In this influential business book, Clayton Christensen shows how even the most outstanding companies can lose market leadership when they fail to adapt to disruptive innovations. Christensen explains why companies often miss new waves of innovation and provides a set of rules for capitalizing on disruptive technologies. The book uses examples from various industries, including the disk drive, mechanical excavator, steel, and computer industries, to illustrate trends that lead to success or failure in the face of disruptive technologies.
In 'End the Fed', Ron Paul argues that the Federal Reserve System is both corrupt and unconstitutional. He contends that the Fed's actions cause booms, bubbles, and busts in the business cycle and that it inflates currency to levels similar to those seen in Weimar Germany or Zimbabwe, threatening an inflationary depression. Paul also argues that the Fed serves the interests of big banks and wealthy elites rather than the general public, and that it facilitates warfare by enabling the government to finance its debts through inflation, which acts as a hidden tax on the population.
Pierre Rochard discusses Bitcoin bonds, his speculative attack thesis, corporate adoption trends, on-chain vs custodial usage, soft fork proposals, and how Bitcoin led to his spiritual journey. A comprehensive look at Bitcoin's present and future.
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Pierre Rochard, one of the OG voices in Bitcoin discourse, joins us to discuss his new Bitcoin Bond Company as the continuation of the speculative attack thesis that he wrote about a decade ago. Pierre shares insights on corporate Bitcoin adoption trends, the trade-offs between on-chain transactions vs custodial services, and why he's more open to soft forks than many Bitcoin maximalists. The conversation takes a personal turn when Pierre explains how Bitcoin's shift away from materialism created space for his spiritual journey back to Catholicism.
Follow our guests: @BitcoinPierre
Notes:
- Bitcoin bonds enable borrowing weak currencies
- MicroStrategy uses convertible bonds for Bitcoin
- Transaction fees crashed during bear markets
- ETFs reduce on-chain Bitcoin footprint
- Corporate adoption mainly from struggling companies
- Pierre has cataloged 22 soft fork proposals
Timestamps:
00:00 Start
01:36 Who's Pierre Rochard?
03:27 What's a speculative attack?
09:24 Current market outlook
11:48 Starkware interview reaction
20:45 Priced out of on-chain access
26:40 Arch
27:14 Corporate influence over protocol development
36:39 Corps buying BTC
39:34 Degens & speculation
46:05 Religion & faith
49:44 The virtues of soft forks
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