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The Centralized East vs. The Decentralized West | The Balaji Series | Episode 6 (WiM120)

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The Centralized East vs. The Decentralized West | The Balaji Series | Episode 6 (WiM120)

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The Centralized East vs. The Decentralized West | The Balaji Series | Episode 6 (WiM120)

FromThe "What is Money?" Show

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Length:
67 minutes
Released:
Jan 24, 2022
Format:
Podcast episode

Description

Balaji Srinivasan joins me for a multi-episode series exploring sovereignty in The Digital Age, geopolitical game theory, the future of statism, and how Bitcoin/crypto fits into the picture.Be sure to check out NYDIG, one of the most important companies in Bitcoin: https://nydig.com/GUESTBalaji's Twitter: https://twitter.com/balajisBalaji's Website: https://balajis.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?” Intro00:00:08 Wargaming: East vs. West00:08:48 A Potential Restructuring of Geopolitical Power00:12:58 “The Bitcoin Seizure Bill” of the Late-2020s?00:16:52 A Scenario Where Both CCP and BTC Win00:19:31 The Fragmentation of Sovereignty in The West00:22:50 “Three New Deals”: China as the 21st Century Exception00:26:34 Defense of The Decentralized West vs. The Centralized East00:30:03 An Optimalist Operates with a Limiting Principle00:32:31 Bitcoin Breaks All Incompetent States00:36:23 Looking Deeper into the Coming Centralized vs. Decentralized Struggle…00:40:38 Decentralization and the Disorganization of Violence00:45:12 “When there is Anarchy, People Want Leadership”00:48:20 Human Root Access: The Moral Justifications of Action00:53:52 China Without the US-Check On It is a Whole Different Animal00:56:13 Will All Software Backends Go “Blockchain” Eventually?01:03:17 Re-Bundling Civilization into Sovereign CollectivesSOCIALBreedlove Twitter: https://twitter.com/Breedlove22WiM? Twitter: https://twitter.com/WhatisMoneyShowLinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/breedlove22/Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/breedlove_22/TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@breedlove22?lang=enAll My Current Work: https://linktr.ee/breedlove22​WRITTEN WORKMedium: https://breedlove22.medium.com/Substack: https://breedlove22.substack.com/WAYS TO CONTRIBUTEBitcoin: 3D1gfxKZKMtfWaD1bkwiR6JsDzu6e9bZQ7Sats via Strike: https://strike.me/breedlove22Sats via Tippin.me: https://tippin.me/@Breedlove22Dollars via Paypal: https://www.paypal.com/paypalme/RBreedloveDollars via Venmo: https://venmo.com/code?user_id=1784359925317632528The "What is Money?" Show Patreon Page: https://www.patreon.com/user?u=32843101&fan_landing=trueRECOMMENDED BUSINESSESWorldclass Bitcoin Financial Services: https://nydig.com/Join Me At Bitcoin 2022 (10% off if paying with fiat, or discount code BREEDLOVE for Bitcoin): https://www.tixr.com/groups/bitcoinconference/events/bitcoin-2022-26217Automatic Recurring Bitcoin Buying: https://www.swanbitcoin.com/breedlove/Buy Bitcoin in a Tax-Advantaged Account: https://www.daim.io/robert-breedlove/Home Delivered Organic Grass-Fed Beef (Spend $159+ for 4 lbs. free): https://truorganicbeef.com/discount/BREEDLOVE22Buy Your Dream Home without Selling Your Bitcoin with Ledn: https://ledn.io/en/?utm_source=breedlove&utm_medium=email+&utm_campaign=substack
Released:
Jan 24, 2022
Format:
Podcast episode

Titles in the series (100)

"What is Money?" is the rabbit that leads us down the proverbial rabbit hole. It is the most important question for finding truth in the world. In this podcast, we will pursue this "rabbit" by engaging in a diversity of deep conversations with deep thinkers from different walks of life.