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Serendipity, Wokeism and Bitcoin with Robert Breedlove (WiM333) Jul 01, 2023

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I join Carri Cee on her show, Bitcoin People, to discuss the existence of serendipity, the negative influence of wokeism, the inevitability of Bitcoin adoption, and share some advice for new Bitcoiners.
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00:00 - Coming up
00:54 - Intro
02:28 - Helping Lightning Startups with In Wolf's Clothing
03:14 - Introduction and Backstory
04:49 - Is There Such a Thing as Serendipity?
06:26 - Robert's Experience of a Chance Occurrence
09:23 - Serendipity: A Merging Point of Concepts and Ideas
12:42 - How Robert Learned the Value of Money
15:05 - Surreal Life Events of Robert's Life
21:02 - The Perseverance of the Human Spirit
22:26 - Secure Your Bitcoin Stash with the iCoin Hardware Wallet
23:23 - Maximize Your Profits with Gold Investment Letter
24:19 - Take Control of Your Healthcare with CrowdHealth
25:21 - Wokeism: A Modern Version of Marxism
30:22 - Is Bitcoin the Ultimate Solution?
33:42 - Why Bitcoiners Are Not Utopians
38:34 - What is the Role of the Government?
41:23 - The State is an Institution of Organized Crime
45:07 - A Bitcoin Wallet with Privacy Built-In: Wasabi Wallet
45:58 - Hold Bitcoin in the Most Secure Custody Model with Casa
46:47 - The Inevitability of Bitcoin Adoption
51:58 - Robert's Advice for New Bitcoiners
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Praxeology: The Study of Human Action with Knut Svanholm (WiM332) Jun 28, 2023

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Knut Svanholm joins me to discuss the nature of human action, what is money, the inadequacy of our language, and the incentives of Bitcoin.
Knut Svanholm is an author, former tall ship sailor, singer, and crew manager at an offshore shipping company.
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00:00:00 - Coming up
00:01:04 - Intro
00:02:37 - Helping Lightning Startups with In Wolf's Clothing
00:03:23 - Introducing Knut Svanholm
00:04:05 - The Inspiration behind Knut's New Book
00:05:48 - The Relationship of Science with Empiricism and Rationalism
00:07:13 - The 'Men Must Act' Axiom
00:09:26 - The Conflict of Purpose and How Bitcoin Neutralizes It
00:13:18 - The Assumptive Foundations of Mathematics
00:15:27 - Bitcoin: Where Map Defines the Territory
00:17:56 - Bitcoin is Dependent upon Human Act
00:21:00 - The Distinction between Hodling and Saving
00:24:35 - The Inadequacy of Language
00:26:45 - Identifying the Data on the Time Chain
00:29:45 - Defining Purpose and Its Relation to Tools
00:33:47 - Action Based on Subjective Valuation
00:37:08 - How Money Redefines Our Rationality and Language
00:39:22 - Secure Your Bitcoin Stash with the iCoin Hardware Wallet
00:40:19 - Maximize Your Profits with Gold Investment Letter
00:41:15 - Take Control of Your Healthcare with CrowdHealth
00:42:17 - The Flaw in our System
00:44:32 - Decreased Rational Argument and Increased Physical Confrontation
00:46:24 - Modern Civilization is a Result of Free Market
00:48:56 - The Moral Dimension of Human Existence
00:52:24 - The Significance of Property Rights
00:54:44 - Fiat Money Breaks The World
00:57:45 - How Bitcoin Redefine Regulation
00:59:52 - The Incentives of Fiat Money
01:01:50 - Corruption of Money and its Correlation with Bitcoin
01:07:55 - How the Game We’re Playing Leads to Character Development
01:10:00 - A Bitcoin Wallet with Privacy Built-In: Wasabi Wallet
01:10:52 - Hold Bitcoin in the Most Secure Custody Model with Casa
01:11:40 - Gradual Transition into the Bitcoin Game
01:14:51 - The Purpose of Toxicity in Bitcoin Adoption
01:17:54 - The Relation between Economic Incentives and Love
01:20:18 - The Economic Incentives between Bitcoiners
01:24:25 - Defining Counterfeiting and its Consequences
01:28:32 - Government: the Ultimate Counterfeiting Agency
01:30:01 - There is no Free Lunch
01:34:45 - The Connection of Money and Reality
01:36:15 - The Takeaways of Today's Discussion
01:38:42 - Where to Find Knut's Work
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Building Tools for Bitcoin Mining with Jan Čapek (WiM331) Jun 27, 2023

