The "What is Money?" Show

Sound Money for an Unsound World with Robert Breedlove (WiM348)

Aug 4, 2023
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ANECDOTE

Early Revelation From Jekyll Island

  • Robert Breedlove discovered The Creature from Jekyll Island as a young reader and that book framed his view on monetary corruption.
  • That realization haunted him through college and shaped his career choices toward economics and finance.
INSIGHT

Money Centralization Breaks Market Calculation

  • Central planning of money makes half of market activity effectively socialist because money is half of every transaction.
  • If money is centrally planned, price signals and calculation cannot function properly across the economy.
ANECDOTE

From Ethereum Research To Bitcoin Maximalism

  • Breedlove first explored smart contracts and Ethereum in 2016–2017 and ran crypto funds during the 2017 boom.
  • That hands-on exposure gradually converted him into a Bitcoin maximalist.
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