Onramp Bitcoin Media Scarce Assets E014: Matthew Pines – Technological Evolution & State Power
Scarce Assets: a biweekly podcast presented by Onramp which delves into the emergent role of Bitcoin in finance professionals' strategies and outlooks. Hosted by CFP, Andy Edstrom, and former hedge fund manager, Jesse Myers, Scarce Assets provides invaluable insights for wealth managers aiming to outperform their peers in the decades ahead.
Finance professionals everywhere know about stocks and bonds, but the macroeconomic outlook requires that serious investors pay close attention to another category: Scarce Assets.
0:00 - Introduction to Matthew Pines
4:26 - A message from Onramp
5:09 - Global competition for scarce assets
16:00 - The changing world order thesis
31:02 - Digital threats & cybernetic security
41:47 - Onramp Multi-Institution Custody
43:14 - Software, ransomware, & enterprise evolution
57:15 - Techno-authoritarianism vs decentralization
1:03:24 - Bitcoin’s role in national security
1:13:20 - Bitcoin development & centralization risks
1:21:07 - Final thoughts on a transformative decade
1:23:48 - Outro
Matthew Pines:
https://www.btcpolicy.org/authors/matthew-pines
Great Power Network Competition & Bitcoin (BPI):
https://www.btcpolicy.org/articles/great-power-network-competition-bitcoin
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