoto Institute design fundraiser: https://news.nakamotoinstitute.org/p/help-give-sni-timeless-beauty

Support the Satoshi Nakamoto Institute design fundraiser: https://pay.zaprite.com/pl_saYgrVYmCi

Michael on Twitter: https://x.com/bitstein

Michael on Nostr: https://primal.net/bitstein

Nakamoto Institute: http://nakamotoinstitute.org/

Nakamoto Institute on Twitter: https://x.com/NakamotoInst

Nakamoto Institute on Nostr: https://primal.net/sni

0:00 - Intro
0:50 - Nakamoto Institute origins
5:42 - Timeless ideas
12:08 - River & Unchained
13:24 - Popularity drivers for Austrian econ
22:26 - Distractions from bitcoin as money
27:39 - Gradually, Then Suddenly & Zaprite
29:16 - Framing fiat’s weakness
36:28 - Art of Bitcoin Rhetoric
43:11 - Don’t let haters dictate terms
50:08 - “Trust in human institutions”
1:01:29 - The power of effective messaging
1:19:40 - Highlighting solutions
1:25:19 - Advertisements and algorithms
1:33:35 - Nakamoto Institute revitalization
2:00:06 - Ossification discourse
2:08:40 - Telethon brainstorm and plugs

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