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Jan Čapek joins me to discuss the problems with the centralized production of Bitcoin mining hardware, the significance of free market competition, and the morality of Bitcoin.
Jan Čapek is a software engineer and entrepreneur. He is the Co-founder of the Bitcoin mining solutions BRAIINS.
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00:00:00 - Coming up
00:00:33 - Intro
00:02:07 - Helping Lightning Startups with In Wolf's Clothing
00:02:53 - Introducing Jan Čapek
00:03:12 - Bitcoin Journey of Jan Čapek and Braiins
00:05:51 - The Hash Power Distribution in Europe
00:06:27 - Target Clientele of Braiins
00:07:44 - Centralized Production of Bitcoin Mining Hardware
00:11:27 - The Incentive-based Market of Bitcoin Mining
00:12:48 - The Market Cap of Bitmain
00:13:29 - Technological Shifts in Bitcoin Mining Tools
00:16:58 - Possible Risks of Centralized Manufacturing
00:17:58 - The Alternative Business Model by Braiins
00:20:39 - Maximize Your Profits with Gold Investment Letter
00:21:35 - Secure Your Bitcoin Stash with the iCoin Hardware Wallet
00:22:31 - Take Control of Your Healthcare with CrowdHealth
00:23:33 - ASICBoost and the Bitmain controversy
00:27:07 - How Bitmain Used the ASICBoost Feature
00:28:29 - How the Western Market Players Failed
00:29:44 - Free Market Competition: Solution or Problem?
00:33:50 - Market Competition: Big Players vs. Smaller Players
00:37:08 - The Spectre of Hardware Backdoors
00:38:44 - The Difference between Safety and Security
00:41:05 - Applying Game Theory in Bitcoin Mining
00:44:07 - A Bitcoin Wallet with Privacy Built-In: Wasabi Wallet
00:44:58 - Hold Bitcoin in the Most Secure Custody Model with Casa
00:45:44 - Incentivizing the Free Market Competition
00:46:56 - Bitcoin Encourages Self-Interest
00:47:36 - The Rationality of BRC20 Implementation
00:49:43 - The Legitimacy of a Permissionless System
00:51:34 - How to Protect People from Scams
00:53:01 - Will the Demand for Blockspace Lead to Layer-2 Development?
00:54:53 - The Virtuous Cycle of Bitcoin Network Development
00:55:37 - The Morality of Bitcoin
00:58:02 - The Block Subsidy Debacle
00:59:17 - Stratum V2: The Next-Gen Protocol for Pooled Mining
01:06:03 - The Impact of the Stratum V2 Update
01:09:08 - Where to Find Jan on the Internet
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The No Bullsh*t Guide To Winning With Women & Life with Rich Cooper (WiM330) Jun 23, 2023

