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Anthony Pompliano: Bitcoin | Lex Fridman Podcast #171

Mar 25, 2021

Anthony Pompliano is an entrepreneur, investor, writer, and podcaster on topics of decentralized finance.

Outline:

0:00​ - Introduction
2:31​ - Army
10:12​ - Iraq
17:51​ - Will there always be war?
25:04​ - Bitcoin maximalism
33:33​ - Money is a belief system
36:04​ - Bitcoin
39:40​ - Censorship
44:13​ - Bitcoin as main currency
53:04​ - Scarcity creates value
54:45​ - Money is time
1:03:11​ - Eric Weinstein vs Bitcoin Community
1:17:01​ - Ray Dalio
1:34:08​ - Bitclout
1:37:20​ - How to get Bitcoin
1:48:05​ - Investing
1:58:42​ - Volatility
2:11:45​ - Philosophy of the meme
2:21:40​ - Dogecoin
2:31:10​ - NFTs
2:36:58​ - Virtual reality
2:41:54​ - AI
2:47:55​ - Bitcoin resources
2:52:21​ - Book recommendations
2:54:59​ - Can money buy happiness?
2:56:53​ - Meaning of life
 

Nic Carter: Bitcoin Core Values, Layered Scaling, and Blocksize Debates | Lex Fridman Podcast #173

Apr 1, 2021

Nic Carter is a financial researcher, investor, writer, and podcaster on topics of decentralized finance.

Outline:

0:00​ - Introduction
7:57​ - Can humans fully understand reality?
10:26​ - The dollar system
16:36​ - Bitcoin
18:12​ - Opendime
22:14​ - Core values of Bitcoin
30:43​ - Who is Satoshi Nakamoto?
36:31​ - How Bitcoin works
44:54​ - Bitcoin blocksize wars
57:19​ - Layered scaling of Bitcoin
1:02:17​ - Lightning network
1:05:17​ - Schnorr/Taproot update to Bitcoin
1:10:10​ - Criticisms of Bitcoin
1:19:56​ - Bitcoin failure modes
1:27:59​ - Bitcoin vs Ethereum
1:31:55​ - Vitalik Buterin
1:34:49​ - Creative destruction
1:39:43​ - Future of Bitcoin
1:43:30​ - Tesla, Elon Musk, and Dogecoin
1:51:36​ - NFTs
1:58:52​ - Bitcoin maximalism
2:05:29​ - On writing
2:11:30​ - Writing a book on Bitcoin
2:16:00​ - Bitcoin resources
2:18:49​ - Book recommendations
2:20:48​ - Advice for young people
2:24:05​ - Meaning of life
 

Sergey Nazarov: Chainlink, smart contracts, and Oracle Networks | Lex Fridman Podcast #181

May 1, 2021

Sergey Nazarov is the CEO of Chainlink, a decentralized oracle network that provides data to smart contracts.

Outline:

0:00 - Introduction
1:33 - Hedgy
1:59 - Digital vs physical world
9:53 - Definitive truth
14:08 - Decentralized finance
22:37 - Smart contracts
28:53 - Hybrid smart contracts and oracle networks
45:39 - Applications of smart contracts
1:03:45 - AI and smart contracts
1:11:17 - What agreements can be turned into smart contracts?
1:22:19 - Privacy
1:32:38 - Trust
1:48:12 - Bitcoin
1:56:26 - Satoshi Nakamoto
2:03:46 - Ethereum
2:09:36 - Chainlink design decisions
2:22:04 - Dogecoin
2:26:21 - Book recommendations
2:38:31 - Advice for young people
2:50:35 - Meaning of life
 
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Michael Saylor: Bitcoin, Inflation, and the Future of Money | Lex Fridman Podcast #276

Apr 14, 2022

Michael Saylor is the CEO of MicroStrategy and a prominent holder and proponent of Bitcoin.

Outline:
0:00 - Introduction
1:43 - Grading our understanding
14:01 - Inflation
33:37 - Government
54:47 - War and power
1:05:57 - Dematerializing information
1:37:18 - Digital energy and assets
1:48:56 - Oil barrel vs Bitcoin
1:58:16 - Layers of Bitcoin
2:15:27 - Bitcoin's role during wartime
2:20:11 - Jack Dorsey
2:36:31 - Bitcoin conflict of interest
2:43:13 - Satoshi Nakamoto
2:48:38 - Volatility
3:01:03 - Bitcoin price
3:13:19 - Twitter verification
3:22:16 - Second best crypto
3:27:58 - Dogecoin
3:32:31 - Elon Musk
3:38:00 - Advice for young people
3:49:27 - Mortality
3:52:32 - Meaning of life
 
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Saifedean Ammous: Bitcoin, Anarchy, and Austrian Economics

May 11, 2022

Saifedean Ammous is an Austrian economist and author of The Bitcoin Standard and The Fiat Standard.

Outline:
0:00 - Introduction
1:33 - Money
14:38 - Gold standard
27:49 - Collective hallucination
33:39 - Austrian vs Keynesian economics
1:06:00 - Free market
1:22:29 - Monarchy
1:28:03 - Fiat money
2:14:53 - SWIFT system
2:27:43 - Bitcoin
2:34:00 - Satoshi Nakamoto
2:41:44 - Criticisms of Bitcoin
2:56:56 - Football/soccer
3:00:38 - Criticisms of Bitcoin continued
3:10:57 - Bitcoin Maximalism
3:23:20 - Proof of stake
3:40:26 - Central bank digital currency
3:51:39 - Michael Malice
3:53:52 - Advice for young people
4:00:01 - Palestine
4:11:40 - Mortality
 
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