UNLIMITED
The Saylor Series | Episode 6 | Digital Gold: Harder, Smarter, Stronger, and Faster: Michael Saylor joins me to discuss anthropology, energy, and technology from first principles as we build the intellectual foundation necessary to truly grasp the historic significance of Bitcoin. by The "What is Money?" Showratings:
Length:
123 minutes
Released:
Jul 16, 2021
Format:
Podcast episode
Description
Brent Johnson joins me for a deep conversation about economics, money, debt, the state, violence, Bitcoin, geopolitics, and macroeconomics.Be sure to check out NYDIG, one of the most important companies in Bitcoin: https://nydig.com/GUESTBrent’s twitter: https://twitter.com/SantiagoAuFundBrent’s website: https://santiagocapital.com/ PODCASTPodcast Website: https://whatismoneypodcast.com/Apple Podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-what-is-money-show/id1541404400Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/25LPvm8EewBGyfQQ1abIsE?si=wgVuY16XR0io4NLNo0A11A&nd=1RSS Feed: https://feeds.simplecast.com/MLdpYXYITranscript:OUTLINE00:00:00 “What is Money?” Intro00:00:05 NYDIG00:01:22 Brent’s Background and Economic Views00:13:30 Austrian Economics00:17:05 Defining “The State”00:25:32 Debt as Primeval Money00:35:11 Power, Violence, and Taxation00:42:26 MMT and Keynesianism00:47:10 What is Money?00:51:49 Bitcoin and the Logic of Violence00:58:26 Gresham’s Law and Geopolitics01:03:42 Geopolitical Lawlessness and Money01:09:00 The American “Black Hat”01:17:40 Current Macroeconomic Landscape01:25:27 “Dollar Milkshake Theory”01:33:08 The Specter of Warfare in 202101:40:30 Gold’s Role in Modern Geopolitics01:45:21 Freedom Maximalism and Bitcoin’s Potential01:51:29 Bitcoin’s Conflict with The State01:57:05 How can The State “Lockup” Bitcoin?SOCIALTwitter: https://twitter.com/Breedlove22LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/breedlove22/Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/breedlove_22/Medium: https://breedlove22.medium.com/All My Current Work: https://linktr.ee/breedlove22CONTRIBUTEBitcoin: 3D1gfxKZKMtfWaD1bkwiR6JsDzu6e9bZQ7Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/user?u=32843101&fan_landing=true
Released:
Jul 16, 2021
Format:
Podcast episode
Titles in the series (100)
- 84 min listen