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Rich Cooper joins me to discuss the red flags for dating a woman, how to make the right choice, and how to build a successful relationship.
Richard Cooper is an entrepreneur, author, content creator, private equity investor, and high-performance coach.
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00:00:00 - Coming up
00:00:26 - Intro
00:01:59 - Helping Lightning Startups with In Wolf's Clothing
00:02:45 - Introducing Rich Cooper
00:03:33 - The Journey of an Entrepreneur, Podcaster, and Author
00:06:50 - 20 Red Flags to Know Before Starting a Relationship with Women
00:09:08 - The Unhappy and Unlucky Women
00:12:08 - The Party Girls
00:15:22 - How to Define a Party Girl
00:17:06 - Women Who are Seeking Validation Online
00:20:12 - Online Exposure: A Normal Trend or Red Flag?
00:23:08 - Physical Makeover Should Be Rational
00:24:25 - Maximize Your Profits with Gold Investment Letter
00:25:21 - Secure Your Bitcoin Stash with the iCoin Hardware Wallet
00:26:17 - Take Control of Your Healthcare with CrowdHealth
00:27:19 - Potential Issues in a Relationship
00:28:32 - Women with Urge to Have Children
00:32:36 - How to Make the Right Choice More Quickly
00:35:40 - Younger Men Prioritize Access over Quality
00:36:54 - How to Choose the Right Women
00:39:28 - Dating Women with Addictive Personality
00:43:00 - Women Must Have Burning Desire for You
00:48:08 - The Shit Test Challenge
00:52:33 - To Win, You Gotta be Ready to Lose
00:54:09 - Most Men Want Exclusive Women
00:55:16 - A Bitcoin Wallet with Privacy Built-In: Wasabi Wallet
00:56:08 - Hold Bitcoin in the Most Secure Custody Model with Casa
00:56:56 - Picking a Woman That Picks You
00:58:05 - Signs that Indicate the Woman Has Picked You
00:59:45 - The Right Women Are Willing to Comply
01:03:13 - The Problem with Boss Girls
01:05:29 - Women Want Men to Lead
01:07:04 - Why Smart Men Avoid Marriage?
01:10:07 - The Intelligent Way to Form a Relationship
01:11:05 - Analyzing the Data of Love
01:14:09 - Where to Find Rich's Work
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A War Against Truth with Maajid Nawaz (WiM329) Jun 21, 2023

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Maajid Nawaz joins me to discuss his journey from radicalization to reformation, the importance of practical knowledge, religion and mentors, the game of illusion by the state, and why we need decentralization more than ever.
Maajid Nawaz is a British anti-extremist, political commentator, activist, and podcast host.
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00:00:00 - Coming up
00:00:53 - Intro
00:02:26 - Helping Lightning Startups with In Wolf's Clothing
00:03:12 - Introducing Maajid Nawaz
00:04:52 - First Visit to the U.S.
00:09:45 - Nawaz's Testimony in the U.S. Senate
00:12:22 - Understanding the Proper Traditional Islam
00:13:56 - Historical Imposition of Islam in Europe
00:17:21 - Common Misconception of Traditional Islam
00:20:52 - Maajid Nawaz's Journey from Radicalization to Reformation
00:22:40 - Childhood Upbringing
00:26:10 - How Maajid Joined Hizb ut-Tahrir
00:29:10 - Imprisonment in Egypt
00:35:46 - How Imprisonment Changed Maajid Nawaz
00:41:11 - Secure Your Bitcoin Stash with the iCoin Hardware Wallet
00:42:08 - Maximize Your Profits with Gold Investment Letter
00:43:04 - Take Control of Your Healthcare with CrowdHealth
00:44:06 - Dealing with Emotional Trauma
00:47:42 - The Reason Fades, But the Criticism Remains
00:49:20 - The Tipping Point for Maajid Nawaz
00:52:42 - Intervention from the Amnesty International
00:57:31 - How Anger Led to Radicalization
01:00:57 - Learning to Channel the Anger
01:02:38 - The Significance of Practical Knowledge
01:06:38 - The Inadequacy of Our Language
01:11:34 - Disunity on Reality Leads to Injustice
01:13:40 - A Fundamental Flaw in Atheism
01:17:19 - The Existence of A Permanent Eternal Energy
01:19:41 - The Search for True Reality
01:23:16 - Belief in Oneness Gives Resilience
01:25:37 - How the State Gets to Define the Narrative
01:29:07 - A Bitcoin Wallet with Privacy Built-In: Wasabi Wallet
01:29:59 - Hold Bitcoin in the Most Secure Custody Model with Casa
01:30:47 - Impact of Technology on the Power of the State
01:33:34 - How the State is Enforcing a New Illusion
01:36:44 - Dismantling the Sense of Reality to Gain Control
01:38:57 - Decentralization is the Ultimate Solution
01:45:09 - State's Reaction to Revolutionary Movements
01:49:13 - You Can't Hide From the Truth
01:52:23 - Appropriation of Message by Twitter
01:55:51 - Is Money the Final Stage of the PSYOP?
01:59:55 - Can Bitcoin Shrink the Government?
02:04:03 - Life Lessons from Maajid Nawaz
02:12:07 - Where to Find Maajid on the Internet

