OUTLINE 00:00:00 “What is Money?” Intro 00:00:08 The Dollars’ Pursuit to Peg Itself to Energy 00:06:14 Gold: The Base-Layer of Human Action Historically 00:10:29 The Cost of War and the Suppression of the Gold Price 00:24:47 Gresham's Law 00:34:17 Golds’ Shortcomings 00:39:24 The Dollar in Search of a New Anchor & The Rise of OPEC 00:48:14 Cementing the Power of the Dollar Abroad 00:52:32 The Dark-Side of Imperialism & The T-Bill Standard 01:01:28 Exacerbation of Wealth Disparity 01:04:35 Fueling War 01:10:21 Oil-Denominated Currency War 01:16:54 Follow the Money! 01:18:30 NYDIG 01:19:37 Flawed Incentives and Rent-Seeking Behavior 01:29:10 Raw Material Surplus and Inflating Food Prices by Design? 01:34:34 Peace Theory and Satoshi’s Appreciation for Gold 01:42:20 Bitcoin: The Most Expensive Property to Violate 01:47:22 Bitcoin Price Manipulation and Suppression? 01:52:40 Theirs’ Law: Bitcoin Driving out the Bad Money 02:00:07 Bullish on America, the Navajo, El Salvador, and Nigeria