Ivan Makedonski joins us to explore the idea of “digit addiction”, if Bitcoin’s survival depends on it scaling as a medium of exchange, and how money reflects back our deepest emotional patterns. We discuss the importance of a standard unit of measurement, the value of legacy planning, and the physics of power projection, showing how Bitcoin realigns human cooperation, reshapes capitalism, and forces us to rebuild the user experience from first principles. Ivan Makedonski is a contributor to Bitcoin Magazine and currently building “Breez”, which helps bring Bitcoin Lightning Payments to every app.
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0:00 - WiM Episode Trailer
1:10 - Digital Addictions, Screens, and Self-Reflection
3:01 - “Digit Addiction”
16:03 - iCoin Bitcoin Wallet
17:33 - NetSuite by Oracle
18:42 - Gold vs Fiat: Framing the Battle
23:13 - Developing Addiction: Dopamine and Design
25:13 - Units of Measurement, Reality, and the Speed of Light
29:29 - Design vs. Circumstance
32:35 - SoftWar: Jason Lowery’s Thesis
38:24 - Cowbolt: Settle in Bitcoin
39:39 - Heart and Soil Supplements
40:39 - Humanity as One Entity and the Physics of Power Projection
46:15 - Willpower, Estate Planning, and Legacy
51:17 - Money Is Emotional: Experience, Knowledge, and Depth
58:20 - Mine Bitcoin with Blockware Solutions
59:45 - Helping Lightning Startups with In Wolf’s Clothing
1:00:37 - Win-Win Games and the Role of Consent
1:04:22 - Building Lightning and a Real Medium of Exchange
1:09:19 - Booth: Bitcoin Fails Without Medium of Exchange
1:15:48 - Revisiting Lowery's Framework
1:21:50 - Onramp Bitcoin Custody
1:23:47 - Mind Lab Pro Supplements
1:24:57 - The Human Operating System and Layer Zero
1:28:16 - Bitcoin Forces Cooperation at Scale
1:32:48 - Rethinking Capitalism Through Bitcoin
1:46:37 - Buy Bitcoin with Coinbits
1:48:04 - The Farm at Okefenokee
1:49:23 - Fixing Bitcoin’s UX Problem
2:03:42 - How to Find Ivan Makedonski
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