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The Psychological Tools of CIA Operatives with Andrew Bustamante (WiM328) Jun 19, 2023

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Andrew Bustamante joins me to discuss his life in the CIA, the current geopolitical issues, conspiracy theories, and how to become an everyday spy.

Andrew Bustamante is a US Air Force Academy graduate, former covert CIA intelligence officer, decorated wartime military veteran, and successful Fortune 10 corporate advisor.

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00:00:00 - Coming up
00:00:49 - Intro
00:02:23 - Helping Lightning Startups with In Wolf's Clothing
00:03:08 - Introducing Andrew Bustamante
00:04:11 - The Career Background of Andrew Bustamante
00:08:31 - Money is an Opportunity
00:11:07 - Equal Opportunity is a Fiction
00:14:49 - Instead of Equality, We Need Fairness
00:18:21 - How Equality Can Lead to Unfairness
00:21:26 - The Question of Gender Fluidity
00:23:32 - Productivity Should Be the Ultimate Goal
00:26:41 - The Story of Everyday Spy
00:31:00 - Category of Spy Tools and Skills
00:33:04 - Skills Get Embedded into the Spies
00:35:26 - Good Business leads to Good Productivity
00:37:00 - Introduction to Everyday Espionage
00:38:44 - The Correlation between Everyday Spy and Everyday Espionage
00:41:52 - The Secret to Disguises
00:43:11 - China: The Next Global Superpower?
00:48:27 - The Geopolitical Situation of Taiwan
00:53:20 - How the U.S. is Responding to Technological War
00:55:54 - Digital War between the U.S. and China
01:00:09 - Maximize Your Profits with Gold Investment Letter
01:01:06 - Secure Your Bitcoin Stash with the iCoin Hardware Wallet
01:02:03 - Take Control of Your Healthcare with CrowdHealth
01:03:04 - Will the Semiconductor Business Lead to A Conflict?
01:05:21 - Decentralized Economy Deters Military Warfare
01:08:21 - How to Counter the Drawbacks of Decentralization
01:11:40 - Bitcoin is a Net Benefit for Humanity
01:14:34 - The Social Triangle: Increased Efficiency but Decreased Freedom
01:19:06 - Slavery is Imprinted in Human History
01:21:18 - Human Condition: A Battle between Thriving and Surviving
01:28:57 - How Bitcoin Shifts the Balance of Power
01:34:43 - The Actual Situation of the Russia-Ukraine Conflict
01:39:54 - Economic Motivations for Armed Conflict
01:43:52 - How Supply Chain Will Impact Future Conflicts
01:45:30 - How an Average Person Can Defy the Uncertain Future
01:49:38 - We Need to Invest in Unseizable Assets
01:51:30 - Government's Broken Incentives and Incompetence
01:55:57 - The Recipe for Conspiracy and Self-Deception
01:58:42 - Debugging Some Conspiracy Theories
02:04:55 - The Economic Incentive behind the Moon Landing
02:06:58 - A Bitcoin Wallet with Privacy Built-In: Wasabi Wallet
02:07:50 - Hold Bitcoin in the Most Secure Custody Model with Casa
02:08:38 - The Significance of Learning Thy Enemy
02:15:04 - We Bend the Truth to Justify our Action
02:18:47 - Human PSYOPS: The Constant Need for Acceptance
02:21:37 - Espionage is the Game of Secret Life
02:26:46 - Know Like Trust: The Process of Infiltrating or Protecting the Secret Life
02:30:38 - The Framework of Discussing the Secret Life
02:31:44 - The Core Motivators to Control Human Behaviors
02:38:06 - The Ideology of Money
02:40:50 - How the CIA Transformed Andrew Bustamante
02:45:28 - The Life after the CIA
02:48:09 - Unplugged Moments from the Matrix
02:49:01 - Future Life Goals of Andrew
02:52:51 - Where to Find Andrew on the Internet

