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How to Survive The End of the World with Bitcoin | Beyond Bitcoin

Aug 10, 2025
What if the world faced a catastrophic event? From economic collapse to nuclear threats, the discussion highlights Bitcoin as a resilient financial tool. It explores how Bitcoin can endure global disasters, like internet outages, through its decentralized nature. The podcast dives into survival tactics, contrasting bartering with Bitcoin’s advantages during crises. Listeners learn about the security of the Bitcoin blockchain and the importance of financial resilience, making a compelling case for why it could be the only money that survives chaos.
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INSIGHT

Programmable Money Can Auto-Expire

  • Some CBDCs can be programmed to auto-expire, letting authorities expire your money automatically.
  • Programmable money adds surveillance and built-in obsolescence to everyday paychecks.
INSIGHT

Memorize Your Wealth

  • You can memorize a 12 or 24-word seed and carry a full Bitcoin wallet across borders.
  • Memorized seeds make wealth portable and resistant to confiscation during refugee escapes.
ANECDOTE

Pillowcase Flights And Worthless Paper

  • Speaker 1 recalls families fleeing in the night with belongings in a pillowcase during wartime.
  • He stresses that paper money often proves worthless in such escape scenarios.
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