We Study Billionaires - The Investor’s Podcast Network BTC100: Jeff Booth On Finding Bitcoin's Signal In A Noisy World (Bitcoin Podcast)
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Oct 19, 2022 
Jeff Booth, a leading voice in Bitcoin and macroeconomic thought, shares his insights on the intricate relationship between energy and currency. He discusses why Bitcoin's adoption is a grassroots movement and tackles the rising tide of misinformation. Jeff explains the blockchain trilemma and why the combination of decentralization and security is groundbreaking. He emphasizes the necessity of incorporating energy into monetary systems and offers recommendations for global leaders on harnessing Bitcoin's potential. A must-listen for anyone fascinated by the future of finance!
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Energy, Ideas, and the Supercomputer
- Humans borrow energy to slow entropy and create life, forming thoughts and ideas that shape the world.
- These ideas compete, driving progress and forming a 'supercomputer' through interconnected brains.
Bottom-Up Adoption
- Technology adoption is bottom-up, empowering individuals and entrepreneurs outside monopolies.
- Established companies struggle to adapt to paradigm shifts, clinging to existing processes and fearing change.
Money as Manipulated Information
- Money is information reflecting expended energy and trust, manipulated by central banks to prevent system collapse.
- This manipulation leads to misinformation and declining trust, impacting the entire economic system.