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The Most Important Question in the World Today | Episode 3 | (WiM327) Jun 16, 2023

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"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 series, we will pursue this "rabbit" by engaging in a diversity of deep conversations with deep thinkers from different walks of life.
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00:00:00 - Coming up
00:00:57 - Intro
00:02:31 - Helping Lightning Startups with In Wolf's Clothing
00:03:17 - Money is the Most Liquid Good - Lawrence Lepard (WiM173)
00:05:49 - Money is a Trust Minimized Asset - Jordan Peterson (WiM168)
00:09:32 - What is Money? - Lex Fridman
00:23:00 - Maximize Your Profits with Gold Investment Letter
00:23:56 - Secure Your Bitcoin Stash with the iCoin Hardware Wallet
00:24:53 - Take Control of Your Healthcare with CrowdHealth
00:25:55 - Money is Something We're Looking Through - Donald Hoffman (WiM193)
00:26:51 - The Importance of Ethical Money - Maria Corina Machado (WiM195)
00:29:22 - Money 101 - Linda Hill (WiM114)
00:41:04 - The Problem with Gold as Money - Lyn Alden (WiM187)
00:47:18 - A Bitcoin Wallet with Privacy Built-In: Wasabi Wallet
00:48:10 - Hold Bitcoin in the Most Secure Custody Model with Casa
00:48:58 - The Most Superior Form of Money - Dr. Robert Malone (WiM191)
00:57:54 - Money is the Language of Value - Aleks Svetski and Mark Moss (WiM196)
01:01:43 - Money is Technology - Greg Foss (WiM169)
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Changing the World Through Bitcoin with Samson Mow (WiM326) Jun 15, 2023

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Samson Mow joins me to discuss how to orange-pill politicians, the potential of geothermal mining, the significance of security trade-offs, and the impact of the ordinals / inscriptions on Bitcoin.
Samson Mow is an entrepreneur and Bitcoin Strategist. He is the CEO of JAN3 and Pixelmatic.
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00:58 - Intro
02:31 - Helping Lightning Startups with In Wolf's Clothing
03:17 - Introducing Samson Mow
03:42 - A Quick Background on Samson and JAN3
04:38 - Orange-Pilling Indonesia
06:54 - How Geothermal Mining Works
07:58 - The Potential of Geothermal Mining
09:20 - The Challenges in Spreading Bitcoin Awareness
10:46 - What is Money: The Question of Significance
11:29 - Drawing Inspiration from El Salvador
13:00 - What Communities to Target for Bitcoin Adoption
14:09 - How Bitcoin Fixes Taxation Problem
15:17 - Things to Consider when Orange-Pilling
16:09 - Secure Your Bitcoin Stash with the iCoin Hardware Wallet
17:05 - Maximize Your Profits with Gold Investment Letter
18:02 - Take Control of Your Healthcare with CrowdHealth
19:04 - Discussing the Game Theory of Bitcoin Adoption
20:58 - Plausible Timeline for Global Bitcoin Adoption
23:43 - Samson on Security Trade-offs
27:17 - Best Security Options for Bitcoin Users
29:41 - Key Recovery Rollout of Ledger
31:32 - Why People Dislike the Liquid Network
34:30 - Liquid & Lightning Come Together
36:04 - Impact of Ordinal Inscriptions on Bitcoin
39:34 - Not Every Bitcoin Application is Reasonable
40:35 - Changes in Bitcoin by Ordinal Inscription
41:24 - A Bitcoin Wallet with Privacy Built-In: Wasabi Wallet
42:15 - Hold Bitcoin in the Most Secure Custody Model with Casa
43:28 - Searching for Silver Linings
45:22 - Self-Sufficiency of Bitcoin
46:40 - No Significant Applications for Ordinals
48:27 - Storing Data in Bitcoin
50:41 - Impact of Market Movement on Bitcoin’s Price
52:34 - Immutability Properties of the Side Chain
54:14 - Impact of Ordinal Inscription on Bitcoin
55:48 - Where to Find Samson on the Internet
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Nostr and Toxic Bitcoin Maximalism with Jameson Lopp (WiM325) Jun 12, 2023

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Jameson Lopp joins me to discuss the development of Nostr, the significance of network protocol ossification, the implementation of Miniscript, and toxic Bitcoin maximalism.
Jameson Lopp is an American cypherpunk, software engineer and writer. He is the co-founder and CTO of the Bitcoin security services provider Casa.
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03:07 - Introducing Jameson Lopp
03:36 - A Brief Introduction to Nostr
04:52 - Functional Attributes of Nostr
06:50 - Nostr is More than Just a Social Network
08:57 - The Ultimate Goal of Nostr
12:29 - The Significance of Nostr
13:58 - Nostr 10 Years From Now
15:34 - Challenges in Nostr’s Development
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19:36 - Jameson's Perspective on Network Protocol Ossification
24:00 - How Can We Improve the Bitcoin Network?
27:06 - Email: A Compromise between Adaptivity and Ossification
31:07 - Possible Problems and Solutions for Bitcoin Protocol Ossification
33:47 - Centralized Evolution of the SMTP Protocol
36:58 - Lessons We Can Apply in Bitcoin Development
38:43 - Miniscript for Better Self-Custody of Bitcoin
40:21 - Possible Applications of Miniscript
45:03 - A Bitcoin Wallet with Privacy Built-In: Wasabi Wallet
45:52 - Hold Bitcoin in the Most Secure Custody Model with Casa
46:42 - Jameson on Toxic Bitcoin Maximalism
51:02 - Can Ossification Reduce Toxic Maximalism?
53:08 - Why Toxic Bitcoin Maximalism is No Longer Needed
54:46 - A Compromise between Adaptivity and Ossification in Bitcoin
56:54 - Raising Awareness about Bitcoin
57:44 - We Need More Trial & Error Activity on Bitcoin
58:59 - Where to Find Jameson on the Internet
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Why Austrian Economists Didn’t See Bitcoin Coming with Vijay Boyapati (WiM324) Jun 10, 2023

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Vijay Boyapati joins me to discuss the misunderstanding of Bitcoin by the Austrian economists, the hype cycles of Bitcoin, and the future of the U.S. economy.
Vijay Boyapati is an Austrian economist and author.
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00:55 - Intro
02:28 - Helping Lightning Startups with In Wolf's Clothing
03:14 - Introducing Vijay Boyapati
03:44 - Introduction to the Austrian Economics
05:30 - Vijay's Journey down the Bitcoin Rabbithole
06:31 - How the Austrians Misunderstood Bitcoin
07:52 - What is Money: A Question of Significance
09:53 - Interpreting the Mises’ Regression Theorem
12:14 - Misinterpretation of Bitcoin’s Value
13:44 - Secure Your Bitcoin Stash with the iCoin Hardware Wallet
14:40 - Maximize Your Profits with Gold Investment Letter
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16:38 - The Feedback Loop of Speculation
21:31 - Modifying Austrian Economics to Incorporate Bitcoin
23:13 - How Reservation Demand Influences Asset Value
25:25 - The Hype Cycles of Bitcoin
27:14 - Bitcoin Adoption Will Take Time
28:20 - A Bitcoin Wallet with Privacy Built-In: Wasabi Wallet
29:11 - Hold Bitcoin in the Most Secure Custody Model with Casa
30:00 - How the U.S. Avoided Hyperinflation
32:47 - Understanding the Loan Policy of the Banks
35:12 - How the U.S. Caused an Inflation
36:29 - The Problem with the Federal Reserve
38:31 - Solving the Debt Crisis
39:36 - The Future of the U.S. Economy
42:02 - The Dilemma of Increased Productivity and Inflation
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